Chapter 76: Luna Goes to the Wasteland
I had the impression that Mr. Wood had always been unhurried and modest, but now he had lost all his former peace, and he asked anxiously, "Have you seen her?"
I shook my head: "No, she didn't come to me!" ”
Wood rubbed his hands together, "So where can she go?" ”
"Mr. Wood, why is Luna gone, don't be in a hurry, speak slowly."
"I had a fight with Luna, and she went out on her own in anger and never came back. I can't find her. Wood looked dejected.
"When did this happen?"
"Three days ago, Dean Goode told me yesterday that Luna hadn't been to the hospital for three days, and I found out that Luna was missing." Wood said with annoyance: "I am not a good father, I am thinking of going to England to look for Jenny, Luna is very angry when she sees me packing, she asks me why I married her mother and gave birth to her if I love Jenny." Then he ran away and never came back. ”
I had heard Anne tell her about Jenny, and I knew the affection between Jenny and Wood, who did not know until she saw Mr. Wood again, and Mr. Wood had not forgotten her for twenty-five years.
Before accompanying her father back home, Anne told me to accompany Wood on a trip to England to find Jenny if possible.
When I think of this, I can't help but feel a little ashamed that when my father and the craftsmen were in prison, I lied to Mr. Wood to save them, saying that Jenny was still alive. Wood was so excited that he immediately went to the police station to bail Anne out on bail. It was my lie that stirred up Wood's love for Jenny again, and he was going to England.
And Jenny was the lead of their father-daughter feud, and I lit this lead, but I never thought about what the result would be.
"Mr. Wood, where might Luna go?"
Wood shook his head sadly, "I've searched everywhere I can, but I still haven't found Luna." I thought she might come to you, but she didn't. I'm really worried that she won't be able to think about it, and if she makes a mistake, I'll ...... I...... How to be worthy of her mother. ”
"Can you have your soldiers go with you?"
"I quit my job to go to the UK." Wood's face was as dead as ashes.
At this moment, Piyu came out of the cabin, "Mr. Wood, why are you here?" ”
"He's coming for Luna! Luna is missing. I answered for Mr. Wood.
Piyu was taken aback, "Luna is missing, I saw her the day before yesterday!" ”
I grabbed Piyu, "You've met Luna, where did you see you!" ”
Pi You was a little embarrassed: "Worm, it's me who can't tell you in time." The day before yesterday, Luna came to the vegetable garden, she brought a gun, said that she wanted to invite you to go hunting, I told her that you want to go up to the mountain, and you are building a log cabin, and she left. There have been so many things going on these days, I haven't had time to tell you. ”
After listening to Pi You's words, my heart almost rose to my throat, "Oh, Pi You, you're delaying a big thing, if Luna goes to the wasteland alone, basically there is no return, it is not a place that ordinary people can go." The wasteland is not only adorable koalas, kangaroos, but also venomous snakes and beasts, as well as natives. ”
Piyu pouted, "Bug, are you worried that the natives will take Luna as a wife?" ”
Pi You's big open brain hole was always online, and I sighed, "If she is caught to be a wife, she will still be alive." There are more than 500 indigenous tribes in Australia, and some tribes are still drinking blood ......", speaking of which, I don't dare to say any more, I'm worried that Mr. Wood won't be able to hold on, that's right, among these indigenous tribes in Australia, some tribes are cannibals, even if I can't finish my words, Wood is already terrified, "Billy, you mean cannibals?" Will Luna be eaten by cannibals? ”
I shook Wood's hand, "Mr. Wood, don't worry, this is just the worst-case scenario?" I don't think Luna is so unlucky, she must have met cannibals when she came out to hunt. But we need to find her as soon as possible now, and one more moment is a moment of danger. ”
Carl ran out of the cabin at this time, and he shouted excitedly: "Brother Bug, who is talking about cannibals, are we going to hunt?" When he saw Mr. Wood, Carl immediately gave a military salute: "Mr. Wood, hello, Carl of the Australian Special Operations Unit Austrol Squad reports to you, please instruct." ”
Wood smiled wryly and shook his head: "Carl, I'm here to find Billy, my daughter is lost, I'll ask for his help again." Besides, I'm not your commander anymore, I'm resigning. ”
Carr asked, "Mr. Wood, what's wrong with your daughter?" Where is she? You just said cannibals, whether she was captured by the cannibals, then we need our Aolong team even more, isn't it, Brother Bug. ”
I was distraught by Carl's argument, "Carl, stop arguing, I'm discussing with Mr. Wood what to do?" ”
"Then what should I do, of course, our Australian dragon team will attack, enter the lair of those cannibals, and wipe out those bare-bottomed monkeys to protect humans." Carr has always believed that the Aborigines of Australia are not human, and to this day, he still thinks so.
