I'm an Aristocrat, but I've Started a Farming System - Chapter 162

c162 Refugees from Aulis

In Oris City, the originally bustling streets have changed. There are fewer pedestrians, shops are closed, and a few people are walking quickly when they come out, as if they are afraid of what will happen next.

Garbage everywhere was blown by the wind and rolled away on the ground, rolled up, and floated into the distance.

Only a few large shops on the entire street were still open and the lights were on, but there were only a few customers inside.

Inside the store, two female clerks were lying at the door looking outside.

“Osana, what’s going on these days? Why is there suddenly no one there?”

The female clerk, who was called Osana, had a worried expression on her face, and a trace of fear and panic flashed in her eyes.

“It’s okay, Finna. It may be because of the dark cultists, but there are several churches built in the city, and the clergy are already looking around. I believe these people will be caught soon.”

Fenna nodded and whispered: “I want to go to the Holy Light Church. Do you want to go?”

“Don’t go!” Osana directly stopped her, “You should know that such things are not allowed here. What if you are discovered and hanged?”

“But, I saw a lot of people going.”

“That’s someone else!”

“Boom!”

The sound of thunder sounded from the sky, interrupting the conversation between the two. They looked at the sky, the dark clouds were gloomy, which made people feel depressed.

“It’s going to rain. Are you still going home? Why don’t you wait until tomorrow?” Fenna asked.

“Well, go home, it’s okay.”

Osana wrapped her clothes tightly and walked through the streets. There were dark clouds above her head. She didn’t dare to stop, she just wanted to get home quickly.

Heavy raindrops fell and slapped her body. Seeing that the rain was getting heavier and heavier, even her vision was affected. Osana had no choice but to find a place to take shelter from the rain.

She looked at the sky and the continuous heavy rain, feeling very anxious. She thought she could get home if she walked quickly, but she didn’t expect the rain to fall so suddenly.

Rainwater washes on the street, washing away the hard-trampled dirt on it, and then smashes it into small pieces, which are driven by the water flow and flow toward low-lying areas in the continuous decomposition.

There was a strange smell in the air, which made Osana couldn’t help but pinch her nose.

It was the smell of something that had been left for a long time, but was washed away by the rain and mixed with the smell of earth. It was indescribably strange.

Osana saw that the ground had become cleaner, and her mood relaxed a little. She liked rain very much, because only when it rained could the smell around her be washed away, but since many things happened in Oris City, After the strange incident, she didn’t dare to stay outside for a long time.

She didn’t know when the rain would stop, so Osana was ready to leave when it was a little smaller and she could see the road clearly.

At this moment, she heard the sound of stones moving, and a black shadow appeared in front of her. Because the distance was too far, she could not see clearly what it was. She could only see that the black shadow stayed in place for a while, seeming to pay attention. When she got there, she started to get closer to this side.

Osana felt strange. Was the other party also anxious to take shelter from the heavy rain?

Before she could think of other possibilities, she saw the black shadow speeding up and rushing towards this side.

It was a distorted face, with red eyes, a wide mouth, and sharp teeth.

“Ah!” Osana screamed. Facing such a terrifying thing, she wanted to run away, but her legs were weak and she fell to the ground.

The monster jumped towards her.

She didn’t know how much time had passed, but Osana slowly opened her eyes. She thought of the monster, and immediately looked around in horror, but there was no trace of the monster at all.

She didn’t know if she was hallucinating or what was going on. She didn’t dare to stay here anymore, so she quickly got up and staggered away.

“boom!”

An explosion sounded.

Matthew looked at the ground outside the knight’s guard as if it had been bombarded by magic, with a shocked expression on his face.

After removing the knight guard, Matthew walked out and stood at the edge of the pit.

Linn and Roland came over and stood next to him, also looking at the pit.

“Is this magic?” Matthew asked with a special tone.

“Yes, but this kind of magic is civilian magic.” Linn replied.

“Civilian magic” Matthew murmured twice, “Civilian knights can also use magic.”

Lin En was speechless. What he wanted more was magic that ordinary people could use, but it was still unattainable. At least the results achieved so far were quite good.

Matthew looked at Linn and said, “Do you know what impact the appearance of this kind of weapon will have.”

He did not wait for Lin En to answer, but said to himself, “My current strength has returned to that of an intermediate knight. The knight protection I use is stronger than the regular knight defense of the same level. But under this magic, I can’t persist at all.” In a short time, if you switch to a junior knight, you will be exploded a few times at most. If you face the explosion with the body of a junior knight, you will be seriously injured just once, and you will be completely dead after two times.

If it explodes in the head, there is no possibility of survival at all. This is still a knight. If they attack the mage, as long as they do not use the magic barrier, they will die in one shot. ”

After a pause, Matthew continued: “If the number increases to a certain level, the knights will not have to fight with the opponent at close range, but will directly shoot from a distance. This is unimaginable for a knight who has mastered melee combat and long-range spellcasting.”

Even a knight like Matthew, who had experienced a lot and had fought countless strong men, was shocked at this moment.

It is precisely because of his knowledge and foresight that he can imagine what the future war will be like.

Just like him, fighting with a senior knight of the same level, he took out the magic crystal pistol and shot several times in a row to catch the opponent off guard, so that he could take the opportunity to take action.

Or maybe the two of them fight to the end and no one can win, so the magic crystal pistol is the key to victory.

Moreover, the crystal explosion of the magic crystal pistol is extremely powerful, and there is still room for improvement. A junior knight can use this to easily kill knights of the same level, and it is not weak at all against intermediate knights.

If there were ten, fifty, or one hundred knights, if one volley fired, the senior knights would be blown to pieces.

