Lightning took out the "exploration supplies" he carried with him and checked it again.
Fire sickle, tinder, bandages, daggers, maps, and a bag of dry food stuffed with beef floss.
"What about yours?" She looked at Maisie, "Check it out too."
"Goo!"
Maisie put her hand into the satchel, which was usually hidden under her fluffy hair. It was difficult to see how much stuff could be stuffed in it, and after turning into a bird, the clothes and satchel seemed to disappear out of thin air. Compared with the strict weight restrictions on her own flight, Maisie seems to be less affected by this. The best proof is that she takes out far more things than herself.
Jerky, meat floss, chicken legs, fish fillets, eggs, piles of food are placed in front of Lightning.
"My God," she said, holding her forehead, "we are going on an adventure, not a barbecue, at least you have to bring a weapon."
"Cuckoo!" Maisie touched her mouth.
"You want to say that your beak is a weapon?" Lightning sighed, "If you meet a judge who is dressed like a can, you can peck off his armor! Hey, forget it... Anyway, it's only one day, it should be There's no danger either. Let's go."
"Oh! Goo!" The other party suddenly turned into a pigeon, ran two steps, and flew close to the ground for a long time before slowly rising.
Well, maybe the weight still has an effect on her.
Lightning pulled off the windshield, leaped slightly, and flew in front of her.
I remember that when I first saw Maisie, I launched an aerial pursuit in the woods to the south. Although the fat pigeon could not escape from my palm at that time, it took at least some effort to knock her down. Looking at it now, I'm afraid she can be caught in the blink of an eye.
It's not good to go on like this. It's rare to have a flying partner. In the future, I will have to rely on her to help myself carry the adventure tools. The little girl thought to herself, it seems that she needs to get a good workout.
"Goo, goo?"
Lightning slowed down and walked side by side with Maisie, "Speak well!"
"I want to ask, where are we going to explore Goo?" Pigeon said with one mouth open.
"The westernmost part of the Hidden Forest, I want to see how big this forest is," Lightning pulled out the map and spread it out, pointing to the blank space on the west side, "By the way, if you complete this piece, maybe you can see the Chishui River. Where did it come from."
After Maisie returned from the fjord, she immediately began to prepare for this expedition. Anyway, during free practice, His Highness would not care where they flew. And the little girl still had a secret in her heart that she didn't tell the other party, and she no longer dared to explore the forest alone.
This is a shame for an explorer.
But she couldn't deceive herself, the trip to the stone tower made her fear this deep forest. Thinking that those terrifying monsters might be hiding somewhere in the forest, she couldn't help but want to escape as soon as possible.
Fortunately, she is still the daughter of the greatest explorer.
Lei Ting once mentioned to her the way to overcome fear, that is, approach it a little bit, then observe it, understand it, and finally find that fear is not so scary.
Because it comes from the obstacles in the heart.
This expedition was an attempt by lightning, and with Maisie's company, she felt at least a little more confident. The route chosen is also very safe. Going westward along the Chishui River, it does not go deep into the forest, so it is unlikely to encounter the devil. Wait until you've flown the route yourself, then try it out on your own next time. She believes that one day, she will draw a map of the entire Western Territory by herself, and step into the stone tower again to uncover the truth about the holy city of Taquila.
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Along the way, lightning controlled the speed to about 60 kilometers. Now she can precisely adjust the speed by how much magic power is released. According to the current consumption, she can continue to fly for a whole day.
The way of flying along the river and the edge of the forest also made her a lot easier. Compared with the last search for the stone tower, the entire field of vision was dark green, and the direction and height were unclear, which seemed gloomy and depressing; now there is a sparkling wave With the sparkling silver belt and Maisie, who has been chatting in her ear, Lightning felt that her fear was gradually fading.
"Look, there's a mountain in front of you!"
Lightning also saw that this incomparable mountain was far apart, but its gray figure already explained its majesty. At the same time, the hilly area on the side of the river decreased sharply, and the peaks close to the sea seemed to be gathered inland, getting closer and closer to the Chishui River, and finally completely next to the silver belt.
"This mountain is a little too big," she said with emotion. Its top is snow-white, as if it is inserted into the clouds. Although it is not as undulating and undulating for thousands of miles like the Desperate Mountains, in terms of height, it is higher than the three or four Desperate Mountains combined. The hills in the southern hilly land are just the corners that it extends, and the source of the Chishui River also comes from this magnificent mountain.
"The Hidden Forest is over!" Maisie exclaimed excitedly.
I saw that the dark green color patch at the foot of the foot finally ended, and the earth returned to light green. It should be a grassland, but further forward, the line of sight turned into pitch black, and it covered the foot of the high mountain.
"Let's go down and have a look," Lightning made a gesture, swooping down toward the pitch-black ground. She soon discovered that it was a ground composed of black stones.
"What is this?" Maisie pecked twice after landing, "It seems that I can't eat Goo!"
"Of course you can't eat it," Lightning picked up a black stone and scrutinized it carefully. It looked angular, and although it was dark in appearance, it could see metallic luster when it turned in the sun. And such stones are everywhere, mixed with the sparse soil, and at first glance it looks like the earth has been soaked in ink. "This may be some kind of ore. Bring two pieces back and show it to His Highness."
Next came the mapping work, and she got back into the air to start taking detailed notes of the nearby terrain.
It took almost half the morning to reach the foot of the lofty mountain from Border Town. That is to say, it is about 240 kilometers away from the town, which is much farther than Changge Fortress. And this mountain... A thought suddenly popped into Lightning's mind, what would be the scene behind such a huge mountain? Is it a vast jungle, or rolling hills and mountains
After the fear receded, the thought was hard to suppress once it appeared.
Getting over the mountains is obviously difficult, and the snow on the summit alone can be daunting. Then there is another route, which is to go around from the sea, even without going around the back of the mountain, just keep flying obliquely towards the center of the sea, and you can cast your sight to the back of the mountain.
Lightning called Maisie and told her not to move, then put on the goggles, and instantly increased the speed to the limit and released the magic power quickly. Step back, and the blue ocean fills the field of vision.
After flying like this for about half an hour, she could faintly see the scene behind the mountains. There also seemed to be a continuous mountain range behind which separated the sea from the land, but then Lightning saw a scene that made his whole body blood coagulate.
At the end of the field of vision, a thick layer of reddish-brown fog covered the mountains, as thick as blood that could not be melted. (., Your support is my biggest motivation.)