I was accidentally injured by God and I just want to be an ordinary person

Before, I asked Shen Gan and Lu Di to check if there was anyone left behind on the road due to exhaustion, but now only Shen Gan came back to me.

"Senior Lotte is healing the wounded. Instructor Camisia asked me to tell you that we've confirmed the soldiers aren't demons, and we've also found tokens belonging to the rebels on them."

“Is that so…?”

Ella breathed a sigh of relief, but Shen Gan hadn't finished speaking yet.

"Five more people were found dead, likely from blood loss. According to Senior Camisia, there are more victims on the other side of the hillside. Senior Camisia is ordering the soldiers who still have strength to put the bodies together. Additionally, two soldiers escaped and were dealt with by Senior Camisia."

“Hmm…”

"Alright, alright. We'll talk about that later. The villagers can dispose of the body themselves."

Iris interrupted the conversation, waved her hand, and pointed with her chin at the villagers standing nearby.

"It seems they've already decided on a candidate. Ella-chan and I will go together."

After a moment of silence for the deceased in her heart, Ella nodded slightly.

"Um."

There was almost no speaking on the walk.

Whether out of admiration for Ella or fear of the soldiers, all the villagers, including Mars, just followed Ella and Iris from a distance. They rarely talked to each other and only reacted slightly when they saw the villagers lying on the side of the road.

"Hey, Iris, can you please let go of my hand?"

Since she started walking on the road, Iris has been covering her eyes with her hands, which has enabled her to move forward only in small steps.

"Oh, I'm doing this for Ella-chan's own good. I'm being disliked even though I care so much about her. Ella-chan is so cruel. I'm crying."

"...There's no need to cry out loud. Besides, I'm not a child anymore. I wouldn't vomit even if I saw a corpse."

Rather than feeling nauseous, he was probably more depressed. Although the corpse was indeed terrifying, for him now, as long as he didn't see the moment of being killed with his own eyes, he wouldn't feel sick to the point of vomiting. Of course, Iris's concern did make him feel warm. If it weren't for him, Iris would not have followed him here on purpose. As for the blindfolding, it might just be a prank that he did on the spur of the moment.

"Huh? Really? Then I have to let go?"

"Yes, yes. I'm mentally prepared. Even if there are corpses everywhere... guuuu."

Ella covered her mouth with her hand before she could finish her words. Because Iris took her hand away midway, Ella had a clear view of the scene on the hillside in front of her.

There were scattered armors and cracks in the earth everywhere, even broken limbs. The blood that had not yet coagulated remained on the skin of the corpses. Countless iron swords were inserted obliquely into the ground. It was a scene that looked like a massacre had just happened.

Feeling something churning in her stomach, Ella covered her chest with her hands and took out a water bottle from the storage, trying to cover up the smell of blood lingering in the air.

Seeing Ella walk in, Camisia, whose clothes were not stained with blood, walked up to Ella and knelt on one knee.

"Princess, the rebels have been captured and are on the other side of the hill. The ones left here are from the village ahead."

Although the people left here were villagers from the village ahead, in reality, only corpses were left. They had been killed by the soldiers before Camisia arrived.

Seeing Ella's pale face, Iris sighed imperceptibly and patted Ella's head gently.

"This one is still breathing! Ka... Miss Ella!"

Lotte's voice came from not far away, breaking the shrouded silence. Ella immediately came to her senses and took out the intermediate life recovery medicine from the warehouse.

"Camisia, give this to the person who's still alive. Even if they only have one breath left, they should be able to be saved."

"Yes, my lady."

"And the soldiers on the other side—"

"Let's deal with the dead first. Leaving them alone will only lead to a plague."

Before Ella could finish her words, Iris interrupted her.

"First, call over the villagers who are staying near the carriage. Although this may be a bit cruel, it's something that must be done. After we retrieve the token, we'll dig a pit and bury it. Ella-chan will go and notify the villagers first."

"wait--"

There was no room for rebuttal, and Iris silenced Ella with her eyes.

"……All right."

Afterwards, under Iris's command, everything became smooth. Although the surviving villagers were very emotional when they saw the soldiers' true faces with their own eyes - taking off the disguise of purple eyes - they all stopped harming them under the deterrence of Camisia. These soldiers would serve as negative propaganda for the rebels, arousing people's disgust with the rebels and indirectly accelerating the rebels' death.

As for the burial process, it was different from what Ella had imagined. When the bodies were burned with fire, there were almost no villagers crying out the names of their loved ones. Apart from the low sobs of the children, there was mostly silent silence. It seemed that such separations of life and death were very common in the kingdoms. After careful observation, Ella found that there were only one or two old people among the villagers, and these so-called old people were actually less than 50 years old. From this alone, it can be seen that the average life expectancy in the kingdoms should be quite low.

