"Who is he?" Just as Lin Yi walked into the cave, a girl quietly emerged from the shadows. Her long brown hair was casually tied behind her head, and a few strands of hair fluttered gently in the breeze. The bow and arrow in the girl's hand were already tense and ready to be fired, and the silver-white arrowhead flashed a sharp cold light under the flickering light of the torch. The girl slowly walked in front of Dewey and Thor, her eyes full of vigilance. "Snow, put down the bow and arrow, he is not an enemy. He is a member of the silent mourning association." "Really?" There was a hint of doubt in Snow's voice. "Don't worry, the breath of the Father of Truth on him cannot be faked." Under Thor's persuasion, Snow's tense nerves gradually relaxed. She signaled Dewey to quickly re-block the boulder at the entrance of the cave to ensure the safety of the cave. However, the two left a small gap, which can not only maintain the circulation of air and allow fresh air to enter the cave continuously, but also prevent external intrusion and avoid sudden intrusion by enemies or wild animals.
This cave has only one entrance, so the defense work must be done well. In order to prevent uninvited guests or the Temple Army from sneaking in, the villagers deliberately divided a team to guard the cave entrance closely. They are not only responsible for vigilance, but also keep their eyes on every move outside the cave entrance. They also have to pay attention to the slightest movement around them. Even the slightest sound of a branch breaking or the slightest footsteps can arouse their vigilance. "Come out." Snow waved his hand behind him, and then several villagers with weapons came out carefully, looking up and down at Lin Yi with vigilant eyes. Although Thor had vouched for Lin Yi, these people still showed undisguised distrust on their faces. Thor tried to ease the situation, so he asked: "How are the others? Is their physical condition better?" Thor stretched out his rough and calloused hands and laboriously untied a skinny rabbit from his back. The rabbit hung limply in his hand, and its fur looked dull. Since the arrival of the Templars, the entire area of this snowy mountain has suffered an unprecedented disaster. The once lush olive forest has now become a dead tree, and the animals have lost their sufficient food source, making survival more difficult and difficult. In such harsh conditions, even experienced local hunters like Thor find hunting more and more challenging. The prey that was easily captured in the past is now hard to find. "As expected of Thor, he can still hunt rabbits in such a difficult environment. Unfortunately, our food reserves are running low, and the village has been burned down by those bastards of the Templars." Snow licked his dry lips, and a desire for meat flashed in his eyes. She hasn't eaten meat for a long time, but there are still patients in the cave now, and the meat must be given priority to those sick people. Reason finally defeated desire, and Snow took a deep breath and suppressed the desire in his heart. Lin Yi followed Snow into the depths of the cave, and he found that the villagers had worked hard to dig out some small caves on both sides of the cave. The caves were uneven, and it was obvious that the villagers dug them out bit by bit with the most primitive tools. Each family simply divided out their own narrow living space.
In this difficult time, being alive is already a great luxury, so who can ask for more? People are trying hard to maintain the hope of life in this cramped space. As Lin Yi continued to move forward, he suddenly smelled a hint of plague. Following the passage in the cave, Lin Yi found that no one lived in the caves dug on both sides of the cave. After walking about a hundred meters forward, Lin Yi could vaguely hear moans lingering in his ears. At the end of the cave, Lin Yi found a clear spring hidden here, and the sound of water gurgling added a touch of vitality to this dark cave. Near the spring, there were more than 20 patients lying. These people were lying on the ground wailing in pain, with haggard faces and weak bodies. But compared with the people in the village that Lin Yi saw outside the town before, the situation seemed to be much better. Because the really seriously ill people often don't even have the strength to groan, the plague will ruthlessly drain their physical strength and make them fall into silent struggle. And the people here at least have the strength to make a sound, which means that their condition is not too serious. "How is the situation?" Seeing everyone wailing, Snow squatted on the ground and held a patient's hand. Snow was also a patient before, but she had recovered some time ago, so she was not afraid of being infected with the plague again. "It's okay, but everyone may eat too little, and the recovery speed is still too slow." A girl who was responsible for taking care of the patients responded. The girl was wearing a linen dress. She took a pot of hot water from the stove next to her and put some white garlic cloves in it. Then, she carefully fed the hot water to the patient. Lin Yi noticed that after the patient drank the hot water, the groaning sound was significantly reduced. When Lin Yi walked up to the girl, she seemed a little flustered. She rarely interacted with strangers, so after seeing Lin Yi, she didn't know what to say for a while. Lin Yi did not speak, but pointed to the garlic cloves in the girl's hands and asked if he could give him some. "Is this it? Sorry, I can't give you this for now. We still need to use it to treat illnesses." Madeleine shook her head. If it were any other time, this thing would be given away. A few herbs are worthless. But in this difficult time when food and clothing are scarce, every resource is precious. Lin Yi was a little helpless after hearing this. The next second, the group purification technique and the group healing technique were released from Lin Yi's hands. The patient who was still lying on the ground and groaning suddenly felt that his head no longer hurt, his body no longer felt hot, and his lungs felt much better. After seeing these patients getting up from the ground, Madeleine had a look of surprise on her face. At this time, Lin Yi reached out to Madeleine again. Since the patients had recovered, the medicine should be given to him. "Did you do it?"
