Soul Echo

The mountains of the Alps do live up to reputation. At the foot of the mountain, there is an endless snow-white peak in the distance.

Zhong Ye and Lillian walked along the natural mountain path, stepping on the grass that turned yellow due to the changing seasons, surrounded by contiguous mountains and forests.

Their destination is deep in the mountains, and no information about apart from this is known.

—even people born in Valais don't necessarily find their way to the outside world in these mountains.

After entering the Alps, Zhong Ye realized that Valais is not unreasonable to be called the 'land of valleys'. Of course, it may be more appropriate to use 'land of mountains'.

This land is not barren, it can even be said to be rich in resources.

They found many rare plants along the way. Although they can't be called out, they can judge the rarity of those trees through the surrounding ecological environment-this is one of the skills that many experienced adventurers must learn. They can make a lot of money using this skill.

It's a gamble, betting on a lot of money with your life and the money you have to risk going out.

No one has taught Zhong Ye this skill, he learned it in books.

But Zhong Ye is not a professional adventurer, adventurer is just his side business, he usually doesn't use these skills to make money, because it's really troublesome for him to bring these things from the wilderness to civilization .

After discovering those rare plants, Zhong Ye did nothing but record them. If there is an opportunity to sell the notes in his hand, he can also make a fortune.

On the way, Zhong Ye was making maps.

He recorded all the conspicuous landmarks on the way, and drew it on a parchment with charcoal. The map produced in this way is very simple, but most of the adventurers use this kind of map.

In this way, it can not only avoid finding the way out, but also avoid being unable to correct it after going the wrong way.

Of course, Zhong Ye didn't teach Lillian about these skills, and even he himself knew little, how could he mislead others?

The place is sparsely populated. Zhong Ye and the others did not see half a silhouette other than themselves along the way. Not only did they not see a silhouette, they could not even find any trace of human activities.

If it wasn't for knowing that there is a city-state in this mountain, Zhong Ye might think this is the real Barbarian Desolate Land - in this era, in a country, such places abound .

Walking along the mountain road, Zhong Ye and the others are gradually going deeper into the mountain range.

On the sixth day into the mountains, they found a village.

The village was built at the foot of a mountain with a stone fence around the edge, because here stones are cheaper than trees.

Zhong Ye discovered the village from a distance, but the villagers didn't discover them until they approached the village.

The villagers who were out shepherd saw them and drove the sheep into the village. On the way back, they shouted loudly, arousing the vigilance of other villagers and causing a large group of people to carry dung forks and stone axes. Go out of the village and gather outside the village.

Lillian was surprised when she saw the group and the 'weapons' in their hands.

The human world outside the mountains has almost become a world of steel and gunpowder, and steam engines are gradually becoming the dominant force in industrial development, but in this continuous mountain range, the 'weapons' used There were still dung forks and stone axes, and only a few held machetes in their hands.

The times seem to have changed once again, and an invisible hand quietly moved the time forward several hundred years after they entered the mountains.

Compared to the ironic Lillian, Zhong Ye's expression became a little dignified.

It was far away, and Zhong Ye could smell a stench floating in the air. This smell was emanating from those mountain people, part of himself and part of his clothes.

They wear furs that the commoners of the outside world cannot wear, but the leather from which the clothes are made has not been further processed, giving off a strong smell.

Living in the mountains, every day all suffer from wind blowing and sun shining, making their skin rough and dark.

However, not only did their physiques not become stronger due to long-term training, but compared with outsiders, these mountain people looked a little thin and short due to lack of food.

Zhong Ye led the horse and stood far away from the villagers, and asked loudly, "We are adventurers from outside the mountains, may I ask, do you know where Valais is? ”

In the Dan world, except for the obvious language differences between Easterland and Xilu, most countries have not developed their own language, which is why Xilu and Easterland are two parts of the world. The Great Civilization Circle.

——This world has extraordinary power. Even in ancient times, there were many travelers who traveled to and from various settlements. The writing slowly evolved, gradually forming today's Western Lunar and Easterland languages.

Therefore, even in the deep mountains, the mountain people can understand what Zhong Ye said, and there is no communication barrier.

hearing this, the mountain people looked at each other in blank dismay and didn't put down the dung fork and stone axe in their hands, but seemed willing to communicate with Zhong Ye and the others.

The mountain people began to discuss in a low voice, but they obviously didn't expect Zhong Ye to actually hear their voices.

Some people took a fancy to his horse and students, as well as the big sword he carried on his back, and wanted to grab it, but more people didn't agree with their idea and wanted to take it directly. They drive away, or tell them where Valle is.

They are arguing endlessly, and there is a tendency to intensify.

Listening to their discussion, Zhong Ye didn't say anything, but felt a deep sense of sadness.

Ignorance and ignorance are not their fault, because the village is isolated from the world, few outsiders come here, they live a monotonous day after day life, their ancestors may have knowledge, but when they arrive They are this generation, and they have not seen those things with their own eyes, so how can they prove that the things in the story really exist?

Zhong Ye waited silently, and Lilian stood behind him on horseback. Although he couldn't see his face, he could see from his little actions that he was not in a good mood because he heard those Villagers' discussions?

Lilian knows that Zhong Ye's perception is extremely powerful. According to the speculation of other players in the forum, his perception attribute may have reached more than twenty points.

At such a 'close' distance, Zhong Ye should be able to hear it.

The mountain folks kept arguing, and it took a while before the tone was set.

"Valai is over there!"

A mountain man with a slightly stout build came out more and more with a machete, pointing in the direction of north-east.

After pointing out the direction, the mountain people still stared at Zhong Ye vigilantly, obviously distrusting him.

After all, Zhong Ye is nearly two meters tall. In the eyes of these mountain people, he can almost be regarded as a 'giant', and he also carries a weapon that matches his height. Not to be messed with.

"Thank you." Zhong Ye put out a breath, nodded in thanks, and took Lilian away from the surrounding village.

Under the watchful eyes of the mountain people, they avoided the village far away, and even walked up the mountain, bypassing the village from the mountain to avoid misunderstandings.

After getting away from the village, Lillian looked back and asked, "teacher, how do you know they know the location of Valais?"

"Because there are several mountains The people have knives in their hands." Zhong Ye replied, "I took a closer look and found that among those machetes, one of them is still very new, but this village doesn't look like there are blacksmiths. If they have anything to do with the outside world. Contact, I won't think I can rob us, so I believe that there should be a blacksmith and iron ore around this place, and if nothing else, there is Valais."

Lilian. After blinking, he said in surprise: "They want to rob us?"

Zhong Yep nods his eyes, "I have this idea."

It is just an idea, having an idea is not just an idea. crime.

Walking on the road, Zhong Ye thought for a while, and made a mark on the map he made from his backpack to represent that village.