Dennis asked softly. She saw her father standing in front of the huge world map with a silent expression on his face. She couldn't help but become curious.
"Oh." Rhodes turned around and looked at his daughter with a smile. "Do you know what is east of the mainland?"
"You mean east of the World's Edge Mountains?"
Dennis asked curiously.
Rhodes narrowed his eyes, smiled and nodded.
"It is said that it is a dark place, a place corrupted by demons, a place where mortals cannot live. The black smoke emitted by the volcano makes the sky dark, and the earth does not see sunlight all day long. The solidified air is unbreathable, and no animals or plants can survive.
It grows on that land."
Dennis whispered.
"Where did you hear this?"
Rhodes smiled and continued to ask questions.
The daughter looked confused, "In the big library, I remember reading it in a certain World Geography Encyclopedia. However, there were not many descriptions. There were only a few words. The book used more adjectives..."
Dennis pursed his lips and said.
"Yes, adjective... So, do you think the world described in the book is real?"
Rod continued to ask questions. Obviously, Dennis was a little confused. She walked to the map, and like her father, stared at the huge world map and began to think.
"It shouldn't be that real..."
The daughter replied.
"Why?"
"If it is as described in the book, then how did the Chaos Dwarves survive there?"
"Dwarves don't live above ground, they live underground."
Rhodes said with a smile.
"Then they also need food and air to breathe. If that continent is really so bad, there won't be any living creatures wandering on it."
"Chaos dwarves are just legends. Have you ever seen them?"
"No……"
My daughter was speechless again.
"So, we know nothing about that world, and we know nothing about the world east of this desperate mountain range."
Rhodes sighed.
"For a long time, the World's Edge Mountains have been the border of this world. No one has crossed the mountains to go to the outside world. Even if there are, they are a few crazy adventurers who are full of curiosity and impulsiveness about the unknown world. Who wants to
How about crossing a huge mountain to find death? What’s more, even if you go over there, there’s no benefit. There’s nothing there.”
Dennis pursed his lips and muttered.
"You haven't been there, and I haven't been there, so you can't say there's nothing there. Since none of us has actually been to the Dark Place, we can't make a conclusion. The oral accounts of those adventurers can't be completely believed. A very small number of them
People have been there, and even fewer have come back. There is no guarantee that these oral accounts are true. I prefer to believe that they are exaggerated. After all, there are very few people who have climbed over the world's edge mountains and come back alive. Any of their statements are not true of people in the old world.
There is no room for refutation. Whatever they say is what it says. So, don’t just believe what the book says.”
Rhodes said seriously.
"So what? No one cares about these, they are just crazy things done by boring adventurers."
Dennis returned with an indifferent expression.
"Don't you care about what the other side of the mountains really looks like?"
"Do not care……"
Dennis looked at Rhodes, was silent for a moment, and continued to ask——
"You care?"
"Yes. I care. I want to know what is east of the world."
"Why do you care about this?"
Dennis was still puzzled, and even thought his father was too curious.
"The unknown world is worth exploring. For a long time, the products in Far East China have been the most expensive, and the price of silk has even exceeded that of gold. The price of porcelain and jade is far higher than that of all products in the old world. However, all
The goods from Cathay are transported by sea, changed hands by the Arabis, and sold all over the world. It is said that there are countless pirates and robbers on the sea route from Cathay to Arabi, and every ocean-going ship takes great risks.
In the open ocean, you have to face pirate tribes, storms, huge waves, and even sea monsters, which makes Cathay's products incredibly expensive."
Rhodes took a sip of wine and continued -
"People have been accustomed to such markets for a long time. However, has anyone ever thought that a trade route to the East can also be opened from land? For example, we all know that Cathay is east of the known world
.”
"Oh my god...Father, what are you thinking about? Your idea is impossible!"
Dennis suddenly understood and exclaimed. She suddenly understood the reason why her father had been caring about the mountains of the world. It turned out that he had always wanted to open a trade route from the land to the far east! But this is simply impossible! Don't
Not to mention, the World's Edge Mountains are an insurmountable natural danger for humans. Climbing this huge mountain is extremely risky. The cold will kill many people. Even if you try your best to climb over the mountains, then,
What awaits the expedition team will be an endless dark place. Even if they are lucky enough to successfully pass through the dark place, what else is there to the east of the dark place? No one knows. Maybe it is a more terrifying area. In short
, for thousands of years, no one has had such an idea. People have already acquiesced that goods in Cathay can only travel by sea. And the description of that ancient kingdom is simply more legendary than legend...
"Why isn't it possible?"
Rhodes narrowed his eyes and asked.
"It's impossible! Even if the caravan successfully passes through the World's Edge Mountains, what awaits them ahead is still endless darkness."
"How do you know if you don't try? The first ship that came from the oceans of Cathay finally reached its destination after countless attempts."
Rhodes persisted, his expression suddenly became serious——
"I plan to set up an expedition team, let them go out of the old continent, explore the world east of the continent, and find the road to the east. Yes, this sounds incredible and almost impossible to achieve. However, we must have the spirit of adventure to practice.
Come out with the truth.”
"Walking through the Frostbite Trail and passing through Devil's Canyon can save most of the time. I will send a force to clean up the local barbaric creatures, strengthen fortifications at the border of Stone Hammer City, and set up outposts to provide supplies for the expedition team.
It will also provide a resting station for future caravans. This is a great plan, and I don’t expect it to be realized in a short time. Like building the Great Wall, it sounds unbelievable, but with good planning, it is not impossible to realize it.
Once a trade route to the east is found, Kislev will undergo historic changes. You know what I mean."
Rod's serious expression made Dennis once again sure that his father was not joking.
"So, who should we send? No one wants to go. If you go, you will be seeking death."
Dennis asked after thinking for a moment.
"Many mobs in the civil war have not yet been executed, and some of the rebellious city defense troops are still locked in dungeons. Give them a chance to atone for their sins. Many people are more willing to give it a try than die. Maybe there is still a little bit left.
Hope of survival.”
Rhodes said.
"These people have no experience in exploring, and they will die in vain if they go there."
Dennis reminded.
"So, those who recruit explorers from the private sector and let experienced people lead the team, and those who come back alive and draw the map, can get extremely generous rewards. They can even be canonized as knights."