After passing through the south entrance of Gushuangkou, which is like a pass, you will reach the long Gushuangkou Old Road.
This old road completely passes through the Crampon Mountains. The straight-line distance between the south entrance and the north entrance is close to 800 miles, but in actual walking, the entire distance is more than 2,000 miles - which means that even if Lux and Ashe drive with all their strength, the distance between them is almost 800 miles.
Karl, if you run and destroy this Jukal, you will have to run for at least three days to break out of the old road.
This long and narrow old road is not only winding, but also has a rising trend in altitude from south to north. It is not so much an old road as it is a winding passage composed of a series of valleys and saddles in the middle of the Longji Mountains.
While walking on this winding old road, everything you see on both sides are steep slopes and cliffs covered with thick snow. Coupled with the rolling thunder and howling wind that echo in the old road, people can't help but
Worried about snow collapse and avalanches.
Of course, there will be no blood avalanche in Gushuangkou Old Road - because the snow here has been completely compacted over the long years, let alone the shaking of shouting, even an earthquake may not be able to
It collapses.
But even if Ashe said this, when Lux looked to the left and right, she couldn't help but recall the avalanche she saw in the West Freljord subcontinent, and couldn't help but sigh again, Frel
Zhuode's style is unique.
Just like this, they meandered along the old road. When Jukar's breath became thicker and his movements gradually slowed down, and it was obvious that they needed a rest, Lux and Ashe finally arrived at the first rest point.
This is an old road ramp.
When Ashe drove Yukar away, turned around and went down the old road, and followed this ramp into a mountain col, Lux felt very surprised.
Are there any ramps here?
The first time she saw this kind of ramp leading from the main road to a resting point was during the large tunnel project in Shurima!
But now, she saw an ancient ramp design with obvious traces of artificial excavation on the ancient road in Freljord, which was completely beyond Lux's expectations.
However, what Lux didn't expect was that there were actually a series of stone houses in the resting point in the mountain col. Although most of them were built against the mountains and most likely used local materials, it was very obvious that
This is a place specially used for rest - the supporting facilities in Gushuangkou are quite complete!
"Who built this road and these houses?" After finding an empty house and settling in Yukar, Lux asked Ashe curiously, "It's unbelievable, there is no one here.
live!"
"It's the three sisters." Ai Xi took out the suede water bag, drank some water, and wiped the corners of her mouth. "Actually, the beginning of the Gushuangkou Old Trail was the road the three sisters took to go to Laxtaq."
"Three sisters?" Lux blinked, "In other words, this road has been open for thousands of years?"
"Yes, thousands of years." Ai Xi nodded, with a hint of subtle pride in his tone, "Many things in the Crampon Mountains have existed for thousands of years - the path traveled by the three sisters.
, there is never a shortage of people who follow in his footsteps.”
Lux smacked her lips.
In her opinion, this ancient path was far less sophisticated than the large tunnel across the southern vein of Mount Targon in South Shurima, but it was even more surprising to her.
After all, Shurima's large tunnel was originally designed and built by Kalya himself, and many Ascended people were mobilized to use the power of the sun disk. After the failure, the entrance and exit were buried, so the interior was mostly kept in good condition.
But this Gushuangkou old road is located in the valley and saddle. It is a continuous winding road. Although it is generally built along the mountains, it has experienced a longer history and erosion by wind, snow and thunder.
It's still functioning perfectly to this day...
At this moment, Lacus finally understood Karya's loneliness when talking about the big tunnel - no matter how grand the project is, after it loses its use value and lacks maintenance, the final result is destined to be reduced to ruins.
of ruins.
Only those that have been used and maintained can resist the erosion of time and remain as bright as new even if thousands of years have passed.
"There is a path from the side to go up the mountain. I'm going to find some fuel now!" Ashe obviously didn't know what Lux was thinking, so she just waved her hand, "There shouldn't be any other tribes coming today. You should feed them with oats first."
