Chapter 497 Ogata: Take a hot spring with A-Machi? Not interested! (Keep the map away) [Explosion 1W1]
Many readers pointed out above that the way to load a flintlock gun should be to pour the gunpowder first and then load the projectiles.
I checked it out and it seems to be the case.
My pot, my pot...
The author makes a correction here - the loading method of Ogata and Omachi in the previous chapter is a textbook mistake. The flintlock gun should be filled with gunpowder first and then loaded with projectiles.
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"Is something wrong?" Ogata asked.
"Well, seeing that Chief Chepke is looking for you in a hurry, it seems like it's not a small matter. So I came to see you specially and asked you to go back to the village immediately."
Knowing that Chepke was still looking for them anxiously, Ogata's doubts and interest were suddenly aroused.
"I understand." Ogata nodded, "We'll go back right away. Aiyaka, come here and help. We just hunted a deer. You are better at bleeding it and so on."
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As an "old hunter", Ayaka is already familiar with how to bleed animals such as deer and bears.
After quickly draining the blood of the deer that Ogata had just hunted, and then tying it to Radish's horse, the three of Ogata quickly returned to Qina Village.
Because they don't want to encounter troublesome animals like bears and wolves, Ogata and the others only practice horse training and gun training in the surrounding area close to Qina Village.
So in just a short time, they returned to Qina Village.
After so many days, the remnants of the war invaded by the Cossacks have finally been cleared away.
The damaged houses and roads have been cleared.
The treatment of the injured has been successfully completed with the help of doctors under Skulucci.
It is now the end of the 18th century. Even the steam engine and the first industrial revolution have begun. Medical skills in Europe have also made great progress.
Medicine in Europe and the United States has moved away from the ignorant period when patients were easily bled or beaten with sticks to frighten the sick and then leave on their own.
The reason why Europeans in the past loved to bleed people at every turn is related to a famous doctor named Hippocrates in ancient Greece.
This doctor named Hippocrates proposed the famous "Humoral Theory", which believed that there are four kinds of humors in the human body: blood, mucus, black bile, and yellow bile.
The reason why people get sick is because of these four body fluids.
Too much or too little of any of these four body fluids can cause the body to contract different types of diseases.
For example: too much black bile can lead to cancer.
According to the description of "Humoral Theory", many diseases occur because there is too much blood in the human body.
That's why European doctors in the past were so fond of bleeding people. Bleeding people would reduce the amount of blood in the body, and the disease would be cured.
It is now the end of the 18th century, and the Middle Ages have ended for two centuries. Although there are still some doctors who believe that the humoral theory is true, many doctors have realized that this "humoral theory" is completely false.
The Western medical community, which has escaped from the period of ignorance, has developed to a level far exceeding that of the East in the field of surgery.
As early as the 13th century AD, some European towns had developed medical universities due to medical needs. By the 15th century, surgery became an independent medical specialty and surgery began to flourish.
Nowadays, surgical operations in Europe have also moved away from the ignorant period of using rusty scissors to perform operations.
The four doctors under Skulucci were all doctors who were good at surgery. With the help of these four doctors, many villagers were treated.
However - while many villagers were saved, more villagers died because there was no cure.
Skulucci had reminded Chepke and the others before - although medical skills have made great progress now, they are still very weak in the face of gunshot wounds caused by muskets.
In the past, muskets only made a small hole when hitting the human body.
But today's muskets hit the human body and directly make a small crater.
The vast majority of those who survived the treatment also suffered from physical disabilities of varying severity.
Although they were mentally prepared, the villagers in Qina Village were filled with sadness after witnessing so many people dying because there was no cure and most of the survivors were disabled.
After returning to Qina Village, many villagers immediately greeted Ogata warmly.
The villagers all regarded Ogata and the others as their benefactors, so they gave Ogata and Atachi the highest courtesy that the village could give them.
Ogata and the two of them had a big meal every meal during this period, and every villager they met when they went out would greet Ogata and the others warmly.
