"Ahh

Despite the creams made from whale oil, the skin in the areas that were not tightly wrapped showed signs of dryness under the harsh winter winds. As soon as these places come into contact with the hot water, a hot stinging sensation comes one after another.

"Ahh

"Uhh

"Too extravagant, too extravagant. The girl muttered such words, and her whole person was immersed in hot water.

She couldn't remember the last time she could take a good shower.

When on the boat, due to the lack of water and fuel, all you can do is wipe your body. After getting off the ship, because the Yi settlement had been completely emptied, it was hard enough to collect life-saving materials, and this demand could only be further back.

The reason why Lisa lost her temper because she didn't have to take a bath—and some other trivial matter—was more or less understandable not only by the scholars, but by others.

But the problem is that this is not limited to her grievances alone, but the inconvenience that everyone in the team will experience in the community. While everyone else was suffering in silence, only she took the lead and began to complain, and even began to form a faction so that other scholars also started to make trouble, which was the real reason why people couldn't stand it.

And if you dig deeper, the reason why the supplies are very tight is that these scholars always turn a blind eye to what needs to be done and eat dry food. Put a lot of things to do there, even if there is a piece of firewood in the middle of the road when you walk, you choose to step over it instead of picking it up and putting it on the pile. Always pretending that they were busy with "more important things", once Henry and the four of them were around, they always began to pretend to flip through books and discuss with their companions, and leave those aspects of life there like that, without touching them.

In the final analysis, this attitude is obviously because there are other people who can solve things, since even if they are left there and wait for Henry, the four of them will clean up, so why do it?

If you don't do something→ others will do it→ so you don't need to do it yourself - this way of thinking creates a vicious circle, and in part, it is Henry's too much ability that causes these scholars to be lazy.

But they can't afford not to do it, because if they choose not to do it, then things will pile up there.

This is quite a frustrating situation.

Pampered people like Lisa are, to be honest, the worst travel companions for adventurers.

The baths and even better food that the noble scholars craved were in fact if the members of the scholar group, who made up the vast majority of the scholars, were to get to work, and they would naturally have surplus supplies to put this morale-improving enjoyment on their agenda.

But this kind of beautiful vision of everyone working together is obviously impossible to achieve - because the mentality of these sons and brothers has not changed, they have changed their plans and not directly to the bustling capital but into the wilderness, but their hearts are still in the human city. Put yourself on the upper class and think that you are not the class that you should be served, at least not the class that needs to work every day. As long as someone else can solve the problem, then they refuse to roll up their sleeves and get to work. And once you have a surplus of supplies, regardless of the future schedule, you will want to spend as soon as possible on the current luxury enjoyment.

Even if there is no scholar mentor Luo Lan's evil intentions, just because of these people's non-cooperation and pretentious posture, they will inevitably have contradictions in the future.

Therefore, before the sage developed into such a situation, he used the conflict as an opportunity to successfully play the role of a mercenary who was not interested in money and chose to break up because he was insulted.

In fact, our Henry Mayer's attitude towards money, Miss Loanne had seen, somewhat dumbfounded, in the first place. As long as there is an opportunity to earn, you will never see a sage pretending to be high.

After all, there are many uses for money. But in the case of the missionaries themselves having money and Captain Francisco paying them a lot of money, it was worth taking advantage of the opportunity to get out.

The reason why he wanted to play such a play was to avoid being known by Loren that Henry had seen through his plan. It may be refreshing to tell all his little calculations in front of the scholar mentor, but don't forget that the Lamanites have been in the Land of the Moon for more than a hundred years.

Although the rebellion was suppressed in a very short period of time, the fact that they were able to start a rebellion within this country with a history of peaceful unification for 4,000 years has become a stain that will never be erased by the Land of the Moon.

They had considerable power, whether it was collusion with the natives or the church they founded, and considering that they might meet later, and Loren was from an upper-class society with a certain right to speak, it was better to offend him by telling things here that he would be embarrassed and angry, and let the poor scholar suffer the reproach of her mentor.

