Wilderness Redemption Tour

After Bob Crawford and his family entered the house, Arthur, who had already walked far away, quietly went around to the side of the warehouse and met Lin Yan and Shadi who had been waiting there.

"Ha! I didn't expect that our busy man Arthur also knows this? Can drinking gin really adjust the spine and make you men 'standing firm'? No wonder you asked for a bottle of gin after robbing the money this morning, it turns out it was because of this." Sadie teased Arthur.

Arthur looked at Sadie and said, "Ma'am, isn't it a bit rude for us to talk about this in public?"

"As a widow, do I need to worry about this? Don't change the subject. I'm very interested in your answer."

"Okay." Arthur spread his hands helplessly and said, "This is what Pastor Swanson told me when he was drunk. He said this was a revelation from his Lord."

"Oh, the world has gone mad, a drunken priest listening to his so-called Lord giving him a revelation on 'how to keep a man standing.'"

"Okay, ma'am, we'll talk about anything non-work related later. Let's get this job done before old Bob finds out what we're doing in his house."

Arthur walked to the front of the warehouse and gently pushed open the door. There was a red post carriage in the warehouse, pulled by two Shire horses, one red and one white. Arthur and Lin Yan sat in the front driver's seat, while Sadie sat alone in the carriage.

Arthur held the reins tightly with both hands and drove the carriage away from Carmody Valley quickly. This operation was also quite smooth. Bob's family did not find out that the house had been robbed in advance, nor did they see the carriage in the warehouse being stolen from the house.

"Jamie, what did you find in the house?" After Arthur felt completely safe, he slowed down the carriage and asked Lin Yan.

"We found some hidden money, and some gold and silver items. I found over a hundred dollars in cash. I don't know how much Mrs. Adler found. We searched separately."

"Very good. In the past, we took risks but sometimes did not get as much as this. Now it depends on how much Seamus can pay for the carriage."

Back at the farm where Seamus worked, Seamus saw Arthur and his men driving in a carriage and opened the door of the warehouse in advance, so Arthur drove directly into the warehouse.

"Hey, Seamus. We visited your cousin-in-law's house. To be honest, he's a nice guy, but the things in his house are even better." Arthur said with a smile.

Seamus saw the carriage enter the warehouse, quickly closed the door and said, "As long as you like it. I think now they won't show off everywhere. Take it, you deserve it." He handed a stack of cash to Arthur and continued, "If you have other carriages to sell, I will also give you a suitable offer. But the premise is that you have to be careful enough not to let anyone trace it back to me."

Arthur counted the money Seamus gave him and said with satisfaction: "No problem, I wish you a happy cooperation in the future."

After walking two steps, Arthur stopped, turned around and asked Seamus: "Um, can I buy some livestock here?"

Arthur wanted to buy livestock here? That's right, there is no good way to preserve meat here, and if you buy a large amount, it won't be able to be stored. It's better to buy a few live ones and kill them when you want to eat them.

"You want to buy livestock? Of course, that's what we do. But there's one thing. These livestock were originally going to be shipped to Jacksonworth Auction House in Valentine for public sale. If you buy them here, the price can't be cheap because my boss will personally review every account, and I can't sell them at too low a price."

"no problem."

"Here are the detailed starting prices for the auction house." Seamus pulled a piece of paper out of the pocket behind his apron and handed it to Arthur. "You need to add an extra $2 to this."

"The price is reasonable. I want a Devon steer, two Merino sheep and an Alpine goat." Putting down the price list in his hand, Arthur continued, "You need to lend me the carriage for transporting livestock. I will send it to our camp first. Our horses will be deposited here first."

"Okay, pay the money first, then wait outside the warehouse, I'll prepare it for you."

Arthur handed him the money Seamus had just given him and added a little extra. Seamus received the money and went back to the ranch to get ready.

"Arthur, do we need to go back with you later?" After the three of them walked out of the warehouse, Lin Yan asked while sitting on the bench next to them.

