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

Having said so much, in fact, Grove is thin-skinned, sorry to apologize for the previous misunderstanding, and only then explained why he reacted so violently.

After talking, the little brother Heipi's attitude towards Dongmi finally returned to normal... with a poisonous tongue.

After resting for half a day at the ruins of the ancient country of Keseluxes, the caravan set off again.

It is worth mentioning that Grove changed to a desert horse, and "Little Point" seemed to have a problem with his left front foot, and he was obviously limping when he walked.

Grove didn't mean to let "Little Dian" continue to carry the luggage, so "Little Dian" became the only horse in the caravan that didn't use camels. He followed other desert horses, so he could keep up with the caravan's actions. .

As for the von Hohenheim who happened to meet, in fact, after recovering from his senses, Toya also regretted it a bit. After all, he was the father of Edward and Alphonse.

But even though Toya's words were not very polite, in the final analysis, he just wanted him to go back and visit Brother Elric.

Before leaving, Dongmi also asked Grove to help him inquire about the Ishwar people living here, but no one had seen the blond uncle. After all, the residents of the ruins were sensitive to non-Ishwar people. To an extent, anyone who has seen him will definitely leave an impression.

This made Diarmuid's doubts rise again - how did that person appear in such a place alone?

……

After embarking on the journey again, the caravan's good luck seemed to have run out. They missed two oases in a row and encountered a windy day unluckily.

In this weather, the sand blown by the strong wind can almost form a sand curtain, covering the sky and the sun.

The advantage is that with the cover of this layer of sand curtain, the scorching sun that can dry people into dryness is finally no longer so vicious, even at noon. The condition of the desert, the possibility of being drawn into the quicksand, if you lose your way in the sand curtain, you will almost certainly get lost, and if you are not careful, you will encounter a desert tornado that can even roll a horse and a person into the sky. After the storm, many oasis will be buried.

"Tell me, what do you all think?"

Abel called everyone together to question.Originally, it was the team leader's judgment to decide what to do. His doing so only showed that even he was not very sure.

"It's too dangerous to travel in this kind of weather. It will take three days to walk forward or back to the ruins. There are too many uncertainties in this journey." After looking at each other, an obviously veteran Said the caravan member.

At that time, it was just two and a half days after they left the ruins of the ancient country of Keseluxes. Because the previous journey went smoothly, they had traveled two-thirds of the total distance, which was almost exactly half the distance from the ruins to the new country. , no matter whether you are going forward or backward, the distance to get to a safe place is almost the same.

"Stay here and find a place to camp, and make sure to tie up all the goods and horses," Grove suggested.

The person just now vetoed: "But we don't know how long the windy weather will last. We still have enough food, but what about drinking water?"

"That..." Fuyumi raised his hand, "If everyone is willing to believe my judgment, this gale should end within two days."

"Really?" Abel said in surprise. He believed in Fuyuya. After all, Fuyuya did not miss the wind direction several times before. Although it was not only the wind direction, but the judgment of the duration, he had Fuyuya still has a foundation of trust.

——And dare to stand up and say that at this time, you should be sure, right?

If Grove could hear his uncle's heartbeat, he would definitely complain, "That guy doesn't think about it that much", but in fact, he just said it when he thought about it, scratching his cheek, and still gave an affirmative answer .

"Well. The weather of this season, I don't think it will last long even if there is a strong wind."

"If it takes two days, we can still hold on." Abel pondered for a while, and made a judgment, "Okay, the others are preparing to camp nearby, Grove, come with me."

……

After setting up the basic camp, taking advantage of the persistent strong winds, Tomi found a few unsandified rocks nearby and moved them back with Diarmuid, intending to use stones for condensed water storage at night water.

In the distance, he saw Grove leaving the camp alone, leading Xiao Dian.

"what happened?"

"...Toya, it's you! What are you doing..." Grove, who was taken aback, glared at the elusive Toya.

"I just want to ask you, what are you going to do if you want to go out at this time?"

After hesitating for a while, Grove replied: "... Uncle... He asked me to kill Xiaodian."

In the past two days, Xiaodian's left leg has not shown signs of recovery. Originally, Grove planned to walk out of the desert and take it to a specialized veterinarian.

But the situation is different now. They missed the two oases originally, and the water supply is already a little tight. If they wait here for the windy day to pass, the small point will not help, but will consume the original resources. It has become The burden of the whole team.

Although it was sour and old, the flesh and blood of the desert horse was a qualified supply. Abel also took this into consideration when he issued such an order.

"So, what are you going to do?" Fuyumi asked.

As if he had finally made up his mind, Grove stopped and let go of the rein he was holding.

"Uncle's judgment is... correct."

He pulled out the dagger hidden in the boot, and slowly approached the carotid artery of the desert horse's neck.

The desert horse with a little white spot between its eyebrows seemed completely unaware of the approaching danger. Instead, it took a few steps and rubbed its master's arm holding the dagger.

Grove had no choice but to withdraw his hand, his eyes were still filled with a trace of complexity, he raised it high and was about to swing it down, but at this moment he heard Fuyumi's voice, "Eh? I'm not asking about Abel's plan, I'm Ask what you think."

"Of course I don't want to kill it! But..."

"Hey, let me help you." Toomi snatched Grove's dagger and swung it towards the horse's neck.

"Wait...slower!" Grove couldn't help exclaiming. In desperation, he was the first to call a stop, but saw the dagger flashing coldly, but there was not a single cut on the desert horse. The bridle around the horse's neck was cut into several pieces and fell to the sand.

"Drive!" Fuyumi pumped the horse's butt hard, and Xiao Dian quickly followed the usual password, although he was limping, he still ran forward with all his strength.

After a while, Grove could only watch his mount disappear into the thickened dust, stunned by the sudden change, "You...forget it. Thank you, Toya."

Dongmi returned the dagger to him, "Hey, I made you lose a good horse."