Chapter 79: Buying people's hearts
The morning dew is on the young grass, the stream is covered with pebbles of various colors, and the early morning sun shines brightly.
The burned bonfire still had a trace of residual warmth, and the wind blew the ashes into the distance, and Bell, who had not slept all night, stretched his waist, and crackled his bones, "Whew! The weather is really nice today!"
"Yes, don't look so scary at night, the scenery is still good during the day!" Ann Elsa looked around, and found that these people were in a large clearing, and the deep forest in the distance was not as dense as the woods of Vizco, but each tree was taller than that.
"Hey, yes! The scenery here during the day is almost like a painting, but don't be fooled by this beautiful scenery. During the day, the mountains are also full of dangers, and we who have been here for water for many years do not dare to wander. "A big man is wrapping the wood he removed yesterday with the cloth torn from his body, soaking it in lamp oil, and a torch is ready.
Susal picked the three thinnest mules and tied them to a mule cart, "Brothers, don't blame me for being selfish, these skinny ones are for you, anyway, you will be safe when you reach the secret passage." We're counting on these sturdy ones!"
"Where, if we don't have a home to go back to, we'll go with you. I think it's good to give us two mules, and the four of us don't weigh that much anyway. It's better to slaughter and eat this one!" a large man with an axe took a thin mule in Susar's hand, and was about to do it as he spoke.
"Slow!" Bell saw that he was going to slaughter the mule, and hurriedly stopped him, and everyone was stunned and did not know what he was going to do.
"Last night, when we entered the mountains, we were attacked in the woods and released a few mules as bait, and we escaped. Now if you want to go back the way you came, I'm afraid you will encounter fierce beasts, after all, the smell of blood is so big, even if the beasts are far away, they will come to see what is going on. You still put on three mules, tied to the back of the cart, and let go of the reins halfway through. As with yesterday's method, the beasts that have gathered in the past will inevitably attack when they see the fresh hunters, so you can leave at that time. Bell's voice was a little hoarse, and his voice was not so comfortable that he was too close to the campfire that night.
Everyone nodded silently, and what Bell said seemed to make sense, and Daciano watched secretly, with a relieved smile on his lips.
"Oh, yes, you take this and settle your family when you get out, you're going to need it along the way. Bell took five gold coins from his bosom and handed them over.
"This! We can't take it! We can't protect you from walking out of the mountains together, this already makes us feel guilty, and now we have to collect your money, this, this! Absolutely not!" The big man with the axe was the first to stand up, and the thin mule he was holding in his hand was almost stumbled by him.
Daciano stood behind Bell, raised his eyebrows and said secretly in his heart, is this kid really kind-hearted, or is it to buy people's hearts?
"Take it, we will not need it in this mountain. The companions who were killed by mistake may also have family members. If you can, please inform them to flee as soon as possible. And I also ask you, the village of Messier outside the outpost has a favor with me, I don't want them to be involved in the war, if you can, inform them for me. Bell shoved the gold coin into the hand of the axe-wielding man.
Hearing Bell's words, all the big men were stunned, and an inexplicable taste came out of their hearts. The axe-wielding man looked at the five gold coins in his hand, a little at a loss, and took out two of them, "These are enough for the burial of your dead companions, and you can take back the remaining three." We have been doing this for so many years, and we also have some savings, so you should keep it, and when you get out of this mountain range, you will definitely need the money. ”
"You all take it, this money is not too much, but it is also a piece of Bell's heart, and if you take it back, the taste will change." Daciano stepped forward.
An Elsa also nodded, "We have to live well in the future, maybe we can meet again one day, right." ”
Poof! The big man with the axe knelt down on one knee, "Today's kindness, I, Rosda Lot, will never forget!"
As the Rosdalot men fell to their knees one after another, even those who did not have to leave also knelt down. Bell hurriedly reached out to help, and Daciano seriously revealed a look of relief.
The four big men held back tears and stepped on the stone road back to the outpost, while Bell and the others began a busy day. If you want to get out of this mountain range, you must first survive here.
After confirming the general direction, the group decided to head north, and if they passed through the mountains from there, it must be in the territory of the Orsay Empire, and no one knew how far it would be from the border city of Hitra.
It's basically impossible to get through the mountains smoothly and keep the mule cart pulling. Bell proposed to set up a makeshift camp in place and head north when food and weapons were ready.
Susar and two other big men were assigned to search for timber in the nearby woodland, while Daciano and the two big men stayed by the stream to look after the mule carts, while Bell and Anelsa went to take care of the hunt.
After a simple assignment of the existing weapons, Bell finally had a bow and arrows, and Annesha still had a long sword and a throwing knife. The two of them walked towards the mountains and forests, and some words could finally be exchanged at this time.
"Is that Daciano telling the truth?" Annesha had always wondered.
"I don't know, I haven't heard of that family, anyway, she is willing to go together, let's act together first. It's just that the matter of the medal must not be known to anyone. By the way, is there anyone other than you who will sense the demonic aura emanating from the medal?" Bell held his bow and arrows, cautiously searching for traces of his prey.
"There must be someone other than me who can feel it. The safest thing to do is to put it away, and Daciano seems to know a lot. I'm afraid she'll know the kind of material that wraps the medal, and I'm afraid our secret will be leaked out when the time comes. Ann Elsa walked behind Bale.
"Well, that makes sense. Bell exhaled, there didn't seem to be any signs of large beasts here, so the hunt would be much safer.
Ann Elsa looked up at the towering canopy, vines hanging from the branches, what should be something that could be made into ropes, "Shall we get some ropes?"
"Well, ropes are something that is necessary in the mountains. "Whoosh! Bell opened his bow and arrows without warning!poof! The white feather arrow hit a wild deer with precision!
It's not the first time that Ann Elsa has seen Bell hunting, and if she were to be Daciano, she would definitely sigh that this young man's efficiency was too high, and he seemed to be walking aimlessly, how could he find a wild deer foraging for food?
After a brief handling of the wild deer he had hunted, Bell held it on his shoulder, and Annesha cut off a lot of vines and wrapped them around her waist. It was soon noon, and Bell had a circle of hares and pheasants around his waist, and two wild deer on his shoulders, and it was a little difficult to walk.
Anesa is covered in vines, this kind of thing is not heavy, but the volume is a little scary. Daciano, who was guarding by the stream, thought at first glance that two monsters were coming.
Having piled up the prey and vines by the stream, Bell began to divide the prey without resting, and the two great men, under the guidance of Annesha, soaked the collected vines in the water, so that after a while the bonfire was lit, they could begin to make strong ropes.
Susar, who was in charge of collecting timber, soon returned, and a large tree that had been cut down by Qigen was carried back by three people.