61. Hometown!
This road was very far, and in order not to startle the snake, Sal was stunned and led everyone to walk the distance that could be walked in a straight line in just two days for more than ten days.
Along the way, they have experienced a lot of battles, and the giants who are constantly rushing towards the lair of the ape giants have been killed by their team of more than a thousand so far! Of course, in this process, the damage of personnel also inevitably appeared--- those veterans of the vanguard who had been in battle for a long time were naturally unharmed, but those recruits, especially those who had behaved a little unbearable from the beginning, suffered a lot of losses, and so far more than 20 people have been lost!
At the same time, it is only now that they finally understand that this mission is not as simple as they imagined before, but now they are ready to send arrows, and they have to tense their nerves one by one.
As expected, under the secret leadership of Ani, Thrall found the dock built by the 'homeland' people, which was small and dilapidated, apparently attacked by giants, and the ships docked at the dock were also incomplete, and it was only after everyone went into battle and repaired several times that one of the best-preserved heavy sailing ships was rebuilt to a usable level, and then Sal took people on board, the ship was driven by oars, With more than 150 of them at this time, it would be enough to get it up and running.
Fortunately, there were several familiar veterans in the team who had been on the canal before joining the army, and knew a little how to steer the ship, although the steamship they had been exposed to before was very different from the structure of this all-human sailboat, but the basic system of steering and anchoring was still the same, and after some urgent 'training' for everyone, the ship left the port at a staggering speed, and the speed was ...... It's really flattering.
Except for Sal and Ani, the rest of the people have been living in the mainland since they were born, and they have never seen this vast blue ocean, and after becoming a ship and temporarily getting rid of the threat of giants, they all looked at the surrounding Misato scene and felt beautiful, relaxed and happy, and the previous rounds of bloody battles and the deaths of their companions were also temporarily left behind by them, and the atmosphere between the people gradually began to relax and lively.
For a while, everyone, whether they were recruits or veterans, began to chat and fart with each other, talking about ideals, and the comradeship that had been faintly established in the previous journey and battle was further deepened, and even the 'goddess' Helista, who had been sad because of Reiner and Berthold, smiled and blended into this happy and peaceful atmosphere.
Of course, there are also people who have been consciously staying away from this happy circle--- although Ani has been dressed up in disguise, but if it is seen by familiar recruits, there is no guarantee that it will not be recognized, and it will definitely be a troublesome matter at that time, before it was on land, it was good to say, this medium-sized sailing ship was crowded up at this time with almost two hundred people, if they all stayed on the deck, it was really just looking down and not looking up, and there was no place to turn around, so since getting on the ship, Thrall took advantage of his position to arrange her in his cabin--- the whole ship, because of the tight space, there was only one cabin where he had the ability to read, and no one else would go there at all, which could be considered the safest, even Mikasa went to live with Herris, Yuniel, and Sasha.
During this time, Mikasa expressed great anger at the fact that Sal hid Ani in his room and had to share a room with her at night, but this was the best way to hide Ani's identity, so he went in a huff.
It was night, the moon was high, and there was no need for a night watchman on the sea, so except for a few soldiers who were in charge of guarding the rudder and surveying the reef, the rest of the people had already gone to bed early, and the corridors below deck were full of large and small snoring, and it was peaceful.
It's just that the oil lamp was still lit in Sal's room, and Ani had already removed the powder from his face at this time, and a delicate and handsome little face with a very gloomy expression hung low under the light of the flickering candle flame, with a worried face.
The cabin was not big, there was only a desk, a small cabinet and a single bed that stretched half the room, and there was almost no spare space at this time, Sal and Ani were sitting on a bed, a bed at the head of the bed, the one at the head of the bed was worried, Sal in the bed knew that she was worried about her hometown, and she couldn't speak for a while, so she looked at Ani's more and more 'terrible' face in this boring way.
"I said, why do you put on such a terrible face? Who provoked you again? ”
Thrall, who had been silent for half an hour since entering the room, finally couldn't stand the strange atmosphere anymore and asked.
"Isn't it scary?"