Madeleine asked in disbelief. Although Lin Yi wanted to say "what if" in his heart, but considering his personality, he just nodded lightly as a response. "Here you go, I'll give you all these." Madeline handed all the medicinal materials in her bag to Lin Yi, and then began to check everyone's physical condition one by one. [Hunter has obtained the mission prop: Aromatic Garlic] 【Aromatic garlic】 Origin: Olive Forest Quality: light gold Type: Alchemy Material Effect: It can reduce the pain caused by diseases and provide patients with a lot of nutrients. Rating: 299 Tip: This item is a mission item. Introduction: Fragrant garlic is as white as bones and is rare in the world. It is a good medicine for treating diseases. Price: 24,000 Paradise Coins. Lin Yi looked through the package handed over by Madeleine and found that there were more than twenty heads of aromatic garlic inside. At this moment, Snow hurriedly ran over from the kitchen nearby. At a glance, she saw that the patients who were lying on the ground had all stood up. Everyone looked energetic, even more energetic than a healthy person like herself. "Madeline, what's going on? Why is everyone suddenly fine?" Snow was a little confused, but she felt sincerely happy to see everyone recovered. Madeleine told Snow exactly what happened. At this moment, Lin Yi was leaning against the wall, concentrating on observing the fragrant garlic in his hand. Lin Yi discovered that the composition of this garlic is very complex and has extremely high research value. He decided to keep some garlic and try to cultivate it when he went back to see if he could develop more useful reagents. Snow walked up to Lin Yi and handed him a bunch of dried bacon. Although there was a shortage of food in the cave, she still wanted to do her part to express her gratitude. Lin Yi waved his hand and said it was not necessary. The next second, a big fat pig weighing more than 300 kilograms appeared out of thin air in front of Lin Yi. Lin Yi made a few gestures. Although Snow had never learned sign language, she understood the general meaning through intuition and guessing - Lin Yi hoped that this meal would be more substantial. "Don't worry, my craftsmanship is well-known in the village." Snow said confidently, "If I don't let you go back today, I will lose. Ah Da Ah Er, come over here and help me get rid of this pig." Move to the kitchen." Following Snow's shout, two patrolling soldiers quickly ran over. When they saw the fat pig, there was a glimmer of desire in their eyes. Obviously, they haven't tasted meat for a long time.
An hour later, everyone had gathered in the deepest open space in the cave. The difference from before is that the despair on people's faces has dissipated a lot. The children began to play happily. Normally, their parents would ask them to reduce their activities to save energy. But today, with the abundant food, everyone relaxed and allowed the children to play as much as they wanted. The patients also sat around and chatted happily with their family members whom they had not seen for a long time. The entire cave is filled with a warm and joyful atmosphere. Lin Yi sat quietly on the blanket made of animal skins. This blanket was specially taken out by a soldier from his cave to express their gratitude to Lin Yi. Lin Yi did not refuse the kindness. He took out some tools and began to concentrate on taking care of the black and white roses in his hands. Now the origin of life of Black and White Rose has reached 100%, and the origin of death has reached 98% after killing the guardian. During this process, Lin Yi discovered an interesting phenomenon. Because people in this world have suffered for so long, their negative emotions are extremely strong. When Black and White Rose absorbed these negative emotions, she actually showed a happy state. "Everyone hasn't been this happy for a long time. Ever since the Temple Army came over a few years ago, people don't seem to see any hope." Thor looked at everyone talking and laughing, as if he had returned to a few years ago when the village was still there. Although everyone lived in poverty at that time, they had no worries about food and drink. With such a large olive grove, even the poorest families can occasionally go to the forest to catch small animals to improve their lives. "Your goal is the monastery on the snow-capped mountains, right? I hope you can hand this thing over to Olya for me after you get there." Thor carefully took off a pendant from his neck. There was a photo in the pendant. Lin Yi found that the level of technology in this world is really weird. Most of the time, it feels even more backward than the Middle Ages, but the other party will backhand him and take out a photo. "Brother Thor, haven't you forgotten that annoying woman?" Dewey on the side showed a look of disgust after seeing the photo on the pendant in Thor's hand. Not only Dewey, but also several civilians around him expressed displeasure after seeing the photo of Olya in Thor's hand. Some of the more outspoken people even said bad luck directly. "Olia is also innocent." "Innocent? If it weren't for her, the Temple Army would never have come to this remote place like ours." "Okay, okay, Dewey, please be quiet. The same goes for Thor. What do you want to do by taking out Olia's photo at this time? Are you afraid that the chaos will not be big enough?" Snow heard the quarreling sounds of several people and came over to smooth things over for them. Dewey didn't say anything more. He got up and found a few more people to continue chatting. Ten minutes later, Snow came out carrying a large pot of fragrant pork stew.
