I have a shelter

On New Year's Day, George baptized Garvey and several lords who came to Bianhe Town. This can be considered as officially integrating them into the big family of the shelter.

Except for Baron Collor, the martial arts of the three barons are no better than Misanci. Among them, Baron Barbour was one of the most brave knights among Lord Jeffrey's vassals. His understanding of fearlessness has already been profound. After the baptism, I felt something. After going to the Cathedral of the Dawn to pay homage to the Giant's Head, you will definitely become an excellent fearless knight or even a red-robed knight.

Baron Garvey, the best leader in the southern part of the valley, although he was inferior to Babur in terms of martial arts, his willpower and determination far exceeded anyone else.

George estimated that he must also be able to understand what fearlessness is, and he should also have a good understanding of the light of dawn.

The three barons did not wear red or white robes because it was inappropriate for their noble status. Moreover, these lords are all management talents (although Collor is a dandy, he is very sociable, and George found that he has some ability in clerical work). No matter what, some special preferential treatment must be given to distinguish their status. So that the new lords who join in the future will have more expectations in their hearts.

George is going to let the scholars design a special colored robe for them - the colors are composed of the family crests of Austin and the barons. The meaning is naturally self-evident.

After the New Year, George talked with Garvey and others for a long time about things in the west of the valley and the next plan. After that, he finally left the eastern part of the valley from Bianhe City with a dozen red-robed knights and headed towards the western direction of the valley.

In addition to those knights, George also brought a subject of Baron Garvey.

After he left, Baron Garvey went to the sanctuary and slowly headed west with one hundred knights and five hundred soldiers - this team would take the shortcut eastward at Black Pearl Manor. Nearby, he was stationed for a period of time in a certain castle on the "Traveler's Map" in Garvey's hand.

Before the lord comes back to join them - or before escaping back, they will clean up the outer area of ​​the cemetery depending on the situation - at least not to let those monsters go south again, otherwise the pressure on the southern territory will be too much.

Anthony didn't know why George had so much confidence in coming back, but he felt that it wasn't out of trust in that woman.

"Don't worry, Anthony. If you see the sky in the far west suddenly brighten, lead a team to rush over - maybe the disaster in our valley will be solved in advance."

To be honest, George was still a little uneasy about this trip. Because the situation when he went to the manor now was completely different from the last time - no matter how late the Duke left, it was time to set off after receiving the batch of food.

What's more, the gathering of monsters before also showed that someone in Yongfeng City had passed some information to the valley.

And if everything that woman said was just a lie

But it was precisely because of this that he had to go - the route he took on this trip was very different from the last time. He did not take a detour from the north, nor did he go directly in the direction of the manor. Instead, prepare to go directly south after crossing the glacier.

They only met monsters on the first stretch of the road - judging from their location, they should have come from the area where Johannes was in the north, along the frozen river.

But after passing through that area, on the icy wasteland, all George saw was white snow. Occasionally, an abandoned manor or castle appeared in view, but it was also empty inside.

You can often hear the howling of wolves in the distance in the fog, but there are very few zombies.

Occasionally, you would see some corpses in the snow - but most of them were torn to pieces. After Jack observed it, he concluded that it must be some large creature, but as for the specific things, he couldn't guess.

"It's a pity that boy Aji is not here, otherwise with that boy's eyesight, he would definitely be able to see it." Jack was very envious of Aji who was given a leave by the lord.

George nodded and guessed several possible things

The situation in the west is generally similar to what Baron Garvey said - when Garvey leads people to the lords' meeting in the eastern part of the valley, he rarely encounters anything on the road. Most of the lords I communicated with were marginal figures. Occasionally, important people like the Viscount would attend the parliament, but they would pay little attention to others and were basically only interested in the women they brought with them.

Occasionally, some people are interested in men

However, he has never been out in the winter, because there is no scholar to help him check the weather, and he does not know when the blizzard will come, and the monsters heading south will always block the road at this time. As for other seasons, Garvey and others never dared to go deep into the hinterland of the West - in this heavy fog, no one knew what was around. Every time they got something successfully, they would rush back to their territory in a hurry.

"We're almost here, sir - I remember this road! This is the road we took when Lisa and I escaped from the village." said the leader who was led by Jack on the horse. He saw He looked young, about the same age as Aji, and had just grown up: "Your horses run so fast. It seems that we can reach our destination before dark. We walked for more than half a month."

"You must be lost. Hunter was able to find his way to Bianhe Town in this heavy fog. You two are really lucky." George, who was riding alongside Jack, said, "Go on, why are you To escape."

George was very curious because he had seen on the 'Traveler's Map' before that the territory where Hunter's village was located was an area 'shrouded in darkness' - Garvey searched the territory specifically for where he came from. Refugees from various places, so Hunter was singled out.

This guy was so tight-lipped at first that he didn't even admit that he was from the west. But along the way, George gradually made him let go of his mouth - amid all the good words and threats, he should have known that he couldn't do it if he didn't say anything.

Hunter hesitated for a long time, and finally, he slowly opened his mouth.

"Because I love her, my lord—Lisa is the chosen one, and she's going to be sent to the mountains."

"You know, many of us country folk have never left the village in our lives. We often don't understand what is going on outside. But I don't know from which day, there is still a strange rule in the village."

"At the beginning of every month, the count will send people to bring mustard seeds, rice grains and garlic, and tell us to sprinkle them on the roof and hang them on the door."

Jack couldn't help his curiosity: "Will you all be obedient? No one will eat secretly?"

"If you disobey, you will be hung at the entrance of the village and burned to death, sir." Hunter said: "No one dares to disobey the Earl's order, and those who secretly play tricks will always be discovered by the knights no matter how long it takes - —No one knows how they found out.”

George frowned: "Don't interrupt, Jack. Continue to let Hunter talk."

"Later on, the fog became thicker and thicker. I don't know when the day started. The lord who rarely fulfilled the right of first night ordered us to send the newly married women out - and my father was the one responsible for sending them out. He was The most powerful hunter in the village, he is the only one who can find the direction in this fog, and he is very familiar with the old man. He used to accompany the old man on hunting - my father once hunted a big white lynx alone in that scene! After giving the skin to the master, the master also rewarded him with a silver dagger."

Hunter's eyes showed excitement. He seemed to admire his father very much. He continued:

"You know, the right to have the first night is a good thing, so everyone in the village supports it - this is something that can change a person's life's destiny. Besides, even if no illegitimate child is born, my father said that I have promised that every couple will Newlyweds will leave their humble status and live in the castle, no longer having to work hard in the village - you know, working as a servant for the master is a blessing that cannot be obtained in a few lifetimes! "

"So no one ever comes back?" Jack couldn't help interrupting him.

Hunter's eyes showed deep fear.

George waved his hand impatiently and told Jack to shut up: "Continue, Hunter. You are surrounded by Templar knights, and they will protect you. No one will dare to do anything to you - these secrets should It has been hidden in your heart for a long time, right? Tell me, what does this matter have to do with Lisa being sent to the mountain?"

"I don't know when it started. I am no longer satisfied with the 'right of first night'. Every girl who reaches adulthood must be sent out."

"The villagers seemed to have noticed something, maybe it was for food. They began to take the initiative to vote for people, and many young people would go with their fathers to send people off."

"Every time he sent those girls away, his father would remain silent for many days."

"Maybe it's because he's too tired, maybe it's because I'm an adult. He started taking me with him and told me that for the sake of the village, we must keep this secret forever."

"We are not going to a castle at all." Hunter's eyes were bloodshot, and fear made him tremble all over: "Father told me that there was no one in that castle for a long time!"