Chapter 520 A single person, two swords and two guns, alone in the barracks of the 3000 army (3) [5000 words]
At the end of the previous chapter, "The author is afraid that my friends will not understand, so I will take two days off today and tomorrow", I published a very long-awaited easter egg chapter.
The content of the Easter egg chapter is a still from the stage play of the comic "One Piece".
I think the figure of Nami (the woman on the far right) in the picture (only the upper part) is very consistent with the image of Omachi, and her kimono is bulging out (awesome!). For those who are interested, you can
Rewind to the previous chapter and take a look. (Note: The Easter egg chapter can only be viewed online)
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"Follow up quickly!"
While Tang Shen was dragging his sled himself, he shouted to his sled dogs that were following him closely.
"Woof!", "Woof!", "Woof"...
The sled dogs of Tang Shen made "woof" sounds one by one in response to Tang Shen.
Just now, after parting ways with Ogata and the others, Yugami went back to the cave where he, Ogata and the others had just stayed, retrieved his sled car and sled dogs, and then drove the dog sled without any nostalgia.
The earth left this place.
However, before going very far, Tang Shen ran into a dense forest.
Because the moonlight was blocked by the dense branches and leaves, it was so dark inside the woods that you couldn't even see your fingers.
It was too dangerous to drive a dog sled in such dark woods, so Tang Shen had to change the "dog sled" into a "human sled" and drag the sled through the woods by himself.
Fortunately, the sleigh is made of wood and is not very heavy. Even an old man like Tang Shen can drag it.
"Drink... drink... drink..."
After dragging the sleigh for an unknown amount of time, rough breath began to spurt out of Tang Shen's mouth.
"Ha... I'm getting older... Ha... my body is really not that useful anymore... Ha... Ha... it only took a few moments... Ha... I can't breathe... Ha..."
Feeling that his chest was about to explode, Tang Shen threw away the reins of the sleigh tied to his body and held on to a big tree next to him. His chest was rising and falling at an extremely fast frequency like a bellows.
His sled dogs were squatting around Tang Shen very obediently, sticking out their tongues, waiting for Tang Shen's next order.
Tang Shen wiped the sweat from his forehead and looked around. According to Tang Shen's experience, he was about to leave the woods now.
While inspecting the environment he was currently in, Tang Shen's eyes slowly and uncontrollably shifted to the direction he had just left...
Looking at the direction he left just now, complex emotions slowly emerged from the depths of Tang Shen's eyes.
Then, Tang Shen slowly lowered his head, looked at his hands wearing thick fur gloves, and then
"...You are indeed old..."
After muttering this sentence to himself in a low tone, Tang Shen let out a sigh of relief and slumped down on the sleigh behind him...
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After working together to dispose of the bodies of the villagers in Takta Village, Ogata and the others returned to the cave where they had just lived.
The poor helpless girl Lilata who was rescued by Ogata and others was also brought back to the cave by Ogata and others.
When they returned to the cave, Tang Shen's sled car and his sled dogs were gone. He must have fled to an unknown place with his sled car and sled dogs.
Ashley is 14 years old this year, and Lilata is 12 years old. They have the same gender and age, so compared to Ogata and Atachi, who don’t understand the language, and Aizan, who is already an uncle, Lilata
Naturally, he is closer to Ashley.
Ashley also sympathized with Lilata quite a bit.
It can be said that she empathizes with this feeling of suddenly losing her loved ones...
That "disappearance" caused most of the families in Qina Village to lose their fathers, husbands, and brothers...
Ashley's father was one of the missing persons in that "disappearance"...
Out of sympathy and empathy for the loss of a loved one, Ashley has been working hard to take care of and comfort Lilata.
Having encountered so many things tonight, Lilata was already in a state of physical and mental exhaustion.
Not long after being brought back to the cave by Ogata and the others, she leaned against Ashley and fell into a deep sleep...
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Ogata, Omachi, and Aizan sat around the fire placed in the center of the cave, silently stuffing the fire with branches they had just picked up outside.
The flames licked the branches, making a "crackling" sound. Because Ogata and the others were silent, the sound of the branches breaking became the only sound in the cave.
Lilata, who had fallen asleep just now, was taken off by Ashley and placed on her side next to the fire, so that she could sleep with her back to the fire.
In Ainu society, there are two "fire-warming secrets".
Tip No. 1: The warmest place is with your back to the fire.
The Ainu people, who have lived a fishing and hunting life for thousands of years, have concluded that the warmest way to keep warm is to turn your back to the fire. Turning your back to the fire is not only the warmest, but also can relieve fatigue.
Tip No. 2: When sleeping next to a fire, take off your warm clothes.
There is nothing to say about the principle of this secret. The principle is the same as "Don't sleep in cotton-padded clothes under a quilt in winter."
After Lilata fell asleep, Amachi covered her with a thin blanket.
Lilata's petite body was huddled in a blanket that A-Machi had just put on her. The blanket rose and fell with a soothing frequency as Lilata breathed.
