The junction of north and south.
The fog here is so thick that it is almost impossible to see the scene beyond a radius of five meters.
This is the junction center between the four major regions and the Imperial Capital. Five winding suspension bridges connect the four major regions and the core area of the Imperial Capital respectively.
This was not the case here originally.
In the past, five trade routes, large enough for three carriages to pass in parallel, connected the four major regions and the imperial capital. A steady stream of goods intertwined between them, which could quickly transport all kinds of goods from all over the world to the major regions and city-states in need.
But since the crack came to the world, the original trade routes seemed to have been wiped off the map. Except for ten thigh-thick iron ropes still hanging in the air, the original trade routes had disappeared.
And below, there is an abyss so deep that it makes one's heart palpitate even just looking at it.
No one knows what is under the abyss, because anyone who dares to look out to see what is going on will be deeply attracted by the abyss. In the end, they will be fascinated and unable to extricate themselves, and finally jump into the abyss with a slight leap.
Some people may also say, since this business road is so dangerous, why not just fly over?
This idea is not unreasonable.
It turns out that before the rift came to the world, someone did do this.
After all, genetic warriors who have reached level three or above do have the ability to fly.
But, it’s too expensive!
A level three gene warrior can hold a position equivalent to the captain of the city guard in a mid-level city-state.
No matter how you look at it, the rewards are more generous than transporting goods in a caravan, and the risk factor is much lower.
Naturally no one would want to do such a thankless job.
What's more, people who become genetic warriors are often already big shots.
Big people usually cherish their lives.
Such a task as crossing the abyss is something that big men would not bother to do.
But for businessmen, it's different.
As a profession that is born for profit, they only have profit in their eyes, or greater interests.
The advent of the rift not only did not cut off the business channels of these merchants, but also greatly stimulated another thing that people did not expect - prices.
As Yu Heyang's confidant said, a bottle of wine produced in the North District can be sold for hundreds of times the price in the South District, even if the goods will be lost on the way, even if a box of wine There was only one bottle left at the end, and for the merchants, it was a sure-fire business.
At least ten times the profit, the eyes of these businessmen who were traveling all over the world suddenly turned red. In their eyes, they only saw more and greater benefits.
As for the danger?
Is that ten times the profit?
If you can't compare, just get out of here!
At the moment, a pair of caravans coming from the north are carefully trying to pass through the obliterated trade route.
This is an extremely dangerous journey. If you are not careful, you will fall directly into the abyss. No one can escape.
You must know that once you reach the top of the abyss, even those who can fly will never dare to fly over the abyss carelessly.
Because the abyss excludes all living and non-living things that can fly.
The scene of thousands of birds flying across the mountains was very realistically staged in the center of this uninhabited abyss.
Therefore, when this group of people appeared in the abyss business road covered by thick fog, they became particularly conspicuous.
Chen Zheng is the leader of this caravan and the head of the Chen family caravan.
The Chen family has been doing business for generations, and it has been passed down to Chen Zheng for three generations.
The Chen family has always adhered to a principle, which is not to get up early if it is not beneficial, and to go in the middle of the night if it is beneficial.
The advent of Rift brought this belief of the Chen Family Caravan to its fullest, and Chen Zheng became the first person to carry forward the Chen Family Caravan.
His knack is also simple, almost brutal.
As long as you don't die, keep going.
At this time, the caravan was slowly passing through the abyss trade route.
Since all the nearby ground was wiped out out of thin air, there was no support above the abyss except for the ten iron locks.
But this obviously does not stop the merchants who have discovered huge business opportunities and benefits.
With the concerted efforts of the merchants, almost within a month after the crack appeared, this extremely dangerous abyss trade road was paved with wooden planks one after another. The iron locks that were originally just to ensure safety became wooden planks. Suspension bridge supports.
The Abyss Trade Road was transformed into an Iron Lock Bridge.
This is also limited by productivity conditions. Otherwise, judging from the enthusiasm of these businessmen for profit, natural obstacles can be turned into roads and abyss into avenues in minutes.
Of course, what is more important to Chen Zheng now is to deliver goods safely to various districts.
However, it is not just as simple as being careful about the chain bridge.
Perhaps many people have forgotten that it is the fog virus.
Just imagine, even Liu Yifeng, a level three gene warrior, was almost killed by the fog. The fog on the chain bridge on the Abyss Commercial Road was much thicker than that of Liu Yifeng.
