Chapter 69 Journey
The caravan followed the official road and headed east.
When we first left Hogan City, there were large fields on both sides of the road.
In broad daylight, many people are working in the fields.
This is the field belonging to the small villages surrounding Hogan City.
These farming and pastoral villages use agriculture as their main economy, providing grain and meat supplies to the residents of Hogan City, in exchange for goods that they cannot sustain themselves.
Although the number of people in each village is not particularly large, probably no more than a thousand.
But in fact, these villagers and farmers are the majority of the world's population.
But this scene can only be seen around Hogan City.
As the motorcade moved forward, the weeds on the road and the surrounding trees gradually became lush, and the human touch gradually disappeared.
Huge trees with several people hugging each other began to appear everywhere.
Thick layers of fallen leaves piled up on both sides of the road.
More and more sounds of birds and insects are heard.
It seems to be due to magic power, or it may be due to insufficient development. In short, the plants in the wild in this world grow extremely vigorous and tall.
"Go along the official road, don't run around." The coachman reminded Gaode.
The young man has an out-of-touch personality and likes to "make trouble." He has to explain one more thing.
The official road is officially maintained year-round, and mages will be sent to check and clean up the surrounding earth-line creatures. It cannot be said to be absolutely safe, but in most cases it is relatively safe.
But once you leave the official road and enter the virgin forest, everything will be difficult to say.
Gaode nodded.
He would not commit suicide if he had nothing to do.
·Convoys generally have to rest for a quarter to a quarter of an hour every two hours. Both people and livestock need rest and supplies.
However, the caravan has just set off from Hogan City. After a few days of recuperation, it is the time when everyone's energy and physical strength are at their strongest.
So we kept going until noon, when the leader gave the order to temporarily repair for half a quarter of an hour.
As soon as he heard that it could be repaired, Gaode quickly jumped out of the carriage.
As the novelty wears off, the discomfort of the journey finally begins to show.
In previous lives, many people would feel tired after riding a smooth train for half a day, not to mention that Gaode's current means of transportation are still bumpy horse-drawn carriages used for loading goods.
Just for half a day, Gothe felt his buttocks were a little numb.
Fortunately, I have kept up with my diet and exercise during this period, and my body has become much stronger.
After moving his body a little, Gothe took off the water bag from his waist and took a sip of water.
"You brought too little water." The coachman also jumped off the carriage, took off a water bag made of cowhide from his waist that was obviously two sizes larger than Gothe's, and after taking a sip, he said, "My name is Gru."
"The water source in the wild is not safe. If you want to replenish it, you can only go to the villages and towns along the way, and it will take two days to reach the next village or town that can replenish the water source."
"It's okay, I'll save some water." Gao De said.
He didn't explain much. The reason why there was less water was not because he had no common sense, but because the [Water Making Technique] gave him the confidence not to bring more water.
As far as the long-distance travel of ordinary people in this world is concerned, clean drinking water often occupies the largest part of the load.
Gru took out another piece of corned beef from the bag on his waist and broke it in half, "Try it?"
Gothe looked at the two pieces of corned beef in Gru's hand, hesitated for a moment and took one piece.
Gru smiled, stuffed the remaining half of corned beef into his mouth and chewed it.
Seeing this, Gao Decai tasted it with confidence.
Beef has been salted, tastes very salty, and has been marinated and pressed for a long time, making it extremely firm and even dry and hard.
Gaode chewed it twice and felt it was a bit laborious, so he chewed it a few more times and simply swallowed it.
Grew saw this scene and smiled honestly: "If we weren't used to eating, ordinary people would tear this into pieces and eat it."
If you hadn't told me earlier, I would have swallowed it all. Gothe curled his lips.
After simple repairs, the team set off again.
After truly walking like this, Gao De realized how difficult it is for ordinary people to travel long distances in the wild.
This is still the official way.
If he were like Pierre when he was young, diving into the primeval forest in order to hunt earth-line creatures to earn resources, the challenge would increase several times.
There is no such smooth road in the virgin forest. Not only is it rugged and steep, it is also full of dangers.
Whether it is a beast or a much more ferocious earth-line creature, not to mention an ordinary person, even a mage can eat a pot.
For ordinary mage apprentices, if they want to enter the primeval forest to hunt alone, they are risking their lives.
Night falls.
Hurrying at night not only blocks vision and increases the risk of getting lost and encountering dangers, but it also consumes the physical strength of people and livestock.
So staying overnight is the best choice.
The caravan had already found a safe location at dusk, set up a temporary camp and prepared to spend the night.
In fact, the caravan has walked this road many times, and the specific day and time to arrive and where to stay have already been arranged.
Gaode’s 15 silver coins are definitely well spent.
A dozen carriages gathered around a simple camp, lit a fire, and cooked some hot soup made from corned beef, served with black bread. This was a simple meal for the journey.
Let people take turns to keep watch, and everyone will fall asleep.
These people have been away from home all year round and have long developed the ability to fall asleep quickly and replenish their physical strength anytime and anywhere.
But for Gothe, falling asleep is extremely difficult.
Not to mention the occasional roar of beasts from deep in the forest, just the flying insects attracted by the light of the fire were enough to upset him.
Furthermore, sleeping in the wild really made Gaode feel extremely insecure.
"Mage Gaohuan should be able to solve the problem of staying in the wild." Gothe muttered secretly in his heart.
Just as the saying goes that demand determines the market, demand should also determine spells.
In short, under this extreme insecurity, Gothe almost didn't fall asleep completely all night, and only took several naps here and there.
In the early morning of the next day, as the sun rose, the caravan quickly packed up and set off again.
Gaode, who had not slept a full night, spent most of the morning in a daze in the car before he finally woke up.
"How many days does it usually take to go to Bremen?" Gothe asked Grudao.
That's right, the destination of the caravan, and also Gothe's destination, is the city of Bremen, the largest city in the entire Bremen region.
"It takes almost seven or eight days when we come here, and it usually only takes five days when we go back." Gru thought for a while and gave a conservative answer.
"One day, we have to take a short detour to a town near Camond City to replenish water and food, and take a night's rest at the same time, otherwise the physical exertion of both man and horse will be too great."
"Our business is all about the long term. If you are just quick for a day or two, you won't earn a few more bucks, so it's meaningless."
After a day of getting along, Gru obviously became more familiar with Gothe and talked more.
Gaode naturally nodded in agreement.
Driving while fatigued is always a taboo.
(End of this chapter)