Chapter 30 There must be something strange in this village
Chapter 30 There must be something fishy about this village
David's original archery skills could only be considered adequate, which would be enough for hunting. Even if he could practice rapid shooting, he could only be considered a good young hunter.
Not to mention the elite archers of Iron Tree Castle, even compared with experienced old hunters like Addis, they are not on the same level, let alone Laura who can destroy the Brotherhood of the Sun with a hunting bow group.
But since he got the talent for archery, David's strength in bow and arrow has been continuously improving - he has experienced firsthand what it means to be overwhelmed by talent. The results of several years of hard training are not as good as the improvement that can be achieved by practicing casually after getting the talent.
big.
Nowadays, when David picks up a bow and arrow, his body seems to have an instinctive feeling, telling him how to hit the target better. In addition, when he is fully focused, the target will become as if in slow motion, even if the opponent is at high speed.
While moving, there is no way to escape his aiming lock.
What's more, his trump card is far more than excellent archery. Even if the orc did not die under David's arrow and successfully rushed in front of Maloney, David could still stop and kill the guy. After all, he
The biggest killing move is the Holy Light spell, especially the Holy Fire, which is very lethal and is David's current trump card.
This time he was not given the opportunity to show the sacred fire. After shooting the orc, Hackett was relieved when he saw this scene from a distance. At the same time, he realized that if he wanted to make up for his previous mistakes, he had to do it as soon as possible.
Just destroy these hateful enemies.
He adjusted his direction again and rushed towards the few people in the melee. The elite soldiers had the upper hand with their skillful cooperation. Hackett's addition was the last straw that broke the enemy's back.
But unfortunately, they were not able to eliminate all these guys. Under the cover of his companions and the giant wolf, one of the 'orcs' climbed onto a giant wolf and ran away towards the east.
At the end of the battle, four enemies riding giant wolves escaped with three deaths, and their mounts also suffered three deaths and one escape. However, there were no casualties on the human side, and only two soldiers were slightly injured - this made David very upset.
Marvel.
When the cavalry of the two sides clashed, the four warriors except Hackett were all knocked off their horses by the opponent's weapons. They were not seriously injured under the impact, and they were even able to defeat the orcs who were much stronger than themselves on the flat ground...
…these warriors were much more physically fit than David thought.
From Maloney's point of view, David may be the illegitimate son of a certain noble family, and the elders in the family take good care of this illegitimate son, so they arranged for David to join the development team and let him obtain a territory of his own through legal and reasonable means.
"In the coming days, I will definitely not let you down." Knight Hackett almost swore, and he was really prepared to work hard and strive to win the victory just now in the next period of time.
Erase the bad impression created.
"This is Tirion Fordring." David thought for a moment and added: "He is the lumberjack from the village."
Here comes the point, what benefits can you or your family get? Maloney fell into deeper thinking.
Although he was far away, everyone present could clearly see that this man had a very strong physique, even stronger than Hackett and the other elite warriors.
While David was speaking, a strong man walked out of the wooden house. He seemed to have noticed them in the distance and stood on the edge of the village looking over here.
What else? Maybe just David himself?
As a result, before they knew it, they had arrived at Winter Village.
Not to mention that this kind of giant wolf also has good fighting power. They have just seen how these giant wolves cooperate with their masters in fighting.
"Is this giant northern wolf common around Iron Tree Fort?"
But the question is how valuable is this thing? Can it be cultivated in large quantities? If the quantity is small, it can only be regarded as a novelty and has little practical value.
"This..." Maloney looked at the quiet village. Could it be that all the people in the village were killed? Otherwise, how could it be so quiet? And not even a single person could be seen?
Maloney was thinking about what to do if Winter Village was really captured or completely destroyed.
"Do you want to 'fund' David to rebuild Winter Village?"
Maloney made this decision mainly because he thought that the group of 'orcs' appeared from the north, and suspected that these guys had discovered and even attacked the Winter Village.
This is the most important specialty product of Winter Village. Before the value of potatoes is widely recognized, no farmer will easily choose an unfamiliar crop to replace the originally grown crops. That is to say, except for Winter Village, there will be no other
The area mainly grows potatoes.
"Sir, ahead is Winter Village."
"David, you must be very worried about your village, right?" Maloney estimated in his mind that the distance to Winter Village should not be very far. It is better to speed up and try to reach Winter Village today, even if it is
Arrived in the evening.