Arthur also sat down, took out a bottle of wine from his small bag, opened it and took a sip, and said, "It's up to you. Today's work is over. You can go back to the camp directly, or walk around the area before it gets dark. But remember my advice and don't cause trouble for yourself."

Seeing that he could move freely, Lin Yan hurriedly said, "Okay, I want to go for a walk around. When it gets dark, I can go back by myself. I know the way."

"Sadie, what about you?" Arthur asked Sadie who was standing beside him.

"Me? I don't care. What? You want me to follow Jamie?"

Arthur nodded and said, "It's best for the two of you to be together. You can take care of each other if you encounter any problems. The wild is not as safe as you think. And Jamie can also practice his shooting skills on small animals on the road. If he gets any, he'll have a snack tonight."

When Lin Yan heard Arthur talking about shooting, he remembered that he had never thought about buying bullets. The few bullets in the gun were given to him by Sadie this morning. I must buy some bullets when I go to Valentine tomorrow or pass by, otherwise I can't go up and shoot the other person with a gun at a critical moment...

"Okay, I'll go with him then. What about you? Do you need our escort?"

Arthur chuckled and said, "I don't need to. If someone happens to be blind and stares at me, it's his bad luck."

Lin Yan then remembered the wanted warrant that Arthur got from the police station yesterday morning and the photos of the gunmen that the writer gave him in the tavern. He said to Arthur, "Arthur, let us see the wanted warrant you got that day and the photos that the writer gave you. Maybe we can meet one of them."

"Well, if you ask me, these people are all dangerous elements. If you are not absolutely sure, I still suggest you turn around and run away when you see them." As he said this, he took out the photo and wanted warrant from the lining pocket of his clothes and handed them to Lin Yan.

After receiving the photo and wanted order, the electronic sound of the system in Lin Yan's mind reappeared: The missing person system is activated. When the player locks on a target, the path between the player and the target will appear in the player's field of vision.

Lin Yan looked at the photo in his hand and was shocked again. Damn, this search system is a bit exaggerated, human body radar, right? With this, he can become the most famous bounty hunter in the West in a few minutes. He roughly checked this function in his mind, and then thought with some regret: It’s a pity that there are only the locations of these few targets. It would be great if I could locate others at will.

Lin Yan took in the appearance of several people, then handed the photo to Sadie and said, "Do you want to see it?"

Sadie didn't take it and turned to her horse. "Forget it, I'm not interested. Just one of you remembers it."

So Lin Yan returned the things to Arthur and said, "Don't worry about us. We'll be leaving first and see you in the camp." After that, Lin Yan stood up and walked towards his horse.

"You lead the way, I'll follow you." Sadie said to Lin Yan after getting on the horse.

"No problem, let's walk slowly towards the camp." After saying that, Lin Yan also got on the horse. The wound on his shoulder was not so painful now, and he planned to remove the gauze after returning to the camp.

On the way back to the camp, Lin Yan did not choose the main road, but let his horse run free on the large grassland in his sight. He sat on the horse and admired the scenery that was like a computer desktop.

"You seem to be very interested in the scenery here." asked Sadie, who was walking side by side with Lin Yan.

Lin Yan sighed: "Yes, I used to live in the city and had few opportunities to get in touch with nature."

"City? So you were once an 'upper class'?" Sadie raised her eyebrows.

Lin Yan smiled, a trace of nostalgia in his eyes, and said: "What 'upper class'? They are just insignificant little characters in the city. You know, there are poor people everywhere, right?"

"Indeed. Not all cities are good. Some poor people in cities live worse than the poor people in towns."

The two of them talked about this somewhat heavy topic and fell into a brief silence.

“Please help a blind man like me,” “Understand your fortune,” “Change your fortune,” “Maybe today is your lucky day.” On the road in the distance, a ragged old man noticed someone passing by, he turned his head in the direction of the person and shouted.

The pedestrian on horseback ignored it and didn't even turn around to take a closer look.

"What is that person doing? Let's go and take a look." Lin Yan steered the horse towards the passerby.

Sadie also controlled the horse and followed closely. "In this place, I suggest you don't be so curious, otherwise you won't even know how you died."

