Waiting for Chapter 492 Ogata Who Wants to Change His Job From "Two-Sword Swordsman" To "Multi-Gun Swordsman"

"Cough cough."

Chepke coughed softly a few times.

After hearing these coughs from Chepke, everyone present stopped talking and turned to look at Chepke.

"Many of you should be wondering: why should I propose to belong to Heyezhe?"

After everyone present was quiet, Chepke said slowly.

"Let me tell you the reasons one by one now."

"First of all—as I said just now, those white-skinned men who escaped may bring people to revenge in the future."

"Based on who we are now, there is absolutely no way to fight those white-skinned people."

Hearing Chepke's words, some people showed rather displeased expressions.

But they just showed displeasure, but they didn't refute Chepke aloud.

Everything they experienced last night had already fully realized how powerful these white-skinned people are.

"For us now, if we want to avoid another attack by the white men, the best choice is to belong to a powerful settlement."

"Although Kuma Village and other villages are not weak villages, in comparison, Heyezhe is stronger."

"Heyezhe is sitting in the camp left by the white-skinned men." Chepke continued, "And there are a large number of them and they are very powerful. If you choose to join them, it is undoubtedly the safest."

"Secondly - I have some personal relationships with Chanup of Heyezhe, and Heyezhe has been taking in those down-and-out settlements since its establishment."

"More than a year ago, a group of settlements that were defeated in the war with Heren were just taken in."

"If I were to go to Heyezhe in person and discuss matters of attachment with Chanupta, there would be a high success rate."

"I believe that Chanup, who is in charge of the entire Heyezhe, will definitely agree to let our Qina Village live in Heyezhe."

Chepke succinctly explained the reasons for his proposal to "belong to Heyezhe".

The atmosphere at the scene fell into silence.

Everyone, look at me, and I look at you.

Finally—an old man sitting beside Chepke said softly.

"Submit to He Yezhe... Our village must be subject to many restrictions, and we can no longer be as free as we are now..."

The old man's words made the atmosphere a little more "heavy" than "silent".

"...There is no way to do this." Chepke folded his hands on his chest, lowered his head and said softly, "It is better to lose freedom than to be attacked by white men..."

"...The white-skinned people may not come again." Someone laughed.

"It is true that the white man will not come again." Chepke said, "But I don't want to bet on this possibility."

After that, Chepke glanced at the faces of everyone in front of him.

"How? Is there anyone who agrees with my plan to join 'Heyezhe'?"

"...I agree." Manaker, who basically wore the same pair of pants as Chepke, said first, "As Chepke said, it is best for us to join Heyezhe now. The safest option."

After Manaker spoke, voices of agreement sounded in twos and threes.

Suddenly, someone suddenly yelled as if he had thought of something.

"By the way!" the man said excitedly, "How about we try to keep that Mashima Goro in our village?"

"Let him marry a girl from our village, or something."

"That Mashima Goro is so powerful, if he can stay in our village..."

Before the man finished speaking, Chepke said with a wry smile:

"I've thought about it before."

"I went to Mashima Goro this morning and asked him if he would like to stay in our village."

"Unfortunately—he has no intention of staying in our village at all."

After Chepke's words fell, the head of the person who suggested to let Ogata stay in the village immediately drooped like a withered flower.

"Is there anyone who agrees to 'belong to Heyezhe'?" Chepke scanned the faces of everyone present again.

In the end - most of the people chose to nod.

"That's good." Chepke said softly, "This kind of thing cannot be delayed."

"If those white-skinned men who escaped really intend to bring someone back for revenge, God knows when they will come again."

"I'm leaving today for Heyejana to talk to Chanup."

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【Ding! Defeat the enemy with Wuwo Two Swords Flowing Flow]

[Gain 90 points of personal experience, 90 points of experience in swordsmanship "Wuwu Two Swords Style"]

[Current personal level: lv38 (0/6000)]

[Nugo Two Swords Level: Level 11 (11180/12000)]

【Ding! When the experience value is full, the personal level will be upgraded by 1, and the skill point will be obtained by 1 point]

[Current remaining skill points: 3 points]

After Da Shitian's scabbard touched Scruzzy's belly, the system's prompt sounded in Ogata's mind.

——Oh, it just happened to be upgraded.

