After leaving Caopo Village, Rosen and his party continued towards the town of Sunderland.

After walking for a while, Anne looked at Mary, then at the little Alice that Rosen was holding, and whispered, "Rosen, where are you going to take them?" ”

Along the way, Rosen also thought about this question, and when Anne asked, he said, "Actually, I want to take them to the small town of Sunderland." ”

It's already past two o'clock in the afternoon, and it will soon be dark, and as soon as it gets dark, monsters will appear, and the wild will become extremely dangerous. Anne alone may not be able to protect everyone. Seeking refuge in a small town is the best option.

Anne's eyes were wide open, her face was full of incredulity, she pulled Rosen aside, leaned into his ear, and said in a low voice: "Rosen, you have to think clearly, this disease is contagious, it may not be a big threat in the early and middle stages, but it is difficult to say that it is covered with abscesses, there are thousands of people in the town, in case it ......."

Rosen said softly: "Don't worry, I've thought about this carefully. This disease, in fact, is not very contagious, otherwise, in more than five years, there will not be only 20 patients in Caopo Village, right? ”

"It seems to make some sense, but I'm still hairy." Anne was skeptical.

Rosen explained, "I didn't say it casually, I just used my alchemical power to check the bodies of little Alice and Mary myself. I found that even now, the evil energy that made them sick still existed only in her body and did not spread. Ordinary people, as long as they don't touch their bodies directly, will not get sick. ”

After saying that, he turned to Mary and said, "Is that so, Sister Mary." ”

Mary was a little unsure: "A few years ago, no one in the village got sick except us, but in the last year and a half, the situation has changed, and many people in the village have never touched us, but they are all sick. ”

When she said this, Anne became even more worried.

Rosen smiled coldly: "It's true that other people in the village are sick, but whether their illness has anything to do with you is another matter." I'm now certain that other people are sick for another reason, definitely not because of you! ”

"Really?" Anne and Mary asked in unison.

"I'm sure!" Rosen nodded, this conclusion was not a guess, nor was it a conjecture drawn from the same syphilis disease, but a fact that he had made using the power of alchemy.

Anne immediately asked, "But why are they sick?" ”

Rosen shrugged his shoulders: "Who knows?" Maybe they've all gone to the town of Sunderland to find the coquettish, or maybe someone has deliberately made them sick, and everything will have to be investigated carefully to find out. ”

Hearing this, Anne tasted something: "Rosen, you are suspicious of the magic ...... in the village"

"Shh~" Lawson shook his head: "Everything is still inconclusive, don't guess." ”

He continued: "In addition to safety reasons, it is only in the small town of Sunderland that we can get the alchemy equipment and synthesize the medicine to cure diseases. ”

Anne had been convinced of Rosen since she had killed the vampire, and now that he was sure that the disease was not contagious, she was relieved, and after thinking about it, she said, "We can't go into the town like this, and if we are seen, we will definitely be kicked out." ”

Rosen nodded: "It's a big problem, but I've figured it out." Annie! ”

"What's the matter?" Anne subconsciously straightened up.

"You go to Sunderland Town first, buy a wagon with a canopy, rent a house in the middle of nowhere or buy a house with a courtyard wall, and then drive the carriage back to take us into town."

Anne was not worried: "Won't you be too dangerous in this wilderness?" What should I do if I encounter a monster? ”

Rosen insisted: "It's okay, you see, Sister Mary's leg is lame, and I am still holding a little girl, and I am too tired to walk all the way." ”

Seeing that Anne was still reluctant, Rosen smiled and said, "If you are really not at ease, go back quickly." If you drag it out until the evening, it will be really dangerous! ”

I don't know why, it was clear that Lawson's tone was very relaxed, but Anne could feel his resolute will. This little guy is obviously only 14 years old, but he is very assertive, and once he decides to do something, he will do it to the end, and his choice is often the right one.

This is evident from the time he designs the entire process of killing vampires.

There was no way, Anne could only take out her crossbow and hand it to Lawson: "Then I'll rush to Sunderland Town now, you take this for self-defense." ”

"Okay."

The crossbow is a big killer, powerful, and easy to use, and Lawson is a little panicked alone in the wilderness, so he is much more at ease with this thing.

