Gods, Ashes Descend

Chapter 16 Finding a Job

Several guards who arrived spread out with hand hammers and surrounded him, keeping a close eye on him. Although Li Wei did not make any move, Li Wei, who was wearing full knight armor, was a dangerous element in the eyes of the guards, and they could not be too careful.

"Knight, how did you get in?"

Li Wei said bitterly.

"Would you believe me if I said that someone from your God opened a door in the wall and let me in?"

One of the guards chuckled.

"God? This story might get the drunkards in the tavern to have a couple more drinks and throw your sword on the ground."

Li Wei was speechless, as it did indeed sound quite absurd.

But to throw away your weapons and let others slaughter you is utter nonsense.

"I refuse, but I don't mind being locked up by you, as long as I can see your dean, whatever that thing is, let me see him."

After all, the guards at the front gate, and all those servants and priests, aren't blind. And it doesn't make sense that I was able to get in, does it? There's no seven or eight-meter-high ladder here.”

The guards looked at each other, realizing that this was indeed absurd.

A guard pointed to a house standing alone at the foot of the city wall not far away.

"Alright, you stay there for now. We'll notify the dean later. Now, go over there yourself. We'll keep an eye on you."

After lying in the storage room for two hours, Father Stephen, the confessor, along with two guards, opened the door that had locked Levi in.

Upon entering, he stared at Li Wei in surprise.

"Good knight, where did you come from? We didn't find anything that climbed over the wall, and the maid Valerie was the first person to see you. That's incredible."

Li Wei slowly got up and said silently.

"They're either your master or the devil, whatever. I'm just a mercenary leader; they sent me to solve your problems."

"Our Lord? You're not Catholic?"

"I should be considered a faithless person."

Half an hour later, Li Wei was kicked out and glanced back at the closed door.

Li Wei stared speechlessly at the cathedral behind him. "Brother Di, this has nothing to do with me. Your little brother won't take me in, so don't blame me for causing trouble everywhere."

Looking at the village not far away, I adjusted my helmet. Well, guys, you've been added to the Ashes' deluxe lunch.

boom!

The farmer's door was kicked open, and the farmer, who was awakened in bed, got up and saw a can of food standing at his doorstep as soon as he stepped out of the room.

This was a scary story for him; his legs were trembling, but he mustered his courage and asked.

"Knight, is there anything you need?"

"Is there any work that needs to be done?"

The farmer blinked. What does that mean? Has his business of buying and selling stolen goods been exposed?

But with the knight in front of him, he could only politely decline.

"Sorry, Knight, this kind of work probably isn't for you."

Li Wei had been traveling for two days, but he hadn't even managed to kill a rabbit, let alone find a job killing bandits.

Li Wei inquired his way to the farm owner whom the villagers said had some connections.

"I'm a mercenary leader. I've heard you have quite a few connections. Don't you have any enemies or anything?"

The farmer drew a cross on his body.

"Oh God, I am a law-abiding citizen, knight. If you want to hire mercenaries, you should go to the lords. There is war everywhere now."

Perhaps you could ask the officials in the larger towns and villages.

Li Wei was also confused. He didn't see any wars everywhere, nor did he encounter any bandits on the road. Every villager said that the security was bad and there were many bandits on the road. How come everything was peaceful as soon as he arrived?

There were people carrying weapons on the road, but Li Wei couldn't just assume everyone he saw was a robber and kill them with two blows. So he simply tried to bribe the farmer in front of him.

"Lord? I don't know any lords. Are you sure you don't have any connections? If you do get a job, I don't mind sharing some with you."

But the farmer was unmoved and swore an oath.

"Knight, I swear I'm a law-abiding citizen. At most, I've only ever fought; I've never had the thought of killing anyone. Besides, I can't even see the lord, so I don't know where they need mercenaries."

But money makes the world go round, and the farmer changed his tone.

"But perhaps I can help you with this."

"Maybe?"

The farmer immediately said.

"You can't force me. How about I take you to talk to Executive Officer Miskowitz tomorrow? He's the only person I know, but you have to give me one-tenth of the first job you get."

Li Wei readily nodded in agreement.

"OK."

The farmer smiled, thinking that money might come in.

"Well then, Your Excellency, would you like to rest here for a while? I'll prepare a room for you. Have you eaten? May I prepare a bowl of hot soup for you?"

Hearing the farmer say this, Li Wei suddenly wanted to test whether the farmer would covet his equipment and drug him or have a group of people block the door.

Then he would have an excuse to start killing, so he nodded in agreement without hesitation.

"Okay, thanks."

Nothing happened that night, but the next day, the farmer, who was pulling an empty cart, felt uncomfortable with the way Li Wei was looking at him.

"Sir, is there a problem?"

Li Wei sighed softly. This world is so peaceful. He didn't even think about killing himself to loot equipment. He suddenly missed the cunning people in the Witcher world, who would steal anything you left outside.

There were also a lot of troublemakers at the tavern; I wonder how Silly Roe Deer is doing now.

"No, it's not a problem."

"Knight, where is your horse?"

"No horse? Is that a problem?"

"Of course not."

Lying on the cart, listening to the farmer humming a song, and looking at the surrounding wheat fields, I suddenly felt a little tired.

It was a large medieval village with a small population, around 100 or 200 people, and a dozen or so wooden and stone houses scattered around it.

The villagers' houses are mostly low and simple, with wooden structures or wooden-framed mud-walled buildings, and thatched roofs.

The windows are small and often without glass. There are often small, enclosed plots of land next to the houses for growing vegetables or raising poultry.

The village is situated on a cultivable plain, or perhaps a gentle slope in a river valley, with a small, flowing stream running through it.

The air was filled with the smells of earth, crops, and livestock, accompanied by human voices, animal cries, and the hammering of the blacksmith's shop.

To be honest, Li Wei still wasn't used to this ghostly smell.

The farmer stopped his car in front of a stone house, jumped out, and called out to Li Wei.

"We've arrived, Your Excellency."

The farmer led Li Wei into the house, where the governor was still holding a quill pen, writing and drawing on a huge book that was propped up on a stand.

"Kent, my old friend, I heard you're in trouble. I've brought someone who can solve it, for the right price."

The consul threw down his pen and turned to look at the two men, his gaze lingering on Li Wei for a moment.

"Harken? You don't have the guts to associate with someone like that."

So, who are you, my friend?