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  Chapter 221 This dungeon is a bit weird (Part 2)

  The pace of the man holding firewood was very fast, and he covered most of the distance of 40 to 50 meters in a short time.

  As this person approached, Xu Yun gradually saw his face clearly:

   This is a young man in his twenties, with a beard.

  Blonde hair, deep eye sockets, and a straight nose.

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   There are vaguely six images of Christopher Lee, the actor of Saruman in "The Lord of the Rings", when he was young.

  Xu Yun tried his best to recall JJ Thomson's appearance, but he could only recall the black and white photos of this person in his fifties.

  But if I remember correctly.

  After middle age, JJ Thomson should have a mustache, which is quite different from a beard.

Of course.

  No one can say for sure whether JJ Thomson has had the experience of changing his beard, so this judgment can only be barely used as a reference.

   After a while.

  The young man named Thomson finally came to the two of them.

   He put down the firewood, straightened his body, and stood in front of Will.

  He first looked at Xu Yun suspiciously, and asked directly:

   "Are you alive?"

   Didn't use honorific titles like 'Sir', which shows that this person has a certain degree of guard against Xu Yun.

  Xu Yun didn't care much about it.

   Judging from the muskets next to the carriage, traveling in this era may be more or less risky, and one should be cautious.

   Then he took the initiative to put the sword in the package on the ground and said:

   "Sir, thank you very much for your willingness to show mercy to me, a 'dead man', and allow me to have a home after death."

   "But God bless me, I just fainted temporarily, but my life is safe."

   Thomson glanced at the sword on the ground and asked:

   "Why did you pass out here? Was it attacked by robbers?"

  Xu Yun originally wanted to answer yes, but as soon as the words came to his lips, he remembered his package.

  So he shook his head and changed his words:

   "If it was robbery and murder, my luggage must have been lost long ago. No matter how bad it is, it is impossible to preserve it so completely, don't you think?"

   "Actually, I am a lost traveler. It may be because of being too tired. I passed out while walking."

  Thomson quietly listened to these words, his expression softened slightly, but there was still suspicion in his eyes.

  When he was burying Xu Yun before, he had checked Xu Yun's body, so he can be sure of one thing:

  At that time, Xu Yun had no breathing or heartbeat.

   Facing a dead person, Thomson naturally couldn't bear to see the dead body exposed in the wilderness.

  So he and Will dug a pit together, intending to make a simple grave for Xu Yun, at least leaving a whole body.

But right now, Xu Yun suddenly 'resurrected' - let's just say that I made a mistake during the examination. After all, I am not a professional medical student. In this era, the understanding of the human body is relatively limited. Misjudgment is not unacceptable. .

   But this way.

  Some cases are more subtle.

   As the saying goes, if the world is divided for a long time, it will be united, and if it is united for a long time, it will be divided.

  Since the 1707 merger.

  The relationship between Scotland and England has dropped to a certain freezing point for more than a hundred years, and they may fall apart at any time.

   As for Thomson's mission, it is very special.

   It is related to a certain century-old core inheritance of Cambridge University, not to mention, it will also pass through the border area between Scotland and England.

  If the purpose is made public with great fanfare, maybe someone will attack him by taking advantage of regional conflicts, which will cause side issues.

   And because of this.

  Cambridge University will arrange for him to travel lightly and travel without fanfare.

under such circumstances.

  Xu Yun's 'resurrection' made Thomson faintly vigilant.

  Although Xu Yun did not take advantage of his absence to attack Will, this person is probably not the opponent of Cambridge University.

  But Thomson is still unwilling to get involved with the other party.

   After all, this kind of task is not afraid of taking a long time, nor is it afraid of the long distance, but is afraid of variables—whether such variables are directly related to me or not.

   To put it bluntly.

   Who knows if Xu Yun is a thief who snatched goods from some manor and ran halfway to exhaustion and shock?

  If the master catches up and the other party takes Will as a hostage in desperation, or the two of them are censored after being arrested, this will be a troublesome matter.

   Then he opened his mouth and was about to say something.

   As a result, the words have not yet come out.

  Seeing Xu Yun on the opposite side baring his teeth and clutching his left arm, Shihashi gasped, as if he was speaking Parseltongue.

  Will on the side saw this and asked quickly:

   "Mr. Luo Feng, what's wrong with you?"

  Xu Yun frowned and took off the windbreaker, only to see a wound the size of a palm on the uppermost part of his left arm.

  Although the wound was not deep enough to see the bone, it was **** and bloody, and the pain continued.

   It looks as if a layer of skin has been scraped off.

  Xu Yun: "."

   No wonder I felt some pain in my left hand when I was in the pit. Is it because I was injured?

  Looking at Xu Yun's previous and previous two lives, the only experiences that felt more painful than this time are the two fractures he suffered in his teens and thirties.

