Heart of the Castle

Chapter 122 Decision to Migrate
When Li Wei and Fleischer walked out of the house, it was almost noon. Fleischer's eye sockets still had a trace of red marks left by sadness, but his expression had returned to the firmness of a knight.An unremarkable long sword hangs from her waist, and the linen cloth wrapped around the hilt has been stained with a bright black color due to frequent grasping.

The villagers of Mining Village walked blankly among the ruins, their faces covered with dust and blood, and their expressions were almost numb.This expression made them look like a group of ghosts, almost no different from the corpses parked in the open space.

No matter how prosperous this place used to be, no matter how happy life was once lived here, when the disaster came, it became a past event engraved in the memory.The dead people may be lucky, they lie quietly on the ground, without worries and troubles, leaving only endless grief and bewilderment for the future to those surviving relatives and friends.

The guards in Mine Village performed better than ordinary villagers, although most of them were scarred and exhausted.The female archer brought by Sir Grace may not be qualified in combat training, but the most basic bandaging and medical methods are very mature.Seeing the village guards cleaning each other's wounds awkwardly, they quickly took out the linen bandages and first-aid medicines they carried with them to help them treat them.

Guard captain Girard was also seriously injured, and the last few days of high-intensity fighting had drained the last ounce of strength from the young man's body.However, he insisted on seeing the wound of the last guard being cleaned and bandaged before he leaned against the wall and passed out.

When Levi and Fleischer came out of the largest house, they saw such a scene.

The passing of Martin Knight was a great blow to Fleischer.The female knight looked at the surrounding ruins in a daze, not knowing what to do for a while.Li Wei's heart is also very heavy. This is not the first village he has seen that has been brutally poisoned by demons, but every time he sees it, it makes him feel as if a fire is burning in his chest.

The outer line of defense was also breached by demons, but the damage suffered by the mine village was obviously much greater than that of the refugee camp. The solid wooden walls and fences were all burned down, and charred black wreckage could be seen everywhere. Hundreds of militiamen were busy. In the afternoon, all the corpses scattered in the village were carried to the empty field.Then the corpses belonging to the orcs, goblins and demons were piled together, and a raging fire was lit.

The flames cast a red color on the faces of the villagers, which gradually woke them up from despair. They staggered to the empty field, identifying the corpses one by one, and could hear the sound of mourning from time to time .

Most of the villagers in Mining Village are families of retired soldiers. It can be said that any male is no stranger to swords.In order to defend their own homeland, every adult man took up a weapon and went forward. Most of them have been lying on this land forever, leaving behind not only the mourning of their relatives, but also the deep-seated hatred for the devil. .

The sky gradually darkened, thick fog surrounded all directions like a gloomy strange monster, and many bonfires were lit in the village. On the one hand, it was to drive away the cold and damp night fog, and on the other hand, because most houses had been attacked by the demon army Destroyed, although some of them can barely stand, they may collapse at any time.To risk your life in a house like this is definitely not courage, but stupidity.

After arranging the old, weak, women, children and the injured to live in the few surviving houses, Li Wei and others decided to sleep next to the campfire.The results of successfully defeating the demon army during the day made the young militiamen who left the camp for the first time after the disaster came a little excited. They gathered around the campfire, wrapped blankets around their bodies, and whispered to each other.

As the leader of the militia, Tang Na stood up and shouted a few times, but to no avail, he cursed a little annoyed.If it weren't for the fear of waking up those old and weak who had finally fallen asleep, he would have wished to use his famous stunt of Roaring Bear.

"Okay, okay, Mr. Donner. Let them talk for a while. It's been a quick march since yesterday, and today it's been a long day of hard work. After the excitement passes, they will definitely sleep like dead pigs." Li Wei smiled and pulled Donna who was still about to stand up, and then said to the others sitting by the campfire: "So, it is difficult for Mine Village to persist?"

The people sitting with Levi, besides Donner and Sir Grace, also included the female knight Miss Fleisher, the village guard captain Girard, and a skinny man with a monocle.The age of this man is between middle age and old age, and he looks very decent in his clothes. His thinning hair is combed back meticulously, giving him a very special feeling.

Li Wei is no stranger to this feeling, although it is not the same, but when he saw this person, the first thing he thought of was the old butler Trien in Viscount Lane's castle.He is also gentle and well-dressed, but Trien is obviously more reserved than this person.

"Yes, Master Li Wei, you have seen the situation in the village now, the loss is very serious." The skinny man coughed uncomfortably, took out a notepad from his pocket and read. "The specific loss is that more than 182% of the houses collapsed, and the other 56% of the houses are also in a very dangerous condition, requiring a lot of repairs before they can be used again; Lord Oro and his designated successor Martin Knight were killed in battle, and the whole village The death toll was 270, and [-] were seriously injured; in addition, a large number of livestock and food were burned. In addition to the injured, there are currently [-] villagers, most of whom are old, weak, sick and disabled..."

The skinny man's voice was extremely heavy, and the happy mood of Li Wei and others after the victory disappeared immediately.Li Wei frowned. Of course he saw the tragedy of Mining Village, but what he didn't expect was that the situation was so bad.

"This gentleman..."

"Ah, Lord Li Wei, please don't be polite. You are the heir designated by Lord Martin Knight, so you can just call me Butler Bart." The middle-aged man said hurriedly, shaking his hands.

"Okay, Butler Bart, can you estimate how much material is needed if you want to rebuild Mine Village?" Levi didn't think much about it, and immediately changed his words.

There seemed to be a hint of imperceptible excitement on Butler Bart's thin face, and then he buried his head in the notepad, and made some calculations in his mouth.

"Lord Li Wei, before the catastrophe strikes, at least 1 silver coins are needed. Now..." Butler Bart closed the notepad with a wry smile, shook his head and said, "There is no way to calculate it. The prices of these materials have risen sharply. For materials such as wood and stones, the villagers can also be mobilized to venture to the mountains to collect them, but for things such as iron and grain, even if you have money, there is nowhere to get them."

(End of this chapter)