Lord Helanza

The heat in the bathroom was blowing, Natasha holding a stack of linen clothes, blushing, walked into the bathroom, and put the stack of clothes on the shelf next to the wooden barrel superior.

Surdak was soaking in a big steaming wooden barrel, his thick, scarred back was exposed, and his sturdy arms rested on the edge of the barrel. This big wooden barrel looks very old. Now, the wooden board has been used to darken a bit, and the copper clamps on the outside are covered with green patina, and water will leak out along the gaps in the wooden boards.

I found Natasha walking in, Surdak was a little bit Embarrassingly retracted into the barrel, only the part above the neck came out of the water.

Seeing Surdak’s embarrassed look, Natasha's rare'pu chi', who was originally a little nervous, laughed out. Natasha stretched out her hand and stroked her ears. With her white teeth biting her ruddy lips, she said in a thin voice: "I need me @#......"

She lowered her head, Surdak couldn’t see the expression on her face. I can see that the roots of her ears are all red. She is standing at the door of the bathroom wearing an azure linen dress. She is slender and tall, not as well-proportioned and plump as Rita. She does not look like a woman who has given birth to a child. .

"Would you like to add hot water for me?...Okay!" Surdak reached out and wiped the water off his face, and said to Natasha.

"Oh..."

Natasha felt that she would faint from suffocation if she continued to stand there, she replied complied and retired in a panic.

She sneaked into the kitchen next to the bathroom, squatted next to the big wooden basin, and began to scrub the set of demonic beast leather armor stained with wolf blood.

Rita squatted by the stove, pursing her lips and extending her thumbs of praise to Natasha.

The water in the pot hasn’t boiled yet, Rita said loudly to Surdak through the wooden wall: “Sheila wants you to take these Wolf King’s meat to Helanza City and sell some. The meat is a bit Too much, it’s not winter. There is no way to store that many bacon in the chimney, it will block our chimney."

The sound of Surdak's watering sounded, and then I heard Surdak's voice. From the next door: "I know, but you must save as much as you can. Remember to feed little Peter every day. This Wolf King is a Level 2 demonic beast. Regular eating of this kind of beast can improve the physique. Forget it, Sheila. His body may not be able to withstand this kind of meat, but it should be no problem to eat it once in a while."

When Surdak said that sand wolf meat can improve little Peter’s physique, Natasha hurriedly stabbed Li with her finger. Ta, Rita made a circle with her thumb and index finger, and made an OK gesture.

Rita blinked her big blue eyes and asked expectantly: "Then...when are you going to leave? I mean to Helanza..."

" If allowed, then tomorrow!...What's the matter?" Surdak asked.

"Can you take me and Natasha, we also want to visit the city." Rita glanced at Natasha, the corners of her mouth raised slightly, said with a smile.

"Of course..." Surdak agreed without thinking.

While Surdak was soaking in the bath, he chatted without a word with Rita who was sitting next door boiling water. Old Sheila took little Peter to the valley where the dinner party had almost begun.

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In the morning on the 2nd day, Charlie and Wall took twenty youngsters from the village, carrying a lot of wheat cakes, beans, marinated salted wolf meat, and Some onions, carrots and other materials rushed to the sulfur mine in Pubaoshan. This is the second batch of villagers in Wall Village to go to the sulfur mine. They will take about half a month in the sulfur mine area and return to Wall Village before the harvest festival.

As soon as the sky was overwhelming, these youngsters rode their horses and left Wall Village quietly. There are currently less than 70 households in the village, and now more than half of the families of men are all going to the sulfur mine. In the village, there are only some old women and children left in the village.

Surdak did not return to Pustule Mountain with Charlie and the others, and rushed to Helanza City.

He asked Rita and Natasha to ride a horse together, and he also rode another Gubolai horse. The three took advantage of the dew in the barley before it had completely fallen down. , Left Wall Village and rushed to Helanza City along the mountain road. The mountain breeze was already very cold in late September. Only when the sun continued to rise, the temperature here would continue to warm up. Rita and Natasha were wearing cloaks. , Sitting on horseback, dare not move.

Fortunately, the ancient boring horse that the two of them rode was a Surdak mount. Usually Rita and Natasha would not only mow the grass to feed it, but also shave it. This The war horse is also very sensible. After riding on it, the two ladies looked very honest.

Old Sheila originally disagreed with Rita and Natasha to go to Helanza City, but this time Surdak also stepped up to plead with Old Sheila, which made Old Sheila reluctantly agree.

Rita seldom leaves the village of Wall. The farthest place she has ever been to is the Beigou pasture five kilometers away. She is full of curiosity about the world outside the village. She just asked Surdak if she just walked out of the village. stop.

Surdak explained patiently, as if he had lived in this land for decades, but Rita, who was born and raised, was an outsider.

The sun jumped out from below the horizon, and it was red like an omelette. There was deserted land everywhere, and the ground was covered with gravel.

A gust of wind blows, and a burst of yellow sand is raised.

On this land, the most common plants are sea buckthorn that grows close to the ground and thirsty. For more than half a year in the four seasons of the year, their branches and leaves are withered and only in the rainy months. , They will absorb plenty of rain and take the opportunity to thrive.

The woman covered her face with a scarf, riding a horse and slowly disappearing on the mountain road.

...

When passing the mountain pass, Rita pointed to the wooden crosses on the top of the mountain and asked Surdak what they were.

Surdak can only answer vaguely: Those are some crosses. After death, some sinners will hang themselves on the cross and let the vultures eat his flesh and blood...

Rita looked a few far away, and felt a little sick, thinking: Are these evildoers worried that they will not be able to enter heaven before they die?

Natasha turned her face to the other side and couldn't bear to watch this scene.

Crossing the mountain pass, looking around, there are some mottled green marks on the slopes between the mountains. Many sunken ravines and the northern slopes of the mountain are full of sparse trees. There are also some small trees on the mountain. There is a lot of light green in the bushes, and the vegetation here is obviously much better than outside the mountain pass.

"It would be great if our village of Wall could move here. At least some pastures can be grazing here." Rita sighed.

Surdak pointed to a large piece of land in front of him, and said to Rita and Natasha: "From this mountain pass to the south, there are two mountains, all of which are in the city of Helanza. The territory of Earl Augustus, if you are willing to become a subject of Earl Augustus, you can theoretically live here."

Because you will also have a Fiefdom from Knight, Surdak bought one. The map of the territory of Helanza City has already done enough homework for the territories surrounding the village of Wall, but as people say, north of this mountain pass is the Desolate Land of Paglos Mountain. No nobles are willing to generalize the territory. Choosing here, they would rather live in Pena City, and then choose their territory in the small planes in the hands of Lord Duke.

In this Desolate Land outside the mountain pass, there are only a dozen naturally formed villages. The tax officials in Helanza City are reluctant to come here to collect taxes because it is simply too poor. The villagers here They even live a life of bartering.