Three Philosophical Questions for Travelers

"Then I can only wish that you will always have sharp eyes and ears, my lord." Laya's smile was kind and sincere, without any trace of contempt.But at this moment, Haiwen suddenly understood the housekeeper's evaluation of Laya: this woman is a fine person.

If words are a sharp sword, a nun's smile is an impenetrable wall.

"How much do you know about Lavidia?" Haven asked.

"A little bit, now I am using my relationship to inquire about information. There are also some Schauds here, and I have a good relationship with their leader, so it works. There are more than [-] believers. They don’t have a church, but every believer’s home in the gathering area will have a statue of a god. They will regularly gather in units of ten people, worship and pray. My lord, this means that they have unified thinking and orderly Discipline, which is not a good thing.”

Hai Wen pondered a little, and said: "Master Tang De'en once said that Lavidia is using religion to gradually erode the bear collar, eating away at his brother's land and people. If this continues... I'm afraid there will be a war between their brothers." battle."

"The important thing is not them, but us, my lord." Laya said, "Although we are only a few dozen people, I dare say that our choice will affect the situation of the Bear Territory. We have excellent lords, counsellors, and There are rangers, witches, and skilled craftsmen. Everyone is unique. So, my lord, our choice is very important. If you choose the right direction, you may become the baron of the Bayland, or you may become the god of fire The two-star priest taught—how to choose is only in your mind.”

Laya's words made Haiwen fall into deep thought. At this moment, the door was pushed open with a slam, and Fasnat stood at the door and said loudly, "My lord, you must choose Wenkai's faction."

Haiwen looked at him in surprise and asked, "Why?"

"Because I will kill Lavidia!" The blue fire burned in the boy's eyes, and the coldness on his face was melted into anger by the flame, "The Vulcan Cult and the Blood of the Fierce Devil are the same thing, and I will never fight with you." Demon-refining heretics join forces!"

Chapter 140 IX: Return to Little Bear Mountain

Chapter 140 IX: Return to Little Bear Mountain

It's not scary for people who are usually hot-tempered to get angry. What's scary is Fassnat, who is usually unsmiling. Once angry, it's like an iceberg collapsing and falling down the torrent.

Haven knew that Fasnat had an enmity with the cultists who practiced demons, but he didn't know how deep this enmity was. "I'll think about it carefully." Haiwen couldn't agree to him immediately, there must be rules between leaders and subordinates, even if he agreed with Fassnet's idea, he couldn't accept it immediately.This means that he has no opinion, and it means that random people can help him make up his mind by saying one or two harsh words.This would undermine his leadership.

Fassnut has always been reasonable and has a high emotional intelligence, but this time he said stubbornly: "I must get the answer, my lord. This is my principle."

"You..." Haven pondered, "I really didn't intend to stand on Lavidia's side."

"You are not allowed to form an alliance with a demon refiner, and you will not be allowed from now on. If you want the friendship of a demon refiner, please forgive me for not being able to dedicate my loyalty to you."

"why?"

"Because there is no such word as demon refining in my justice." After saying this, he looked at Laya, then turned and left.Laya looked at Fasnat's back and asked, "Master Haven, why did he follow you?"

"Because of justice." Haven said, "The same reason as you."

"But everyone interprets justice differently."

"There are also commonalities." Haiwen said.

Laya asked: "What if there are conflicts due to differences in concepts?"

"Then listen to me." He looked at Laya and said, "Someone has to suffer. There is no absolute fairness and justice in the world, only relative. Miss Laya, my justice is very realistic."

"Well, that's what I like about you. What I want is justice that can be realized, not the pious but vain prayers in the church." Laya got up and saluted after saying this, "I'm going to accompany the child Let’s take our leave first, my lord.”

"Okay, please."

After everyone left, he thought about this question alone.He didn't intend to be in Lavidia's side from the beginning. Even so, according to what Laya said, Lavidia's hidden strength is far greater than what it appears on the surface.That means they have to be careful.The next morning, Wen Kai's messenger came to Hai Wen and told him, "Your Excellency has agreed to let you go, and you have prepared the money. You can bring people to the barracks."

So Haiwen went to ask the accompanying people to prepare to set off.

