Chapter 100: For the Town
Thor looked around and found an empty cupboard to hide in.
There was no food or grain in the cupboard; it was obviously just a decoration to cover up the truth.
Thor shrank back and sat inside.
In order to prevent the fluctuation of his mental power from alerting those below, he did not even meditate. He just passed the time by boringly counting the cracks on the cabinet door.
After about two or three hours, the secret door behind the stove was finally opened, and two people crawled out.
Judging from the footsteps, there were two people in total.
They were still talking when they came out.
"...I'll leave tomorrow's matters to you."
"Don't worry, as long as there are plenty of things, those are just small matters."
"But he will be back in two days."
"It doesn't matter."
"Yes, congratulations, sir."
The footsteps of the two people gradually faded away, and Solmao was confused in the cupboard.
What are they talking about? Isn't it easy for others to hear key information when they eavesdrop?
Why did he listen to it in vain?
But when Thor thought about it, it was not completely without gain.
Something should happen tomorrow.
One party resolves the incident and the other party gets paid.
There is one more thing worth congratulating.
Thor waited for a while, but when no one came back, he ran out of the closet.
Perhaps the two people in front had already walked far away, he did not see anyone else outside the house, and even the guards had withdrawn.
Thor walked around the open space where the mosheng fruit was planted, and before dawn, he turned around and rushed back to Ada's residence.
After a busy day, Ada fell into a deep sleep and had no idea that his tenant had been out all night before returning.
The next morning, Ada got up early to make a fire and cook, and called Thor to help.
The meal was simple, just the most common green steamed buns and wild vegetables.
The earthen stove was right inside the house, with firewood burning and smoke rising from the air.
They left a lunch for Penny and hurried out.
But what Thor didn't expect was that Ada actually refused his request to take him around the town to find a job.
"I saw yesterday that you are quite strong. Why don't you come with me to farm for the mayor? There is little land here, so it's a good job. After you work for two years, you can build a small house outside the town by yourself."
Thor immediately shook his head and refused, saying that he couldn't do it.
Ada asked Thor, "Then what can you do? There is no shortage of workers in this town."
Thor didn't say anything and just wanted to walk around the town by himself.
Ada felt that Thor just didn't want to farm, and she was unhappy, but she didn't say anything.
He took Sol to neighborhoods that were looking for workers.
"Anyway, I'll just take you to the place. It's up to you whether you can find a job. I still have to plow the soil later."
But before the two of them reached the job recruitment site, they saw a bustling scene.
They came to a fairly orderly street and saw a house surrounded by people.
People were standing in three layers inside and three layers outside, which made Thor realize that there were quite a lot of people living in this place.
There were cries and shouts from the crowd. Ada, who had no intention of watching the fun, looked over with fear and pulled Thor, wanting to leave quickly.
But Thor felt that this matter was not just an ordinary excitement.
Relying on his thinness and strength, he squeezed to the innermost part of the crowd.
Ada wanted to go to Rasol, but found that the other party disappeared in a flash.
He was too embarrassed to squeeze in, so he had to stand on tiptoe to look inside, his brows tightly furrowed, looking a little annoyed.
"If it weren't for your strength..." He muttered, not knowing whether he regretted bringing Thor home.
At this time, Thor, who had squeezed in, finally saw the reason for the excitement.
In the center of the crowd was a crying couple.
An old man with a few strands of white hair was standing next to him and was comforting him with a smile.
Captain Jeff, whom they met yesterday, stood opposite the couple with an expressionless face, holding the scimitar at his waist.
Behind Jeff, two soldiers were carrying a girl who was so limp that she couldn't even stand up.
The girl looked about fifteen or sixteen years old, wearing a blue plaid skirt. Among the ordinary people, she was considered quite pretty.
Diagonally opposite Thor, a man in a black robe and a hood stood there straight with his hands on his sleeves.
There was a large empty area around him, and not a single town resident came to watch.
"Well, what can I say to make you understand? After all, this is related to the survival of the town, and it is not a bad thing!" said the old man who was comforting the crying couple.
Thor looked at the couple who were collapsed on the ground crying, and then at the girl who looked terrified and helpless, and he really couldn't imagine what good could happen.
But the people watching around obviously didn't think so.
A woman carrying a basket shouted unhappily, "Why are you crying? This is a matter of great importance to the whole town. If I had a daughter now, I would definitely send her over happily."
Saul recognized her as Aunt Jenny who was so enthusiastic yesterday.
The weeping woman lowered her hands from covering her face and said sadly, "But Minnie is our only daughter!"
Someone nearby immediately responded, "Can't you just have another child later? Are you going to harm the whole town just for your one daughter?"
As soon as these words were spoken, people around them started talking and accusing the couple of being selfish and cruel.
The couple felt overwhelmed by this atmosphere and could not say anything for a while.
The old man patted the man's shoulder, and a smile appeared on his face.
"You agree now, right? Just agree. I don't want to force anyone. But only Minnie best meets the requirements of the wizard. This is her honor, and also the honor of our town. After all, the holy fruit is related to the lifeblood of the entire town. If the production continues to decrease and the wrath of the wizard tower is aroused, none of us will survive."
The old man's words were well said. As soon as he finished speaking, people around him began to blame the couple for disregarding other people's lives.
Could it be that the life and death of an entire town is not as important as that of a little girl?
The wife could no longer speak and could only collapse on the ground and cry.
The husband's legs went limp and he knelt on the ground. He didn't know where he got the courage from, but he pulled the old man's hand and shouted, "But Mayor, we have sacrificed so many girls over the years, and the production of holy fruit has not recovered! Is this the method..."
The man was halfway through his words when he heard the wizard apprentice, who had been standing silently, snort coldly.
This cold snort was so loud that the performer in the center of the stage and all the onlookers around unconsciously covered their ears.
The two townspeople closest to the man had their ears shaken so hard that blood was flowing out from their ear sockets.
Thor covered his ears like everyone else, but he lowered his head and rolled his eyes.
"The effect of this choking cough is too scattered. Doesn't he know how to use his mental power to guide it?"
The best performance was by Captain Jeff, but his face was distorted, and he just tried hard not to cover his ears with his hands.
This shock silenced everyone present, and even the couple did not dare to cry loudly.
So the girl was taken away, leaving only a bag of money for the couple.
Even after the excitement, the crowd refused to leave for a long time.
Some people came forward to comfort them, saying that at least the mayor had given them some compensation, so they wouldn't have to worry about their livelihood for a few years.
Aunt Jenny smiled and came forward to congratulate them, and like someone with experience, she gave the couple advice on how to use the money.
As the crowd gradually dispersed, Ada finally found Thor who was mixed in with them.
With a dark face, he pulled Thor out and dragged him to the side of the road.
"Do you really like to watch the fun? If you weren't lucky enough to stay away from that adult, your ears would probably be injured."
More! Okay, that's it, nothing is left (end of this chapter)
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