In the evening, we arrived at Gaoshanbao.
When he saw this fortress, Tianyang finally understood why it was called Gaoshan Fort, and felt that it lived up to its name.
This fortress was built entirely on a high mountain. Of course, the highest building of the fortress only reaches less than one-third of the mountain peak.
It is a city built on the mountain, made of gray-white rocks. When the afterglow of the setting sun shines on the wilderness, the mountain castle is like a giant guardian, with its back against the mountain, facing the sunset, silently guarding this land.
Tianyang took out a telescope, stuck his head out of the window and looked at the city.
He saw the outer wall of the fortress that was more than 50 meters high, the thick stone pillars, the artillery positions with gun muzzles facing outward against the city wall, the tall houses and the majestic palaces.
Unlike the Skyfort and the Blackstar Fort, there are not many metal structures in the High Mountain Fort. It gives Tianyang the feeling of a city that has stopped in the distant past.
Simple and vicissitudes.
"When I first came to Gaoshanbao, I was just as shocked as you." Zhang Rui's voice sounded nearby. The caravan leader said with a smile, "At that time, I thought, my God, there is actually such a city in the world."
“It was like going back hundreds of years in time.”
"Yes, this is Gaoshan Castle, a city that has stood for more than two hundred years. Over the past two hundred years, no matter how the technology has been upgraded, their walls, houses and even palaces still retain the appearance of when they were first built."
Tian Yang sighed sincerely: "It has a lot of flavor, just like a mature and steady man, without any fancy appearance."
Zhang Rui smiled and said, "Your comments are quite novel. I think the residents of Gaoshanbao will welcome guests like you."
The convoy arrived at the city gate.
The gates of Gaoshan Fort were open, and soldiers were checking the people and vehicles coming in and out. The men of Gaoshan Fort were generally tall and strong, and the average height of these soldiers was a head taller than that of the Sky Fort.
They were wearing heavy armor that made it difficult for them to move, but they did not walk very slowly, and their pace was almost the same as that of ordinary people.
Of course, they were not uncivilized savages. Although they wore heavy armor, they were not carrying swords, but rifles. No, those rough-looking guns could be called small hand cannons.
The several chariots parked near the city gate, equipped with various main and secondary guns, illustrate the Gaoshanbao people's pursuit of firepower in an intuitive way.
Because of the caravan, Tianyang's family did not need to be checked and followed Zhang Rui's caravan through the gate. After entering the gate, there was a huge square, in the middle of which stood a 100-meter-high bronze sculpture.
Basically, vehicles entering the fortress have to circle around the bronze sculpture and then go to different streets according to their needs or destination.
"The structure of Gaoshanbao is a stepped city built on the mountain. They are rich in mineral resources. There are dozens of mines within the jurisdiction of the fortress, not including various private mines and illegal mines."
Zhang Rui was in the car, giving a brief introduction to everyone who came to Gaoshanbao for the first time: "For the convenience of management, Gaoshanbao divides the city into five districts, which are numbered from 1 to 5. District 1 is the bottom level, and District 5 is at the highest level."
"Generally speaking, our activities are limited to areas 1 to 3. Area 4 is a military stronghold, and Area 5 is where the authority of the fortress is located."
"You can take the elevator to each district, or go up and down along the mountain road. District 1 is mainly where various factories, processing plants, and important urban facilities are located. Of course, this is only one part. The other part is lively. That is the fortress's market, and every day is as lively as a celebration."
At this time, Xue Yan stood up and said, "Please stop the car."
Zhang Rui was stunned for a moment and looked at Su Lie.
Su Lie nodded gently: "Please do as she says."
Zhang Rui quickly asked the driver to stop the car, and Xue Yan opened the door, glanced at Su Lie, and smiled warmly: "Let's separate here, take care."
Then she jumped out of the car, alone, and disappeared in the traffic.
Zhang Rui didn't know what was going on, and looked at Su Lie blankly. The latter coughed and said, "She wants to travel alone. It's okay. She can take care of herself."
Zhang Rui had no doubt about this.
Tianyang thought of the word "fate" that Xueyan mentioned in the morning. At that time, she was lamenting the fate between herself and Tianyang. Now thinking about it, she was probably implying that her fate and Su Lie's fate were difficult to overlap and they could not be together.
As the door closed again, a different atmosphere seemed to be floating in the car. This made Zhang Rui, who was originally quite talkative, choose to remain silent, leaving Xiaoxiang and his sister with a slightly confused look on their faces.
When the vehicle stopped, they had arrived in front of a hotel in District 2.
