Late at night, Wu Ming, who was sleeping soundly, suddenly heard the shouts of countless people.
After being awakened, he put on some clothes and went to the balcony. He raised his eyes and looked out to the outside world. He saw a raging fire burning in the black forest in the distance, and the light of the fire faintly illuminated the southern sky.
No one can say exactly how big the Black Forest is, but it is conservatively estimated to be the size of a province on Earth.
This is only the outermost part of the black forest. Even if Wu Ming hunts in the forest for a month, the area he explores is only one ten thousandth. No one can say what lies deeper.
"hold head high!"
A strange roar came slowly from the distance. The sound sounded a bit like a horse, but if you listen carefully, it was not at all.
At this time, Old John had already arrived with the yellow dog, and shouted loudly amidst the barking of the yellow dog: "Master, Miss Anne, come out quickly. The black forest is on fire, and the town borders the forest. I'm afraid it will be destroyed."
Reached!"
"Brother, there's a fire. Please open the door quickly."
When Wu Ming opened the door, Annie was already waiting outside with the bear in her arms, and Aunt Angelina was packing her things.
Seeing Wu Ming come out, the two of them quickly pulled him and ran out. They seemed to be frightened by Old John's words.
It's no wonder that the town borders the Black Forest, and tonight the wind is blowing from the northeast again.
Although the fire in the distance is far away, who can tell when it will come? Running early and running for fun are not the same thing.
"Master, the fire is too big and there's no way to save it. I'm going to prepare the car right now. Everyone, please leave first and we'll check the situation tomorrow morning."
Old John handed the yellow dog to Angelina, and he looked panicked and went straight to the stable in the orchard.
Wu Ming held Annie's little hand, looking at the fire in the distance with seriousness in his eyes.
It stands to reason that forest fires are not uncommon, but in Jatt's memory, there has never been a fire in the Black Forest, let alone a fire like today.
Combined with the weird roar he heard before, Wu Ming had the urge to go into the forest and see what was going on.
The impulse came and went quickly, and soon Wu Ming felt at ease.
His current strength is still very low, and natural disasters of this scope are definitely not within his reach right now.
If you really want to rush in recklessly, let alone find the truth of the problem, God will protect you if you don't die inside.
"Master, the car is here, everyone, hurry up and get in." Old John drove the carriage and put everyone's luggage on it.
Since I just moved in, there are very few things to pack except a few clothes.
Aunt Angelina held Annie with one hand and held the money bag tightly with the other, her eyes full of panic.
Anne herself was not afraid. There was Tibbers the bear hidden in the collar on her chest. Both the bear and the bear looked very curious.
"hold head high!"
As soon as I boarded the carriage, a strange roar came for the second time, which was much clearer than the first time.
Wu Ming instantly raised his head and looked south. Different from the blur last time, this time he seemed to hear pleading and lamentation from the weird roar.
"Come on, you stupid horse, hurry up!" Old John waved his whip and was beating the old horse pulling the cart.
The old horse stood motionless, shaking its hooves restlessly, with no intention of leaving.
It wasn't until more than ten seconds passed and he was whipped several times that the old horse seemed to get the signal and ran away wildly.
The one-meter-high wheels rotated vigorously, and the carriage left the manor and entered the street.
The street was already crowded with people. Many people were gathered in groups of twos and threes. Many people ran out with their wives and children without even wearing two pieces of clothing.
The children cried, the wife screamed, and the sounds of curses and sobs were endless.
Wu Ming sat in the car and looked at the outside world, but what he was thinking about was not the fleeing people, but the strange calls coming from the forest.
"The strange forest fire, the weird screams, what happened in the deep forest. And the old lady in the red dress that Annie saw yesterday afternoon. All of these are so closely connected. Is there any relationship between them?" Wu Ming became more and more irritable as he thought about it.
, he doesn’t like changes, especially changes that are difficult to control.
The rampaging carriage dispersed the crowd, and under the curse of the Sheriff, gradually left the town behind.
Without stopping for a breath, he ran for more than ten miles before Old John stopped the carriage.
At this time, everyone who was still in shock had the opportunity to step out of the carriage and see what happened behind them.
"Our home!" At first glance, Old John was shocked and angry, and the others also had tears in their eyes.
In just about half an hour, the firestorm wind spread from the black forest and enveloped the town.
The originally quiet and peaceful town was covered in a sea of fire.
Countless people fled in all directions, dragging their families with them. Their homes were destroyed and they had to survive the disaster. Two different emotions intertwined with each other. Many people looked confused.
"Master, our home is gone, the manor is gone, everything is gone, wuwuwu..." Aunt Angelina cried very sadly as she looked at the town in flames.
There is no way not to feel sad, everyone has been kicked out of the Parcival family, and the only place to stand is this apple orchard.