After defeating Skulucci, Ogata's personal level gained 90 experience points. Just happened to be upgraded from level 37 to level 38, gaining 1 experience point.

Counting the 2 points saved before, Ogata currently has 3 skill points.

——Skill points are really becoming more and more difficult to obtain...

After complaining in such a low voice in a helpless tone in his heart, Ogata took back his scabbard.

"It's really powerful." Scruucci lifted his rapier upside down, and then clapped his hands, "I'm convinced of the loss. I didn't hold back at all just now, but you seem to be able to handle it with ease."

While Ogata and Scruucci saluted each other, A-Machi was happily dividing up the property.

Because fewer people bet on Ogata and more people bet on Skulucci, everyone who bet on Ogata received a lot of property.

Ah Ding is not interested in the coins of Lucia, she is only interested in two things - a small knife full of exotic style, and a weird toy the size of a palm.

That toy is a wooden doll.

After A-Ming picked up the wooden doll out of curiosity, a kind-hearted guy showed A-Ming how to play the toy.

It turned out that the wooden doll was hollow.

After opening the head of this wooden doll, there is a doll with exactly the same style but one inch smaller inside.

Then the head of the one-inch smaller doll is armored, and a smaller one-inch doll is placed inside.

This wooden doll, which is only the size of a palm, contains 7 smaller and smaller dolls of the same style.

After watching this warm-hearted guy demonstrate how to play this toy, A-cho became more interested in this toy.

So——A-Machi only took this small knife and that weird toy, and then excitedly ran to Ogata, showing Ogata the two things she had just won.

"Look!" Tomachi said, "I just won it."

"For things like gambling, it's good to play once in a while, but don't get too addicted, and don't bet too much money." Ogata said to A-cho in a tone that contained some reproach.

Ogata doesn't like gambling, and has always had a little resistance to gambling.

Such a fateful outcome cannot be called a gamble——Machi whispered in her heart.

Because he considered that if he said this sentence, it might make Scruucci feel unhappy, so A-cho chose to only say this sentence in his heart.

"Huh? What is this?" Ogata noticed the weird toy in A-Machi's hand at this moment.

"This is how this toy is played." After that, A-Machi showed Ogata how to play this toy.

After seeing a smaller wooden doll hidden inside this wooden doll, Ogata thought to himself:

——Isn’t this the Russian nesting doll?

In Ogata's previous life, even people who knew nothing about Russia knew about this famous toy.

Skulucci, who was still standing in front of Ogata, introduced for Ah-ding at this time:

"This is a very famous toy in the country of Lucia. It's called 'Matryoshka'. It's our very famous toy. It's so famous that it's even exported to other countries in large quantities."

Scruucci picked up the scabbard that was thrown aside just now, and then said to Ogata:

"Mr. Mashima, thank you for your instruction just now. I haven't met someone with such powerful swordsmanship like you for a long time."

"With your skill, you will definitely become a sought-after item in every country in the continent of Europa!"

"The more I think about it, the more I find it unimaginable. In this desolate area where nothing but snow is snow, I could meet a master like you by chance."

"It's like finding an egg in a pile of chicken shit - and one with two yolks."

Hearing Scruucci's somewhat weird metaphor, Ogata couldn't help but laugh.

"If it wasn't for looking for someone, I wouldn't want to come to this wilderness."

What Ogata said was true.

This kind of underdeveloped area in the wilderness is not as comfortable as a metropolis like Edo and Kyoto.

If it wasn't for looking for Xuanzheng and Xuanzhen, Ogata felt that he would never set foot on Ezo in his life.

"Speaking of looking for someone..." A smile appeared on Skulucci's face, "I am also recruiting people just like you..."

"I was about to tell you the name of the Kazuto I was looking for last night, but I was forced to interrupt when the nearby village was raided."

"I haven't told you the name of the man I'm looking for yet."

"Mr. Mashima, are you free next?"

"I'd like to ask nicely if you've ever heard the name of the man I'm looking for."

"We don't have anything urgent to do next." Ogata said, "but I don't think you should place too much hope on us. My wife and I are very ill-informed people, even if you want to find What kind of celebrity is that person, my wife and I may not have heard of his name."

"It doesn't matter." Scruucci waved his hand. "Clues are very magical. They often appear in some strange places and among some unexpected people."

