Chapter 41: Ice City (2)
It can't be said that Jiuluo and Tianling's inferences were wrong, but their thinking was still misled by the strength displayed by Wang Yuan and Ning Feixian and the enemies they encountered later.
The realm of the Northern Regions is different from other regions, and the four levels of the Master Realm and the four levels of the Venerable Realm are also different.
If we compare the strength exerted by the people in the Northern Regions in the Master Realm with the strength exerted by the people in the Heavenly City, we can see that the former lags behind a lot in the utilization and development of power, and people in the same realm may not be able to regard it equally.
In the same way, it is as foolish to infer the power of the Venerable Realm level based on the power exerted at the Master Realm level as it is to infer the strength of the first rank with the second place.
Of course, Ning Feixian's big-eyed beads can't be counted.
There were no other unexpected events, Jiuluo and his party quickly left the Ice Stone Valley, and after leaving the valley, they didn't have much distance, and after walking the rest of the Ice Stone Forest, they had already stepped into the Ice City realm.
Although the name of the ice city is a city, it is the same as the heavenly city, based on a male city, and the surrounding places are included in it, and they are all called ice cities.
Tiancheng was built on Jingfeng Mountain in the central Tiandu, if not to say that Tiancheng is powerful, Jingfeng Mountain was originally not called Jingfeng Mountain. In the year when the Celestial Castle was built, the lord of the city divided the four halls of the Celestial Castle on the four companion peaks surrounding the main peak, and held the "Hundred Swords Competition" test on the main peak, and this mountain was called Jingfeng Mountain after that.
Ice City is a little worse, but it took advantage of a disaster in the Northern Regions to unite some large tribes, and after continuous improvement and development, the current Ice City force was formed.
The place where the ice city is located is surrounded by mountains, seas, forests, forests, and plains.
In turn, the mountain is the back place of the ice city, called the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain, this mountain has ten thousand peaks, each one is extremely steep, the mountains are connected vertically and horizontally for thousands of miles, guarding the back of the ice city, it is said that no one has been able to climb over this mountain;
The sea is a great wilderness, facing the south of the ice city, separating it from the middle region, this sea is vast, sometimes there are wind and waves raging, and there are giant sea beasts cruising and preying, it is a moat;
Sen is a black snake forest, named after the high and straight trunk of its tree, but the branches are strange and twisted, and the skin is like the scales of the black snake, located in the east of the ice city, connecting the middle and eastern regions;
If you make a plan of the various places in the northern region, you can see that the ice stone forest is slender and long, sandwiched between the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain and the Desperate Ice Field;
Although the ice field is also located in the west of the ice city, there is a 10,000-year ice peak between it and the ice city, which is as majestic and precipitous as the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain, and it is extremely difficult to pass, so most of the people who come to the ice city from the west choose to take the road of the ice stone forest.
These five places will surround the ice city, and all the tribes in the northern regions are pregnant in these five places, if you count the population of ten layers, there are six layers in the west of the northern region, two layers in the north, and one layer in the east, and the remaining layer is at the intersection of this ice city and the five places.
There are abundant cultivated land resources in the west of the Northern Regions, and it is connected to most of the land in the Western Regions, and there are mutual markets between the two regions, so sixty percent of the population lives here; there are two layers of population in the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain in the north, and most of the people who live in this mountain are the departments that avoid disasters in the Northern Regions, although the development is stagnant, but the loss is very small, and it is the leading force in the Ice City Tribal Alliance.
There is a layer of population around the Black Snake Forest in the east, which has a similar origin to the tribes of the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain, and has the same strength to survive; the last layer is the tribes that have suffered the most in the catastrophe, unable to occupy resources in the west, and unable to survive in the harsh environment of the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain and the Black Snake Forest, so they have to settle down at the junction of the Ice City and the Five Lands, focusing on the development of handicrafts and manufacturing, and surviving in the cracks.
Out of the Ice Stone Forest, you can reach the west gate of the Ice City in less than half a day.
It was a mountain that had been cut in half, and there was only one peak left, and a great city with a blue-black base was built there.
Because of the ice and snow, the surface color of the big city is mostly gray and white, and the rest is still blue and black, standing outside the city, you can only see the city wall, and you can only see the city wall for a hundred miles.
"This city?" Jiu Luo and the others were a little far away, looking at the big city in front of them, they couldn't help but ask, "How did a city of this scale be built?"
