Imagine the world

Chapter 12

The sun has set, and the wind is gradually picking up on the grassland. Hua Zhenxing stopped and looked at the surrounding environment: "It's time to rest, we will be camping here tonight."

The camp he chose was a relatively sheltered place, and the grass nearby was not high. Huazhenxing also deliberately cleaned it up.Rochard also unloaded his backpack to help, and asked while working, "Do you want to get more branches and a few bonfires?"

Hua Zhenxing shook his head and said, "Just try if you want to die."

Rochard: "How do you guard against beasts without lighting a bonfire?"

Hua Zhenxing turned his head to look at him and said, "If you live in a cave, a fire at the entrance of the cave can keep you warm and strong, but a fire on this grassland can prevent wild beasts? Not to mention the wind at night and the sparks blowing. If you go out accidentally, you will burn the surroundings, and we are running away, so don’t be too conspicuous to build a fire at night!”

Rochard: "Oh, no fire then."

Hua Zhenxing: "With the light, all kinds of flying insects will come over. Do you know how many kinds of insects there are here that can suck human blood?"

Rochard nodded and said: "I understand, there are too many diseases here that are spread by mosquitoes. Have you brought insect repellent spray?"

Hua Zhenxing: "I have ointment, you can apply some later, let's set up a tent first."

Huazhenxing's tent was inserted into the side of the large long backpack, rolled up into a two-foot-long barrel, and Mo Shangtong also prepared it for him.I don't know what material the tent bones are made of. They are very light, strong, and elastic. Even with Hua Zhenxing's hand strength, they can't break it. The tent cloth is also camouflaged and looks very thin, but most people can't cut it with a knife.

It looks like this is a portable travel tent, and it can barely fit two adults to lie down side by side.Hua Zhenxing picked up the water glass inserted on the other side of the backpack, and unscrewed the lid to use it as a glass for Rochard.

Two people have to walk on the wasteland for three days. Of course, this glass of water is not enough. Fortunately, when they abandoned the car, they also took a large five-liter bucket of mineral water.Rochard walked in a hurry. The backpack was full of documents and important personal items. Except for a pistol, he didn't bring anything he needed to travel through the wilderness. He didn't expect to take this road beforehand. .

Hua Zhenxing took out the dry food and handed it over: "Dr. Luo, it is not convenient to make a fire. It is best not to heat things. Otherwise, the smell of the food will waft out and I will attract some wild animals. Just eat some dry food."

Rochard tore open the soap-like dry food package and took a bite of the water. He looked surprised and said, "Is this a military ration? It's not as bad as I thought, and it tastes pretty good."

Hua Zhenxing: "This is indeed the military emergency ration of Dongguo. The first one is not very tasty. It has been improved many times. The one you eat is tomato beef and pea flavor."

"What is this circle, the Dali Pill in the legend of the Eastern Kingdom?"

"Uh, this is not a big pill, it's a bigu pill prepared for me by an elder... There is no such word in Yin, Lanxi, and Banya, so you can treat it as a kind of military ration. Dr. Luo knows the east well. Country, have you even heard of Dali Pill?"

"I've only heard of it, but I've never seen it, nor have any Dongguo people I know."

"I haven't seen it, and I don't even know if there is such a thing."

Rochard said that the word "Daliwan" was pronounced directly in Chinese.After the two finished eating the dry food, it was already dark, the starry sky on the grassland was exceptionally bright, and the outlines of grass, trees and hills in the distance could be seen dimly.Hua Zhenxing got up and said, "Hurry up and sleep for a while. I'll wake you up in two hours, and we'll take turns to watch the night."

Hua Zhenxing took a piece of cloth from the bag as a cushion and sat cross-legged outside the tent.The barrel of the rifle was removed again, but the bayonet was still attached like a short spear, inserted in a place where it could be pulled out easily, and the pistol was also placed beside him.His eyes were slightly closed, his posture was upright and relaxed, and his breathing gradually became inaudible, as if he had quietly merged into the night.

After about an hour and a half, Rochard came out.As soon as he moved in the tent, Hua Zhenxing opened his eyes, let out a long breath, turned his head and asked, "It's not time yet, why don't you continue to sleep?"

Rochard sat down and lit a cigarette: "I'm awake, and I can't sleep."

Hua Zhenxing: "Are there any more cigarettes?"

Rochard handed over the cigarette case and lighter: "Do you also smoke? It's not a good habit."

Hua Zhenxing: "I don't smoke, it's just useful."

He took more than a dozen cigarettes, tore the paper and took out the cut tobacco, got up and sprinkled it around the tent seven or eight meters away.Rochard looked at it curiously, as if the child was full of puzzles and every move was so special, he suddenly sniffed and said, "What smell is this?"

Hua Zhenxing pointed to the ground next to him: "I'm lighting incense." There was a palm-sized copper box on the ground. There were many small holes in the lid. The fire could not be seen from the outside, but the fragrance wafted out. If he didn't remind him , It's not easy to see under the starlight.

Rochard: "Is this the incense of the East Country? It has the effect of repelling mosquitoes. I don't think you have applied insect repellent ointment."

Hua Zhenxing: "This is the incense made by Boss Yang. It should have the effect of repelling mosquitoes and insects, but the main function is to soothe the nerves. I don't use the ointment because mosquitoes don't like to bite me. It's been like this since I was a child." He sipped as he spoke. He pursed his lips and pursed his lips together, as if he had tasted something very bitter.

