Chapter 166: Day 1
Chrissy kicked Ned on the thigh and exhaled, "Say something quickly!" Don't whet people's appetites! β
Ned hurried to catch two more breaths before saying, "Demon! Because they really think we're demons! β
Anna said disdainfully: "Do you still need to say this!" β
Ned explains: "In the Middle Ages, legends of vampires, demons, and witches were popular in Europe. You see that our clothes don't match them, and that's why they're afraid of us. They should really think of us as demons or wizards or something. β
Chrissy sat up and shouted, "You mean we're back in ancient times!" YESοΌ It's really amazing! β
Bruce also sat up: "Impossible! The time machine has not yet been invented, not to mention, not even a basic theory, how can we go back to ancient times so easily! β
Ned made his own discovery: "If we are still in the 21st century, can you explain where in Britain there are such dense forests and isolated villages?" β
Bruce thought hard for a long time and replied weakly, "Then is it possible that we just teleported somewhere else?" Could it be a forest somewhere in Africa, or a tropical jungle in Brazil? β
Ned shook his head and said, "The trees here are obviously in the temperate broad-leaved forest zone, and it is impossible to be in the tropics. If we were on the edge of a tropical forest in Brazil, even if there was no mobile phone signal, the GPS would have been there! Believe it or not, can you let Jones see if his satellite tracker can pick up a signal? β
Jones raised his wrist cooperatively and said, "There is no satellite signal, and there is no time-modulated radio wave!" I've tried it several times. I don't think it's the same Earth we know right now, at least it's not the Earth we're familiar with! β
Anna said sadly with a crying voice: "Eh, the beautiful girl doll I bought online is coming tomorrow!" I'll never see my beloved doll again! Woo..."
Chrissy put her arm around her shoulders and said comfortingly, "Don't be sad, Anna, although the rag doll is gone, you can have a doll with Jones!" Don't worry about getting caught by your dad during the tryst! Ha ha! β
Anna screams in shame, rolls over and knocks Chrissy to the ground, and the battle between the two begins again...
Bruce, Jones, and Ned looked at each other speechlessly, indicating that women's brain circuits really can't be understood.
Bruce, as the eldest man, automatically assumed the position of captain, and when everyone was done, he spoke, "Alright, no matter where we are, the most important thing now is to find water, food, and a safe campsite. Jones, it's up to you next. β
Jones nodded: "No problem, I'm very experienced in survival in the wild!" With that, he snapped off a branch from the tree, recited a mantra, and threw the branch to the ground. After a closer look, he pointed to the front right and said, "Go this way." β
The five of them struggled through the forest in the direction Jones had pointed out, and along the way Jones made five improvised spears as weapons. (Those who love to explore in the wild must have daggers and lighters on them)
Jones had chosen the right path, and they had not gone far before they saw a babbling brook, and there were no wild beasts around it. The girls picked up branches, the boys caught fish, lit fires, set up camps, and finally finished everything when night approached. The five of them ate grilled fish around the campfire, and although there was no seasoning, they ate it with relish.
While eating the fish, Bruce asked, "Now that we have a temporary camp, we can discuss the next steps." How can we return to human society? I don't want to spend my whole life in the forest. β
Ned nodded in agreement: "Well, I think we should get out of this forest as soon as possible, those people chased us into the forest and gave up like that, and I also saw a lot of them show fearful expressions, I guess there must be something very scary in this forest." β
Jones frowned and said: "I also think something is wrong, it stands to reason that there should be large beasts in the primeval forest, but wild boars, bears, wolves, and tigers have not been seen, not even snakes and leeches, this forest is not normal!" β
Anna was frightened: "Then let's leave tomorrow!" What if you get caught by an old witch or a vampire? β
Jones smiled and comforted, "My dear, wizards and vampires are all made up, how can there be such things in reality." Although it is not clear why it is now, I think it is likely that it was man-made. β
Although Chrissy is a little girl, she is quite bold, and answers: "Yes, if it is not for human reasons, then it means that there must be a forest overlord living here!" It was it that drove away the other beasts. If it's the former, then we can live happily here, and if it's the latter, then we have to live even more happily, maybe one day we will be caught by it to make snacks. He grimaced at Anna. Frightened, Anna covered her ears and buried her head in Jones's arms, not daring to listen again.
