Mercenaries and Adventurers

Riding the cold wind of the night, the fishing boat carried Keir and the two of them lightly across the ice of Wumi Lake.

Because it is the northwest wind, when the sails are turned sideways, the most wind power can be eaten. Keir didn't need to use wooden sticks to speed up the fishing boat anymore, and relied entirely on the steering skills of the "lake diver" Boss, gliding quickly to approach Wumi Lake Village.

Suddenly, a bright fire was lit on the village pier in the distance, and more torches gradually lit up.

"Keil, they see the light on our bow!"

Boss said loudly.

Keel held on to the side of the boat and didn't speak.

The fishing boat was very fast, and when the details of the pier were gradually visible, Boss let go of the rope to prevent the sail from being affected by the wind. Then he patted Kiel on the shoulder and motioned for Kiel to go to the bow and prepare to slow down the fishing boat into the port.

Boss also came to the bow of the ship to give guidance to Kiel, who was slowing down when entering the port for the first time.

"There is still a distance, lightly touch the ice first, and slow down slowly."

According to what Boss said, after holding the wooden stick steady, he extended the wooden stick out of the bow of the boat, and tapped the metal end of the wooden stick on the frozen lake that was gliding quickly.

Swish Swish Swish.

Every time it is tapped, a large amount of ice particles and snow fog will be splashed.

These things were bisected by the bow of the fishing boat, reflecting the light of the lighting torches, scattered with shiny reflections.

Kiel tapped left and right on the bow to ensure that the overall gliding direction of the fishing boat would not change greatly.

"Hi! How's it going?"

Wick's loud roar came from the pier, and in the silent night, his roar was very clear.

After hearing this, Boss immediately responded excitedly: "It works!"

He repeated aloud: "It works!"

"efficient!!"

Immediately, many fishermen gathered on the pier, after hearing this answer, they all bang and shouted excitedly!

Some people were excited, some jumped up in excitement, while others knelt down on the cold ground, crying out with emotion.

Kiel squinted his eyes and tightly closed his lips, taking in the scene in front of him.

Although Boss was also very happy, he did not forget to instruct Kiel to increase the speed of deceleration, and used the deceleration to one side to reverse the bow of the fishing boat.

"Slow down, slow down!" Boss leaned close to Kiel's head and said loudly. He had to speak loudly, because he was gradually approaching the village pier, and the noisy and lively voices on the pier had become so noisy that he could not hear anything.

According to Boss' instructions, Keir pushed the wooden stick under the bow of the boat with all his strength. A huge force came from the wooden stick, and Keir stubbornly maintained his posture to buffer and absorb the transmitted force.

Accompanied by the crackling sound of the ice surface, Keir forcibly stopped the fishing boat.

But at this time the fishing boat was still more than 20 meters away from the pier.

Boss patted his forehead helplessly, while Kiel smiled: "How is it?"

"It's not bad, at least it's the first time I've sailed a boat on the ice, and it's fine without hitting the boat on the shore." The old man shrugged, and then waved vigorously towards the pier.

"Little bastards, stop making trouble! Come down and help!"

After finishing speaking, he jumped off the bow neatly. When Keir saw it, he also turned over and jumped off.

Boom.

Unlike Boss who flipped off the bow lightly, when Keir landed, his feet hit the ice and made a dull sound.

"Keil, let's push the boat back."

"good."

As soon as Kiel started, he stood on the side of the fishing boat, supported the side of the boat with both hands, and exerted strength with his legs, pushing the fishing boat on the ice at once.

"You have great strength in your hands!" Boss praised on the other side of the boat.

Keir didn't say much, because he also knew that although he had been exercising during this period of time, making his young body's strength and physical strength continue to grow, there was another factor that he also remembered clearly.

During the Autumn Harvest Festival, he curiously participated in the grand ceremony of the Saturnalia Church. In the ceremony that he couldn't understand, his power was enhanced by the grand magic ceremony.

At that time, he had inquired that this increase in strength would last for about one to two years, and it was indeed a very long-lasting one.

It is said that this is a magical technique specially prepared to increase the efficiency of farmers when they go to work in the field.

