Chapter 28

The Tall treetops are like a huge open umbrella covering the sky, and the sun's rays can only shine into the forest through the gaps in the branches and leaves.

The mottled light spots are constantly changing with the shaking of the branches, disturbing the sight of people walking in the forest. Fortunately, the people here are all savages who were born and raised in this environment.

They have long been accustomed to the changes of light and shadow in the forest and know how to maintain keen perception and vigilance in such an environment.

Ucha was at the end of the line carrying a bag of jerky, turning his head from time to time to make sure no foraging beasts followed.

  "Look, we're almost there!"

  A shout from ahead startled Ucha slightly, he looked forward quickly, and through the layers of branches and leaves, he could see the deep valley from afar.

  The memories of a few days ago came to his mind, making Ucha couldn't help shivering.

  It was the scariest night he had ever experienced.

  Blood, screams, fighting, and corpses all over the ground... often woke him up in the middle of the night, breaking out in a cold sweat.

  Fortunately, Ucha ran fast at that time, so he didn't die in the valley or become a prisoner.

  Fortunately, the nobel is a kind person, not only did not pursue the responsibility of the tiger tooth tribe, but accepted them as his people.

  Ucha didn't know the difference between the people and the savages, but he didn't have much resistance to the change of his identity.

  At least no more fighting with those horrible Reach people.

  And of course , delicious white bread.

  Ucha still remembers the delicious taste that melts in his mouth. This time he brought jerky to Bleak Island, and he also wanted to change some bread back.

  Of course, this is just side task .

  The more important task is actually to help his sister find a man.

  Many girls in the village have married to bleak ialand . After World War I, the ratio of men to women in Tiger tooth Village has been seriously out of balance. If the girls in the village do not want to die alone, they can only marry outsiders.

  Moreover, the savages have always had the tradition of chasing strong.

  The people of Reach have already proved their strength, so the girls in tiger tooth Village will naturally not have any resistance to marrying outsiders.

  What's more, the lord also promised to reward the girls who married to Bleak Island.

  In the past few days, many girls from tiger tooth Village have gone to bleak island to choose a man.

  Yes, these girls living in the mountains have always been active.

  Ucha's older sister, Wuna, was a bit reserved due to her outstanding looks, but now she dare not hesitate to wait, otherwise the reach warriors will be picked out.

  At that time, only craftsmen will be left.

  After walking for a while, the team was already close to Valley.

  The scene gradually became lively. Hundreds of savages were busy cutting down trees here. The originally dense woods were now much sparser, and there was a large area near the mouth of the valley.

  Ucha knew that these loggers were all his former clansmen, and they stayed in Bleak island after being captured to build a castle for the lord.

  He originally thought that these people would have a miserable life, not getting enough to eat, not sleeping well, having to do heavy work, and even being beaten and abused in various ways.

  But looking at it along the way, He found that this is not the case.

  These lumberjacks are full of energy , and they don't look like prisoners at all.

  "Uncle!"

  Hearing his sister's voice, Ucha turned his head and looked, he saw his uncle wielding an axe 🪓 hitting a thick oak tree.

  "Hey, Wuna, Ucha, why are you two here?" The uncle stopped his movements, then seemed to remember something, and smiled, "Is it because you want to a man for Wuna?"

  Wuna nodded generously, not too shy, but worried: "Uncle, those Reach people won't bully us savages, right?"

"No. The lord has already issued a decree, Rwach people and savages are equal . Yes, if there is an act of bullying, they will be punished."

  "That's good." WuNa nodded, and seemed to be finally relieved.

  "Uncle, how are you doing..." Ucha asked with some guilt.

  He always felt that it was a cowardly act for him to run away alone that night, and he also made his uncle a prisoner.

  "I'm fine, eat, sleep, and I still get paid."

  "Is there still money?" Ucha was surprised.

  "Yes." The uncle picked up the ax again, "I'll tell you later but I have to finish today's task, or my work points will be deducted ." After finishing speaking, he ignored the confused siblings, Then he swung the ax in his hand again.

  Chop! Chop! Chop!

