Saira walked around the barn, the soles of his boots rustling on the scattered straw.
When she passed the bags of grain, she stopped, reached into the mouth of the bag, took out a handful of wheat grains, brought it to her nose, smelled it, and then put it back.
"Whitewater Valley The harvest this year is not very good." she said.
"Does this have anything to do with you tying me to the cross?"
"Of course not." Saira walked to Lin Ze and stood still.
"I am the patrol officer the North, in charge of the patrol affairs of the seven territories of the North. The Ainsley outside is my sister, and this valley is nominally under her management."
"In the past two years, the king suddenly ordered a large-scale witch hunt." Sela said as he was minding his own business, regardless of what happened to Lin Ze.
"In the eyes of the people, this is an expression of protecting them, but in my opinion, this is more likely to intensify the conflict between the kingdom and the wizards..."
"No, interrupt me, what do you mean by telling me this?" Lin Ze asked.
"Um... aren't you wizards more vindictive? I mean..."
"State your position? Tell me not to hold grudges?" Lin Ze smiled.
"Ah? Ah... that's it!" Sela nodded blankly.
She suddenly felt that the wizard in front of her was completely different from the gloomy aliens she had seen before, who looked like they grew up in ditches. He seemed... his way of thinking was closer to that of ordinary people?
And his golden vertical pupils are so handsome...
For a moment, Sela was fascinated by what he saw.
"Ahem..." Lin Ze felt something was wrong in the other person's eyes, and then coughed twice, interrupting the other person.
"Ah!" Sela exclaimed, his face suddenly became solemn, and he covered his somewhat red ears with both hands.
"Um... where did I come from?"
Saira's fingers unconsciously rubbed the leather handle of the scimitar, and the redness at the base of his ears had not completely subsided.
"Speaking of witch hunts." Lin Ze reminded her.
"Yes." Saira cleared his throat and tightened his expression again.
"The king suddenly issued a secret order in the past two years, asking the lords from all over the country to strictly investigate wizards, and not only investigate, but also arrest them. After they are caught, they will all be sent to the royal capital. The North has sent more than 20 of them this year."
"You just said you didn't agree?"
"It doesn't really matter whether I agree or not." Saira leaned on the grain bag and crossed his arms across his chest.
"I'm in charge of patrolling. Arresting people is a matter for the lords and localities."
"Actually, we say we are arresting witches, but many of the so-called witches are herbalists who give people wrong medicine, or witches who are pretending to be witches. There are still very few real witches."
Lin Ze raised his eyebrows. "That stick of yours is still very powerful, how come you can't catch the wizard?"
"Although this thing can make the wizard unable to perform witchcraft, I am not a fool. When I see the prey team, I will run away from a distance. There are very few fools who stay and fight..." Saira shrugged helplessly.
"So, why did your king suddenly order a witch hunt?" Lin Ze asked. Since he can't go back for the time being, he might as well take a look at what this era is like.
"It is said that three years ago, the country lost a wizard. He was treated as a guest by the king and given the title of Witch King to be equal to the king. He solved many problems for the king. However, the good times did not last long. Two years ago, the king suddenly announced that the wizard king would be abolished, and then issued a wanted wizard order to all the lords across the country."
"Since then, various major territories have organized witch-hunting teams on their own initiative."
Lin Ze nodded. At first, the captain of the witch hunting team he met in the town said that it was because the wizards secretly put poison. It seemed that ordinary people did not know the real reason, including the witch hunters summoned by the lords.
"Then what happened to the more than 20 people you caught?" Lin Ze asked.
Saira's fingers paused on the scimitar handle for a moment.
"Why are you asking this?"
"Just out of curiosity."
"Well... there is no news about those people after they were sent to the royal capital. Some said they were locked up in the dungeon, and some said they were directly burned to death..." Saira said calmly.
"What is your king's name?" Lin Ze suddenly forgot it again, even though Grimm had told him before.
"Constantine." Saira glanced at him.
"You don't even know what the king's name is? Where do you come from?"
"A place far, far away... so far away... that you have never heard of it..." Lin Ze thought it would be better not to tell the truth, so as to save the other party from thinking about him anymore.
Saira stared at him for two seconds and didn't ask any more questions.
"Where's that Witch King? What's his name?"
"I don't know. No one knows his real name. After the king made him the Witch King, few people saw him show up."
Lin Ze rubbed his chin thoughtfully.
"What's the purpose of telling me this?" Lin Ze asked.
Saira straightened up from the grain bag and patted the dust off his hands.
"Of course, I want to ask you a favor."
"Oh? Tell me about it?"
She bent down to pick up the machete from the straw pile and put it back on her waist with a neat movement.
"The North There is an old guard tower on the border. It started having problems half a year ago."
"The night watch soldiers there often disappeared inexplicably, and then people in nearby villages also began to disappear inexplicably. The lord sent many people to investigate, but... thirteen people went there, and three came back. Those three people were all crazy, and they are still talking nonsense every day."
"You think it was a wizard who did it?"
"I don't know what it is, but it's definitely not something ordinary people can do." Saira shook his head.
"We can deal with those slow-minded wizards, but the really powerful wizards will never meet us head-on."
Lin Ze leaned on the wooden frame and thought for a while.
"What's the benefit of helping you?"
"I heard from people at Whitewater Valley that you seem to be looking for something that can help you get home? Is it because of that thing that you agreed to help them solve the problem of Cursed Forest?"
"Are you threatening me?" Lin Ze raised his eyebrows.
"Of course not, I'm making a deal with you." When Saira said this, his tone was less harsh than before, and more frank.
"I can't help them. As of now, Cursed Forest cannot be solved by individual strength. If they can invite the dragon, they might be able to give it a try." Lin Ze told the truth.
"Of course, if it is easy to solve, we people are willing to help them solve it. For now, the best way is to help them complete the migration of the tribe and leave this Whitewater Valley that will be swallowed up by Cursed Forest at any time."
Lin Ze nodded in agreement, "In this case, what their clan leader promised me..."
"Don't worry, I'm coming over for that thing already." Sela said, taking out a bone from his arms.