396 Refugees who cannot be relieved
"...... this?"
When the scene outside the carriage was imprinted into the eyes of everyone in the carriage, not to mention Rieger, even Gehr and Fanny looked surprised.
Just because, in front of the carriage, there was a group of people blocking the main road.
They are not thieves.
They were ragged and tattered, covered in black ash, and looked extremely scruffy, like homeless people on the side of the road.
They don't look any different from homeless people.
Because, at this moment, these people all knelt in front of the carriage, kowtowing and begging loudly.
"Please give us something to eat!"
"Please!"
"We haven't eaten in days!"
"A little bit is fine, just a little, please give us something to eat!"
"It doesn't matter what I, what I do, but my child ......!"
"Whoa, whoa, whoa!"
The extremely noisy but extremely sympathetic bursts of pleading and crying turned into a wave of sounds, attacking the entire carriage, not only making Liz show a panicked expression, but even Li Ge and the others in the carriage were stunned.
"Refugees?"
Rieger's brow furrowed deeply.
Gehr was no better, and there was a look of surprise on his face.
"Although I have long heard that in addition to the rampant thieves in the Mepros territory, there are many refugees sleeping in the open air, but I didn't expect that there are so many."
Gehr's words made Rieger's brow furrow even deeper.
He didn't expect that he would encounter a group of refugees on the main road, and there were so many of them that if you count all the crying babies, there would be hundreds of them.
That's a lot more than the previous gang of thieves.
Seeing that the carriage of Li Ge and the others had stopped, the other party did not make a detour, as if there was some hope, and the sound of pleading and crying became more intense.
Hearing that voice, not to mention Fanny, whose little face was full of unbearable, even Riege, who had always been calm, felt a little uncomfortable.
"Didn't the Mepros Territory take in the refugees here?"
Rieg said this almost subconsciously.
"How?" Gehr also seemed to be expressing some emotion, and said: "At the beginning, the Mepros family would still take care of it, but after a long time, there were many refugees, even if it was a marquis's family, it was difficult for the Mepros family to help all the refugees, so they could only leave it alone like this."
It's not that I don't want to take care of it, it's that I can't manage it, but this situation is undoubtedly the trickiest.
This also reveals a message.
「…… Are the number of refugees so large that even the lords of this territory can't manage them?"
Rieg muttered to himself.
"No way, who made this a border with an enemy country that is at war?" Gehr's tone was extremely complicated, "Although the main battlefield between the two countries is in the neutral zone, in order to win, the Rebru Kingdom has sent many people to infiltrate this territory and wreak havoc."
Just like in the world of the King of the Undead, the Slian Sect did not hesitate to use the innocent villagers in the villages near the fortress city as bait to lure the enemy into the depths for the sake of a Gerjief Storonov's life, so as to carry out a brutal massacre against the Mepros family, the people on the side of the Rebru Kingdom definitely don't mind wreaking havoc here and making the lords of this territory anxious. ….
This world is also a world where magic is very popular on the battlefield, unlike the world of the king of the undead, magic chanters are a minority after all, and they still have to rely on warriors and knights and other avant-garde as the main force when fighting.
Especially those tactical-level magicians and strategic-level magicians, if a big magic bombards down, the terrain has to be greatly changed.
So, they want to wreak havoc in the territory of the enemy
It's a very easy thing, if it weren't for the fact that there are basically systems for detecting magic fluctuations and defending against large-scale attacks in big cities, then no matter where you live, you have to worry about whether one day, you will be affected by a magic wave from the enemy country and die.
Of course, only those big cities, some small towns and small villages can do this.
As a result, in such border areas, poor people who cannot live in the big cities are inevitably swept up in the aftermath of the war, either by their families or forced to flee their homes and eventually become refugees who live in the open air.
「…………」
Rieg fell silent for a moment.
He thought of the royal capital of Yaruf, of the splendid mead restaurant, and of the market that was dedicated to the reception of aristocratic and wealthy merchants.
The lives of the magnates in the royal capital were undoubtedly luxurious, at least for the refugees here.
But the rich life and luxurious life did not bring them satisfaction, but divided them into royal faction and duke faction, thinking about power struggle all day long, who cares that the country is still at war with its neighbors?
If they take a little bit of the refugees at the border and divide the energy they usually spend on these refugees, will they be able to draw up a perfect relief system?
A marquis's family can't help so many refugees, can't a big country that is enough to rank among the top four in the Akaxia continent be able to help them?
Thinking of this, Rieger felt a lot of disgust for the powerful people in the royal capital of Yaruf.
Although, he didn't have a good impression of those nobles and royal families.
"That, that......"
When Rig fell silent and Gehr didn't know what to say, Fanny spoke weakly.
"They're still crying, they're still kowtowing, I've seen a lot of people knocking their heads off, and so many kids, so many kids, they're crying out for hunger, we're ...... Can you help them?"
Fanny's words brought Rieg back to his senses smoothly.
"Miss ......"
Gehr was going to speak out and stop his young lady from speaking.
This is a whole hundred people, if you come to the rescue, how much price should it pay?
Admittedly, this price is not a big deal for a larger nobleman, but if you want to fill the stomach of a hundred or so refugees, you must come up with a large amount of money.
Such an expense, if the eldest lady opened her mouth to her father, it would be understandable, but it is really inappropriate to ask for such a request from an outsider who saved her life. ….
For this reason, Gehr intends to dissuade Fanny.
However, Rieg spoke up.
"Liz." He spoke to Liz in the driver's seat and asked, "How much more food do we have brought?"
Liz, who was in the driver's seat in a panic and didn't know what to do, heard Rige's voice as if she had met a savior.