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After Skulucci led Ogata and A-Ming back to his tent, he quickly walked to the big bag placed in a corner of the tent, and opened it.

"Ah, I'm so thirsty. Damn, where did I put my wine. Ooh! I found it."

After yelling, Scruucci took out a large black bottle and a cup from the sack.

Scruucci poured the reddish black liquid contained in the large black bottle into the cup, and drank happily.

"What is this?" A-Ming cast a puzzled look at the big black bottle in Scruucci's hand.

"This is wine." Scruzzi put down the glass in his hand and wiped his mouth. "Wine made from grapes. My bottle of wine is a good thing. It comes from Burgundy in France."

Ah Ding doesn't know where France is, nor does she know what the wine from Burgundy in France represents, but she is very interested in "wine".

"Wine made from grapes?" A-Machi's eyes lit up.

In the Edo period when materials were scarce and commodity circulation was inconvenient, grapes were a veritable luxury. Only those high-ranking officials had the financial resources and channels to buy grapes for consumption.

Machi is so old, he only ate grapes once by chance.

The sweet and sour taste directly conquered Ah Ding's taste buds.

It's a pity that since then, Ah-cho has never had the chance to eat grapes.

The wine made from sweet and sour grapes must be delicious——Machi fantasized about it.

"Want to taste it?" Scruucci shook the bottle in his hand again, "If you want to taste it, you have to get out the cup yourself. I don't have any extra cups here."

"Yes! I have a cup!"

Ah-Ming untied a bamboo tube hanging from his waist.

This bamboo tube is the kettle that Ah-Ming carries with him, and there are still 2 or 3 sips of water left in it.

After drinking all the water in the bamboo tube in one breath, A-Machi handed the bamboo tube to Scruucci.

Skulucci filled the bamboo tube of Ah-Ming in one go, and then cast a questioning look at Ogata.

"Mr. Mashima, would you like a drink?"

"No." Ogata shook his head, "I won't drink."

Having said that, Ogata turned his head slightly, and secretly observed Ah-Machi's reaction with a little expectation.

Ogata is no stranger to wine.

In his previous life, Ogata had tasted wine.

He is extremely impressed with wine.

When he was young, he thought that the wine made from grapes must taste as sweet and sour as grapes, and it was very delicious.

Ogata didn't know that he had been deceived by this extremely deceitful name until after drinking the drink.

At that time, Ogata also posted on the Internet in a serious manner, searching for "why does wine have no grape flavor".

Ogata just noticed the gleam in Atachi's eyes.

So he was sure——A-Ming, who had never seen or drank wine, was definitely deceived by the name of wine just like him before.

But Ogata did not remind A-Ming aloud.

Instead, with the mentality of watching a good show and playing tricks on A-Machi, he quietly looked at A-Machi who brought back the bamboo tube full of wine with anticipation.

As soon as Ah Ding handed the bamboo tube to his mouth, his brows frowned slightly.

Because she found——the smell of this wine doesn't smell like the sweetness of grapes.

Her movements became hesitant.

But in the end, she still handed the bamboo tube to her mouth, and poured the wine in the tube into her mouth.

The moment the drink entered his throat, Ah-Ming's eyes widened instantly, and then he raised his hand to tightly cover his mouth, as if he had blocked his mouth to prevent the drink from spitting out.

Looking at this situation, Ogata almost laughed out loud, but fortunately he pinched his thigh with his hands in time and bit the lip inside his mouth, and managed to suppress the laughter in his throat.

After forcibly swallowing the drink in his mouth, A-Machi looked at the bamboo tube in his hand with a look of disbelief.

"Why doesn't this wine taste like grapes?"

Ogata really wanted to praise A-Ming: You are indeed my wife.

The first reaction after drinking wine for the first time was exactly the same as his.

"I don't know why." Scruucci shrugged. "Although I like to drink, I have never understood what wine is made of."

"If you're not used to drinking it, just pour it out. Anyway, I have plenty of wine."

"That can't be done..." Ah-Ming muttered, "In that case, it would be too rude."

After that, Ah-Machi resisted the bitter taste of the wine, and poured the wine in the bamboo tube into his mouth again.

While A-Machi and Wine were fighting hard, Ogata finally calmed down his smile, and turned his attention to Skulucci.

"Tell us, Scruucci, what is the name of the person you are looking for."

