The plain becomes narrower and narrower in the field of vision, with rolling mountains and dangerous peaks on both sides, with no end as far as the eye can see. The brown mountains are bare without any green vegetation. Gray smoke rose from the hillsides and between the valleys, forming a thick haze that the wind refused to disperse.
The road is still extending forward.
At the end of the line of sight is a natural pass, through which the road continues forward. It's called Bianhuang Avenue, and it extends all the way to Bianhuang City. That pass is called Baigu Pass, and it is the only way to go to Bianhuang City.
"Rihua, stop!" Xia Lei yelled at Rihua, who was running wildly, and at the same time gave him a pause gesture.
Rihua stopped his running figure and looked back at a rusty off-road vehicle behind him. Xia Lei and Han Yifei were sitting in that car.
Xia Lei can actually ride Rihua for transportation, but if there is a car to sit on, he would rather ride in the car, for no other reason, just because the scales on Rihua's back are extremely hard as if they are made of alloy, and sitting on them is simply... Murdering his hip. However, the most important reason is that he takes care of the dignity of the "dragon". No one in this world can ride a blue dragon as a mount, he is the only one.
After Rihua stopped, Han Yifei, who was driving the off-road vehicle, also stopped the off-road vehicle.
This is actually a modified off-road tank. Dozens of metal spikes are welded to the front bumper and hood, and fragments of the Blue Moon spacecraft are also used. If you charge at full speed, even the blue dragon will have to get out of the way! The sides of the body are also filled with sharp metal pieces, as sharp as knives. There are also skeletons, dirty graffiti, men’s reproductive organs, women’s…
Sitting in this chariot, feeling the roar of the engine and the dust kicked up, Xia Lei felt that his adrenaline was obviously much higher than usual.
"In the past, after passing the White Bone Pass, you would reach the White Bone Canyon." Han Yifei pointed to a tattered map on the bridge and said: "If that guy is right, Blackbeard's lair is in the canyon ahead. We're in. Damn it, this is the only way we can go."
Xia Lei said: "Is there no other way around? This place is very wide. I don't believe there is no remote mountain road to go around."
Han Yifei said: "I understand what you mean, but what I'm telling you is that it won't work at all. Have you seen the smoke on the mountains? They are poisonous and there is no way for people to climb over those mountains."
"Hooo!" Blue Dragon Rihua roared at Xia Lei.
Xia Lei said: "Don't be anxious, let me think about it."
Rihua tilted her head.
Han Yifei looked at Xia Lei with a strange look, "Can you communicate with the blue dragon?"
Xia Lei smiled, "Do you think that's possible? I've just been with it for a long time, and I can guess some of its thoughts. Sometimes it can guess some of my thoughts, that's all."
"Let me just say, Tianzhu Academy has been conducting research on blue dragons, but until now, there is only one person who can interpret the language of blue dragons."
"Uh, who?"
A strange smile appeared on the corner of Han Yifei's mouth, "She is the most beautiful and smartest woman in our Tianzhu Academy. Her name is Zhonggu Muhui, my school girl, but she is much better than me. I recognize her, but She may not recognize me.”
"Medieval Muhui?"
"A very rare surname, right?" Han Yifei said: "When I first heard this name, I also thought it was very rare. Later I learned that this was a surname that only appeared after Sheng Lei died. It is said that this surname has A story, but I don’t know what it is. If you see her in the future, you can ask her.”
During the past two days of traveling, Xia Lei and Han Yifei alternated driving. Along the way, he also heard a lot about people and things in Tianzhu Academy from Han Yifei's mouth, and his curiosity about that place became more and more intense.
"Let's talk about it later. Now drive the car to a remote place and hide." Xia Lei opened the door and got out of the car.
"Where are you going?" Han Yifei asked.
Xia Lei raised his head and glanced at the sky that was about to darken, and then moved his gaze to Baigu Pass. "I want to go in and take a look. You and Rihua stay outside and wait for me."
"Huh?" Han Yifei suddenly became nervous, "I don't want to stay with a blue dragon. I'll go with you. One more person and one more person to take care of."
Xia Lei said sternly: "What can you do? Stay here!"
When Xia Lei was fierce, Han Yifei's words were blocked.
Xia Lei walked up to Rihua and gestured to it. They communicated with each other for ten minutes before they were done.
After the person and the beast ended their body language exchange, Rihua turned around and left the road, quickly disappearing into the dense grass.
"If you want to survive, hide." Xia Lei said to Han Yifei, who was still sitting in the cab.
"I know I can't convince you, but... be careful." Han Yifei also drove the chariot off the road and hid in the dense grass.
