Wilderness Redemption Tour

"Hehe..." Bill laughed strangely, "Someone has said this about the American West before, but what is the reality?"

Dutch was mentally empty, recalling the past: "The West used to be like heaven to me. We were free from any constraints and lived a carefree life. When we had no money, we would go out and rob the rich to help the poor and return the money earned by those unscrupulous businessmen to the local people. Isn't that the kind of life you pursue?" Then he thought of the current situation, and the sweet expression on his face was overshadowed: "It was Mr. Bronte... Mr. Cornwall... It was people like them who destroyed the West, destroyed our dreams, and destroyed everything. There is no need for such people to live. I do this to eliminate the harm to poor people like us who are oppressed by them. They have obviously made enough money and still hold great power. Why are they so aggressive and don't leave us any living space?"

John continued in his hoarse voice: "In the eyes of these powerful and wealthy people, we may just be a group of insignificant ants, and they will not feel guilty about stepping on a group of ants."

"Ants?" Dutch sneered, "What a good analogy." He looked sharply in the direction of Saint Denis and said, "Let Mr. Bronte experience the power of us ants today!"

The group of five people arrived at Lagrasse smoothly under the sunset before it got completely dark.

The thick fog that shrouded Lagrasse yesterday has disappeared because of the wind today, and the wind is blowing from the northwest. The night sky of this small fishing village on the swamp northwest of Saint-Denis is particularly bright tonight.

Thomas was already waiting in front of his cabin when Dutch and his party arrived. Seeing Dutch arrive on time, Thomas nodded slightly at him and said, "The boat is ready and can depart at any time."

Dutch dismounted and nodded in a friendly manner. "How long does it take to get to Mr. Bronte's backyard from here?"

Thomas glanced at the people Dutch brought with him, "With so many people, it will take at least an hour."

"An hour?" Dutch muttered softly, and took out his gold-cased pocket watch with beautiful patterns from his vest pocket. He checked the time in the light of the lantern in Thomas' corridor, and then announced to everyone: "Everyone take a break first, we will set off at nine o'clock."

During the break, Lin Yan found Thomas and asked him about Jules' situation.

"Jules..." Thomas sighed, rubbing his hands and said with some regret: "Doctor Reynard said that one of his legs has lost too much blood, many nerves have been necrotic, and the wound is still getting worse. If it is not amputated, his life will be in danger..."

"And then?" After rescuing Jules, Lin Yan also looked at the wounds on his legs. The two lacerations on his right leg were long and deep. If Jules wanted to survive, Lin Yan, an outsider, could not think of any other solution except amputation. He did not expect that Dr. Leonard's diagnosis coincided with his idea. So when he heard Thomas talking about amputation, he did not show the same regret as him.

Thomas sighed again and said, "Jules' mother and wife both agreed to this plan, but he himself firmly disagreed. I know what he was thinking. It's just that his wife just got pregnant and his mother can't work, so he wants to save more money for the family. He borrowed money from the villagers when he bought the boat with me. Now he has just paid back the money, and his life is about to get better, but unexpectedly this happened... I am also responsible for this matter, and I am also trying to make up for it, but my income cannot cover the daily expenses of two families..."

When Thomas talked about the sad things, he shook his head and sighed repeatedly. It was unclear whether he was regretting his original actions or feeling sorry for Jules' miserable situation.

Turning his head to wipe away the tears from the corners of his eyes, Thomas mustered up his energy and continued, "Later, Jules fell into coma several times. Doctor Reynard said that if he couldn't make up his mind, even amputation wouldn't save his life. So his wife made up her mind to let Doctor Reynard saw off his injured leg while he was unconscious again. Jules just woke up from his coma this afternoon, and his mental state is not very good yet. But I heard from Doctor Reynard that he is out of danger. As long as he takes and changes the medicine on time, he can try to get out of bed in half a month at the earliest."

After listening to Thomas's narration and looking at his forced smile, Lin Yan suddenly felt a little guilty. Although the other party was just an NPC in a game, his infectiousness was unmatched by characters in other games.

Thinking of this, Lin Yan took Thomas to a remote corner away from the crowd, then secretly took out two hundred dollars and stuffed it into his pocket, whispering, "I'm sorry and sympathetic to what happened to Jules. This money is the labor fee for this mission that Dutch asked me to pass on to you. You and Jules will each take half, or you can give him more and take less. It doesn't matter. Anyway, please accept it."

Thomas was silent for a long while as he looked at the stack of ten-dollar bills in his hand. How could a man of his age not know that this was Lin Yan's own out-of-pocket donation to him and Jules' family because he felt sorry for them? The other party said this just to make him feel more at ease.

Silently clenching the banknotes in his hand, Thomas forced a somewhat ugly smile at Lin Yan: "Please allow me to thank Mr. Dutch on behalf of the Jules family. If you encounter any difficulties in the future, please don't forget that all the villagers of Lagras will always be your most steadfast supporters."

Lin Yan waved his hand and winked at Thomas: "Just say thank you once in front of me. Dachi is only doing this to make himself feel at ease. You don't need to mention it to him again and again."

"I see." Thomas understood immediately and quickly put the money into his pocket.

[Ding! Congratulations to the player for achieving the achievement: White Lie. Congratulations to the player for completing an achievement and obtaining 1 free attribute point.]

Hey! Hearing this system broadcast, Lin Yan was secretly happy, thinking that Lagras was really a blessed place, with tasks to complete and achievements to gain. According to Thomas, the plot seemed to intersect with Lagras later, and he wondered if the system would give him anything else at that time.

Two hours passed in a flash. At nine o'clock, everyone boarded Thomas's boat at the dock.

Under Thomas' control, the boat slowly left the dock, passed the place where the crowd had fought with the crocodile yesterday, and headed towards St. Denis along a winding river.