Even when he saw me in a cage and treated like another man, he was only angry that the governor and Mayor John should not treat humans like monkeys, and repeatedly emphasized that I was different from him.
When I chatted with Carl, I also asked him what was the difference between me and Xiaoman, Carl thought for a long time, and finally replied "Xiaoman is a monkey, you are a human!" You can see how much he was influenced by his uncle the governor.
I asked him, "Then you say that Little Mushroom is from the Wick tribe, then do you say he is a human or a monkey?" ”
Carl thought for a moment and said, "Little mushrooms are people. ”
I was puzzled and asked, "We are all indigenous, why do you think that the little mushroom is a human?" ”
Carl replied, "Little Mushroom's mother is indigenous, but her father is white, and she lives in a modern society, so of course she has to be considered a human being." ”
I couldn't help but laugh and gave up on communicating with Carl further.
Carl is just an innocent and cute big boy who doesn't have the scheming of his Governor uncle. This Australian politician can call me a monkey out of his own political needs, and finally force me to choose suicide in order to protect my human dignity.
Hamid is a prince, but he is also a politician, and he can be as tense as us on the front foot, and as my brother at the Crown Hotel on the back foot, because he has achieved his goal.
Carl is not like them.
I didn't have time to ramble on Carl and said, "Mr. Wood and I are going to find Luna, stay in the garden!" ”
Carl shook his head again and again: "How can it be, you have a combat mission, how can you do without me, we are the best partners - timely rain and Zhiduoxing, the Aolong team needs to be in the same boat......"
Carl was about to say, but I interrupted him, "The place I'm going to is not Big Wolf Mountain, it's not Bryden City, it's the Australian wilderness, you've never set foot there, you can't go there." ”
Karl said stubbornly: "If you can go, I will go?" ”
I was anxious, where did I have time to convince Carl again: "You must not go, your mother told me to keep you safe, I must not take you into the wasteland, if you are disobedient, I will have you sent back to the Doge's Palace." ”
Carl looked at me angrily and said loudly: "Brother Bug, are we brothers, are we not brothers, are we the Aolong Squad, are you talking and playing with me?" With that, he turned around and followed the cabin.
Tomoko and Mushroom hear the argument and run out of the cabin. I said to Piyu, "You are optimistic about Carl, Piyu, and if he is disobedient, inform the Governor's wife and ask her to take Karl back to the mansion." ”
Piyu had never seen me so angry, and said weakly, "I...... I want to go too! ”
I have two big heads, "Grandma, the eyebrows are burning, don't make a mess." You can't even go, there are many places in the wasteland that humans have not yet been able to set foot in, didn't you understand just now, there are wolves, insects, tigers and leopards, cannibals, and many beasts that we humans have never seen. ”
Piyu muttered, "I'm worried about you! ”
Pi You's words touched the softest part of my heart, and I patted her on the head: "You are our family's God of Wealth, President, how can you run to the wasteland, I'm different, I went to the wasteland since I was a child, and I'm very familiar with it, and no beast with no eyes dares to provoke him Uncle Bug, don't worry!" ”
Piyu finally nodded. Little Mushroom didn't say anything, she took out her sachet and stuffed it into my hand, "Brother Bug, you take this!" ”
I know that this sachet was given to her by Little Mushroom's mother before she died, and it can dispel poisonous snakes within ten steps of the surrounding area, and she rarely takes it out, but today she gave it to me.
I nodded to Little Mushroom, "Little Mushroom, stay at home, Mr. Wood and I will get Luna back, and bring you a sheep back by the way." ”
I ran into the cabin, put all the things I usually went to the moors in a bag, slung them over my shoulder, and said to Mr. Wood, "Mr. Wood, let's go!" ”
Mr. Wood was already like an ant on a hot pot, and he was so anxious that when he saw that I could finally go, he pulled his legs and left.
Tomoko shouted, "Wait a minute! Wood and I turned to look at Tomoko.
Tomoko said, "Brother Bug, how long will you have to do this time?" We need to agree on an exact time, and if you and Mr. Wood don't come back by then, we'll need to gather those who can to find you. ”
I thought for a moment: "Seven days! It may not take seven days before we are back. ”
"Okay, then we'll wait for you for seven days, and after seven days, if you don't come back, we'll go to you."
I nodded, "Okay! ”
Then they went down the hill with Wood, and the three girls drove us all the way to the gate of the garden.
