In such a desolate and dilapidated and isolated place, a huge enthusiastic village chief and old man suddenly appeared, to be honest, it is still quite weird, but it is much more comfortable to find someone who can communicate than to surround a circle of silent villagers, Hao Ren translation plug-in opened, and immediately greeted him with the same enthusiasm, first showing that he was an international friend living here, passing by here when he was on his way, and then began to inquire about the local customs.The old man's identity is unsurprisingly the village chief, and according to him, the village is called "Narim", a small village with a population of several hundred and little communication with the outside world.During the conversation, Hao Ren found that the degree of isolation of this village was beyond imagination: the old village chief didn't even know what age it was outside, and whenever he mentioned some outside things, the old village chief would be vague, and his most common sentence was: "Ah, living in such a calm and peaceful place, why do you need to worry about the outside world?"
”After a brief conversation, Hao Ren brought up the matter of finding someone."
We're here for a man, he must be Fernand," Hao Ren described according to Hesperith's information, "a tall, muscular man, almost seven feet tall, with a scar on his eye......
Ah, maybe it was another name, I don't remember exactly, it was an old friend of my uncle. ”The old village chief frowned and showed a look of reminiscence, and finally shook his head slowly: "I have no impression, there has never been such a person in our village, and there has never been such a guest."
Such a tall man should be very eye-catching, I can't forget it as long as I see it. ”Hao Ren and Hesperus glanced at each other, which was not too surprising, but to be honest, it was quite regrettable."
He may have moved away," Hesperius muttered quietly, "and it is common to change the place of seclusion. ”"Guests, it's not early now, why don't you stay here for the night," the old village chief spoke again, "it would be better to set out tomorrow to find someone—the night road in the forest is not safe." ”"Oh, you're welcome," Lily waved her hand, "we've got a place to stay, and it's going to be easy to walk along the way." ”"Let's stay here," said the old village chief, still insisting on the invitation, and his attitude was unusually warm, "Visitors from afar are a matter of great deal to us, and it is not a shame for us to let them leave in the evening.You can try our muffins made with tree fruits, which you won't find anywhere else. ”Hao Ren glanced at the current sky, and there was nothing wrong with what the old village chief said, but he could undoubtedly feel some kind of unnatural disobedience in this village, and as night fell, the old village chief kept sending out invitations, and this disobedience became more and more intense.And just as he was thinking about how to find a reason to leave, the old village chief's words made him change his mind: "Ah, speaking of which, the few guests who passed by here two days ago haven't left yet, and if you stay today, maybe you can leave together tomorrow." ”Has anyone else found this place as well?
Hao Ren and his entourage suddenly wondered: this village was not marked on any map, and Hesperius even thought that this village was almost dying out three centuries ago, and the village was still surrounded by an undeveloped forest.Could it be someone else who wants to inquire about Hercules' whereabouts?
After exchanging opinions, they decided to stay in this place tonight to see what was so strange about the village, and to meet the mysterious visitors by the way.There are no inns in the small village, but there is a large house dedicated to receiving guests.It is a two-storey wooden longhouse, as old and dilapidated as the others, but still sturdy and clean.The old village chief took Hao Ren and the others here, and then said goodbye and left, and before leaving, he mentioned that he would meet everyone at dinner, and the mysterious visitors he mentioned earlier would also appear at that time.After the old village chief and a few villagers left, Vivien stretched: "It's really mysterious. ”"I always think the atmosphere in this place is weird," Lily also nodded, although she was relatively second, but the beast's intuition was really first-class, "Whether it was the village chief just now, or the villagers before, everyone had a very strange aura......
Repressive, false. ”"Who else but us will come to this place?"
Hao Ren looked at Hesperius, "Does anyone else know about Hercules' seclusion here?"
Anyone else is interested?
