24. Companions

"Oh roar~ Hela, I feel like I'm flying now!"

Walking through the vast west, Ash of a locomotive for the first time seemed very excited, and if it weren't for the armor, he would have been a husky with his mouth open in the wind.

According to Hela's speculation, the place where they were teleported by the Ancient One was the Great Plains, located on the side of the Rocky Mountains in the western United States. The Great Plains is the most important grain export base for the United States. However, the ashes did not see any wheat fields or corn fields along the way. But if it's just a wheat field or a corn field, the ashes probably won't be of much interest. After all, this kind of thing Ash has seen it a long time ago...... Although it was a trip, Ash did not hesitate to reject Hela's idea of going to the Rocky Mountains. Because of such a thing as mountains, Ash doesn't think there is anything more breathtaking about the Wall, Rodland...... In this regard, Hela could only shake her head helplessly.

The reason for the introduction of the Rocky Mountains is simple: it is possible to stay as far away from the eastern United States as New York is located...... It's a pity that after getting Ash's rejection, Hela can only choose to give up this idea...... She never seemed to refuse Ash's request.

Ash is much more innocent than a despicable outlander...... Or simply because of illiteracy.

The Ancient One may still have a little conscience, and after being transported to the western United States, it didn't take long for Ash and Hela to see a long road. According to the imprint on the road, this should be the world-famous Highway 66. Route 66 has long been affectionately referred to by Americans as the "Mother Road." The project provided tens of thousands of jobs in the United States during difficult times, and became a lifesaver for many workers to sustain their livelihoods. And he appeared in many important events in American history. It traverses from Los Angeles, California, Santa Monica, in the western United States, to Chicago, Illinois, on the eastern coast. Later, it extended directly to Santa Monica, which can be said to run through the whole of the United States...... And as it is said, the ashes are now getting closer and closer to New York, which is located in the eastern part of the United States.

"That guy from the Ancient One definitely did it on purpose!" Hela gritted her teeth, and thought silently in her heart with some unhappiness. In this regard, Ash Road is not too felt. Now he should still be immersed in the thrilling motorcycle experience......

Ash does not have all the sensations including touch and pain...... Except for hearing. Because they were born with ashes, Ash never understood why anyone was so afraid of death. Although he couldn't feel the strong wind in his face, Ash could hear the sound of the storm passing past his ears. It's a bit like a game, and even though you can only hear the sound and see the picture, it's a very novel experience for Ash...... There are no games installed on the computer in the ancient one, after all, no matter what, people everywhere are basically there to cure diseases or learn knowledge. So, an experience like the present, gives Ash a slight, slightly different feel.

The locomotive is specially made by Hella, and it is said to be a locomotive, but in fact, it is a simple combination of magic into the shape of a car...... And the real shape of the car has some steampopunk elements. The energy that keeps the car moving is simple, and it's magic. Ash doesn't have magical powers, but Hela does. What's more, in addition to Hella, the solution in the ash bottle can also be used as gasoline.

The high concentration of cooled campfire solution, only a few drops, is enough to make the locomotive where the ashes sit for three days and three nights...... So, on this highway, there was such a strange scene:

A man in black armor is riding a black motorcycle with a gray body dyed with a molten iron glow because it is judged to be equipped, and a woman in a strange bodysuit that is also riding a motorcycle but shimmering dark purple fluorescent and wearing a strangely shaped bodysuit is speeding down the empty Route 66...... With the change of times, there are not many cars on the 66 good highway now, because whether it is travel or other things such as transporting goods, trains, planes, and ships will be better choices. Therefore, today's Route 66 is more often a symbol of American spiritual culture. As a result, Route 66, which used to have tens of millions of trips a day, now doesn't even have to reach 10 trips a day...... And most of these ten were contributed by road trip enthusiasts or Texas bikers.

It took about an hour or so...... Fifty minutes before Ash was bored, to be exact...... Actually, she can't be blamed for this...... There are basically no changes along Route 66. Along the way, it is basically all the same, far from the civilized Gobi sand, and sometimes you think you are standing still if you don't look carefully. Although it was fun at first, have you ever seen a racing game that basically has no points setting, and there are almost no corners to turn the whole time, and even the scenery does not change?