  After the tree squeaked, the leading man signaled his subordinates to pull the thick rope that had already been attached to the treetop.

  The tall trees that were already crumbling, finally fell to the ground under the concerted efforts of everyone, stirring up a large cloud of dust.

  After cleaning up the excess branches, everyone carried the logs on their shoulders and walked into the valley.

  The siblings also followed.

  "Uncle, did you just say that you still have money to take?"

  "Yes. The lord said that we are captives, not slaves, and we should be paid for our work. However, after all, we are atoning for our previous mistakes, so the reward is not high, and I can't get it right away."

  "Then when can you get it?"

  "When the castle is built, the lord will settle the settlement with us in a unified way. Now we only need to record work points."

  "Work points?"

  "Yes, you can get one point for completing the prescribed work every day. In addition, each person in the group that does the most work will get an extra point, and this point is equivalent to a copper coin. Don't underestimate it, you know, the lord's in charge of our meals, and we're full!"

  "That's really good." Seeing that his uncle was doing well, ucha breathed a sigh of relief.

  "What a benevolent lord!" WuNa also sighed, looking forward to marrying into Bleak Island even more in her heart.

  "Yes, the only downside is that every six days of work, we have to take a day off," Uncle said with a long sigh. "The lord says it's a rest day for us, but we don't earn any work points that day. I don't know what to do with myself on that day, or how to relax."

  "You can go back to tiger tooth Village. Oh yes, uncle, can you leave bleak Island?"

  " Yes. The lord has not restricted our freedom But, why should I go back? That woman has remarried, and my mother and son are now living in the orphanage in bleak. I don't have a home in tiger tooth Village anymore."

"Auntie thought you were unfortunate enough to die , that's why she..."

  "Okay, don't make excuses for her, I have nothing to do with her. After I build the castle for the lord and get the wages, it will not be difficult for me to find another woman, anyway. Now there are a lot of widows in the village."

  Ucha scratched the back of his head, and said no more.

  After walking for a while, He saw a small group of people gathered in front , and there seemed to be some dispute.

  From the appearance of the other party, Ucha recognized that those were all members of the Longbeard tribe, and they also participated in the canyon battle under the call of the three Cheka brothers.

  The road in the valley was very narrow, and ucha and others could not help hearing some conversations when they passed by.

  "Tell the patriarch that we are not going back."

  "Why? Since the people of reach haven't restricted your freedom, why don't you run away?"

  "Why run? You can eat enough, sleep well, and get paid here , I will not go back."

  "But here, you have to work all the time."

  "Aren't we going to hunt when we go back? In comparison, cutting down trees is not life-threatening."

  "But...but...the tribe needs you!"

  " Or the patriarch should also Surrender to Lord Caesar, just like the Tiger Tooth Tribe."

  "Yes, yes, so we can all become Lord Caesar's subjects."

  "Bastards! Have you forgotten the glory of the Longbeard Tribe!"

  "What glory is there...we've been defeated l..."

  "Shut up! You ungrateful bastards! He bought you off with just a few coppers!"

  "It's more than a few coppers! When the castle is built It will take a long time, that is... a lot of copper coins! If you run away now, the previous work points will not be counted, anyway, I will not leave."

"Yes, I will not leave."

  "Me too."

  ...

  "Idiots ." Listening to the disputes among the Longbeard tribe, the uncle commented, "Not only did no one escape, but the number of people in our prisoner camp has actually increased these days."

"Increased?" Ucha heard the words a little stunned, "Is there anyone else who volunteers to be a prisoner?"

  "Yes, you heard it yourself, the prisoners here are treated so well, why don't you come too ."

The uncle glanced at his nephew, and suddenly said, "Ucha, why don't you come here? You should also stay as a prisoner. Anyway, your sister is going to marry, and you can have someone to take care of you if you stay."

  "What?" Wucha was dumbfounded.

  But after thinking about it, it seems that this is not bad.

  But... how can anyone become a prisoner by himself? What about the glory of the wildling warriors?

  For a moment, Ucha was in a tangle.

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