Lord Chronicle

Chapter 113
The next day, the group finally left the Primo Mountains and entered the range of Peiqi Territory.Then they headed north all the way, passing through Peiqiling and Mastiling to Lovell.

Along the way, refugees from war-torn territories can be seen everywhere, and the slightly larger towns are full of begging crowds.Although the war has not yet spread here, many residents have fled to safer places in fear, and there are catkins everywhere, which made Sol and the others truly feel the harm brought by the war.

Since most of the defenders in the territory were transferred to the front line, thieves were everywhere, taking advantage of the fire and looting everywhere, and few pedestrians were seen on the originally lively road.If it weren't for Chip's alertness and Lesta's ability to fight, Sol would have been robbed as a fat sheep many times.

Going all the way like this, finally after seven days, everyone returned to their territory.

"Ahahaha, Kafir, brother, I'm finally back!" Lesta kept yelling while holding the axe.

Looking at the still peaceful town under the hillside, Saul was filled with emotion.Although he has only been away for a few months, he has already experienced a series of things such as defeat in the army, fleeing from disaster, being a guerrilla, outwitting the castle, and fighting the army of Lulin. An illusion of unreality.

Seeing that he was fascinated, Chip reminded in a low voice: "My lord, it's time to go down."

"Ah... oh." Sol woke up with a start.

Looking back at Jeter and Lance, the two defenders also had eager eyes.Sol couldn't help taking a deep breath, and shouted, "Go home!"

"Oh..." Everyone cheered and ran down the mountain, home, waiting for them there...

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"What, what's going on here?" Thor stared at the scene in front of him dumbfounded.

It seems that every time he leaves Lovell, the territory will give him some surprises when he returns.But this time, it was obviously more of a shock.

Before entering the town, you can see many strangers gathered on both sides of the road outside the town.They support the old and the young and live in row upon row of simple shacks. The number of them may not exceed several thousand.

The closer to the town, the more people on the roadside.However, whether they are men, women, old or young, they all look listless.They stared blankly at Sol and his party walking towards the town, as if there were many dull clay sculptures placed by the roadside.

Watching left and right vigilantly, Chip said behind Thor: "My lord, these people are refugees."

Sol nodded, and he also saw it. He didn't expect that the influx of refugees from the war-torn area would also affect his territory.Fortunately, Lovell is located in a remote place, and only a few thousand people came here. A large territory like Masdi is almost full of refugees.

Just as they were about to enter the town, several guards came out driving a carriage. Seeing them, the surrounding refugees immediately surrounded them.

"Don't grab it, don't grab it, everyone has it." A guard shouted anxiously on the carriage.

Suddenly, he saw Sol and his party.The guard was taken aback for a moment, then wiped his eyes in disbelief, jumped off the carriage and rushed towards Sol: "Lord, are you back?"

"Adil, so it's you kid, what are you doing?" Recognizing the person, Lesta slapped him unceremoniously.

"Ah, instructor, you're back too." Seeing him, Adil flinched and smiled apologetically.

When he was the instructor of the new barracks, Lesta abused these boys a lot, so that the recruits of the garrison now see him like a mouse seeing a cat.

"Are you distributing food?" Chip's sharp eyes, across the mountains and seas of the crowd, he also saw the guards beside the carriage distributing something to the refugees.

Adil sighed: "That's right. More than a month ago, these refugees suddenly ran outside our town and lived on both sides of the road. It is said that they came here because of the war. There were too many of them, and they did not If there is no way to drive them away, Miss Jessica ordered some food to be distributed to them every day, so as not to starve to death.”

Seeing the garrison team waiting in full force at the entrance of the town when the food was being distributed, Lance couldn't help but ask, "Why did the garrison block the entrance of the town?"

Adil said: "That's what Miss Jessica ordered too, to keep refugees from entering the town."

Lesta was furious: "How can this be? These people are so pitiful, and we have to block them out!"

