The Swordsman of Faerûn

Chapter 7 The First Snow in the Northlands of Faerun
"Remember! William, little Alos, protect the cellar! When the goblins attack, let Misha insert the wooden peg from inside. This will make her protect herself very safely." Seru took the two brothers to check them The working environment and key protected areas this winter.

"There's a small hearth in the cellar that goes to the ground. Now, here it is. Be careful, little goblins might get in here. A hundred pounds of hard bread, frozen sausages, potatoes, frozen lettuce, salt, iron pans, There are also wooden barrels filled with water, which are enough for you to survive this damn long winter." Seru pointed out the necessary utensils and supplies to the two brothers.Of course, it mainly means to show Alos that William or Chen Jinyang's IQ has not gained enough trust from everyone, except for Misha who has always believed in him.

"Before the goblins attack, you must remove all the hay in the village, and it is best to burn it all, lest they become bedding for the goblins. I will have the roofs of those wooden houses removed, and the doors and windows will be left to you As firewood, of course, the premise is that you can guard the cellar well. At the same time, I will leave two goats as bait, they will attract the attention of those greedy monsters, and leave you a little buffer time."

"Little Alos, take good care of your brother and sister. William, do your best to protect Alos and Misha." Like a gossip woman, Seru told the brothers over and over again.

"Understood, I will do my best to protect everything here." Little Alos, who looked thinner because of the red hair on his head, replied briskly.

William has not yet mastered the language here, and he can only listen and speak some simple short sentences for more than a month, so he is in a state of wandering most of the time at this time.However, he understood Seru's last sentence, so he interjected bluntly with his trademark smirk: "William... Will... Paul... Hu... A... Luo...s, Bao...hu... small...mi...sa...'er."

Biting your tongue and talking like an idiot is really awkward.

William sneered at the fact that these people retreated to the city in winter.Although he has accepted most of William's memories, he has not personally obtained the most intuitive understanding of the winter here.

The tavern in the middle of the village was blocked by the militiamen with thick logs, and all the gaps in the doors and windows were blocked and nailed.The doors, windows and ceilings of all the wooden houses have been removed, and the bed boards, tables and chairs have been cleaned up.Important things were stored in cellars, and more valuable things were loaded into carriages to be transported back to the city.The carriage was dragged by heavy horses and highland roses, and two northern cows were driven into the carriage; two of the four goats had been slaughtered as extra meals for the guards, and the other two would be left for the three brothers and sisters William; The medium and light horses below are used as mounts, ridden by strong militiamen, and they are also spare animal power.

Nome Village is about 50 miles away from Mirabar City. It only takes one day to ride a fast horse, but it takes three days to get there by horse-drawn carriage.As a subsidiary village of Mirabar City, Nome Village and other similar villages can only enter the city for free during alien invasion and winter, and receive a small amount of free material relief and armed protection.

In order to prevent cunning people from taking advantage of loopholes, the city hall of Mirabar City stipulates that under normal circumstances, these winter migrants can only be regarded as real asylums if they enter the city after the first snow falls in early winter, and those who return early Villages in cities need to pay high city entry taxes.Therefore, Sailu's team will usually set off when the first round is about to come.The snowfall will be small at first, but it will last for several days. If the convoy starts early, it may wait for several days or even ten days in the dangerous wilderness, or spend a lot of money. If it is too late, the road will be blocked by heavy snow again. Blocked, difficult to pass.

Looking at the convoy going away under the leaden sky, William felt a sense of relief from leaving the cage and gaining freedom.He turned his head and said to his little brother who was also intoxicated with the bondage and liberation:

"Alos! Go back and look at Misha, I'll go to the woods and chop some Chinese pine." The deep affection between his relatives makes him no longer need to pretend himself. After all, it is impossible for a "fool" who is almost isolated from communication. In such a short period of time, I have learned a lot of commonly used lingua franca, among which a lot of credit should be attributed to my little brothers and sisters.

"No! I don't need Alos to watch, I want to go out with you!" Before Alos could answer, a clear little girl's voice sounded from behind.Misha'er was wrapped in the animal skin that automatically warmed up, with the horn of Cole on her head, and her bare feet tremblingly moved out of the cabin. This was the first time she had stepped out of the cabin since the weather started to cool down.

