The other two villages learned that Reed Village was going to build a city wall. They all mocked Reed Village's boring move. Although it was a border city, it was blocked by mountains and two passes, one guarded by Bronze Drum City and the other guarded by the lord of Winterwind. Neither the enemy's army nor the bandits could come. It was safe to say that the three villages were actually quite safe.
Therefore, in the eyes of the other two villages, Reed Village was bored because it had nothing better to do.
However, the people of Reed Village didn't respond to the mockery of the other two villages. They didn't even bother to respond. They knew that the outsiders were just jealous of them.
If they helped Mr. Beta build the city wall, they would receive food and copper coins every day. Why wouldn't they do such a great job? Besides, the city wall could protect them, and they would feel safer in case something serious happened.
The city wall was getting higher and higher, and the cave behind the village was getting deeper and deeper. The food bought from Winterwind and Bronze Drum City was piled up in the cave like a hill.
To stop the rats from stealing food from the cave, Liang Lidong even asked someone to buy a few kittens from the city.
They secretly bought two to three kilograms of food every day for more than three months. It was getting colder. The price of food on the market had tripled. Liang Lidong estimated that he could still buy more food. However, at the beginning of November, Sophia, the mayor's wife, came to Reed Village in person.
She sent some of the profits from the mines, which were about two hundred gold coins. In the meantime, she said helplessly, "Mr. Betta, please don't ask anyone to buy the food on the market of Winterwind anymore. If you keep buying, the residents in the city may not survive the winter. At least some of them will starve to death."
Liang Lidong thought for a moment and agreed to her request. After all, he did not want to see Winterwind covered in corpses.
Seeing that Liang Lidong agreed, the mayor's wife was greatly relieved. They hadn't seen each other for more than three months, and the City Lord's wife's complexion was getting better and better. It was like real snow, and even its temperament seemed to have become even more seductive.
Of course, even so, she was unable to attract Liang Lidong's attention. After all, he was a man who could remain calm in front of Goddess Woking. Whether it was looks, figure, or even temperament, Goddess Woking was better than the castellan's wife. And the only advantage that the city lord's wife had that could compare with the goddess was perhaps the "touch".
Thinking about the events in the nightmare realm. Liang Lidong did not want to spend too much time with her. Because of their soul fusion, Liang Lidong also felt that he was very close to the City Lord's wife. However, his rationality told him that it was best if the two of them did not meet too much in the real world, or else it would not be good for either of them.
Seeing Liang Lidong's indifferent expression, the City Lord's wife returned to the city in disappointment. She didn't want to do anything out of line. She just wanted to chat with the Red Priest.
Soon, it was the true winter. Before the first snowfall, the walls of Reed Village had been built. He saw the white stone walls that were more than twenty meters tall. Looking at the piles of food in the cave, Liang Lidong finally felt more reassured.
It seemed that the crusade wouldn't come so soon … Liang Lidong estimated that the winter snow would come soon. Thinking for a moment, he gathered the students who were learning combat skills from Kail and went hunting in the mountains.
He wanted to get some fresh meat before the heavy snow closed the mountains. He would marinate the meat and distribute it to every household. If they had meat in the winter, they would be more resistant to the cold, and it would be easier for them to survive the winter.
Just like that … He left Reed Village with twenty students and went to the mountains. At this moment, Liang Lidong did not know that the Holy Lady of the Church of Storm that he met earlier had already arrived at the city wall of Winterwind.
She had brown, shoulder-length hair, smooth and beautiful skin, and a petite and cute body. As soon as this girl appeared, she attracted the attention of everyone near the city wall. The reason was simple. She was too beautiful, and her clothes were very inappropriate!
It was close to winter, and the temperature was very low. Even a strong man had to wear clothes for two years. However, this girl, who was so beautiful that people couldn't take their eyes off her, was wearing a white dress with spaghetti straps. A bright red ribbon was tied around her neck. The ribbon was tied in a knot, and the end of the ribbon hung lightly down to her abdomen.
Everyone was looking at her, but no one dared to talk to her because she was holding a long oak staff in her hand. The upper part of the staff was slightly curved, and there was a small hole at the top. A silver chain was strung through the hole, and there was a greenish-yellow magic crystal hanging from it. It was faintly emitting a soft light.
"Winterwind is exactly as predicted in the prophecy." The girl's eyes were beautiful, but they lacked vigor. "I should go to Reed Village next. However, according to the prophecy, Kail should be arguing with Belin right now, the mayor of Winterwind died two years ago, and the Hibiscus family and the Guild of Assassins should be fighting for power … There will be three twists in history. Which one should I choose? I don't like either one or three. I'd better choose the second one. Let's go to Mayor Barbara and ask for help. "
While talking, the girl slowly walked into Winterwind on her own.
After she left, the city gate became noisy again. People whispered to each other, whispering, talking about this, the most beautiful girl they had ever seen.
Barbara was learning magic in her room. Her magic pet, Black Hunter, was sleeping beside her. When the guard on the drawbridge came to report, she felt a little strange. Her father was not dead yet, so why would a spellcaster want to see her, and say that he was the castellan?
She asked the guard to invite the young spellcaster in, and she put on her formal attire before she went out to greet her.
Then, she saw the beautiful girl in the living room. She was shocked by the girl's appearance, but she finally regained some confidence when she saw the girl's flat body.
"Hello, I'm Barbara. May I know who you are?" Barbara bowed to the girl like a lady.
"Emma Watson." The girl lifted the corner of her dress. "I'm the incumbent Holy Lady of the Church of Storm. Nice to meet you, mayor."
