The bearded Edgar took the Avide magician and his party out of the camp in a small boat. This river meandering in the jungle is an important channel for the rebels to transport supplies.
This flat-bottomed boat has a very shallow draft in the river, and can sail through some shoals without any hindrance.
There is only one boatman on the boat standing at the stern to control the stern rudder, and there is no need to rely on oars. The flat boat is pushed downstream by the current.
In fact, the boat is equipped with four oars. The two-headed ogre, Samira and Siya have almost never ridden on this kind of water vehicle, and they feel particularly novel about riding in a boat. The three of them sat in the boat,
Use the paddle to row the flat boat very fast.
The scenery on both sides of the bank quickly slipped away from the eyes. A group of fire-tailed monkeys chased the flat-bottomed boat on the bank. They imitated Gulitem's throwing stones and threw wild fruits picked from the trees onto the flat-bottomed boat, making squeaking sounds.
A chirping roar.
Samira picked up the Sky Strike Bow, but was stopped by Suldak.
"Let them go, they won't pose any threat to us, and some of these fruits seem to be edible..." Surdak said.
Gulitem could not wait to pick up a green fruit that had rolled down into the cabin, put it in his mouth and chewed it. Judging from his squinting eyes, these green fruits should not be too unpalatable.
This section of waterway in the jungle is very long, so Big Beard suggested that the flat boat stop at a shoal to rest for a while at noon.
Surdak liked to eat grouse. The flat boat stopped next to the river beach. Samira jumped out of the boat and walked into the dense jungle on the shore with the sky strike bow in hand.
The tangled bushes and vines in the woodland did not form any obstacles, and she could jump back and forth between these large trees with dense foliage.
Not long after, Samira walked out of the woods carrying several grouse dripping with blood...
The magician Avide was helped off the boat by the rebel female warrior Nora. When he saw the grouse hanging on Samira's waist, he said happily: "Now we are in a good mood..."
In fact, foodies are often gourmets, and gourmets probably can cook before they are famous.
The ogre is such a gourmet who is proficient in cooking, and he showed great enthusiasm for how to cook these grouse.
He even went out of his way to find a few washbasin-sized pebbles from the river and built a cooking stove.
The bearded Edgar thought that the ogre would go to the forest to collect some dry firewood to make a fire, and wanted to help. Unexpectedly, the guy took out a square magic rune board from his backpack and put it directly into the pot.
Under the stove, another magic crystal fragment was placed on the gem base.
With a 'bang', a ball of flame rose up from the metal rune plate.
There are woodlands everywhere, and the firewood resources are so abundant that it is convenient and economical to collect firewood to make a fire.
The bearded Edgar did not expect that the ogre would actually take out a metal rune plate and start a fire, showing off his attitude of being willful if he has money.
Everyone had a hearty lunch on the river beach, did some activities by the river, and then continued to take the boat downstream.
After a long day and night, the flat boat finally sailed along the river and out of the jungle.
There is a canyon in front of you, with cliffs nearly a hundred meters high on both sides. The river channel in the middle is tens to hundreds of meters wide in places, and only a few meters wide in narrow places.
There is an illusion that the boat is passing under the cliff, and if you don't lower your head, it will hit the cliff.
Entering this section of the waterway, the water suddenly became turbulent.
Fortunately, the boatman knew this area of water very well, and although the flat-bottomed boat was a little bumpy, it was still able to ride the waves steadily.
It took almost half a day to get out of this section of the canyon, and then everyone's field of vision became wider...
The mountains on both sides of the river are picturesque.
Captain Edgar stood on the bow of the ship and introduced to the magician Alvid with a relaxed look: "The scenery here is not bad, but it is too far away from the bustling world and the daily necessities are relatively scarce."
In this area, the river flow became gentle again, and three flat boats were approaching, carrying loads of supplies.
These boats go upstream, and the boatmen have to paddle hard...
The flat boat had been traveling in the river for so long, and for the first time, Suldak saw a boat rowing towards him.
