The small village is small with less than a hundred households, and the number of young and middle-aged people in it is even more pitiful, with less than fifty people. The rest are mostly old, young, women and children.
Life in the village is very poor and they can only make a living by hunting in the mountains. Fortunately, the small village is close to the Sunset Mountains, and there are many ordinary beasts in it. These ordinary people can deal with them. They just rely on the young adults in the village to hunt. This
A small village with only a hundred households barely survived.
For these poor villagers, being able to have a full meal a day is the happiest thing in the world. The honest villagers never leave the village in their lives, so naturally they cannot understand the prosperity and beauty of the outside world.
The arrival of Ji Yi and his entourage immediately alarmed many villagers. For the villagers who had been living in remote areas, had they ever seen knights like Lin Yi and others wearing armor and showing extraordinary momentum?
Looking at the golden armors engraved with bright runes and the weapons that shone with cold light on the temple knights, many villagers were almost stunned. Their limited minds were completely unable to understand what Lin Yi and his party were.
Where did it come from.
Seeing a group of thin villagers wearing animal skins looking at him closely, Lin Yi couldn't help but frown, and a deep sadness arose in his heart for no reason.
Lin Yi, who was born in a poor family, can fully understand the hardships and hardships of the people at the bottom of the Shengyuan Continent.
The oppression, exploitation by the nobles, and the pressure of various taxes and military service are like mountains pressing hard on countless poor people, making them breathless.
Clenching his fists tightly, Lin Yi secretly vowed that one day he would break this status quo, so that all the poor people on the entire continent can live a free and prosperous life, and no longer have to worry about survival.
"Paro, go get some food and distribute it to the villagers!" Seeing this, Lin Yi no longer hesitated and ordered Paro to take out the food and distribute it to many villagers.
Lin Yi's move immediately won the favor of all the villagers. Everyone's eyes were full of gratitude and excitement. They had been living a poor life. When had they ever seen such rich food? Everyone was amazed.
It was a burst of devouring, and I almost swallowed my tongue.
Ordinary white bread and sausages are undoubtedly the most delicious food in the world in the eyes of all the villagers. Everyone's face is full of satisfaction. It would be great if they could eat a piece of white bread every day.
Feeling the grateful eyes of the villagers and the happy and contented smiles on their faces, Lin Yi suddenly had an inexplicable impulse in his heart, that is, to stay here to protect these kind villagers from the demons.
"Thank you for the food, sir. I don't know why you are here. If there is anything I can do to help, please just ask. I will do my best to help you!" At this moment, a white-haired man in his eighties came.
The old man slowly came to Ji Yi with a cane and said respectfully.
"Old man, you're welcome. We are here to avoid the demons. It's no longer safe here. I'd better take the villagers to evacuate!" Seeing this, Lin Yi hurriedly stepped forward to help the old man, with a worried look on his face.
said.
Lin Yi then explained the cruelty and terror of the devil to the old man in detail. After hearing what Lin Yi said, the old man was horrified. Although he had little knowledge, he had heard about the cruelty and terror of the devil. After all, he had experienced the cruelty and terror of the devil in the past countless years.
, every few hundred years the demons from the abyss will launch an invasion war.
The names of demons can make a three-year-old baby cry, and the elite soldiers who have experienced hundreds of battles change their color. Even orcs who are fearless of death will be afraid when facing demons and dare not fight against them.
"Sir, is this true? The devil has invaded again. What should I do?" After hearing this, the old man's face suddenly turned pale, and his expression was full of deep despair and fear.
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For ordinary people like them, there is only one way to die in this troubled world. Even if they don't encounter demons, they will die in wars and bandits or at the hands of other sub-human races. You must know that there are many races in the Holy Yuan Continent who are...
Food for humans.
This is true for ferocious orcs, treacherous gnolls and insidious goblins. For countless years in the past, these sub-human races have been coveting the vast territory and resources of mankind, and will launch large-scale wars every few decades.
A war of aggression, entering human territory and killing and looting wantonly.
But every time it ends in failure. The power of human beings is not something that these races can offend casually. However, even so, human beings still suffer huge losses every year. After all, a large number of elite warriors and a large amount of resources are killed in every war.
Thinking of the terror and cruelty of these sub-human races, the old man felt even more despair and a feeling of despair. Suddenly, the old man's eyes lit up and he looked at Ji Yi in front of him.
"Sir, please save us, please save us poor people. We can work as cows and horses for you. I just ask you to take us in and don't let us get hurt!" The old man suddenly knelt on the ground with tears streaming down his face.
He said, with a look of desolation and helplessness on his face.
"Old man, please get up quickly. What are you doing? If you have anything to say, you can talk about it first when you get up!" Seeing this, Lin Yi was shocked and hurriedly helped the old man up, with a look of admiration on his face.
He has made up his mind to stay and protect these villagers from the demons, even if it means death.
"Paro, you go, I have decided to stay and protect the villagers. You go back to the Holy Mountain first. I will go back to the Holy Mountain when everything settles down here!" After thinking about all this, Lin Yi said firmly with a face full of determination.
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"What! Sir, what are you talking about? How can you stay here? You must know that the demon army will come here soon. By then, everything here will be destroyed. These humans cannot escape the fate of death. Your identity
How can such a noble person risk his life!"
After hearing this, Paro's expression suddenly changed and he hurriedly spoke to stop him. At the same time, a group of temple knights also tried to persuade him, to the effect that he should let Ji Yi think carefully and not take risks.
However, no matter how they tried to persuade Ji Yi to insist on his own ideas, Paro and others were speechless for a while. They couldn't understand why Ji Yi had to stay and protect a group of wastes. Yes, in the eyes of Paro and others, these villagers were just some
Just humble ants.
"Since you are unwilling to go with us, Lord Saint, we have no choice but to retreat first. After we return to the Holy Mountain, we will report the matter to the Pope in detail. At that time, the Pope will definitely send an archbishop to take you back.
Please take care of yourself!"
After seeing that his repeated persuasion was fruitless, Paro let out a long sigh, and then he no longer hesitated and led a group of temple knights to leave the small village and walk towards the distance.
Looking at the retreating figures of Paro and others, Lin Yi breathed a sigh of relief. Without the obstruction of these people, many of his plans could be implemented.
As long as these plans are successful, both their own strength and power will be greatly increased, and they can better survive in this troubled world and gain higher status and power.