People are assets.

Unlike the aristocracy, the Holy See does not make such public statements, but in essence it is the same, whether it is to develop or maintain, the population base is indispensable, and these populations will become important forces in times of war.

As long as you understand this, you can know how much effort Lilia Marie has put into bringing the people of this village out.

"But even hiding in the mountains is not a long-term solution, so what to do next...... ”

Escaped from the Holy See, but how could such a rabble survive? Even living in the mountains like this was not easy, and a group of peasants had no one to hunt the wild beasts of the mountains, and could only survive on the dry food they had at hand and the food they found in the mountains.

"How long can this life last?"

Lilia Marie curled up against the stone, as if that would ease her inner turmoil a little.

These words can't be told to the villagers, she must be strong in front of the villagers, she is the only pillar left for those people, so she can't show a little decline, otherwise it will only spread uneasiness, so she can only complain to Zhang Yao of outsiders like this.

Zhang Yao understood the reason why Lilia Marie stayed nearby, but he couldn't give any useful advice, so he could only sit down and wash his body, silently listening to Lilia Marie's heart.

Slowly, Lilia Marie's voice dimmed and was replaced by a small snoring.

After washing his body, Zhang Yao simply wrapped his body in the clothes that Lilia Marie had placed on the stone, turned over the stone and looked at Lilia Marie, only to see the gentle nun holding her knees and bowing her head, her shoulders rising and falling with her breathing.

It's no wonder that she was just an ordinary nun, and she must have been tired of carrying such a heavy burden alone, so she just kept forcing herself to cheer up, and then let go of the spirit she had been holding on to while confiding in Zhang Yao and fell asleep.

But it's too defenseless to fall asleep next to the man who just met not long ago, right?Zhang Yao wanted to wake up Lilia Marie, but in the end he didn't do it, he put the shirt he hadn't put on and put it on Lilia Marie, and turned around and walked into the woods.

According to the time the two of them have traveled all the way, it is time to have breakfast, this kind of wilderness can't make any exquisite food, but there are many things like wild fruits.

Zhang Yao thought very well, but unfortunately the truth is not so simple.

There are indeed a lot of wild fruits, but there are not many to eat, most of them are kinds that he has never seen before, and he finally found the ripe fruit, but when he took a bite, he found that it was bitter and astringent, and he couldn't swallow it at all.

Fortunately, I finally found a hare, and I finally caught the hare by jumping up and down with excellent physical ability, and finally I didn't run in vain.

Taking the hare back to the water where she had bathed before, Lilia Marie hadn't woken up yet, so Zhang Yao carried the hare upstream and began to deal with the hare.

The question is, what to do with fresh rabbits?

Needless to say, even if he came to this world, he lived a pampered life, and Zhang Yao naturally didn't know how rabbits were anatomed.

Just when he was distressed, the palm that had been white stretched out in front of him.

"Let me do it. ”

Lilia Marie, who woke up at some point, said this.

"Will you?"

Looking at this white palm, Zhang Yao was very skeptical.

"When I was a child, my father would hunt small animals, and although my sister helped with them, I also learned from the side. ”

The implication is that it is much more reliable than Zhang Yao.

After handing the rabbit to Lilia Marie, and watching Lilia bleed and skin the rabbit with the knife she carried with her, washed it and skewered it on a wooden stick to prepare for roasting, Zhang Yao finally found a job that allowed him to show off his skills.

"Leave it to me to make a fire, I can use magic. ”

Maybe it was because she had seen the scene when Zhang Yao fell, so she had immunity, Lilia Marie did not doubt that Zhang Yao could use magic, but she was also a little dumbfounded.

"Magic to make a fire?"

During her time in the Holy See, Lilia Marie had seen many people who could use magic, including the priest who cared for her and the nuns who were teachers, but she had never seen anyone do such a thing with magic, which was not in keeping with her status and was overkill.

Zhang Yao saw Lilia Marie's surprise as admiration, which made him almost lose his nose when he ran into a wall and was a little depressed about the disintegration of the rabbit.

"Just look. ”

As he spoke, he reached out to pull out the magic sword, but he didn't expect to catch it.

Zhang Yao's smile froze on his face, and it took a few seconds to remember that the Demon Copying Sword was not by his side, and the Devouring Armor had not been brought back to the village.

"What's wrong?"

Seeing that Zhang Yao's expression was wrong, Lilia Marie asked worriedly.

"Does it hurt somewhere?"

Facing Lilia Marie's caring look, Zhang Yao couldn't say these words, so he could only smile and shake his head, and then use the fire magic he had learned to ignite the firewood he had collected.

The Salvation Army's companions used to study magic very hard, but the time was too short and they had no qualifications, and most of them only barely learned the lowest level of magic, which can be regarded as satisfying the dream of magic.

Zhang Yao also learned several magic at the lowest level, but because of the existence of abilities, he basically couldn't use it, and after Lamai left, he had been relying on the magic sword, and this was the first time he had cast magic with his own hands.

Seeing that the crooked flame almost fell out of the firewood, and barely corrected the track under Zhang Yao's control, Lilia Marie pinched a cold sweat with Zhang Yao.

“...... Let me make a fire next time. ”

Zhang Yao wiped the cold sweat on his head and nodded silently.

Although the roasted rabbit was fresh, it had a slightly fishy smell because of the lack of skillful bloodletting and lack of seasoning, which made Zhang Yao frown, while Lilia Marie ate it with relish.

Looking at Lilia Marie's satisfied expression, Zhang Yao thought of Lilia Marie's previous words.

"Otherwise, let me help you hunt?"

Although the artifact is not around, the original physical fitness has not been affected, and with some simple traps, it should be able to hunt some small and medium-sized beasts. And Zhang Yao remembered that he was still holding the Demon Copying Sword in his hand when he was teleported away, so there was a high chance that he would fall here, as long as the Demon Copying Sword was recovered, even the most ferocious beast in the mountains would be just a piece of cake.

"Why?"

Lilia Marie looked at Zhang Yao with puzzled eyes.

"You should have your own business, right? Is it okay to waste time in a place like this?"

Knowing from the beginning that Zhang Yao was not an ordinary person, plus he asked about the war as soon as he woke up, Lilia Marie was probably able to guess that Zhang Yao should have come from the battlefield.