Chapter 20: Secret Chowder or Fair Talk
"Yes, let's stop here!" Said Dara!
"Well, since you're so tired and you want to stop, let's stop." I noticed a barely breath-taking Li-Ban.
"Good good"! He laughed, Dara.
"Yes, let's stop here!" Said Dara!
"Well, since you're so tired and you want to stop, let's stop." I noticed a barely breath-taking Li-Ban.
"Good good"! He laughed, Dara.
Li-Ban was flat on the rocks, breathing heavily, he wanted to drink, eat, and even more, throw off the heavy shell of leather armor. Indeed, what the hell to drag it? In the mountains, there's still nobody but snow goats! There are no court ladies or officials ... who cares what his armor is.
Li-Ban, saw Dara, easily cut through the armor of the skin of the Tang empire, and was surprised as the best sword from the Tang empire, broke in half when, for example, Dara hit Small-Ahn's armor. Steel versus iron, leather versus steel ?! New forging methods win. Li-Ban, really wanted to learn a method how blacksmiths can do this.
Dara, spoke of some wonderful additives that are added during the cooking of iron. It is a pity that he, Li-Ban, will not be able to find out the main secret. But Dara promised to give him an intermediate prescription for cooking steel that was weaker than it was in Small-An.
This steel, Small-An, sold to the northern and southern nomads, for their peace of mind, their allied relations, for horses and the protection of caravan routes, as well as the caravans themselves.
Li-Ban, thought that at least to have such steel, and there the scientists of the Tang empire would find the key to the secret of Damascus steel!
But really, leather armor, drowned him greatly, he was not used to such loads. Although he had the rank of general, he practically did not participate in the hostilities, but received this rank by winning state exams and passing the necessary tests.
Li-Ban felt, right now, this lack of experience, real life, real clashes, his pride and common sense. Common sense won!
Li-Ban removed the leather armor and hid it under a stone.
Dara furtively glanced at the young nobleman and quietly laughed under his breath. The mind comes after hard trials.
Nobody will take his armor ... nobody needed it at all. And the mountaineers, they have been seeing us for a long time, lead from the very beginning of the entrance to the gorge. But not shown. I feel it with my intuition.
It's good that I tied a friendship handkerchief to my belt, otherwise we would have long since shlopat an arrow in the throat or stone waterfall.
And Li-Ban doesn't even feel it, he's young, green, inexperienced ...
I look at him, but he doesn't have a strength ... and we need to go another two hours ... I have to cook a miracle soup.
The basis of it is my coin and it ... and everything else is only to enhance the effect and start the process inside the coins.
So we need this, Dara, straight from the spot, plucked a bush with purple flowers, this is deer grass, then Dara climbed a little along the slope and found a small fontanel emerging from the stone. And around it grew - lemon mint, toze plucked a couple of leaves, the smallest.
Scraped off a little green and red moss. From the waist, leather wallet, I took out reddish crystals ... they were translucent. It was the famous crystal sugar from the Boss empire. Brewed on grape juice, purple grapes with saffron, cloves and cardamom.
Dara, laid all the herbs and crystal sugar in a silver bowl, which he took out from his bosom. He put his coin to the bottom and ...
... hey, Li-bang, come here!
... what do you want, everything hurts me and I want to sleep ... said Li-Ban is languid.
Give me your coin! Dara said.
"I'm not giving it"! "Why are you planning this?" Li-Ban said in dismay, from which fatigue was lifted.
Yes, don't be afraid, so I see and Dara pointed to the bottom of the bowl, threw his coin, now you need yours to brew a miracle brew, it will immediately add your mind and strength too. You can walk to the village ... even in your wretched leather shell!
Looking incredulously at Dar, Li-Ban still threw his coin into the bowl.
Dara also made a small hearth out of stones scattered along the slope, collecting the dry roots of herbs and shrubs. Having made a small hole in his dressing gown, Dara tore some cotton from there. There will be good material for ignition. Said aloud to Dara. Li-Ban looked at him with bulging eyes!
Dara with a deft movement of his hand picked up a piece of gray silicon and covered it with his hand, hit the blade of his dagger a couple of times, knocked out a couple of sparks and then the flame caught fire!
Crystalline sugar has dissolved, while ten incense candles burn out. This is not enough! Li-Ban managed to salivate during this time, as the aroma from the brew was surprisingly pleasant. Yes, such that the mountaineers who watched the guests began to protrude from behind the rocks.
But this brew was only for the two of them. Since it contained magical powers.
And the forces are not simple ...
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