29. Chapter 29 Under the whirlpool of chaos
"That's the cavalry of Fortress Conseton, did the orcs not only attack Fenx Village?"
But looking at the direction of the other party's departure, Soderol whispered again: "Does the fortress's defense range radiate to the north... How could it go southeast?"
As if he suddenly thought of something, he suddenly asked Carter and said, "Miss Sally said yesterday...she is going to Consetton Fortress?"
Seeing Katit's head, Soderol suddenly clenched the reins in his hand - he knew very well how the knights in the fortress would receive the task dispatched by the entire brigade. The current situation can only show that Sally might have encountered an unimaginable accident!
What accident did you encounter last night? Looking at the village of Fenx that was still burning in the distance, Soderol almost didn't have to think about it - it was all these orcs who were the ones who were doing it!
Speaking of which, Soderol was not a border guard who became famous later as Roddy imagined. In later memories, Roddy didn't know how the legion commander made his fortune in the first place.
In fact, Soderol was not from a civilian origin.
He once had the surname of a nobleman. Although he was only an unknown baron family, he still had a higher status than a civilian. However, after the family was destroyed by a political frame-up, Soderoy, who escaped from his father, traveled all the way to Hollier City, so he turned to Duke Russiflon and finally obtained the inconspicuous position of "Lieutenant".
Because Soderol's father had some friendship with Duke Russiflon and he was not bad at his own ability, after becoming a lieutenant, Soderol has always been a "scarlet" worthy of promotion in Duke Russiflon's eyes. However, in recent years, the old duke's attention to him has suddenly cooled down, and even eventually became ignored, so Soderol suffered an unrestrained disaster.
Half a year ago, he "offended" the knight who guarded Consetton for some inexplicable reasons and was demoted to Fenx Village as a second lieutenant.
Soderol lacks the ambition of the young man. He just doesn't know the duke's idea. He wants to find the answer, but has no way or opportunity. He has suffered hardships for several years and has suffered grievances. He looks like a rusty blunt knife, and he has no sharpness at all.
However, these encounters did not affect his clear mind and judgment. Carter would not know what Soderol was worried about at this moment, because the intrigue of the aristocratic class was nothing short of a fantasy for him. However, for Soderol himself, the things in front of him seemed to mean a turning point.
He had always been living under someone else's roof, and at this time he had to make a choice: should he put his hope on the old duke who seemed to have forgotten him, or to make a way for himself?
In a society where most farmers do not think they can become lords, it is not surprising that Soder's idea of making achievements - because he himself is a descendant of the nobles, the glory of the family, and his own future.
Want to take revenge and to make a name for himself... Soderol understands that if he wants to do all this, the first thing he has to do is to make such determination and thoughts.
After hesitating for less than three seconds, he took a deep breath and whispered: "I still have some things to do, so I won't go to Nolan Village for the time being."
Roddy would not know that the "Dude Daughter's Bizarre Death" incident in history had begun an irresistible reversal because of her own incitement; Sally Russifron, who should have been killed by orcs, still survived; Soderol, who should have known nothing about this, embarked on an unknown road because of the "ambition" in his heart; and Earl Frances, who should have pretended to be sad, sent troops angrily to try to intercept his own sister.
In this chaos, the center of the entire vortex - Roddy and Sally - was walking through the Jingyu Forest with dark light and dangers, facing unknown dangers that ordinary people could not imagine.
....
In the minds of modern humans, "forests" often only mean a large number of resources: tall trees, buzzing loggers, trucks, derived products... furniture, paper, firewood, etc. However, for humans in the Karen Kingdom in "cracking soil", forests usually represent unknowns and dangers.
Most of the forests located in human territory in the game are basically limited to the development of wood in the surrounding woodlands. Because when entering the forest, humans will become fragile in front of those "indigenous people" due to changes in the environment. Except for adventurers who put their heads on their belts, few people will go deep into these woodlands to face various powerful monsters and demonized plants.
When talking about monsters and demonized plants, we have to talk about some settings of "breaking soil" - simply put, during the game server opening period that Roddy experienced, the whole world was in the "low demon" stage, with magicians rare, and even more powerful monsters. Overall, it is not much different from a real medieval society. However, with the expansion of the game, the opening of several expansions and the progress of large-scale historical events, the magic elements in the world gradually became richer, and the individual power of magicians, or all professions, became increasingly powerful, and there were more and more monster groups in the forest. When a mage who could cast "forbidden spells" appeared, it was already five years after the game was opened.
