Xue Hua was also stunned by Kane's name. He still remembered this old woman. Of course, it was a memory from the game in his previous life.
In the previous game, this old woman was the first NPC that the player came into contact with after arriving in Harrogath. In the game scene, her residence was also filled with a large number of injured barbarians.
"Oh, Lord Kane still remembers me, an insignificant old woman... It really makes me feel honored."
A smile appeared on Mara's lips, and she nodded respectfully towards Kane.
"Um...Mr. Kane, do you know her?"
"Well, she was still very young when I visited here, and I certainly never expected that I would see her again under such circumstances."
Kane glanced at Xue Hua, with a look of memories in his eyes.
"I taught her alchemy and herbalism, so when she mentioned it and looked at me, I immediately remembered it."
"Uh...oh, you are really famous all over the world..." Xue Hua rolled his eyes speechlessly. These mature guys can really find friends anywhere...
...
"Ahem... Well, Mara, what happened in the city of Harrogas? Why didn't we see even half a person along the way?"
Kane coughed twice in embarrassment. He ignored Xue Hua's teasing comments and just followed Mara to ask about Harrogas.
"Recently, Baal's demon army has been attacking our fortress. The troops available to the leader are already stretched thin, and the pride of the leader and elders makes them unwilling to accept assistance from others prematurely, so there is no other way.
Everyone in the city who could handle weapons was mobilized to help defend the city.
The only places where there are still people in the city are a few wounded soldiers stations including the old woman and me, the blacksmith shop in Rasuk, Anya's logistics station and the elders' church.
However, the Presbyterian Church basically exists in name only. In a raid on the city launched by the Evil Contractors more than ten days ago, most of the elders sacrificed their lives in order to defend Harrogas.
They used the power of their lives to weave a safe zone near Harrogath, so that people with the evil power of hell can no longer approach our fortress.
Currently, only Nilasek is left alive in the Elder Council, and of course, there is our leader Qualkek."
Mara took a roll of gauze from the table next to him and began to bandage and change the dressing for the wounded soldier who was wailing on the ground.
Her techniques are very skillful and she has a gentle and calm look on her face.
"That's it..." Kane nodded, and the look on his face became much more serious. He didn't expect that the situation in Harrogath would suddenly become so serious.
All the barbarian clan members were sent to the battlefield.
This is something that is very damaging to the foundation of the nation. No tribal leader would make such a decision unless absolutely necessary.
"Just the day before yesterday, in the face of the constant pressure from the demon army and the successive defeats on the frontal battlefield, the leader finally put aside his pride and accepted the assistance of the parliament. However, due to the short time, a large number of reinforcements have not yet arrived, and only a few professionals from other kingdoms have arrived.
After rushing over, they have already cooperated with the original professionals in the city to join the battlefield on the bloody hills, and the leader has also formulated a series of reward and punishment systems for the professionals."
Speaking of this, Mara glanced at Xue Hua and nodded.
"The leader just reminded us last night that Lord Kane might bring a professional to the city today. However, in the early hours of this morning, the demon army outside the city began to attack the bastion again, so there was no time to arrange for someone to go there.
I welcome you two and ask for your forgiveness."
"It's nothing. It's mainly because I'm new to your place and I don't know the way..."
Xue Hua took the cup filled with warm fragrant fruit pulp from Mara and took a sip. The familiar refreshing, sweet, warm and fragrant aroma instantly dispelled the chill in his body.
The barbarian tribe likes to drink strong alcohol and rarely drinks other beverages, but there is still some market here for fragrant fruits, which are specially used to entertain guests and friends from other tribes who are not used to drinking the barbarian tribe's drinks.
However, the fragrant fruits here are all high-mountain fragrant fruit seedlings grown by the barbarians. They are the same variety as the ones that Xue Hua often drank in Rogge Camp after he first came to this world. Naturally, drinking them now has a special feeling of intimacy.
"It's good that you two don't blame me. My place is very messy, old lady, and I'm afraid I'm neglecting our distinguished guests. Please bear with me for a while. When the wind and snow outside subside, how about I ask my granddaughter to send you two to our leader?"
Mara nodded with a kind smile, turned around and wanted to pull two stone stools over for Xue Hua and Kane to sit down, but found that there was almost no room for people to stand in the hall. Where was there room to sit?
So I could only apologize to Xue Hua and Kane with some embarrassment.
"You don't have to be like this. We are not distinguished guests. These soldiers were injured while protecting their homes and families. Compared with them, we won't lose a piece of meat even if we stand for a while longer."
Xue Hua shook his head and signaled to Mara that there was no need to do this. The scene in front of him was shocking. Among the injured young barbarians in the hall, many had broken hands and feet. These people were not professionals or mercenaries. There were no broken hands or feet.
There's a way to grow it back.
While a few people were talking, the wind and snow outside the house slowly subsided. Mara changed the gauze for the two wounded soldiers who had broken their legs. He looked up and looked outside, and then shouted to the inner room: "Mi."
Na!"
A girl wearing a fur coat, the scarf on her chest was full of medicine stains, and holding a hammer in her right hand opened the door curtain and came out.
Her face has the childish look of a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl. Although her barbarian bloodline makes her tall, everyone can tell that she is a little girl who has not yet reached adulthood.
"The wind and snow outside have stopped. You can take these two distinguished guests to see the leader."
"But, grandma, the medicine in the pot..."
"Leave me alone, don't worry, it'll be fine."
"Well, okay, then I'll go and come back quickly."
Mina nodded, pulled off her apron, ran to Xue Hua and Kane in two steps, grabbed their hands and ran out.
"Let's go quickly, there are still many things waiting for me to do in the wounded station!"
"Mina! Don't be naughty!"
Mara was afraid that her disrespect to Kane and Xue Hua would offend them, so she followed behind and warned them repeatedly.
"Don't worry, grandma, I know!"
However, when Mina's voice came again, it was already far away.
"This girl has the same reckless temper as her father. She just hopes she won't get into trouble... Sigh..."
Mara shook his head, but he suddenly remembered something sad, and the expression on his face suddenly dimmed.
She sighed softly, turned around and walked into the house, closing the door gently with her backhand.
Before closing the door, a faint sigh slowly floated out from the crack in the door.
"Hank, Fanny, Mina is very good and sensible, you don't have to worry about her.