The Far East, the hinterland ice field
At night, Han Qi in the military camp was so excited that he tossed and turned and couldn't sleep all night: he lost tens of thousands of people and went through a lot of hardships to get here. Finally, God paid off and allowed him to find the place where the treasure was buried. In such an exciting and unbearable torment, the morning and night faded, and the sky shone slightly. Han Qi immediately ordered the entire army to prepare and set off immediately!
The order was circulated to all the ministries. Qiye quickly woke up from his training, stood up, arranged his armor, and began to march towards the iceberg with the army. On the ice field in the distance, the iceberg that showed strange phenomena last night seemed very close. However, Wangshan lost its horse and the army only shortened the distance by half after a whole morning of rapid march.
Seeing the iceberg getting closer, Shui Lianggong became cautiously alert. Although Han Qi on the side was anxious, he did not relax his vigilance. You can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. The more critical the moment comes, the less likely you are to take it lightly. Langbei and Liubei, who were guarding both sides of the Han Banner, drew their swords in unison, and the soldiers were also ready for battle. In this way, the army quickly and heavily guarded marched towards the iceberg...
Finally, towards evening, the 150,000-strong army arrived at the foot of the iceberg. Shui Lianggong quietly looked at the iceberg: the whole iceberg looked very sharp and towering, but the actual height was only seven or eight hundred meters, but it was like Mount Tai rising from the flat ground, making people feel majestic and towering. In addition, the shape of the iceberg is also very unique. It looks like a very standard cone and looks particularly stable and heavy.
Moreover, what surprised Shui Lianggong the most was that he had never seen an iceberg all the way from the ice field. Everywhere you look, the entire ice field is as flat as a knife. And within the circle of heaven and earth, apart from this iceberg, there is no other iceberg. It's as if the existence of this iceberg is the center point of the entire ice sheet...
Just when Shui Lianggong was puzzled, a message came from the patrolmen surveying ahead.
"Report! Report to the two city lords. A huge pit was found behind the iceberg. It is huge and unpredictable in the dark..." the patrolman reported hurriedly.
"Okay! Take me, the city lord, quickly!" Han Qi immediately ordered, ignoring Shui Lianggong who was deep in thought on the side, and speeded up his riding horse to go happily.
In the early hours of the night, the army finally bypassed the iceberg and came to the edge of the huge ice valley. In the dark night, the depths of the ice valley were pitch black, making it impossible to detect the depths. The army was stationed at the edge for the time being and would wait until tomorrow to find out the truth.
Late at night, Qiye went on routine patrol around the military camp. The whistling cold wind blew in from the depths of the ice valley, and a strange mist spread in the military camp, silently and unnoticed. But during the inspection, Qiye felt an unusual heart palpitation. This feeling had never happened before. It was like a kind of fear coming from blood instinct, trembling and shaking.
"Why do you feel this way?" Qiye asked himself in his heart. Even when he saw the huge destructive power of the rock beast for the first time, he had never been so scared. This is not the kind of powerless fear, but a fear that cannot be described in words, as if it is deep in the bone marrow and engraved in the soul. As we got closer to the mouth of the valley, the fear intensified, and my hands and feet began to tremble. Qiye tried his best to control the violent shaking of his body, but found that it was all in vain. His hands and feet no longer obeyed his orders. This trembling had gone beyond the control of his mind and was powerless.
After coming to his senses, Qiye stared ferociously with his eyes. The bottomless ice valley in the darkness was like a bloody mouth opened by a demon, waiting for the ignorant lamb to fall into its trap. "Giggle~" In Qiye's ears, he seemed to hear continuous, chilling auditory hallucinations, like a feast of devil's laughter, and the richness of laughter was about to reach his mouth.
With a "plop", Qiye collapsed on the ground, his whole body dripping with cold sweat. His fingers pointed weakly at the bottom of the dark abyss. He kept trying to say something, but his words could no longer come out clearly.
"Hahaha~" The patrol soldiers around saw Qiye, who seemed to be frightened by the huge dark ice valley and collapsed on the ground, and they couldn't help laughing. Sitting paralyzed on the ground for a long time, Qiye's fear began to ease a little, and his body gradually became able to control his strength. Finally, Qiye got up from the laughter of the soldiers in embarrassment, hurriedly tidied up his appearance, and returned to the kitchen camp silently. Although I don't understand what the reasonless fear was just now, my intuition tells me that this ice valley must be a dangerous place and must not be approached easily.
In the second half of the night, I lay awake on the straw mat for seven nights. Thinking of the despair tonight, Qiye felt uneasy:
Could it be that there is something terrible deep in the ice valley? Why am I the only one around here who is afraid of being like that? What's the reason for that fear? ...Qiye thought carefully with doubts. However, as the night passed, there was no clue except that my head was as dizzy as a ball of mush.
The next day, the light dispelled the darkness covering the deep stream of the ice valley. A huge basin with an area of about 100 hectares and a depth of 100 meters appeared. The thick ice layer on the upper layer of the rock wall and the solid and dark rock below are clearly layered. A large number of broken and charred rocks are exposed at the bottom of the valley. Secondly, there are many caves of different sizes, densely distributed on the valley bottom and on the stone walls. It looks amazing. People's scalp is numb.
Han Qi and Shui Lianggong were at the edge of the ice valley, examining the situation at the bottom of the valley. After a long time, Duke Shui Liang suggested:
"The situation at the bottom of the valley below is unknown. Why don't we temporarily send a team down to investigate? What do you think, Brother Han?"
