Soul echo

Chapter 53 Autumn

After clearing the goblins, the captain of the guard tried to lead people to find the location of the goblin tribe, but unfortunately they couldn't find them and couldn't kill them all.

Zhong Ye picked off the leaves on the side of the road and wiped off the blood left on the sword. To be honest, those goblins are indeed somewhat similar to humans. The fear they show when facing despair and death can indeed make people feel pity .

But as long as Zhong Ye thinks that they are only hostile to human beings, if they have no protection power, they will definitely kill human beings, so he can't feel sympathy for them.

The road ahead has been cleared, and the caravan continues to set off, but this time, people no longer have the leisurely attitude they had when they left Serdika.

It was autumn now, and autumn in the provinces of Thrace and Macedonia had always been chilling, without any warmth.

Although the caravan was delayed for a while on the road, it still arrived at the scheduled camping place shortly after night fell.

First they lighted the campfire, lit the torches, and hastily set up the camp.

The mercenaries and caravan guards took turns eating to guard against nocturnal monsters attacking the camp.

Many of the nocturnal monsters are stronger than the daytime ones, and with the cover of night, they can do a lot of damage to the camp if they attack.

"Ouch-"

Just as the moon was full, when wolves howled suddenly, the children traveling with the caravan hid in the arms of their parents and elders.

The sound came from quite a distance, but these children knew how terrible wolves were far better than those who had always lived in the city.

In this era, the children of ordinary families are obedient, because only obedient children will not die because of doing stupid things.

After dinner, Zhong Ye walked into the jungle with a big sword in hand. The mercenaries didn't dare to intervene, and the caravan guards ignored him.

Not long after, a short cry of pain came from the depths of the jungle, attracting people's attention.

They watched the darkness quietly, and soon saw a figure slowly stepping into the range illuminated by the fire, dragging a wild wolf whose life or death was unknown.

"No wound..."

A guard looked at the wild wolf in Zhong Ye's hand when he passed by, and immediately felt a chill on his neck, and unconsciously raised his hand to stroke it.

Killed not with weapons, but with bare hands...

Zhong Ye dragged the wolf carcass, walked to the campfire under the surprised eyes of a group of people, looked around, and asked: "Is there anyone here who can skin it? I want to roast this wolf. I don't need the wolf skin. Help me." Take off the wolf's skin, and the skin is yours."

Wolf pelts are not very valuable, but no one will refuse extra money.

After Zhong Ye spoke, several people immediately responded, but their skinning speed was too slow, so Zhong Ye asked them to guide them and do it by themselves.

Since the awakening of "The Origin of the Extraordinary", his appetite has been increasing, and the dry food he carries can't fill his stomach at all. When traveling in the wild in the future, hunting rations may become the norm.

The wolf meat was not tasty. Although the blood was drained in advance to peel the skin, the quality of the meat was still not good. It tasted like wood and had a sour taste.

The others watched in horror as Zhong Ye stuffed half of the wolf into his stomach, but his stomach was still flat, and they didn't know where he had eaten all the meat.

Tonight it was not Zhong Ye's turn to watch the night. After eating and drinking enough, he fell asleep with the autumn mood on his pillow and fell into a deep sleep.

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A few days after leaving Serdika, the caravan came to a transit point on the commercial road. This is a small mountain village. People in the village rarely leave the village. The daily necessities they need for life are brought by the caravan. of.

There are several empty houses in the mountain village, which are specially reserved for caravans to live in.

The caravan will stay here for half a day to replenish fresh water and do some business with the villagers by the way.

Zhong Ye did not follow the caravan into the mountain village. After a few days of getting along, everyone in the caravan understood what Zhong Ye wanted to do.

—Maybe I’m hungry again!

Walking through the mountains and forests, Zhong Ye looked around for monsters.

He is not far away from leveling up with many soul scraps, and he can level up with a little more effort, and he is indeed a little hungry.

But soon, he stopped.

Looking at the scratches on the trunk in front of him, Zhong Ye squatted down and measured the height with his hands.

Then, he pushed aside the grass and saw the footprints hidden under the blades of grass.

The small footprints are densely packed, extending into the distance.

If you look closely, you can see that the tree trunks and grass along the road have been chopped down.

"The height is about 1.1 meters, they are in groups, and they can use weapons..."

Zhong Ye frowned slightly, got up and looked back, and found that this place was not far from the mountain village.

what happened?

I only encountered a goblin a few days ago, and now I have found traces left by the goblin.

Although the distribution of goblins in the western land is indeed relatively wide, and there are a lot of them, but they are not so many, right?

The hunting plan probably couldn't continue, Zhong Ye shook his head, and returned the same way.

He heard that the mountain village is the transit point of this trade route. If the mountain village falls, the trade route will lose a fresh water supply point. After all, he is now employed by them, so let's remind him...

"What did you say? Goblins? And probably lots of goblins?"

The caravan leader, who was talking with the village chief, heard the news, his eyelids twitched, "Is the news true?"

The village chief shook his head and said in a deep voice: "Impossible! The hunters in our village have been cleaning up the surrounding safety hazards. If there are goblins, they should have discovered it long ago."

The servant who came to deliver the news was sweating profusely, "Well, Mr. Zhong told us this news. He found traces of goblins while hunting. The hunters in the village still didn't believe it. Now he has taken him to find the traces." place."

"Mr. Zhong?" The caravan leader frowned, "It seems to be true...Mr. Luke, you should make preparations in advance."

With outstanding strength, modesty and politeness, coupled with his amiable temperament, the people in the caravan trust Zhong Ye for some reason.

Who is Mr. Zhong?Why do you all seem to trust him?
The village chief blinked in confusion, and got up from the chair, "I still don't think there are any goblins around the village, Mr. Langdon, it's not the first time you've come to our village, you should know about the good guys in our village. The hunters in our village are the best hunters in the surrounding area!"

Seeing the resentment of the village chief, the caravan leader also stood up and shook his head slightly, "I won't argue with you. When they come back, the matter will be resolved."

After speaking, he sighed, and the leader of the caravan took his servants away with a heavy heart.

The village chief looked at the back of the caravan leader, and felt lost again for a moment.

Could it be that goblins really appeared nearby?
After the caravan leader left the village chief's house, he came to the entrance of the village and stopped here to look out of the village.

Now he has no mind to deal with other affairs. This mountain village is a transit point for trade routes, and it is also a place for caravans to rest and replenish fresh water. More than one trade route intersects here.

Goblins are quite terrifying creatures. If they are not dealt with in time, maybe there will be no problems this year, but after a few years, goblins may multiply enough to capture this mountain village.

The goblins that do not appear within the scope of human activities are good goblins, and the goblins that are dead are good goblins... These words are all summed up with human lives.

The caravan leader didn't wait too long, but after more than an hour, he saw a few figures in the distance.

When he saw them, the leader of the caravan thumped in his heart, feeling that something bad was going to happen!

When the servant came to report the letter, Zhong Ye had just set off with the hunters, but not long after, they came back, indicating that the place where the goblin left traces was not far from the village - it would take time to go and return.

But how far can it be in a few 10 minutes?

(End of this chapter)