Mountain and Forest Kingdom

The cold river meanders, and there is no road on the river beach that no one has passed through for hundreds of years.

The uneven stones are scattered at random. Between the stones under your feet there are often small puddles where various microorganisms are active, as well as dead trees that have decayed and fallen on the river beach for unknown ages.

Lawrence and others carefully stepped on the stones and walked forward. After walking for more than an hour, Lawrence turned around and looked in the direction they came from.

The boat that was pulled to the shore by a few people was still quiet and motionless in the distance, and Talim Mountain in the distance was clearly visible.

We hadn’t gone very far, but it was getting dark.

Lawrence turned around and continued walking forward. At the end of the river beach was a stream that had not been discovered before.

The water flowing between the river and this stream washed away the stones on the mountain. After hundreds of thousands of years of impact, a large amount of gravel was gradually formed along the river.

The reason why it is here rather than on the other side of Talim Mountain is mainly because the flow of the northern river is larger, and the flow from above can wash the gravel to the other side.

On the Talim Mountain side, due to the water waves spread by the torrent from the upper reaches, a large number of shallow rivers appeared. In addition, the rain and melting snow on the Talim Mountain brought a large amount of decayed matter, forming a fertile water grassland. .

Lawrence was no longer walking southwest. He didn't know there was such a road before. It wasn't until he took a detour that he discovered that there was indeed a road here.

This kind of thing is very difficult, just like walking on a highway. If there are no road signs, maps, or even intersections, it is difficult to rely on intuition to know when to climb over the guardrail to go to the village below.

This was the reason why the previous exploration team had failed to gain results many times. Both sides were inaccessible. When instinctively following the river down, they naturally ignored the possible roads in the obstacles on both sides.

"Woof!" Gale called out in warning.

Lawrence looked ahead two hundred meters away, where there was a goat standing by the river.

The goat is 1.34 meters tall and has weird horns on its head that look like knives and forks. The one on the left looks like a tilted knife and the right looks like a curved fork.

Its fur is white, mixed with some gray hair, has a beard, and has a wolf-like tail.

Because of the distance, the sheep just looked at these strange creatures and did not leave so quickly.

"It's the Lyme sheep." Lawrence said to the others: "We have dinner for today."

After hearing this, Delen quickly said: "I'll do it!"

"Haifeng, get in!" Lawrence quickly gave the order.

Just as Delen was about to go up, he saw the wind rushing over.

After seeing it, the Lyme sheep quickly ran towards the hillside not far away.

It doesn't move very fast, but it is very stable.

The two front hooves were quickly placed on the sloping stone gap, and then the body lay down as if climbing up, standing on the stone.

When the strong wind rushed over the rocks, the Lyme sheep had already climbed more than three meters on this steep mountain wall of more than 70 degrees.

On many scar-like stones that were not big enough to stand on a sheep's hoof, the Lyme sheep quietly and slowly climbed to a large stone that could stand on four hooves. At this time, it was already five meters high from the ground. .

This bowl-sized stone is not the last climbable point on this cliff, but Lime Sheep feels that it is almost enough based on experience.

The speed of the blast should have been faster, mainly because the ground was covered with rocks one after another. It was like running on a ground full of balloons, which tested concentration and luck.

After arriving at the bottom of the mountain wall, Hayate looked at the Lyme sheep standing above and quickly let out a threatening roar.

Lawrence and others quickly came closer and looked at the Lyme sheep on the mountain wall.

Sofia knew very well that this sheep could not escape, "Master, what is the difference between this sheep and Dom sheep?"

Lawrence said: "Lyme sheep are relatives of Dom sheep. They are better at living in the mountains. At the same time, they have a stubborn temper and cannot direct them to work. They also have a troublesome temperament and do not like to run."

"Just like this sheep, it won't panic when encountering danger. It can stand on this cliff until the hunter leaves."

After intimidating the sheep with ferocious cries for a while, Hayate found that the sheep was not nervous at all, and did not run away in a panic as expected, and then fell off the stone.

