Chapter 40: The Spring of the Desert
Higg was not interested in watching the play, and the most important thing was to escape, so he immediately caught up with the camel caravan and drove the camels south.
Bolu Feimo here was completely awakened by the severe pain, and finally staggered to his feet, but he had a splitting headache, and he didn't know what was going on at all, so he went crazy and lifted the big rock next to him, and instinctively threw it outward. The wine sacs under his feet were constantly being trampled on, or being ignited by the flames, and the light blue flames were attached to his body, and his surroundings were also full of fire.
The boulders were constantly smashed out by Porly Feimo, and Higg, who thought he had escaped far enough, drove the camels to gallop, and found that many boulders were flying around him, and the stone-level camels were quickly crushed to death, and the camels ran wildly in a panic.
Higg regretted his recklessness a little, although this could hurt Poryu Feimo, but if he was hit, it would really be more than worth the loss. If I knew that this was the case, it would be better to let that guy sleep quietly for a few days and run away by himself.
Higg no longer bothered to watch the cyclops king Poryu Feimo dance naked alone in the fire, and followed hundreds of camels to flee south for his life, even if Porly Feimo was injured and woke up, the alcohol in his body was enough for him to lose the ability to pursue him in a few days, enough to dig out this desolate desert by himself.
Running day and night for three days in a row, basically without any rest, drinking camel blood when thirsty and hungry, sleeping on camels when sleepy, letting camels run, these guys will not get lost anyway, they will always bring themselves to Saladin's Pass. Although the camel's speed is not very fast, its endurance is excellent, and it is constantly frightened and runs for its life without rest.
What Higg didn't expect was that when it was about to get dark on the fourth day, he caught up with Zartai and them, who were also on their way to death. Everyone was exhausted, but there was a tragic pride for the rest of their lives, and after Higg and Zartai met, they just laughed and didn't say much.
Daniel and Nicole didn't let go of Higg and rushed over, and Daniel, who likes to gossip, first spoke with excitement and surprise: "Higg, how did you get out?" You're not going to even solve that guy, are you? β
"Higg, you guy is always surprising, and you're really lucky!" Nicole is not as gossipy as Daniel.
"Are you hurt?" Or the butterfly color cloud is the most intimate.
"Oops, it's still my sister butterfly who is the most intimate, don't talk to the two of them, I only tell sister butterfly!" For the rest of his life, Higg was in a particularly clear mood.
At this time, the young man named Thomas came over and said to Higg: "Uncle Higg, what my father means is that since you are safe, it will not be too much of a threat to come to the Cyclops King for a while, let me ask you, are you not going to hurry tonight, everyone is tired, camp on the spot?" β
"You're Thomas? Sure enough, the hero is a teenager, and you saved our lives! Higg smiled at the young man of twelve or thirteen, strong and wise, uninhibited and steady, worthy of being a descendant of the leader of the nomadic cavalry, and continued: "Camp on the spot!" β
"Oh-"
"Great, finally able to rest!"
"Long live the chiefβ"
Before Thomas could reply, the camp full of nomadic cavalry cheered wildly, and fled for days and nights without rest, and no one could stand it. Higg couldn't help but admire the ability of the leader of Zartai, even if he was tired like this, no one dared to leave behind without permission, without the order to rest, and would never camp privately, which is probably an important reason why the nomadic cavalry survived and developed in such harsh conditions.
Daniel, Nicole, and Butterfly Caiyun kept chattering beside Higg, wanting to ask something, but Higg was too sleepy to pay attention to them, and found a few camels and was about to lie down to sleep, when they saw Zartai, Sinkma, and Thomas coming over.
"Zartai, you won't be so gossipy, can you let me sleep first?" Higg was sleepy and protested loudly.
"I haven't slept for a few days, okay, if you don't make it clear, I can't sleep well either, what happened to that Cyclops King, will you chase after it?" Zartai asked anxiously.
"He should not wake up until three days later, he shouldn't be able to catch up with us, such a big desert, he chased in that direction, besides, he was injured?" Higg yawned heavily, stretching and saying.
"He's asleep? Still injured? Zartai wondered: "If you don't explain it to us, don't want to sleep!" β
Daniel, Nicole, and Butterfly Caiyun next to him also nodded vigorously in support of Zartai, and Sinkma and Thomas also showed expressions of eagerness to know the answer.
