Chapter 283 Southern Village
January time flies.
Through the vast plains of the ice field, Jiang Yu and the Baruts came to a remote village.
All the Baruts tribes are warriors who have experienced many battles. They advocate strength and respect strength. After seeing Jiang Yu's unfathomable strength, everyone in the tribe was very respectful to him.
Walking through the ice field is a very dangerous behavior, a dangerous species of snowstorm, cold, and hunger...
The harsh climate and long-term journey are severe challenges. If you are not careful, the entire team will be lost in the white snow and end up being wiped out.
However, it is also dangerous to stay where you are. Compared with the northern alien races with a large number of people, although the Baruts tribes are all brave men of one or ten, the entire tribe has only more than forty people.
Apart from the elderly, weak, sick and disabled, only half of these more than 40 people can truly be called combat power.
So last time, just a team of scouts from the northern alien race made them retreat step by step.
During this month, they learned the truth about the invasion of the northern alien race.
The reason originated from the old emperor of the empire. The old emperor and the empress were seriously ill and could not preside over the state affairs. Seeing that the building collapsed, the old emperor's successors could not hold back and began the battle for the crown prince.
A large number of troops were transferred to the capital, leaving the border defense empty, which allowed the northern aliens to take advantage of the loopholes.
The empire has been established for thousands of years, and a thousand-year-old giant has naturally bottomless foundations. The crown princes seem to have sufficient confidence to deal with the invasions of foreign races, so they completely ignore the wars on the border and are only determined to compete for the throne.
But this made the people of the empire suffer. Because the central government's power is turbulent, external supervision is much looser. Some officials began to test the bottom line, embezzle, and privately increase taxes...
All kinds of evil deeds began to emerge one after another. Now it’s good that some officials in remote areas are doing bad things, while officials close to the imperial capital are still waiting for the new king to take office.
Many people are looking for teams to wait. The First Emperor who established the empire was unprecedented and no one came. After him, several generations of emperors also worked hard to build a prosperous empire.
But there is no permanent dynasty. By this generation of emperors, they are completely old money before.
The old emperor's serious illness suddenly happened and no crown prince was established. The First Emperor had set up a complete new emperor selection system. For the new emperor, he would test it in various aspects such as ability, morality, and etiquette.
From ancient times to the present, this set of criteria has never changed, which makes every emperor who has no outstanding ability not let the empire go to corruption.
However, this battle for the throne did not test according to this set of standards. Officials are very looking forward to what kind of stage the new king will build.
Most of the people who are qualified to inherit the throne are making promises to the officials about what will happen after they become emperor, so as to win over the power.
No matter who becomes the emperor, the empire will soon usher in an era that is completely different from the past.
However, these things do not matter much to the Baruts tribe who are far away from the center.
There is serious discrimination between alien races and imperial people, and there is a big gap in hair color and facial features. If you don’t dress up, you can recognize it at a glance.
Although the Baruts tribe is on the border of the empire, the blood of the imperial people flows in their bodies, so they are still safe along the way and have not encountered any major troubles.
After a long journey of one month and passing through the continuous mountains, they finally walked out of the ice field covered by heavy snow.
This is the beginning of the sun, and the new day has just begun. The buds of branches, the dew on the wild flowers, and the chirping birds are the simple entrance of the village built by a wooden fence.
Unlike the cold and silent pure white world, everything here is full of vitality and colorful.
The Baruts people looked around, as if they were curious about these novel things.
"Look, what fell on the tree is fruit! So many!"
"Wow, there are so many fruits. The life of southerners is so comfortable!"
"Look, look, it's a butterfly, it's the first time I've seen it with my own eyes!"
They were like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden and kept sighing.
"Red." Red looked at the group of lively strangers in front of him with disdain.
Although this is the countryside, Red is not a countryman. If he really counts, he has indeed seen the world more than most people.
He is a retired veteran and has never been an officer, but he has participated in many battles.
Especially his swordsmanship, he was very skillful in using the military swordsmanship learned in the army. Only with this swordsmanship can he ensure that his five limbs are healthy and he will return from the army in a complete manner.
After retiring, he was invited to serve as swordsmanship in the imperial capital, but he refused.
There is nothing else, just tired of life in the imperial capital,
Although it is the most prosperous place in the country, it is full of darkness.
During the years he was in the army, he had seen many nausea things, especially the nobles in the imperial capital. They were very etiquette on the surface, but in private, none of them were good things.
The polite gentleman at the celebration meeting, and the civilians just did not salute, so he asked the guards to behead the other party in the street.
There are also those fat and big-eared nobles who raise slaves at home, including wine pools, meat forests, and flute songs every night. They can't even think about it.
The Imperial Guard is a very good place to be reaped. Red was born as a civilian and could get the swordsmanship of the Guard. It can be said that he is one in a million, but he prefers such a country place than rotting there.
There are not so many intrigues, and there are conflicts between neighbors, but they are just trivial matters.
He is also happy to be the captain of the militia here.
In the morning, we trained the recruits, and in the afternoon we went to play chess with the old man. In the evening, we went to Madame Marledo, who was in the village, to discuss the mystery of life. Life was so beautiful.
Red likes this small place, although it is not prosperous, but it is very humane.
"Hey, who are you and where did you come from?" Red took a straw pole in his mouth, picked up his love sword and went to ask.
Judging from the clothes and hair colors of these people, they don’t look like people nearby, and they are carrying so many salutes. Is it a caravan?
"Hello, I'm..." The patriarch explained the origin of himself and others, "We want to rest here for a few days, and do some transactions with the village and supplement some supplies."
"Also, I want to ask, are there any relatively empty places around here?"
The Baruts are nomadic peoples and know nothing about agriculture. If you want to settle in the south, hunting alone will definitely be difficult to survive.
The patriarch hopes to establish a good relationship with the village so as to slowly transition.
They are not going to join any village, but want to rebuild their own home.
Chapter completed!