"Yes." Andrea calmed down, responded, and then said: "Then I will continue to follow you, okay?"
"certainly."
Xiang En thought she was talking about going home, so he agreed without thinking too much.
This brief exchange ended here, and the two of them were in no mood to stay here and chat in the dark in front of a pile of corpses.
The two returned to the room assigned to them by the village chief and prepared to rest for another night.
Looking at the back of Xiang En entering the house, Andrea hesitated for a while. Somehow, being in the same room, which she didn't care about at first, actually became a little tangled for her at this time.
This entanglement only lasted for a short time, and in the end the reason for protecting her teammates convinced her.
After the two entered the house, they simply locked the wooden door and fell asleep on the wooden bed without any scruples.
The wooden house was relatively strong, and the closed rooms always gave people a sense of security. Plus everyone in the village was dead, so they didn't have to worry.
Andrea had a backpack, and she took the initiative to sleep on the ground. Anyway, the wooden bed was just a wooden board, which was not much different from the ground. Moreover, there was the fixed impression that spell casters were generally weak.
Early the next morning, the two got up and went to the well next to the center of the village to fetch water and take a bath.
It had been a long time since the two of them had cleaned their bodies seriously, and it was uncomfortable to sweat profusely from running.
After cleaning their bodies with cold well water, the two changed into villagers' clothes, found hoes and shovels, and started digging in the field at the entrance of the village.
They couldn't dig separate pits for all the villagers. That would be too time-consuming. The two of them could only dig a wide and big pit and throw the bodies down one by one.
After doing this and filling in the soil, the sky was almost darkening. They returned to the village, made another pot of stew with the dried meat and wheat they had collected, and ate it with bread dipped in the soup. When they arrived, comfortable.
After returning to the cabin, Xiang En explained the follow-up arrangements to Andrea before going to bed, "Tomorrow we will look for useful things in the rooms in the village, and we can continue our journey the morning after tomorrow."
"Ah?" Andrea heard this arrangement and wondered, "Aren't we going to improve our strength here?"
"Ah?" Turning over and looking at Andrea lying on the ground, Xiang En was also confused, "Don't you want to go home? Have you changed your mind?"
In the darkness, Andrea looked at Xiang En's silhouette, her expression gradually changing from confusion to astonishment.
Have I changed my mind
That's not right, could it be... eh
Andrea carefully recalled the conversation last night, and suddenly figured out what happened, and suddenly realized that she seemed to have misunderstood something!
She asked a little cautiously: "You, haven't you ever thought about living alone in the forest?"
What he said... once again went beyond Xiang En's expectations, making him look helpless.
"I am a spell caster. You have seen my actual combat power. How can I live in the forest without you? And I promised you to help you get home, so I will do my best to fulfill my promise. , don’t worry.”
After hearing these words, Andrea immediately turned her back, her face turning red at a speed visible to the naked eye in the darkness.
"No, I'm not that anxious. We can live here for a while. It's too dangerous outside and our strength is not enough."
Xiang En didn't understand what she was thinking, but Andrea's answer, one moment saying she wanted to go home, the next moment saying she wanted to stay and improve her strength, made him lament the chaos of human beings.
But it’s okay, if you can improve your strength first and then hit the road, your safety will be better guaranteed.
The next morning, Xiang En woke up in high spirits.
After waking up Andrea who was still a little dazed from sleeping on the ground, the two of them ate some bread and then began to search for useful things in the wooden houses in the village.
There are many useful things, some quilts can be used to make beds, and hunters have many knives and bows in their homes. These well-maintained weapons can last them a long time.
He took some large clothes from Endo and found needle and thread in a room. He was going to make himself a special dress.
Andrea was not idle either. She found some carpenter tools and was going to try to make a wooden shield.
It doesn't matter how durable it is, as long as it can withstand the impact of some wild beasts, it's enough.
After searching for a while, the two finally came to the largest house in the village.
The door and bed of this wooden house are both large-sized, and there are many animal bones for decoration. Entering this house is like entering a cave of primitive people, and you can faintly feel the atmosphere of the wilderness. , obviously the home of the big village chief.
There wasn't much weirdness in the room, but there was actually a small furnace in the backyard of this wooden house.
After seeing the furnace, Andrea immediately excitedly asked for a metal shield, but she didn't know how to use the furnace, so she looked at Xiang En with a look of help.
Xiang En doesn't know how, but it would be okay if he just melted some of the metal and used the metal to cast iron to make an iron shell.
With a little forging, the quality should be better, right
After looking at the furnace, the two turned to the small wooden house in the garden. They thought that this wooden house would hold some sundries, such as hoes, shovels, rakes and the like.
Unexpectedly, when the wooden door was opened, the light reflected frames of armor fragments and broken swords...
Xiang En and Andrea were both surprised. They didn't expect to find such a "surprise" in the last house!
After looking at each other, the two worked together to move out a basket of armor fragments.
Under the dim light of the gloomy sky, the silver armor did not shine. I struggled to pull out a set of plate armor, which was full of pitted marks and brown residue.
After wiping off the dust and taking a closer look, Xiang En could still see from the fine knife marks on the plate armor that the owner who wore it had fought fiercely against a powerful enemy many years ago.
This set of armor tells the story of the owner’s glorious achievements during his lifetime...
It's just that these armors have now lost their owners. Even if Xiang En wants to wear them, his physical condition does not allow it. These armors are too heavy.
Andrea could give it a try, but after searching carefully, almost none of the women's armor suited her.
The appearance of these armors also verified Xiang En's previous guess. The villagers in this village were obviously soldiers of an army. Judging from the uniform style and slightly exaggerated and exquisite patterns of these armors, the villagers in the village might They are all elite soldiers of the empire!
However, among the broken swords, they found a relatively complete broad-bladed sword. The sword was one meter and a half long, with a thick blade, not simple material, and extremely heavy.
Andrea picked up the big sword with both hands and swung it. After only two swings, she put down the big sword with some discomfort and said breathlessly: "It's so heavy, I can't use it now."
Xiang En heard something else from these words, and asked in surprise: "You want to take this sword with you?"
"Well, you can exercise with it. I also need to improve my strength to help you!"
Andrea said it very seriously.
Great
(End of chapter)