219 Gaining Fame (1/2)
Chief Lod greeted them upon their arrival, but soon his eyes went wide at the sight of the Dire Wolf King, ”T-that… T-that… Dire Wolf King!?” He stuttered as he approached the wagon with Dire Wolf King's corpse.
”Hahaha…” Chief Rick let out a satisfied laugh and tapped Chief Lod's shoulder, ”That's right! This is Dire Wolf King, and my son-in-law killed it!” He raised his head proudly, it was as if he was the one who killed it.
”Your son-in-law?” Chief Lod turned toward old man Rick. They were a neighbor like for years, Chief Lod knew all of his sons-in-law. However, he knew that none of them were capable of doing this.
”Yup, let me introduce you to my new son-in-law, Tang. He killed the Dire Wolf King last night without battling his eyes,” Chief Rick pointed at the corpse, ”Look at the body, he killed the Dire Wolf King without damaging the fur. It was a perfect kill.”
Chief Lod looked toward Tang Shaoyang with widened eyes. He was shocked that the Wood Rank Adventurer killed the Dire Wolf King, 'Is he really Platinum Rank?'
”Stop with the chit-chat, have you done skinning the pelt, Chief Lod?” The reason they stopped at the Durin Village was to retrieve the pelt. He was direct with his words.
”We are done,” Chief Lod looked at Tang Shaoyang before glancing back at the corpse, back and forth. He was in awe but also dubious with the story since the infamous Dire Wolf King was not easily killed.
However, the corpse was enough proof for him to believe their claim. Chief Lod became even more respectful as he motioned Tang Shaoyang to follow him to the village.
The remaining villagers and his party stayed outside while Chief Rick and Tang Shaoyang entered the village. Chief Lod brought them to the Durin Village's warehouse.
Inside the warehouse, the Dire Wolf's pelts were piled neatly. Tang Shaoyang took out the storage bag and directed it toward the pelt.
At the entrance, Chief Lod looked toward Chief Rick, ”Are you going to evacuate to the city now?” He noticed the big crowd behind, bringing wagons with their things on it.
When this was mentioned, Chief Rick's smug look replaced with a solemn look as he nodded toward his friend, ”Yeah, you should move out earlier too. Gulin Village was attacked by the Dire Wolves, the Dire Wolf King, and its pack destroyed the village…”
Chief Rick told his friend what transpired last night, not leaving a single detail including the four fools who lured the Dire Wolf King to his village.
”Hah…” Chief Lod let out a sigh, it was not the time to harvest the field yet. He could not leave the village now even if he wanted to, ”I can't, we have to harvest the field first before we could move out.”
Chief Rick knew Chief Lod's difficulty, but what he could do? He could not do anything to help his friend, ”Then be careful, you have to scout the perimeter daily, just in case,” the old man tapped his friend's shoulder.
Tang Shaoyang had stored all the pelts, ”Thank you for your help,” he bowed his head slightly before he left the warehouse. Chief Lod wanted to say something but he was hesitating, in the end, he said nothing as he sent his friend and Tang Shaoyang out.