Chapter 309 - Meeting the locals (1/2)
As I marched through the camp, the local people had to come to the same conclusion as the warriors that decided to ignore me in the end before. Before I even reached the midpoint of the place, I was already surrounded by the people shouting over each other something that I was barely able to discern as the pleas for help.
But how could I help them?
Go against the stronger side? Let them in the small world on my island?
But even if I brought back those women and their kids, what about their husbands who were betting their lives, fighting against the enemy on that grass field? If I saved some, how would the others feel?
In reality, I was unable to bring back a big group of people. As I circled around the island on my improvised raft, I didn't notice any ships nor port cities that could warrant the possibility of any maritime vehicles. Unless the Bonger would wake up and confirmed that teleporting them would be safe, I could only do my best to craft another raft, forcing them all to risk their lives once again!
As I came to this conclusion, I realised that I was unable to do anything by myself. Unless I managed to get some help from the locals in crafting even the simplest ship, I was stuck in this place myself!
Upon realising it, I suddenly stopped in place.
If I had to negotiate with locals, there was no point in venturing to the forest right now! As long as I would manage to secure a proper backing with my strength, I would be free to roam this place for as long as I would like, without any worry of some sneaky assassins annoying me through the nights!
With the new target in my mind, I decisively turned around and jogged back to where I came from. I was completely new to this place, so if I didn't want to aimlessly wander around in search for their settlement, I had to get back quick enough to catch those armies before they would finish their business and return to their homes!
Maybe because I didn't show any sign of enmity so far, more and more people came out of their tents to try to beg me for something, which I couldn't even understand because of a rather big difference in the language.
It wasn't that I couldn't comprehend their meaning at all, more like their tongue changed to the point where it actually became an entirely new language! Just like roman and modern Italian, there was some similarities, but it was far from being enough to hold a proper conversation!
With most of the refugees already outside of their temporary homes, I couldn't help but notice that despite how beautiful most of the people I met back in the arena city were, if only those locals could get rid of their malnourishment, they would represent an entirely different league of beauty!
Just as I thought about it, my eyes rested on the only nicely dressed person in the entire crowd. While her bones was showing just like it was the case for everyone else, the generous to the eyes outfit that she was wearing was far from enough of hiding her attributes!