Old man Yang has a homemade drink, which is very bitter and very cold. After drinking it, he has to exercise his whole body to sweat.The old man Yang let him drink this kind of thing since he was young, it is said that it can avoid mosquito bites.

Old man Yang didn't lie to him on this point. Huazhenhang has rarely been bitten by mosquitoes. When he is with a group of people, mosquitoes and fleas will go to others.There are often various epidemics in the port of Fesso, many of which are transmitted through mosquito bites, and Huazhenxing is always lucky to avoid it.

He also asked old man Yang, why does drinking a drink prevent mosquitoes from biting?Old man Yang joked: "That's because your sweat is sour and your blood is smelly, and mosquitoes don't like it."

Of course, Hua Zhenxing knew that old man Yang was talking nonsense, but he never felt that there was a sour smell on his body.On the contrary, it is a local person like Shire, and it is really touching when sweating.It seems that the effect of the drink is really good, but it is so bitter that it makes people want to swear!

Fortunately, after the age of 12, Hua Zhenxing seldom drank, at most a few months, and the effect could be maintained, but every time before going to the wilderness, old man Yang would let him drink a cup specially.Before going out this time, without old man Yang's reminder, he found out and had a big drink by himself.

It's hard to explain these things to Dr. Luo in a few words, and Rochard looked at him even more curiously, and suddenly asked, "Hua, have you killed someone before?"

Hua Zhenxing: "Why ask this?"

Rochard: "The four people in that jeep died so miserably that people didn't want to look at them at first glance, but you looked carefully, and although their faces were very bad, it wasn't too obvious. Stress reactions. I'm a doctor and I know some reactions can't be controlled."

Hua Zhenxing: "You should know a little about my experience. I was picked from the dead. Growing up in Fesuo Hong Kong, I saw too many dead people, and there are various ways to die."

Rochard: "It's different, you killed those people today."

Hua Zhenxing: "Has Dr. Luo ever killed anyone?"

Rochard quickly shook his head: "No! I'm a doctor. I haven't killed anyone, only saved them."

Hua Zhenxing: "You didn't have a very obvious reaction either."

Rochard: "I've seen a lot of this too. It's very common to be a doctor in Port Fesso. But you're different. You shoot too fast before you get in the car. That's a subconscious muscle memory. , I can see it."

Hua Zhenxing: "We've known each other for so long, when did you find out that I've killed someone before?"

Rochard: "Just today, I couldn't see it or imagine it before. You're not like a lot of people here. You're a lovely kid, so I'm surprised."

Hua Zhenxing breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the words, and he was right if he couldn't see it. Old man Yang had warned him since he was a child, not to get ill-willed because of murder, let alone develop a murderous temperament. A person's temperament can sometimes be very telling. question.He was silent for a while before speaking: "I encountered a very unexpected thing today, and suddenly I remembered the lightning on the grassland. Have you ever seen lightning?"

Rochard said at a loss: "Of course I have seen it. Does this have anything to do with today's events?"

The accident that Hua Zhenxing said refers to the "Huanxianguo Mission System" that suddenly appeared in his consciousness.And Rochard obviously misunderstood, thinking that it was the matter of being chased and killed.Hua Zhenxing was not easy to explain too much, so he told a story of going to the grassland to watch lightning——

Huazhenhang has a lot of doubts after being sensible, such as why the port of Feiso is so chaotic?It is clear that as long as you work hard and stop hurting each other, everyone's life and the world will be better.However, many people here are just idlers, fighting and killing without their proper jobs.

Of course, he asked old man Yang for advice, and the old man took him to the grassland, not to watch lions or wolves, but to watch lightning.

The old man Yang pointed to the lightning flashing in the distance and said: "The things in the world, whether you want to accept them or not, are facts when they appear. Don't question its existence, because it already exists, you can only Try to understand how it all happened.

People in the desert in the northern part of the Black Desolate Continent may have never seen lightning in their entire lives.When they came here and suddenly saw lightning, they would be surprised how could there be such a thing in the world?This is impossible!But as long as it is something that has already appeared, there is nothing impossible.

The ancients did not understand lightning, and thought that the gods were angry, but it didn't matter. As long as they knew that lightning could kill people, don't go to places where it is easy to be struck by lightning on rainy days.Viewing the world always starts from phenomena and then to rules. After understanding the rules, you can master the phenomena. For example, modern people can already use electricity..."

Old man Yang's words are not an answer at all, on the contrary, they are a bit convoluted. It is only a kind of methodological education, but it is very effective for Huazhenxing.In the growth experience of Huazhenxing, I have witnessed countless sinister and bizarre things that should not have happened, but they happened.

There is nothing in this world that cannot be explained, but you cannot explain it. If you think it is unscientific, it can only prove that your scientific level is not enough!For example, Huazhenxing encountered a strange "system" today.He certainly didn't tell Rochard about the "system", just the story of seeing the lightning.

Rochard asked with some puzzlement: "What does this have to do with you killing someone?"

Hua Zhenxing's tone changed: "It was that time to see the lightning. On the way back, we met a group of poachers. They drove a car like yours, with a bucket full of ivory, and turned from behind a hill. Come here and meet us face to face, without saying a word, just shoot..."

(End of this chapter)