Age of Empires From Scratch

  Chapter 12 A slightly embryonic village

  Mark - Watney brought a huge surprise!

   Not only the appearance of Mark Watney brought potatoes, but also because Mark Watney can improve the quality of life in David's small village in all aspects.

  Not to mention all kinds of modern tools, the exquisite tableware and all kinds of more comfortable clothes make David very happy.

   What's more, the food stored in the Mars base includes a variety of meals for astronauts to choose from. Most of the food was left at the Mars base, and Mark Watney showed it to David and Fording at this time.

   "Sweet and sour chicken, Hungarian goulash, pasta, toast, meatloaf, dry cheese apple..." All kinds of food were poured out and displayed once, all of which were brought over after being heated in the Mars base.

   "It looks good." Fording looked at the dazzling array of food in front of him. Although the taste is not clear, but the fancy looks are quite appetizing.

David swallowed his saliva. It has been too long since he has been exposed to 'modern' food. In this relatively backward world, the cooking methods are simple and rough, and the condiments are scarce. You can be more casual in this camp for a year.

  Even so, the things that are made are just that. There is still a long way to go to be delicious, and there are not many types of food to choose from. There is no way to compare it with the past life where you can eat whatever you want and eat whatever you want.

  Since he came to this world, it’s not that David didn’t think about letting these bumpkins from other worlds learn what it means to be “the majesty of a big foodie”. However, objective conditions do not allow him to study those things.

After a full meal, Mark began to think about what things can be brought here to David and Fording. Anyway, those things are either not used in the base, or they will be thrown there and abandoned in the future. It is better to transport them to the cold winter On the village side, I can also make my life here more comfortable.

   Just leave enough things at the base, and even wait until you figure out how to join the next batch of astronauts, before leaving the base, you can move all the things you can move over to David.

  Mark Watney, who held this idea, became the busiest person in Cold Winter Village. Apart from looking after the potato fields every day, he just tossed things back and forth. For this reason, he tested a lot of situations.

  At present, both David and Fording only know that people from other worlds like Fording and Laura can travel between the two worlds relatively freely, but it is not clear what restrictions there are.

  After Mark's various tests, he has confirmed that the things he is carrying and lifting can be carried to another world normally.

  But what was not mentioned, even if it is a cart completely controlled by him, there is no way to go back and forth between the two worlds. Not to mention larger vehicles—Mark actually tried to drive the rover over, but failed.

   In addition, Mark and Fording also tested another limitation, that is, if you want to leave Cold Winter Village, which is David's world, you must be within a certain range centered on the village.

   That is to say, if Mark or Fording wants to leave the village, they are within a certain area and move outside the village, and then think about returning to their own world, they can leave smoothly.

   But if you leave this area, such as being on the edge of the Winter River or the forest in the north, and then want to leave here and return to your own world, then nothing will happen, and you will still stay here.

  This means that if Mark Watney is too far away from the village and suddenly encounters a wild beast attack, he cannot run back to Mars to avoid danger.

  So for the sake of safety, Mark tried to move around the village as much as possible, and don’t go too far without someone to accompany him, especially not going to the forest alone.

   Fording doesn't need to care about this. With his strength, he doesn't need to worry about his own safety at all.

After figuring out these things, Laura came over twice again. One time, because of the loss of her elder Rose who was like a mentor, the sad Laura came to David to confide; After solving all the puzzles, he figured out what happened to him on that island, and solved the problem smoothly.

"congratulations!"

   "I won't come over for the next period of time. I'll come to see you when I get back home after I finish dealing with the things at hand!"

   Laura greeted David, Fording and the unfamiliar Mark Watney and left. This time, she kept all the weapons, making David's weapon reserves more abundant.

In the plot of this generation of stories, from Laura and her partners encountering shipwreck and drifting to the island, and then encountering all kinds of troubles, to Laura solving all the troubles and leaving the island with her surviving partners, the total is so Four or five days.

It was in such a short period of time that Laura transformed from a rookie who had just graduated from college and set foot on the road of adventure for the first time to an archaeologist with super combat effectiveness—with the protection of the Holy Light provided by David, Laura's progress speed and combat effectiveness have improved a lot.