And any request made by Ogata and others, the villagers of Qina Village will respond.
The life that Ogata and Atachi lived in Qina Village during this period can be summed up in one word as "the life of an emperor."
It's a pity that this "emperor-like life" did not lead to a comfortable life for both Ogata and Atachi.
Ogata was not very used to Ainu houses.
Amachi is not very used to Ainu food.
The Ainu people live a life of fishing and hunting, and their daily meals mainly consist of various meats.
As for Omachi, the only meat-related food he has eaten since he was a child has been various kinds of seafood. Until now, he is still not used to meats such as deer and rabbit.
After returning to the village, the three Ogata people randomly found a villager and asked where Chepke was currently.
After learning that Chepke was now at his home, Ogata and the others immediately went straight to the village chief's home.
The journey was smooth and we arrived at the door of the village chief Chepke's house.
After announcing loudly to the room, he immediately received a reply from Chepke: "Come in quickly."
The Ainu people do not have wooden doors or paper sliding doors. They usually like to use a curtain woven from unknown plants as a door curtain.
Ogata and Atachi opened the door curtain and walked into the house. As an outsider, Ayaka stayed outside the house silently.
After Ogata and Atachi entered the house, they saw Chepke, whom they had not seen for several days.
Ogata looked at Chepke in front of him.
Chepke's face looked more haggard than before.
It is inevitable that he will look haggard. He is not young anymore. After so many days of hard work, his body will definitely feel overwhelmed.
After all, there are only a very small number of old people like Yuan Yi who are getting stronger with age.
Sitting next to Chepke was a middle-aged man who looked familiar to Ogata - the middle-aged man who often served as Chepke's Japanese translator.
"Mashima Goro, A-Machi. You came at the right time." Chepke said, "Aizan happens to be here right now. (Ainu language)"
Ayzan - the name of this middle-aged man who often serves as Chepke's Japanese translator.
After sitting cross-legged behind Chepke with Atachi, Ogata asked the village chief bluntly:
"Chief of Chepke Village, I heard that you are looking for me. What's the matter?"
The Ainu, who are still in the tribal civilization, do not like the culture of "talking politely for half an hour before talking about business".
Ainu society has always had a cultural atmosphere of "just tell us what you have to say".
Therefore, Ogata is now doing as the Romans do, and goes straight to the topic without saying any polite words.
Seeing that Ogata got straight to the point, Chepke also got straight to the point:
"Mashima Goro, I asked you to come here this time because I have something... I don't know whether it's a good thing or not. I want to tell you."
"I wonder if this is a good thing?" Ogata raised his eyebrows.
"We will never wrong anyone who is kind to us."
"Since receiving your help, we have been thinking about how to repay your 'favor of saving the village'."
Chepke said slowly.
"But it's a pity that the current situation in our village is not very good. Even if I want to give you gifts, there is nothing in the village that is valuable to you and other people."
"I heard beforehand that you are looking for a couple."
"Doing everything we can to assist you in finding the couple you are looking for - this is probably the only thing we can do for you at the moment."
"The current total population of Heyezhe is more than a thousand, and there are Ainu people from all over the country. Maybe someone has seen the Kazuto couple you are looking for."
"So I went to Heyezhe this time and specifically asked Chanup, who is in charge of the entire Heyezhe: Can you and your wife be allowed to enter Heyezhe so that you can find the person you are looking for in Heyezhe.
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"Although the process is a little bumpy, the result is gratifying - Chanup agrees to let you enter Heye Zhe as a 'guest' and allows you to find the two people you are looking for in Heye Zhe.
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After Chepke finished speaking, Ogata's eyes shone with a hint of surprise.
However, Chepke suddenly changed the subject:
"But... Chanup asked me to remind you."
"Hyeje is a large settlement with many Ainu people who have nowhere to go."
"Last year, a group of Ainu compatriots who were implicated in the Battle of Kunasili-Menasi and had nowhere to go moved into Heyezhe and became part of the residents of Heyezhe."