Feed Jukar, he is very tired today..."
Lux nodded, and the two separated. Ashe went to the mountain behind to find fuel, while Lux took the bag of oats from the sled and poured more than ten pounds of oats into the stone food outside the stone house.
In the trough.
Then, before she could tie the bag, Yukar, who couldn't wait, snorted and pushed his head into the food trough. In this case, Lux had to push its head aside.
At the same time, he grabbed a handful of salt and threw it into the oats, stirring it with a wooden stick. Then he let go of Jukar and let him shake his head and eat happily.
While Jukar was feasting, Lux found another trough, filled it with snow, and moved it next to Yukar as its drinking trough. Then she returned to the stone house and leaned against it.
He stood beside the simple stone bed and let out a long breath.
Just like that, Lux hugged her knees and unconsciously looked through the small door of the stone house to the exit of the mountain col not far away.
The sunset is perfect there.
The setting sun slowly set between two peaks whose names Lux didn't know. The warm orange-red sunlight passed through the exit of the mountain col, stretching all the shadows very long.
Lux looked at the light of the setting sun, and her blue eyes were dyed with an orange-red shimmer.
She was used to hearing the sound of wind and thunder and Volibear's roar along the way. It was only when she calmed down completely that Lux realized that Volibear's roar had completely disappeared.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Moreover, although there is wind blowing in the mountain col, it is different from the strong wind on the old road. The wind here only stirs up a little floating snow.
In a daze, the world suddenly became quiet.
A subtle thought appeared in Lux's mind: this is a good time to write a diary.
As this thought appeared, Lux couldn't help but shake her head - compared to the diary, she seemed to be more accustomed to sharing her feelings and gains with Kalya anytime and anywhere.
It's a pity that now she has no diary and no Kalya.
An indescribable feeling of loneliness made her unable to sit still any longer, so she stood up and wandered around the row of stone houses.
And the stupid Jukal obviously didn't understand Lux's feelings. When it saw Lux, it had just finished more than ten pounds of oats in one go.
Add a meal to it.
Unfortunately, Lux is not a beast spirit walker and cannot understand Jukar's desire. After walking around the house twice, Lux only had one thought at this time.
Where has Ashe gone?
Why haven't you come back yet?
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Where has Ashe gone?
The answer is that Ashe went to dig coal.
This is not a metaphor, but actually digging coal - in fact, what she mentioned was going to the mountains to find some dye, specifically, going to the open-air primitive mines on the mountains to find some coal.
Yes, like most mountain ranges, the area around the Crampon Mountains also contains very rich mining resources.
But unlike mineral resources in other places, the minerals here are very difficult to develop.
After all... in such a bad natural environment, even building an old mountain road would require uniting the efforts of the entire Freljord, let alone developing a mine.
Therefore, there are open-air primitive mineral veins in many places within the Crampon Mountains.
Within the entire Gushuangkou Old Trail, almost all the ramps and the mountains behind the rest areas are open-pit mining sites for this primitive mineral vein - the tribes resting here can relatively easily obtain the fuel they need for heating.
So, here comes the question. The last place the three sisters jointly built was called Rakstak City, which became the center of Freljord's struggle for hegemony. Now that Gushuangkou also has pretty good supporting facilities, why is there no one here?
What about "Occupy the Mountain and Become the King"?
The answer is also very simple:
Although there are mines and mountain rest spots here, there is almost no food.
Even if it is a small tribe with a few hundred people, the result of staying in the old road for a long time can only be to sit back and wait for death.
Therefore, although there are stone houses in the old road, no matter whether they are going south or north, the tribes passing here only take a short rest. There is no one who is not clear-headed and stays in the same place permanently, which means starving to death.
This is not the first time that Ai Xi has walked the ancient ancient road. When she was a child, she followed her mother and led the old Avarosa tribe through this ancient road.
