Chapter 579 Repair the knife? Or change the knife? 【6600】
Ezo Land and Pirates - in Ogata's view, these are two terms that are extremely difficult to equate.
In Ogata's impression, Japanese pirates should mainly operate in Korea, Tsushima, Iki, Ryukyu and other places. How could pirates appear in the Ezo land in the north?
Like Ogata, Lin Ziping was very confused and curious about the appearance of pirates in Ezo, so without Ogata's orders, Lin Ziping asked Trowa what happened to the pirates.
While Talova was explaining, Lin Ziping was also slowly translating for Ogata and his wife.
Starting about 2 months ago, people suddenly disappeared inexplicably in Tuohe Village.
All the missing people were women. After the third woman in the village disappeared, all the villagers in Tuohe Village finally couldn't sit still and concluded that someone must be abducting their fellow villagers, so they began to investigate.
To find out who the culprit was, the villagers of Tuohe set up a trap: leaving a young woman from the village alone in the mountains, pretending to be picking mushrooms.
Soldiers are lurking around, waiting for traffickers to take the bait.
They were very lucky - their bait operation was a huge success the first time it was implemented.
As soon as the operation started, they saw four Kazuto people with a faint fishy smell running out, preparing to take away the woman who was pretending to be a bait.
After the four Kazuto appeared, the soldiers lurking around immediately swarmed up and captured all four Kazuto.
Afterwards, the four Japanese were tortured severely.
These four Kazuto were not very determined people. The villagers of Tuohe Village just punched them a few times, and they told them their identities, their purpose, and everything they knew.
They are a group of pirates based on Iki Island.
Iki Island is an island located between the Japanese archipelago and the Korean Peninsula. Due to its strategic location, this area is often visited by pirates.
Different pirates have different "businesses".
Some pirates make a fortune by robbing merchant ships.
Some pirates are just merchants wearing pirate skins.
A very few pirates are explorers wearing pirate skins.
And this group of pirates who provoked Tuohe Village were engaged in the most unscrupulous "business" - human trafficking.
This group of pirates based on Iki Island mainly trafficked Koreans and Japanese, mainly young women.
Their sellers are a group of Dutch businessmen. This group of Dutch businessmen buys these young Korean and Japanese women and then resells them to Europe or the Americas - this kind of Asian women have always been a hot commodity.
This group of pirates, whose "main business" is to abduct Korean and Japanese women, appeared in the Ezo land in the north and began to abduct Ainu women because of their boss-Yitong Chou.
Goro.
Ezochi is a treasure land rich in high-quality hot springs, and Yitong has always had a strong interest in bathing in hot springs.
So when winter comes, Yitong will take some of his staff and go north to Ezochi to soak in the hot springs and give himself a vacation.
I don’t know when, but I just wanted to come to Ezochi to soak in the hot springs and take a vacation. Suddenly, I had an idea: I wonder if Ezo women are good for sale?
So Antong had a discussion on this matter with the Dutch businessman they had been working with.
Those Dutch businessmen have sold Ezo women before. Although Ezo women are not as popular as Korean women in Europe and the United States, and Japanese women are more popular, they are still relatively easy to sell.
After knowing that Ezo women were quite valuable, Antong's greedy heart, which no longer had any conscience to speak of, was ready to take action.
From then on, every time Antong came to Ezo land for vacation in winter, he would dispatch his subordinates to abduct young Ezo women.
Take a vacation and make money, you can do both.
According to the four people captured in Toha Village, they began to traffic in Ezo women at least four years ago. However, they had been operating in areas further north before, and it was not until recently that they extended their claws to this area.
Attack the girls in Tuoh Village.
After learning that this group of people were evil human traffickers, the villagers of Tuohe Village were naturally furious.
In order to get back the abducted girl, they united with other settlements with whom they had good relations to attack this group of pirates.
Although other settlements have not yet been poisoned by Tuohe Village, they are not stupid, and they also know that if they do not find a way to deal with this group of pirates, they may be the next ones to be poisoned.
Therefore, Tuohe Village responded to a hundred calls. Men from several villages gathered into a mighty expedition team, and based on the information given by the four prisoners, rushed to the base of this group of pirates.
But who would have expected that when they arrived at the base of this group of pirates, the building was deserted. No pirates were seen, and no abducted people were seen. It should have been expected that the four captured subordinates were extremely worried.
The location of their base might be exposed, so they evacuated in time.
They further tortured the four prisoners afterwards, trying to find out the locations of other bases of this group of pirates, but unfortunately - the four prisoners said that they were just newcomers to this group of pirates and didn't know much.
So the locations of the other base areas are not clear.
The villagers of Tuohe Village tried their best to torture the four prisoners - one of them was tortured to death by the villagers, and the other three were half-dead. Seeing that they really didn't know the location of other base areas, they could only
Regret to give up.
