Chapter 20 The Wounded
This made Zhao Xi, who originally wanted to return to the carriage, stop, and looked at the mercenaries who left in a hurry, and his heart couldn't help but be full of doubts.
After a while, I saw Buffy and the others jump out of the carriage and slowly walk to the convoy behind, followed by the mercenary who hurriedly ran over just now.
"Mr. Buffy, what's wrong?" Zhao Xi looked at Buffy and the others with a puzzled face.
"The mercenary just now said that the wounded man he saved woke up. Buffy said with a smile.
"So fast?"
Although Zhao Xi knew that the so-called wounded man was not seriously injured at all, but he looked like he had lost blood and woke up a little too quickly now.
"Well, if you don't mind, come with me. Buffy looked at Zhao Xi and said.
"Uh-huh! Okay. ”
Zhao Xi naturally agreed to Buffy's request, and he was also a mysterious man who wanted to come up with something.
Buffy, who received the answer, also took another step and walked to a carriage at the back of the convoy.
Zhao Xi naturally followed behind him, looked at the three mercenary captains around him, and suddenly felt a little strange, even if he was the master to visit the wounded, this battle was a little too big.
However, Zhao Xi didn't ask much, maybe it was some special customs in this continent.
followed everyone to the carriage where the wounded were resting, and as soon as he entered the carriage, Zhao Xi felt that something was wrong with the carriage.
The interior of the carriage was completely different from the carriage they were in, unlike the carriage they had been in, which was covered with soft fur and many drawers for food and drink, and was completely ordinary and ordinary wooden structure
At the back of the carriage sat seven or eight mercenaries in leather armor with their eyes closed in the carriage, leaving only enough space for the wounded man to lie down.
There was even a faint musty smell in the carriage, and there was some smell that I didn't know where it came from, which made Zhao Xi frown.
When he saw this, Zhao Xi was a little surprised that Buffy would arrange a luxurious carriage for him, after all, he couldn't think of where he deserved Buffy's preferential treatment.
Maybe it's aristocracy, or maybe it's something else.
After all, on the outside, every seriously injured person is arranged in this kind of collective car, and he and his companions live in the same luxurious car as Buffy himself.
Such differential treatment made Zhao Xi a little surprised by Buffy's attitude towards him, after all, even if he was a nobleman, Buffy's attitude was too kind, and he almost had to answer his questions.
Does the businessman really like to make friends? Or is there something else going on?
Zhao Xi was a little unpredictable, and he couldn't see anything when he looked at Buffy's side face, so he could only wait to see how things changed in the future.
"How are you feeling now, this unknown friend?" Buffy smiled as he looked at the wounded in the carriage.
After hearing someone asking, the wounded in the carriage slowly raised their heads and barely opened their eyes to look at the people outside the carriage.
"Did you save me?"
The voice was almost so small that it was inaudible, and even contained a strong sense of weakness, if it weren't for Zhao Xi's system, it was estimated that he would have been deceived.
"Are you feeling better now?" Buffy continued to ask the wounded.
"I..."
Before he could finish speaking, he let out a heart-rending cough and covered his mouth with his hand, scarlet blood slowly flowing out from between his fingers.
Zhao Xi was obviously impressed by this mysterious acting skills, if this was in the previous world, a proper actor level.
Seeing the wounded like this, Buffy was obviously stunned for a moment, and then returned to normal.
"It seems that the wound is really serious, come on, carry this wounded man back to my car, and give him a tube of healing potion in my car. ”
As soon as Buffy's words ended, the surrounding drivers and workers began to get busy, and began to wipe the wounded man's blood and carry the casualty out of the carriage.
"Mr. Buffy, this person is from an unknown source, and this is a bit unpleasant. ”
Before Zhao Xi could speak, Sid on the side was the first to open his mouth and put forward his opinion, although the two mercenary captains didn't say anything, but their unhappy faces meant that they also had a great opinion on this matter.
"This person is so badly injured that he can't do anything to me, and it's not like you're protecting me, it's okay. ”
Buffy smiled and patted Sid on the shoulder, unconcerned about Sid's opinion, as if he had confirmed that the wounded man was harmless.
"But..."
Sid wanted to say something, but Buffy reached out to stop him.
"Eh, you're the strongest mercenary in Shodrea, and you don't have that confidence yet. I'll take care of what happens, okay. ”
Buffy also seemed to have some displeasure on his face, and seemed to be a little dissatisfied with Sid's decision to repeatedly resist him.
"This..."
Sid looked at Buffy's firm eyes and couldn't help but be defeated, after all, Buffy is still an employer, and he still has to listen to his employer.