Wood rode a camel. I thought about it, I also need to find a camel, this is not to hunt, speed is important. So I said to Wood, "Mr. Wood, let's go find a camel first, and we'll be quicker." ”
Wood agreed, and we headed out into town.
When I passed by Nemo's house, I thought that if Nemo was at home, it would be best to call him to go to the wasteland with him, after all, it was to find someone, and it would be good to have more people, but it couldn't be Carl and Piyu, they would only cause chaos if they went.
Fortunately, Da Sook is at home, and she is preparing to repair the family house.
I asked Da Sook, "Da Sook, is Nemo at home?" ”
Da Shu shook her head: "No, a girl came to him and said that she was going hunting, so he went together, why didn't you have them together?" ”
I rejoiced that if Nemo and Luna went hunting together, it would be much safer.
Glancing at Wood, I asked, "Da Shu, did you see the girl who came looking for Nemo?" ”
Uncle Da shook his head: "No, but Nemo said that girl is your girlfriend, and I wonder why you didn't go with them!" ”
With Wood by my side, I blushed a little and hurriedly diverted the subject: "They've been gone for a few days." ”
"It's been three days."
"Do you know where he went?"
Da Shu shook her head, "Nemo didn't tell me when he left. ”
I'm a bit big, and the wasteland is so big, if I don't have a goal, it's like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Wood said, "Billy, where do you and Nemo usually go?" ”
I smiled wryly, "Many times the two of us set off without determining where to go, the prey on the wasteland is mobile, and when we find the prey, we will quietly follow it, so it depends on what prey we encounter." ”
I turned to Da Shu and asked, "What prey did Nemo bring back recently?" ”
Uncle Da said, "Two kangaroos, a wild boar, and the coyote are the ones that have brought back the most, and I want Nemo to send you some." ”
I waved my hand, "That's not necessary. ”
So he left Nemo's house, went to the town to rent a camel, and set out with Wood for the moor.
I guess that since Nemo has brought back a lot of coyotes recently, let's look for them in the coyote haunts. I told Wood about the idea, and Wood agreed.
The Australian continent is probably the driest continent in the world, the east is the mountains, the west is the plateau, the middle is the plain, don't think that the plain can be cultivated, in fact, it can even be called the forbidden area of life, there are very few clouds and rain, under the exposure of the sun, the amount of evaporation is amazing, often after a heavy rain, the rain is clear, the scorching sun will evaporate all the surface water into the sky within an hour, so it forms a sea of Han in the interior. Only some drought-tolerant plants and animals are able to survive here.
Therefore, animals and humans have invariably aimed at the surrounding mountains, the mountains of Australia are generally not high, the highest peak is only more than 2,000 meters, in the east of Australia, a continuous large watershed winds from north to front, east of the watershed, the terrain is getting lower and lower until the seashore forms a plain for farming, so the first colonists to arrive are competing to reclaim the land here, and the premise of getting the land is to plunder, clean up the aborigines and beasts living here. For the beasts, it is enough to shoot directly, and for the natives, the first thing is to stay and work as laborers in the fields, and if they refuse to agree, leave the women and children behind, and the rest can also be shot directly. Women and children are not left for humanitarianism, women are left to satisfy the hunger and thirst of men, and those children will naturally cut the umbilical cord of the tribe after integrating into modern society.
Brown was one of the marauders, and he organized a group of men to clean up an indigenous tribe with guns in order to clear a mine, and the Wick of Little Mushroom was one of many indigenous tribes that were wiped out. Sadly, the marauders didn't think they were plundering at all, because everyone from the governor to the prisoners who set foot on the land in the first place thought that the natives should not be classified as human beings at all, as Karl had just said, just bare-bottomed monkeys.
As a result, the natives and the beasts had to leave the east, cross the Great Divide, and remain on the west side of the watershed, which became the dividing line between civilization and barbarism. From the watershed all the way west, I reached the Hanhai Desert, a place I have visited, and I have come to the conclusion that if you can't go, don't go, unless you don't want to live.
Wood and I rode our camels and searched the moor, and from time to time I made the call of the bell bird and contacted Nemo, but there was no response. Sometimes, I would jump off my camel and look at the coyote droppings, and based on the freshness of the droppings, I could tell how long it had been before a coyote had passed by.
I also constantly reassured Wood, telling him that Luna would be safe with Nemo, first, Nemo had followed me to hunt in the wasteland since he was a child, and he had enough experience; The second is that my shotgun has been with him for a period of time, and with a gun, people have the confidence to survive in the wasteland.
Wood, though still worried about Luna, had visibly calmed his nerves.
Suddenly, an emu sprang out of the grass and startled our camel ride.