On the afternoon of the 12th day after entering the Blue Swamp, Steven saw the mountains of the Glen Mountains in the distance. He was finally about to get out of this wet and troublesome swamp. He couldn't help but speed up his progress. When the sun was about to set below the horizon of the swamp,
, he crossed the last pond, and there was dry hard land in front of him!
At this time, Steven sensed movement behind him, turned around and saw the Shadow Leopard standing under the tree. It stood there quietly watching Steven, as if it was seeing him off.
Steven waved to it as a farewell, and the Shadow Leopard turned around and walked into the swamp forest, disappearing into the darkness.
Maybe they will come looking for you again in the future! Steven thought to himself.
After entering the mountains, the terrain continued to rise, and the temperature dropped a lot. It was no longer as hot and humid as in the swamp. Steven was in a good mood. After hunting a pheasant in the bushes, he started looking for a campsite.
The Gülen Mountain Range is a mountain range that separates the 11 principalities in the southwestern part of the Rose Confederation (Southern Union). Because it is located in the southern subtropical and tropical regions, there are no peaks covered with snow all year round. However, the Gülen Mountain Range has a series of high peaks with actual altitudes.
It is quite high, no less than the Geysers Mountains that run through the Grant continent.
Because it is located in the tropical subtropics, most of the low-altitude areas of the valley are tropical and subtropical jungles. As the altitude increases, the evergreen trees gradually turn into deciduous trees. Coniferous forests are distributed in the high-altitude areas. Nature is fully displayed here.
Rich and diverse biological forms and species.
There are few human activities in the mountainous areas. The direction Steven traveled is the area at the junction of the Principality of Ferreira and the Principality of Seran in the south-central part of the Grant Continent. The main areas of human activity in Grant Continent for thousands of years have been in the plains and large river valleys.
There are basically no humans in the mountains and forests, and only some small trading cities have been established on the edges of areas rich in products. The original main function of these cities was the trade and mining of furs, medicinal materials, minerals and other special products.
With the development of human society, some pioneers began to enter previously uninhabited wilderness areas. Especially with the advent of the steam industry era in the past hundred years, human society has gradually begun to move towards the wilderness.
Murphy City, the nearest city ahead of Steven, is a typical specialty trading town established hundreds of years ago. With the advent of the steam industry era, it has slowly developed into a comprehensive medium-sized city.
He estimated the distance and found that he would reach Murphy City in about ten days. He planned to rest there for a few days and write a letter to Kate who was far away in his hometown. Kate and the others must have returned to their hometown by that time, and they were probably there too.
Bordeaux City.
A few days later, Steven had gone deep into the mountains. He followed the valley in the general direction and walked between the mountains. But sometimes the valley would go away from the correct direction. At this time, he had to leave the valley and cross between the mountains.
Pass, then descend to the valley again.
This kind of walking is not a straight line. After all, he is holding the chestnut horse and cannot climb the terrain that is too steep.
That afternoon, Steven hunted a plump guinea pig on the hillside. The hillside was a mixture of grassland and deciduous forest. During the day, it looked very hot under the scorching heat of the sun. As the sun set over the mountains in the west, the temperature increased.
Started to decline rapidly.
Steven set up a tent in a flatter place, set up the wood he had just cut down at the edge of the forest, used flints to spark sparks, and lit the bonfire. The guinea pigs had already been cleaned up in the creek. He would clean up the guinea pigs.
It is hung on a wooden frame and grilled, and garnishes such as rock salt and picked spices are constantly sprinkled in the middle.
After Meimei had a big meal, he cleaned up the leftovers and got into the tent to start practicing visualization. He tied the chestnut horse not far from the camp. The dense grass on the ground was its favorite food.
Steven entered a state of silence soon after. He bundled his soul body inside his body. The flame was burning between his soul body and his head. He felt that he was about to break through to the third level of the flame. It should be in the next few days.
, Steven did not pay attention to when the inner runes could be distinguished, he just remained in a state of visualization without distracting thoughts.
A few hours passed quickly, and he exited the silent state, got into his sleeping bag and began to sleep.
............
............
He suddenly woke up!
I reached out to pick up my phone from the bedside and saw that it was already past 6:30!
In his sleep just now, he seemed to hear the alarm on his cell phone, but he was so tired that the alarm didn't wake him up.
He quickly stood up and sat up from the bed, quickly dressed and washed, then picked up the backpack placed on the floor of the room. Fortunately, he had packed his luggage last night and could pick it up and leave now, but there was no time for breakfast.
Let’s solve it when we get to the airport!
Coming downstairs from the elevator, he jumped out of the gate of the community in a few steps, walked to the street, picked up a bicycle, and rode a kilometer quickly to the subway station. At this time, many people were already approaching outside the subway station.
After arriving at the station entrance, he followed the crowd into the subway entrance, put his backpack on his belt, passed through the security check, and then came to the platform to wait for the next train.
After transferring two lines, he finally arrived at the airport. He checked the time on his phone and saw that it was already past 7 o'clock. He was a little pressed for time. After rushing into the airport terminal, he began to look for the boarding pass and baggage check-in area.
After some twists and turns, he finally queued up and arrived at the security checkpoint. He didn't see those colleagues, so they probably had already entered the terminal first.
It was finally his turn to go through the security check. He handed his boarding pass and ID card to the inspector behind the counter. The ID card was face up. He lowered his head to read the photo and name on the ID card clearly.
Name: Lin Xiang, gender: male, birth: XXX, address: XXX, the photo on the right is a young face with ordinary appearance.
After successfully passing the security check, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. It was not long before departure time. He quickly rushed into the kiosk in the terminal, bought some bread and milk, found a seat near the boarding gate, and sat down to have breakfast.
At this time, several colleagues who arrived first greeted him and joked that he was almost late and didn't want to make a lot of money? He responded with a smile, and several people greeted him and changed seats to sit together.
He was actually a little uneasy in his heart. It could be seen that everyone was using jokes to dilute their inner uneasiness. The domestic situation in the country they were going to was in a state of tension, but the company couldn't give up on the project it was implementing. They didn't have a family.
of young people were replaced on the project.
Not long after, they were on the shuttle bus shuttling between the airport boarding bridges. Outside the car window were various parked passenger planes. The shuttle bus parked next to a plane painted in red, with "
A few big characters: XX Airlines.
After quickly boarding the plane, he found his seat, put on the small bag he had brought with him, and sat next to the porthole.
Watching the plane taxiing on the runway, accelerating violently and then flying into the air, his back was pushed against the back of the chair. He breathed a sigh of relief to ease his mood. At this time, the roads, vehicles and buildings on the ground below the porthole window gradually shrank and swept back.
Passing the wing, there is a dark blue sky above, with a few white clouds floating in the distance.