Asura of Tomorrow's Ark

"Xi, can you hear my voice? Could you please bring out an engine?"

About ten seconds later, a small black box clattered down in front of Li Ang. It was the heart of modern industry, the 'Origin Stone Reactor'. Although it was only the smallest model, it was used to drive a mere small boat. More than enough.

"...You actually even have such a thing with you?" Yi looked like he didn't know how to complain.

Although he could create the structure of a ship out of ice, he couldn't do it with a delicate structure like a reactor. So Yi had planned to let others row the boat from the beginning, but he didn't expect Li Ang and the others to do it. Carry something like a reactor with you.

"I really lost to you." Yi said helplessly, "Xi's ability is really convenient... If Xi could help me, the previous exploration would not be so hard."

A cold snort from Xi came from the scroll. If it weren't for this special situation, it would be almost impossible for her to help.

"Well."

Anyway, Yi just sighed casually, and he also knew that it was not that easy.

Under Yi's control, the tail of the ice ship slightly changed its shape, with several more propellers appearing, and he also inserted the reactor in his hand.

As the reactor hummed when it started, several blades of the propeller also rotated rapidly, pushing the entire boat forward slowly.

And because he had to concentrate on identifying the direction, Yi rarely became quiet.

With the sound of gurgling water echoing in his ears, Yi controlled the entire boat and moved forward in this intricate underground river system. Li Ang had been silently observing the path forward with his senses, maybe it could be used in some way in the future.

Although it is impossible to remember all the tributaries, it is possible to just remember the path by which they came.

Time passed little by little, and they moved all the way down the underground river. The Tianyue Basin is the lowest place in the entire Tianyue Mountains, and most of the rivers will converge there. However, Li Ang and the others are not aiming for a smooth journey. Following the river directly to the center of the basin, the uncontrollable risk is too high. After all, Yi doesn't know what is at the end of the underground river.

Others cannot stay in the world of the painting forever, so they plan to return to the ground after crossing Linghai Peak and pass through the Tianyue Basin in the normal way.

About halfway through, in order to conserve his energy, Yi stopped the boat and rested for a while before moving on.

"...here we are, right here."

Yi froze the river, stuck the boat in place, pointed diagonally upward and said.

The trip probably took less than six hours, probably because the boat was powered by an engine, which made it much faster than they expected.

"Then go up."

Li Ang jumped from the ship, used the Origin Stone skill to control sand and gravel to open a path, and dug all the way upward. Although the consumption of unskilled Origin Stone skills was doubled, it was nothing to Li Ang.

The underground caves that originally led to the ground were too narrow, and there was no need for Li Ang to drill those narrow tunnels.

When Li Ang opened the road to the ground and got out, what shone on him was the long-lost sunshine.

"Has the rain stopped?"

However, the next moment, the breeze mixed with the slightest drizzle drifted onto Li Ang's face.

"It seems we have left the range of the rain clouds..."

Yi, who emerged from the ground a few seconds slower than Li Ang, glanced at the sky and said leisurely.

There was only a thin rain cloud above their current location. Although the sun did not completely come out from behind the clouds, it made the place bright.

Looking in the direction they came from, there was still a thick layer of dark clouds over that area, and electric lights could be faintly seen flashing in the clouds. Not far away was Linghai Peak, the upper half of the entire mountain. Parts are covered in electric light.

This could not be found in the heavy rain before. From this point of view, if they follow the original plan to climb Linghai Peak, it will definitely be a very dangerous thing. Even if Li Ang can block the lightning in the sky, the two paintings on his body will Absolutely unstoppable.

From now on, the original plan of choosing chess is very correct.

"Anyway... let everyone come out first."

Li Ang took off the scroll on his back and spread it on the ground.

Everyone in the scroll could see what was going on outside, so within a few seconds, someone walked out.

The first person to jump out was Nian. She breathed in the fresh air here and stretched out. "Wow... the air here is quite good. It's a good place for camping."

"...You only think about this kind of thing all day long, don't you think it's a little sad?"