In fact, there are not many monsters with magic attack ability in Jingyu Forest at this time. In Roddy's judgment, it should be no big difference from the forest he explored when the server was first opened.
"Click."
Sally's footsteps were not as silent and agile as Roddy. She would always touch branches on the ground when she stumbled, which also caused many fine wounds on her calves. Just now, in order to catch up with Roddy's footsteps, she accidentally stepped on the dry branches, and the crisp sound was extremely harsh in the quiet forest.
Roddy's movement suddenly stopped. Sally did not pay attention to the front because she lowered her head to check the wound. She hit Roddy head-on, and then instinctively opened her arms and hugged his body.
"Ouch!"
Before Sally could scream the pain behind him, Roddy turned around and covered her mouth. Before Sally could show a surprised expression, he carried the girl and ran to the side without saying a word. The scenery passed by Sally, and her belly hurt by Roddy's shoulders, but she did not dare to make any sound.
She kept scolding this guy in her heart that she didn't understand other people's feelings at all, but at this moment she also understood that the guy in front of her had never had any bad intentions.
After running over three hundred meters, Roddy finally stopped sweating and put Sally on the ground panting. The latter's face was flushed and was about to complain about something, but he scolded him first: "Have you forgotten my warning?"
Sally, who had originally opened her mouth and wanted to say something, was speechless immediately. She pouted and her eyes drooped, staring at her feet that had been ground out of the blister and her wounded calf. Finally, she nodded stubbornly and did not refute any more.
Roddy is not a piece of wood after all. He didn't want to be so strict with a little girl, but he was not a high-end professional player who brought a small quotation to brush dungeons. "A mistake in one step is lost" refers to his current situation. Although Roddy is confident that he can travel through this forest alone without any harm, he cannot guarantee that the living person in front of him will not cause any irreparable troubles - Sally is smart, but not physically good, which is an inevitable problem.
Seeing Sally enduring the pain and not speaking, Roddy's heart softened. If it were Roddy's actual age, Sally would be able to say "Uncle" to Roddy. Too harsh to the younger generation was also due to the pressure in his heart. Understanding this, Roddy sighed and looked back at the woodland she was just in. After confirming that the shadow under a tree root gradually shrank, she finally felt relieved and sat on the ground.
"You are lucky, but you didn't attract any weirdness..."
Although Roddy whispered something, she saw Sally's wounded calves, with no expression on her face, and she also knew in her heart that she had suffered a lot. After thinking about it, she muttered "Let's take a look", and then reached out to hold Sally's feet in her hand.
Sally pursed her lips, but seemed too lazy to make any shocked expressions. She found that she had even begun to get used to the various "flirtatious" behaviors of the hooligan in front of her... The other party's actions were so natural, without temptation, without asking, touching and holding as much as you want, simply...
That's so hateful, this guy is so hateful!
Sally is a lady. She has never quarreled or cursed with anyone so old. At this time, facing such a nervous guy, she found that she had no mistakes at all.
After all, Roddy is a technical otak who is strong in the game, and there is really something missing in his head - maybe he should say that he has too many "routines" in his head, and the "sensual" part is almost zero. So even though he understands that his feet are the private parts of a female aristocrat, he doesn't think about taking care of Sally's emotions at this time...but thinking about how to make the other party keep up with his footsteps as soon as possible.
After observing for a long time, Roddy decided to get some herbs to stop bleeding and reduce swelling. After explaining a few words, he ran to the grass not far away to search for it. For the woman, he admitted that he had some communication barriers and listened too much to the lieutenant such as the lonely life of a technical lord, so he believed it himself.
Woman...woman.
Roddy was searching for herbs, but scenes that were lingering in memory flashed in front of her. Didn’t the girl who liked to wear red robes wait in the forest like this to collect herbs to heal her? Although it was later proved that it was just a joke she was testing herself, the once silly Roddy never got angry because she was playing tricks on.
Hey, when I think about it, I am really a little stupid.
Suddenly coming back to his senses, Roddy looked at the common hemostatic grass in his hand, and found that he had been in a daze and stood there for a long time. He shook his head and got rid of those emotions. When he turned around and returned, he saw Sally's eyes staring at him curiously.
With a dry cough, Roddy walked back to Sally, first washed her wound with a water bag, threw the herbs in her mouth and chewed it, and then prepared to apply it to her wound: "The method is more dirt, but the effect should be good..."
