Chapter 1183 1165. Discussion
The people around them were like flies, cursing the inhuman race, which made Lan En and Sakia frown unconsciously.
If it was just for this attack, Lan En had no idea.
After all, the Scoia'tael do what they do, and it is true that they destroy important livelihood facilities and kill innocent humans.
But the attacks by the Scoia'tael are linked to the so-called "innate bad nature" of the inhuman race and "the lack of gratitude and integrity in the race".
This kind of illogical and random remarks made Lan En feel disgusted.
When they landed in the boat and walked to the ferry, they found that there were indeed many people here who were engaged in cleaning up the sunken ships in the river.
Lan waved his hand behind him, so Lincoln led the rest of the Ember Knights and started to help with the work.
The sunken ship didn’t look big, but because it was in an unnatural position after it sank, it posed a considerable threat to ships passing by.
The mast is still hanging out on the river.
You really have to clean it up before you can go there.
Then, amid the busy ferry crossing with people coming and going, Lan En, Flannel Ball, and Sakia walked inside.
This is already the second facility Lan has entered that has been attacked by the Scoia'tael.
It can be seen that the security environment in Temeria is deteriorating rapidly.
Although bandits were rampant before, it is not unusual for a lot of people to die on the road. But now even the official facilities where sergeants are stationed have been breached, which has a huge impact on public security and prestige.
The sergeant who had boarded the boat to ask for people walked ahead of Lan En. The bandage on his body was bleeding. Because of his injury, he did not have to do the work of cleaning the river.
"That's the person who died in this attack."
The sergeant stretched out his hand and pointed to a temporary thatched roof arbor outside the wooden sentry box.
Eight or nine corpses were covered with white cloth, canvas or something.
"Three are Scoia'tael and the rest are our people."
The wooden boards on the ground were covered with mud and the ground was very wet.
The wooden planks made a "squeaking" sound when being stepped on, and muddy water was squeezed upward from the gaps from time to time.
Flannel Ball always lifts his legs habitually when walking on it, and then kicks his legs back to shake the water.
This place is originally a mudflat next to the river, and coupled with the recent fighting, it has become even more muddy and chaotic.
People and horses were neighing, and everyone was shouting and busy. The sergeant led Lan En and the others outside the wooden sentry box and pointed inside.
"You guys go in, the person in charge is inside, just talk to him if you have anything to say."
The demon hunter nodded, and the group entered.
In the dark and smoke-smelling sentry box, there was a lively conversation.
A bald knight, wearing sleeveless mail and a blue coat with the coat of arms of the Principality of Elland printed on it, seemed to be the leader of this group of soldiers.
He was shouting at the two businessmen in the room.
The original toll collector of the ferry, his head wrapped in several bandages but still bleeding, was sitting quietly but with a gloomy expression.
I don’t know if he was just watching the excitement, or the injury on his head had damaged his nerves and made him uncontrollably dazed.
"I said, no! Are your ears broken?"
The knight dropped his fist on the table, and the table seemed to be falling apart. Several charge sheets popped out.
"I told you, there are Scoia'tael in the Pontar Valley ahead! And they are even more rampant! They have massacred several villages in the mountains, and no one survived!"
"But we have been detained here for several days!" A businessman, who kept wiping sweat with a handkerchief and wore a disk-like cloth hat, cried out.
"Especially today! If you didn't come quickly and we hid well, the Scoia'tael's knife would have been stained with my blood!"
The other one hung his wallet around his neck The merchants on the street are also saying: "Moreover, the goods are depreciating every day they are hoarded, and the investment is increasing. Our business cannot sustain it!"
"That is none of my business." The knight is arrogant. As he spoke, he threw his leather gloves on the table, "Anyway, in the Pontal Valley ahead, Duke Seeward is mobilizing troops to completely eradicate the Scoia'tael entrenched there."
"In order to prevent this from happening. You're causing trouble, and no one can get through until it's over. Hey, sergeant, who did you bring here?"
The sergeant who didn't want to enter the door poked his head in and responded.
"No, sir. These are the soldiers on the ship chartered by the Duke. They came here to hear what is going on."
At this time, the knight's face showed a cheerful look. Smiling, he looked at Lan En and Sakia who were almost blocking the door.
"It looks like he has good skills, but it's a pity that you have to go to the river valley, otherwise I really want you to deal with the Scoia'tael here together."
His attitude towards soldiers and merchants is completely different. I prefer to communicate with brave people.
But when he finally talked about the Scoia'tael, his face turned sour again.
"I heard what you said before, the Scoia'tael are causing trouble in the valley? Is this true? Why do they do this?"
Sakia took a step forward and asked some strange questions knight. The closer we get to the river valley, the harder it is to hide this matter. This is normal.
