The Swordsman of Faerûn

Chapter 376
The pace of the sand camel beast is still very fast, just after dawn, another oasis is in sight.

When they set foot on the oasis, the sun in the sky was just beginning to heat up, so they stopped to rest on the oasis.

This oasis is much larger than the previous two oases, and there is a small pool in the middle with clear water, about ten feet square and one foot deep.There are clusters of Achnatherum splendens and pineapple, a wild vegetable with fat stems and big ears, which is a bit like a combination of water radish and pig's ear grass, and can be eaten by humans and animals.There are more palm trees here, and the trees are full of fruits, and the branches almost fall to the ground.

There are three woven houses on the oasis, and two families of elderly herdsmen live there, all of whom are Bedai barbarians.Aisaliz Tanshuer and his son entered the oasis, and immediately drove the old herdsmen out of the weaving house. The father and son each chose a house to live in. They reserved a house for William's family, but William didn't like it. Their domineering actions were directly rejected.

It's not that William doesn't want to stop the bad behavior of Tanshul and his son, but that he can't do it.There is a saying that good intentions do bad things.

Compared with the old herdsman and the Tanshuer father and son group, the William family is just a temporary passerby.If William forced his way out, it would be too much. The hero's addiction was good for a while, and then he patted his ass and left, but the old herdsmen who couldn't leave had to bear the anger from the father and son of the chief of the Numa tribe. It's a very tragic ending.

Now, although these elderly Beidai barbarians have suffered a bit, they will not suffer too much. When the sun sets and the group leaves, they can still live their lives happily.

Of course, this does not mean that William is absolutely right to do so, but the result of choosing the lesser of two evils and weighing a compromise.Naturally, William would not like this choice. If the timing and environment were different, he would definitely kill this group of bullies and cancerous guys without mercy, because they were still thinking about Misha'er. Not only that, but William felt that It came to the deep malice of the Tanshul father and son towards themselves.

The sun-shading tent was set up in the sandy date bushes, and William began to prepare the family's meals, which were still stewed in a big pot, but a lot of spinach tubers were added to it, which was the advice of the old herdsman.Under William's gesture, Misha and Miluna happily invited these poor old people to enjoy food and shade together.

The old herdsmen are very talkative, they are not submissive country people, especially after William offers a little drink of higher quality - barley wine, the old herdsmen began to brag about their adventures when they were young.They also had glorious adventure years, walked through big sandstorms, fought fiercely against Ethiopian sand bandits, and slayed ferocious desert monsters, but they couldn't hold back the pig-killing knife of time. Even with the scimitar and the war hammer, the dim old eyes can't see through the misty sand and dust, so they can only linger on these oases that are about to disappear.

During the period, the old herdsman asked William about the situation of the residents in the oasis they passed by when they came. It is said that the older herdsman had a more glorious past.When William told a few old people what he had seen, heard and conjectured, they didn't show any sadness, but rather envied them.

According to the old people, they would rather die in the hands of sand robbers in a vigorous battle, even if the corpse is eaten as food, than being ignored or even bullied like an old stray dog ​​that no one cares about, just like being bullied by Tanshuer today. The father and son drove out of their home without mercy.If they were ten years younger, the Tanshul family would not dare to bully them like this, no matter how arrogant they were.

However, this is the customs and habits of the Bedai barbarians. The harsh environment makes the elderly extremely unpopular. One of the reasons why they can live in an almost peaceful oasis that is about to disappear is because of the Ethiopian people. The attack of the lizardman sand bandits provides a certain buffer.Alien sand robbers always like to attack from the end of the oasis bead string. It has always been the case for thousands of years. We found), or be killed and eaten by Ethiopian lizardmen, this is the fate of most old people of the Bedai barbarians.

The Bedai barbarian people have very contradictory views on the Ethiopian sand bandits. When they were young, they hated the sand bandits and hoped that the sand bandits would never be able to find their oasis beads.After they got old and decayed, they really longed to die in the hands of the sand robbers, but at the same time they worried that the young people of the same race would not be able to stop the invasion of those sand robbers.So when the old herdsmen heard that William's family had killed all the sand thieves on the road, especially when William took out the big bag of Ethiopian eggs as evidence, the old herdsmen were relieved and took a little Inexplicable regret.

The stewed food was not very delicious, at least the two little girls did not enjoy eating, but the old herdsman had a very good appetite, and they ate very sweetly.

After eating, Yasuna, Finiya and the two little girls hid in the shade and began to take a nap.

However, William took out his own weapons, the Autumn Water Broken Dream Knife, the Zhanger Long Spear, and the fine steel war bow. William's arrow skills are relatively not very outstanding, and he can hunt, shoot birds and so on. , The exquisite steel cone carved feather arrows were inserted into the sand one by one by him.

The full-fledged old herdsmen were very energetic. They were extremely curious about the weapons William brought out, because these were extremely rare and even precious top-grade goods. The old people were especially puzzled by William's display of weapons.

When they finally couldn't help asking, William said with a mysterious smile: "Get ready! Old guys, the battle is about to begin, and a large wave of enemies is approaching!"

As William's voice was about to fall, a strange sound came from afar, somewhat similar to the sound of a propeller fighter in an old-fashioned war movie on Earth, "Om—" it was amplified like the sound of countless bees flying by The sound sounds very special.

The members of the Numa tribe who had just fallen into a deep sleep suddenly woke up in panic. They shouted loudly, "It's not good! Those man-eating lizard monsters are coming!"

Aisaliz Tanshuer came out of the weaving house with a look of shock on his face. Seeing the panic-stricken clansmen and subordinates, he immediately shouted: "Why panic! Everyone! Prepare for war! Prepare for war! Take up your weapons, swords! Unsheath, string the bow and crossbow, and then hide in the palm of the palm!"

The people of the Numa tribe had a backbone, and the chaotic scene immediately became orderly. They each grabbed their weapons and rushed into the date bushes to hide. son of Pumos.

(End of this chapter)