He slung his crossbow to his waist and instructed, "When you get to Sunderland, buy two steel and silver swords made of fine fish-scale steel, and then buy a high-quality steel-scale leather armor." By the way, don't forget to ask the herbalist to buy a few bottles of green crystal paste for later. Mary's eldest sister's leg injury also needs that thing. ”

When Anne heard this, she couldn't help but shout: "No, no, this is absolutely not good!" Green crystal paste is fine, but the equipment you mentioned is very expensive. A piece of steel-scale leather armor costs at least 100 rums, and a weapon made of fish-scale steel is more expensive, and a steel sword costs 300 rums. I can't afford to buy a weapon like this. ”

In any era, weapons and equipment are money-burning gadgets. The sword in the era of cold weapons is equivalent to the arms in the era of hot weapons. Good arms, there is no inexpensive.

"With mine, there's enough money in the cash box. Even if I borrow yours. Rosen reminded.

Anne was a little moved, for a stalker, a good sword has a great attraction, after hesitating for a few seconds, Anne still shook her head firmly: "No, that's your money, you will need to rebuild the manor in the future." I can't move, even if I borrow it, I can't pay it back. ”

Rosen couldn't help but scratch his head, there was no way, he could only use the killer weapon: "Annie, are you a friend to me?" ”

"Yes, of course we're friends." Anne didn't understand what Rosen meant.

Rosen's face sank: "If you are my friend, then you will listen to me and go buy good equipment." I'll tell you, it's nothing to me, and I can easily earn it back. In contrast, what I value more is the camaraderie between us, which is priceless. If you even borrow money from me, you will look down on me. Then we don't have to go together, and we will break up as soon as possible! ”

"Ah~~~" Anne was at a loss again, although they had only known each other for less than two days, the two of them dealt with high-level vampires together, and they were comrades in arms who had experienced life and death. The most important thing is that Rosen doesn't care about her mutant identity at all.

In her heart, Rosen has long been a very, very important existence, and it is absolutely impossible for the other party to break off her friendship because of this matter.

"That'..... Oh well, I'll buy it. But I'll borrow this money from you, and I'll definitely pay it back to you. ”

"That's right, you can pay back the money when you want, don't worry." As he spoke, Rosen looked up at the sky, it was already about half past two in the afternoon, it was late autumn, the days were short, and it would soon be dark, so he urged: "Okay, okay, let's go, time is running out." ”

"Then you have to be careful."

"I know, we'll hide in the grass by the side of the road and wait for you to come back."

As he spoke, Rosen walked into the grass with little Alice in his arms, and Sister Mary limped after her.

Seeing that all three of them were hiding, Anne ran in the direction of Sunderland.

She ran at full speed, very fast, and with Rosen's eyesight, he saw a shadow fly away, and in about half a minute, he could not see Anne's back clearly.

He sighed in his heart: 'Tsk, the body of the mutant stalker is really strong. At this running speed, it has to be more than 20 meters a second, which is about the same as a horse, which is really amazing. ’

After Anne left, the grass fell silent, and only occasionally when the wind blew could there be some faint noises.

The waiting time was boring, so Rosen first gently placed little Alice beside him, and then took out Annie's hand crossbow, wound it, loaded it with crossbow arrows, and carefully placed it on the other side of his body.

It's a good thing, but it's a bit of a hassle to load the bolts. When I get to Sunderland, I'll have to figure out a repeating musket if I have time. ”

If the musket is mass-produced, it will require standardization and a highly developed division of labor, but if only one or two are made alone, it only takes skilled craftsmen to complete it. If you use the power of alchemy, it will be even easier.

Just as he was thinking about it, Rosen suddenly heard little Alice in his arms whisper, "Mom, I'm hungry." ”

Rosen was stunned for a moment, and secretly sighed that he was confused, he hurriedly opened the luggage package, took out a piece of baked dough that he had not eaten before, broke it in half, and handed one to Little Alice and the other to Sister Mary.

Sister Mary's eyes lit up, she swallowed her saliva, but she didn't reach out to take it, she pointed to her throat, shook her head and said, "It hurts, I don't want to eat, give it to my daughter." ”

Lawson handed all the baked dough to little Alice, thought about it, took out the water bladder, picked a broad blade of grass from his side, poured some water on the blade of grass and handed it to Mary: "Then drink water." ”

This time Mary did not refuse, took the blade of grass, and drank the water in one gulp.