After hearing the words "Battle of Kunasili-Menasse" from Chepke's mouth, Ogata's eyes narrowed slightly.
This battle was no stranger to Ogata. He had heard about this battle before arriving in Ezo.
This battle took place two years ago in the first year of Kanzheng (AD 1790), when the Ainu people in the Menasi area of Kunasili revolted.
The Matsumae clan and the shogunate formed a coalition and used force to put down this large-scale riot.
It is not difficult to imagine what the attitude of the Ainu people who were implicated in this war would be towards Kazuto.
"So...many residents in Heye Zhe hate Kazuto very much."
"Although they won't have the guts to do anything too outrageous to Kazuto who enters Heye Zhe as a guest, it should be inevitable to receive some strange looks."
"So Chanup asked me to tell you - if you decide to come to Heyezhe, you must be mentally prepared to receive strange looks from some residents... (Ainu language)"
After finishing what he should say, Chepke looked at Ogata silently, waiting for Ogata's response.
Ogata didn't answer immediately.
Instead, he pursed his lips first, glanced at Atachi next to him, and then said to Chepke:
"Chief of Chepke Village, I'm sorry. Can my wife and I go and discuss it first? We will be back soon."
Chepke cast a surprised look at Ogata.
Fishing and hunting life - this way of life is destined to be a society where men are superior to women.
Even if there are now far more women than men in Qina Village, the hierarchical concept of "men are superior to women" will not change in any way.
Discussing things with women - this kind of thing is both rare and somewhat difficult to understand for Chepke.
Ogata, who understood the meaning of Chepke's eyes, smiled and said:
"My wife and I are a unit."
"She has every right to participate in all discussions related to our subsequent actions."
"My wife and I will discuss it outside the house and will be back soon."
"I know..." Chepke nodded.
Ogata and A-Machi quickly left Chepke's home. After arriving at a place where no other outsiders were around, A-Machi said directly to Ogata:
"Ogata, what do you think?"
"It coincides with our plan." Ogata said, "We originally planned to ask the villagers of Qina Village for help and take us to villages familiar with their villages to continue looking for clues."
"I didn't expect that the village chief of Chepuke is already helping us do this."
"Red Moon Fortress has a large population, and its members come from all over the world, so the chance of collecting useful information is greater."
"For us, Red Moon Fortress is indeed an excellent place."
"But..." A-Machi frowned slightly at this time, "Didn't Chief Chepke just say that? There are some people in the Red Moon Fortress who dislike Kazuto..."
"I'm more worried about those people..."
"Before we came to Ezo Land, weren't we already prepared for the Ainu who would encounter trouble?" Ogata said with a hint of joking at this time, "If
We can't go anywhere in Ezo if we are afraid of encountering those Ainu people who reject Japan."
Before coming to Ezo, Ogata and Omachi had already done some simple homework. They had long known that Kazuto's relationship with Ezo had always been awkward. As long as they went to Ezo, they would never run into each other.
The Ainu are very friendly people.
"...That's right." Ating smiled.
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Ogata perfectly fulfilled the promise he just made to Chepke: he would be back soon.
He and Atachi only went out for a few minutes before returning to Chepke's eyes.
"Chief Chepke, when does your village plan to move to Heyezhe?"
After returning, Oufang asked Chepke directly.
After being stunned for a while, Chepke replied:
"The sooner we move to Heyezhe, the better. After all, no one knows when those white-skinned people who escaped before will come back with reinforcements."
"The injured villagers have now received treatment, and our village now has a sufficient number of sleds to pull those injured villagers who cannot move."
"So I plan to move the whole village to Heyezhe in a few days. (Ainu language)"
As soon as Chepke finished speaking, Oufang immediately said:
"In this case, please allow us to follow you to Heye Zhe."
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Outside Qina Village, Skulucci’s camp——
"Mr. Majima." Scrooge was sitting in his hammock, holding a half-full bottle of wine in his hand, and cast a puzzled look at Ogata, who was standing in front of him, "What's wrong?
