The Mysterious World Under Steampunk

In the temporary tavern built next to Yingshen Lake, other tribe members who came here to perform some kind of ceremony like the Long Feather tribe, and the mercenaries of the smuggling caravan drank less intoxicating fruit wine while relieving their fears. At this moment, only the sound of drinking and heavy breathing could be heard in the tavern, other than that, there was no other sound, and everything seemed very quiet.

The soaring flames in the distance are really eye-catching, not to mention the nearby Yingzui Rock, this flame that directly burns the sky red can be seen even by the two holy mountains in the north and south.

The people at the Yingzuiyan tribe's camp didn't know what happened there at all. The tribe's shaman wanted to communicate with the spirits of nature, such as the earth, the wind, and the trees, but all the responses he got were painful wailing, even this kind of The pain and wailing affected the shamans of several tribes, causing the shamans to fall into a coma one by one, and they are still unconscious.

Everyone is aware that something terrible has happened on the side of the soaring flames, and this terrible thing may even threaten the safety of everyone on the Eagle's Mouth Rock, so whether it is the wilderness tribe or the smuggling caravan, they all sent their own The best fighters go to where the flames are happening to see the situation so they can take countermeasures.

Although many people think that this may have something to do with mutant monsters, because not long ago, a caravan in distress fled to Eagle Mouth Rock, and that caravan claimed to be attacked by a group of monsters, and more than half of its personnel were lost. , and the direction when the caravan came was just in the direction where the soaring flames appeared before.

However, some people think that the soaring flames are absolutely impossible to be made by a mutant monster, because if the mutant monster can really create such a terrible flame, it is absolutely impossible for that smuggling caravan to escape the attack of the monster, so those people think The soaring flames may be a geographical wonder similar to volcanoes.

It's just that very few people agree with this idea, because anyone who has seen a volcanic eruption can easily recognize that the flame has absolutely nothing to do with the volcano.

Now the people in the tavern are waiting for the spies to come back. No one is in the mood to talk, and their weapons are also on their bodies, so that when there is any abnormal movement outside the camp, they can take up their weapons and participate in the battle at any time. .

At this time, the door of the tavern was opened, and a gust of cold wind blowing from the lake entered the somewhat stuffy tavern. Everyone in the tavern turned their heads to look at the door at the same time, and then turned their heads in disappointment. Turned back, but there were still a few people curiously looking at the people at the door.

I saw that the people who entered the tavern were two people, a man and a woman, both dressed as travelers, wearing a wide-brimmed hat that is common among adventurers, and the hat just covered their faces. Other than that overall it doesn't seem to be anything special.

After the two came in, they walked directly to the simple bar counter made of a few wooden planks in the tavern, took off their hats, and ordered a glass of ordinary fruit wine to the boss.

At this time, everyone could see the faces of the two of them clearly, only to see that the man between the two had an ordinary appearance and nothing special, but his temperament was very special, which made anyone who saw him feel a burst of inexplicable awe , and that woman was very beautiful, and instantly attracted the attention of everyone in the tavern. They were all very sure in their hearts that this woman was the most beautiful woman they had ever seen in their life.

However, compared to the tribal people who were already dazed by the woman's appearance, the heads of the smuggling caravan in the tavern all showed awe on their faces, and their eyes were also full of surprise.

A caravan supervisor still couldn't believe his own judgment, and whispered to another smuggling caravan supervisor beside him, "Is it her? That woman?"

The caravan supervisor didn't speak, just nodded.

At this time, the heads of these smuggling caravans all had a huge doubt in their hearts. They wondered why this big man would appear here at this time. In their opinion, this big man should sit in Audorin and fight against the people from America. The kingdom's food ban is right.

The woman who was identified was Sylvia who left the old capital of Panier not long ago. As for Leo, although he was not recognized, his temperament and his attitude when communicating with Sylvia also made him The executives of those smuggling caravans realized that Leo's identity was very unusual.