If there is, it's garbage games...... Or rather, it doesn't even deserve to be called a game.

Just as Ash was thinking, a voice suddenly came from the side. It wasn't Hela's voice, but a slightly magnetic voice of an adult male.

"Hey, I didn't expect to see such a unique rider on Route 66 now, what's your name?"

One wears a Mexican cloak and a cowhide visor on his head. It wasn't fastened and it was driving at high speed, but the cowboy hat was firmly on his head as if it had been glued. It is worth mentioning that on his chest, there is also an old-fashioned, sheriff's badge from the time of the Westward Expansion of the United States...... Neither Ash nor Hela knew what it meant.

With a cigar in his mouth and a smoke ring, the man sped up to Ash's side and said interestedly, "My name is Jesse McRae." What about you? They are all lovers of riders, you can call me on your next road trip~"

"My name is Ash." For the matter of making friends, Ash Ash never rejects it, but it's a pity that on the way to spread the fire, Ash encounters basically a ghost that has lost its humanity. Even the partners who spread the fire together, most of them are pessimistic and negative misanthropy...... What's more, the ashes finally extinguished the flames.

"That guy's called Hela and he's my buddy."

Hearing Ash's words, Hela glanced at McRae on the side with a cold face...... It's hard to get two people to stay alone, and now suddenly a third person has stepped in? How does this make Hela happy...... If anything, Hela's expression was slightly better when Ash said he was his partner.

"Hela's personality has always been like this."

Hearing Ash's words, McCree just shrugged his shoulders indifferently, opened his mouth to spit out a cloud of smoke rings that were quickly blown away by the wind in Ash's curious gaze, and asked in a pleasant voice, "Where are you going?" ”

"There is no destination."

"Huh?"

Hearing Ash's words, McRae blinked in confusion. Ash said nonchalantly, "I'm just here to play, so I don't know where the destination is...... Speaking of which, where are we headed? ”

Hearing Ash's words, McRae was silent for a moment before looking at Hela to the side.

"Has he always been like this?"

“…… Well. ”

Hearing Hela's words, McRae was silent for a moment before shaking his head with a little emotion.

"That's really hard for you......" he said, speeding up in front of Ash and Hela, and after looking at the two of them for a while, McRae shrugged his shoulders and said, "You are the strangest riders I've ever seen, both in terms of image and otherwise. ”

Hearing this, Ash glanced at the armor on his body with some confusion, there was nothing dirty on it, so he couldn't understand what McRae's words meant for a while. While Ash was still thinking, a silver glow from McRae's waist caught Ash's attention.

Hearing Ash's answer, McRae also looked at Ash on the side, and then followed Ash's gaze, and McRae, who was familiar with him, patted the silver revolver on his waist and said, "Don't worry, I have a license to go out with a gun...... And I have no ill will towards you, now is the era of the rule of law~"

"No, I don't want to know what that thing is for."

McRae was slightly startled when he heard Ash's question, this was the first time he had heard someone ask him this question...... In the United States, even a three-year-old knows what a gun is used for. Just as McRae was still wondering if Ash was joking with himself, Hela on the side explained with a cold face: "This is a weapon, you can understand it as a bow and crossbow with a fast rate of fire and a strange shape. ”

Hearing this, Ash nodded in realization. It wasn't until he saw Ash suddenly realized that McRae knew that Ash wasn't making fun of himself...... But then again, it's all in this era, and there are still people who don't know what guns are used for?! Thinking about it, he glanced at the armor on Ash again, and McCree couldn't help but wonder if Ash had just crossed over from ancient times...... Wait, even the history books are world history, and the United States should not have antiquity, right?

Just as McRae was thinking, Hela, who was cold-faced on the side, did not stop talking, and glanced at the silver revolver on McRae's waist, Hela continued with disdain: "But considering the attack power, that thing is no different from a piece of scrap metal. ”

McRae: "......??? ”