Henry's play will not make Loren suspect too much or hold a grudge, and even if he may encounter it again in the future, he will most likely feel that "this is a mercenary with great integrity, you should treat them with sincerity rather than buy them with money", and change his attitude towards them, rather than persecution.

When you take one step, you have to think about the next three steps, and in the case of the sage, it may be ten steps.

But let's get back to the point – in fact, with the ability of Henry and others, it is possible to make an effort to meet the requirements of Lisa and the young scholars. But he won't do it, Mira won't either, and even Galeva understands it—like wayward children, the more you give in to these people, the more they have to advance.

"But it could not have been like this. Mira thought in a daze as she soaked half of her face in the hot water, crouching in the tub with her knees crossed, her little face getting redder and redder as she bathed.

With a "squeak-" sound, the wooden door of the bathroom was pulled open, and the cold wind blew in, causing the sleepy Mira to wake up instantly. Lulu walked in with a towel wrapped around her head and a small wooden bucket, but she frowned slightly the moment she saw Mira.

"No, just soak it. The aboriginal girl said this, saying this in the language of the Yiren tribe and not the language of the Moon Country, and Lulu occasionally did this when the two of them were alone, perhaps because of the proximity to the Luo'an language and the closeness she could feel.

"Da?" Mira tilted her head, she didn't quite know why.

"Rinse it off first, then take a bath, you can soak it for multiple people and save fuel. Lulu opened her mouth to explain, she had to express it separately because of the grammar problem, and Miss Luoan nodded, and then talked to her.

Obviously, even if it is the same bath, the aborigines of Crescent Island have a very different way of bathing from Rigal.

The people of Rigal take a bath by bathing directly, washing themselves in a bath or tub and discharging the dirty water. And the bathing method that has spread to various places in the Crescent Continent, especially from the Land of the Moon, is like what Lulu is doing while chatting, washing herself with a small wooden basin and towel first, and then going in to take a bath.

The difference between this method is as Lulu said, the saving of fuel and fresh water, rinsing first and then bathing, the water in the tub will not get dirty all at once, and the rest of the family can enjoy the process of hot bathing repeatedly.

Although the Roan Maiden from the continent of Rigal was a little uncomfortable with the bath water that others had soaked, instead of rejecting this disparate custom, she began to think about the reason and began to discuss with Lulu in the language of the Moon Country in order to practice the local language.

From what the two knew, they quickly came to a conclusion.

The reason why Crescent Island formed such a bathing habit is closely related to the popularity of bathing.

For the people of mainland Rigal, bathing is an act of enjoyment. Although it is true that Padrosi and Suomir, as well as the wealthy areas of the Southern City-State Alliance, have the habit of bathing every day, it is basically enjoyed by people who live well, such as the burghers.

For most people, taking a shower only once in ten days and half a month is the proper example.

Under this premise, it is natural to use the water of a whole bathtub and a large amount of firewood directly for one person to wash at a time.

In contrast, the daily bathing of Crescent Island was widespread among all the common people. From the peasants to the upper class, there is a habit of boiling water and bathing every night, because it has become a daily behavior, and after a long time, it has naturally developed a frugal bathing habit.

With such a small detail alone, the gap between Crescent Island and Rigal is so obvious.

However, the discussion is discussed, and Mira, who does not understand this custom, is indeed a bit extravagant and wasteful when she uses a bucket of water alone. In order to reuse them as much as possible, the two of them poured them into another long bucket next to them after washing, found the powder for washing, and threw the dirty clothes they had changed into it.

Since all the change of clothes was dirty, they borrowed the clothes of the owner of the room. Of course, all this is arranged by Lulu, who is familiar with the road, because of her height, our Luoan girl can only wear the clothes of the male host, and she feels very uncomfortable in all aspects of wearing the clothes of the Moon Country, which is very different from Rigal, but fortunately, because the weather is cold enough, she still has to put on a wool cloak, but it is not enough to show this awkwardness.

