North American Gunslinger Detective

Chapter 830 First meeting
Even without mentioning the professional skills of self-reliance, Jimmy did much better than Roland in maintaining a fully functional temporary residence.

In such a shabby place, he was forced to dig a dry toilet nearby, using the height difference of the mountain next to it. The manure pool was placed below, and a high platform was built on top with wooden boards and stone walls. Although it was not as good as a toilet, at least there was no danger of falling. Moreover, the key was that it was far away from their wooden house and ruins, so the smell would not come over.

It is still very troublesome to meet the necessities of life such as food, clothing, housing and transportation. You have to know that this world is a mixed world. There are relics of once high-tech and high-development, as well as common medieval life. People still live in randomly built wooden houses, and many things are difficult to deal with.

Fortunately, they at least had the supplies they brought from Earth, so they didn't have to worry too much about clothes. However, Jimmy found that the sportswear he brought was not enough, and was completely out of place with the surrounding environment. Roland's clothes were obviously much better. The combination of a black leather windbreaker, a linen shirt, and blue and gray jeans basically ensured that it wouldn't be too conspicuous even if it got a little dirty, while Jimmy's clothes would be particularly conspicuous if they were stained with mud or something, which was something he hadn't considered before.

The food included the staple food, compressed food, canned food and the like that they brought back from another world, as well as local wild vegetables and meat caught by hunting, so there was no major problem.

The living place has been solved after Jimmy's treatment for some time. The biggest problem is transportation. Currently, they can only rely on their legs to walk. Horses are not rare, but they need to be purchased or exchanged from other settlements. Roland can take Jimmy out for this when he is free.

After three days of continuous testing, the wizard Vito still did not feel any energy changes. Roland could no longer hide the disappointment on his face. Because of this possible reason, he continued to travel back and forth between the two worlds many times, and it took him so much time to call Jimmy over, but in the end it was all in vain.

Jimmy didn't feel anything. In fact, he didn't feel anything unusual in this world during the past few days. Of course, it was mainly because he didn't have any special feelings for this world and he had seen too few places.

Vito did not stay here, as he had a lot of things to do. It was already very good to be able to rest here for a few days. At least the environment here had been made very comfortable by Jimmy. Roland prepared some rewards and supplies for him and then said goodbye and left.

Roland sat in front of the wooden house, the cup of water in his hand was no longer steaming. Because of doubts about the water quality here, Jimmy insisted on filtering the water he drank these days, boiling it for more than ten minutes and then cooling it down. But Roland obviously didn't care about his reaction. Their physical fitness seemed to be very adapted to the water drawn from the well or river. In the past, he always drank cold water directly.

Seeing Roland's distracted look, Jimmy felt a little sad for him. Almost a year had been wasted. It would be hard for anyone to feel that way. But since he was not the savior, he should deal with his own affairs: "Roland, what are your plans for the future?"

Roland glanced at Jimmy absentmindedly, then looked off into the distance again. "I don't have any idea."

Jimmy: "Oh, can you show me around? You know, Nia will come over later and I want to clean up the area."

Roland: "Of course, pack up and we can leave now."

Of course you have to be well prepared when going out to do something. Jimmy packed a lot of bullets and supplies in his big backpack. Roland was less worried and set off with just a small backpack carrying some bullets and food.

As for where to sleep, he didn't care at all. In his words, as long as you can light a fire, it is normal to sleep on the ground. This made Jimmy a little overwhelmed, because even when he was a homeless man, he had a shabby tent to live in.

Jimmy didn't say anything about Roland's decision, but out of habit, he still brought a sleeping bag and a ground sheet. He would decide whether to use them when the time came. Anyway, this little weight was not a problem for him at all.

The scenery of the Dark Tower world is indeed quite good. Excluding the strange-looking animals and plants caused by various weird things, if you only look at the scenery, there is no need to deliberately choose a place to shoot a fantasy movie. Any place can be a perfect outdoor attraction.

