Chapter 21 The New Village

Andrea didn't answer right away. After trying to search for memories in her mind, she said helplessly: "I only know that the Myrdalda family is one of the three major families in the province of D'Ire, and they are in the arms and armor business. Yes, I don't know any other information..."

"Is that all?" Looking at Andrea, Xiang En asked again: "Which are the other two families, and what business do they do?"

Andrea immediately fell into memories again. Before coming to the province of D'Aire, the list of nobles that her father forced her to record came to mind. The other seems to be... the Bede family, the D'Aier family is the governor of the province, and the other seems to be in the grain business?"

These boring aristocratic surnames have been almost forgotten when they were in D'Aier College. If they are not from the three major families, they must be remembered, and there are often rumors about the talents of the children of the three major families in the college. Andrea It may be that I can't remember this information.

Although she is also a nobleman, in her own place, the status of a small nobleman is almost the same as that of a wealthy businessman, and she has long since ignored etiquette.

A manager, a food and arms trader?

Xiang En thought about the connection between the three, and wondered if these families wanted to unite directly to escape the jurisdiction of the empire?

No, if that's the case, why would they want to massacre the city? What benefits would such an approach bring them?

Harming commoners only harms the interests of the nobility, unless there is a greater benefit to be gained by doing so.

Slap!

Suddenly, there was a sound of a branch being trampled in the darkness.

The two climbed up quietly vigilantly, drew out their swords softly and looked towards the direction of the sound, following the dark night, trying to see clearly what was making the sound in front of them.

But this is a forest, and the human eyes are limited in the dark. Even with magic power, they can only see a rough outline.

Xiang En can create a light source by radiating magic power, but he is worried that while the light illuminates the surroundings, it will expose his position.

At this moment, the dark cloud moved away from the moon, and the faint light reflected a faint green light on several pairs of animal pupils, which startled the two of them.

hum!

After seeing these eyes, Xiang En's hands quickly lit up a soft white light, illuminating a distance of several meters nearby.

Seven or eight hairless black dogs the size of adult cats were irradiated by the light source, and they all whimpered and jumped back to avoid it. They moved almost silently, and as the light swept across, all the black dogs retreated.

However, Xiang En and Andrea didn't relax at all, instead they became more dignified.

The black dog, which avoided the light source, let out several whimpers in the darkness, and then the low growl that sounded like a wolf but not a wolf continued. The sharp canines protruded from the limit distance of the light, and lowed at the two surrounded by the middle. Roar, it looks very fierce!

"Light the dry grass on the ground!"

Xiang En waved his hands left and right, waving back the black dog that kept approaching with bared teeth, with a heavy heart.

The scientific name of these black dogs in this world is Insect Beast. It is a low-level carnivorous monster with an unpalatable taste. Except for the magic crystal with little magic power, it has almost no use value.

The point is that worms are group creatures and have developed a social structure like an ant colony. Although there are only seven or eight worms here, they have definitely notified all individuals within a few kilometers of the surrounding area by using a special method of information transmission. .

There are at least two hundred worms in each group, and the naked eye looks as many as large ants.

They hide underground during the day, and only go out in groups to look for food at night. The two of them ran into the hunting ground of the insect beast...

Just finished a marathon, they really can't outrun these fast-moving worms...

Andrea took out flint and tinder from her pocket, quickly picked up dry leaves and branches from the ground, and lit a bonfire on the spot.

As the flames ignited, the insects and beasts who were afraid of the light moved away from them, but they still did not leave, probably waiting for their companions to arrive.

Nervously fiddling with the fire, Andrea drew out the hunter's dagger, and began to chop the weeds and bushes around her, increasing the flames.

After having an open fire, Xiang En put away the magical power of using his hands as a light source, and hurried to help light the fire.

Although such a picture is a bit weird, setting fire to the forest is the only way for them to survive from the sharp teeth of hundreds of swift-moving insects and beasts.

As for the private soldiers of the Midarda family that they saw during the day, they can no longer control them, no matter what happens, let's talk about living first!

crackle!

The hot and humid firewood made a crackling sound, and as more and more firewood was added, the bigger and bigger fire had already covered up the screams from the mouths of more and more insects and beasts.

In the classics describing the world of elves, Xiang En once saw the records of humans in this world about elves.

They worship the spirit of nature. Every year when the moon shines the brightest, the elves will hold a sacrificial ceremony. The priests will use some special power to awaken the consciousness of the forest, give birth to crops, make plants bloom and bear fruit, and let animals feel the joy of nature. gift.

In the few descriptions, it is full of praise and boast to the elves.

Although there are some suspicions of eloquence, if the person who wrote the book saw what Xiang En and his wife were doing at this time, they would definitely kill them in anger.

Under the reflection of the raging fire, Xiang En and Andrea's faces were flushed and hot, and beads of sweat the size of soybeans slid down their cheeks. They looked at the flames and saw that they were burning outwards, then turned and ran.

The worms and beasts have been scared away by the raging flames. Except for some high-level monsters, the sea of ​​fire and floods are not much different to them or humans.

Fortunately, Agni did not attract the private soldiers of the Myrdalda family.

Xiang En and Andrea traveled all night, and finally came to a village by accident in the early morning.

It is not known whether the private soldiers of the Myrdalda family ignored this place, or the population here is too small, but the village was not slaughtered.

Looking at the smoky village in the distance, Xiang En and Andrea didn't go in immediately to check it out. They also became frightened birds. They didn't dare to approach the ordinary-looking village.

Nervously, the two hid in the woods and continued to observe until the sun's rays penetrated the dark clouds to illuminate the earth. They saw a young man carrying a hoe and a middle-aged man walk out of their small courtyard to the field outside the village. , they dared to show up.

"Hey! Old man, look at that!"

The young man who put down the hoe caught a touch of red in the forest, and his eyes were much brighter than that of the old father, so he was the first to spot the two people walking out of the forest.

"How many times have I said it, you are not that old!"

After habitually cursing, the muscular, dark-skinned, yellow-haired middle-aged man looked in the direction his son was pointing at, and then frowned slightly.

"There hasn't been anyone from the village for a long time, huh? Brat, go find the village chief!"

The modified content, the abbreviation of Andrea, changed from "Leah" to "Anli", thanks to the book friends who suggested it.

Plus, I'm a lazy dog!