After washing the body, the whole person also felt radiant. After the others had taken separate baths, they unceremoniously made a pot of stew using the ingredients of the house's owner.

The orange flames burned the hanging pot, and for the sake of heat preservation, everyone took the dishes out of the pot and ate them directly.

In the cold winter, I hid in a warm room and ate hot stew after taking a hot bath.

It all seems very warm – but apparently not everyone thinks that way.

"Why the hell are you able to adapt so quickly!" Edge, who still couldn't help but keep looking at the paper window that had been refilled with the hole, for fear that a figure would suddenly appear in the translucent window illuminated by the dim light, finally opened his mouth and said loudly to the other seven who were happy to eat after holding back for a long time.

The strange scene he had seen in the morning caused him to pray for half an hour, and when night fell and it was dark outside, Edge became even more nervous. Even when he had just taken a shower, he set a record in the group, and it took everyone else about twenty minutes to come out, and it took him only two minutes to run out of it.

Such a timid appearance is a bit unorthodox for a big man, but from some angles, his reaction may be the most normal.

There was no one left in the whole village, and the man I saw in the morning who looked so wrong—the man glanced at the window at that moment, and the few people who were leaning up there did not move, but fortunately "he" probably did not notice the few pairs of eyes peeping through the paper window, and blinked for a moment the strange eyelids, and then staggered in the other direction.

After that, for fear of startling the snake, the group waited for more than half an hour before going out to investigate.

But the hard frozen ground didn't leave deep enough footprints, so the tracking only made a bend in the trail and failed.

It was natural to be frightened by such an unclear situation, but not only the four of them, but even the other three missionaries quickly seemed to forget about it, and under the guidance of Henry and others, they began to search for various supplies in the nearby uninhabited houses.

In the end, after concentrating the belongings here and setting up a guard with some things around, they actually lived in someone else's house with peace of mind.

Cleaning and repairing camping supplies, repairing weapons and tools, and inspecting other supplies.

Even in the evening, when he began to gather fresh water and firewood, prepare to boil water, bathe, and wash clothes, all this made Age's face dumbfounded—"I am the only one who is frightened because of the unknown situation?" and when he was at dinner in the evening, he finally couldn't bear it anymore and said.

"Ugh. Galeva paused for a moment, then stopped the spoon in his hand.

The other three missionaries also looked at him.

"Then what do you say? The girl Luo An propped her chin and glanced at him: "Can you change the situation by being scared and cowering without moving?" ”

"Even if that person, or something that we don't know if it's human, might pose a threat to us, wouldn't he not be here now?"

"If you're tired from all the way around, and your nerves are too tense, you may not be able to react when something really happens. Mira said, and then cocked her neck to finish the soup in the bowl with Lulu next to her.

"Anyway, let's sit down and eat well, you can't stop what you should come, and you can only deal with emergencies when you recharge. Heng scooped a bowl of hot soup from another bowl and handed it to Age, while the missionary next to him also opened his mouth to persuade, "Calm down, there are so many of us." ”

“...... Whew, well, well. Although the young missionary's heart was still beating, the persuasion of so many people, and the fact that nothing could change the current situation, took the bowl of soup and sat back with some hesitation and confusion.

"One more bowl. Mira and Lulu handed out the empty bowl in their hands at the same time, and said in unison. And when the sage took over the soup, she glanced at Edge, who was sitting opposite, and continued, "And, ah, we have pulled a lot of sirens and traps on this side of the house, using iron pieces and the tools of the hunters nearby. ”

"Basically, if anyone comes close, we'll be in a hurry-" "Click-"

Before Mira could finish her words, she was overshadowed by the sound of the pottery bowl falling to the ground in Edge's hand.

"That-that-that-that-" The young missionary, who sat directly across from the Luo'an girl, raised a hand tremblingly, and pointed to the position of the paper window diagonally opposite.

"Huh-" Everyone looked in that direction.

The silhouette of a black figure in the shape of a human figure faintly flickered in the firelight.

"How did he get around those traps—" Mira's eyes widened.

"Crossbow!" and Henry shouted.