"Misha, be good! There are monsters in the forest!"

"I don't! Brother William will protect me!"

"Misha, it's too cold outside, it will freeze you."

"I have warm fur (referring to animal skin). I'm not afraid of the cold, but it smells a little bad." The little girl showed off the beautiful silver-gray fur like a treasure, but wrinkled Xiaoqiong's nose involuntarily.

"I'm going! William—!"

Seeing Mi Sha'er's pitiful little look of "I'll cry if you don't let me go", the two brothers were helplessly defeated.

After closing the gate of the village, William carried a logging axe, an iron pot, a sleeping bag and the canvas tent, and held Misha in his arms wrapped in animal skins.The little guy wriggled around restlessly, yelled from time to time, stayed in bed all year round, and lived without seeing the sun made her excited about everything she saw in the wild.Little Alos was carrying a portable backpack containing salt, seasoning, potatoes and tableware, and was wrapped in a woolen blanket. He looked around excitedly, even though he had awakened the blood of fire, his physique was more resistant to cold than ordinary people, and the thin little Alos still couldn't move in the wind and snow in only a thin jacket like William.

Now that he decided to go out, William planned to take the two little ones for a picnic in the snow.The star of the picnic is stewed fish with potatoes. Of course, it would be even better if you could catch a few wild game such as northern rabbits or snow chickens. After all, the combination of fish and potatoes is not very common.A pot of delicious hot soup in the cold winter will definitely make the three of them enjoy themselves, especially in the past month or so, their food is bread besides barbecue.

William's planned destination was near a small stream not far from the logging camp.More than a month of penance has greatly improved his strength, and he has enough confidence to protect his family in the dangerous jungle.

"Alos! Look! What's that?" Seeing a squirrel or a raccoon caused Misha to shriek excitedly, shaking her little head, and William had to reach out for Cole's horn to keep it from being a little girl. fell off his head.

On the way, a beautiful snow guinea fowl passed by and was shot by William with a dagger. The little girl looked at him in surprise, as if she couldn't figure out how the dagger flew out.

At the edge of the stream, William found a flat place and set up a camping tent. The thick canvas lined with cowhide can block most of the cold wind.Misha'er was sitting in the tent with a sleeping bag under her body, and she looked at the busy brothers cheerfully.

"Alos, go and clean up the guinea fowl, and I'll set up a bonfire." William ordered.

"Me! Me! What am I doing?" The little girl proposed herself with her little hands raised and her expression full of hope.

"Misha'er is in charge of seeing who has done a good job, and she claps her hands to encourage her."

Alos took the dagger from his brother, carried the prey to the stream, and began to pluck the guinea fowl.William cut some pitch pine branches, set up a bonfire, and picked up many thick branches to light with the flame in his palm, while Misha clapped her little hands and shouted excitedly.

William fetched water from the river, cleaned the iron pot, and put the iron pot on the bonfire to boil the water. The river water in the Northland is clear and clean, which can be regarded as pure natural mineral water.The iron sword snatched from the goblin leader was sharpened by William. He took the iron sword and cut a few tree branches to make a bracket, and cut two javelins for backup.Don't underestimate the crisis in the wild. Beasts, monsters, and robbers of different types may suddenly appear at any time. William has encountered no less than five or six times in the past month of going out to practice. Of course, it can only be said that the unlucky is definitely not He, let's mourn for those poor guys who don't have eyes.

Alos came back with the cleaned guinea fowl. William cut the chicken into small pieces with an iron sword and threw it into the pot, sprinkled a proper amount of salt, and cooked it on a strong bonfire.Then he washed the potatoes he had brought, peeled them with a dagger and cut them into chunks for later use.

The soup in the pot gradually rises and rolls, forming bursts of mist. William puts potatoes and seasonings in at the right time. Alos and Misha greedily sniff the aroma of boiling chicken soup, laughing and laughing around the campfire, warm flames The two baked little faces were bright red.

