Chapter 485 A-cho who swears sovereignty and the man who lives with the flame 【Explosion 1W3】
Thanks to the leader [L5??]!
Today's chapter is actually somewhat of a supplemental update.
Book friend [L5??] became the ally of this book almost half a month ago.
But I have been delaying the update that should be released...
Today’s chapter can be regarded as an explosive update to make up for the birth of the new alliance leader!
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Before entering Qina Village, the villagers of Qina Village warned Skulucci not to walk around the village at will.
Because the villagers of Qina Village did not allow Skulucci to move around the village, Skulucci could not look for Ogata and the others at all.
After thinking hard for a moment, Scrooge could only sigh helplessly:
"We have no choice but to find someone to help us find people and bring a message... Let Aiyaka and the couple come to our camp to find us later... (Lucia language)"
"Hello!"
Skulucci shouted to the two middle-aged men in front of him who had just been sent by the village chief Chepke to lead them out of the village:
"Can you speak Japanese?"
The two middle-aged men looked at each other for a while.
Then one of them nodded, and then said in broken Japanese:
"I can barely speak."
"Can you help me go to the pair of Ayaka and the two Japanese who entered the village at the same time as me?" Skulucci said, "Tell them that my camp is located to the east of the village. If
If they have time tonight, I hope they will come to my camp to find me."
"I want to catch up with Aiyaka, whom I haven't seen for a long time, and... I have a question for the Kazuto couple."
When he said "I have a question for the Kazuto couple," Scrooge emphasized his tone for some unknown reason.
After saying that, Skulucci took out a knife from his arms and handed it to the middle-aged man.
"As long as you are willing to help, I will give you this as a reward."
Scrooge pulled the knife out of its sheath, revealing its sharp blade.
Looking at the gleaming blade and the beautiful scabbard, the middle-aged man swallowed.
After only a moment of hesitation, the middle-aged man succumbed to the beautiful knife and nodded vigorously: "I understand. I will help you find Aiyaka and the pair of Japanese, and help you pass on the message."
"...Boss Scrooge." At this time, Avger suddenly said, "The reason why you want to find that couple is because you want to inquire about the whereabouts of your benefactor?"
"Of course." Scrooge said without hesitation, "Besides looking for the whereabouts of my benefactor, what other questions do I need to ask those two Kazuto people I don't know at all?"
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Ogata was stunned for a long time before finally coming back to his senses.
Before Ogata could say anything, the old woman suddenly put her arms around the shoulders of the girl wearing an orange headband standing next to her, and then said quickly in Ainu again:
“￥%#&*%￥#@%#￥.(Ainu language)”
Ogata once again looked at Ayaka for help.
"The old woman said: This is her granddaughter Ashley. She has just celebrated her 14th birthday and is at the most suitable age for marriage."
Ogata turned to look at the girl wearing an orange headband - that is, Ashley.
Ashley's face was now as red as blood. She looked at her grandmother and then at Ogata, looking at a loss.
Ashley is a person who is easily shy and blushes easily.
I have no resistance to topics related to the love between men and women.
Just hearing other people talk about similar topics would make Ashley's face turn red.
Grandma suddenly recommended her to someone she didn't know or was familiar with, which made Ashley's face feel as hot as if it was about to smoke.
Not only was Ashley at a loss, but her three friends and her mother were also in a state of confusion.
"This mother-in-law! What are you talking about!"
Atachi, who was originally standing next to Ogata, suddenly "flashed" in front of Ogata at a speed that seemed like teleportation.
He used his own body as a wall to separate Ogata, Ashley and others.
"Why do you suddenly introduce your granddaughter to others for no reason and then ask someone to be your grandson-in-law?"
Aiyaka translated Atachi's words to Ashley's grandmother.
After Ayaka finished translating, grandma babbled a lot of Ainu language that was no different from a spell in Ogata's ears.
"The old woman said: She has never seen a man with such a powerful possessed god."
Ayaka translated word for word for Ogata and the others.
"This is the first time in her life that she has seen such a man."
"She very much welcomes such a man to be her grandson-in-law."
"Possessed god?" Ogata raised his eyebrows.
He had just heard from Ayaka what the so-called "possessed god" was.
——My possessed god is very powerful...?
Ogata couldn't help but touch the back of his neck.
He originally had no interest in the so-called "possessed gods".
But now that he learned from the old woman that his possessed god was very powerful, so powerful that she wanted Ogata to be her grandson-in-law without hesitation, Ogata couldn't help but become curious - his possession
What God is like.
"Aiyaka, can you help me ask my mother-in-law? Help me ask him what my possessed god is like."
Ayaka nodded, and then translated Ogata's question to her grandma, who nodded and answered quickly in Ainu.
"She said: Everyone's possessed god looks different."
Ayaka translated sentence by sentence.
