Chapter 42 Youth in the Mountains

On the east side of Ned County, a mountain village.

This unknown village could not be found on the previous west wind maps, but after the establishment of Crancia, it took a name according to the local people's name, Beech Tree Village. Because there are a few rare beech trees at the head of the village.

A young man in an animal skin vest was walking on a rugged mountain road. He was carrying a stack of dry wood several meters high. crush this young man.

But he didn't feel anything strange, and he was still walking on the mountain road with ease.

After entering the village, several children in the village saw the young man and trotted around to watch.

"Brother Bud went to pick up firewood again?"

"Yes, the weather is still a little cold now, and there is not much firewood left in Mr. Tuoke's house, so I went to find some."

"Brother Bud is amazing, he can carry so much."

"Well, if you work hard to grow your body, you can do it in the future." He nodded.

This young man was the restaurant adaption student Lorraine Hill met in Hopelander, the young man who avenged his friend.

After obtaining the training method and power given by Roland Hill, he killed the enemy of the year, and then came to the hometown of his friend Gretel, wanting to do something within his power.

After coming here, although he was initially distrusted and feared by the locals (because of his face), in the following days, he helped the surrounding villages to clean up a lot of monsters, so his reputation gradually increased. The crowd no longer rejects him, but slowly accepts him.

"Hey, Bud, you're back." A middle-aged man dressed as a hunter walked out of the house and greeted Bud who was walking on the mountain road.

"It's back, Uncle Fengde." Bud nodded.

"I'll ask Anna to bring you some bacon in a minute. This is my wife's carefully crafted, unique flavor..."

"Thank you, uncle." The ugly and simple-looking boy grinned.

"It's nothing, you have been helping everyone for the past two years." The uncle hunter walked down the hillside in front of his house, came to Bud, looked at his worn vest, and said.

"I'll talk to old Mrs. Lit later and ask her to sew some new clothes for you. Although it's spring, it's still very cold. It's not good to wear too little."

"Don't be so troublesome, winter has come over like this." Bud shook his head, and then a burst of red appeared on his muscular skin, and a trace of white smoke rose, evaporating the accumulated dew on his body.

"I am an extraordinary person, don't be afraid of the cold."

"Having said that, but this also consumes a lot of magic power. After all, it is better to wear more lightly."

"And you are still a big hero in our village, helping to defeat so many monsters, such a powerful character, you can't wear too simple, otherwise outsiders will think that we reject you."

Unable to resist the uncle's kindness, Bud had to agree, and then asked old lady Ritter to help him measure his body size.

Carrying the dry wood on his back, he continued to move forward. He first helped Mr. Tuoke's house to add firewood, so that the lonely old man didn't have to worry about the cold, and then brought the excess dry wood back to his place where he lived. There is a rough stone building. The roof of the house is made of thick thatch mixed with soil, and there is a layer of wooden boards underneath. Although it looks simple, the waterproofness is not bad under the thick material.

When he got home, he started cooking on a fire, and what he had learned in the restaurant is now very easy to apply.

Take the air-dried meat strips from the cantilever beam on the roof, cut a few pieces and throw them in the pot, add some radish pieces and green vegetables, and eat them after the noodles on the side are baked.

While waiting, he came to another part of the house, scooped out clean water with a ladle in a large water tank, briefly washed his body, and put on another clean animal skin vest before sitting back by the stove. By this time things were almost cooked.

Although the life in the mountains is simple, there is also a kind of peace and tranquility, which makes him quite satisfied.

Gretel's hometown is in this village. There were originally three children in the family. The eldest son, Grete's brother, died in the mine accident. Grete participated in the uprising of Crancia, then went to the south and never came back. Now The only one left in the family is a girl named Karen, who currently lives with her parents.

Let's go to Karen's house tomorrow and ask them if they need help in the field now. While thinking about it, Bud closed the door, prepared to practice his supernatural sequence, and then went to sleep.

A clear and ethereal voice sounded in the village.

"Hello, is this the Keyaki Village?" It seemed to be a young girl, listening to her standard accent, she should have come from the hinterland of Crancia and had received an excellent education.

"Yes." Uncle Hunter answered cheerfully.

"Is this lady going to come to our village to buy some ferret fur, this is the only specialty of our village." The uncle guessed the origin of this blond lady, and then sold his own products.

"If you want fur, you can buy some, but I still want to inquire about one person, that is a young man named Bud."

"Bud, do you have anything to do with him? He has refused several solicitations."

"It's not a solicitation, I just want to meet and see. It's a former acquaintance."

"Well, he lives on the other side of the village, I'll take you there."

The villagers in the mountains were very simple, and took the girl directly to a house built on rocks. The girl who just visited was wearing a black trench coat, gray boots on her slender calf, and a little blond hair was revealed.

Outside the hood, the face is beautiful, yet slightly hazy.

Hearing the sound of footsteps from far and near, the door of the house had opened in advance, and the strong young man had already walked out of the house.

Under the surprised eyes of Uncle Hunter, the usually powerful young man saluted respectfully at this moment.

"Hello, Miss Lacey." He slowly raised his head, and in the twilight of the evening, the pair of pupils were piercing, as if surprised and grateful.

"Long time no see, Bud." The blond girl didn't refuse, she accepted the young man's salute calmly, and replied.

"Thank you uncle then." The blond lady turned around and said.

"It's nothing... a trivial matter." Although his heart was full of surprise, the uncle hunter nodded slowly, and then continued to say with hindsight.

"Then I won't disturb you." He walked away after saying that.

Two candles were lit on the rough wooden table, and the two came to the table and slowly talked about their experiences in the past two years.

At first, Bud was worried that the eldest lady would not be used to sitting on such a rough wooden chair in his own house, but he didn't seem to feel uncomfortable looking at the other party, but sat down naturally and directly.

"Sit down, Bud, it's been two years."