Three Philosophical Questions for Travelers

It was still raining outside, and Hai Wen didn't know what happened. "What's wrong?" He stood up in a daze and began to get dressed.At this time, the others also woke up, looking at Gerrita in confusion.

Gerrita dragged him out of the tent, the rain drenched him, and then Gerrita shouted: "My lord! Quickly, call out all the caves, they won't listen to me!"

"What happened?" Hewen asked.

"I'm afraid there will be mudslides."

"What?" Haiwen glanced at the mountain behind him, but found no sign, "Are you sure?"

"I'm not sure! But it's hard to say. My lord, I got up to go to the bathroom just now, and I suddenly felt this way. Afterwards, I visually observed the direction of this mountain and the location of our camp... Oops! You hurry to call someone!"

At this time, Master Cat and Fassnut both heard the sound and asked what was going on.Haiwen hurriedly asked them to tell people to leave and move the camp.He was completely drenched, and he couldn't help but want to ask Gellette why she didn't say this earlier?That way, they wouldn't have to move temporarily and make such a mess.But obviously he has more important things to do now, so he suppressed his anger and hurried to call someone in the cave.

He yelled after entering the cave, saying that a mudslide was coming, but no one paid attention to him; he had to go over and kick them one by one, and then he woke up.A small man walked out in a daze, and came back after a few steps, and said, "My lord, it's still raining!"

Hai Wen shouted angrily: "Get out of here quickly, whoever stays still, don't leave with me in the future!" He shouted, and people came out.Then Hai Wen checked at the door to make sure everyone had come out.On the other side, the people in the tent also put away the tent under the command of the steward.After that, everyone quickly set up their cars and moved their positions.

Gelieta directs the direction and tells people to walk into the woods.So a group of half asleep and half awake people, wearing wet clothes, walked into the dark woods against the heavy rain.For a while, there were endless complaints and curses in the team.Haiwen yelled to maintain order, but the team was still in chaos.He saw little Ramon staggering on the arm of old Ramon; the witch yelled at the pigeon in a language he didn't understand; his hammer...

At this moment, there was a loud noise behind him.The sound was deafening, more terrifying than thunder.When everyone turned their heads, they saw mud mixed with boulders rushing from the dark mountain like a giant dragon.

"Take the west side road! Quick!" Geralte screamed.Then she lit the torch with witchcraft and gave it to Haven.Haiwen shook the torch and shouted loudly, telling people to go west.Before he took two steps, the smiling cat snatched the torch and said, "My lord, I will lead the way!" As he spoke, he walked through the crowd with a vigorous posture, and then ran towards the west.

At this time, the mudslide had already rushed down, and the mud and stones formed a roaring torrent, like a group of enraged bulls.The place where they camped before had been washed away by mud and no longer existed. Then the mudslides destroyed the forest, and the big tree as thick as a bowl was swept away in an instant.

"Hurry up, hurry up!" Haiwen yelled and slashed his throat, but the place was in chaos, and his voice was covered by the sound of mudslides and thunderstorms, and could not be heard five meters away.

Smiley Cat held the torch, and Gerrita showed him the way.Ranger has a good sense of direction and is agile, he shuttles through the chaos and guides people.Haven and Fassnut are at the back of the line, and the butler is driving the car.

At this time, the loud noise was getting closer and closer. Haiwen stepped into a pit and fell to the ground immediately.The steward came to help him, but saw the flood rushing.The housekeeper yelled in terror, and the two quickly climbed up.They happened to be on the edge of the mudslide, and if they walked half a step late, they would be submerged in mud.

So the mudslide rushed past them to the right, and they missed the disaster.When Haiwen turned his head, he saw a big river made of mud suddenly behind him.He was afraid for a while, if Gellette had called them later, the entire convoy would have ceased to exist now.

The rain poured down his neck, soaking his clothes, making him dirty and sticky, and he felt irritated.

But this is not the point, there are more distressing things in front of him: it is a dark and rainy night in front of him, it is an unfamiliar forest, and the surroundings look the same - there is no road, only trees.

Where are we?

Chapter 120 Five: A Full Meal

Chapter 120 Five: A Full Meal

Haiwen first asked people to find trees to shelter from the rain.Then he asked Geralte, "Witch, can you still light a fire?"

"It's all soaked, what can I get?"

Haiwen shook the torch and said, "How did you do this?"

