Chapter 2 13: Lu Helin
The village is like a rice seedling in a field, stubbornly drawing water from the withered yellow green of summer, and gradually emerging from the soil of the Land of Desire. The so-called water that nourishes the village is the natural desire in people's hearts.
Merlin and Sheldon were rotated after an hour, and until today, their work has come to an end. About ten hours a day are spent on the road, and the rest of the day is spent camping in a quiet place. The two told the other men in charge of guarding the orc prisoners that the orcs had no intention of escaping. After repeated stress, the rest of the people were finally given a booster and ran to the carriage with trembling legs.
Unexpectedly, Plylius and Sheldon were in the carriage at the same time, and when they saw him get out of the carriage, their bodies were shaking.
"No...... No, the smell is so bad......" Prilius was on the verge of falling to the ground, but Sheldon hurriedly helped him up.
"They definitely haven't showered in a long time, but they're pretty good." Sheldon squeezed Plylius's shoulder hard and said, "How's the situation in your carriage?" ”
Prilius rubbed his swollen eyes and said, "It's okay, it's just a little stinky." It's really strange, I don't need to speak if there is any commotion, but the strongest tiger beastman next to me helps me to calm the field. ”
"Well...... Sheldon nodded, "we're pretty much the same." ”
Sheldon told Plylius the inside story of the incident in the car, and although he was surprised, he was not very disgusted, probably because he didn't like orcs very much. In the end, he only shouted two words such as "evil dignitaries" and "it will only make us little minions do dirty work and tiring work".
"I can't believe how these orcs managed to die peacefully." Sheldon sipped his saliva and said, "If it were me, I would have managed to escape." ”
"Anyway, the orcs don't do us much good, whether they live or die has nothing to do with me." Plylius rolled his eyes and kept patting himself on his body, for fear that his clothes would be stained with orc hair, "I haven't seen them much, and at first I thought they could be kept as pets." I didn't expect that all of them were five or six times bigger than me, so forget it, I'm afraid that he will slap me to death when I come out of a coolie. ”
"Well...... Sheldon rubbed Merlin's small hand and looked out the window, "There are a lot of orcs who have been captured to fill the numbers, and they are also innocent. ”
"Anyway, I'm taking the money and leaving now, what do you care about so much?" Plylius tilted his head and slowly looked at Sheldon's face, "Sheldon, you wouldn't do anything stupid, would you?" ”
Sheldon shrugged: "No one is stupid enough to do this, just do your job, there's no need to wade into this muddy water." Your sense of justice doesn't seem to be much higher, and it's full of interracial prejudice. ”
"Cut!" Plylius smacked his lips disdainfully, "Come on, you seem to be noble." ”
The convoy stopped near a village in the evening, with the officials staying in a hotel and the mercenaries guarding the orc prisoners on standby between the convoys.
"I don't care what you do with these beasts, but I'm going to see them before I come back to-morrow, and they have to be alive. Food for the prisoners was in the last compartment. As for your food, you should bring your own. These were the first and last words left to them by the person in charge of the message.
These silverfish who are too lazy to do and will only shirk their responsibilities! Don't look at who's helping you clean up the mess! Prilius was so angry that he kicked the cart so hard that it hurt enough.
There is a small clear river in front of the village, and the people in the convoy can take the water from it to boil and drink, and of course, take a bath. One of the mercenaries guarding the orc prisoners suggested that the orcs should be allowed to go down to the river to take a bath, presumably to wash away the stench from their bodies. Not a single person objected, after all, the experience in the car was absolutely disgusting.
The orcs hugged down from the two wagons and cowered, and the two strongest orcs naturally stood before them, becoming the leaders of the shackled ones.
"You need to clean your body." Sheldon walked up to the sturdy wolf-orc and commanded, "You should be able to see a small river beside you, and you can go there to wash it." ”
The wolf orc looked down at the man in front of him and twitched his ears: "We are going to be executed, there is no need to take a bath." ”
"It's an order." Sheldon said categorically, "The power is on me now, and you must obey orders." ”
"I see, I'll ask them to take a shower." The wolf orc said in a deep voice, "We will not run away. ”
Unlike other wolf orcs, the hair on the top of his head was long, dragging down to the back of his neck, and the hair on his neck was untrimmed, like a lush shrub.
