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Chapter 42 [42] Mad Cow Rift

The theft of Goddess Anne finally caused a sensation in the local area.

However, the evidence is scarce, the modus operandi of the thieves is unpredictable, and the case is confusing.

The final answer given by the detective who solved the case was——

"It should be that the wooden room board was opened from the outside of the stable, and after taking away the goddess Anne, it was restored with extremely sophisticated carpentry methods, and finally escaped from surveillance and left in the mountains and forests."

"Considering that no horseshoes or thieves' footprints were left behind, the other party is likely to be an international thief, and he has made sufficient preparations before committing the crime."

When Zhou Li'an heard the rumors, his face burst into laughter.

What an international thief! !

It's easy to understand that the international thief can open a lock. If you say that you can work with a level [-] carpenter and can repair it, that's outrageous.

However, the investigators always have to give a reasonable explanation, otherwise they will not be able to step down.

The matter had nothing to do with him, and no one suspected Zhou Li'an, a passer-by.

He is still frantically absorbing the knowledge of horse breeding, riding on horseback for several hours every day.

I traveled all over the surrounding valleys with Martina, and went to Yellowstone Park to see the geological features.

It can also be regarded as a taste of their future territory in advance.

At night, he came to the tribe, put the saddle and bridle on the goddess Anne, and ran under the moonlight.

The tribal people pay attention to it, all worship it, and look forward to the future.

Zhou Li'an has already told everyone that more steeds will be bestowed upon them so that they can learn how to drive them, so that they can travel hundreds of miles a day, conquer the land, and sprinkle the land with the brilliance of balance.

On July 7, the expedition team did not return.

Zhou Li'an is about to bid farewell to the Stone family. In Ben's words, he is already a qualified quasi-knight and has a very high talent for driving skills.

As long as you don't let go of your skills when you go back, you will still improve.

Of course, Zhou Li'an also left an order for 100 horses as promised.

Martina was very reluctant, and did not attend the dinner, but hid in the room.

Andy, who was drunk, pulled Zhou Li'an to sit on the stairs in the porch of the villa.

Andy has no bad intentions, but the deformed family environment makes him admire his uncle even more.From a practical point of view, who wouldn't want to inherit that large fortune?
Andy put his arms around Zhou Li'an's shoulder and said: "Zhou, Martina is a good girl, you shouldn't miss her, she will go back to Houston to continue her studies in September, you are so close, I hope you have a chance to visit her .”

Houston is in Texas and I'm in Oregon, are you kidding me?

Moreover, women will only affect the speed of my country's great cause.

Of course, the context in which Andy said these words was just a suggestion and a kind of expectation, and Zhou Li'an didn't need to give him an answer.

The young man in the countryside has a pure heart, just like Martina, because he fell in love at first sight every time, he became obsessed.

Zhou Li'an didn't pick up the quarrel, and the two returned to the wooden house after drinking.

Because I was worried that Martina would come over, I didn't go to the tribe tonight.

But it turned out that he thought too much.

Fell asleep overnight.When she woke up the next day, Martina didn't show up, so the little girl was probably writing a small composition in her heart.

[That summer, he planted a seed called love in my heart, but it never took root. 】

"Hey Zhou, I wish you the best of luck."

"On August 8st, I will set off with Andy and deliver the first batch of horses to you."

Zhou Li'an still took the plane for the return trip, there was no need to drag ten horses across the two states.

Mrs. Stone also came out to say goodbye. After Zhou Li'an got into the car, she handed over a carved wood accessory with gold inlaid through the window. It was a belt buckle.

Zhou Li'an froze for a moment.

Mrs. Stone laughed and said, "She spent the past two days in the carpentry room all night, and even took my gold ring and melted it, so she made this gift for you."

"But don't be burdened, I understand Martina's thoughts, just like I once had a moment of love sprouting, this should be good for you."

"And, our family welcomes you to visit us at any time."

When Zhou Li'an heard these words, if he said that there was no fluctuation, it must be a lie.

