Job hunting in another world [Western Fantasy]

After that, Noah and Aldrich continued to set off. They walked all the way north. Luckily, Dilo ran very slowly. About a week later, they arrived at a village in the Veteri Valley.

It is relatively close to the capital, and the village is bustling and lively.The Shilan Empire is vast and sparsely populated, and the further north they go, the harder it is for them to encounter new villages.

So Noah will replenish supplies here again and prepare for the northbound trip.

When Noah's carriage approached the village, they saw some middle-aged men with weapons gathered outside the village. They were dressed in commoner clothes, and the weapons they held in their hands were nothing more than lethal farm tools. Hunting dogs, which serve as the guards of the village.

This surprised Noah.

They walked all the way, and in the villages they passed, nowhere would there be so many armed guards.

Aldrich drove the carriage and approached the village, and the guards at the gate watched him warily.

"Where does the guest come from?"

They were stopped.

Aldrich said: "We came from the capital and want to rest here for a night."

The guard showed a suspicious look. It is autumn now, and it will be getting colder and colder. It is very strange to go north from the capital at this time.

"Where are you going?"

Aldrich was about to answer when Noah knocked on the wall of the car, then opened the curtain and walked out.

He was dressed in a black missionary robe, with the logo of the Holy Cult of Light on his chest, short curly black hair, and gentle and calm eyes.Holding a heavy book in his hand, it is full of complicated and distorted words.

This is the standard attire of missionaries. Reading books is the privilege of church people and nobles, but only missionaries will carry thick and hard-to-preserve books with them on the road.

Noah put the book in his arms casually, and said in a standard missionary tone: "I come from the San Mino Church in the capital, and I went all the way to the north to preach."

San Mino Church is the place where Noah has been practicing before. There are five churches of the Holy Church of Light in the entire royal capital, and San Mino Church is one of them.

Hearing what he said, the guards put down their weapons, and the atmosphere immediately relaxed.They showed admiration in their eyes and said enthusiastically, "Master Missionary, please come in."

Some people have already gone to call the village head.

Noah and Aldrich were taken into the village, and Dilo was also taken away to take care of them carefully.Soon the village chief came over. He was a man in his 50s with obvious dimples on his face and bushy white hair. Judging from his face, he was in a state of tension and anxiety.

"Master Missionary!" The village head shouted, "Thank you for bringing your grace here."

Noah showed a commercial smile that a missionary should have.

The village head walked up to him, with a hesitant look on his face, he said hesitantly: "Actually, there used to be a small church in the village, but the deacon here left later, and the church didn't send a new priest, so the church It was empty."

"But please believe that our belief in the God of Light is very pious." The village chief said firmly: "We have been waiting for missionaries like you to take us out of the cage of pain."

So Noah went to the square of the village first, and the village chief called all the people in the village to gather and listen to the grace of God.

As it was getting dark, Noah, on the highest podium in the square, opened the "Holy Book of Light" he was carrying, and began to popularize God's grace and wisdom to the villagers below.

When he was doing this with such concentration, a holy light fell from the sky and sprinkled on him, making Noah look more holy, like an angel descending.

The eyes of the villagers below were even more eager. They looked at Noah devoutly, believing that the God of Light would guide them to a hopeful future.

What Noah thought was, has his flashlight not failed?

After the reading of the "Holy Canon of Light", the villagers came forward one by one and put money into the box next to Noah.

This is one of the incomes of the missionaries. The box is called the box of grace, and the believers who have received the grace of God donate with their hearts.

There are also some believers who have special requirements. If the missionaries can meet their requirements, a large amount of money will be credited.

After the villagers dispersed, the village chief came over and said, "Master Missionary, the church has been cleaned for you, and the stove and beds can be used directly."

Noah nodded: "Thank you."

The village head hesitated for a moment and said, "If you hear anything at night, please stay in the church and don't come out."

Noah didn't ask carefully, and said, "Okay."

He and Aldrich went to the church to rest. It was a very simple chapel, but it was well-equipped. There were two rooms for rest at the back, as well as stables, a kitchen, and a small yard.

There is a well in the yard.

The well water has not yet dried up, so Aldridge lit the fire, scooped up the well water and made a dinner.

After eating, Noah said to him, "Don't take off this armor tonight, and keep your sword by your side all the time."

Aldridge asked in surprise, "Why?"

"There may be robbers coming to attack the village at night."

