Soon, Lin Beichen discovered something terrible.
There are many more 'enemies' in this wilderness than imagined.
The centaur tribe that had previously put pressure on everyone in the North Sea Empire was just one of the countless 'monsters' wandering and living in the wilderness.
And it is still a relatively weak one.
Along the way, Lin Beichen saw various strange creatures.
There are tribes of "six-armed demons" with one head but six arms, there are creatures that look like mud horses but with horns of thunder and lightning, there are the one-eyed troll tribe with two heads and big noses, there are tribes of one-eyed trolls with two heads and big noses, there are tribes of one-eyed trolls with two heads and big noses, there are tribes of "six-armed demons" with one head but six arms, there are creatures that look like mud horses but with thunder horns. Fei looked like an ostrich-like group of archeopteryx, and even saw a six-legged, human-headed monster like a big crab...
"The creator of this world, maybe he drank too much?"
A hasty creation.
So irresponsible.
Lin Beichen felt more and more strange the more he looked at it.
The monsters we saw along the way, no matter whether they were human-like or animal-like in appearance, no matter whether their intelligence was high or low, they can only be described in one word -
ugly.
If I had to add one more word, it would be—
fierce.
Ugly and fierce.
Very barbaric.
These ugly, ferocious, and savage monsters occupy different areas of the wilderness as their territories, living like splendens in the barren Gobi desert...
Lin Beichen had no experience as a scout.
But he still observed carefully.
Monsters are very territorial.
Basically, each ethnic group occupies a water source land that radiates in all directions. According to the strength of the ethnic group, the size of the territory varies.
Most of the time they are attacking each other, becoming the hunter and the hunted.
Probably this wilderness is too barren, with scarce water sources and lack of vegetation. Almost all monsters are carnivorous creatures.
They obtain food by hunting creatures outside their group.
Lin Beichen has seen dozens of "six-armed devils" who were probably crazy from hunger. They quietly ambushed across the border, used stone spears to kill dozens of ancestral birds, and began to pluck out their hair and eat and drink before the ancestral birds were completely dead. Blood.
But they were soon chased by a large group of ancestor birds after hearing the news, which eventually triggered a bloody and savage melee between the two groups...
Bloody battles and death are the main themes.
It happens all the time in this wilderness.
A primitive and bloody chaotic order envelopes this wilderness.
"Maybe it's because the environment is too harsh, or maybe it's caused by the different laws of heaven and earth, so the individual combat power of these creatures is very strong. There are chiefs in each group who are comparable to third- and fourth-level celestial beings... "
"Even ordinary individuals, their combat prowess is generally around that of a martial arts master, and even cubs have the destructive power of a great martial artist..."
"Gan."
"These stupid monsters are a bit too strong."
The more Lin Beichen looked at it, the more frightened he became.
Not to mention other dangerous creatures, the dozen or so savage monster groups encountered along the way are not something that the Beihai Empire Assessment Team can defeat.
If we really leave the abandoned ancient city and encounter more than two groups of these monsters in the wild, there is a 99% chance that they will be destroyed under siege.
The masters, including the Beihai Human Emperor and Zuo Xiang, may have no choice but to run away collectively or find ways to buy their lives.
"According to what the Beihai Emperor said, there should be an ancient city due west. That is the target to be conquered in the Beihai Assessment Team's mission."
Lin Beichen continued to fly west.
Then he discovered another strange phenomenon.
Every time the color in the sky gradually changes to deep red, an inexplicable wildness begins to boil between heaven and earth.
For an outsider like him, it has little impact.
It's even difficult to detect if you don't experience it carefully.
But for the monsters living on the ground, it is like being injected with a violent agent. They will immediately become violent and bloodthirsty, and will cross the territory to kill other groups, and even fight against each other within the group. attack…
"So, after the sky turned crimson and the abandoned ancient city was attacked, it was not some weird setting, but because the centaur tribe at that time was affected by this boiling wild atmosphere and became bloodthirsty and warlike, attacking the ancient city? "
"But what is the reason for the color of the sky?"
Question marks flashed through Lin Beichen's mind.
He hummed while eating skewers and continued to fly forward with his sword.
Finally, when he was about five hundred miles away from the abandoned ancient city, he felt refreshed.
Because on the ground below, traces of the activities of advanced intelligent creatures finally appeared.
He saw a dozen pieces of 'farmland' on the gentle terrain.
These 'farmlands' are divided and guarded by tall stone walls, probably to prevent crops from being destroyed by monsters.
There is some kind of strange crop that looks like a fruit tree planted in the field, with durian-like fruits hanging on the branches.
There are also some huge and ancient totem rock statues around the 'farmland', scattered in different places, giving Lin Beichen the feeling that they were scarecrows set up in the fields by farmers in previous lives to scare birds...
