Zhang Heng finally arrived at the county seat of Lincoln County one day earlier than originally planned.
On the night when he met the bailiff, he asked him about the basics of riding. Morton was very patient, not only answering every question, but also demonstrating to him in person, and correcting some of his wrong postures by the way.
So Zhang Heng finally finished the process of his blind man feeling the elephant. The whole teaching lasted until the second half of the night. The poor bailiff didn't expect that he would pay such a high price for a bowl of corn paste. Still yawning from lack of sleep.
In the following time, while Zhang Heng continued on his way, he also practiced his riding skills by the way.
Of course, you will still have back pain if you have back pain. Some things cannot be changed immediately if you know the principle. Adaptation itself requires a process.
But the good news is that Zhang Heng's riding skills are indeed constantly improving. Although there is no change in the skill panel, he can feel this improvement for himself. At least now he has no problems with some basic movements.
By the way, Zhang Heng also named his first horse Radish. After all, it's not good to always call it a hairless horse.
He carried out a resupply according to the plan halfway, and there was no accident after that, and he arrived at the destination smoothly.
The county seat of Lincoln County still looks quite lively, and the area alone is much larger than the two towns he visited before. I heard that there are two nearby mining areas and many farms, so there are many residents living here. The county seat There are many banks, telegraph offices, grocery stores, hotels, bars, and even schools, newspaper offices, etc., which are not bad as settlements.
Zhang Heng jumped off Luobo's back and patted the dust off his body.
He can be said to be full of travel and dust along the way. During the six days, five nights were spent in the wild, and the taste of the corn paste was almost indistinguishable. The search for the lucky horseshoe was temporarily forgotten by him. The most important thing was to find a place to take a hot bath and have a big meal by the way.
But before that, he still has a little problem to solve.
Not long after he entered the town, he felt the faint hostility along the road. An old man sitting at the door of his room basking in the sun spit on the ground as soon as he saw him, and the saliva fell on the carrot. Less than two steps away.
Two other cowboys who were leaning against the stables to look at the girl whistled, and one of them said, "Hey, Oriental boy, you'd better go where you came from, you're not welcome here."
He has experienced this situation once in the small town before, and he is no stranger to it, and Zhang Heng's solution is also very simple.
He directly drew his gun and knocked off the old man's felt hat not far away.
The latter was stunned for a moment, and then immediately began to yell, swearing all kinds of obscenities, until Zhang Heng broke the cup in his hand again, as if he was suddenly strangled by the throat, He closed his mouth, his old face flushed red.
The two cowboys obviously didn't expect the visitor to be so arrogant, and they drew their guns without even quarreling.
When they also hurriedly drew their guns, the second revolver in Zhang Heng's hand was already pointed at them.
"If I were you guys, I'd go to the bar and have a drink before the sun goes down. After all, life is short and no one knows what will happen next moment."
The two cowboys looked at each other, although their eyes were full of unwillingness, they finally retreated silently to the side.
Then Zhang Heng looked at the old man basking in the sun again, "Hey, it looks like you're going to get a new cup, I hope the next one will last longer with you."
The latter's veins throbbed with anger from these words, and even his arms trembled.
However, because the gun was pointed at his head now, no matter how angry he was, he couldn't say a word.
But at this moment, another voice spoke.
"You've got what you want, now, can you put the weapon away?"
It was a middle-aged man in his fifties, wearing a dirty shirt and smelling faintly of alcohol. If it wasn't for the gray police badge on his chest, he probably would be taken for a tramp.
But he came out of the police station, and if nothing else happened, he should be the sheriff here.
Although the middle-aged wine cabinet in front of me and the Morton Zhang Heng met in the Gobi before are considered legal personnel, there is still a difference between the two. Sheriffs are usually called sheriffs, who are elected by the town People in stable areas sometimes work part-time as local judges and hold trials.
Marshals, also known as law enforcement officers, usually belong to the Federation, and their main job on weekdays is to hunt down or escort fugitives.
One of the two belongs to the local area, and the other belongs to the federation. Of course, the main nature of the work is to maintain the stability of an area, punish evil and promote good.
Seeing that the sheriff of Lincoln County had come forward, Zhang Heng simply put away his pistol.
He came here to settle down, not to cause trouble. It's okay to offend ordinary people, but if he really offends the sheriff here, he can only turn around and leave.
However, Zhang Hengdao did not regret his previous actions. Although cowboys and pirates are not the same kind of people, they still have a lot of similarities in their bones. In other words, human beings have many things in common. What Zhang Heng said just now The two shots are not just for venting, but also to send a signal that I am not easy to mess with.
Considering his skin color, the west of this era is a hell-difficult start. Coming to a new site alone does not mean that you will be safe if you keep your head down. Instead of waiting to be bullied to the end In fact, the development of the situation is getting more and more serious, it is better to simply use this opportunity to make things bigger.
In this way, if someone wants to be cheap with their mouths or hands, they will think about the consequences of doing so in advance.
Of course, this does not mean that Zhang Heng will be fine after that. In fact, things are more serious than he imagined. Although Zhang Heng temporarily deterred these people, it is not easy to live in a hostile environment, and This is a world where everyone has a gun, and it couldn't be easier to do something about it.
A few glasses of whiskey and a few words of provocation will make a person completely abandon his reason. No matter how strong Zhang Heng is, he can't single-handedly fight an entire town, and he can't always be on guard 24 hours a day. People around him, after all, he is also a human being, and he will also feel tired. He can do it for a day or two, or even a week, but no matter how long it takes, one day his spirit will not be able to stretch.
Zhang Heng has already begun to realize that it is not easy to complete the seemingly simple task of settling in Lincoln County in the first half of the main mission.