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

Back at the camp, Abel guessed his nephew's decision when he saw his nephew returning empty-handed with ease. On the contrary, Grove, who rarely disobeyed the order, saw Abel showing a somewhat contradictory and hesitant look.

However, the upright little black-skinned brother took the initiative to admit his mistake in front of Abel, "Uncle... no, the leader, I let Xiao Dian go."

"Did you make the decision yourself?" Abel glanced at Toya and asked, and he had to say that he knew Grove quite well.

"Yes." Grove gritted his teeth and replied, "The caravan's food supply is still sufficient, but the water supply is a bit tight, but it's not to the point of drinking raw horse blood. The leader asked me to kill Xiaodian, yes To lighten the burden on the caravan? If that’s the case, it’s the same if you let it go.”

In fact, this is not all to find reasons for himself to justify. Grove should have thought of these reasons, but they were only related to himself. He didn't regain his judgment until Toomi let go and calmed down his mind.

Of course, from the standpoint of the team leader, Abel's order is also very correct. More supplies are better than no supplies, but they are far from exhausted, and a desert horse is just better than nothing. Better yet, to the extent that it doesn't matter.

From a personal point of view, unlike the desert horses borrowed by Dongmi and Diarmuid to ride on the caravan, Xiaodian is Grove's personal property. The crime of letting Xiaodian go without permission is worse than the crime of disobeying the leader Heavy.

Sure enough, Abel nodded and said neither good nor bad, "The dot is your private property, and you have the right to dispose of it, but if you violate the order of the team leader, you will be fined to watch the night tonight."

"Yes!" Since Abel is called the leader instead of uncle, it means that Grove pleaded guilty as a member of the caravan. For him, accepting the punishment is more comfortable.

Seeing his nephew, who was obviously punished but excited, ran back to his companions and began to help the rest of the caravan tie up tents, goods, and horses, Abel's eyes showed a hint of relief.

As the team leader, Grove certainly disobeyed his orders, but as an uncle, he was somewhat relieved. This was proof that young people had begun to grow up and had their own ideas and practices instead of blindly following orders.

However, although he was the one who wanted his nephew to get in touch with peers, make friends, and hone his life, now Abel began to struggle again:

——Isn’t the tempering effect a bit too good?

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Braving the growing wind and sand, everyone finally tied up all the things that should be tied before the sky completely darkened, and blindfolded the horses' eyes and ears to prevent them from running around in shock due to the wind and sand.

Originally, this was the time for everyone to sit around and have dinner together, but due to the heavy wind and sand, it was impossible to start a fire outdoors, and the indoor fire was afraid of burning the tent, so everyone had to go back to their own tents. Accompanied by the whistling sound of the outside wind, soak the jerky in cold water in order not to break your front teeth when chewing it.

"Diarmuid, Grove, come and eat!"

Fuyuya beckoned, and under the simple stove built of rocks in the middle of the tent, a few small pieces of solid alcohol ignited a pinch of flames, and a large water glass serving as a pot was placed on it.

What is boiled in the water cup are diced salted jerky and some hay. The former is an important food for the caravan, it is easy to carry, and it can also replenish the lost salt and energy. Vanilla, in Xinguo, can be used as a medicinal material in conjunction with the alchemy there, and it is also one of the goods of the caravan this time. Of course, Dongya is just using it as a seasoning.

The soup inside had already boiled and started to bubble. Dongmi picked up the water cup, divided it into three parts, poured it into two other containers, then held his own portion, and took out two noodle cakes from his luggage. Save, this kind of noodle cakes are all unleavened noodle cakes, and they are eaten while soaking in soup. The taste cannot be said to be delicious, but at least it is warm to warm the stomach.

Grove took a copy. Although he was more serious by nature than others, he was not so pedantic that he insisted that Toya only cooked a hot meal for the three of them.

He still had to keep vigil at night, so why not eat some good food, besides, they would have to sleep in the tent for two days, which would be a long time.

Diarmuid also took the last share, and he also suggested to Toyomi that since there are difficulties, it doesn't matter if he saves his share, anyway, as long as the magic power is sufficient, it doesn't matter, but of course Toyomi didn't respond.

Heroic Spirit didn't insist either. The desert has always been a dangerous place, but that's for human body functions, and the follower doesn't care. He can stop eating, drinking and sleeping. Bewildered by the mirage, even if he encounters a sandstorm, he may not be in any danger. When the situation reaches the end of the mountain, he can still lead his master out of danger.

Of course, what happened to the other people in the caravan was out of his consideration.

After supper, Grove wrapped up his robes and prepared to go out to watch the night.

The so-called vigil in the desert is not as outsiders think, it is enough to sit by the campfire until dawn, but it is very hard.

First of all, climb up the sand dunes from time to time and pay attention to the surroundings, especially pay attention to whether there are large groups of sand wolves approaching. This kind of pack animal can be called the most ferocious creature in the desert. Once it is accidentally attached, it may be followed by dozens or even For hundreds of miles, there will be several sneak attacks during the period, and the caravan will not be swarmed until the caravan is exhausted physically and mentally.

However, most of these creatures appear on the edge of the desert, and they are rare in the central area where they are at the moment, but they still need to be careful.

Secondly, and the most important task of the night watch, is to observe the situation of each tent buried by wind and sand.

As mentioned before, if you choose the wrong camping position, you may be buried under the sand dunes overnight, but this does not mean that the correct camping position will not be attacked by wind and sand.

The wind direction in the desert is constantly changing. Maybe the position before going to bed is on the leeward side, but it becomes downwind in the middle of the night. The sand dunes that were originally used as shelter are blown down by the wind, and the tent can be submerged in less than half an hour.

And even if the wind direction remains the same, there will always be sand falling on the tents during this period, and too much sand will overwhelm the tents, so the night watchmen have to clean up the wind and sand for each tent from time to time, and in serious cases, they have to wake up the entire business The team changed camp overnight.

The last is to guard the horses and goods.

On such a windy day, the difficulty and workload of the vigil are several times heavier than usual, and the number of vigils is much larger than usual, almost guarding a tent by one person, so even if Abel does not punish Grove for the vigil today , there must be one of the three of them who will stay up all night.

Not long after Gero went out, he went back to the tent again, found a scarf and wrapped his face tightly again. After nightfall, the wind and sand further increased, and ordinary masks could no longer completely cover him.

If it weren't for the goggles, he might not even be able to open his eyes outside.

Seeing that Toya, who can sleep soundly at any time, did not sleep soundly as expected, and was snoring rhythmically with the wind outside, Grove also had to kick him angrily, I yelled "no loyalty" twice, saw him turn over and continue to sleep, and then ran out of the tent to continue the night watch.