It has entered the northern part of the Crescent Island in February, and spring should have arrived in the strict sense.

The increase in the number of sunny days, and the associated increase in temperature, can indeed be felt during the period from the landfall to the Yiren settlement to the small fishing village.

But spring is always warm and cold, and the rise in temperature makes the falling snowflakes even more annoying.

The snowflakes that freeze hard in the middle of winter can be flicked away with your fingers, and they are covered by wool coats and hoods, but they are actually very warm inside. Worse still, when the temperature rises, the snow in its semi-melted state becomes wet and sticky, accumulating so thick that even the waterproof wool will be soaked.

It's not wise to go out on foot in such weather, and it's a long stretch of time over the mountains.

The half-melted snow poured in through the gaps in the boots as soon as you stepped on it, and even if you were roasting the fire every day and filling the gaps with beeswax during the rest. Although the wool socks worn on the feet dry quickly, they can't withstand soaking and start to "click" when they start to step on them. The sound was annoying, and the deep, sticky snow on the calves made each step more physically demanding than before. Clothes that were wet with semi-melted snow also lost the meaning of keeping warm, and no matter who they were, their limbs began to become cold, and their lips turned white, which was more uncomfortable than the cold wind howling in winter.

The cold and wet weather not only affects clothing and the human body, but also other items. In order to prevent the smoke column from being too large and being recognized, I had to resist the desire to warm up as soon as possible, and let the flame remain in a small amplitude and take time to dry the surrounding wood.

It would have been much better if I could stop and take a moment to rest and dry my clothes and various luggage, but Henry, the leader of the team, didn't say stop, and the others thought they weren't as reliable as him, so they didn't speak. In order to make the clothes dry and comfortable even at all, they hung a lot of clothes by the fire to dry. And fatigue combined with the influence of the weather, judgment is reduced, and people will make mistakes. During the fire, Edge accidentally burned a large hole in his cloak, and the smell of heavy hair and fever permeated the camp, causing many people to cough. And for him, who had already lost some of his warm clothes in the underground passage, this was the last coat. The anxiety caused the young missionary to become angry, and he began to anger loudly, saying that his partner had not reminded him.

Although this quarrel did not turn into a more fierce conflict in the end, if this continued, it was inevitable that he, as the leader of the team, would be hated and the morale of the team would be reduced.

And this incident was just the beginning, after 4 days on the journey, due to the sudden cold weather and the fact that the clothes were not completely dry, the relatively fragile Miss Doctor began to cough and fever.

The group did their best to keep her warm, but even so, Aya still looked weak. Even Henry couldn't find the right medicine quickly when the snow was over, so all they could do was keep Miss Doctor's body temperature as much as possible with ready-made things, and cut down trees to make a simple stretcher.

The first half is carried by a small unicorn, while the second half is supported by Galeva, who has the best physical strength except for Henry.

It has become a burden, and it is naturally reluctant for Aya, who is not to lose to the Luoan girl in the slightest, but her knowledge level is also enough to understand that in this case, it is better to recuperate and recover her strength as soon as possible.

This little episode slowed down the speed of the procession a little, and the fact that Galeva had to carry a stretcher took away his main labor force and increased the pressure on the others.

The task of solving these problems and easing the atmosphere fell on the shoulders of the Luoan girl.

Our more and more reliable white-haired girl is like an adjutant of a team, responsible for mediating various situations between the team members, so as to avoid the team leader taking on too much responsibility while leading the team.

Mira seems to have the ability to change people's hearts with words, although she herself is unaware of it, but when she was a little Lori, she dared to stand in front of Henry and ask him to accept her as a disciple.

This kind of simple and straightforward courage is sometimes more soothing than that of an all-powerful sage.

Because if a person gives the impression that the people around him are invincible, then others will often demand more from that person, or think that the other person has not done enough.

But if the Luo'an girl, who is a woman and is still young, is still talking and laughing lively, the other big men in the team will also become unable to pull their faces and say that they are tired.

It may not be appropriate to expect the strong to be lenient with the weak, since Mira is not necessarily physically weaker than the missionary trio, but in general it is similar to this.

Led by the Luoan Maiden, the right amount of quarrel and venting is actually beneficial. If no one dares to speak out under high-pressure control, it will make the team more likely to have an accident.

Henry himself was a non-chattering person, and he tended to speak only when it was necessary to say something. Thankfully, our Miela was not affected by this. She has a lively and studious personality and can talk to anyone. Therefore, there is no communication with Lulu, or asking the sage this and that, or arguing with Kalewa, so that all the way down, although the conditions are difficult, everyone is a little resentful, but the atmosphere of the team will not become stiff and cold.

It wasn't until the 6th day that the situation finally began to improve, and the group found a good camp up the mountain road. When the snow melted under the clear sky, Henry finally asked everyone to stop and rest, and hurry up to take out their clothes, socks, and firewood and put them in the open space to dry.

After a long absence, everyone let out a long breath.

The sun was shining on the highlands, and the snow had melted and flowed down because of the drop. The hard ground that is not easy to leave footprints and the many flat boulders on the mountain that can be paved with things are refreshing for everyone who has stepped on the erosive and soft snow for nearly a week.

They actually passed a lot along the way to similar highlands, but they didn't stop before. The mountainous terrain of Creethorn Island is particularly severe in the north, and although the roads are relatively gentle, there are occasional elevation differences.

