I built a manor in the Middle Ages

Chapter 161 God is Useless
"Go north!"

Luc had tasted the cold before, but he never imagined that one day he would feel so cold that his internal organs would tremble.

The howling cold wind mixed with ice and snow hit my face, like being punched hard.

The donkeys and mules had stopped struggling. The raging snowstorm trapped the group in a palm-sized area. They were surrounded by white snow and fog, and the sound of the wind was like the cry of ghosts, as if the devil himself had come.

Even so, Luke still turned his head with difficulty and shouted to the people behind him to move forward.

You must not stop, if you stop you will surely die!
Feng Xue narrowed his eyes, and just as Luc was about to roar, he saw that the youngest Miller had already stopped moving, and instead knelt on the ground, trembling all over, and kept repeating "God bless you." Luc's face was immediately filled with anger, and he quickly stepped forward and kicked Miller to the ground.
"Damn it! Where did the courage to kill someone go? Why are you acting like a coward now? Stand up! If God truly blesses you, I'll make you follow me closely!"

Luc yelled to everyone again, "Hold on! If you stop, you'll truly fall into the devil's mouth! Go north! There's a wild boar cave to the north!"

The map Hugo drew included not only the areas he had traveled through, but also all the areas Luc had visited, with Chevalier Castle as the center.

To the north of Knight's Castle is Telf Bridge, to the northwest is Cooper Castle, to the southeast is Ward Village, and to the southwest is David's territory. However, due to the mountain range, if you want to get to Cooper Castle from Knight's Castle, you must first cross the Agate River in the south, turn around, and then walk north.

On the way south, there was a place that Luc had visited many times.

"Master, are you talking about the wild boar cave?" Ryan's teeth chattered, but his eyes gradually brightened.

Yes, wild boar cave!

"That's right!"

Luc forcibly pulled up Miller, who was covered in snow, and looked around at everyone with an unprecedented firmness in his voice: "The Wild Boar Cave is located northeast of Ward Village. If I remember correctly, it's definitely not far ahead on this road. Follow me, and as long as we enter the cave, we can escape this blizzard!"

Listening to Luc's powerful words, hope was ignited in everyone's hearts.

Throw Miller next to Hans, and gather the torches inside. The North Star in the night sky is completely invisible, with only the torches still swaying sporadically.

"Oh no, sir, two of the guns won't light!"

Ryan raised his arms to block the cold wind, but two torches were still blown out by the cold wind. The extinguished torches were not so easily affected by moisture, but they had no time to stop and relight them.

"A few are enough." Luc picked up little Charlie; he needed his fur to cover his face.

"George, can you find the direction?"

There is no North Star, and the surroundings are obscured by wind and snow. The visibility is estimated to be no more than ten steps. The biggest problem now is to find which is north first.

The place they had just settled in was definitely in the south. With a direction in mind, everything else would be much easier. Luc first used his sword to carve an arrowhead out of the tree next to him, pointing backwards, symbolizing the south. He then shouted to George, "Can you find the direction of the wind?!"

The wind and snow were blowing wildly, and Luc's method of licking his fingers was completely ineffective.

But George had a plan. He wrinkled his compact features, staggered to Luc's side, and carefully observed the marked oak tree.

The branches of the oak tree are covered with snow, but if you look closely, you will find that the snow is not piled completely on the branches, but slightly tilted to one side, like the eaves of a house.

Looking at the steep snow cornice and then at the direction of the arrow, George raised his head and said, "It's the north wind!"

Luc watched it closely from the side and couldn't help but secretly praise George in his heart. He was indeed a good road finder. It was indeed a good idea to find the wind direction based on the inclination of the snow cornice.

"Okay, follow the direction of the snow cornice and head north!"

The night hung heavy over them like the deep sea. They walked for most of the day, George checking the snow cornices every once in a while to get his bearings. His clothes were soaking wet, and his face was burning from the wind. Luc knew it was the beginning of frostbite. He had already given up on his deerskin coat, cutting it into pieces to cover his ears. He used the grease from the torches that wouldn't light to smear on his hands—it would provide some protection.

As he walked, Luc silently recited the first chapter of the Book of St. John, which was the book Hugo taught him - not as a prayer, but as a way of keeping track of time.

Each recitation took about a minute. After reciting it over a hundred times, Ryan suddenly cried out in surprise: "Cave! It's definitely a cave! Master, we're here!!"

Luc raised his head and looked, but there was no sign of a cave in front of him, but the wild boar trap that he had dug a year ago was right in front of him!

Luke's face was filled with uncontrollable excitement. He shook off the frost on his eyelashes and shouted with all his strength, "Speed ​​up and get into the cave!"

Luc knew exactly the location of the wild boar cave and the trap. Sure enough, after a while, a pitch-black cave entrance finally appeared in front of everyone.

Because wild boars and bandits had been lurking there, the entrance to the cave was a key patrol target. But even so, Luke still cautiously threw a few stones in, and only led his men into the cave after making sure it was safe.

After entering the cave, Luc did not relax. He asked everyone to stomp their feet and wave their hands frantically, and then pick up the stones first to block the entrance of the cave.

Stone after stone was piled up layer by layer, eventually forming a broad barrier. After successfully blocking the heavy snow and wind, the survivors collapsed together on the ground.
"Huh~ Don't rest yet, everyone, get up and light the fire."

The cave is not warm enough, and if you fall asleep, you might not wake up.

He stood up with the help of the hilt of his sword, kicked up one by one, and told everyone to start a fire. He unloaded the food and piled it around the circle, then put the donkeys, mules and dogs in the inner circle, and dug a hole in the middle to start a fire as usual.

Before the flames started, Luc endured the cold and moved a small gap in the cave to bring in a large pile of snow. After repairing the cave entrance, he said to everyone, "If you don't want your ears to freeze off, rub them on your ears and faces before warming yourself by the fire."

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After a while, when a ball of blazing fire burned in the cave, a few pieces of bacon that had not yet been roasted were swallowed by the impatient people.

The small amount of hot food and fire finally made everyone feel alive again. George leaned on the grain bag and sighed sincerely: "Master, if it weren't for you, we would be dead this time."

"That's not true. If you didn't know the way, we wouldn't be able to find the cave."

"No sir, that's not what I'm talking about."

"That's what I'm talking about!"

George raised his red fingers and pointed stiffly at his heart. His hands were a little frostbitten. Although they were not frozen to the point of being damaged, they would inevitably feel a dull pain for a while.

George said in a daze, "Master, let me tell you the truth. Although everyone in the manor keeps saying that you are a believer in God, I never believed it. But I do now, because without God's guidance, no one can lead everyone out of the blizzard."

George's face showed a look of reminiscence: "The first time I encountered a snowstorm was in Lombardy. Many monks who claimed to be apostles of God knelt on the ground and asked God for protection, just like Miller did before."

Miller next to him blushed and slowly lowered his head.

"I am able to survive because of my father."

George's mouth moved and his words stopped abruptly.

He didn't say what happened to his father, but even Hans understood the implication.

George smacked his lips and suddenly slapped the grain bag and said, "Let's not talk about this, Master. This time the grain is more damp than before. What should we do? Do we have to roast it all again?"

"Let's talk about it later. It's more important for us to recover first. I'll go get some snow and cook some hot porridge. This amount of barbecue is too little. I can't bear it without food."

Luc was wearing the thickest clothes and recovered first. He walked out of the cave again and looked at the still raging snow and wind. Although he had escaped the disaster by luck, he was still worried in his heart.

".I wonder what's happening with Knight Castle?"

(End of this chapter)