? Why did you come to me suddenly?"
During this period, Ogata had been in frequent contact with Skulucci because both sides had their own needs.
Ogata needed Scrooge to help them choose horses and teach them how to use the M1775 flintlock pistol and Kentucky long rifle.
Scrooge also needs Ogata to tell him more about Genichi.
Scrooge spent too much time and energy searching for clues about Yuan Yi, and it was only now that he finally found someone who had a strong connection with Yuan Yi.
In order to relieve his long-standing longing for lovesickness, Scrooge would talk to Ogata from time to time about matters related to Genichi during this period.
The questions asked were nothing more than "What is Mr. Kinoshita doing recently?" and "Mr. Kinoshita, has his painting skills improved?"... In short, they were asking about all aspects of Genichi's life.
When asked about Ogata, he was already at a loss for words.
After all, Ogata had all his plans and didn't spend too long with Genichi.
Because Ogata and Skulucci had been in frequent contact during this period, Ogata was now familiar with most of Skulucci's subordinates.
Now Ogata can freely enter and exit Skulucci's camp without encountering any obstruction.
When Skulucci asked him what he was doing with his sudden visit, Ogata was looking at Skulucci who was sitting in the hammock.
Scrooge's face was now a deep red, as rosy as his red hair.
"It's true that I have something to come to see you about, but it's nothing important." Ogata carefully looked at Scrooge's face a few more times, "You seem to have drank a lot."
Even though he was a few steps away from Scrooge, Ogata could smell the smell of alcohol wafting from his body.
"It's Meat Shelen now." After saying that, Skulucci raised the wine bottle in his hand and took another big sip into his mouth. "If you don't drink more now, it will be Lent later.
I can’t drink anything anymore, so I can only live by drinking tasteless water.”
When Scrooge and Ogata were chatting some time ago, Scrooge introduced Ogata in detail about what their "Meat Lebanese Festival" is.
"Meat Shelen" is a unique festival of the Orthodox Church.
Nearly all of Skulucci's troops were Orthodox Christians - and Skulucci himself was an Orthodox Christian.
Skulucci was originally a Catholic, but after joining the Cossacks and becoming a Cossack, Skulucci converted to Orthodox Christianity.
Catholicism and Orthodoxy are both branches of Christianity.
In the beginning, there was only one religion, Christianity, which was regarded as the state religion of the Roman Empire.
But after the Roman Empire split into East and West Rome, Christianity also split.
Both the Western Roman Empire and the Eastern Roman Empire claimed to be "Roman Orthodoxy" and also claimed that Christianity on their side was orthodox.
So over time, Christianity split into two factions - Christianity in the west evolved into "Catholicism", and Christianity in the east evolved into "Orthodox Christianity".
Although Catholicism and Orthodoxy are two major schools of Christianity, and believers on both sides believe in Jesus Christ, they have many differences in various aspects.
For example, this "Meat Lenten" is a festival unique to the Orthodox Church.
Every year in late winter and early spring, the Orthodox Church holds a 40-day "Lent".
During Lent, meat and entertainment are prohibited.
Therefore, in the week before the start of Lent, people indulge in joy and every household eats meat to make up for the ascetic life during the Lent period. This is how "Meat Lenten" got its name and came into being.
Because the time coincides with the end of winter and the beginning of spring, holding "Meat Shelen" also has the meaning of "celebrating the passing of winter and the coming of spring".
Ogata turned his head, glanced at the tent behind him where shouts and strange body collisions were coming in, and said with a wry smile:
"Is it really okay if you don't take care of your subordinates? It feels like your subordinates are getting more and more crazy now... When I entered the camp just now, I saw at least 10 people fighting there..."
"Don't worry about them." Skulucci waved his hand, "This is just our holiday feature."
After promising to send doctors to help treat the villagers with gunshot wounds, Skulucci immediately sent his men to find Vasily, who was staying next to the Kuma village, and asked them all to come and join him.
