"Are you really leaving?"

Chu Tianjiang nodded and continued to pack his luggage. It has been sunny for five consecutive days, and the temperature has risen to about minus 10 degrees Celsius during the day, and the minimum temperature at night is also above minus 20 degrees Celsius. In Jack's experience, the snow will melt in a few days.

"I know that I can't change your decision, but if you leave tomorrow, I can hold a send-off banquet for you."

"Winter has just passed, so let's save food for the spring famine." Chu Tianjiang glanced at Jack. "The ten packages were reserved for Ava, one weapon and one suit of armor each. It may not fit well, but it's all well-made, and you can use it if you change it. ”

Jack nodded and sighed to himself. He hoped that Chu Tianjiang would stay, even if he couldn't replace Schneider, he could also balance Schneider. More importantly, Chu Tianjiang is an outsider, bringing fresh blood to the farm, and maybe it will be able to increase the population of the farm this year.

"After I'm gone, everything here will be yours." Chu Tianjiang glanced around.

In his free time, Chu Tianjiang also built some agricultural tools and necessary living utensils. These things are what the farm lacks.

Skylar ......

"My surname is Chu."

"Chu!?"

"Skyler is just my name." Chu Tianjiang patted Jack on the shoulder, and then took out the long sword that Ava had returned to him. "I'll give it to you, keep it as a souvenir. If that day, little Jack wants to go outside, let him take this sword with him. Maybe I'll see him again. ”

Jack nodded, little Jack was his son Jackson.

"Alright, that's it, it's time for me to go."

"Lucia has already made breakfast, you can ......"

"There's no need, I have to hurry up and get to the first temporary foothold before sunset."

Jack sighed and pulled a package out of his pocket. "Here's a map I made, and you should be able to use it."

Chu Tianjiang didn't refuse, he really needed a map.

"I want to ask you for something."

"What?"

"When I got to Sunrise City, I went to see where I used to live. Perhaps, my parents and sister are still alive. Tell them I'm doing well over here. ”

Chu Tianjiang nodded and agreed, but he didn't know when Lu Dao would reach the center of the Old Continent, Sunrise City, the capital of the Holy Empire.

"Is the food ready?"

"It's been packed up a long time ago."

Chu Tianjiang was not used to saying goodbye, but he had to say goodbye to Jack.

After saying goodbye, Chu Tianjiang didn't let Jack send him because he didn't want more people, especially Lucia, Sophia, and Ava, to know that he had left.

Although he has not lived here for a long time and his interactions with the residents are not very deep, Chu Tianjiang knows that it is not only Jack who hopes that he will stay, but also Jack. If he faced Lucia and them, Chu Tianjiang didn't know how to say goodbye to them.

Walking out of the farm, Chu Tianjiang did not look back.

Unlike when he first came to this world, Chu Tianjiang at this time was already like a real traveler.

According to Jack, in the Old Continent, there were many travelers. Most of these people are people who have special skills and rely on their own skills to eat. They have no permanent home, wandering around the Old World. They have different purposes, some are pure explorers, some are ascetics of the Church, some are self-exiled confessors, some are explorers who wander around in search of ancient relics and treasures, and some are those who practice by traveling, relying on their own abilities to survive and use their own abilities to explore this worldly realm. In order to facilitate travel, their attire did not vary very much, weapons and armor were indispensable, and only the necessary daily necessities.

Because he had been preparing to leave for a long time, Chu Tianjiang specifically consulted Jack about this issue.

Like other travelers, Chu Tianjiang's most valuable items were weapons and armor, as well as food, some warm clothing, and a map for a long journey to reach a small farm or town. Of course, the most important thing is your own ability.

In Jack's words, any traveler can survive alone in the wild.

It's just that to survive in the wild, you need to deal with not only the night demons, but also some monsters that even Jack doesn't know, and bandits who are not controlled by the church and the empire.

This reminded Chu Tianjiang of the United States after the Earth was hit by asteroid debris.

Although the Holy Empire ruled the Old World, and the Church penetrated into every settlement, there were always those who lived outside the system and the law. The point is that there are only about 10 million people on this huge landmass, and too many places are simply uninhabited.

This is a desolate world, a savage world.

In order to survive in this world, in addition to strong skills, you must also make full use of various favorable conditions.

The most important thing for travelers to remember is all the temporary stops along the way.

