After Sam left, Shado and Uk chatted for a few more words and exchanged information about Hexi Village. After that, Uk gathered his team and prepared to go to Hexi Village to solve the task.
Different from when dealing with orcs, because the enemy is just goblins, the Uk team only brings one shield, carried by Uk himself. The main weapons of the others are all long spears. Of course, one-handed swords, bows and arrows are also indispensable. .
Xia Duo also chose a one-handed sword in the military camp. Now that his bloodline has been awakened, his physique is different from the past. It is easy to hold a 5 or 6-pound one-handed sword in his hand.
He swung the sword a few times in various directions, adjusted the feel, then put it into its sheath and hung it on his waist.
"Captain Uk, let's go!"
"Okay!" Uk ordered.
"Let's go!"... The west area of Savile Town, also known as the civilian area and the temple area. Most ordinary people in the town live in this area. Of course, it cannot be called a slum. It is impossible for real poor people to live in the town.
The temple of the Lord of Glory is located in the easternmost part of the West District, facing the central square. The first thing Shado and the Uk team saw when passing through the central square was the main hall of the temple and the civilians who occasionally came in and out of the door.
After bypassing a certain distance, Xia Duo and others continued westward from the side of the temple, passing through the low residential areas until they reached the west gate at the far west of the town.
Not far from the gate is the Wolfburg River. A simple stone bridge spans the river. The bridge can accommodate two carriages. When Xia Duo first came to Savile Town, he took this stone bridge. , but when I first arrived in another world, it was difficult to calm down, and I had no intention of taking a closer look at this stone bridge.
Now seeing it again, Xia Duo immediately discovered something unusual. According to the theory, the marble bridge should be made of stone, which is no problem, but it will not look like the stone growing into the bridge naturally.
As for this stone bridge, through the few traces left by time, Xia Duo noticed that this stone bridge was clearly formed in one piece!
There is probably no other better explanation than magic. Stepping on the mottled bridge deck, Sha Duo asked Wu Ke,
"Do you know the history of this stone bridge?"
"History? I don't know much about this, but there have always been some rumors about this bridge in the territory that are difficult to tell whether they are true or false."
"What rumors?" Although Wu Ke didn't understand why Xia Duo didn't even know this common sense, he still explained it to him.
"For some, this bridge was a gift from the elves, for some it was summoned by the first lord, and for some it was built by dwarves. No one knows whether it is true or false."
"Didn't your lord pass?"
"Who knows! But I don't think this was summoned by the first generation lord." In the end, Wu Ke's voice was already inaudible, and Xia Duo didn't ask again, but he also felt that it was unlikely that it was summoned by the first generation lord. Otherwise, why? Don't admit it?
Xia Duo didn't care who built the bridge. What he cared about was how the bridge was built. If it was really built by magic, how could this magic be achieved?
While Xia Duo was thinking about it, he had followed everyone to the west bank of the Wolfburg River. The scenery on the west bank was particularly beautiful, with endless plains and hills, and villages scattered on them.
Upon entering, the most eye-catching thing is the evergreen forest in the northwest. This is the forest closest to Xia Duo and others.
No need to think that that should be the destination this time. Sha Duo pointed to the northwest and asked Uk,
"That's it?"
"Yes!" Uk suggested,
"Let's go directly to the woods. Everyone in Hexi Village should be there!" Xia Duo had no objection.
... From the west bank of the Wolfburg River to the olive grove, there are no stone roads in the town, but country roads, moistened by the moisture from melted snow, and there is a muffled sound when you take a step.
The mud dragged Xia Duo's boots away, and soon Xia Duo felt that his feet were wet. His breath had not fully warmed up yet, and when his feet became cold, his whole body shivered.
After taking a look at the Uk team members, I saw that their boots were not as good as those of Chateau, so I guess they were not feeling well at the moment.
Xia Duo immediately felt that he was a little stupid, insisting on walking by himself. Now he has become a level 1 mage. Although he has not yet learned to [summon a mount], he still carries the scroll with him!
It's just a few dozen gold coins. It's not worth it to him now. It may not be in line with his net worth, but it's moderately worth it. Xia Duo can still afford it.
After greeting Uk next to him, Shado walked outside the team, took out the [Summoning Mount] scroll from the scroll box, and activated it with ease.
In the dim light, a sturdy forest horse suddenly appeared out of thin air, then took a few steps obediently and approached Xia Duo.
"Wow -" the soldiers of the Uk team exclaimed in unison. They may have seen mages riding horses, but they have rarely seen mages summoning a live horse from scratch in front of them!
Xia Duo ignored their exclamations. When the forest horse knelt down on its front legs, he held the horse's head and jumped onto the horse's back. Suddenly, he felt a comfortable and relaxed sense of satisfaction.
Without any wisdom in words or movements, this sturdy forest horse could understand any instructions from Sha Duo and start running.
"Captain Uk, I'll go take a look ahead!" Without waiting for Uk's reply, he drove his mount away.
... Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-The horses were running and jumping happily, but this did not affect Xia Duo at all. The early spring wind blew on his face with a bit of coldness, but also with gentleness.
Xia Duo sat on the horseback, as if he were sitting on a cloud, so comfortable and soft. If possible, he even hoped to stay on the horseback forever and never wanted to get off.
This also made Sha Duo full of affection for the person who created this magic! It was too far to the west. It originally took nearly half an hour to walk, but Xia Duo arrived in a few minutes.
Sure enough, it was an artificially planted olive grove, with rows of filial piety and rows of rows, neat and uniform. Through it, Xia Duo saw order and civilization.
Since there was no concealment when he arrived, someone was already coming to greet him from the woods. An old man and a middle-aged man came to Xia Doma and saluted respectfully.
"Is this mage here to help us investigate the goblins?" Xia Duo hummed, without dismounting, and asked directly on the horse,
"What's going on now? Are the goblins coming again?"
"Reply to Darao, after cleaning up yesterday, there are goblins here again, and they are still gathering. I don't know when they will attack the olive grove." The old man replied.
The men behind him glanced in the direction where Sha Duo came from time to time. They had already seen the advancing Ukrainian team.
Sha Duo also looked back. Wu Ke and the others seemed to be speeding up. They might be arriving soon, so he asked again,
"How many people are here in your village? Where are the goblins now?" the old man replied,
"There are 56 adults in our village. The goblins are gathering in the north of the olive grove, but there are also sporadic ones running into the olive grove." Upon hearing that there were so many people, Xia Duo knew that this mission should not be related to killing monsters. No matter how important it is, the real task is to find out the reason for the goblin's abnormal behavior.
Xia Duo pointed at the old man who looked like a village chief and ordered,
"You stay here and wait for the soldiers behind, and ask him to take me to the north first." The old man did not dare to refuse, and quickly told his son to listen to Master Da Rao's words, and then stayed where he was and waited, watching the two of them leave.
