The twilight of the morning sun is slowly revealed from the east, bit by bit gently but firmly tearing away the darkness covering the earth.
The hazy light reflected the frost on the ground, shining with icy light.
In the early morning of late autumn, there is already the chill of winter.
But as the sun gradually rose, the frost on the grass and trees melted into round dewdrops, crumbling.
Suddenly, the ground trembled slightly, all the grass blades began to shake, and the crystal dewdrops fell down bit by bit.
The tremors of the earth became more and more intense, and in the end, even the blades of grass were completely broken, falling helplessly, following the footsteps of the dewdrops, and merging into the embrace of the earth.
Tread Tread...
It seemed as if the rolling thunder blasted the earth, and it seemed that the torrential flood was coming. The dry weeds and broken sand and stones on the earth were shaking and dancing.
Scarface, who was about to go into the mountains to cut firewood, stood stupidly at the entrance of the village, completely overwhelmed by the movement.
"Run! Run!"
Fortunately, the shouts of the villagers woke up Scarface, he turned around quickly, and ran home.
"Scarface! Come back!"
Seeing grandpa standing at the door and waving towards him, Scarface immediately accelerated his sprint.
The young body exploded with astonishing speed, and it crawled into the house like a cheetah.
The old man hurriedly closed the door, turned his head and told his grandson:
"If someone comes in later, don't do anything, do you hear me?"
Scarface was still panting, but upon hearing this, he just nodded in a daze.
The movement outside the house became louder and louder, and the tremors on the ground became more and more intense.
Driven by curiosity, Scarface opened the window a little and looked out.
Then, he saw countless black shadows appearing on the horizon, filling the entire land without leaving a single gap.
The situation between the sky and the earth changed color, and even the rising sun seemed to be covered by that flag.
"cavalry!"
Scarface screamed.
Yes, there are indeed cavalry outside.
The densely packed cavalry came like an avalanche.
"That's right, it's cavalry, and it's cavalry from the northern border!" The old man said solemnly.
Scarface scratched his head, his simple and honest ugly face was full of confusion, and asked, "Grandpa, why did the cavalry from the north show up here?"
"Didn't a few deserters from Clover City come to the village yesterday? I heard that Earl Angelet of the northern border had led the blood cavalry across the river. I didn't believe it at first, but now it seems that the news should be Really."
"Where's our Tianma navy in the east? How can we let people from the north cross the river?"
"It seems that there is a rebellion within the Tianma navy, which gives the northern border an opportunity."
"Then what shall we do?"
The old man sighed, all the wrinkles on his face were squeezed together, and he said helplessly, "What else can I do? Accept your fate! I just hope that the people in the northern border will not go too far because they are also citizens of the empire."
Looking at the displeased grandson, the old man reminded again: "Remember, if someone breaks in later, let them take whatever they want, and don't stop them, understand?"
"Understood." Scarface replied in a muffled voice.
The sound of horseshoes outside the house was getting closer and closer. Scarface was lying on the window sill. Through the open gap, he could clearly see the tall horses rushing into the village and the armored soldiers on the horses.
In addition to the horror in Scarface's eyes, there was also an expression of envy that could not be restrained.
Because he is tall and strong, people in the village say that Scarface is a natural warrior, and Scarface himself had the idea of joining the army very early, but unfortunately, his grandfather never agreed with Scarface to join the army.
Because, his son, that is, Scarface's father, was once a member of the Pegasus Legion, but he died under Silvermoon City last year when he followed Marquis Vincent on an expedition to the half-elven kingdom.
You know, Scarface's father was the pride of this small village during his lifetime. A third-tier warrior, a member of the direct legion of the St. Pross family, in such a small village, he was definitely a "dragon and phoenix among people".
But even so, death is death.
The cruelty of the war left the old man with lingering fears, and he never wanted to send his grandson to the battlefield again.
Boom!
The wooden door was roughly kicked open, and two menacing soldiers walked in.
Scarface quickly blocked his grandfather behind him, looking at the soldier warily.
"Where is the food hidden?"
Scarface clenched his fists, but felt that the clothes behind him were tightly held by his grandfather, so he had no choice but to suppress the anger in his heart and pointed to the corner of the wall.
The soldier walked over and dug out what he wanted from an old wooden box, and then walked out immediately without embarrassing the grandpa and grandson.
After they left, Scarface rushed to the corner of the wall, turned over the wooden box, and there was some surprise on his gloomy face, saying:
"Grandpa, they actually left half of it for us!"
"Hey, it seems that the people in the north still have some conscience. Let's save the rest and we should be able to survive this winter..."
Before he finished speaking, a figure appeared at the door again.
His whole body was covered in bright red armor, only showing a pair of emotionless eyes.
Scarface was anxious, and hurriedly said: "You have already been here once! The rest is me and grandpa..."
"Scarface!" Grandpa anxiously kept winking at his grandson, for fear that he would do something stupid.
Scarface had no choice but to shut up, but his body remained in front of the wooden box and did not move away.
But the armored man at the door didn't mean to come in, but just looked at the grandpa and grandson blankly, as if they were stupid.
Scarface also stared at the armored man with his neck stuck, but as time went by, the vigilance in his eyes gradually dissipated, and a trace of doubt arose instead—why did this man's eyes look so familiar
Grandpa also noticed that something was wrong with the atmosphere, and asked cautiously, "My lord, do you need any help?"
Only then did the armored man wake up, but he didn't say anything, he just dropped a bag of food, then turned around and left.
Leaving the grandparents looking at each other in blank dismay.
At the entrance of the village, Ke Lin stood on his horse, looking at the blood slave coming out of Scarface's house from afar, lost in thought.
This blood slave used to be a Tier 3 warrior in the Pegasus Legion. Colin didn't know his name or past, but now it seems that he probably walked out of this village.
And the reason for his abnormal behavior just now should be because he saw his relatives.
Ke Lin always thought that blood slaves had no self-awareness at all, but now it seems that this may not be the case.
Of course, this residual consciousness is not strong, and it will not affect Colin's control over them.
For example, now, under Ke Lin's order, the blood slave returned to Scarface's house and took away the bag of food he left just now.
This reminded Colin—
If even blood slaves can feel compassion for their former relatives, what about blood descendants who already have self-awareness
In Swan City before, when Colin forced the blood-born Earl Schultz to betray his husband Lucien, he wanted to see if the blood-born would disobey his orders in the event of a conflict of interest.
However, although that experiment was successful, Colin felt that Earl Schultz might have known that the Blood Cavalry was hiding outside the city and knew that he could not fight against him, so he simply sold his husband.
So, if the Bloodborn finds that there is a way to fight against Colin, and even have a chance to get rid of Colin's control, will he continue to obey Colin's orders against his own interests
Thinking of this, Ke Lin suddenly felt that during this trip to the East, the blood of Marquis Vincent should be able to give him a clear answer...
(end of this chapter)