The result was disappointing. Only two old people were willing to go to the stone castle with Elizabeth.
There is no doubt about the strength that Yang Fei has shown, and he can definitely protect everyone properly, but he kills people too quickly, and he seems to be ruthless and accustomed to this. Yes, even if he kills a bad guy, killing too quickly will cause problems.
The discomfort of good people (honest people), power is a double-edged sword. It is good to be sharp when dealing with enemies, but it is bad to be sharp when dealing with one's own people.
Yang Fei and Elizabeth were too young, and they did not have any sense of stability or gentleness about caring for others. They did not show much patience when dealing with these refugees, and they appeared to be tough and impatient. The refugees were afraid that they would be harmed if they followed them, so they still
Having just snatched them away, eaten their food, and worn their clothes further proved that the two of them could not be trusted.
So why does the old man stay? - Because of selflessness.
If these two old men continued to follow their children, sharing the limited food and consuming limited resources, they would most likely be a drag on the children. So they simply found an excuse to stay in order to reduce the burden on the family.
Yang Fei watched the group of refugees disappear with cold eyes, because they left quickly with only a few "perfunctory" words to the old man, with almost no nostalgia. The south has been fighting with orcs all year round, and the society is in turmoil. Ethics and life and death are relatively indifferent.
Fighting with heaven and earth and fighting with people
Fighting, it is common for widows to remarry. As long as the children and grandchildren are not cut off, there will be hope for everything. Yang Fei disagrees with this concept. He feels unfair for the old people. The old people have devoted their whole lives to the family. In the end,
But was ruthlessly abandoned...
Elizabeth divided the uneaten food into eight portions and gave two of them to the two old people.
"I am Elizabeth, please remember my name. I said I will take you to the stone castle! I will divide the food into two parts now. One part is today's 'food', which has been handed over to you, and the other part is in your hands."
Part of it is not the rations for me and my brother, but the "reserve food". You will get a certain amount of food from the reserve food every day. It is up to me to decide how much, but I can guarantee you that the food that my brother and I eat
, it will definitely not be more than you, and I will maintain relative fairness."
The two old men nodded, and suddenly felt that these two young people were okay, but the sun was still growing and there was so little food, it was hard to say whether they could persist...
Elizabeth added: "Also, I want to collect your basic information, including name, gender, age, place of origin and professional expertise. Now is an extraordinary period, and only if everyone works for me and I work for everyone can we survive. I will base it on the actual situation
You are required to do something every day. If you do it, your daily ration will be increased. If you fail to do it, your daily ration will not be reduced. If you fail to do so for three consecutive days, your daily ration will be reduced as appropriate."
The two old men thought for a while, it was appropriate to live under someone else's roof, so they could only nod.
So the group life began, and Elizabeth showed unprecedented courage. She didn't feel embarrassed or undecisive in ordering the old man. The two old men were unhappy at first, but most of the food was collected by Yang Fei and Elizabeth. They have short cannibals.
The simplest mentality prompted them to comply.
Traveling was secondary, food came first, and not starving to death was the fundamental priority. Gradually, the number of people in the team increased. Most of them were poor people, because Elizabeth did not allow them to have private belongings other than clothes, so they accepted and joined.
If you don't accept it, then say goodbye. The rules are very simple and rude, so people with relatively rich private wealth basically refuse to go with them.
Everyone is tired and hungry, but they can all get food to survive. It is the role of this life-saving food that binds everyone together and keeps moving forward.
Yang Fei rescued more and more humans from orcs and humans, and the team suddenly reached more than thirty people. On this day, a thirty-year-old middle-aged man who called himself Gurian came to the door.
"It is indeed Elizabeth..." The man said with an predictably cautious look on his face: "Sage Ronis said that you were born as a woman, but you have a strong head, and you will have a great future in the future, and as expected..."
Elizabeth asked doubtfully: "Do you know me?"
"Of course." The man put his hands on his waist and said, "I met you when you were this tall. Your father and I were both assistants to the affairs officer. I was also his junior, and we have always kept in touch with each other in private."
When she thought of Cézanne, Elizabeth's eyes gleamed. The father who had been caring for her for more than ten years was no longer there...
Gurian said: "You are doing something very high-profile this time. Many people along the way said they had seen you and said that there was a little girl who called herself a duchess and was deceiving people everywhere. If I hadn't known about this secret, I wouldn't have come here.
I’m sorry for you.”
Elizabeth quickly collected her overflowing emotions and asked calmly: "Why did you come to me specifically?"
Gulian finally came to his senses. "Do you know what is happening now?"
Elizabeth naturally shook her head.
Not far away, Yang Fei, who was using the wind element to eavesdrop, quietly pricked up his ears.
But Gulian spread his hands and said, "To be honest, I don't know either."
"Do you believe I'm going to beat you!?" Yang Fei was used to being arrogant as one of the leaders during this period, so he couldn't help but burst out.
Gurian was shocked and asked quickly: "Who is this..."
"Simon! Simon Uzbank!"
Yang Fei and Elizabeth were suddenly startled.
Elizabeth was shocked that Yang Fei was hiding his name. She looked at Yang Fei puzzledly. Since he wanted to hide his name, why didn't he communicate with her in advance?
Yang Fei was surprised that this name was not called out by him at all! He lowered his head and looked at his chest. The white mouse Mia was huddled in his clothes and repeated in a low voice: "The noble Lord Simon Uzbank, the sinner.
Yang Fei is wanted by the royal family and cannot be seen in public. Please use this name for now."
Yang Fei glared at her bitterly, raised his head and shouted to Gurian: "Just call me Simon!"
Elizabeth quickly explained. "He is my godbrother. It is thanks to him that I survived."
Gurian smiled and nodded: "As expected of Elizabeth, who has been approved by the sages. She has noble people to help her wherever she goes. This little brother is handsome and has an extraordinary appearance. He is as eye-catching as standing out from the crowd in the crowd.
You are not an idle person."
He said to Yang Fei and Elizabeth: "To be honest, I do not have a complete grasp of the situation, but I have confirmed that the orcs invaded the southern land in large numbers. All the outposts set up by the Duke were destroyed, and the number of orcs involved is probably around 100,000.
above."
"One hundred thousand!?" Elizabeth couldn't believe it. "This is impossible! The messenger who broke into the courtyard that day clearly said it was ten thousand..."
She woke up with a start when she said this. The veteran messenger said tens of thousands, not ten thousand...
Gurian showed an intriguing smile.
"I thought it was impossible at first, but if the legendary demon king can be resurrected and brave men can appear, then nothing is impossible in this world."
Yang Fei came over and stood next to Elizabeth. Seeing that the relationship between the two was unusual, Gurian continued to speak: "Your rigid father may not have told you that the Duke of the South actually has only about 10,000 regular troops, and the rest are all used
The militiamen are making up their numbers. If the Duke can't protect himself in the face of the orcs coming like a tide, how can he protect the people and regain the lost territory?"
Ten thousand, one hundred thousand.
Yang Fei had only been exposed to these two numbers in games. In his eyes, these were just numbers. But these two numbers were running rapidly in Elizabeth's mind, making her head feel hot!
Gurian said to them firmly: "Don't go to the Stone Castle. The Duke's family has been enemies of the orcs for generations. The orcs hate it to the core. The Stone Castle must have been completely surrounded by the orcs."
Yang Fei said annoyed: "Then where can we go?"
"You can go anywhere, not to Stone Castle..." Elizabeth already had sweat on her forehead, and she said, "The Duke is no longer able to clean up this mess."
Gurian nodded and took the opportunity to say, "Actually, I have a place to recommend. I wonder if you are interested."