Is this good luck or bad luck? Asa thought as he drank the broth.
The meat is good meat. Use the best beef to dry it and hammer it into tight floss. The meat of one cow can be packed in only a small bag. When eaten, it is boiled with water and turned into delicious beef. This is a noble warrior
The dry food they usually use during expeditions.
The soup is good soup. Even the river water in the Lizard Swamp, under the action of the purification charm, is as clear and sweet as the purest mountain spring. It can be used to cook a pot of beef soup, plus salt, even the chef in the city
We can't find anything wrong with it. It makes people feel that this purification charm is indeed worth a silver coin.
Eating such good meat and drinking such good soup, even the dying person will be refreshed. Asa is very clear about his physical condition. After a good night's rest, he can put down a bird with his bare hands.
ox.
The bonfire is made of many large pieces of wood, which are stacked very well. The mixture of solid and fine dry wood and wet wood can ensure that it will burn until the next day. The heat of the bonfire will overwhelm the human body temperature, and the wyvern cannot detect it.
, you no longer have to hide in cold tree holes and underground holes, and other wild beasts and poisonous insects dare not approach. After a good and peaceful sleep next to such a campfire, your physical strength will definitely be fully restored.
Even though he was able to bring down five cows with his bare hands, Asa still had no confidence in fighting the stalker head-on.
No matter how much physical strength was restored, it was not enough to get rid of the stalker in terms of speed. The campfire was warm, safe, and bright enough for any creature in the swamp to see clearly.
"You are really amazing. This is the first time I have seen someone dare to walk through the lizard swamp with only one weapon." The woman who claimed to be a pharmacist showed admiration.
Asa didn't think he was worthy of admiration at all. He didn't even notice that the leech's skin was still bleeding after it fell off. Just a few drops of blood almost attracted all the predatory fish in the swamp waters. So he had to stay on the shore
He pushed a dead tree that had been knocked down by a bull into the river, and stood on it to float down the river to avoid the countless mouths below that were looking forward to him getting into the water. But when several large crocodiles joined the ranks, he had to be embarrassed.
It was already dusk, and when he was about to find a place to hide, he saw the light of fire, and then he met this kind of person whom he had never expected to encounter.
The woman was probably about the same age as Asa. Although she was dressed like an explorer, carrying a large package on her back, and a dirty blanket wrapped around her body, her fair and delicate skin showed that she was not a civilian. She carried that with her.
They grow dry food efficiently, and the price of a water purification charm is enough for a commoner family to live comfortably for a month. This woman is probably a noble.
"Originally, I thought it was amazing that I could explore and collect herbs in the swamp alone. The terrain and climate here are unique, and many plants only grow here, so even though my father has always disapproved, I still sneaked in by myself.
"Yeah." The woman was like a child without any scheming, talking as she pleased. She probably hadn't seen the same kind of people for a long time, and it was in such a dangerous environment, so the woman was not wary of him at all.
The sword at her waist is an Ankh rapier. It is thin and long, hard and tough, light and dexterous, and is mainly used for assassination. Asa recognized that it was always placed in the most conspicuous place in his father's shop.
For guests to click their tongues at the sword and the price tag below.
The angle of the sword at her waist is very good and precise, allowing her to draw it out as quickly as possible. The hilt of the sword is tightly wrapped with a fine hemp rope, which is a wrapping method only used by experienced soldiers.
, so that the sword hilt can still be slippery even after it is soaked in blood. Although the color of the hemp rope is still the original color that has not been soaked in blood, judging from the grip marks left by countless clenched swings, this sword is absolutely
It's just for people to make tut-tut sounds.
But even if she is added, it is not enough to deal with the stalker. The most important thing in a life-and-death fight is not skill, but spirit and fighting spirit. Even if I have been well-trained since I was a child, I have never heard the sound of an ax hitting a human bone.
The sound of cracking, I have never heard the wailing of a person who was cut in half at the waist, but was not dead for a while, I have never felt the sharp pain of the enemy's weapon galloping through my body, tearing my muscles and flesh,
After all, that is just a half-tone. When faced with the threat of death, when you feel the kind of pain that can immediately overwhelm your mind, you will become fearful, cower, and then lose your fighting ability.
It would be nice if there was a magician or priest, even if it was just the most basic blessing, a few simple fireballs...
Asa found that he seemed to be a little carried away by the sudden comfort of the broth and bonfire. Being able to meet humans in the dense forest and swamps with a radius of hundreds of miles, and comfortably drinking broth and replenishing his strength around the bonfire, this
This is almost unbelievable luck.
Chewing down a piece of the adventurer biscuit given by the woman, eating it with broth, and feeling the warmth emanating from the bonfire of luck, Asa sighed with satisfaction and helplessness.
The hunter should be peeping at the fire in a tree hole at this time. Even he had to hide when the wyvern was still calling for food in the night sky. But as long as the dawn appeared in the east, the wyvern would
After returning to the nest, he will spare no effort to follow the instructions of luck and fly here at an astonishing speed.
Whether it is good luck or bad luck, since it has already happened, you must and only try your best to develop things in the direction you want.
"How far is it from the Dono River?" Asa asked.
The section of the Dono River that first passed through the Lizard Swamp was so fast that even the fish couldn't swim back. It was there that Asa was forced to go ashore and entered the Lizard Swamp. But the river became gentle after bypassing the Lizard Swamp, and as long as it drifted with the current
One day will take you to Bracada, a small town in the west of the empire.
"I'm not sure, but it's not far, maybe a day or two's walk."
He could reach there in half a day by running at full strength. No, although the distance was much closer than expected, without the exact distance, there was no certainty. He was confident that the pursuer could catch up with him within half a day.
