It didn’t take much time for the convoy to reach the village. This village on the edge of the Forest of the Dead only has two to three hundred people. Dozens of wooden houses are separated on both sides, leaving a spacious road for horse-drawn carriages to pass. Except for the direction to the forest, there are fields outside the village. The villagers are plowing. When they see the convoy, they will raise their heads and take a look, but they are not surprised. This village is like a little ant leaning against the green giant in the forest. It was not trampled to death by the giant, but survived.
The convoy stopped on the side of the road, took a break, by the way, to see if the village could be supplemented with fresh food. Of course these things don’t need to be done by the Cavaliers as the leader of Padin, they are all the work of the attendants.
The people who came to receive the convoy were prestigious people in the village, as well as some villagers who were hardworking and knew how to do business. The old village chief came to Padin, his weather-tested face was covered with the marks of years. “Master Knight, what can I do for you?” The village chief’s rickety body in front of Padin became even smaller because of respect.
”We will set off immediately after supplementing the food, and will not disturb your life.” Padin said, “What is the road condition in the forest of the dead after the early spring?”
This village is on the edge of the forest. In a village, generally speaking, the village chief is the person with the most knowledge and intelligence. Padin asked for this.
“One month earlier, because of the continuous heavy rain, the forest of the dead became difficult to access…not to mention the small road in the forest, even this road into the forest became muddy.” said the village chief. “However, there is no such heavy rain as it was a month ago. The occasional light rain does not affect the road conditions. The next heavy rain that will turn the road into a muddy channel will probably only appear in the summer. Now it is the trip. Good time, Lord Knight.”
Padine raised his eyebrows. There is no need for the village chief to say anything. It is precisely because of the cool climate that the team travels at this time. “Are there any unusual beasts howling in the forest?” He continued to ask. There will naturally be dangerous beasts in the forest of the dead, and Patin is cautious by nature, wondering if there are any abnormalities in the forest he is going to enter.
The village chief touched the messy beard on his chin. “From the southern part of the forest entrance here until it turns to the middle of the west, it has been a long time since I saw a trace of the beast, let alone heard the terrifying roar of the beast. Counting it down, there have been five or six years of such a peaceful situation. This keeps us from worrying about it every day.”
Paddin doesn’t know if this is good news. In a forest, half of the area can’t hear the call of beasts anymore. This doesn’t sound like a good thing.
the village chief continued: “It has been like this a few years ago, the southern part of the forest has been quiet, and the nearby villages have a better life than before. Thank you the emperor…thank you to the **** of light.” Draw a cross on the chest. This sentence is not only for Padin, but also for the nearby villagers, and even more for myself.
The emperor in his mouth is of course not the emperor of the Double Eagle Empire, but the emperor of the Crescent Empire.
Padin felt that the scene before him was a bit ridiculous. This old man actually painted a cross on his chest to thank the pagan emperor? Although he felt absurd, the pagan emperor had never cared much about the beliefs of his people, and had never brutally persecuted those believers in the **** of light because of this—compared to the Illuminati religion far in the west. , Seems particularly tolerant.
When Padin left the land in the west that was shrouded by the gospel of the Illuminati, there was an activity of witch hunting and slaughter of infidels. It seems that all creatures that do not believe in the God of Light were burned to ashes under the light of God of Light—it were the believers, monks and knights of the Illuminati who burned them to ashes.
Pading is far to the east of Oland. I don’t know if this crazy and fanatical thing is over. Maybe I’m in the Republic of Vis and I can inquire about it.
While Padin was talking to the village chief, there was a quarrel from the motorcade behind, and it seemed that something was going on.
Padin hurried over immediately, and existence followed him, “What happened!” He shouted, stopping the quarrel.
Near the carriage carrying the goods, three mercenaries in rough leather armor surrounded a young man, his face was not good, and his hands had touched the axe or long sword on his waist. One of the mercenaries’ forehead did not know why he was bleeding, and he looked very angry.
The boy who was surrounded has brown-red hair, messy like a hedgehog’s head, wearing thin clothes, many places have been patched up, and the straw sandals under his feet have rotten to reveal their toes. The young man’s face was still slightly immature, and even the fluff hadn’t grown out, and he stared at the mercenaries who surrounded him. He was still holding a small stone in his hand, and it seemed that he was the culprit who caused the mercenary’s forehead to be broken.
