The best house in the village is still the village chief's home, which seems to be a common thing in this world. However, this house has now been occupied by this group of private soldiers, and the former leader is staying in it. In the room
There was simple food on the only table and a small wooden wine barrel, which were probably used to serve the leader.
"Two nuns, please take a seat. If you need anything, just ask us. We will satisfy you if we can. I still have something to do, so I won't disturb you two."
The leader moved the only two stools in the house for us (excluding the one he was sitting on before), and then "considerately" plastered them with his hands. But he only did this, and then he
He ordered his men to keep an eye on us, while he made excuses and ran out.
"Amy, it's time to take action now. You haven't come up with any solution. If you don't take action, those villagers will be dead. You won't just watch from the sidelines, right?"
Yanghua looked at me calmly, but the tone in her head was very anxious.
"Of course I won't just watch, but there is still time now, let me think about it again."
I responded calmly.
"What are you thinking about! Those guys were almost done moving when we came here. If we delay for a while, they will start killing people!"
"I bet they won't kill anyone."
"Betting? You actually bet with human life?"
"No, I don't think they're going to kill anyone, and I'm pretty sure of it."
"Why!"
"Because we are here, it is better to do less than to do more."
"Are you kidding! People obviously don't take us seriously, but you actually expect our clothes to scare them? Oh, it's so annoying! I want to change to a set of armor right now, so that no one dares not listen to what I say.
Got it!"
"Yanghua, why do you think these people came to the village?"
"You actually ask such a mentally retarded question? Isn't it just burning, killing and looting!"
"To be precise, it was looting, and burning and killing was just incidental."
"By the way? Haha~ Amy, you have become so cold when you speak."
"I'm not talking nonsense about Yanghua. Think carefully about their identity and the motivations for their behavior that are consistent with this identity."
"Their identity? They are the lackeys of the lord!"
"Then what will the lackeys do?"
"Of course you can do whatever the master tells you to do!"
"Then for the lord here, what does he care about most, the food supplies in the village, or these healthy people."
"...You mean that the main purpose of this group of lackeys is to grab food. Killing people is only a secondary task and can be done or not. They are going to run away anyway, and the lives of these people have no impact on them."
"That's what I just meant. They are not church knights who obey orders unconditionally, but private soldiers who work for money. Cleaning up the village is not a necessary task, especially with us here."
"Then he was so tough on you just now?"
"Because I'm not just trying to stop them from killing, I'm trying to stop them from looting."
"That's right! So as long as we sit here obediently and don't interfere with their robbery, then they don't need to take risks to kill us. They may even worry about our identity, grab the things and leave directly!"
"Exactly."
"But these are just your conjectures, Amy! What if they are unwilling to give up? What if they still want to kill!"
"Then let's take action. With my speed, I can knock down the villagers before their knives hit them."
"But then our power would be exposed!"
"I can go faster so that no one can see clearly what it is."
"Okay, but at least we have to keep a close eye on them. We can't just sit here stupidly!"
"Well, let's go to the window and watch. As long as we don't do anything extra and just monitor, then they should be able to do a lot of things."
After that, I got up and walked to the window with Bai Yanghua. It was called a window, but it was actually a hole covered by a wooden board. Lifting the wooden board would open the window.
Hearing the movement on our side, the private guard guarding the gate immediately ran over to check. However, due to our status, he did not dare to say anything more. He just asked us what we needed. Of course I replied that there was no need, just to urge them.
Whether the material collection work was carried out in an orderly manner. I said these words very loudly to ensure that most of the people and the leader could hear them, showing that I had no intention of interfering with their plundering.
This time, my judgment seemed to be correct. After hearing my words, the leader ordered his men to speed up the progress. At the same time, he no longer threatened and intimidated the poor villagers, and even asked his men to be "polite" when moving things. It was obvious.
, he has decided to give up massacring the village and plans to leave after taking the things.
Bai Yanghua and I kept monitoring them until the afternoon. During this period, the girl didn't say a word nonsense. She stared at the group of private soldiers guarding the villagers the whole time. She was very dedicated.
Fortunately, these guys really chose to leave after moving their things. Before leaving, the leader pretended to say goodbye to us, saying that the village would be left to us. Anyway, Baiyanghua and I are just two women.
, carrying heavy luggage and having no transportation, they would definitely not be able to catch up with them on horseback. Moreover, they did not reveal to us who they were, so even if we wanted to complain to the church, there was no way for us to do so. One more thing
It would be better to do one less thing. This village with only healthy residents has no meaning to them anymore, and it doesn't matter if it is left to us.
"They really left, taking away almost all the supplies in the village."
Baiyanghua reached out and pulled a wooden box used to store grains to the ground, and only five or six grains fell out.
"But they didn't take away the most important thing, so they couldn't live long in this world."
I moved my hands at an incredible angle to open the backpack cover, and Ye Sha's little head poked out from inside, looking at the surroundings like a commander scouting the enemy. The child's inability to speak sometimes turned out to be a problem.
It's a good thing, she kept silent and hid in her backpack just now, but she might have fallen asleep.
"Yes, we didn't give them antibodies, so they can't resist the plague."
Baiyanghua said suddenly.
"It would be nice if they would listen to me and not be so greedy. What a shame~ha~"
I sneered.
"What's a pity? Didn't you deliberately not mention this?"
Bai Yanghua frowned.
"Yes, why, do you think I'm hypocritical or cruel?"
"No, I don't think they deserve this gift either. The lord gave them the order to plunder, but he didn't personally supervise it. There was absolutely room for manipulation. But they still chose to plunder everything without leaving anything behind.
Go, even kill all these villagers, what else can this be but evil? Evil should be eliminated, whether it is by us or by the plague, it is the same."
Bai Yanghua shook her head and put on a sad expression.
"Perhaps they are just worried that they will starve to death on the road if they take less. Perhaps they have been taught from an early age that healthy people are not human beings and are lower than animals and do not need mercy at all. Perhaps they think they are doing something very special.
We are partners of justice."
"I know that education and growth environment will determine a person's thoughts and outlook... But Amy, people are intelligent and emotional creatures who can think, empathize, and imagine things we have never experienced.
Can't they see the thin bodies of those villagers? Can't they see the frightened and desperate eyes? The villagers can also talk, and they don't have wings or horns. They all look like humans. Can't they notice? Why do they feel at ease?
Accept that Jianmin is not human? Why can't they feel the pain of the villagers? Why do they do all this without any guilt? Is it because they can't, don't want to, or don't need to? People may not be able to help themselves when living in this world.
Doing wrong things, but at least we must know what is wrong and should not exist. Even I like to eat meat, when I eat meat, I know that my behavior is predatory to the animal being eaten.
Killing is cruel and bloody. I will never take eating meat as a natural thing just because I am a human being. I can eat other animals without being eaten by animals just because the human group is stronger. It is not the case at all.
What kind of innate iron law set by the gods?"
"Yanghua, you are indeed much smarter than me. You understand these principles so quickly."
"What?"
"Congratulations, you are already half a goddess."