"Young man, I'm sorry to interrupt you, but may I ask where the mayor of your village is."
Gu Sanqiu came to Gangtian Village and greeted a young man squatting under a tree with a runny nose.
"Eh? Are you an outsider?"
The boy raised his head, with tears on his face.
"That's right, I have something I want to talk to your village chief about."
Gu Sanqiu walked over and sat under the tree: "Can you tell me what your village chief is doing now?"
NPCs in the game will always be in the same place, but this is not the case in reality.
As the head of a village, coupled with the relationship between the Eye Hunting Order and the Lockdown Order, Konta Densuke, an old man who can't even clean mushrooms, has to run around if he wants the people of Konta Village to continue to live a stable and stable life.
Of course, concealing the bad things done by young people in the village, which is derived from the close relationship between villagers and neighbors, is still not recommended.
"The village chief should take everyone to pick herbs."
The boy wiped the tears on his face: "In a few days, it will be time for the big shots from Daozuma City to come to collect the medicinal materials. I heard from the adults that this is a big source of income for the village."
"Brother, do you know what input is?"
"Well, you can understand it as making money."
"So that's it."
Gu Sanqiu handed the boy a handkerchief: "You little guy, why did you run outside the village alone? Don't you know there are many bad people outside?"
"I'm not afraid."
The boy suddenly became proud: "Uncle Teshima is a well-known samurai in our village. With him here, those bad guys will not have the courage to come to our village!"
Teshima?
The old man who had his eye of god taken away?
No, the time is not right now, and I don’t know if the Eye of God is still in his hands.
"Okay, but it's still very dangerous for a child to come to a place like this by himself. Haven't your parents taught you these things?"
This world is generally like this. Wild monsters, treasure stealing groups, and even some local monsters are entrenched. Even adults acting alone must be careful, let alone children.
"I, I don't want to go back."
The boy hugged his legs and lowered his head: "My parents are busy working every day and have no time to accompany me."
"You feel lonely and want a friend?"
"No, not friends. I just want to have a good meal with them and talk to them."
The boy said: "Why are they working so hard? I'm not one of those pampered kids in the big city. I can obviously help support the family, so why not let me help."
"Your parents are here for you, you know that."
"Yes, yes, but I don't like those particularly expensive things either. All I want is to have a good meal together and chat for a while."
"That's how being a parent is. Seeing that you are also a sensible child, they may feel that these are words of comfort to them."
Gu Sanqiu touched the child's head: "Besides, who said you are not a pampered child?"
"Eh? Could it be that I am, but I don't want expensive toys or clothes, nor do I pester my parents to go to Inazuma City to play. Everyone says I'm very sensible."
The boy looked at Gu Sanqiu: "Brother, haven't I done enough?"
"No, you've done a good job."
Gu Sanqiu smiled: "This word means living in a wealthy and affluent environment. The popular explanation is to wear gold and silver."
"But for your own family, your parents will prepare you the best conditions they can provide you, and they will consider you first in everything."
"When I eat fish, I give you the fish bones and the fattest part. When I eat fish, I always consider you first."
"Although your life does not have the conditions to have your clothes inlaid with gems, and you do not have attendants and subordinates at your disposal when traveling."
"But in your home, you are as noble as a king."
Gu Sanqiu smiled, stood up and stretched out his hand to the little boy.
"I'm sorry, it seems a little too early to tell children this. Why don't you go to your village with me?"
“Since you don’t know where to start, how about getting home on time so that your parents don’t worry too much?”
"The more they worry about you, the less your parents may be able to concentrate and the more tired they will be at work."
"Okay, okay!"
The little boy took Gu Sanqiu's hand and stood up: "Thank you, brother, I will wash your handkerchief and return it to you."
"Take it for yourself, just think of it as a souvenir."
Gu Sanqiu touched the child's head: "Remember, this is an agreement between you and your heart."
"Um!"
...
"That's just the way it is."
Gu Sanqiu picked up the tea and took a sip: "Because of this, I plan to wait in the village for you, the village chief, to come back."
"I see, but if the guest can say something like that, he must not be an ordinary wanderer."
Behind Konda Densuke were two powerful young men, obviously here to support the show.
Although the stranger in front of him did nothing after he came to the village, and even went to the wild to kill a few forest pigs and brought them back, and then made a set of extra meals for those who stayed in the village in the square, the old man
His unique shrewdness still does not allow him to relax his vigilance.
"To be fair, even if you don't investigate what I said to that child, you should be able to understand simply by looking at the clothes I'm wearing."
"I'm very sorry. Recently, some unknown enemies have indeed sneaked into the village and said some inappropriate things to the children."
"I see."
Gu Sanqiu nodded: "Then let me tell you straight, I came to the city to exchange for something."
"Change something?"
Konda Densuke was a little confused, what did this young man want?
Allegiance? Rending?
"Looking at your expression, it seems that you have misunderstood what I said to a certain extent."
Gu Sanqiu opened a big bag he carried with him: "These are the things in it that I brought for exchange."
The clanging sound continued, and Gu Sanqiu poured out a long knife from the bag, which was also mixed with some crossbows and a pair of half-body armor that he had ripped off someone else's body.
"This...this is the weapon of those wandering warriors!"
Konda Densuke's pupils trembled: "Young man, no, you, did you defeat them?"
"Defeat? It should count."
Konda Densuke's heart felt cold. He understood what the other party meant, and at the same time he was sure that the person in front of him was not a good person.
Being kind to others when nothing is going on and killing people without blinking an eye can indeed be reflected in a person, but such highly contradictory characteristics will definitely make people wary.
"I want some food, a change of clothes, and a map to safely reach Inazuma Castle through the White Fox Field."
"As a reward, these weapons are yours. Whether you choose to keep them for yourself or hand them over to the shogunate army in exchange for rewards, that is your own business."