   While Xu Yun was clutching his arm and throbbing with pain, he couldn't help but feel puzzled:

  What the **** is going on here?

   It’s okay if the copy timeline has changed.

  But what is the situation with this body of mine?

To know.

  In the previous two dungeons, although the way he appeared was a bit weird, his body appeared out of thin air.

  But in this dungeon, not only did he lie down first, but he was also injured?

   In other words.

  Before I formally travel through, 'I' may.

   Have another identity?

   That's weird

   But soon.

  Xu Yun threw this thought to the back of his mind—there was no other reason, because the wound was too painful.

   Seeing his gasping air, Will quickly glanced at Thomson, and said eagerly:

   "Mr. Thomson."

   A trace of hesitation flashed in Thomson's eyes, but sympathy finally prevailed, and he said:

"Come with me."

   Then he led Xu Yun to the side of the carriage, and took out a small wooden box from the carriage.

  Opened the wooden box again, and took out a roll of bandages and a small bottle.

   Then he motioned Xu Yun to lean on the shaft, and unscrewed the cap of the small bottle.

  In an instant.

  A strong smell of alcohol flooded into Xu Yun's nostrils.

  As a biological dog, Xu Yun is very familiar with this smell—this is standard medical alcohol.

   But before he had time to think, Thomson took his left hand and glanced at him calmly:

   "It hurts a bit, bear with it."

   Finished speaking.

  He picked up a cotton swab, soaked it in alcohol, and applied it directly to Xu Yun's wound.

  Xu Yun: ◎_x)!!"

  When cleaning wounds in later generations of hospitals, most of them will use iodine as a disinfectant. This is a mixture. Although the color is darker, it is not very irritating.

   As for the alcohol.

  If you are interested, you can try it yourself, it is so sour

  Looking at Thomson who was pulling his arm, Xu Yun really wanted to tell him that there was actually iodophor in his backpack.

   But pain is pain.

  The appearance of this high-concentration alcohol gave Xu Yun another piece of information:

   Well known.

  Nicolas Théodore Saussure determined the chemical formula of ethanol in 1807.

   And until after 1825, there was no real medical alcohol in human history.

   Therefore, the appearance of alcohol made Xu Yun more certain that the era he lived in must be after 1825.

  It's a pity that I am not a historian, so I can't determine the more detailed age from the clothes of Thomson and Will.

   Another ten minutes passed.

  Thomson wrapped the last bandage around Xu Yun's shoulder, covered the alcohol bottle cap, and said to him:

   "How do you feel now?"

  Xu Yun tried to turn his shoulder. Although there was still some pain in his arm, it was at least much better than at the beginning:

   "It doesn't hurt so much, thank you very much, Mr. Thomson."

  The expression on Thomson's face remained unchanged, he waved his hands indifferently and said:

   "It's just small things, don't take it too seriously."

   After speaking, he raised his eyelids to look at Xu Yun, and continued:

   "Besides, Mr. Luo Feng, if your health is fine, then we can almost part ways."

  “.”

   Seeing that Thomson didn't want anything to do with him, Xu Yun quickly put on a weak look, and said with a wry smile:

   "Mr. Thomson, it's getting dark now, and there are no villages or shops behind here. It's too dangerous."

   "You let me walk alone in this wilderness, I might as well just lie back in the pit and bury it on the spot, so that I can leave a whole body."

   As he spoke, he pointed to the carriage and said:

   "So can I stay for a few days? I'll pay for my living expenses!"

  Thomson looked around a few times when he heard the words, and a trace of hesitation flashed across his face.

  Although he is reluctant to get involved with Xu Yun, as Xu Yun said, the current environment is indeed not suitable for a person to walk alone.

  When he was collecting firewood earlier, he once went to a high **** not far away to look at it.

  It is located in the north of the Great Isle of England, at the junction of Scotland and England.

   Not to mention the vast land and few people, there are many swamps and wetlands around.

   That's right, swamp.

  Students who failed in geography should know it.

  UK is located at the northwestern tip of the Eurasian continent. Affected by the Atlantic circulation climate, it is mild and humid throughout the year, with an average annual rainfall of about 1100 mm.

  Abundant water resources are good for plant growth and have great potential for agricultural development, but they also bring a series of new problems.

  For example, stagnant water will occupy the oxygen space of the soil, resulting in poor aerobic respiration of the roots of crops.

  After a long time, the roots will rot and even the crops will die.

  Over the years, many swamps and wetlands have appeared in the UK.

   Among them, the coastal mud swamp in the east of the UK covers an area of ​​2,000 square kilometers, and the southwest Somerset Plain depression area reaches 650 square kilometers.

  Although the total area of ​​swamps in the north is small, the number of scattered swamps is extremely large.