Ned spoke at this time: "I don't think it's so serious, I don't know if you read Chinese novels?" β
Chrissy immediately raised her hand: "My dear, I like to read Chinese novels the most!" Yes! I see, do you mean that we are like the protagonists of the novel, the chosen ones? β
Ned nodded, "It's very likely that our experience can't be explained by any science, but it would be much more common sense if it was explained by theology." β
Anna poked her head out and said hurriedly: "How is it reasonable!" If theology could explain it, what if wizards and vampires really existed? β
Chrissy immediately laughed: "Yes, I wonder if this forest is the back garden of a vampire, and now he is waiting in the castle for us to take the initiative to deliver it to the door!" β
Anna let out a "wow" and was scared to tears... Jones hurried to comfort her, glaring at Chrissy from time to time. Kerry stuck out her tongue without paying any attention.
Bruce saw that the topic was off, and quickly pulled back to the topic: "No matter what, we have to integrate into the current human society first, I don't know what you guys think?" β
Ned was the first to speak: "Anna is an expert in languages, I don't know if I understand Old English?" β
Here, Anna finally stabilized her mind with the blessing of Jones's boyfriend, wiped away her tears and nodded: "I have read books in Old English in the library, but I have never actually done it, so I don't know if I can communicate normally." β
Ned smiled, "Okay, let's go back to the forest tomorrow, and Bliss and Jones will find a chance to tie someone up." Let's ask! β
Bruce nodded, "That's it!" Okay, after a tiring day, let's rest first. β
After a night of silence, the next morning, the group slipped back to the edge of the forest, Ned, Anna, and Chrissy hid in the forest for cover, and Bruce and Jones quietly approached the village. The three of them woke up four times before they saw Bruce and Jones returning with a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl and a load of clothes.
The five of them quickly returned to the makeshift camp, and Chrissy asked, "Bruce, do you envy our two couples?" Tied up a little girl and came back. β
Bruce wiped the sweat from his head and said, "We were in ambush at the edge of the village, and she was the first person we met, so we brought her back." Not only did we bring people back, but we also smoothed out a few sets of clothes, which made it much easier to move after changing clothes! He pointed to the pile of rags in Jones's arms.
The reality is certainly not what Bruce says it is. After the two of them slipped into the village, they planned to tie up a farmer and come back, but the first farmer they met was carrying a load of "gold", and they had to pinch their noses and let him go. Although the second farmer didn't take anything, he couldn't beat the two of them by looking at his arms and chest, so he didn't come out... In the end, I changed my goal and was about to find a peasant woman, but I saw a peasant woman carrying a mallet and chasing the muscular man I had just seen all over the village...
Just as the two were preparing to retreat strategically, they happened to meet this little Lori in gorgeous clothes. Without saying a word, he stuffed the strip of cloth that he didn't know where to go, and ran away with it in his mouth.
The five of them gathered around the little Lori, and that curious gaze scared the little Lori into squeaking. Tears flowed out of the big cute eyes without money. Bruce stepped forward and said in a gentle tone, "Beautiful little girl, we are not bad people, we just want to ask you something." β
Little Lori looked at him and cried even more, and Anna pushed the rough man away and blocked the three old men with Chriss. Anna took Lori's hand and asked softly in London English, "Little girl, can you tell me what your name is?" β
Little Lori continues to cry...
Anna asked again in Irish.
Little Lori's crying is still ...
Anna changed five or six languages in a row, and little Lori finally reacted, and replied glutinously: "Juliette Montagu." β
Anna was overjoyed, and said to the crowd happily: "I have finally found their language, which is Anglo-Saxon, a small town language in our country, and the pronunciation is slightly different from the language we use, but it is not difficult. (Similar to the relationship between Mandarin and Hokkien dialect in China, the gap is not big~)
Bruce hurriedly said, "Hurry up and ask what time it is and where it is." β