Hunter’s Blade - Chapter 359

[Demon Hunter’s Blade Chapter 359]

“Small animals can, why can’t people?”

“Because people and small animals are different.”

“What’s the difference between humans and small animals?”

“Humans are animals in a broad sense, but their brains are more complex,” Shire touched Verana’s head through a thick fleece hat. “Humans can use language to pass on knowledge to the next generation, but animals cannot. It also establishes morality and conscience to coordinate social relations and ensure overall stability. Most importantly, people have reason, reminding us of restraint, and preventing us from giving up halfway and regressing into animals.”

“Hmm…” Verana thought hard.

Even when it was snowing, people eager to buy goods huddled on both sides of the road, waiting for the imperial caravan to arrive.

There were at least a thousand of them, overcrowded, short of food and clothing, shivering in the cold wind, and without any regard for shame, they put hands and feet on each other to keep warm, and at the same time whispered about the price, the weather, and the harsh punishment of Rocher. Money, some cheap jewelry, possibly his wife’s dowry, worried about whether the imperial people would accept barter, and looked eagerly at the end of the road.

Rocher was wearing a heavy bearskin coat, holding a spear, his eyes were cold, and he looked at the surrounding crowd and organized soldiers to maintain order.

Her original intention was to uniformly transport the imperial goods to the market outside Arrow Rain Fort for unified sales, but she underestimated the desire of the villagers to purchase goods. Before dawn, a large number of people braved the wind and snow to run to the border to do business, so Had no choice but to lead troops to the national road for garrison in advance.

“Ooh!”

“I’m coming!”

“Wow!”

People stood on tiptoe and watched the imperial merchants gradually appear in the field of vision.

The leader was a large four-carriage. The driver was a little stunned when he saw so many Lomans on both sides of the street. He could not help but slow down the speed of the horse. The carriage transported a large amount of food, all of which were packed in clay pots. , A pot with a narrow mouth and a big belly, a pot can hold ten liters of flour, and the surface is simply painted with circular lines. Each cart pulls fifty or sixty grain pots, neatly sized, and at least five hundred catties of grain.

“food!”

“There is really food!”

“It’s food!” The villagers were about to rush over, trying to surround the carriage.

The members of the imperial caravan saw the excitement of the people and knew that this trip was going to make a fortune, so they couldn’t help cheering, and the carriages behind them gradually stopped.

The head of the merchant wearing a wool cap stepped forward on horseback, greeted Rocher, exchanged opinions briefly, and set the price of 2 silver coins for a pot of wheat flour.

Shire felt that it was a bit expensive, half as expensive as in previous years, but at this age, the skyrocketing food price was unavoidable, and it was the priority to get some food.

Moreover, the merchants also transferred the grain in order to pursue excess profits. The Yamanei Empire and all the surrounding countries are separated by mountains. They must have spent a lot of effort to cross the border mountains.

Villagers lined up in long queues, carrying their hands on their shoulders, and handed over money and delivery with members of the caravan.

Some people did not have coins, so the merchants drew a special queue and asked them to exchange their valuables for money before trading.

The peasants are extremely fussy. They are already poor, and now they are even more unwilling to suffer any loss. Looking at these oversized grain pots, they always have to touch and knock, and look for opportunities to open their eyes and compare them with other pots. One comparison, to ensure that there is no short jin or two, and then repeatedly compare the grains of the empire, whether the grains are full or not, and whether the flour is fine or not, and what is the difference between the grains of Luoman and Luoman, and then I am relieved and buy four or five per person. The pot of food, adults and children take turns to carry them, take them home and hide them as if they are running away, lest things change on the road.

“Ah!”

“Finally there is something to eat…”

“Hey!” People were elated and excited.

Ciel also saw that some people were preparing to hoard Juqi, and several nobles sent servants and carriages to buy a large amount of food, and then resell it at a high price.

The food sold by the imperial merchants is a bit expensive, but in their hands, the price is likely to double again. Even so, there will be hungry people rushing to buy it, and even in exchange for food, they will not hesitate to sign a sales contract and become a serf in a noble manor .