“Currently it can only be used by extraordinary people. We are researching methods for ordinary people to use it. It’s hard to say when it will be developed,” Linn said.

“Let ordinary people use it?” Matthew didn’t know what to say.

He admitted that he still underestimated Lynn.

Linn didn’t say much on this, but moved to the next topic, “Recently, you took Miles and Darcy to look for Warcraft, and even killed two of them?”

“They are all the lowest level Warcraft, and their combat effectiveness is not strong. However, in the process of fighting Warcraft, their actual combat experience can be improved, especially Darcy. His progress is quite fast, which is beyond my expectation. I can be sure that , he can enter the senior knights.”

It is not an easy thing to be praised so much by Matthew.

After Lin En nodded slightly, he said: “I’m calling you out this time. In addition to verifying the power of the magic crystal pistol, I have one more thing for you.”

Matthew looked at him.

“I want to ensure the safety here. You and several other knights form a team to kill the monsters. I hope to clean up all the monsters around Ashes Town without leaving a single one.”

“Okay, leave it to me.” Matthew agreed.

He was hesitating.

“What’s wrong? If you have anything to say, just say it.”

“What method should I use when I want to kill a monster?”

Lin En understood what he said and said meaningfully: “Knight Matthew, times have changed. Don’t think about it with the old thinking. Your face kept changing just now. You should also have thought of the effect of the magic crystal pistol. You can use it to It determines victory in the battle, so why not use it.”

“I understand,” Matthew replied.

Linn left the workshop and went to the crystal production workshop. Hamid and several other spellcasters were continuously making crystals and polishing the crystals until they became usable ammunition.

He came to a house filled with a lot of iron lumps and sighed.

After Harvey brought those few people, Linn asked the spell casters among them to use the hands of the mage to shape them. He wanted to make a steam engine. Relying on the hands of the mage, he successfully made the simplest steam engine.

However, nothing works.

Steam can appear, but it cannot be utilized. The steam seems to have special energy and cannot be condensed after being dispersed.

He discussed it with Hamid and agreed that steam is also a form of magic. Although water is turned into steam through a large iron lump, it does not break away from the category of natural magic. It is nothing more than changing the appearance of an object. But the essence remains unchanged.

Natural magic can be harnessed, but it has its own characteristics, which is why it fails.

It was this incident that made Lin En realize again that there is magic in this world. Some technologies cannot be realized through conventional means, but he doesn’t know which ones work and which ones don’t, so he can only try them one by one.

Anyway, there is nothing wrong with trying a few more times.

There was a commotion in the distance. Linn followed it and saw a lot of people on the road into the town. They were carrying large and small bags of things and dragging their families with them as if they were fleeing the countryside.

“What’s going on?” Linn asked.

Karis said quickly: “Sir, you are here.”

When they heard that it was the noble Lord, these people all knelt down.

“Sir, they are refugees.” Karis informed.

“What?” Linn was stunned for a moment, “You said they are refugees, how is that possible!”

The people in front of me were not only dressed gorgeously, but at least they were dressed like ordinary civilians. They had rosy faces, bright eyes, and strong bodies. They could not be refugees at all.

Lin En has seen refugees. Compared with serfs, these people have the status of free people. To a certain extent, their lives are worse than those of serfs.

These dozens of people are all wealthy free citizens.

Karis also felt strange and replied, “I don’t know what happened. I was busy at the paper mill. Little Tom came and said that there were many people here. After I came over and asked them, I found out that they were refugees. I have other questions. I didn’t have time to ask.”

Lynn said: “You all get up.”

The kneeling person looked at me, and I looked at you, and then he stood up, but he did not dare to look directly at the noble lord for fear of being hanged.

“Where are you all from?”

“Aulis City.” A man replied tremblingly.

Linn frowned, and Karis shouted in shock, “What nonsense are you talking about? Oris City is the territory of the Earl of Oris, where the economy is stable and the food is sufficient. Only refugees have passed by, and there are no refugees running out. ”

“Sir, we are really from Aulis City.”

The man knelt down and said with a cry: “My name is Nolly Johnson, I am the owner of the bakery on Tulip Avenue in Olis City. I have delivered bread to the Earl’s Castle before. I am not talking nonsense.”

Karis looked at him, a look of reminiscence appeared on his face, and he remembered that he had indeed seen each other before.

“You are very good at baking bread. You don’t have to worry about life problems at all. Why are you still here?” Karis asked in confusion.

“It’s because of the dark cultists.” Noli’s body was shaking with fear.

“Tell me what’s going on.” Lin En asked in a deep voice.

Noli and others began to talk, explaining all the reasons why they came here.

Lin En’s expression became uglier as he listened. He didn’t expect that the matter had become so serious.

According to Noli, the city of Oris is now completely enveloped by the threat of dark cultists. The refugees on the streets have disappeared, and even the bodies cannot be found. No one knows where they went.

But they know one thing: these refugees will not leave without reason. Many of them have even stayed in the city for several years. If they leave the city, they will not survive at all.

At first, some refugees who had just arrived in Oris City disappeared, and no one paid attention. Later, gradually, those refugees who often sat on the streets also disappeared. Many people thought that the disappearance of these people was a good thing. I think the streets will become more comfortable without them.

But gradually, some people who went home at night did not arrive home and disappeared on the way back.

The families of these men called detectives, but there were no leads at all.

Many people went to the church, hoping that the clergy could help find him, and they made promises, but so much time had passed and there was still no news at all.

In the past few days, more and more people have disappeared, including some shop owners.

Just yesterday, Noli’s neighbor, the owner of a tailor shop, and his whole family disappeared. He was scared and did not dare to stay, so he ran away with his family.