“This stinky boy dared to hit me with a stone!” The mercenary whose forehead was smashed looked very angry. He kept pressing his hand on the axe handle on his waist, as if he was about to pull out the axe in the next second. , An axe split the head of the abominable young man in front of him in half. But the noise they made was too loud, the church knights all approached from far or near, and the incompetent attendants and villagers hid far away, leaving a large space.
“You **** dare to act on the girls in the village! If I had a sword, I would have stabbed you to death! You dirty, rude and unfaithful crap!” The boy leaned back against his back. On the side of the carriage carrying the goods, facing the three fierce mercenaries in front of them, they did not panic at all, and they cursed the past. “Despicable and shameless heresy, go back to your north!”
These mercenaries have obvious northerner characteristics, and it is easy to be seen that they are not the most eastern inhabitants of the Oland continent, which also makes the villagers who are watching from afar look even more frightened. For these villagers, the fear that lasted for several generations did not stem from the rule of the Crescent Empire, but from these mercenaries—the so-called “heretics” ancestors who used the banner of holy war to plunder them.
Hearing the words of the young man, the knights who approached became a little unkind. Although these people are no longer citizens of the Double Eagle Empire, they still believe in the same **** as them. Are these mercenaries similar to robbers harassed? The knights headed by Leo vaguely surrounded the three mercenaries.
The three mercenaries saw that the knights were all around, and Padin, the knight leader, was also attracted to him, and he had a sense of retreat, but at this time the mercenaries also gradually gathered around. Shouting and coaxing, preventing them from coming off the stage.
If you are soft at this time, the position of the three of them in the mercenary group will probably lose a bit. Their boss, Gris, has never liked the faint-hearted.
At this time, the people present who participated in the dispute formed three circles, and **** conflict seemed inevitable.
Olga, who had been staying beside the carriage of the noble lady Romeo Na, also rushed over after hearing the sound. After asking an attendant to inquire about the situation, he quickly walked into the circle surrounded by three mercenaries. Blocked in front of the teenager. “Stay back, the Mu Lining family pays you money, not for you to be robbers and villains!”
Olga yelled and made the three mercenaries angry, “The kid who dares to hit me with a stone will have to pay the price! Go away, old man!” One of the mercenaries has already taken the sword. Half pulled out, the mercenaries behind them were also yelling, for fear that the trouble would not be big enough. The knights also began to become nervous, placing their hands on the long swords around their waists and the shields beside them.
Seeing that the situation is going in a bad direction, Padin took a deep breath and shouted, quieting everyone present. “Stop!”
With his roar, even the dust on the dirt road was shaken up, making the attendants and the villagers deaf and almost untenable. The village chief beside him was already sitting on the ground; the mercenaries were physically Frozen, did not dare to speak any more, everyone looked at each other, with fear on their faces; the knights and Olga had the least influence, with a relieved expression on their faces.
The teenager who was blocked by Olga, his legs were soft and leaned against the carriage so that he wouldn’t fall to the ground, his eyes gleamed, and he looked at Padin, who calmed everyone down with just a shout. .
“It’s amazing, it’s amazing.” Someone clapped their hands and approached him behind Padin. It was a giant almost two meters tall, wearing leather armor sewn from animal skins, and a wolf head shoulder guard on his right shoulder. He was a bald head with cyan tattoos and scars on his face. This giant man is the head of the mercenaries, Gris. “You deserve to be a knight of the silver class, Edgar knight. I’m very sorry that my boys are annoying you.” He said an apology, but he couldn’t hear any sincerity in his tone.
Padin helped the village chief who had fallen on the ground, comforted him a few words, so that he didn’t need to worry, and then let him stand aside. Padin walked up to Gris, his head only on Gris’s chest. He punched Gris in the chest, “Take care of your men, this is not a place for you to act recklessly. If you are unlucky and meet the patrolling Crescent Knights, your end will be very miserable.”
For the Crescent Empire, these pagans who believe in the **** of light are the property of the empire, and no one is allowed to plunder them. In the mountains to the west, the bandits may barely survive, but on the plains, the crescent knights and swordsmen who frequently patrol are their nightmare.
Padin’s words are both a reminder and a warning.
Gris was punched by Padin, his figure was like a mountain, standing still. “Of course, everything depends on your instructions, Knight Edgar.” When Gris said “Knight Edgar”, he deliberately lengthened the syllables, which sounded like unpleasant sadness.
Padine is unmoved. He was in his prime, and he was no longer a person who could be impulsive just because of this little thing.