Ashley, who was responsible for taking care of her, sat next to Lilata and patted the sleeping Lilata's back.
"Mr. Majima, what should I do with this girl? (Ainu)" Ashiri continued to pat Lilata's back while looking up at Ogata.
After Aizan translated what Ashili said to Ogata and Atachi, Ogata, who was breaking an over-long log into two pieces and throwing it into the fire, in order not to wake up Lilata, like Aizan
Healy lowered his voice and said softly:
"When you wake up tomorrow morning, let's take a detour and go to the Sivasi village. Send her to her grandmother."
Just now, when Lilata was still awake, Ashley asked her if she had any other relatives.
According to Lilata, she also has a grandmother who lives in Sivasi Village. And this Sivasi Village is not very far from here. Even if you walk, it only takes about a day, because you often have to go there.
This village was where she was visiting her grandmother, so Lilata also remembered how to get to Sivasi Village.
After Ogata finished speaking, Atachi and Aizan nodded in agreement.
"Alas..." Ayizan sighed, "This girl is so pitiful...her parents and grandfather all died overnight..."
"I don't know if this girl can cheer up in the future..."
"When I was a young man who had just started to learn hunting skills, there was a man in our village who suffered a serious blow and failed to cheer up..."
"That person's mother died young and he was raised by his father. He has a very deep relationship with his father."
"However, one day, tragedy happened. When the man's father went hunting in the mountains, he unfortunately missed and was attacked by a pack of wolves."
"By the time the rest of the village found the man's father... his body had been chewed by wolves until he was no longer human..."
"After the man learned that his father died unexpectedly, he couldn't survive the blow and became crazy..."
"From time to time, I would giggle into the air in front of me, or talk to the air in front of me, chatting with my father who is no longer here..."
Ogata and Atachi have been listening to Aizan's story quietly.
After Ayzan finished speaking, A-Machi couldn't help but asked:
"What happened to that person in the end?"
"Suicide." Ayizan sighed softly, "A few months after his father died, he cut his own throat with a mountain knife one night..."
"...It's really scary." Ating sighed.
In this era, there is no professional term for "post-traumatic stress disorder", so Ayzan does not know that the state of the person he just mentioned is a very typical "post-traumatic stress disorder", which is also commonly known as "post-traumatic stress disorder"
PTSD”.
After experiencing, witnessing or encountering actual death involving oneself or others, or receiving the threat of death, or being seriously injured, one is prone to suffering from "post-traumatic stress disorder" and various mental disorders.
The clinical manifestations of patients suffering from "post-traumatic stress disorder" vary. Some patients can still barely carry on a normal life, but for some patients, if they are not taken care of and treated in time, the consequences will be disastrous...
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Lilata lost several of her close relatives in just one night and suffered such a tragedy at such a young age. It is indeed extremely easy to suffer from "post-traumatic stress disorder"...
Ogata, who had been concentrating on stuffing branches into the fire, stopped stuffing branches into the fire. He turned his head and looked at Lilata, who was curled up in a blanket and sleeping soundly not far away.
After a moment of silence, Ogata lowered his head and rummaged for something in the pile of branches used as firewood at his feet.
Soon, Ouri found a relatively straight branch from the pile of branches that was medium in length, thickness and thickness.
"What's wrong?" A-Machi cast a confused look at Ogata.
"...You continue to add firewood to the fire." Ogata did not answer Amachi's question, but said in a neither salty nor bland tone, "I'll go outside to find something and I'll be back soon."
"Looking for something?" The look of confusion on A-Machi's face became more intense, "What are you looking for?"
"Find 4 leaves of suitable size." Ogata said.
After saying these words, Oubon left the cave directly, leaving Amachi and others looking at each other in confusion.
Not long after, Ozu came back holding four leaves of similar size, which were dry and hard due to loss of moisture.
After returning to the cave, Ogata took these four leaves and the straighter branch he had just found from the pile of branches, with moderate length and thickness, and walked towards the deepest part of the cave.
go.
"I'm going to make something, so don't come over and look at me. I can't make anything if you're looking at me."
After saying that, Oubon turned his back to Atachi and the others, sat in the deepest part of the cave, and started tinkering with something in his hands.
Ogata is the kind of person who "cannot be watched doing things".
To give a simple example: in his previous life, if his parents or teachers were watching behind him when he was doing homework, Ogata would feel on pins and needles, feeling very uncomfortable and unable to write a single word.
Although Ogata had already issued a reminder, Amachi still jumped up and walked towards Ogata.
"What are you going to do?"
As soon as A-Machi approached, Ouri quickly hid the four leaves and branches he had just found in his arms, and then said to A-Machi angrily:
"Didn't I tell you not to come over and see...you'll know what I'm doing tomorrow morning."
Ating curled his lips: "What is so mysterious... If you don't let me see it, then forget it. It shouldn't take time to make this thing, right? The night is already very deep, don't delay making this thing
Go to sleep."
