Chapter 69: Journey

The caravan traveled eastward along the official road.

When they just left Hogen City, there were large fields on both sides of the road.

In broad daylight, many people were working in the fields.

These were the fields belonging to the small villages around Hogen City.

These agricultural and pastoral villages used agriculture as their main economy, providing grain and meat supply for the residents of Hogen City, and used this to exchange for goods they could not self-sufficiently provide.

Although the number of people in each village was not particularly large, it was generally no more than a thousand.

But in fact, these villagers and farmers were the majority of the population in this world.

However, this scene could only be seen around Hogen City.

As the caravan advanced, the weeds on the road and the trees around gradually became lush, and the human scent gradually disappeared.

Some huge trees that could be hugged by several people began to be seen everywhere.

Thick fallen leaves were piled up on both sides of the road.

More and more bird calls and insect chirps came.

Perhaps because of magic, or perhaps because the degree of development was not enough, in short, the plants in the wild in this world grew abnormally vigorously and tall.

"Walk along the official road, don't run around." The driver reminded Gao De.

Young people have a jumpy personality and like to "make trouble," so he had to explain one more sentence.

The official road is maintained by the government all year round, and mages will be sent to check and clean up the leyline creatures around it. It cannot be said to be absolutely safe, but in most cases, it is relatively safe.

But once you leave the official road and enter the primeval forest, everything is hard to say.

Gao De nodded.

He wouldn't go to die for no reason.

The caravan generally rests for a quarter of an hour to half a quarter of an hour every two hours, and both people and livestock need rest and supplies.

However, the caravan had just set off from Hogen City, and after a few days of rest and recuperation, it was the time when everyone's energy and physical strength were at their peak.

So they kept walking until noon, and the leader ordered a temporary rest for half a quarter of an hour.

Hearing that they could rest, Gao De hurriedly jumped off the carriage.

As the freshness passed, the discomfort of the journey finally began to manifest.

In his previous life, many people would feel tired after sitting on a stable high-speed train for half a day, not to mention that Gao De's current means of transportation was a bumpy carriage used for cargo.

Just half a day, Gao De felt his butt was a bit numb from the bumps.

Fortunately, his diet and exercise had kept up during this period, and his body had become much stronger.

After moving his body slightly, Gao De took off the water bag from his waist and drank some water.

"You brought too little water." The driver also jumped off the carriage, untied a water bag made of cowhide that was obviously two sizes larger than Gao De's from his waist, took a big drink and said: "My name is Gelu."

"The water source in the wild is not safe. If you want to resupply, you can only go to the villages and towns along the way, and it will take two days to reach the next village or town where you can resupply water."

"It's okay, I'll drink less." Gao De said.

He didn't explain much. The reason why he brought less water was not because he lacked common sense, but because 【Create Water】 gave him the confidence not to bring more water.

For long-distance travel of ordinary people in this world, the bulk of the weight burden is often clean drinking water.

Gelu took out a piece of salted beef from the cloth bag at his waist and broke it into two halves, "Want to try?"

Gao De looked at the two pieces of salted beef in Gelu's hand, hesitated, but still took one.

Gelu smiled, stuffed the remaining half of the salted beef into his mouth and chewed it.

Seeing this, Gao De tasted it with peace of mind.

The beef was salted, the taste was very salty, and after long-term pickling and compaction, it was abnormally firm, even dry and hard. Gao De felt a bit laborious after chewing twice, chewed a few more times, and simply swallowed it directly.

Seeing this scene, Gelu smiled honestly: "If it weren't for people like us who are used to eating it, ordinary people would have to tear it into pieces and eat it little by little."

You didn't say it earlier, I already swallowed it... Gao De curled his lips.

After a simple rest, the team set off again.

Only after walking like this once did Gao De understand how difficult it is for ordinary people to travel long distances in the wild.

This is still the official road.

If it were like when Pierre was young, in order to hunt leyline creatures to earn resources, he would drill into the primeval forest, and the challenge would increase several times.

There is no such flat road in the primeval forest, not to mention rugged and steep, and it is full of dangers.

Whether it is wild beasts or leyline creatures that are much more fierce, let alone ordinary people, even mages have enough to eat.

Ordinary mage apprentices who want to enter the primeval forest to hunt alone are gambling with their lives.

Night falls.

Traveling at night not only blocks the line of sight, increases the risk of getting lost and encountering danger, but also extremely consumes the physical strength of people and livestock.

So staying overnight is the best choice.

The caravan had already found a safe location at dusk and set up a temporary camp to spend the night.

In fact, the caravan had traveled this road many times, and it had been arranged long ago which day and about what time to arrive and where to stay.

Gao De's 15 silver coins were definitely not spent in vain.

More than a dozen carriages surrounded a crude camp, lit a fire, boiled some hot soup made of salted beef, and ate it with rye bread. This was a simple meal for the journey.

After arranging for people to take turns keeping watch, everyone went to sleep.

These people have been outside all year round and have long practiced the ability to fall asleep quickly and replenish their physical strength anytime, anywhere.

But for Gao De, falling asleep was abnormally difficult.

Not to mention the roar of beasts occasionally coming from the depths of the forest, just the flying insects attracted by the fire were enough to make him upset.

And sleeping in the wild indeed made Gao De feel a severe lack of sense of security.

"High-rank mages should have the ability to solve the problem of staying in the wild." Gao De muttered to himself in his heart.

As the saying goes, demand determines the market, and similarly, demand should also be able to determine spells.

In short, under the shroud of this extreme sense of insecurity, Gao De almost didn't sleep well all night, just took several scattered naps.

By the next morning, the morning sun rose, and after the caravan quickly packed up, they set off again.

Gao De, who didn't sleep well all night, was drowsy on the carriage for most of the morning before he was completely awake.

"Generally, how many days does it take to go to Bremen City?" Gao De asked Gelu.

That's right, the destination of the caravan, and also Gao De's destination, is the largest city in the Bremen region, Bremen City.

"It takes about seven or eight days to come, and it only takes five days to go back." Gelu thought for a while and gave a conservative answer.

"In the middle, there is one day to take a small detour to a small town near Kamond City to resupply water and food, and stay for one night, otherwise the physical consumption of people and horses is too great."

"Doing our business, what we pay attention to is a long-term perspective. Being greedy for that day or two of speed won't earn a few more cents, it's meaningless."

After a day of getting along, Gelu obviously became more familiar with Gao De, and his words became more.

Gao De naturally nodded in agreement.

Fatigue driving is always a taboo.

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