Chapter 1467 Welcome back
It is meaningless to communicate with an old guy who is in a dazed state.
But out of respect for the old village chief, Gordon walked through the process and chatted with him.
It is daytime now.
The villagers are either going to collect mountain products nearby, or they are busy on the farm, or they are doing something at home. No one can be seen on the village road.
Until Gordon's loud voice when he was having a difficult conversation with the deaf old village chief attracted people.
“Eh?! Isn’t this boy Gordon?”
In the blacksmith shop not far from the village entrance, a short and sturdy man with a beard as long as a hairbrush poked his head out Come.
Under his shouting, the villagers who finally discovered that someone was in the village gathered around him one after another.
Gordon stood up and looked at everyone with a smile.
He basically knew these faces, many of them had watched him grow up, and some were his childhood playmates.
The few strangers may be the new residents who have moved here in recent years.
We haven’t seen him for many years, and in this remote village, we can hear legends about him from time to time.
Today's Kokot Village is no longer just a "village of heroes", but also a "hometown of the brave".
All this makes everyone feel a sense of estrangement and distance from seeing a "big shot".
Not everyone can be as bold and carefree as the owner of the blacksmith shop.
Fortunately, this sense of distance has almost disappeared after Gordon took the initiative to say hello to everyone and called uncles, aunts, brothers and sisters over.
The young farmer was showing off with his wife who had been married just a few years ago, "I told you that Brother Gordon and I grew up playing together, and you still didn't believe it!"
The aunt in the tailor shop was pulling. Holding the hem of Gordon's clothes, "What? It seems to be bigger than in previous years? The fabric used to make your suit is equivalent to two others.”
I also said hello to Hayata. She followed Gordon in the early years. We have been here together, many people still remember her.
After a period of excitement, the villagers dispersed one after another.
Everyone has work to do, so we won’t follow you all the time.
Except for a few adoring children, even though their parents warned them not to disturb Gordon and the others, they still hid in the corner and watched secretly.
Gordon wanted to exchange a few words with them, but they hid like hide-and-seek.
He had no choice but to ignore the secretly observing eyes and stopped the blacksmith shop owner who was about to go back and continue polishing farm tools.
"Boss, didn't you see Instructor Ernest? Did he go out hunting?"
"Ah, yes, the meat reserves in the village have been running low recently, and he said he was going to get some raw meat." The blacksmith shop owner patted his jet black leather apron.
"Yes, your house is still there. It has almost become a tourist attraction in the past few years. Ernest will clean it up regularly, and you can live in it directly."
Ge Deng opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.
After saying goodbye to the old blacksmith, he led Hayata to the small house.
As the blacksmith shop owner said, the hut looked to be in good condition, and the waterproof thatch on the roof was neatly spread.
In the small courtyard at the entrance, there are still several familiar stone piers piled up.
Those were the tools he used to hone his strength when he was young.
“It’s the same as when I left the village,” Gordon said to himself.
Open the door and walk in.
However, the small house of thirty to forty square meters can be seen clearly at a glance. The interior of the house is relatively clean, with some dust on some corners.
But for an old man in his sixties, this is almost the limit.
Even Ernest’s own home may not be cleaner than this one.
Gordon was silent and came to a corner of the room.
There is a human-shaped frame here, and hanging on it is his first real set of armor.
——Blue Velociraptor suit.
This set of armor was once blown to pieces by the fireball breath of the male fire dragon, but now it has been repaired and placed there neatly.
“You’re really free, old guy.” Gordon muttered.
Then he turned back to Hayata and said: "You and Muti can rest here, or you can go for a walk in the village.
I will pick up the instructor. He is old now. Don’t be unable to move the cart.”
Hayata smiled and nodded.
Ernest and Gordon have no blood relationship, not even his adoptive father, but his status in the latter's heart is no different from that of his father.
Even when he was far away in the New World, Gordon would write several letters to Instructor Ernest every year, attach a few photos, and ask people from the Chamber of Commerce to bring them over.
When traveling outside, certain emotions are easily ignored, but one day when you return to your hometown, these accumulated emotions will surge up.
Of course Gordon knew where Ernest's hunting ground was for raw meat.
Just as he was about to go out, Hayata reminded him, "Even the nearby hunting grounds are still hunting grounds. Bring weapons."
Gordon hesitated.
They were wearing ordinary clothes.
Out of caution, I did bring my weapons and armor, but they were all stored in the airship parked near the entrance of the village.
According to the distribution of monsters in the nearby area, it is considered bad luck to encounter a blue speed dragon. With his strength, there is no danger with bare hands.
Then he specially went to equip [Crazy Pattern] and picked up [Shadowless Dharma Body·Movement] or something like that, which was a bit crazy.
So, under Hayata's helpless gaze, Gordon laughed and picked up the hunter's knife hanging on the wall.
The small shield with a diameter of forty centimeters could not even cover his forearms, and the straps were almost broken by the muscles in his arms.
The standard 70-centimetre-length katana sword looked like a dagger in his hand, and it looked awkward.
Not to mention that this split-hand sword broke when hunting the Big Boar King.
Although it was later repaired by a blacksmith, the strength was definitely not up to actual combat standards and could only be regarded as a decoration
"Hey, is this sword so light?"
Gordon He held a sword flower and swung the hunter's knife with a "swish" sound.
"If you swing it two more times, I'm afraid it will break immediately." Hayata said angrily.
"No, no, no." Gordon smiled and inserted the hunter's knife into the back of his waist.
He looked at the blue velociraptor suit with great interest.
First came the wrist armor. Gordon tried hard to put his hands into the arm armor. Even though the straps were completely loosened, his arm was still stuck and he had to give up.
I tried the armor again, well, don’t even think about it, it’s totally useless.
In the end, only the helmet could barely be worn, and he put it on his head with force.
With weapons and a helmet, Gordon smacked his lips as he was fully armed in a sense.
Looking at Hayata, he pretended to say, "I went hunting and will come back with a lot of meat. Wait for my good news!"
Then Hayata rolled his eyes speechlessly. , push the door open and go out.
After leaving home, Gordon felt the wind at his feet. His pace became faster and faster, and soon he arrived at the entrance of the village.
Looking at the winding dirt road that connected to the village road and led to the forest hills, he took a deep breath of the warm and humid midsummer air.
Excitement that was difficult to experience when facing Gu Long surged through his chest.
It was just like the day fifteen or six years ago when I received the assessment mission to conquer the giant wild boar.
Confidence, excitement, and enthusiasm.
Looking around and seeing no one around, Gordon shouted, "Nature! I'm here!", and then ran away along the dirt road.
In front of the small house at the entrance of the village, the village chief raised his head and opened his eyes, which were covered tightly by eyebrows and wrinkles.
Looking at Gordon's back as he flew away, a smile appeared in the village chief's eyes.
"Welcome back." (End of Chapter)