Skulucci had four doctors under his command, two of whom followed him, and two who followed Vasily to stay near the village of Kuma.
Letting all of Vasili and the others come here will not only allow the two doctors who are following Vasili to come and treat the villagers of Qina Village, but also allow all the members to gather together and enjoy the meat and wine provided by Qina Village.
Let’s have a happy Maslenitsa together.
After receiving the news from Skulucci, Vasili immediately organized all his subordinates who were staying near Kuma Village and rushed to join Skulucci.
Vasili and the others, all riding wildly on horseback, successfully rendezvoused with Skulucci in just over half a day.
After the rendezvous, the two doctors who followed Vasili immediately devoted themselves to treating the villagers of Qina Village.
With the combined efforts of the four doctors under Skulucci, the speed of diagnosis and treatment was more than doubled.
The villagers of Qina Village also fulfilled their promise to Skulucci.
The remaining villagers in Qina Village who were still able to move frequently went to the nearby mountains and fields to hunt for fresh prey, and borrowed wine from other villages with whom they had good relations to raise enough meat and wine.
Relying on the meat and wine provided by the villagers of Qina Village, Skulucci and the others have been having parties every day these days to celebrate the Meat Shelen Festival.
These days, Scrooge and the others are causing such a joy.
They drank heavily every day, ate meat, and fought as much as they wanted. At the same time, they loudly praised their leader Skulucci.
Praising Scrooge - thanks to him, they can have so much meat to eat.
In fact, they did not praise the wrong person. The meat they were eating and the wine they were drinking were all negotiated by Scrooge.
The villagers of Qina Village will go hunting every day during this period, and then send the prey they hunt to Skulucci and his camp.
And Scrooge and his men were really good at eating. One adult deer could only feed 10 of them for one day.
Afterwards, they had to live a miserable life without eating meat or having fun for 40 days, so everyone tried their best to stuff their stomachs with wine and meat - and Scrooge did the same.
By the way - after Vasili brought his troops to Qina Village and met Skulucci, Vasili naturally also met Ogata.
Unexpectedly, at the same time as reuniting with the boss, he would meet up with Ogata, whom he had not seen for a few days. Vasily gained double happiness. After reuniting with Ogata, the first thing he said was "Please come with me again."
Fight each other!"
In the past few days since we were separated from Ogata, the injuries from the last fight with Ogata have healed to some extent.
Although Vasili's character of loving fighting with others is a bit strange, Ogata does not hate Vasili, a person who has also helped them, so Ogata fulfilled his wish-to bring Vahili to life again
Shirley was shocked.
Vasili should still be lying in bed recovering from his injuries.
It is said that Vasili, who is recuperating in bed, will show a strange happy smile from time to time during these days.
Scrooge raised the bottle again and took a swig of wine into his mouth.
"I'm going to participate in the 'Arm Wrestling Competition' later. So let's get back to business and tell you what the 'not important thing' you just said was about."
"You want to ask me how to teach people to ride horses? Sorry, I can't help with this. I can learn to ride horses as soon as I can. I have no experience of being taught by others, and I have no experience of teaching others."
Scrooge used an understatement and said words that would make A-Machi look like "w(?Д?)w"——Fortunately, A-Machi is not here now.
Scrooge had also heard a little bit about Atachi's indescribably stupid talent for horseback riding.
So he subconsciously thought that Ogata was here to ask for advice on "how to make equestrian idiots learn to ride horses."
"I'm not here to ask you for advice on how to ride a horse." Ogata showed a helpless smile, "I'm actually here to say goodbye to you."
"Farewell?" Scrooge raised his eyebrows.
Ogata told Skulucci what happened today in a concise and concise manner.
Ogata had just left Chepke's place.
After leaving Chepke, Oubon immediately came to Skulucci alone and told Skulucci that he and Atachi would leave with the villagers in a few days.
"...That's it." Skulucci took another sip of wine into his mouth, "That Chepke successfully negotiated and plans to move the whole village to Heyezhe in a few days."