"I will try my best to help you imagine if I have ever heard this name in my previous life."

"Who is the person you are looking for?" A Ding, who has become bitter now, put down the bamboo tube with half of the wine in his hand, and asked Skulucci, "Listen to what Aiyaka said earlier. Say, you seem to have been looking for that person."

"That person can be regarded as the person who has influenced my life." Scruzzy's face slowly revealed the color of memory, "Without him, maybe I would not be where I am today."

"I was born in a place called 'Scotland'."

Scruucci put the wine glass in his hand aside casually, and then sat down on the hammock next to him.

"My hometown is a very poor place."

"My father died early, and my mother raised me up alone."

"Mother, he listened to other people's nonsense and mistakenly thought that the country of Lucia in Eastern Europe was a peaceful land where everyone could live and work in peace."

"So my mother tried her best, and finally raised enough money to lead me out of Scotland and to the country of Lucia in Eastern Europe."

"Ah, the so-called Eastern Europe, you can understand it as the eastern part of the Europa Continent. You should all know where the Europa Continent is?"

Ogata and Machi nodded.

Although Ah-ding can't recognize the difference between England, Scotland, and France, these countries and regions. But she still has a clear idea of ​​what the continent of Europa is and where it is probably located.

"It was only after I came to the country of Lucia that I realized that this place is not as good as Scotland."

Scruucci shrugged.

"The level of law and order and peace alone is far inferior to Scotland."

"Not long after we first came to Eastern Europe, my mother and I encountered a wave of horse thieves."

"In order to save me, my mother hid me, and then went alone to lure the gang of horse thieves away."

"Since then. I've lived alone."

"There is a strange class in the country of Lucia called 'serfs'."

"The so-called serfs are literally what they mean—slaves."

"The serfs were given a piece of land from the serf owner. As a price, they had to cultivate the lord's land for free, perform various labor services, and turn in most of the labor products."

"He was tied to the land and lived a life similar to a slave, so everyone called him a serf."

"The serfs revolted every day."

"The place where I was at that time was the hardest-hit area of ​​the uprising. Every three days, serfs rose up to make troubles, and wars raged every day."

"The situation of constant wars and chaos has taken advantage of me."

"At that time, my only means of earning money was to go to various battlefields that hadn't been cleaned by anyone, to steal those weapons, and then resell these weapons."

"Not long after I started this kind of petty theft, I ran into that guy..."

The color of memory on Scruucci's face became more and more intense.

"He adopted me for a period of time, but only for 3 months."

"After three months, because I wanted to lose my face, I broke away from him, defected to the Cossacks, and became a member of the Cossacks."

"Having said that... I am 32 years old this year. I was 12 years old when I met and left that person."

"It was 20 years ago."

"Twenty years have passed, even if that person is not dead, he is probably already gray-haired."

"After only being with him for 3 months, you can never forget him." A Ding said, "It seems that you really have deep feelings for that person..."

"After all, he is the person who has influenced my life." Scruzzi said with a smile, "He is a swordsman from Far East Japan."

"He told me that he would definitely return to China in the future."

"The reason why I came to the Far East this time is actually because I volunteered."

"The reason for coming here is to find him. To see if he is alive now, or... dead."

"In order to find him more conveniently, I studied Japanese hard."

"20 years ago, when he was parting, he gave me a small gift. And I have kept this small gift. It can be regarded as a token between me and him."

After saying that, Scruucci reached into his arms, and took out a neatly folded piece of paper from his arms.

After Scruucci unfolded the paper, he handed it to Ogata.

"That person likes to draw. So when he was parting, he gave me this painting."

Ogata took the painting that Scruucci handed over, and took a closer look—then his expression froze immediately.

A-Machi on the side also leaned his head over at this time, looked at the painting, and then showed a shocked expression like Ogata.

The reason why the two of them showed such expressions was not because of how beautiful the painting was.

But this painting is really hard to see the extreme.

The paper is severely yellowed, perhaps due to countless times of folding, and some small holes have appeared on the edge of the drawing paper.

In the center of the picture, there are two "alien".

These two "alien" who barely have a human shape stand side by side.

"Although that man likes to draw, his drawing skills are really bad." Skulucci smiled wryly, "The two 'things' in the painting are actually me and him."

