The sun shines in the sky, the birds smile at me...
"Da Vinci-chan, can you make your family's artificial metal bird stay steadily on the pillar? My head isn't for it to step on."
Daniel felt he must be going crazy, otherwise how could he see a smile on the head of a metal bird.
"Ara, sorry, Xiao Zhi always likes to fly around." To the side, Da Vinci-chan was leaning his elbow on the railing, watching the hardworking people outside. Hearing the noise, he looked back at Daniel with a smile and teased with a hint of charm in his voice.
That's right, Da Vinci-chan shared a room with Daniel last night.
It couldn't be helped; Luzelde went to stay in a room with his mother, Mash also chose a room with Sanzang, and Fujimaru Ritsuka dragged Bedivere away saying they needed to talk all night. In the end, only Daniel and the True Servant Da Vinci-chan, who didn't need sleep, were left in the room.
Fortunately, Da Vinci-chan still had some bottom line and didn't continue to toy with him, otherwise... someone would have broken down last night.
As for the Heart-Cleansing Mantra... that thing really isn't easy to use; it might have something to do with him not having internal energy.
When they met up with the others, Nitocris appeared before everyone with a large pile of luggage.
"This is the Pharaoh King's blessing; accept it with gratitude."
There were already baked flatbreads, several blankets, and several skin water bags filled with clean water.
They were essential items for traveling through the desert.
"Nitocris..." Mash looked at Nitocris gratefully, making her feel so embarrassed that she turned her head away.
"Please convey our gratitude to the Pharaoh King on our behalf." Fujimaru Ritsuka was already very skilled at this, maintaining his smile at a level that made people feel pleasant.
"Young man, show your bravery and wisdom to the Pharaoh King." Nitocris's gaze softened significantly as she looked at Daniel and Fujimaru Ritsuka, instructing, "But you must remember, the Pharaoh King hates deception and pointless arrogance."
"Travel through the Pharaoh King's land with awe in your hearts."
Nitocris walked away slowly with her somewhat rhythmic gait.
"Putting aside that Ozymandias, Nitocris is truly a good child." Da Vinci-chan looked at Nitocris's back and remarked with emotion.
"Indeed, one can't tell at all that she did something like flooding the palace to avenge her husband." Romani also expressed his new understanding of historical figures through the communication device.
"Although I don't understand what you're saying, you must also think Lady Nitocris is a very remarkable person." Luzelde tugged at Fujimaru Ritsuka's sleeve and asked.
"Yes, very remarkable." Fujimaru Ritsuka placed his hand on Luzelde's head and rubbed it gently several times.
Under the abundant sunlight, the light refracted from the red gem pendant formed a simple route map on the floor.
"To be honest, I really can't understand this stick-figure style map. Scale, icons, and orientation markers—it has none of them." Daniel stared at the route map on the floor for a few seconds, then rubbed his cheeks and shook his head with a sigh.
"Mm-hmm, I see, so that's how it is." Da Vinci-chan, however, nodded with an 'everything is under control' expression. "Very good, I have gradually come to understand everything."
Like Daniel, Fujimaru Ritsuka gave up trying to understand after a few glances.
As for Sanzang... the maps she used for her journey to the West were easier to understand than this, but she could still barely make out the direction the map was pointing.
As a local, Saria could also barely understand a bit; she was now patiently teaching Luzelde how to read this kind of map.
"Then, we'll leave the guiding to you three: Sanzang Fashi, Lady Saria, and Da Vinci." Fujimaru Ritsuka looked at the only three present who could understand the map.
"Oh! Leave it to me!" The universal man guaranteed, patting his chest.
"Although I can read it a bit, it's only the general direction. The specifics are still beyond me, so let's leave the guiding to Da Vinci and Saria." Sanzang backed down; she wasn't the type to lead the way steadily.
Moreover, as someone who had been through it before, she always felt that if she led the way, they would likely encounter some unimaginable hardships on the road.
The glory of the Eighty-One Tribulations still shone upon her.
"By the way, are we setting off with this horse?" Looking at the horse gifted by Lancelot, Sanzang turned to Daniel and asked.
"In any case, it's a backup food supply, so we might as well bring it along."
Anyway, there was still the multi-purpose vehicle Da Vinci built to drive, so the importance of the horse wasn't that great.
Eight people could barely squeeze into the car.
But there was no place for the horse, and they couldn't slow down for its sake, so in the end, they left the horse behind.
It was just a pity for the backup food.
An endless desert with not a hint of green to be seen on the road.
After driving for a full day, the surrounding scenery gradually changed from the withered yellow desert to a slightly variegated wasteland.
The presence of hard stones also symbolized the end of the desert road.
But the car's effectiveness also began to gradually diminish.
After all, this multi-purpose vehicle might be able to go off-road, but it couldn't climb mountains, especially mountains with steep stone walls and no roads.
"It seems our direction is correct." Da Vinci reviewed the map again using the red gem pendant, then nodded and said, "The village of the Old Man of the Mountain should be hidden within these mountains."
"The Hidden Village, how fitting." Bedivere jumped down from the car and then looked toward the mountains. "From here on, we'll have to proceed on foot."
"Luzelde, hold onto Mommy's hand, and absolutely don't let go." Saria held her son's hand and instructed him anxiously.
On such steep mountain paths, one slip could mean losing a life.
She couldn't help but worry.
"I truly hope the disaster fades soon and peaceful days return to the world." Sanzang sighed with emotion, then turned to Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mash. "Remarkable boy and girl, the burden on your shoulders will certainly not be light, but I will always pray for you."
The steepness of the mountain path was undeniable; even Bedivere almost lost his bearings and fell from the steep trail.
Fortunately, Fujimaru Ritsuka had already adapted to this level of difficulty and, upon noticing this, easily pulled him back.
The atmosphere between the two gradually became much better.
"Mash, don't you think the atmosphere between your senior and Bedivere is getting more and more strange?" Daniel leaned in next to Mash and started to help Fujimaru Ritsuka out.
Mash looked blankly at Fujimaru Ritsuka and Bedivere, who were smiling at each other, and then tilted her head in confusion.
There was no method for dealing with this situation in Chaldea's library.
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