After listening to Miao Fei's words, Liu Xing knew that he didn't know why Wangjiacun existed, but this was normal. After all, Wangjiacun didn't want outsiders to know its situation.
"By the way, I remember when I first came to Feicheng, I heard that Wangjia Village was also very virtuous, and they defeated a group of bandits who coveted them and were unable to fight back! You know, in Feicheng The only place in the surrounding area that is suitable for those bandits to set up camp is the Wangjia Village where we are now, so there are often some blind people who want to become bandits here, and then they are sent to Fei City by Wangjia Village. Digging Fei Lake."
Miao Fei smiled and said: "This Fei Lake is also very interesting. Because there are many flat lands around Fei City, it is very suitable for growing food. This is also the reason why Fei City exists. To put it bluntly, a group of people come here to farm. , with planting, it turned from a village into a city, so Feicheng has always been a small place rich in food. As a result, with more and more farmland near Feicheng, the surrounding water sources are somewhat insufficient. , because the nearest river is one kilometer away from Philadelphia, so when there are few people, we dig wells to solve the water problem."
"So more than ten years ago, the city of Fei realized that the well water was not enough. This would not only lead to drought in the farmland, but also people began to have difficulty drinking water, so the prefect at that time decided to dig a Fei lake to use it. To store water, this can solve the water problem of Fei City; hence, Fei Lake started from a mud pit outside the city and turned into a man-made lake larger than Fei City, and those who are responsible for continuing to dig Fei Lake are those who do not Bandits with long eyes, and some gentlemen with even less eyes! Recently I caught a little thief who claimed to be from Miaoshou Kongkongmen, but it turns out that this guy's skills may not be as good as mine."
An empty goal?
Hearing what Miao Fei said, Liu Xing subconsciously thought of a player in the league - Guan En. He was a member of Miaoshou Kongkongmen, and his professional skills were still at the entry level, but Ye shouldn't be as good as Miao Fei said. So unbearable.
However, in the Cthulhu Running Game Hall, the player's ability is also highlighted as "unknown strength, strong when encountering strong"! Because of the existence of judgment, players no matter how powerful they are on paper may make all kinds of outrageous mistakes. This is just like when your brother Kun sings "Ji Ni is too beautiful" and pronounces " Just because you are so beautiful?”
When facing powerful enemies, the existence of judgment can also allow players to make some extraordinary performances. For example, when facing the old rulers, NPCs can't make any moves, and players can still pass through a big A successful judgment, using a very outrageous action to give the Old One a big mouth.
Therefore, even if Guan En's professional skills have reached the master level, he may suddenly become dizzy when facing Miao Fei and the money bag he received will fall to the ground.
But then again, Liu Xing remembers that Guan En is unlikely to be in Philadelphia at this time, right? After all, a small place like Philadelphia is not suitable for him to perform.
"Fei Lake, I remember I took a look when I came to Fei City last time. The area is indeed quite large, and you can also go boating on the lake... But in the end, Fei Lake is still a pool of stagnant water, so on the lakeside It was fine when we were there, but when we got to the lake, it was a bit overwhelming." Yu Lei complained.
"Oh, that was several years ago. Now Fei Lake has dug a channel to connect to the nearby river, and then to the nearby farmland, so the water quality of Fei Lake is now much better than before, and in Brother, the people you are looking for, Yun He and others, sometimes perform on Fei Lake." Miao Fei said with a smile.
"Then we have to go take a look tomorrow."
Yu Lei looked at the sky and said, "But now we should prepare dinner first, and then have a good night's rest. After dawn tomorrow, we can catch this stinging liger by surprise; but then again Well, Brother Miao, have you found any other magical beasts near Fei City in recent years, or any traces of this stinging liger?"
