book of old days

Chapter 47 The old past

Hahahaha, a burst of laughter suddenly came from behind, causing Sean, who was in the midst of self-doubt, to turn around.

It's Ragnar. I haven't seen him for a few days. He changed his look and shaved off his beard.Her hair was also combed, and she looked a bit handsome in a wolf fur cloak.

There were a few Nord hunters behind them, and they seemed to be going to do something, each carrying a shotgun.

Ragnar waved at a few of his followers, telling them to leave first, but he walked towards Sean himself.

The other party obviously witnessed his experience just now, and said jokingly: "This is Nord, the tenderness tricks of the Breton people don't work here, if you want to get her, just tell her parents Yes, although you are a bit older, but you are not bad looking and rich, I guess her parents can agree, of course you will have some blood."

Sean was a little surprised that Ragnar would say that. This little girl looked only twelve or thirteen years old. He quickly shook his head, "I'm not interested in little girls, and I'm not a pervert."

"So you think it's a bad thing to marry a maiden?"

"Of course, it's immoral. How dare you say that? Is this kind of thing common here?"

Ragnar nodded, "This kind of thing is not uncommon in our place, so what age do you think is appropriate? Like you Brightonians, you remarry at the age of 16?"

Sean shook his head, "No, I think 20 is the right age."

This time it was Ragnar's turn to be surprised, "If you really think that way, then there must be something wrong with your brain."

Sean did not refute, "Of course I know that this kind of concept is unrealistic in this day and age."

Ragnar was still laughing, "Oh, why do you say that?"

"Because the age of marriage is linked to the average life expectancy, in a place where the average life expectancy is only 40 years old, girls must marry early in order to maintain the normal functioning of society, and the reason why people in Brighton marry at the age of 16 is because They can live a longer lifespan, so they naturally have more room for choice."

Ragnar was taken aback, he didn't expect Sean to say that, "You mean, the longer humans live, the later they get married?"

"That's right, and according to my observations, the age of marriage leave in a region is usually about one-third of the average life expectancy of the local people, so that when the old people are dying, the new generation is just born, a perfect cycle.

With the passage of time and the development of civilization, human life expectancy will become longer and longer, and the age of marriage will gradually increase accordingly. When the average life expectancy of a person in a place can live to 60 years old, people will naturally set the age of marriage delayed until about 20 years old. "

Ragnar was thoughtful, "So in other words, the age of marriage can reflect the state of civilization in a region from the side." He frowned, as if he had realized something.

After thinking for a while, he suddenly laughed, "You are really different from the average Breton people." After speaking, he sighed inexplicably.

Xiao En thought that I am different from the people in this world, but Ragnar accepted his theory so quickly, and even drew inferences from one instance, he couldn't help being a little impressed. Ragnar's rough appearance Next, it seems that there is also a thoughtful side.

"You are different from ordinary Nords, by the way, what are you doing?"

Ragnar didn't hide it either: "Recently there have been several thefts in Nordforsen. I'm leading people to investigate and question some strangers—mainly people from Brighton."

Sean was a little annoyed when he heard this, "Why only the Bretons were interrogated? Couldn't it be the Nords?"

Ragnar shook his head, "It wouldn't be the Nords who did it. We Nords will kill, set fire, rape, and rob, but there is one thing we never do, that is stealing, not really Said it must have never happened, but at least as far as I can remember, I have never heard of a Nord stealing something. If we really want something but can't afford it, we will probably go straight to it .”

Sean was a little speechless, this Ragnar's tone was quite proud.

"So you're here to question me?"

"That's right, but I think you're not bad, you shouldn't be the kind of petty thief."

Sean accepted the compliment calmly, "So what's missing?"

"Gold coins, silver coins, jewellery, many things, and more than one family." He had an annoyed look on his face, "As the lord, I have the responsibility to clarify this matter and find the thief, but this time I may encounter Trouble, those stolen rooms don't look like they've been broken into at all, some of them are still in the house, but things are just missing, what the hell."