On the other side, after little Alice got the baked dough, her big eyes lit up suddenly, and she didn't care about the abscess on the side of her mouth, so she took a bite first, and then cried out happily: "Mom, it's delicious!" ”

A gentle look flowed from Mary's left eye, which was not yet blind: "Eat slowly, eat slowly, don't choke." ”

"Hmm~"

Little Alice agreed, and then, like a little hamster, she took a small bite of the baked dough clean, and after eating, she took a big sip of water, burped again, and a satisfied smile appeared on her little face that was infested by germs.

She hadn't forgotten about Rosen, turned her head and smiled at Rosen, and said timidly, "Thank you, brother." ”

Rosen's heart shook suddenly, and a deep pity rose, and he couldn't help but reach out and gently touch the thinning hair on little Alice's head.

Little Alice tilted her head into Rosen's arms, and slowly, her eyes closed, and after a while, her breathing slowed and lightened, and she fell asleep.

Rosen sighed softly in his heart, he had seen the photos of a little boy starving to death in Africa, and he thought that all this was far away from him, so although he felt it in his heart, he forgot it not long after seeing it.

But now, when he saw the poor little girl with his own eyes, a string was plucked in his heart: "Perhaps, I should do something to change this otherworld." But, what do I do? ”

'Is it to become a lord, to farm and store grain, to accumulate strength, to develop modern technology? No, this is not very likely, this world values bloodlines very much, if it is not a nobleman, it is impossible to become the lord of one party, even if he barely becomes a party with intrigue and trickery, then all his energy has to be spent on maintaining the stability of power, and there is no time for other things. ’

At the end of the Han Dynasty in China, it was also an era when there were many families of gate valves, and they paid the most attention to blood. Cao Cao is such a hero, he can only coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes, and he does not dare to be the emperor. In terms of political means, Rosen asked himself that ten of himself are not as good as Cao Cao, if he goes to be a lord to dominate the world, he must belong to the trick of not surviving three episodes.

Rosen continued to think: 'If the road to hegemony is not going to work, and you still want to change the world, then you can only start with ideas. ’

Starting from the mind, there are still two paths.

One way is to become saints, such as Confucius, Jesus, Buddha, and Muhammad in ancient times, and Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther in modern times, all of whom used their spiritual power to call on sentient beings.

This road, Lawson can't take either. This method is a saint if it is done well, and if it is not done well, it is a magic stick, and maybe it will be left for 10,000 years.

What's more, neither Jesus nor the Buddha really made the world a better place, they just made the masses of people more ignorant, more submissive, more adaptable to suffering.

To put it mildly, this is a path to domesticate slaves.

In this way, there is only one last way left.

This path, which originated in ancient Greece, disappeared for nearly a thousand years, and then re-emerged in the modern West and spread throughout the world for hundreds of years. It quickly changed the face of the world and allowed humans to emerge from the humble fauna and become god-like creatures that looked down on all beings.

This is the path of science!

'Nature and the laws of nature are hidden in darkness, and God says, Let Newton be born, and then everything in the world will be light. ’

What is the most important point of modern science starting from Newton?

This secret is hidden in Newton's book, entitled The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy.

The most touching thing about this book is not the knowledge it tells, but the perfect combination of mathematics and natural laws.

This book lets everyone know that mathematics can describe the laws of nature so perfectly, and even the movement of the stars in the sky, which was once forbidden to God.

Before Newton, no one had ever done it so systematically. After Newton, countless people followed in his footsteps.

Rosen discovers that the world in which he lives now is hidden in the darkness of nature and the laws of nature.

There are also countless wise people and countless talented people in this world, but they have been walking in the dark, like a blind man touching an elephant, and occasionally with good luck, they will touch some laws of nature, but why is this happening?

Nobody knows.

Rosen lowered his head and looked at the little girl who was suffering in his arms, and the little one had fallen asleep after eating and drinking. In her sleep, a sweet smile appeared on her thin and revealing little face.

At this moment, Rosen was no longer confused in his heart, he exhaled lightly, and whispered in his heart: 'The whole world is immersed in darkness, since this is the case, let me ...... Let's light the first light. ’

Like the Buddha enlightened under the Bodhi tree, Lawson sat in the grass in late autumn with the little girl in his arms, and his heart was extremely peaceful.

At this moment, he suddenly felt that something was wrong.

'What's the situation?' ’

He sank down, and his alchemy talent was activated.

He immediately noticed that the elements around his body were moving, and the ground beneath him seemed to become very active and restless, as if a bomb was about to explode buried underground.

Lawson suddenly woke up: "There is a magician sneaking up on me!" ”