After people gradually mature, it is difficult to sprout the so-called love. Love belongs to a certain period.

Perhaps, this is why men are always loyal and dedicated.

We only like 18-year-old girls forever, because they can always inject a different kind of freshness into the dull life consciousness.

Of course, some men are more playful, not only like 18-year-old girls, but also 19-year-old, 20-year-old, and 21-year-old girls.

Zhou Li'an scoffed at these people.

After thinking about it, he made a gesture and touched it in his arms, but actually opened the system space, took out an Indian hair ornament of unknown texture, and handed it to Mrs. Stone: "Please pass it on to me, thank Martina for treating me these days take care of."

Without further ado, he drove off.

……

It was already evening when we returned to Hood Farm.

Filling his stomach, he descended through time travel.

Tushi Valley is still as prosperous and peaceful as ever.

This means that the expedition team led by climbing the mountain has not yet returned; the elder is expected to arrive around the 20th, but there must be errors caused by uncertain factors.

Zhou Li'an wasn't worried about accidents. Even if they couldn't bring in the population, the three hundred Tushi warriors with steel knives and spears were enough to protect themselves and slaughter the rebellious tribes.

Of course, that's the worst possible outcome.

The role of horses is fully reflected at this moment. If there are cavalry, it is entirely possible to form a cavalry scouting team, and the horses will rush to send the news back in advance, so there is no need for people to think about it here.

"Perhaps, consider getting some telegraphs?"

When the power of the wireless telegraph is sufficient, the theoretical transmission distance is very far. However, in the Tushi department without text structure, it takes a long time to learn to use the telegraph, after all, it involves short-wave signal translation.

Even copying Morse code will require a learning process.

This matter is not urgent, the cavalry campaign is already a dimensionality reduction blow, and North America in the early 15th century did not need to engage in such high-end information warfare.

All you have to do is to push the tribes one by one.

"The establishment of culture has a long way to go."

Zhou Li'an took another look at Xue Nu, who was studying hard, and felt a little relieved.

The future of the motherland really lies in the flowers.

A strong girl makes a country strong, that's right!
……

Under a cliff.

The tribal migratory team, which stretched for hundreds of meters, stopped slowly, and gathered in a place under the guard of a group of soldiers for repairing.

Tiredness is written on people's faces.

The half-month long trek made everyone feel uncomfortable. Some people were exhausted and killed on the way, most of them were elderly; but that was also because of age and body reaching the limit.

At the beginning, the Tushi people were willing to take them on the road instead of massacring them on the spot because of the burden. This is already a great kindness.

"Go to investigate and confirm the final return route."

Climb the mountain to issue an order for the scouts to explore the way.

There are two paths before them.

The distant canyon is called the "Mad Cow Rift Valley" by the Tushi people, and it is a road made by the migration of bison.

Crossing the canyon, it is only half a day away from Tushibu.

The other option is to avoid the valley and detour around the mountains in front of him, which will take two days longer.

The reason why I didn't choose to go directly to the bison rift was because I was worried about the impact of the bison herd.

Once you take this shortcut, there is no way out.

Once they are attacked by a herd of bison, the number does not need to be too large. Just a few dozen bison are enough to kill a large group of migrating tribes in the narrow and long valley.

If hundreds of bison cross the border, it will be like the end of purgatory on earth.

The Tushi tribe, who had changed into steel knives and spears, did not lose their minds thinking that they could fight against the huge herd of bison.

When hunting bison, you can only choose the single ones.

After a long time.

The scout returned and said excitedly: "Patriarch, the rift valley is safe. There are birds resting and nesting on the mountain wall. We also found a group of mountain sheep gathering."

After climbing the mountain, I suddenly became happy...

He was so looking forward to going home, not only missing his wife and son, but also looking forward to bringing this great victory to the Supreme Lord of Balance, and showing his worship and devotion to the true God.

Now, the name of the true god has sowed seeds in this group of defeated tribes. It is extremely difficult for three hundred warriors armed with weapons to control the migration of nearly a thousand people.

