Chapter 50: Sights and Stories in the Wilderness
The two hours passed quickly.
With the cheers of the leader, the merchants ended their trade in the town of Van Lin, put away their stalls, and the cows and horses were put on their hals.
The men climbed into the cart, shouted loudly, and drove the carriage slowly out of town.
For the caravan, this scene had been experienced so many times that it was as orderly as a machine.
Wren followed the caravan on a celestial horse, and Angelica followed Wren on a pony.
Just before leaving, Wren asked Angelica about her, only to find out that she had not purchased a horse for transportation, so he hurried her to the only mule and horse shop in town.
Miss Ranger looked at the expensive selling price, and under Wren's persuasion, she finally frowned and chose the cheapest pony for only 30 gold eagle coins.
Actually, the girl didn't want to spend this little money.
In her mind, sharing a ride with a paladin was the most economical and romantic way to do it, but ......
This guy in front of him doesn't understand the amorous at all!
Hum!
Thinking of this, Miss Ranger felt a little resentment in her heart.
However, when she turned her head to look back, looking at Fanlin Town, which was getting smaller and smaller in her field of vision, a trace of melancholy rose inexplicably in her heart.
She didn't know when she would be able to return again, or in what way.
This is the place where she was born and raised.
The girl's melancholy comes and goes quickly.
As time passed, her attention was drawn to the wilderness and sparse trees that lined the road.
Above the wilderness, the breath of recklessness made her feel very novel.
"Wren, will we encounter these wild creatures like the Gnolls?"
Angelica rode up to Wren on a pony and asked in a low voice.
Before Wren could speak, a hearty laugh could be heard from a distance.
"Little girl, we haven't gone beyond the confines of Van Lin Town, and it's unlikely that we'll meet those filthy fellows on the road, but we may be able to get a little farther away."
Sodick, the leader of the caravan, approached the two on a large military dog and explained Angelica with a smile.
"Hello, Mr. Sodic."
Wren nodded to the halfling, adding:
"If you look at the road under your feet, it means that the town of Van Lin can repair it, which means that the militia of Van Lin town can come here. Wild creatures such as jackals are used to bullying the soft and afraid of the hard, and they generally don't gnaw on hard stubble. ”
It was less than five kilometers away from Van Lin Town, how dare these wilderness creatures pick up a human tiger's whiskers at such a close distance!
The halfling man agreed with Wren's analysis, and at the same time glanced at the holy warrior from this small town.
Not everyone has this kind of insight!
"After the col ahead, the caravan is to stop for a while to rest while dinner is prepared. Two, would you like to try the food of the halfling? ”
Sodick smiled and invited.
"Then it's better to be respectful than to obey your fate, for the food of halflings, I can hear that my ears are about to give birth to calluses, but I don't have the opportunity to taste it with my own mouth."
Wren laughed and said.
"I guess after dinner, the caravan guards should start to get busy."
"Don't worry, I, Sodick, cook for myself, and I won't disappoint the two of you."
Hearing Wren praise the cuisine of his race, Sodick was clearly in a very happy mood.
"But, listening to the tone of your voice, Wren seems to have an extraordinary understanding of how to make a living in the wilderness?"
Facing the temptation of the halfling, Wren waved his hand, his face slightly sad.
"These are all things that my father told me before he died, that he had left the town of Van Lin alone and traveled, but unfortunately he was already ...... when he returned."
"Oh, I'm sorry my friend, for reminding you of a sad past."
The halfling reached out and patted Wren's thigh, with a hint of apology in his tone.
Well, he's too short to pat the paladin's shoulder, so he can only pat his thigh instead.
"It's okay, it's all in the past."
Wren shook his head, holding back the smile in his heart.
He hadn't seen his father before!
The reason why he is so familiar with the wilderness is because when he was a player in the previous life, in order to earn the first pot of gold, he and his companions robbed caravans traveling in the wilderness I don't know how many times!
However, at that time, he was still a dick warrior and had nothing to do with the holy warriors.
…………
As the half-filled col got closer and closer, the width of the road narrowed sharply, and the trees on both sides of the road changed from sparse to dense, and even one or two long wolf howls could be heard in the distance.
Even if you look around, there is hardly any trace of civilized villages.
They have moved away from civilization and truly stepped into a dangerous and bloody wilderness!
Even if human civilization has taken over, even if magic technology has gradually sprouted, even if there are countless professionals in the intelligent race, they can only control the range of fifty kilometers around the city, and it is far from being powerless, but the cost is too great to outweigh the losses.
This is still a big city, and a small village like Van Lin Town can control the surrounding area of ten to fifteen kilometers, which is already very good.
At the same time, the caravan's guards gradually became serious.
They spontaneously divided into three teams, one to protect the caravan, one to scout the surroundings, and one to scout the road in front.
Fortunately, the whole caravan passed through the col about a mile long without danger.
"Stop!"
The halfling shouted from the roof of the cart.
"Let's go here today, everyone camp and rest, and continue to set off tomorrow!"
When Sodick got out of the carriage, a weathered merchant approached him and asked in a low voice:
"Lord Sodick, it's still early for the sun to set, why don't you keep going?"
Sodick's expression became faintly serious.
"My hunch tells me that something bad is going to happen if I'm moving forward."
As soon as these words came out, the businessman's face suddenly changed.
No one in the caravan dared to underestimate the intuition of the little leader, and on several occasions, it was because of his intuition that the caravan avoided the possibility of mass casualties.
"Sodik, if you say so, then everyone in the caravan must be on guard, and the number of people on duty tonight will be doubled!"
The merchant said in a serious tone.
"Well, you tell everyone to be careful when they go to bed at night and not to take off their clothes in case of emergency. After dinner, I'll have Captain Dellet take the Ranger and the Thieves to find out what's going on. ”
While the two were talking, the caravan had already begun to camp in an orderly manner.
The men unloaded the cart from the oxen and horses, simply formed a circle, and drove the cattle and horses to another place to be placed.
The chefs, led by Sodick, fetch water and make fires to prepare dinner.
The caravan guards began to arrange the night watchmen at the same time as the cordon was arranged.
Captain Dellett's expression was not relaxed, he had been told what Sodick had said, and even though he had experienced many storms and waves, his heart was still heavy.
Wren and Angelica's waterproof tent was set up on the perimeter of the carriage. They are not members of the caravan and are not entitled to maximum protection.
Wren didn't have much to say about it, just silently packed up what he should need for camping and laid out the blankets he would cover for sleeping at night.
Little by little, time passed.
Soon, the chefs prepared the food.
At this time, Sodick came to the outside of Wren's tent and smiled and extended the invitation.
"Young Paladin, would you like to try the delicious mushroom soup made by the halfling?"