If there is 'farmland', there should be intelligent creatures, right
Further forward, Lin Beichen saw a strange mountain.
The reason why I use the word "weird" to describe it is because the new decoration of this mountain is completely inconsistent with common sense.
It is like a square cut out of a complete mountain range by some terrifying being with great force. There are cliffs of five or six hundred meters high in front, back, left and right, with only the top of the mountain having a relatively gentle terrain.
And a black ancient city is located on the top of the mountain.
Lin Beichen felt familiar at first glance.
Because the size, layout and style of this black ancient city are very similar to the abandoned ancient city occupied by the Beihai expedition team.
The difference is that the walls here are higher.
The lower 40 meters of the city wall are light yellow rocks, while the upper 40 meters are black.
After careful comparison, Lin Beichen came to a conclusion -
The light yellow city wall is more ancient and mottled, and is covered with traces of carvings over the years. It should be the original height of this ancient city, while the more than 60-meter black city wall above is an 'illegal building' that was added later.
If these more than 60 meters of additional buildings were demolished, it would be another abandoned ancient city.
After being built, the city wall is extremely thick and about 20 meters wide.
Horse racing can be done along the city wall.
Every hundred meters away, there stands a ten-meter humanoid sculpture that looks like a tower. It looks a bit like the defense tower in Summoner's Rift.
The figures patrolling back and forth on the city wall are...
"Human race?"
Lin Beichen's eyes showed a hint of joy.
The figures were humanoids.
To be precise, it's the human race.
Their appearance is almost identical to humans.
The figure that appeared on the city wall should be a warrior of this ethnic group.
They have black hair, yellow skin, and an average height of about two meters. Their animal skin armor is simple and rustic, even a little crude, covering key vital parts such as the waist, hips, and heart. Their limbs are naked, and their exposed muscles are like yellow rocks. Sculpting is generally full of explosive power...
They use weapons made of some kind of black metal. The style of the weapons is rough and simple, and they even lead the domesticated Archeopteryx war pet...
The rich primitive style of another world comes to your face.
Lin Beichen started to get excited.
Finally, we saw the existence of intelligent human beings other than ugly monsters in this world.
Is this the force that the Beihai Assessment Team needs to conquer
But if there is a certain degree of civilization, does it mean that communication can be carried out on a certain level
For example, conquer them by exuding charm.
In this way, war can be avoided and the so-called 'unification' required by the assessment tasks can be completed.
After all, Mr. Lin is a staunch pacifist lover.
He has always adhered to the principle of "I won't offend others unless they offend me. If someone offends me, I will offend him to death." As long as he doesn't forcefully show off in front of him, he rarely takes the initiative to attack.
If the intelligent people in the black city in front of us could communicate, why would they have to fight and kill them
Isn’t it good to use love to generate electricity
First observe and observe.
Look at the strength of this 'force'
Lin Beichen approached cautiously, but did not appear immediately.
Looking down from high in the sky.
Most of the interior of this black stone city is 'farmland', accounting for more than 90% of the entire city. The 'crops' inside are the same as those in the 'farmland' in the small plain outside the city, but I don't know why. , most of them are in a withered state...
Simple stone houses and courtyards made of black rocks are scattered around these withered fields. There are few two-story buildings as far as the eye can see, and high-rise buildings are completely invisible.
What surprised Lin Beichen was that the number of 'population' in the city was far less than what he had initially estimated.
"There are only about five or six hundred people?"
Such a quantity is too little.
Compared with the previous centaur groups, they are far different.
He hid in the darkness and continued to observe.
"Individual combat power is not as good as the monsters in the wilderness..."
"The average warrior has about the combat power of a great martial artist..."
"They seem to be practicing too. Some captain-level warriors are as powerful as martial arts masters..."
"A few are comparable to heavenly beings."
"Maybe there are powerful people hidden among them, but the number should be very few, because within this distance, I don't feel any danger..."
"It can probably be concluded that if it were not for this strange mountain and this ancient city PLUS, then this suspected human tribe would probably not be able to survive for ten days and would disappear from this small world..."
"etc?"
"There are beings in the monster tribe who are nearly as strong as fifth- and sixth-level celestial beings. Logically speaking, no matter how high the city wall is, they can't stop them. Could it be that this human tribe has some secret weapons?"
The more Lin Beichen thought about it, the more he felt it was not simple.
There are many little question marks in his mind.
After thinking about it, Lin Beichen did not choose to sneak into the city directly to investigate in detail. Instead, he bypassed the strange mountains and the black ancient city to further explore the deeper small world.
But the next moment he walked around, he was stunned.
Behind the mountain is a beach.
The waves rolled.