Gerette smiled wryly, then thrust her hand into the flames. "My lord, this one has no temperature. I know you want to keep everyone warm, but this one won't work." After speaking, she took her hand back, the skin intact.

Haiwen looked at the torch helplessly, and said, "That's better than nothing, let's use it for lighting."

So they lit this cold fire at the foot of a tall, lush tree.This kind of fire has no temperature, and emits a cold blue light, like a will-o'-the-wisp.People are soaking wet and shivering from the cold, everyone wants to get out of this damn place, it's better to eat some meat, drink some hot soup, and then take a hot bath... But the road is difficult at night, they are tired and already It's hard to take another half step forward.The rain was a little lighter, and it was pattering down. There was only the sound of rain in the air, and no one spoke.

Haiwen called all the cadres over to discuss the next step.But this time, no one could come up with an idea, and only Estherite said: "I'll let the pigeons see the road conditions first, and then we can decide how to go." Haven nodded without saying a word.

After a while of silence, the butler suddenly said, "My lord, we lost another car."

The rainwater flowed into the cheeks, as if seeping into the skin; Haiwen felt his mouth bitter, and murmured: "There are still four cars left."

"There are not enough four cars." Master Cat said with a wry smile, "I left too hastily just now, and I didn't have time to load a lot of things into the car. A discount, only three and a half cars."

"Okay, three and a half cars." Haven asked Geerette, "Witch, can you still find some birds to be scouts?"

"can."

"We all expanded our search range, not only to find the way, but also to find food. There should be animals in the forest, and we must supply them on the spot, otherwise the few supplies here will not be able to support us to the next town." Haiwen wiped his face. Put the dirty water on your face, "By the way, is there anyone left behind?"

Everyone looked at each other and shook their heads.At this time, little Ramon suddenly said: "My lord, my master..." When he reached this point, old Ramon said, "I'm fine."

Hearing old Ramon's voice weakly, Haiwen walked over. He saw that the old man was shaking all over, his teeth were chattering, and he felt a chill.He probably has a fever, Haiwen thought to himself. "Gerette, Laya, come on!" Haiwen shouted.

Laya glanced at old Ramon, then stroked his forehead, felt his pulse, and then the expression on his face became serious: "He can't stand the cold, his body temperature is too low, we have to warm him up. "

Little Ramon said, "Can I use my body temperature?"

Laya touched little Ramon's face and said, "Son, you are cold too. You, we, all need fire."

Gerette rummaged through her bag for herbs.After digging around for a while, she took out some medicinal herbs and said, "A fire is needed. But the fire can only be started after the rain stops, and then I will decoct the medicine for him to drink."

Little Ramon grabbed Gellette's sleeve and begged her, "My lord witch! Is it okay to eat it raw? I can... chew up the medicine and feed it to him. That's what I did when he was sick before."

"Eating raw is poisonous." Gerrit bit her lower lip, and then drew a symbol on little Ramon's hand, "With me here, child, I won't let anything happen to him."

They stayed like this until it was half light, and the rain had stopped at this moment, but the light of the morning sun did not bring any warmth.On the contrary, the cold wind after the rain made people feel even more uncomfortable.At this moment, old Ramon's forehead was hot, but his body was still cold. They needed a fire urgently.Smiley Cat chopped firewood, and Laia and Gerritta had been trying to start a fire, but everything around them was wet, and the fire couldn't be started no matter what.

Finally, Fassnut brought a bunch of clothes and said, "Burn this."

Haiwen took a look and asked, "Is this your clothes?"

The blue-eyed boy nodded silently.

"What are you wearing after you burn this?" Raya asked him.

"I'm not like you, I don't get sick from the cold."

Laya said solemnly: "This is impossible! You are still a child after all-use mine, my salute is on the bottom of the car, it should still be working..." But Fasnat ignored her, he went over Throw the clothes on the ground, then grab the flint, and catch fire in two or three strokes.

Hai Wen said: "The men all contributed a few dry clothes to light the fire."

After a while, four fires were lit on the ground.People crowded around, baking their frozen bodies and soaking wet clothes.Gerrit hurried to make medicine for old Ramon, and little Ramon hugged his master, sobbing all the time.After old Ramon took the medicine, it was already daylight.Haven asked Isrit, "Have the pigeons returned?"

Isrit hesitated for a moment and said, "My lord, the pigeons say that the only way is to the west."

"That way we would be farther and farther away from our destination."

