Chapter 0049 Interview
The convoy stopped after walking for two miles, which was too slow. But there were no serious roads in the Black Forest, and there were many ditches and obstacles. From time to time, they had to go uphill and downhill, so the team couldn't be fast.
There were nearly 150 villagers of Black Swamp who were left behind, but less than 50 were able to walk to the first supply point with two miles. They walked numbly in the cold wind, and from a distance they looked like zombies.
When these people came with a tenacious will, they tried their best. When they saw Zhou Qingfeng really staying on the roadside waiting for them, these guys were so excited that they could take a few more breaths and their paces accelerated.
The hot water pipe for the supply point is enough, but the bread that fills the stomach is only as small as a palm. This little food is stuffed into the stomach randomly, which makes people even more hungry.
All the villagers who could catch up with had dark faces, but their numb eyes were shining with light at this moment. After Zhou Qingfeng handed over fifty pieces of bread, he left with only the words "I'll wait for you in front of you", and then left with a few people from the supply point.
So those zombie-like guys continued to move forward slowly
Druinal followed Zhou Qingfeng and asked in a low voice: "Hisser Hugo, why do you do such meaningless things?"
Zhou Qingfeng's pony was used to pull a trailer full of boiling pots of water. He sat on the shaft and said with a wry smile: "Give others hope is also hope. I want to maintain this team, but I can't give them anything else, so I can only give them hope.
Ms. Naer, I can’t give you power and wealth, but I also give you hope. You believe that I can lead the humans in the Black Forest to be freed from the threat of goblins and evil gods, and believe that I can help you find the legendary Silver Leaf City.
Everything I do is maintaining the cohesion of the team. I want everyone to believe in me and believe that following me will inevitably lead to a better future.”
Naer listened very seriously, but after a while she shook her head and smiled bitterly: "I have been living in the black forest and don't know what the nobles outside look like. But I think you are quite convincing and what you say seems to make sense. I hope you don't lie to me."
The team continued to move forward, Zhou Qingfeng fulfilled his promise and set up a rescue station every two or three miles to help the weak villagers behind continue to move forward.
But fewer and fewer people can keep up, and many people even fell down and died when they were about to be rescued.
After walking the five or six kilometers of mountain road throughout the day, there were only more than 220 villagers who could follow Zhou Qingfeng to Tielu Village safely. This was almost twice as many as expected. How many villagers could survive is related to Zhou Qingfeng's mission and his future development.
That's right, on the way to march today, he is indeed considering future matters. These wastes from Kurozo Village will be his capital to start a business in the future. A journey of working together will be beneficial to the spirit of the entire team.
When he arrived at Tielu Village, Zhou Qingfeng asked Rubio to arrange camping and eating and drinking. He went to meet the village leader Fei Zhe.
After last night's mobilization, the human villages that joined the Resistance Alliance basically dispatched troops and materials to Tielu Village as planned. Old Bog and Tambos, who were in charge of supervision, also said that each family rarely complied with their promises and did not take care of the details.
"The main reason is that the temptation of Silver Leaf City is too great, and no one is willing to give up the opportunity that has only appeared in decades." Seeing Old Borg again, the bald dwarf seemed very excited and kept reporting to Zhou Qingfeng about his work for the day.
Tambos also sighed: "The elf murals in Tielu Village have allowed everyone to see another world. Even I am deeply shocked, feeling that the ones I have fought for in the past are too low-level. Everyone's ambitions are re-active and even expanding under your inspiration."
At this moment, two or three hundred human adventurers from various villages flocked into the chamber of Tielu Village. Using the chandeliers above their heads, they admired the gorgeous sun mural above the dome.
After watching it, some people were speechless, some were sobbing, and some were sighing. In short, all kinds of things were revealed.
When Zhou Qingfeng pushed open the oak door of the conference hall, the old dwarf shouted loudly behind him: "His Excellency Victor Hugo is here."
This sound came very suddenly. Uncle Zhou was startled by the shout of the roll call. When he turned around, he saw that the old dwarf was still smugly at him. He could only put away the urge to roll his eyes and whisper, "Thank you, Mr. Borg."
The reputation of singing is like magic, and the originally noisy hall is solemn and quiet.
The people in the hall were shocked by the dome murals. Many people suffered the greatest impact in their lives today, and were all excited. After hearing the call, they quickly stood up and looked at the boy walking in with the most respectful attitude.
As a landlord, Fei Zhe quickly took a few steps, stood beside Zhou Qingfeng, and shouted proudly to everyone: "Let me introduce you to you, Lord Victor Hugo, who summoned all of us, a wise, fair and great person."
Zhou Qingfeng smiled and nodded slightly to everyone. But he complained in his heart: "Great ghost! I am just a rookie now. No matter how high the hat I wear, I will not give you a dime."
But with the old dwarf and Fei Zhe making momentum, everyone in the hall was even more excited. Someone hurriedly walked forward a few steps, grabbed Zhou Qingfeng's hand with tears in his eyes, and choked up his name.
"Dear Lord Hugo, I am Antai from Luoye Village. I am very honored to see you. After I was born, the iron curtain enveloped the sky. No matter how I imagined it, I don't know what the sun looks like? Today I finally understand."
This excitement is not false at all.
Zhou Qingfeng smiled and nodded, and also replied in a formulaic manner, "This is also my honor."
There was a leader who rushed up from behind, and they all rushed to Zhou Qingfeng to shake hands with him and introduce himself, describing the indescribable feelings in his heart. It seemed that being able to shake hands with him was a great honor, and it could be bragged about for several lifetimes.
Seeing the crowds, Uncle Zhou was worried about whether his small body would be squeezed to death by these burly men.
Fortunately, the ranger Luke, who was familiar with him, stood up, coughed heavily, and shouted in anger: "Everyone, be careful of the etiquette. Your Excellency Hugo is a truly noble person. It's so embarrassing for you."
The crowds that rushed over were shocked by this and finally became much more orderly. In order to shake Zhou Qingfeng, many old men rubbed their palms on their bodies several times to rub them cleanly.
Some people even felt that shaking hands was not enough to express their inner excitement and respect, so they simply walked to Uncle Zhou and knelt down on one knee, and swear allegiance on the spot.
"Luckily, I'm not a woman, otherwise would these guys have to play a kissing gift?" Zhou Qingfeng smiled on his face, as if the head of state met a vassal. Hearing these cruel people who were rampant in the black forest respectfully introduced him, he felt amused and crying.
Two or three hundred people were going to Zhou Qingfeng one by one, which really wasted a lot of time. Uncle Zhou was originally going to discuss matters, but he didn't expect that all the time was wasted on the etiquette of red tape.
However, Zhou Qingfeng could not give up on this great opportunity to win people's hearts. He could only let time pass slowly, and it took almost two hours for the entire reception ceremony to be successfully completed.
As long as you shake hands with Zhou Qingfeng or kneel down to him and be loyal to him, it would be like going abroad thirty years ago, as if you were covered with a layer of golden body.
Chapter completed!