Chapter 111 Burning
Warren George smiled awkwardly and said nothing. He is a decent person and does not like to speak ill of others in person. At most, he only complains when he is depressed.
Wayne had no scruples in this regard. He said to Bolch in a joking tone:
"Human beings are divided into classes. Bolch, like a powerful person, has been educated since childhood and has enough connections to deal with There are many ways to do things, so we appear polite. Even enemies will not lose etiquette when they meet each other." "
But the lives of the people at the bottom are very difficult. Not to mention being literate, many people Even their stomachs are not full. In order to survive, they have no principles to adhere to. Principles, ideals, kindness, and justice are not things they can expect." "The poorer the place, the more it relies on barbarism and violence.
I I've heard a saying, "Poor mountains and harsh waters bring out unruly people," and that's pretty much what it means."
Borch nodded thoughtfully. He was born with a golden key in his mouth, and was enshrined by the Zerikan tribe when he was a young dragon. They have always had fine clothes and fine food, and a lot of servants and maids. They don't know much about the lives of the people at the bottom, and they can't imagine their lives.
The three of them chatted for a few more words about this matter, and then brought the topic to the green dragon.
George's drinking capacity didn't seem to be very good. Maybe he was feeling a little depressed. He only drank two bottles of mead, and his eyes were already a little wandering.
He burped, and said with a bit of frustration in his tone:
"I traveled half of Waylon and visited six or seven villages, and now I probably only know one piece of news." "
That dragon really exists. And it's a gray-skinned green dragon. Just the morning before yesterday, it ate a farmer's cow. It should be flying away towards the swamp of Lower Valen." "But in order to join you, I didn't chase it immediately
. Instead, it returned to the crow's nest."
Next to Warren?
When the name was mentioned, the first thing that came to Wayne's mind was the Lady in the Woods and the soul trapped in the heart of the tree.
I just don’t know whether this dragon flew towards Warren accidentally or intentionally.
But no matter what, it was already too late now. They were unfamiliar with the place and it was impossible for them to chase the green dragon at night.
So, after having dinner and drinks with his two friends, Wayne called Lisa over. He paid for the drinks and meals first, and then asked: "
Lisa, are there any rooms here? Open three for me." Room?"
When the little widow heard this, she suddenly said with some embarrassment:
"Sorry, guest, we basically don't have many tourists here, so we only have two single rooms in the store, and they only have two beds."
Wayne didn't hesitate after hearing this . Angry, he looked at George, who seemed to be drunk and smelled of alcohol, and then at Borch, who was fat and also smelled of alcohol.
After thinking about it, with the witcher's physical strength, even if he didn't sleep for a few nights, it wouldn't matter.
So he nodded and said,
"Then rent both rooms to us. I'll send my friend back to his room first."
He stood up and was about to help George up when Lisa pulled his arm. Wrist, said in a low voice:
"However, if you don't mind, there are two beds in my bedroom. Guests can come to my place for one night." Hearing this,
Wayne glanced at Lisa in surprise. Then she looked at her son, who was only five or six years old and was sitting on a chair playing with building blocks, and nodded thoughtfully.
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The next morning, it was just dawn.
They stored George's mount in Lisa's tavern, and George also went to meet with the baron here to report on the progress of the dragon-hunting mission.
The three of them took their weapons and equipment and left the crow's nest.
After leaving along the path until the village surrounded by wooden walls could no longer be seen, Borqi restored the true form of the golden dragon in a secret place.
The two demon hunters didn't waste any time and immediately rode on the back of the golden dragon. Under George's guidance, they flew to Lower Valen Village in the Wellen Swamp.
This is a slightly weird village. According to the information George learned, Lower Wallen Village is famous for its manufacturing and processing skills of lace clothing.
Unlike other villages that were devastated by wild beasts and monsters all over Velen, this village seemed to be protected by some kind of power. Although it was located in a swamp area with the largest number of monsters, it lived a more peaceful life than other villages.
Although George does not know the specific truth, Wayne, who has played the game, knows that this village is actually a believer of the Lady in the Woods to a certain extent. The old monsters, Mrs. Lin, hide many secrets in their bodies. They came to this world even earlier than humans, more than thousands of years ago.
There is a theory that the ladies of the forest are the actual rulers of Velen, and they have ruled this area longer than the nobles of the Kingdom of Temeria.
If the nobles rule this area with soldiers and laws, then the Lady of the Woods rules Willen with fear and faith.
Their ears are everywhere in this desolate area, and many monsters and beasts are driven by them. They are deeply rooted in this area and can be regarded as the strongest local snakes in Velen.
All villages living in Willen must make sacrifices to the Lady of the Woods, and the Lady of the Woods will indeed help these villages to live better in difficult times. Of course, this help comes at a price, and the price Very high.
The only thing that is certain is that the ladies in the forest are all cannibal monsters. Over the past thousands of years, they have probably eaten tens of thousands of humans.
Thinking about the information he got from the game, Wayne didn't say it out loud, and he couldn't explain the source of his information.
Borch was very fast, and it took him just over an hour to fly to the vicinity of Lower Wallen Village.
However, the scene that greeted them made the three of them know that they were still late.
From a distance, a small village was burning, and the flames soaring into the sky illuminated the nearby fields and wilderness.
About one-third of the houses have been engulfed in flames, and the wooden houses are like burning torches, causing the entire Lower Wallen Village to radiate heat and flames.
Unfortunately, although they speculated that the green dragon might have done this, they were not in the air and saw the flying figure of the green dragon. They didn't know if it had already left or was chasing the residents of the village.
"Go to the village first to see if anyone needs help."
Borqi did not answer after hearing this, but let out a clear dragon cry, then adjusted the angle of flight and descended to a few dozen meters above the ground. The place flew over from the sky above Lower Wallen.
Wayne squinted his eyes and quickly observed the situation in the village. The result surprised him, which was neither good nor bad.
In the entire village, there were neither shouts nor screams from humans being burned or fighting fires, nor was there any noise from fighting, and not even a corpse was seen.
It seemed that the entire village had already evacuated.
He patted Borch on the back and said loudly:
"Then let's go down. There are no living people here. We have to find the whereabouts of the villagers based on the clues on the ground." "
Maybe we can also know the whereabouts of the villagers from their mouths. Where did the green dragon go?"
Borch didn't say much, and immediately found an open space that was not affected by the flames and landed on the ground.
After he returned to his human form, Wayne noticed that George's expression was a little ugly, and immediately guessed what he was thinking, so he patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't think so much, George, even if you rode on horseback
yesterday You may not get here faster than we are flying here now, but you may encounter more changes because of getting lost."
After hearing Wayne's persuasion, George quickly figured it out and nodded to him. road:
"What should we do now? Wayne, you are the employer, you decide."
Wayne carefully distinguished the sounds in the village. After he did not hear any human calls, he thought about it and said to George:
"I don't see anything here. There were no corpses and no sound was heard. The villagers must have evacuated in advance." "
There are so many of them. If we look for them, we should easily find their footprints." "
We can just follow the footprints to find them. Yes."
George nodded, and then he and Wayne searched for the footprints on the ground separately. As expected, they were soon discovered.
Indeed, as Wayne said, the number of people evacuated was not a small number, including old people and children. Such clues were quite obvious to the demon hunter.
(End of chapter)