So the question is, these businessmen are just ordinary people, how on earth can they resist this deadly fog?
The answer lies in the caravan.
It can be clearly seen that near the convoy, the fog is obviously much thinner. Everyone is fully armed and wrapped in thick clothes.
Even though it's hot summer now.
Even though these people couldn't stop drinking water because of the heat, it didn't help.
But they didn't relax at all.
This is all because they know very well that only after passing through this most dangerous area can they breathe a little easier, because only when the fog area begins to thin can people be ensured to be safe.
This also ensures that the goods are delivered safely.
Only those who have personally experienced the caravan delivery journey know how dangerous this journey is. It is not an exaggeration to say that you have to put your head in your belt.
Although Yu Heyang's confidants in Luo Shi Town said it was so easy, the actual situation was much more complicated and dangerous.
Of course, this is not the first time that the Chen family caravan has taken this abyss trade road. For this deadly trade road, the Chen family caravan cannot be said to be handy, or it can be said that it is the most familiar with it.
For laymen, what they don’t know is that in order to reopen this trade route, merchants like the Chen Family Caravan took great pains and invested a lot of manpower and material resources, including money, and even their lives.
Finally, these businessmen figured out a feasible way.
That's a hard break!
Of course, breaking through also requires skills.
No one is unafraid of death, although businessmen will be motivated by profit and will not hesitate to invest money, manpower and material resources.
But that doesn't mean that businessmen are not afraid of death.
In fact, the gap between life and death is mankind's greatest fear.
But, that is for myself.
If it were anyone else, there would be no need to care.
At this time, groups of various livestock and small animals were densely gathered near the convoy.
Yes, this is the final conclusion that businessmen reached after working together.
This also takes advantage of a characteristic of fog: that is, under unit volume, the fog will only act on creatures within a specified range.
To put it simply, as long as there are a large number of living creatures in a specific area, the mist will continue to consume the vitality of the living creatures in this unit volume without harming or destroying the human immune system, thereby making the person Vital failure and eventual death.
This is actually a process of filling it with life, and it is a war of attrition.
In fact, most of the time, when merchants arrive at a place where supplies are available, the first thing they do is to purchase a large amount of poultry and livestock, in order to have more living animals for consumption in the fog area.
Although the vitality of poultry and livestock is obviously much weaker than that of humans, when their numbers reach a certain level, they can still play a big role.
Because the fog virus treats everyone equally, as long as it is a living creature, it will first destroy the immune system, let the immune system continue to weaken, until it is completely ineffective, and eventually the living creatures in the area will suffer irresistible exhaustion and die.
This process can be fast or slow. The key lies in how many living creatures are available for consumption in this area.
Logically speaking, this method is indeed very effective. The merchants lost some living animals, but they were able to successfully bring the goods to the designated place, so they should not lose money.
However, you must know that the concentration of fog is not constant. An increase in the concentration of fog means that more living creatures need to be carried on the road. Under the same unit volume, it also means that the cargo that can be carried will change. few.
Less goods means less profits...
This is the most unacceptable thing for businessmen.
Therefore, even though a good method has been thought of, many times, due to sudden changes in fog concentration, some sacrifices must be made.
This may also be why caravans always bring along some seemingly useless servants.
They are just "consumables" just in case.
Because the vitality and complexity of the immune system of humans are much stronger than that of poultry and livestock. An adult is roughly worth three live chickens and two ducks, or two sheep.
Of course, because per unit volume, more people can be carried than living animals. Therefore, after some crazy businessmen learned this secret, more and more people no longer carried living animals, but came from the north. A large number of slaves were bought from the slave market for consumption.
You must know that as the situation in the north continues to escalate, a large number of homeless people have emerged on the market and eventually become slaves.
Compared with poultry and livestock, the price of these slaves is much cheaper.
Of course, Chen Zheng is not the kind of person who is greedy for profit.
They... took only a small number of slaves with them, for emergencies.
However, Chen Zheng would not have thought that the day would come true for emergency use.
At this moment, a steward hurriedly ran up from the front of the motorcade and shouted before Chen Zheng could speak.
"Clan leader, it's bad, the living creatures are almost exhausted!"
This made Chen Zheng's heart tremble.
This was the last thing he wanted to see.
