What made you have the illusion that I am the protagonist! ?

Starting at five o'clock in the morning, since the journey to the east, the surrounding vegetation has decreased at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the soil has gradually become sandy. After officially entering the desert, they have been walking for at least two or three hours.

The current time is around nine o'clock in the morning. Although they don't feel very tired because of the desert horses to travel and carry their luggage, they are all sun-drenched. Only the temporarily fresh Tomomi is more energetic.

The hot desert is not a sea of ​​sand like Dongmi imagined. At least in the area they passed by, there are clumps of Achnatherum splendens from time to time. For the time being, Toya didn't see any of them.

"We're going to walk in the desert for about ten days. The ruins you're going to are closer to Amistorius, and you'll be there on the third day... Damn, what are you laughing at!?"

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry," Toya apologized to Grove, trying to suppress her smile, "I just suddenly thought that if we entered a convenience store dressed like this, the clerk would definitely call the police..."

Wearing windproof and anti-reflective sunglasses, covering his face, the black-skinned boy with only his mouth open here, frowned and said, "I don't know what you're talking about!" He lightly lifted the reins, and he The desert horse under the crotch stepped obediently, away from the two riders of Dongmi and Diarmuiduo, and moved closer to the front of the caravan.

"Diarmuid, I seem to be hated by him again..."

Fuyuya scratched his cheeks habitually, but his fingers touched the sweat-absorbing fabric—he was also wearing the kind of full-face mask that could be used as a cameo robber.

The function of this mask is to protect the face. The wind and sand in the desert are very strong. The feeling of grains of dry sand hitting the face and then sticking to the skin due to sweating is absolutely uncomfortable. In contrast, This kind of mask is better to stick to the body after absorbing sweat, at least it retains moisture and will not be dehydrated due to the evaporation of sweat.

"I think it's not that he hates you, but that he doesn't know how to get along with you, otherwise he wouldn't have come to talk to you on purpose." Diarmuid replied with a relaxed tone.

However, the young man who was still worried about getting along with others immediately forgot about it, "Forget it, it's not important... Diarmuid, Servant is better, it won't feel hot or I was sweating, and I was almost covered in prickly heat."

Diarmuid, who was slammed into the gun for no reason, could only keep his mouth shut and slander silently. It is your casual attitude that makes that Grove brother feel uncomfortable, right?

In fact, he is also wearing a full-body wrapping dress.It’s just that the Servant is not very sensitive to heat and cold. After all, the materialization of the spirit seed is not a real body, and he will not sweat and dehydrate like a human being. The reason why he dresses like this is just to not look different from other people.

As time goes by, the weather gets hotter and hotter.

Fuyuya lifted the reins and controlled the horses to move forward, and soon came to the front of the team, where the leader Abel and Grove who had just walked over were in this position.

However, Grove snorted immediately and backed away, probably because he was still angry when he saw Toya approaching.

In this situation, even Abel was a little embarrassed.

It was also selfish for him to entrust Dongya and Diarmuid to his nephew.

Grove started running this line with him at the age of 13. Although he can be called rich in experience and has gone through life and death hardships, in many cases, there are always some experiences that cannot be replaced by each other. For example, Grove has experienced a lot more than ordinary people The experience of life and death made him cautious and sensible that did not match his age, but the critical growth period was spent in a relatively simple environment such as caravans and deserts, which also made him lack the experience of getting along with ordinary people, especially those of the same age.

The human body will gradually age after the age of 40 at the latest, especially in the face of such a difficult journey through the desert, Abel does not know how long he can last.

Once he plans to step down, the most ideal successor is of course the experienced Grove, but a qualified leader can not only bring the caravan out of the desert safely, but also represent the caravan and deal with various people. That's the part Grove lacks right now.

In order to break the embarrassment, Abel had nothing to say: "Toya, what do you think?"

"It's good, although it's a bit boring, but I think this is also a rare experience-is our current direction going east?"

"To be precise, it is east-northeast. Although we generally say that Xinguo is east of Amistoris, in fact, if you go due east, you can reach it, but that is the southernmost border of Xinguo. It is very backward, so we have to go a little north, so that we can directly reach the more prosperous central area." Abel stretched out his hand to cover his mouth while talking, this is to prevent sand from flying in.

After chatting for a while, Fuyuya also learned a lot from Abel.

For example, because the terrain in the desert is constantly changing, they don't actually have a fixed route. According to the direction of the wind, their route is always being fine-tuned.

Sometimes when they wake up after a short sleep, they will find that the sand dunes in front of them have changed drastically. This is one of the reasons why it is so easy to get lost in the desert. They can only infer where they are based on the direction and their own footsteps.

"In this case, maybe I can help. Don't look at me like this. I have traveled to many places to identify the direction of the wind. I can still do this."

