Chapter 2: A Passing Laura
"Do you know English?"
"It seems like it's going to be ...... all of a sudden," David wondered, and he tried to think about it, and found that he could use his knowledge of English with ease, similar to when he thought in his native language.
This is by no means the level of English I once had, but more like I suddenly gained English knowledge.
It seems incredible, but David, who is a traverser, doesn't think it's strange, he has experienced all kinds of brain bombardment in his previous life, and he immediately understood what was going on: the gold finger has arrived!
Looking at the sudden appearance of Laura in front of him, he already had a little guess about what happened to his golden finger.
Although Goldfinger came a little late, making him wait for so many years, it is better than nothing!
But, why is this happening? Have you made any major changes recently?
Did you wait until you were eighteen years old to turn it on? David joined the pioneering team at the age of sixteen and spent two years in this remote location, and is exactly 18 years old this year.
In addition, the biggest change is the identity - from an ordinary person to a village chief.
Linked to Laura's sudden appearance and the ability to 'English English' that he presumably acquired from Laura, he leaned towards the latter possibility.
Crossing! Although someone else came to him through it, it was not unusual.
In his previous life, he didn't see much of the brains of opening shops, hotels, and clinics and attracting all kinds of traversers, so it was not uncommon for him to become the head of the village, and it was not uncommon for traversers to appear in the territory.
It's not hard to judge whether your guess is correct or not, and see if there will be any 'familiar people' who suddenly appear.
"In this case, I, the village chief, have to keep going!"
Thinking so, David looked at Laura again, and the other party's face was full of suspicion.
This is normal, anyone who hears the other party say 'it will be suddenly' will not immediately believe it, not to mention that Laura has just been shipwrecked, knocked unconscious and kidnapped and hung in a cave, and will definitely be wary of strangers.
"It sounds incredible, but what I'm saying is true." David could only use a serious expression to emphasize that he was not lying.
Laura looked at David seriously, and was finally impressed by David's overflowing aura of justice, and decided to believe his nonsense: "Okay...... So, can you tell me where this is? Who are you? β
Laura, who had taken care of the wound, felt much more comfortable, although she was still a little weak, but she was no longer as uncomfortable as she was just now.
It was only then that she had the heart to focus on other questions: Where is this? How did you get here? How do you go about meeting up with your friends?
When she had just spoken to David, she had taken a closer look at her surroundings.
No matter how you look at it, it's a plain, how did she get here from the mountains in the blink of an eye? There was also a huge change in the climate, which made her very puzzled.
"This is the Pioneer Camp in the northwest of the Northern Plains of the Iron Tree Forest, and I'm David, the village chief here."
"Hello David, I'm Laura Crawford, an archaeologist who got here unexpectedly because she was shipwrecked and separated from her partner." Laura thought it was a common place name, but it was more common in the Northern Plains: "What is the Iron Tree Forest?" β
"The Iron Tree Forest is located northwest of the Iron Tree Fort, which is the most important town in the northern part of the Tilan Kingdom."
"Irontree Castle? The Kingdom of Tiran? Where is the Kingdom of Tiran? β
David looked at Laura, who was full of doubts, and continued to tell the other party what he knew: the Kingdom of Tiran is a human kingdom located in the north of the continent.
The place they were in at this time was a plain area further north than the Iron Tree Castle, an important town in the north of the Tiran Kingdom, because of the Tiran Mountains and the elves who lived in the Iron Tree Forest and had a very poor relationship with the humans of the Tiran Kingdom, the Tiran Kingdom had not been able to occupy this vast plain area until the pioneer team formed two years ago came here.
Davy is one of three newly established pioneer camps that want to reclaim the land, and if it goes well, it should develop into a new village that will be part of the kingdom of Tiran.
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As David narrated, the question marks on Laura's head kept increasing, almost like she was going to drown her completely, but she kept holding back and didn't open her mouth to interrupt David's narration until David finished the general situation: "You were actually telling a story just now, right?" β
"Nope." David spread his hands and put on a serious face, indicating that he was telling the truth.
"How is this possible?"
