Wilderness Redemption Tour

When everyone returned to the Horseshoe Lookout camp, Dutch had already returned, as had Lenny and Bill who had gone to Strawberry Town to gather information.

When Daqi saw everyone coming back, he was the first to come out of his tent. He was a little overjoyed to see that everyone had left, and there was even one more person.

"Arthur, I heard everything from Pearson. Did you really catch Colm?"

Arthur pulled the tightly bound prisoner off his horse, letting Dutch see his face, and then said with a regretful expression: "Colm wasn't there. We came up empty-handed."

"Who is this man then? Why did you bring him back? One prisoner from the O'Driscoll gang is enough for us in the camp."

"That's exactly what I wanted to tell you." Arthur approached Dutch and said, "Because Kieran led us to catch him, I plan to let Kieran join us."

"Join? Why, does he want to seek our protection after betraying the O'Driscoll Gang? Let's not talk about that for now, tell me who he is?" Dutch asked, pointing at the man lying on the ground.

"Him? He's the one who made Sadie a widow. I plan to get Colm's other hiding places from him."

"Oh? Then your trip is not without gain." Dutch took a puff of the cigar in his hand and continued, "As for Kieran, there is no need to tie him up anymore. Let him stay in the camp for a while and do some odd jobs."

Arthur nodded. "Yeah, I thought so too."

Arthur was about to pick up the man on the ground and tie him to the tree like he did with Kieran before. As soon as he bent down, he heard Dutch continue, "Oh, Arthur, I have something else to say. Just now, Lenny and the others came back and said that Micah was caught by the detectives in Strawberry Town and is now being held in the police station there. So you will take a few people to rescue Micah in the next two days. Ask Lenny for the details. This kid is really scared this time. He may need to get drunk."

Arthur picked up the man on the ground and said, "Ha, he was just caught? That's such a pity. If he is hanged someday, I will definitely go to watch it. To be honest, I have never liked this guy."

Dutch put his hand on Arthur's other shoulder and said seriously, "But he is also our family, Arthur. You know my situation. West Elizabeth has wanted warrants for me everywhere. I can't go there, so you have to be responsible for rescuing him. If it was you who was caught, I believe Micah would definitely come to rescue you."

Arthur nodded reluctantly, leaving Dutch with his back. "I don't think he would, but... OK, I get it, I'll go save him. It's too late today, I'll talk to Lenny tomorrow to find out the details."

It took more than four hours to go back and forth. It was almost midnight when everyone returned to the camp. Fortunately, the campfire next to the dining car was still heating up their dinner. Tonight's dinner was corn tortillas with bean soup. The beans were already cooked in the pot. From Lin Yan's perspective, it was just a pot of porridge. As a new member, Jilan naturally had a place at dinner. Judging from the way he wolfed down his food, he was obviously starving these days.

After eating the hot dinner around the campfire, everyone went back to sleep. Lin Yan saw Jilan sitting by the campfire with his arms folded in a daze, and suddenly realized that this new member had nothing. He kindly pulled a blanket from his bed for Jilan to temporarily protect against the cold night wind. It was still a bit cold at night here.

Jilan thanked Lin Yan profusely for the blanket he received and whispered to him that he was the second person in the camp who was kind to him besides Marybeth. Lin Yan smiled and told him not to mind the strange looks from everyone, after all, he was a member of a rival gang before, and it was normal for everyone to look at him in a bad light. Jilan also said optimistically that he didn't really care because he was used to it.

Sadie's murderer took Kieran's place and was tied to the tree. With his injured legs, he could only sit against the tree. In order to prevent him from biting his tongue to commit suicide, Arthur "thoughtfully" stuffed a piece of Pearson's table rag into his mouth. Combining the conversations of everyone on the road and in the camp, he already knew the fate he was about to face. At this moment, he suddenly felt that living was the greatest punishment for himself, and his greatest wish now was for someone to give him a quick death.

Lying on the bed, Lin Yan quickly fell asleep after a day of running around.

[Starting to check the player's progress... Checking completed. Achievement obtained: Perfect robbery. Achievement obtained: Hiding so deep can still be discovered? Achievement obtained: Winner of the game. Congratulations to the player for completing three achievements and obtaining 3 free attribute points. ]

[When the player's favorability with Kieran Duffy reaches 20 points, he will be rewarded with 1 ordinary lottery draw. ]

Lin Yan came to the lottery venue again in his dream. Because he was too tired, he barely controlled himself to turn the attribute dial this time. He didn't bother to see what attributes he would get in the end. His brain selectively blocked the system and fell into a deep sleep.