Sofia quickly took out her bow and arrow, "I'll shoot it! Lamb, don't move!" Sofia gently reminded the Lyme sheep not to move.

Lawrence looked at Delen, "Deren, don't abuse your witchcraft, keep your witchcraft where it should be."

Delen originally planned to change the stone and slide the sheep off the stone. After hearing Lawrence's order, he said wisely: "Okay."

The Lyme Sheep, who only knew how to stand on the stone to avoid the hunters below, was quickly shot in the head by an arrow, and then made a panicked voice and tried to escape, but missed the step.

"What..."

The Lyme sheep fell to the ground, and the height of five meters was not enough for it to die directly.

The strong wind quickly pounced on it and bit out the throat of the Lyme sheep.

"Start cooking." Lawrence gave the order to rest and looked around for a suitable place to stay.

Jade was also looking for a suitable location. With her good hearing and vision, she quickly found a mountain that could shelter from the wind and rain before Lawrence.

"This way!" Jade called everyone over.

Delen and Heidi carried the Lyme sheep over with wooden sticks and came to a temporary residence consisting of two large rocks and the mountain wall behind.

Lawrence looked at the boulder seven or eight meters away, and then looked up at the mountain wall above his head.

The mountain wall is about five meters high. It is not as steep as the mountain wall that Lime Sheep climbed just now. There are several places where you can step on it, and there is a branch extending from the mountain at the top.

Jade said: "I heard the sound of wind and leaves above. There should be a lot of rocks and mountains behind this mountain, because the wind is very small, too small compared to the wind in the sky."

Lawrence nodded, "The temperature changes greatly in the evening, and the wind will be much colder, so cook first."

"Yes! Master!" Heidi replied quickly.

While Heidi and Derren Emerald made a fire to cook together, Sophia began to put her backpack down and make beds for Lawrence and herself.

Lawrence took the weight off Catherine's body and quickly turned over and stepped on the unicorn's back.

Lawrence's feet took advantage of the unicorn's body, and his body jumped up one and a half meters. His hands quickly grabbed the extended branch.

After grabbing the branch with both hands, Lawrence climbed up the steep stone wall.

Lawrence's head was higher than the mountain wall, and he put his hands on the ground to use force to turn his lower body over.

The mountain is a not wide hillside, and on a little flat ground there is a pine tree growing deep into the gap in the stone wall, but it has been dead for a while.

Lawrence stood on the pine tree and looked into the distance. His field of vision suddenly became wider. At this time, he could see the continuous mountains that had been blocking his and others' progress, as well as the overlapping mountains in the northwest and southwest, as cold and broad as the sea of ​​clouds. Mountain barriers.

When I stood here and looked in the direction of progress, I found that there was still no end and no suitable road could be found.

It is obviously impossible to find a way here by climbing mountains.

If you have unlimited physical strength and faith, you can climb out of a straight line, but this is obviously unrealistic.

But... I really want to do it.

Lawrence really wanted to climb over this road. No matter whether it was a cliff or a river, it was all about climbing over mountains and ridges, just to get out.

Lawrence soon gave up on the idea.

"It would be okay if it was just me. Now that I have Sophia and the others, it will take a lot of energy to do this."

"Why should I take them with me?"

Lawrence suddenly frowned, feeling that Sophia and the others were not very effective. If they were climbing the mountain alone, many things would actually become easier.

A man stood on the top of a mountain, feeling the cold wind, thinking about inexplicable questions.

Sofia, who quickly knelt on the blanket, raised her head and shouted excitedly: "Master, the bed is ready~"

Sofia could feel that Lawrence was not far away on the mountain.

Lawrence quickly jumped down from the five to six meter high mountain and accepted the established fact that he would take several women and girls with him to climb the mountain.

Delenn and Heidi were skinning sheep, and Jade was picking up firewood nearby with a strong wind.

The women here have some cooking skills, but they definitely have nothing to do with delicious food.