Bah, spitting out the remaining medicine residue in his mouth. Roddy felt a little numb and his speech became less neat: "You... If you feel... Bah - it's so bitter... I mean, if you feel disgusting, you can only endure it." "That's the cavalry of Consetton Fortress. Could it be... the orcs not only attacked Fenx Village?"
But looking at the direction of the other party's departure, Soderol whispered again: "Does the fortress's defense range radiate to the north... How could it go southeast?"
As if he suddenly thought of something, he suddenly asked Carter and said, "Miss Sally said yesterday...she is going to Consetton Fortress?"
Seeing Katit's head, Soderol suddenly clenched the reins in his hand - he knew very well how the knights in the fortress would receive the task dispatched by the entire brigade. The current situation can only show that Sally might have encountered an unimaginable accident!
What accident did you encounter last night? Looking at the village of Fenx that was still burning in the distance, Soderol almost didn't have to think about it - it was all these orcs who were the ones who were doing it!
Speaking of which, Soderol was not a border guard who became famous later as Roddy imagined. In later memories, Roddy didn't know how the legion commander made his fortune in the first place.
In fact, Soderol was not from a civilian origin.
He once had the surname of a nobleman. Although he was only an unknown baron family, he still had a higher status than a civilian. However, after the family was destroyed by a political frame-up, Soderoy, who escaped from his father, traveled all the way to Hollier City, so he turned to Duke Russiflon and finally obtained the inconspicuous position of "Lieutenant".
Because Soderol's father had some friendship with Duke Russiflon and he was not bad at his own ability, after becoming a lieutenant, Soderol has always been a "scarlet" worthy of promotion in Duke Russiflon's eyes. However, in recent years, the old duke's attention to him has suddenly cooled down, and even eventually became ignored, so Soderol suffered an unrestrained disaster.
Half a year ago, he "offended" the knight who guarded Consetton for some inexplicable reasons and was demoted to Fenx Village as a second lieutenant.
Soderol lacks the ambition of the young man. He just doesn't know the duke's idea. He wants to find the answer, but has no way or opportunity. He has suffered hardships for several years and has suffered grievances. He looks like a rusty blunt knife, and he has no sharpness at all.
However, these encounters did not affect his clear mind and judgment. Carter would not know what Soderol was worried about at this moment, because the intrigue of the aristocratic class was nothing short of a fantasy for him. However, for Soderol himself, the things in front of him seemed to mean a turning point.
He had always been living under someone else's roof, and at this time he had to make a choice: should he put his hope on the old duke who seemed to have forgotten him, or to make a way for himself?
In a society where most farmers do not think they can become lords, it is not surprising that Soder's idea of making achievements - because he himself is a descendant of the nobles, the glory of the family, and his own future.
Want to take revenge and to make a name for himself... Soderol understands that if he wants to do all this, the first thing he has to do is to make such determination and thoughts.
After hesitating for less than three seconds, he took a deep breath and whispered: "I still have some things to do, so I won't go to Nolan Village for the time being."
Roddy would not know that the "Dude Daughter's Bizarre Death" incident in history had begun an irresistible reversal because of her own incitement; Sally Russifron, who should have been killed by orcs, still survived; Soderol, who should have known nothing about this, embarked on an unknown road because of the "ambition" in his heart; and Earl Frances, who should have pretended to be sad, sent troops angrily to try to intercept his own sister.
In this chaos, the center of the entire vortex - Roddy and Sally - was walking through the Jingyu Forest with dark light and dangers, facing unknown dangers that ordinary people could not imagine.
....
In the minds of modern humans, "forests" often only mean a large number of resources: tall trees, buzzing loggers, trucks, derived products... furniture, paper, firewood, etc. However, for humans in the Karen Kingdom in "cracking soil", forests usually represent unknowns and dangers.
Most of the forests located in human territory in the game are basically limited to the development of wood in the surrounding woodlands. Because when entering the forest, humans will become fragile in front of those "indigenous people" due to changes in the environment. Except for adventurers who put their heads on their belts, few people will go deep into these woodlands to face various powerful monsters and demonized plants.
When talking about monsters and demonized plants, we have to talk about some settings of "breaking soil" - simply put, during the game server opening period that Roddy experienced, the whole world was in the "low demon" stage, with magicians rare, and even more powerful monsters. Overall, it is not much different from a real medieval society. However, with the expansion of the game, the opening of several expansions and the progress of large-scale historical events, the magic elements in the world gradually became richer, and the individual power of magicians, or all professions, became increasingly powerful, and there were more and more monster groups in the forest. When a mage who could cast "forbidden spells" appeared, it was already five years after the game was opened.