But even Sister Nannik didn’t know the specific situation, but a knight here said categorically that ‘the chaos in the valley comes from the Scoia’tael’.
The knight still had the same unquestionable expression.
"Of course it's them, otherwise who else? Monsters I've never seen before? Don't be ridiculous, madam. This world is not a fairy tale book."
"As for why? This everyone Everyone knows that the Scoia'tael want every human being to die. They are already notorious. Destroying the river valley can damage all the four northern countries. Isn't this enough? "
Sakia seems to be surprised? There was such a lack of understanding of the Scoia'tael in his words, the knight continued.
"Since the war with Nilfgaard began, the first batch of Scoia'tael have already appeared. These despicable inhuman races are simply adding insult to injury!"
"We fought life and death with the black dogs of Nilfgaard on the front line, and they fought guerrillas with our supply troops behind. They must have thought that the Nilfgaardians could defeat us, so they preached that human rule was over. , the world will restore the old order."
The knight waved his hand angrily.
"'Drive humans back into the sea', this is their battle cry, and also their excuse for robbery, murder, and arson!"
When the knight spoke, Lan En's reaction was very Quick, the velvet ball is also very smart.
The distrust and disgust of the knight in front of him towards non-human races is palpable.
So relying on his size and cloak, Lan En simply blocked the flannel ball.
The kitten himself was very smart and did not enter the door. Instead, he stayed outside the guard box door to avoid unnecessary trouble.
It really can’t understand why humans in this world can’t be like the New World where it is located.
Wouldn’t it be better for humans and other intelligent races to cooperate and coexist peacefully?
Obviously if everyone works together, we can do a lot of things that we couldn’t do before!
Detel, the plundering tribe in their valley, has become much better than before after getting in touch with the New World Survey Team and cooperating with each other.
Flannel Ball scratched his ears with his little paws in confusion.
In the guard box, there were also people who objected to the knight's statement.
"This is your fault, your problem."
The businessman wiped his sweat with a handkerchief, but the sweat seemed to increase more and more.
"It's you, and other nobles and knights! You oppressed the inhuman race, didn't let them live their own lives, and made trouble for no reason. Now retribution has come. And we have been transporting goods in this area, and we have never had anything to do with them. Relationship."
"That's right." The merchant with the money bag hanging around his neck also agreed, "The Scoia'tael are no more vicious than the thieves and water bandits that usually plague the trade roads, and who do the elves deal with first? What about those thieves and water bandits!”
“But I don’t care whether it’s an elf or a water bandit hiding in the bushes!” The toll collector who had been standing in the corner said. Suddenly he said fiercely.
His dirty fingers pointed at the gauze on his forehead that was still bleeding.
"The same goes for the iron-clad wooden stick that almost opened my mouth. Does it make any difference in whose hand it was hit on my head?"
"Sir, you said that the Scoia'tael are similar to the Scoia'tael? That's a big mistake! The Scoia'tael only want money, but the Scoia'tael only want to see human beings bleed!"
"Not everyone of us has it. Money, but all of us have blood in our veins!"
He first said to the businessman with the money bag hanging around his neck, and then turned to look at the businessman with the handkerchief.
“Also, you said this is a problem between nobles and knights, which is even more stupid!”
“There is another toll collector lying in the morgue outside us. In other parts of Temeria, there are tar workers who were chopped into pieces in the beech forest, and farmers who escaped after their villages were burned down. Did they do anything to shame the inhuman race? "
"I have never done anything sorry to them in my life, but not long ago a dwarf jumped up and wanted to smash my head!"
The topic that was originally on the surface is changing with the experience of several people present. Through dialogues between readers and knowledgeable and thoughtful people, it gradually goes deeper.
Lan En himself didn’t say a word, just listening. Because the topics these people talked about have already been thought about in his mind, and they have even gone deeper.
But Sakia in front of Lan En. Obviously, apart from the book she discussed with Lan En last time, she has not thought deeply about reality a few times.
I am frowning at the moment, but I can see that I am trying to keep my thinking up with the progress of the discussion.
With a "bang" sound, the shaky table in the center of the room was hammered hard again.
After knocking on the table, the bald knight in a blue coat loudly praised the toll collector.
"That's so right! They want to see human beings bleed, no matter whether the blood is noble or low!"
"We indulged them too much before and trusted them as human beings. , treat them the same, but tolerance leads to betrayal! I dare to guarantee with my life that the Nilfgaardians must be funding them and delivering weapons to these barbaric elves and dwarves!"
"But another said. ”
The bald knight's tone deepened.
“Actually, the real help the Scoia’tael has come from is around us—the elves, half-elves, dwarves, and halflings who are still living a normal life!”
“They harbor the Scoia’tael and provide They send supplies and intelligence, and even replenish manpower!”
(End of Chapter)