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 agro-pastoral villages use agriculture as their main economy, providing grain and meat supplies to Hogan City residents in exchange for goods that they themselves 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 convoy 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 fallen leaves piled up in layers 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 and don't run around." The coachman reminded Gaode.
The young man had an out-of-touch personality and liked to "make trouble," so he had to explain a little more.
The official road is maintained by the government all 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.
Gothe nodded.
He would not commit suicide if he had nothing to do.
The convoy usually needs to rest for a quarter of an hour to half 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 off the carriage.
As the novelty passed, the discomfort of the journey finally began to show.
In previous lives, many people would feel tired after riding a smooth train for even half a day, not to mention that Gaode's current mode of transportation is still a bumpy horse-drawn carriage used for loading goods.
In just half a day, Gothe felt that his buttocks were a little numb from the jolt.
Fortunately, I have kept up with my diet and exercise during this period, and my body has become much stronger.
After moving a little, Gothe took off the water bag from his waist and drank some 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 Gaode, and took a swig. Said: "My name is Gru."
"The water sources in the wild are not safe. If you want to replenish your supplies, 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 where you can replenish your water sources."
"It's okay, I'll save some water." Gothe 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.
In terms of long-distance travel for ordinary people in this world, clean drinking water often occupies the bulk of the burden.
Gru took out another strip of corned beef from the bag on his waist, broke it in half, "Try it?"
Gothe looked at the two pieces of corned beef in Gru's hand and hesitated before taking one.
Gru smiled, stuffed the remaining half of corned beef into his mouth and chewed it.
Seeing this, Gao Decai tasted it with confidence.
The 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. Gothe chewed it twice and felt it was a bit laborious. He chewed it a few more times and simply swallowed it.
Seeing this scene, Gru said with an honest smile: "If we weren't used to eating this, ordinary people would have to tear it into pieces and eat it."
If you hadn't told me earlier, I would have swallowed it all. Okay. 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 was 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 wild beast or a much more ferocious earth-line creature, not to mention ordinary people, even a mage can eat enough for a pot.
For ordinary mage apprentices, if they want to enter the primeval forest to hunt alone, they are gambling with their lives.
Night falls.
Traveling 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 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 been arranged.
The 15 silver coins of Gaode will definitely be well spent.
A dozen carriages gathered around a simple camp, lit a fire, cooked some hot soup made from corned beef, and ate it with black bread. This was a simple meal for the journey.
Arrange people to take turns keeping watch, and everyone will fall asleep.
These people have been away from home all year round and have long since 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 roars of beasts coming from the depths of the forest, just the flying insects attracted by the light of the fire were enough to make him upset.
And sleeping in the wild really made Gaode feel extremely insecure.
"Mage Gao Huan should be able to solve the problem of staying in the wild." Gothe muttered secretly in his heart.
As the saying goes, demand determines the market, in the same way, demand should also determine magic.
In short, under this extreme insecurity, Gaode almost never fell 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.
Gothe, who hadn't 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 largest city in the entire Bremen region, the city of Bremen.
"It takes almost seven or eight days when we come here, but it usually only takes five days when we go back." Gru thought for a while and gave a conservative answer.
“One day in the middle, we have to take a short detour to a small town near Camond City to replenish water and food, and at the same time rest for a night, otherwise the physical exertion of both man and horse will be too great.”
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"Our business is all about the long term. If you are just quick for a day or two, you won't make a few more bucks, so it's meaningless."
After a day together, Gru obviously became familiar with Gaode. Some people talk more and more.
Gaode naturally nodded in agreement.
Driving while fatigued is always a taboo.
(End of this chapter)