Even in recent years, several noble families have survived around Ash Tree Hall, especially in the area of Arrow Rain Fort, which suffered the least damage, many knights and barons have kept their family castles, and many squires, their manors. It is protected by stone walls and wooden fences, and many refugee dwellings are gathered for cultivation, and it is even stronger than before.

The power of the traditional aristocracy has been greatly weakened, but the background is still there. They have operated here for several generations, acquired land, and annexed land.

Moreover, Rocher also needs to select personnel from these nobles to maintain his rule. Because of the accumulation of exploitation, they have the ability to let family members learn, and can provide soldiers, knights and qualified officials.

In short, if there is no reason, it is not good to act rashly.

Before the villagers had time to buy, these noble servants scattered gold and silver and began to rush to buy food. Judging by their posture, they were preparing to pack the goods in the carriage. If they succeeded, the food would be in large quantities. Being snapped up by them and unable to circulate to the hungry and disaster victims is equivalent to nothing.

Rocher also sensed the situation.

“Your Excellency Charles,” she said, “I’m going to drive out the Welchers and the Farrows, lest they hoard goods and drive up the price of food.”

“very good.”

“In my habit, it is necessary to bleed once and for all,” Rocher said, “I hope Your Excellency Shire takes Verana away first.”

“Yeah.” Ciel was going to take Verana to avoid the scene of Rocher’s slashing, but it was still too early for her.

“Huh?” Verana still wanted to see people buying food and didn’t want to leave, “Why do you want to leave?”

“There’s nothing to see here.”

“I want to buy a toy,” Verana said.

“Oh, yes. So can’t we buy it before them with the money?” Charles asked.

“The territory is so poor that just maintaining the military is exhausted,” Rocher said.

“I have a lot of gold, you can buy it with confidence.” Charles said.

“Huh? Your Excellency Ciel, the sanctuary has been destroyed, where do you have so much money?”

“Are these enough?” Ciel took out a few pounds of gold that the dwarves gave him from his backpack. “Alicia also has a lot of money, don’t worry, we are all advancing and retreating together.”

“Your Excellency Charles is as reassuring as ever.” Rocher nodded.

Without any worries, Rocher took steps to quickly summon businessmen and talk to them about the situation.

“Get out of the way! Get out of the way!”

“Go aside!”

“The Drist family will give priority to buying these food!” The soldiers rounded up two-thirds of the entire grain caravan, bought the food together with the carriage, and transported it to the hinterland of Ash Tree Hall for use in other inland villages. disaster relief.

“Uh…” Other local businessmen and noble servants who were trying to profit from it missed the opportunity and could only buy other goods.

Charles rode to the back, to the toy merchant’s wagon.

“What do you want to buy?” Charles asked.

“I want this, this, this…” Verana pointed randomly, and Ciel bought her kendama, a leather ball, a complete set of ceramic animals and a bronze flute.

“I want to buy that one.” Verana pointed to the crossbow on the back of a caravan guard.

“It’s too big, you can’t break it.” Charles felt it was dangerous. “These toys are enough for you to play until you are six years old. Then start training.”

After the big deal was over, Shire and Rocher began to return.

“These emergency supplies can help people through the most dangerous times,” Shire said. “I think they have at least half of their stock still unsold.”

“They’ll go into the mainland and sell them slowly, perhaps spending the winter here,” Rocher said.

“Hopefully there won’t be too many deaths this winter,” Shire said.

“Half of the elderly can’t wait for the temperature to warm up.”

“They should be rescued.”

“We can only naturally eliminate the old and the weak, leave resources to young adults and young children, accept the reality, and try our best to stop losses.”

“We’ll grow old too.”

“It’s the norm, but I’d rather kill myself before I get old and go to bed.”

Charles saw the knights behind Rocher, and the soldiers who followed behind. They were all robbers who had already surrendered, and their hair was shaved to symbolize the severing of the debauchery of the past.

“Has Regmond surrendered?”

