There is a wide river like a silver ribbon, winding among the mountains.
Due to the geographical location and the shelter of the mountains, even in midsummer, there is still a thin layer of frost floating along the edge of the river where the flow speed is extremely slow, which does not melt all year round.
This is where the name Frost River comes from.
This is supposed to be the border of the northeastern region of Daxia. After crossing the Shuanghe Mountains and traveling 270 miles to the northeastern end, we can reach the territory of Langxie Kingdom.
But now, thousands of warships are anchored on the river, and there is a totem of "Nine-Legged Strange Crab" branded on the hull, which is clearly the logo of the Crab Kingdom.
Looking at the mountains that the Shuanghe River passes through, on almost every mountaintop, there are dozens of nine-legged giant crab flags, hunting and dancing in the mountain wind.
In the mountains and deep valleys, countless miners push wheelbarrows in and out, transporting cartloads of stones to the river, loading them onto boats, and then transporting them down the river to the Langcra Country.
Don't get me wrong, these large chunks of ore are not spiritual stones, but "raw stones".
Thousands of rough stones that are half a man's height can be condensed into one or two-level low-grade spiritual stones after thousands of processes and time-consuming and laborious refining.
Because of this, spirit stones become more and more precious in the secular world. One kilogram of low-grade spirit stones can be exchanged for one million gold coins...
Deep in the valley, a man wearing a golden robe and carving dragons and phoenixes stood on the Panlong Platform.
This person has thin features like threads, brown hair and black eyes. He holds a gold and jade folding fan in his hand that symbolizes his identity, and a jade pendant as big as a saucer hangs from his waist.
If anyone looks closely, they will find that the pattern on this jade pendant is also a nine-legged strange crab.
However, compared with those superficial boat emblems and military camp flags, the jade pendant hanging on the waist of this thin and thread-like man is much more vivid.
The nine-legged strange crab is the symbol of imperial power in the Crab Kingdom.
The only person who is qualified to wear this strange crab jade pendant is the king of Lang Xie—King Lang Xie!
Speaking of which, all the previous kings of this kingdom were named "Lang", and no matter what your previous name was, once you succeed to the throne, your original name will be erased and changed to "King Crab".
But now, the dignified Crab King was standing beside him with his hands behind his hands. Instead, there was an old man without a beard sitting on the dragon chair, his eyes slightly closed.
The old man was as skinny as a stick, but his complexion was rosy and shiny.
At this moment, his hands that were as dry as twigs were encircling a five-sided compass, and he was murmuring: "The upheaval of east and west, the harmony of yin and yang, the overturning of north and south, the overturning of heaven and earth..."
The old man muttered for a while, then suddenly threw the compass into the air: "The soul-absorbing formation is complete!"
"Buzz buzz...Zheng!"
I saw the five-sided compass suspended in the air, rotating without wind, greedily absorbing the spiritual essence of the mountains and valleys.
Seeing this, King Lang Crab hurriedly held up his hands and congratulated: "Congratulations to Mr. Pu for the completion of the formation! In this way, not only the spiritual stone energy hidden in the Shuanghe Mine, but also the entire Daxia and even the surrounding ten kings and hundreds of princes have fallen into the urn!"
"As long as the formation is immortal, there will be a steady stream of spiritual stone energy that will be stripped away by this formation and transferred into the capsule of the superior kingdom."
"In less than a hundred years, the Korean Dynasty will surely become the head of the seven great empires!"
King Lang Xie, the majestic king of a country, would actually flatter a commoner. This would be quite ridiculous in the eyes of others.
But in fact, the old man he congratulated was not a commoner, but the most confidant eunuch of the Korean Emperor Hande Sa: Park Moo Ho.
In terms of status, this person can be said to be one person below ten thousand people in the Korean Dynasty; in terms of cultivation, he is even more powerful with three stars in the imperial rank.
Although King Lang Crab is the monarch of Lang Crab Kingdom, he does not dare to show off even half of the airs of being the leader of a country in front of this old man!
In fact, as the king of a country, he traveled thousands of miles to come to the front line of this battlefield just for Park Moo Hoo's face.
"Haha, King Crab is over-reputed. How can it be so easy to be the head of the seven empires?" Pu Wu responded with a thick-skinned smile.
Then he added: "But now that the formation is complete, we can skillfully seize the spiritual stones of the ten kings and hundreds of princes around us. The longer the time, the better the effect will be."
"Now, it's time for me to leave. If I stay too long, someone might leak the news and attract other spies from the Six Empires. It would be unsightly."
"Don't worry, boss! Xiao Wang has not told anyone his whereabouts this time, let alone you."
"Haha, that's good."
Pu Wuhou nodded slightly and said slowly: "Originally, my emperor was still confused as to where to secretly try out this soul-absorbing formation? I have been choosing it, but I can't find a place that suits my heart."
"Because Your Majesty is worried that if the news is leaked, people from the six empires will find out what is false and what is true. As a result, the formation will not be completed and it will cause unnecessary trouble."
"Unexpectedly, a new spiritual stone deposit happened to be discovered here in Daxia Kingdom. Hey, this actually gives us a good excuse to hide it from others."
"A medium-sized spiritual stone mine may make the kingdom covetous, but it is not enough to tempt the six empires. They are too lazy to intervene, so we can better operate in secret."
"What Mr. Pu said is absolutely true!"
"Yes. You have contributed a lot to discovering Daxia's treasure hunt this time. You are very cooperative with my actions this time, which is good."
"When I return to the country, I will definitely say a lot of nice things for you in front of His Majesty. Even... I won't hesitate to share the half-finished spiritual stones stolen from this soul-absorbing formation with your Lang Xie Kingdom!"
Hearing this, King Crab was overjoyed: "Thank you, Mr. Pu, for your support, Mr. Pu!"
The old man waved his hand lightly: "Don't be too hasty to thank me. If you do things well, you will naturally be rewarded. But if you fail...for example, you fail to defend the formation and let others discover the truth behind the fight for the Frost River Mine, or
If the soul-absorbing formation was damaged, then..."
Park Moo-hoo's sudden cold words made the Crab King shudder and said hurriedly: "No, no, absolutely not!"
"Xiao Wang has ordered General Luo Luo to unite 1.1 million troops to suppress the border of Daxia this time, giving the illusion of going all out to invade."
"In addition, there is also Luo Luo's compatriot, General Luo Feishang, who commands an army of three million and is stationed in the camp in the mountains of Shuanghe River."
"Even if the Great Xia Kingdom comes out in full force, our army of crabs will still be able to keep them out of the Frost River!"
Park Moohou nodded with satisfaction: "Well, it's best not to..."
"Boom, boom, boom!"
Before the old eunuch could say "the best", he suddenly heard the sound of violent bombing.
Immediately afterwards, there was the wailing sound of thousands of troops and horses, which was breathtaking!
Pu Wuhou's face changed in vain, and he stared at the equally astonished Crab King with evil eyes: "What's going on?"
"Xiao Wang doesn't know this either!"
"Rumble, rumble, rumble..."
While the two were having a conversation, on the top of the Panlong Terrace hidden in the deep valley of the mountains, the feeling of the earth shaking became more and more intense...