He offered to come along, and there was probably nothing good going on in the settlement.
Peter gritted his teeth and nodded: "Okay, Thomas, come with me. Be careful and run away if there is any danger. Do you understand?"
Everyone in the caravan liked him, and he was a good storyteller, although he often stopped at key points, making people want to beat him.
Peter took six of his men, plus Zhou Jinru, and walked toward the settlement with lanterns in hand.
As the sky gets darker, the shadows of the trees on both sides of the road make the environment quite depressing. The surroundings are quiet, and the only sound can be heard being trampled on the snow.
A waiter suddenly said: "No one has walked on this road for a long time. Except for the traces of animals, the snow is basically untouched."
The people in the settlement have a specific division of labor. Who is going to hunt, who is responsible for processing furs, and who is going to mine valuable ores. They have clear purposes, so it is impossible to stay still.
Zhou Jinru gently rubbed the center of his brows, his emotional perception unfolded silently, and he scanned the area. He found nothing, which meant that there was no living life.
Peter reminded: "Be careful to prevent being attacked by direwolves!"
Anyone who lives in the ice fields knows that beasts are more dangerous than people. It is very easy for an adult direwolf to kill an adult male, and it is the number one killer faced by caravans.
"What do you think that is?"
There seemed to be something protruding from the snow in front of him. Several people approached. The man squatted down and dug out the foreign object from the thick snow. He suddenly shouted and fell backwards, rolling. Get out of the way.
"Oh my God!"
Peter was also startled, his face turned pale, and there was a human head not far away. It was frozen and hard, and there seemed to be traces of being gnawed by some wild beast.
"Not going! Not going! Let's go!"
With the person in charge taking the lead to escape, the other guys who were already in shock retreated one after another, including Zhou Jinru.
According to this situation, there should be no living people in the settlement.
Without saying a word, Peter ordered the caravan to leave immediately and drove through the night to the next location.
"Mr. Thomas, what happened in the settlement?"
Zhou Jinru said vaguely: "It has been abandoned, and the remaining people don't know where they went."
He saw that the head had clearly been chopped off, and the shocked expression before death was still vivid in his mind. The deceased did not know that he would be killed at the time. Secondly, the cut on the neck was neat, and the murderer had good strength and skills...
It seems that he is no ordinary gangster.
…
At noon the next day, everyone took turns to rest. Regarding the events of the previous day, several people involved chose not to talk about it. The guys in the caravan were not fools. They immediately realized that something was wrong, so no one asked about it and pretended it was not the case. exist.
"I should take some rest after this run."
Peter drank hot water. He only ate a little and had no intention of discussing what to do next.
Zhou Jinru said nothing and was taciturn, making people think that he was also frightened by the terrible sight.
"Thomas, I think cities are more suitable for you. Big cities have warm places to live, steaming food, and you can even have another drink and sleep peacefully. Why walk in the wilderness?"
Peter's sudden words were filled with sincere emotions, and Zhou Jinru found that there was some emotion in Ursus' eyes.
“I only did it for an academic paper.”
"I have never been to college, but I know that no matter how good an academic paper I write, if I lose my life, I have nothing. Go back and don't take any more risks."
He was about to say something more when he saw two horses running from a distance. The man on the horse grabbed the reins and slowly stopped at the edge of the caravan. He turned over and dismounted and raised his hands: "Friends, I and I My companion feels very cold and would like to borrow your campfire to keep warm, is that okay?"
Peter stood up and walked towards two passers-by. They were both wearing thick cotton clothes, with weapons hanging from their waists. Their facial muscles were stiff and their skin was red from the cold.
Within a few minutes, the three people walked towards the campfire. Peter said calmly: "We will set off soon. The campfire can be left to you."
The caravan guys sitting around stood up to make preparations. Zhou Jinru mixed in the crowd and helped them naturally.
When the caravan set off, two passers-by smiled sheepishly and said, "We accidentally got lost and can't find the way. Can you take us away?"
No lies.
Zhou Jinru discovered that they had not lied from the beginning and were really just lost passers-by.
Even if he didn't bring it up, as long as they followed the caravan, there was nothing Peter could do. He had no choice but to nod: "Then just follow."
"Thank you, that helped a lot."
The two of them were extremely grateful, which was even more irresistible.
So there were two more people in the caravan. According to them, they came to explore the ice fields and were from Victoria. Someone immediately mentioned that the caravan also had a wandering doctor who was also from Victoria.
"Mr. Thomas, nice to meet you."
Zhou Jinru smiled and shook hands with one of them and said, "I come from Gotham, the city of freedom. Unfortunately, it has declined now."
"Gotham was once called the city closest to heaven by the Laterans. It enjoyed a great reputation. How can it be said that it has declined?"
"what about you?"
"We are all Londinium people."
"Londinium has a bright future."
The firelight shone on Zhou Jinru's face, and he lowered his head and took a sip of hot water.
Another passerby sighed: "We didn't realize how big Ursus was when we were in Londinium, but when we actually entered the ice sheet, we realized how vast this land is. If we only rely on our legs, we can reach it in a lifetime." It may not be possible to finish.”
Peter came over with a lunch box and asked curiously: "Where is your guide?"
When going to a strange place, in an era when there is no precise location, finding a local as a guide is the best choice.
"We encountered a snowstorm before and the hired guide disappeared."
"Then your luck is really bad."
Zhou Jinru held the hot water in his mouth and swallowed it bit by bit.
The first half of the sentence was true, the blizzard did happen, but the second half was false, they knew where the guide had gone.
Most of what these two people said is true, so there is no difference in emotional perception, but telling the truth does not mean it is the truth. The truth is only half told, and that is also the truth, but the results are completely opposite.
He grinned and said: "Uncle Peter is very curious about what Victoria is like, so he can ask you."
Peter also laughed and said frankly: "I also want to settle in Londinium after retirement!"
…
"Thomas, what do you want to say?"
"Mr. Peter, do you trust me?"
Peter looked at the young man without saying anything, his small eyes seemed to be asking what he meant.
"I will talk to those two people. If there is no problem, I will call you Mr. Peter. If there is a problem, I will call you Uncle Peter. What do you think?"