"Your possessed god is in the shape of a flame."
"She has seen the possessed god in the shape of a flame before."
"But the flame behind you is obviously different from the others. The intensity of the fire alone is completely different from the others who also have possessed gods in the shape of flames."
"The raging fire behind you gathered into a pillar of fire, soaring straight into the sky."
"You are the first person to reach this level of fire."
"Fire can bring destruction as well as warmth."
"Only those who are resolute, brave, yet gentle and compassionate will have a possessing god in the shape of a flame."
"So the men who can possess the possessed god in the shape of a flame are basically the best of the best."
"There should be no other person with your level of fire."
"Her granddaughter happens to be of marriageable age."
"So she really wants a man as good as you to be her grandson-in-law."
"You shouldn't be much older than her granddaughter. It's just right to make a couple."
After listening to Aiyaka's translation quietly, Ogata wanted to find a mirror so that he could see what his expression looked like now...
Ogata had heard this type of news many times in his previous life: some elders were worried that their children would not successfully find a good partner, so they frantically promoted their children to others.
Ogata didn't expect that after traveling to the Edo period, he would encounter similar things - and he was one of the protagonists of this incident...
However, when he learned from the old woman that he had such a powerful possessed god, Ogata was surprised and also felt a little happy.
It felt like he had won a 100 million yuan jackpot by buying a lottery ticket. Ogata's right hand unconsciously touched the back of his neck again.
If Ogata didn't feel a little happy and flattered to be praised and appreciated in this way, it would definitely be a lie.
It's just that - he was happy, but Ogata still didn't even think or hesitate at all. He bowed lightly to the old woman, and then said seriously:
"Thank you for your kindness. I am very happy to be so appreciated by you. But I am already a married man. This girl is my wife. I can no longer be your grandson-in-law."
——And your granddaughter and I are not suitable at all based on our age...
After finishing speaking, Ogata silently added this sentence in his heart, but he did not say it out loud.
According to what the old lady just said, her granddaughter just celebrated her 14th birthday - but Ogata is already 22 years old this year.
Although from the outside, Ogata does not seem to be much older than her granddaughter named Ashley, in fact Ogata is 8 years older than her granddaughter.
As soon as Ogata finished speaking, Amachi hugged Ogata's right arm in his arms, as if he was about to declare his sovereignty, in full compliance with what Ogata had just said.
Atachi seems to be a little excited now.
Eager to declare her sovereignty, she held Ogata's right hand too hard in her arms, and Ogata's arm was directly trapped in the valley of Ogata.
The soft touch and the astonishing elasticity that seemed to push Ogata's arm away continued to spread to Ogata's right arm.
However, because I have long been accustomed to this kind of touch, my mood remains the same as usual.
The three girls except Ashley all noticed Ogata's arm that was trapped in the valley.
Although they tried their best to hide it, they still couldn't help but cast a faint look of envy and jealousy towards the peak of A-Machi...
After listening to Ogata's translation, the old woman's face showed a very obvious look of disappointment.
After sighing heavily, he looked at Ogata with a look full of regret - this look was like looking at a pile of huge treasures that were found and lost.
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Although the "marriage recruitment incident" suddenly occurred, after Ogata told the old woman that he was married and had a family, the matter passed so naturally.
After that, Ogata very smoothly asked for clues about Xuanzheng and Xuanzhen from Ashley's family and three of Ashley's friends wearing red, purple, and blue headbands respectively.
The result was very unfavorable - none of them had ever seen a couple whose appearance matched the characteristics of Xuan Zheng and Xuan Zhen.
By the way - the girl named Ashley is probably still recovering from the "recruitment incident" just now. The blush on her face has not gone down, and she has not dared to look at Ogata's face openly.
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He only dared to lower his head and look at Ogata by glancing upward.
After asking about "Xuanzheng, Xuanzhen's whereabouts clues", A-Machi, who was very interested in the matter of possessed gods, asked the old woman what her possessed god looked like.
The old woman looked at A-Machi's back carefully, and then said: "Your possessed god has the shape of a cat."
According to the old lady, generally only women have cat-shaped possessed gods.
Girls with cat-shaped possessed gods have characters that will never obey others, and will be very loyal to their own ideas, and will not easily be interfered with by the outside world.
And girls who have cat-shaped possessed gods are basically not ugly.
After listening to Aiyaka's translation of the cat-shaped possessed god's explanation, Ogata felt that this old woman seemed to be really capable.
What she just said is indeed very similar to Atachi's character.
Atachi has always been a person who is very loyal to her own ideas - when she was in Shiranui, even though other people in Shiranui looked down on firearms, she still studied firearms wholeheartedly.
It was precisely because she would never obey others that she defected to Shiranui instead of returning to Shiranui.
Ogata has always felt that cats are very compatible with Atachi.
