Chapter 19: Choices
When they returned to the other side of the cave, Thor saw Morey sitting by the fire with a frown, and Bertha and the little wolf sighing with him. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
"What's the matter?, Mr. Morey?" asked Saul curiously, as he asked Diana to instruct a few men to collect the mycelium they had gathered into the jar.
"Alas, Lord Nome......" Morey sighed again, and he stood up tremblingly, and though he was almost in good health, he was still a little weaker than before, and he stretched out his hand to the mouth of the hole blocked by stones, and said sorrowfully:
"Listen...... The wind outside, I don't know when this storm will stop, I'm afraid it's not a way to lean in the cave like this......"
Hearing this, the expression on Thor's face also became solemn, and he took a few steps forward, closer to the entrance of the cave, and sure enough, the wind howling outside did not weaken in the slightest, even if it was blocked by boulders and clay.
"It looks like you can't stop for a while......" Thor was worried, the storm didn't stop, not only could he not move on, he couldn't even hunt food, but fortunately, the rain could be drunk, but there would be no shortage of water, but as Morey said, it was not a way to continue to rely on.
"Do you have any suggestions, old man?" Thor looked at the old man expectantly.
"Lord Nome, what did you find in the depths of the cave?"
"I just found some mushrooms in the cave. ”
"I mean, did you get to the end of this cave?"
Thor shook his head, the three of Kratos had walked farther than them before, and according to them, the cave was almost endless.
Morey sighed in disappointment, and Thor understood what he meant, and he shouted in surprise, "Is it ...... You mean to take everyone deeper into the cave?"
Morey nodded silently, looked at Saul calmly and said, "At present, there are only two paths left for us, either wait here for the storm to pass, or go deeper." ”
Halfway through speaking, the old man rubbed his forehead again, and said with a sad face: "The only thing to worry about is - in case the end of the cave is a dead end......
Morey didn't continue, but Thor had already understood that if he chose to go deeper and ended up in a dead end, the whole tribe would be finished, because the rest of the food might not be enough to support them back and forth.
"I don't think so, there must be an exit from this cave. Diana's voice suddenly sounded, and when Morey and Saul were talking just now, several core figures slowly gathered over.
Kratos, Blacktooth, Diana, Pompeii, and even Bertha Bardot and Tula, who were holding the wolf cub, approached with interest.
Thor and Morey looked at Diana in unison, bewildering her answer.
"It's the wind. Diana bent her slender legs, squatted down slowly, stretched out her soft hair and pressed it to the ground, looked up and said to Thor: "The wind has always flowed in one direction, which means that the whole cave must be connected. ”
"Oh?" Thor crouched down curiously, putting his hand on the ground, his fingertips as if there was a slight flow of air flowing, but he couldn't judge the direction.
Others, such as Blacktooth and Pompeii, crouched down and tried to sense, but their blank expressions showed that they had found nothing.
Diana smiled and said, "The wind can bring a lot of information, which is very important for the crops, so I am more sensitive to the direction of the wind. ”
Of course, Thor believes in Diana, after all, she is the heroine she summoned with the system, and the introduction also said that Diana spread the cultivation technique to the barbarians, so it is not surprising that she is sensitive to the wind.
But when it came time to make a decision, Thor was still in a quandary, both paths led to the unknown, and if the storm kept going, they wouldn't be able to go out in search of food, let alone move.
If you go deeper into the cave, you may encounter unknown dangers, including what to do if they run out of food, and there is a high chance that not only food, but also water will be insufficient.
Several people looked at Thor silently, he was the Nome of the tribe, and the final decision could only be made by him.
Thor kept rubbing his fingers, breaking them apart and closing them together, he knew that he couldn't hesitate at this time, the more time he wasted, the less chance he had of survival.
"We'll wait until tonight, and if the storm doesn't stop or abate, we'll go to the other side of the cave, and I'm sure of Diana's judgment. Thor looked up and finally said firmly.
After that, he commanded: "Diana, let the warriors use all the empty jars to collect rainwater, and try not to carry the rest of the things except food and water, in case you go through the cave, it may become narrower and narrower, and the cart does not know how long it can be pushed." ”
After hearing this, everyone went about their own business, and when they learned that they might have to leave tonight, the clansmen became busy.
Time flew by, and the wood in the fire was only halfway burned, and Diana came over and reminded, "Solda, it's already dark."
"Yes......" Thor muttered, the sound of the rain and the wind outside undiminished.
"Yes, Kratos has been watching from the entrance of the cave. ”
Thor got up and was in turmoil, and since the storm had no intention of stopping, it was better to go through this cave, and he believed Diana's words, at least it would not be a dead end.
"Inform the people and get ready to go. ”
Without further ado, the people of the tribe who had been prepared for a long time set off again, and in the deep cave, a few torches lit a group of wild people slowly walking into the depths.
The head of the household was led by Thor and Diana, and Morey and Blacktooth were placed in the middle, behind by Kratos.
There was not much firewood left, so Thor could only try to keep a torch for every twenty people, and a small line of people made their way through the cavern.
Due to the increase in the number of people, it took Sol and them nearly an hour to walk to the place where the iron ore was last discovered, and Sol also asked if there was any spare space in the car, and he really wanted to knock some iron ore with a stone axe to take it away.
Helplessly, there are very few places to bring things, not to mention, Diana also recommended that he might as well take more mushrooms with him, at least in case the food is really not enough, he can still eat mushrooms.
Thor had no choice but to reluctantly leave, only to collect some mushrooms and mycelium as he passed by the area covered with mycelium.
However, Thor found that as he went deeper, he could always find traces of iron ore from time to time, and it seemed that the cave had an amazing amount of iron ore deposits, which surprised Thor greatly.
"If only there were so many iron ore at the other end of the cave. Thor prayed secretly.