The convoy started climbing the mountain in the northern border of Thunder Country.
The geographical environment of the Thunder Kingdom is quite good. The only places in the entire country that allow large armies to pass through on horseback are the northwest entrance and a few mountain passes with gentler slopes in the east.
The rest of the directions are surrounded by mountains. There are also some trade routes in these mountainous areas, but the basic conditions cannot be used for military purposes. Even if the maximum width is only as wide as a two-horse carriage, it is very troublesome to meet in both directions in some areas.
Climbing the mountain from the north leads directly to a location about 400 kilometers east of the area where banyan trees were previously planted.
This is not the original direct disaster area. The city is still functioning, but the public security is worse.
This area belongs to a country called "Putizandraos". The name literally means "small ocean" and is generally simply called the "Russian Ocean".
Its western area is affected by the topography of the Thunder Kingdom's border and has huge seasonal rainfall. Part of this precipitation has formed a huge lake within the territory, and the lake's water channel flows northeastward and merges into an inland sea.
This sea area called Shuishenyang is very small. Judging from the map seen in the Fountain of Youth Library, the area is about 100,000 square kilometers.
The area is not close to the lake or the sea, and the salinity of its water body is also very low. There is only one place called the Salt Pond along the coast that can dry salt almost all year round due to the scarcity of rainfall. The remaining salt-producing points have no economic value at all, and the salt produced is more expensive than that shipped from the Thunder Kingdom.
When approaching Shuishenyang, I noticed something.
The two women Bélanger Beaufortan brought with him were not in the right mood.
After leaving the battlefield, most people's emotions have changed to some extent, ranging from relaxation to regret.
Although the two women looked natural on the surface, Wang Qi discovered through intuition that their muscles would tighten every time they talked about the destination at this stage.
From this point of view, there is a high possibility that they are mixed-race.
But there is something fishy about it.
Wang Qi would occasionally ask the Eight King Kongs to leave signs of the self-rescue association at appropriate times where the team could not see them. The team would naturally pass by these places and stop not far away.
The two women had not made any attempt to break away from the team temporarily.
Although members of the Self-Rescue Association would not rush to help when they saw the mark in order to ensure their own safety, Wang Qi always felt that these two people did not seem to be worried about their "companions".
They tried again today, and because they really saw the mark, Li Xiang started directly.
"Oh, that pattern is a bit special!"
The performance was superficial and a little exaggerated, but it didn't matter. She usually drew or whispered beside Wang Qi, but today her voice was just a little louder.
Wang Qi called the parking team, got out of the car and approached Li Xiang.
This is a very complex combination mark structure. Below is a pile of stones, and above is a three-dimensional shape of dead branches. It probably means "the west needs more people." The "west" part of the dead branch structure is expressed, and the distance is roughly marked by the stone pile.
In short, ask the self-rescue members who may be nearby to move to the area where the banyan tree is planted.
Students are a very magical creature. Before Wang Qi could complete the "observation" action, the female student began to make wild guesses.
"Could it be a mark for sacrificial purposes?"
Wang Qi did not comment on this. The students' problems were discussed by the students themselves. He only needed to pay attention to the two target people.
Then there was an unexpected discovery.
Belanger observed closely for a while, studied the stone, and then secretly took a few glances at Natasha.
He seemed to know that Natasha had piled this thing.
It's a bit magical.
This mark was placed by Natasha and another one of the eight kings during their "reconnaissance" yesterday.
If Belanger could track the perpetrator just by observing and touching, then it would be difficult for his two maids to escape no matter what little tricks they made.
Therefore, if his observation of Natasha's behavior was not the result of lower body thinking, then there is a high probability that he also knows who his maid is.
Do you want to ask directly?
...There is no rush at this moment.
Belanger's two maids are both at the third level. Whether they are human or hybrid, they can help in the process of going to the next world gate, unless they are demons.
...Demons?
Wang Qi closed his eyes for a moment and felt it, but found no appendages or other parts under the clothing that should not exist on a human body.
This almost clairvoyant ability is the same as his ability to "see" energy. They are both based on the perception of [magic sensitivity]. The principle is that the surface magic state of objects of various textures will be somewhat different. Superposition also has hundreds of values of [intuition], and can even detect slight emotional changes without relying on vision.
Since Wang Qi became the king, he has tried his best to restrain himself from making blind guesses. Personal guessing has no impact, but as a king, making blind guesses will cause big problems.
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Now a certain thinking inertia has been formed. Since no abnormality is found, let's treat them as mixed-race for the time being.
But there are also some inconsistencies in this regard.
The expressions and movements of the two women "looked" like they were trying to "translate information," which meant that they were indeed aware of the self-rescue association's contact system.
But after watching it, there was no emotion, no worries, doubts, nothing, it was just watching.
This performance was completely different from the members of the Self-Rescue Society that Wang Qi knew.
The members of the Self-Rescue Society have one thing in common. They all grew up hiding here and there like mice, and most of them have witnessed the death of their caregivers. Without these victims, most of the members of the Self-Rescue Society would not have survived to adulthood. For them, , any member of the self-help society is family.
The performance of the two people around me was a bit outstanding, and they didn't look like they grew up in the self-help society system at all.
Strong acting skills?
That's not right, because every time the target area is mentioned, they can't control their nervousness. This acting is superficial, and they don't treat themselves as real human beings.
These contradictions are also the reason why Wang Qi did not try to make direct contact.
Then again, even if their identity is really problematic, what threat can they bring to this team with only the third ring level?
San Huan is already a "Master Mage" in the eyes of ordinary people, and he is just an exchange student in the team.
Li Xiang was asked to draw a picture of the mark, and the team camped a few kilometers ahead for a few days.
While replenishing game reserves, he also continued to observe suspicious guys.
There is no progress, and doubts remain.
Just keep walking.
A few days later, while crossing the Shuishenyang by boat, Wang Qi finally understood why it was called the sea.
Sure enough, it is still not the same as the lake, at least the waves are much bigger.
It is already winter at this time, and the lowest temperature around the Goddess Ocean will drop to about 5 degrees Celsius. I heard from locals that this is the time of year when the waves are the biggest.
The wave height is probably close to two meters... It doesn't seem to be much, but it is big enough compared to ordinary lakes.
The name Goddess Ocean comes from an island above it, Goddess Island, which is said to be the hometown of the God of the Ocean. It is a pity that it has not withstood the ravages of time. Now it is just a tourist attraction and has not developed a corresponding church.
After crossing the Ocean of the Goddess, you can already see the snow on the mountaintops in the distance. Next, you will go north to a colder place, the magic well in the Sangui area northwest of St. Anthony.
