Kunlun, under the mountain.
As the two large iron gates were opened, the heavily loaded trucks drove away from the residential area, traveled on the wide and desolate national road for a while, and then disappeared at the intersection of the sky and the horizon.
There are more than a dozen cars in the fleet, with two people in each car, the same model, and the same color. After traveling for more than a hundred kilometers, an isolated city stood in front of my eyes, standing particularly strikingly in the northwest wasteland.
It is the relocated population that has rejuvenated Salt Lake City.
Most of the facilities in the city are well preserved, and in this year, the government has relocated nearly a million people, a little more than the Salt Lake before the spiritual recovery.
The caravan is passing through the main road, with pedestrians on both sides and shops everywhere, and the signboards say "Crash meditation course, let your mind settle down in ten days", "Qihang education, special admissions for basic Taoism classes" and other words.
There is music playing in the park, and the aunts are dancing together; the machines on the construction site are roaring, the police officers are standing at the intersection to guide the traffic, and the couple is walking by a prosperous fortune-telling booth...
All in all, as if nothing happened.
The convoy passed through the main urban area, and soon arrived somewhere in the east of the city. Here was a supermarket bigger than Phoenix Square. It is not the kind of low-rise ancient building, full of modernity, most of the merchants are in several buildings, and there are rows of white warehouses and processing workshops.
Due to the special geographical environment in the Northwest, minerals and spirit beasts are mostly traded here, and the style is open and close, not as exquisite as Phoenix Square.
Before twenty or so cars turned to a warehouse, there were already people waiting there. Ding Shuang and Tao Tong jumped out of the car and checked the list with the supervisor:
"Fifty tons of raw material, 20 tons of finished jade, 120 catties of snow ginseng, 80 catties of iced leaf tea, a pair of purple jade and blue-eyed carvings, a pair of nine-ringed white-necked snakes, and one hundred palm rats..."
After the verification is correct, the supervisor puts the goods into storage and seals them up.
The practice market in Salt Lake is different from that in Phoenix Mountain. It is basically owned by the government. Kunlun only provides public security guarantees and a certain bonus every year. At present, all the merchants are in place, and the market will officially open in a few days after the auspicious day.
After the handover between the two parties, Ding Shuang returned to Kunlun with the car. Tao Tong sat in the convoy and continued on his way. He came here from Phoenix Mountain specifically for this escort mission.
After leaving Salt Lake City and walking for about an hour, a 100-meter-high arc-topped mound suddenly appeared in front of the left. The driver of the first car pressed the intercom and said, "We've arrived at Mantou Mountain, raise the flag!"
"Lift the flag!"
"Lift the flag!"
As soon as the sound was heard, the person sitting in the co-pilot quickly shook off a small flag and stuck it firmly on the roof of the car. The flag fluttered in the wind, with a sound of hunting. The black background and fiery red pattern outlined a pair of phoenixes about to fly.
With this small flag, everyone seemed to have more confidence, and the car driving became more and more handy, every word is perfect.
There is no way, the safe zone around Salt Lake City can only guarantee a hundred kilometers. With Mantou Mountain as the boundary, there used to be a straight avenue leading to the sky, and there were thousands of miles of uninhabited fields.
No one can guarantee that there will be some accidents.
Speaking of the last competition in Phoenix Mountain, the top ten were Zheng Kaixin, Zeng Keer, You Yu, Lei Xiao, Tao Yi, Rong Zhi, Wang Rong, Jiang Shan, Xu Wenyan, and Liu Yuge.
Xuantian accounts for four, and Yingyuan accounts for six.
The four members of Xuantian have long been innate, Ying Yuan practiced Leifa, and the progress was slow, but after nearly two years of hard work, You Yu, Tao Yi and Wang Rong also successfully advanced. Jiang Shan, Xu Wenyan, and Liu Yuge are also breaking through the barrier.
As Tao Yi's younger brother, Tao Tong is also a direct descendant of the Tao family in southern Yunnan, and has quite a status in the mountains. Of course, this kid is very motivated, he is proficient in the basic techniques, and he doesn't want to mess around in the mountains, so he often picks out missions to practice.
At this moment, he was also concentrating, paying attention to the movement around him. If they really want to fight, in the same level, Ying Yuan has never been afraid of anyone!
"boom!"
"boom!"
In the desolate wilderness, the road is open to the sky, heavy trucks pass by, and the unique and strong engine sounds are connected together, as if strung together into a small train.
Suddenly, an uncoordinated cry was mixed into the roar:
"Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
A big bird flew from a distance, hovering over the convoy, drawing various shapes intentionally or unintentionally. After a while, the big bird didn't make any attacking moves, and ran away in despair.
"anyone there?"
The driver of the first car was experienced and asked immediately.
"Well, maybe after seeing the flag, he retreated consciously." Tao said.
"Hey, who dare not retreat after seeing this flag?"
The driver seemed very proud, and said: "Last time it was a little girl escorting the car. You may not know it, but a group of people suddenly appeared in this area and wanted to hijack the car. It's our first time running, and we were so scared, ouch, That girl is really amazing! Without even opening the door, she pulled out a flag and slammed it into her face. The guy looked at Fenghuang and asked if it was from Kunlun. He didn't even dare to fart.
The driver spoke up, and slammed the steering wheel, "Hey, it's fun, it's so fun! It's like the ancient darts, the number one escort agency in the world, once the flag is planted, the gang of thieves will run away."
"..."
Tao Tong twitched the corners of his mouth and asked, "Then have you seen any other flags?"
"I've seen it! There are few people in the northwest, and there are more people after Longxi. Like the Qingxuan Banner of the Taoist Academy, the Wulang Banner of Meishan, the Modou Banner of Luban, the Lotus Banner of Honglian... Everyone is doing business, sects It’s also regular, one family has one logo, and they run on the road all day long. But after all, our Phoenix flag is the best!”
Phoenix flag...
Tsk, Tao Tong smacked his lips, why is he so awkward!
The two sat in the lead car and chatted, walking for a long time without knowing it. Qingning was originally sparsely populated, but after the mutation, there was no one there. Looking at the sunset and dusk, it was still some distance away from the next city.
"Going forty kilometers further, there is an abandoned town. We usually spend the night there. It will be fine tomorrow, and we will arrive in Longxi immediately, so we don't have to worry about it."
The driver was explaining the situation to Tao Tong, his eyes tightened suddenly, he honked the horn, stepped on the brakes, and suddenly started to slow down. As soon as he stopped, all behind him slowed down, and the red taillights were connected together.
Tao Tong took a look and saw an off-road vehicle in front of him, two people seemed to be repairing it, and one person was standing in the road, waving his hand.
"What should I do?" the driver asked.
"..."
Tao Tong narrowed his eyes, did not speak, but turned to the right. Outside the range of the road, in some dark wilderness, two figures were flying up and down, fighting fiercely.
The sound of clanging weapons was getting louder and louder, and the figures of the two were getting closer.
"Xiao Zheng, run!"
At this moment, the person who was waving to block the way suddenly yelled, but there was another companion carrying something, walking slowly from a distance, and the route was facing the two fighters.
The companion hadn't noticed yet, and was still walking forward. When he realized it, he had already been involved in the fighting range.
"ah!"
He was panicked and could only stand there stupidly.
"Go away!"
One of them was blocked and stabbed with a sword.
when!
The long sword was swung in the air, but was stopped by another person.