That time, her mother's goal was to find Avarosa's relics, prove the legitimacy of the Avarosa tribe, and prepare to compete for more pastures and territories.
But unfortunately, this behavior offended the Frost Witch.
Ashe didn't know why Lissandra forbade this. She only knew that the Frostguard priests in the tribe betrayed the tribe and entangled the surrounding tribes to launch a siege on Avarosa. When the tribe's large army finally passed through the ancient frost
When they arrived, they were attacked by a terrible ambush before they could find the legendary relics of Avarosa.
In that battle, both Ashe's mother and sworn father died. Ashe himself inherited his mother's will and fought desperately to go to Ornkar.
There, she found the longbow now carried on her back, and eventually became the current Ashe and rebuilt Avarosa.
Because time is too long, in Ashe's memory, many parts of that battle and that experience have been blurred, and even the hatred for the betrayer is not as unforgettable as before. Now he is revisiting his old place and walking back to Gushuangkou.
All she could remember was that before the tribe was attacked, she, the young people and the furnace owners in the tribe went to the back mountains to look for fuel.
At that time, she had no worries. She fully believed in her invincible mother and was fully convinced that Avarosa would become the greatest tribe in Freljord.
Therefore, while Lux was enjoying the rare loneliness in the stone house, Ashe, who was looking for fuel, was immersed in her own memories, and was unable to extricate herself for a while.
Memories seemed like ancient bonds, making her movements slow down. Every time Ashe found a piece of coal hidden under the snow, she would be reminded of a memory.
Some of those memories were sweet, some were sour, and some were so bitter that it was heartbreaking. These memories seemed like a heavy burden, making Ai Xi's movements slower and slower. Even after the sun completely set, she could barely find three pounds.
left and right lumps of coal.
This isn't even enough to keep you warm tonight.
It wasn't until this moment that Ai Xi finally came to her senses. She hurriedly stood up and started to return along the original path with the coal she found. As she took steps forward, a vague wolf howl began to sound on the mountain.
appear in between.
Direwolves are the terrifying killers of the Freljord. Countless unlucky tribes were targeted by these beasts and suffered heavy bleeding, and then became the losers in the pastureland competition the following year.
But fortunately, Ai Xi was not afraid of these animals. She held a leather bag filled with coal in one hand and supported her long bow with one hand. Although the howls of wolves kept coming and going in her ears, her heartbeat was steady and not intense.
The heart is like still water, calm and calm.
Then, just as she was steadily going down the mountain along the old road, Ash's hairs suddenly started to stand up subconsciously. At this moment, she seemed to have a faint feeling in her heart. There seemed to be some special existence in the darkness.
Staring hard at himself.
So, she suddenly turned around and looked in the direction that made her heart beat.
There was nothing there, just the sound of wolves howling one after another.
Perhaps, that is the direction of this group of direwolf kings?
Ai Xi shook his head, no longer thought about it, but quickened his pace.
Not long after, she saw a gentle light not far away - that was Lux's magic, guiding her in the direction.
So, she calmed down and followed the direction of the light towards the resting hut.
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What Ai Xi didn't know was that after she quickened her pace and ran towards the direction of the light, in the shadow of the direction she had felt before, a single eye was actually staring at her leaving back.
This is a terrifying one-eye. There seems to be endless animality in the eyes. Wild power seems to be essentially filled in this one-eye, making anyone who dares to face it directly feel terrified.
However, the strange thing is that when this one eye looks at Ashe, it seems to be looking at prey and a familiar target - Ashe seems to be aware of its gaze, and it
When looking at Ai Xi, he was also full of doubts and hesitation.
It was precisely because of this doubt and hesitation that it did not act rashly in the end, but silently watched Ai Xi leave the back mountain and return to the place where the light shines.
However, this hesitation and doubt did not last long - as the direwolf's howl sounded again, there was no longer any humanity in the one eye, and pure animality occupied the entire eye.