At this extremely critical moment, he led the rest of the herd and strode to the living tree that broke through the wall of the village and put its branches on the top of the wall; it suddenly stopped moving, as if it was frozen in an instant. The big jackals and giant wolves that gathered together seemed to have suddenly lost their restraints.
For a moment, they roared and scattered in all directions; some, driven by inertia, still climbed over the wall and rushed inside; they began to search around for those who were hiding. But there were also some beasts that ran along the wall, around both sides, and finally disappeared in the wind and snow.
But some suddenly went crazy on the spot, roaring and biting each other; others whimpered and tucked their tails between their legs, and fled straight into the nearest forest without looking back. This unexpected change also inspired the desperate defender Yu Yong to turn around and fight the intruding beasts.
After a while, the wind and snow inside and outside the village subsided slightly, and the faint sound of horns could be heard in the distance, which also lifted the spirits of the people in the village who were struggling with the beasts. However, with the sound of roars coming from far and near, another wave of beasts rushed towards them.
It also made the joy and expectation of the remaining guards on the wall fall to the bottom again. But then they saw that the rushing wave of beasts was more chaotic. Among them were obviously deformed sheep, deer and other herbivores, as well as more ferocious tigers and bears.
They were just mixed together in such a chaotic manner, and after encountering the obstruction of the village wall, they separated and rushed to both sides like a rushing stream; there was no pause at all, or any extra desire to attack. Instead, they charged and bit at the beasts stranded under the wall.
Immediately afterwards, something seemed to tear apart again, and the snow dust and clouds that filled the mountain paths caught up with the tail of these fleeing beasts. At this moment, the soldiers guarding the lookouts on the mountain walls on both sides stopped breathing inexplicably in horror. Because they were a group of armored soldiers who were as fast as flying.
They were leaping as if they were walking on flat ground, in the snow-covered mountain road, strewn with trees and rocks; they were also holding long knives and euphorbias with shining cold light in their hands; the moment they caught up with the end of the herd, they would Several huge beasts slashed and hacked to the ground, or threw nails and pierced the ground.
Immediately afterwards, there were people holding oversized iron-armed bows or thick cylindrical mechanical crossbows; while chasing and jumping, they shot repeatedly in the air, knocking over and knocking down more fleeing beasts. Then, several more armored soldiers with long tubes came quietly from the mountain wall above.
Between the thick long circular tubes set up in their hands and the sudden burst of fire; the heavy iron pellets they spit hit the fleeing herd, and several groups of flesh and blood burst open, or were knocked down by the thrown explosives. , exploded into pieces. Even the snow on both sides of the mountain road was falling.
The almost overwhelming washout buried the only gaps on both sides of Baoping Dazhai, as well as the animals that escaped during the period. It also blocked the way for most of the beasts. Frightened and frightened by this, the beasts crowded in the mountain road began to trample and bite each other hysterically.
Therefore, half an hour later, calm returned to the devastated Baoping Dazhai, and smoke began to rise again. The surviving road guard and the customs officer personally rewarded these foreign aids one by one with warmed drinks, which were like magic soldiers descending from the sky.
And a strange human figure, which was fully ten feet tall, covered with fur and had antlers on its head, was also hung at the highest point of Baoping Dazhai. And this is the culprit who gathered the beasts in the mountains during this cold winter, remotely controlled and manipulated the activated trees, and forcibly attacked Baoping Dazhai.
However, it was very unlucky to bump into the monster hunting team that was traveling through the mountains in winter; it was even easily discovered by a passing Jiang Dan in its hiding place disguised as a tree. However, after initially comforting and treating the survivors in the village, Jiang Tian also made corresponding requests:
"I need a local guide to Wenling Town."
"It turns out that your official is here for Wenling Town." The local customs official and the road protection team looked relieved, and then said: "I dare not hide this from you, Wenling Town has been out of contact for several months. But there was someone who escaped to our village, and I would like to humbly inquire about him."
Fujian is mountainous and the roads are difficult and dangerous; there are high cliffs all over the place, making it difficult for vehicles and horses to travel. This is also the consensus of the contemporary times. Therefore, after passing the two junctions in Xinzhou, Jiangxi, and after Xianxia Ridge in the Wuyi Mountains, the snow and strong winds that lasted for several days in the mountains seriously affected the passage of cars and horses.
Therefore, Jiang Tian led a team of expert players whose physical fitness far exceeded that of ordinary people, and took the lead with light equipment. Since it is a light advance, the team members do not need to bear any weight; Jiang Tian has his own sleeves/"dimension bubble" module, which can carry and provide corresponding supplies and equipment.
As one of the thirty-six roads in the Eastern Tang Dynasty, the Fujian Road was just separated from the Jiangnan East Road for many years and is undoubtedly the last one. Because the territory is mountainous and the land is barren, the products are scarce and it is difficult to make a living. It is known as a dangerous place with seven mountains, two rivers, half farmland, and half by the sea.