It is precisely because the shamans and elders of those tribes look forward to seeing the true god that this is the reason why they have been able to move forward steadily for half a month.

After a full rest, he climbed the mountain and shouted loudly: "Through the rift, I will lead you to Tushibu and worship the true God!"

"My lord is merciful and merciful, and will surely reward you with a safe residence, fresh food, and relieve your fatigue from waiting for the days to come!"

"Let's go, let's go!"

There was a sudden commotion from the large army, like the last lap of a long-distance race. The referee waved the flag, causing the players to use their last strength to sprint.

Step into the Rift.

Just as the scouts said, the valley is quiet, only the chirping of insects and birds, sprinkling a piece of tranquility.

If there were a herd of buffalo stationed in it, there would be no such peace and tranquility, and all kinds of creatures would run away.

A restless warrior stretched his bow, shot the goat, and skinned the goat on the spot, making it a gift to the true God.

There was a smile on everyone's face.

The soldiers look forward to returning, and the captives look forward to the true God.

Their pace quickened unconsciously, sweat dripping from their chins from time to time, and the old man began to teach the children that they should not be disobedient or talk nonsense when they worship the true God, and they must have the meaning of supreme reverence.

But just halfway through.

The climbers at the front of the team stopped abruptly.

They saw flocks of birds flapping their wings and flying from the thin line of sky on the cliffs on both sides.I also saw falcons and vultures hovering in the sky.

Vultures are messengers of the dead.

They can always foresee the coming of death, and come in advance, ready to enjoy a full meal with dead bodies as delicacies.

this moment.

The faces of all the climbers turned pale suddenly. They stared into the distance and vaguely saw figures like hills standing and walking far away from the valley road.

The huge pressure made them almost suffocate.

"Stop!!"

Climbing the mountain trembled and shouted, the voice was not loud, but it was full of solemnity and severity.

People around have already discovered things in the distance.

Herds, herds of bison innumerable! !

Once the migrating troops meet them, they will definitely startle the group of irritable bison and run wild, rushing wildly and unreasonably, with nothing to stop them! !
"Back up, tell the people behind, get out of the valley!!"

Messages begin to pass layer by layer backwards.

The crowd panicked, and some people started to flee to the rear. Tu Shi's soldiers wanted to stop them, but they couldn't control the situation immediately.

The news has not been passed to the rear, and the situation is already messy.

At this moment, even if he was climbing a mountain, he was in a state of confusion. He seemed to feel the wound in his lower abdomen start to move faintly.

The miracle of being able to survive being pierced by a bison's horn, I don't think it will happen a second time.

Finally, the commotion of the crowd caught the bison's attention.

The bison at the front started sweeping the ground restlessly with hooves, panting angrily, infecting more bison.

"That's too late!"

"No one can outrun this herd of mad cows!!"

"Dodge, dodge to the cliffs on both sides!!"

But there are only a few people who obey orders.

One by one, those who fled in a hurry dropped their bags, and instead became obstacles that prevented future generations from escaping.

The old people urged the young and strong women to take away the children, but they themselves stood still as if resigned to their fate, looking into the distance with red eyes.

One of the elders of the tribe shouted—

"Old Bones!"

"Spray our last blood!"

"Stop this group of mad cows and fight for life for the tribe!"

His words infected countless old people, no matter men or women, the fighting anger buried in the eyes of the vicissitudes of life revived at this moment.

They came retrograde, stood in the middle of the valley, held up the crutches in their hands, forming a human wall.

"Hahaha, I once hunted a bison alone when I was young! See my one-eyed eye? It is the glorious mark left by that battle!"

"I, the warrior of Xiaohebu, the one-eyed bullhunter, will defend the last glory of Xiaohebu!!"

"Haha, old bones, we will ride the dead souls of bison and step into the gate of rebirth!"

Another tribal priest stood up and roared——

"Cowards of Tushi!"

"You captured and slaughtered our people, but you brought us into the valley of death!"

"True God?"

"If, as you said, there is a true god descending between heaven and earth..."

"Then, summon your gods!"