After drinking the fruit wine in his hand, Leo asked the owner of the hotel, "Where can I buy a map of the wasteland?"

Hearing Leo's inquiry, all the people in the surrounding wilderness tribes stopped their movements and looked at Leo in unison, their eyes full of vigilance and a hint of disdain.

These abnormal sights made Leo realize that he might have asked a stupid question.

The boss was silent for a while, looked at the people around, and said, "No one will sell the map unless you explore it yourself."

As soon as the boss finished speaking, a person stood up and slapped him in the face: "I have an exploration map in my hand, but it is incomplete. It only marks the holy mountain, a few big tribes and a few dangerous areas. If you want , I would like to give it to you."

Hearing this man's words, all the tribesmen in the tavern looked at him in surprise, because such a map not only represented a map, but also represented a safe smuggling route. The lifeblood of the smuggling caravan is definitely not something that can be sold with money, so in the eyes of the tribe, the director of the smuggling caravan is probably crazy, otherwise he would never have made such a crazy decision.

However, the attitudes shown by those tribesmen were completely opposite to the other executives of the smuggling caravan. They were surprised, but also showed envy on their faces, as if they were envious of the crazy actions made by their competitors .

And the abnormal performance of these smuggling caravan managers also made several managers of these tribesmen in the tavern suspicious, and looked at Sylvia with more scrutiny. They should all have thought of making these selfish There is only one possibility for the smugglers to make such a move to give up their interests, and that is that this kind of action will bring them huge benefits.

Under the gazes of some people ridiculed, some envious, some puzzled, etc. mixed with mixed emotions, Sylvia nodded to the person who offered to sell the map, and then saw that person coming from He took out the exploration map related to the future interests of their smuggling caravan in his pocket, walked up to Sylvia, and respectfully handed the map to Sylvia, without talking about the price during the whole process question.

Sylvia didn't ask how much this picture cost, because she knew very well that the other party would make such a move only represented a possibility, and at the same time, she could guess what the other party wanted.

As a result, after the map, Sylvia did not open it, but handed it to Leo. Leo opened the map and quickly scanned it, recording the contents of the map in his mind, while his eyes were marked on the map one by one. When I scanned the location where I got up, I accidentally found a place, and marked the location of this place in my heart.

After doing these things, Leo folded the map again and handed it to the supervisor of the smuggling caravan, and the supervisor was also at a loss for a year at the moment, because it took less than five seconds for Leo to open it and close it. He didn't think that Leo had read the entire map in such a short period of time, so he just thought that there was something wrong with his map and was mistaken for a fake map, so he was ready to explain for himself.

However, before the director of the smuggling caravan opened his mouth, Sylvia said, "I am very satisfied with your map." After speaking, she quickly wrote a few words and pictures on her personal note He made a symbol, then tore it off and handed it to the director of the smuggling caravan, saying: "Take this note to Audrey, and you will get the best discount on all the items you buy."

Hearing Sylvia's words, the head of the smuggling caravan showed an ecstatic look on his face. He took the note with both hands, and carefully put it in his underwear pocket. He was about to say something to Sylvia. What, but seeing Sylvia signaling that he could leave, he didn't dare to say more, and hurriedly returned to his seat under the envious eyes of other smuggling caravan executives.

This scene was seen by everyone in the tavern. They all realized that the two travelers might not be simple people, so they wanted to ask the smugglers about the situation, but the smugglers seemed to be worried and had nothing to do. explain.

Just when the tribal people in the tavern were curious about the identities of Sylvia and Leo, the door of the tavern was pushed open again, and then they saw the people who had been sent out to inquire about the situation come in one after another. There was no look of fear or panic on their faces, but they looked extremely excited, and they could also see some fanatical emotions that would only be felt after some kind of shaman ceremony was held.

After these people entered the tavern, someone couldn't wait to ask them about their situation, and these people seemed to have not recovered from the complicated emotions, and they didn't answer immediately. Instead, they came to the bar and ordered a glass of fruit wine one after another. He drank, as if he wanted to drink this non-intoxicating drink to relieve his unstable mood at the moment.