Gris walked to his mercenaries and shouted loudly to let them stand by in their original positions in the convoy. The mercenaries dispersed, and the knights breathed a sigh of relief, lowering their hands on their weapons. A dispute was thus resolved.
Olga also released his right hand on the long sword at his waist. He turned his head and punched the boy in the chest, “Before you want to be a hero, please check if you have that ability, kid.” He didn’t use his punch, but just pushed the boy’s body back. Slightly tilted.
“If I can be like that person, can I be a hero?” The boy asked, of course he was talking about Padin.
Olga smiled, “No, you are far behind. You probably won’t be able to keep up with that knight for a lifetime.”
A young villager, a knight of the silver class, that is the difference between the sky and the underground. In the future of this young man, even if there is any opportunity, if he meets a kind warrior, he will be a bronze-class warrior, just like these mercenaries. And if you are like these mercenaries, you might as well be a farmer. As long as it’s not for war or bad luck, you won’t have to worry about your life.
But this teenager seems to be very good at making trouble for himself, even if it is out of good intentions.
Olga didn’t want to give this young man hopeless hope, so he was not polite at all. For people like him who may never leave the village for a lifetime, it is better to learn to accept the reality and live a sleek and humble life.
Today, he was lucky enough to meet good people like him and Padin. If they weren’t here today, what would happen to this young man?
Death is not the worst. The worst thing is that even the people around you suffer along with it. That is the most regrettable thing.
At this time, the village chief had approached and pointed at the boy’s nose and cursed: “Julius, how dare you treat guests like this! If these masters get angry, let everyone in the village suffer along with you, you ten I can’t make up for my life!” The village chief was emotional, his face was red, and his neck turned red. I don’t blame him for being so angry, I just think that if something like this happens again in the future, without the relief of these noble knight masters, then today’s dispute will develop into an irreversible result.
The boy called Julius was not afraid of the village chief’s accusations at all. He raised his head and retorted to the village chief: “Smelly old man, if it were not for my help, your acrimonious granddaughter would have been dragged away and ruined!”
The head of the village pointed at Julius, his hands trembling, but he couldn’t say anything else, “You, you…”
Olga took a step forward and walked between the village chief and Julius, separating the two, “Well, this unnecessary quarrel should be over!” He said to the village chief: “Village chief, go Find your granddaughter and stay in your own house. Don’t come out for now. This matter will not have any serious and bad results. After we leave the village and enter the forest, we will not return here. Those mercenaries, we will Keep it under strict supervision.”
After Olga’s consolation, the village chief who had been excited and restless calmed down. After holding Olga’s hand thankfully, he left Olga’s side and went to say goodbye to Padin. This kind of thing happened today, and I heard Padin’s roar that calmed the audience up close, and he was already exhausted. He wants to rush back to comfort his poor granddaughter.
The village chief came to Padin~IndoMTL.com~ again with tears of gratitude, and almost knelt down to Padin. “Master Cavaliers, thank you so much. Without you, today’s affairs will be out of control.”
“I should apologize to you, village chief.” Padin held the village chief’s hand, and the invisible light flowed from his palm and penetrated into the village chief’s body—he was using his faith and Power to restore the village chief’s spirit shattered by his roar. If he didn’t do this, the village chief who was shocked would probably not even see it next spring.
This time the village chief’s mood has completely calmed down, and it seems that the wrinkles on his face have also become lighter. “Master knight, you are as noble and noble as Paladin Paladin, thank the God of Light for letting you appear and protecting the village…”
There was a slight smile on Padin’s face, but it looked a bit bitter. How could he dare to stand shoulder to shoulder with Paladin?
The name of the Paladin, the land at the end of the Dark Sea in the east, the holy city in the desert across the vast sea in the south, the coast of the endless sea in the west, and the icebergs in the frozen sea in the north… No one knows, no one knows, even the pagan warriors praised him for his nobleness and bravery, calling him “the heroic spirit of the Moon God stolen by the Ability God”. In the legend, he was wearing a shining plate armor, holding a knight’s gun in one hand, a big sword in the other, a shot can pierce the mountains, and a sword can split the sea. He is the most loyal defender of the Double Eagle Empire and a knight of the Holy Spirit destined to enter the ranks of the saints.
But this bright knight has become history. In the civil strife that broke the Double Eagle Empire more than a hundred years ago, he was lost in a battle in the Forest of the Dead. At first some people didn’t believe that he was dead, but time flies, and now, no one believes that he is still alive.
Since then, the Double Eagle Empire has no more knights to protect the country.