Although it was the first time to enter the desert, Fuyuya has many years of wandering experience, some of which can be useful even in the desert.

For example, if they can identify the direction of the wind, they will not have to go against the wind in the desert. Not only will they save a lot of energy, but they will also be able to more effectively avoid the tornado, a major natural disaster in the desert.

"That would be of great help!" Abel's eyes lit up, "But... I won't be able to see your skills until this afternoon."

As he said that, he picked up the whistle on his neck, blew it, and made a stop gesture, "Everyone prepares for camping on the spot, and we have six hours to rest!"

The place where Abel stopped was the back of a sand dune, surrounded by a relatively lush Achnatherum splendens bush. Soon, the team began to build a temporary camp in an orderly manner.

Although Tomi was a little puzzled, seeing that Abel was very busy, he didn't bother him, and helped set up camp with others.

But he didn't need to ask, he soon knew why Abel stopped to camp. If he continued to walk, the desert, which continued to heat up to [-] degrees at noon and afternoon, could burn people alive.

Fuyuya is also very familiar with the preparations for camping.

After helping Grove set up the tent, Dongya also went to the achnatherum splendens on the side to cut some hay and brought it back as a kindling. The uncle who was in charge of making the fire and cooking kept trying to light the fire, but the wind in the desert was too strong. The flame will be blown out immediately by the wind.

The uncle seems to be used to this situation, anyway, after a few more tries, he can always click.

Fumi thought for a while, and found a few pieces of white solids that looked like soap but were not in his luggage, "Uncle, give it a try, is this okay?"

Uncle dubiously led the dry grass that ignited a small flame, and the white solid ignited at once, followed by another strong wind, but this time the strong wind failed to extinguish the white solid flame.

"what is this?"

"It looks like some kind of grease, but I also tried using dry grease to ignite the fire, and it is also easy to extinguish it?"

"Can I have a piece?"

Seeing something novel, many people gathered around and discussed it in a hurry. Abel even took a piece and licked the taste.

"Uh, this is solid alcohol. It is used as fuel for ignition. The advantage is that it is easy to carry and not easy to extinguish."

"Is this kind of thing sold in the central city? Have you brought a lot?" Abel, the caravan leader, saw a little business opportunity in it, but the next answer from Fuyuya disappointed him a little.

"It's not for sale. I asked... er, an alchemist I know to help me refine it."

Solid alcohol, a fuel that is very common in the wild and even barbecues in the winter world, although its ingredients and methods are not complicated, it has not yet appeared here.Before the trip, Toya, who was used to solid alcohol, asked Brother Elric to help make some, just in case.

Hearing that it was an alchemist, everyone had an expression of enlightenment. After all, in the eyes of people in this world, alchemy is undoubtedly a very magical technology. It is no wonder that this fuel called "solid alcohol" is so magical.

After the turmoil subsided, the camp opened the pot smoothly. After a lunch, everyone went into their tents to rest, preparing to leave when the temperature in the afternoon was no longer so hot.

……

"Breathe... breathe... breathe... breathe..."

In the brightly lit tent, the regular breathing of a deep sleeper echoed. Grove Hainz turned his head sideways and looked at the sleeping young man beside him, feeling out of breath.

Grove is the youngest member of the caravan. Although he is young, he has crossed the desert with his uncle's caravan many times. Became awe indistinguishable from anyone else.

It is difficult for those who have not experienced it to feel their awe of the desert.

Not to mention, the caravan traveling between the two countries actually depended on this desert to survive. It was precisely because of the existence of the desert that the two countries could not trade freely, so their goods could be sold at high prices.

It can be said that they both fear the desert and depend on it.

In Grove's eyes, this young man who called himself Toya Ishutani obviously had no sense of awe for the desert.

With such equipment, he wanted to cross the desert without any preparation, and the reason was to take a look at the ruins of the ancient country in the desert-that shit ruins, caravans would pass by every time. Rove has also passed by many times. Although he was shocked at first, it will be the same after a long time.

As if sensing his gaze on Toya, Diarmuid, who was resting on the support frame of the tent with his eyes closed, opened his eyes and glanced at him.

Grove withdrew his gaze, and made another note of Toya in his heart. He even had to bring guards when he went into the desert. What a wicked rich man!

That's right, in Grove's eyes, Toya, who is accompanied by guards and has a relationship with an alchemist, is a rich man.

Also, this guy's name is too arrogant!

Ishtani——"God's Messenger" in the ancient language of Ishwara, God Ishwara, there is a guy with such a name, and no matter how you look at it, he has nothing to do with the Ishwara tribe !

In short, it can't be called disgusting, it just can't understand it.

Whether it is the way of thinking or the reason for acting, Tomiya and Grove have another completely different way of existence, which makes this young man who is an adult by any world standard, but is stubborn because of the simple living environment. A myriad of complex emotions arose.