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Chapter 164

Hassler's worries were not received at all, and now he is living a degenerate life with clothes to stretch his hands and food to open his mouth.

Of course, it was not Ning Fei's original intention to become like this.Ning Zazi's hands were covered with blisters from the high-intensity steering of the boat before, and it hurt to the heart even if he touched it lightly.

Feng Kai didn't want him to be in pain, so he gritted his teeth and helped him puncture the blisters, boiled water to let it cool down, washed him, and confessed him.

Three meals a day, plus sleeping and waking up, are all managed by Mr. Feng.If it wasn't for Ning Fei's desperate resistance, he would have even thought of going to the toilet.

Clay also wanted to snatch him alive, but he had a huge disparity in strength between him and Mr. Feng, and Ning Fei always felt guilty of child labor when using him, so Clay tried a few times, but he couldn't shake the opponent's position at all. , so angry that he had to give up.

The three of them rested in the cave for two days, and their physical strength and spirit have recovered a lot.It's just that no one came to this cave. On the third day, Ning Fei decided to go out and have a look.

"Brother Mu Ye, I want to go to the river to have a look."

Ning Saw said so.

"If the wind direction changes, then we can push the boat into the water and prepare to return."

Of course Feng Kai had no objection to this proposal, so the three of them left the cave together and walked towards the lake where they came.

The lake is still the same lake, desolate and empty, and the shore is covered with red sand and stones.But two or three days later, the lake was much shallower than before.

Fuck!It's too shallow!

Ning Fei's pupils constricted for a moment.

Where is the lake?Where is this still the turbid lake?It is no exaggeration to say that it is a big fish pond!

And the river where they were washed up before has re-exposed sand and soil, and the water level is less than half a person's height!

"I didn't tell you before."

Feng Kai whispered beside him.

"The second day after we came, the water level had already started to drop rapidly. The sun here is too strong, and the rain is no longer falling, and the river will dry up soon."

"Just like the Tuotuo River before."

Hearing what he said, Ning Fei nodded.

It turns out that this is not a lake, but just a larger pit.In terms of shape, this is very similar to a crater, and it may be a crater left over thousands of years.

This pit is located in the desert, and in years of abundant rain, there will be a short-lived river flowing into it, which is the Tuotuo River that brother Mu Ye said.

This time it was also because of the flash floods caused by the heavy rain that there was water in the red sand pit.But after all, it is not running water. Once the rainwater stops flowing in, the intense surface evaporation will quickly dry up the accumulated water in the pit and re-expose the dry river channel.

Such rivers are called seasonal rivers.Once the supply of rainwater cannot keep up, the river will disappear, and it depends on God when it will reappear.

In this way, it is much less likely that they want to return the same way.Of course, they can wait for the rain by the lake. They need a heavy rainstorm with sufficient rainfall. It is best for the rain clouds to cover the area where the Tuotuo River flows. After the rain stops, it cannot clear up in a short time, and there must be a suitable wind direction. .

When several conditions are superimposed, the probability of simultaneous occurrence is approximately equal to an impossible event, so "waiting" is unrealistic in Ning Fei's view.

But he can't act arbitrarily, he still needs to seek everyone's opinions.

After thinking about it, Ning Fei asked.

"Brother Muye, are the fish you caught these days from the mountain behind us? Is there fresh water on the mountain?"

Hearing his question, Feng Kai shook his head.

"Behind us is a stone mountain. The mountain is the same as this lake. Nothing grows. The fish and water are found on the farther mountain. There is a forest in the shady mountain over there."

I didn't tell him the truth before because I was afraid that he would be worried. In fact, Feng Kai had a hard time finding these two days, and he had to travel a long way to catch enough food.

Now that he has regained his spirit, there is no need to hide it.

Especially after the sky cleared up, the sun was shining brightly all day yesterday, and the mountain springs and small pools he had found before also showed signs of drying up.

"The river is almost dry, and I can't go back by boat, so there's no point in waiting any longer."

Feng Kai suggested directly.

"Why don't we leave here and walk towards the mountain, maybe we can find our way back."

The two hit it off immediately, and Clay, who is a loyal fan of Ning Juzi, naturally obeys his idol's will.

Taking out the remaining food on the boat, Ning Fei looked at the squid boat with some regret.

In fact, he modified this boat well. Although it can’t compare with Karak or Spanish galleons, it is light and flexible. With the unique sail change and pedal power, it actually already has some galleon design concepts. blend in.

Now that they are leaving, they can't take the boat with them, they can only stay by this meteorite lake.

"Let's go."

Feng Kai looked outside to look at the sky.

"If you are reluctant, I will accompany you to bring it back in the future."

Ning Fei shook his head.

Reluctance is reluctance, but if he can really go home, he can build as many boats as he wants, so there is nothing to miss.

Just as he was about to leave, he heard footsteps outside the cave.

Feng Kai's expression froze, and his hands instinctively held down the horizontal knife at his waist.