Xia Lei walked towards Baigu Pass alone.
The Eternal Sun droops toward the western horizon, and the blue moon above the sky gradually appears, exuding a blue and cold brilliance. There was silence on the deserted road, there was no wind, and the grass on the roadside was withered and yellow, standing still.
"What role does Tianzhu Academy play? Is it a pure teaching and scientific research institution? Or something else? With the ability of the Blue Moon people to block the entire world, it is impossible for the Blue Moon people not to know about the existence of Tianzhu Academy. Tianzhu Academy The Pearl Academy is definitely a threat to the Blue Moon people, but why can the Tianzhu Academy exist to this day? In addition to the strict confidentiality measures, are the brand warriors an important reason for the existence of the Tianzhu Academy to this day?" Maybe it's a person walking in the void. It was so boring on the road, Xia Lei kept thinking about these problems in his mind.
Safe Village, garbage dumps, stubborn stone tribes, wastelands, and gangs, these are all things that Xia Lei has been exposed to until now. These things left him with a chaotic and primitive impression, making him unable to see any hope for mankind. But as he came into contact with more and more information, he discovered that his understanding of the world was still very superficial. His understanding of the world is still insufficient and lacking.
The road of exploration is still long.
But the journey home was even longer.
When will all this come to an end
He didn't know in his heart either.
Half an hour later, Xia Lei approached the White Bone Pass.
The road was cut off by damaged tanks and debris from Blue Moon's spaceship. Blackbeard's gang used metal fragments and chariot garbage to build an existence similar to an ancient castle tower at the pass. The gate was guarded by several armed gangsters. There are also several heavy machine guns, and the firepower covers a range of almost 180 degrees. Once discovered, there is nowhere to hide.
There are a row of metal poles erected on both sides of the gate, and each metal pole is strung with white skulls. Suddenly a gust of wind blew, and the skulls made a whining sound, as if they were telling tragic stories in their own language.
Xia Lei left the road and got into the dense grassland. But after going forward a few dozen meters, the ground became bare near the pass. Blackbeard's gang swept away all the grass around the pass, leaving no one with anywhere to hide.
Xia Lei lay on the ground, using his elbows and knees to climb up the hillside next to the pass.
A bright searchlight beam came over, and everything it passed was bright.
Xia Lei suddenly buried his face in his arms.
The searchlight's beam swept across Xia Lei's back and followed a fixed trajectory.
Electric energy, this was the first time Xia Lei saw a beam of light converted from electric energy after coming to this world. Blackbeard's gang actually had electricity, which surprised him.
Xia Lei continued to climb towards the hillside, and when a searchlight came over, he lay still. After being simply disguised, he looks like a part of the earth and is difficult to detect.
Ten minutes later, Xia Lei arrived at the foot of the hillside. Smoke emerged from a crack in the rocks, and the smell was very pungent. Xia Lei's head suddenly felt a little uncomfortable, but he was fine soon. Although the power of his brand is dormant, it does not exist. It is in his body, and it still has a passive protection for his body. In addition, he is invulnerable to all poisons on earth, and his body has strong immunity, which will not disappear due to the energy field in the sky. Therefore, although the smoke in front of him was poisonous, he was not very worried that he would be poisoned. This was also the reason why he dared to break into the tiger's den alone. The harsh natural environment here was actually an advantage for him.
After his body adapted to the poisonous gas environment, Xia Lei continued to climb the hillside. After avoiding the observation area of the armed men on the pass, he stood up and climbed higher at a faster speed. There are no armed bandits and no searchlights here, which allows him to move faster.
Climbing up the hillside, Xia Lei carefully came to the side facing the valley. He lay on a rock and raised his eyes to observe the situation in the canyon.
There are strange buildings in the canyon behind the pass. Some are houses converted from large trucks, some are houses built from the fragments of spaceships, and some are houses made of rocks. All the houses are built around a circular tent. The tent is huge and looks a bit like a yurt.
The tent is circular, and the circle formed by all the buildings is also circular. It looks like a dirty, pitch-black bun with bean paste on it.
If it were considered a town, there would be a cluster of industrial buildings on the outskirts of the town. There are oil wells that are extracting crude oil, and huge metal poles are thrust into the ground. There is also an oil refinery, and the chimneys of the oil refinery are emitting fire and thick smoke.
If there is oil, the chariot will have fuel. Oil can also be used to generate electricity and produce other things.
Just from this observation, Xia Lei had a hunch that Blackbeard was not a simple character.
ps: Thank you xj Xinjing for the reward, thank you!