Bang!

Lindsay stood in the bow of the boat, the flintlock pistol in her hand making a loud noise.

Smoke came out of the muzzle of the gun, and at the same time as the ammunition was fired, Lindsay's face was sprayed with a layer of smoke and exhaust fumes.

"Ahem, ahem—"

Lindsay coughed twice.

Looking up again, a gray pigeon landed on the water from the sky on the river not far ahead.

Lindsay flicked the whip and dragged the pigeon's carcass back to the deck.

The inconvenience of his left hand did affect his use of bows and arrows, but the use of firearms did not affect much.

Not to mention that Lindsay turned on the [FPS] module.

The shooting position can be judged directly by the aiming point, which causes him to almost become a marksman with a gun hit!

He wiped the black ash from his face, turned his head and handed the pigeon to Vecner:

"Luckily, we can have more dinner tonight."

"Mr. Drake, you're an interesting weapon." Vecner, who was standing beside Lindsay, took the pigeons, but paid more attention to the flintlock pistol, "I've heard that some craftsmen can make a particularly powerful bow and crossbow, is this also a kind?" ”

Lindsey shook her head:

"This thing is called a gun, and it's a little different from a bow and crossbow in principle."

Hearing that it was not a crossbow, but a 'gun' that he had never heard of, Veckner analyzed the flintlock pistol:

"This thing looks good and requires effort, but it's loud. If I had to choose, I'm afraid a bow and crossbow would be better, right? ”

Put it in a low-magic world or a normal world.

The invention and appearance of the musket was definitely a major event that could change the world.

But here......

Lindsey thought about the awakened who could influence and interfere with the world in seven stages.

and the eighth stage where fighting can break the world to pieces.

With such exaggerated force as a backdrop, firearms, while effective, are not enough to subvert the rules of society.

Lindsey looked at Vecner:

"The sound is a big nuisance."

"But the speed of the bullet, if it exceeds the speed of the sound, then there is no problem."

"The speed of the sound?" Vecner's expression was a little dazed.

There are many awakened people in this universe, and among them are craftsmen and scholars, who are studying technical knowledge.

They even have a unit of measurement that is common in the industry.

But things like the speed of sound are rarely studied, let alone ordinary people like Wicner.

"Yes, the speed of the sound." Lindsay's vision swept around, and he pointed to the forest on the edge of the river. "You see, it's about 50 meters from our side to the forest over there. That's six or seven times the length of the sound, which is the distance that the sound can travel in a second. ”

Vecner scratched his head a little embarrassed:

"I ...... I've never heard of anything like this before. ”

When he looked at Lindsay again, his eyes became expectant, it was the expectation of the Awakened:

"Mr. Drake, you know a lot, just like those life scholars!"

Lindsay saw what Vecner was thinking.

Or rather, due to the uncertainty of the birth of the Awakened, anyone can have such a desire.

He then asked:

"By the way, Vecner, I haven't asked you yet, how old are you?"

Vekner immediately replied:

“14。”

Lindsay counted the time.

Although there are many types of calendars in this universe, the essentia tide is quite stable every 10 years, and it is not difficult to calculate.

There should be 4 years before the next essentia tide.

If 18 years old is counted as the standard of adulthood, the year when Vekner is 18 years old is also the time of the essentia tide.

Wiconer asked Lindsey expectantly:

"Mr. Drake, do you think I can become an Awakened?"

Lindsey shook her head slightly:

"I can't judge such a thing."

"But I've heard that the more powerful awakened ones can help others increase the probability of awakening. Since humans can do this, I think there must be other objects in nature that can have a similar effect. ”

Hearing Lindsay's answer, Vecner looked around.

The trees on both sides of the river are still restless, but after a few days, the resilience is starting to take effect.

He looked at the forest now, and he was a little accustomed to it, and even felt that he could find some hope in it!

But Vecner has experience of living alone outside the home.

He quickly shook off this expectation and continued to ask Lindsay curiously:

"Mr. Drake, how did you become the Awakened?"

“……”

was asked by Wickner about this, and Lindsay remembered that she still had the setting of an autonomous awakener.

But this time, before he could answer, the familiar sound of footsteps sounded on the rear deck.

Razor the Explorer came to the bow of the ship.

He heard the two of them talking, and stepped forward and rubbed Wieckner's hair:

"Boy, if you want to be an Awakened, my advice is to go to the big city."

"Preferably the World Main City!"

"The number of awakened people in those places is far greater than that of ordinary areas, and the essentia is more active. Whether it's a stroke of luck or finding something else, ordinary people have a greater chance of becoming an Awakened. ”

Vecner's expression was a little depressed and nervous:

"However, I've been in the forest garden for as long as I can remember, and I've never left here."

Razor immediately proposed a plan and gave some suggestions:

"Let's go to Yaoyue City, there is a teleportation array to use."

"In the next four years, you can save money to use the teleportation array; Or look for an opportunity to follow the traders. In short, as long as you work hard, there is still a chance. ”

Razor and Wichner spoke, and then their eyes shifted to Lindsay.

The explorer's tone became serious:

"I'm going to dock the fleet this afternoon."

"On the one hand, we need to explore the current state of the forest, and at the same time, we need to replenish the supplies."

Lindsey understood:

"Need me to lead the hunt?"

Razor nodded:

"That's right, I'm sorry for you."

Lindsey waved her hand absentmindedly:

"Since you're in the team, you should always be responsible."

As she spoke, Lindsay adjusted her equipment slot and put on a new set of armor.

[Armor: Viper Scale Armor]

[Provides primary defense, good resistance to slash and slash type damage, and provides low-level toxin immunity.] 】

[The armor woven from the scales of the snake-shaped demonic beast is of moderate value. 】

The fleet has also been attacked by Warcraft one after another in the past few days.

It's just that because they are sailing on the water, there are the most snakes among the attacking monsters.

The materials they contributed allowed Lindsey to successfully synthesize [Viper Scale Armor], the effect of this equipment is direct immunity to low-level toxins, which is not inconsistent with the ability of [Forest Brooch] to increase toxin resistance.

In the afternoon of the same day.

The fleet docked and rested as planned.

Lindsey also takes the Awoken into the forest to hunt.

The forest anomaly is still the same as it was a few days ago, and it has not subsided at all.

Lindsey used skill to identify during the hunt, and the information obtained from the plants was also average, neither deteriorating nor improving.

By the end of the night, Lindsay had returned with the hunters.

At night, when he roasted the pigeons he had caught during the day, and was about to open a small stove with Wicner, his keen hearing made Lindsay in the cabin hear a panicked and frightened voice:

"Wayne, what's wrong with you?"

"Come on."

"Someone has been poisoned!"

(End of chapter)