He made a silence gesture to Ning Fei and Clay, and then quietly sneaked to the wall of the cave entrance, his eyes condensed.

Clay also picked up the bow and arrow, and the cold tip pointed directly at the hole.The two left and right, protecting Ning Fei at the rear.

Ning Shaozi touched his nose, walked obediently to the cave wall and squatted down, consciously not to burden his companions.

Soon, a figure wobbled and appeared in everyone's field of vision.

It was a man with black and red skin, wearing a bunt made of linen, pushing a wooden cart towards the cave.

As soon as he entered the hole, the cold blade of the blade silently pressed against his neck, which made him startled and roared at the top of his voice.

"what--!"

"Don't call."

He heard an unfamiliar male voice, deep and gentle.

"I'll kill you if I call."

The middle-aged man actually couldn't understand what he was talking about, but he knew about the knife resting on his neck.

He could feel the blade gradually pressing down on his neck, little by little, with an undeniable dominance.

He was trembling all over, and he didn't dare to move his head. He looked around with frightened eyes, only to see a young boy pointing a bow and arrow at his head.

Middle-aged man: I can't live anymore!

Just listen to the man with the knife speak.

"What's your name? Where is this?"

Middle-aged man:? ? ?

At this time, Ning Zaozi, who had been squatting in the corner, seemed to have some eyebrows, and carefully poked his head out.

"Brother Muye, he doesn't seem to understand what we're saying."

His appearance shocked the middle-aged man.

Staring at Ning Fei's face, he murmured for a long time, seeming to be very excited.

"what?"

Ning Zazi was stupefied, not knowing what taboo he had committed to make this barbarian so excited.

On the other hand, Clay frowned.

From the moment the man opened his mouth, his face darkened, his eyes were fixed on him without blinking, and he focused on listening to what he said.

Clay found that although the word order of this person's speech was very strange, he could still hear it!

Although some words and slang words are not very clear, in general, this person's language is not much different from the native dialect his father gave him, and he can barely understand it!

That man has been asking Brother Juzi to save him, why?Could it be that he knew Brother Juzi?

The child's eyes moved back and forth between the middle-aged man and Ning Fei, the movements were so obvious that Ning saw that something was wrong.

"What's wrong with Clay? Is there something wrong?"

He lowered his voice and asked the child.

Clay looked at him in astonishment, and asked with some hesitation.

"Mo... Brother Xiaofei, you...you...do you recognize this person in front of you?"

what? !

Ning Zazi frowned.

How could he know it!

He has been wandering around Niubei Mountain since he woke up in this era, how could he meet someone he knows here? !

But Clay wouldn't ask that for nothing, unless...

With a thought in his mind, Ning Fei turned his head and looked at the agitated middle-aged man again.

"Clay, can you understand him? He says he knows me?"

As soon as these words came out, Feng Kai, who had been staring at the middle-aged man, also turned his gaze away.

"Clay, what is he talking about?"

"He says……"

Clay scratched his head.

"At first he was calling Brother Xiaofei 'friend', asking Brother Xiaofei to save him. Then he...he started cursing, um, it seemed to be cursing, I don't understand those few words, but he was talking about Brother Xiaofei Despicable and shameless, if you use this method to scare him and want him to submit, you will not succeed."

what? !

Ning Fei was stunned.

The plot also jumps too fast!Why didn't he know when he had such a friend, and used despicable means to force him to submit?Why did he give in! ?

Seeing Clay's complexion getting worse and worse, the middle-aged man did not hesitate to swear, and the child was so angry that he opened his mouth to swear back.

"Don't worry."

Ning Fei stopped him.

"Let him scold you, and then you can follow his words and see when he saw me?"

Of course, Clay would listen to brother Jizi's orders.

So he swallowed his anger, held back his temper, and began to tangle with the middle-aged man.

He was afraid of saying the wrong thing, so he simply gave Ning Juzi an interpreter, and every time the middle-aged man said a word, he simultaneously transmitted a sentence, not even swearing.

That man was also a stubborn man, he was terrified to death when the knife was first placed on his neck, but now that he got angry, he could pinch his waist and cross his legs to greet other people's ancestors, and he couldn't think of anything to be afraid of anymore.

He seemed to be very angry with Ning Fei, pointing at his nose and cursing endlessly.It seemed that Ning Fei had committed some heinous crime. If it wasn't for the knife on his neck, the man would have rushed over to bite him early in the morning.

"Hey, this is really strange."

Ning Zazi straightened his back and crossed his arms, pondering in his heart some of the messages revealed by the man's words.

He seems to have seen himself, dealt with him, had a conversation, why has he never had an impression?

What's even more strange is that just now, Clay translated a strange message.

The middle-aged man in front of him seems to be saying that he would rather go to the village where he lives with a certain barbarian nobleman and bring a lot of gifts to find him...forging knives?

He, Ning Fei, the maker of the first horizontal knife in the world, does he need to ask others to make a knife?

How strange.