However, Keir felt that if one did not look at religious inclinations, the enhancement of this magical ritual would also be of great help to fighters who needed to fight in close quarters.

Like him.

Several men from the Baos family quickly ran over and helped push the fishing boat to the shore of the pier.

The fishing boat was no longer in charge, and Keel and Bowes walked up to the pier along the stone stairs immersed in the ice.

The fishermen around all gathered together at this time. They were not familiar with Keir, so they all gathered around Boss, ignoring the barrier between Boss and them, and excitedly asked about the specific situation of the trip.

And Keir was pulled by Wick, passed through the fishermen gathered around Boss, and came to a place where there were few people behind.

Here, some of the stewards of the village who have been waiting here are waiting.

They also curiously asked about the specific situation. While giving everyone a gentle hug, Keir loudly described the previous specific situation.

He heard the sunken fish that had swallowed the bait abnormally smash a large piece of ice, and swim back and forth between the ice surface and the lake water, accompanied by painful cries and a clear smell of blood.

Everyone let go of the breath that was pressing on their chests.

The village chief Coryden didn't say much, but just patted Kiel on the shoulder, and whispered to Kiel that he would send someone to fetch it tomorrow morning, and that the body part of the huge wild boar was left.

No one asked whether the capsize fish would stop eating the meat bait traps, because the people of Wumi Lake Village, who lived by the lake, knew that the fish in the water are animals that never learn their lessons.

Sunfish are no exception.

-

Keir was surrounded by the village stewards, and everyone walked slowly into the village.

Everyone walked slowly all the way, and then talked about various things in the village with great interest.

Occasionally, villagers from fishermen's homes on the side of the road boldly asked them how to deal with the capsized fish. The stewards did not hesitate to repeat it many times, telling every villager who asked about this important news.

The fishermen's families were very excited. After hearing the news, they yelled and sang and danced on the cold street.

Someone sang a folk song when fishermen rowed happily in Wumi Lake before there were no overturned fish swimming in the lake:

"Paddle, paddle, go paddle."

"Cast the net, twirled, twirled and cast the net."

"Pray that today is a good harvest."

"Tomorrow will definitely be full of fish!"

Cheerful songs rang out from the mouths of young boys and girls. Even without musical instrument accompaniment, the fast emotions in it still infected everyone who heard it.

Keir smiled, and talked to the happy village chief Corydon beside him: "About Martin."

"What's wrong?" The smile on Corydon's face faded immediately: "Keel, what did you find?"

Nodding, Keir affirmed the other party's words: "Yes, in fact, I already know the things behind Martin's killing."

"Who? Who is so bold to commit such atrocities in the village?"

With a wave of his hand, Kiel comforted the other party a little: "I can't tell you who it is, don't get excited, it's not that I want to cover someone up." It was impossible for anyone to hear the conversation between him and Corydon, so he continued: "You know, I am a reliable man specially sent by Lanisa Knight. And you see, the village has been troubled for a long time. The sunfish will definitely be wiped out afterwards. Also, in the case of Martin being killed, I must not be the murderer. Because I have no reason or opportunity to kill."

After listening to what Kiel said, Corydon gradually fell silent. He looked at Kiel carefully as he did when he first saw him, with his demeanor, mental state, temperament, murderous intent and murderous intent.

The experience he has learned throughout his life tells him that the young man in front of him is not lying.

And although there is a lot of murderous intent in his hands, those are all under safe control.

To put it bluntly, Keir is not an indiscriminate killer.

Squinting his eyes, Corydon suddenly noticed something. Even in such a safe and lively moment, this young man from outside didn't take off the helmet he was wearing, but lifted the visor and talked to him. .

Why?

What is this young man on guard against?

Is it our village?

But it is impossible for the villagers in the village to hurt this brave young soldier, after all, everyone still relies on each other to command and deal with the capsized fish.

So what is he watching out for?

And the left hand has been tucked under the cloak, slightly attached to the hilt of the sword hanging at the waist.

Was there anyone he had to watch out for?

who is it?

who?

Could it be related to Martin being killed?

"Master?"

