The station was established in an era when the expedition team had just discovered the wilderness, and humans were still passionate about it. The vast wilderness aroused human greed, and hordes of humans poured into the wilderness. Teams of nobles, adventurers, and bankrupts with nothing.
Until the arrival of the first winter. The towering Atlas Mountains blocked the cold air from the south. Humans from the south of the mountain suddenly discovered that the winter in the north of the mountain was so terrible.
Hail, blowing snow, strong winds, and hungry beasts, they swarm in groups with red eyes. These things besiege your newly opened farm and newly established mining station, tearing down your walls and knocking them away.
Your door, I dragged you and your rations out of the kiln, and now you are also rations. In the first winter, no one returned from the wilderness, but the people inside the wall were still ignorant and full of joyful longing.
Looking at the fertile wilderness that only exists in legends.
It was another spring, and all the humans heading to their destination saw were contiguous ruins, bloodstains on the walls, and armor and weapons scattered on the ground, but no corpses. The timid ones fled back to Shannan in a hurry, but the bold ones fled back to Shannan.
They decided to give it another try. They did find some resources. At the junction of the never-explored wasteland and the northern mountains, mines were spread out, some of which were directly exposed on the surface.
But after the ecstatic explorers calmed down, they discovered a very real problem: the metal minerals could not be transported back at all. The pessimistic explorers searched for the precious metals and gems they could find and returned. The optimistic explorers decided to wait a little longer.
Wait, in October, it snowed. The explorers brought back a lot of wealth, attracting the attention of the nobles. In the spring of the third year, a large number of people poured in, but those optimistic explorers last year again
No one has seen it either.
Finally, the beast tide came. Overnight, everything from the northernmost lakeside farm at the foot of the mountain to an unknown human inn near the fortress was uprooted. The beast tide rushed downstream along the Iriri River like glacier meltwater in winter.
It destroyed all the settlements along the way. It broke through the obstruction of the fortress, which was only two wooden walls at that time, and rushed into the Turan Plain. Throughout the winter, the Casadolian army was busy exterminating these damn beasts. When spring came again
At that time, the Tulan Plain was in a mess, and the defenseless civilians suffered heavy losses. The remaining manpower was devoted to the work of rebuilding their homes. This year, no one entered the wilderness. No one came back.
"This was the southernmost inn back then. It was less than 30 kilometers away from the fortress. But I felt like I was going to die walking." Polu walked to the half-collapsed wall. The ground in the inn has been renovated and is better than the surrounding ones.
The terrain should be high, at least there would be no water when you step on it. After finally finding a dry place, Bolu took off his backpack and sat down cross-legged, unplugged the boots that had become extremely heavy after being soaked in water, and poured the mud and water from the upside-down boots.
When he came out, the soaked footcloth became dirty, so he simply used it to clean his boots. After handling it, Bolu placed the boots soles up on the rocks next to him, and leaned on his backpack. Let the soaking
Wrinkled feet basking in the sun.
"This feels so bad. I hate the feeling of wet feet." Tezier sat down next to him: "Yes, it seems that you have learned a lot, and you know the importance of keeping your feet dry." He
He also took off his boots, and a strong smell hit his face. "Fortunately, I'm used to this smell in the fortress." Polu frowned secretly, and said: "Before going out, my teacher asked
I have memorized a lot of books, which contain knowledge in this area." Teachers who have memorized books are really good, and they can use them as excuses at any time.
"How are you feeling today?"
"It's terrible. The feeling of walking on the grass is really terrible." Bolu's legs are still shaking slightly. This is a sign of using up too much energy to maintain balance. The slanting sun shines on Bolu.
, a warm feeling, he felt that his thinking was gradually slowing down, his eyelids were getting heavier and heavier, the difficult trek consumed all his energy, and after a while, he fell asleep.
By the time Bolu woke up again, the sun had already set. There was only a faint glow of sunset in the blue sky, and the air began to become colder. Bolu sat up in a daze. A voice came from behind him.
"Are you awake?" Polu quickly turned around. Leonardo squatted on the half-collapsed wall behind him. Next to him sat Leah. Maybe it was her female instinct that made her unwilling to sit on the dirty floor.
on land.
"Slept so sweetly!" Leah laughed and teased Polu. "I was so tired that I couldn't help myself and fell asleep." Polu smiled sheepishly.
"It's okay. You are the only one here who is not a knight. It will be great if you can follow the team and not fall behind. It seems that the training effect is still very good."
