The early morning sun shines on the short grass, shrubs and branches of the trees in the Pesa Plain, and also shines on the gray-walled and red-tiled roof buildings in Pawnee City that are tired due to all-night carnival. The flickering reflections sometimes startle a large group of people flying into the sky.
The white pigeons, after flying a few circles, landed on the rough granite tiles of the municipal square outside the hotel.
Steven was sitting on the porch of the hotel, which was filled with tables and chairs. It was a place for dining and drinking tea. Several hotel guests were sitting around scatteredly. He and Kate had just finished breakfast and were drinking wine.
Over coffee on Samara Island, Steven was reading intently with a stack of newspapers in his hand. This was the Pawnee City Weekly. An earlier news item in the newspaper attracted his attention.
The news a few months ago was about the biological variation caused by elemental tides: According to the speech given by Professor Robert, an authority on elemental tides at the Continental Imperial College, at the academy’s annual academic meeting, he pointed out that the elemental tides are accelerating and are expected to
In the past few years, a large number of organisms in various regions will mutate. According to the characteristics of the mutated organisms studied by the professor's team, most of these mutated organisms are mutated from ferocious carnivores, and they will become more powerful after mutation.
They are aggressive. After mutation, their diet will expand to all edible animals, including humans. This will pose a great threat to civilians, especially those in the natural environment. The professor also called on the Northern and Southern Alliance governments to take appropriate measures.
Including increasing the configuration of mercenary teams and calling on the upper and lower houses of parliament to legislate to appropriately relax the restrictions on the weapons equipped by mercenary groups to make up for the lack of armed forces in rural areas to deal with mutant creatures. He also suggested that farmers vigorously purchase weapons that can deal with mutated creatures.
They have tunnel guns and strengthened defensive measures.
Professor Robert also gave these mutated creatures a special name in his report: Warcraft.
Steven put down the newspaper, picked up the cup and took a sip of coffee, and said to Kate beside him: "Kate, have you read the news? It seems that mutated creatures have appeared not only in the dark rain forest, but also in all areas of the continent. Our nest
After more than two years in the dark rainforest, I had no idea that the outside world had changed so much!"
Kate nodded and said: "I saw the news. There is nothing to worry about, Steven. Humans are also affected by the elemental tide! There will be more professionals to deal with those monsters."
"Are you talking about those mercenary groups? A few years ago, mercenary groups only helped defend the city and did trivial things. Now it seems a bit reluctant for them to accept the challenge of Warcraft!"
"Most of them are veterans and strong men with high strength. If they are given the responsibility to deal with Warcraft, the corresponding treatment will definitely be improved. I believe this will attract some warriors who have awakened the elemental power to participate, so now
The mercenary group may not be the same as it was a few years ago."
The two of them stayed in Poni City for a day as planned, where they replaced their backpacks and camping gear that were almost scrapped with a new set of camping equipment, and then took a leisurely stroll around this trading city that had just ended its carnival.
Kate bought a fine steel long sword and scabbard from a weapons shop in the city. The two also bought two hunting bows and some feather arrows. These hunting bows are also made of wood from the Wuluo tree. The bowstring material is better than the two.
The vine fibers that are harvested locally in the rainforest are much better.
The weapon shop also had flintlock guns, but the two of them did not buy them. Although this kind of long gun is powerful, its weakness is that it fires too slowly and is too long to be carried. It cannot be used in professional small-scale battles at all.
Its power: before you have loaded the bullets during the battle, the enemy has already rushed in front of you and chopped off your head with an axe, or you have been killed by the fangs of the monster.
As for the tunnel-fired pistol, although it is easy to carry, in addition to being slow to load, its power is also greatly reduced. Steven feels that the projectiles it fires cannot even penetrate the purple snake arm guard on his arm, even if the bullets are loaded in advance.
In addition to only having one chance to fire, the bullet may fail if left in the chamber for a long time, and the gunpowder may easily fail to detonate due to moisture.
Therefore, what the two of them trusted most were still the swords in their hands and the purple python arm guards on their arms. The boss of the weapons shop couldn't help but be very surprised when he saw the purple python arm guards on their arms. After careful study, he couldn't tell what the reason was.
What kind of creature is the scale skin? He was very impressed by its toughness and offered a high price to buy the scale skin.
But because the two of them were surrounded by ogres at the camp in the Dark Mountains, they had no time to take away the remaining half of the purple python skin, including the two pairs of leather armors in the camp outside the ruins, so now they only have two pairs of skins left.
Arm guards on my arms.
Now of course it is impossible to hunt the Purple Star Whip Python in the Dark Mountains. The two planned to stay in Pawnee City for one day and set off to the transit city of York City the next day, where they planned to purchase the goods from York City to New West.
Tinggang's steam train tickets allow you to take the steam train on the first railway in the southern part of the New World. This railway currently only runs to York City, and the railway from York City to Pawnee City is still under construction.
The final planned railway will be extended to the town of Elway at the foot of the Shuojin Mountains. This town can reach Hot Stone Town through the Hot Stone Mountain Trail in the Shuojin Mountains. The Rose Alliance (Southern Alliance) has always wanted to transfer Hot Stone Town to
Under his own control, this resource-rich town has been a lawless place for decades. It is filled with wanted criminals and murderers, smugglers and thieves from governments and churches across the mainland. Only with the help of local gangs can
Only trusted caravans can enter it for trade.
After making all preparations, the two returned to the hotel to rest for a night. After breakfast the next day, they rented two horses at the hotel stables, bundled all the equipment and dry food on the horses, and set off. They were going to use
Arrive at York City in 10 days.
After leaving the gate of the low city wall of Poni City, we came to the broad grassland of Pesa Plain. There are clumps of woods on the plain. On the outskirts of the city are large farms where sugar cane and bananas are planted. Flax and flax are also produced here.
Jute, as well as imported food such as cassava from the Saiman people, and a large number of cattle and sheep are grazed on the farm.
The two rode their horses briskly for a while and then slowed down, enjoying the scenery of the grassland while letting the horses canter along the dirt road.
The dirt road is the road leading to York City. From time to time, carriages pass by on the road. The coachman sits on the front bench of the carriage and waves his whip. When he sees the two people on horseback, he usually nods in greeting. The road is not paved between Grant's big cities.
Fortunately, it is the dry season and there is not much rain. This road would be very torturous during the rainy season.
Not far from the north side of the highway is the excavated railway construction roadbed, which extends in the direction the two of them are going. You can see some work sheds every dozens of kilometers. By the next day, the traces of railway construction have disappeared. It seems that this
It will take a long time for the railway to open to traffic.
The Elgar River is not far south of the highway. On the south bank of the river, you can see the high canopy of the Saiman Rainforest in the distance, and to the north are endless grasslands and clumps of woods above.
After several days of trekking, the two of them have become accustomed to seeing the scenery on both sides. They also walked this road more than two years ago. At that time, because of the fear of being chased by the church's spies, they only rushed along the way and calculated that they might be chased.
During the time we were there, I was not in the mood to see the scenery at all.