"Then you and Miss Atachi decided to go to Heyezhe together."
"Yes." Ogata nodded, "Hongyue...ah, no. Heye Zhe has a large population, and people from all over the world gather there. There might be clues that I have been looking for for a long time."
"So I don't want to give up He Yezhe."
"Heye Zhe..." Skulucci shrugged, "I am also somewhat interested in that place, but it is not under my responsibility, so I have no hope of going there in the short term."
Ogata had previously asked Skulucci if he knew about the Red Moon Fortress—that is, He Ye Zhe.
Skulucci said he didn't know much.
I only knew that there was such a piece of land, knew its location, and knew that the Ainu people there miraculously possessed muskets. I didn't know anything else.
Skulchi had no idea why the Ainu in the Red Moon Fortress had muskets.
"I'm very curious." Skulucci continued, "What is the relationship between the two people you are looking for and you? How could you go to such trouble to track them down in this kind of snow country where there is nothing but snow.
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"Please allow me to keep this question a secret." Ogata said softly.
Scrooge shrugged:
"Since you don't want to say it, then forget it."
Scrooge took another swig of wine.
"What a coincidence. In a few days, we will be leaving here. I have to go back to the boss's place."
"Boss?" Xu Fang looked confused.
"We, the Cossacks who came to explore the Far East, are organized and have clear superiors and subordinates." Skulucci said with a smile, "Although the organization is very scattered."
"It would be too troublesome to explain to you in detail what our organizational structure is."
"I'll try to explain it to you in simple terms."
"You can think of me as the 'Squad Leader' of the expedition team."
Scrooge patted his chest.
"Then there's a 'Captain' above me."
"One 'big captain' is in charge of several small captains."
"I plan to go back to my 'captain' in a few days."
"While going back to report the recent work to him, I also supplied a wave of ammunition and medicine."
Having said this, Scrooge smiled bitterly with a hint of helplessness.
"In order to help the villagers of Qina Village this time, I spent a lot of ammunition and medicine."
"Ammunition is easy to explain, but medicines are more difficult to explain."
"I've been thinking about how I should answer when Boss Alexander asks me, 'Why is your team out of so many medicines?'"
"Boss Alexander?" Ogata asked, "Is this the name of the 'captain' above your head?"
"Yeah." Skulucci nodded, "My boss's name is Daniel Mikhail Alexander."
——Alexander... What a domineering name...
In previous lives, even people who have not systematically studied European history have heard the name "Alexander".
"If I can't explain exactly how my medicines are used, Boss Alexander will definitely skin me."
After saying that, Skulucci subconsciously raised the wine bottle in his hand and poured it into his mouth.
However, after putting the mouth of the bottle to his lips, Skuluqi realized that the bottle was empty, so he threw the empty bottle aside.
"...I've actually always been curious."
Ogata glanced at the wine bottle thrown aside by Scrooge, and then continued:
"That night, why did you go to help the villagers in Qina Village?"
"You are as much a Cossack as those who attacked the village, aren't you?"
"Why do you not hesitate to go against your own compatriots and face so many troubles to help the villagers of Qina Village?"
Ogata has actually been holding this question in his mind for a long time.
But I struggled to find the right time to ask questions.
Now that he will be separated from Scrooge soon, Ogata does not intend to delay it any longer and directly asks this question that has been bothering him for a while.
At this time, Scrooge happened to be leaning on a big cloth bag to get new wine.
When Ogata finished speaking, Scrooge paused for a moment - but only for a moment.
"...There is no special reason." Skulucci showed a faint smile, "It's just that after seeing the village being invaded by others, his body suddenly started to move on its own."
Having said that, Scrooge subconsciously glanced at the book placed on the head of the hammock bed with "Don Quixote" written in English on the cover.
"What about you?" Scrooge asked, "Mr. Majima, why did you go to help the villagers in that village?"
"Speaking of which, you are so brave. There were dozens of people who attacked that village. Faced with so many enemies, you could still rush into the village to save people without hesitation."