"I just treated that savage guy to a drink!" Higg said with a smile, "As a result, the guy didn't finish the wine, so I had to pour out the rest of the wine and ask him to take a bath." Of course, as a faithful servant, I served him attentively, and when he was drunk and asleep, I gave him a full set of cupping! β
Higg laughed, and then said: "I didn't expect this savage guy to treat me well, in order to repay me for inviting him to drink, bathe, cup, cup, he used his house as a stage and danced a wonderful naked solo dance for me, haha, it's so enjoyable, you didn't see it, it's a pity, that dance, that body, tsk!! β
Several people listened in a fog, half-understood, but Zartai unceremoniously grabbed Higg's hair, shook it and said: "If you don't make it clear, I'll shake your head until dawn!" β
"Okay, okay, don't shake, I say I say!"
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Ten days later, 300 kilometers south of Mount Saladin, there was a new migration for the Harando. Hig and Zartai have been back here for five days.
All the nomads who have been poisoned by shamans have gradually recovered after being treated and recuperated by Daniel and Nicole. For the people of Harando, Sigg, Daniel, and Nicole are simply their gods, and the people of Harando, who have been plagued by the plague for a long time, have finally escaped the curse of the devil and returned to a normal life.
"Gnarda, your mission back to Dante is over, I will pay all your commissions and pensions as requested, what else do you want?" is also a person who was born and died, and Higg is still quite touched by the fact that Gna did not give up his promise in the end!
"Nope! Just pay your bills on time! Ganada said, "To do our job, you must have the consciousness to die at any time, and besides, you have given enough gold coins to be worth our lives!" Then he left Higg and went back to his tent.
Higg didn't speak, everyone has their own way to go, it's the same with themselves, it's the same with mercenaries, the whole world is a society made up of all kinds of people, engaged in all kinds of professions, you can't ask everyone to be a magician, or everyone is a hero, a soldier. At the same time, it is impossible for a person to walk many roads at the same time, just as there is no single fish living in two rivers at the same time.
"Higg!" Zartai didn't know when he came to Higg's side.
"The leader seems to have a lot on his mind, hehe!" Higg teased.
Zartai said: "You should also know the situation of our Harandor tribe, the number is not large, plus this time into the Gori Desert, more than a hundred young people have been lost, and twenty or thirty are estimated to be disabled for life. It's a new place to migrate, and we don't have time to get acquainted with it, so I'm afraid that people from other races will be bad for us."
"Spring is coming!" "I feel the spring breeze coming, it's the breath of spring!" β
Higg bent down and dug out a dead grass root in the ground with his sword, and then slowly peeled the grass root, revealing yellow-green green shoots!
"After ten years of cold winter experienced by your Harlandor tribe, your spring is coming!" Higg said slowly, "It must be very cold at the beginning of spring, but the green grass is definitely going to sprout because of the severe cold, and it will not germinate until the weather is warm, you see this grass, it has already begun to sprout!" β
Hig handed the grass roots in his hand to Zartai, and then said: "Zartai, the Harlandor tribe will inevitably experience the cold after the cold winter and before the warm spring, and I believe that under your leadership, they will be as strong as the grass on the grassland, and will continue to multiply forever." β
Zartai pondered silently, and Higg continued: "Heaven has favored the Harandor enough, and he has given this tribe the most industrious and brave people, the best leaders, who have endured the most difficult tests. From Thomas's boys, I see your spring, and you are not satisfied? β
"You're leaving recently, aren't you?" Zartai did not argue about the question of spring, and asked Higg softly.
"I figured out a problem from Ganada that everyone will take a different path, and different choices will have different paths. Just like you, as the leader of the Harandor Clan, how you go will affect the survival and development of the entire race. Higg continued: "I naturally have my own path to follow, and I will have a lot of options. What I envy is that you already have the whole people who support you, and you will be wonderful on your way, but the responsibility will also be heavier! β
"Higg, I have a request!" Zartai said to Higg, "I wish Thomas would follow you!" β
"How's that going to work? Thomas is your heir to Harando! "Besides, you know that my path will eventually be dangerous, and you can make a child run around with me and get into danger!" β
"Everyone has the right to choose their own path, you said it yourself, didn't you?" "I hope Thomas has his own choice, he told me that he would like to go with you, I respect his own choice, and I didn't stop it!" β
"I hope he didn't choose the wrong path!"
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Three days later, on the grassland in the direction of Dante's town, ten mercenaries from Higg, Daniel, Nicole, Butterfly Cloud, Thomas, and Gnarda were galloping on horseback. There are no roads on the grassland, as long as the direction is generally good, you can always reach your destination.
"Higg, where are we going first this time?" Daniel asked excitedly.