Wings of Destruction
Chapter 53
Gladwell settled the bill with the money given by Salim and came to the market here with Tony.
"What are we going to do, sir?" Tony asked curiously
"I just got a big deal, but I need blood and a sword to finish it."
"I don''t understand, my Lord."
"Can you ride a horse?" grawell asked Tony next to him
"No."
The two men came to a horse dealer and Gladwell bought a horse.
Then they came to the blacksmith''s shop
"What weapons are you proficient in?" glawell asked Tony
"I''ve never used a weapon."
"Then buy you a short sword to defend yourself."
In this way, they bought some equipment and dry food and came to a nearby village. This village is subordinate to port prin, and its fields and orchards are full of vitality. The ubiquitous wheat pockets and dried meat are the best proof of the production capacity of the village''s farmland and pastoral areas.
Gladwell rode into the village, and Tony followed Gladwell.
Several elderly people sat in the shade at the entrance of the village, smoking their own tobacco. People here are very enthusiastic about the arrival of foreigners.
"This is really a paradise!" Gladwell said to Tony
"Yes, I wish I could make a home here. But now, I''d rather follow you."
Gladwell dismounted and tied his horse under a tree.
"Old man, do you have any young people here who want to go out?" Granville asked an older man
"What? I''m old and I can''t hear you. Keep your voice up."
"Old man, do you have any young people looking for a job?" Gladwell raised his voice
"Young people, they were all taken away by the conscription officers." the old man vomited a cigarette ring.
"Looks like we''re in the wrong place, sir," Tony said
"Let''s stay here for a few days and see if there are other opportunities."
Gladwell and Tony came to a shabby Hotel and stayed for a while.
After two days in a row, Gladwell found out the whole village. Most of the young people in this village were taken away by imperial conscripts, but there were still about a dozen left. However, these people do not expect to live a life of swords and swords. They prefer to spend an ordinary life.
On the third night, Gladwell decided to leave here with Tony tomorrow morning and try somewhere else. The next day, Gladwell and Tony were ready to pack up and leave the village.
"Where are we going next, sir?" Tony asked
"Take one step at a time."
"Look, sir." Tony pointed to the village not far away and saw a big fire there.
"Go and see what happened there." Gladwell rode to the place where the fire started, and Tony followed him.
Several robbers were robbing the villagers. They set fire to their granary in order to suppress the villagers.
"What do you two want?" the robber leader shouted to Gladwell when he saw Gladwell rushing over.
"Eliminate harm for the people!"
"Do you want to do harm to the people? It depends on whether the sword in my hand agrees!" the robber leader laughed
Faced with five armed robbers, Gladwell told Tony not to fight and just follow behind to take care of the injured villagers.
In a sprint, Gladwell had rushed to the robbers on a high horse.
The head of a robber fell to the ground when the knife fell.
The remaining four robbers were surprised, but they were not frightened. On the contrary, because of their anger, they also waved their swords to grawell.
Facing four people at the same time, Gladwell was a little flustered.
However, this did not affect his combat effectiveness. Under the threat of the "cavalry", the four robbers had no room for resistance.
"Divide and attack" was the only thought that flashed through grawell''s mind.
Gladwell sped up and left the robbers far behind. Suddenly, Granville stopped his horse and slashed in the direction of the robber.
This move really worked. With his superb riding skills, Gladwell cut down all the robbers to the ground. Gladwell showed mercy and didn''t hurt them.
The rest of the robbers knelt down and begged for mercy, asking Gladwell to let them go.
Gladwell saw how one of the wounded robbers was missing, and only three were kneeling here.
Just then Tony rode his horse and drove the escaped bandit leader to grawell.
"Sir, I''ve got the runaway back," Tony said happily to Gladwell
"Well done"
Gladwell got off his horse and went to the bandit leader with his hands tied. The robber chief was silent when he saw Gladwell coming.
To the surprise of the robber leader, Gladwell personally untied him.
"You, this..." the robber leader was speechless for a moment
"I believe you didn''t want to be robbers at birth. Life must have forced you to do so, so I decided to give you a chance to be a new man. The war has made the people miserable, so don''t add fuel to the fire."
Just as he untied the robber leader, grawell found a cross scar on the robber leader''s right arm.
"There''s something I want to ask you," glawell asked the robber leader
"What''s up?"
"Have you caught a businessman from kairandier recently?"
"It seems like this. He''s locked up in our nest."
"You should be more specific."
"OK." the robber leader told Gladwell the exact location of their nest
"OK, you and your brothers can go, but don''t let me know that you will kill and set fire again."
The robber leader agreed and left the village with three injured men.
Gladwell and Tony also packed up and prepared to go to Vida village.
"Hero, please stay." several villagers took out the remaining food, fruit and other things to thank Gladwell for saving his life.
"Old man, your village has just been robbed. You need these more than we do now," Gladwell said to the old village head.
"Tony, take out fifty Silver Dragon coins for the village head," Gladwell said to Tony again
"What''s the matter, benefactor? What''s the matter?" the old village head said quickly
"Village head, don''t start with less money. It represents my intention. Take it to treat the injured villagers." Gladwell said, holding the old man''s hand
"Benefactor, there are more than ten young adults in our village who are willing to follow you." the old village head showed great gratitude.
"Well, you can rest assured that they will follow me."
Gladwell took more than a dozen young adults here, bid farewell to the villagers and elders, and headed for the depths of the forest hidden by the robbers.