"No? In the past few years since I came to Philadelphia, I have never heard anything about Warcraft! You have to know that in a small place like Philadelphia, any news can be reported in just half a day. Everyone knows about the rumors, let alone big things like the presence of monsters; and the city of Philadelphia is surrounded by large flat farmlands, so there is definitely no way to hide the stinging ligers. At the same time, I have never heard of that one. The livestock in the village will disappear inexplicably." Miao Fei said with certainty.
Hearing what Miao Fei said, Yu Lei's expression became strange, "That's a little bit wrong, because I found that this stinging liger is probably coming from the direction of Fei City, not towards Going to Philadelphia!"
"Huh? Is this impossible? Although I usually stay in Fei City, I also pay attention to the news outside the city. Because my wife's restaurant has business dealings with many villages outside the city, so every day Dealing with people who come to deliver goods... After all, the city of Philadelphia is still a bit too small, and it is far away from the surrounding cities, so it can be said that our martial arts station may not be able to dispatch even once throughout the year, and today it is me In the past few years since I came to Philadelphia, this is the second time I have taken a whole team of people out of the city to perform a mission."
Miao Fei sighed and complained: "As for the last time I went out to perform a mission in the city, to be honest, it was a mistake, because although Fei City is not a big place, it is self-sufficient enough, so many people spend their entire lives It has no contact with the outside world, so someone brought a crocodile back from outside, and it was mistaken for a monster."
Crocodile?
Speaking of crocodiles, Liu Xing remembered that when he was in college, there was a person in the dormitory next door who kept a crocodile. However, he thought he was raising a crocodile that didn't grow very big. However, it didn't take long for him to realize that something was wrong, because The reminder of this crocodile was that it kept rising, so I decisively sent the crocodile to the zoo.
Before that, Liu Xing also went to the next door dormitory to join in the fun, had a friendly interaction with the little crocodile, and then almost got bitten. . .
"Crocodile? Are you talking about alligator? I remember that there were several alligators in the third prince's mansion. They are actually quite cute and cute." Yu Lei said with a smile.
"No, no, no, this is not an alligator! When the Third Prince was raising alligators, many people in Liangcheng City also followed suit, so I can still recognize the alligators now; and that one is near Feicheng The crocodile found was more than two meters long and looked much more sinister than the alligator, so I guessed that the crocodile must have come from somewhere else."
Miao Fei sat on the steps and continued: "Such a big crocodile can attack cattle and sheep passing by the river, and even threaten passers-by, so we decisively took action and turned it into a grilled crocodile. The taste is actually quite good, and the crocodile skin can be used to make leather armor. Later, we also found the guy who brought the crocodile back to Philadelphia. He actually heard that the third prince raised alligators, so he bought it from someone else. This crocodile came, but it turned out that this crocodile grew too fast. It was already more than two meters long before returning to Philadelphia, so I simply threw the crocodile by the river, and then it caused so much trouble. matter."
"Selling crocodiles? I remember that the closest place to here that might sell crocodiles is Swamp City, right? There are swamps and mire everywhere near Swamp City, so there are many crocodiles living there, and the main ones are alligators. But there are also some other crocodiles mixed in." Yu Lei said.
"Yes, it's Swamp City! If I hadn't met my current wife, I might have gone to Swamp City to be a swamp businessman, because in addition to crocodiles, there are also small animals like giant pythons in Swamp City. , and the leather they produce is quite valuable, not to mention there are many valuable medicinal herbs in the swamp."
Hearing this, Liu Xing raised his eyebrows again, because this crocodile grew a little too fast, and it seemed that it was still in the growth stage before being turned into a grilled fish. After all, when this person bought the crocodile, this The crocodile should still be a small crocodile less than half a meter long, otherwise he would not be deceived.
But this is not the point. The point is that Marsh City is less than two months away from Boyang City! And this is the speed of a caravan fully loaded with goods!
