They didn't bring much luggage. Xie Cheng dismounted from the horse and took away Silent Yan's luggage. The movement was so smooth that it made people think he was just moving fast, so he helped his companions to salute. No one thought there was anything wrong. .
Silent Yan didn't think anything was wrong. If Xie Cheng was in charge of taking the luggage, then he would take the two horses to the side of the tree and tie them up, and by the way, fed the horses with fruits that could strengthen their stamina.
Amu parked the carriage, Xie Yujin and Zhou Jinpeng unloaded their luggage on the carriage.
The magicians brought more items than their group of knights. At their current level, they were far from being able to reduce the size of the items and carry them, so they could only pack them all in bags.
The village is really not that big, and there is no stable for horses. Naturally, we can't count on the luxurious accommodation they help arrange. There are two rooms in the whole house, one has a wooden dining table, the other The room is a bedroom, with a total of five beds, each of which is different, obviously moved here temporarily.
However, no one present would dislike this poor condition. After all, except for Zhou Jinpeng, everyone else had seen such a poor environment, and this level was not worth mentioning.
They simply tidied up the beds they were going to sleep in tonight, and then the village chief who left not long after came back with a few other villagers, and they arranged a simple dinner for them.
"Can you briefly talk about what happened?" Silent Yan didn't have the habit of eating a lot of dinner. He put down the tableware and chopsticks one step earlier than everyone, and asked at this time.
When the village chief heard his question, he had nothing to hide, and said truthfully, "From about a month ago, people in our village began to lose things one after another. This would not have caused us much attention. I've been living things, but a few days ago, someone said that they saw a monster sneaking into someone's house at night..."
"Then we started to pay attention. At night, we would lock the windows and doors, and set up some simple traps in the village, but things got worse as time went on. Half the night a week ago, all our crops were lost. It was destroyed by monsters." The village chief said with a sad expression, "That's the harvest of the villagers this season, so we pooled together the money to entrust the Holy See to hope to eliminate those troublesome monsters."
This sounds like a very common task, and everyone nodded their heads to show their understanding, only Xie Yujin frowned and asked, "Have you never encountered a situation where Warcraft destroys crops before?"
"It's like this. There used to be a kind magician who passed by our village and made a barrier for the village, so we haven't been infested by monsters for a long time. Now I'm afraid that the power of the barrier has weakened over time." The village chief guessed, "I don't know much about magic as an old man, but after all, decades have passed, and even magic might not last that long."
After having dinner and having a general understanding of the specific situation, all they can do now is to rest early and get up early tomorrow to deal with the monsters.
Because of the relatively abnormal performance in the past, he could not help but pay more attention to Xie Yujin in his spare time. He found that the way of getting along between Xie Yujin and Xie Cheng was very different from what he saw in the plot.
Of course, it's not that they are really getting along, but that they are too peaceful.
It was the first time when they met in the Paladins, they had a conflict like in the plot, but now the two are divided into a team and have to sleep in the same room, but they live in peace. thing.
It can be seen that Xie Yujin did not pay attention to Xie Cheng, he did not avoid Xie Cheng deliberately, and even faced Xie Cheng without any special emotions, just like two unfamiliar ordinary strangers, look. His appearance makes it hard to imagine that he is actually very jealous and hates Xie Cheng, and he will even attack many times in the subsequent plots.
As Xie Cheng, who pays the most attention to Xie Yujin's movements, of course also discovered this, it is really difficult not to find out, because Xie Yujin has changed too much compared to when he was young.
In Xie Cheng's impression, Xie Yujin should have felt disgusted just by seeing him, and he didn't even want to say more than three words to him.
And now Xie Yujin looks a lot calmer. Although he still has an undisguised arrogance, he is far more approachable than when he was a child, and he seems to be getting along better.
Of course, Xie Cheng wouldn't change his opinion on a person who slandered him since he was a child because of this change. He still hates him, and even hates him for taking away the family that originally belonged to him, but Xie Cheng actually knows in his heart that even without Xie Yujin's existence , a child without magical qualifications will not be treated any better in the Xie family. Xie Yujin just put the reality in front of him more clearly and made him realize this earlier.
In fact, the person who forced him to leave his home was not someone else. His parents let their servants talk about him behind his back, ignoring the ridicule of those people. Even children from other families could play tricks on him at will without being punished. .
It was as if a child without magical qualifications was deprived of the surname 'Xie' at birth.
Xie Cheng hates the Xie family and also doesn't like Xie Yujin, but he can't deny the grace of childbirth because he doesn't get the love of his parents. Xie Yujin is the only hope left by the Xie family, so Xie Cheng will not because Personal emotions are especially directed at Xie Yujin.
He had already thought about it, as long as Xie Yujin stopped provoking him, one of them was in the Ministry of Magic and the other was in the Paladins, and they would not interfere with each other, this would be the best outcome.
In fact, if possible, Xie Cheng would still want to fight Xie Yujin. It was too uncomfortable to hold back when he was a child, and it would be difficult to really let go if he didn’t fight, but he was no longer a child, and he already had what he wanted to do for him. Therefore, Xie Cheng tried his best not to be too emotional.
They got up early the next morning.
The Paladins have a prescribed schedule, although not as strict as the army, but getting up early is a must, and the Ministry of Magic is a little looser in this regard, they don't need to get up so early, but when the first person wakes up and After getting up, Xie Yujin also woke up quickly, and by the way called out Zhou Jinpeng who was still sleeping.
At this time, the knight uniform seems to be very troublesome to wear, but for melee combat, every defensive measure that can help resist critical attacks is very important, no matter how troublesome it is, you have to wear it patiently.
After Silent Yan finished dressing in an orderly manner, someone immediately handed him a sword.