In the words of a certain northeastern rat, it is the soul-stirring spirit of poverty throughout the ages; it is a model of unruly people born out of poor mountains and harsh waters; therefore, like the Gui Guan, Hu Guan, and Jiao Guan among the five Lingnan Guan, they have long been used to denounce the unlucky ones in the officialdom. Or a place of exile for losers in political struggles.
However, there is a small deviation in this time and space line; mainly because the predecessor of the time traveler, Liang Gong, obtained the two major islands of Hainan and Yizhou as a dowry for the eldest princess of the Yong Kingdom; Send people to invest a lot of resources and spare no effort to develop and operate.
Therefore, as the first Fujian observers, they also caught up first-come-first-served to develop the Yizhou style. Not only were a large number of Shanyi and Tu people in the territory transported across the sea to Yizhou as laborers, but they also used this to transport supplies. Therefore, a large number of minerals, timber and fields were developed.
During the later era of great expansion, Fujian Road also took a large share of the pie through traditional sea trade routes and the folk custom of making a living at sea. Later, using Yizhou as a springboard and transit, they participated in the immigration and colonization movement in the South China Sea and Macau, as well as as far away as New Zealand.
Compared with most of the inland areas, people tend to be hard-to-leave their homeland and look down upon people who leave their hometown. The people of Fujian are not only strong in folk customs, but also extremely resistant to the pain of leaving their hometown. Therefore, they are able to fill the ranks of all kinds of volunteers and ocean-going fleets. Active at home and abroad. This even leads to the formation of special customs.
The first generation of Hokkien people who took root overseas would send their remaining second sons back to China to repair and maintain their ancestral homes, offer sacrifices and enshrine ancestral halls for generations, and also to preserve an incense and bloodline in the country. If there is a famine disaster, relatives will be brought out.
Therefore, thanks to hundreds of years of virtuous internal and external cycles and continuous feedback from overseas, the Thirteen Prefectures of Fujian Road now have three to four million household registrations. They are mainly divided into two major types, one is the coastal trading cities, and the inland resource cities based on mineral deposits and forests.
The link between the coastal and inland cities is the criss-crossing river systems that have been dredged by countless human and material resources in the past dynasties among the mountains of Fujian. At the same time, it has many inseparable connections and historical origins with Yizhou Island/Tonghai Gongshi, which is separated by a sea on the other side.
Therefore, Jiang Tian's personal selfishness in leading the team into Fujian Road was a little selfish. Since I can't stay with Shen Xin and the others for a long time, it's okay to help them when I can. Of course, there are other unexpected benefits to being able to watch events in the Palace of Choosing.
That is to say, everywhere you go, people rush up to give you money. Most of them are local monks, merit envoys, or Taoist dignitaries who come forward to donate or sponsor in the name of local temples, a sum of money from Xijingli Monastery, or corresponding materials and local products; they just say that they express their feelings. you.
The reason for this is also very simple. In Linghu Xiaomu's words, given the current reputation of the Monster Hunter/River Patrol Censor, once someone is actively approached, it will be a huge event; and even if nothing happens in the end, as a palace temple, His own reputation has also been ruined.
After all, no matter what Buddhist religious sites are, they are maintained by the reputation they have accumulated over the years; once they are related to monsters or something, it also means that they become troubles and troubles that the local government cannot avoid. Not to mention being neglected, you may also be ostracized by society and become decadent.
Therefore, it is inevitable to have the flesh cut off and bled. After all, nothing happened in the world for a hundred years of peace, and there are many accumulated in various temples. The difference is whether the local government takes advantage of the situation and kills him severely; or he takes the initiative to provide money to help Xijingli Xingyuan in exchange for some reputation and reputation.
Of course, this considerable amount of extra wealth does not mean much to Jiang Tian. In a sense, he is not short of money. If he really needs it, he can mobilize millions of gold and silver from the other two time and space at any time. He just lacks a reason to explain the origin.
But for the Xijingli Courtyard, which is gradually spreading all over the country, this income is particularly important. After all, in addition to the headquarters in Xijing and Luoyang, the branches and permanent armed forces of the Sixteenth Prefecture under Heaven, various daily operations and distribution and dispatch all cost money;
Although the imperial court has its own priority supply and allocation of funds and materials, there are also corresponding processes and cycles; it cannot be fully implemented at once. In this case, the funds and materials donated through public accounts can play an emergency role just in case.
In other words, having such a resource that can be controlled independently is one of the confidence and support of Xijingli Xingyuan. Therefore, Jiang Tian rarely refused local donations during his journey. While thinking about it, Wenling Town among the mountains was just before our eyes.
However, Wenling Town, which has prospered as a place where roads in the mountains collide and where tea and minerals are gathered and traded, is now shrouded in indescribable greenery; unlike the surrounding snow-capped mountains, The mountains, rocks and earth formed an unusual contrast.
(End of chapter)
