Chapter Eighty-Six: The Bitter Road to the North
In the early morning, there are still a few "starlight" flashes in the grass on the side of the road, which is the morning dew remaining on the blades of grass reflecting the sunlight. It's summer, and the sun rises much earlier than in other seasons, so if you have a clock, you can see that it's only half past five in the morning.
A large army was slowly moving forward in the sun, dragging a long black dragon through the winding valley, it was the "fugitive army" led by Robert and Han Xing.
It had been half a month since they left Cen Shutan Castle, and during this time, they had hurried with all their might, and they were about to leave the western region and enter the riverlands. The final "checkpoint" is in front of you, a rugged valley that stretches for hundreds of miles, and the western frontier may be a good place to produce gold and silver deposits, but this also means that the western frontier is mountainous, and the roads here are not easy to walk at all.
As the weather entered summer and the temperature began to rise, in order not to rush in the blazing sun, they had to leave not early, and then look for shade to rest between noon and between 1 and 3 p.m. to avoid the blazing midday sun.
Robert and Han Xing walked at the front of the team, even as the leaders of the team, the state of the two was not very good, Han Xing's eyes were wide open at this time, and even a little congested, with deep dark circles under his eyes, in order to hurry in time, Han Xing almost never slept a peaceful sleep, this journey was really torture for Han Xing, whose sleep quality was already relatively poor and it was difficult to sleep.
Robert was in a slightly better state than Han Xing, but not much better, he rode on the "sun" to fight his spirits, but he often dozed off, and only woke up suddenly when he was about to fall off his horse, and then said: "What? Who? Which? Of course, it may also be that he suddenly opens his eyes after squinting for a while, and then looks around vigilantly, as if he is a frightened "deer".
Han Xing sometimes thinks: "This guy learned this skill from Lao Cao?" "But the biggest possibility is that he is now a short commander after all, and he must worry more than ordinary people.
"Robert, how long do you think we're going to have to live like this?" Robert specifically instructed Han Xing to talk to him to divert his attention and make him not feel so sleepy.
"Hmm~~~, what? Oh, it's you! Scared me to death, what are you talking about? Robert obviously narrowed his eyes, startled by Han Xing's words, and then woke up again. Han Xing thinks that the most divine thing is that this guy's eyes are wide, like two eggs, but he can actually squint, what a talent! Having said that, the last person Han Xing heard of who could sleep with his eyes open was called Zhang Feilai!
Han Xing asked himself if he couldn't do this, remembering a joke he had heard many years ago: "Can people sleep without eyelids?" Han Xing laughed out loud with a "poof". Regardless of Robert, Han Xing felt that he would definitely not be able to sleep if he had no eyelids.
"I ask when you'll be in Riverrun! Robert! Han Xing's evil horse came to Robert's ear, and then deliberately raised his voice.
"It's not far away, after this canyon, we will enter the riverland, out of this canyon is Shitang Town, or it won't be long before we can spend the night indoors, and then there will be a warm bed, wine, food, and a woman with warm nephrite••••••hehehehe" Robert was still chattering with relish at first, rubbing his hands, his mouth "chattering", as if tasting the taste of red wine, until the sound became smaller and quieter, and gradually died down, obviously he was "off the power" again.
Han Xing wanted to wake him up, but he himself was also weak, there was no way, not only did he not sleep well along the way, but even the water and food were "ready", there were 14,500 people! One person can drain a pond with one sip! What's more, most people in this era drink raw water, so they won't heat it hard! So much so that Han Xing, who was used to drinking boiling water, was not used to it at all, so he took two sips, yes, two sips, this is not a table approximation, there is no more!
In fact, the water in this era is not so polluted, and it is actually okay to drink! It's a pity that Han Xing still has diarrhea, and in order to stop his tendency of "a thousand miles away", he even bought antibiotics at the expense of survival.
So Han Xing learned to be smart, and simply used survival points to buy drinks from the space, which is definitely the most defeating thing Han Xing has ever done, because the drinks in the space are all with effects such as blood regeneration, and the starting price is 10 survival points. This is really strange, the food and drinks in the space are sky-high, but those toiletries, daily necessities and even luxury goods are cheap to death. Perhaps the original intention was to urge the survivors not to rely too much on space!
Then Han Xing's mind suddenly thought: "Antibiotics have 10 survival points at a time, and a bottle of drink is also 10 survival points, so why don't I just drink more dirty water?" Then take antibiotics? Isn't that more cost-effective than buying a drink? It took Han a while to get this ridiculous idea out of his head.