"It's a picture he painted of 'I'm standing shoulder to shoulder with him.'"

"It's very meaningful for him to use this painting as a parting gift."

"It's a pity that he and I in the painting are so ugly that we can't recognize them as two people."

The reason why A-Ming was shocked was purely because he was so ugly by this painting.

The reason for the emotional shock is more complicated.

In addition to being ugly by the painting, it was also because - he found the painting very familiar.

He had seen this ugly brushwork before.

And have seen it many times.

A name unconsciously appeared in Ogata's mind.

Ogata subconsciously turned the painting in his hand to see if there was any painting on the back of the paper.

There is no drawing on the back of the paper.

But there is a word.

A sentence written in Japanese that Ogata is very familiar with.

The moment these words came into view, Ogata's pupils suddenly shrank.

A-Machi was also stunned.

Skulucci's voice sounded faintly:

"Mr. Mashima, I think that person must have a relationship with you."

"Because he uses the same sword technique as you."

Scruucci stared directly at Ogata with somewhat fiery eyes.

"The name of this very important person to me is... Kinoshita Genichi."

The words written on the back of the painting are—Genichi Kinoshita gave to Skulucci Dofnar.

Since he left Edo and went to Ezo, he had not seen or heard this name for a long time.

"Last night, I recognized the swordsmanship you used, which is Genichi Kinoshita's swordsmanship—the two swords without self."

Scruucci said slowly.

"Besides that I really wanted to compete with you, a swordsman who can kill more than 30 Cossacks in a row, I also wanted to confirm whether the sword technique you use is really the Wuwu dual sword style."

"The blade counters, turns, and steps you use are all the same as what Mr. Kinoshita used before."

Skulucci's eyes on Ogata became more and more fiery.

Although he tried his best to conceal it, there was still a bit of urgency in Scruucci's tone.

"Can you tell me what is your relationship with Mr. Kinoshita? How is Mr. Kinoshita? Is he still alive?"

Like a cannonball, Skulucci spit out many questions to Ogata in one breath.

Facing the series of questions thrown by Scruucci, Ogata did not answer immediately.

Because he was still in shock.

In this remote wilderness, a Cossack I met by chance has a very deep relationship with Genichi Kinoshita.

Ogata never imagined that such an event with such a frighteningly low probability would happen to him.

Genichi traveled to Europe for a relatively short period of time, and did not return to China until he was 54 years old—Ogata still knew about this.

According to what Skulucci said - he met Genichi Kinoshita 20 years ago, and was adopted by Genichi Kinoshita for 3 months.

20 years ago, Genichi was only 44 years old-the time just coincided, and Genichi of this period is indeed very likely to be still wandering somewhere in Europe.

Yuan Yi's enemies, he has met many.

Ogata had experienced the attribute of Genichi's "troublemaker" deeply in Edo before.

Ogata was deeply impressed by the "grand occasion" that a bunch of people who had feuds with Genichi Kinoshita gathered in Edo just after hearing that "Genichi Kinoshita might be in Edo".

In Ogata's impression, the only person he met who was related to Genichi Kinoshita but had no enmity with Genichi Kinoshita seemed to be the Fuma from Kyoto, who was already a member of Gourd House.

Seeing that Ogata remained silent for a long time, Scruucci had no choice but to hesitate:

"Mr. Kinoshita... Is he no longer alive?"

"You misunderstood." Ogata finally said, "The reason why I kept silent was just because I was surprised that I could meet someone who had no enmity with Genichi Kinoshita, but was still indebted to him."

Hearing Ogata's words, Scruucci was stunned for a moment.

Then there was a wry smile:

"That's right...it's normal for you to be surprised... After all, Mr. Kinoshita is indeed a person who likes to find trouble for nothing and make all kinds of enemies for himself."

"I just ate and lived with him for three months, and the enemies who came to him had three shares."

"The three months of eating and living with him really made me suffer."

"However—although I have suffered so much, those three months were also three months that allowed me to transform."

"I originally thought of traveling to Japan and going directly to the Japanese mainland to find him."

"However, Japan has implemented a national lock-up order. With my appearance, I can't get on the land of Japan at all."

Scruucci poked his own high nose.

"If a foreigner like me landed on Japanese land, he would be arrested by the Japanese government immediately, and then he would be arrested and chopped down."

