Julius also carries the cross-sword that originally belonged to Patin. He was not at all reluctant to take off the heavy and obstructive sword and put it in the carriage, and carried it on his back all day, even when he slept. He carried a long sword that was meaningless and useless to him, and it was inconvenient for him to move, and sometimes it hindered others, but no one complained or pointed fingers at him about it. Lulunaka, who was the dominant of the five, didn't care about Julius' excitement, after all, she gave the sword.

He didn't always take out the crosssword when he could stop and rest for a while, and he had to stroke it several times, as if he were treating his own treasure—but the crosssword was already his treasure—not a moment was gone. Julius, now with a crosssword on his back and a pile of wet firewood in his hand, followed Lulunaka.

Lulunaka stopped the convoy and immediately left the deserted road with Julius, and burrowed into the forest, not knowing what to do. Now it seemed that she had taken Julius to collect firewood, but it was strange why she had brought back a pile of soaked dark branches.

The branches were not thin, as thick as Julius's forearms. It is a bit difficult to use these branches of different thicknesses as firewood, because they have been fully moistened by the rain, and if you want to use them to light them, you may be able to extinguish the bonfire. Julius was holding such a pile of water-soaked branches that he was a little unsteady in his walking, and his steps were difficult. He had now changed into a pair of straw shoes that he had gotten from the car, and in the muddy forest road, he had avoided the ugliness of slipping and falling to the ground, but now he didn't look good.

Olga and Pattin, the two older men, were behind, and Romeona, near the front of the convoy, found a relatively clean place on the side of the road, and after sweeping away the bugs and the like with her feet, she was already building a bonfire with the dry firewood that the convoy had carried.

"Romeona, it's better not to light the fire so quickly, it's still early, it's not yet time to drive away the beasts with fire. Lulunaka shouted to Romeona. Behind her was Julius, who was stumbling on his feet.

Romeona rubbed the flint and steel on a small strip of firewood, and the flames rose and then she blew them out. Since the firewood can be lit normally, it is enough, as Lulunaka said, now is not the time to light a campfire, at least it is better to light it at dinnertime. When travelling far away, especially in the wilderness and forests, it's better to have a mouthful of hot soup, even if it's a salted broth made from dried meat, than to nibble on cold, stiff bread.

However, Romeona did not know if she was traveling far or fleeing. Someone once wanted to take her life, and no matter how lucky she was, she might have to live a wandering life, but now, in this forest with an unlucky name, she was taken by someone and walked eastward in a graceful way.

She sighed, stopped thinking about it, and focused on setting up the campfire.

On the other side, Julius couldn't help himself and began to complain about Lulunaka, "Why do you want me to pick up these soaked branches, they can't make a fire." ”

Lulunaka ran to the side of the wagon and climbed up, burrowing her entire upper body into the pile. She heard Julius' words and poked her head out of it, "Who said I let you pick up a branch that can't make a fire?"

"You can set these branches on fire?"

"You'll find out tonight. Lulunaka waved her hand at Julius, looking impatient and then drove him away, "Go and pick it up for me, it must be a branch that has been beaten by the rain in the muddy water, and if I find a little dry branch, your soup and meat, and bread will be reduced tonight." ”

When Lulunaka said this, Julius didn't dare to have any more opinions, and could only snort a few times, and no longer complained. The other party is the veritable owner of this team, and what she says is basically equivalent to everything, and no one can resist her, and Julius is no exception. Although Julius still had a fear of this "witch" in his heart, after a period of time, his vigilance was lowered a lot. At least this witch wouldn't cook a skinny boy like him, so there's nothing to fear. And with Lulunaka, life was much better than when she was in the village: not only did she get a sword that looked precious and beautiful, but she was also able to drink soup and eat meat every day. For Julius, this life is so much better than before, even if Lulunaka plans to fatten him up and slaughter him, then Julius does not really plan to run away until the day he is slaughtered and eaten.

