Heart of the Castle

Chapter 149 The Return of Kindness

Relying on the vindictive light of the four knights on the wooden wall and Sir Grace's arrow deterrence, all the spies among the refugees kept silent, for fear of becoming the next target of the magic archer.Without the disturbance of the instigators, although the refugees still had doubts in their hearts, they finally acted gradually according to Li Wei's request.

When the refugees came all the way from the depths of the dense forest, they supported the old and the young, and the young and middle-aged held farm tools and various things they picked up as self-defense weapons.They originally thought that they would experience a fierce fight with the beasts that thrived in the dense forest, but those so-called beasts were surprisingly few. The refugees only encountered a few omnivorous beasts such as small wild boars and giant horned antelopes. Some reckless guys go to provoke these beasts, and it is estimated that there will not be even a single injured person.

This kind of success is not very common even before the disaster, which is the reason why there are few ferocious beasts in the dense forest near the refugee camp - Mengmeng, the leader of the big lynx, is still sleeping next to the firepit in Li Wei's residence. .

Although after arriving at the refugee camp, there was quite a commotion among the refugees, and many families had dispersed. Fortunately, at this time, bright colors began to appear in the sky, and the thick night fog gradually receded. The refugees called to each other The names of relatives gradually gathered together.

Levi finally breathed a sigh of relief as the refugees began to leave the wooden walls and gates and gather into family groups.The imminent crisis has finally been temporarily lifted.

"Knight Grievous, you will be in charge of the pikemen for the time being. Pay attention to calling out words from time to time to appease the refugees." Li Wei said to the female knight wearing full knight armor beside her.

"Yes, Lord Levi." Miss Frasier's resolute reply came from under the helmet, and then the female knight put the sword across her chest, saluted Li Wei, and said loudly: "Thank you Your mercy and kindness, Lord Levi!"

"It's hard to say whether this is true kindness." Li Wei pulled the corner of his mouth into a wry smile, then turned and walked down the wooden ladder, followed by two crusader swordsmen, dampened by the night fog The armor made a clanging sound as they moved.

"Lord Li Wei, the first batch of oatmeal is ready. There are so many refugees outside, how can we distribute it?" Butler Bart ran after him and said, wiping the sweat from his forehead.

I have never experienced distributing things to more than 2000 refugees. So many refugees gathered together, and there was a riot during the distribution of food.

Li Wei thought for a while, drew a circle in the air with his hand and said: "Butler Bart, you take people outside the camp first, and use a fence to create an empty field, which can accommodate about 100 people. Then ask each refugee family to Take out one person and go to the fence to receive food for the whole family. Only 100 people are allowed to enter the empty field at a time, and only after the 100 people have all left, the next 100 people are allowed to enter. It seems that although there are a lot of refugees , but after forming a family, there are only five or six hundred families, presumably if this is done, the food distribution can be completed before noon, right?"

Butler Bart showed a hint of admiration on his face, "Master Li Wei, this method is very good, I will do it right away."

"Be careful, it's not safe outside." Li Wei said to Butler Bart who hurriedly turned around.

Butler Bart paused for a moment, with a rare smile on his thin face, and said without looking back: "Sir Grace will monitor the spies among the refugees, Mr. Levi, don't worry."

Everyone in the camp was busy, and the air was filled with the aroma of cooking oatmeal.There are too many refugees, and the amount of food and hot water needed is correspondingly huge. Many villagers have joined the ranks of work.Perhaps because of the guilt of last night's riot, this time Li Wei's order did not meet with any resistance. Not only the villagers who migrated from Minkeng Village were busy, but even the veteran villagers who had always been hostile to the newcomers also joined in. Help ranks.

A bald old man with a goose under his arm walked over quickly with his head down. He didn't see Li Wei until he almost bumped into him. "Master Li Wei, I salute you." The old man murmured, and the goose under his arm quacked and pecked at his fingers.

Li Wei has a little impression of this bald old man. It seems that he is a self-cultivator, but his family background is very poor. This goose is his precious treasure. Can take this white-feathered fellow from the hands of the bald old man.

After all, killing someone because of a goose was something that even Fat Huck couldn't do.

After Li Wei became the leader of the refugee camp, the bald old man still protected his goose. In order to leave enough oat grains for the goose, the old man swallowed the pitifully small amount of black with white water every time. bread.More than once, someone saw this old man carrying a majestic stick, chasing the rogue villain who wanted to attack the goose to the sky, and his posture was as good as the master knight who had grasped the seeds of fighting spirit.

"Old man, what's the matter with this goose?" Li Wei asked a little strangely.Obviously, the old man's behavior towards the goose has changed drastically. He grabbed the goose's quacking mouth with one hand, pressed the other hand on his chest, and saluted Li Wei respectfully.

"Master Li Wei, I want to kill this goose, stew it into soup, and give it to those who are sick outside the camp, children." The bald old man lowered his head, his voice was hoarse, and he seemed a little depressed.

"Did someone force you to do this?" Li Wei raised his eyebrows, and there was a hint of anger in his eyes, "I will not allow such a thing to happen, old man, just go raise your geese, and please Tell me, who is that man?"

"No one is forcing me, that's what I think." The bald old man raised his head suddenly, and Li Wei saw that his eyes were red, obviously either he had cried or he hadn't slept all night.

"Master Li Wei, I saw everything that happened last night. Those guys who were confused by the rumors actually wanted to take advantage of the chaos to loot the grain warehouse! Such behavior, replaced by any lord, would be severe without hesitation. Punishment, even if you don’t kill a few leaders, they will be exiled from the camp. However, I am not afraid of blasphemy for Master Li Wei’s benevolent approach, which is enough to be compared with the supreme Father God.” The bald old man was excited, and the words in his mouth All fluent. "This goose hasn't actually laid an egg since the catastrophe came. I squeezed it out from between my teeth to eat, hoping that it can survive this difficult time with me...but now it doesn't I need it."

The old man grinned open his mouth with several missing teeth, showing an ugly but warm smile.

"Let it add a little help to Master Levi's benevolence."

The cry of the goose stopped, of course, not because it understood the old man's painstaking efforts, nor was it moved by Li Wei's kindness, but because the old man broke the goose's long neck with his own hands.

Li Wei opened his mouth to say something, but found that he couldn't say anything.

The old man bowed to Li Wei, turned around and walked towards the kitchen, his feet staggered a little at first, but soon, his back became straighter and straighter, and his steps became stronger and stronger.

(End of this chapter)