If David's description is true, it means that Laura has arrived in another world in a dazeβalthough David's description is sketchy, it is clear from David's words that the Trailblazer team walked after leaving Irontree Castle that this is definitely not a small island.
"......" opened her mouth, and Laura, who didn't know how to describe the situation at all, was silent for a long time, until the hunger in her belly brought her back to her senses: "This is really ...... It's hard to believe. β
After asking about the customs and customs, knowing some of the culture and customs of this world, and learning that there are mysterious forces and races in this world, she accepted the fact that she had really come to another world.
At this point, Laura suddenly thought of another question: "Wouldn't the questions I ask strange to you?" β
"Nope." It took so long for David to think of the right words: "The way you appeared made me realize that your origin would be very special." β
Describing Laura's peculiar state when she appeared, Laura now understood why David was so calm, because the other party didn't treat her as an 'ordinary person' in the first place.
"I see."
Laura, who had solved all kinds of doubts, felt a slight pain in her head: could she go back? Although this world is magical, it fills her with an interest in adventure.
But now is not a good time to take risks, she is very worried about her partners, they have just been shipwrecked, and she doesn't know what is going on with everyone at the moment? Will you be able to escape the catastrophe safely?
Laura, who was full of worry, didn't notice that David had cooked the broth for Laura to make dinner in her silent time, and didn't come back to her senses until the steaming broth was handed to her.
"Thank you!" Looking at the bowl of fragrant broth in her hand, Laura sincerely thanked David: "I'm glad I met you." β
"You're welcome."
David replied to Laura with a bright smile, he was in a good mood now, after all, Laura's appearance meant that he had a golden finger and the motivation to continue working hard in this place.
What's more, Laura herself is still a beauty with both appearance and body - how can a normal person not want to look at a beauty?
Laura, who quickly finished eating a bowl of broth, noticed that David next to her was just staying on the side and looking at herself, and suddenly felt a little embarrassed: "Don't you eat it?" β
After asking, she remembered that David had introduced the situation of the camp before: David was already alone, and there was a lack of supplies: "Is there not enough food?" β
"No, I just finished eating before you came." David explained: "I was lucky enough to catch a deer during the day. β
"That's good." Making sure that she hadn't eaten the other party's small stock of food, Laura's worries dispelled a little, and she asked about the surroundings of the village.
She wanted to make sure there was something special near the village, otherwise how could she suddenly come here? Maybe if you find the source of that mysterious power, you will be able to go back.
David guessed Laura's thoughts, but he didn't tell the other party that the so-called mysterious power was probably himself, but introduced the surroundings directly: to the west of the village was a vast river, and its source should be the mountain peak that could be vaguely seen to the north.
The river flowed from north to south, then turned west on the west side of their village, and another river from south to north, which was much narrower at the same time.
This was chosen as a camp in large part because it is the turning point of a large river, and there is enough fresh water and a large number of fish and shrimp in the river.
The forests in the north are another reason, as they provide an abundance of high-quality timber and are ideal for farmland cultivation due to the flat terrain and the plains in both the east and south directions.
No matter how you look at it, this is a good choice, but what I didn't expect was that the follow-up progress was far from what was expected.
Listening to David's description, Laura didn't hear anything magical or peculiar: "Haven't you encountered anything special in the past two years?" β
"The most special thing is your presence."
Laura listened to David's answer and felt very helpless, it seemed that she had to think in a different direction.
"Have a good night's rest! Even if you want to do something, you'll have to wait until dawn tomorrow. As they chatted, it was getting dark, and David needed to prepare for the night ahead.
With the exception of the cabin, which served as a storehouse and kitchen, the other three cabins were of the same structure and arrangement: a large room with a place to make a fire in the middle, and a simple bed around the fire, in which David had spent the winter in the first two years.
According to the pioneers' plan, this simple wooden house was only a temporary residence, but it was never able to reclaim farmland, so everyone was in no mood to build their own wooden house, and as a result, there are only a few temporary wooden houses here.
The warmth of such a wooden house is poor, and a fire is needed to survive the night, and David is now going to move the firewood he needs into it.
Laura was also helping, but almost simultaneously as the two of them were carrying firewood, they noticed a vague shadow in a clearing not far from the village.
"It's ...... Another one? β