Mount Piriede climbs steeply in an almost straight line in the field of vision, like a giant's figure standing tall between heaven and earth, until it fills everyone's eyes.
As the mountains rise, the vegetation on the ground quickly transitions from rain forests to broad-leaved forest belts. The trees gradually become sparse and covered with shrubs and rocks. The gray color begins to become the mainstream.
Further up there are only moss and lichen, valleys scattered with desert rocky beaches, steep cliffs, and clouds and mist hovering above the peaks.
The dark cumulonimbus clouds were thousands of meters high. Even a corner of them covered the area above the glacier line. Fang Plover felt a slight chill on the back of his hands. He looked up and saw that the surging clouds had brought a trace of rain.
Showers are coming.
Walnut in the ground looked at the shadow of this mountain and talked about the information he had:
"There is a camp to the south from here. They started from the camp and walked along the mountain road into Mount Piriede. There should be a valley there."
Fang Plover is familiar with such camps. There are always many such temporary camps in areas frequented by adventurers. Some temporary ones later became permanent ones, and more local people were added to do adventure business - in this case, lizard people in the rainforest. Over time, villages and even towns were formed.
There are even short-distance shuttle boats between Oronze, Pacheva and such camps, taking adventurers and groups without sailboats to these places across the rainforest.
If it hadn't been for them, Ms. Essally and her teammates would have taken such a short-distance route.
But most of these shuttle ships are not specialized passenger ships, but exploration ships owned by large and small guilds and groups in this area.
The purpose of running passenger transport is to make use of the sailboat and avoid idling the guild's property, which has cost a lot of money to maintain. Of course, compared to the sky-high maintenance costs of the sailboat, the meager income can only slightly balance the income and expenditure.
The passenger transport business built by some business-savvy people will even go deep into the inner reaches of Asuka, into the harsh rainforest swamps, a country known as the Green Hell.
Most of the adventurers who can take this route are of high level and have already passed the stage of worrying about a little travel expenses. Therefore, most of the ships that take this route can maintain a good profit.
But in a wild area with few routes and a lawless place, someone will always lose their boat and someone will lose their life. Sometimes it all depends on luck.
Fang Yu browsed through the community, and found nothing but abuse and exposure. It was full of blood and tears, and he couldn't help but be speechless.
The community window was holographically projected in front of him. Sylvide was also watching silently, and said: "Aitalia has always been a dangerous and chaotic place. It is the same as your civilized world. Don't let it You are deceived by the prosperity brought about by alchemy that you see in Elpaxin, Kapka and the Old Kingdom, which is the heart of the kingdom. But in more places there are no rules, not to mention that even within the kingdom, political struggles are barbaric And the blood — the poisoning, the assassination, you’re going to see a lot of things that only happened in your history.”
Fang Yu nodded, somewhat touched.
Sylvester looked past the pale window and towards the distant mountains:
"But for many of you, perhaps this is the charm of this world. Risks and opportunities always coexist. It is full of stories of ambitious people and also satisfies the fantasies of those with the same qualities. .”
She gently ruffled her hair with her hand, "Actually, I am also one of such people. Does it surprise the captain?"
Fang Yu did look at her in surprise.
Sylvide smiled and said, "If this were not the case, I would have already accepted my fate. But the more someone like this, the more sensitive they are to the environment around them. Now that I think about it, the reason why I chose the Captain is probably for this reason."
She suddenly looked back at Fang Plover:
"Is your captain ambitious?"
Fang Yu was stunned.
He didn't know if he had the same ambition, but the yearning for a hero was probably part of the ambition in his heart.
Walnut in the ground suddenly grabbed the side of the ship, pointed in one direction and shouted: "I see that road."
The thin mountain road was running through the canyon, looming in the clouds and mist.
The sudden situation interrupted Fang Plover's train of thought, and he immediately called the boatswain and asked:
"Mr. Baggins, can we come down?"
But the latter told them that the Seven Sea Traveler could no longer approach Mount Piriede.
The channel passing through the mountains is probably one of the most dangerous flying areas in the world. The complex airflow caused by the difference in calorific value at different altitudes and the thin distribution of wind elements at high altitudes will put sailboats in many dangers.
Only those large ships with more advanced Guy generating devices are qualified to claim to conquer the world above the glacier line, and the Seven Seas Traveler can only circle northward along the foothills and valleys.
"Got to find a way."