When Scrooge asked him the exact same question that he had just asked him, Ogata pursed his lips and replied in a half-joking tone:
"...I don't have any special reason. It's just that, like you, after seeing the village being invaded by others, my body suddenly started to move on its own."
"Hahaha. It seems that both of us are very easy to be in control of ourselves." Scrooge let out a few hearty laughs, "In a few days, we will be separated, I will give you
Just a farewell gift."
After taking another sip of wine, Scrooge put down the bottle in his hand, then quickly walked to another large cloth bag, and then dug out a large rolled paper from it.
Scrooge spread out the paper, which was as big as A3 paper, then took out his pen and ink and began to quickly scribble something on the paper.
After finishing the painting, Scrooge handed the piece of paper to Ogata.
"this is for you."
"This is...?" Ogata took the piece of paper and found that it was a map.
A very detailed hand drawn map.
How precise is it?
Where there is a smooth road, where there is a creek... these are all clearly marked.
This fine hand-drawn map now features 2 small circles.
"Different expedition teams have different jobs."
Skulucci said.
"The main job of my team is to draw maps."
"This map is one of the large maps I drew myself."
"This is where He Ye Zhe is."
Scrooge raised his finger and pointed at one of the two circles he had just drawn on the map.
"And here is where my boss Alexander lives."
Scrooge raised his hand and pointed at another circle he had just drawn.
"I will stay with Boss Alexander for at least 2 months."
"After you finish your trip to Heye Zhe, if you encounter any trouble that needs help, you can follow the map and come to me."
"Anything I can do to help, I will try my best to help."
"Are you going to give me this map?" Ogata glanced at the map in his hand, which was as big as A3 paper. "It must be very time-consuming to draw this map, right? Do you really want to give this map to me?"
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"It's just a map." Skulucci shrugged, "There's no need to put any mental burden on it. I can draw a better map of this kind at any time. Just think of it as a gift between friends.
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"...Okay then, I will accept this map." After a long silence, Ogata nodded solemnly, "If I have the opportunity and time in the future, I will definitely come to you again."
"If you come to Boss Alexander's station in the future, you will shout: Славагосударю"
Skulucci said.
"Then shout: ЯдругСкулуччи."
"The first sentence of these two sentences is the secret code of our brigade, which means 'Glory to His Majesty the Tsar.' As long as you shout these words, those standing guard outside the station will not regard you as an enemy."
"The latter sentence means 'I am Scrooge's friend'."
"After shouting this sentence, someone will come to me to verify whether I have a friend like you."
"Do you remember these two sentences?"
"It's a bit hard to remember." Ogata smiled bitterly, "Do you have a pen? I'll write these two sentences on the back of this map."
Scrooge handed Ogata his quill.
This is the first time Ogata has used this thin and short quill, so it is a bit difficult to use it.
Of course Ogata couldn't write Russian, he just used Japanese to notate the two sentences Skulucci just said.
In his previous life, when Ogata first started learning English, for the sake of convenience, he often used Chinese phonetic notation for English.
For example, the word hello is pronounced as "Hello".
Unfortunately, not long after Ogata started using this "Chinese phonetic notation method", his teacher discovered it and severely banned it.
Ogata is now using this "phonetic notation method" that he has not used for a long time, writing the Japanese phonetic notation of the two sentences Skulucci just said on the back of the map.
After Ogata wrote the phonetic notation of these two sentences behind the map with great difficulty in a crooked handwriting, Skulucci suddenly let out some weird laughter:
"By the way, let me tell you a good place by the way. Just spread out the map."
Ogata obediently followed Skulucci's instructions and spread out the map he had just received from Skulucci.
"There is a natural hot spring here."
Skulucci raised his hand and pointed somewhere on the map.
"Hot spring?" Ogata raised an eyebrow.
"Well, that's right, it's purely natural and has a strong sulfur smell."
"This land is rich in hot springs. I have seen many pure natural hot springs along the way."
