Chapter 409 The Salt of Deep Locks
The brick and stone structures on both sides of the stone gate are built up along the mountain, forming a wooden plank road for transporting miners to walk on, connecting the mountain to form a fortress with both offensive and defense.
The sunset is like fire, and the rice fields outside the Dihua Island are shining with tender green like water in the breeze, and the crisscrossing ridges mark the tic toe among the green buds.
A circular turntable stands where the fields and the river are connected, and the river flow is used to guide the river water into the field canal. Paimon has read in the travel notes of Tivat that this kind of wooden plate is called a water wheel by the Liyue people, and is the invention of the return of the god of dust.
The ancient "Dihuazhou" also belonged to an area under the jurisdiction of the Dust God. Although the minerals are not as abundant as Tianqiu Valley and Liyue Port, and the population is not as numerous and strong as the tribes ruled by Morax in the south, the life here is rich and stable.
People will not be afraid of the cruelty of the demon war, fearing that the peace will be in danger of the present day, nor will they suffer heavy labor under the rule of the God of Dust.
But Guiliji's peace was eventually polluted by war. The streets, markets and fields in ancient times were all submerged in the karma residue left by the death of the demon god. The once prosperous Dihuazhou is no longer suitable for human habitation.
However, the little foxes and wild croakers here are very beautiful, with bright fur. I heard that the offerings offered by the Liyue people to the Rock God were stolen by these bad guys. If they were hunted and roasted, they would have a fruity aroma?
"By the way, Famas...why did that guy named Dainsreb run away when he saw you?"
If you want to go to the salt in the ground, you still have to flow through a mudflat that is flooded by rivers.
Paimon lay on the traveler's head, recalling his experiences on Liyue Pier, and suddenly asked the boy beside him curiously.
"Because after the failure of the war against the law of nature, Kanriya's one-eyed king Irmin betrayed the [Golden Alliance], withdrew all the troops and aid on the surface, and even stole the supplies and research products that originally belonged to Munata."
"Don't you run away when you see me?"
Famas sneered and shook his head, which surprised the traveler and Paramon.
"Hey? But you are not...the same ideal, why...?"
The little mascot blinked his eyes and stammered in response, as if he could not understand what Canriya intended to do so.
When he was at the North Bank, Famas swears that everyone is striving for the same ideal, but why did Kanriya make the decision to betray the Golden Alliance?
"Because Kanriya is the pride of mankind and a kingdom without gods."
"The elderly Irmin and some of the upper nobles believed that it was unacceptable to form an alliance with the gods as the pride of mankind."
"No matter how I care about mankind, I am always a demon god descending from the sky, and Munata is also a country ruled by gods."
"What's more, we failed, and the losers have never had the right to choose."
Famas' red eyes were filled with mockery of the one-eyed regent and the corrupt nobles, and finally turned into deep helplessness.
After Munata's defeat, the situation was in chaos. Countless little girls wanted to suck blood from the behemoth of the ancient war country. Many of their former allies were busy cutting off their ties with Munata and trying to avoid the curse of the law of nature.
"If humans do not agree with me, the laws of heaven and the other six worldly rulers will also call me a rebellious god..."
"So, which camp do you think I belong to? What is everything I do?"
Famas shook his head and smiled bitterly. The three of them had arrived at the end of the tidal flats at this time, with fields and houses all here, rivers crossing the plains, and the vast waters spread out from here to the distance.
Hearing Famas's depressed question, the traveler and Paramon stopped at the same time.
The girl turned around, staring at Famas with amber eyes, but she didn't know how to comfort the boy in front of her.
"Those who carry firewood for everyone should not be allowed to freeze and die in the wind and snow; those who make their lives for the people should not be allowed to die in silence."
"If the good ones cannot end well... will the evil ones be even more evil?"
At the critical moment, the sound of Xiao Paimon's words sounded.
Famas and the traveler turned their heads at the same time, looking at the emergency food that usually only shows cuteness with surprise, but found that Paimon was holding a book he found from somewhere in his hand, and was reading the text word by word.
"This is the record in the "Tivat Tour Guide."
"Hey~ I'm the best guide on Tivat!"
Seeing the surprised expression on the traveler's face, Paimon proudly raised the ancient book in his hand and raised his head to show off to the other party.
Famas looked at the idiot follower behind the traveler meaningfully, but did not respond.
There is often fog in Dihuazhou, and when it is the thickest, it is difficult to see five fingers.
But the three of them did not catch up with the fog. Many beautiful shells were scattered on the river beach, along the stubborn stones that were looming in the water, the travelers and others finally arrived on the land piled with snow-white salt flowers.
The dumped salt cups are left with only half of the ruins and wildly growing shrubs, which have proved that no one has stepped on here for a long time. Many ancient city walls are surrounded by thick wood, and the dense branches and leaves that have grown almost completely cover up the adventurer's camp under the tree canopy.
The huge circular ruins stand in the center of the tributary of the Bishui River. The circular seals emitting faint blue light blocked the intersection, and the inscriptions on it continued to rise and fall.
"Zhongli said that the salt in the earth used to be the place where the people of the Salt God lived."
"So... valuable cultural relics should be everywhere, right?"
Paimon touched the east and west happily, while the traveler skillfully opened the elemental field to observe whether there were any light objects around him.
The huge ring seal in front of you obviously needs to touch some mechanism to remove it.
"Under the protection of the salt demon Heulia, her people have indeed enjoyed a period of wealth."
"But there are countless scavengers and treasure robbers visiting here, and there shouldn't be much valuable things left in the wild."
"But there may be tributes sent by the believers of the Salt God here. If you look carefully, maybe there will be some fresh ones. Paramount can take some to eat quietly.
Famas stepped onto the layered high foundations and mercilessly attacked Paramon's enthusiasm for finding treasures.
"Woo...Damn the stinky guaranteed person!"
"How could I do this!"
Paimon rolled his eyes at the young man in anger, stomped his feet in the air with his small fist.
The land of salt in the earth is full of hexagonal prism-like structures formed by the accumulation of rock elements. Looking down from the air will give people an illusion, as if these rock columns were carefully arranged in advance and formed a special pattern.
Paimon, who was angry with his arms, flew over the ring ruins and found a stone tablet covered with moss in front of the seal. Then he came to the ruins and read the inscription recorded above.
"I'm sure to seal the traces in the salt, but I can't open them without any chance?"
"What, who would leave a seal in such a place!"
Paimon couldn't help but complain, and the traveler looked at Famas with disdain and had guessed who was the person who arranged the seal in the salt of the earth.
"It's not easy to be unlucky... What I'm best at is creating fate out of thin air!"
Famas sneered, pulled out the spear that had been ignited with fire out of nowhere and pierced directly into the seal in the center of the ruins.
Chapter completed!