Chapter 2: The Human Village (Part II)
Zhou Sheng quietly followed to the door, and vaguely heard Wang He's wife say in a low voice: "You dead old man, do you know who they are? Blasphemy against the priests is also something you can say! I have no objection to you entertaining them, but don't talk nonsense about these things that shouldn't be said, beware of trouble coming out of your mouth." "Yes, yes, yes. I know, can't I say nothing?" Wang He agreed repeatedly. Hearing this, Zhou Sheng turned around and repeated it to Liu Yu and the others.
"It seems that the orcs are not monolithic, and they also have their weaknesses. The priests have ceased to be believers in spreading the gospel of the beast gods, but have become holders of power. Ordinary orcs don't have the same heart for them anymore. Liu Yu thought for a while and said, "It's just that I don't understand why they claim to be the monkey clan?
"Yes, there has never been a mention in the history books of the empire that there is a monkey among the orcs, nor have they been seen on the battlefield. No, it looks like we should stay in this Walker province a little longer and do a good look. Zhou Sheng's sense of smell was immediately revealed.
"But how do we get in? We don't know anything?" Zhang Tianqi said worriedly.
"Now I can only get something more out of Wang He's mouth. Zhou Sheng said, "Listen to what he said, we won't attract the attention of other orcs in Walker Province." As long as we pay attention to our words and deeds, we should not be goofs. ”
"We're definitely going to Wall City, but we just need to gather some more intel to facilitate our operations. Liu Yu said, "Zhou Sheng, the task of collecting intelligence will be entrusted to you." ”
"The dish is ready, it's time to eat. Wang He invited the other two families to come together to pick up Liu Yu and them. The five adult men plus Liu Yu just filled a table, and the other women and children could only eat casually on the side.
Liu Yu made a look, and Zhou Sheng took out the liquor that had been prepared a long time ago and put it on the table: "I took the liberty to bother you, and I didn't prepare anything, this is a few jars of liquor brought from Wal City, please taste it." After speaking, he slapped open the mud seal and poured a bowl for each of the villagers, and suddenly the room was filled with the strong aroma of liquor.
This is a good wine that Zhou Sheng bought in Bokan City, and it was originally intended to be used to keep out the cold when he was going to cross the Malayas Mountains. I kept it when I didn't use it, and now it's just in handy.
Several villagers immediately swallowed when they smelled the aroma of wine. They were all peasants living at the bottom of the beast clan, when had they ever drunk such good wine? Looking at Liu Yu, they didn't feel closer. One of the young men, surnamed anxious, took two sips of the wine bowl and praised it repeatedly: "Good wine! I have never drunk such good wine!"
Liu Yu looked around and saw that most of these villagers were a little reserved, obviously not in regular contact with strangers. So he said: "You don't have to be polite, we are all the people of the beast god, and the beast god has always been with us. Let's first salute the beast god with a bowl. As he spoke, he stood up, raised his bowl, bowed to the idol on the table, muttered two words, and then drank it all.
Seeing that Liu Yu was so respectful to the beast god, everyone also stood up and toasted to the beast god.
After drinking the wine in the bowl, Wang He hurriedly said: "Eat vegetables, eat vegetables." After a bowl of wine, everyone let go a lot, drinking and eating with each other, talking and laughing happily. The young man surnamed Jian raised the wine bowl and said to Liu Yu: "Little brother, thank you for bringing us such a good wine to drink, I salute you with a bowl." After speaking, the wine was all in his stomach.
Liu Yu also raised the wine bowl and accompanied him to do it. Seeing Liu Yu so refreshing, the young man praised: "It is worthy of being the messenger of the beast god, and he didn't dislike us because of our low status." ”
Looking at this talkative young man, Liu Yu asked, "How did you come to live in this valley? Aren't you better off living on the plain?"
"On the plains, the harvest is much better, but the taxes are much higher. Those priests said that those main battle races are working hard for the prosperity of our beast clan on the battlefield, and we monkey clans can't go to the battlefield, so we should contribute more money and food. The young man replied.
"Why can't we go to the battlefield?" asked Liu Yu quietly.
"They said it was because of our poor physical condition, and in order to protect us, they arranged for us to live in the westernmost province of the Walker, the westernmost part of the empire. So that we can stay away from the battlefield and allow the multiplication of the race to continue. The young man explained.
"Oh, I see. The priests are so kind to our monkey clan!" Liu Yu admired on the surface, but there were more questions in his heart. What the leaders of the orc clan think is definitely not like what this young man said. There are too many vulnerable races that the orcs need to protect, and I haven't seen them all protect. Just to protect these so-called monkey clans that look like humans, Liu Yu couldn't figure out the secrets hidden in them for a while.