I can't explain why, but Ogata just thinks that Omachi and cats are very compatible.
When he learned that his possessed god actually had the shape of a cat, A-Machi also showed a happy expression.
Although Atachi prefers dogs to cats, she doesn't dislike cute cats either.
The cat-shaped possessed god--A-Machi thinks it's okay, and according to the old woman's explanation, her possessed god is not a very bad possessed god.
This also made Amachi feel relieved.
She was quite afraid that the old lady would tell her that her possessed god was in the shape of a caterpillar or something disgusting...
I have asked everything I should and wanted to ask. There is no longer any reason to stay here.
The light coming in through the window was already very dim.
Omiang winked at Aiyaka - let's go.
Ayaka, who understood the meaning of Ogata's eyes, nodded.
Just when Ayaka was about to say that they wanted to say goodbye——
"Hey! Is there anyone there? (Ainu language)"
Suddenly there was a shout outside the house.
Ogata and Atachi didn't understand, so they looked confused.
Aiyaka, Ashley and others looked puzzled.
Ashley's mother quickly got up, ran to the door, and opened the straw curtain that was used to open the door.
Standing outside the curtain is a middle-aged strong man.
After this middle-aged strong man quickly said something to Ashley's mother, Ashley's mother's expression changed.
After the middle-aged man said something to Ashley's mother, he left quickly.
After putting down the straw curtain blocking the door, Ashili's mother quickly returned to where she was sitting, and then said something in Ainu to Ayaka and others present.
As soon as Ashley's mother finished speaking, Aiyaka and others also had the same expression as Ashley's mother just now - their expressions suddenly changed.
"What happened?" Ogata asked Aiyaka.
"...It has something to do with Scrooge." Aiyaka said solemnly.
Aiyaka told Ashley's mother...no, to be precise, he told exactly what Ashley's mother had just heard from the middle-aged man.
It turned out that Scrooge, who suddenly visited this Qina village, came to report a message.
Skulucci told the chief of the village of China that a group of Cossacks planned to plunder everywhere and might set the village of China as one of their targets, so he asked the head of the village of China to make preparations in advance.
The middle-aged strong man just now came to tell Ashley and her family that they should pay attention to safety in the future and be ready to hold a bow to face the enemy at any time.
And when you go out to hunt in the village or do other things later, you must also pay attention to safety.
Finally, Aiyaka said in a deep voice:
"It's troublesome... If there is really a group of white-skinned strangers planning to plunder everywhere... then it is necessary to go back to Kuma Village and tell the people in the village to pay attention to safety..."
When he learned that a group of Cossacks planned to plunder everywhere, Ogata couldn't help but frown slightly in surprise.
At this moment, Ogata heard the girl with a red headband sitting not far away saying in an excited tone:
"Hmph! If there is really a group of strangers who are out of control and plan to rob our village, then we will let them see how powerful we are! (Ainu language)"
After that, the girl with the red headband made a gesture of drawing a bow and shooting an arrow.
"Last year when the gang of gold thieves planned to rob our village, I didn't hit a single enemy! (Ainu language)" said the girl with a purple headband, "If there really was a group of strangers who planned to rob our village, I would
You must shoot down even one enemy every time! (Ainu language)"
After saying that, the girl with the purple headband showed an eager expression.
"What if a group of strangers really come to plunder our village! (Ainu language)" The girl with a blue headband spoke this time, "If we give the incoming strangers a head-on blow, we can make the others
Everyone in the village knows that although there are more women than men in our village now, they are not easy to mess with! (Ainu language) "
Among the four young girls in their prime, only Ashley, who was wearing an orange headband, looked slightly worried and said nothing.
Although Ogata couldn't understand what these three girls were talking about.
But just by looking at their movements and expressions, Ogata could roughly guess what they just said.
Looking at these three girls, Ogata's eyes narrowed slightly, showing a thoughtful look.
Ogata and the others just wanted to say goodbye and leave.
However, their farewells were interrupted due to the sudden interruption of the middle-aged man who came to report the news.
Aiyaka picked up the parting words again and told Ashley and others that they planned to leave first.
Ashley's mother made some symbolic remarks about "staying and having dinner together", but Aiyaka politely rejected them on behalf of Ogata and the others.
Ogata and others stood up and walked towards the door of the house.
Just as he was about to leave the house along the door, Ogata suddenly stopped.
Before Eyaka and Atachi could ask Ogata what was wrong, Ogata said to Ayaka:
"Aiyaka, I have something to say to my mother-in-law and the others."
"Can you translate for me?"
"What are you going to say?" Aiyaka asked.
"Just a simple sentence."
Ogata cleared his throat.
"Help me tell them: Don't underestimate white-skinned strangers. They are quite powerful and are not easy opponents to deal with."
"The weapons used by white-skinned strangers - that is, long tubular weapons, can hit farther than bows and arrows, and are more powerful than bows and arrows. If you really fight them, don't be careless."