Xi also walked out right after Nian. After a night's rest, her condition had basically returned to the same state as before.

"There's nothing wrong with that," Nian said cheerfully.

"..." Xi was too lazy to answer her.

"Is this... the middle of the Tianyue Mountains? It doesn't look like an environment that would appear in the mountains..."

After coming out of the world in the painting, Adele also noticed the special environment here. Although she has not studied this area specifically, Adele's geographical knowledge far exceeds that of other people here.

They were now standing on the hillside of a mountain. Looking down, they could see most of the Tianyue Basin.

It's just... No matter how Adele looks at it, the forest below looks a bit like a tropical rain forest... This kind of landform shouldn't appear here, right?

"Maybe it's because of the special environment here. After all, few people have been able to explore this place for so many years."

Jingzhe, who was finally pushed out by Xuancheng, heard Adele talking to herself and answered casually.

"Is it a special environment..."

Adele nodded, but Adele still looked a little confused.

After coming out of the picture scroll world, they did not rush to the basin below, but planned to rest there for a while, at least until they had lunch before continuing.

During this time, they can also do what they like.

After knowing that he had indeed crossed the Linghai Peak and arrived at a place that almost no one had set foot on before, Zhao Anping was so excited that he ran around like a wild dog that had escaped from the reins. His father had to follow step by step. Behind him to prevent him from accidentally walking into some dangerous place.

Suddenly, Zhao Anping stopped, pointed to a certain location below and said,

"Wait...Dad, there seems to be smoke coming from that direction..."

"What are you talking about?" Zhao Youcai scolded him subconsciously.

"But what I said is true! If you don't believe me, look over there!" Zhao Anping shouted unconvinced.

"...There is actually smoke?"

Glancing in the direction Zhao Anping pointed, Zhao Youcai was surprised to find that there was actually a puff of white smoke floating up from the rain forest below.

on fire?No... It's still raining lightly, and the humidity here is so high that a normal fire shouldn't be able to burn it. And judging from the height of the smoke, it's obviously not something that can be caused by a small fire.

Unable to figure out what was going on, Zhao Youcai found Jingzhe and told her the discovery.

"You mean... you can see a plume of smoke in the rainforest below?"

"Yes sir, it's in this direction."

Zhao Anping ran a little further just now. Under the leadership of Zhao Youcai, they made a half circle and came to the other side of the mountainside. From this angle, they could see the smoke that Zhao Anping found.

"It's there."

Following Zhao Youcai's guidance, Jingzhe and Xuancheng also saw the white smoke that was blown away before it reached the sky.

"...Bring me the telescope and let me take a look." Jingzhe frowned.

Xuancheng quickly took out the telescope from his pocket and put it in Jingzhe's hand.

After adjusting the parameters of the telescope, Jingzhe looked in the direction of the smoke.

In the field of view of the telescope, she did not see any signs of fire. Instead, she found some man-made objects similar to chimneys under the cover of dense forests.

Below... is that a village?

Chapter 99 Sense of sight

"Mirage?"

This was Jingzhe's first reaction. After all, nothing was surprising, except that a village with people should not appear. How did they survive in such a desperate situation?

"What time is it now?"

Putting down the telescope, Jingzhe thought for a moment and asked.

"If my watch serves me right, it's quarter past noon."

After glancing at the time on his watch, Xuancheng replied.

It's eleven-fifteen...it's right from the time point of view.

The smoke was most likely the smoke that was lit while cooking lunch in the village, and judging from the height and size of the smoke, the village was probably quite large, with at least a hundred people in it.

What puzzles Jingzhe is why her master never mentioned this matter to her?

If such a village existed, it would be almost impossible for them to miss it while crossing this basin.

Did this village not exist when the master came here before?

After all, the last time Zhang Daoling came here was six or seventy years ago. Anything could happen in such a long time. Maybe the village in front of him moved here during this time.

In just a few seconds, Jingzhe thought of many possibilities.

Judging from the location of the village, it was close to the center of the basin, but if they wanted to avoid it, they still had several other ways to choose.