"Don't worry, it won't take long." Ogata responded softly.
Seeing what Ogata said, Atachi stopped talking and returned to where he was sitting just now, continuing to add branches to the fire.
The light emitted by the flames hit Ogata's back, which was facing away from Ogata and the others, and projected Ogata's figure onto the rock wall in front of Ogata.
The figure swayed slightly along with the flames.
Shadow and his master lowered their heads together, looking at the things in their arms, wondering what they were playing with...
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The next day, early morning...
Outside the entrance of the cave, radishes and grapes snorted and paved the ground with their hooves.
After placing the luggage and other items on the horse, Amachi squatted down so that his eyes were level with Lilata's, and said to Lilata in a gentle tone:
"Come on, raise your hands and I'll help you mount your horse."
Ogata and the others had just had a brief discussion and decided to let Lilata ride on the same horse as Atachi and Ashley.
Although at first glance it looks like it will be very hard work, as it has to carry three people at the same time.
But actually grapes are pretty easy to handle.
After all, what she was carrying was not three strong men, but three women.
Needless to say, Ashley and Lilata are 14 and 12 years old respectively. Together, they may not be as heavy as Ogata.
As for Omachi, who is 155m tall and has a little more flesh on her chest and butt, the rest of her body is very slender, and she is not that heavy.
Therefore, taking into account the weight that each person carries, the pressure of carrying three women's grapes may not be as much as that of carrying two grown men's radishes.
Due to her young age, Lilata is still very petite, so she is not yet able to mount a horse by her own strength.
As soon as A-Machi finished speaking, Aizan on the side immediately translated A-Machi's words to Lilata.
Ever since she left Takta Village, which had turned into a dead village, last night, Lilata had been wearing the same expression.
Not only was there no expression at all, there was no light in the depths of his eyes.
Lilata's eyes reminded Atachi of the eyes of a dead person...
Looking into Lilata's eyes, A-Machi only saw his own reflection. Although he could see his own reflection in Lilata's eyes, A-Machi still had the feeling that the child was not looking at her...
After listening to Ayzan's translation, Lilata stretched her arms high, but her face still had no expression at all, looking indifferent. It was like an empty shell without a soul.
Amachi couldn't help but let out a long sigh, clamped Lilata's armpits with both hands, and lifted Lilata onto Putao's horse.
Ogata, who had just been putting his luggage on Radish's horse, suddenly walked over slowly, and then
"Let's play with this."
He took out a small windmill from his arms and handed the windmill to Lilata.
This windmill is made of leaves and branches.
The branches are made into the poles of the windmill, and four leaves of similar sizes form the blades of the windmill.
Amachi and the others looked at the small windmill in Ogata's hands with surprised eyes.
After Lilata saw the windmill in Ogata's hand, a look other than indifference finally appeared on her face.
Even without Ayzan's translation, Lilata could guess what Ogata was telling her just by looking at Ogata's movements.
She took the windmill from Ogata with some hesitation.
Ogata puffed up his cheeks and made a "blowing" motion.
Seeing Ogata's action, Lilata also followed suit and gently blew the windmill in her hand.
The windmill blades made of leaves slowly rotated as Lilata blew.
Looking at the rotating blades, Lilata saw the windmill for the first time, and finally the light that had been missing since last night gradually shone in her eyes.
Lilata puffed up her cheeks slightly and blew the windmill with more force than before.
Blah blah blah...
The windmill turned "roaring".
Looking at the windmill in her hand, a child's unique innocent smile slowly appeared on Lilata's face like a slowly blooming flower.
Lilata, as if she had discovered a new world, blew the windmill in her hand one after another.
Looking at Lilata, whose eyes were shining again, Ogata smiled slightly, then without saying a word, walked towards Radish next to him, and continued to carry the unfinished luggage on Radish's horse.
At this time, A-Machi followed closely.
"Is that what you were working on last night?" Ating asked.
"When I was a child, I used to make windmills for fun." Ogata smiled, "Fortunately, I still remember how to make windmills."
In his previous life, when Ogata was still in elementary school, he was taught how to make a windmill in art class.
For some reason, Ogata had a special liking for windmills that could rotate with the wind. After learning how to make windmills, he often made various windmills to amuse himself.
"I've held the knife for so long that I almost forgot how to do the windmill..."
After saying that, Ogata lowered his head and looked at the open palms with calluses from holding knives with complicated eyes.
"Fortunately, the child finally laughed again." Ogata put down his hands and looked at Lilata, who had regained some of her "human" aura.
"I didn't expect that you were so mysterious last night, it was because of that child~ I see~"
"Don't snicker and look at me like this..." Ogata said in a helpless tone, "Hurry up and pack your bags and get ready to hit the road. Let's send this child to her grandmother."
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PS: I decided to take the suggestion of a certain book friend and no longer divide it into "upper, middle, lower and end", and directly designed it as "1234 end", so that I can write more freely, and at the same time, I don't have to use my brain cells to think of the title.