After hearing Ogata's words, Ayaka was stunned for a moment, then nodded, and then translated Ogata's words to Ashley and others.
Ashley and others focused their eyes on Ogata with different emotions.
Finally, it was the old woman who spoke first, expressing her gratitude to Ogata for the advice he gave them.
After leaving this reminder to Ashley and the others, Ozu stopped listening and quickly walked out of the house.
After leaving Ashley's house, Ogata couldn't help but look back at the house behind him.
Then he sighed softly.
Although he couldn't understand what those girls just said, he could roughly guess from their movements and tone that they were probably eager to give it a try.
I feel that there is nothing to fear from the Cossacks who may attack. They are just as easy to deal with as the gold thieves who attacked last year, so I feel that I will be able to show off my skills again this time, so that these incoming people and the people in other villages can be well.
Look how powerful they are at Qina Village.
Their civilization level is still in the tribal civilization, and their lives are quite isolated, so they probably don't know how powerful the muskets used by the white-skinned foreigners they talk about are.
They didn't know it clearly, but Ogata knew it very well.
The early muskets were indeed inferior to bows and arrows.
But times have changed.
Muskets have evolved rapidly, and now the Kentucky long rifle has been produced, if used by an expert, it can accurately snipe targets hundreds of meters away.
This kind of rifle, according to Vasili's previous words, is currently installed on a small scale among the Cossacks.
The Cossacks who planned to plunder everywhere most likely also owned such rifles.
Muskets have evolved rapidly, but bows and arrows are still the same.
Today's bows and arrows are no longer a match for muskets.
The overly optimistic and confident attitude of the girls with red headbands made Ogata couldn't help but remind them - don't be careless.
This is the only thing Ogata can do to help them at the moment.
"Finally I found you two, Kazuto. (Ainu language)"
At this moment, a strange voice suddenly sounded from beside Ogata and the others.
Ogata followed the sound.
The speaker was a young man I had never seen before.
The young man walked towards Ogata slowly, then switched to broken Japanese and said to Ogata:
"The red-haired stranger came to me just now and asked me to bring you a message: His camp is located to the east of the village. I hope you can visit his camp if you are free tonight."
"He wants to catch up with Aiyaka, and he has a question for you two."
Ogata raised his eyebrows in surprise, then nodded.
"Well, I understand. Thank you for your message."
After finishing speaking for Skulucci, the middle-aged man walked away.
Just now, Skulucci spent a lot of effort to find Ogata and the others.
Because it was inconvenient for him to move around the village, Skulucci found a villager who could speak Japanese and asked the villager to find Ogata and the others for him, and asked the villager to help Ogata and others on his behalf.
Bring a message.
Skulucci was also very lucky. The young man he found who could speak Japanese was also very enthusiastic. He didn't ask for anything from Skulucci, so he agreed to help Skulucci find someone and send a message.
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After watching the villager who had spoken leave, Ogata muttered:
"Have a question for us?"
As far as Ogata knew, it seemed that this was the first time he met Scrooge.
He could think of no question that Scrooge could ask him.
"Ah." At this time, Ayaka suddenly said softly, "Skullucci may want to get some clues about someone from you."
"Looking for clues about a certain person?" Ogata cast a suspicious look at Ayaka.
"I just remembered it - Scrooge, like you, has been looking for someone."
"When they first visited our village a few months ago, they also inquired about a certain person from our village."
"But I forgot the name of the person he was looking for... I just remember it was Kazuto..."
"That Scrooge is also looking for someone..." Ogata whispered, "What a coincidence."
"Do you want to see that Scrooge now?" Amachi asked at this time.
"...Go and meet him." Ogata nodded, "We have to meet him sooner or later anyway. Since he has invited us now, let's go and meet him."
Scrooge has a question for Ogata and the others.
And Ogata also has questions to ask Scrooge.
Ogata wanted to ask one more question than Scrooge.
Ogata had planned to meet Scrooge.
Scrooge might have valuable information related to clues about Xuanzheng and Xuanzhen.
In addition to asking Skulucci for clues about Xuanzheng and Xuanzhen, Ogata also wanted to ask Skulucci about "purchasing a musket".
In order to purchase the Kentucky Long Rifle for Skulucci, Ogata had been waiting for Skulucci's return for a long time.
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Not long after Ogata and the others left, the girl with the red headband couldn't wait to say to Ashley's grandma:
"Grandma, what are you doing? Didn't you just say before that you wouldn't let Ashley marry a foreigner? Why did you sell Ashley so quickly?"
Red Headband has long wanted to question her grandma like this, but since Ogata and others were always present just now, it was difficult for her to do so.
Now that Ogata and others have left, Red Headband can finally say what he wants to say without any scruples.
