Begging for food and clothing, begging for clothes to keep out the cold, begging for dignity to survive! - Taugish

Rewind the time to twelve hours ago and fix the location on a pile of rubble ten kilometers east of the Little Blue House.

A dwarf held a dirty plank in his left hand to block the fine sand particles that were swept up by the cold wind, and in his right hand he firmly grasped a handful of tripe vegetables that could be substituted for meat, and stepped on the uneven stones and descended the steep slope to the remnants of the collapsed wall at the bottom.

A clay kiln wrapped in flames was built at the foot of the wall, and a dilapidated iron pot was erected on the kiln, and a woman wearing a trench coat and a ball-tied head sat next to the pot, and she was lifting the lid of the pot to check the temperature of the water inside, and when she saw that only a few bubbles were floating on the surface of the water, she frowned slightly, and continued to add the little wood strips that were left.

The dwarf threw the planks on the ground, which was low-lying and had a number of broken walls, providing a good shelter for the wanderers.

He spit out two mouthfuls of pale yellow phlegm on the ground, wiped his mouth clean, and while looking at the woman, he cursed and said, "Onasha, the information you investigated the 'forbidden land' came from the paper ball in the garbage can, where is the weather suitable for action?" Look at my skin, how much of a hole has been blown open by the cold wind, and seriously, if you stay a little longer, you'll lose a right-hand man. ”

"It's good to be dead, at least we can have a good meal!" Ona glanced at his short legs, and in an angry tone, he seemed to be angry about something.

The dwarf has a bad temper, and he would return the favor in the morning, but now that he is at a loss, he knows the reason why women are angry. In the afternoon, when he passed the suspension bridge over the insulated canyon on the east side and entered this "forbidden land", the wind blowing horizontally from the valley floor smashed on his body, causing him to almost fall to the bottom of the valley.

So now there is only half-boiling water in the pot, and I can't get anything to eat. As soon as this man has not eaten and his stomach is not full, he will lose his temper, and this has been the case for thousands of years.

The dwarf sat down across from the woman trembling, his stomach gurgling, and he reached out to throw the tripe directly into the pot, but his wrist was quickly grabbed by Onasha, and he screamed and immediately retracted, and the things in his hand had been snatched away by her. The dwarf's wrist was red, and he thought that this woman's strength was not small, and he complained: "Don't let people eat it yet?" ”

"You don't eat too little sand, do you? It's best to wash before getting out of the pot, don't have a grain of mouse droppings, it's a bad pot of soup! Onasha turned and walked over to several large rocks behind her, and there was a subtle ditch buried underneath, through which water flowed. She washed the ingredients and threw them into the iron pot.

The dwarf took the axe that had been placed at the woman's feet and split the planks he had brought with him into strips. In the fierce wind, the flames burned with all their might, but they were not enough to provide protection against the cold of the night. He continued to ask more questions that the woman didn't answer just now: "This ghost place is outrageously windy, and it's still extremely cold at night, can't we pick the time of day?" ”

Onasha held a wooden stick, stirring the mushrooms into the pot, and she said flatly: "Unless you want to be torn to pieces by a group of wolves during the day, and you can't even enter the periphery of Ganshan at that time, you will pay for your cheap life with your backhand." Only by avoiding the wolves will we have a chance to complete the mission. ”

The "wolves" she refers to are species of beasts that live in the jungle during the day, with sharp fangs that are two feet long and can run extremely fast, even in the jungle with difficult terrain. "But...... The weather is very different from what I investigated! ”

She frowned and stared at the thick clouds in the sky, before entering the forbidden land, she had asked her friend for news, because for a long time in the past, that person used to come here in search of an important condiment—tripe vegetables, which were now soaked in the pot, a high-grade ingredient that could enhance umami. It doesn't go that deep, though. This time, she is also going to bring some back to her friends as a thank you gift.

"Except for the strange beasts entrenched on the outskirts of Ganshan, there is no danger in this 'forbidden land'. That's what I've gotten, but now it just seems that the weather is getting worse, so don't be deterred! ”

As soon as Onasha finished speaking, she saw that the dwarf looked lonely and disappointed, compared to the boasting of Haikou yesterday. The dwarf leaned against the graffiti-covered wall, his eyes flashing with a hint of loss, and he whispered, "Onasha, God is not on our side. We have lost our food, at most we can only hold out until noon tomorrow, and if we don't find the target, let's retreat in advance! ”

"Say one thing and do another, thank you for talking hi yesterday, saying in front of so many people that you can find the wild people in Ganshan, this is easy to do, I see how you explain to Jin Dashui!" Onasha has long known that he is a person who can only play tricks, and now he can't even see a shadow at the foot of Ganshan, this guy is trying to unload other people's confidence, which is really annoying! If she wants her to say that it is a scam set up by that group of guys, where the birds in Ganshan don't, let alone savages, if there are really people, it will be a pile of bones!