“He burned down villages and slaughtered the old and the weak, and I won’t let him join my army,” Rocher said. “I’m going to try him before the snow freezes.”

Thinking of Regmond’s heartfelt confession, Ciel felt that the trial was of great significance.

“Where is he now?”

“I locked him in an abandoned military camp.”

“Well,” Ciel nodded, “let the people of Loman decide his fate.”

Chapter 443 Judgment

Verana wore several thick pieces, wrapped it like a ball, hugged a bunch of toys, and dangled back to the room.

Charles rode to the place where Regmond was being held.

“It’s complicated,” Charles said. “She’s growing so fast, I’m a little unsure how to teach her.”

“She will be looked after and supported by a lot of people, she doesn’t need to start from scratch like you do,” said Zhen Fury.

“A normal parent would educate their children to be honest, responsible, be kind to others, and work hard to get rich, but the reality is unprecedentedly harsh.”

“You should leave the filth of adults to yourself. Children are innocent.”

“When she grows up, she will see the truth of reality, and she will find that doing good deeds may not necessarily lead to a good end, and the efforts of commoners are not comparable to the intergenerational inheritance of nobles. Honest duty is almost equivalent to stupidity, and cunning speculation can make I’m doing better than everyone else.”

“That’s not ‘truth’, it’s just part of reality.”

“I mean, how disappointed she will be with the gap between adult reality and childhood education. We live in a complex world, and because of age and knowledge, she can only understand a part of society, and we will Strive to introduce the heartwarming part to her, and when she touches the colder, less pleasant part, it must be painful.”

“She’ll get used to it.”

“I hope that no matter how hard she experiences, she can realize that this is a changing and diverse world. She must persist in practice, persist in exploration, persist in action, and accept the complexity and uncertainty of everything, so that she can update in time. Her own cognition. There is always a conflict between ideal pursuits and objective reality, and this struggle will continue throughout her life.”

“She won’t live like you, she’s more freewheeling, more independent, she won’t even suffer the heavy blow you said, thanks to you, she’s rich, beautiful, and her life will be glorious. But also because she doesn’t have to Work hard, so she lacks thinking like you.”

“It sounds more terrifying, like gold and jade.”

“Your other child, because of a more painful childhood experience, has inherited more of your characteristics, more like you, but just like the negative part of you, combined with Rocher’s indifferent personality, he will be a very Quiet, lonely person.”

“He was reading with the other kids and he still seemed so gregarious.”

“Living with dozens of people doesn’t mean they communicate frequently, and it doesn’t mean they know each other’s inner thoughts.”

“Humans have never been able to understand each other, and yet people still live well.”

“I don’t speak in front of others, so I can observe them, and they don’t shy away from showing their hidden side in front of me. I’ve noticed that people with rich hearts yearn for this kind of ‘understanding’, and some people can’t let it go in their life. Others understand their true feelings. Human beings are strange and very lonely beings. You said before that humans invented language, but this is human suffering. Humans can use language to describe their shallow and simple thoughts, and their inner No one knows the deep and essential emotions, even if you try your best to convey your thoughts to others, you often can’t do it in the end, you can only give up the attempt quietly, and be alone with yourself in the long-term depression.”

“It’s good… Because of your presence, I never feel lonely at any time.”

“You don’t need me, you need Gladius.”

“I would hunt it, it was the biggest obstacle in my life. After it left, I really felt the growth.”

“The impact of the blade on your heart is long-lasting, so you have to give it up to prove independence.”

“The prophecy said that I would be cut in half by the blade of blood.”

“No matter how heavy it is, I will carry you until the end of our lives.”

The anger took Ciel to a deserted sentry tower, which was four or five stories high, and a worn flag on the top rattled in the wind. The soldiers gathered around the fire beside the entrance to keep warm. When they saw Ciel, they got up one after another. Regards.

“We are holding the worst prisoners here,” the soldier said. “They are about to be taken to the neighboring village of O’Mallon for trial.”

“Take me to Regmond in O’Mallon.”

“Yes.”

[End of This Chapter]