Don't call me evil god

Walking through the dirty and impoverished refugee slums, after passing countless shabby shacks, Hugo, who was leading the way, stopped.

The shack that appeared in front of Pete and others, no, the building in front of them was not enough to be called a shack. It looked like a few wooden boards stuck in the ground, supporting a "roof" made of broken branches, vines and leaves.

This shabby shed could only barely provide some shade from the sun. In the shade below, half-lying was a middle-aged woman with a pale face and thin body, who was obviously malnourished for a long time.

Hugo brewed his emotions, organized a sad expression and walked forward.

When the middle-aged woman heard the voice and opened her eyes to see Hugo, she did not find her familiar figure beside him. The whole person was panicked at first, and then seemed to realize something and began to become sad.

"He... he didn't come back?"

The woman's voice was hoarse and desperate.

Hugo did not speak, but silently took out a small purse from his arms.

"70 silver coins, sorry, please accept my condolences, at least please cherish the things he left for you."

"You still have two children to take care of, life is hard, but you still have to live on."

"May the gods bless you."

The middle-aged woman's wrinkled and rough face could not stop shedding tears, crying desperately.

She knew very well what it meant to get 70 silver coins.

Or rather.

When her husband, the father of the children, signed the contract with Hugo, she was actually mentally prepared.

For ordinary people to go to the Dark Forest, wouldn't that be to die?

This blood-stained gold coin was his last contribution to his family.

But when everything really came, the pain of losing her loved ones was still unbearable for her.

...

Just when the middle-aged woman was overwhelmed by grief and couldn't stop crying.

Pete shouted with a strange look on his face.

"Madam."

The middle-aged woman's face was still flowing with tears, but she tried to cheer up.

"Your Excellency... Your Excellency, wu——, what do you want to talk to me about?"

There is no weakness in the lives of refugees. As Hugo said, even if their loved ones leave, they still have to live on.

No matter how sad she is now, she will have to borrow the fire in the refugee slum in a while to boil a bowl of hot water for the two children who are scavenging outside to make some oatmeal paste, leftovers, etc.

"Well, Madam, please calm down and get ready, okay?"

Pate tried to lay the groundwork a little.

The woman smiled miserably and said, "Your Excellency, just tell me what you want. I can bear it."

"He created a chance for me to live, and I will cherish it."

Pate was a little worried. After great sorrow and great joy, the strong emotional stimulation would send these refugees with poor health away directly.

Seeing the strong look of the middle-aged woman, Pete breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that her psychological endurance is okay.

She should be able to accept the shock of the news.

"Your husband is not dead."

Concise and to the point.

The woman's response was also straightforward:

It took half a minute to react to the meaning of Pete's words.

Her eyes rolled back, her limbs stiffened, and she fainted!

Gale, who was standing next to Pete, was startled: "Miranda! She needs treatment!"

She subconsciously called Miranda's name, but only realized after she had called it out that Miranda stayed in the Misty Valley and did not come with them.

The goblin Hugo also reacted quickly. He took out a small bottle of red potion from his clothes and carefully helped the middle-aged woman to pour a small sip into her.

As the potion took effect, the woman slowly woke up.

Her consciousness gradually recovered, and her mind returned to what Pete had just said. The expression on her face was still painful:

"Sir, there is no need to comfort me in this way. I know that he went to a ghost place like the Dark Forest and can't come back."

With the constant preaching of the church and the king, it has long been known that the Dark Forest is a taboo place for ordinary people.

The middle-aged woman, like Hugo, was unwilling to believe what Pete said.

There was no way, Pete could only use a big move.

[Pete Qinar: Sir, is there anything that only you and your wife know that can be used as a secret code to prove that you are still alive? I need evidence to convince your wife! ]

The emergence of the instant messenger magic has greatly facilitated the communication of believers in the Church of Knowledge.

Ignoring time and space.

One party sends, and the other party receives immediately.

For example, in the current situation, Pete quickly received a reply from the woman's husband.

After reading the content of the reply, Pete's face became strange.

He came forward and whispered in the woman's ear:

"Your husband said that the first time you two had sex was in a tree near the river next to the village. At that time, he hugged you up, put both legs on his shoulders, let you lean your back against the tree trunk, and then..."

The woman's face flushed.

Pete was embarrassed to describe all the content sent by the other party.

"I want to prove to you that your husband is really still alive, and I am communicating with him now."

Pete said, silently chanting the spell, and rubbed a light ball of [Illumination] in his hand.

"I'm a wizard, and some magic that can communicate with people over long distances makes sense."

"If you don't believe me, you can ask me anything that only you two know. I can tell you accurately, which is enough to prove that I am communicating with him."

"Being able to communicate, does it mean that he is still alive?"

The woman's originally desperate eyes suddenly became bright:

"Is he really still alive?"

Pet nodded: "More real than the pearls on the king's crown!"

"Where is he?!" the woman asked impatiently.

Finally getting to the point, Pete hurriedly explained: "That's right, this is why we came to find you."

"Although your husband entered the Dark Forest, with our efforts, he has now successfully opened up an unowned territory in the wilderness."

"It's safe there now."

"Your husband entrusted me to pass a message to you and your children, asking you to go back with us and reunite with him. He said that it will become your new home."

"Please rest assured, I can guarantee to do my best to protect your safety and let you..."

Before Pete finished his promise, the middle-aged woman firmly agreed:

"I do!!!"

The news that her husband was still alive was a huge surprise to her.

The middle-aged woman had never considered the possibility that Pete had lied to her.

She was poor and miserable now, with almost nothing. Why would the noble mage have to lie to her?

So she responded to Pete's recruitment without hesitation!

Next to him, the goblin Hugo, who witnessed all this, was almost dumbfounded.

Why did it seem that those refugees he had signed contracts to recruit... were really still alive? !

Huh?

What Pete had been telling him.

Was it all true? !

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