"According to the map, it's about an hour and a half's walk from here to Almori Village..." Tio said.
"If you take the next bus, considering the waiting time... it should take half an hour..."
"In comparison, walking over is not more efficient..."
Ellie: "I see, if you calculate it like this, it does compare... And there is a stone road in front of my sister's Almorica village that overlooks the pastoral scenery..."
"It might be a good idea to experience the feeling of hiking on the way..."
"Okay...there are monsters on that street, are you two okay...?" Lloyd said.
"Well... you said that... but so far we have been to the underground space and defeated a lot of monsters..." Ellie said.
"And I also need to test the magic wand... It's better to be able to do some actual combat..." Tio said.
"I understand... Since you said so, let's go..." Lloyd said.
Ellie: "Well... let's go... Haha, I'm looking forward to it... If I had known this, I would have prepared some lunch boxes..."
Tio: "....Indeed...."
"But we should be able to reach the village before noon, let's have lunch there..."
Lloyd thought that if they were exhausted, he would take good care of them later...
Soon we reached a fork... Lloyd said: "Almorica Village goes north from here, right..."
Randy: "Well...turn left from here and go north and you should be there..."
Ellie: "This... is really more tiring than imagined..."
"Well...it's a bit unexpected..." Tio said.
"After all, there are monsters wandering on the road. It seems that he is really tired..." Lloyd said.
"Oh, let's take a rest..." Randy said.
"I...should be able to hold on...what about you, Tio?" Ellie said,
"Although I really want to say that I am about to die...but I was the one who suggested walking, so I think I'd better stick to it..." Tio said.
"Really..." Lloyd said.
"Anyway, if you can't hold on any longer, brother, I will carry you...or do you want to ride on my neck..." Randy said.
"No need... I'm not that naive... Now, Randy, you won't be happy even if you carry me..." Tio said.
"That's right... Of course I prefer a curvy figure... Wait... I didn't have any intention of carrying you..."
Randy said.
Ellie: "Haha..." She looks disgusted.
"Haha... Anyway, let's move on..." Lloyd said.
"We still have to deal with monsters on the road, so don't be anxious and move forward in a down-to-earth manner... Tio, if you want to take a rest, don't be polite and just say so..."
"Understood..." Tio said.
After walking for a while, I saw an open-air resting place with stone chairs and a stone table.
"It seems to be a resting place..." Randy said.
"Okay, let's take a rest there for a while...The scenery looks good, it's a good place to rest our feet..." Lloyd said.
Ellie: "Yeah..."
Tio said: "I am really saved..."
"Then let's take a rest..." Randy said.
Ellie said: "The wind is so comfortable... Phew, it finally calmed down..."
Tio: "Yeah... I always feel like I'll fall asleep like this..."
"Haha, you guys have worked hard..." Having said that, I brought lemon juice, how does it taste?
Randy said: "The ice has melted, so it's a good time to drink."
Tio: "Yes...it tastes so cold..."
Ellie said: 'Lloyd is still more careful...'
Lloyd said: "Haha..."
"Speaking of which, the scenery here is pretty good...the beautiful pastoral scenery feels like something out of a fairy tale..."
Randy: "Speaking of which, there are buildings that look like ancient ruins scattered everywhere around here... The scenery here is really rare..."
"The decaying medieval buildings seem to have been left intact..." Ellie said.
"I remember there was a battlefield near here..."
Tio: "The battlefield..."
"Well...between the Empire and Kalvard...it is also said that there are ruins of the ancient battlefield not far from here..." Ellie said.
"Ancient battlefield...."
"Oh, it sounds interesting, doesn't it... It's a rare opportunity to come over and take a look...?" Randy said.
Lloyd said: "This doesn't seem appropriate..."
Ellie said: "Well... let's forget it..."
"Randy, please pay attention to the atmosphere..."
Tio said.
"What's wrong, what's wrong...Young people really don't look good...Speaking of which, people who grew up in Crossbell rarely go out of town..." Randy said.
"Generally speaking, you occasionally go for a walk on the streets, right...?"
Lloyd: "No... I rarely go to the streets... After all, basically as long as you are indoors, everything you want is already there..."
"Autonomous prefectures originally lost all trade. Even if they were unable to be self-sufficient, they were still established...Transportation generally relies on railways and airships..."
Ellie said.
"Recently, there are buses again... To be honest, it has been a long time since I relied on my own legs to walk so much..."
Tio: "Although I didn't grow up in Crossbell...but I stayed in the research institute of the consortium for a while, and I haven't gone this far in a long time..."
Randy: "So, is this the so-called disease of civilization..."
"But on the contrary, Lloyd, you don't look very tired..."
"After all, I have received wilderness survival training at the police academy... If anything, Randy, you are amazing. You are indeed a member of the former police team..."
Lloyd said.
"It doesn't look like I'm sweating at all..."
"I'm actually used to it... walking around, hey, the rickshaw is back..."
Randy said: "Where is the guided vehicle for the return trip..."
