Hey, King!

2021-06-26

Chapter 70 Chapter 70 In the rainstorm

The wind and rain are mixed, the trees are shaking, the speed of the team is getting faster The slower, and the slower it is, the easier it is to get stuck in the mud. Everyone used shovels and wooden boards to rescue the car time and time again, and sometimes pulled the caravan forward together as cows and horses. Although a number of obstacles have been overcome, it is clear to all that their situation has not improved one bit.

Maipu finds Gerros, frowning and looking the head. "We can't go any further. The road ahead of us to the Wild Boar Fort is an uphill, flat, open and unobstructed. When a lightning strikes, everyone is at least half finished."

"Me too. I can see it." Geros wiped his face with a big hand, then spit a sip of water on the ground, and said, "I saw at least 30 trees shattered by lightning just now, and we can't move forward. There are many metal items in the convoy. , will become a living target for thunderstorms. Do you have any suggestions? Let's camp directly?"

"Not here. The lake to the west is the lowest place around, and the place where we stand is much larger than it used to be. The area where the river flows. I see this rain, it is very likely that new river water will be created temporarily, and if it stays here, it will be washed away."

"Then go back?"

"Why don't we go directly to the northeast and move towards Lionheart Town diagonally." Maipu spat water as he spoke, absolutely everyone in the convoy was full today. "The terrain in the east is high, but it is not as open as the Wild Boar Fort in the north. It can avoid the risks of thunderstorms and rising water at the same time, and it is relatively safe."

"There is no problem from the topography, but... ...are we still going to Wild Boar Fort?"

"It's up to you to decide." Maip wiped his face and said, "The last time we came to Wild Boar Fort, we didn't lend money. Ball count just held After the competition, the big market is not very attractive to him."

"Well, I understand what you mean." Geros nodded, said to Maipu: "I believe you can identify the direction and terrain. If you have the ability, you will go to the front and take the convoy to the northeast. Be careful to avoid the high ground, I think this thunderstorm is a bit strange. Let's not go to Wild Boar Castle, go directly to Lionheart Town. Find a village to rest first."

"The next stop is likely to be the southeast post station of Boar Castle, but it may also be White Horse Town, depending on the rain."

"The post would be better, but I trust your judgment. Go ahead, I'll take care of the front and rear here."

A few minutes later, the convoy began to swerve into a relatively narrow lane to the right. On one side of the road, many boulders that were originally buried in the soil were washed out by the rain, indicating that this is probably an old river bank. Along the way, the car always leaned to one side of the river bank, and everyone pulled the rope on the other side to save some effort for the horses.

Everyone is very tired, but looking at the rain, it is estimated that it will not stop for a while. Rusiga began to prepare food for everyone, and she asked Dagon to hold the pot over his head to keep out the rain and hide below to make a light meal. The final hash browns, chow mein in a tin, mash these up in a clay pot and pour Dwarven spirits into it. This spirit is actually a slightly burnt black beer that's so pungent and powerful that it can easily make Jiangu clansman blow his beard. It's not sweet enough, but it does help with rain, and Dagon just tried it himself.

Soak grain powder in dwarven spirits, put peat on the outside of the pot, put a bigger pot on it, and heat the food as you go. It was possible to do this thanks to Dagon's stooping over a pot all the time, untouched by wind and rain, giving the peat a space to heat up. After only a short while, the aroma of the hot food comes out. At this time, if the clay pot outside is removed, the peat will gradually fall off, but it will also reduce the heating capacity, and it is only a temporary heat preservation effect.

Rusiga tasted the temperature, then took a full spoonful and stuffed it into Dagon's mouth. The food is just right warm, mellow and full of flavour. It's just that it's very sticky and has to be mixed with rainwater to swallow. Dagon held the pot, and there was no rain, so he had to work slowly and solve it in a longer time.

The two dwarves gave everyone in the convoy a bite to eat, which boosted morale and gave everyone some energy. After the meal was finished, Dagon continued to cook the pot, while Luciga prepared food for the horses. Grass, hay are meaningless at this time, only grain, eggs and some wine(?) can rejuvenate the convoy's most important livestock.

"This horse eats better than me." Dagon held the pot and watched Luxiga feed each horse a few mouthfuls.

"They work harder than you, so they should eat better than you." Luciga hehe smiled and said, "Would you like to pull the cart?"

Dagon can't pull the car, he's tired holding the pot against wind and rain all the time. Pulling the car is ten times harder than this. Just as the horses were busy eating, a flash of lightning illuminated their right. Everyone was horrified to discover that a roaring water flow had formed under the old river embankment, and it moved turbulently towards the back of them.

They are safe now, absolutely dangerous where they were. At this point, the gust of wind subsided and the rain was a little less, but the lightning became more and more dense, and it attacked the high slope on the left side of their path more frequently.

On the right is the embankment that can discharge the floodwater, and on the left is the gentle low slope. The trees on the top of the slope have attracted dozens of lightning attacks for them at least. Led by Maipu, they used the protection of this terrain to gradually stay away from dangerous low-lying areas. But as long as the rain doesn't stop, they dare not stop.