"And there's a lot more!" Liz said, "Sister Marilyn...... Miss Marilyn prepared food for me and my host that would last for several months, but it was for the journey, so most of it was dried meat, dried fish, pastries, and so on, which were more convenient to carry."
"Okay." Rieg nodded and said, "In that case, take out the food and distribute it to the refugees."
"Yes, master."
Liz was willing, jumping out of the driver's seat and running to the rear cargo rack to get food.
"I'm here to help, too!"
Seeing that Rige was willing to help the refugees, Gehr got out of the carriage as if he couldn't ask for it.
"Thank you, thank you, Your Excellency the Magician."
Fanny thanked Rieger, who was sitting across from her, and there was a lot of fear in her eyes.
Obviously, in the heart of this eldest lady who is not familiar with the world, Li Ge has already taken a good person card.
Rig shook his head and said
"Don't thank me, even if you don't say it, I'm going to help these refugees."
With that, Rig opened the curtains again and looked outside.
I saw that Liz and Gehr were already taking the food such as dried meat, dried fish, and dough that had been taken from the cargo racks of the carriage and distributing them to the refugees little by little.
The refugees kowtowed in thanks, and at the same time devoured hunger, looking like this, it was indeed a long time since they had eaten.
Liz also gave some dairy products such as cow's milk and goat's milk to several women holding babies, which made them thank each other for a while.
The previous crying and pleading voices were finally much quieter, which made Rieger's heart feel a little better.
It was only after the relief of these refugees that Riege and the others set out on their way again and set out on their way to the nearest city.
But then, Lige's luxurious carriage driving on the main road seemed to be really eye-catching, and it actually ushered in several waves of thieves and refugees begging in succession.
The thieves basically saw that there was only a beautiful little girl driving this luxurious carriage, and there were no guards or knights around, so they all moved their minds and came to attack.
The refugees did not think much of it, and seeing that the carriage was very luxurious, and that it did not have many retinues to prevent them from approaching like the carriages of other noble merchants, they rushed up and begged.
For these people, Rieger's method of dealing with them is also very simple and straightforward.
The thieves were all defeated and slew the leaders of the fierce manners, but the rest were no longer killed, but were taken captive and to be sold in the nearest city, as Gehr had proposed, to be sold as slaves.
The refugees were all relieved, and Liz and Gehr were given food to them, and sometimes some of the equipment and clothing for the thieves captured on the way. ….
As this continued, there were more and more equipment, horses, and captured thieves in Rige's carriage, but less and less food and clothing.
Soon, Liz found Rig with a bitter face.
"Master, we don't have enough food."
This is also a very normal thing.
Along the way, Rig has relieved an unknown number of refugees, and the defeated thieves will not bring much food with them, and over time, the food will not be enough.
"If, why don't you forget it?"
"Yes, Lord Rig is merciful enough."
Seeing this, Fanny and Gerle spoke out one after another.
Krieg looked at the kneeling refugees outside, including the elderly and children, and his eyes were filled with contemplation.
"You wait for me here."
With that, Rig stood up.
"[Advanced Teleportation]."
The next moment, Rig disappeared in place.
This frightened Gel and Fanny.
"Gone, gone......!?"
"What's going on?"
Fanny exclaimed, and Gehr's eyes were filled with incredulity.
"Ah, this ......."
Even Liz was stunned for a moment, looking around expectantly, as if trying to find out where Rige was.
…………
At this time, Rig had already used teleportation magic all the way to the sky above a mountain range.
"This is it, right?"
Rig pulled out a map and checked his current location.
He was looking for places on the map that were specifically marked with red circles.
There is only one reason why these places are marked, and that is danger.
"In the vicinity of the king's direct royal capital and some prosperous territories within the kingdom, the lords of the king's and some territories will send knights to patrol, and sometimes hire some mercenaries or hunters to regularly clear some monsters that haunt the prosperous areas to ensure the safety of the main roads and roads."
"But the more you are on the sidelines
The more monsters are active in the remote areas and the territory of the border area, and some places are even directly the habitat of monsters, and you can often see monsters haunting."
"The Mepros Territory is one such territory."
"Here, there are not only many thieves, but also many refugees and monsters...... Again, a lot."
On the map that Rige was holding, there were far more dangerous areas circled in red in the territory belonging to the territory of the Mepros Territory than the surrounding territories.
The place where Rig is now located is one of the dangerous locations outlined on the map.
"Whew!"
After confirming that he had come to the right place, Rig made a swoop, and actually rushed directly into the dangerous mountain range that ordinary people could not avoid.
"Roar!"
"Roar!"
It didn't take long for the roar of monsters to sound in the mountains, followed by a boom, and finally calm again.
…………
"Master!"
"Your Excellency Rieger!"
"Li, Lord Rige!"
At the same time, beside the luxurious carriage, Liz and the others were shouting loudly, ignoring the refugees looking at each other.
"Where are you? Master!"
Liz seemed to be a little anxious, her eyes were moist, like an innocent girl who had lost her lover, and her pitiful appearance made the hungry refugees look a little stunned.
But after a while, they froze in another sense.
"I'm here."
As Riege's voice appeared, everyone suddenly felt that the sky suddenly darkened, and a large black shadow appeared on the ground.
The crowd immediately followed the prestige and looked up at the sky.
At this glance, everyone, including Liz, Fanny, and Gehr, froze.
Rig just fell from the sky and slowly flew down from mid-air.
He was carrying a huge demon pig in his hand.
"Boom!"
The demon pig was thrown to the ground by Rig, causing the ground to tremble.
"I brought the food back."
Rieg said such things as if nothing had happened, leaving everyone speechless for a long time.
It's like talking