"What's your name?" Merlin, who was following Sheldon, asked, "And what is the name of this big tiger next to him?" ”
"I'm Lu, and there's no point in calling me now."
"I'm Lin, and we're each a squad leader of the previous orc rebels." The tiger beastman flicked his tail, and his face was not very good-looking.
"You can choose to eat first, or you can choose to take a shower first."
The orcs finally chose to eat, and the small bonfires became stars on the ground, shining brightly. All the officers and mercenaries brought their own food and could eat all three meals a day, but the prisoners only ate at this time of the night.
When Prilius opened the cart containing the food, the smell of rancidity almost knocked him out. Inside the carriage was a mountain of grain powder, which Plylius could judge by smelling the smell, but he didn't know how long it had been there......
But with the stomach of the orcs, it should be able to eat.
Each orc was given a bowl of cereal paste, which they had to eat, even if it didn't taste good. Merlin didn't see their disgusted faces, only the constant "snort" sound of their mouths being burned.
Sheldon went out to fetch water, and Plylius and Merlin sat next to the tiger orc, nibbling on dry food that wasn't very tasty. It is said that it is not very delicious, but this kind of naan is still very sweet and delicious with hot milk.
"Can you eat all these things?" Merlin couldn't help but ask as Lin slowly tried the mushy temperature with his tongue.
"Little ghost, you don't need to talk to us people." Lin's nose let out a withering hot breath, and his tail shook slightly, "These foods are naturally not enough. ”
Prilius finished his meal first, and took a nap on a small stool made of makeshift logs.
"And what did you eat before? Before becoming a rebel? ”
The tiger orc's eyes widened slightly: "You don't need to know. We are just a bunch of death row inmates, who do not deserve your care, let alone your pity. ”
Nightmare moved at this time: "That wolf orc has a strength similar to that of the bear orc at that time, try not to provoke him." ”
"Really? Is it about fate? "But he probably won't resist." ”
"Just to remind you, if there is really any movement, just kill him." Nightmare said, "That's not what I'm primarily trying to talk about. I can feel that there are two very powerful things that are not far from here, and you have to be careful. I can't figure out what their power is for the time being, and I'll have to get closer to find out. ”
"Hmm......" Merlin said after a slight pause, turning his head and grinning at the tiger orcs, "why don't you try to escape?" Is it just for this simple reason? ”
The tiger orc took a sip of mush, his eyes were like arrows, and he coldly stuck to Merlin's body: "Even if we escape, there is nowhere to go." ”
He found that his gaze could not see through the child in front of him, who was only as tall as his legs! His pupils shrank, and the hair on his body stood on end little by little.
This kid is very problematic...... But he really couldn't see it.
"Do you want me to help you?" Merlin took a bite of the naan, then threw the rest of the naan into Lin's bowl, "I can't eat it." ”
"Human help comes at a price. We cannot afford to pay that price. What's more, you look so small that you can't help much. Lin broke the naan that Merlin had thrown at him into pieces, and ate it with a mush, a wonderful stream of heat flowing slowly through his body.
He let out a long sigh, and now a small piece of naan was nothing more than a delicacy, and in a matter of moments, he drank the bowl of rancid paste.
"Of course I can help, and as for what kind of help, I will know when the time comes." Merlin's eyes gradually changed from golden to lilac, and he turned to Lin, who was holding the bowl and his face was gradually shocked, dangling his feet on the stool, "This is an opportunity, the price is not mentioned for the time being, whether you can seize this opportunity or not depends on you." ”
"You ......" Lin licked his mouth, a nameless fear slowly growing in his heart, "Not human. ”
Merlin smiled happily, and he nodded vigorously, "But even if you don't have a human, doesn't it cost you to help?" But I haven't figured out what I want you to do yet...... Of course, you can also refuse, and I'm sure no one will remember you being beheaded in such a wilderness. ”
"I ......," Lin paused, "I can give my life to you." ”
Merlin was surprised that this guy believed in himself so decisively: "I don't want your life, what's the good of asking for your life?" Let's talk about it then, as for how to help, it's my own business, and you don't even need to intervene. ”
"I don't know why you're helping us." The tiger orc sighed and put down the bowl in his hand.
"Because it looks funny, doesn't it?"
Merlin stood up and stretched, he could already see Sheldon not far away.