After a while, Chen Xing met the leader in the largest tent in the middle of the tribe.

To be precise, he is the village chief here, because this is a village of the Eastern Continent culture. In the Red Earth Continent, the refugee groups of the Western Continent culture are generally called "tribes", and the highest leader is the "chief", while the Eastern Continent culture

In mainland China culture, it is called a "village", and the top leader is the "village chief".

The village chief is an elderly man. His skin is like the bark of Populus euphratica outside, covered with cracks and wrinkles. He looks to be seventy or eighty years old. His body is thin, but his eyes are bright. He is holding a cup in his hand.

He was holding a small oil lamp and was looking at Chen Xing carefully.

After about a few seconds, the village chief put down the oil lamp, leaned on crutches, bent his waist, and saluted Chen Xing. In the wilderness, the strong were respected, and Chen Xing was the lord of the place, so his status was naturally much higher.

"Are you Mr. Chen Xing?" The village chief raised his head and asked with a slight doubt. He did not expect that the "sir" that "Red Wolf" Quik referred to was so young.

"Yes, I am Chen Xing, captain of the third team of the Orchid Town garrison, and the person in charge of the water station in the northwest of Orchid Town." Chen Xing said in a calm voice.

"Hello, Mr. Chen Xing, I am Gared, the head of Gali Village." The old man introduced himself respectfully.

After identifying each other, Garid invited Chen Xing to sit down. Although it was the largest tent, it still seemed a bit small. The floor was covered with animal furs, including those of pigs, sheep, and some unknown creatures.

The two of them sat cross-legged across a small long table. There was a small oil lamp placed on the table, emitting a faint light.

Chen Xing was about to ask about the situation of the village, such as how many people there were, how many young adults there were, and how many old people and children there were. Suddenly the light came on, and two girls opened the curtain and walked in from the outside. They knelt down in front of the table.

, placing the plates in his hands in front of Chen Xing one by one. There were some red wild fruits similar to hawthorns, dried mutton and some pastries of unknown origin.

Taking a closer look, the two girls had good-looking faces, but their faces were slightly yellow, and they were a little sickly thin under their homespun clothes. It was not difficult to see that it was caused by malnutrition. In refugee villages, good food must be reserved for young adults, because

They have to go out to find food or protect the village. The elderly, children and women usually suffer from food shortages.

"The conditions here are not good. We only have these Elaeagnus angustifolia, dried mutton, and mulberry fruit cake. You can eat it first. I have already sent people to kill the sheep." Garid said.

"It's okay, I think it's pretty good." Chen Xing ate an angustifolia symbolically, and then asked about the situation in the village.

Garid said that there are 761 people here, including 138 young adults, and the rest are old people, children and women. Then he explained some of their customs and habits. The people in Gari village believe in "young adults".

"Lamp God", it is believed that the gods are hidden in the wicks of lamps and protect their tribesmen.

"The state religion of the Red Dragon Principality is the Holy Light Church. You can only worship your gods in private, and you cannot preach, otherwise no one can protect your safety." Chen Xing reminded.

"Of course." Garide nodded and said.

At this time, Chen Xing found that the two girls were staring blankly at the dried meat on the table, with hungry eyes shining in their eyes. So he moved the plates and said, "Would you like some, too?"

"Ah?" They were surprised. They raised their heads at the same time and looked at Chen Xing and then at the village chief. They seemed hesitant.

"Master Chen Xing is our most distinguished guest. If he asks you to eat, you can eat." Garid said with a gentle smile.

The two girls suddenly beamed with joy, and both reached for the dried meat and cakes, stuffing them into their mouths hungrily.

"Eat slowly, don't choke." Gared said kindly.

Seeing the village chief's performance, Chen Xing nodded secretly. This village has simple folk customs and will definitely be easy to manage in the future.

"Master Chen Xing, I still have questions and want to ask you for advice." Garide said.

"Please tell me." Chen Xing made a "please" gesture.

"What kind of person is the mayor of Orchid Town, our future protector?" Garid asked. This question is the most critical. The mayor's character determines their future living environment. If he has a bad temper,

Those who are cruel to the people might as well stay in the wilderness. Even if the environment is harsh and they are hungry, they are still free.

"I got this position because I killed Wang Bo, the captain of the third team of Orchid Town." Chen Xing said with a mysterious smile.

"What mistake did he make?" Garide's face changed slightly and he asked.

"He took pleasure in killing civilians, so he died." Chen Xing's eyes narrowed and he said, "I shot him in the head."

"Well..." Garide thought for a while and said, "The mayor must be a fair and wise protector."

"Yes." Chen Xing nodded and said.

Garid lowered his head, thought for a long time, and finally clenched his fists with determination and said, "Let's pack up and leave in ten days."

"Okay!" Chen Xing stretched out his hand and shouted in a deep voice. Although his voice was not quiet, it did not affect the appetite of the two girls at all, and their mouths were filled with cakes and angustifolia.

The two hands are held together, and the migration is done.

In the evening, a large pot was set up in the middle of the village, cooking mutton. A fire was set up next to it, and the lamb legs were roasting. The aroma of the meat filled the air. Young and old gathered in a circle, looking at the meat in the pot, and their eyes almost bulged.

come out.

However, each person can only get a small piece, and only the village chief and a few elders accompanying the guests can eat more.

In order to win over people's hearts, Chen Xing naturally couldn't eat more, and like ordinary refugees, he only ate a small piece. Furthermore, the refugee's pot was dark, and he didn't know what had been cooked, so as not to eat something he shouldn't have eaten.

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At night, Chen Xing was alone in the tent, his stomach growling with hunger, and he was about to take out compressed biscuits to satisfy his hunger, when a timid voice suddenly came from outside.

"Sir, are you asleep?"

"Who are you?" Chen Xing asked doubtfully. The voice outside was a bit childish, so he should be a young girl.

"We met at the village chief today..." Her voice was trembling, and she seemed nervous.

"Is something wrong?" Chen Xing asked.

"Can I come in?"

Before Chen Xing had time to answer, the curtain was lifted, and a girl came in and threw herself into his arms without any explanation, her shoulders hunched slightly, nervous.

How could Chen Xing III not know what the other person meant. However, looking at the girl's thin body, he really couldn't bear it, so he gently pushed the other person away and said, "You don't have to be like this."

"You, you want me, otherwise, they will beat me to death..." The girl shed tears and looked at Chen Xing with helpless eyes.

"Who?" Chen Xing asked with a straight face.

The girl shook her head desperately and refused to answer.

Chen Xing thought for a while, gave up asking, and instead took out two cans of meat from his backpack and stuffed them into the girl's arms.

"Eat, sleep here when you're full." Chen Xing pointed to the corner of the tent and said, then took out the compressed biscuits, tore off the aluminum paper of the packaging, and started eating by himself. It was not difficult to guess that it was the village

She was allowed to come. If she were turned away, it would be bad for her.

The girl stood up silently, walked to the corner with the canned meat in her arms, and curled up into a ball. Seeing this, Chen Xing picked up the blanket next to him and threw it over.

"Go to bed early." He said.
Chapter completed!