This time he will bring two guards, namely Smiley Cat and Fasnat, and Violet as an interpreter.In addition, he also decided to bring Gellite, because they would notify the druids before their trip to avoid misunderstanding.Since we were going to deal with druids, it was always right to bring a witch.

By the way, I haven't seen Gelieta for many days, he thought to himself, the forest witch has locked herself in the house since she fell ill, saying that she is going to use power to cure her illness, and no one else can enter.According to Violet, she only comes out at night, and will take a walk in the moonlight by herself, or eat something.

This time, Haven went to knock on her door, and when she knocked, she found that the door was not locked, and Gerrit was sitting on the bed.The windows of the room were heavily curtained, and the air was filled with the bitter smell of potions and fermented herbs.Haiwen saw that Gellite lowered her head and her face was gloomy, so she asked, "What's the matter, Mrs. Witch?"

"I..." She looked up, and Hai Wen saw that there were a pair of dark circles on her face, "I made a mistake." She said in a low voice.

"whats the matter?"

"I... I... ah!" She suddenly covered her face and burst into tears. Haiwen couldn't figure out what was going on, so he could only go forward to comfort her.Gellette really cried this time, she was no longer as heartless as before, she cried like a child who was caught cheating.Haiwen asked her why, but she didn't say anything, just kept crying.

It would be especially scary for a person who is usually cold to get angry, but it would be especially sad for a person who is usually warm and sunny to cry.Haiwen sat with her, but didn't know what to say.At this time, Estherite happened to pass by, and she probably heard the crying, so she walked in.Isrit was also taken aback, and immediately she knelt down on one knee beside Gerrit, holding the witch's hands, and said softly and steadily.

Haven and Islet met out of the corner of their eye, their eyes were blank, obviously they didn't know what happened.

When she was almost crying, Gelie stopped her tears, then took out some pills and swallowed them. Gradually, her expression returned to normal.

"My lord, tell me, what can you do with me?"

Haven looked at her in surprise, and said, "It's not about me, but what about you?" Isrit nodded aside and asked, "Mr. Gerrit, what happened?"

"I'm fine." She said flatly, her eyes were red.

Obviously not all right.Haiwen stared into her eyes, and asked, "Why do you..." There was no trace of heat in Zhe Lite's eyes, and Haiwen changed his words, "When you need help, you can come to me at any time."

"The forest witch knows how to deal with these problems, I just... some herbal experiment went wrong, well, it's not a big deal."

Haven and Estherite looked at each other, and they both saw the worry in each other's eyes.However, Gellite obviously didn't want to continue this topic. She combed her hair, put on her robe, and asked Haven, "My lord, are we going out? I can go out anytime."

"Ah... yes." Haiwen decided to get down to business first.He told Geralte about the matter, and the witch immediately packed her bags and ran out the door quickly, as if there was a ghost in this room and she didn't want to stay any longer.

So Hai Wen led his people to set off, crossing West Street, and they soon arrived at Wen Kai's barracks.

Wen Kai, Little Bear and Long-legged Frant were all waiting for him in the tower.Wen Kai handed the gold coin to him with a serious face, and said, "Don't forget what you said before."

"I haven't forgotten."

Hearing this, Wen Kai patted him on the shoulder with a smile, and said, "Then I'll wait for your good news, Master Haiwen."

Hai Wen bowed his body and saluted, and immediately led the people to set off.Several of them could ride horses, so they borrowed the fast horses from the barracks.They set off at noon, and they could arrive at Master Tang Deen's Black Pine Manor before dusk.Tang Deen gave them a token before, and they can stay there for one night.

They took the main road to the south and came to the checkpoint with a long queue again.Refugees lined up in long queues, walking or lying on the side of the road, all ragged and skinny.Haiwen and the others couldn't bear it, but there was nothing they could do - it's just pointless to give alms to one or two people, and it would cause looting instead.

So they lowered their heads all the way, rode on horses, and left the checkpoint under the fierce eyes of countless poor people, and came to the Black Pine Manor.He showed Tang Deen's token to the guard - cigarette pipe and pot, and the guard sent them in.

There was nothing to say all night, and the next morning Haiwen took people to set off.After arriving in the mountains, Gerrit sent pigeons to contact the druids and the robbers in the south.After a while, the pigeon brought someone back. Haiwen and others were shocked when they saw this person, and Fasnat tightened his grip on the sword even more nervously——

"I didn't expect to meet again so soon." The orc's nostrils were puffing out white air, like a strong wild boar.

