|||->->Since the infuriating and funny pit a few days ago, Lin and his party's ability to encounter traps on the road has weakened a lot. They are so sparse that sometimes you don’t even meet one in a day. Although there are still a few tails hanging behind him,
Although I don’t know the reason for this change, there is no need for someone to go back to those people and ask them why they don’t continue to cause trouble. Lin Ke was finally able to embark on this journey to an unknown destination in a more comfortable mood.
It seems that the more primitive a society is, the higher its level of self-sufficiency. Starting from leaving Wulian City, we crossed the Doomsday Mountains from the southwest peninsula and arrived at the traditional southwest region of Lost Land. Our current direction is towards the west of Lost Land continent. Along the way, there aren’t really many places to spend money.
For those who are thirsty, there is a stream and some water-rich plants. If you are hungry, different fruits will be produced throughout the year. You can also pick some wild vegetables and make a pot of vegetable soup. Even if you go hunting and make barbecue or broth, it is not a big problem.
As long as you have enough strength, you can go anywhere in the Midi Continent, and you don't have to worry about starving to death. Of course, on the other hand, if you are not strong enough, you can go anywhere in the Midi Continent, but it will become a means for other creatures or other people to not worry about starving to death. After all, this world still respects strength.
It's a pity that such a good mood only lasted a few days. Maybe from being a teacher, I learned a lot of ways to use magic incorrectly. Of course, the injured girl did not want to stay quietly to recuperate, so she added a long-lasting, weakened version of the levitating technique to herself. The biggest advantage of using it this way is that it can reduce the weight of the casting object, so that Halumi does not have to put too much pressure on the leg injury, and at the same time, it can move freely.
And after finding a way to move around, how could Halumi be willing to continue being tied to the passenger seat of the carriage. Although the movement was not as convenient as when she was not injured, the girl also got off the carriage and used her legs to patrol the nearby area. But she didn't dare to run far this time. She knew very well that if something went wrong, it would be inconvenient for her to escape now.
Having a wild temper doesn't mean you are reckless. Just like now, the girl who came back full of doubts said to her teacher: "Teacher, I found a village not far ahead."
"Well, when you find it, you find it. Why do you look like you've eaten a fly?" Lin was puzzled by the girl's expression.
"I think that village is weird. But what's weird about it, I can't tell."
When it comes to other people's intuition, Lin always holds the idea that he would rather trust what they have than what they don't have. But to confirm the facts, more evidence is needed to support it. So he turned around and asked the girl driving the car: "Kaya, is there any information about that village on the map?"
The girl checked the map she had edited through her own spectacles; in addition, she also traversed all the original maps in this area. In the end, she just shook her head.
A village without records. Lin thought so in his heart.
The map information of the lost land is very different in emphasis from the information of the earth measured using scientific methods. On Earth, attention is paid to detail; whoever can record it in more detail will be used by more people.
But in Midi, backward surveying and mapping methods allow people to only selectively record important information. As an important landmark to confirm the direction, the key point is of course; the secondary point is any place where you can replenish food and water, or seek shelter. This of course refers to the gathering place of Homo sapiens.
Most gathering places, even those that are not very friendly to outsiders, are much better than the natural environment in the wild. Some of the most basic requests, in the spirit of mutual aid, are rarely refused. Therefore, the place where people gather is also one of the important information on the Lost Map. However, those truly dangerous locations rarely appear on the information on the Lost Map.
In fact, this is easy to understand. If there is really a fatal danger, people who go in will probably not be able to get out. Naturally, it is impossible to convey the message that this is a dangerous place to the outside world. The things that will be marked as dangerous are places that look dangerous, such as dragon's lairs, active volcanoes, abyss, etc., or there are too many rumors indicating that they are dangerous, and no one has the means to provide counter-evidence.
Another reason why the gathering place has not been recorded on any map is that it is a new gathering place and has not had time to be recorded. Updating the map is not easy even on the earth, and it is even more unreasonable to do so in the lost world.
However, you still have to confirm the details with your own eyes before you can guess.
As a gathering place passed by during the journey, Lin was always interested. Traveling is to broaden your knowledge, and the focus is on four words: "customs and customs". The first two are scenery, and the last two are people. They are both things worth seeing.
Besides, although someone is a homebody by nature, he doesn’t have panic disorder in crowds. Why should you wrong yourself when you can have better rest conditions? So he said to the two girls: "Using imagination here will not get the real answer. Let's go over and have a look. If it doesn't work, we will leave."
