The refreshing rain fell intermittently, and the bitter chill began to fade on Liard, replaced by a striking refreshment.

Lird only felt that even in this period of isolation was the closest moment to nature, of course, this new life made Lird feel quite uncomfortable, and he did not know how long he would have to live in such an environment.

Then Edward said, "I'm going to go out later and see what happened to last night." Lird thought for a moment, and suddenly he felt that he didn't know where things were going, maybe there was a lot of trouble within the Atlantean remnants, or maybe everything was going on. At this point, Lird was surprised to find that he was not too surprised by either outcome, no matter what direction things would take.

Edward said: "During the time when I was out, young master, you still have to be more careful, even if you are hungry, you can't cook and rain alone, and please wait for me to come back." ”

Lird nodded slightly.

Edward then reached into his bosom and pulled out a very small silver revolver, handing it to Lird.

"Have you ever learned to shoot?"

Lird looked at the revolver with a wonderful silver glow, and there was a hesitant look in his eyes.

Edward chuckled, "A gentleman of wealth and status like Mr. Wyatt should be able to teach you some self-defense techniques in his daily life." ”

Lird nodded, "I did learn some shooting skills, but I wasn't proficient. ”

Edward smiled, "That's good, everything is enough to have a foundation." With that, he shoved the gun into Liard's arms.

"If I had to pass on your shooting tips now, it would be to never think of saving the last bullet for yourself, and the best time to kill an enemy is when you are closest to it. ”

Liald nodded thoughtfully.

Edward took the pipe off his mouth and knocked it casually.

"Then, young master, I'm leaving. With that, Edward walked straight into the drizzle.

Looking at Edward's departing figure, Liarde did not feel any feelings in his heart, it can be said that there was no tension, no loss, and no fear. It was as if it were destined to happen.

Leard took the small revolver into his arms, the metal casing of the pistol was not cold, and Edward's body temperature was mixed with it, and Lird felt an indescribable peace of mind when the hard metal material touched Leard's skin.

By the time Lird re-entered the cave, Raqqa had already woken up, curled up in a corner wrapped in Edward's coat, and a gentle smile appeared on his face when he saw Leard, and he could clearly think of who had put the coat on him, and Raqqa expressed his heartfelt feelings.

Lird smiled at Raqqa as well, and then sat down on the haystack, unable to communicate much between the two of them, so Lird picked up the Bible from the haystack and read it aimlessly.

Lird was very absent-minded during the whole process, because he suddenly realized a problem, that is, he did not have the same strong will to help Raqqa at this time, even if Edward was not by his side and Lhaqa alone, Lird also consciously or unintentionally followed Edward's arrangement, allowing himself to keep a certain distance from Raqqa, which can be said to have preserved himself to a large extent.

At this time, Lird finally realized that he had changed so much in such a short period of time.

Everything comes from the fear of death in the heart.

Lird's trembling fingers gripped the pages of the Bible with force, while covering his eyes, which had been closed in pain.

I don't know how long it took, but there was a sound of footsteps outside the cave, and Liard's heart suddenly moved when he heard the sound, and he unconsciously put his hand into his bosom, and his fingers touched the warm hilt of the gun.

However, Rakka was very familiar with the sound of footsteps, and when he saw his face, he immediately showed an extremely disgusted affection, and Liald was a little relieved when he noticed this scene.

Soon, Edward's voice came from outside the cave: "My young master, don't you miss the gun, it's me." ”

Lird replied in agreement, and Edward walked into the cavern with a damp coat of moisture.

Walking into the hole***, Edward took the lead in throwing off the wet coat on his body, and then took out a towel from his backpack and wiped his body briefly.

"Well, it seems that I really underestimated this barbarian tribe before, and it turns out that these people have a lot of experience in field warfare and reconnaissance. ”

When Lird heard this, his heart moved, and he hurriedly asked what had happened.

Edward sat down against the cave wall and said, "The whole tribe seems to be as peaceful as before, and many of them are still eating breakfast in that porridge shed in the morning, and it seems that they have no idea what happened last night. ”

Lird nodded and said, "It seems that the matter has been concealed for the time being." ”

Edward said: "You can say that, but just when I thought it was all there was to it, I was wrong now. The leader of these barbarians adopted a method of tightening the outside and loosening the inside, and the whole tribe seemed to have no waves, but the various secret posts that were previously distributed behind the mountains and fields had all gathered, and groups of three or five people began to conduct an extremely detailed carpet search around, and even if they wanted to dig three feet into the ground, they would find out the young master. ”

"Are you looking for me?" Lird muttered to himself, at this time Lird was very complicated, on the one hand, he hoped that his existence could be valued and recognized, and on the other hand, he also questioned the purpose of those Atlantean relict warriors who were looking for him so hard to find their traces, whether they wanted to protect themselves or kill them?