"Let us witness together!"

"If there is a true God, He will surely redeem us!"

"If there is a true God, He will lead us out of the valley of death!"

"True God, where is it?!"

The warriors of Tushi looked embarrassed, and some people's eyes were red with anger, and they beheaded the priest on the spot with a butcher knife——

"My lord, no slander is allowed!"

"Those who blaspheme our Lord shall be sentenced to eternal death!"

Blood was splashed on the old people, they sneered and laughed, they didn't resist or run away, they still stayed where they were.

Face off with the Tushi people, face off with the oncoming herd of buffalo!

Mountain climbing is also very angry, but it is infected by these old bones.

He took a deep breath, pulled out the hunting knife from his waist, and walked in front of the old people in silence.

Turn around and face the direction of the bison.

He stabbed the spear obliquely into the ground, pointed the spearhead forward, wrapped his arms around the spear, and fixed it tightly.

Climbing the mountain and turning his head back, he showed a sneer similar to a group of old people: "Ignorant and humble people!"

"It's your ungodliness that offends God and punishes you!"

"Those who don't respect balance, my lord will punish you and other blasphemers!"

"I am willing to endure the coming of God's punishment together with you."

"I, climb the mountain!! The most humble and pious servant of the Lord of Balance, I would like to witness together with you ignorant blasphemers!"

"When I go to the gate of eternal life, I will be led by my lord, and you will face the judgment of the true god!"

"Being rejected by the gate of rebirth!"

"That will be eternal death!"

"No more reincarnation!"

The roar of climbing the mountain fell.

A group of Tushi warriors looked at each other in blank dismay, and then held their heads high. They followed the example of climbing a mountain and came to his side.

More and more mapstone warriors gathered.

Putting the spear in place, pulling out the hunting knife, quietly waiting for the impact of the buffalo herd.

All of this is just for proof, for witness! !

A group of warriors became the first defensive wall, and the faces of the old people behind them couldn't help but move, fearing the terrible consequences of the mountain-climbing rhetoric! !

Climb the mountain and shout, the sound shakes the rift valley:
"Warriors!"

"Follow me and shout—"

"Balance exists among all things!"

"Praise my lord, praise balance!"

The warriors shouted piously: "Praise the Lord, praise the balance!!"

distance.

The herd has already begun to gather, more and more horns are aimed at them, and the hooves of the cows are trampling the ground, as if they are accumulating madness.

However, it is also at this moment.

Boom!
Boom boom boom!
A series of explosions sounded without warning, spread, and reverberated.

It's like thunder, and it's like the shock of landslides and ground cracks.

The warriors of Tushi stayed.

The new fighters from the Earth Snake Division were still very unfamiliar with this sound, but the original fighters from the Tushi Division trembled.

A picture popped up in their minds involuntarily.

On that day, the gods came and sent divine punishment, and thunder swept across the Tushi Valley! !

Boom boom boom! !

The sinners who offended the gods were screaming and kept falling.

But now, the roaring voices were no longer theirs.

But -

Moo! ! !
The bison in the distance let out a mournful howl and began to fall down continuously.

The frightened cattle at the back finally started to charge, attacking the climbers.

But now, their faces are no longer brazenly going to die, but they are boiling with fighting spirit and roaring——

"Bow! Shoot!"

"Kill this herd of buffalo and offer the thickest and softest fur to our Lord!"

Arrows rained down.

Instead of standing still, they pulled out their spears, waited for the opportunity, and threw them fiercely——

Whoosh whoosh.

Countless spears fell like a torrential rain. Compared with the bow and arrow at the previous moment, this is the real weapon of war! !

The spears pierced through the bison's body, becoming an obstacle to their running, and countless spears collided with each other, tearing out even bigger wounds.

Bison were constantly tripped over and joined together.

"My lord has come, come and save our humble people!!"

"Warriors, take up the sharp blade in your hand and go to chop off the head of the bison!!!"

Under the sun, hundreds of steel knives reflected the cold light, and the warriors of Tushi charged bravely at the bison! !
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