"It is said that the foundation of this ice city is a ruined city that has been here for a long time, and most say that it is the site of a great war thousands of years ago, and the city was destroyed in the war. Xiong Shi played the role of a jack of all trades, explaining, "After the disaster in the Northern Regions, the various tribes recuperated for a period of time, and then I heard that the tribal alliance was established and set up its headquarters in the ice city, but at that time, the ice city had already been built, and it is impossible to know who built it and when it was built. ”
"It may be a legacy of the War of the Two Realms, and it is more likely that future generations will repair and expand according to the original city. The Heavenly Spirit tried to rise to a high place to bring the whole picture of this ice city into the scope of vision, but found that the city in front of him could only see the side of the city wall, and could not glimpse the inside, "Hey, there is really something in this city, but this style of design is indeed not what the people of the Northern Wasteland are good at." ”
"Do you know what the people of the Northern Wastelands are good at? When did you secretly learn? Jiu Luo couldn't help laughing.
"This still needs to be made up, you can see it directly, okay!" Tian Ling shouted, expressing dissatisfaction with her master's behavior of looking down on her, "Anyway, the architectural style must be different from the normal state in the Northern Regions, Fang Ru, what are you like in the Western Regions?"
"Western Regions?" Fang Ru was also admiring the magnificent city wall, and couldn't help but be stunned when he heard the Heavenly Spirit ask him about the Western Regions.
Fang Ru is the kind of person who stays at home all the year round and rarely goes out, he really doesn't know much about the style of the Western Regions, he thought for a while, and said uncertainly: "The style of the Western Regions is probably like a butterfly, with beautiful wings but fragile, can fly but can't ascend to the sky, can only be in a corner of the barren land. ”
“......”
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"Frightened?" What kind of question did I just ask? What kind of style is this?Tian Ling squinted his eyes and looked at Fang Ru, finding that he didn't seem to realize what he was talking about, and was still immersed in a strange state.
"Brother Fang, if you stay in one place for a long time, you will naturally have a difficult mood, and you haven't found your own path, so it's normal to be confused. Jiu Luo could see Fang Ru's state, his thinking had made some subtle leaps, and he had entered a sluggish state, and the reason was just that he couldn't find his direction for a while.
He has also had this kind of confusion, hidden in the depths of his heart, and will be raised by some inexplicable factors anytime and anywhere, which will make his thinking deviate.
This continued until he found joy in one world after another: simulating a character, making the corresponding choices, and then throwing himself into the task - each world as a different role-playing game, and he never got lost and never tired of it.
So he persuaded Fang Ru: "Now that you haven't seen your heart clearly, at this time, you can first feel the passive life, and then try to become the active one." ”
Jiu Luo patted Fang Ru and continued: "Although I don't understand how you live at home, I can see that you don't want it, so you chose to leave the Western Regions, this is an active choice, even if you don't know whether the consequences are good or bad.
Then you were plotted by Brighton and chose to go with us, which is your active choice, and you have unconsciously begun to consciously choose the life you want. By the way, do you have a family, and how are your parents?"
"Huh? What...... Profound...... I haven't married yet, and my parents are in good health. Fang Ru was stunned, a little unable to keep up with the rhythm.
"Well, since you don't have a family and your parents don't need you to take care of you, you don't have to worry about your home at this time, and after this journey, ask yourself. Jiuluo expressed his identity as a "person who came over" in a tone of "I know this matter", "I really envy you children who are accompanied by their parents." ”
"Ahh......h I'm sorry because I reminded you of something sad. Fang Ru had already withdrawn from that state, and it didn't have much impact on itself, it was just a sudden emotion for a while, but Jiuluo's last sentence made him misunderstand.
"Not what you think...... Forget it, it's no different. Jiu Luo was a little crying and laughing, he was conceived by chaos, and he didn't have any concept of parents, if you want to say, his master can be regarded as the existence of his father.
"Okay, you don't want to comfort each other anymore, how embarrassing, we're about to get to the city gate, let's think about where to stay and what to eat at night!" Tianling wanted to make fun of the master, but she thought that the master's current thinking pattern was quite jumpy, so she decided not to provoke anything strange, and directly guided the topic into the right track.
"Where do you stay?" Jiu Luo looked directly at Xiong Shi.
Deputy Commander, have you finally remembered my role? Of course Xiong Shi didn't think like this, after he heard Tianling's question, he was already ready to answer: "According to our time, the accommodation area that was originally provided to the participants for free was to be full, and we could only find a restaurant to live in like the Ice Stone Forest Market, but now that there has been an ambush by the Holy Clan, it is estimated that one or two rooms can be found to settle down." ”
That's not bad, although the support provided by the Red Bear Tribe this time is very strong, and the Xuanjing carried is also sufficient, maybe it will be saved, and the accommodation or something will be fragrant when you buy clothes!
No one agreed with Jiuluo's idea, so he only turned around in his heart and didn't say anything.