When he was about to leave, the villagers, immersed in grief, bid him farewell together in the wilderness a little distance away.

"Thank you very much for your help, sir. Without you and your companions, I'm afraid not many people in our village would have survived. These are all the coins we have on us. Please don't mind, sir. This is the only way we can express our gratitude."

Mars sincerely held the few remaining copper coins in front of Ella and bowed his head deeply.

[If I don't accept it, Mars will probably feel bad.]

With this in mind, Ella reached out and took the copper coins handed over by Mars. With the food and medicine she donated, the remaining villagers did not have to worry about food problems for the time being.

"What are you going to do next, Mr. Mars? The village was burned down by the rebels..."

Although I have never been to the village, I can see from a distance on the hillside that there is a lot of smoke coming out of the place where the village should be in the distance. It must have been burned down by the rebels.

Mars sighed deeply and dropped his hands.

"After we salvage the remaining valuables in the village, we'll go to the nearest city and ask the lord for resettlement. While the women and children will undoubtedly be sent to other villages, it's still better than having nowhere to live."

"Women and children? What about men?"

"My lord, is this your first time in the Kingdom of Untermille? Every once in a while, they'll come to the villages to recruit soldiers. Any man of age will be forcibly taken away, and few will return intact. The men you see now are those who have quietly hidden in the mountains when the local officials come."

An indescribable bitterness welled up on Mars' face. Being born in such a country had already determined his fate. His life, which was already difficult to maintain with food and clothing, was now even less safe. Even if he wanted to cross the border to live in the well-off demon tribe next door, he could not afford the entry fee of up to one gold coin, not to mention the dangers he might encounter on the way. As for smuggling, unless he was a desperado, he probably would not choose this route.

However, Mars quickly regained his cheerful expression as if he had accepted everything.

"Well, that's fine. There aren't many people in the village who can live to my age. It would be nice to become a soldier and kill a few rebels like those just now. If I can come back alive, I might even become someone respected by others. Then I won't have to worry about what to eat next. After saying so much, you must think I'm a boring man. Hahaha, I think so too."

Mars laughed and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes.

Although she almost said out of sympathy to let them live in the demon tribe, but thinking that settling them would bring a burden to the people in the demon tribe, Ella could only swallow the words that were on the tip of her tongue, and said with a little guilt without looking into Mars' eyes.

"I hope Mr. Mars can be assigned to the team that will suppress the rebellion. I heard on the way here that the demons sent 8,000 soldiers to assist in the suppression, so the rebellion will be eliminated soon, and Mr. Mars will have some free time at that time."

"Hahaha, if that's the case, then I'm really lucky."

Not only Mars, but also the other dejected young men beside him raised their heads, their eyes full of hope, as if the eight thousand demons were already a sign of victory in their eyes.

"They sent 8,000 soldiers! I told you, there's no way a demon lord could possibly attack us."

"Once the demon army has wiped out the rebels, the neighboring Daru Kingdom and Jietuya Kingdom will not dare to make any more moves. Eight thousand soldiers is already one-third of the kingdom's troops. I heard that the Daru Kingdom only has 20,000 soldiers in total."

"Damn it! If only I had one gold coin, I'd go to the demon tribe and experience life without being attacked by monsters and thieves."

"If only I were a demon..."

For a moment, everyone looked at Ella, Camisia and Mitis with envy.

Mars, feeling the rude gazes of the crowd, coughed twice to divert everyone's attention.

"Ahem, may I ask if you, sir, are you coming to the kingdom for business?"

"Well, yes, I mainly sell some silks, condiments and medicines. Does Mr. Mars have anything to say?"

The excuse of being a traveling merchant was prepared before setting out. In order to avoid embarrassment when necessary, Ella also specially purchased a batch of related items.

"They're all luxurious, high-end goods... No wonder they only fit on one carriage. A caravan of this size would surely attract the attention of thieves along the way, who would then attack them. Even so, please be mindful, sir. The kingdom's security is far worse than that of the demons, and street robberies are common. It would be best for you to hire reliable adventurers. If possible, it would be best to establish a good relationship with the lord, so he can send a leader to escort your caravan."

"Okay, I see. Thank you Mr. Mars for the reminder."

"No, no, this is what I should do."

Ella's gratitude made Mars rub his hands helplessly.

"Also, regarding the medicine, if you want to earn more, it's best to hide it under the carriage when you enter the territory and give some money to the soldiers. Otherwise, the lord will forcibly confiscate a large portion of it. Medicine is a precious resource in the territory, but I think as long as you show your identity as a healer, no one should bother you. Even scoundrels here won't bother a healer."