"In an instant, the truth beckoned and the bus took us back..." Tio said.
"If I sit on it... all the hard work of walking here will be in vain... Anyway, if I work harder, I think it won't be long to walk from here to the village..."
Lloyd said.
"Um, yeah..." Ellie said.
"I see...."
Randy said: "Let's go..."
Then we finally arrived at the village of Almauri....
Lloyd said: "This is it...Ellie and Tio, are you okay..."
Ellie: "Well... I took a rest just now..."
Tio: "I'm okay too... Speaking of which, this village is really beautiful..."
The rural scenery is quite nice and beautiful...the air is also very fresh, with the fragrance of soil and flowers...
"Yes, it's such a beautiful place...and it seems to have a sweet fragrance..." Ellie said.
"Could it be that this is the scent of honey..."
Randy: "Really...Look at the honey box opposite..."
Tio said: "From the information in the database, honey seems to be one of the specialties of Almorica Village..."
"Because the quality is extremely high... we will also export to surrounding countries..."
"Yes, I've heard of it, but it's also very popular in grocery stores...it's completely natural and delicious..." Lloyd said.
"Is there really a big difference between mastering theoretical knowledge and personal experience..." Ellie said.
"What's wrong...Ellie..." Lloyd said.
"No...it's nothing..." Ellie said.
"Speaking of which, it's a bit unimaginable that such a peaceful place would be attacked by monsters..."
Randy said: "hYes...such a leisurely and beautiful village..."
Tio: "According to the records of the security team...it seems that I once asked the village chief about the situation..."
"Okay, let's go and listen to what the village chief has to say first..." Lloyd said.
Ellie: "Where is the village chief's home..."
Lloyd said: "You can find out if you ask around..."
Soon several people came to the village chief's house...
The village chief was talking to a man with purple hair.
"Thanks to you... I have done a good business... Please take care of me in the future..."
"Thank you for your consideration...but do you agree with the price...it's much higher than others..."
"Don't worry about this, I will make enough profit... You don't have to worry about this..."
"That's it. Thank you for taking care of me. Next time you can bring your children and wife to play... I will entertain you warmly..."
"Then farewell..." After the purple-haired man left.
Lloyd said: "This seems to be a businessman..."
Ellie said: 'Yeah...'
"What's the matter with you?" the village chief asked.
Lloyd: "Excuse me..."
Ellie said: Are you the mayor of this village...?"
"Yes, that's right. My name is Toruda. Are you tourists or...?" Toruda said.
Lloyd said: "No... we are actually here to investigate the Warcraft rebellion that occurred in this village..."
"Oh... it's about that matter... The security team also came to investigate last time... but nothing was found out... I'm relieved that you guerrillas can come here to investigate.
....."
Toruda said.
"I'm sorry... We didn't make it clear... We are not guerrillas, we are investigators belonging to Crossbell's Special Agent Support Division..."
"Oh, that's it... let's sit down and take a look..." Toruda said.
Afterwards, the village chief invited the four people to sit down and said: "Sorry, I made a mistake just now... After all, the police rarely come to this village... but guerrillas have come several times..."
Lloyd: "That's right..."
"That uncle... is so popular, but he still does his duty..." Randy said.
"Then...Chief of Toruda Village...the purpose of our coming is just as we said before..." Ellie said.
"Can you please describe it again? The situation of the loss...?" Lloyd said.
Toruda: "Well...I know...it happened three weeks ago, that night happened to be the new moon...a group of monsters sneaked into the village and made a mess of the crops..."
"Every household's poultry and fruit and wheat were spoiled..."
Lloyd said: "I remember it said... there were no witnesses..."
"Well, unlike Crossbell City, this village goes to night very early... Everyone has to get up early to do farm work, so almost everyone is asleep at that time..." Toruda
explain.
"When everyone woke up in the morning, they found the footprints of the monster, and then they knew they had been harmed..."
Lloyd said: "That's it..."
"It took everyone to confirm that it was a wolf-type monster...?" Tio said.
"Well... because the shape of the remaining footprints is that of a canine... the security team happened to come over for inspection that day..."
"As a precaution, the police also searched the surrounding area..."
"But no traces of the wolf-shaped monster were found... So it's consistent with the police report..." Ellie said.
Toruda said: "Well, that's what happened... From the next three weeks until today, there have been no more murders..."
"To be honest, we all thought this wouldn't happen...but we didn't expect that the same thing would happen in other places..." Toruda said.
Lloyd said: "Yes..."
Randy said: "But...even though it has been confiscated and attacked, the village still looks...very peaceful..."
"Because every household suffered only minor damage..." Toruda said.
"Is that so..." Lloyd said.
"Well... I think we lost about 1OW Mira in total... But no matter what, we did lose..." Toruda said.
"The losses suffered by everyone in the business just discussed have been basically offset..."
Lloyd said: "Really..."
"Are you talking about the guest just now..." Tio said. (To be continued)