The reason why he mentioned strange-looking plants and animals was because he and Roland had just left the ruins when they saw an overly large porcupine. The overlapping spikes on its body even blocked a bullet. Of course, the second bullet directly blew its head off. "Good job, our lunch is here."

Roland quickly cut the skin and removed the internal organs, then tied it with a rope and hung it outside the backpack. His movements were skillful and precise, and he did not bury the garbage thrown on the ground. "Nature will take care of it, don't worry. By the way, there are no large carnivores around, so it won't be dangerous."

This time they would still set out on foot. If everything went well, Jimmy and his friends would only need to wander around and there would be no need to travel far to trade horses. The key point was that they would return to Earth in a while, and the horses would still have to be released back into the wild. Roland was not a millionaire, so this would be a waste.

Hiking is not a problem. The problem is that this place is too clean. Jimmy and his friends didn't encounter many animals along the way, and they posed no threat. There were no strange monsters as Jimmy had expected. According to what Roland said before, there were not many monsters in this world, but there was no pattern. They could appear anywhere, but Jimmy and his friends had walked for several hours and still didn't see any.

Roland was not surprised. If there were really so many monsters, he would not have enough bullets, so Jimmy was the only one who was disappointed.

At night, under a big tree, Roland picked up some firewood and built a fire. He used weeds to make a simple bed on the ground. This was where he would rest at night. Jimmy took out his sleeping bag and unfolded it. He then turned on the simple pot and started to boil water. Roland cut the meat into pieces, put them on the branches and started to grill them. Oatmeal porridge and barbecued meat were their dinner.

Roland frowned as he looked at Jimmy's sleeping bag. He hadn't noticed it before, but now he realized that Jimmy's sleeping bag was a mummy-style sleeping bag with an opening at the top that one had to crawl into, rather than an envelope-style sleeping bag with a zipper running all the way to the bottom that could be fully unfolded. He thought for a moment and said, "Jimmy, don't crawl into your sleeping bag when you sleep at night. If there's danger, you won't be able to move quickly, and it will restrain you."

Jimmy looked down at the sleeping bag and nodded. This was another mistake. This mummy sleeping bag was recommended by the people in the outdoor store. It had better thermal insulation effect. Jimmy was not familiar with the climate of the Dark Tower world, so he chose this one directly.

However, the temperature in the Dark Tower world is now more like autumn. Although the exact temperature is unknown, it should be over 20 degrees during the day and around degrees at night. Strictly speaking, you only need to cover yourself with a simple cover. There is no need to get into this mummy sleeping bag.

Jimmy spread a cloth on the ground, put the sleeping bag under him, and just lay there looking at the sky. The sky here was gloomy and there were few stars. The moon looked similar to the earth. If Jimmy was an astronomer, he might be able to locate the position of this world based on the stars. Unfortunately, he is not.

Jimmy took a lot of videos along the way, which will be edited carefully after returning. Otherwise, it will probably take Nia several days to watch so many videos.

Jimmy: "Roland, when do you think we can see those legendary monsters?"

Roland: "It depends on how lucky we are."

Jimmy: "Hunting is so boring. God, give me a surprise."

Roland: "Take a rest. Maybe you can see it tomorrow. Maybe."

Jimmy sighed. The thrills and excitement he had imagined before coming to this world seemed a little far away from their ruined base. But it was also good this way. If Nia really wanted to come, she should be safe if she just stayed nearby.
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Ruiz communicated with Dave about Jimmy's disappearance. A troublesome matter made more people worried, so he felt much less stressed.

In fact, he was also very unhappy about some people's bad attitude towards Jimmy, but these were all within the rules. He was not strong enough, and many things required compromise. Jimmy might become depressed or might strongly oppose. These were all considered in advance. The only thing he didn't expect was that he disappeared.

