"The grass on the south side near tree stumps, tree trunks and large rocks grows taller and more lush. In autumn, the grass on the south side also withers and turns yellow more slowly?"
"Yes, it's caused by sunlight."
"The bark is generally smoother on the south side and rougher on the north side. This is most obvious for poplar trees?"
"That's right."
"Moss growing on stones likes moisture and cannot tolerate sunlight, so moss usually only grows on the backlit side of the stone?"
"Yes."
"Due to the different lengths of sunlight, the stones on the mountain are the brightest on one side, followed by the two sides when the sun rises and sets, and the last side has almost no luster?"
"You asked this question yesterday!"
"Then let's talk about what you just said."
"Most of the ant nests in an area are built in one direction of the tree roots. In order to get more sunlight, one side is built gently and the other side is steeper?"
"..."
"Please spare me."
After two consecutive days of trekking in the wilderness, Ronald never expected that the conversation with Nessos would consume him the most.
For two whole days, the communication between them basically revolved around this model.
Nessus asked, and Ronald answered.
Due to Ronald's rich experience in solo activities before traveling through time, he has accumulated a large amount of valuable wilderness knowledge summarized by professionals in his mind, all of which was put to use this time.
Later, it even developed to the point where Ronald showed a momentary expression of thinking when facing a certain natural product.
Nessus will inevitably come over and ask questions.
Mr. Xingshang is extremely curious about this knowledge!
Of course, the two-day trek was not just a stage for Ronald to show off his knowledge.
In terms of food supply and combat, Nessos also showed his terrifying abilities.
Fish in the river, kill wild beasts with a knife, and climb quickly.
In any action involving physical coordination and quick reaction, he has shown a level that is not inferior to that of top athletes.
Initially it was for safety reasons.
When the two left the mansion, they did not take anything in the house that looked edible.
The result is in this situation.
For two days, Ronald did not suffer from any hunger.
To maintain this level of hunting efficiency, Nessus still has only one arm that can move!
So to be fair -
Ronald thought that if it wasn't raining, if he were to suddenly encounter an enemy of Nessus's level...
Except for the word "death".
In the end, there was no other possibility.
————
The next evening.
The sun is already one-third of the way up in the sky...
In another two hours at most, it will fall behind the mountain peaks instead of the horizon.
On the ground, he swung his knife twice and cut the branches in front of him in three sections. Nessus frowned and sniffed, then turned back to look at Ronald:
"Ronald, how far do you feel we have come?"
"How far......"
Thinking about the speed of travel in the past two days and the changes in the surrounding scenery, Ronald gave a relatively vague number:
"The straight-line distance from Montenegro is about 40 kilometers."
"..."
Don’t underestimate these 40 kilometers!
Except for the first step out of the lifeless Black Mountain, the rest of their journey was covered in no man's land.
It takes two days to cover such a distance in an undeveloped area.
This is already a very amazing achievement!
The ability to achieve such excellent results was entirely based on Ronald's knowledge base and Nessos' strong physical strength.
For ordinary people to come to a place like this...
A two-day outdoor adventure was quite dangerous and even life-threatening.
"40 kilometers..."
Responsible for clearing the way from the front, Nessos sounded a little confused at this moment.
"What about the train tracks?"
"The path I calculated should be like this. In theory, we should be there?"
"After all, it is a mountainous area." Ronald comforted, "You can find a higher position before the sun sets. I can ensure that the distance we walk and the direction we move in will not go wrong."
"Fine......"
After advancing about a hundred meters, Nessus chatted while he was on his way:
"Hey, Ronald."
"uh-huh?"
"You're not making it all up, are you?"
"What are you making up?"
"It's just about survival in the wild, and things like direction judgment."
"..."
"How much do I want to die in this mountain forest that I would talk nonsense to you about this kind of thing?"
He replied to Nessos angrily.
As I followed my companions forward, I sniffed the moist air in the forest.
Ronald inadvertently saw a very tall shadow on the side of his vision.
Looking through the gap in the canopy of trees overhead, it seems to be a very tall and tall tree!
"Naissus, look over there!"
"well?"
Hearing Ronald's call, Nessos immediately looked over there.
Immediately, Xing Shang’s voice became excited:
"Good guys, let's go over and take a look!"
"good."
After passing through dozens of meters of woodland, Ronald and Nessos arrived at the target location.
What appeared in front of the two people was a huge tree.
Based on Ronald's analysis, this should be a tree type plant.
While the height exceeds 20 meters, its bottom diameter is even more than 2.5 meters.
A real behemoth!
At the same time, it is also the best viewing point for the two of them!
"I'll go up and take a look. You hold it for me first."
Seeing such a good natural lookout appearing in front of him, there was no reason for Nassos to let it go.
He took off his coat and handed the useless items to Ronald.
He simply climbed up to the top of the tree.
Watching Nessus climb up quickly, Ronald prompted:
"Be careful, you only have one hand!"
Nessus replied quite confidently:
"For me, there are a lot of things I can do with one hand!"
The facts are just as the merchant said.
Although only one arm could move, he still climbed up unimpeded with the help of the dagger in his hand and his excellent waist and leg strength.
His nimble movements are like a child swinging in the garden.
In less than a minute, Nessus, who came to the top of the giant tree, began to look around.
The location they were in now was at the corner of a mountain range backed by mountains. Although they couldn't notice it as they advanced on the ground, looking from this height, they could see that the trees in the distance were getting taller and taller.
It’s obvious——
The deepest point in that direction is the large forest at the junction of the border between Greed and Entrod - the Yuez Forest.
In the same way, the tracks of the border train should run through it.
"Forest... train tracks..."
He murmured the things he longed for in his mouth.
Finally, at the edge of the towering woods ahead on the right, Nessos vaguely saw a gap in the canopy.
Although it's not obvious, it does exist.
In a place like this that no one cares about, the forest will not let go of any space that can grow.
Yes, that's right there.
This is where they will find it!
Looking down at his companions below, Nessos shouted:
"Ronald!"
"I saw it, it's not that far away, we can get there before dark!"