Chapter 9 I won’t
accompany you!
Must go!
Go now, immediately!
The prosperous night town in front of him, no matter how 'interesting' the scene was, could not stop Ronald from turning around and leaving now.
Follow the road not far away and leave this damn place as quickly as possible!
Ronald remembered very clearly that he was wearing pajamas when he just woke up, and the candle on the desk had been partially burned. Including the time spent exploring the villa, it was at least late at night.
At this time -
throughout Western history, there is no festival that can make the whole town brightly lit on a thunderstorm night!
This is a remote town without even a smoking factory chimney.
Taking into account the vicious cycle caused by the economic crushing effect, one can imagine the living standards of ordinary residents.
So late at night!
The whole town lit a huge number of candles together, and there was this weird brightness.
It was definitely a weird event that was completely incomprehensible!
The best outcome is that some evil force has taken control of the town and is now engaging in activities that are not very 'friendly' to the local nobleman; the
worst outcome is that there is a problem in the entire town. Including every plant, every tree, every insect, every flower, and even everyone!
Referring to the missing maid in the villa, and how he can get this body.
"Haha."
What was the decision just now?
Continue exploring?
Do not make jokes!
Ronald is not a stupid young man who has been brainwashed by Western superhero movies. Faced with something of this scale, he dares to rush forward and act recklessly.
If you have relevant information and know the origin and process of things, you can still consider it.
Now when his eyes darken like this, he knows that something is not normal on the other side.
What to do?
When I just faced the 'maid lady', I didn't appear panicked on the surface, but in fact, the frequent psychological confrontations definitely consumed a lot of energy.
Now that you have to do high-intensity work for yourself
, well, you don't play your cards according to common sense and do some devilish things.
Then don’t blame me for running away!
Although escaping is shameful, it does work sometimes!
Carrying the lamp he found casually, Ronald opened the door and left the villa and fled away from the town.
I know a little bit about surviving in the wild, and I can at least survive for a while.
"Huh?"
After taking a few steps, Ronald realized something was wrong with him.
All around was the sound of rapid and dense raindrops.
But the rain gear I was wearing didn't feel like raindrops were hitting me at all!
Stretch out your hand in front of you, under the light of the lamp.
Ronald discovered a surprising fact.
Although the surrounding raindrops were still falling on their own, when these raindrops were about to reach, or rather touch, my body surface, they actually automatically slid aside!
Not just Ronald himself.
Even his clothes were protected from the rain.
"The Divine Hammer of Yuwu?"
This is the only explanation that makes the most sense.
Just like in the previous illusion, the house was isolated from rainwater. After getting this stone slab, it also showed that it can bring benefits.
——Don’t hold an umbrella on rainy days.
Still doing what he did when he discovered that the slate was hidden, Ronald tried to operate the "Haul of Rain and Mist" while moving forward.
There is no need to chant any cumbersome spells, no casting materials or gestures.
As long as "The Hammer of Rain and Mist" is in one's hands, it doesn't matter whether it is hidden or not.
The ability to automatically avoid rainwater can be activated and deactivated with just a thought.
Center on yourself and control at will within twenty meters.
However, this ability can only prevent rain damage. It is absolutely impossible to control rainwater in combat.
"Pretty good."
Ronald nodded with satisfaction. Ronald was very satisfied with this ability to avoid the rain.
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Braving the heavy rain, the young man hurriedly walked on the road near the forest, holding a protected lamp in his hand.
There is no moonlight on the rainy night, and this light is slowly advancing in the cracks of the rain.
Taking this opportunity, Ronald used the light to observe the surrounding scenery.
The road he was walking on now was sandwiched between farmland and forest, the main road connecting the town with the outside world.
There are wheat-like plants in the farmland, which gradually disappear after leaving the town for a while.
The trees not far from the roadside are basically broad-leaved plants with wide leaves. You can often see the yellow leaves falling to the ground and forming patches of color under the damage of raindrops.
If this place is similar to the earth, or if we are stepping on a [planet], then we are most likely to be in the temperate zone with four distinct seasons, and the time should be mid-autumn.
Because broad-leaved plants usually lose their leaves, it usually occurs in temperate winter, or when the climate becomes hot and dry. Combined with the body temperature, you can understand this by smelling the cold wind in your nose.
"Keep going."
Realizing his situation, Ronald continued to move forward in the rainy night.
Maybe there was something protecting him, or maybe he was just lucky at the moment.
After continuing for about four kilometers, he found wheel marks on the left side of the muddy road.
It's a thunderstorm now!
This kind of weather has always been favored by the creators of various murders. The reason is that heavy rain will wash away nearly 90% of the traces left on the earth, leaving those who pursue clues helpless.
There are basically only two possibilities for leaving wheel marks in a thunderstorm:
1. There is a convoy passing in front, and it has just left not long ago, and the rain has not had time to erase the traces.
2. The truck was carrying extremely heavy supplies, so the mark was deep enough and not washed away by the rain.
Ronald didn't even need to lower his head and take a closer look to understand that the situation was the second.
The reason is also very simple.
In this era of drastic social changes, those who choose to become merchants are usually not adventurous young people, but older merchants who are already accustomed to this industry and are even about to retire, so they are unwilling to change.
On a thunderstorm night like this, how could an experienced merchant rush in the rain?
This must be a trace left by the extremely heavy cargo. Fresh yellow leaves can occasionally cover some traces, which also shows that they left for a long time.
Chase them down and find them.
Not far ahead, there was a motorcade that had stopped due to the rain!
As for the other party's attitude,
that is a question that needs to be considered after catching up.
The decision was made, and Ronald's pace immediately quickened again, firmly following the traces on the ground.
The still obvious wheel seals became clearer as he progressed, which also deepened his speculation.
At the same time, the rain that had been avoiding Ronald began to beat against the rain gear.
He took the initiative to turn off his new ability -
a quarter of an hour later, at the edge of the forest shrouded in dark brown rain, the wheel marks on the ground turned and disappeared by the roadside. Not far from the main road, a motorcade was parked quietly in an open space, as if it had also fallen into a deep sleep on a rainy night.
Just from this distance, Ronald could also see the campfire protected by the curtain. Three or two convoy members responsible for keeping vigil were there to look after the surroundings. Some of them were hanging water cups on the fire to boil water.
Although tonight's opening was not great, the follow-up development was not bad.
A few 'humans' were manning the convoy for the night, which was exactly what he was looking for.
Without any hesitation, Ronald left the road and walked toward the convoy.
What allowed him to act with such confidence was actually seeing the components of the team.
There are only four carriages carrying goods in the camp, and the carriages and the types of goods are all different. Even the clothing of the night watchmen is divided, and the dressing habits are obviously different.
From this, the conclusion is naturally drawn:
this is a temporary team whose members are not fixed partners.
In a temporary team like this, under the mutual restraint between people in a small 'society', basically no one will have any ill intentions towards themselves. The mutual restraint between the other party is their best protection umbrella.
It’s so satisfying——
(End of chapter)