Sol waved his hand: "Brother, stop talking, Jessica is doing the right thing."

These refugees had fled from all over the world. Although they were all poor people, it was inevitable that there would be good and bad among them. Who knew if there would be people with ulterior motives.It is the best way to keep them outside the town for unified management, which is also responsible to the residents in the town.

It seems that after she left, Jessica managed the territory in an orderly manner, and she really deserves to be Lao Tzu's "good wife".Thinking of this, Sol couldn't help laughing.

It's just that there are so many people, although only the minimum rations are provided every day, it will not be a small amount in the long run.What's more, the war is raging now, and Lovell doesn't have much of his own. Once there is not enough food, it will be troublesome.

Seeing more and more refugees gathering, Chip said in a deep voice, "My lord, it's not safe here, you'd better go into the town as soon as possible."

Thor nodded, and the group continued on.The garrison guards at the entrance of the town also recognized them, and there was another burst of excitement. Soon the news that the lord had returned spread throughout the town.

After entering the small town, the situation in the town has not changed much. There are still people coming and going on the streets, but there are obviously fewer adventurers.According to Adil, because of the chaos outside, many adventurers have gone to other territories, hoping to find opportunities to make a fortune.

Lesta couldn't wait to go back to see her baby sister, said hello to Saul, and ran home.After being away for so long, everyone was homesick, so Sol simply sent Lance and Jeter away, telling them to go home and have a look.

"Chip, do you want to go back to the Lord's Mansion with me?" Sol turned to Chip and asked.

Since the death of his wife, Chip has been living alone, and usually stays with his subordinates mostly. Now he comes back alone, and the home is deserted, so Sol suggested.

Chip shook his head: "Thank you for your concern, I will go to live with the village chief Albert."

Knowing his temper, Sol didn't force it, and after telling him to take a good rest, Sol, accompanied by Adil, walked to his lord's mansion.

Thinking of seeing Jessica and Marlene soon, his heart immediately warmed up.

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Half an hour later, the Lord's Mansion.

"Okay, okay, don't cry, I'm back." Sol gently patted Marlene, who was crying into tears in his arms, and said helplessly.

As soon as he entered the door, Marlene, who saw him, rushed up desperately and cried in his arms for 10 minutes without stopping, which made Sol feel helpless.

Jessica was not there, as if she had gone to deal with the refugees.The girl Mira is in the house, but she is like a kitten who can't keep a home. Sol has been away for so long, and she just came over intimately when he first entered the door, and then quickly left as if nothing had happened. Where did it go.

Marlene's shoulders twitched, and she finally raised her head: "Master, when I heard that you were defeated by Lu Lin's army, I was almost scared to death. I thought... I thought... Fortunately, I heard about you later."

Sol gently stroked her hair, and teased: "Did you hear the news that the young master is a robber?"

Marlene laughed through her tears, and she wiped away her tears embarrassedly: "Well, it's good that the young master is fine anyway. I'm really happy for myself, you haven't eaten yet, I'll cook for you right now."

To be honest, Sol didn't know how many times he missed Marlene's food in his dreams while he was outside.At this time, when she heard her mentioning it, her stomach immediately started to cheer.

But compared to this, he has more important things to do.

"Come on, dear Marlene, let me give you a good hug, young master, and see if you have grown up in the past few months."

Marlene blushed, but she didn't intend to avoid it. The little girl stood there twitching Nini, not even daring to lift her head, as if she was as shy as a young master could handle her.

The beauty in Sol's heart, the hard work outside the past few months has really paid off.Hehe, while Jessica is not here, I have to "care" about the development of little Marlene.

Just as he was wiggling his ten fingers, ready to use Lushan's claws, he heard the door slam open, and Jessica and Kafir rushed in one after the other.

Both women were flushed and out of breath, apparently running over immediately after getting the news.

Turning around and seeing the two of them, Sol trembled in fright: "You, why are you here?"

