Chapter 4 Onyx Lake
night.
Anna's grandfather was only one arm and one eye, but even so, he was one of the luckiest of thousands of hunters.
Few hunters can live to this age, and most of them are like Lei Luo's father and eventually die from their prey. After all, the difference between wild beasts and monsters is too big. Ordinary hunters are just two-legged beasts in front of monsters.
Anna's father was an honest farmer who cultivated land for the baron in the town, and her mother was a housewife who did some needlework to subsidize the household income.
In the light of the fire, Anna was holding the soup basin, as if she had already known the topic of the next one, and kept shyly bowing her head and not speaking.
"Come on, Lei Luo, eat more, and only after you have enough food can you have more strength to contribute to the God of Light."
Grandpa Anna smiled and removed her usual majesty. It was obvious that she really liked Lei Luo, or because of Lei Luo's father.
"Grandpa, I'm really full."
This was Lei Luo's third time explaining, and he smiled helplessly.
Grandpa Anna looked at the side and lowered his head and silently Anna looked at Lei Luo again, and slowly said, "Lei Luo, have you really decided to serve the great God of Light for the rest of your life? Oh, don't get me wrong. Grandpa is also a loyal believer of God of Light. But... serving God of Light, you can also choose to become a Knight of Light. After all, the Knight of Light can get married and have children."
Lei Luo understood what his grandfather meant and whispered: "Because of my mother's difficult childbirth, it is difficult for my body to meet the conditions of the Knight of Light."
A look of disappointment.
"Hey, it's a pity. If Anna can be with you, I'll be relieved."
Grandpa sighed and said nothing more.
Lei Luo secretly glanced at Anna, saw the firelight reflected on Anna's freckled cheeks, and the shy and disappointed look she looked at her, Lei Luo couldn't help but recall the innocence between the two, and the two little ones were wondering.
How great would it be if I was not a descendant of a wizard, if I could become a knight of light, live with her for the rest of my life and be simple and happy forever.
Thinking of this, Lei Luo covered up his inner loss and sadness, showed a satisfied smile on his face, and said excitedly: "Thank you, Lord! Just yesterday, I received the special grace of the church and decided to let me go to a remote town called Sophir. As an intern missionary, I can finally devote my life to the Lord!"
"ah!"
When everyone around the stove heard Lei Luo say this, they all showed surprise expressions. Even Anna was in her heart's loss, sincerely blessed and made a prayer gesture.
...
Half a month later.
The ice and snow melt, and everything revives.
The snow water gathers in the town of Agate Lake, and the blue waves reflect the tender branches and buds on the lakeside. People step on muddy land and start a new year of work. They listen to the bells of churches in the fields, pray for a bumper harvest in the mountains and fields, and do their best to praise the God of Light.
Although life is poor and tiring, people are very easily satisfied, and a simple smile appears on their tired faces.
Lei Luo stood on the street, carrying a travel wooden box, turned around and looked at the town of Agate Lake. His nostalgia gradually turned into determination.
"Father, mother, I'm leaving!"
Lei Luo turned around and left resolutely.
Walking on the muddy road, Lei Luo's eyes were redder. He would abandon everything he knew and embark on an unknown journey. He didn't know when he would come back, and maybe he would never come back again.
Leather shoes moved forward along the mud marks pressed from the wheels of the carriage, but they inevitably splashed mud and water to mess up their clothes. My father said that along this road, you will reach St. Granburg, the capital of the Principal of Granburg.
In the small town of Agate Lake, no one noticed that the boy who had once determined to become a missionary left silently. He was insignificant to the town. Perhaps only when the qualification selection next year will the pastor remember the believer who had been entangled with him in previous years, and secretly wondered why it did not appear this year.
This took nearly two hourglass time.
Gradually, farmland was replaced by shrubs.
Looking around, there is no more people. There is endless green trees in the distance, and a few bats and rats jump past the forest.
Next is the Demon Eagle Deep Forest, the destination of the Hunter in the Town.
Legend has it that deep in the Demon Eagle Forest, there is a group of extremely terrifying demon eagles living. Any prey that is watched by these demon eagles will be frozen and hunted by them. No one can escape from its claws.
In addition, there are other unimaginable terrifying creatures deep in the forest, with all kinds of monsters and monsters everywhere. Only some powerful mercenary groups will try to explore in depth and find opportunities to make a fortune.
Fortunately, this road only passes through the edge of the Demon Eagle Forest, and caravans often pass by. Generally speaking, there will be no monsters, at most, just ordinary beasts.
After experiencing the initial short loss, Lei Luo approached the Warcraft Forest. This place has surpassed the farthest place that Lei Luo had explored. Deep in his heart, a trace of inexplicable excitement suddenly appeared?
It seems that the cells that have been sleeping for more than ten years are cheering, excited about the boring and monotonous life in the town, excited about the new life that is about to begin, and long to explore everything unknown outside and see the vast world outside.
Lei Luo's steps seemed to have become lighter.
Now think about it, I have been devoted to the God of Light for many years. Isn’t my original ideal that I am eager to leave the town and go to an unknown place I have never been to as a missionary?
"Hey, hey..."
In front of the dirt road, the shouts of several men came from afar.
Surprised, Lei Luo's pace slightly accelerated. After passing through the small bush in front, several men carried a black-skinned wild boar prey that Feishou had been walking towards Lei Luo and rushed back to the town.
Lei Luo didn't know these people, they should be hunters from nearby villages. The hunters smiled because of this harvest. After seeing Lei Luo, they greeted him from afar.
"Little guy, go into the woods alone?"
This is a rough man with a beard, a head taller than Lei Luo. He stopped to rest for a while while he was greeting and wiped the sweat on his forehead.
The other two hunters sat down next to the wild boar, lit the cigarette pole, took out the jerky meat and chewed it.
"It's been winter, I'm still so fat!"
Leilo looked at the black wild boar, flattered him and responded, "Yeah, I'm going to Saint Granburg."
"Haha, thanks to the favor of the God of Light, we have luckily captured this big guy. We are about to carry this guy to the church and dedicate its most plump thigh to the pastor!"
Hearing the word "God of Light", the two hunters who were resting quickly made a prayer gesture, fearing that their disrespect would make them lose their good luck from now on, Lei Luo also hurriedly made a prayer gesture.
Is it really because of the favor of God of Light?
Will God of Light really remember the self-dedication of every believer?
After laughing, Bearded Hunter looked at Lei Luo's thin body, frowned and reminded: "Although this road only crosses the edge of the forest, there are generally no monsters, but the wild beasts that are wandering are also dangerous. After a long winter, the beasts have all come out to find food. You should be careful alone."
As soon as he left the town, he met a simple and kind-hearted hunter. Lei Luo felt warm in his heart: "It's okay, I brought some veterinary medicine."
The so-called veterinary drug is a local dialect of hunters in the Agate Town. It is made of ground monster feces into powder. The beast has a very sensitive sense of smell. When hunters rest in the forest, they often sprinkle some around them to prevent danger.
When he heard Lei Luo bringing the veterinary medicine, the bearded man grinned and stopped saying anything.
Chapter completed!