"But there is only a road to the west. We can go to the next town to resupply first. Everyone is exhausted and needs to rest. And the pigeon also said to continue to the west, there is a big lake. There are wild animals there, maybe we can get some meat. eat."

"Okay, let's go."

In this way, they headed towards the west with the rising sun on their backs, and the pigeons of Isrit led the way, and an owl pigeon at the head cooed non-stop.Haven didn't know if the birds were reliable, but there was no other way at the moment.When they walked halfway, they suddenly found that the road ahead was broken.A boulder blocked the road, apparently there was a landslide here yesterday too.

Passers-by can pass by, but horses and chariots can no longer walk half a step.

Haiwen looked around and found that there was really no way out.But if he ordered to retreat, then half a day's effort would be in vain, and the already low morale might collapse immediately - he saw the indifference and sadness on the woman's face, as well as the questioning eyes of the people.

He has to make a decision.

"Check the luggage, we don't need a car, each of you should bring a set of dry clothes, and try to bring as much dry food as possible." He made this decision.

Estherite said to him: "My lord, we can't take anything with us. I'm afraid...we won't be able to make it to the next town. Everyone is tired and hungry, or we will die." She finished speaking At these words, many people behind him nodded.

"Let's have a good meal first."

People looked at each other, and then the smiling cat crossed its arms and sneered, asking, "A full meal? Do you eat dirt?"

"No, Isrit, do you still have the tinder?"

"Yes, my lord."

"Ask someone to chop wood and make a fire." Haven said loudly, "Fasnat, Smiley Cat! Kill all the horses, and we will roast the horse meat!"

Chapter 120 Six: Destruction

Chapter 120 Six: Destruction

There is nothing more so than this.

Neither Fassnut nor Smiley Cat are indecisive. Hearing what Haiwen said, they immediately swung their swords to kill the horse.All four batches of mules and horses were slaughtered.Someone tried to stop it but it was too late.A groom with a beard in the procession shouted: "You killed all the horses, what will happen to the things?"

"We move things by ourselves, as much as we can move."

The man looked at Hai Wen in despair and said, "We are going to die here!"

Haven said loudly: "Light up a fire and barbecue! After eating and drinking, we will continue walking. We will not go to the next town, let's go to the lake in the forest first. The scout told me before that there is food there! Tonight we will go to the lake. Camp by the lake, then head to the next town the next day."

There was a burst of shouts from the crowd, and everyone was exhausted.Then the cooks began to cook the horse meat. They cut the meat into large pieces and roasted them on the fire;People sat around campfires and waited, drooling enough to trigger a mudslide.

About half an hour later, the first pot of meat came out, and Haiwen was in charge of dividing the meat. He distributed the roast meat equally to everyone, with slightly more men in the labor force, and then gave the old man all the digestible horse broth.Horse meat is very fishy and woody, but it is also a rare delicacy in this kind of place.Old Ramon drank some soup, and then fell asleep groggyly.Little Hammer said: "I'll make a stretcher later, let's find two people to carry him."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work."

"It's okay, the old man took good care of me when I was in the Yizheng Hall." Little Hammer looked at Ramon's master and apprentice, with an adult sadness on his face, "Everyone in the Yizheng Hall is very good, and so are the people in Mustang Town... Oh, of course, it wasn't before. Everything got better after you became mayor, my lord."

"I'm glad you think so, but obviously I'm not doing well enough." Haiwen sat next to Little Hammer, gnawing on the horse meat, "Little Hammer, do you still have Master Chris's notes?"

"I carry it with me, and I even copied a copy."

"Okay, you usually have to study more, and there will be many places where you will be used in the future."

Little Hammer nodded thoughtfully, and also took a piece of horse meat wrapped in a leaf and ate it.

After about an hour, everyone had eaten and drank enough, and everyone set off again.Before leaving, the little hammer removed the wheel and asked to take it with him.He explained to everyone: "Everything is easy to make, except for the wheels. As long as I have wheels, I can still build a trailer."

After eating the meat, the team's morale recovered a little bit, and there were chatter and occasional laughter from the team as they marched.And the speed of the team was significantly faster.Old Ramon was lying on a stretcher, and King Kong and the strong Joel brothers carried him in shifts. The old man took some medicine and drank some soup. His complexion seemed to be better, and he could speak a few words occasionally.They continued walking west until the afternoon, when there was a sound of water in the distance.Estherite said: "It will be there soon!"