The dwarf put on an indifferent attitude, he hummed and said, "It's okay, I have some friendship with him, what else can I do if I can't do it properly, just punish myself with three cups!" ”

They took the initiative to accept Jin Dashui's commission to go to Ganshan to find the wild man, and this matter began with last night, when he and Onasha had another companion, Luo Che, and the three of them were "invited" to participate in Jin Dashui's banquet.

Halfway up the slope not far southeast of the insulated canyon is a small village called Atuliel. There is a tavern in the village, and the owner of the tavern is Jin Dashui. Yesterday afternoon, they wandered to the village in search of food, just in time for Jin Dashui's birthday banquet, which was celebrated by all the men, women and children in the village.

When the dwarf heard the news, he was overjoyed and hurriedly dragged Onasha and Roche with him. But Onasha felt that it was inappropriate, where was the practice of ronins going to other people's banquets to fish, wouldn't this be a loss of their jobs. Ronin cannot beg with dignity, which is one of the three rules they must follow after joining the Ronin family.

The dwarf has always disliked things that are in a box, obviously a ronin, and what he does is a work without dignity, how can he talk about dignity and undignification. But if he wants to convince the two to accompany him, he has to change to a more convincing reason.

"That Jin Dashui is my old comrade-in-arms, I participated in the Battle of Béxia ten years ago, and I met him when I was conscripted, but then I couldn't go to the front line due to physical reasons, and Jin Dashui took my share to the blade. I always thought that Jin Dashui died on the battlefield, but I didn't expect this guy to be alive. ”

Onasa said in disbelief: "It turns out that I know someone!" Then it doesn't matter, I hope it won't be swept away! "She had known the dwarf for so long, and she didn't expect him to be a soldier who had fought in the war, which was a new thing.

So under the leadership of the short man, the three of them blended into the crowd, entered Jin Dashui's tavern, found an inconspicuous corner and sat down. Onatha asked why he didn't recognize his old comrades, and the dwarf's excited expression was mixed with a hint of envy, and he explained that it was enough for the two to keep this distance, and more was a luxury. The three of them enjoyed the delicious food, during which they did not have any communication with Jin Dashui, and they were ready to leave quietly after the meal, but they were stopped by one person, the short man looked up, and the person who stopped him was Jin Dashui.

The dwarf was still very nervous for a while, thinking that he was recognized, but it was just a false alarm, Jin Dashui said that the banquet was not over yet, and an interesting part should be arranged next, and people who needed to have courage in their hearts to participate in it, of course, there would be corresponding rewards.

As soon as he heard that there was a reward, the dwarf immediately pulled Onasha and Roche back to their seats. I saw Jin Dashui holding a wine glass, holding a big belly, standing on the round table, and said boldly: "Thank you for coming to the banquet, I have thanked you here." I hope that our village of Atulel can continue to live in peace, and I hope that you will take care of your health, and the Illuminati will always protect you! ”

He drank all the wine in the glass, and then said: "I won't hide it from you today, I, Jin, actually have something to ask for." Everyone knows that I have a daughter, but unfortunately she was taken captive by wild people in the Ganshan Mountains, and I survived. That was many years ago, and I begged the military to help me find my precious daughter, but they refused to rescue my child on the grounds that there were no savages in the mountains. No matter how much I prayed, they would not send troops. Ganshan is a dangerous place, and I know that those who enter it will inevitably die, but even so, I still want to see my daughter, even if there are only bones left! I would like to ask someone of courage to go to the Ganshan Mountains for me to find the whereabouts of the wild man, and if I can get clues, I will be able to persuade the military to go into the mountains to defeat the beasts. ”

He motioned for his men to bring out a treasure chest from the room, and when the chest was opened, it was shining with gold and full of gold coins. "I will give you a reward of one hundred gold coins to kill you, and who brave man will come to your aid?"

After saying this, the villagers present fell silent, and then left one after another, no one was willing to take on a dangerous job, after all, Ganshan is not a place where you can enter and go out. Suddenly a short man stood up in the corner, he raised his hand, and shouted, "We are willing to try!" ”

Jin Dashui walked over and picked up the dwarf with gratitude, he felt that this dwarf was very familiar at first glance - it was the breath of a benefactor, but he did not recognize this person as his former comrade-in-arms, so he gladly handed over this important task to the three of them, and specially prepared three days' food.

Before setting off in the afternoon, he said goodbye with tears at the entrance of the village: "Thank you very much, I, Jin, will remember your kindness, and I hope to take care, light to protect you, and have a smooth journey!" ”