The giant northern wolf? A mount with good combat effectiveness and more adaptable to the northern climate? He didn't think it was impossible to train the giant northern wolf into a mount. Since those ugly giants could do it, why couldn't they?
After driving at full speed, they arrived at Winter Village earlier than expected. At this time, the sun had not completely set. Against the backdrop of the setting sun, Winter Village looked unusually peaceful.
He was looking at several soldiers here. Over there, Knight Hackett was begging Maloney for his wrong judgment, which almost put Lord Maloney Mansfield in danger. As the captain of the escort for this operation,
His performance was totally substandard.
Especially when it was said that "the giant northern wolf is particularly suitable as a mount in the harsh cold environment of the north", Maloney's two men began to record it again, and Maloney even asked David: "Winter Village
Is there such a giant wolf nearby?"
At the same time, there should be more than one family behind David, and that's why Lara Croft appeared here. Otherwise, he really couldn't figure out the reason for a young lady from a noble family to appear in such a remote place.
Although nothing was found from these people, this possibility cannot be ruled out. Of course, it is also possible that another orc team has occupied Winter Village, and this team of cavalry went back to report the news.
Watching several soldiers helping each other check their physical injuries, making sure that no one had any fatal injuries, and then putting their armor back on after briefly treating their injuries, David once again marveled at the physical fitness of these soldiers.
Maloney Mansfield may be very dissatisfied deep down and complains that Hackett is incompetent as the escort captain. But on the surface, he will not say anything, especially not at this time - even if Hackett is
If he didn't perform well this time, he could only let Hackett be responsible for guarding him for the rest of the time.
In this case, it would not be of any benefit to him to criticize Hackett, so even if he was dissatisfied, he would not show it, and would even say a few words of comfort, hoping that Hackett would forget this mistake and do better in the future.
Show your true strength.
"There should be... I saw the corpses of giant wolves like this before when I exterminated giant monsters with my companions in the village." At the same time, he also began to think about whether he could catch a few giant northern wolves and train them to become giant wolves.
Mount? Thinking of riding a giant wolf back and forth in the snowy fields of the north, it seems quite cool.
Of course, these are just his guesses. Maybe he guessed wrong? Although Maloney felt that his judgment was 90% correct, and even if it deviated, it would not deviate too much.
I carefully considered the various resources available in Cold Winter Village: Potatoes, a new crop with a short maturity period and a large yield. It can be eaten as a side dish or as a staple food.
David was soon brought back to reality from his fantasy. After cleaning up the battlefield and simply burying the bodies of several orcs and giant wolves, the team set off again.
"This is the giant wolf of the north." Adis, who pretended to be transparent throughout the whole process and tried not to attract attention, still couldn't control the professional habits he had developed over the years. After a few observations, he could tell the types of these mounts:
"This kind of giant wolf is usually the leader of the wolf pack. It has a larger size than ordinary gray wolves, strong strength and endurance, and good running speed, but I have never seen anyone use this kind of giant wolf as a mount.
"
"Forget it, after all, we are enemies we don't know much about."
Maloney comforted Hackett, and several warriors began to clean up the battlefield—checking the corpses of several enemies and the giant wolf that was their mount.
So regardless of these factors, is David worth ‘investing’?
At first, Addis just had a casual chat with David. Unexpectedly, within a few words, several people including Maloney were attracted.
"When I was young, I could still see them around Iron Tree Fort from time to time. These days, I can no longer see this giant northern wolf. They should be moving further north...that is, in this area!" Addis realized that he
At this time, he was on the plain north of Iron Tree Fort, and he temporarily changed his words: "This kind of giant wolf is not afraid of severe cold. In this cold area, it may be more suitable as a mount than ordinary horses."
David looked at the giant northern wolf a few more times, and he remembered that the pure white giant wolf he had seen in the troll village seemed to be of this species.
"This is..."
Turning to look at David, David immediately explained: "There are not many people in Winter Village now, and there are only two people left in the village."
Maloney, who was on the road again, decided not to camp and rest tonight, but to drive through the night in order to reach Winter Village as soon as possible.
He is not talking nonsense. Since Tirion Fordring chose to settle in Winter Village, the most work he has done is cutting down trees. The wood used in these wooden houses in Winter Village is all Tirion Fordring.
Go to the forest to the north and cut down the trees one by one, and fight back to Winter Village.
"Tirion... Fordring?" Maloney listened to David's introduction and couldn't control his expression. His face was full of weirdness: "What about the other one?"