The pointer of the turntable slowly stopped in a relatively narrow prize area. After the turntable completely stopped, the system voice sounded again: [Congratulations to the player for obtaining the attribute: Agility +10. ]

The next morning, Lin Yan was still snoring and Arthur woke him up.

Seeing Lin Yan rubbing his eyes and sitting up, Arthur smiled and said, "Jamie, were you too tired yesterday? I called you for five minutes."

"Ah? Sorry, I was a little tired yesterday. What's up, Arthur?"

"While you were still sleeping, we tortured the guy we captured yesterday. We lied to him and told him that if he could tell us where Colm was hiding, we might be able to kill him in advance." At this point, Arthur grabbed the bottle of wine on the bedside and took a sip of wine.

Lin Yan suddenly perked up. He looked at Arthur and asked anxiously, "What's the result? Did you find out anything?"

Arthur spread his hands, shrugged and said, "No. He said Colm only had that one hiding place, and he wasn't there yesterday because he had a girlfriend in the city and he went to spend the night with her."

Lin Yan sighed and said, "What a pity, otherwise we could not only help Mrs. Adler get revenge, but also settle the feud between us and the O'Driscoll Gang."

Arthur smiled, put the empty bottle aside, and said, "This isn't the first time this has happened. I'm used to it. In my opinion, you're lucky to have met Sadie's enemy this time, especially since you spared his life."

"Okay, get up and go eat. We still have work waiting for us today."

Lin Yan asked as he put on his boots, "Are we going to rescue Micah?"

"Him?" Arthur chuckled. "That guy won't die yet, let him stay in jail for two days. It's Hosea. He said he found traces of a bear in the mountains yesterday afternoon, so he asked me to go with him today to catch the bear."

"Also, Lenny has been a little uneasy since he came back. When we get back tonight, we'll take him to the pub in town to relax."

"Also, this is what you deserve for your work yesterday. Take it." Arthur handed Lin Yan a stack of bills.

Lin Yan took it and counted it, then said in surprise: "Why are there so many?"

"Take it, you deserve it. I have to say, after running around with you for a day yesterday, the money I earned was almost as much as I earned in the previous week. Maybe it was all thanks to you. If you had joined us earlier, we might have gone to Tahiti to retire now." Arthur said with a smile.

Lin Yan put the money into several different pockets, then stood up and said, "It's a pity that my good luck didn't help you catch Colm. Okay, I'm going to eat first."

When Lin Yan arrived in front of the dining car, he first looked at the tree where the captive was tied, but the person was not there. Lin Yan realized that it was Sadie who took him away. As for how she would torture the person who killed her husband, Lin Yan felt trembling all over just thinking about it.

Today's breakfast was cornmeal, with a few slices of corned beef as a side dish. Lin Yan learned from Pearson that he was the last one, so he didn't hesitate to drink up all the remaining rice.

Charles and Javier have not returned from their visit to find out about Sean. Lenny and Hosea, who came back yesterday, are sitting at the only table in the camp. Lenny looks a little listless, and Dutch has gone somewhere early in the morning.

Arthur just said hello to Lin Yan and went to feed the horses. The camp had added three new horses in the past few days, and the food was not enough. From a distance, Lin Yan saw that Arthur seemed to be feeding the horses with the carrots he had bought before.

"Lenny, you really don't want to come with us, go hunting, and relax."

"No, Mr. Matthews, I want to be alone for a while."

Hosea looked up and happened to see Lin Yan coming over. He asked enthusiastically, "Oh, Jamie, you're here. Did Arthur tell you that we're going bear hunting? Do you want to go with us?"

"Sure, I haven't hunted before, so I can learn from you this time." Lin Yan said happily. Then he looked at Lenny, who looked a little listless, and asked, "Lenny, how are you? I see you don't seem to be in good condition."

Lenny raised his head, pulled the corners of his mouth with difficulty to reveal a smile, and greeted Lin Yan: "Hey, Jamie. Thanks for your concern, I'm fine, I was just scared yesterday. Haven't I told you yet that I was almost hanged in Strawberry Town yesterday, Bill and I managed to escape, but Micah was caught. Arthur told me this morning to take a day off first, and we'll go rescue Micah tomorrow."

Lin Yan walked behind Lanny and patted his shoulder comfortingly. "Then just relax in the camp. I plan to go with you guys tomorrow, don't worry."

Arthur then leaned his head out from behind the horse and said, "Jamie, have you finished eating? Hosea, I've fed the horses, let's get going early."

"Lenny, try the method I taught you before. Let's go, Jamie." After Hosea gave instructions to Lenny, he called Lin Yan to set off together.

