Chapter Forty-Six: Sleeping in the Mountains
After a while, Rachel slowly stopped her tears, and after wiping away the tears, she suddenly became a little shy again. Feeling that he was making a fool of himself in front of his friends, he was a little embarrassed to tell Loren Hill that she should not tell anyone else about today, and Loren Hill agreed with a smile.
Everyone has a black history or something, and there are always some extraordinary thoughts and impulses when you are young, which is not a bad thing. It's just that some people have given up their dreams and jumped into the big dye vat of society, and then laughed at those who chased their dreams as a person who came over, and thought they were amazing, saying that they had seen through the essence of society.
In his past and present lives, Lorain Hill hated this kind of person.
“Il n'ya qu'un héroïsme au monde : c'est de voir le monde tel qu'il est et de l'aimer.“ Romain Rolland.
There is only one true heroism in the world, and that is to recognize the truth of life and still love it.
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Two days later, in front of the Kempe City Mansion.
"Won't you play a few more days, Lacey?" Ricky watched the convoy of the Caritas Chamber of Commerce loading goods and luggage in an orderly manner, ready to leave, a little reluctant, looking at the friend in front of her, although they had only known each other for a few days, it was as if they had met a bosom friend.
Among her peers, several older brothers are away all year round, busy with business and other things, and the other girls in Kempei's circle basically only care about dress, perfume, clothes, and so on. Once in a while, a few will order musical instruments, and that's a great thing.
After all, the atmosphere of the Virga Business Alliance is like this, the whole country is profitable, everything looks like money, and the cultural and entertainment industries are only available in a few big cities along the coast, and more of them are vassal elegance, which is just used to decorate their identity.
If you really want to say that in terms of literature and drama, the most prosperous is the Verdant Empire, followed by the country of the Holy Land, and their religious operas are also famous on the mainland.
"I'm sorry, Ricky. I have to go to Hopeland this time, there are many things to do, and we will meet again next time when we have time. This one is for you. Lorain Hill handed Ricky a velvet box and told her to open it when she returned.
"See you next time, then."
Loren Hill stood in front of the carriage, dressed in a light-colored dress, the sun shining sparsely in her hair through the dense shade. As the summer breeze blew down the street, she held down the sun hat on her head to keep it from being blown away, her long hair fluttering in the wind, and then waved goodbye to her friend.
After two days of trimming and replenishment, the various members of the Calites Chamber of Commerce also got a good rest and set off again today.
With the whip dropped, the convoy began to start slowly, and finally slowly disappeared outside the city gates.
Richelle stood in front of the mansion and watched as Lorain Hill's carriage had gone far before turning back.
Jelinker looked at his daughter with a reluctant look, and his mood was a little complicated. Will the next generation of Karitas and Yagtirin continue their friendship, and whether this new friend her daughter knows is good or bad.
It's all up to Miss Lacey at Hopeland.
In the carriage, Lorain Hill looked out the window at the ever-flickering scenery and asked.
"How much did you buy into Yagtirin's house this time?"
"According to your previous instructions, Miss, we mainly purchased some pearls and jewelry that are easy to carry this time, and the rest are only the food and supplies needed for the road." Chelsea began to report on the amount of cargo they were carrying.
"Well, try to travel as light as possible, since the other party dares to attack Angus at the border, it is not ruled out that they will attack us at home."
"I don't know what they're for, but we do what they don't want us to do. They want Karitas to fall, so we can't fall and stop this time, and they will have the next action. After a long time, it will naturally become clear what they are for. ”
In this way, the convoy of the Karitas Chamber of Commerce passed a few days without incident, and it was getting closer and closer to Hopland.
More than a dozen horse-drawn carriages were moving along the road halfway up the mountain, and there was a gust of wind in the mountains, and some leaves were swept up by the wind and flew up on the road.
Lorain Hill looked at the cloudy sky, and had a premonition that it might rain heavily tonight, and when others weren't paying attention, the faint brilliance in her pupils turned, and the transcendent sequence changed from a demonic sequence to a natural sequence. Then close your eyes and start listening to the messages of nearby nature.
After a while, her eyes opened, and she looked a little worried, thought for a moment, and then knocked on the partition in front of her.
"Do you have any orders, Miss." Ahead came the voice of the butler Serres.
"Let the convoy stop at the turn ahead, which is relatively flat, and then camp in place and spend the night here tonight."
"Don't you keep going, and then turn the road 3 hills to Huangye Town, where it's safer, and the living conditions are much better."