There are many explanations for his disappearance, such as being in a bad mood or planning something in secret. Anyway, he was definitely not murdered, that is certain. The fact that Jimmy was able to remain safe and sound after several assassination attempts shows that if someone really wanted to ambush or sneak attack him, the noise would definitely be huge. Moreover, Nia's family is safe, which is inconsistent with expectations.

If he is just in a bad mood and wants to disappear for a while to relax, then everything is fine, as long as he can go to work with peace of mind when he comes back, or simply not come to work.

If something is secretly planned, it will be troublesome. However, it is not Ruiz's trouble, but certain people's. Although he is somewhat worried about this, he is not worried about whether Jimmy is in danger, but he is worried that if other people make too much noise, it will be difficult to cover up.

He didn't know what Dave was thinking, nor did he want to know. This matter was no longer Ruiz's problem, and he just needed to go to work as usual.

Nia stayed at Kevin's house for a few days and then returned to their home. According to the plan, Jimmy and the others would stay in the Dark Tower world for about a month to completely eliminate the dangers near the base. Although this had been agreed upon before, Nia was still worried for a long time. The closer it was to their return, the more worried she became.

It is still very inconvenient to take care of a child alone, so Nia's mother will also stay here for two days. Originally, she was asked to find a nanny, but was rejected by Nia. She now has a lot of secrets to keep. One more person at home means more risk of exposure. Jimmy and Roland have repeatedly told her a lot of things that might happen if the secret of the portal is discovered. Those things are too terrible. Nia dare not and is unwilling to expose these secrets.

After seeing her mother off in the car, Nia turned back to the house, closed the door, then walked to the window, pulled up the curtains, took out a monocular telescope from the cabinet next to her, and looked out through the gap in the curtains.

The moment she turned around, she seemed to have noticed something, but she was not sure. She observed from a limited field of vision and did not find anything unusual. Nia smiled and shook her head. Perhaps it was because keeping a secret made her too sensitive. Putting the telescope back, Nia went to the baby room upstairs. Little Liam was sleeping. She looked for a while to make sure there was nothing wrong, then went downstairs to prepare dinner.
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"Crack", Jimmy stepped on a dry branch and broke it. He looked down and bent down to pick it up.

He has developed a good habit in the past few days. Because firewood is needed for heating and lighting at night, if they find suitable wood, they will collect it so that they will not have enough wood to keep the fire burning all night after finding a campsite.

They came to the forest that they saw from the ruins on the mountainside. It looked dark gray from a distance, but the feeling became stronger as they got closer to the forest. There would definitely be unexpected discoveries here, because many of the trees had mutated, without any leaves, leaving only twisted branches.

It looked fine from a distance during the day, but soon after they entered the woods, it became dark. The light in the woods was not very good to begin with, and now it was almost pitch black.

Jimmy and Roland came to a piece of land that could barely be considered an open space, only a few square meters, with no plants on the land. After a simple cleanup, they lit a fire.

If it were other people, they might stay away from the forest because of the possible dangers, but it was not a big problem for Jimmy and Roland.

They have spent a week safely in the wild, and this is the last place they will explore. After a tour in the forest, they will return to the ruins and then return to Earth.

Jimmy and Roland will take turns to rest. Roland has also used a rainbow. Although he is older, his physical and mental strength has been strengthened. The two of them only need to take turns to rest for a few hours to sustain their energy for a day's activities, so even two people are enough for the whole night.

The "hissing" sound was still very eye-catching in the quiet woods. Jimmy sat by the fire and turned his head to look around. The sound did not come from one direction, but he didn't see anything, even with his mind's vision.

After waiting for a long time, Jimmy suddenly felt a chill. He immediately pulled out his revolver and aimed at the back. At the same time, he turned around and slowly stood up, pointing the muzzle and moving slowly. Jimmy suddenly raised his arm and pointed it in the air. "Bang bang bang bang bang bang", a round of bullets was fired. The monster that attacked Jimmy in the air was stopped by the kinetic energy of the bullet and rushed towards Jimi, and fell to the ground diagonally.

"Roland, we are in trouble."

(End of this chapter)