Since the plan to raid the pirate base failed, the villagers of Tuohe Village have never seen this group of pirates again. However, the villagers of Tuohe Village still dare not relax. Until now, it is strictly forbidden for anyone in the village to enter the pirate base.
Go out without being accompanied by more than 2 men.
After quietly listening to Lin Ziping's translation of Trowa's explanation, Ogata couldn't help but sigh:
"Pirates who specialize in human trafficking..."
Since he left the feudal clan and wandered around, Ogata can be regarded as a person who has seen a lot of things in the world and its ups and downs.
Yakuza, bandits, ninjas, terrorists trying to blow up Kyoto, the vicious Cossacks...
But I have never encountered a pirate before.
Ogata never expected that there would be pirates in this far north.
"In short - that's it." At this time, Troy added, "At this time, I can't let the villagers leave the village at risk to lead you."
"Lin Ziping, I hope you can understand us. (Ainu language)"
After Lin Ziping finished translating Trowa's words, he turned to look at Ogata:
"Ogata-kun, Trowa insists on only drawing the map for us and not letting the villagers lead the way for us."
"Then let's do it." Ogata replied without hesitation, "Since others have their own difficulties, then respect their opinions."
Lin Ziping nodded: "Well, I think so too."
Lin Ziping informed Troya of their decision.
"In that case, I will draw a map for you later." Troy said slowly, "Lin Ziping, you have been to Kanto Village once. As long as you see the map I drew, you should be able to think of Kanto.
Why did the village leave?"
"I don't know what you want to do in Canto Village suddenly, so I won't ask any more questions."
"But I still remind you: you were kicked out by the villagers of Kanto Village last time."
"You have to be careful. We are not very familiar with the people in Kanto Village. If something happens to you, I can't help you. (Ainu)"
Lin Ziping smiled awkwardly: "Don't worry, Troy. I know it well. Last time it was just a small conflict with the villagers of Kantuo Village. I will pay more attention this time.
(Ainu language)"
"What were you talking to the village chief just now?" Ogata asked.
"It's nothing. The village chief told me: I was kicked out by the villagers of Kanto Village last time, so let me pay more attention this time."
"Then I said: I know it well and will pay more attention to it."
"I guess the villagers in Kanto Village will not exclude us from the village because of me..."
"If we are excluded from the village, we will be in trouble." At this time, Amachi interjected in a half-joking tone.
Ogata still clearly remembers what Lin Ziping told him about what he experienced when he first arrived at Kanto Village.
At first, he was treated friendly by the villagers. The doctor was also very friendly to Lin Ziping, and even directly invited Lin Ziping to his home to entertain him.
But when Lin Ziping became curious about a certain closed room in the doctor's house and asked the doctor why the room was closed, everything changed.
Doctor He, who had been very friendly just now, suddenly seemed to have changed and drove Lin Ziping out hysterically.
And that Doctor He had a high reputation in Kantuo Village. Offending that Doctor was tantamount to offending the whole village. So Lin Ziping was just kicked out of Doctor He's home, and then he was kicked out of the village.
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"If we really get to the point where we are turned away from the village..." Lin Ziping said with a wry smile, "Then we can only talk about it then."
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Troy is also a generous person and directly vacated two empty houses for Ogata and his companions to live in.
Regarding the allocation of these two empty rooms, it was natural that Ogata and his wife would sleep in one room, and Lin Ziping, a bachelor, would sleep in the other room.
The current time, converted into modern units, is about 9 p.m.
Almost all the villagers in Tuohe Village have fallen asleep now.
But Ogata and Omachi have no intention of going to sleep now.
They are not communicating at a negative distance.
Instead, they maintained and arranged their weapons under the illumination of the moonlight.
Atachi wiped the gun, counted and sorted the projectiles and gunpowder.
And Ogata applied new oil to Da Shi Tian and Da Zi Zai.
In addition to making the blade less likely to rust, knife oil also has the function of reducing the erosion of blood and grease on the blade after blood and grease splash on the blade, and making it easier to wipe it off.
Tomorrow morning, they will set off into the mountains and head to Kantuo Village in the mountains.
According to Lin Ziping: If nothing unexpected happens, we will arrive at Kantuo Village in the afternoon tomorrow.
Although it has been a long time since Lin Ziping last visited Kanto Village, Kazuto's face is very recognizable here, so the villagers in Kanto Village are very likely to still remember Lin Ziping.
How will the villagers of Kantuo Village, who had driven Lin Ziping out of the village directly before, react when they saw Lin Ziping returning? No one can say for sure.
Ogata and the others have already made the best plans and the worst plans.
The best plan is of course that the villagers of Kanto Village have forgiven Lin Ziping and then they can enter the village in harmony.
As for the worst-case scenario...the villagers from Kantuo Village came to hunt Lin Ziping with weapons.