"No, just stop here." Lorain Hill's tone was resolute.
"Okay, follow your arrangement." Serres then called a few riders next to him and told them to tell the team ahead to stop here.
Several riders in armor came out of the ranks, trotted up the mountain road on their horses, and as the team in front received the order, the whole convoy slowly stopped, and then began to lead the carriage to the side of the road and began to set up camp.
Some went to the nearby woods to get some firewood, while others began to set up tents.
Lorain Hill also stepped down from the carriage and looked around, which happened to be a relatively flat spot halfway up the mountain, with the avenue on one side and the bottom of the hill on the other.
After looking at it for a while, she asked her men to pull the wagons to the clearing, and lined them up in two rows to separate the road from the clearing, and then she had some thick logs prepared, tied with ropes to make a wooden fence, and placed them in front and back of the road, sealing the passage of the road.
"Miss, who are you?" Chelsea looked a little puzzled, was it preparing to fight the enemy by setting up cards like this, but how did Miss Lacey know that there would be enemies coming?
"Well, I don't know if the other party will act tonight, but be prepared." Lorain Hill looked up at the sky that had already darkened, and there was a cool and moist smell in the wind, and the mountain rain was about to come, and the wind was full of buildings.
Then she summoned the squad leaders of the chamber riders and told them to divide them into two parts, and take turns resting tonight, and sleeping in armor and weapons.
After thinking about it for a while, she was still a little uneasy, she took out two boxes of [Blood Activating Elixir] that she had with her, and distributed 3 to each team leader, asking them to be extra careful tonight, and if any team member was injured, they would drink a potion. As long as it's not a mortal injury, you can basically save your life.
"Thank you, Miss Lacey!"
After the captains got the potion, they shouted grateful, and then carefully put it away and put it in a close-fitting package. They have been walking outside all year round, so they naturally understand the value of extraordinary potions, and in this era when there are no hospitals and treatment conditions are extremely poor, this medicine is likely to represent a life. This is not a joke, but a valuable experience gained from the tip of a knife.
Although they are all working hard with anyone, the actions of this eldest lady are like a warm current flowing in their hearts. The concern revealed in those clear eyes made these riders a little moved. In this country where profits are heavy and people are cold, such genuine care is precious.
After everything was ordered, it was completely dark, and a large bonfire was raised, and a group of people began to cook food. Cooked with dried meat and potatoes to make a thick soup, then the dry dough cake is dipped in the soup, or torn directly into the soup to soften, this is the riders' dinner. As the firewood crackled, bursts of incense began to spread around the fire.
"Miss, your dinner is ready."
Just as Loren Hill was still thinking about what else could be prepared and planned ahead, Chelsea's voice came from beside her, telling her that dinner was ready and placed in the carriage.
"Don't bother so much, just bring it over."
"That's not good, there are too many people here...."
Although Chelsea is not a maid of a big aristocratic family, she still knows many rules and etiquette very well, and it is still very inappropriate for an unmarried aristocratic lady to dine in front of a large group of men.
Sitting in front of the campfire, Lorain Hill looked up and looked at the scene in front of him, where the riders were cooking soup in tin cans, squatting on the ground and eating bread, as if they were on the construction site in their previous lives.
"Well, leave the bread for me, and divide the rest of the fruit and roast meat among you."
Chelsea was still a little reluctant, which seemed to go against her usual maid principle.
"Don't worry so much, Sister Chelsea, do as I say."
"Well..."
Chelsea then cut up the fruit and roast meat from Lorain's plate and gave it to the sleeping riders, while the maiden sat by the fire and ate the bread that had been left behind. In fact, it won't be anything if she doesn't eat for a few days, the endurance and physical strength of the transcendent are not comparable to ordinary people, and she is still a very special kind.
After dinner, there were no incidents, the trail was still quiet, no travelers passed by, maybe because it was about to rain, everyone stopped. In this way, the riders also took turns to rest in two batches according to the previous arrangement.
In the middle of the night, there were seven or eight guards guarding the campfire, and there was a snoring sound from the tent next to it, when the raindrops the size of beans began to fall from the sky, and in a few moments, the rapid rain poured down from the sky like a downpour.
The campfire was quickly extinguished, and darkness was plunged into darkness, with only the sound of rain hitting the leaves.
At this time, Loren Hill in the tent suddenly opened his eyes, "Is it finally here?" ”
The sound of horses' hooves coming from the distance of the mountain road, but under the cover of the rain in the mountains, it seems very secret and treacherous.