Fang Plover stared at the inverted mountain road winding on the cliff and said.
Luo Hao also shook his head, "But we can't reach that height, Ed."
But Fang Yu quickly figured out a way:
"Down to the valley below, we split up. The Seven Sea Traveler continued north and sailed along the northern edge of Mount Piriede. The rest of us crossed the mountains from the land. We arrived at Kelan about a week later. Ao Rendezhen."
The ship and the expedition team split up, which is indeed a feasible method.
But Luo Hao looked at Fang Yu and asked, "Then how do you plan to divide the people?"
"Mr. Big Cat Man is with us," Fang Plover predicted the possible battle. "You stay on the boat with Baggins and Miss Attila. I will take one of the three spellcasters away for you to choose."
"You can take Jita with you," Luo Hao thought for a moment and replied, "After all, compared to Xiang Xiang and Luo Yu, she hasn't gained much experience in recent times."
Fang Yu nodded, he actually thought so too.
In addition to the big cat man and Jita, their expedition team also includes Parker, Tianlan and Tang Xin. A certain little girl from the beautiful country of iris claimed that she was working hard recently, so Fang Pliance simply put her Caught it too.
Tang Xin is the only healer in this team, and she also needs to level up.
Of course, Ai Xiaoxiao's level is also not high, but this is an adventure after all, and we can't bring too many oil bottles, so we can only consider bringing her next time, so that everyone can take turns to improve their level.
Just like most guilds, they all carry out adventures in Aitaria in this way, using the old and bringing the new. This is not really an innovation.
The only thing that surprised Fang Yu was that Sylvester looked at him with bright eyes and said to him seriously:
"I'm going too, Ed."
Under the playful, long eyelashes, there is a pair of eyes that are as smart as a deer. The sea blue is like a magnificent gem, and the towering mountains and his shadow are reflected in them.
She added: "Remember what happened with the obelisk? I know the ruins underground better than you do. And you need someone who knows how to find direction in a harsh environment."
"We have Miss Scholar."
"Jita is not from our world after all. I can check and fill in the gaps for you."
"But the ship also needs someone to guide the direction..."
"Baggins is on board."
"Master Captain."
The captain's voice, which was a bit teasing, finally made Fang Plover react.
She makes sense. But Fang Yu could see a deep sense of attachment and reluctance in Miss Ship Officer's eyes. She didn't want to be separated from him for a moment, let alone let him take risks alone.
He was stunned for a moment, and finally nodded slightly.
So two more people were added to the expedition team, Sylvide and Siesta, who helped her carry her luggage.
The sailboat lowered its height while swaying, and came to a valley with rainforest layers. The dense forest canopy prevented it from lowering its height further, so everyone had to use small boats to land.
Sylvide wore a fur cloak, tight-fitting and capable adventurer attire, straight trousers, and a pair of dragon skin boots to facilitate trekking in the mountains. His hair was tied into a bunch, and he wore a wide-brimmed hat. Bullets were inserted into the belt one by one. Behind him hung the gunner's magic furnace and a glowing rhombic crystal.
A silver handgun hung on one side - on the other side was a lizard man's jungle hunting knife, with the bright blade inserted in a leather scabbard.
She jumped off the boat and landed on the soft ground of the jungle, looking neat and capable.
Looking at Sylvède who was smiling at him, Fang Plover suddenly understood what Miss Ship Officer was like in her past adventures.
Others also got off the ship one by one. In addition to the members of the Seven Seas Brigade, the members of the expedition team also included Miss Beiji and the Underground Walnuts who acted as guides.
The civilian girl also wore an adventurer's outfit and tied her hair with a handkerchief. She seemed a little uncomfortable with this outfit, but she still refused the help of others and got off the boat alone.
Only the walnuts in the ground came up to lend a hand.
He carefully asked the other party if they had lost anything, and then told her to follow them closely. Bei Ji glanced at him with brown eyes and nodded slightly.
Several people from the Art Battle Guild couldn't help but laugh when they saw this scene.
Fang Plover and Sylvester also looked at each other and smiled knowingly.
Everyone could see that this young man was interested in Bei Ji, and even the girl herself had a hint of it. She may not understand what's going on in her heart, but at least she didn't refuse——
She kept her distance from everyone on the ship, except for Walnut, who was trusted underground.
Probably the latter was the only one who was unaware of this and thought he was acting flawlessly.