Jessica didn't speak, just stared at him, and took two steps slowly.

Sol immediately saw sweat on his forehead: "This...it's not what you think, I, I didn't think about what to do to Marlene..."

Jessica still didn't speak, she walked towards Sol step by step, just when Sol felt guilty and was about to defend himself.

Jessica stopped suddenly, tears had already flowed down her cheeks: "You're back..."

"Yes, I'm back..." Sol was taken aback, and then smiled.

However, before he finished speaking, Kafir pushed Jessica away and flew into Sol's arms: "Sol, you villain, are you finally willing to come back?"

The warm atmosphere was completely destroyed in an instant, Sol had no choice but to press Kafir's shoulders with both hands, and smiled helplessly at Jessica.

"You have been away for so long, why didn't you even write a letter back." Kafir blamed.

You can't tell her that it's because you are a robber that you don't want to leave, can you?Sol had no choice but to say: "It's not that I don't have time, but after being outside for so long, I miss you every day..."

Glancing at Jessica glaring at him sullenly, Sol quickly changed his words: "Uh, I mean, I miss you every day."

After working for a while, he managed to appease the three girls.Seeing them smile again, Sol secretly wiped his sweat, my god, this is much more difficult than fighting the Lulin army.

That night, Lovell held a grand welcome banquet to welcome the lord back from the front line.Many residents of the town brought their families to participate, and even the left-behind Adventurer's Guild also sent representatives to congratulate.

Although there was a war outside the territory and there were still many refugees outside the town, but this night, the people of Lovell forgot some troubles and devoted themselves to the cheerful atmosphere of the banquet.

After drinking a few glasses of ale, under the instigation of a group of garrison recruits, Sol began to talk vividly about his experiences in the past few months.His eloquence is already good, and the experience during this period is indeed very thrilling. After some embellishments, everyone was amazed immediately.

In less than a moment, a large group of people gathered around Sol, and even Marlene and Kafir sat next to Sol with great interest, listening to his narration with full attention.

When Sol said that he was attacked by the Lulin army on the night when he first arrived at the coalition camp, everyone couldn't help sighing in horror; Then he showed a worried expression; when it was said that they occupied the camp of the dead group and disturbed the entire southern road, everyone laughed; finally, when Sol said that they outwitted the Diviji fortress and gathered the rebel generals When the Lu Lin army was defeated, the eyes of these boys were full of admiration.

"My lord, you can take us there too, we also want to fight against Lulin's army." A garrison member begged.

His words immediately attracted a burst of echoes, and the young people who were excited by Sol's legendary story asked Sol to take them to the front line to fight.

"Go, a bunch of brats, you still want to fight the Lulin army with your little ability? When it comes to the real battlefield, I'm afraid you'll pee your pants right away." Lista who was on the side said disdainfully.

All the guards who came out of the new barracks respected and feared the instructor. When Lesta spoke, everyone who was still noisy just now fell silent.

A recruit boldly said: "Instructor, we have been practicing swordsmanship every day these days. We are no longer rookies. Why can't we go to the battlefield?"

"Shut up! Your mission is to defend the territory, don't think about it all day long." Dylan also came over at this time.

After Saul and the others left, the defense of the territory was handed over to Dylan. With his calm and steady personality, he was very qualified for this job. After getting along for a period of time, he managed to tidy up this group of recruits.I have to say that the three brothers and sisters of the Qusi Group all have leadership skills.

Seeing these recruits being reprimanded by the two elder brothers without temper, Kafir, who was sitting next to Saul, couldn't help but burst out laughing.

At this moment, Thor saw Manson and a stocky dwarf with a thick black beard walking towards him from a distance.With a move in his heart, he handed over the responsibility of telling the story to Lesta, and stood up to greet them.

"Manson, who is this?" Saul asked as he walked to the two of them.

Before Manson could answer, the dwarf said in a low voice, "You are the lord here, right? I am Leo, the patriarch of the Ik tribe."