"Brother Shui Liang has a very good idea. Who can be sure of that faction?" Han Qi agreed and asked for advice. Now the treasure should be hidden at the bottom of the valley, so naturally every next step should be done safely.
"My subordinates are willing to lead the vanguard battalion to investigate." Yanahei behind him saw the opportunity and asked for orders.
"Hmm, that's fine. General Liu should be more careful." Han Qi nodded in agreement after pondering, and then ordered. Shui Lianggong beside him also tacitly agreed.
So Yanahei led about 600 people from the vanguard battalion on foot along the smooth and gentle slope to the bottom of the ice valley. Han Qi and Shui Lianggong were at the edge of the ice valley, quietly observing all the movements at the bottom of the valley.
Standing in the convoy of the kitchen camp, Qiye saw the vast panorama of the Ice Valley, and thinking of the unstoppable fear last night, he choked up and his heartbeat increased as if facing a formidable enemy.
About a quarter of an hour later, Yanagei led the forward battalion to finally reach the bottom of the valley safely.
"Carefully check the 100-meter radius. If there is any abnormality, report it immediately!" Yanahei immediately issued a search order after surveying the environment at the bottom of the valley.
"Yes!" After receiving the order, the soldiers of the forward battalion immediately dispersed. Carefully look around every rock crevice, every dark and strange boulder, and every cave. At the edge of the ice valley, Han Qi and Shui Lianggong carefully watched Liu Bingwei, who was as big as an ant at the bottom of the valley, after about a quarter of an hour of inspection. No abnormalities or dangers were found at the bottom of the valley, and those caves of different sizes and rules were just dead holes a few meters deep. As for how they were formed, Yanagei didn't know. In addition, the entire valley bottom was also Nothing out of the ordinary anymore. After basically exploring the bottom of the valley, Yanahei quickly returned and reported the results to Han Qi and Sui Lianggong.
"Since there is nothing unusual at the bottom of the valley, how about we go down together and have a look?" Han Qi suggested impatiently.
"That's fine, but to be conservative, each of our two armies will leave some soldiers on the ice sheet." Shui Lianggong suggested after thinking for a long time.
"Brother Shuiliang, this is a very good idea. Let's keep 30,000 people each." Han Qi readily agreed.
Subsequently, Hanqi and Shuilianggong each left 30,000 elite troops, and a total of 60,000 people camped at the edge of the Ice Valley. Among them, half of the people in the kitchen camp where Qiye was located were assigned to the team going down to the valley, and Qiye was one of the unfortunate half. At this moment, Qiye was like chasing a duck to the shelf. Although he was absolutely unwilling in his heart, he did not dare to openly disobey, so he had to grit his teeth and follow the team to the bottom of the valley.
Han Qi led Langbei and Liubei, and together with Sui Lianggong, led an army of 90,000 people to slowly march towards the bottom of the valley. The army snaked down the gentle rock wall like a slender snake. After a quarter of an hour of hiking, trek. The 90,000-strong army finally reached the bottom. After reconfirming that the surrounding environment was safe, they began their long-awaited treasure hunt.
Han Qi couldn't wait to take out his spiritual magic weapon "Mid-grade Mysterious Weapon - The Golden Age Mountain and Sea Mirror", and then injected spiritual power into the Mountain and Sea Mirror. But the strange thing is: no matter how he injects spiritual power, the Golden Age Mountain and Sea Mirror does not open at all. There was no reaction, the bronze mirror surface had no shimmer at all.
On the other side, after seeing that Han Qi's magic weapon had failed, Shui Lianggong also took out his own secret exploration magic weapon "Mid-grade Mysterious Weapon - Qibao Water Bell", and injected spiritual power into the water bell. The water bell did not make the slightest sound. , lying still in the hand like a dead thing.
"It's really strange. The magic weapon can't be opened in this place!?" Shui Lianggong said in surprise.
"What should we do? Without the help of magical weapons, do we really have to dig three feet into the ground to cover such a large place?" Han Qi said angrily. Unexpectedly, the treasure place so close to him could not be explored in detail using magical weapons. This is simply the most urgent thing.
"Brother Han, don't worry, let me try again." Shui Lianggong said.
So Shui Lianggong closed his eyes and used his spiritual consciousness to detect, but the effect was still low. His spiritual consciousness was suppressed to the point where he could only sense one meter around him. After many failed attempts, Han Qi couldn't help but punch the gravel angrily.
"Damn it! No spiritual detection is possible in this damn place. In this case, I have to dig three feet into the ground to dig out the treasure! I want to see what is buried here!" Han Qi cursed depressedly.
After all methods failed, Han Qi and Shui Lianggong decisively separated into an excavation area. Langbei followed Han Qi closely, seeing the disappointed look on Han Qi's face, a sneer flashed in his eyes. Even though it was just a quick sneer, it was caught by Liu Bingwei on the side. Although Shui Lianggong felt a lot disappointed because of his inability to detect spiritual power, he seemed much calmer than Han Qi.
90,000 soldiers dispersed to dig. Qiye came to a corner of the valley bottom and saw that the surrounding black rocks were like a scorched ruins, and he still felt violently uneasy. Even though my feet were stepping on hard rock, I felt as if I was about to fall into the abyss, and my whole body felt as cold as death.