The atmosphere when drinking is always harmonious, and after a while, Liu Yu and the three of them have become familiar with these villagers, and they are also open to talking, not as restrained as at the beginning. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Zhou Sheng couldn't stop chatting with several villagers, so as to find out the information they needed.
When the banquet was over, the villagers were already drunk and smoked, and the road was unstable. When Zhou Sheng and Zhang Tianqi sent everyone else back to Wang He's house again, Wang He had already fallen asleep, and Liu Yu was sitting there waiting for them.
After the three of them came to the bedroom that Wang He had prepared for them, Liu Yu asked, "How is it?
"There are no valuable clues, after all, they are at a relatively low level and have limited knowledge. From my conversations with them, I learned that more than 90 percent of the people who live in Walker Province are what they call monkeys, and that few other races settle here. And they would be subject to a lot of restrictions if they wanted to leave Walker Province, and the same would be true for other races who wanted to enter. Zhou Sheng told what he had learned one by one, "Judging from the current situation, they are confined to this place in Walker Province, with the Malayas Mountains to the south and the vast sea to the west, and they can't leave from these two directions at all. There are many other provinces to pass through from the east and north, and it is difficult to get out of these two directions. ”
"In addition, half of the food of the beast tribe is produced in Walker Province, and about sixty percent of the weapons and equipment are also provided by Walker Province. The consul and military chief of Walker Province is the younger brother of the current Beast Emperor, and the military and political power is concentrated in one, and only obeys the orders of the Beast Emperor alone. Zhang Tianqi added, "There are a lot of warehouses built in Wall City and several cities to the east to store grain and equipment. It was difficult for ordinary people to approach, and this was said by the man named Zhao Lin, who had worked as a porter in Farke City for a while. According to him, every day the goods and resources from all over the province of Walker were brought into the warehouse, and at the end of the month, a convoy arrived there, loaded with supplies, and headed east, and it was not for him to know exactly where they were transported. ”
"It seems that the Beast Emperor attaches great importance to Walker Province. Liu Yu said, "As an important production area of the beast tribe's food and equipment, we really have to stay here for a while longer." If we can figure out the situation here, it will not be in vain for us to enter the orc territory. Zhou Sheng, can you find a way to infiltrate Wall City?"
"This question is easy to deal with, I have inquired, Wang He has a son who is now in Wall City. We can blend in through his connections. As the capital of Walker Province, Wall City is a large city in the southwest of the orc territory, inhabited by millions of orcs. All kinds of weapons and equipment workshops are scattered in it, and they are all working in it by what they call monkey orcs. There are countless vehicles and personnel transporting grain and grass equipment every day. The monkey clan from all over the province of Walker is in and out, and there are all kinds of people from all kinds of religions, and the three of us will not attract attention at all when we go in, but we have to get some gold coins, and it is easy to do things with money. Zhou Sheng said confidently.
"Well, we must find a way to get a little bit of gold coins, and after entering Wall City, there should be a lot of rich orcs, so let's find them. Since Wang He treats us as aristocratic sons, we pretend to be a little bit more like Suo, so that it is easier to obtain some valuable information. Liu Yu said.
After discussing everything, the three of them went to sleep, and after a while, the sound of even breathing was heard.
The next morning, the three of them got up and went to the valley, only to see that the villagers had already started their day's work. Seeing them walk out of the room, they all stopped their lives and greeted them. Waving his hand to express his greetings to these villagers, Liu Yu thought to himself, these are all simple villagers. Although it is still unclear whether they are beasts or humans, Liu Yu still feels a trace of guilt in the heart of these kind villagers.
But after all, I am a human being, and I have to think from the perspective of a human being. Although these villagers do not have any conflict with themselves, humans and orcs have been hostile to each other for thousands of years, and they have a deep hatred for each other. Even if you want to live in peace, you don't rely on begging to get it, and only with strong strength as a backing can you get permanent peace.
Feeling that he was thinking too far, Liu Yu shook his head, trying to throw these thoughts out of his head. Let's do what is in front of you in advance, those thoughts are not what you should consider now.
Coming to Wang He, Liu Yu said, "Uncle Wang, thank you for letting us rest at your house for one night yesterday. We're going back today. I heard that you have a son who lives in Wall City, and if you have any message to him, we will definitely help you bring it, which can be regarded as a little bit of our heart. ”
"Then thank you, it just so happens that I haven't sent him a message for a long time, so please help me report my safety and let him not worry about us. He worked at a weapons shop on Fork Street in the west of Wall City, where there was only one weapons shop and was easy to find. Wang He told Liu Yu the address of his son's part-time job.
After waving goodbye to the villagers who were still working hard in the farmland, Liu Yu and the three walked towards the outside of the valley.