Chapter 194: The Silent Man
"Daddy---- is that you? --------β
Xiao Mo's voice came from behind, and Qing, who was sitting at the table eating breakfast, subconsciously paused, and then returned to normal. Today, Qing Tedi did not wear any disguise, because the girl who was about to leave her no longer had the need to continue to hide her. From beginning to end, only herself, the guy who was a father, has always been sorry for her, and she hasn't been honest with her for four years-------
"It may be a bit shocking, but I'm really the decadent dad you call useless. --- do you like the armor I put next to your bed? That was prepared a long time ago, because I knew that sooner or later you would have to leave this house and go to your biological father----- but I didn't expect it to come so soon------"
Qing sighed, did not deliberately change to the old man's voice, and his delicate shoulders drooped slightly. Silently ate the bread they bought in their hands, and had breakfast together for the first time, and perhaps for the last. Xiao Mo wants to go to Camelot to find his true relatives, and he can be regarded as half an enemy in Rome, and once he becomes a knight, it is basically impossible to return to Rome, and Qing will definitely not return to Camelot. ---- because I owe too much------
"Actually, in my eyes, you have always been that decadent dad. You've been there for me for as long as I can remember, taking care of me and protecting me. --- this time, I just want to be willful again, because what I have in my blood is his blood, even if it's just a little bit, the real father, the real family. -----I can't forget that feeling that only happens in dreams-----"
Qing turned her back to the girl whose voice trembled slightly, and she clutched her trouser leg tightly and the sound of it about to tear. She's nervous, nervous about green choices. However, this is also to prove that she still has her own father in her heart, and she is worried.
He pursed his lips slightly, took a deep breath, and put a smile on his face. Reach out and take Xiao Mo's hand, pull her down to her side, and let her sit on the chair so that she can face herself. Back-to-back speculation is all personal speculation, and only face-to-face is heart-to-heart.
Looking at her stunned expression, Qing smiled and gently touched her head. However, Xiao Mo quickly avoided it, after all, she was still not good at expressing it in the face of such intimate actions. In four years, she hasn't had time to learn more.
"I know all of this, Xiao Mo. ----- you grew up with nothing to pursue, nothing to dream. The only thing I crave is the love of true family. No matter how distressed you were the day before yesterday, you will be able to solve it with a smile the next day. Because they are all in your heart, cheering you up. ---So, if you really want to find it, go ahead! Don't worry about Dad, if you're really tired, go home, Daddy will definitely wait for you to come back! β
Qing looked at the girl in front of him, and wanted to touch the face that he had been looking at growing up, but he thought about it. Because they look so similar, as long as they look at her quietly, the guilt in their hearts becomes stronger and stronger-----
"Hmph~ Don't be in a daze, hurry up and eat. I'm going to take care of the blacksmith's shop, and I'll tell you if I want to go. I've got the money ready for you in the cabinet drawer, and it's more than enough to buy a horse. I'll go first! β
Qing walked while talking, although the reluctance in her heart was heavy, but as long as Xiao Mo wanted to do it, Qing would never stop her! Because this is her only dream, Qing will not kill it.
[Sonorous sonorous sonor!!!! γ
γOpen the door, open the door!! His Majesty the Emperor has an order! All people meet on the streets! Don't even think about running alone! -----------γ
The peace in the room was shattered for a moment by the extremely rough movement. Qing looked at the movement at the door, if he didn't guess wrong, there were at least a hundred Roman soldiers in this small village, and they were now carrying out this violent act from house to house!
"Daddy ---- ----- at the door"
"Don't worry, Daddy is here. You take the money and set off quickly, this is a blacksmith shop, ordinary soldiers will not be embarrassed here, no matter how big the trouble is, as long as you hand in some weapons, it can be calmed. Alright, let's go. It may be too late to do so. β
Qing patted the back of the girl who ran to her side because she was uneasy, and motioned for her to get the money, and she quickly put on the leather coat that usually indicated that the blacksmith status had been cleaned. Mari dressed neatly and tucked ****** braids into his clothes.
Towards the girl who was still a little hesitant, Qing quickly waved her hand, signaling her to leave, regardless of what the girl wanted to say, Qing walked to the door without looking back. She needed a force to propel her forward. Faced with this situation, even if she hesitated, the girl could only take the money and leave.