Now that the fire has passed, all the hard work has been wasted. Thinking of the fate of being homeless, even Wu Ming looks gloomy.
"Get in the car and go to the city to find a house to live in first. We can still starve to death."
Wu Ming sighed, turned around and boarded the carriage.
The moment he entered the carriage, he suddenly saw something like a strange bird with long wings flying in the sky.
After taking a closer look, I saw what kind of strange bird it was. It was clearly a green poisonous dragon, and there seemed to be a person sitting on it.
"Poison Dragon, challenge level 15, has the power to destroy a city, comparable to low-level heroes." With just one glance, Wu Ming got detailed information about his opponent from the golden finger.
Poison dragons are a type of colored dragon. Adult poison dragons are extremely lethal and extremely poisonous.
According to the levels of the professional template mountain, ordinary templates can only be upgraded to level 6, and advanced templates can be upgraded to level 9. Only heroic templates have no level restrictions.
This poisonous dragon with a challenge level of 15 is equivalent to a professional who has upgraded the ordinary template to the full level and the advanced template to the top level.
Moreover, dragons are naturally stronger than humans, and the challenge level is 15, which is not as simple as 6+9.
According to the combat power of human beings, only a team of seven people, all at level 15, has the strength to fight against it. Otherwise, it can only be replaced by hero-level characters.
"Is the scream I heard the poisonous dragon? However, the poisonous dragon does not have the ability to cast dragon breath. The fire in the forest should have been left by the person who surrendered it!" Because of the distance, Wu
Ming couldn't see clearly who was sitting on the dragon's back.
But he had an intuition that the person who subdued the poisonous dragon was the old lady in the red dress.
If this is the case, the old woman who has fallen in love with Anne is probably at least a low-level hero with a professional level of 16 or above.
"Brother, what are you looking at?" Wu Ming stood at the door of the carriage and looked at the sky, which caught Anne's attention.
Annie also followed his example and looked up at the stars, but by then the poisonous dragon had already flown away, and after looking for a long time, she found nothing.
"It's okay, Annie, come up, we should leave." Wu Ming carried Annie into the car. He believed that no matter what the old woman's plan was, there would be a chance to meet her in the future.
In this case, what does he have to worry about? The longer time passes, the stronger he will become.
As the former Daluo Jinxian, who is also the main god-level powerhouse in the world today, no one can keep up with his speed of improvement. It will only be a matter of time before he reaches the hero level.
At dawn, Wu Ming and his party returned to Tibulaq City after a long absence.
It is not appropriate to say that we have been away for a long time, but compared to the forest town, Tibulague is where everyone’s memories are, and there are too many loves and hates left here.
A month ago, everyone was expelled from the family, and both Old John and Angelina cried heartbrokenly.
This time, seeing that he could still come back here, Old John wanted to try to persuade Wu Ming and seek help from the Percival family.
"Master, we have nothing now, and our future survival is a problem. Otherwise, you can go back and beg the master, or let him arrange something to do." Old John said with a look of expectation, even Angeli
When Na heard this, she looked at Wu Ming expectantly.
Wu Ming shook his head slightly, not thinking this was a good idea.
He has already met Viscount Charlotte. In the words of the superior, he is a relatively unkind and unkind person.
If it was a real Gatt, he might turn to his family as a life-saving straw when he was desperate.
But Wu Ming is different. After all, he is not a real GAT, nor does he think that asking for help will help him, nor does he want to look at people's faces.
"Master, you and I are close relatives. Although I don't like you, I can't let you live on the street. This time's fire is beyond human control. I believe that for your mother's sake, I will not let it go.
." Seeing Wu Ming shaking his head, Old John was still unwilling to give in.
Wu Ming waved his hand, no longer giving Old John a chance to speak, and said bluntly: "Old John, you don't have to persuade me, I won't go back. Now, we don't have the manor anymore, and I can't hire you anymore. Wait.
After a while, let Aunt Angelina give you the salary, and you can leave by yourself."
"Master..." Old John wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't speak.
He also knew the situation at home and understood that with the loss of the apple orchard, his services were no longer needed.
Thinking that he had served the Parcival family for most of his life and had to go his separate ways when he was old, Old John felt a little depressed and sighed: "Master, there is no need for wages, and you will not need the carriage in the future, so let me
Take the carriage away, and I will replenish it for you as much as you need. From now on, I will have my own carriage, and I can also pull people on the street and find a job to support my family."
When disaster strikes, we all have to fly away. There is nothing we can do about it.
Wu Ming asked Angelina to calculate Old John's wages and the price of the carriage, lower the price and transfer it to Old John.
Unexpectedly, Old John still had a small amount of savings. In addition to his own salary, he could still pay eighteen gold coins, so he drove the carriage home that day.
"Brother, we have nothing left, how do you feel?"
Standing on the busy street, Wu Ming hugged Annie into his arms and said, "I have never felt better than today..."