The sun rises again and the earth becomes bright again.
Todd got up from the ground, glanced at Rachel and Ayesha who were still sleeping, squatted down, and tiptoed, added some branches to the fire pit, blew the fire a little more, and then turned around and walked out of the campsite.
Returning to the beach, he dismantled the masts and sails washed up by the sea and carried them back to the camp. Todd walked back into the woods and collected half a bag of dew with a water bag made of canvas. He finally set up a stone pot
, began to boil herbs, distill dew, and make props.
After waking up Rachel, Todd fed her the boiled medicinal soup and then put a simple backpack made of mast cables and wooden boards on his body.
Seeing Todd put the weak Rachel in the backpack and put the woman's hands on his shoulders, an indescribable emotion appeared on Aisha's face.
"I guess I have to say goodbye to you here?" Ayesha bit her lip, holding on to the last trace of dignity on her face, and her throat felt dry.
Todd, who was carrying Rachel on his back, glanced at Aisha strangely, and then dragged in a drag bed made of canvas and wooden poles from outside the camp.
Tie the rope at one end of the tug bed around his waist, Todd patted the surface of the canvas and motioned for Ayesha to slowly move her body and sit on it.
Aisha opened her mouth in disbelief, her eyes were red, and something in her heart suddenly burst.
"When you sit on it, raise the fractured splint. There will be some bumps along the way. Don't let the wound reopen..."
Before Todd could finish his words, Ayesha asked in a low voice: "Why?"
Todd smiled and said nothing.
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Marching in the territory of the northern barbarian country, Todd carried a woman on his back and dragged another woman, but he did not feel tired or fatigued at all. One of the side effects of the successor's mutation was that it was greatly strengthened.
The superpower strength of the mutated part.
For example, if the hands mutate, they will be weakened and their strength will be strengthened, and their earth control will enhance their abilities; if their legs mutate, their speed will enhance their abilities.
Now, Todd is carrying Rachel on his back, and dragging Aisha with his mutated right arm. For him, this kind of intensity of exercise, coupled with the ability to suppress pain, is enough to make a two-hour trek.
, and there won’t be too much of a burden.
Unlike the flat plains on the Yuexi Plain, most of the northern lands are mountains and woodlands. Although the scenery is beautiful, the roads are difficult and dangerous.
The three of them marched for a whole morning and only climbed the first hill.
Under the sun, Todd turned the water bag over to his mouth and shook it vigorously, but not a drop of water fell.
After wiping the sweat from his forehead, Todd put down the water bag, looked at the airless woods around him, and sighed.
Aisha, who was sitting on the tug, raised her arms and suddenly said to him: "Go in that direction, I can hear the sound of water."
Noticing the doubtful look in her eyes, Ayesha raised her head and said, "As a captain, it is my most basic instinct to distinguish the sounds of currents and storms on the sea."
Todd shrugged his shoulders and continued to walk forward for half an hour in the direction directed by Ayesha. A small natural waterfall appeared in front of him.
"Haha, there really is water!" Todd laughed and took off his water bag and rushed to the pool under the waterfall. Just as he was about to get water, an arrow accurately grazed his ear.
Almost subconsciously, Todd dropped the water bag, used the power of the metal skin, and raised his mutated right arm to protect his face.
A rich voice sounded, speaking not Common Language, but a language Todd had never heard before.
Immediately afterwards, a second arrow shot, this time piercing the ground at Todd's feet.
The sound became louder, and anyone could hear the hostility and expulsion inside.
Just when Todd was in a dilemma, Rachel supported her swaying body, walked to the edge of the pool, and spoke the same language loudly.
Todd stood up and stood in front of Rachel, only to find that the confident woman refused his protection.
The owner of the rich voice asked, and Rachel replied. This strange conversation lasted for more than five minutes. The former's voice slowly softened, and the original angry tone gradually turned into questioning.
In the end, Rachel seemed to have reached an agreement with the people in the forest.
A thick hemp rope was thrown out of the woods.
Rachel lowered her voice: "Your Majesty, I may have to wrong you for a while."
Todd blinked in confusion.
"In order to win the other party's trust, I will have to tie you up with this hemp rope."
Todd was stunned for a moment, then smiled and stretched out his hand.
Ten minutes later, Todd, who was tied up tightly, stood by the pool and was baptized by the sight of a group of people who looked like they came from the barbaric era.
The leader was a barbarian elder with white beard and hair but bulging muscles. He only had a fur robe made of unknown bear skin or wolf skin, and he carried an oak hunting bow on his back.
He walked around Todd several times, and finally laid his eyes on the mutated right arm.
A few barbaric questions came out of his mouth, and Rachel quickly answered a few.
The barbarian elder shook his head vigorously.
Rachel looked a little anxious, and a name began to appear repeatedly in her words - Boyle.
When the elder heard the name, the resolute expression on his face wavered, and his original refusal attitude softened.
The two discussed for a while, and the barbarian elder reluctantly nodded.
"Follow them, they promise to provide necessary food, water and shelter." Rachel winked at Todd: "The most important thing is, they promised to help find my contact person."
Feeling a spear pressed against his back behind him, Todd glanced at the wary barbarians beside him and asked Rachel in a low voice: "Are you sure? If they suddenly change their minds, what will happen to us?"
What can be done?”
Rachel found a long branch as a crutch, struggled to keep up with the barbarian team, and replied: "Keep smiling, and... pray."
The group marched six kilometers south and entered a dense broad-leaved forest highland, where dozens of wooden houses were built here and there.
Todd looked around at the high ground where the barbarians camped. It was blocked by mountains on three sides. There was only a pass on the north that could be entered. From a strategic location, it was easy to defend but difficult to attack.
I also carefully checked the defense strength of the camp. There were no more than a hundred adult men. Women, children, and the elderly accounted for most of the total population. However, everyone carried weapons with them, and it seemed that they could join the battle at any time. In terms of facilities, they were small.
Although the arrow towers, wooden horse barriers, and hidden pits are simple, their placement and angles are enough to give the enemy a headache.
The surrounding barbarian residents gradually gathered around, and people focused their discussion on Todd's right arm. Occasionally, one or two low growls of fear could be heard.
Facing the enthusiastic onlookers, Todd was helpless and simply looked at the ground, out of sight and out of mind.
What surprised him was that the soil under his feet was different from the black soil or brown soil in high latitudes. It was actually red soil. It must be related to the basin terrain and highland terrain of the camp.
Todd and his party of three were eventually taken into a large house that looked like the center of a village.
The barbarian elder, who was carrying a hunting bow, pointed at Rachel and said something to an old woman wearing a bone necklace and another tall, strong young man.
Then the three barbarians started a long debate and finally reached an agreement with great difficulty.
Rachel looked obviously relieved, and she whispered to Todd: "They agreed to give us three days."