"Don't be so nervous, Hami," the one-armed old Charles said casually, holding on to the old scabbard and walking extremely quickly, "We have just cleaned up not long ago, and those monsters will not be replenished so quickly. It will be safer if we walk faster." ."
"Why am I nervous?" The young man said with a stiff neck, then looked at the silent surroundings of the desert, swallowed quietly, secretly quickened his pace, and approached the old man, pretending to be relaxed and asked:
"Didn't you say before that we would come here after getting the fuel? Why do you have to come here earlier now?"
Glancing at the tight veins on the back of the young man's hand, the old man did not tell the truth, but just said: "What you said before, I thought about it carefully, and it does make some sense."
"Which sentence?"
The young man suddenly thought of something, he couldn't help but pause in his steps, his expression suddenly changed, and he said hurriedly:
"You don't want to... just take me and run away alone, do you?"
Old Charles turned back, not bothering to look at him one more time, and continued on his way in a muffled voice, with no intention of answering at all.
"I have to make it clear to you in advance! Although my father wants me to listen to you, if it is this kind of thing, I will never agree!"
Hami followed closely behind the old man and thought to himself.
"Father Charles, do you remember Mrs. Wenlin's rye bread?"
"She would often give us rye bread that was freshly baked, piping hot, and with an alluring aroma of wheat. I still remember her craftsmanship."
Hami swallowed and described it carefully: "When you enter the mouth, you will first taste an appetizing light sourness, and when you bite it, it will be chewy like a piece of meat. The more you chew, the more fragrant and sweet it becomes. , saliva will come up involuntarily, and if you are not careful, it will flow out from the corners of your mouth."
"There is also a girl who lives in the house next to the mill. She is very good-looking. She likes to wear a blue floral dress. Her watery eyes are as alluring as if she can talk. In the summer, She would practice the organ under the mill windmill every evening, and I would go to the river to turn over rocks and catch fish at that time."
There was a glimmer in the young man's eyes, and he continued like he was reciting a poem:
"Stepping on the wet and smooth pebbles, slowly crossing the soft river water, the cool river breeze blows through the hair, bringing the green and melodious sound of the piano..."
"Okay!" Old Charles interrupted ruthlessly, "We don't have a river here!"
The young man muttered dissatisfiedly: "I am modifying it to let you understand more clearly how I felt at that time. You can't say that I dig loaches in the smelly mud pit every day just to eat a piece of meat, right? "
"Is there anything wrong with saying that? Isn't it a blessing to be able to go out and fish for loaches every day?"
Old Charlotte paused and turned to look at the young man, "Hami, put away your cleverness."
If we continue with Hami's topic, whether he is joking about the poetry-like way of speaking or discussing the girl he is talking about, he has actually fallen into a little trap designed by the boy.
"Hami, you can think that you can go anywhere in the world, you can speak like a wandering poet, you can speak freely and say whatever comes to your mind."
“There are so many things you can do, maybe even so much that you don’t really care.”
"But in fact, the things you just mentioned, including food, freedom, and even dignity! They all come from the gift of the Earl!"
"The reason Mrs. Wenlin gave us rye bread is because she thought I saved her family's lives!"
"Actually, I just received an order from the Earl's Palace."
"In addition, the little girl you are interested in was originally from the San Fernando Empire and fled all the way to the Earldom. Her grandparents died on the way to escape."
"Including us, why do so many people come here regardless of life or death?"
"It's because the earl has forgiven all serfs. As long as there are only nobles and free people in the territory of the earl,"
"It's because the earl has released all the wasteland. As long as you are willing to cultivate it, you can use it for free for twenty years, which is enough to raise the next generation until they get married and have children."
"It's because the earl has greatly reduced the agricultural tax here. Even the normal agricultural tax is only one thirty tax, so that everyone can eat with peace of mind."
The wrinkles on Old Charles's face were squeezed together, and he looked extremely serious. He said almost word for word: "Hami, Lord Earl, it is worth it. We will fight to the death for him!"
Hami's originally frivolous expression paused. After a moment of silence, he suddenly found that Old Charles was still looking at him, and he made a frivolous laugh on purpose, and responded meaningfully: "Well, we do...should do this. Fighting for territory.”
Similar words, but contain different charms.
Old Charles looked at the young man carefully with his cloudy eyes.
The half-grown boy acted like an adult, but his eyes were exceptionally bright, full of longing for the future and vigorous vitality.
Old Charles couldn't help but be stunned.
After a moment, Old Charles avoided looking at each other and continued to move forward on the half-sand road. At the same time, he explained in a calm tone: "Let's go over quickly to see if there is a chance to take those bodies out. If we go too late, , maybe they will also turn into monsters, and when they get mixed up with the previous group of skeleton monsters, we will have trouble finding them."
"Dad Charles, how are you going to reply to Lord Claire? Didn't he say that there are follow-up arrangements? If you let the guys rest early this afternoon, wouldn't the rest of the itinerary be messed up? Lord Claire will punish you. "?" Hami followed naturally and asked with concern.
Old Charles frowned: "That's why I only informed you a few words and then came quietly. As long as other people don't know, even if Master Claire wants to punish, it will only not implicate other people."
"What about me?" Hami asked timidly.
Old Charles glanced at him with a half-smile: "Didn't you come here by yourself?"
Seeing that the old man was not prepared to excuse himself, Hami was so anxious that he almost jumped up, his eyes widened, and he shouted loudly: "Hey! Old man, I was worried that something would happen to you alone, so I came with you! You can't Harm me!"
Old Charles made no reply.
Hami ran back and forth on both sides of Old Charles. Although he looked anxious, his steps were inexplicably brisk, as if he had put down a heavy burden.
Just like this, the two of them gradually approached the battlefield.
"Wait!" Old Charles stopped suddenly and at the same time grabbed Hami who was beating at the side.
"What's wrong?" Hami slowed down and asked in a low voice, confused.
"There is movement ahead!" Old Charles replied in a low voice, and at the same time he slowly squatted down and put his ear to the ground.
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