Chapter 2, Oasis
Fugate's return to consciousness occurred during the vigil on the fourth day. It seemed that the thief had confirmed that Fugate had not been trained before, so the thief wanted to take Fugate's knife away, but was in a self-destructive state. Fugate killed.
Mr. Thief didn’t come here just to kill people and silence him at the beginning, but he hoped to recruit Fugate and let Fugate be his little brother so that they could do something great together. However, before recruiting Fugate, he needed to make Fugate lose his resistance. Ability, but Fugate, who was in a self-destructive state, didn't care about anything at all and killed him directly.
Of course, this is also due to the system. The system reminded Fugate, who was in a state of self-destruction, that there was a sneak attack.
This Mr. Thief is not good at using knives. Judging from his holding posture, he should have undergone considerable dagger training.
Fugate was lucky enough to be in the information age. Although he had no training in swordsmanship, he still knew something about it.
He even has several sets of systematic sword skills in his home. Thanks to the blessing of the system, he had almost forgotten all these things that he had only glanced at before, but now he can actually recall them all accurately.
With these memories as a basis and his familiarity with the knife in the past few days, he was able to kill this Mr. Thief who was much stronger than him.
After killing the Mr. Thief, Fugate's consciousness returned to his own body due to the combination of the desire to survive and the physiological nausea after killing the same kind. He packed up all the inheritance of the Mr. Thief with an ugly face.
Then he left under the cover of night.
Fugate is not sure whether the farmer knows what happened tonight, but there is a high probability that he knows. Medieval farmers were not simple. They were cunning and greedy, timid and bold. Fugate does not want to bet on the farmer. character and humanity.
So the plan for the journey was reworked. The consumption of resources during the past few days was actually far beyond Fugate's own expectations. This was mainly because Mr. Thief and Mr. Farmer obviously had no experience or knowledge of desert survival.
They were actually rushing under the scorching sun. This was not the way to seek death.
Although Fugate, who was in a self-destructive state, did not have this experience, he also had relevant knowledge. At least he knew that he could only travel in the early morning and evening. Even if it was not possible, traveling at night was better than traveling under the sun.
Of course, traveling at night was not a good idea. Fugate just moved away from the original camp and built a small camp on his own.
Thanks to the convenience brought by the information age, Fugate was able to understand the key points of traveling in the desert.
Moreover, Fugate's self-destructive state seems to be because his brain is only functioning at a minimum level, which makes Fugate's consumption of materials much lower than Mr. Thief and Mr. Farmer.
Speaking of these two gentlemen, Mr. Thief is better among them. He seems to have experience in surviving in the wild, so he consciously controls the consumption of his supplies. But Mr. Farmer is different. According to Fugate's observation, the supplies he consumes Far beyond daily consumption.
If nothing else happened, the farmer's water wouldn't even be enough to support him in reaching the first oasis camp.
I just don’t know when the farmer will discover this problem. If he discovers it later, even adding recyclable unknown liquid will not be enough for him to find the first oasis camp.
Fugate has no need in this regard. He has plenty of supplies. With Mr. Thief's supplies, it is relatively easy to go to the First Oasis.
Fugate found a sheltered place and set up camp, and then began to sort out his plan more carefully while his consciousness was still there.
At the same time, you must set instructions for yourself in the self-destruction state. Otherwise, it would be really unfair if you die in the self-destruction state.
However, the speed of consciousness dying this time was still a bit faster than expected. Not long after the camp was established, and after just a few words with the system, Fugate fell into a state of self-destruction again.
···The dividing line of sleep···
In the early morning of the next day, Fugate, who was in a self-destructive state, had already woken up. He stared blankly at the stars for a while, and then Fugate began to pack up the camp.
The bonfire composed of tumbleweeds and shrubs last night had long been extinguished, but fortunately Fugate, who was in a self-extinguished state, seemed to have improved resistance to various abnormalities, so he did not suffer from symptoms such as a fatal cold.
After sorting out the supplies, Fugate took advantage of the darkness to inspect the sword.
Then he buried the sword he snatched from Mr. Thief in the sand. After comparison, Fugate found that his own sword was obviously smoother than the other party's sword. It should have been made by a qualified craftsman. Although the other party's sword looked good, OK, but the initial feel is not good, and there is also a problem with the center of gravity of the knife. It should have been made by an apprentice.
So Fugate decided to use his own knife.
As for Mr. Thief's clothes, Fugate took the clean clothes with him as a package, and the bloody one was made into leggings according to his plan last night and tied to his legs, which could effectively To prevent insects from biting your legs.
And reduce the pressure on your legs on uphill sections.
Put the excess packages into the space provided by the system.
The system's space function has not yet been repaired, but there are more solutions than difficulties. Fugate's two words with the system last night led to him lending out the temporary warehouse for the prayer function.