   “It’s a pity I couldn’t participate in it myself.”

   This is David's biggest regret during this time, especially now that he has stronger strength than Laura, he was particularly disappointed that he couldn't join in the fun.

  When he is free, he also thinks, will his golden finger evolve and upgrade in the future? Can I go to the various worlds I am familiar with?

   "That would be fun, right?"

  It's a pity that he can't go anywhere now, so he can only wait for others to come to him!

However, it is not only Laura who has undergone tremendous changes in these short days, it is also very important to David, because his life has undergone earth-shaking changes: from a hunter with no hope for the future to a hunter with a bright future. The little lord of the (waiting to become regular).

In addition, he also acquired excellent archery talent and learned how to use the Holy Light. He can be regarded as a qualified new priest, and his physical fitness has also improved slightly. I believe that as time goes by, his physical fitness will also improve. Keep improving.

Because according to Fording's description, David, who is protected by the Holy Light, doesn't have to worry about damage caused by excessive exercise. He can train himself insanely, as long as he is not dead, he can rely on the Holy Light to repair himself, absolutely not Leave a dark wound.

With Fording as a guarantee, David has enough motivation to exercise and improve his physical fitness in the next few days. After getting up every day, he will go to the forest in the north with Fording to cut trees, and then fight back the simply processed wood back to the village. store it up.

  The main reason for restarting tree cutting is that Mark has determined that there is no way to carry a large amount of resources back and forth at one time.

Even if Laura is willing to help, but for the sake of convenience, it is better to choose the wood that can be obtained nearby as the main material, otherwise Laura will have to move bricks back and forth by herself... The picture is so beautiful, Laura might think of a pickaxe Kill David.

  So David is only going to ask Laura to help get some glass windows, cement, a small amount of metal and other things, and it is enough to make the cabin more airtight.

  In addition to cutting trees and hoarding wood, David spends some time every day practicing bows and arrows, shooting firearms, and learning simple fighting skills from Fording.

In the remaining free time, David would sometimes go to the edge of the forest to look for prey and supplement the fast-consuming meat; during this time, Fording would learn English from Mark Watney, and the two would usually choose to spend time at the river Learn while fishing.

  Because Fording discovered that the previous Laura and the subsequent Mark all spoke this language, he felt that it was necessary to learn it; at night, he would learn the lingua franca of the world with David.

  Mark is also very happy to be Fording's teacher, and he also wants to try to see if he can learn the Holy Light?

   Regarding this, Fording didn't think there was anything wrong.

   Just like that, everyone in Cold Winter Village has something to do, everyone's schedule is very full, but no one thinks there is anything wrong with such a life.

  Because there are no entertainment activities in this world, you can’t just find a place to lie down and bask in the sun after eating, right? Maybe when the sun can increase the holy light, David will do so.

   Now, he is full of motivation and is working hard to improve himself. In this state, he has improved rapidly, and in just half a month he has become what Fording said: an excellent young pastor.

  Besides, the most important thing for the people in the village of Lindong is that the potato field has successfully grown tender seedlings. David was filled with joy when he saw a few pieces of tender green emerging from the ground.

Even Mark, who has long been sure that he can grow potatoes, is very happy. When enough potatoes are hoarded, their lives will become better—even if he can never leave Mars and return to Earth, he can Choose to live in this world.

   Just when everyone was full of hope for the future, Laura came back and brought more surprises.

   "Guys, I'm coming to see you!" Laura, who was wearing a black jacket and jeans, greeted everyone happily: "Although I haven't seen you for half a month, I miss you guys!"

   "..." David refrained from complaining, and after hugging Laura, he asked about her situation: "It seems that you have already dealt with all the troublesome things."

   "Yes!" Laura nodded, her expression a little lonely.

  This adventure brought her too many things. It not only made her grow into an excellent archaeologist and adventurer, but also caused her to lose several partners, including the mentor-like Ross.

   But things have passed, and grief cannot bring back the dead. Laura, who has adjusted her mentality, is already looking to the future.

  For example, the world of David is worthy of her study.

   "Before that, the residence should be improved first." Laura saw the large amount of wood piled up there, and guessed that David and the others had similar thoughts: "I can provide some help in this regard."

  (end of this chapter)