This reminded him of the old brother in a joke, "Brother, what are you doing?" "Take a bath!" "Look at you shaking like chaff, are you bathing in cold water!" "That's right!" "Why bother! Toss yourself like this! "No, I still have a box of cold medicine at home that is about to expire!" There is no one who deliberately tosses himself for a cold in order to take cold medicine! However, if Han Xing deliberately drank dirty water in order to save money, and then took antibiotics, I am afraid that he would be similar to this superb!
Han Xing wanted to buy drinks and food from the golden dragon, but unfortunately the space was not accepted! For the sake of his "delicate" stomach, Han Xing had no choice but to admit it. Of course, the result was that Han Xing had never drunk a drink for a while, and only took a sip when he was thirsty.
You may wonder why Han Xing didn't go back to the "riverside area" to drink water, because Robert stared at Han Xing almost all the time. Even when sleeping, the two of them are "partners", of course, in this case, they must sleep with clothes.
This is also one of the main reasons why Han Xing can't sleep well, because Robert really sleeps like a "big black bear", not only can he snore, but he will also suddenly make strange movements, such as standing on all fours like a bear, and then waving his hands and feet together or waving his right hand, I'm afraid that he is dreaming of hammering people again!
In fact, when people are dreaming, they can also drive their real bodies to make the actions they want, which can be understood as a manifestation of strong control over their bodies.
Han Xing had nothing to complain about, after all, Robert was the only one who had a tent to live in, and if he didn't want to live, he had to go out to "the sky is the quilt, and the earth is the bed".
Han Xing didn't want to disappear out of thin air in front of everyone, and then be burned as some kind of ghost or something because of this.
Even if you drink the drinks provided in the space, the space will not provide "intimate" heating services, or only cold ones can be drunk, if it weren't for the fact that it was summer, Han would be lucky!
I only ate dry and hard bread, which felt like a French baguette that had been put for two days, so hard that it could be used to play baseball! It stands to reason that the best way to deal with dry hard bread is to dip it in hot soup, but the problem is that Robert won't let the fire be lit! This also directly led to the failure of Han Xing's plan to hunt and fight tooth sacrifices, and Han Xing was not a wild man who drank blood! Han Xing asked Robert why he didn't let the fire be lit, and Robert's explanation was: "Making a fire will form smoke, and the smoke will reveal our whereabouts!" The attitude of the Lannisters is not clear, so you can bear with it! ”
All in all, during this time, Han Xing didn't eat well, slept well, or drank well, even he was in this state, not to mention the entire army! On the bright side, at least he still has horses to ride!
After about half a minute, Robert woke up again, he "stood up" from his horse, and then yawned and asked Han Xing, "Did I just say something?" ”
Han Xing replied angrily: "Yes, you said that there are beautiful wines, delicious food, and beautiful women with warm nephrite jade in Shitang Town..."
"I'm almost sorry for Lyanna again!" At first, Han Xing thought that Robert was trying to refresh himself in this way.
"What did you do to be sorry for her again?" Han Xing was really curious, after all, he had been by Robert's side for the past two months.
"I thought about what I shouldn't have thought and did what I shouldn't do! As a result, I dreamed that Lyanna was going to walk into church with me for a wedding, and when the bishop asked her if she would like to marry me, she replied 'no' yes! Oh, my God! I felt like the sky was going to fall! Hearing Robert say this, Han Xing thought to himself, "Maybe subconsciously, Robert also felt Lyanna's dislike for him?" Or did he feel guilty about her, thinking that what he had done was really sorry for her? ”
"Maybe you should tell the soldiers about the fact that as long as we pass through the canyon in front of us, we can reach Shitang Town without a hitch! And they describe the bright prospects! By the way, it can also help you not to be so wilting! Han Xing proposed, Han Xing had also heard of the allusion of "Wangmei quenching thirst".
"Makes sense!" Robert turned around and began to shout along the road to the troops behind him, "Warriors, you all know me!" I am Lord Robert Baratheon, your lord! I've got good news for you, just pass through this canyon and you'll be in front of you the territory of our ally, Riverlands! We'll get food, wine, water, warm tents and bedding in Shitang Town, and a sexy bedmate! Of course, in the end, it's up to you! Hahahaha! Robert rode on a lecture tour to boost the morale of the soldiers, and it seemed to work well, and the soldiers who heard the good news laughed as they cheered Robert's name, and the whole unit marched a little faster.
After this "Wangmei quenches thirst", even Robert feels a lot more energetic. Robert happily returned to the front of the team, and was about to laugh with Han Xing, but suddenly stopped, put his index finger to his mouth, and made a silent motion. Then he looked up at the cloudless sky, and then he suddenly shouted with all his might, "Enemy attack!" Prepare for a defensive formation! Then he rode his horse to the rear.