"Why does this damn thunderstorm keep falling?" Geros looked up towards the sky, the black clouds that could not be illuminated by lightning were still thick, showing great follow-up strength. Having worked on this trade route for many years, Gerros has never seen such rain, never heard of it. He began to suspect that this was not a natural phenomenon, but that some magical power was at work behind it.

In the team, Dagon was soaked all over, and not even the beard ring could protect his beard in this heavy rain, they were all stuck to his chest. Starhelm shifted and climbed back on top of Dagon's head, where there was a rain hat. Wetness is inevitable, as long as you don't take a bath. Everyone in the team was uncomfortable, and there was no other way but to grit their teeth and endure it.

A whistle sounded suddenly in the rushing rain, one long, two short, and then two short. This is Tess's guard post, and Dagon doesn't know what it means, but seeing everyone looking to the left, he does the same. With the brief illumination of lightning, he saw a dozen strong bulls appearing on the slope. They huddled together in a bit of a panic, their horns collided, their hooves rubbed and slipped on the ground, and they watched the convoy with vigilant eyes.

"Where did the raw cows come from? It's estimated that whose bullpen was blown?" Geros sent people from the middle of the team to send messages in both directions at the same time: "Don't disturb them, completely No need."

If only the thunderclouds in the sky could hear this. A cow raised its head, its tall horns swayed threw away the rain, and a stout lightning bolt struck straight down. In the blink of an eye, there was no time to react, and the three cows fell straight to the ground, four or five cows wailed and staggered, and the rest of the cows panicked and ran in all directions.

The lightning was too close, and everyone hurriedly grabbed the horses and steadied the carts, so there was no energy left to watch the cows. Fortunately, none of the running cattle rushed down the slope, and the team was not impacted.

"Peace the horses! Check the lantern oil. I don't think the rain will stop after dark!" Geros had to shout to get his voice through the rain, but he exclaimed next. The volume can no longer be described by normal humans: "Dagon! What are you doing?!"

Everyone was startled, and so was Dagon. He stepped on the boots of mud demon leather under his feet, so he didn't feel slippery when he climbed the gentle slope. Among the three cows killed by lightning, there happened to be a calf, which was not very big, so he could drag it around. . Hearing Geros' scream, he slumped on the ground. Dragging the corbel in his hand, he slid down the hillside.

"You're going to die! You can't go to high places, you can't go to open areas, you'll be struck by lightning!" Geros raised his hand, wanting to slap Dagon's face, suddenly remembering that Dagon was not A member of the Golden Dog Chamber of Commerce, he replaced his palm with a fist and punched Dagon hard in the chest. "Follow the team, can't leave! Can't leave!"

"A cow, delicious." Dagon patted the mud on his butt. Whether it was a fall or a hammer, he didn't feel pain, just warm. "The other two are too big to be carried by one person and have nowhere to put them. I think this is the right size. I've just eaten beef, and this is delicious!"

"We all know it's delicious, But life matters! It's dead, what to eat! It's not allowed to be like this in the future!" Geros shook his head, rolled the eyes, and then said, "There are goods tied to the car, where can I put this cow?"

"Put it there, where I sleep. I can let it go if my feet are upside down. I can cut it up quickly, and when the rain stops, I can eat the meat." Dagon looked at the cow, then said : "It seems that some parts are already cooked, and I can smell it."

"You come to cut the cow? Have you ever cut the cow..." Geros turned back and shouted: "Tess, Show this dwarf Prince what to do with his prey! Give me the whistle and I'll take your shift."

The half-elf woman nodded, shoved the whistle into Gerlos' mouth without a word, and then Give instructions with your eyes. She and Dagon worked hard together, lifting two legs each, and taking advantage of the slow speed of the team, tossing the cow into the hood.

Something was knocked over, Dagon went in to sort it out, and Tess got to work on the cow that had been struck by lightning. The powerful lightning killed the calf in an instant, and if it wasn't for more water in its body, it would surely have burned like those trees.

The neck and two front legs of the cow are already cooked, or mushy, and continue to emit a good aroma. Tess pulled out a knife to scrape the surface, cut a strip of meat, chewed it cautiously in her mouth, and then nodded it. "Prince, the dwarf, have you ever eaten a cow cooked with lightning?"

"Of course not, this is the first time I've seen rain and thunder!"

"You take a risk with The returned unowned prey will be rewarded according to the rules of the team, and the prize is the most delicious part of the prey. Although there is no way to make a fire for cooking, I can honor this reward for you.”

Tess side As he spoke, he stabbed the knife into the cow's eye socket and cut out the entire cow's eye. "This can be eaten raw, but thunder has already cooked it, look, it's still steaming, it's all liquid burst and boiled and evaporated. Come on, here, chew it hard, and the residual blood can be spit out. ."

Dagon took the eyeball and put it in his mouth, ka ka chewing. He ate burrowing crabs, horned lizards, and ate spiders, gophers, and other creatures that often appeared underground. Compared to those, these aurochs may still be raised.

"Okay, the dwarf Prince has a good mouth." Tess said with a smile: "Don't worry, there will be liver for you later, and the reward will end. The rest will be divided equally, you will be fine. ?"

"No." Dagon pulled out a Jiangu hunter short blade from his backpack and said, "Tell me what to do, and I will dismantle the prey as well."

(end of chapter)