Although the conditions were simple, she did her best. The civilians didn't care about this. They didn't even have enough to eat on weekdays, but now they had the opportunity to eat meat, and everyone seemed extremely excited. Snow methodically asked everyone to hold bowls and chopsticks, and divided the dishes one by one. People took their own portions and started to enjoy them. Lin Yi didn't come forward. The dish made by Snow had too little seasoning. To him, it was almost like boiled meat in plain water. It was really unappetizing. "Sorry, I forgot that you may not have bowls and chopsticks. If you don't mind, I have another set here. You can take it and use it." When Snow saw Lin Yi sitting aside, he remembered that he hadn't served Lin Yi a meal yet. Lin Yi waved his hand and said it was not necessary. Then he pointed to the photo of Oliya in the pendant on his hand, hoping to hear her story. Snow picked up Olia's photo and looked at it for a moment. She raised her hand, wiped it carefully on her apron, and then sat next to Lin Yi. "Olia, she was the most dazzling girl here." "You know, even those pampered young ladies in the city will pale in comparison to Olya." Snow said with a hint of pride in his tone. "When Olia was fifteen years old, our remote town suddenly became lively. Nobles came here from the city one after another, just to see Olia's beauty." Speaking of this, Si A smile appeared on Nuo's face. "At that time, there were two noble princes who wanted to duel because of this. In the end, they made a big joke. In the end, their family came forward to take them away." "It's a pity that the good times didn't last long. When Olia was sixteen, a group of fanatical suitors appeared. They even established a sect and worshiped Olia as a god." "You know, once something like this starts, it will be difficult to end. The Holy See quickly noticed this place, and those fanatics even came up with the ridiculous idea of replacing the Mother of All Mothers with a statue of Olya." "In order to protect herself and the villagers, Olia made a huge sacrifice." Snow's voice began to tremble. "She used scalding hot oil to ruin her appearance in an attempt to evade the scrutiny of the Holy See." "But, the miracle of suffering happened." "Not only did the Holy See fail to hold Olya accountable, but instead built a monastery for her on the mountain. But those fanatics did not stop their madness. They continued to launch suicide attacks on the Holy See, trying to get the Holy See to recognize their beliefs. " "Finally, the Holy See was harassed unbearably, so it sent the Temple Army to massacre the villages at the foot of the mountain." Snow's tone became very serious, "We are the survivors of that disaster, but so far Still don’t dare to go back.” After saying this, Snow flicked the fire in front of him with a wooden stick to make the flames more intense. When Lin Yi heard this, he also understood that Olya was the Madonna of Jiao Rong in the mouth of Diogakas. No wonder she had such a strange nickname. This sumptuous meat meal tonight is a feast for all the guests. No matter men, women or children, they all had a satisfied smile on their faces after eating a delicious meal of meat. The young guys were even more excited. Some of the impatient guys found girls of the right age to express their feelings. They secretly found a few deserted caves and walked in with the girl they liked. In the past, people could not even guarantee basic food and clothing, and had no time to think about these things. Now that I have had a full meal, my inner Xiao Jiujiu has come out.
"The snow has stopped." Thor came to Lin Yi at this time and said something. Lin Yi stood up from the animal skin when he heard this. "Are you leaving?" There was a trace of regret on Snow's face. Lin Yi nodded. "Well, I wish you a safe journey." Snow didn't say anything more, just came up and hugged Lin Yi. Lin Yi followed Thor to the entrance of the cave. Thor pointed to a vague black building in the distance, indicating that that was where Olia was. Lin Yi looked up and found that some snowflakes were still falling scatteredly above his head, but they no longer affected Lin Yi's sight. Lin Yi waved goodbye to several people, and then set foot on the road to the monastery. This so-called road is actually just a small path that animals usually walk on. Since few people go to the top of the mountain, no one has built a road to walk on. Not long after Lin Yi left the cave, he suddenly heard a strange roar. Suddenly, a twisted figure struggled to crawl out of the snow. The body of this monster is a complex fusion of several corpses, and each limb is covered with coagulated blood. Several heads are sewn on its shapeless body, and each head has empty eyes, as if looking for the souls they lost in their lifetime. The mixture of ice crystals and flesh reflects a strange light in the sun, and the broken bones on the fusion monster's flesh are like dead branches in the snow, which are particularly dazzling. Although the body of this monster is twisted and horrible, it moves with incredible power and speed. "Strange creatures, it is actually artificially created." After leaving the cave, Lin Yi can finally speak. The identity of the silent mourning association is very useful, the only problem is that you have to pretend to be mute.