"I did say it." Grandma said confidently, "But in addition to this sentence, I also added: If it is a good enough foreign youth, I don't mind him marrying Ashley."
"The possessed spirit of that young man just now is really powerful. Maybe there is no other person with such a possessed spirit."
Grandma sighed heavily.
"It's such a pity...such an outstanding person is already married."
"Otherwise, I will let that young man be my grandson-in-law even if I have to go through it with my words."
As soon as grandma finished speaking, Ashley's mother said to grandma with a hint of dissatisfaction:
"Mother, even if the man's possessed spirit is very powerful, you can't just blindly let a man who hasn't even spoken a few words be Ashley's husband."
"At the very least, you need to communicate with that person for a period of time and confirm the other person's character, right?"
Ashley's mother was also a little dissatisfied with her mother-in-law's behavior of "seeing that the possessed god was so powerful that she wanted him to be her grandson-in-law."
She felt that her mother-in-law was a little too superstitious about possessing gods.
The mother-in-law shook her head:
"I think the possessing god is pretty accurate."
"The young man just now is definitely the kind of good man who is one in a million."
"Grandma, even if you are very accurate about the possessed god, can you please say hello to me first?" Ashley, whose face was still red, said angrily.
Grandma nodded, indicating that she understood - but it was unclear whether she listened to what Ashley said.
"This is also the first time I've seen grandma speak so highly of a man..." Purple Headband muttered, "Was that Kazuto just now so powerful... Why can't I see anything about that young man no matter how I look?
Awesome?"
As soon as Purple Headband finished speaking, Red Headband immediately responded:
"Yes, yes, I also think that Kazuto seems ordinary. He doesn't look like a big shot at all."
At this moment, a female voice suddenly whispered:
"...Although he does look ordinary,...he seems to have a good heart."
"Before he left just now, he specifically told us to be careful if we bumped into white-skinned aliens who came to rob us."
The person who said this was Ashley.
Everyone present focused their attention on Ashley who just spoke.
"Oh~~" The red headband cast a malicious look at Ashley, "Ashley, you actually said nice things to that person? You must have fallen in love with him, right?"
"Don't talk nonsense!" Ashley said angrily, "I'm just talking about things! I'm just praising others for their good intentions. How come I'm attracted to others?"
"Hahaha." The girl with the red headband smiled heartily, "Sorry, sorry, I was just joking."
"I don't know what the other boys in the village will think after knowing what happened today." Purple Headband chuckled, "They will definitely be jealous of that Kazuto."
Ashley is the best-looking girl of her age.
Not only his appearance, but also his figure is well developed, so he is quite popular in the village. Many young boys in the village admire Ashley.
Many people have already proposed marriage to Ashley's grandmother and mother.
But they were all rejected by Ashley's grandmother.
The reason is also very simple - Ashley's grandmother does not like the possessed gods of the young men in the village, and feels that their possessed gods are too weak, and they are not good men worthy of entrusting their granddaughter.
"Although Kazuto has a good heart, before he left, he specifically told us not to be careless if we meet someone who wants to take advantage of our village." The girl with the red headband said, "But I always feel that he treats us as if we are nothing.
I understand, you idiot."
Speaking of this, the girl with the red headband puffed up her cheeks with a little displeasure.
"Don't be careless when facing the enemy - I understand this without him having to say it."
The girl with the red headband once again made the gesture of drawing a bow and shooting an arrow.
"No matter who the offender is, I will not take it lightly."
"Watch me shoot one arrow at a time and shoot down all the enemies who will attack you in the future."
"It's not for nothing that we practice bow and arrow so hard."
"That's right, that's right!" The girl with a blue headband on the side echoed loudly.
"Our bows and arrows are not easy to mess with." Purple Headband also looked confident.
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At this moment——
Somewhere not far from Qina Village—
"Vladimir!" A rugged man riding a horse and riding side by side with Vladimir said in a loud voice, "Have you arrived at the village with many women you mentioned?"
"Don't worry, Alexey." The corners of Vladimir's mouth curled up slightly, "It's not far ahead."
"If you dare to lie to me, I won't forgive you." The rugged strong man - the strong man whom Vladimir called "Alexey" curled his lips.
Alexei was one of the leaders of many expeditions sent to explore the Far East.
Not long ago, Vladimir suddenly came to him and invited him to plunder everywhere.
Alexey couldn't even remember the last time he went to rob, and his hands were itching for a long time.
So without much agreement, Alexey agreed to Vladimir's invitation, and the two joined forces to form a huge team of 82 people.
Vladimir and Alexey discussed for a long time which Ainu settlement to plunder.
In the end, it was Vladimir who made a suggestion that Alexei was very interested in.
Vladimir said: He had heard a piece of information before that there was a village called "Qina". For some reason, most of the young men in the village disappeared mysteriously.
Now there are many more women than men in the village.