But no one said anything.
After all, the wine brewed by hazy emotions is often more mellow than intense emotions. It may always become a memory, or it may blossom and bear fruit, but in any case, it is enough to leave something precious.
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After Sylvide recorded the coordinates with a pocket star tracker and determined the orientation, the team began to head towards Mount Piriede along the valley.
Overhead, the Seven Seas Traveler took off and turned to the north. Everyone in the valley looked up through the forest canopy. The sailboat was like a leaf floating in the air. The sky was gloomy, and lightning flashed from time to time between the clouds.
Soon, there was only a tiny speck left in that direction.
Around three o'clock in the afternoon, the Seven Seas Traveler had completely disappeared from everyone's sight.
In Aitaria, the compass is often useless, and the star tracker is the only device that can confirm the accurate direction between air and land. The principle of this sophisticated magical instrument comes from the star-guiding technique of the Numerin elves. It was not invented by the Kaolin people until three hundred years ago. Since then, the navigation industry between air and land has flourished.
Over the past three centuries, with the efforts of countless craftsmen, the smallest star tracker can be reduced to the size of a palm. After that, even when traveling on the mainland, those business groups that traveled long distances gradually abandoned other old navigation equipment.
However, using a star tracker requires quite professional skills. Most adventurers still use primitive means to confirm their position. Only a few professional guilds have their own navigation officers and navigators.
Sylvester's knowledge of navigation comes almost entirely from her family background. Baggins often said that among her peers, few could compare to his young lady in terms of sailing skills.
Although most people on the ship thought that this was a kind of complimentary word from the boatswain to his lady, Fang Yu had already discovered in the limited few times that his stewardess was indeed of extraordinary skill.
At least the last time he entered the elemental layer to find the passage to the abyss, it was a skill that only experienced old captains had.
Of course, isn't it a matter of course that my ship officer is so powerful?
Fang Yu felt that there was nothing surprising.
The team advanced along the valley, and soon the expected rain began to pour down. The raindrops hit the canopy of the dense forest, making a plopping sound. The dense jungle has not yet allowed raindrops to fall down the canopy, but the valley is already filled with rain and fog.
Before five o'clock in the afternoon, the sky had turned completely dark. The heavy rain made it impossible to continue moving forward, and the team had to stop temporarily. Fang Yu ordered everyone to cut down a few nearby trees, use the dense branches to make a temporary rain shelter, and then set up a tent to take shelter from the rain.
Tian Lan, who was in high spirits a few hours ago, now started to complain. She was soaked and shivering from the cold. There was no longer a steaming, warming meal prepared by Miss Attila, and she could only barely manage to eat. The cold, hard dry food in your mouth.
Although the rain shelter worked very well, they had already been soaked in the rain before that. The lit bonfire only emitted a slight amount of heat in the darkness. The boys and girls were divided into two sides, drying their clothes. .
Fortunately, they had anticipated the heavy rain and brought enough spare clothes.
Parker muttered, took off his leather boots, and watched the water pouring out form a waterfall, which merged with the water outside the tent.
Nearby is the only highland in the valley. If it only lasts for a few hours, even if it brings flash floods or mudslides, it will not affect this place. But this does not mean that it is completely safe. No one knows how long the last one or two rains of this rainy season will last.
And floods sometimes bring herds of animals.
Fang Plover hung his wet clothes on the wooden shelf and looked at the white smoke rising above. Then he untied the clockwork goblins from the belt, put on his control gloves, and threw them one by one into the rain curtain outside. among.
There is no short-circuit in the magic guide. Rain cannot interfere with the operation of the flexible structure. It will only put some slight load on the flight at most. Adjusting this balance is nothing at all to Fang Plover.
At this time, he was thankful that he had installed a night vision module for Silver Bee, and it was now useful. In such an environment, even Miss Nightingale was of little use. Large-scale vigilance was exactly what the combat craftsman wanted. Good at tricks.
Before setting off this time, he put all the original structures on the Seven Seas Traveler, and only brought four Dragon Hunters and more than 20 Rangers with him. These rangers were all he had produced in recent times. They used up almost one-third of the earth source crystals and filled the space inside the information crystal to the brim.
In addition to these two types of main battle structures, the one he brought the most was the Silver Bee. This was also the first time he brought other types of structures, more than the Efreet.
Fang Yu also wanted to see how much combat power he had without the help of the efreet.
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