The light golden beach was covered with colorful shells, shimmering with luster and full of dreamy colors. Lin Beichen suddenly felt like he was in a drama, as if he had broken into the sweet life from a wild land. In the anime scene.
What made Lin Beichen even more incredible was that about three hundred meters away from the beach, he came to the end of this small world, and everything disappeared.
No sea water, no waves, no ground...
But a pitch black starry sky!
The strange thing is that the sea water does not flow into the starry sky, but instead continues to surge and stir up waves, as if this sea water is connected to another sea area far away.
Such a strange and magnificent picture made Lin Beichen instantly sluggish.
This unscientific.
It’s not metaphysical either.
Even in the world of martial arts, there shouldn't be such a scene.
Is it a phantom array
No.
no.
Lin Beichen clearly felt that this was the real picture.
The territory of the small world spread here and suddenly disappeared.
Or rather, it was shattered.
At the end of this world.
Lin Beichen tried to cross the water and get closer to the dark and lonely starry sky, but failed.
An unstoppable invisible force blocked him at the very edge, making it difficult for him to escape from this continent.
After several attempts, he gave up.
Returning to the sky above the black ancient city, Lin Beichen was hiding among the high-altitude clouds, looking down below, raising his middle finger and rubbing his eyebrows.
"Logically speaking, the situation in the western region has been investigated and cleared. However, if we can figure out what the situation of the human race in this ancient city is, what their combat power is, and their attitude towards outsiders, maybe later The pressure on the Beihai Assessment Team can be reduced."
"It's better to think of a way to sneak into the city and see the situation."
"If you have the chance, just spread your charm and charm this human tribe directly. This can avoid a sword fight."
Lin Beichen clarified his thoughts.
At this time, he suddenly saw that a city gate in the east direction of the black ancient city quickly opened, and more than sixty residents of the ancient city rushed out of it, driving a simple cart pulled by the ancestor bird, towards the mountain down the mountain. 'Farmland' close to…
Among the more than sixty figures, there were warriors wearing simple armor, as well as some elderly women and children.
They were there to pick crops.
"There is a way."
Lin Beichen's heart moved, and he suddenly had an idea.
…
…
"Hurry up, hurry up."
"Be more agile in your movements."
"There are only three sticks of incense left until the next blood comes. Pick as many [green fruits] as you can. Remember, only pick the ripe ones. Load the car carefully and don't touch the unripe ones. Once the time is up, pick up the fruits immediately. Withdraw."
"It's not good, Uncle Shanyue, a section of the east wall of Stone Garden No. 1 collapsed, and the bark of sixteen fruit trees was chewed off and they cannot survive... It must be those [bristle-haired wild boars] who killed a thousand people and caused trouble again. "
"Uncle Shanyue, the culvert in No. 3 Stone Garden is blocked by sand and needs to be repaired..."
Loud but energetic sounds kept coming.
Bai Shanyue responded one by one.
Bai Shanyue, who is 68 years old this year, is the elder of the Baiyue tribe.
He is also the captain of this grain collection team.
He has no left leg, and his right arm is empty from the elbow down. His swarthy face is as if it were made of black iron. A shocking old scar took away his right eye and almost split his head in half. It is difficult to imagine that he had How did he survive being so seriously injured
Of course Baishanyue was not born like this.
When he was young, he was handsome and strong. He was one of the most famous warriors in the tribe. He killed countless monsters in the wilderness with a pair of iron axes. He was highly respected and supported. He was the idol of many girls in the tribe, and he was also the leader of the tribe at that time. One of the chief candidates.
But twenty years ago, in order to protect the tribe's grain collection team, Bai Shanyue was in a battle with the one-eyed troll tribe. His left leg and right hand were cut off by the troll king, and one of his eyes was lost. After that, Bai Shanyue became the leader of the battle. ability.
He lay in the small dark room of the tribe's witch doctor for ten days and nights, and after absorbing the thick medicinal herb paste wrapped around his body, he miraculously survived.
But after that, he could only withdraw from the order of warriors and became one of the elders responsible for planting, harvesting food and training warriors.
And the pair of iron axes that were once loved and powerful have long been reforged and turned into weapons in the hands of younger generations...
But Bai Shanyue has no regrets.
Being able to live to the age of sixty-eight in this cruel world is already an additional gift from the great Lord of the Ruin Realm.
Many guys his age had died in the wilderness thirty or forty years ago.
Bai Shanyue cherishes every day of his life.
He lives hard, burns himself hard, makes the greatest contribution to the Baiyue Tribe, and helps future generations continue the blood and incense of the tribe!
The sound of playful footsteps came.
"Grandpa, we still have enough time. We want to go outside the wall to pick some [Star Trace Grass]. The blind mother-in-law said yesterday that the herbs in her jar are running out..."
The little granddaughter Bai Xiaoxiao ran over and said crisply.