Definitely sure. The chance of direct escape is too small.
It is better to tell the woman the truth and ask her to deal with the stalker with him. Although the chance of victory is low, waiting for work in leisure is much better than other methods. Asa thought about how to word it.
"I would like to ask, can you accompany me? I plan to go to the depths of the swamp tomorrow to find new herbs. This is my first time going into the swamp so deep." The woman suddenly asked, "Of course, I will pay.
Here it is." She brushed a few strands of black hair that had fallen down with her hands. The black hair stuck to her thin lips, which pursed a slightly narrow arc. Her heels gently rubbed each other.
These are a pair of feet that are quite large for a woman, similar to Asa's, and they wear a pair of leather shoes commonly used by adventurers like Asa.
Asa suddenly discovered a way to escape. It was a very efficient and promising method. There was no need to set any traps, no illusions, no need to expend physical energy, and no need to waste precious time.
As long as you take advantage of this moment next to the campfire, the stalker can waste a considerable amount of time and energy.
This discovery made his heart beat suddenly and violently.
"Okay?" The woman blinked. Her eyes were small, with long eyelashes, and the corners of her eyes were drooping. She probably had a hazy smile flowing inside even when she was angry.
The bonfire was very bright, the eyes were very dark, and the firelight reflected from it looked soft and warm, but Asa did not dare to look directly. He looked away, took a deep breath, and tried to make his tone as natural as possible. "I'm sorry, no.
, I have something very important and urgent."
"Oh, really?" The woman didn't know how to hide the disappointment in her tone and expression.
"About half a day's walk west from here, there are several herbs that are unique to this swamp. They probably have unique therapeutic effects." Asa felt that his face was distorted, his voice was out of shape, and the meaning of his words was unclear. This is
For the first time, he told a very malicious lie to a very friendly person. And it was to a woman.
"Probably? What do you mean?"
"Well...hey...I saw a bull, no, it was two bulls...the bulls were fighting with each other, and one of them had an injured hind leg, hey...
No, it seems to be the front foot... No... It seems to be... Anyway, it was bitten, a very serious injury. It lay on the ground and was about to die. Then it went to eat some grass,
Apply it to the injured area, and it will be fine after a while." In desperation, Asa copied a story about a dog fight that he heard from an old adventurer when he was young.
Speak more fluently.
"Oh? Really? Can you tell me what kind of grass it is?" The woman's eyes widened, and her gaze made Asa feel as if he had seen the crossbow arrow fired from five nights ago again, and he almost bowed his head and bent forward.
The woman quickly took out the pen and paper from her backpack.
"It's just a light yellow flower..." Asa mixed the characteristics of several wild herbs and made nonsense. The woman wrote it down seriously.
"If you are going to go into the depths of the swamp, be sure to grind up water mint and pyrethrum and apply it on your clothes and skin. Even if you have insect repellent oil, you must apply it because there are several poisonous insects in it.
I'm just afraid of the smell of these two kinds of grass." Asa said to the woman in a very solemn voice.
"Just these two kinds of grass? They are found everywhere, aren't they?" The woman casually found them around the bonfire.
Of course, these two herbs do have the effect of repelling insects. Asa has been applying them on his body since entering the swamp. However, these two herbs are not as effective as the Adventurer Guild's special insect repellent oil. In the past three days,
, the first thing Asa did after waking up at dawn in the tree hole was to use as gentle a movement as possible to pick out poisonous insects such as centipedes that were in his armpits and trousers and sometimes still in his hair.
Of course, there are no poisonous insects in the deeper parts of the swamp that are only afraid of these two herbs.
It seems that no matter how hard it is, it is something that goes against human nature. As long as you practice it more, you will get used to it, become proficient in it, and even become immersed in it. With the previous practice opportunity, Asa said this extreme
When it came to the most vicious part of the malicious lie, his sentences were already very smooth and his voice was very steady, but he never dared to look into those shining eyes. He used branches to pick up the bonfire to hide his sight.
"Thank you very much. If I find these herbs again and find out their properties, it will be enough to embarrass those old guys at the pharmacy." The woman was a little excited, and she probably felt that the two of them were already friends.
, not only did as he pleased, but also talked to him very affectionately. "I have known for a long time that the world is so big, there must be medicines that have not been discovered yet. But those old guys always know how to chew on the books of their predecessors."
There is nothing to feel guilty about. Even if you don't tell her that you manly went to die alone, there will be no good results for her. Once the stalker finds any trace of other humans in the swamp, he will never let it go.
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Even if the two of them fight together, they will most likely end up dead, and she might get in the way or even not help at all. This method just makes her death more meaningful and gives you more opportunities to escape.
Sa searched for all the reasons in his mind to justify his sinister trap.
"Once my results are recognized, not to mention the pharmacy, even the magic academy will take me seriously. Maybe the bishop will personally learn about these new herbs from me." The woman's round face was filled with excitement.
Two red clouds appeared on the sky. He pointed to a tree next to him and said, "Look, it's this kind of tree. This is also one of my discoveries. There has never been any record in the book, but I asked many retired adventurers
, I know it is very common in swamps. And I also found that its sap is very irritating and toxic. If the eyes of people or animals are splashed..."
Your life is actually exchanged for the death of countless other lives, so never give up every hope of survival.
There are many small roots entwined on the trunk of the tree, which are very straight and thin, much like the pen used by the old adventurer behind the village. From this, Asa suddenly remembered something he once said that sounded very meaningful, this sentence
This undoubtedly elevated the conspiracy just now to a philosophical level. Asa felt that he could feel at ease. But suddenly a feeling of disgust came over him, making him feel extremely tired.