"Thank you." Silent Yan took the sword and thanked Xie Cheng.
"It's nothing, it just happened." Xie Cheng smiled. He was the first to wake up. At this time, he had already changed his clothes and needed to carry the sword on his waist.
Zhou Jinpeng looked at Xie Cheng over there, and then at Xie Yujin, who was sorting out his robes, the fact that these two are brothers has been known since the incident a few years ago, and those with family backgrounds have known about it. The fact that the famous Xie family gave birth to a zero-qualified eldest son has naturally become a joke among many families who have a bad relationship. It is understandable that the two brothers have bad relationship.
But in this short day, Zhou Jinpeng discovered that the two brothers were really different.
Zhou Jinpeng looked at Silent Yan, who had finished dressing and was talking to Xie Cheng. He only thought that this person was as good-looking as the rumored person, and he seemed to get along well, and his strength was also very strong. People who are not inferior to the Ministry of Magic in their strength, it is obvious that they will become the main force of the Paladins in the future.
Even if such a person is not for the family, Zhou Jinpeng wants to get to know him. It can be seen that Xie Cheng also recognizes this person very much. Otherwise, he would not be carrying luggage and handing swords, but Xie Yu Jin respected him and avoided him. Snakes and scorpions, don't even talk, don't even dare to meet your eyes.
Although it feels strange, everyone's behavior will always have their own reasons, and Zhou Jinpeng can't do it because of this kind of thing.
But the next time we are going to crusade against monsters together, it is obvious that the other party is the knight who has the right to speak, and there are only two magicians. Xie Yujin inevitably has to communicate with that person, right
Zhou Jinpeng was right at all.
They arrived at the farmland destroyed by the monsters, where all the crops were completely destroyed, and nothing good was left. Because the Holy See was entrusted to deal with it, the people in the village did not destroy the scene.
According to the Holy See's speculation, this should be the work of a monster named Tata. After seeing the footprints and bite marks of the monsters at the scene, they found that there was nothing different from the Holy See's speculation. Tata's footprint was It is very distinctive, and it is not difficult to identify it.
After identifying the beast that committed the crime, the next step should be crusade. The beast is also divided into good and aggressive to humans, and although Tata is a low-level beast, it is meaningless. They are harmful to humans, even There have been many human children who have been attacked by them, and they don't need any mercy in the crusade.
In fact, there are not many monsters in this forest. It is not difficult to distinguish the information they are looking for, but even this took them a lot of time. Fortunately, in the end, they successfully found the group of troublemakers. Escape Tata.
The name Tata may sound cute, but they are actually not friendly at all, unlike any animal that exists in modern times, they are small in size, but they are extremely fast and have a tendency to act in groups. characteristics, if it weren't for the fact that they are a five-man squad, I'm afraid it would be difficult to deal with.
They have the characteristics of active attack, and immediately enter a state of battle after finding that there are humans around, and they even attack in groups after the first person draws his sword.
The sharp long sword slashed the first Tata who rushed up. Before the green blood splashed out, he took a step back. Silent Yan then whispered a spell in his mouth, and the white-gold light instantly covered the original. The ordinary long sword has enriched this sword with a different kind of brilliance.
However, this seemingly divine brilliance is actually an increase in lethality. This time, the long sword covered with white light easily broke through the hard fur that came with the beast.
But Tata is a group of beasts. When the first one was dealt with, the rest of them rushed forward. Although they were low-level beasts, their sharp claws were designed for hunting. Absolutely fleshy.
Xie Yujin reacted the fastest. He immediately used defensive magic for everyone at a speed that a magician of the same age might not be able to do. A tata that was about to succeed was knocked to the ground.
As far as magic is concerned, Zhou Jinpeng's talent is also good, but his accuracy is not as accurate as Xie Yujin's, and it is enough to help the knights distract other Tatas.
There are fifteen Tatas on the opposite side, neither too many nor too few. As long as the magic of the magician and the knights are properly coordinated, they can completely solve this crusade by accidental injury. In fact, they also completed it. good.
It's just that Amu is really facing the monsters for the first time. Although there is a magician behind him to help contain them, he is still a little powerless to deal with the monsters that may come up at any time. The knight has to deal with these monsters. Part of the attention should not let the monsters get close to the magicians.
However, one Tata took advantage of the young novice knight's hustle and bustle and headed straight for the magicians who disrupted their comrades' attacks.
Zhou Jinpeng noticed that the Tata was running in the direction of Xie Yujin, and quickly said, "Ajin! Be careful!"
Xie Yujin's eyes were still on Xie Cheng's side. I don't know if it was the protagonist effect. All the monsters like to run to Xie Cheng's side. The pressure on his side is much heavier than everyone else.
Hearing Zhou Jinpeng's reminder, he was stunned for a moment, and then he subconsciously chanted an attack spell in his mouth.
But all the incantations take time to read or cast. When his spells were finished, the magic was condensed on the staff, and the ugly-faced Tata had already jumped in front of him.
Its claws could slit his throat in a second.
Xie Yujin had never encountered such a situation where he seemed to die immediately. He was so stiff that he forgot to react for a while.
It wasn't until a long sword pierced its body in an instant, and the originally ferocious beast lost its sound and fell to the ground, Xie Yujin finally recovered.
He stared blankly at the silent words that drew back his sword. He didn't distract himself from looking at Xie Yujin, who was frightened with a pale face, and he didn't say anything to comfort him. He just said "Be careful of yourself" before turning around and leaving.
When he picked up the sword, he looked far colder and more dangerous than usual, as if to confirm his conjecture that this person was indeed a dangerous person.
He was clearly out of the danger of being seriously injured by monsters, but Xie Yujin's heartbeat was still as fast as ever for some reason.