They continued to turn around following the voice, heading east, and it was already noon.The cold sunshine earlier was full of warmth, and the golden light shone through the gaps in the leaves, forming beams of light. Dust and flying insects flew past the beams of light, as if they were dancing.They walked faster and faster, and the children had already started running despite the adults' dissuasion.Then Haiwen heard the call of a bird. He had never heard that kind of sound. It was high-pitched and thick, and it sounded a bit like a seagull.

They walked through the path like a beast's trail, scraped through the bushes, climbed over the mound, and finally saw the lake.

Haiwen saw a dazzling golden rushing towards his face, and he narrowed his eyes immediately.Then came an exclamation from behind.

It was a beautiful lake more than ten times bigger than Haven expected, and the area of ​​this lake was probably bigger than the entire Mustang Town.The lake sparkles under the sun, and the green water blends with the green hills; there is a huge protruding rock standing in the lake in the distance, and a strange cave has been eroded by the water flow; swans rest around the huge rock, and some fly to the rock There are feathers on them; some float on the water, bend their necks, and sing beautiful songs.

The children shouted excitedly and ran towards the lake.

The sun is shining, clear water and green mountains.The air is also warm and humid, with the fragrance of grass after the rain.Haiwen closed his eyes and took a deep breath. Thinking of the disaster last night, he felt like a lifetime away.At this time, Isrit said to him: "My lord, this place is really good. We can catch some fish. And look over there!" She pointed with her finger, and Hewen saw a group of wild beasts drinking water in the distance. It was so far away that he couldn't tell what it was.At this time, Gerrit rushed forward, put a shade on her eyes with her hands, and looked into the distance, "Oh! It's a horned bull!" She said the name of an animal that Haiwen had never heard of, "My lord, this thing is so stupid. They are so big that we can catch them and eat them, and even ride them or train them to pull carts!" The witch said excitedly.

Haiwen immediately ordered the convoy to stop to rest and spend the night here tonight.People put down their luggage and lit a fire on the spot.Islet organized the women to bake the luggage that had been wet before, and Dreyer directed the men to prepare fishing gear and catch fish on the spot.Haiwen called the rest of the cadres and talked about the "lower horned cow".After some discussion, Haven decided to let Gerrit, Smiley Cat, and Fassnut go to catch the cow. "Try to get the job done." Haiwen instructed, "We not only want beef, but also cattle to pull the cart. Little Hammer left behind the wheels, and he can reassemble a cart."

So Zhe Lite took people to catch the cattle, while Haven stayed here.There is a large temperature difference between day and night here. It is freezing cold in the morning, but it can be very warm in the afternoon.There is lush grass by the lake, and it is very comfortable to lie on it without a bedding.Haiwen was lying on the grass, feeling drowsy as the warm sun caressed his cheeks.At this time, Hyacinth came over and lay beside him, and asked him, "My lord, let me use your arm." He took Haiwen's arm and laid it on it as a pillow, then snuggled into Haiwen's arms, Just like that, I closed my eyes.

Haven thought about it, and left her alone.Within minutes, she fell asleep.At this time, Estherite took two pieces of cloth as quilts, one for Haven and one for Hyacinth. "My lord, you should also rest for a while," she said.

"What about you?"

"I'm going to feed the pigeons and stay with little Mir." With a two-color hair rope in her mouth, she tied her long hair into a ponytail. "I slept well last night and was full of energy."

"Really?"

"Really, my lord, I can endure hardships more than you." She bent down and kissed Haiwen's forehead lightly, "Good night, my lord."

"Ah."

Haiwen didn't know how long he slept, but he just vaguely felt someone pushing him.He opened his eyes and saw Hyacinth looking at him solemnly.

Haiwen suddenly woke up, "What's wrong?"

Hyacinth pointed over there and said, "I heard little Ramon crying, my lord, go and have a look."

Haiwen looked over there, and it turned out that little Ramon was sitting next to old Ramon's stretcher and sobbing, his shoulders were shaking, and he looked very sad.Haiwen quickly put on his coat, then stood up and walked over there.He might be too worried about his master, Hai Wen thought to himself.

"Little Ramon, what's the matter?" He squatted beside Little Ramon and said.

Little Ramon twitched his throat and said:

"Old Ramon is dead."

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Chapter 120 Seven: Advance

Chapter 120 Seven: Advance

"what?"

Haven couldn't believe his ears.

How could it be dead?Isn't old Ramon just... a little rainy and a little fever?He took medicine!Can't a cold and fever be cured in a few days?

how could be?how come!