And Vladimir happened to know where this village was located.
After learning that there was such a village where women outnumbered men, Alexei's interest was instantly piqued.
Villages with many widows - these were the kind of villages that interested Alexey the most.
And if there are few men, it means that the fighting power of that village will definitely be very weak.
So the two hit it off immediately and decided to make this village, where there were more women than men, their target for plunder.
Officially set off for this "widow's village" - this was already 3 days ago.
Just now, Vladimir kept telling Alexei: We are almost there, we are almost there, that village.
Then I haven't seen it until now.
This made Alexey, who was already impatient, a little anxious.
Just when Alexey wanted to ask Vladimir again "Have we arrived yet?", Vladimir finally said to him in a joyful tone:
"Alexey! Look! We're here! That village is Qina!"
Alexey quickly looked ahead.
They are now on a quite high hillside.
Looking down - you can see little bits of light, like fireflies gathering together.
This is the village fire.
"It's finally here." Alexei showed a cruel smile, "After holding it in for so long, I can finally let it out. That idiot Skulucci didn't even join us. He suffered a big loss."
"Forget about that guy with a brain problem." Vladimir sneered, "I invited him to join us with good intentions, but I didn't expect that my hot face would end up with a cold butt."
A few days ago, Vladimir met Skulucci by chance.
Thinking that if he only cooperated with Alexey's team, the number of people might be slightly insufficient, so Vladimir invited Skulucci to join the team.
But he was ruthlessly rejected by Skulucci.
After parting ways with Skulucci, Vladimir never found the rest of the Cossack expedition and therefore failed to expand his team again.
"Tell the guys," Vladimir said to one of his henchmen behind him, "get ready to fight!"
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Scrooge had a dream.
He saw the past in his dream.
A past event that I don’t really like and don’t really want to recall.
I want to fight for it from this dream, but there is nothing I can do.
Various images appear and then disappear.
Not long after, one of the scenes stayed in front of my eyes, and then slowly condensed into a clear outline.
Scrooge immediately recognized the scene in front of him: this was what happened when he and his mother parted ways.
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"Skullucci, my Scrooge, hide here and don't come out! Mother will be back soon!"
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A series of hoofbeats are approaching.
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"Yes! That's right! My child, just hide here and don't move! As long as you stay here and don't move, mommy will buy you your favorite cake later!"
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The sound of horse hooves was already very close at hand.
In addition to the sound of horse hooves, there are also some screams mixed in...
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"Kid, why are you alone? Don't you have any other relatives or friends?"
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"Forget it, let's introduce myself first. My name is Kinoshita Genichi, a samurai from a distant eastern country. Kid, it's your turn, please tell me your name."
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"Boss! Boss Scrooge!"
Avger's voice suddenly exploded in Skulucci's mind.
The sudden sound of Avger's voice also woke Skulucci from his dream.
Scrooge opened his eyes suddenly.
The white tent roof comes into view.
Memories came flooding back, and he quickly recalled how he fell asleep - he had just climbed into bed to take a nap because he felt a little tired.
Unexpectedly, I had a dream recalling the past.
After rubbing his head, Scrooge sat up from the bed.
"Boss Scrooge! Are you awake?" Avger's voice sounded again from outside the tent.
"Well, I'm awake." Skulucci said, "What's wrong?"
"Boss Scrooge! Ayaka and the pair of Kazuto are here!"
"Oh!" Scrooge stood up quickly, "We are finally here, bring them over!"
"yes!"
Not a moment later, Skulucci saw Ayaka and the pair of Kazuto—Ogata and Atachi. He opened the curtain at the entrance of the tent and entered the tent.
After receiving the invitation from the Skruchito people just now, Ogata and others, who happened to also want to meet Skruchito, immediately set off for their camp.
Skulucci and his team's camp is located outside the village of Qina.
Perhaps in order to avoid causing the displeasure of Qina Village, Skulucci's camp was located a little distance from Qina Village.
After Ogata and the others left Qina Village, they saw the light from their camp on the east side of the village.
After approaching the entrance of the camp, Ogata and others saw two guards guarding the camp entrance.
The two guards were holding Kentucky long rifles and looked around, guarding the surroundings.
Ogata and the others were asked to wait outside the camp for a while, and then they were taken to Skulucci's tent.
Looking at Ayaka who was the first to open the curtain and enter the tent, Skulucci said to Ayaka very enthusiastically:
"Aiyaka! It's been such a long time!"
Although Ogata had already heard Skulucci speak Japanese when he first met Skulucci at the entrance of Qina Village.
But after hearing Skulucci speak Japanese again, Ogata couldn't help but be surprised by Skulucci's Japanese proficiency.
Skulucci's Japanese is very standard. He only listens to the sound and does not look at the person, so it is completely impossible to tell that he is a foreigner.
