Chapter 31: Crossing No Man's Land

"The grass to the south near the stumps, trunks, and boulders grows tall and luxuriant, and in autumn the grass to the south withers more slowly?"

"Yes, it's caused by sun exposure."

"The bark is generally smoother in the south and rougher in the north, and this is most noticeable in poplars?"

"That's right."

"Mosses that grow on stones are damp and not tolerant to sunlight, so moss usually only grows on the backlit side of stones?"

"Yes."

"The stones on the mountain are the brightest and brightest because of the different lengths of sunlight, followed by the two sides of the rising and setting sun, and the last side is almost not shiny?"

"You asked this question yesterday!"

"Then let's talk about the one you just mentioned."

"Ant nests in an area are mostly built in one direction of the root of the tree, so in order to get a little more sunlight, it is built gently on one side and steep on the other?"

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"Please spare me."

After two consecutive days of trekking in the wilderness, Ronald never thought that the most physically demanding thing was actually the conversation with Nessos.

For two whole days, the communication between them basically revolved around this pattern.

Nessos asked, and Ronald replied.

Due to Ronald's extensive experience in solo activities, he has a lot of valuable field knowledge in his head that has been summarized by professionals, and this can all come in handy.

Later, it even developed to the point that once Ronald looked at a natural product, he showed a momentary thinking expression.

Nessos will inevitably come after him and ask questions.

Mr. Xingmer's curiosity about this knowledge is outrageous!

Of course, the two-day trek wasn't just a lone stage for Ronald to show off his knowledge.

When it comes to food supplies and combat, Nessos has also shown his terrifying abilities.

Fish in the river, kill wild beasts with knives, and climb fast.

Anything that involves physical coordination and quick reflexes, he shows a level that is not inferior to that of the top athletes.

Started out with security concerns.

When they left the mansion, they did not take anything from the house that seemed to be edible.

As a result in such a situation.

For two days, Ronald did not suffer any hunger.

At this level of hunting efficiency, Nessos is still only able to move one arm!

So in all fairnessβ€”

Ronald thinks that when it is not raining, if he suddenly encounters an enemy of the level of Nessos......

Except for one dead word.

There is no other possibility.

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The next evening.

The sun is already hanging diagonally in the sky.

After a maximum of two more hours, it will fall after getting the mountain peak instead of the horizon.

On the ground, swinging his knife twice and three times to cut through the branches in front of him, Nessos frowned and sniffed, and then looked back at Ronald:

"Ronald, how far do you feel we've come?"

"How far ......"

Thinking about the speed of the trip in the past two days, as well as the changes in the surrounding scenery, Ronald gave a rather vague figure:

"It's about 40 kilometers away from Montenegro in a straight line."

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Don't underestimate these 40 kilometers!

Except for the first time out of the lifeless Montenegro, the journey of the two after that was all covered by no man's land.

It takes two days to traverse such a distance in an undeveloped area.

That's quite an achievement!

Such excellent results are completely based on Ronald's knowledge and Nessos's strong physical strength.

Ordinary people come to this kind of place......

A two-day adventure in the wilderness is already quite dangerous, even life-threatening.

"40 km......"

In charge of opening the way in front, Nessos's tone was a little confused at the moment.

"What about the train tracks?"

"This should be the path I've calculated, and theoretically it should be there?"

"It's a mountain, after all." Ronald opened his mouth to comfort, "Before the sun sets, you find a high position, I can guarantee that we will not make a mistake in the distance we walk and the direction we are heading." ”

"Okay......"

After advancing another hundred meters or so, Nessos began to chat as he hurried away:

"Hey, Ronald."

"Huh?"

"You're not all making it up, are you?"

"What are you making up?"

"It's all about survival in the wild, and direction judgment and things like that."

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"How much do I want to die in this mountain forest to talk nonsense with you about this kind of thing?"

Nessos replied angrily.

The moment he followed his companion closely, he sniffed the humid air in the forest.

Inadvertently, Ronald saw a very towering shadow on the side of his vision.

Looking through the gap in the canopy overhead, it seemed to be a very tall tree!

"Nessos, look over there!"

"Huh?"

Hearing Ronald's call, Nessos immediately looked over there.

Immediately, the merchant's voice became excited:

"Good guys, let's go check it out!"

"Okay."

After passing through dozens of meters of woodland, Ronald and Nessos came to the location of their target.

What appeared in front of the two of them was a huge tree.

According to Ronald's insight, this should be an arbor type of plant.

While the height is more than 20 meters, its base diameter is even more than 2.5 meters.

A real behemoth!

At the same time, it is also the best viewing point for the two of them now!

"I'll go up and take a look, you can hold it for me first."

Seeing such a good natural lookout appear in front of him, Nessos had no reason to let it go.

Take off your coat and hand over the useless clutter to Ronald.

He simply climbed up to the top of the tree.

Watching Nessus climb up with agility, Ronald opened his mouth and prompted:

"Be careful, you only have one hand!"

Nessos replied quite confidently:

"For me, one hand can do a lot!"

The truth is just as the merchants say.

Although he was able to move only one arm, with the help of the dagger in his hand and the excellent strength of his waist and legs, he was able to climb up unhindered.

The sensitive movements are almost like a child swinging in the garden.

In less than a minute, Nessos, who had come to the top of the giant tree, began to look around.

Where they are now is in the corner of the mountain with the mountains in the background. Although you can't notice it as you move forward on the ground, you can see the trees in the distance rising higher and taller from this height.

It's obvious –

In the deepest part of that direction is the Great Forest of Yoiz, on the border between Grad and Entrode.

In the same way, the tracks of the border train should be shuttling out of it.

"Forest ...... Train track ......"

He muttered about what his heart longed for.

Finally, at the edge of the towering trees in front right, Nessos faintly saw a gap in the canopy.

It's not obvious, but it's there.

In this kind of unattended place, the woods don't leave any room to grow.

That's right, there it is.

That's where they want to find!

Looking down at his companion below, Nessos shouted:

"Ronald!"

"I saw it, it's not too far, you can get there before dark!"