Hearing this, Arnie turned his head and asked, and then looked at Sal leaning at the end of the bed with a hanging look, his gloomy face eased, and he couldn't help sighing: "I didn't expect that the fierce Commander of Sal on the battlefield was actually like this in ordinary life." ”
"Hehe, it's not like I haven't been in the training corps, haven't we all known each other for a long time, why do you say such things."
"Training Corps ......" Ani muttered, with a rare look of nostalgia on his face: "Yes, the period in the training corps may be the easiest period of my life...... Don't think about that damn task all the time, have the care of friends, and have a peaceful life...... It's a pity that now, things are already wrong. ”
"You did it all yourself." Sal unceremoniously debunked: "If you were honest and do your duty as your soldier, you wouldn't have ended up like this." ”
"Yes, but if it weren't, you wouldn't have helped me."
"It's rare for you to think so."
Sal smiled, "As you said, we'll be there in two days...... So what are you worried about? …… Are you wondering how to deal with those in your hometown minority? ”
Hearing this, he was silent for a while, and Ani sighed and said, "...... Almost, I'm still wondering if it's all over......"
“…… What am I going to do. ”
Saying that, Ani showed a look of resentment on her face, and looked at Sal's eyes with a wry smile, under the light of the candlelight, her pretty face that was completely gloomy was Joan's nose and tender lips, her brows were slightly wrinkled, and a pair of big aqua blue eyes with a faint moisture floating on them, which actually looked extremely attractive, in her previous life, she could catch up with the 'xx goddess' on the Internet, even if she was compared to Mikasa, it was not much inferior, but showed another style that was completely different from her.
Actually, she's pretty too! Sal thought to himself.
After getting along for a while, he found that Ani had many advantages in addition to being indifferent and always having a stinky face, acting neatly and neatly, never dragging people back, just two days before boarding the ship, she also saved Catherine, who was about to be poisoned by the giant, in the middle of the battle, so that she was slapped by the giant, and thanks to her strong recovery ability, she did not fall into a dark disease, and she was beautiful and in good shape...... Ahem!
Shaking his head secretly to throw these thoughts out of his mind, Sal smiled and said, "What can I do?" When I slaughter those big monkeys, you will go back to your hometown and have a good life, and find a man you like to have a son in the future! ”
"It's not that simple......"
Hearing him say this, Ani was visibly stunned for a moment, and then smiled bitterly.
"I have been an unforgivable traitor to the Three Great Walls, and this is back to my 'homeland', as you said, the minority...... You must be destroyed.
“…… When the time comes, I, who act in the hands of the minority, will also be a sinner...... Where can I be tolerated? I think that when my father's wish is fulfilled and avenged for him, I ...... It's time to die. ”
Thrall listened with a calm face, looking at the self-pitying Ani, but the remaining hostility from the past against him was gone.
He suddenly realized that this girl really had a lot of merit, and that she had only been spared because of her pity and his desire to find that mysterious 'hometown', but now he suddenly realized that this poor woman was also passively bearing those unbearable burdens......
After a while, Sal comforted, "...... Don't give up so quickly, I believe that one day, you will live under the sun without any scruples. ”
“…… Thank you. ”……
Two days later, the Saars finally arrived at their 'hometown'.
This is an island shrouded in a thick foggy sea, covering a large area, has been close to a second-tier city in Sal's previous life, the whole island is surrounded by jungle, mountain peaks, looking from afar, except for the thick fog that makes this island look a little gloomy, this is still a good place for birds and flowers.
"There may be a large number of enemies on the island, all of them are ready for battle!"
When the ship approached the island, Sal stood at the bow of the boat and said to the people who were already ready below, in fact, there was no need for him to remind them, everyone present knew what they would face when they set foot on that island, and at this time they had already raised their spirit one hundred and two percent, and they were ready to fight!
In the first row of the line, Arnie's face was very complicated, and there was nervousness and fear...... But more than that, still look forward to it!
The entire outline of the island became larger and larger as they approached, and the scenery became clearer and clearer in their eyes, and after a while, with a vibration as the hull of the ship landed, Thrall led the first team to jump down, and everyone behind them followed, and then, a forest not far from the shore shook, and the two ape giants, which were seventeen or eighteen meters tall and covered with thick black hair, roared out of it!
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