"I understand what you said, but I don't think that man is a bad person. My intuition has always been accurate." Lin Yan turned around and said confidently.

Sadie couldn't help but give Lin Yan a cold look. "Qi, you're such a self-righteous guy."

The old man in the distance seemed to notice someone coming from behind him. He turned around and stared in the direction of Lin Yanlai with only the whites of his eyes left.

"Oh my God, what did I see?" the old man muttered to himself.

Lin Yan dismounted not far from the old man, and only then did he see the passerby's full appearance. He was leaning on a cane made of branches in his right hand, wearing a thin blue blanket as a cloak, and carrying two rolls of bedding behind him. His weather-beaten face was full of wrinkles. Walking closer, Lin Yan asked politely, "Hello, do you need help?"

"Kind sir, just give me something, such as food, water, or change. To repay you, I will give you a revelation." When the old man spoke, his voice was not the old and hoarse voice that Lin Yan had expected, but the kind of voice that would make people feel peaceful and at ease.

"I don't have any food on me, only some money." After saying this, Lin Yan touched his pocket and put a handful of change he had just taken from Old Bob's house in Carmody Valley into the cup the old man used to beg.

"I can't see your past, but your future is very smooth. No matter what you want to do, just go for it. Even if you are in danger, there will be people to help you out."

Did he mean that no matter what I wanted to do, it would go smoothly, and even if it didn't go smoothly, there would be someone to help me? It seemed to make sense. Could it be that he could see through that I was a player and had the passive skill of "Chosen One"? Lin Yan only glanced at the remaining white part of the other person's eye socket, and because of the psychological effect, he no longer looked at him.

"Then can you look at her again?" Lin Yan pointed at Sadie, who was still riding on the horse with a wary look on her face. After pointing, he realized that the other party couldn't see.

"She?" The old man raised his head and looked at Sadie with his eyeless eyes. "The fire of revenge has temporarily blinded her eyes, but fortunately, she will eventually walk on the right path."

"Hey, let's go. Don't listen to his nonsense. I've seen a lot of people like him. They're just liars who pretend to be ghosts." Sadie turned her horse's head, as if she didn't want to look at the other person any more.

"I'm sorry, my companion is a little angry. Anyway, thank you for your enlightenment." Lin Yan gave an apologetic smile to the "blind" old man, then said goodbye to the old man, mounted his horse and left with Sadie.

Looking at the direction the two men left, the old man once again said to himself: "Blessings to you, humble messenger."

Back on the grassland again, Sadie turned her head and asked Lin Yan: "Hey, have you never been cheated? Do you believe what this kind of person says?"

Lin Yan found Sadie's logic a little funny and asked, "How was I deceived? It's not like I paid him to read our fate. This is just his way of repaying me for helping him. Besides, it's up to us to believe what he said. If you don't believe it, then he's not deceiving you. If you believe it and what he said is true, then he is a prophet and he hasn't deceived you either. Only if you believe it but the future is contrary to what he said, then he's deceiving you."

Sadie was a little confused by Lin Yan's talk, but he still said stubbornly: "I have seen many people like this, they are just a bunch of charlatans and liars."

Lin Yan smiled and said nonchalantly: "Okay, okay, whatever you say is what it is."

The two walked forward for a while. Lin Yan, who was already far away from the main road, could hear not only the occasional animal calls, but also the faint sound of gunfire.

"Mrs. Adler, listen, are there any gunshots?" Lin Yan asked Sadie for confirmation.

When Sadie heard Lin Yan's words, she held her breath and listened carefully for a while, then nodded and said, "Yes, it seems to be coming from the bottom of the hill over there."

Lin Yan suggested: "Let's go down and take a look. If there is any danger, we will leave."

"I don't care. I'll do whatever you say. But if they are from the O'Driscoll gang, don't stop me. This place is far enough from the camp, and killing them here will not threaten the safety of the camp."

"Sure. Uh...um...do you have enough bullets? Can you give me some more?" Lin Yan asked weakly.