"Yeah, okay."

"Miss Ella, Miss Mitis has already tied up the soldiers."

Ruthie, who walked from the carriage to Ella's side, reminded her that although the soldiers were still weak, Ella did not have much sympathy for these soldiers who killed the villagers. Instead, she felt only disgust.

"Okay, I understand. Then, Mr. Mars, we're going to set off."

"May the divine protection be with you."

"Me too, I hope the protection of the One and Only God can protect Mr. Mars."

Then, under the admiring gaze of Mars and the other villagers, Ella turned around and boarded the carriage heading to the Kingdom of Untermier.

Chapter 8: Earl of Wood

*October 11, 6187, at 3:22 PM, Untermire Kingdom, Earl of Wood

After saying goodbye to the villagers, Ella and her group dragged a long group of rebel prisoners to the front of the town. According to the description on the terrain search, this is the town of Bahanla in the Earl of Wood's territory.

Perhaps other towns around were also attacked by rebels. A large number of people dressed as civilians were gathering in front of the city gate and groaning constantly. The entire team entering the city was very chaotic. In addition, the efficiency of the soldiers guarding the city was low. Ella and her group waited outside the crowd for half an hour but were unable to enter the city.

"Hey, the one at the back, hurry up, the door is about to close."

With a tone of obvious impatience, the soldier tapped the ground with his spear.

Hearing this, Lotte, who was sitting in the driver's seat with Ella, said worriedly.

"Ms. Ella, it looks like the store is closing."

"It's daytime, but they're closing the city gates...and there are so many injured people outside."

"It's probably because monsters become more active as night falls. Border towns in the empire also have similar habits."

Mitis's voice came from inside the carriage.

"Even so..."

"Ella, I think we'd better hurry into town. It looks like it's really closing time."

Angelica poked her head out from behind the curtain and pointed at the soldiers who were about to finish their work.

Ella, who was holding the reins, could only spread her hands.

"There are still many ordinary people ahead. We can't just bump into them."

"If any guards see the prisoners behind us, they'll probably let us in. But the guards here seem lazy. There's not even anyone standing on the wall."

"It's quite loose."

There was obvious contempt in Mitis's voice. Perhaps she was a little dissatisfied with the long wait. Mitis pulled open the curtain, used the driver's seat of the carriage as a springboard, spread her wings and flew into the air.

"Hey, Mitis."

Ella's cry did not reach Mitis's ears. Amidst the exclamations of the crowd, Mitis landed in front of the soldiers who were preparing to finish work and return to the city and said something.

However, surprisingly, Mitis's action was unexpectedly effective. Although it caused a brief commotion, the crowd quickly made way, and two soldiers wearing simple leather armor came to the carriage where Ella was.

"Are you the merchant who wants to enter the city?"

"Yes."

Perhaps because they hadn't expected the person beneath the hood to be a woman—Ella and Lotte, sitting in the driver's seat, wore hoods and scarves for the sake of inconspicuousness—the soldier's initial impatience suddenly faltered, and his tone softened slightly.

"I heard from your companions that you brought captured rebels with you. Where are they?"

"In order to avoid causing a commotion, I tied them up at a distance."

Ella leaned over and pointed to the open space behind the carriage. Although it was difficult to see clearly due to the dense crowd, if you looked closely, you could see that there was a group of people tied under a tree.

Seeing this scene, the soldier with a mustache paused again.

"How many of them are there?"

"There were 45 people in total. It should have been more, but there was an accident along the way—"

"I don't care what happened. I only care about the number of people. According to the laws of the kingdom, they will be forcibly conscripted as war slaves by Lord Earl Wood. At the same time, we will give you gold coins equivalent to forty-five slaves. However, I can't give it to you directly now. I will only issue a certificate after the headcount is counted."

"That would be great."

It didn't matter to him whether he had gold coins or not. Compared to gold coins, he just wanted to enter the city. The bleak scene at the city gate was really unbearable to look at.

"Also, what are the items you're selling? If you have any medicine, you need to hand over 60% to Lord Wood. We will also give you the equivalent in gold coins. If you refuse to hand it over or conceal it, we will take strong measures against you."

"The only things we sold were silk and food, no medicine."

While speaking, Ella took advantage of Luty's cover to secretly slip a silver coin to the soldier - after the conversation with Mars, she had realized that gold coins were a symbol of wealth in this country, and giving too much would easily attract attention, so one silver coin was just the right amount.

Without checking the silver coin with his eyes, the soldier simply held it in his hand and weighed it lightly. Then, the impatience on his face quickly faded, and it became a very serious expression. He announced loudly with exaggerated acting skills.