It wasn't until he was almost three kilometers away from Salvi's companions that Zhang Tie realized why he just felt something was wrong with those guys. If you saw a bunch of goldfish swimming in a neat formation in the fish tank, you would also Something doesn't feel right.
If the pioneers were compared to goldfish, compared with the pioneers Zhang Tie had encountered, those guys felt too disciplined and team-minded. All the pioneers were undisciplined guys. The pioneers Of course there are teams, and sometimes many unknown pioneers will even join together for the same interests. But if you bring a team of pioneers together with people like Salvi, the differences between the two sides will be immediately apparent. No matter how many pioneers gather together, they are just a pile of sand, and the Salvi people gave Zhang Tie the feeling that they were a brick, a team of goldfish that could swim in a line. This was what made Zhang Tie feel that something was wrong. place.
There was something wrong with those people, but Zhang Tie didn't think much about it, and he didn't have such strong curiosity to find out some secrets. Zhang Tie felt that everyone has their own secrets, as long as it has nothing to do with him, and Why care so much? The identities of those people are irrelevant to Zhang Tie. What really makes Zheng Tie care about and brood in his heart is the guy named Miller who he just walked into the birch forest and met. One knife.
If my reaction was just a little slower...
If Salvi hadn't shouted out for a moment...
If the guy hiding behind the bushes also shoots himself with an arrow when Miller attacks him...
So…
myself at this moment!
Probably dead!
This is the most unacceptable thing for Zhang Tie. What Zhang Tie cannot accept is that his current life is actually based on so many ifs. What if there are no more "ifs" at some point in the future? Was he killed just like that without any reason? Then would I just turn into a corpse, and would I let my parents down again
After the incident between Huck and Sneijder, the fear of death once again firmly grasped Zhang Tie's heart. What is death? Is it boundless darkness? Whenever he thinks about it, Zhang Tie Tiedu couldn't help but feel a feeling of fear in his heart.
Does your own destiny depend on so many what-ifs related to others
No! Zhang Tie, who looks calm on the outside, is running. There was a tearing cry in my heart, except myself, my fate, my life and death cannot be decided by anyone. anyone! If only the truly strong in this world could decide their own destiny, then. I will be that kind of strong person. I want to become stronger, become stronger, become... stronger!
The misunderstanding that just happened in the birch forest may not be a big deal to Salvi, Miller and others. After all, Zhang Tie finally left the birch forest well, but Salvi and others did not know. yes. Just because of such a "little thing" in their eyes, the idea in Zhang Tie's heart that he wanted to become a truly strong man and truly have the ability to completely control his own destiny, life and death, was completely ignited. The heart of a fifteen-year-old boy. At this moment, he finally woke up and began to beat vigorously in the direction he identified.
Only by becoming strong can parents live a comfortable life.
Only by becoming a strong man can you make the woman you like unable to live without you.
Only by becoming strong can you control your own destiny and not be killed like a dog.
This is Zhang Tie's ideal of becoming stronger. It is not earth-shattering, not great, and even a little selfish. But this is what Zhang Tie thinks, and it is these selfish thoughts that make Zhang Tie's heart completely surge, and he feels that he My whole body began to be filled with the power to move forward...
Zhang Tie's running pace suddenly accelerated!
…
There was a distance of four to five kilometers from the birch forest to the foothold he found. It only took Zhang Tie more than ten minutes to reach this distance after he started running.
Zhang Tie also didn't expect to meet an acquaintance again at this stop. When Zhang Tie came to the cave, the people in the cave and him were stunned.
"Why are you?" Both of them shouted, and then they both laughed.
It was Bruce who was in the cave. This time, it was the same as when they first met, except that the two exchanged roles. Bruce was lighting a fire in the cave with some firewood that Zhang Tie found casually, and roasting a bird on the fire. The scent of the rabbit was fragrant, but Zhang Tie rushed in from the outside with a roar.
"Is this your chosen destination?" Bruce asked Zhang Tie.
"Of course!" Zhang Tie had already put down his burden, "otherwise why do you think there would be ready firewood in the cave!"
"It's very bold to choose a place to stay here. This place is very close to Crescent Grassland..." Bruce said with some admiration, "The first time I came here, I didn't choose a place so close to you!"
"Crescent Grassland, I just came back from the edge of the grassland!" Zhang Tie sat down beside Bruce without ceremony, sniffing hard and smelling the aroma of roasted rabbit. He didn't expect this guy Bruce And such a hand.
"What's going on?" Bruce asked curiously. Then, he noticed the huge animal trap carried on Zhang Tie's luggage. Bruce stood up directly from the fire, walked over, and picked up the animal trap. , put it on his hand and looked at it carefully, "There seems to be blood stains. How did you get such a thing?"
Then Zhang Tie told the story of his encounter with the unlucky guy Salvi at noon. Of course, Zhang Tie only told a general process - he was about to come here at noon when he met a man trapped by a beast on the road. Then he sent the pioneer to join his friends and then came back. This was the basic situation. As for other things, he omitted them. Zhang Tie felt that there was no need to share his troubles with Let Bruce share his inner journey.