[Package]: clean clothes as the outer skin of the package, inside there are water bladder*1, dry food*14, pocket watch*1, mora bag (10w)*2
Fugate didn't make any other move except putting his Mora bag into it.
He took out his water bag and dry food from his package, and while eating and drinking, Fugate quickly finished his breakfast, then packed everything up and started heading towards the oasis.
Fugate soon paid the price for being on the road alone. He encountered Teyvat's specialty monster, the Qiuqiu people.
A Qiuqiu man with a stick in his hand and two Qiuqiu men with empty hands appeared in front of Fugate.
However, Zi Mie Fugate was obviously a wolf destroyer, and he rushed forward without even putting down the package.
This shocked the Qiuqiu people, but then they didn't react at all, because a few sword lights flashed past, and these Qiuqiu people left the material behind and turned into black energy and returned to the earth's veins.
Fugate, who is in a state of self-destruction, is like a ruthless killing machine. His instinct will tell him how the terrifying Ape erectus should kill to be most efficient.
[On the left is the reaction of the original stone you mentioned] The system prompted.
But it was a pity that Fugate, who was in a self-destructive state, had no reaction to this. He just glanced over there and saw a tattered-looking wooden box over there.
From memory it seemed to be an ordinary treasure chest.
Fugate, who was in a suicidal state, tilted his head and glanced at the box, and then left directly.
【! ! ! ] The system was speechless.
It was his system's bad luck to have such a host on the stall. The system cursed and directly installed the ordinary treasure box into the prayer pool space.
The system is preparing to ask the host to set up a command to search all treasure chests after Fugate recovers.
But Fugate didn't encounter anything else. He successfully arrived at the oasis one morning when there was still one-tenth of the clear water left.
Although this is just a small oasis, it is still quite busy. There are three groups of people resting here, one group is mercenaries, one group is the chamber of commerce + guards, and the other group is from a tribe who are out shopping. Team.
Two of them were heading towards the depths of the desert, and the mercenary group was on the way with Fugate, also going to Aru Village.
However, unlike Fugate who had just arrived at the oasis, the mercenary group had been resting here for two days and was preparing to leave this evening.
Fugate, who is in a state of self-destruction, has just begun to rest. He is expected to rest here for three days. First, he will replenish water and food, second, he will clean and recover his body, and third, he will continue to familiarize himself with weapons.
And more than that, he also needs to familiarize himself with the sword skills here according to the instructions set by his consciousness before, preferably to the point where it is engraved into his instinct.
This may be a bit exaggerated for ordinary people, but it is still very simple for Fugate who is in a state of self-destruction. Because all his actions now rely on instinct.
···The dividing line for practicing sword skills···
"Captain, the new guy looks more dangerous." A mercenary muttered in his heart, "He doesn't look strong, but that guy's sword skills are scary."
Several members of the mercenary group were watching Fugate practicing his sword skills under the shade of another tree in the oasis.
This is a small mercenary group with only a dozen members.
Most of the members are ordinary people who have just left the tribe. Only the group leader and a few cadres are veteran mercenaries.
"Most of this guy's sword skills are aimed at killing people." The group leader observed it carefully and said in shock, "Try to take a look from the opponent's perspective."
Several novice mercenaries suddenly felt a chill and couldn't help but touch their necks, hearts and other places.
"Of course, the most important thing is that the opponent's sword skills seem to be in a complete set." The leader still has some discernment. "This sword skill is no longer a sword skill for killing people, but a skill to train one's own sword." .”
"Tsk~ I feel a little itchy when I see it."
Although he was suspected of stealing lessons, the mercenary leader didn't feel ashamed at all. Besides, the other party didn't know whether he was wrong or not.
But it is a pity that Fugate only performed each set of sword skills three or five times, and the mercenaries did not have detailed explanations of the corresponding movements, so they did not record much, but this is enough for these mercenary groups with wild backgrounds. Enough.
After confirming that the other party was a ruthless character, the mercenary group also tacitly agreed not to disturb him, and even gave Fugate some additional dry food such as dried animal meat when he left.
Fugate was a little confused about this, but he accepted it without any emotion, which just saved him the time to replenish the dry food. Although the dry food in the package was quite sufficient, according to the instructions of his consciousness, he still needed to use all the dry food. Collect enough dry food if possible.
Resting step by step, the tribe's purchasing staff and mercenary group left at about the same time, while the caravan and Fugate continued to rest.
The guards and mercenaries on the caravan side made similar judgments, so they were not prepared to come into contact with Fugate.
Fuquet needs to recover his body before coming to the desert, or even better.
The next journey requires us to reach Aru Village. There are only two temporary resting points along the way, but they are for large-scale caravans to rest. It is best for individuals to find some small places to rest by themselves.
On the second day after Fugate rested, another tribal purchasing team came here, coming from a different direction than Fugate. Fugate inquired about the news with them and needed to go to Kavanyi to purchase supplies.
They also need to pass by Aru Village, but they do not welcome Fugate to join them.