Sitting back in the passenger seat, under Halumi's guidance, the carriage quickly arrived at the strange village she mentioned.
In Lin's eyes, this place is almost the same as the villages he saw during his travels and adventures in the Southwest Peninsula. It can even be said to be more luxurious.
Usually villages are established as temporary gathering places for purposes such as reclamation and mining, so the living environment is very simple and the houses are scattered. A house with leaky wooden walls and a thatched roof is just better than sleeping in the open.
There won't be any shops or hotels in places like this. They are usually used by people who have extra things at home or have a relatively spacious house to make some extra money.
But in the village in front of us, the houses are compactly laid out, and there is a fence on the outermost edge. It may not have much protective effect against real threats, but it is enough to prevent poultry and livestock from leaving and prevent foreign wild animals from entering.
There is even a well-built house inside the house, which looks like a place where people of high status live. Although the other houses are a little inferior, they are still far from the simplicity of the village level. It can be said that as long as this place continues to develop and the population increases, it will definitely become a small town.
But...just like what Halumi said, it feels weird. To put it bluntly, there is no popularity, it’s like entering a ghost town.
The carriage entered the village, and soon a group of people appeared out of nowhere, either standing in the darkness of the house, or peering through the windows at the strangers who came to the village.
Are you very wary? Or is there something else weird? It's hard for Lin to make an immediate judgment.
Before entering the village, Lin had been wearing the magician's signature shawl and walking at the front of the carriage. The purpose of doing this is to warn some people with ulterior motives not to mess with people they can't afford to mess with. On the other hand, Lin's direct appearance also means to show goodwill, letting others know that he is willing to contact others, instead of acting like a group of untouchables who are not allowed to approach or touch the magician.
"Sir." An old man, accompanied by several old women, approached tremblingly. Nervously pinching the felt hat that was originally on his head, he squeezed out an unnatural smile and said, "Is it Master Magician? Our village urgently needs your help. The evil from underground threatens the whole world. I hope you will not hesitate to lend a helping hand to the lives of the villagers." At the same time, he took the small bag from an old woman behind him and said, "Although it is not much, it is nothing to you, sir, but here is the whole village. It’s the money collected by Shangxia.”
What kind of game is this? In the last village, a man came to express his condolences, but a lot of people died and a vein of magic stone was destroyed. This time the same play is staged again, what is going to happen?
However, Lin still asked: "Old man, don't rush to give us a bounty. You should tell me what happened first. Let's see if the matter can be solved."
Not sure whether the other party was real or fake, Lin decided to test the truth first.
If the other party says that there is an evil dragon living nearby or something, they will definitely leave. It is a basic principle of a person not to do things beyond his ability. Although you can occasionally make a loss-making business, the kind that will cost you all your pants will definitely dodge as far as possible.
It's not like someone's style to beat his chest loudly before he even understands the matter.
The old man followed suit and handed the poor little bag back to the person behind him. He waved his hand sideways and said: "Sir, please follow me to our village chief's house. Only the village chief can tell you more clearly what happened. whats the matter."
"Please lead the way."
Lin walked on his feet, Kaya still drove the carriage, but Halumi sat quietly in the carriage, not daring to move. There was a strange atmosphere that made the girl almost breathless. The group of people followed the old man to the most luxurious house in the village. And as they walked towards the mansion, villagers continued to join the crowd, following at the rear.
That house is not like the style of Midi, but more like a house that combines a meeting hall and a residence. It is just built neatly and well-maintained than others.
The old man stood respectfully outside the house and said inside: "Village chief, there is a magician here with his subordinates."
A girl who was so beautiful that people were speechless walked out of the room. She was dressed more like a witch in some primitive beliefs, with bright colors and a very special totem.
Looking at this beautiful girl who was out of tune with the village, Lin had the feeling of seeing a phoenix in the weeds. But in this way, the lingering sense of disobedience becomes even stronger.
The girl walked out of the house with her eyes closed. I don't know if he was born blind, or if he was used to walking in his own territory, so he didn't have to open his eyes or hit the wall. When she came to the front, her eyelids slowly opened, her two big eyes were watery, and she looked like a beautiful woman with bright eyes and white teeth.
She tilted her head and smiled sweetly. Just when she wanted to speak, she heard a muffled sound, and a bloody hole opened in the beauty's forehead. Lin Meng turned his head. The lich holding the magic gun did not hide his intentions at all, but instead smiled proudly. The two girls standing beside her looked equally shocked.
