Blood of the Hunting God

Although it sounded like a request, the tone of the words actually sounded more like a plea.

The hunter looked at the comb handed over by the little girl, and after a little thought, he still took it.

Now he was able to carefully control his strength so as not to pull Abigail's hair and hurt her.

"Hey hey~"

In the happy laughter, it was Abigail who hummed softly.

Reaching out, holding up the shiny long hair.

Obviously it has not been well maintained, but it is still very soft and long hair, and it has a different kind of comfort in the hand.

The hunter gently combed the girl's hair, trying hard to control the strength of his hands.

He noticed that the little girl had pulled out a lot of flowers, and her hands were busy at the same time, and she didn't know what she was doing.

The answer was quickly revealed, because after the hunter combed her hair, the little girl turned around and stretched out her hands.

"Hey, this is a reward for Mister Hunter~"

The woven white garland was worn on top of the hunter's head.

Chapter 69: Solal Sunchaser

After the frolicking time, it's time to head back.

After playing around with Abigail, the hunter also felt a little relaxed and happy. Life without fighting and hunting seemed not so boring.

"Mr. Hunter, can we still come out to play together like this in the future?"

Abigail grabbed the hunter's sleeve and asked in a low voice expectantly.

Nodding slightly, the hunter stretched out his hand and touched the little girl's head. The long blond hair he combed had a very nice touch, and Abigail closed her eyes, and took the initiative to get some distance for the hunter to touch her head. He also let out a lovely laugh of "hey hey".

All in all, the two walked back to the boarding house like this. The children showed surprised expressions after seeing the wreath on the hunter's head, but Xuerong looked at Abigail thoughtfully. I understand something.

After that, because the hunter was going to buy some supplies for the battle, he didn't go into the house with Abigail, but continued walking towards the street alone.

Wearing a garland woven by Abigail on the hat, he strode forward without paying attention to the eyes of passers-by.

Speaking of last night, Disma seemed to be discussing something with Mona, and the voices of the two became a little louder in the middle, as if they had quarreled.

hunter knows

Disma wants to go to the abandoned city of Luce, and try to find [Goddess's Blessing] there to heal Blanca, but unlike Fengrao Town, the passage between the abandoned city of Luce and the old pilgrim road has been abandoned For hundreds of years, without any hunters to maintain it, the path to that city has been completely covered by the muddy poisonous swamp, there is no shortcut to pass, it can almost be called a place of terror without life or death. land.

However, with Disma's attitude, I'm afraid he has already made up his mind to go there.

Tardiff obviously has made plans to go together. In the past two days, the number of drinking and gambling in Tardiff is obviously much less than the previous two days, and yesterday he went to the Starry Sky Town Workshop.Bounty hunters are not people who like to express their thoughts on their faces, but are mainly based on actions. It just so happens that hunters are also like this.

Yes, the hunter did not intend to stop Desma's actions. On the contrary, he had decided to join him, so he went to the church store to buy some new supplies first.

Dirty blood pills, bandages, hunter supplies, torches, dirt stones, burning stones, etc., all kinds of seemingly inconspicuous little things can often produce unpredictable and huge effects in dangerous hunting battles .

After packing these things neatly and putting them in his pocket, the hunter walked out of the store with the wreath on his head under the surprised eyes of others, ready to go back.

And at this moment, the hunter noticed a rather special-looking figure standing on the church square.

It was a man in armor.

Under some crooked feathers is a crude cylindrical helmet, and the tight chain mail is exposed under the slightly tattered green and yellow-white stitched cloth.This man also painted a strange, sun-like picture on the front of his armor, and even painted the same pattern on the shield on his back. A large sword was placed on the man's chest There is no scabbard at the waist, it is simply hung on the waist, which looks very simple without any decorative lines.

This man stood quietly in the middle of the square, as if he was looking at the steles, and he seemed to be looking up at the bright moon in the sky.

It seems that he is a somewhat strange person?

However, it can be felt that the other party seems to have quite extraordinary power.

The slightly curious hunter stepped forward and came to the man's side.

"Ok?"

Turning his head slightly, the man sensed the hunter's approach and looked over with some doubts.

"Is there something wrong? Or did you come here to take a look because I looked weird?"

"Hahaha, please don't mind, I'm just a hunter warrior traveling, I don't intend to cause any trouble."

