Even the brightest magic moon is still unable to compare with the sun in its brilliance. Because of the angle and a series of other factors, the three of them didn't realize that they were no longer on flat ground until they were quite far away.
"Ugh." Mira trembled, carefully grabbed her teacher's head and took a look. "Ka--" The gravel beside her feet that she accidentally kicked fell from the edge of the brown soil and fell straight into the dark abyss where the moonlight could not shine.
"I gave up even trying to understand what happened." Sakura said, holding her forehead. This place obviously does not belong to the surrounding area of Swamp Village, even though the small slope with trees and shrubs after coming out caused some misunderstandings at first. After exploring the edge and discovering that this is just a flat land on the top of the mountain, the huge impact began to make people feel... Involuntarily give up thinking.
How far is it from the original place? Even an omnipotent Henry cannot give the answer to this question.
But based on the sparse vegetation around them and the common conditions in places so far north, they were probably at least in a mountain above a thousand meters.
If Ling were here at this moment, as a doctor of Xingyong, she would definitely tell everyone about the existence of "treeline" and explain why there are usually no woods above a thousand meters in the northern mountains of the Moon Country. .
Henry also has the ability to explain, but he doesn't like it.
It may be said that the dangers of the rift were only realized in hindsight, but Mira and Sakura next to her both broke out in a cold sweat when they thought about it.
The direction of the exit did not match the theoretical location in the real world at all. They were lucky this time. Even if they were above a thousand-meter peak, they were still safe. Imagine if the exit is located in mid-air, or on a higher mountain with hard-to-melt snow all year round. At that altitude, even if you don't mention the cold problem, the thin air brought by the altitude is enough to make people feel uncomfortable. He was dizzy and fell down immediately.
"Should this be considered lucky or unfortunate?" Mira's sigh did not mean she wanted to get the real answer. She also understood that this should be considered lucky, because things could get worse. Despite this, it is still a very helpless thing to be involved in an incident that you cannot understand.
All in all, after the sages had determined that this was a mountain peak over a thousand meters high, and the surrounding area was indeed consistent with the lack of trees, what they had to do became relatively simple.
Whether you are on the west coast or the east coast; in the ice-covered Suomir or the endless Abu Serra prairie, or even on the Crescent Continent, many things still follow the same principles.
There won't be much life in a place lacking plants. Even if someone will argue with you, there are still bugs and reptiles in the desert, and most of them still have to rely on local plants to survive to some extent.
Dense vegetation not only provides a source of food and water, but also stabilizes the local soil environment and gives small organisms a place to hide. With these small creatures, the birds and mice that preyed on them also appeared one after another, followed by larger predators that fed on these latecomers, and so on, forming a vibrant world.
Plants are the basis of everything, and this is the same no matter what kind of environment or region. Animals must rely on the abundant plant resources in the environment to survive, even the humanoid race that claims to be a civilized species that is more noble and intelligent than other creatures.
Perhaps the irony from the perspective of the other four races is that, as the most backward race among the five major races, humans are the proudest and most eager to prove that they are the primates of all things.
Of course there are wise people in human society who can see this.
Common sayings such as "If a bottle is full and the bottle is half full," can be found in similar versions in various civilizations. This proves to a large extent that this phenomenon that the more incompetent people are, the more they like to express themselves, is a common phenomenon in the human race. There is – but let’s get back to where we are.
Follow the mountain road down to find a place with more vegetation - this sounds very simple, but if you consider that it is night and many places cannot be seen clearly, everything becomes much more difficult.
The sage's night vision ability has limitations. The night vision in this type of advanced body strengthening magic that human magicians have not mastered is not "bright at all times" as ordinary people think. If this is the case, then in Henry's eyes Instead, the world will lose its color because it is too bright.
The world is filled with many kinds of "light", but human eyes can capture only a few. In the eyes of many animals in nature, even the darkest night is still not completely dark because their eyes can capture another type of light for illumination.
The strengthening spell permanently engraved on Henry by the druid not only makes his night vision ability stronger than ordinary people under normal circumstances, but also allows him to become " illumination source” and “receiver”.
Simple summary - when activated, the sage can emit magic energy, which is normally invisible energy, through himself, and then change his eyes into a form that can see magic power, and see things through his own magic power.
This approach is natural for elves and the other three races, but only a few talented people among humans can possess it. The radiance emitted from the eyes when it is used is similar to the manifestation of magic power when it is highly concentrated. This is why Miss Doctor, who was born in the high-level elite circle of the Moon Country, blurted out the word "spiritual vision" after taking a look at the sage before. s reason.
Most of the vast majority of human magicians still use a more "low-end" method, using magic to release light sources visible to the naked eye for lighting.
One of the benefits of the night vision spell "Spirit Vision" is that it lasts much longer than visible light source illumination and consumes less because it is a passive spell. And they not only have the option of seeing the magic power emanating from themselves, but for those who can freely control it, they can also gain vision through the dim starlight in the environment.
Another benefit is its concealment.
Everyone knows how eye-catching a torch that suddenly lights up in the dark is, and so is the light source visible to the naked eye released by a magician. If someone is trying to search for you, then your lighting method will also become a beacon for others.
But despite having countless advantages such as this, it is still not the oversimplified imagination result of "magic turns the world on and the world is bright and magic turns it off and the world is dark". Because spiritual vision only allows one's own eyes to see light sources that are normally invisible, it is naturally difficult to see things clearly in places where light is not available.