Most of these temporary settlements are provided to travelers, or those who need to travel far away, and are all underground facilities similar to cellars, or underground hotels. Each of the temporary settlements was run by people, and most of the operators were exiles who had been punished. They need to atone for their sins in this way, to be forgiven by the empire and the church, to be able to enter the arms of God after death.

There are also some temporary settlements on a larger scale, mainly for caravanserans. Although these temporary sites have more space, they are also located underground. The function is also to allow people on the journey to have a place to take refuge at night, avoiding the ubiquitous night demons. It's just that these temporary settlements are all managed by the personnel arranged by the church. They are not criminals, nor are they for atonement, but serve the church in this way. According to Jack, after the age of sixty, these people were able to travel to a heavenly New World. At present, the premise is that they can live to be 60 years old, and given their living environment, it is certainly a miracle that they can live to be 60 years old.

Jack made it clear that try not to miss temporary footholds, especially in remote areas.

In the eastern part of the continent, that is, in the center of the empire, because the roads are relatively dense, the interval between temporary footholds is not very far, and even if you accidentally miss the temporary foothold, you can reach the next temporary foothold before dark. However, in remote areas, such as the hinterland of the Old World, because there are not many roads and settlements such as farms are far apart, two adjacent temporary settlements are often separated by a day's trip, and if you accidentally miss a temporary settlement, you will have to spend the night in the wilderness. Even the ascetics of the Church, the saints who have committed sins and need to repent through austerities, are not necessarily opponents of the Night Demons.

Of course, Jack also taught Chu Tianjiang some ways to spend the night in the wild.

It's best to find a hole in the ground, and it's a hole with a narrow entrance. Because the night demon has a very sensitive sense of smell and can sense heat, try not to live in the cave to keep warm, and also find a way to block the hole and open a vent far away from the hole. If you can't find a hole, you'll have to spend the night in a tree, and you'll have to find a tree that's big enough to stay as far away from the ground as possible. Although the Daredevil can climb trees, and is very capable of climbing, it is much better for only one Daredevil to climb a tree at a time than to face all the Daredevil on the ground at once. Of course, you can't sleep overnight in a tree, and you have to be vigilant to deal with the night demons that may appear at any time.

It must be admitted that Jack is a very good person and gave Chu Tianjiang a lot of useful information.

In addition to these necessary survival tips, Jack also told Chu Tianjiang which wild plant fruits were edible and which were highly poisonous and inedible.

This is a dangerous world, with not only night demons and robbers, but also all kinds of fierce beasts and poisons.

The vast majority of wild animals and plants in this world are highly poisonous, and only a few are not poisonous.

With this information, Chu Tianjiang left the farm and embarked on a long journey without looking back.

It's just that he doesn't know where to go.

Although he got some hints, Chu Tianjiang did not have a clear goal. The figure suggested that he go to the Shadow Alliance, but Chu Tianjiang felt that it was unreliable to do so.

Of course, no matter where you go, you have to get out of here first.

The farm was at the end of a road, and the valley to the west blocked the way. Although further west, there are farms, but they do not pass through here. In other words, Chu Tianjiang had to reach the next farm, or even the town, first, before he could decide which direction to go.

It's been a long journey.

For others, it takes at least a month to get to the next farm, and at least two months to get to the town. Even if Chu Tianjiang used the Colorful Battle Armor and the superpowers he obtained from Iska, it would take a few days to reach the next farm.

Soon after leaving the farm, Chu Tianjiang understood that the two farms were so far apart.

After the river turns, the road is lined with desert. Although the snow has not melted, as far as the eye can see, there are barren plains, and the farthest forests are beyond the horizon. Because there is no water source, the land here is not suitable for cultivation at all, so it is impossible to establish farms.

This also made Chu Tianjiang realize that there must be very little land suitable for reclamation on this old continent.

It is important to know that even if the fertility rate decreases, as long as there is enough land, enough people can be fed. At the level of cultivation on the farm, more than 100 people produce enough food to feed thousands of people. It can be seen that among the factors that lead to sparse population, the influence of land cannot be underestimated.

For Chu Tianjiang, this is not only a trip, but also an understanding of this world.

This is a new world, and it is also a wonderful world.

Chu Tianjiang was not in a hurry to dry the road, because the caravan would not arrive at the farm until five days later, so in the first two days, there was no need to worry about encountering the caravan.