But there are more negative factors than just being tired when you go uphill, because if you stand taller, you can see farther. Taking into account the presence of pursuers behind them, this means that they can spot the enemy's tracks in time.

And the results of our Sage Sage and Lulu, a girl who is also a hunter and a vigilant girl, roughly guessed that they were now at least two to three days ahead of their pursuers. That's why he finally chose to make everyone stop and catch their breath, so as not to make everyone too tired from the endless rush.

Why didn't the other party catch up in time, but it was the help of this annoying spring snow.

If there is no snow, the samurai can gallop on the flat mountain paths. However, with snow, especially semi-melted wet snow, covering the trails, the risk of slipping and falling off the cliffs at high speed is considerable.

Another reason is the problem of supplies. The heavily armed samurai are similar to the knights of Rigal, and they are elite units that specialize in combat professions and spend all their weight on armor and weapons. The samurai who did not have the logistical baggage of the small group fought as they fought and ran, in other words, they were a raiding force and were not prepared for long marches. Especially in winter, the forage needed by a dozen horses cannot be carried by themselves, and it obviously takes longer to make these logistical preparations and mobilize enough manpower.

As a samurai squad with horses to clear the gates, they rely on strong cavalry mobility to flexibly use their advantages to solve the problem in the face of some armed villagers, even if the opponent starts to resist without their own strength.

And such a team has lost news and cannot go back to report it, and the follow-up force that will be sent out should first and foremost be a lightly armed reconnaissance unit with very similar equipment and personnel composition.

The first task of this follow-up force is to obtain intelligence, and after sensing what happened to the previous team, they will decide whether to attack themselves or call for reinforcements based on the number and equipment of the opponent.

Henry's number of them, although the traces have been cleaned up, connoisseurs can still guess an approximate idea. Therefore, after this cavalry team arrived, it must have notified the rear through the means of a messenger from a rider or a letter bird, and then pursued it alone.

This was an important reason why the sage had to hit the road immediately, and a light cavalry could catch up with them in a very short time if the road was clear and the snow melted.

However, the bad weather of the past few days hindered the way forward, and the road conditions caused the pursuit to take longer, leaving the lightly armed samurai horse corps to be poorly prepared. In order to track for a longer period of time, they will have to be better prepared and mobilize more logistics.

Of course, the other side could also choose to risk catching up in bad weather without supplies, but judging from the results, due to the lack of clarity about the personal information of their group of outsiders, the rebel samurai clearly took a conservative approach.

came and went, and this became the basis for them to flee for their lives.

I trekked for 6 days in a row in the face of bad weather in order to extend the lead time as much as possible.

And after the rough calculation made sure that enough distance had been opened, Henry also asked everyone to stop and start resting at the right time.

Know yourself and know your opponent, and you will not be defeated in a hundred battles. Many people are talking about words, but the sages always follow them by themselves.

The bright sun was drying the clothes quickly, and Edge's torn cloak was finally ready to be filled. Because the excess wool was used to mend the socks, Mira patched it up with a waterproof animal skin coated with beeswax. The group of people who were sewing and mending everywhere looked quite embarrassed, and even the luxurious doctor's robe that Aya was wearing was already old at this time.

Miss Doctor's act of going on her own in order to satisfy her curiosity was seriously courageous, not to mention the clothes that were convenient for outdoor movement, and she did not even bring a spare coat, so she could only wear this wide and luxurious robe all the time. If it weren't for the luck of this journey, I didn't encounter any great danger, but I was afraid that I would have died I don't know how many times.

After sewing everything up and sealing it with beeswax, and then roasting and kneading it with beeswax to make it even soak in it, it's all a little more comfortable.

Later, in order to protect against the cold, they also found some hay and dead leaves nearby. People in the world of Rigal often stuff this kind of thing in their leather boots when they travel in winter, and put a thick layer of rice stalks or leaves with the beeswax seal on the outside can play a good role in keeping warm and humid. Although Aya wears cloth boots and Lulu uses straw sandals, a similar concept can still be used.

After completing this step, Mira, Henry, and Lulu began to maintain their knives, weapons, and armor again. Ensuring that these things are safe and secure at all times is important for both hunters and adventurers.

Because it's a life-saving tool to eat.

It took a lot of time to maintain and repair the equipment, and even the needles and threads and beeswax used for repairs were exhausted. Animal fat, which is used in small wooden tubes to maintain weapons and armor, can be obtained by hunting and the like, but needles and beeswax can only be purchased in the villages.

In addition to these, they also had to find ways to find food and other things such as cloth and leather. Although the Wazu people did not have a well-developed cattle industry as a by-industry due to the lack of plains in the mountains of the Land of the Moon, the cowhide and leather industry as a by-industry was not very common, but the deer skins obtained by hunters could also play a similar role. Others, such as fabrics, may differ greatly from those produced in Rigal in terms of performance and style, but it is better to follow the local customs and dress differently than to wear clothes full of patches that are much less performant.

In any case, it was a matter of time for them to enter the village safe and sound, and for the villagers to accept them as strangers.

Smoke rose from the cooking, and before eating, the group lay down on the warm stones in the bright sun like lazy rich merchants, and took turns to take a nap.