"I once heard that there may be some records of [Lost Sun] in Xingkong Town on the border of the country of stars, so I just came here to take a look. If you can tell me the location of the library, maybe we can be friends or something."

The tone is calm, with introverted friendly and enthusiastic words.

The man quietly watched the names of the sacrificed hunter heroes recorded on the church stone tablet, and said to the hunter.

Although he looks a bit strange, he seems to be pretty good.

The hunter didn't think much, and pointed in the direction of the library for this man.

"Is it over there? Thank you, and the garland on your head is very beautiful. It seems that you have been favored by a lovely lady."

Smiling very happily, the man planned to leave the square.

"My name is Solar, the one who chased the lost sun."

"I saw from the ancient books that the brilliance of the sun was once recorded. It can far surpass oil lamps and moonlight, and illuminate the warm light of the entire land. Just a little imagination can feel how great and benevolent it is. Because of So, I decided to embark on the path of seeking the sun and come to the kingdom of stars that is closest to the place where the sun rises in the ancient books."

"Although only the gentle luster of the moon is left in this world today, I believe that as long as I work hard to find it, I will be able to find the lost sunshine in the ancient books."

"Then, silent hunter friend, although I don't know your name, I hope that your path will be illuminated by the sun one day, and see you again."

The laughing man Solal just waved his hand to bid farewell to the hunter.

From the beginning to the end, they only exchanged a few words, but this man left a deep impression on the hunter.

In addition, he said that this garland looks good?It's still very discerning.

Seeing the man in the strange armor walking away, the hunter prepared to leave and go back without thinking too much.

But at this moment, the hunter turned his head and noticed something new.

That person is...Tardif?

The bounty hunter was leaning against a wall on the edge of the church area, as if secretly observing something.

Walking forward slowly, the hunter came to Tardif's side, and saw him staring ahead, watching from a side door of the cathedral.

"Yo, here you are."

Because the hunter didn't hide his footsteps, Tardiff soon noticed his approach.

"Shhh, look, the blind guy actually dared to pry open the door of the church area. He might be beaten to death by those fighting nuns."

slightly gloating

In the voice, Tardiff pointed the hunter to a man not far away who was trying to break the lock on the side door of the church.

Although separated by some distance, the hunter could still see that the man was quite nervous, the iron rod he was holding shook several times, and he kept reaching out his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead.He pried the lock of the side door with very jerky movements, and tried hard for a while without any result.Because he was worried that he would be discovered, this man stopped from time to time and looked around anxiously, but it seemed that because of his poor eyesight, this guy looked at him several times but did not see someone staring at him from a distance. Tardif and the hunter.

The complete layman's movements were in perfect contrast to Desma's incomparably skilled lockpicking.

His body doesn't look too strong, he probably looks like an ordinary hired worker.

Such a person came to the church area, and even boldly picked the lock, it is indeed quite short-sighted.You must know that the churches in the Kingdom of the Stars are all equipped with battle nuns. These nuns who can resonate with the Lord of the Stars and use magical miracles are all thick and waisted, and they all use maces or solid iron rods as the main A weapon that can easily crush the bones of ordinary people with a random blow.

So what is the purpose of running here to do such a dangerous thing?

The hunter thought with some doubts, but then suddenly noticed the man's appearance.

A little familiar.

Squinting his eyes, the hunter looked at him more carefully.

Hoods, cloaks, and headscarves have almost covered the whole body in various ways.

What is this guy?

The hunter recognized this strange man who had been followed by Xue Rong and Pu.

Chapter 70: Secrets of the Church

After hesitating for a while, the hunter took a step towards the man who was still trying to unlock the lock.

Tardiff, who was watching the show, yawned, shrugged boredly at the hunter's actions, and walked forward together.The two did not hide their footsteps, and quickly walked behind the man.

However, it seems that because the lock was about to be opened, the man who was concentrating on it didn't notice someone approaching behind him for a while, until the lock was picked open with a "click" and the hunter came within ten steps of him, the man suddenly Surprised that there was someone behind him, he hurriedly grabbed the crowbar and turned around.

Then the hunter who stepped over a few steps reached out and grabbed the crowbar, and with a slight push, he sat down on the ground, more neatly than a Porcelain feller.

"Come here to steal things, a little courage."

