Lord of Riding and Slashing

While Abel and Nord were thinking about tomorrow's affairs, there was a sound of footsteps from far to near outside the door, and not long after, there was a knock on the door.

"Lord Nord, dinner is ready, please come down and have dinner."

Nord looked at the sky outside the window, and before he knew it, the sun had gradually set. The fiery red sun set against the vast Amon Mountains, as if it was as beautiful as a mural, and he could see the dilapidated small mountain village nearby. Sigh secretly, it is really a long way to go.

"Let's go, Abel, let's go to dinner first. There are important things to do tomorrow. Let's take a good rest today."

After speaking, he turned and opened the door, and saw Colin waiting outside the door.

"Thank you for your hospitality, Village Chief Colin."

"You're welcome, Mr. Nord, it's my honor to entertain you. Please come with me. The village is not rich, and the meals are a bit simple. I hope you can forgive me."

Nord followed Colin downstairs and saw a rectangular wooden table near the kitchen, with a small fireplace on the right side of the wooden table. Five people stood respectfully beside the wooden table, three adults and two children.

After walking in, Colin introduced Nord one by one.

"This is my eldest son, Lehman. He is a good hunter. He followed me into the mountains when he was 13 years old. At that time, he encountered a pack of forest wolves in the Amon Mountains. There were four or five wolves. When I repelled the pack of wolves, Looking back, he was standing there covered in blood."

"Oh? What happened later?"

Nord looked at the strong young man standing in front of him, as if he understood something.

"He was unscathed. It turned out that a wolf came around from behind while I was not paying attention, and was disemboweled by this kid. Later, when I was older, he went to the mountains to hunt by himself. Two years ago, he even hunted an Asian wolf. Meng giant bear."

"That's really a warrior, Village Chief Colin, you have a good son, right, Lehman"

Nord looked at Lehman carefully. He has short blond hair, broad arms, and calm eyes, revealing a calm temperament.

"Thank you for your compliment, Lord Nord."

"This is Lehman's wife, Molly. This is a hardworking girl. Since my wife passed away, Molly has been in charge of the family."

Molly was wearing a linen dress that looked a bit worn and patched in places, and her hands looked rough.

"Nice to meet you, Ms. Molly."

"Welcome, Lord Nord, I'm not a lady, I'm just a peasant woman in the country. You can call me Molly, and you can tell me to do anything."

"Thank you, Molly."

Nord looked at the remaining young man, about the same age as Nord, about 18 years old, with a thin figure, a pair of smart glasses looked around, and he was looking at him curiously at this time.

"This is my youngest son, Reed. He has been very mischievous since he was a child, jumping up and down, never resting for a moment, which often gives me headaches."

"Father, I'm not as bad as you said, I'm just not as good as my brother."

"Lord Nord, I'm Reed. I know everything about the village. You can tell me anything."

Colin glared at Reed, then pointed to the two children and said, "This is Lehman's son Art and daughter Lysa."

The two children hid behind Molly, sticking out their two little heads to watch him secretly.

Nord recognized Art as the little boy just now. It seemed that the two children were a little scared of him as a stranger. Nord smiled, remembering how he was when he was a child. A stranger came to the house, and he looked like this. But there is no going back. Thinking of this, I couldn't help shaking my head, forget it, don't think about it anymore, since it's here, it's safe.

After Colin introduced everyone, he greeted Nord and Abel to cook at the table. Nord looked at the food on his clothes. In front of each of them was a black bread the size of a fist. It looked black and hard, and there was no food inside. Know what to mix.

Although Nord has been prepared in his heart, it can be seen that the black bread of this era is still unbearable. It was a tiring journey to come all the way from Belon before, but as a nobleman, no matter which castle he goes to, I won't treat myself badly either. The dry food brought on the road was also the well-made food bought by Abel, instead of the rough black bread as it is now. Nord knocked on the bread with a spoon, and it made a bang sound.

After Colin saw Nord's face, he quickly put the only meat on the table, roasted rabbit meat, in front of Nord.

"Lord Nord, you should try this plate of roasted rabbit meat. When you go hunting in the mountains, the harvest comes and goes. We didn't prepare in advance before you came. These two rabbits are the only harvest in the village today."

The brothers and sisters Art and Lysa watched eagerly at the roasted rabbit meat served in front of Nord, and swallowed unconsciously in their mouths. Nord felt uncomfortable seeing this.

"Abel, move down the box of bread upstairs."

"It's okay, this is not your problem, Village Chief Colin."

After Nord took a few pieces of roasted rabbit meat and put them on his own plate, he put the roasted rabbit meat in front of the two siblings.

At this time, Abel had already moved the bread upstairs, took out a few breads from the box, and put them next to the fireplace to heat up.

"Master Nord, you are really a kind lord. Our village really does not entertain well. It makes you laugh."

"Village Chief Ke Lin, how is the life of the other people in the village?"

Colin sighed when he heard Nord ask this.

"The situation of the others is even worse. Even the black bread is almost gone, so they can only live by hunting in the mountains, but there are so many wild animals in the mountains, many people can't get out after entering."

Hearing what his father said, Lehman frowned tightly. There are times when a man who looks so resolute is helpless.

"Now we are actually hunting in the outskirts of the mountains and forests. The harvests in the outskirts are very small, and we basically rely on luck. If we want to have a big harvest, we must go deeper, but the depths in the mountains are more dangerous, and we are almost dead. If it is not desperate , no one goes deep. But..."

Lehman glanced at Nord, with a hesitant expression on his face, as if he didn't know what to say or not.

Seeing Lehman's expression, Nord dispelled Lehman's hesitation.

"It's okay, you can trust me."

"Yes, Master Nord, I once rescued a mountain dweller in the depths of the mountain forest. He told me that they live in the depths of the mountains, and there are also large and small cottages in the depths of the mountains, but they There is very little contact with the outside world, and it is difficult for outsiders to come in."

Nord fell into deep thought when he heard Lehman's description. In fact, Nord has been planning these mountain people since he knew that he was entrusted with the land. From the perspective of his previous life, the mountains are not only rich in materials, but also the mountain people are also strong. He is tough and can be used as an excellent soldier, but after coming here, he found that not only the mountains are very dangerous, but also how to find these mountain people is also a problem.

Just when Nord was thinking about the problem, there was an aroma of malt from the fireplace. It turned out that the bread had been baked, exuding an attractive aroma.