"But the hot springs here are definitely the best among all the hot springs I have ever seen."
"You should also know how many benefits hot springs have, right?"
"Soaking in this natural hot spring is not only good for health, but also good for healing injuries."
"And it is said that it can also promote human development."
"If you have time in the future, you can take Miss Atachi to soak in the hot springs there."
Scrooge cast a meaningful look at Ogata.
"Don't look at me like that." Ogata said in a helpless tone, "No matter what happened, A-Machi and I would never do that kind of thing in a hot spring where so many people have bathed."
"And I'm actually not very interested in hot springs."
As Ogata said this, he folded the map and put it into his arms.
Before folding the map, he subconsciously glanced at the location of the hot spring that Skulucci just pointed out.
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A few days passed by in a blink of an eye.
In the past few days, Qina Village, which had very few people left, made preparations to move. It said hello to all the familiar villages and took inventory of all the things to be taken away.
Although some villagers opposed the relocation, Chepke, as the village chief, had absolute power.
The "high-level authorities" headed by Chepke have decided to relocate the village, and it is useless no matter how much trouble the villagers oppose to the relocation.
The horses captured from Vladimir and the others were of great help at this moment.
Villagers placed luggage and other heavy objects on the backs of these horses.
Those dog sleds were used to transport the wounded who were still unable to move freely.
Atachi was finally able to ride a horse and walk slowly.
At that time, when he saw that Omachi was finally able to sit firmly on the horse and control the horse to move forward slowly, Oga almost burst into tears of joy.
The day of the trip was a bright and sunny day.
The villagers of Qina Village, who had collected all the things they wanted to take away, were ready to go.
Ogata and Atachi, who were going to Red Moon Fortress with them, were now standing in front of Aiyaka, Skulucci and others, saying goodbye to them.
Skulucci and the others will not meet up with his boss named Alexander for another two days.
"Aiyaka. Thank you for taking care of me during this time." Ogata said, "Take care. Help us say hello to the villagers of Kuma Village."
"Yes." Aiyaka nodded vigorously, "You should also take care of yourself. I hope you find the two people you have been looking for soon."
Ogata turned his attention to Scrooge.
Before Ogata could speak, Skulucci took the lead and scratched his hair, and then said:
"According to your Japanese habits...at this time, I should say to you, 'I wish you good luck in martial arts.' Right?"
"It doesn't matter what you say." Ogata smiled, "Take care, Scrooge."
"I wish you good luck in martial arts, Mr. Majima, and Miss Atachi." Scrooge also smiled.
By the way - Vasily is standing behind Skulucci now.
After Skulucci finished speaking, Vasily continued:
"Mr. Majima! Please take care of yourself! If you have time and opportunity in the future! Please come to us again!"
He was now looking at Ogata who was about to leave with tearful eyes, his eyes full of reluctance.
Being looked at by such a macho man with such eyes made Ogata feel as if he had been electrocuted.
——Wasili turned out to be a person with so much emotion... He was just saying goodbye to someone he had only known for a few days, and he showed such eyes and expressions...
While Ogata sighed in his heart, he also said "take care" to Vasili.
After saying goodbye to Scrooge and the others, Ogata turned over and sat on Radish's horse.
Not far away, a team composed of villagers from Qina Village had begun to move forward slowly.
Ogata and A-machi waved their hands to Scrooge and the others, and hurriedly rode up to follow them.
Scrooge and the others stood there and watched Ogata and the others.
Soon, Skulchi and the others completely disappeared on the horizon behind Ogata and the others.
——Red Moon Fortress...
Ogata on horseback looked at the horizon ahead, slowly chanting the name of their next stop in his heart.
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Today’s update is 11,000. I will write the transition before going to the Red Moon Fortress in one go.
After that, it should be considered the second half of Volume 7.
Starting tomorrow, the shogunate army will officially launch operations.
The plot will also begin to unfold like a "stormy storm".
I worked very diligently to update 1W1 today. I have nothing to ask for, I just hope to get a few more monthly tickets.
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