Camped outside the village without a name, and some villagers spontaneously watched for Zhou Qingfeng. At dawn, the bonfire was still warm, and the tent was very warm. Before Zhou Qingfeng left, he personally distributed a few honey candy from the south to the villagers who watched the night to express his gratitude.
'Gutuzi' wanted to follow, but Zhou Qingfeng gave him two silver coins and sent him away. Kelly rode her mule, yelling and screaming around, occasionally leaning up to ask: "Victor, what do you want to do? A chivalrous man?"
Zhou Qingfeng was silent.
Every Northland City Lord has an affiliated knight, and every official knight has a territory. Whether this territory is large or small, its production is responsible for supporting the knight’s family.
The situation in the Northland is special. There is too little production on the land to support many people. Many knights need to rely on the salaries of their loyal nobles to survive. Dozens of gold coins per month seem to be a lot, but it is impossible to rely on this money to develop.
Besides, many knight families are content with the status quo, and are not interested in any development in this ghost place of the Northland. Because it can't be done at all.
This is the case for the Powell family, whose family territory is near the Banshee Fort. There are a few villages in the territory, but basically they can't provide any taxes, and the Powell family has no shame on the villagers they belong to.
Compared to cities that come and go freely, the territory of knights is almost closed. The main village where the family is located is not big, with one or two hundred people, too many to support. Wealthy knights build fortresses, even wooden ones. The poor knight is free.
Zhou Qingfeng investigated the unknown village and found the sacrifice of the evil worm Kevors, and the clue turned to the Powell family. There must be some connection between the Chonghua sacrifice and someone from the Powell family.
Dismissed the "dog legs" leading the way, Zhou Qingfeng rode a horse and Kelly to the main village of the Powell family. He did not choose to sneak in at night, but appeared on the hillside outside the village in broad daylight.
There are no people outside the village, but a few watch towers are erected to guard against monsters in the wild. The villagers on the guard tower could easily see Zhou Qingfeng where the horse was riding. Although they were far away unable to identify their identity, they immediately notified the owner.
The Powell family is neither rich nor poor. The main body of the family fortress is built of wood, with simple walls and towers, but no trenches. Behind the wall is the cottage, and the core is a three-story main building with a spire.
The main building is not only the fortress of the family, but also the residence of the family members. The owner, Powell, was feeding his sons at the training ground outside the main building. Among them, the eldest son was the young Powell who had fought against Zhou Qingfeng.
Old Powell naturally hoped that the family would have more knights and more territories. But except for the eldest son, the other sons can only serve as attendants at the moment they are born. Weapons and armor are expensive, and daily training is very expensive.
In the previous Black Forest operation, Powell Jr. joined the crusade. After returning home from the feathers, he did not continue to stay in Coldwind City, but returned to the family territory. He didn't mention his experience to anyone, but was silent a lot and kept training every day.
Old Powell didn't say anything about the condition of the eldest son. He only continued to teach Powell to strengthen himself, and urged other sons not to slack off.
At the moment on the training ground, young Powell danced with his two-handed epee. His homeopathic forces are extremely powerful, and the blades are whistling, no one can beat him. The brother who served as his attendant was beaten up and down, making it difficult to get close.
After only practicing for a long time, young Powell stopped by himself with a sword. He was sweaty, muscular and burly, but he kept shaking his head and sighed: "No, no, I can't defeat that demon like this."
"Is the demons very powerful?" Old Powell felt it was time to talk to the eldest son. He could see young Powell's heart knot, and the trip to the Black Forest hit him greatly.
Little Powell was shirtless and steaming. He sighed in annoyance: "Even Warren is not his opponent. A dozen of us paladins formed a shield wall, and Old Moqi led several wizards and priests to ambush, but he couldn't beat him.
We finally ran away in a hurry, without the strength to fight a battle at all. After Warren returned to Coldwind City, he lost his grace and had to do the mission of atonement. In fact, we did nothing wrong at all, just because the opponent was too strong. "
Old Powell didn’t sigh. He just asked the servant to bring a towel to wipe the sweat of the eldest son. “Child, Warren is the strongest paladin of the Northland Justice Church. He can’t do it, it’s not your fault. You don’t have to be too self-conscious. responsibility."
Little Powell still shook his head, "But I'm not reconciled. The evil demon was not that strong at first. Every time I feel that I can beat him with more effort. But he can be a little bit stronger than before, just to suppress me. .
When we gathered the power of everyone to try to suppress it forcefully, he suddenly became super powerful, and defeating us was like playing. Warren was so firm in his will, but he was beaten to doubt my lord's faith before he was punished to atone for his sins. "
Old Powell patted the eldest son on the shoulder and ordered a bottle of cream to massage his muscles. He kept pressing his hands and said in a deep voice, "Don't worry, child. This is just a trial. You are still young and you can continue to grow."
After the massage, the muscles will become relaxed, eliminate fatigue during exercise, and continuously strengthen the strength. Little Powell was sitting on the training ground, and several brothers who were destined to be attendants looked at him enviously-cream is very expensive, and this kind of treatment is only for him.
During the rest period after the training, the villagers suddenly shouted from the guard tower, which attracted the attention of Powell's family. Old Powell watched the villagers' gestures and whispered: "A rider came from outside the village, and he also brought a mule attendant with him."
No ordinary people can ride horses and take attendants these days. Both Powell and his son left the training ground and boarded the fence. Old Powell raised his eyes to see that a young man came on a horse from a hundred meters away from the village. Little Powell breathed tightly, his eyes rounded...
"Victor Hugo."
"Who?"
"Evil demon, that's the demon. He's here, he's here for revenge."
"Did you admit it?"
"His appearance is so special, I will never admit it."
Young Powell has thought about meeting Zhou Qingfeng again for countless times, but it definitely does not include encountering this evil star at his own door. Seeing Zhou Qingfeng, he immediately became angry, and then he was frozen and buzzing while standing on the wall.
Old Powell heard the eldest son confirm the identity of the visitor, and immediately shouted to the villagers around him: "Ring the bell, everyone on the wall." He pushed Powell's shoulder again, "Hurry up and put on the armor, the enemy is coming, but we will never Can't give in."
An ordinary knight leader, the main village has only Bailai villagers. The ones who are really capable of fighting are Powell and his sons and his sons. Others are similar to serfs, even the foxes and tigers can't do it.
Young Powell turned hurriedly and rushed to the training ground. His armor and weapons are there. Old Powell commanded several heavy crossbows on the fence, with the intention of blocking the evil spirits coming from the horse.
Only when Zhou Qingfeng saw that the wall was on guard, he stayed a hundred meters away and no longer approached. The long-distance crossbow bolt is not a threat to him. He looked up at the sky at best and waited patiently. Kelly was by his side, counting her fingers boringly.
The village fortress has become a mess, screaming and panic everywhere. When Powell and his son were tense, and their voices were fierce, everyone else realized that something must have happened.
When young Powell put on his ancestral gray armor and put on his two-handed epee, he saw that his father was forcing a slave in the village to climb over the fence to negotiate with the demons wandering outside the village.
"Tell him that we will never surrender, never surrender. If he wants to come in, we must fight to the last person. But if he is willing to negotiate, he can make a condition." Old Powell was completely stubborn and fierce.
The poor slave trembled and walked out of the village wall. After a while, he came back and stood outside the wall and shouted: "Master, the man said he wants us to hand over the descendants of the evil worm Kevors."
Little Powell yelled at the words: "That guy is the demon himself."
Old Powell looked gloomy for an instant.