Now that I'm about to enter the city, let me express my feelings! Before he could say something, his mind began to warn!
Not far behind him, a man in a black robe appeared at some point, staring at him coldly, and this gaze directly triggered a warning in his heart.
Seeing that Jiu Luo paused and turned to look at him, the black-robed man let out a sneer and raised his hand to release a black flame.
The black flames gathered from the palm of his hand, only the size of a fist at first, and the size of a table top halfway through the flight, and by the time he flew in front of him, it was like a door!
"Be careful!" The black fire flew in, Jiuluo suddenly changed color, this attack was only at the level of the division realm at the beginning, but it gradually increased in power during the flight, and now it has the power of the Zun Realm!
Although he was not afraid, there were several Red Bear Tribe warriors beside him who could not resist this powerful attack.
Tianling cooperated with him tacitly, and after seeing Jiuluo shouting a warning, a suction force was generated in his hand, pulling several people in front of him behind him to protect him.
Jiu Luo was alone in the face of the black fire attack of the black-robed man!
He crossed his arms to protect his head and face, and the demon beast phantom behind him raised his head and roared, and he also placed his arms in front of him, blocking the path of the black fire.
Rumble!
As soon as it made contact, the black fire exploded, directly blasting through the demon beast phantom's arm defense, making the demon beast phantom fade a few points.
The follow-up power was blocked by Jiu Luo with his arms, and the strong impact made him slide backwards for half a meter, holding back the stinging sensation on his arms, Jiu Luo shouted, and the spiritual power poured into his arms, and suddenly a point!
"Get out of here!"
The remnants of the black fire were separated by Jiu Luo's arms and fell to the ground in a loud shout, and the ice and snow were melted in an instant, and the solid ground layer below was also burned into black pieces.
Blocking the black fire attack, and then seeing that the black-robed man was approaching, the black flame transformed into a long sword, and casually swung a sword and stabbed at Jiuluo.
The hand-made finger sword drove the demon beast phantom, and met the black fire sword with knife-like claws, shaking sparks in mid-air.
The sword returned to his hand, his hands clenched and swung out again, and the black fire long sword was held by a thousand arms in the hands of the black-robed man, and a thousand blows were slashed in an instant.
Although Jiu Luo only has two hands, the Demon Beast Phantom is huge, his five fingers flick, the spiritual power lines are intertwined, and the auxiliary Demon Beast Phantom stops the black sword shadow one by one.
Thousands of swords slashed and slashed again, and the black-robed man seemed to have no idea the unsatisfactory result of the sword move, and the black fire long sword in his hand swung vigorously, and the dark sword shadow shrouded both of them.
Jiuluo was suppressed by the disadvantage of energy, although his Xuan power was spiritualized, he was also able to leapfrog the power of the Zun Realm, but the purity of the spiritual power was not as good as that of the black-robed man.
Fortunately, the black-robed man's attack strength and energy level have the strength of the Venerable Realm, but his moves seem to be the same as Jiuluo, because some restrictions are only at the peak level of the Master Realm, so it is not difficult to prevent it.
This black-robed man is also tenacious, he doesn't know how many swords he wields in this moment of fighting, and he doesn't feel tired at all, and Jiuluo is also like a monster, manipulating the demon beast phantom to dance out of an impenetrable defensive circle with a pair of finger claws.
The two people who looked at the master realm were bombarding each other with moves with the power of the Zun Realm, even if they were restraining each other's moves, their strong energy reaction still attracted the attention of the guards at the gate of the Ice City in the distance.
"It's really impatient that someone dares to be presumptuous on the ice city boundary!" said a city gate guard with disdain when he saw the battle in the distance.
"No, I don't think it's going to be a while, and these people will show up at the slave market in the city. Another guard chimed in.
"Well, if I had not guarded the gates, I would have gone and taken them down, that I might have made a little bit of money. The guard shook his spear as if he were going up and striking them twice.
"Are you sure, I think they have good moves, they seem to be masters of the master's realm?"
"How is it possible, just look at the bluffing, you look at the one who uses the fire sword, it will chop and chop, rough! That one is even more vegetable, the beast soul behind him looks weird, at a glance, you can know that there is no formal inheritance to practice, blind practice!" The guard pointed out the moves of the black-robed man and Jiuluo, and he was even more disdainful, but they were just two weak chickens.
"Either I'll show you here, you go and take them down, and I'll cover you when you get back. After hearing his analysis, the guard seemed to be a little moved.
"Are your fucking eyes getting dog pee? Look closely at the ground where the flames have fallen, is that the object you can taunt!
Just as the two guards were evaluating the moves of both sides of the battle, a guard dressed like a boss behind them reached out and slapped each of them, scolding angrily.