But even if Sid agreed to Buffy's request, his face was full of unwillingness, and his eyes were fixed on the direction in which the wounded were leaving.
Zhao Xi also wanted to open his mouth to advise Buffy, but seeing that Sid, who was usually closer to Buffy, was useless to speak, let alone think of any effect.
The other two mercenary captains didn't say anything when they saw this, but kept guarding Buffy and followed him back to the carriage slowly.
Zhao Xi looked at Sid, whose face was uncertain on the side, and didn't know what to say, so he sighed and walked away alone.
Although he wanted to comfort Sid now, the timing was wrong, and his opinion was similar to Sid's, which made it feel like he was creating a conflict within the caravan.
Zhao Xi, who left the group car, first returned to Cornelia and Dorothy's car and ate some of the food they had brought.
Although the food in the drawer in the carriage was much better than the food brought by the three of them, Cornelia still chose to eat the bread she had carried.
After all, the food in the backpack is for emergency use, and the food they eat on the road is also for three people to eat for half a month, although there is only jerky and bread, but it is still possible to fill the stomach.
Zhao Xi ate two mouthfuls of bread with clear water, and told the second daughter about it during the meal.
The second daughter also felt that this matter was a little strange, but she couldn't say what was strange, but she just felt that the degree of enthusiasm of this businessman named Buffy was a little too outrageous.
Zhao Xi told the second daughter to be careful many times before leaving the carriage this time, because the conversation between the three of them had always been low-voiced, so Zhao Xi was not afraid that the coachman outside would hear the conversation of himself and the others.
Zhao Xi, who came outside again, also suddenly felt that the sunlight outside was a little hotter than in the morning, and for the sake of safety, he did not put on blood leather armor but changed into a simple linen clothes.
Although the temperature outside has obviously increased a lot, compared to those mercenaries wearing leather armor, Zhao Xi is simply too happy.
Some of the male mercenaries even took off their leather armor, unbuttoned their shirts to reveal their thickly haired chests, and began to take small sips of water from the water bags around their waists.
Zhao Xi looked at the mercenaries who were full of slackness, and couldn't help but shake his head, at this time, if an extraordinary-rank demonic beast rushed over, it would definitely be able to give them huge casualties.
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The whole afternoon was hot and boring, but luckily nothing happened throughout the afternoon and we made it to the next campsite.
Now the people in the entire camp are choosing a suitable place to set up tents, and Zhao Xi and them are no exception, but Zhao Xi and their tent were given to them by Buffy, after all, there is no store selling this thing in Shuguang Town.
Even Buffy was worried that they wouldn't be able to set up a tent, so he sent a mercenary to guide Zhao Xi and them, and with the help of the mercenaries, Zhao Xi finally set up the tent before dinner.
In the small talk with the mercenaries when I set up the tent, I learned that I will officially enter the Black Forest tomorrow, and I will not be able to relax as much as I did today.
This kind mercenary also told Zhao Xi about some taboos in the Black Forest, although it was just some horror legends, but it also gave Zhao Xi a general understanding of the Black Forest.
Of course, there is no way to verify the authenticity of the story, and even the mercenary himself is smiling when he tells it, and it seems that he does not take these taboos into account.
But what kind of fruit in the Black Forest will degenerate into demons if you eat it, and if you drink the polluted water, you will become a deformed monster, and if you walk in the fog of the Black Forest, you will see the ghosts of elves.
Although he knew that there must be an exaggeration in this, he could also know from it that the food and drink in the Black Forest should never be touched, and that there should be no wandering around in the fog.
Zhao Xi felt that the possibility of encountering ghosts was not very great, but he felt that the possibility of people walking around becoming ghosts would be greater.
However, from the mercenary's words, he didn't feel too afraid of the Black Forest, but only felt that he had arrived in a more dangerous forest.
Well... A forest where food is not available and is dangerous.
So now some migrant workers have begun to go to the distant river to fetch water under the protection of mercenaries, after all, they can't get water anywhere for nearly ten days, which is a big problem.
A few hundred people and a few dozen horses can drink water in a day, which is not a small amount, but the caravan has enough experience in this area.
I saw dozens of large wooden barrels taken from the freight wagon behind, filled with water in turn, and then put them back on the carriage.
During this period, Zhao Xi also followed the mercenaries to the nearby river to fill a few bags of water, which was enough for Zhao Xi and Cornelia to drink for ten days, and as for Dorothy, it was enough for her to drink Zhao Xi's blood.
However, when Zhao Xi returned from the river, he saw Buffy helping the wounded into a new tent that had just been erected.