Chapter 644 Black Wolf
"Can we really enjoy the luxury of peace?"
Baron Stowe's murmurs during parting made Maria unable to calm down for a long time.
In her memory, the closest she felt to war was the "Six-Day Defense War" fought by Frederick eleven years ago.
At that time, she and her mother stayed by the radio every day waiting for the latest news, while her father discussed various possibilities every day at the Grand Duke of Mainz.
The later Battle of the Elbe was far away and reported only after the victory. Although it was larger in scale, there was no sense of tension.
Frederick established his military status after this battle. In the subsequent wars, Maria always felt that he was just going to gain military exploits and was not nervous at all.
During this trip, Maria felt that the war was very close to her, right next to her.
Today's campsite is an abandoned small town. The city wall facing the main road and half of the city were turned into rubble in the ravages of war.
"The wells are all blocked." Tony reported the work to Frederick, "We tried to dig a few old wells, but they were full of human bones. New wells need to be dug."
"I asked Sir Jolly Stowe that the groundwater level here used to be very low, so the lord built a dam on the nearby river to raise the groundwater level, so that there were shallow wells."
"The dam was destroyed during the war and now it has to be dug very deep."
Frederick sighed inwardly. It seemed that sieges and large-scale massacres had occurred here before.
Tony said angrily: "The advance team made mistakes in their work. They did not check carefully. Judging from the wheel marks and footprints, they only took a look outside and did not enter the city."
Frederick said: "Give them a warning."
Tony nodded, and then someone came to report the new situation.
"Bitten by a wolf?" Frederick felt incredible.
It’s not surprising that there are wild animals inside, but it’s very strange that a member of the security company was bitten by a wolf.
The person who came to report said somewhat depressedly: "The black wolf was hiding in the well. The fool looked over and was bitten on the nose."
"There is a hole under the well, and we haven't entered it yet."
Just then Jory came to see Frederick.
Baron Stowe wanted to hold on to Frederick's thigh, so he asked his brother Jory to accompany him as a guide.
Jory happened to hear this when he came over, and said to Frederick: "Sir, that black wolf is very famous in this area. I have seen it before."
Frederick became interested and asked curiously: "Tell me more specifically."
Jory said: "That was thirty years ago, and the wolf was still a wolf cub."
"The wolf was a black English wolf bought by a businessman in this city. It was for sale in my town at the time. My brother wanted to buy it, but the family was in some financial difficulties at the time and my father did not agree."
"Later, my brother took me here secretly and found out that the businessman gave the black wolf to his son as a gift."
"We tried to lure the wolf cub with chicken legs and steal it back, but it didn't fall for the trick."
"Twenty-four years ago, this city was attacked by the Piast Kingdom and then massacred and plundered. Soon after, everyone ran away."
"People near us have been afraid of passing the plague for fear of the plague, but some people have been seeing black wolves still living here."
Frederick's brows wrinkled, and he had some premonitions in his heart, and said: "Let's go and have a look."
He led people into the city while exploring the surroundings.
The result made him shiver. There were many broken human bones under the rubble.
In one of the ruins, except for the skull, all the other bones were there, and the hands looked like they were tied behind their backs.
This led him to speculate that the deceased were thrown into the house after death, and then the collapsed house was used to cover the bodies.
"Sir Stowe," Frederick called Jory, "can you do me a favor?"
Jory didn't ask what he wanted to do, and immediately answered: "No problem."
Frederick said: "I will pay you to gather people nearby to clean up the ruins and bury the dead below."
"This matter is not urgent. It can be done during leisure time."
Qiao Li did not expect such a thing and immediately replied: "No problem, I can make arrangements right away." Frederick nodded and said: "I will leave a few people to help you and set up a project department, and you will be in charge."
Qiao Li immediately agreed.
He was a little confused, how did Archduke Wesson know that there were bodies under the ruins?
Frederick nodded, satisfied with his reaction.
In the future, Wei Senjun will grow up in his family. If we establish a good relationship now, it will be much easier to start work in the future.
The group of people came to a well, where many people were separated.
There was a man with his face wrapped in gauze, his nose was red, and he was being laughed at by his comrades.
Maria also came, and the black wolf was lying in front of her. Next to her stood Da Franche, Ella whom he abducted, and the businessmen who were watching the excitement.
The black wolf is very old. The hair on its tail has almost fallen out, its body is mottled, its nose is dry and cracked deeply, and there is a scar on its right hind leg.
Maria squatted next to it, gently combed the hair on its back with her hands, and whispered "don't worry" or something like that.
Frederick squatted next to Maria and asked: "Why are you here?"
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Maria replied: "I heard from Ella that there is a black wolf here guarding the treasure, so I came here."
She is very good at dealing with animals. The black wolf is quiet now, unlike the way he bit someone just now.
At this time, there was movement at the wellhead, and someone climbed up.
There is a hole under the well, and Maria just sent a few little guards to go in and take a look.
After reconnaissance, it was discovered that there was a passage on the side of the well wall, which was a secret passage for wealthy families to escape. Two bodies were found inside.
Frederick immediately arranged for people to clean the well and prepare to go down.
The diameter of this well is more than one meter, so it is quite easy to clean, and the passage in is quickly dug.
The entrance to the passage is not wide and extends out horizontally. After climbing for a long time, we climb up a slope and arrive at a shelter that is two to three meters high and wide.
If there is water in the well, this passage serves as the shelter's water intake.
The smell here is very bad. The two human remains next to the entrance of the passage are surrounded by densely packed animal bones, as high as the knees. There are rabbits and pheasants. There are also several rotting rabbit corpses next to the two human remains.
Fortunately, they carried gas masks with them, otherwise they would have been poisoned to death.
A guard said in disbelief: "Could it be that the black wolf..."
He couldn't go on, this was a bit unbelievable.
Frederick said: "You guessed it right, it has been bringing food to the two owners."
"It's just... alas..."
The two people also had jewelry on them. They looked like they were a mother and a son of several years old. However, the son's skull had a dent caused by a heavy object, and the mother had an arrow on her back.
Frederick pointed to the passage at the other end of the shelter and said: "I will go over there and open a passage to the ground. You go up and say, let the photography team come over."
He was worried that the air there would be unbreathable, but he was strong enough to hold his breath and pass.
As expected, the other end of the passageway was suppressed by rubble. This was not a problem for Frederick, so he could just blow it away.
Not long after, the remains of the mother and son were brought out from the shelter on a wooden board and placed next to the well.
The black wolf climbed up unsteadily, walked to its owner, raised its head and let out a long howl filled with sadness.
Many people gathered here. They already knew what Black Wolf had done in the past twenty years. Many people wiped their eyes.
It started to rain lightly, as if tears were falling.
The long howl gradually weakened, and Frederick walked up to him, touched the black wolf's head, and said: "Don't worry, I will bury your master."
The black wolf seemed to understand, nuzzled his leg, and then lay down next to his master, reunited with him in an eternal dream.
(End of chapter)