Skulucci came close to Ayaka and patted Ayaka's shoulder affectionately.
"Some time ago, when I took my brothers to your Kuma village again, the villagers in Kuma village said that you and other people in the village went to hunt a pair of bears that ate people."
"Since you are now free to bring two Kazuto friends to this village, it means that the pair of man-eating bears have been killed, right?"
"That's right." Aiyaka turned sideways and looked at Ogata and Atachi who were standing behind him, "It was these two friends I just met who took care of the pair of man-eating bears."
"Oh?" Skulucci raised his eyebrows, "Aiyaka, help me introduce these two new friends of yours."
Ayaka briefly and concisely told Scrooge the whole story of his acquaintance with Ogata and Atachi, as well as the fact that Ogata and Atachi were looking for them.
"...It's because these two friends of mine are looking for two people right now, that's why I took them to this Qina Village today."
As soon as Aiyaka finished speaking, Skulucci immediately praised:
"You two are so skilled. You were able to kill two man-eating bears in a row."
"Even if you give me a partner, I can't 100% guarantee that I can kill two man-eating bears in a row."
After saying that, Scrooge gave a standard Japanese bow to Ogata.
"Oh, when I think about it carefully, it seems that I haven't formally introduced myself to you yet."
"How rude."
"This is the first time we meet. My name is Scrooge Dovnar. You can just call me Scrooge."
"My name is Majima Goro." Ogata returned the greeting.
"My name is Atachi."
"Stop standing around." Scrooge calmly sat down on the bed behind him, "I have quite a few chairs here. You can just pick any chair and sit on it!"
"Aiyaka just said that you two are looking for two people now."
Scrooge shrugged and smiled.
"Who are you two looking for now? Tell me. Maybe I have seen the two people you are looking for."
Ogata had already asked about Xuanzheng and Xuanzhen from Skuluch's second-in-command, Vasili.
Vasili said: He had seen a pair of Japanese people whose appearance matched Xuan Zheng and Xuan Zhen very well, but he could not remember where he saw these two people.
Skulucci might have been present when Vasily saw the Japanese couple, and Skulucci might have remembered when and where he saw the Japanese pair.
Ogata quickly informed Scrooge of Xuan Zhen and Xuan Zhen's physical characteristics.
After listening to the series of appearance characteristics reported by Ogata, Scrooge touched his chin, raised his head and looked at the roof of the tent above his head, thinking deeply.
Then - shook his head.
"I don't seem to have any relevant memories. I'm not very good at remembering other people's faces."
Ogata couldn't help but feel a little disappointed - he didn't expect that Skulucci, the boss of a certain Cossack expedition, had no clues related to Xuanzheng and Xuanzhen.
"What a coincidence."
Skulucci suddenly continued.
"I happen to be looking for someone right now."
"The reason why I invited you two here is actually to ask if you have seen the person I am looking for now."
"The person I'm looking for now is a peaceful person just like you."
Ogata had just heard from Ayaka that Skruchi was also looking for someone.
As soon as Scrooge finished speaking, Oufon immediately said:
"What does the person you are looking for look like and what is his name? I might be able to help."
Ogata was quite happy to do Scrooge a favor and sell Scrooge a favor.
He had always planned to buy a Kentucky long rifle from Scrooge.
Sending Skulucci a favor will help him later buy a gun from Skulucci.
"I don't know what he looks like now."
Scrooge smiled wryly.
"I've been separated from him for too long."
"If he were still alive, he would be in his 60s now."
"At such an old age, he might be dead."
"he is……"
Before Skulucci finished speaking, his expression suddenly changed.
Not only Skulchi's expression changed, but also Ogata, Atachi, and Ayaka's expressions all changed suddenly.
Because - they heard the sound of horse hooves.
Very intensive sound of horse hooves.
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Qina Village——
The girls wearing red, blue, and purple headbands were just about to leave Ashley's house and go back to their respective homes when they all heard the sound of horse hooves getting louder and louder.
"What happened?" the girl with the red headband yelled as she rushed out of Ashley's house with some confusion on her face.
Ashley and others followed closely behind.
Many people, like Ashley and the others, became suspicious when they heard the sound of horse hooves and rushed out of the house to check the situation.
Most of the people in the village were standing outside their houses at this time, looking in the direction of the sound of horse hooves.
Soon, they understood what had happened——
"He's a white-skinned foreigner!"
Someone shouted loudly.
"A group of white-skinned strangers are riding towards us!"
As soon as this shout fell, another shout from another person immediately rang out:
"Take out your bows and arrows! Take out your bows and arrows!"
Last year, the villagers of Qina Village gained a lot of experience in dealing with incoming enemies due to the gang of gold thieves who targeted their village.
Without too much command from others, everyone took action independently.
Those who could not afford to fight, such as Ashley's grandmother, took refuge in the shelter of the house.