Lin Ziping helped them a lot, and no matter what, Ogata couldn't just watch Lin Ziping die like this.
So——in order to prepare for this worst-case scenario, both Ogata and Atachi were checking their weapons.
Ogata's only weapons were his two swords, so he wiped them quickly.
After wiping the two swords, Ogata opened his personal system interface.
[Name: Ogata Issei]
[Current personal level: LV40 (360/6400)]
[Personal attributes:
Strength:20
Agility:18
Reflex nerves:15
Stamina: 21
Vitality: 36]
【Skill:
[Sakakihara Itto-ryu Level: 13th Dan (11185/12000)
Selfless Two Sword Style Level: 12th Stage (13060/14000)
Although the battle with the shogunate army was difficult and dangerous, the rewards were also generous.
The personal level jumps directly by 2 levels to level 40, and 2 skill points are obtained, and the skill points in the inventory are accumulated to 6 points.
Because basically only swords were used in that battle, Shiranui-ryu ninjutsu unfortunately did not gain experience points. Only Sakakibara one-sword style and Muga two-sword style gained a lot of experience points. Although there was no upgrade, there was only a thin line between them.
Already.
——I hope I don’t get any experience points tomorrow...
Ogata said this silently in his heart.
If possible, Ogata naturally doesn't want the worst situation to happen tomorrow.
As soon as Ogata finished checking his personal system interface, Atachi, who was sitting opposite him, suddenly said softly:
"Da Shi Tian and Da Zi Zi... are both scarred now..."
Hearing Omachi's murmur, Ogata was stunned for a moment, then smiled wryly and pulled out the two swords he had just put back into the sheath.
The current blades of Da Shi Tian and Da Zizai... To give a vivid metaphor, they are a bit like saws. The blades of both knives have dozens of gaps, which looks quite scary.
The two swords were already "covered with bruises". After the battle with the shogunate army, old wounds were added to the new wounds, and the wounds were added to the wounds, making the two swords now look so miserable.
"...When we return to Japan, we will find someone to repair the sword." A-Machi looked at the two swords in Ogata's hands and said slowly.
"Finding a swordsmith to repair the sword... I'm afraid it's very difficult." The bitter look on Ogata's face became more intense, "I'm afraid a less skilled swordsman wouldn't even be able to repair these two swords of mine.
I don’t know how to fix it.”
Ogata's Daishiten and Daijizuo are undoubtedly great swords. They accompanied Ogata through his trip to Butterfly Island, his trip to Kyoto, his trip to Edo, and his trip to Ezo.
If it were a knife of ordinary workmanship, after accompanying Ogata in these tough battles, the blade would have been broken hundreds of times.
If a swordsmith of average skill were to repair a sword of this quality, it would probably be difficult to repair it.
"I don't know any skilled swordsmiths..." Ating said.
"Me too." Ogata agreed, "Now... we can only take one step first and see one step at a time. When we return to Japan in the future, we will slowly consider whether to find a knife maker or... get two new knives."
After saying that, Ogata took back Daishiten and Daizizai into their sheaths.
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The next day——
Today is a sunny day. God is really helpful. Ogata doesn't want to have to stop due to a snowstorm or other reasons when he is already very close to Kanto Village.
As soon as it got light, Ogata and the others grabbed their horses and set off.
Kanto Village is located in the deep mountains next to Toha Village. It is too dangerous to ride a horse on a mountain road that is only trampled by a few people, so Ogata and the others can only dismount and drag radishes and grapes.
go ahead.
"Well..." Lin Ziping looked at the map that Trowa gave him this morning and nodded frequently, "My memory revived. I slowly remembered how to get to Kanto Village. From now on, we just have to keep walking along
Just go forward on this mountain road. Kantuo Village is on the mountainside of the mountain ahead."
"Mountainside..." A-Machi raised his head and looked at the mountain in front of him, twitching the corner of his mouth.
"Don't worry." Lin Ziping said with relief, "It may seem like a long way, but the road is actually pretty easy to walk."
"When I bring you to Kantuo Village, I have done everything I can." Lin Ziping said in a calm tone, "What happens after that is all up to you."
Ogata nodded vigorously: "You only need to take us to Kanto Village. Leave the rest to us."
Lin Ziping is actually right: the mountain road in this mountain is not that difficult, but the mountain road is still a mountain road. No matter how easy it is to walk, it is far more difficult than walking on flat ground.
Ogata and the others walked from the sun rising in the east until the sun began to slowly set in the west, only taking two breaks in the middle.
Fortunately, Ogata and the other three are not weak in physical strength, otherwise they would all be exhausted.
Needless to say, Ogata.
Atachi has been receiving ninja training since he was a child. Although he has always been the last among his peers, his physical fitness is far stronger than ordinary people.
Lin Ziping has been traveling around to study since he was young and has developed a strong body.