Keir looked at the opposite village chief, Corydon, who froze when he was speaking, and had to remind him to regain his senses.

"Oh, oh, yes, you're right." Corydon came back to his senses and patted Keel on the shoulder to let him continue.

"So, I need you to trust me extra in this matter."

Kilton paused: "Trust me to put aside the matter of Martin being killed for the time being. If the prediction is not bad, the matter will end soon. If it is slow, Martin will be killed before the sunfish is completely resolved. Find the murderer and subdue him."

uniform?

Corydon noticed the word, not arrest, but subdue. The subtext of this word is that the murderer will resist, and will resist. And with the attitude of the Kiel warrior at this time, the murderer may not be simple.

He thought for a while, what the warrior Kiel said was not a problem, and he might be able to trust him once in a while about Martin.

Phew, it's mainly because the other party was sent by the lord, not for other reasons.

If Martin was really killed by Kiel, then perhaps the lord's intention was behind it, so he should leave this matter to Kiel.

"Well, Keel. I agree to your request. And, is there anything else I need to do? Let's talk about it together."

Kiel grinned and smiled slyly: "Then, regarding the foreign caravan staying in the village, please inform them that they can leave in the next two days. Also, please don't tell another person what we are talking about now."

"No one can?"

"No one can!"

-

Early the next morning, Kiel got up from the warm and comfortable bed. Even though he wore armor when he slept, the bed was still much better than the sleeping bag.

At least in cold weather, the temperature is very different between sleeping by the fire and sleeping in the house.

After a brief cleaning, Kiel prepared all the weapons he needed and brought them with him. The long gun with the broken barrel is placed in the backpack luggage of the hostel.

Go downstairs and spend money to pack the new bread ordered last night into the small backpack behind you.

Walking out of the Scattered Fish Scale Inn, Keel came outside the village house.

Accompanied by the sound of bellows pulling back and forth in the blacksmith shop not far away, the entrance of the village house was very lively.

Nearly ten strong fishermen were led by the middle-aged fisherman Wick, and each of them carried a part of their outing luggage. Looking at the different preparations of each of them, we can tell that these fishermen who fish in Wumi Lake all day seldom go out on land far away from the village.

At the same time, the two groups of caravans left outside also got up early, prepared carriages and goods inside and outside the village house, and planned to leave Wumi Lake Village early in the morning. Worf is discussing with the caravan steward he knows about the next batch of foreign goods that the village needs, and haggling over the agreed price of each kind of goods.

Keir chuckled, if he didn't know the details of that person, he would definitely be fooled by the other party's dedicated performance.

"Good morning, everyone!"

When Wick saw Kiel appearing, he immediately walked over and hugged Kiel hard, but was slightly uncomfortable by Kiel's armor.

This scene was seen by his fishermen, and everyone burst into laughter.

Seeing this scene, Worf also walked over, looked at Kiel and the others, and then gave a few words of blessing, then turned and continued talking to the caravan steward he knew.

Wick glanced enviously at the caravan's carriage, and whispered to Keir, "It would be great if we could have a carriage this time. Even if we still walk, we can put all our luggage in the carriage."

Keir ignored his complaints and asked everyone to wait a while, then entered the village house, pulled out the horses that had been put on saddles and other things, gave the groom a copper coin, and then rode on the horses outside the village house.

He looked at the fishermen who were ready and said, "Everyone, please don't worry. I will protect you when you are out in the wild. But you also need to follow my instructions when you are traveling and camping."

"no problem."

"OK."

"It's up to you, after all, you were able to hurt the sunfish yesterday."

"Isn't that right? Usually when you see a sunfish, everyone runs away."

"Keir, let's go now. I hope to get back the wild boar bodies you mentioned as soon as possible, if they are really as big as you said."

Keir shrugged: "Wick, believe me, didn't you also see that wild boar leg, two people can lift it up. And everyone knows that a wild boar has four legs."

"Ha ha ha ha."

Everyone laughed together.

Then, including Keir and Wick, and eight other fishermen, they walked out of the south gate of the village, and continued to walk south-east.