"So I can only inquire about Mr. Kinoshita's whereabouts like now."

"I have nothing else to ask but to know whether Kinoshita-san is still alive..."

Ogata looked deeply at Scruucci who was looking at him with almost begging eyes.

After a moment of silence, he let out a sigh of relief.

While returning the painting in his hand to Scruucci, he said slowly:

"... I am Yuan Yi's friend, and at the same time... I can be regarded as his half-disciple."

"Let's say it's a relationship between a teacher and a friend."

"Genichi is still alive, and his body is very strong. He doesn't look like an old man in his 60s at all."

"Can still swing a knife hard and gulp down a drink."

"I've been separated from him for a while, so I don't know where he is and what he's doing now."

"but……"

A slight smile appeared on Ogata's face.

"I believe he must be holding the wine bottle as usual, huddling in the corner, drinking his 'oolong tea', and drawing a few pictures when he is in a good mood."

"'Oolong tea'?" Scruucci raised his eyebrows, and then showed a nostalgic expression, "It's really a familiar term... It seems that you do have a deep relationship with Mr. Kinoshita, and you are not familiar with Mr. Kinoshita. People in this field must not know what 'oolong tea' is."

"Mr. Kinoshita, at such an advanced age, is he still drinking that kind of alcohol that can be ignited at a touch... It seems that his health is indeed very good."

After all, Scruucci let out a long breath.

"Since Mr. Kinoshita is still alive, I can rest assured..."

"Mr. Mashima. If you meet Mr. Kinoshita in the future, can you give me a word with him?"

"It's fine." Ogata said, "But I don't know when I can meet him again."

"When we meet him again, it may be a long time later."

"It doesn't matter." Scruucci shook his head, "As long as you can deliver the message for me, it doesn't matter when you pass the message to him."

"Please help me and say to him: 'Scruucci is alive and well and on his way'."

Ogata nodded: "Remember. When I reunite with Genichi in the future, I will bring the words with me."

"Then I will trouble you."

After finishing speaking, Scruucci let out a long breath.

"Mr. Mashima, I owe you a great favor." Scruucci showed a faint smile, "I have been looking for information about Mr. Kinoshita for so long, and finally I have a result."

Scruucci bowed solemnly to Ogata.

"Knowing that Mr. Kinoshita is still very healthy, the big stone that has been hanging in my heart for 20 years has finally landed."

"Thank you."

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Ogata and Tomachi walked out of Scruzzy's camp side by side.

"I didn't expect that the Scruucci I met by chance was adopted by Mr. Genichi..." Just after walking out of Scruucci's camp, Obi sighed to Ah-ding, "It's such a wonderful fate... "

"I'm a little envious of Scruucci." Ating said with a wry smile at this moment, "He has already found the whereabouts of the person he was looking for."

"And the two of us have basically gained nothing now..."

Having said that, Mayor Ahmachi sighed. Then put on a serious face.

"Where are we going to find clues for Xuanzheng and Xuanzhen?"

"Qina Village is the last village Aiyaka can bring us to."

"If we can't find any clues in China Village, Aiyaka will be helpless, and we have to go to the new village to find clues."

"Don't worry about this kind of thing." Ogata smiled casually, "If you can't find any clues here in Qina Village, just keep going north and look for new villages to find clues."

"Are you overly optimistic?" A-Ming said angrily.

"It's useless for you to be anxious about this kind of thing." Ogata said, "Yesterday we only had time to ask a small number of people in Qina Village. There are still many people who haven't asked."

"With the current situation in Qina Village, it is not suitable for us to ask the villagers any questions now."

"Let's stay in Qina Village for a while now."

"After the mood of the villagers in Qina Village has stabilized, then ask the villagers who didn't have time to ask yesterday if they have information about Xuanzheng and Xuanzhen."

"I will also take advantage of this time to teach you how to ride a horse."

"With horses, our future actions will be much more convenient."

"At the same time, you and I will learn from Scruucci how to load the Kentucky long rifles and the short muskets used by their Cossacks."

Before going to Skulucci's camp, when Ogata was still washing Ogata's hair, Ogata and Acho had already planned how to divide up the weapons collected from Vladimir and those people.

2 war horses, 5 Kentucky long rifles, all the short guns-this is what Ogata and the others plan to take.