Sean felt a little guilty when he heard it, and thought that the big black mouse did it, right?If it is true, it is an indirect crime.

But this kind of thing is naturally unacceptable even if killed.

Ragnar didn't think too much, "Are you interested in having a drink together?"

Sean said, "Are you still in the mood to drink?"

"What mood do you want to drink, just drink if you want. Besides, the tavern is a good place to inquire about news. Maybe you can find something somewhere. Those who stole those things must need a place to live and eat."

Sean nodded, "That's true, okay, let's have a drink together, I just want to ask you about something."

In this way, the two came to the tavern in the town.

There are quite a few people inside. In Nordfössen, a cold place with little entertainment, the tavern is almost the center of civic activities.

The two found a corner to sit down and ordered two glasses of ale.

What Sean wanted to inquire about with Ragnar was [the burial place of human beings, the place where death gathers]. After the failure just now, he doubted whether there is really a pure heart. Perhaps only babies can meet such conditions Well, so if there is really no other way, then the only option is to summon the lost spirit body.

Although he has a natural vigilance against the undead, Xiao En knows very well that summoning the lost spirit body is undoubtedly the best choice to improve his strength at present.

Naturally cautious, he always wants to avoid danger, but when there is no other better choice, he looks forward to it.

Although we haven't known each other for too long, Sean thinks that Ragnar is very interesting, and he is not the kind of person who likes to inform, so he asked his own question frankly.

"Do you know of any unoccupied cemeteries near Nordforsen?"

Ragnar gave him a strange look, "Why do you ask this, you must not be the legendary ghoul? I've heard of such things."

Corpse stealing is a notorious profession in Brighton, because the rise of human medical research requires a large number of corpses for dissection and research, but Brightonians, like people in any country, don't like themselves Disemboweled after death, and the propaganda of the Society of Rationality has not reversed this trend.

Therefore, the trading of corpses has become a very lucrative underground business, and corpse snatchers have emerged as the times require. In order to obtain corpses, digging up corpses that have just been buried, some people will even take the initiative to 'make' corpses for sale. , In the dark world beyond the control of the relevant authorities, some terrible and illegal things often happen, generally speaking, it is a very shameful profession.

Just as Sean was about to argue, Ragnar smiled, "No, you're definitely not a ghoul, and a ghoul won't earn five hundred gold pounds."

Sean shook his head speechlessly, "Of course you can't make money, and by the way, what the ghouls need is fresh corpses. What I want to ask is if there is any old cemetery with bones everywhere and no one manages it." which type.

Ragnar gave him a weird look, "There really is such a place."

"where?"

"In fact, it's in Oak Valley."

Sean was taken aback, "Oak Valley?" He suddenly remembered the skull he saw yesterday, could it be in the open space where the twilight grass grows?
Ragnar didn't know what he was thinking, and continued: "That's right, hundreds of years ago, after the death of the last Nord king, the Bretons invaded Nord, and the land of the Nord was full of wars, Nordforsen is no exception. At that time, we Nords still believed in the ancient gods. The Bretons believed that only by eliminating this belief could the Nords' will to resist be destroyed, so a large army attacked here.

At that time, there happened to be a temple in the Oak Valley. The priests of the temple claimed to have obtained an oracle that the god Aum would help us defeat the invaders. Thousands of people participated in the battle, but the god Aum did not appear. The Germans and the guards of the temple suffered heavy casualties.

After the war the Bretons destroyed the temple, killed the priests of Orm, and burned the oak forest.

The bodies of those who died in battle were buried on the spot. It is said that there are thousands of dead. Since then, gradually few people believe in the gods. "

Sean suddenly realized, no wonder the old man looked at him so strangely, and said, "I have to ask you." After all, he is also from Brighton.

He was a little embarrassed, but Ragnar patted his shoulder disapprovingly, "Don't worry, it happened hundreds of years ago."

(End of this chapter)