”"Only the witchers will investigate this, but now that the hunt is over, there is no reason for them to interfere again," Hesperith shook his head slowly, "Maybe it's just ordinary people who strayed here, after all, although this village is isolated and strange everywhere, it is still physically connected to the outside world, and it is possible for people who have lost their way to walk in." ”Vivien nodded: "I'll wait for those 'visitors' to show up and take a good look, maybe they're trapped here."
I have a bad impression of this village, even though it is full of living people, but the village feels like walking into a grave. ”"Huh-" A small voice came from the backpack behind Hao Ren, which was a necessary disguise.Now it's probably just this little bit who doesn't know anything about the atmosphere.There was still a little time for the night to fall, and Lily began to wander around the longhouse with nothing to do, and after two circles she seemed to notice something, and staggered back to Hao Ren: "Landlord landlord!
This place is not electrified!
”Vivian replied casually: "Nonsense, in such a desolate place, no national grid can be paved." ”"No, I mean there's not even a wire, not a light bulb here!"
Lily crossed her waist, "It's fine to have a small diesel generator or something like that in the middle of nowhere, but this place doesn't seem to have any such thing as 'electricity', and you see the oil lamps hanging on the walls." ”Hao Ren was stunned for a moment, although he felt that what Lily said seemed to be very reasonable, but he still subconsciously muttered: "Actually, many villages in the ravine still have particularly backward places, and this is really the ......"
"The oil lamp is a style from three centuries ago, and the same is true for the tables, chairs, and furniture," Hesperis stood up and looked around, "There is no trace of modernization or modernization."
Actually, the most obvious thing is the houses outside, they were standing here when I came here three hundred years ago, and they are still the same.This is not the case even if the house has been renovated and rebuilt. ”The situation was getting weirder and weirder, but Hao Ren didn't have much nervousness on his face, he just looked at the old lamp hanging on the wall with interest, and whistled: "Whew—where time stands still?"
”After more than three years of work experience, now Hao Ren can finally say to people with his chest up: I have seen a lot of battles, what kind of weird secret realm has not exploded, just a time freeze, drizzle!"
If time stands still in this village, then the villagers here ......," Vivien frowned, thinking more, "are they the same people as they were three hundred years ago?"
”Hesperius immediately shook his head: "Obviously not, I'm sure." ”Hao Ren was not surprised by this: "When you came here, this village was still normal, so it must have changed after that, and it is normal that you don't know the people here." ”Vivien also agreed with Hao Ren: "Well, it should be like this.In any case, this village may have been distorted from the level of time and space, and the reason for the distortion is mostly related to Hercules, who lived in seclusion here back then, we ......"
Lily's ears twitched: "Shh, someone is coming." ”Everyone immediately stopped talking, and soon there were voices from outside the longhouse, and a moment later, the old village chief and several villagers appeared in front of Hao Ren and his party."
I'm sorry to keep you waiting so long," the old village chief smiled kindly, "it's time for dinner."
According to our custom here, guests from afar are good omen in the village, please come with me, and I will take you to the place where everyone gathers for dinner. ”Hao Ren exchanged glances with the others, and decided to follow the rhythm of these strange villagers to see how things would play out."
Did you say that there were a few other guests from outside besides us, and they were all there?"
Vivien asked casually."
Of course," said one of the villagers in a gruff voice, "you'll see them." ”Led by the village chief, Hao Ren and his entourage left the longhouse and came to a large open space in the center of the village.Ready for the feast, long wooden tables lined up, lit bonfires blazing, and the aroma of food wafting through the clearing, the villagers seemed to be concentrated in this place, and now the atmosphere was noisy and lively.Although the overall atmosphere of the village is still eerie, it seems that it is really a little more popular at the moment.Hao Ren, on the other hand, saw at a glance a few of the most striking and conspicuous outsiders in a group of locals.The old village chief hadn't lied yet—there were really visitors here except for Hao Ren and his party.Vivien had a strange expression on her face when she saw those outsiders, and then looked at one of them and muttered, "Eh, Hao Ren, do you think that person is a little familiar?"
”(To be continued.) )