Seeing Aldrich's puzzled expression, Noah explained: "There is a trap made of wooden stakes at the door, which is specially used to hold back horses. The farmland outside the village is in the harvest season, but no one harvests it, and it is in chaos instead. .Many villagers have wounds on their bodies, not caused by farm work or accidents, but by sharp weapons."

"Besides, there are few women in the village, but many children." Noah saw that Aldrich didn't understand this sentence, and didn't explain it, but said: "This group of robbers should have attacked them many times. Tonight they Might come again.”

Aldrich asked, "Why?"

"Because there are no stars or moon tonight, the visibility is very low, which is suitable for sneak attacks. Moreover, the villagers have resisted several attacks in a row, and now they are on the verge of collapse both mentally and physically, but the robbers can sleep well during the day. feel." Noah muttered in a low voice: "If it were me, I would do it."

Aldridge asked, "Won't the army from the capital come to clear up the robbers?"

This village is still under the jurisdiction of the king's capital, and further north, it is the territory of the nobles.

"Of course they don't care about this kind of thing. It takes at least five days to walk from the capital, and there is no profit." Noah said: "These robbers can grab nothing more than food and women."

As Noah said, he entered the room and lay down.

He covered the quilt with only one head exposed, and winked at Aldrich: "Even so, I still hope they don't come, so that I can sleep peacefully."

Sleeping in the carriage is very painful, and you need to stand up and watch the night, endure the bites of mosquitoes, and guard against possible dangers at any time.

Noah felt that he hadn't slept peacefully in bed for a long time, so he fell into a deep sleep soon after he lay down.

In his sleep, he turned into a rabbit, running freely on the prairie.Suddenly, an eagle appeared in the sky, and the eagle's eyes emitted two very strong lights, which shone on Noah the rabbit.Noah ran away desperately, but unfortunately the strong light still followed him like a shadow, and he couldn't dodge it no matter what.The eagle flew down quickly, and its claws brushed the top of Noah the rabbit's head. Noah the rabbit subconsciously wanted to throw out his chain hammer, but the chain hammer was gone. He could only watch desperately as the eagle caught him.

Then a pack of rabbits came running, their screams echoing across the savannah, clamoring to save him.The eagle flew high and threw Noah the rabbit down through the air.

While Noah was in the air, he suddenly grew a pair of wings and a sharp eagle beak. When he landed on the ground, he heard the rabbits say:

"kill him!"

"He's an eagle!"

"kill!"

Noah opened his eyes suddenly.

He stared at the ceiling for a while before he heard an extremely noisy sound from outside.

"kill!!!"

"Stop them!!"

"Back off!"

Noah turned over and sat up, and then there was a knock on the door.

He walked over and opened the door, and there was Aldrich in full armor outside the door.

"Noah, have you been woken up?" Seeing that Noah woke up so quickly, he guessed that the other party must have been woken up by the sound of fighting outside.

Noah nodded and hummed.

Looking from the room at the back of the church, a fire ignited outside, reflecting the whole sky bright red, screams, fighting, dogs barking, and horseshoes can be heard endlessly.

Aldrich said: "I'll go outside to see, Noah, you stay here and don't go out, robbers dare not enter the church."

His voice was a little trembling, and he was holding the big sword in his hand tightly, his eyes were reddened by the flames.

"Be careful." Noah said.

Aldridge nodded heavily, and left the church dragging his big sword.

The street outside was already in chaos at this time. Bandits on horseback and armed with weapons stepped on the fence and rushed in from outside the village.The thieves rushed into the village arbitrarily, holding torches high in their hands, igniting the flames recklessly, and wielding long knives to harvest life.The guards drove the hounds and used sticks and agricultural tools as weapons to guard the village.

However, the bandits had been prepared for a long time, and their weapons were sharper and better at fighting.Bandits with spears drove their horses galloping down the road, invincible.

The villagers soon lost their hold, and as they retreated, they kept falling under the spears.

Women and children hid in the house together, screaming and crying.

"This is our food!! You can't grab it!"

"go to hell!"

For the villagers who can only harvest food after farming for a year, robbing their food is tantamount to directly killing them.

Aldrich observed carefully for a moment, he jumped into an open door, the robbers in the house snatched the grain, the hostess grabbed his hand and shouted, the robber strangled her neck and threw it on the ground.

In the corner was the cry of a child full of fear.