Sure enough, Manson recruited his "technical team". Saul was overjoyed, and quickly held Leo's hand with both hands, shaking it with great enthusiasm, and at the same time said in the tone of a leader condolences to his subordinates: "Patriarch Leo, Welcome. How long have you been here? Did you go well? Are you used to staying here?"

Leo glanced at the cock woman in surprise, then turned to Manson and said, "Manson, what's going on with this guy?"

Although he is also an informal person, the patriarch's rudeness still makes Manson a little embarrassed.He replied instead of Leo: "Not long after we moved in, Jessica has already marked out a residence at the foot of the mountain to the west, and we are currently doing our best to rebuild the village."

Secretly, as long as you are willing to live here, Sol said with a happy face: "It's good, it's good, it's good, I hope you can like this new home."

Probably couldn't stand his nasty smile, Leo interrupted him unceremoniously: "Okay, stop talking nonsense. In short, our whole family is very grateful for your acceptance. According to the previous agreement, My people can accept your employment, but the ugly words come first, you must give us a satisfactory price."

Well, with character, which I like.Saul doesn't care about Leo's rudeness. Talents are somewhat arrogant. If you don't have a temper, I can't look down on you.

He nodded again and again: "Of course, you are from Manson's family, so you are my family. How could I treat my family badly?"

Even Manson couldn't take it anymore. Before Leo got angry, he hurriedly said: "Tonight is not the time for detailed discussions. We will wait for the lord Lord in the clan tomorrow."

"It's easy to say, I'll definitely go." A big reason why he came back was because of these dwarves, so Sol naturally agreed in a hurry.

After sending Manson and Leo away, he still didn't forget to yell at their backs: "You two, don't be too polite, eat and drink well."

Here, hearing Sol's overly enthusiastic yelling, Leo couldn't help but said, "Manson, should we really move here? Why do I feel like this guy has a brain problem."

After getting along with Sol for a long time, Manson is not surprised, but he can't tell Leo that the lord is so weird, can he?He could only embarrass himself and said: "Uh...he is not like this usually, maybe he is too happy. Patriarch, you must believe me, only here can we get real stability."

"I hope so." Hearing Leo's tone, he still didn't believe it.

He turned his head, just in time to see that Sol was gesticulating and talking, making the girls including Marlene Kafir in front of him giggle, which undoubtedly lowered his level in Leo's heart.

"Hmph, a little boy..."

The joyful banquet lasted until late at night, and the people left contentedly.After the last guest left, the noisy garden became quiet again.

Marlene packed up the leftovers and went into the kitchen, and Mira, who hadn't eaten enough, chased after her. Sol and Jessica were the only two left in the silent yard.

They were sitting on the steps outside the house, a new moon was hanging high in the sky, and the slightly cool night wind was blowing, making Jessica's hair messy on her forehead.She couldn't help tightening her skirt, and leaned closer to Saul.

With the beauty by his side and no one around, Sol couldn't help but feel a little distracted. If it wasn't for Jessica's usual prestige, he would have started to do something.But to be honest, Saul really misses her female power after so long.

But after all, Lao Tzu can be regarded as returning from the battlefield, so he should enjoy some special treatment. It shouldn't matter if he does a little bit too much, right?Just when Sol was hesitating whether to try it out, Jessica suddenly said, "When are you leaving?"

"Ah, at most a month later, I'll be back this time...Huh? Why..." Saul replied casually, and suddenly he looked at Jessica in surprise.

Jessica hummed: "Sure enough, it's exactly what I thought, you're just coming back this time."

Sol was a little helpless and said: "I don't want to either. I originally wanted to escape back after the defeat, but I didn't know that by mistake, I ran to Ferris and occupied an extremely important castle. Now Kress and Gein are still fighting the enemy over there, how can I escape by myself."

