novelODS Chapter 46 Decision-Making and Gathering Information!
Chapter 46 Decision-Making and Gathering Information!
In the early hours of the morning, all was quiet in Duanpo Village, except for the bright moon shining down in the sky.
On the simple bed made of straw, Roger slowly woke up.
He felt a warm breath lingering around his nose, and he felt a little breathless.
He slowly opened his eyes, and the hazy moonlight shone through the cracks in the window. He looked up and saw a fluffy thing nestled on his face.
Roger's heart tightened suddenly, a chill ran through his body, and he instantly sobered up.
He nearly sat up abruptly, almost slapping the object off his face.
Fortunately, I heard a familiar "coo coo coo" sound in my ear.
It's a little snowy owl!
Roger's tense nerves relaxed instantly.
I gently lifted the little one from my face into my palm.
The little creature in my palm had its snow-white downy fur bristling, as if a rooster had been startled.
Her golden-orange pupils were round and bright, and she made urgent "coo coo coo" sounds. Her petite body trembled slightly, completely unlike her usual docile and obedient self.
"Did you encounter danger outside?"
Roger's first thought was that the little guy had been frightened by some wild creature outside.
Ever since he gave the little guy the experience candy on a whim,
Unexpectedly, from then on, the little guy's appetite increased dramatically, and he was able to fly after only a few days. Every night, he would fly out and circle around for a long time before returning.
Roger had also been worried about the little snowy owl for quite some time.
Seeing that the little snow owl showed no signs of improvement, he subconsciously activated his Eye of Insight and carefully scanned the little snow owl, but did not notice anything unusual.
But when his consciousness swept over the term "fatal malice perception,"
Roger instantly realized something, his whole body stiffened, and a chill ran straight to the back of his head!
The danger wasn't the little guy himself, but rather that he sensed danger!
It's still a deadly danger!
It's aimed at Rogge himself; it's a danger that wants him dead!
Roger felt a chill run down his spine; the moment he realized the danger, cold sweat quietly broke out.
His thoughts raced, and his first thought was that someone was coveting their property!
The hundreds of silver dinars hidden in the blacksmith's shop were a considerable sum for ordinary villagers!
Everyone in the village knows they run a forging business; it's common knowledge!
It's hard to guarantee that no one will be blinded by greed and decide to rob and kill.
But doubts also arose in my mind.
Even though the villagers of Duanpo Village were envious, they had not shown the slightest murderous intent in the past few days.
Why did this murderous intent suddenly surface in the dead of night?
If you're not from the village, the danger comes from outside!
"Are they robbers... or some kind of desperados?"
Rogge couldn't pinpoint the exact source of the danger, but the little snowy owl's deadly sense of malice was probably right!
Thoughts only last for a moment.
Roger immediately got up, gave the snoring Gold a hard shove, and then reached out to wake Virgil.
He whispered, "Wake up! Wake up!"
As the two were still half asleep, Roger whispered:
"It's dangerous! Wake up!"
Those few words were like a thunderclap, instantly waking Gold and Virgil from their sleepiness.
Gold suddenly opened his eyes and sat up abruptly.
Virgil moved even more swiftly, his body springing up suddenly.
He took out the longsword hidden in the corner and tossed it to Rogge and God.
By this time, Gold had already gotten up. He tiptoed to the window and quietly peered out through it.
The moonlight outside was bright and clear, casting a silvery glow over the entire earth.
The blacksmith shop was located in an open area at the edge of the village, with a clear view of the outside.
Gold carefully scanned the area; it was quiet outside, with not a soul in sight, not even the slightest movement.
He turned to look at Rogge, his tone tinged with doubt:
"Rogge, there's nothing outside. What's wrong?"
As a companion, God trusted Roger, but with no signs of danger around him, he couldn't help but feel suspicious.
Roger had already used his Eye of Insight to detect the calm outside, and he knew that God wouldn't be able to see anything.
Roger handed the restless little guy in his palm to the two of them.
Gold and Virgil's gazes fell on the little snowy owl. Seeing the little guy's ruffled feathers and anxious appearance, the two became even more puzzled.
The two of them knew that this little snowy owl was highly intelligent, but they couldn't figure out what it was.
"What's going on?" Gold asked in a low voice.
"Could it be that someone in the village is jealous of our money and wants to rob us?"
Virgil frowned, pondered for a moment, and did not directly deny Gold, but only shook his head slightly to himself.
Roger pursed his lips, his large hand gently stroking the little one in his palm, and said in a deep voice:
"Please believe me, although I don't know the specific source of the threat, the danger is real, and it's a potentially fatal crisis!"
Upon hearing this, the two men's expressions suddenly turned serious.
Having spent so much time together, they knew that Roger would never spread alarmist rumors without reason.
The three of them lowered their voices and quickly discussed the matter, concluding that there were only two possible dangers:
Inside and outside the village!
"Why don't we just run away!"
Virgil frowned and offered the safest advice.
"Who cares where the danger comes from, let's get out of there first!"
Upon hearing this, Gold's face showed a mixture of reluctance and resistance:
"Run? Then we'll abandon our sheep, our belongings, and everything else?"
He then calmed down and added, "I don't even know what the danger is. I don't really want to run away. What if I run into them..."
However, I'll follow your plan. If you decide to run away, let's set off immediately!
Rogge wholeheartedly agreed with Virgil's decision to flee.
He could observe that the warning signs from the little snowy owl were deadly, therefore the danger was real.
Able to recognize danger,
But Roger had no idea where the danger was, who the danger was, or how many people were in it!
Even as he fled blindly, Roger feared he might run into a knife.
Roger thought for a moment, then made a decision, his voice calm and clear:
"Virgil, you stay in the shop, pack up the silver coins, and prepare the necessary provisions and water for your journey..."
We don't need anything else! We're ready to evacuate at any time!
Rogge was confident about the evacuation, as the Eye of Insight allowed him to effectively avoid many dangers along the way.
"Gold and I will go out and check it out, see what's going on!"
Rogge's arrangement was perfectly reasonable, and Gold and Virgil expressed no objection whatsoever, nodding in agreement.
Roger stroked the little snowy owl's downy head and placed it on Virgil's shoulder. The little guy gradually stopped chirping.
Picking up their longswords, Rogge and Gode quietly opened a crack in the door and slipped out...
The temperature was damp and cold in the dead of night, and the grass was damp.
Led by Roger, the two walked slowly, their backs bent, staying close to the shadows of the wall the whole way.
With his keen eye, Roger could sense the presence of every fork in the road and detect the subtle movements of wildcats.
But Gold was completely unaware of all of this!
Fortunately, he was a competent executor. He neither asked any questions nor objected, but simply kept a low profile and followed closely behind Roger.
The two stealthily made their way from one end of the village to the other. Along the way, Rogge would occasionally activate his Eye of Insight to scan the area, his mind filled with images of the villagers sleeping soundly in white light!
The thatched huts along the way were all quiet, and not a single person was seen getting up!
Standing beneath the wall of a courtyard, Roger realized that the danger did not come from inside the village, but from outside!
This means that those with deadly malice have never targeted just the three of them!
The entire village of Duanpo has fallen into the enemy's hunting range!
Countless fragmented speculations slowly surfaced in Rogge's mind...