69novels Chapter 534 Why not sell it to you?
Chapter 534 Why not sell it to you?
A village in the center of the kingdom, it was raided several times by the nobles after the war.
Every time a noble came, they would claim to be the lord of the area, and then they would rush into the village and take away everything of value that they could see.
At first it was food, then animals and farm tools, and later even the women in the village became supplies collected by the nobles.
After the war broke out, those in the worst living conditions were not the cannon fodder soldiers on the battlefield, but the ordinary villagers who were unarmed and could be easily captured by anyone.
The man with lifeless eyes sat outside the house. The door next to him was wide open and the house was empty.
His wife and daughter left him, and the man just sat there, waiting for death to come.
There was a heavy snowfall last night, and the icy air attacked everyone equally.
There were jackals that smelled death, quietly observing the village from a distance.
Jackals are creatures that are very cunning and patient when dealing with their prey.
They smelled the despair floating above the village and knew that the humans in the village were all waiting to die in silence.
If you just wait another day or two, the people in the village will cook you into free food.
It’s a great deal not having to put in the effort of hunting or worry about getting hurt.
Just as the jackals were looking forward to a free meal, a man and a horse appeared on the road at the entrance of the village.
The cowboy on horseback stretched out his animal hide to reveal the gun pouch at his waist.
Just as the jackals noticed the sudden arrival of the uninvited guest, gunshots rang out, and a beam of fiery ray pierced through the jackals' heads.
The remaining jackals immediately realized the difference in combat power between the two sides, and ran into the snowfield with their tails between their legs and howling.
The hero ignored the jackals that ran away. He put away his ray gun, dismounted and walked into the village.
The village is all white after the snow falls, clean and pure like a fairy tale world.
But it is this dazzling white that highlights the lifelessness of this village.
Any daily activity of a person would leave footprints on the snow, but the brave man did not see any human footprints except those of the jackals' claws.
The brave man fired a shot, the sound was very loud, but no one came out of the village.
The brave man who entered the village soon saw someone sitting outside the house.
The man's body was covered with snowflakes, which showed that he had been sitting there motionless since the snow fell last night.
The physical fitness of civilians in this world is also good, otherwise they would have been frozen to death by the cold long ago.
The brave man walked forward and touched the statue-like man with his hand. The feeling he felt back was only the coolness brought by the low temperature.
The brave man observed the man and saw some white mist coming out of his mouth and nose with his breathing. The brave man confirmed that the man was still alive.
"Hey, what are you doing..."
The hero gently pushed the man, but he didn't respond.
The smell of death on the man made the hero feel his sadness.
This is a person who is immersed in pain and no longer wants to communicate with the outside world.
The brave man left the man behind and continued walking into the village.
Every time the brave man passed by a house, he could see a man sitting there.
Most of them died, but a few were still alive.
Just like the man at the beginning, most of them did not react when the brave man touched them. The few that did react just trembled, and a few clumps of snow fell from their bodies, wetting the brave man's fingers.
"Were these all done by the noble who came before?"
The reason why the brave man suddenly visited the village was because he heard the news that the village was being forcibly conscripted.
Someone attacked here in the name of the lord and took away everything that could be taken.
People who had been to this village passed on the news, saying that the village was extremely miserable.
The brave man thought the rumors were exaggerated, but the reality was even crueler than the rumors.
"Are you just going to sit here and wait to die? Don't you care about your loved ones who were taken away from you?"
"What right do you have to mention our relatives? You are so capable, why don't you help us?"
The hero was originally communicating with a man who was slightly responsive, but it turned out that the man who was as desperate as a dead man he met at the beginning suddenly burst out with power.
The man who had been frozen all night was always filled with anger. This anger made his whole body hot and he was unwilling to die in the ice and snow.
The brave man watched the man vent quietly, and only continued to communicate with him after his anger subsided a little.
"Have you ever thought about revenge?"
The first words the brave man uttered were revenge, and these two words were like stones thrown into the water, creating a huge splash.
The few men who were still alive all focused their eyes on the brave man.
The brave man had been through hundreds of battles, but he still felt uncomfortable when being looked at by these people.
"You mean revenge? How can we take revenge? We are just some ordinary farmers!"
"…If you want a chance for revenge, I can try to provide it for you!"
The brave man did not hide his thoughts and directly offered a price for his life.
The man who reacted first stared at the hero with bloodshot eyes and laughed mockingly at him.
"I was also an adventurer, so I know you. You are the brave warrior who recently formed the revolutionary army, Saint Xingyu!"
When the brave man was called Saint Xingyu, the toes of his boots suddenly dug into the ground.
"Brave man, you are so great, why haven't you killed those nobles yet? Why are you still letting them run wild in our village! We hate those nobles, and we hate you just as much!"
The man's hatred was overwhelming and suffocating.
The hero did not refute, because the progress of the war was indeed not as expected, and the chaos in the central part of the kingdom would probably continue for a long time.
As long as the war continues, it means that tragedies like the one in this village will continue to happen.
"Brave man, brave man, I know what you are planning. You just want us to follow you and fight against the nobles because of hatred!"
The brave man's little thoughts were directly exposed by the man in front of him.
This shows that the man in front of me is also knowledgeable.
"Those nobles came to raid and took our food, property, and family members, but you are even more despicable. You want to kill us, but you also want us to thank you!"
At this point, the brave man knew that there was no way he could gather these people together.
All the old, weak, women and children in the village were looted, and the few remaining were all strong men.
They were perfect for filling out the legion, but it's a pity that they chose to freeze to death.
The brave man tied his fur tighter to prevent the cold from taking away his body temperature.
The brave man still has important things to do, and he will not waste his energy on the cold winter like the men in front of him.
"Wait a moment!"
"Why, don't you see through my intentions and despise my actions?"
The hero was called and he turned to look at the few remaining men in the village.
However, these men's faces were pale, but their eyes were filled with incredible fighting spirit.
"We know what you are up to, but as long as I can get revenge, I don't mind selling my life to you!"
Several men who lost everything still chose to take the hero's bus even though they knew the hero was not a good person.