"A Holy Lady?" Barbara was very surprised. After all, the title of Saintess was indeed very noble, and usually held a certain amount of power. Logically speaking, a Holy Lady should be protected by a bunch of powerful Priests, but this girl had come to her on her own. She didn't even bring a single guard. She couldn't be lying, could she?
As if she "saw" Barbara's confusion, the girl took out a small box and gave it to Barbara. "This is my proof, Mayor Barbara. I need your help right now. I'm being hunted by a bunch of evil Mages. They're coming to Winterwind very soon. I hope that you can help me stop them, and the Church of Storm will reward you generously. "
Emma's voice was very pleasant. It sounded like a child's voice, sweet to the ears, but not disgusting.
"I'm not the mayor yet. After all, my father is still alive. I don't want to be a patricide." Barbara smiled and said, "As for those evil Mages, I'll try to slow them down, but I won't fight them head-on. I'll try to slow them down, but I won't fight them head-on. While I'm delaying them, you should hurry up. "
The former mayor is still alive? Emma was quite surprised to hear that, as it didn't match the prophecy she had read.
But when she was about to ask, she saw that Barbara was a little impatient, so she said, "In that case, thank you … Ms. Barbara."
Emma saluted. Then, she left the castle and walked toward Reed Village. She was still thinking about what Barbara said just now: My father is still alive!
That's impossible. There was great confusion on her pretty face. "The prophecies I've read have never been wrong, nor have they been changed. Mortals can't defeat fate. That's what the goddess said, so Uther, the former mayor, should've been dead. But why did Barbara say that he's not dead? "
"Is Barbara lying, or is there something wrong with my prophecy?"
"No, in my prophecy, Barbara is a person of intense hatred, but Barbara was clearly very mediocre just now."
"History has been artificially twisted. Or has a new line of fate appeared? "
Due to the cold weather, there weren't many people walking on the streets. Emma really wanted to go back and ask Barbara what was going on, but she quickly gave up the idea because she could already feel the aura of the pursuers.
For that reason, she could only go to Reed Village. According to fate, she would lead those people to Reed Village and let them slaughter the village. That way, she would be able to activate the Hero's bloodline with hatred, as she had seen in her prophecy.
Actually, Emma didn't like prophecy. She didn't like the feeling that everything was controlled. That was why she tried to tell some people about the future she saw after she became a Saintess. She hoped that those people could get rid of their miserable fates, but the result saddened her. Not only was the future of death not changed, it was even crueler than before.
After trying a few times, the saying 'fate can't be changed' had taken root in her heart.
She didn't like that the people of Reed Village were all killed, but if she didn't do that, the Hero wouldn't be able to activate the power of his bloodline. If he didn't activate the power of his bloodline, he wouldn't be able to resist the powerful devil in the future. If he failed, human beings would become food for the devils and live in darkness without a future.
When she left Winterwind and set foot on the road to Reed Village, she was shocked again. She remembered in her prophecy that the road from Winterwind to Reed Village was a yellow mud trail, but now it was a high-quality bluestone road … What was going on? What happened to Barbara just now was a minor accident, but this bluestone road was too strange. The goddess had once said that fate would never be wrong, but the path she was taking now was obviously different.
Was fate wrong?
Emma was rather panicked, but she still walked down the green stone path to Reed Village.
The assassins who were chasing after her had obviously stayed where they were for a while. They didn't move, and Emma knew that they were stopped by Barbara. According to the prophecy, Barbara, who had lost her parents, had conflicts with the assassins. Although she successfully stalled the assassins, she died in the battle.
Since then, the Longman family had disappeared in the river of history, and Winterwind had entered an era of war.
Of course, it was just a predetermined fate. Emma quickened her pace to Reed Village. Very soon, she sensed that the assassins were moving again, but Barbara's mental waves were still there, which meant that she was still alive.
What's going on? Fate is really different. Why?
Emma was rather panicked. She didn't like her predetermined life, nor did she like fate, but she didn't want the world to turn into an ocean of blood. Only the Hero had a chance to defeat the demon god after his bloodline was awakened. But many things had changed. What if the prophecy about the Hero changed too? How could she awaken the young man chosen by fate?
With such an uneasy mood, Emma walked for several hours and finally arrived at the white city wall outside Reed Village. Then, her expression immediately became a little distorted, but even such an exaggerated facial movement didn't diminish her beauty in the slightest.
"What's going on here? My prophecy didn't mention this wall. "
Emma couldn't figure it out at all. But she wasn't a stubborn woman. Since she couldn't figure it out, she decided not to think about it for now. She decided to find out the reason first.
She came to the gate of the city wall, and there were three adults with bows and arrows. When they saw her, the three adults were distracted, but when they saw the magic staff in her hand, they immediately put away their lecherous looks.
"Honorable Lady Spellcaster, what brings you to Reed Village?"
"I'm looking for Kail!" The girl raised her head and narrowed her eyes at the three adults on the wall.
She had read the prophecy about the destruction of Reed Village more than ten times, and she recognized the faces of the three adults. One had been burnt into jerky by the assassins, one had been blown into smithereens by the assassins, and the last one had fallen into the river next to the village and drowned when he ran away.
This was something that would happen soon. If it was a few hours ago, Emma would silently pray for the three adults. But now, she was vaguely afraid. Since so many things had changed in Reed Village, would the future of the three adults change as well? Or would one or two of them survive?
If the people of Reed Village didn't die, the Hero wouldn't be able to be fully stimulated. What should she do then?
Compared to the terrible event of the end of the world, the lives of the people of Reed Village seemed insignificant.
Kill a hundred people, save thousands of people!
Emma felt that it was worth it, but even so, she couldn't really make herself happy. After all, people would die, and the people of Reed Village would be affected. No one wanted to die, and the people of Reed Village were the same.
But they have to die, that's fate.