"We're almost there." Lin Ziping shouted to Ogata and A-Machi behind him, "We're almost there. If I remember correctly, we can reach Kanto Village by walking a little further."
"Is it finally here..." Ogata stroked the mane of the radish next to him, and looked up at the sky that glowed orange due to the approaching dusk, "It seems that we can arrive before dark..."
Before Ogata could finish his words, his pupils suddenly shrank, and then he immediately stopped his feet, turned his head and looked at the dense forest beside him, and subconsciously put his right hand on the handle of the Daishiten sword on his left waist.
The reason why Ogata suddenly had such a big reaction was not because of anything else, but because - the sound of footsteps being trampled on the snow came from that direction.
The footsteps were very loud, and the owner of the footsteps seemed to have no intention of hiding his footsteps. Even someone like Lin Ziping, who was not good at martial arts, could clearly hear the loud footsteps.
"Mr. Lin, hide."
After whispering these instructions to Lin Ziping, Oubon took the lead in dragging the carrot and hiding under the slope next to A-Machi.
Ogata had already calculated in an instant - as long as he hid under this slope, it would be difficult for anyone emerging from the dense forest to detect them due to the angle.
After hearing Ogata's instructions, Lin Ziping rushed down the slope without realizing it.
The footsteps are getting louder and louder.
Finally - a figure emerged from the depths of the dense forest.
He was a disheveled guy wearing Ainu clothing.
The clothes and exposed skin on his body were as dirty as if he had just rolled in the mud.
He has back-length hair and a thick beard, which has not been taken care of for an unknown period of time. The long hair hangs down behind his head, and the beard on his lips and chin is also the same as his hair. It has not been taken care of for an unknown period of time.
Taken care of.
This man's face was really dirty, so dirty that it was difficult to see his facial features and age clearly.
After this guy who looked no different from a beggar appeared, Lin Ziping, who secretly observed the situation outside with Ogata and Atachi, was stunned and muttered: "It's him..."
"Do you know this person? Is he a villager from Kanto Village?" asked Ogata, who was next to Lin Ziping.
"Of course I know him." Lin Ziping said solemnly, "This guy is the doctor who seems to have something wrong with his head."
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Edo, in a certain inconspicuous alley.
"Finally I found you... I didn't expect you to be quite able to hide at such a young age."
In this inconspicuous alley, where no one usually comes, a deep middle-aged male voice suddenly sounded.
"Alas……"
After the middle-aged male voice fell, what followed was a young female voice full of fear and still childlike.
At the end of the alley, a young girl wearing a cloak sat paralyzed on the ground with no way out.
This girl is probably only 12 or 3 years old.
At this time, she was looking forward with fear on her face, looking at the two warriors in front of her.
In front of him, two warriors, one tall and one short, both wearing large bamboo hats, blocking the girl's path, slowly walked towards her.
The figures of these two warriors walking slowly towards her were like mountains and evil ghosts in the girl's eyes.
"Come home with me." The deep middle-aged male voice that just sounded came from the mouth of the tall warrior, "Although I am very curious about how you escaped, now that I have found you again,
Now that it’s here, I’m too lazy to pursue it.”
"Go back with me and don't force me to be violent."
"I hope you can understand - your existence can save many, many lives."
"If you run away, I don't know how many people will suffer."
"So, I hope you can understand justice..."
Before the tall warrior finished speaking, the girl seemed to have made up her mind. She gritted her teeth, stood up with all her strength, and rushed towards the two warriors in front of her.
She wanted to forcefully break through the obstruction of the two warriors.
"Stupid..." the tall warrior muttered softly.
Before the girl even touched the two samurai, she saw a flash of light in front of her eyes, and then there was a sharp pain in her belly - the tall samurai flew up with a kick and hit the girl's stomach directly.
Judging from the strength of the tall samurai, he showed no mercy.
The girl who was kicked out directly hit the wall behind her hard, and a handful of blood spurted out from the girl's mouth. Then the girl slowly leaned against the wall and fell softly like catkins in the wind.
land.
"Really, if you just surrender and catch me, you won't have to suffer this physical pain." The tall samurai complained as he walked slowly to the girl's side and picked her up like a chicken.
"...Father..." At this time, the short warrior who had been silent since just now finally spoke up.
"What for?" the tall warrior asked.
"Please... be gentle," the short warrior said, "This girl is only 12 years old..."
"Gentle..." The tall warrior seemed to have heard some funny joke, laughing so hard that his shoulders shook, "My good son, you should also know very well - no matter how you beat or kick this girl,
Even if we disembowel the girl directly, the girl won’t die, right?”
Having said that, the tall warrior pulled up the girl's upper body clothes to reveal the area where she had just been kicked - only the large area of dark red skin on her belly was visible. The dark red faded away at a speed visible to the naked eye, slowly.
Slowly transforms into normal skin color.
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