Tomb Raiders Codex

Chapter 653 Story
There was nothing to say the next night, and we slept peacefully.

Due to the large number of people, there is very little time for everyone to take turns to watch the night.In fact, in this season, there are no trees around, so there are no beasts, so there is no danger at night.I just kept watch for about forty minutes, and then fell asleep until dawn.

When I got out of the tent the next morning, I saw that the surrounding area was covered with mist, and the nearby grass was covered with morning mist. Farther away, the mountains that were visible to the naked eye yesterday were also invisible now.The golden grass was covered with snow foam, and the tip of the grass was covered with mist. As soon as I stepped out of the tent, I felt a coolness, which was extremely cold.

Half of the people in the team washed by the running water, and the other half fetched water and set up a pot to cook breakfast. They cooked instant noodles and jerky. The pot was full of stews. The smell was strong and made people hungry. Lulu.

I went to the water to wash up, my hands and face were flushed from the cold, and when I came back, breakfast had been cooked, and everyone ate a hot meal, and their bodies recovered, so they packed up their equipment and tents and continued to move forward.This should be the best road I have traveled since I was in the fight. I don’t have to worry about any danger, and the surrounding scenery is like a fairyland on earth, so that people can completely ignore the long-distance fatigue.

The more we walked forward, the denser the dead grass around us. We were also worried that we would step on something bad, so we each found a wooden stick and used it to explore the way before we walked forward.As time passed, the sun rose higher, the surrounding fog dissipated a lot, and the distant mountains showed their faint outlines again.

The grassland under our feet became denser and denser as everyone moved forward, and it was almost difficult to get down in the end.

These herbs should grow very tall, but because of the winter, they all look yellow and decayed, and then they are crushed by snow and beaten by dew, and they are all bent over and spread together.At first glance, the front seemed to be an ordinary meadow, but when I kicked my feet, my entire thigh disappeared into the meadow.

The water in the meadow is wet, and there is a squeaking sound when you take a step. After walking in such an environment for a long time, the soles of your feet are numb from the cold.

Wen Min panted heavily, and said, "Fortunately, we came here in winter. If it were summer, the grass would stand straight up, and I don't know how high it would be. If you walk through it, all the bugs and mosquitoes would swarm over it. It would be even more terrifying."

Team Liu was at the forefront. It looked like this woman had been exercising in the wild. Even in this cold environment, she didn't have any adverse reactions. Only the short-haired female doctor in the team couldn't stand it.

Fortunately, there are many gentlemen in the team, and it is rare for a beautiful and delicate girl to appear. When she sees that the female doctor can't walk, she will help you for a while, and I will help you, tell jokes, and laugh from time to time. Don't delay the progress.

I have always been highly vigilant, and my experience tells me that hidden dangers often hide under the surface of security, so I have always been very vigilant.A young man named Xiao Wu in the team saw that I had been silent, so he came over and said, "Brother Chen, why have you been silent? What are you doing with such a sullen face? We are telling a story. Do you want to come too?"

tell a story?
This group of people is obviously trying their best to brag in front of the female doctor girl.

One of the bald men with a hat was even more exaggerated, saying that he once went out to sea for snorkeling and met a super big octopus under the sea.The octopus ate three people in one go. When he wanted to eat him, he was clever, pulled out a knife from the water, and poked the octopus' eyes blind.

The female doctor was naive enough to believe it, and immediately showed admiration in her eyes.

I was speechless for a while, thinking that it is difficult to draw a knife while diving in the water with diving equipment, not to mention drawing a knife, it is difficult for ordinary people to hold a knife. This kid even boasted that he fought an octopus while diving under the sea, Pure bullshit.

Besides, octopuses don't really have a big appetite, what kind of octopus do they need to eat three people in one go?
When everyone heard the bald head's words, they didn't have any scruples, and they talked all over the place, making the beautiful female doctor dizzy.

As soon as Xiao Wu opened his mouth, everyone's eyes focused on me, and the female doctor also asked curiously: "Brother Chen, I heard that you are a weapons consultant, so do you often touch guns or something?"

I nodded, not wanting to talk too much with her, so I changed the subject and said, "Don't talk about this, pay attention to the surrounding environment, and be careful of accidents." I used to be quite humorous, but the experience of these years made me really I can't be humorous, my thinking has become more rigid or realistic, and I am really not interested in these things Hu Tianhai is talking about.

This remark undoubtedly poured cold water on the high spirits of the crowd, and one of them with a cropped cut was not happy, and said: "There is no danger. In this winter, there is no danger in the meadow. I say you don't like it." Playing cool with a cold face."

This group of people is not vigilant at all. Although Team Liu is in good physical condition, he is obviously too relaxed. I feel that this group of people seems to be traveling.I think it is necessary to vaccinate them.

After taking a look at the bancuntou, I said, "Don't you guys like listening to stories? Well, let me tell you one."

