Chapter 1041: The Awakening of the Original World Shipgirl
Looking at the elderly village chief who was kneeling on the ground in front of him, not daring to raise his head even after hearing the sound of the girl falling into the water, Lin Lan finally let out a long sigh.
"Old village chief, please get up first."
Through elemental perception, he knew that the water in this creek was too deep to drown anyone, so he walked up to the village chief, bent down and helped him up.
"Qingxiao Pavilion and other villages in the Evergreen Mountains were invaded by evil cultivators last night. The three Orion brothers who went to the sect have all been killed."
Lin Lan finished speaking with a heavy heart, and clearly felt the old body in his hands tremble.
"How, how could this happen..."
"Let the villagers bury this eldest brother in peace first, and then let all the villagers prepare to flee."
Seeing the village chief's face with age spots showing a sad expression, two muddy tears fell down.
Lin Lan thought for a long time and finally added:
"I will protect you and reach Dakang County safely."
After speaking, he patted the village chief on the shoulder, and asked the village chief to arrange for two villagers to fish the extreme girl from the stream into the village.
He knew very well that if he took the good man Richard and left, no one in the village would survive until the next day.
Not to mention the evil cultivators in Qingxiao Pavilion who were transformed by the bad omen and quickly caught up with them.
The ferocious beasts in the mountains and fields would not be able to let go of these mortal villagers without the deterrence of the Extreme Ones.
The people in the village treated him so warmly yesterday that the hunter even carried the map he had entrusted before his death.
Lin Lan's conscience could not leave these people alone.
As for why he wanted to save the extreme girl from Qingxiao Pavilion?
Since he had decided to send the villagers to Dakang County, he naturally had to rescue them and become the villagers' bodyguards.
If they were besieged by a large number of evil cultivators along the way and he was unable to take action for a while, this girl who was an extreme girl could buy some time to protect the villagers.
"How can we repay Lord Patrolman's great kindness..."
After hearing his arrangement, the village chief trembled all over again, and he was so excited that he wanted to kneel down to him.
But Lin Lan forcibly supported the gray-haired village chief, with a smile on his face:
"Now is not the time to be polite. Besides, I can only help you reach Dakang County. After that, you will have to find your own way."
“That’s enough, benefactor, this kindness is enough for us to remember for several generations.
"If my benefactor does not dislike me, I am willing to give up my life..."
Hearing the village chief's words, the smile on Lin Lan's face froze:
"It doesn't have to be like this, old village chief. I never charge life tax when I help others."
When he was interrupted like this, the village chief's eyes widened, he pulled his sleeve, lowered his voice and asked excitedly:
"You resolutely refuse to collect longevity taxes, fight against evil cultivators, and yet you are so kind to us mortals... Lord Patrol Guard, you, you are not from the Spark Column mentioned in the nursery rhyme, are you?"
"Starfire Column?"
Lin Lan was stunned when the village chief said this unfamiliar term in a cautious tone.
"Ahem, cough, cough, I'm an old man who talks too much. I hope that Mr. Xunhaiwei will forgive me."
Seeing his confused expression, the village chief waved his hands quickly and answered in a panicked voice.
Lin Lan did not give up because of this. He was extremely convinced that he had heard correctly.
This old Natlan village chief who lives in the mountains and forests did indeed say the term "Spark Column" that was very inconsistent with Natland's style.
But before he could ask any more questions, the voice of Little Sword Spirit suddenly sounded in his ears:
"Ah, Master, that ship girl seems to have woken up."
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When Lin Lan heard what the little sword spirit said, he let go of the village chief almost without thinking, and then used the wind element to speed up and rush towards the room where he rested last night.
In just a few breaths, he hurriedly returned to the door of this old tile-roofed house and pushed open the door.
It is so simple that it only has a double wooden bed and a wooden table. It is literally a small tile-roofed house with only four walls. It is already the best room for guests in the entire village.
And on the wooden bed with a clean coarse cloth mattress, sat a petite girl with long white hair, looking at him with blue eyes in confusion.
The white silk skirt that the girl was wearing was one that he took out of the Sumeru Ring and put on for her after she woke up.
After all, Good Richard had no actual installation in the games before he traveled through time, so naturally she was not his sworn ship girl.
Thinking of this, Lin Lan couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. She didn't know how to say hello to this aircraft carrier girl who seemed to have escaped the bad omen and came from the original world.
These women's clothes were originally worn when he accompanied Royal Wealth and Xuefeng to go shopping on Liaozhou Zhubian Island. He couldn't carry them in his hands, so he put them in the Sumeru Ring first.
In the end, no matter he, the sailing pirates, Xuefeng and the others, they all turned around and forgot about this incident.
When the White Eagle Ship girls transformed the Sumeru Ring, they did not take out the things he stored in the Sumeru Ring.
In addition, when Richard was controlled by a bad omen, he would never wear fat clothes, and his black uniform and black stockings on his legs were torn in many places.
There was no way he would let outsiders see the good guy Richard with that appearance.
So he and good man Richard just looked at each other, neither of them taking the initiative to speak.
But at this time, Lin Lan felt his cheeks were itchy.
He raised his hand and touched his face, and the moist touch from his fingertips told him that these were actually his tears.
Just as he was confused by his inexplicable tears, the white-haired girl sitting on the bed began to look around.
Then, before Lin Lan could react, Richard put on his shoes, walked quickly to him, and gently held his hand that was wiping his tears.
"Teacher, Richard seems to have had a super real nightmare."
The girl smiled at his face, and her clear and pleasant voice sounded, as if she was very familiar with him:
"Richard in the dream was so cold and painful.
"Enterprise sister, Dr. Angel, and everyone else, I can't find them no matter how hard I look.
"There is also a monster that keeps whispering in my ear, saying that as long as I kill the teacher, I will never have to endure these pains again."
The girl looked at him intently, talking to herself, and two crystal tears rolled down her fair face.
"But I didn't listen to the monster in the end.
"Because... I always believe that although everyone thinks I am a monster, the teacher will definitely not think of me as a monster... Gu, Guwu..."
Although the good man Richard still tried to maintain a smile on his face, his sobbing betrayed the girl's disguise.
The white-haired girl finally buried her head in his chest, hugged him tightly, and cried out with trembling all over:
"Teacher... I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."
"Is it because Richard insisted on his own way in Bermuda that many people died...
"I'm sorry... I'm sorry that I didn't listen to the teacher... I'm sorry... Gu... Guwu..."
Lin Lan silently raised his hand and gently stroked the aircraft carrier girl who hugged him tightly and choked in his arms.
Although he didn't know what the good man Richard meant by the Bermuda incident.
But anyway, he finally confirmed one thing.
That is, the good man Richard finally got rid of the influence of the bad omen and became a ship girl again.
As for the past events in the original world, it's better not to mention them first.