However, in the following time, it was obvious that Joe Marston's friend did not appear, because coincidence that either the person he knew was not there or the other party did have more important things, so after two days of repairing in Hot Springs, they had to prepare to continue to set off.

However, it was not completely unreal. Considering that Jing Yu had no ability to drive a carriage, Joe Marston hired two seemingly reliable coachmen at a price of $1 a day. They would guide the convoy and give them more time to rest. Of course, the two coachmen also brought their own weapons and had to fight and protect the convoy together at critical moments. Of course, Joe Marston did not tell them much.

Although Jing Yu felt that it was not very suitable, he did not mention it. After all, these two people looked like good helpers. It would be bad if they scared them away. He could only be selfish for a while and hoped that their team of seven people would be able to scare and rent the Morris Gang.

So on a morning before it was completely dawn, Jing Yu, Joe Marston and their men appeared in the hall. They ordered the hotel staff to prepare breakfast and feed their horses.

After they had breakfast and set up the horse, they checked clearly that the carriage was complete and well-secured, including various tools, daily necessities, fresh water, meat and a small amount of vegetables, etc., and of course, the forage prepared for the horse and spare parts for the carriage to prevent failure in the wild and unable to move forward.

When they left the Hot Spring City, the sky was not very bright, but it was enough to make people see the road clearly. Of course, they hung two lanterns on the carriage to increase the light. Soon they drove out of the Hot Spring City. Jing Yu could see the dark outline of the Hot Spring City behind him from the carriage.

Outside the hot spring city, where they were located was a weed plain. Although it was a little ups and downs, it was quite flat overall, and the road was always facing west.

Now one of the people driving the carriage outside is their own people, the subordinate sent by Stamford, and the other is the coachman hired. For safety reasons, Joe Marston will not let the two of them control the outside at the same time.

The two carriages kept a distance of no more than ten meters from front to back, while the reins of the other horses were tied to the carriage and advanced with the convoy. Jing Yu and Andrew sat in the carriage behind, and Joe Marston and his assistant and another coachman sat in the carriage in the front.

Joe Marston had reminded Jing Yu before that their traces might be found by the people from the Morris Gang, so they need to rush on the road as soon as possible to avoid the people from the Morris Gang ambush.

The first day's journey was very smooth and there was no problem. Their carriages traveled in remote places in the New World, without any faults in places with no roads, and they did not stop along the way except to replace horses and feed grass in the middle. According to the hired grooms, they had walked about forty miles in about a day.

Jing Yu didn't feel so tired when he sat in the carriage along the way. After all, this carriage in the form of a carriage was considered to be long-term driving, so the design inside was very suitable for life. Because it was much larger than the average carriage, it was also divided into several areas. There were similar public spaces where Jing Yu and Andrew could sit and rest, and there was also a small room where you could take care of privacy and lie down to rest with a bed. There was even a small table in a small place, which was good for writing something or dining on it.

There are also items such as stoves on the carriage, which can be cooked and heated even when driving. However, the weather is not very cold at this time, so it is useless.

Although the windows around the carriage are not large, there are quite a lot of them, with eight of them in front, back, left and right, so the lighting conditions during the day are pretty good, and even at night, a small pony lantern can be lit inside to illuminate.

Moreover, considering that the carriages will pass in places without roads in the wild, the shock absorption is very good. Although it cannot be compared with the modern vehicles familiar to Jingyu, it will not make people feel particularly uncomfortable because of the slow speed.

Although they encountered not many pedestrians along the way, they could still see occasionally carriages and people riding horses. Although they did not meet the people from the Morris Gang, Jing Yu was still a little worried, but he hid it in his heart and did not say it.

When Jing Yu was fine, he continued to "write" the airship version of the Oriental Express murder case with his own typewriter. Now that he has "written" to the end of the novel, the detective once again was anxious that everyone was together and began to tell his reasoning.

When it was almost evening, the carriage stopped. They looked for a shelter and began to prepare for the overnight stay. There was plenty of space on the carriage, so they didn't need to set up an extra tent. They just needed to fix the carriage, and then pulled out a tarp from the two closer carriages to connect it to another carriage, so that a similar passage area was formed between the two cars.

The horses also removed various sets and were pulled to the side. Wherever they knocked down several wooden stakes to tie the horse. After all, if they were too close to the carriage, the smell of horse manure and horse urine would not smell good. Of course, in order to ensure the horse's overnight conditions, they also used a tarpaulin to make a simple zenith to cover the horses, so that they would not have to worry even if it was windy or rainy.

Just under the tarpaulin set up between the two carriages, they set up tables and chairs, hung up horse lanterns and became a good outdoor restaurant. After picking up some firewood, they started to cook dinner.

Soon a good meal appeared on the table, with vegetable soup and meatballs and bread. Because the place is sufficient and all kinds of tools are complete, the taste is not bad. After eating, everyone felt satisfied. Everyone could eat like this in the wild. Everyone felt that they could hardly ask for more.

After drinking coffee, the sky around them was so dark that it was hard to see clearly. However, they also had lantern lighting. Because there was enough sleep in the carriage, even the two coachmen could add a hammock to them in a car. So Jing Yu originally planned to raise a bonfire outside, but he didn't say anything, after all, they didn't need to keep warm outside.

But even so, someone still needs to be on the night at night. They discussed where they sat and confirmed that the two of them were in a group. Except for the driver who had to drive tomorrow, everyone else had to participate in the night. So after sorting the order, Jing Yu and the others said good night to each other and separated.

Joe Marston's assistant was to stay at night with one of the coachmen. Because they had to drive each other in rotation tomorrow, their night time would not be particularly long. They would change to Jingyu and Joe Marston at around 11 o'clock in the evening, and Andrew and the man sent by Stanford until dawn. As for the other coachmen, they could sleep for a night, but tomorrow he would be busy for a day.

This arrangement considered both the relationship between each other and the rest of the next day, and Jing Yu had no objection to this.
Chapter completed!