In fact, there are not many monsters with magic attack ability in Jingyu Forest at this time. In Roddy's judgment, it should be no big difference from the forest he explored when the server was first opened.
"Click."
Sally's footsteps were not as silent and agile as Roddy. She would always touch branches on the ground when she stumbled, which also caused many fine wounds on her calves. Just now, in order to catch up with Roddy's footsteps, she accidentally stepped on the dry branches, and the crisp sound was extremely harsh in the quiet forest.
Roddy's movement suddenly stopped. Sally did not pay attention to the front because she lowered her head to check the wound. She hit Roddy head-on, and then instinctively opened her arms and hugged his body.
"Ouch!"
Before Sally could scream the pain behind him, Roddy turned around and covered her mouth. Before Sally could show a surprised expression, he carried the girl and ran to the side without saying a word. The scenery passed by Sally, and her belly hurt by Roddy's shoulders, but she did not dare to make any sound.
She kept scolding this guy in her heart that she didn't understand other people's feelings at all, but at this moment she also understood that the guy in front of her had never had any bad intentions.
After running over three hundred meters, Roddy finally stopped sweating and put Sally on the ground panting. The latter's face was flushed and was about to complain about something, but he scolded him first: "Have you forgotten my warning?"
Sally, who had originally opened her mouth and wanted to say something, was speechless immediately. She pouted and her eyes drooped, staring at her feet that had been ground out of the blister and her wounded calf. Finally, she nodded stubbornly and did not refute any more.
Roddy is not a piece of wood after all. He didn't want to be so strict with a little girl, but he was not a high-end professional player who brought a small quotation to brush dungeons. "A mistake in one step is lost" refers to his current situation. Although Roddy is confident that he can travel through this forest alone without any harm, he cannot guarantee that the living person in front of him will not cause any irreparable troubles - Sally is smart, but not physically good, which is an inevitable problem.
Seeing Sally enduring the pain and not speaking, Roddy's heart softened. If it were Roddy's actual age, Sally would be able to say "Uncle" to Roddy. Too harsh to the younger generation was also due to the pressure in his heart. Understanding this, Roddy sighed and looked back at the woodland she was just in. After confirming that the shadow under a tree root gradually shrank, she finally felt relieved and sat on the ground.
"You are lucky, but you didn't attract any weirdness..."
Although Roddy whispered something, she saw Sally's wounded calves, with no expression on her face, and she also knew in her heart that she had suffered a lot. After thinking about it, she muttered "Let's take a look", and then reached out to hold Sally's feet in her hand.
Sally pursed her lips, but seemed too lazy to make any shocked expressions. She found that she had even begun to get used to the various "flirtatious" behaviors of the hooligan in front of her... The other party's actions were so natural, without temptation, without asking, touching and holding as much as you want, simply...
That's so hateful, this guy is so hateful!
Sally is a lady. She has never quarreled or cursed with anyone so old. At this time, facing such a nervous guy, she found that she had no mistakes at all.
After all, Roddy is a technical otak who is strong in the game, and there is really something missing in his head - maybe he should say that he has too many "routines" in his head, and the "sensual" part is almost zero. So even though he understands that his feet are the private parts of a female aristocrat, he doesn't think about taking care of Sally's emotions at this time...but thinking about how to make the other party keep up with his footsteps as soon as possible.
After observing for a long time, Roddy decided to get some herbs to stop bleeding and reduce swelling. After explaining a few words, he ran to the grass not far away to search for it. For the woman, he admitted that he had some communication barriers and listened too much to the lieutenant such as the lonely life of a technical lord, so he believed it himself.
Woman...woman.
Roddy was searching for herbs, but scenes that were lingering in memory flashed in front of her. Didn’t the girl who liked to wear red robes wait in the forest like this to collect herbs to heal her? Although it was later proved that it was just a joke she was testing herself, the once silly Roddy never got angry because she was playing tricks on.
Hey, when I think about it, I am really a little stupid.
Suddenly coming back to his senses, Roddy looked at the common hemostatic grass in his hand, and found that he had been in a daze and stood there for a long time. He shook his head and got rid of those emotions. When he turned around and returned, he saw Sally's eyes staring at him curiously.
With a dry cough, Roddy walked back to Sally, first washed her wound with a water bag, threw the herbs in her mouth and chewed it, and then prepared to apply it to her wound: "The method is more dirt, but the effect should be good..."
Chapter completed!