Walking out of the camp, led by Hosea, the three of them headed in the direction of Valentine.

"Lenny was really scared this time," Hosea sighed.

"Yeah. Hosea, tell me, what else has Micah done after joining us besides causing trouble? The Blackwater Town incident was instigated by Micah to do Dutch. If it weren't for him, we wouldn't have escaped so miserably. This time I heard from Lenny that it was because Micah killed people indiscriminately in Strawberry Town that he was caught. If Lenny and Bill hadn't run fast, they would have been caught too. I really don't understand Dutch. Why do we continue to keep such a troublemaker in the gang?" Arthur expressed all his recent dissatisfaction with Micah.

Hosea consoled him, "Arthur, don't just think of the worst. Dutch must have his reasons for wanting to keep Micah. Remember, we are a family, and we can't divide ourselves from within."

"Oh, I know. Lenny and I will rescue him from Strawberry Town tomorrow, and I hope he won't cause us any more trouble. Now, tell me about your bear. How big do you think it is?"

"The claw marks on the ground are the largest I have ever seen. I estimate that it weighs half a ton."

"Where did you find it?"

"We're near the Dakota River. We need to go to town to buy some bear bait. It's a rare commodity, and I don't have any ready-made."

"Mr. Matthews, can we find the bear you mentioned by relying solely on bait?" Lin Yan asked curiously.

Hosea laughed twice and explained, "Of course not, kid. We need to pay attention to the bear's tracks first, and find its hiding place based on its claw marks, feces, or some food it has eaten. Only when we completely lose its tracks will we use the bait. Of course, if you want to be safer, you can use it directly where it appears, but I say these guys are all very smart and may not be fooled."

So buying bait is just a backup plan. I don’t know if I can encounter the bear that Hosea mentioned today. Speaking of bears, I have only seen them up close on TV, but I have never come into contact with such a large animal in real life, not to mention a ferocious beast. I don’t know if I will encounter any danger.

The three of them came to Valentine's grocery store. After Hosea bought the bait, he took Arthur and Lin Yan across the town and ran into the mountains north of the town.

"Which lake in the mountains are we going to?"

"The locals call it Oakcliff Pond, and it's in the hills east of Cumberland Falls. Come with me, and we'll try to get there by noon."

"You went there with John last night?"

"Yes, even though he was gone for a year, the skills you taught him are still there."

"Shouldn't you let that matter go?"

"Not yet. That's a year, Hosea. John abandoned our entire gang, his wife and children for a whole year. How can I just let it go?"

"You may not know, but he talked to me many times after he came back. He knew he was wrong, but he didn't know how to tell you. He just wants to let it go now."

"It's one thing to abandon your family and run away, but it's another to abandon the gang. The gang has its own rules, especially since he was almost raised by you and Dutch. It's different from someone like Trelawney who is half a partner and half a partner."

"I know, but since it has already happened and it's been so long, what can you do even if you hold a grudge against him? I think we should focus on his future performance. We can't ask him to change what has already happened, but we can do our best to avoid what is about to happen."

"Well, maybe you're right, I hope John can grow from this."

As the two men discussed John's attitude, Hosea led them past a small pond called Moonstone Pond and finally to what he called Oakleaf Pond.

On the way to Oakleaf Lake, Lin Yan entered the system interface to check the free attribute points he obtained last night.

An achievement interface appeared in the system menu. He clicked it and found that he could only see the three achievements he had already obtained. The rest were all black. These three achievements were obtained by robbing the gang base at the back door of the clinic yesterday morning, accidentally discovering the secret compartment, and winning the gun competition with the Mexican wearing a big hat. Each achievement earned him one free attribute point.

Seeing this, Lin Yan muttered: It’s a pity that I can’t see the specific achievements, otherwise I could use some attribute points.

After adding these three free attribute points evenly to energy, endurance and strength, which were still the initial attributes, Lin Yan glanced at his attributes again.

Name: Jamie Custer

Stamina: 6

Energy: 2

Stamina: 2

Power: 2

Agility: 11

Charisma: 2

When you don't know how to add points, it's always better to add points on average. Although I'm playing a game, my life is my own, and the extreme point addition method probably won't work here. In this case, it's undoubtedly best to build yourself into a bucket body.

Hosea took out his pocket watch from his clothes pocket, checked the time and said, "It's already past lunch time, but we have just arrived at our destination. Let's have lunch here first, and then go find that big guy."

After the three of them sat on the rocks by the lake and had a simple meal of assorted biscuits and canned beef, Hosea pointed to a place not far away and said, "Let's go over there and try our luck. That's where I last saw it."