The bald man with the hat said, "It has to be true, not bragging."

I said that I promised not to brag, it was definitely the real thing that happened to me, and then I started to tell everyone.

"When I was not in the weapons consultant business, I was a young man who had just turned [-]. Since I was a child, my family was poor, so I came out early to make a living. At that time, I was in the business of mountain goods. Once I went back to HLJ Xiaoxing'anling Collect mountain goods in the area. The Xiaoxing’an Mountains has a superior natural environment, lakes, pine forests, meadows, and various wild animals. It’s a place like a paradise on earth. It’s a pity that the depths are not allowed to go now.”

When I was collecting mountain goods, if I wanted to save costs, I naturally took a wild path.At that time, I contacted a local mountain man named Xiongdaner who often sells goods from mountains. We cooperated with each other in mid-October.It was already very cold in Xing'an Mountains at that time, and the weather was almost the same as it is now.

Xiongdaner brought a partner, and we put on big bags and some tools to pick a local wild fungus called roe deer fungus.This kind of peculiar fungus can only be found in Xing'an Mountains during the period from mid-October to early November. It is very precious. Cultivate technology, so those who are overwhelmed, when collecting such things, they will personally go out.

That kind of equipment bag, as long as it can fill a bag, it will make a lot of money.

At that time, apart from me, there were naturally other mountain goods merchants, but I was delayed by some things that time, and I went two days late.

Those colleagues were like wolves and tigers. When I went there, there was not even a piece of dregs left.Seeing that it was about to lose money, Xiong Daner was not the first to cooperate with me, so he said: "Well, Xiao Chen, I can't let you come here for nothing. There is a pasture, but the conditions are not good, and it is a bit dangerous, but after passing the pasture, there is a pine forest with roe deer fungus. If you are not afraid of danger, go there."

I had just started doing business at the time, so I couldn't stand the loss. When Xiongdaner said it, I hurriedly agreed and thanked him very much.Xiong Dan'er is a straightforward guy from the Northeast, people from the Northeast are very loyal, so he rushed to go with me. As for his helper, he felt that it was a bit dangerous, and the weather was cold, so he gave up.

The danger Xiongdaner mentioned comes from the meadow. Because of the lush water and grass, the meadow will attract many wild animals to eat and drink. In summer, mosquitoes breed, ticks, leeches, long worms, and so on. If you go in alone, there is no defense. You will definitely be gnawed until there is no bone left.

It's better in winter, but it's not certain, someone has disappeared in that area before.

Xiong Daner and I got ready and bought a pair of thigh-length waterproof rubber shoes.These shoes are waterproof and also anti-snake bites. The only downside is that they don't keep warm. After wearing them for more than ten minutes, your feet will be completely cold.We stuffed some cotton in our shoes and changed into them when we trekked out to the meadow.

At this time, everyone was already attracted by my story. After all, my story is a real experience. It is very detailed and worthy of scrutiny. It is not like the one about chopping octopus. Even Team Liu was attracted.

I wanted to remind them, so I continued to talk.

The situation in that meadow is similar to ours now. The only difference is that the area of ​​that meadow is not as large as here. It is in the shape of a long strip and lies in front of us, but it is not difficult to pass through. It is estimated that it will take half a day. distance.

The scenery there is also quite beautiful, there are no insects and snakes in winter, Xiong Daner and I walked for more than an hour, and nothing happened, so we relaxed our vigilance.

Unexpectedly, the accident appeared not long after.

As I was walking, I felt my feet sinking, and my whole body fell forward, but I stepped into a puddle full of ice floes.

Due to the luxuriant water and grass, there are many such dimples in the meadow. It doesn’t matter if the small ones are wet at most, but some large dimples have a wide area. The surface is covered with a layer of grass. It's mud, if you step on it, your whole body will fall into the water.

Xiong Dan'er and I walked in tandem. I was in front of me. I was unlucky and stepped on a big water hole, and I fell into it.In early winter, and in the north again, falling into the water covered with thin ice, not to mention the discomfort. When I was pulled up by the bear egg, I was so cold that I couldn’t speak smoothly.
Xiong Daner said: "The clothes are all wet, so you can't go any further. You have to go back and change, or you will freeze to death. Hey, we are out of luck. Let's go." I took off my clothes and wrung them dry. My son gave me one of his own coats, which was better than wearing wet clothes.

At that time, there was no dry land in the meadow, and we didn't even have a place to light a fire for warmth and dry clothes, so we had to give up.

Unexpectedly, after turning around and walking for about ten minutes, the meadow in front of us suddenly trembled, as if there was something hidden in the grass.

It was a long trace, and it seemed that something long was crawling towards us.

My first reaction at the time was a snake, a big snake!
But in this weather, snakes should have hibernated long ago. How could there be snakes?

(End of this chapter)