Julius placed the wet branch he was holding on the edge of the campfire that Romeona had set up, and then made eye contact with Romeona. When he saw Romeona's eyes, Julius immediately looked away and looked to the other side, but Romeona didn't look away, just stared at Julius, who turned his head to look at the other side, pretending not to care, but was actually a little nervous, for a moment, and then lowered his head again.

The two of them were the youngest in the small convoy. Romeoona was a few years older than Julius, but still far from being out of her teenage years, and as for Julius, she looked like a malnourished, high-raised, skinny bamboo pole with no fluffy beard on her face. As for Lulunaka, who also looks young and innocent, no one thinks that she is really a maiden - a devil in human skin, a witch who eats children, a mage who rejuvenates...... There are many speculations about her, but there is no speculation that she is of this age.

Young Julius and Romeoona, in a convoy of only two grown men and an alchemist of unknown age, probably shouldn't have been in such an atmosphere. Although Romeona was once a nobleman, she did not have the temper and attitude of a nobleman, and would not really treat an orphan like Julius as a pariah...... The two of them got along for a week, but they didn't say a few words, and they didn't even have close contact.

Both of them are people who have faced death together, and Julius has also stopped Romeona's suicide plans, and the two should not have become such an awkward way of getting along. Olga was still a little wary of Patin, and had no intention of renewing the friendship, and the distance between Romeo and Julius was not at all like the way two young men should get along. Lulunaka is the only one who can get close to everyone and looks like a lively character - if she hasn't done anything terrible.

After Julius put down his things, Lulunaka's voice came again, "Go pick up two more and bring them back, I guess there are still a lot of wet branches in that place, but I won't let you take too much." You must remember the road, go and go back quickly. ”

"Are you going to leave me alone, what if something jumps out and takes me away!" shouted Julius when she heard Lulunaka say this.

Lulunaka climbed onto the wagon, poked her head out, and smiled at Julius, "Aren't you brave enough to be a hero? Ward!" Lulunaka shouted at her dog. Ward had been crouching on the roof of the carriage at the front, still looking listless, and one could not help but wonder if it was a sick dog.

The fur on Ward's abdomen was not replenished by Lulunaka, so he left it alone, and Ward didn't seem to like the touch of the fur, so he scratched it a few times when he had the chance, and there was no yellow fur on his entire abdomen, only a silver sheen - the silver steel body could not see any flesh and blood. The artificial dog, which Lulunaka called the product of alchemy, seemed to have nothing to do every day except to eat and sleep, either squatting on the roof of the carriage shed or squatting at Lulunaka's feet, occasionally touching Lulunaka's calf with his nose, as if he was pouring out something, and then fell silent again.

At Lunaca's shout, Ward jumped off the roof of the carriage shed and followed Julius. The dog doesn't seem to be very affectionate to Lulunaka, and doesn't bark at anyone other than Lulunaka, but it doesn't listen to their orders. It seems that only Lulunaka can make it happen to Ward, which isn't a strange thing considering it's a creation of Lulunaka.

Seeing that the yellow hairless dog had come to his feet, without rubbing his legs or barking at him, Julius was momentarily stunned and did not immediately set off. It wasn't until the spiritual dog looked up at him, with an inquiring look in his eyes, that Julius hurriedly lifted his foot and walked in the direction where Luluna had taken him away and back.

After Julius and Ward were gone, Lulunaka jumped from above the wagon to the roof of the carriage in front of her. Although the distance between the two carriages was not too wide, it could be said that they were close together, but the distance between the carriages was not easy to jump over, but Lulunaka easily jumped over, and the carriage under her feet shook a few times.

"It's too early to be a hero. Lulunaka looked in the direction where Julius and her dog were walking, "Being led by a dog is not a hero." ”

Romeo Ona was below, clearly hearing Lulunaka's words. She didn't speak, just lowered her head and lit the crisp firewood, no one knew what was going on in her mind right now