Volume 1 The Awakening of the Lion Cub Chapter 18 Basso Natu
When Will and Choi Ming rode to the camp on the outskirts of the Beast Forest, it was already night.
On summer nights, the sweltering heat is for sure.
The camp in the new homeland naturally does not have to worry about the summer heat - the freshwater lake is cool enough to drive away the heat of the people who live there.
The camp near the forest is not so lucky, and the people here cannot simply set up tents by the lake like the people who live on the shores of the Deya Tamsui Lake.
In order to prevent the nocturnal monsters from invading the camp, the tribesmen here erected a regular wooden wall around the periphery of the camp. At the same time, on Richard's orders, they must also live in impermeable wooden houses to prevent insect bites in the forest.
Following the faint light in the camp, Will and Choi ordered their horses to come to the entrance of the camp, and were only put into the camp after being checked by the night sentry.
Soon, the two of them arrived at the camp's only source of light, the campfire in the center.
Will saw an old man with all white hair but an unusually strong physique, staring at him with his cold gaze.
Seeing this, Will's pupils gradually turned dark gold, and a moment later, a layer of dark gray substance appeared on the old man's body, which prevented him from using his abilities......
"Oh, magical abilities, little one, you must be Richard's child, Will?" the old man seemed to sense something, sneered, and continued to stare at Will.
“...... Well, did my father tell you about my abilities?" and Cui Ming asked suspiciously as he approached the old man.
"No, your father is very tight-mouthed, and he and I are not friends. The old man shook his head, and directly rejected Will's conjecture.
"Okay...... So, who are you?"
"My name, my name is Basso Natu, the Prophet of the Barbarians. ”
"Basso Natu, what a strange surname...... Wait, you say you're a barbarian prophet?"
"Yes, child, I am a barbarian prophet......"
Will felt that the title of barbarian prophet was a little familiar, but he couldn't remember it.
"Are you distressed?" asked Basso Naturo with interest.
"I'm sorry, but no. Will shook his head, he looked at Basso Natu, opened his mouth, and couldn't speak—actually, he cared.
"Your father and I are not friends......
"You said it before. ”
"Hmm...... People are old and have a bad memory. ”
"What I want to know now is, my father...... What did you promise? Didn't you come here......"
"Well, yes, it's really time to get down to business. ”
Basso Natu smiled grimly, looking at Will with a look in his eyes that was filled with something called greed.
"Your father promised me that if we helped him gain the trust of the Roman Emperor to become consul of this ghost land, he would allow us to hunt in the north. Basso Natu licked his somewhat dry lips and continued, "This is what he promised, and now that your Holy Clan has become the new master of this ghost place, now...... It's time to make good on your promises. ”
Hearing Basso Natu's words, Will instinctively felt that he was not lying, after all, it was a very outrageous thing in itself that the barbarians did not invade south on a hot summer day...... However, now his father Richard is gone, and Uncle Cohen is ...... It is better not to let him know about this matter, otherwise it will be difficult to deal with the barbarians with his violent temper......
"Is there such a thing? I don't know......" Will asked, feigning confusion, his dark eyes filled with purity, like two flawless obsidian...... It makes him look innocent...... He is a born fraudster. Then he paused and continued, "Otherwise, you wait for my father to come back and then talk to him about it, okay?"
After hearing Will's answer, Basso Natu didn't speak, he just looked at Will and didn't say a word. Suddenly, he burst out laughing, and the sound of his laughter sounded creepy, even more cold than before.
"You already have the answer in your heart, young man. Basso Natu turned around a little boredly, and he looked at the blazing bonfire, which crackled from time to time, sighed, and said, "Why should you learn to deceive, just like your father......"
"I didn't lie to you, I really didn't know about it, and I'm not very old, so it shouldn't have been my decision...... Besides, even though I was young, I also understood that once the barbarians entered the province of Ivey, they would not leave easily...... In other words, you came to our camp alone, you must have seen the time for my father to leave......" Will was still arguing at first, but when he realized that this fellow, who claimed to be a barbarian prophet, had come alone, another thought popped into his mind, a very probable one...... Seeing that Basso Natu didn't say a word, Will took a deep breath and said, "My father, it is true that he may have made an agreement with you, but it is not this one...... In other words, this is not the only condition between you. And letting the barbarians stay in the northern border of Ivy is only the one that is best for you, right?"
Basso Natu was still silent, his cracked fists clenched tightly, and just as Will signaled Cui Ming to prepare for battle in response to the outburst of this uninvited guest, Basso Natu suddenly sighed and said a little dejectedly: "You...... It's too much like your father...... Both of you have unparalleled intelligence...... And damn caution. Indeed, I came alone, subject to an agreement with your father, and I thought he was in the camp, but he had only come to ask him to give us what we wanted...... Will, did you know that the north is getting colder, and in a few decades, the province of Ivey will be as cold as the current barbarian tribe...... We just want to survive...... I, like your father, am active on this continent for the survival of my people, so why can't we join forces?Listen, Will, my people will live if you say yes, they have had enough of looting and slaughter, they just want to survive! As long as you do, your father will not drive us away...... After all, you are here for your people, the future master......"
Hearing this, Will was speechless, he opened his mouth, but he couldn't say anything.
What else could he say in the face of such an old man who was almost pleading?
However, at this moment, Cui Ming, who had been staying by the side and was silent, suddenly spoke.
"Old fellow, this is our territory, you can fool Will by pretending to be pitiful, but you can't fool me!"