Lawrence didn't want to take action and checked the nearby environment while the others were busy.

There are no traces of dangerous beasts here, only some traces of rodent activity.

There are more small spider-like creatures, but there are only a few of them. Due to the weather, most areas here are very desolate.

There are few animals, insects and plants. In many places there are no weeds, only mountains and rivers that change with the years.

There were basically no traces of fish in the river, and not a single bird could be seen in the sky.

The world is particularly quiet at night, the starry sky here is exceptionally beautiful, and the stars are twinkling.

Along with it came the howling cold wind, the cold wind carrying moisture, and the howling of the wind in the middle of the night, giving everyone a terrible experience on their first night out.

Catherine did not change back. She could rest better in her unicorn form, and everyone else slept together.

The one sleeping outside is Heidi, who has the lowest status, while Sophia can sleep in Lawrence's arms.

The next day, everyone got up very early and set out.

Breakfast is dry food brought with you. Yesterday's Lyme sheep has been completely eaten. The witches here eat more, and there is also a big dog that can be called a giant wolf.

Lawrence ate the dried meat and led everyone to continue walking along the stream.

Food must be supplied from this land, otherwise the food carried will not be left after three days.

It's best to find food supplements today and keep enough for three days, otherwise it will be a bit troublesome to move forward.

If Lawrence wanted to get food, it would be best to find a herd of Lyme sheep.

Rabbits are not enough to eat, nor are fish. My team needs at least one deer or sheep.

After walking for three hours, everyone arrived at the front of the stream quietly.

In front of the stream is not a plain or a town, but a ditch composed of green moss and ancient rocks.

A large number of rocks form an uneven and sloping waterfall inside and outside the ditch, and on the left and right sides of this obstacle, there are two branches of the stream.

Lawrence walked to the intersection and looked at the flow of a stream.

The water in this stream converges towards the middle one, and the other one looks the same, all following the direction of the stream.

It was time for Lawrence to make a choice again.

Should we choose to explore towards the southwest stream, or climb up from the river ditch directly in front of us and look at the river above?

Delen looked in the river, and after finding no fish to eat, he came over and asked, "Which way to go?"

Lawrence raised his head and looked at the mountain in front of him that was sloping more than ten meters high and didn't know how long it was. He couldn't see the scenery behind or above.

"Go up this waterway. If we still can't get out until evening, we will go back."

Lawrence decided to take a look at the untravelable road, which was a small act of willfulness.

Delen asked: "Go back here?"

Lawrence looked at Delenn and said, "Go home."

"Okay, I'll listen to you." Delen's attitude was very good.

Lawrence was amused by Delen's attitude, and quickly raised his head to look at the gentle ditch coming down from the mountain.

Although the ditch is uneven and completely impassable for ships, it is not particularly hopeless for humans.

This is not a particularly big waterfall, it can only be regarded as a small waterfall.

Lawrence and the others did not actually swim up the water, but still walked up the stone path and moss that they could walk on.

"Dren!"

"Know!"

Delen quickly used witchcraft to create a path of steps for Catherine, Heidi and others to step on.

The stream in winter is very gentle and tends to dry up in many places, but it is still bitingly cold.

Relying on their resistance to extreme temperatures and with the help of a witch who could create roads, everyone quickly walked more than 40 meters upstream from the river.

Lawrence jumped from one stone to another three meters away. He stood on a large stone more than ten meters wide and said, "It's almost ready. There is a gentle slope in front, although it is still a large stone."

Delen said helplessly: "There is no more uncomfortable news than this."

The rest of the people had the same idea. They just wanted to find a flat piece of grass to rest instead of walking in a place with only stones, moss, cold water and cold wind.

Lawrence and others climbed up to the top of the river ditch, where a piece of water resources from the upper reaches gathered together, forming a lake in the somewhat sunken terrain.

But the barrenness of the area is evident in the clean stone cliffs and mountain vistas that surround the lake.

"Do you want to go back?" Delen looked at Lawrence, this was not a good place. (End of chapter)