The bounty hunter who squatted down smiled kindly at the man.

"No, no, no, I, I'm not stealing."

The panicked man subconsciously covered his head with his hand, as if he was ready to be beaten.

His clothes were a little frayed, and with the movements of his hands, the dry skin on his arms was exposed, and the scars of whiplash, large and small, were clearly revealed, and he looked somewhat hideous.

"Are you a runaway slave? No, it doesn't look like that. Well, are you a tenant farmer of some lord?"

Tardiff thought about what he recognized from these whips.

Since the development of the Kingdom of Stars, although the invasion of filthy forces on the border has been constantly consuming vitality, the interior of the country has gradually developed.

There are lords in many inland towns. They own the ownership of various resource lands such as farmland and orchards. Farmers sell their personal rights to lease these lands for cultivation, and then hand them over to the lords in proportion.

These farmers attached to the lord are tenant farmers, and they cannot leave the cultivated land too far without the permission of the lord throughout their lives.

This kind of system sounds like there is no difference between tenant farmers and slaves, but under normal circumstances nowadays, lords don’t dare to do anything to tenant farmers. For one thing, among the hunters everywhere in the country, there will be brave guys from time to time. Maybe a few powerful ones can kill the lord directly; secondly, the lord also needs these tenant farmers to engage in production work to maintain their own property, so the lord will not be cruel to the tenant farmers unless there are special circumstances.Well, at least not in the case of the accumulation of foreign troubles in the country of stars.

"This kind of whipping injury can only be caused by black whips, and black whips are used to punish fleeing tenants. You are a farmer who escaped privately. What are you doing here?"

As a bounty hunter, Tardif has traveled a lot, so he quickly recognized the traces on the man's hand.

"No no, I, I, I..."

The man who had directly seen through his identity was so frightened that his face turned pale, and he couldn't even speak a complete sentence.

"Be honest, where did you come from, what's your name, and what are you doing here? Don't play tricks, you don't want to try the weight of the hammers of the Battle Sisters. They smash your head as easily as they smash a walnut. "

Tardive, who seemed to be playful, said with a low smile, scaring the man into a pale face.

Some hunters who couldn't stand it anymore patted Tardif on the shoulder. Although he didn't speak, Tardiff realized that the hunter should have seen the man in front of him, and his impression was good, so he quickly restrained his bad taste. gesture.

"Buckle."

In the hoarse voice, the hunter rarely called out the other party's name.

Although I only met once, the process of getting along with each other was less than 2 minutes from beginning to end, but the hunter is still very happy.

I clearly remembered that this man was from Grape Town, his name was Buckle, and he gave himself a bunch of small copper coins.

That's right, because this person gave the hunter something, the hunter remembered him very clearly.

"Wow, it's rare that words come out of your mouth."

Tardif on the side was a little shocked.

"Master, I, I... Please don't, I, I just... I just want to find my child."

Buckle, who was unable to speak clearly, said tremblingly.

"Looking for a child? Come here to find a child?"

Tardiff frowned.

Could it be... the child of the sacrificial ceremony recorded on the stele...

The hunter, who realized something, began to disperse the faint evil spirit.

"How could your child be at the church? The church in Xingkong Town never adopts children, and the sacrifice ceremony... the sacrifice ceremony also does not use the children of residents. Some towns in the interior do draw lots to select civilian children for sacrifice, But in Xingkong Town, all the children who were used as sacrifices were born by the battle nuns, this is the rule set by that insane guy Marman."

Taking a deep breath, Tardif told the truth that surprised the hunter.

Marman, who dedicated his own flesh and blood to the gods, established duties for the combat nuns in Star Town, asking them to go to the female branch in Star Town to serve the hunters, and after they conceived a child, they were directly used in the sacrificial ceremony .

This move caused many battle nuns to hate and hate Father Malman, and the hunters were also afraid to stay away from this priest because of his cruelty. After all, they used their subordinates as tools to make these women who serve the gods Being forced to combine with others to give birth, and being forced to watch one's newborn child turn into a ball of blood foam, such a horrible act is indeed not something ordinary people can do.

However, because of this, in Xingkong Town, there have been no civilian children who have sacrificed for it for decades.

"Although the old thing is really scary in this respect, he will not sacrifice the children of civilians. In principle, the old thing has always been like this."