I suppressed the weirdness in the shelter

Chapter 36 Absurd Motives

There is a very obvious feature in the distribution of the Wasteland Territory, that is, the land north of Winterhold is all poor, and the land south of Winterhold, the closer to the south, the richer it is.

The climate is one of the reasons, but the most crucial one is that the ancient dragon skeletons on the Dragon Bone Mountains not only emit a strong cold air, but also the "disaster" pollution that continues to invade this land.

Therefore, in addition to being a lord's city, Winterhold Fortress is also a military stronghold, responsible for defending and guarding against the pollution of the Dragon Bone Mountains for the Kingdom of Mayos.

Bluestone City, the hometown of Henry and others, is the territory north of Winterhold. Although it is rich in minerals, the land is not suitable for farming.

It is said that some strange things happen in territories like Blue Stone Town. Generally speaking, some people do not believe in superstition and cultivate fields, sow seeds, and grow crops in the territory, working diligently for several months.

Eventually, the things that grew in the ground became polluting organisms, and the disaster was so severe that it attracted the knights of Winterhold, and the entire territory was eventually downgraded to a refugee gathering place.

Gradually, there will be fewer and fewer farmers in places like Blue Stone Town who will farm, and one day the townspeople will only do mining.

Areas south of Winterhold, such as Green Water City, are relatively stable and prosperous.

Although Green Water City is not as wealthy as other territories of the same level in the kingdom, it can be considered a rich place in the Wasteland Territory.

Anyway, I can farm.

Therefore, territories like Green Water City need to provide food to Winterburg, with a priority even higher than themselves. Except for the food requested by Winterburg and their own needs, the remaining food will be sold to other territories.

Now, Wyatt and his crew also took Henry's ride and successfully arrived at Green Water City.

"Mr. Wyatt, I will stay in Green Water City for a few days. I will complete the transaction after the rest of the caravan arrives and then leave. What are your plans?"

"I need to visit some people in Greenwater, and then I will set off to the area north of Winterhold."

"Bluestone Town is just north of Winterhold. If you don't mind, Mr. Wyatt, please come with us. The lord will surely want to meet you."

"Thank you very much, Mr. Henry. I will contact you then."

"Okay, good luck."

After a temporary separation, Wyatt took Dorothy and Adela to a hotel in the city.

Outside, Dorothy held back her questions until she arrived at the hotel and had the chance to ask.

After confirming the room, Dorothy went next door and knocked on Wyatt's door.

The hotel was very simple, the floor was a bit old, and there was an unpleasant sound when Wyatt came and opened the door.

Dorothy felt that she had changed a little. Her previous home in the refugee settlement and the shack at the Nativity Society base were several times more shabby than this hotel, so why did she still feel that this hotel was so shabby?

Maybe I'm used to life in the fourth institute.

Dorothy has often been in a daze since entering the Wasteland Territory. She doesn't know why, but she just can't control it.

Wyatt opened the door, and Dorothy was brought out of her daze.

"What's wrong? Is there something wrong with the room?"

"No, I just came to ask why you suddenly changed your schedule. Aren't we going to Winterhold next? Adjutant Helen will be angry if she knows."

"Helen is not that stingy. Why did we come to the Wasteland Territory this time? To track down the pagans of the Society of the Nativity, of course we have to visit as many places as possible. It's also a good thing to keep a low profile."

"Do you think there are pagans in Green Water City? This area is the granary of Winterhold. The Duke will not allow rats to be in the granary. The protection fee of Green Water City is still very useful."

"Tracking down pagans means following their clues little by little to find them. No possibilities should be missed. It is a hard job, but it has to be done. You still have a lot to learn." Wyatt rubbed Dorothy's head, took a step forward and closed the door. He seemed to be planning to go out.

Dorothy smoothed her messed up hair and shouted at Wyatt's back before he left.

"Have you told Helen?"

Wyatt stopped and just stood there, making it hard to tell what he was thinking.

Dorothy wanted to shout again, but the inn was crowded, so she decided to run up and ask.

Unexpectedly, Wyatt suddenly quickened his pace, quickly went to the stairwell, and left the second floor of the hotel.

Seeing Wyatt's agility, Dorothy realized that this guy had never told Helen about the sudden lane change.

I don’t even plan to say what’s next.

Helen would still be angry.

Wyatt left the hotel quickly and didn't feel relieved until he reached the street outside. He was almost caught and held accountable.

After taking a long breath, Wyatt took a step forward. Although he escaped from the hotel this time to avoid Dorothy's questioning, it was Wyatt's own idea to go out.

It was true that what he said just now was meant to deal with Dorothy, but changing the route to Green Water City was indeed to better track down the pagans.

Wyatt relied on his memory to return to the city gate. He waited there for a while and finally a carriage carrying ore arrived.

He set out to follow the carriage and finally found the shack area where the transport personnel were resting.

This is the shack area specially set up by the Lord of Green Water City for transporting personnel from other territories. To be honest, it is quite simple. It is no exaggeration to say that it is a series of stables, and it is completely unwarm.

However, the people living north of Winterhold were accustomed to such harsh conditions and had few complaints about the shacks. Most of them came to exchange for food on the orders of their lords, and of course a small number came from refugee gathering places.

For the former, this is a rare job that must pay well. For the latter, the shack in Green Water City might even be called a "mansion".

All in all, the simple shack also provided Wyatt with good observation conditions.

Like Henry and his crew, the territories north of Winterhold traded all minerals, and even the refugee settlements were no exception.

We are back to the original question, why did the pagans attack Henry and his party?

They were not looking for people or supplies, it was more like a simple attack.

Wyatt thought back to his days in the military, during which time he had accumulated a lot of experience. He soon thought of a similar case in the military archives.

Several attacks occurred in the coastal areas of the southern border of the kingdom, and the military eventually confirmed that they were caused by a group of third-rate pagans.

They believed that fishermen who caught marine creatures were robbing the descendants of their god, the "Lord of the Sea," so they prepared to punish the fishermen.

However, this group of pagans did not receive severe punishment. The nature of their church was closer to that of an environmental protection association. When they attacked the fishermen, they only sank the fishing boats and let the fish go, without hurting anyone.

The reason Wyatt thought of this incident was that he felt that the actions of the Nativity Society were similar to those of this group of pagans.

They did not intend to plunder people and materials, perhaps they just wanted something, just as ridiculous as the pagans mentioned above who wanted to let go of their catch.

If you want to find out the purpose of the Nativity, maybe you can start with the ore itself.

(End of this chapter)