After drinking a few glasses of wine, their emotions seemed to recover, and then some people told what they saw, and some people would intervene to add, so the spies sent by these tribes and caravans wiped out all the life in the area. , including the scene of giant mutated monsters being petrified, talking out in a hurry.

Those who heard these descriptions were all shocked and puzzled, and didn't know what to say for a while, but they were all attracted by the content of the narration, and didn't see Sylvia and Leo looking at each other. And showed an inexplicable smile.

"Batokaka! It must be Batokaka!" At this moment, a shaman apprentice from the wilderness tribe suddenly shouted.

The members of the smuggling caravan in the tavern looked at the apprentice shaman in puzzlement. They didn't understand what the apprentice shaman was talking about, but the people from the other wilderness tribes seemed to understand what the apprentice shaman said. It all became a little ugly.

Those who didn't understand then asked others about the situation, and after hearing the explanation, they realized that the Batokaka mentioned by the shaman apprentice turned out to be an evil wild god in the legend of a wilderness tribe.

According to legend, Batokaka has a powerful ability to swallow all life, and all creatures whose life is swallowed by Batokaka will be turned into stone.

Because this evil Rage God devoured all life unscrupulously, and finally destroyed the balance of nature, he was banned by other Rage Gods in the wasteland. As for where he was banned, no one knew.

But now the people of these wilderness tribes heard that life in a large area was petrified, and they immediately thought of Batokaka. They all subconsciously thought that Batokaka might have escaped from the confinement, which seemed to them Definitely a big deal.

Feeling the seriousness of the matter, all the people of the wasteland tribe stood up and left the tavern one after another, preparing to return to their respective residences, waiting for the tribe's patriarch and shaman to make a decision on this matter, and the tavern owner who was also a member of the tribe He also signaled the people in the tavern to leave and closed the tavern, and the entire tribal camp became extremely tense for a while.

Perhaps because of the emotional influence of the tribesmen, those smuggling caravans also feel that this is not a place to stay for a long time, so they also plan to return to their caravans to tidy up, leave here as soon as possible, and take the news here by the way, see See if you can buy a good price. After all, the crisis caused by an evil wild god breaking through the restriction and reappearing will definitely not be much weaker than the danger brought by the appearance of destructive mutant monsters like the bone butterfly.

And there were also a few smuggling caravans trying to get close to Sylvia in order to obtain the attractive products of the Dodd Group, but they soon discovered that the two who had just walked out of the tavern before them had disappeared at this moment. To their chagrin, they missed a big opportunity.

However, these smugglers seemed to have thought of something afterwards, and they all looked towards a smuggling caravan camp, and that smuggling caravan happened to be the caravan that got Sylvia's note. Obviously, these smugglers thought of Another way to obtain profiteering commodities.

At the same time, Leo and Sylvia had already walked outside the camp. Their main purpose of coming to this camp was to obtain a relatively detailed map of the wasteland, because after they entered the range of the wasteland, they found that they The map of the wasteland found there is useless at all, because that map is a map before the year of fog disaster, and after the year of fog disaster, various geographical movements and the influence of mutated monsters have made many places in the wasteland that can be used as coordinates, such as Places like Eagle's Mouth Rock have disappeared, and they have already lost their way at the edge of the wasteland. If they go deeper into the wasteland, they may really get lost in the endless forest.

"Where are we going next?" Sylvia asked after leaving the camp.

"Go to Badisa!" Leo thought for a while and said, "The map shows that there is an abandoned slave railway leading directly to the southern holy mountain. We just need to follow the railway."

Sylvia nodded, then sighed and said, "If I had known, we would have gone straight to the Sacred Mountain Avenue."

Leo smiled disapprovingly: "If you take the Sacred Mountain Avenue, how can you get the spirituality of that desolate god, and let your abyss flame evolve to the present level."