Chapter 42: Thomas
The only thing Nalan Xingtian was fortunate enough for was that when he was assigned a cell, Sanger was right next door to him.
"It's been a month, and nothing has changed, Sanger, we continue like this, until we die, we can't do without this place. Nalan Xingtian looked up at the skylight, the faint moonlight penetrated in, bright and bright, and most of the slaves in the cell were asleep, making bursts of snoring.
"What are you thinking, Nalan Xingtian?" asked Sanger.
"I was thinking, instead of living such a dark life, I should think of other ways, I can't stay here forever and die here. Nalan Xingtian touched the scratches on the wall, and thought of the three companions in Loulan City, the desperate look when he was arrested, and wondered if they were doing well? and the girl with eyes as bright as stars, I don't know how she is now.
"Do you have a way?" said Sanger with some hope in his heart.
"These days, I observe the soldiers stationed in this place, most of the guards are concentrated on the left side of the gold mine, that is, the side near the top of the hill, and on the right side of the gold mine, there are only sporadic patrols on the guard tower, there are no large soldiers, and I have found that when the cell is locked, all the keys to the cell door are the same. Nalan Xingtian said slowly.
Sanger's gloomy eyes lit up slightly.
"Why are you looking so closely?" said Sanger, with some surprise.
"I used to live in Loulan City, helpless, wandering in the city, if I didn't pay attention to the things and changes around me from time to time, I wouldn't be able to live today. Nalan Xingtian replied in a deep voice.
"Do you have a plan?" asked Sanger.
"Instead of moving ore every day and waiting for death, it's better to give it a go, and if you succeed, you will be free. "Nalan Punishment Heavenly Dao.
He paused, touched his forehead with his fingers, and continued: "We have to go out, we need to solve three problems, first, we need to get the key, a full thirty days have passed, all the slaves have worked honestly in these thirty days, most of the guards have lost the sense of vigilance that they had when they first came, time has smoothed the sharpness of the slaves, but it has also smoothed their defenses, so we need a slave who can accept the guard in charge of the key to steal the key." ”
"This first point is not very easy to do, who can approach the guards, ordinary slaves will be bored even talking. Sanger said, "And then, what about the second?"
"Second, someone needs to tentatively walk to see how many watchtowers there are on the right side of the gold mine, which is very important and related to whether you can successfully escape. ”
"The second point is also very difficult, if the guards on the watchtower find someone running in that direction, they will be killed by a random arrow, and they will not give you a chance to speak at all. Sanger sighed: "And what about the third?"
"Third. Nalan Xingtian pondered for a moment: "It is necessary to ventilate all the prisoners and slaves in this kind of prison, if you can get the key, open the prison door, and rush out of the prison, you need more people when you escape, and there will be chaos in the entire gold mine camp, and there will be more opportunities to escape in the chaos." If it is only a small number of people, in the face of the tight guard tower, there is no way to pass, it is just a dead end. ”
"Hey, friends, I want to hear something terrible when I get up in the middle of the night to pee?" a rough voice came from the cell on the right.
"Who?" asked Sanger, startled.
"Haha, young man, there is no malice, I just heard your discussion, I think it is a little interesting, listening to this little brother's words are accurate and his thinking is clear, there are few slaves who have been locked up in this cell for a long time, but few people can still maintain such a clear idea. The man grinned, his body hidden in a dark corner, unable to see clearly.
"Do you think what I just said is likely to succeed?" Nalan Xing's mouth pursed into an arc and smiled slightly.
"That sounds good, but none of the three points you made can be easily achieved. The man spoke unceremoniously.
"The difficulty lies in the first point, which is that none of us have the opportunity to get close to the key guard, but with so many slave prisoners here, I believe that someone will be able to approach and gain trust, as long as we find the person who can get the key, the last two points are not a problem. Nalan Xingtian said affirmatively.
You continue. The man's tone seemed to be softened.
"Second, I can do it myself, I have my own way. Nalan Xingtian said.
"You're not afraid of being shot by the patrol guards? And there was no room for the man to speak.
"If I dare to do it, I won't joke with my life, I have my way to come back alive. Nalan Xingtian said.
"I'm young, but I'm thoughtful. The man glanced at Nalan Xingtian before saying, "Boy, what's your name?"
"My name is Nalan Xingtian. Nalan Xingtian smiled: "What about you?"
"Thomas, Thomas Donn. The man stepped out of the darkness, his tall body casting a shadow in the moonlight.
Nalan Xingtian then saw the person's appearance clearly in the moonlight, his green eyes were bright, his messy beard was not trimmed and distributed on his face in a disorderly manner, his tall body was extremely strong, but his naked upper body was crisscrossed with scars, which was shocking.
This doesn't seem to be a foolish person, Nalan Xingtian frowned slightly.
Thomas stepped out of the darkness, his tall figure unusually striking.
He walked into the fence of the cell, looked at Nalan Xingtian through the gap in the middle, and said: "The three points you said, the first point I have a way, the third point I can also notify someone to do it, as for the second point, can you do it?"
"You can get the keys and gather the prisoner slaves?" asked Nalan Xingtian.
"In this place, what I Thomas said still carries some weight among the prisoners, and as for the key I can figure it out, though with a little difficulty. Thomas affirmed.
"We don't know each other, we don't have any intersections, we don't trust each other. Nalan Xingtian said slowly.
"You're right, so, even if your words sound beautiful and sound reasonable, how can I believe you?" said Thomas, confused.
"Tomorrow, tomorrow I'll go to the right side of the mine to find out the number of towers and their specific distribution locations, if I do that, I'll show my sincerity, then the rest is up to you. Nalan Xingtian said.
"It's a deal. Thomas grinned.
Sange silently looked at Nalan Xingtian, the young man who had comforted and encouraged him at the beginning, he felt that he was vaguely unable to see through.
"Well, get some rest. Nalan Xingtian said, lay down, and after a while, the sound of even breathing sounded, and he was already asleep.
Thomas also returned to the shadows in the corners, allowing the darkness to merge with him.