  For example, in the Battle of Hareton Hill in 1333, the Scottish army lost more than half in the swamp, and was finally completely defeated by the British army led by King Edward.

  If there was no swamp at that time.

  The Scottish cavalry led by Douglas may still be able to fight England, so the pattern of future generations may not be easy to say.

  The four words of right time and place are sometimes not just for fun. There are too many people who have overturned their cars in inconspicuous places in ancient and modern times.

under such circumstances.

  If you don’t have a guide or a map, and you go out alone, it’s really not as fun as lying in the pit.

  Think here.

  Thomson couldn't help but glanced at Xu Yun, and asked:

   "Mr. Luo Feng, where are you going next?"

  Xu Yun thought of this as early as when Thomson was bandaging his wound, so he immediately replied:

   "To London."

   "London?"

  Thomson frowned slightly. It was the same destination as his trip?

  But soon, his brows loosened.

   It should be just a coincidence.

  London is, after all, one of the most prosperous cities in England and Europe, and it is normal for outsiders to yearn for it.

   Just like those who drifted north and Shanghai in later generations, since the beginning of colonial trade, a large number of people have poured into London every year.

   Then he glanced at Xu Yun's windbreaker and skin color, and guessed:

   "Are you going to London for business?"

  Xu Yun pretended to be honest and shook his head:

   "Follow the orders of my parents to visit an elder, and see if I can find a job in London by the way, and even take root in London."

   "I'm afraid you don't know. I'm not the son of the family. I can't inherit the family business. I can only go out to survive."

  Thomson hesitated for a moment when he saw that, and looked at Will beside him calmly, and finally made up his mind:

   "In this case, you can go on the road with us these few days."

   "Through the Whitecombe Mountain in front of you, you will arrive at a small town called Danfries in about three days. When the time comes, we will part in the town, no problem?"

   Three days.

   This time is not very long, but it is much better than being driven away immediately, so Xu Yun immediately replied:

   "No problem, thank you, Mr. Thomson."

at the same time.

  Xu Yun held the palm of his right hand with the bandage on the wound, and suddenly tightened it slightly.

  He noticed a word in Thomson's mouth:

  Danfries Township.

  Danfries town, which is the administrative center of the Danfries-Galloway area.

  In later generations, it belongs to one of the 32 first-level administrative districts in Scotland.

  It is located on the border between Scotland and England, and borders on Cumbria, England to the south, with a very large area.

  The reason why Xu Yun has an impression of this town is because there is a statue of James Matthew Barry, author of the children's novel Peter Pan, in the town.

  When Xu Yun was studying abroad, he and his girlfriend came here by train and sprinkled dog food on the square of the town.

   Times have changed.

  Xu Yun's first love's daughter is already in the first grade of junior high school, but Xu Yun is still single. It's a sad story.

   As for the other Whitecombe Mountain.

  Xu Yun didn't quite understand it.

   But its pronunciation also has a very typical Scottish tone, which is confirmed by the town of Danfries, enough to determine their current location:

  The junction of England and Scotland, the northern waist area of ​​the British mainland.

  Thomson and Will therefore come from either Edinburgh or Glasgow.

  In addition, when Thomson was putting on the bandages, Xu Yun once took advantage of his position to look at the situation in the car from the corner of his eye.

  Although he couldn't see most of the objects, he noticed two bags of exposed potatoes and bread.

  A bag of this size Xu Yun once saw in William’s house in the 1665 copy, enough to feed two adults for about a week.

  Counting some other undiscovered supplies, not counting the water supply, it is probably enough for about ten days.

  If it is ruled out that Thomson is possessed by Li Changshou, he specially prepared a bunch of unusable food.

   Then you can basically remove Liverpool and Manchester from the map.

  Their destinations are as close as Birmingham and as far as

  London!

   And this behavior of preparing ten-day rations at one time is obviously a bit strange, and it seems that they have made a plan not to communicate with the outside world.

  Plus the other party's actions with muskets and shovels

It is clear.

  There must be some special secret about these two people.

  The legendary revenge drama?

   Or the rivers and lakes tour of the children of the big family?

   Or two elopement gays? — After all, this is England.

   Then Xu Yun shook his head, brought his thoughts back to reality, and asked Thomson:

   "By the way, Mr. Thomson, I haven't asked your full name yet."

   "After all, I don't even know the name of the savior. It's really rude."

  Thomson was calling Will to chop firewood at this time, and said without raising his head when he heard the words:

   "The name is nothing to say, but if you must"

   "My name is William Thomson."

   I suddenly discovered a very serious problem.

   As long as the books I recommend are not supervised, they will definitely go on the shelves, so is there a possibility that my luck will be sucked away by them?

  (end of this chapter)