Yes, just like Miao Fei said, there are many valuable wild herbs near Marsh City, so there is a large medicinal market outside the city! Therefore, Liu Nan would often ask someone to bring back some medicinal materials from Marsh City, or go to a pharmacy he was familiar with in Boyang City to pick up medicines. Therefore, although "Liu Peng" had never been to Marsh City, he did not even know the approximate location of Marsh City. , but you can also know that it takes less than two months to get from Marsh City to Boyang City, and it will be faster if you travel alone.
Therefore, no matter how you calculate it, it should not take more than two months for the person who bought the crocodile to return to Philadelphia from Swamp City. As a result, in these two months, a small crocodile less than half a meter long was transformed into a small crocodile. It turned into a giant crocodile more than two meters long, which made Liu Xing have to wonder if this crocodile can still live in the wild for a period of time, then it will turn into a prehistoric giant crocodile more than five meters long? !
So is this a joke?
Liu Xing remembers that there is an urban legend on the other side of the ocean, that is, many local people like to keep crocodiles because such unique pets make them look very cool. As a result, when these crocodiles start to grow up, they feel that this thing is not cool anymore. , and it also threatened their lives, so they decided to throw the crocodile away.
However, because they had shown off their own crocodiles before, it would be easy to be discovered if they were thrown out like this. It would be a bit embarrassing if it was discovered that this was their own crocodile, so these people simply threw it away The crocodile was thrown into the sewer so that no one could discover his secret.
Then, the local sewers were full of crocodiles, and of course there were a lot of big crocodiles running around on the surface. . .
"By the way, is the governor of Fei City still Han He?"
Yu Lei wiped the sweat from his head and continued: "Prefect Han's ability is quite good, but he is not very good at interpersonal communication, so the third prince also used him to serve in Liangcheng, but it didn't take long for him to offend He killed most of his colleagues around him, so he had no choice but to be sent back to Philadelphia to continue being the governor."
"Yes, Prefect Han is indeed a good prefect, and Fei City's current situation is also due to him, but Prefect Han is really not good at communicating with others, so I respect him very much now, but if I can, I I hope I don’t have to see him all year long.”
Miao Fei said seriously: "The last time I met with Governor Han, he talked about it for more than an hour, and his words were also full of guns and sticks. It made me depressed for a long time when I went back; but his son is quite good. , his conduct is much better than that of his father, so now the Han family is responsible for treating people and receiving guests, Mr. Han Yu Han."
Han Yu? !
Liu Xing, who was listening to the story, was shocked because Han Yu was one of the Eight Great Masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties. He was compared with Liu Zongyuan, Wang Anshi and others. This shows how powerful he was.
As an Internet enthusiast, Liu Xing has naturally seen some time travels related to the Tang Dynasty, and learned a lot of cold knowledge from them. For example, there are more than 300 idioms related to Han Yu. After all, he is a literary scholar. Everyone is very good at refining a piece of text to achieve the purpose of conciseness and conciseness, so many idioms were born.
But another piece of trivia related to Han Yu is the crocodile just mentioned!
When it comes to crocodiles in China, the only thing that everyone can think of is probably the alligator, because in addition to various farmed crocodiles, there are only a few types of crocodiles such as the alligator left in China today, and the number is not too large. After all, crocodiles As a cold-blooded animal, it has very high requirements for the temperature of its habitat. The Little Ice Age that occurred in the past few hundred years has further compressed the living space of crocodiles.
However, the climate was relatively warm during the Tang Dynasty, so crocodiles were distributed everywhere, including many large crocodiles, including the extinct Hanyu crocodile!
The reason why Han Yu Crocodile is called this is naturally related to Han Yu. At that time, Han Yu happened to go to Chaozhou to be the governor, and he discovered that there were crocodiles in the nearby rivers, so he wrote an article about crocodiles, so these crocodiles were called For Hanyu Crocodile.
According to relevant records, Hanyusuchus is a large crocodile with a body length of about six meters! This was a very scary existence for the ancients, so Han Yu's article could only "reason" with these crocodiles, so that they should stop attacking nearby livestock and humans, and it would be best to leave the place if possible.
(End of chapter)