A fourteen-year-old girl with a firm and smooth wheat complexion and a pretty oval face.
She inherited Bai Shanyue's appearance when she was young, with clear peach blossom eyes, a straight and delicate high nose bridge, red and plump lips, and a tall figure. Now she is one of the top beauties in the Baiyue tribe.
It can be said that Bai Shanyue loves this little granddaughter to the extreme.
A trace of hesitation flashed in his single eye. After thinking for a while, he jumped up on the ten-meter-high stone wall with one leg. He looked around the distant wilderness and found no trace of any approaching monsters before nodding. Said: "Go, go back quickly, don't run too far... pay attention to safety."
During this period, there were problems with many farmlands in the city. Farmers and herbs could not be grown, which not only made the tribe food scarce, but also made the witch doctors become anxious.
Many tribal warriors had to venture out to collect wild herbs to treat their illnesses.
[Star Mark Grass] is one of the main materials used by witch doctors to make hemostatic powder, and it is in high demand. Fortunately, it is available around the stone garden, so it would be a good idea for the little ones to take the opportunity to pick some.
"Hehe, I know, don't worry, Grandpa..."
With the approval of the leader, Bai Xiaoxiao happily rushed into the fields with his little sisters to find [Star Mark Grass].
The cheerful figure is like a group of little larks that have broken out of the cage, chirping and jumping happily, spreading laughter on the barren wilderness...
"Little sister, in one month, the triennial Holy Land disciple selection ceremony will be held. Are you going to participate this time?"
"Of course I want to go, hehe. As long as you pass the test and enter the holy land of our Xu clan, you will have a chance to meet Sister Jinyun."
"Ah, speaking of which, I miss Sister Yiyun so much. She hasn't been back for more than a year since she left last time!"
"I heard from Grandma and the others that Sister Jinyun performed very well in the Holy Land and is already the Saint Princess of our Ruin Realm. I don't know when she will come back to see..."
"I dreamed last night about Sister Jinyun."
"When will she come back? I heard that Aniang Ling missed Aunt Jinyun so much that she cried her eyes out..."
"Nonsense, Aunt Ling's eyes were blinded by herbal steam. Sister Jinyun has practiced so well in the Holy Land. Why is Aniang Ling crying? I can't..."
"Wow, there are so many starmark grasses here... come here quickly."
"Look, what did I find? Dragon tongue flower? A whole dragon tongue flower..."
The girls cheered at the additional discovery.
Before they knew it, they had walked out of a safe distance.
"Xiao Xiao, you have gone too far, come back quickly."
From the stone wall in the distance, Bai Shanyue's shout came.
"It's okay, grandpa, there are a lot of dragon tongue flowers here, we..." Bai Xiaoxiao stood up and wiped the sweat from his forehead with a charming smile on his face.
But just halfway through her words, her face was slightly startled.
Because there was a sudden slight vibration on the ground.
Before Bai Xiaoxiao could react, Bai Shanyue's shrill voice sounded from the stone wall in the distance: "Quick, come back quickly... Run, run..."
Bai Xiaoxiao's heart suddenly contracted.
She realized something and slowly turned her head to look in the direction of the vibration.
In the wilderness in the distance, hundreds of grey-brown [hard-haired giant rats] that looked like tumbling rocks were rushing madly towards the direction where he and others were.
[Giant Wire-haired Rat] is one of the most common and dangerous monsters around the tribe.
Even when running on all fours, the adult [Wire-haired Giant Rat] is 1.56 meters tall. Its back is covered with venomous bone spurs. Their teeth and claws can instantly crush rocks, even the most powerful ones in the tribe. The brave warrior is not willing to face a group of [hard-haired giant rats] charging madly...
"Run quickly."
Bai Xiaoxiao reminded his companions loudly.
But soon she saw in despair that her best friend Xiaocao had unexpectedly run further away. He was less than 500 meters away from the group of [hard-haired giant rats] that were charging madly in the distance. …
"Xiaocao..."
Bai Xiaoxiao's mind went blank, and he didn't know where the courage came from. He threw away the herbs he collected and rushed towards his friend crazily.
She wanted to pull her back.
"broken."
Seeing this scene, Bai Shanyue's heart sank into the abyss.
His rich combat experience told him that neither his granddaughter nor the girl named Xiaocao could be saved.
My sixty-person grain collection team simply did not have the strength to confront such a large group of [hard-haired giant rats], and it was too late to ask for help from the city.
But the family love, which is thicker than water, still made him make the final struggle choice.
"Everyone retreat to the stone garden..."
While he ordered others to retreat to the stone garden, he jumped off the high wall, unleashed all the strength in his mutilated body, and rushed towards his granddaughter, who was about to fall into a swarm of rats.
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To brothers and sisters ▄█?█●.