Edward said: "I can't imagine that these barbarians don't even seem to know how to use a phonograph, but they have such a good performance in field operations. Let me say so, my young master, that we are not safe enough here now, and although I am confident in the secrecy of the place where I am seeking, even then I will not be able to defend myself against such a meticulous search, and I assure you that they will find this place by tomorrow morning at the latest, and if we do not make a decision, it will be exposed, and then the initiative and decision of the matter will not be ours. ”

Lird stared at the affectionate and indifferent Edward, Edward's face at this time was half in the dim light, half in the dark, this person looked at Edward in such a situation with an elusive sense of both good and evil, and Lird could not see clearly this detective who had just met for more than ten hours.

"What decision do you want to make?" although Lird knew in his heart what Edward was talking about, he still couldn't help but pretend to be confused and wanted Edward to ask.

In this regard, Edward smiled faintly and said: "Now is of course the time for the young master to make a decision, and now it is more advantageous for us to implement all decisions." As for the direction of decision, there are basically only two directions, one is that you and I leave here and return to the United States, which is of course a happy ending for all. As for the second one, you return to the savage tribe to fulfill your ideas and plans, and to get revenge on those who want to kill you. ”

Lird looked at Edward and said, "If I choose the second path, what will you do?"

Edward laughed when he heard this, "What can I do? What do you think about this, young master? Last night, when the loud gunfire rang out in the night, I was completely exposed, otherwise who do you think such a big battle is mainly aimed at? It won't be against a weak scholar like you. ”

Although Lird felt a little dissatisfied with being said to be a weak scholar, Edward's words did have a point, and Lird could only remain silent about it.

Edward smiled, "Again, the things that can move my heart are not only money, but also a strong sense of curiosity, if you choose to return to that barbarian tribe, be sure to take me with you." ”

Lird was slightly stunned when he heard this, and when he was about to shake his head and refuse, Edward interjected: "My young master, please don't be in a hurry to refuse my request, please patiently listen to my words before making a decision." ”

"I don't know much about the secrets of this tribe, but after witnessing the spectacle of that night, I can understand some of your insistence on staying. ”

"You insist on going back there, and it is clear that there are at least two different ideas in that tribe, otherwise your return will only be self-defeating and self-defeating. And among these strange opposing forces, the one that tends to you has more decision-making, which is why you are so confident. How? Am I right?"

Lird thought for a moment, then nodded.

A slight smug smile then appeared on Edward's face.

"If that's the case, then I'll go on and say it boldly. ”

"The first thing you do in retrospective is to tear your face with your hostile forces, which is already a sure thing, even if you don't want to make a move, the other party will inevitably put you to death, this is your only choice. ”

"But have you ever thought about it like this, this kind of duel is by no means like two children fighting to seek the teacher's comment, the forces in the middle of the judgment are not asking for fairness, but checks and balances, or to put the peace and stability of the entire tribe in the first place, so that the young master, your disadvantages as a foreigner are highlighted, if you really want to go toe-for-tat, you are already doomed. So—" Edward's tone began to grow subdued here.

“... Young master, you need a powerful helper even more. ”

Lird looked at Edward, thought for a moment, then shook his head, "Your words sound reasonable, but there is also one of the most well-known weaknesses, and that is your identity. First of all, no matter where you stand, you are first and foremost a stranger who does not belong here, and you are still the least popular at the moment, and if I bring you into this situation, it will only make the whole situation more chaotic, not only for you, but also for many people, and we will be in a very dangerous situation at that time. ”

Edward shrugged his shoulders when he heard this: "I didn't expect that young master your mind is so meticulous, it seems that I really underestimated you before." I have to say that what you said is also very reasonable, and even more practical than what I have said. But you also overlook one thing, and I think that's the key, is that what you just said?"

Lird was stunned when he heard this, and looked at Edward in puzzlement.

Edward said: "Sure, my joining the meeting has become more complicated and difficult to explain, but is this really what people here care about right now? As far as I have observed in recent days, the greatest enemy here is the oppression of foreigners, and on the way here I have noticed the complexity of the local environment and the various garrison forces mixed together, and I think this is also the biggest problem faced by this barbarian tribe, I don't know what they have done, but they have been attacked by a warplane, and the result is so unexpected, I have to say that the contradictions between the two sides have entered a stage of difficult to reconcile, and this is the problem they are facing。 And what qualifications and energy do they have to deal with those of us who are not their enemies? ”

"And to go deeper, you don't trust me very much to a certain extent, so in your opinion, young master, my suspicion may be even more than the help I can bring you. But on this point, I ask you to rest assured that, as I said last night, I will never work for any government force, and that is definitely a decision that goes against my outlook on life. I do what I do in my heart, or simply for pleasure. So let's get rid of all the suspicions, it's really just a waste of time. ”

Hearing this, Lird fell silent again, obviously after a-for-tat confrontation, Edward finally came out on top, and Edward couldn't help but let Lird be silent, and more importantly, his words began to touch Liard's heart.

Perhaps, as Edward suggested, all of them will begin to change for the better.

Just as Lird hesitated, suddenly two "cooing" sounds like frogs chirping came from outside the cave, and Lird didn't care about anything, but Edward's face changed in an instant.

He made a silent gesture to Lird, then motioned for Lird not to let Raqqa speak, and then quickly pulled a short gun from his waist, opened the safe, and began to pace towards the hole.