"White Rock Hotel." Tianyang looked at the hotel sign and the five-story hotel built with white rocks, and once again felt the simplicity of Gaoshanbao.
Zhang Rui smiled again. "This is the hotel where our caravan often stays. I will arrange a large room for you. In addition, the hotel provides breakfast, but not lunch and dinner."
"So after you have rested for a while, you can come to the lobby. I will wait for a few people here, and then we can go out to eat together."
Su Lie did not refuse Zhang Rui's invitation, and even wanted to use it to forget Xue Yan's departure.
The father and son took Xing Luo and followed Zhang Rui into the hotel. Although the outside looked very plain, the interior of the hotel was decorated quite warmly. Even the floor of the lobby was paved with wood, and there were bonsai inside. The scattered soft lights created a homely feeling.
After getting the key, they entered the room of the three of them. It was indeed as Zhang Rui said, this was a large room. In addition to the living room, there were three bedrooms, just enough for Tianyang and the other two to have one bedroom each.
Tianyang and his friends didn't bring any luggage with them. Their luggage was left in the drifting town and they could take it out whenever they needed it.
So after visiting his room for a while, Tianyang returned to the living room and saw his father standing at the window, looking at the horizon where the sunset was no longer visible.
"You said you came to Gaoshanbao to look for someone. Who are you looking for?"
Tian Yang did not hide anything from him and said directly: "Kadi, he used to run a bar in the downtown area. He took care of my mother and me. When my mother was taken to the black mine, Kaidi tried to stop her and was injured."
"After that, he left Skyfort and came here with a caravan. He then reopened a bar here."
Su Lie said, "Oh," and said, "Then you have to thank him for me. Also, give him the gold bars that Zhang Rui gave us."
Tian Yang smiled and shook his head: "He won't accept it, and I don't plan to bring your words to him. I don't want anyone to
People know you exist.”
Su Lie did not insist: "It's up to you then. Let's go. It's getting late and I'm a little hungry."
"I didn't expect that after leaving the tomb and the adversity, I would have these physiological needs again."
Tian Yang laughed and said, "This is a good thing."
This is indeed a good thing. It at least shows that my father still retains a large part of his humanity.
In the hotel lobby, they met Zhang Rui and enjoyed a sumptuous dinner.
The food in Gaoshanbao is not exquisite, but just like the fortress, it is rough and generous. The taste is very strong and spicy, which is very characteristic of the region.
You can’t eat fish or shrimp here, but mostly beef and mutton, which come in huge pieces with thick and juicy meat!
After dinner, Zhang Rui invited Tianyang and his family to go for a walk. Tianyang took Xingluo and left first, saying that he was going to meet a friend.
He knew from Zhang Rui which street had the most bars, but when he got there, he remembered that Katie seemed to have never mentioned the name of his bar in Gaoshanbao.
In desperation, I had to search room by room.
Every time he found a bar, Tianyang would go in and ask the owner's name before leaving.
I don’t know how many bars I searched, but suddenly, a figure flew out of a bar in front of me and fell heavily to the ground.
Then, Tianyang heard a familiar voice: "Get out! You are not welcome anymore! Listen carefully, no one can bully women in the Volcano Bar, no matter who you are!"
Then Tianyang saw him.
Katie.
This guy was still the same, unkempt, with his shirt casually open, revealing his strong chest and thick chest hair.
"Keddie!"
Tianyang shouted.
"Damn it, who is so disrespectful to call me by my name directly." Katie seemed to be very angry. He turned around and was ready to vent his anger on this blind guy.
When he saw clearly that it was Tianyang, all his anger disappeared. He laughed loudly, rushed forward, and hugged Tianyang without saying a word.
"You little brat, it's you! You didn't even inform me when you came. Damn, I missed you so much."
He rubbed Tianyang's head hard and was so happy that he almost hugged Tianyang.
Then, Katie pulled him into the bar, and the man slammed the table excitedly, the sound drowning out everything else and drawing the attention of everyone in the bar.
"Listen, I'm really happy today. I'm treating you tonight, and you can't leave unless you're drunk!"
The drinkers were stunned at first, then they all cheered, and then the powerful music rushed into Tianyang's ears.
Cady pulled him to a table in the corner, ordered two glasses of ale, and asked cheerfully, "Are you here on a mission at Gaoshanbao?"
Tianyang shook his head and smiled slightly: "I can't go back anymore."
Kaidi was stunned for a moment, then said: "What happened? If you don't want to go back, then don't go back. It's no big deal. With your ability, the world is so big, you are not afraid of not being able to make a name for yourself."
"I've been optimistic about you since the beginning!"