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Chapter 150: The Slave Robber and the Mountain Fortress

Chapter 150: The Slave Robber and the Mountain Fortress

The orc was standing under a big tree, his back looked thicker than the tree.

From the corner of his eyes, Haiwen saw Fasnat's hands trembling. This was the meeting of the enemy, and he was extremely jealous.The orc looked at them and said, "You still dare to come, obviously I didn't strike hard enough last time."

The smiling cat sneered and said, "I am the one who is not cruel enough, Kaoda."

The orc moved his neck and made a rattling sound of joints. He leaned sideways on the trunk of the big tree and said, "What are you doing here?"

Haiwen stepped forward and said, "I'm here to fulfill my promise. Your Excellency Kaoda, please take me to meet those southerners and druids."

The orc Kaoda sized him up and said, "I don't think you have any good intentions!"

Haven asked him, "How can I make you trust me?"

The orc thought for a while and said, "You said you were going to help the southerners go home, right?"

"Yes."

"First of all, you have to tell me, how are you going to help them?"

Haiwen said: "I brought the money. I will hire a boat for them and choose a way home. Then I will send them away next spring. During the period before returning home, they can no longer use robbery as an excuse. pregnancy."

"Then what do you want them to do for a living?"

"I'm going to discuss this matter with Druid, I believe he has a solution."

The orc nodded silently, and continued: "Then, did you come here by yourself? The earl has nothing to do with this matter?"

"The money came from the earl's son. He hopes to solve the banditry here. Under my suggestion, he is willing to consider a peaceful way."

The orc nodded in satisfaction again, and said, "Finally, I want to see your sincerity—the ranger, the boy, and the witch all stay here, the bald man, the dark-skinned woman, you two come with me, and I will take you to meet those southerners." people."

"You've got an inch!" cried the smiling cat, "Orc, don't think I'm afraid of you!"

However, Haiwen said: "I promise you. Violet and I will go with you. Is this enough to prove my sincerity?"

Fassnut said: "My lord, please think twice." The smiling cat also said: "Haven, there is no need to do this. We don't care about this orc, we just go to the southerners."

"No." Haiwen looked at the orc and said, "If he wants sincerity, I will give him sincerity—an orc!" He said loudly, "I have shown my sincerity, but where is your sincerity?"

"Okay, I see your sincerity." After saying that, the orc's face twisted.Then his skin turned pale, his skin sagged, deformed, and his skeleton shrunk, and before turning around, he became a pale humanoid—

"This is my sincerity." Sean Li, a druid who appeared in real form, said, "Do you think they are sincere enough? 0032?" He said to the big tree beside him.

Dashu turned around, revealing that square face with sharp edges and corners.It nodded slowly, shaking off many branches and soil.The people behind Haiwen looked at each other, but Haiwen was not surprised, because he had already seen through the real body of the druid—a real orc, who would not call Fassnut a "boy" but "" Fiend."

Not only that, Haven also noticed that there were no scars on the orc's hands.

Then, Sean and 0032 took Haiwen and his party to the mountains.Southern slaves lived a primitive life in the mountains and forests. They built tents with wood, banana leaves and animal skins, and lived by hunting during the "off-season of robbery". "They are all good hunters." Sean, Haven and others said, "When they were in the south, they were good at hunting and made a living by it, so they wouldn't starve to death in the forest. Occasionally I would sell them for them." Animal skins and antlers are given to the surrounding humans in exchange for daily necessities."

Haven asked, "You allow them to hunt animals in your forest?"

"Why not?" Sean said without turning his head, his pale back like a ghost, "Since wolves can hunt lambs here, why can't they hunt deer and wild boars? All are equal, Lord Haven."

All are equal, right?Haven is not a druid, and their understanding of equality is also different.But obviously, druids treat people like animals, wolves and people are treated equally.

When they came to the camp, the scene they saw was very bleak.It was a simple tent and a group of dirty people. They saw the old man lying on the straw mat and the skinny child warming by the fire. A young woman in a grass skirt was frightened when she saw them coming. Screaming loudly, Sean yelled at her, telling her that the visitor was not malicious.Haiwen saw that the woman had a stamen brand on her face, which was exactly the same as Violet's.