Although the short guns used by the Cossacks, there is a high probability that they will not be able to shoot consecutively like Sakura and Kasumi.

When that Alexei was going to use the short gun to kill Ogata, Ogata saw with his own eyes the appearance of the short gun they used-this style of short gun did not look like it could be fired in bursts.

But even a single-shot short gun is a good thing that cannot be ignored.

Ogata would not think that the number of pistols on his body was too small.

He can't wait to quickly transform from a "two-sword swordsman" to a "multi-gun swordsman", with pistols on his back.

In the future, when facing enemies that don't need respect, just pull out your pistol, and you'll be done.

Before that, there was only Kasumi's pistol, and there were not enough bullets. Therefore, it is only used in a critical moment of last resort.

If a number of pistols and a sufficient number of bullets can be collected from Vladimir and the others, then the strength of Ogata and A-cho will undoubtedly increase by leaps and bounds.

When they left Skulucci’s camp just now, Skulucci expressed to Ogata and the others very excitedly—in order to repay this great favor, if Ogata and the others encounter any troubles that require help in the future, feel free to come look for him. Anything he can help with, he will do his best to help.

Scruucci would not have refused to teach them how to use the Kentucky long rifles and how to use their Cossack muskets.

"If we can't find any information here in Qina Village, we will leave and go to other places to find clues." Ogata continued.

"Machi, don't worry, you can always find clues."

Ogata succinctly finished his planned plan for the future.

The arrangement made by Ogata was well-founded and well-organized, and there was nothing wrong with it. After thinking about it, A-Machi nodded slightly.

But after nodding, A-Machi flattened his lips, and Asaogata reminded:

"I know this kind of thing can't be rushed."

"But I think you'd better have a sense of urgency."

"I always feel that you seem to have no sense of urgency now, taking your time."

"If time drags on for too long, the 'immortal poison' in your body may spread again..."

Skulucci's camp is not too far from China Village. If you walk, you can go back and forth in only 10 minutes.

The two talked while walking. Soon returned to China Village.

After returning to China Village, Ogata found that the village seemed a little noisy.

I walked towards the source of the noise with doubts, and saw many villagers surrounding Chief Chepke, chattering about something.

Based on Ogata's three-legged cat Ainu language, he couldn't understand what they were talking about at all.

Ogata looked around, looking for someone who could speak Japanese and could help him explain what Chepuk village chief was doing.

What a coincidence——Ogata was able to find it right away.

Not far from Ogata, a middle-aged man was standing.

Ogata recognized the middle-aged man.

This middle-aged man just visited Ogata and the others with Chepke this morning, acting as Chepke's interpreter.

Ogata walked quickly and asked the middle-aged man what happened.

The middle-aged man first said hello respectfully to Ogata, who had shown great kindness to their village, and then briefly explained why so many villagers surrounded Chepke.

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...

"He Yezhe?" Ogata cast a puzzled look at the middle-aged man.

After listening to the middle-aged man's explanation just now, Ogata finally understood what was going on.

It turned out that Chepke planned to lead the whole village to join Heyezhe for the safety and future of the village.

Chepke informed the whole village of the news just now.

Now those villagers around Chepke are all people who are opposed to surrendering to Heyezhe, and they are loudly shouting their demands of "anti-submission" to Chepke.

"Where is He Yezhe?" Ogata asked the middle-aged man, "Is it the name of a village?"

"Heyezhe... If you say it is a village, you are not wrong." The middle-aged man said in somewhat substandard Japanese, "A long time ago, the climate in the north suddenly became harsh."

"The climate is too bad to live in."

"So a group of Ainu compatriots living in the north went south to find a new residence."

"After going south, they found a large wall made of wood left by the white men."

"This wall made of wood just forms a circle."

"So they lived in the circle formed by the wooden wall and settled down there."

"After living inside the wooden enclosure, they named their new home 'Heyezhe'."

"I remember that 'Heyezhe' is quite famous among you and people. Those merchants who always come to our village to trade with us always talk about 'Heyezhe'."

"But you and others don't call that place 'Heyezhe', but call it 'Red Moon Fortress'."

After the middle-aged man's voice fell, Ogata's eyes widened slightly in surprise.

"...Excuse me, can you tell me more about the Red Moon Fortress...ah, no, about He Yezhe?" Ogata said.

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