Rubbing his palm slightly, Qing adjusted his mentality. Then I knew that the girl had gone away, and opened the people who had been knocked all the time. However, if Qing opens a little later, it is estimated that the door will be rudely broken.
"Haa Winter hasn't arrived yet, so I'll make trouble early in the morning, and it's still early on Halloween. I don't have any pumpkins for you here-----------"
opened the door with a lazy face, both the sound and the action were very in place. However, the soldier with a muscular line and stomach at the door obviously didn't appreciate it, and he grabbed Qing's collar, but he didn't react no matter how hard he tried!
"Give up, young man. Old blacksmith, I've been beating iron for decades, but it's not something that a person with thin arms and legs like you can pull. And I have my own feet, so I'm gathering on the street, right? β
Qing lifted the soldier away like a chick, and the shocked soldier was covered in cold sweat! Although Qing has a height of 1.85 meters, in his eyes, this voice is like a middle-aged man's guy, even if he can't imagine it, Qing will have such great strength!
Ignoring the soldier, Qing walked to the edge of the street. The entire village had been gathered, and more than 200 villagers in total were cowering and gathering together. This army of more than 100 people is clearly not something that ordinary farmers and women can deal with. Even if they are slaughtered collectively, they have no power to resist, and if they are long, they can only make these soldiers less than ten or so.
"Listen, everybody! His Majesty the Great Emperor Justinian has issued a new law! From this day forward, this and several nearby villages will be managed by the nobleman Lord O'Neill here! The wilderness here will also end! All the land here can only belong to Lord O'Neill! β
The haughty captain of the army announced the booklet in his hand, and his eyes were fanatical, fanatical and loyal to His Majesty the Emperor, who was guarding the borders of Rome! That's why this exploitation proposal is announced.
"Well, great lord. How can we live if we don't have land--------"
Marcus was one of the few young people in the area, so he had never seen the army terrible, and he was the first to ask the doubts in his heart. But this action also caused some fluctuations among the people present, because they were afraid of the soldiers with weapons!
"That is to join the army, or to be a servant of the administrator here, or to be a civilian who starves to death on the streets at any moment. Rome belongs to His Majesty the Emperor, and the people who live in Rome are also His Majesty's. If you are assigned to Lord O'Neill, then you will be his servants, at least so that you will not starve to death in this worthless place. β
Faced with these, Qing couldn't help but look at everyone around him. They were all low-browed, and they didn't even have the slightest hint of resistance. Because they are afraid that they will not be able to complain even if they are taken away from their land for such strange reasons. The hand that was originally clenched gradually loosened, which is a fact that cannot be changed.
For these people, the Roman Empire was powerful, and their army could crush all obstacles. Even if some people objected, it basically didn't have any effect, because they had already accepted the cruelty with their eyebrows low. All this, perhaps only gladiators living on the verge of life and death have the blood to resist------
"Anthony Gunniel Mara Colveis. I heard that you are the only blacksmith in the area, and I will collect all your weapons now. Of course, the army will also give you two gold coins. You can continue to fight your iron in the future, but every month the army needs to turn in fifty weapons, and two gold coins are also a fixed reward in the future! β
Qing's eyebrows tightened slightly, because it was obvious that he was robbing! Without counting the material cost of fifty swords, even if you sell them all, you will have five to six gold coins, and the iron raw material is only two gold coins! This is obvious exploitation! However, from this aspect, it can be seen that the current situation in Rome has reached the point of unscrupulous means, and it is estimated that the battlefield of the Persian invasion is no longer optimistic!
"Whatever you want, I have two hundred decent swords in my basement, take them as you want, and that's all I have. If you're done, hurry up and leave, there's just these civilians here who can't resist. The army simply does not need to waste in such a peaceful place. β
Qing was sarcastic, but they sounded reasonable. Therefore, the army commander left with the army neatly after warning some words similar to intimidation, but by the way, Qing's funds were only left on his body and the gold coins at home. There are only a dozen of them.
Xiao Mo's breath was already far away, and the tranquility here was also destroyed, and he was bullied by the nobles who called him slave owners. In this gloomy era, this kind of thing is everywhere, and the noble person can bully this poor person without humanity for his own interests-------- and it is precisely because of this that the dim light is so dazzling and so distant.
"It's all changed, and there's so much to be missed. -------β
Look at the village that has fallen into dead silence. After all, one person's power is only one-sided.