Jessica said with a straight face: "I understand. Now that the country is in trouble, a man should bravely fight the enemy on the battlefield. If you only want to come back and enjoy, I will look down on you instead."

After a pause, she continued, "Just don't tell Marlene about this for the time being. She is so happy to have you back. Let her be happy for a while."

Sol nodded, and then said with a playful smile: "Actually, I came back this time mainly to see you. Since I left the territory, I have dreamed of you every day."

I didn't expect him to be so rude at this moment, Jessica blushed instantly, she opened her mouth as if she wanted to scold him, but in the end she only whispered: "Actually, I miss you too..."

"What? What did you say?" Thor pricked up his ears.

Jessica was ashamed, and she gave Sol a hard look: "It's nothing. By the way, you are back this time, is there anything I can do for you?"

Sol put on a serious expression: "You can help me take care of the territory, which is the greatest help to me."

His words made Jessica smile gratifiedly: "I'm just doing what I should do. Don't forget that I am your steward. In fact, many things have happened in the territory after you left. It is all thanks to everyone's concerted efforts that we can succeed." overcome obstacles."

"Is it a refugee outside the territory?" Saul asked.

Jessica nodded: "When those people just flooded into the territory, I didn't know what to do. Fortunately, they just stayed outside the town and didn't make trouble. Now I send people to send them some food every day, but I don't know what to do. I don't know how to place them."

"Is there enough food in the territory?" Saul asked.

Jessica said annoyed: "This is exactly what I'm worried about. It's hard to buy food now that there is a lot of chaos outside. There is not much food in the territory. Fortunately, in order to deal with emergencies, I asked Reed to buy it from Thurman. A batch of food has been collected, but at this rate of consumption, we will soon face the danger of food shortage."

This is indeed a problem. The reason why those refugees did not make trouble is because they can still get enough food to satisfy their hunger. However, if there is no food, thousands of people will make a lot of trouble in order to survive.Now that Lovell's development is finally on the right track, Sol must not let it be ruined.

In fact, when he saw those refugees outside the town during the day, Sol had a thought in his mind. If he could handle them well, these refugees could solve a big problem that had plagued him for a long time.

Just when Saul was about to discuss his thoughts with Jessica, a voice suddenly came from a corner not far away: "Mira, don't be shy, come out."

The two were astonished, and turned their heads to look, only to see Marlene holding something with both hands, trying to drag it out from the corner of the room.She pulled back and said, "Come out, you look good."

"What is this girl doing?" Both Sol and Jessica were puzzled.

At this moment, Marlene finally pulled out the person hiding behind the corner of the room, and Sol was almost overwhelmed when he saw it.I saw Mira wearing a velvet white dress, delicate long silk gloves, and a beautiful ribbon tied on her head, she was actually a very ladylike attire.

Her face was flushed, as if she was very unaccustomed to this attire, but she was dragged desperately by Marlene, so she could only walk towards Sol with a face of reluctance.

From the first time I saw Mira, this girl looked like a dirty little wild cat, who would have thought that she would do such a make-up today, the huge contrast made Sol dumbfounded for a moment.

"You, what are you doing?" Jessica was also quite surprised.

Marlene looked excited: "Mira is actually very beautiful, but she is always dirty. I have long wanted to help her dress up. Master, do you think Mira is so beautiful?"

After being stunned for a moment, Sol immediately laughed: "Hahaha, it's so beautiful, so beautiful."

Seemingly hearing that Saul was laughing at her, Mira was shy and anxious, trying to slip away from Marlene's hand.How could Marlene let her run away, grabbed Mira's wrist, and she reprimanded seriously: "Don't be self-willed, the young master came back after a long time, you have to dress up nicely."

Strange to say, Mira, who was never afraid of anything, now walked over obediently like a wronged child, pouting her lips and following Marlene.

Looking at Jessica and smiling, Sol stood up and opened his hands to the two girls: "Come on, let the young master see how you are developing..."

(End of this chapter)