"We really can't make a fire?"
"Look around you. Is there anything that can be set on fire besides clothes?"
Polu looked at the wet rotten wood and shook his head. If the wet wood was really on fire, I'm afraid it could even be seen in the smoky fortress.
"If there are savages and wild beasts still wandering around, it may be difficult for us to run away if we see the fire and smoke."
Sigg and Tezier were selecting stones scattered on the ground and laying a small piece of flat ground in the corner. Noticing Polu's gaze, Tezier smiled: "Although the stones are a bit hard, they are better than sleeping."
Strong on the wetland." Leonardo took out a rectangular metal box, fiddled with it twice and placed it on the flat stone paved ground.
He pointed: "Polu, you sleep here at night, Leah, you sleep here, next to this box." Polu's face suddenly turned red. But he successfully found something to change the topic: "
What is this, Captain?"
"Oh, someone gave me a sample before. When I can't light the fire, I can sleep on it. It will be very warm. I want to get an order from the Knights, but it is too expensive. I can't afford the one that burns magic crystals.
.Sigh, if I had done a few more at that time, I wouldn’t be as miserable as I am today.”
Leonardo stood up and said: "Watch the night, Hick, Fredek, you will stay up until half the night, Tezier and I will keep up the rest of the night. Leah and Polu will sleep well and will not participate in the vigil."
"I object!" Leah jumped up and said, "Why don't you let me keep a vigil?" "Can you see if I let you keep a vigil? A lightless vigil is not just about not sleeping. This is not the time for practice. You have a good rest.
Don't think that we don't know. Regardless of your level, you are a person with little actual combat experience, and your physical condition is only slightly stronger than Boluneng. "Leonardo enjoyed the white eye attack.
"Eat something quickly, drink water, go to the toilet and come back. It will be dark soon. You won't be able to see anything later." At this time, the sky has darkened, and there is only an unclear darkness left to see things.
film.
"This is too dark." Polu muttered as he took out a metal tube from his backpack, rotated it a few times, and pressed one end. The metal tube emitted a faint light. The light was not very bright, just faint.
, just enough to be able to see clearly what was inside the wall. Lia had just jumped down from the wall and sat next to it, when she felt the faint fluorescence: "What is this?"
"Lighting tube."
"Powered by magic crystal?"
"Hmm. Didn't I dismantle the searchlight before? Some parts and crystals were left idle. The remains were transported back to the warehouse. I used the crystals and parts to make something like this."
"You are stealing military supplies!"
Bolu was so frightened that he must at least be beheaded for this crime, but he saw Leah lying down with a smile. She supported her head with her hands, and the soft light reflected in her eyes, the smile in her eyes.
She was so bright. After taking off her helmet, she had soft wavy brown hair, flowing down from her fingers and shoulders.
"But now they are recruited by our Seventh Knights." The faint fragrance floated to the tip of Bolu's nose, and he couldn't help but want to rub his nose.
"What should I say about this atmosphere? There are people around." Polu, who was thinking, suddenly heard Leonardo ask: "Can your lamp be brighter?"
"Yes, it can illuminate up to 50 meters." Polu said to Leonardo, who was picking up the lamp to observe. "You can adjust the brightness by turning the cover."
"It's a pity. These good things all require magic crystals, so I can't afford them." Leonardo put down the lamp in his hand without turning it and sighed.
"Captain, why can't the magic crystal be recharged? If it can be recharged repeatedly, wouldn't it be usable? I read in the book that the crystal can be recharged?"
"Crystals can indeed be charged, but the requirements for crystal charging are too high. Don't ask me, I don't know why. But you can't let someone of Suvorov's level charge crystals with magic every day, right? You little kid
This kind of thing is very useful for a little extra lighting when it can't light up. It won't shine outside when placed on the ground. It's not like a torch, and there is no smoke. With such a little light, it can prevent snakes and insects from touching it.
You won’t even know when you enter the camp, and you won’t attract monsters from far away, so it’s not bad. It’s just right.”
"Then I'll sell it to you?"
"Oh, talking about money hurts feelings."
The conversation suddenly died down.
The shining stars gradually appeared in the night, the wind quieted down, there were no clouds, the surroundings were pitch black, there was no light, and there was no sound.
Leonardo suddenly turned over and sat up. He pushed the people around him and whispered: "Shh, put on your shoes and don't talk."