Although Henry can use the huge magic power in his body to radiate out, the radiation range of the magic power is still limited, and the place where they are now greatly limits its use.
Due to lack of time, the sage has not yet explained to Mira and Sakura, but in short, the relationship between the gap they mistakenly entered and the whole and magic power is constantly being cut and confused.
And because of this, after leaving the exit, at least near the mountain top where they are now, once they try to use magic as lighting, the dazzling and confusing turbulence of magic will probably make everything harder to see clearly.
"Low-end" things become more reliable in this case.
As long as you have enough knowledge to identify tree species, there are countless things that can be used in nature. A torch made of old clothes curled up on the other end of a branch can only produce a dim flame and burn out quickly. However, there is a unique tree species in Crescent Continent called Pinus tabulaeformis, which became the basis for the three people to change this world. The basis of a situation.
This pine tree, which is hardy and can grow in high mountains, is similar to its distant cousin that exists on the continent of Rigar, and secretes a sticky rosin. Although it took a lot of time to collect and dye the bowls made of tree bark due to the lack of tools, the increased brightness and duration of the torches were worth the effort.
The black smoke that evaporates when the rosin burns is a somewhat unpleasant thing, but the clouds are floating again in the sky, and as time goes by, Xifink's magic moon is about to leave them.
As the saying goes, a sharpened knife will never waste time chopping firewood. Rather than being confident and rushing forward while the moonlight is still there, the sage and the Luoan girl who have been tested for a long time understand the importance of preparation.
They made a total of 10 hand-held torches. In addition, they rolled up thin bark and tied it with string. They made a simple cylinder mold, poured the remaining rosin into it to make a long strip, and put in hemp rope to serve as a torch. The candle wick becomes a simple candle when the rosin solidifies.
It is useless compared to candles made of tallow or beeswax. But now is not a good time to be picky. Moreover, rosin has many uses and is not too heavy to carry. Not only can it be used as a burning aid, it can also be applied to leather goods for waterproofing and strengthening treatment.
Now that they had lost all their supplies and had to go down the mountain while exploring, they needed all the things that could be used.
It took a lot of time to organize and collect. When it was all completed, the Luoan girl breathed a sigh of relief and her stomach suddenly growled. The squirrels she and Sakura ate in the evening have been exhausted by now. Due to the influence of the excessive magic concentration, the Luoan girl officially entered the role of a magician's apprentice in a very short period of time - based on the size of the mana pool alone. level, and this series of internal changes in the body also require a lot of consumption.
It's just that there is really no life above the tree line. Even if they searched for it while making torches, it was still difficult to find any wild fruits or animals that could satisfy their hunger.
If you want to live, you can only go down.
After solving the lighting problem, because the team size was only three people, they were very economical and only let the Luoan girl standing at the back hold the torch, instead of each person holding one.
Sakura, who lacked experience in outdoor activities, stood in the middle of the two, and the front was led by Sage, who had better night vision. In this way, even if the torch was at the end, he could still see clearly with the light of the fire.
The way down the mountain is not as easy to find as expected, because the existence of mountains has never been considered to facilitate human climbing. In many places, a sudden protrusion makes you think there is a way down, but in the end you find that you cannot pass.
Even in daylight, finding a new way down the mountain is difficult. But they can no longer endure the night here. It is already a bit chilly at this altitude, and if it rains again, the possibility of getting sick will be greatly increased.
However, even if they were impatient, they could not risk speeding up. Taking precautions step by step is not overly cautious here, but is basic common sense, because if you fall on flat ground, it will hurt at most. If you fall in a place like this, you may just pull it with an "Ah——————" The long tail sound disappeared into the abyss.
In addition to the advantage of exploration experience, there is another reason why the strongest and most powerful sage is the first person to go down the mountain: at this height, which lacks tall trees, it is actually not very easy to describe it as "no greenery at all". Appropriate, because there will be a thin layer of moss growing on the ground in many places.
The environment cannot support the growth of large trees, but the greenery required for survival is far less than that of trees, but it still exists.
The presence of moss allowed the group, who not only lacked food but also had little water, to obtain some supplies. Although there was some water on the ground due to previous rains, it would take too much time to clean up the turbid muddy water.
In comparison, the fresh moss directly picks up the accumulated moisture, with a hint of sour but very clean moisture, which can quickly moisturize the dry lips of the three people.
This kind of moss that is good at absorbing water not only has the benefit of being a source of water, but can also be used as a dressing to stop bleeding. After listening to the sage's explanation, Sakura decisively stuffed part of the moss into her waist bag as a precaution.
But while the greenery brings them convenience, it also causes a lot of trouble. Many places on the mossy mountain path are a little slippery, and this is another reason why the sage led the way - tall and strong, he is like a wall, even if there are meters behind him. If La and Sakura accidentally slipped, they would be stopped by the sage.
As for him making a mistake and falling, the Luoan girl never thought about this possibility.
As time went by, when the Xifenke magic moon that had worked tirelessly to illuminate the earth for a long time finally disappeared in the night sky, and the dimmer twin moons appeared in the night sky, the Luoan girl's torch finally illuminated the scene they wanted - —A continuous dark green forest.
After going back and forth several times, they finally found the correct road and left the barren high slope.
Whether the body of the samurai hidden in it would be discovered by someone later, no one had the energy to care about this matter at the moment. They just walked towards the forest full of gloomy vitality.
I was just wondering if I could find something in there to satisfy my appetite for what was still a very long night.
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