Jingzhe was a little unsure of what to do next. After all, there is a saying that is right. Poor mountains and harsh waters lead to unruly people. People who can survive in such a place may be more dangerous than the environment itself. Jingzhe has rich experience in handling cases. I have a deep understanding of this.

"...Call everyone here, we need to discuss this matter."

Jingzhe simply called everyone over and told them what Zhao Anping had just discovered.

At this time, Zhao Anping also realized that something was wrong, and the excitement gradually cooled down.

"That's probably the situation. What do you think?" Jingzhe asked, "My personal opinion is that it's better not to cause any complications."

"But if we want to pass here, wouldn't it be easier to ask those people for help?"

Xi didn't consider so many twists and turns. Her idea was very simple. Since the people in this village live here, they must be very familiar with the environment here. If they can get help from these people, they can use it more effectively. Cross this basin at a fast speed.

She just wanted to resolve this matter as soon as possible. The longer it took, the more uncomfortable Xi felt.

Not only because she left her nest, but also because the shadow of the Sui Beast's resurrection has been hanging over her heart. If she doesn't solve this problem, she won't be able to feel at ease.

From their current position, they could vaguely see the towering peak of Tianyue Mountain. Because of this, Xi Cai became increasingly impatient and even walked out of his room on his own initiative.

"My dear sister, this matter is not that simple." Nian shook his head and patted Xi's shoulder.

"...What do you mean?" Xi frowned. She really didn't find it difficult.

Don't you just want the villagers here to do a favor?At most, she has to pay a little price. With so many things stuffed into her picture scroll world, can she not even be able to pay a little reward?

"I mean, Xi, you don't go out much, maybe you have underestimated the dangers of people's hearts," Nian's expression seemed a little subtle, "There is something wrong with a village in a place like this, and it reminds me of something bad. thing."

She has traveled to countless places over the past few years. She has much more knowledge than Xi, and she knows that the current situation is more complicated.

"Oh? What did you remember?"

Nian's statement aroused Xi's interest, and she raised her eyebrows and asked.

"...Well, it's not something that can't be said." Nian stretched out his hand to scratch his cheek and said, "Before, I was searching for the origin of the Immortal Army in the desert of Sargon, and I also encountered someone deep in the desert. When I arrived at a village, it was pretty much the same as now. But my situation was much worse than it is now, at least I didn’t carry so many supplies with me like I do now.”

Although Nian's body is completely different from that of ordinary people, it has not reached the point where he can survive without eating or drinking. He can only survive for a long time.

"At that time, I wanted to get some food and water from that village, but I didn't expect that the village... or the tribe, actually still retained the tradition of cannibalism. I thought they wanted to take me back to be the wife of the village. "Nian complained.

"...Is this what you want to say?" Xi twitched the corner of her mouth, looking like she didn't know how to answer.

"Right." Nian raised his chin and said proudly, "No matter how you look at me, I am a beautiful woman. Of course you have to be careful about these things when running around alone."

Although there were many things to complain about in Nian's words, Xi still understood what she wanted to express.

Encountering a village in such a strange place, who can imagine what kind of monsters and monsters are there. They are not short of supplies now, and it is not impossible to cross the basin directly. There is no need to take this risk.

What's more...who on earth would settle in a place like this?

"Then I have no objection, you can decide."

After understanding the reason, Xi said very simply.

"Then let's do it. Since no one objects, we will take another route and avoid this village."

Jingzhe finally made a decision.

Anyway, everyone has basically the same idea. They have everything now and there is no need to contact the people in that village.

If they accidentally encounter each other while crossing the basin, let's talk about it then. Even if there is any conflict, unless everyone in that village is a superman who can compare one to a hundred, they have nothing to be afraid of. .

Except for one person.

Yi remained silent from beginning to end and did not express any opinions.

When they were almost finished discussing, Yi asked tentatively, "Let me ask, don't any of you think that village looks familiar?"

Everyone was stunned when they heard Yi's question.

Why does he look like... there's something in his words?