Seeing the carefree smiles of the two brothers and sisters, William's mind relaxed like never before, and his heart was filled with a tranquility that he had never had in his previous life.He suddenly felt a slight chill on his face, and raised his head to look at the deep sky, where the crystal snowflakes all over the sky were falling to the ground one after another.

It's snowing.

The two little ones who also noticed the falling snowflakes raised their heads excitedly, and looked at the sky curiously in surprise. Although the two children had seen snow before, they had never seen snow like this before. , focus only on its beauty, not dread its harshness.

William opened one palm, holding the snowflakes that fell on his palm, watching it turn into a trace of coolness, ripples appeared in his heart.

The first snow in the north!
The stewed meat in the pot was overcooked, bursts of fragrant meat aroma hit, and the three brothers and sisters salivated.The two little guys stared eagerly at the tumbling chicken soup in the iron pot, and chattered endlessly in their little mouths: "Are you ready? Are you ready?"

"Alos, Misha! Dinner is ready!" William stood up, took out the clean cutlery and started scooping meals for them.

The bowl is a wooden bowl carved from wood, the fork is a bone fork made from animal bones, and the soup spoon is also a hard spoon carved from wood. William scooped up half a bowl of chicken soup from each person's bowl, and then used the wooden chopsticks he made to serve the two. Each person picked up a few overcooked chicken nuggets.

In fact, the chicken soup is not perfect, but the little brothers and sisters who haven’t tasted such a delicious taste for a long time are still sucking the chicken soup, regardless of the hot soup, which makes the little guys gasp , but refused to shut up.

William looked at the two little guys with a smile, and occasionally took a sip of the hot soup. The delicious chicken soup was moderately salty, spicy and delicious. After drinking it, a feeling of warmth rose from his stomach, and he felt a little sweat all over his body.

There was nothing left in the pot of soup, and the fat and tender chicken and soft potatoes were also eaten clean. The two brothers and sisters with their bulging stomachs lay comfortably in the sleeping bags, groaning while stroking their stomachs.William, on the other hand, chewed the chicken bones into pieces slowly and swallowed them bit by bit. He needed a lot of calcium, and his body that grew too fast needed a lot of nutritional supplements.

After eating, William cleaned the iron pan and tableware, and put them in the carrying bag.He lit up the bonfire vigorously, and then took a logging ax to find a thick Chinese pine tree, and began to chop down the tree.

Alos also struggled to get up, holding the iron sword and looking for inch-thick pine branches among the fallen branches. This is a diligent little guy.As for Misha'er, the little girl with insufficient physical strength was already lying in her sleeping bag, snoring cheerfully.

The snow is getting bigger and bigger, the sky is getting darker and the temperature is getting colder and colder, the ground has already accumulated an inch-thick layer of snow, and the campfire seems to be unable to withstand the cold, swaying feebly in the falling snow, of course the only good thing The news is that there is no wind yet, otherwise the weather will be even colder.

Alos, who couldn't bear the cold, had already hid in the tent. After William cut down two big trees, he looked at the sky and felt that it was time to go back.

He removed the crowns of the two Chinese pines, leaving some side branches, and then put the trunks together and tied them firmly with hemp rope.William laid out strong pine branches on top of the specially reserved branches, and then tied them tightly with fine hemp ropes. With the specially reserved vertical forks, a small platform with a roof was formed.

William spread thick soft pine branches on the small platform, then spread sleeping bags, and built a spare canvas tent on top, and a simple but warm snow lodge was ready.

He beckoned the two little guys to sit on them, and he extinguished the bonfire and cleaned up all the sundries. Then William dragged the tree house and strode towards the village.The thick and heavy tree trunks cut through the shallow snow layer and the mud layer on the ground, and left deep marks, but were soon covered by snowflakes again.

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Blue lettuce: a vegetable similar to white radish in the north of Feilun. The leaves have blue veins and the tubers are fat, but it does not have the spicy taste of white radish. It tastes fresh and crisp. It can be planted in spring and summer. It is the local winter Mostly greens (not lettuce).

Flavoring: A spicy powder made from a pepper-like kernel and spicy leaves.

　I just edited the following text to see if it reads more smoothly.

　　
　
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