Struggle in the Steam Age

Because of the appearance of this great shaman, the boss of Lucky Shoes can be said to know everything about Lawrence's questions and talk endlessly. Contrary to the appearance, this seemingly wild boss is very gossip by nature, and after finding out that even the great shaman didn't stop him, he rambled on a lot of things.

Most of these remarks are simple household stories, but through careful analysis of these remarks, Lawrence and Nora have obtained a lot of information from them. According to the owner, the man known as Old Lame was a human cowboy who got his nickname because he broke his leg when he was very young.

Fortunately, cowboys usually work on horseback, and since the lame old man is a little lame, it doesn't hinder his walking. So although the life of this cowboy in the town is not very good, it is not very bad compared with ordinary people. If there is anything bad to say, it is only because he always thinks about getting rich overnight, so more than 20 years ago, his wife couldn't stand his daydreaming all day long and ran away with a businessman.

But according to the innkeeper, this incident did not depress the old lame. Even for him, after his wife left, no one cared about him, which made his life more carefree. If there is anything unsatisfactory, it may be that the thing that he bragged about getting rich overnight when he was young has never been able to come true.

Especially in the past few years, as he got older and older, the possibility of making a fortune became smaller and smaller. Therefore, every time he went to drink in the bar on the first floor of the Lucky Horseshoe Hotel, he always complained about all kinds of bad luck. He said he wanted to go out to other places to find those opportunities that belonged to him.

Unlike ordinary people, the old lame is not just talking about this. Every time he worked for a period of time and saved some money, he would leave the small town to try his luck in other places to find the opportunity to make a fortune of his dreams. body back.

"We always thought it was just his bragging. After all, cowboys always brag after drinking a few glasses of beer in order to show their existence among the bunch of drinking buddies." The owner of the hotel said. "But this time he didn't seem to be simply bragging, because when he came back, his body suddenly became much younger and stronger, and his legs also improved."

"Then do you know where he went before?" When talking about this, Lawrence asked an important question. "After all, he has undergone such a big change. I think you acquaintances should be curious about what happened to him during the previous period."

"Of course we asked, but it's different from the fact that the whole hall knew the situation directly after he entered the door. This time, his whole person has changed a lot. No matter how we ask, the tone is very tight." The boss frowned and said , "The only thing we asked was that he seems to be doing something with some big guy now."

"Then where is he now?" Nora asked from the side, then turned to look at Lawrence and said, "Although something is obviously wrong now, I think we can find this person first and ask him what happened to him What? I think among the many people we came here this time, there will always be someone who can get the news we want from him."

"He has left the town now." The hotel owner said, "Just the day before yesterday, he left here with three camels and six big sacks on his back. Unlike before, this time he came I only stayed in the town for three or four days and bought a batch of things before leaving, feeling a little rushed."

"Ah, this is really too bad." Hearing what the boss said, Nora made a somewhat exaggerated gesture of covering her forehead and sighing, then looked down at the boss and said. "By the way, you said he bought a lot of things. Do you know anything about these things?"

Looking at the hope in the eyes of the little doll, the owner of the hotel suddenly felt a sense of mission, so he frowned and tried to remember. Soon, he thought of some information that was very valuable to Lawrence and the others. "I think I heard from the blacksmith that he bought—"

Although the so-called old lame cowboy wanted to hide his whereabouts as much as possible, as a former careless person, his physical improvement could not reverse his own habits. Therefore, although he knew how to keep silent all the time, and tried to buy what he needed from multiple places, he didn't expect that this small town is so big, even if he buys it scattered, it is impossible to hide what he left behind as successfully as he imagined. trace.

As the town's information distribution center, the boss can naturally get a lot of information from the chatter of those people who come to drink in the town. And when these scattered information came out, Lawrence and Nora quickly summed up an incomplete but more detailed shopping list.

"Tent cloth, food, water purification powder, insect repellent powder, lamp oil, ropes, nails—" Looking at this extremely trivial list, Lawrence fell into thought. According to the records on this list, the old lame should have bought a large number of things that can be used for the expedition in the town. There are many types, but the amount of each item is not much.

"I feel like this should be supplementary supplies." After reading the shopping list, Lawrence said to Nora through a soul connection, "Because if a certain expedition team is going to set off, the number of things here is obviously not right, and have you noticed? , the things here are all consumables.”

"That is to say, before we set off, there was a team, a team that is likely to be related to this divine power pollution incident, has probably entered the Death Gobi area." Nora focused on the sun hat and sunscreen . These are essential items to enter the Gobi, without which the skin can quickly develop severe sunburn.

After confirming this important information, Lawrence and the others simply asked the boss a few more questions and ended the conversation with the boss. From the last conversation, they learned that although the old cripple liked to drink before, he often drank beer or spirits made from a local specialty plant tuber brewed and distilled.

"He never drinks the liqueur I specially brew from dates, nor does he drink mead." The boss seemed a little annoyed when he said this, because the other party's behavior was obviously dissatisfied with his craftsmanship. "He said those sweet wines were for sissies, and that I made this wine because I wasn't a man at heart. You know, everyone likes a glass of this wine—"

After the boss left, Lawrence exchanged some pleasantries with Nora and said goodbye to the big shaman. The great shaman also promised them that if they found anything wrong in the town recently, they would find a way to notify the large troops of various churches on standby in the east of the mountain range.

In addition, the great shaman lent Lawrence a thigh-sized totem pole. It has permanent acclimatization magic attached to it. If a team like Lawrence enters the desert for investigation, it will be much easier if there is such a magic item

According to the great shaman, although she couldn't go on this journey with them because of her age and the need to sit in Giant Wood Town, she was very willing to help the team as much as she could. For example, lending them a magic item that is very useful in the next door, or paying for the supplies of Lawrence and his team in the town.

With the help of this great shaman, it was much easier for Lawrence and the others to resupply. At noon that day, the team successfully completed all the supplies, passed through the town and left from the west gate of the town, and continued on the road to the goal.