These tribes still have the xenophobia that they should have, especially when the other party does not look like ordinary people (they speak expressionlessly, their eyes are empty, their conversations are basically read, and they have a faint smell of blood).
However, Fugate still found out the specific information. The distance from Aru Village here is not too far, but walking is indeed quite time-consuming and takes about a month.
Moreover, this section of the road is not peaceful. Not only does it pass through three or five monster gathering areas, but also bandits often appear.
This road is a route used by a quarter of the desert tribes to replenish necessary supplies from the rainforest, so it is relatively prosperous. Prosperity naturally brings bandits. Monsters know that there are sufficient supplies here, so they will naturally gather around it. .
There were originally bandits and monsters here in the oasis, but caravans and the like were often stationed here. They would clean up the area around the oasis when they were resting. Over time, monsters and bandits could not develop here at all. .
So it's a relatively safe place.
It was another fulfilling day, and in the evening the caravan left in an unfamiliar direction.
On the third day of rest, Fugate prepared to set off in the evening. He learned from the big caravans. If these large teams were not in a hurry, they would choose to set off in the evening.
This time period allows him to rush on his way better. This is not an instruction from Fugate's consciousness, but a judgment made by Fugate himself.
In the morning, a caravan appeared on the way Fugate came. Fugate found a familiar knife on the body of a caravan guard. It belonged to Mr. Farmer. It seemed that this gentleman was dead.
There was no damage or blood on the knife. It seemed that Mr. Farmer must have died of hunger or thirst, but Fugate still didn't have any mood swings.
I went about my business step by step, and slept under the shade of the date palm tree at noon when the sun was at its strongest.
In the afternoon, he took out water and dry food to eat. When the first wind began to blow in the evening, Fugate had already packed up and set foot on the road to Aru Village.
The evening sun was still a bit powerful, but Fugate was able to endure it skillfully. The walk became more and more comfortable, until the sky turned completely dark and the wind became slightly stronger. Fugate glanced at the moon and began to look for the wind. Grass and dry shrubs, he began to look for a temporary camp that could sustain him for the night.
Fugate was very lucky to find everything he needed. Or is there still a lot of tumbleweeds in the desert? After a night of silence, Fugate automatically opened his eyes in the early morning.
Fugate in the self-destructive state can easily enter deep sleep and can rest well in a short period of time.
So he simply cleaned up the camp, and Fugate took advantage of the residual heat of the fire to process the remaining dry food. Although the dry food was well preserved, it was very difficult to eat because it took too long.
The same is true for the dried meat given by the mercenaries. These dried meats are even more difficult to eat and need to be boiled with water before they can be eaten.
Water is a more precious resource for Fugate. Although there will be places to replenish water sources on the way, Fugate still does not dare to use water on a large scale because he is different from those mercenaries. He is alone and has no The water sources that transportation vehicles can carry are very limited.
Therefore, Fugate's main food when he was in the oasis was actually dried meat. On the one hand, there was abundant water in the oasis, and on the other hand, he needed to supplement his nutrition when practicing sword skills.
More than two days were enough for Fugate, who was in a state of self-destruction, to become slightly more capable.
As we drove along, we could clearly feel that the number of monsters on the road was increasing, and the number of treasure chests derived from the corresponding earth veins was also increasing.
Although the system cursed every time, it still kept the treasure boxes obediently.
There are a total of thirteen treasure boxes. Except for seven that were snatched from monsters, the remaining six are buried in the sand. However, even if they are buried in the sand, these treasure boxes still cannot hide from the system. of investigation.
I also encountered two bandits on the way, but Fugate looked like he didn't have much to offer (the package was small, meaning there was no merchandise), and he was wearing a knife (meaning the other party had the ability to resist), which made these robbers very hostile to Fugate. Gate wasn't interested, and both parties basically kept each other vigilant and then went about their own business.
Fugate's journey was faster than expected, so in the early morning of the 28th day after leaving the oasis, Fugate, who was in a self-destructive state, had already seen Aru Village.
In fact, my consciousness returned once during this period, this time because I was awakened by a huge scorpion that is a specialty of the Sumeru Desert while sleeping.
However, this return of consciousness was even briefer, with only enough time to set a secondary command for Fugate, who was in a self-destructive state, to search for a treasure chest under the guidance of the system.
By the way, the system's intelligent hosting system is also opened, which also allows the system to open the treasure chests stored in the prayer pool, and to convert the rough stones in the treasure chests into power that the system can use and store them.
The time for Fugate's consciousness to return is getting shorter and shorter, which means that Fugate's consciousness is being eroded by nothingness. When Fugate's consciousness never returns, Fugate will be considered completely dead.
The stimulation between life and death can make Fugate's desire to survive pull Fugate's consciousness out of a state of self-destruction, but this is obviously too dangerous. Maybe he will die before his consciousness is restored.
(End of chapter)