Those who were able to participate in the battle took out their bows, arrows and spears and took up their positions.
Some climbed onto the roof of the house.
Some lurk in the gaps between houses.
After learning that white-skinned strangers were attacking, Ashley and the others immediately took off the bows and arrows on their backs and climbed onto the roof of Ashley's house.
By the way - Ashley's mother also shoots archery.
She quickly ran back to the house, took out her bow and arrows, and then followed her daughter and her daughter's friends to climb to the roof of their house.
"We were just discussing these white-skinned strangers, but we didn't expect them to come tonight." The girl with a purple headband lying on the roof was speechless.
Lying on the house, they could clearly see that in the north, there was a group of fire approaching rapidly towards their village.
This is the light from the torch.
Some of the white-skinned strangers held torches for lighting.
It's a cloudy day tonight, and there's not a trace of moonlight for illumination. If you don't light a torch, you'll literally be blind.
"Come on." The red headband took off an arrow from the quiver on his back, his face full of fighting spirit and excitement, "Watch us beat you..."
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang...
Before the girl with the red headband finished speaking, a series of sounds like something exploding suddenly sounded.
This series of strange sounds came from those white-skinned strangers.
As soon as this string of strange sounds fell, screams followed and exploded.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhh!!"
"My hand! My hand!"
"It hurts!"
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The people who made these screams were the villagers of Qina Village.
Ashley and her friends looked confused at first.
Then the look of confusion turned into a look of horror.
"What happened?" the girl with the red headband screamed, "Are we being attacked?"
"But those white-skinned foreigners are obviously still far away from us!" Purple Headband is no longer as calm as before, eager to try.
Those white-skinned strangers are still beyond the range of their bows and arrows!
The sudden change made Ashley and the others at a loss.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang...
The strange sound sounded again.
Then there were screams again...
More and more villagers who were crouching on the roofs were knocked to the ground.
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"Charge! Follow me!" Vladimir took the lead and personally led his men to charge towards the Qina Village ahead.
And Alexei and his men were not far behind.
Staying in the safe rear and waiting for their subordinates to clean up the enemy - this is something neither Vladimir nor Alexei, who pride themselves on being heroic, would even bother to do.
So Vladimir and Alexei rushed to the front, waving their Cossack sabers and shouting orders to their subordinates behind them.
The vast majority of Cossacks grew up on horses.
Riding on a horse to accurately shoot at the enemy and loading ammunition on the horse - this kind of thing is just a piece of cake for many Cossacks.
They shoot in groups.
One person shoots, and the others help load the ammunition.
In this way, you can ensure that the barrage does not stop.
Those responsible for shooting are all sharpshooters without exception.
Many of them can even use the Kentucky long rifles in their hands to accurately shoot at targets dozens of meters away.
One barrage after another swept towards all the villagers who appeared within their sight.
Before he rushed into the village, Vladimir heard many screams coming from the village.
Listening to the screams, Vladimir couldn't help but reveal a grin full of excitement.
Vladimir likes nothing more than to make enemies of these backward natives.
Because they possess advanced weapons, they can enjoy the feeling of crushing their enemies.
Vladimir and others riding war horses were very fast.
Finally - they rushed into Qina Village.
The villagers of Qina Village finally waited for the opportunity to fight back.
"Damn it!" The girl with the red headband yelled while taking an arrow from the quiver on her back.
Draw the bow, aim, shoot - but fail to hit the enemy.
Vladimir and the others were all riding horses and moving at high speed, which made it difficult for them to aim.
Ashley and the others are very lucky.
In the barrages just now, no one was injured.
After Vladimir and the others rushed into the bow and arrow shooting range of the villagers of Qina Village, the villagers of Qina Village immediately launched a counterattack.
Although in the barrage just now, Qina Village lost a lot of combat power and even suffered a certain blow to their morale, they still bravely fought against these invading enemies.
The arrows used by the villagers in Qina Village are all poisonous arrows used in hunting. The arrows are smeared with their special poison.
They don't need to hit the enemy's vital points, they only need to let the arrow hit any part, and the enemy will fall to death.
Under the attack of poisonous arrows from the villagers of Qina Village, Vladimir and the others finally began to suffer casualties.
Ashley and the others kept drawing their bows and shooting arrows one after another at the enemy.
However, their current record is - 0.
So far, they have not shot any enemy.
The reason for this is related to their confused state of mind.
The barrage one after another just now gave them a great shock.
Their faces no longer had the excitement, confidence, and eagerness to try before.
Now there is only heaviness and... a touch of fear on their faces.
After rushing into the village, Vladimir drew their sabers and cut down everyone they saw - but only men.
If they kill too many women, they will have less fun later.
The sound of cutting blades and the sound of rifles echoed one after another, forming a symphony filled with the smell of blood...
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