Bruce listened with great interest.
The roasted rabbit was almost cooked. The rabbit was very fat and big enough for two people to eat. The two of them were not polite. They each took out their daggers to cut the rabbit meat and started eating. While eating, they chatted about the recent past. From Bruce's words, Zhang Tie finally confirmed his previous guess. Gris had advanced to the third level of combat soldier, becoming the veritable number one among all animals, and enjoying great glory in the Wild Wolf Castle.
This news did not surprise Zhang Tie. When Bruce said that Gris was the only trial student among all the trial students to reach the third level, Zhang Tie added in a mocking tone in his heart - as long as it reaches the Tomorrow, he won't be!
Because tomorrow is the day when another flawless fruit will mature on the small tree.
"What about you, are your tools ready?" The last time I met Bruce. Bruce wanted to prepare something at Wild Wolf Castle to pick gooseneck grass. As for the golden wolf, Bruce couldn't even think about it, because what others wanted was a captured golden wolf. For an archer and a lone walker, it would take a lot to kill one. Golden Wolf may not be too difficult. But it is really difficult to capture a golden wolf alive and then take that golden wolf to the Wild Wolf Castle thirty miles away. So Bruce targeted gooseneck grass. This thing is also very valuable.
To pick gooseneck grass, the most basic equipment is to have a storage box or a special herb box, because gooseneck grass is very delicate, and the grass neck and roots of the grass are like garlic seedlings, very brittle and not easy to grow. Be careful as it may break or be damaged. Once the gooseneck grass is broken or damaged, its medicinal efficacy will be greatly reduced, and the price will not be high. Therefore, this thing cannot be carried in your luggage. To pick this kind of thing, you must dig it out from the soil with the roots intact. From root to neck, the better preserved goosenecks are, the more valuable they are.
Zhang Tie did not see anything containing gooseneck grass on Bruce's body or in the cave.
"I'm looking for someone to order a medicine box for goosenecks. I want to thank you. When I went to the iron smelting workshop to find someone to make a medicine hoe, those guys heard that you introduced me. You don’t want anything from me!” A smile appeared on Bruce’s face. No matter who it was, no one would feel uncomfortable with the feeling of being cared for by friends wherever he went, especially for an alternative otaku like Bruce. This was the first time I felt someone taking care of me.
"That's just a small thing. Those guys in the iron smelting workshop are all very easy to get along with. If you feel embarrassed, one day you hunt extra wild wolves, you can ask someone to bring one for you to eat for those guys. , those guys must also treat you as a brother..."
"Okay, I remember it!" Bruce nodded seriously.
"Then why did you come back before your things were ready..." After asking this question, Zhang Tie felt that Bruce was looking at him strangely. Zhang Tie touched his face and asked, "Why, is my question strange? ?”
"Have you really never heard of it?" Bruce asked strangely.
"Have you heard anything?"
"Wolf's Carnival Day!"
"What's the wolf clan's carnival day?" Zhang Tie really felt like he was a country boy.
"The twin moons in the sky control the lunar period of the wolves. Every time the two moons in the sky become full moons, it is the beginning of the wolf's lunar period. The wolf's lunar period lasts for one month and lasts for one year. Three times, every time when this night comes, a large number of wolves will gather together and howl at the moon like a ritual, so this day is called the Carnival Day of the wolves!"
Bruce didn't notice that when he said this, Zhang Tie's eyes suddenly lit up.
"Today is the double full moon?"
"yes!"
"Then there aren't many wolves showing up!"
"Many. I heard that some people have seen thousands of wild wolves howling at the moon in the depths of the grassland. However, we are certainly not strong enough to reach the depths of the grassland. I found out when I was wandering here last time. A place, that place is quite safe, and there are often many wild wolves that like to gather there at night. If nothing else happens, you should be able to enjoy a small-scale wolf howl at the moon there today!" Bruce said. He said leisurely with a fascinated face.
Zhang Tie's eyes were no longer bright at this time, but extremely bright, as if two lanterns were lit in his eyes.
"Bruce..."
"Yeah!" Feeling that Zhang Tie's voice was a bit special, Bruce, who was about to tear off a rabbit leg, turned his head and saw Zhang Tie looking at him with burning eyes. Bruce was startled by Zhang Tie's gaze.
"Has anyone ever said you are cute?" When Zhang Tie said this, the firewood crackled.
Bruce's hand shook and the rabbit leg he was holding almost fell to the ground.
"No!" Bruce swallowed and said with some difficulty. Then he subconsciously sat a little further away from Zhang Tie. His eyes on Zhang Tie suddenly became strange. This guy wouldn't have anything related to soap. What a strange hobby!
In the cave with only two people, Bruce suddenly felt a little hairy!
"You are very cute!" Zhang Tie said seriously.
In the cave with only two people, looking at Zhang Tie with glowing eyes, Bruce's face suddenly turned pale, and the rabbit leg in his hand suddenly fell to the ground...