Keir did not choose to take the same path as last time, mainly because he was confident in his sense of direction in the wild and how far he could walk.

In addition, there is another meaning. If you don’t go through the east gate, it also means to mislead Wolf.

He put himself into Worf's perspective. If Keir walked through the east gate every time he left the village, it might arouse Wolf's worries about the mill. It was impossible for him not to worry.

The last time Keel left the village, he had to kill Martin, the mill keeper.

Although Keir returned to the village and led the investigation of Martin's death, he seemed to be putting on a show.

But if Keir still goes through the east gate when leaving the village this time, it will definitely arouse Worf's extra concern.

He will wonder if his identity has been discovered, or if the werewolf matter is not exposed, but will be stabbed in the village to let everyone know. This doesn't seem like much, but it's really not good news for Worf to continue hiding in Umi Lake Village.

Not to mention whether it will trigger the attack of Lanisa knights, but let the people in the village know that there are werewolves, which will bring great trouble to his actions during the full moon.

And only if Keir doesn't go through the east gate this time, will he give Wolf a latent response: there is nothing in the mill at the east gate, and I am not curious about it.

Kiel smiled as he rode his horse.

He specifically asked the village chief to release the foreign caravan staying in the village temporarily, that is, to untie Wolf who was in charge of negotiating the caravan. That guy might feel relieved for a day or two, but when he was free, he would definitely think that he was at the top of the mill. Whether the above things have been discovered.

He must go and see.

And when Worf went up to look, he would find out.

Keel, this person, has already gone up.

After contacting them in the northern forest, they had met face-to-face when they were dealing with the wolf king, and they would immediately realize that his own werewolf incident had probably been discovered by Kiel.

At that time, Worf will guess that Keel knows that there are werewolves in the village, but he probably doesn't know who it is.

Will Wolf be relieved?

Of course not, he must have wondered whether Keir was deliberately pretending not to know about this matter, or whether he had always known about it, but he hadn't put him and the caper fish together.

Busy dealing with sunfish, but looking down on him as a werewolf.

Doubt, worry, panic, the humiliation of being slighted.

These will drive this guy with two faces to let the beast in his body burst out, and directly kill Kiel who is still in the wild.

Only by directly killing Keir in the wild can everything be buried again.

Or, buy him time, the time when Knight Lanisa will definitely come later.

Pack your belongings and escape from Umi Lake Village, Kendall County.

Just like many years ago.

After analyzing it, Keir felt that things would generally develop towards this situation.

He patted the hunting sword on his waist, and the ax stuck behind the armor~www.readwn.com~ I believe that with their help, it should be no problem to deal with a cunning and angry werewolf alone.

-

There is also a large field outside the south gate of Wumi Lake Village.

A dirt road that was once clean but is now overgrown with weeds and covered with snow runs south to the edge of the forest.

Looking from a distance, in the black and white world, there seem to be several tall wooden houses on the edge of the forest, and there are tree trunks piled up beside the wooden houses.

Keel saw that the lumber mill in that village was a little strange, so he asked Wick who was walking beside him: "Didn't it mean that the village has all shrunk back into the wall since the wolf was rampant? Why did I look at that village from a distance?" A lumberyard, where are there still felled trees?"

Wick checked the burden on his back, and felt that the linen burden prepared by his family was not as good as the small backpack that Keel carried outside the cloak behind him. He casually answered Kiel's question: "That's a tree cut down every winter. Whenever the winter lord brings people into the forest to attack the northern wolves, after a while, those wolves will definitely shrink back In the forest."

"At this time, the owner of the lumberyard will lead his lumberjacks, under the protection of a small number of militiamen, to rush there, and seize the time to cut out the wood that will be used in the next year."

He casually kicked the snow on the ground: "But not long after this year, the wolves have shrunk back to the big forest. After that, you know, thanks to you, everyone no longer has to be cautious about logging. Hehe , not only logging, without the northern land wolf, huh, we don’t need to be careful in everything we do.”

Speaking of this, he laughed at himself: "Except for new troubles."

"Sunfish!" Keel said.

"Hey, that's what I'm going to say."

"Ha ha."