"This is more than 100 people." The smiling cat said.

肖恩说：“是的。这里有老人11人、孩童25人、女人30人，剩下的100人都是成年男子。共计160一个奴隶——半条捕奴船的人数。”

"Half?" Geralte asked.

Sean said: "A slave ship can catch 300 people. And the remaining 140 people here are all dead."

"Oh." Geralte stopped asking.

At this time, the bandit leader Holanger came out. After seeing Haven, he spoke southern dialect very excitedly, and then Violet translated: "My lord, he said, he didn't expect you to be willing to fulfill the agreement. He sincerely Thank you."

Haiwen nodded and said: "It's all easy to talk about. Tell him that I have already talked with the earl's son. The Xiongshan people are willing to solve the problem in a peaceful way. The young master has paid for it. When the ice breaks next spring, he will send them home. I will accompany them on board and I will be responsible for the whole process."

Violet continued to translate, and then relayed Hollanger's words: "We are short of clothes, and many people are sick. There is no southern herbal medicine or witch doctor here. I can't help it. We will definitely die a lot this winter."

Haven asked Gellette, "Can you help me take a look?"

Unexpectedly, Gerrit immediately shook her head and said, "Go to Laya, I can't!"

Haiwen froze for a moment, then nodded silently.

Afterwards, Haven discussed their future itinerary with them, and asked them about other things—such as another band of robbers in the mountains.When Wen Kai asked him to suppress bandits, he made it very clear that there were still bandits in the mountains.These people built cottages and were well armed.But Wen Kai didn't tell him where these bandits came from, and Hai Wen was also very puzzled by this, thinking to himself: How could a group of well-equipped bandits suddenly appear in the mountains?Could it still have fallen from the sky?

He felt that Hollanger and these robbers were neighbors and colleagues, and he might know something about it.

Sure enough, Hollanger knew these "peers".Through Violet's translation, he and Haven said:

"My lord, those people are not robbers, they are heretics. We fought them once, but we were defeated."

"Are they great? How many are there?"

Hollanger stretched out five fingers, "about 500 people."

Haiwen was shocked and asked, "So many? How can there be... so many... heretics?"

Hollanger continued: "The orcs told me that these people are exiled members of the Demon Cult."

When the word ominous came out of Hollanger (Violet), Fasnat immediately widened his eyes.

Hollanger continued: "The people in the bay area used to have a vigorous campaign to eliminate demons, and the demon cultists in the bay area are demons that everyone shouts and beats. So these people gathered here, they established a mountain fortress, and continued to work. Demon worship. The orc Kaoda is also here, but the exiled ghoul cultists are too powerful, and the orcs can't do anything to them. Oh, and there is a legend that they have a living ghoul."

Hearing this, the smiling cat smiled with great interest: "A living monster? Ha! I haven't seen it yet! No wonder the witcher came to this remote place, that's why."

500 people, well-equipped, captive demons, and a fortress in the mountains?Haiwen frowned, thinking to himself: How do they support themselves?Just by robbing?This is impossible.The road here in Xiongshan is not a major traffic route. The earl himself is too poor to solve the problem. How much oil and water can they get out of robbery?

This thing is weird.

The Legend of Seven Pigeons and Five Righteousnesses Shaking Mountains, Chapter [-]? Part [-]

The Legend of Seven Pigeons and Five Righteousnesses Shaking Mountains, Chapter [-]? Part [-]

The last book said that Haiwen and his party were surrounded by bandits, and the six Pigeon brothers went to the Beast God to rescue them.But they didn't expect to be blocked by the Phoenix, and the six of them worked together to subdue the Phoenix, only then did they know that the Beast God was playing tricks on them.So the six people rescued Haiwen with the beast god, and resolved a crisis.

The pigeons have been friends with the beast god ever since.Usually go to him to talk with him, help him repair the windows, catch bugs on the tree, the beast god is very happy.The beast god said to them: "My brothers and sisters, I think we hit it off very well. I have a treasure here for you."

All the pigeons applauded in unison when they heard about the baby, only Ye Xiaoxia said: "You don't get rewarded for no merit, we accept your gift for no reason, I'm afraid it's not good."