After walking a little further, I saw a simple pier on the river bank. The pier was almost made of wood. There was a row of flat-bottomed boats moored on the pier, and some people gathered on the pier.
Looking inside along the pier, you can still see several tree houses under the cover of dense trees.
Gu Yan/span> However, the bearded Edgar did not let the boatman stop at this pier, but continued to move forward.
"This is Hopkin's territory. He and I have a little conflict, so we won't dock here." The bearded Edgar explained to the magician Avid.
Then, he sat on the bow of the boat and introduced to the magician:
"The rebel organization on our side is very loose. Due to the limited resources around the camp, each camp cannot be built too large. If the population must reach 3,000, we will separate some people and build new camps.
Originally, everyone had the same dream, but now there are many differences in ideas. Some camps have close contacts with each other, while others are like this and basically have no contact with each other."
Surdak asked curiously: "Maybe there are residents in this mountain?"
The bearded man was silent for a moment, then said cheerfully: "About hundreds of thousands of people."
"But once there is a war, the number of troops will be reduced quickly. Although we have female soldiers here, not many are willing to give birth here."
"Everyone is worried that once the lord's army invades, they will drag their families with them, and they won't even have a chance to escape..."
"It was really difficult in the past few years. There would always be some lord armies coming to wipe out us."
"The situation has been much better recently. The Lord's Army has been fighting the coalition forces in Bena Province and has no regard for our side."
"Our battlefields are mainly concentrated in the town of Bansk...the pressure of recent battles has been very small."
"Without the support of the main battle group, they dare not easily penetrate into our control area. We don't even need to fight with them. We can just find an opportunity to cut off their supply lines, and these lord armies will retreat..."
The bearded man began to introduce the situation here to the magician Avid.
Magician Avid asked curiously: "Then how did you come up with the idea of attacking Takalai Town?"
Avide was actually quite unlucky. He had just bought the manor in Takalé for a week, but it was completely abandoned during the war.
Edgar the Bearded said:
"Usually, some lord armies are stationed around large towns. If we want to attack a large town like Takarai, even if the town only has a security brigade and local nobles, it will not be easy for our military to capture a town.
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"This time I also heard that the garrison next to Takarai Town was suddenly transferred away. Not only the garrison in Takarai Town, but also the garrison near Hatangada Town also left their garrison and entered the country.
Training in the Loft Mountains gave us an opportunity."
"Moreover, this victory is very important to us. It helped us solve a lot of urgently needed supplies."
As the boat moved forward, the bearded Edgar introduced the boat.
Until the afternoon, the number of flat boats on the river gradually increased, and Suldak realized that when the flat boats drove here, they should be considered to have entered the rear of the rebels.
You can always see some rebel camps on both sides of the river. There is smoke from cooking everywhere, and life seems orderly.
The bearded man's mouth was dry as he talked, but his interest in talking was not diminished.
He took a sip of water to moisten his throat, and heard Suldak asking him how to identify the direction in the jungle here... Since there was no star chart at night, and the sun could not be seen during the day, even the growth rings of trees
They are all extremely balanced...
Big Beard immediately explained: "In the jungle, we only need to remember the trends of a few major mountain ranges, and all rivers flow southward."
Surdak suddenly realized...
Edgar continued:
"At night, it will be easier to identify the direction. You can look at the star trails in the night sky... Oh, it is the countercurrent of time and space. These lines are very regular. As long as you can understand these countercurrents of time and space, you can grasp the direction. They are
The arc always bulges toward the north..."
Edgar was extremely familiar with this place and told Suldak many ways to identify the direction.
The flat-bottomed boat sailed on the river for another whole night, until at dusk on the third day, Suldak saw that there was almost no mountain scenery in the distance, and the flat-bottomed boat seemed to have reached the end of this plane.
Just ahead the river flows into a canyon again.
The bearded Edgar stood on the bow of the boat excitedly this time, pointing to the valley in front, and said cheerfully to the magician Avid: