Chapter 70: Crimson Snowfield
Move every day when the snow is light, keep walking for eight hours, and set up camp before the night blizzard arrives. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 Of course, sometimes we have to stop during the day and walk through the snow at night with the lights as a signal.
Ten days later, the expedition members were on the outskirts of the crimson snowfield, to the place where their dreams had come true.
The snow hadn't stopped yet, and it was still falling, even though it was already very small, so the group still had time to rest outside the crimson snowfield, waiting for the day of blooming.
The Crimson Snow Field is only red on the day it blooms, and is no different from a normal white snowfield, and many people will miss this ordinary snowfield without a guide. Again, on weekdays, no one comes here.
It's not that you can't usually go to this snow field to dig up the rare treasures underground, but compared with other places in Yongzhou, the permanent ice here is stronger and difficult to break because of the aura and the snow spirits living below. Therefore, everyone usually goes to other areas of Yongzhou to dig spiritual objects, and only when the day of blooming comes, they will go to the Crimson Snow Plain.
When Ouyang and his party came to the vicinity of the Crimson Snow Field, there were already many professional gold mining teams gathered here, and they lived in a simple camp made of wooden planks, and there were a large number of horned deer in the camp, with professional excavation equipment and sufficient supplies. The most spectacular of these is the camp of the Zhao family, which is a small town under the banner of the Zhao family.
Judging by the fact that the small town is nearly a meter above the ground, it should not have been built in this vicinity.
"It was a floating city built by the Zhao family, and the Zhao family would fly over on that thing at this time of year. One of the guides in the team walked by Ouyang and said with a smile, "If you can ride that thing, you can save a lot of effort." ”
"You must have ever sat on that thing, right?"
When the elder brother heard Ouyang's words, he shrugged his shoulders and did not deny it, "About ten years ago, at that time, we were hired by the Zhao family to dig the ice of the Crimson Snow Field for them and catch the snow spirits fleeing in all directions for them. ”
took out the delicate small wine jug and took a sip, and the eldest brother of the guide continued: "Basically, the people who can sit on that thing, except for the Zhao family, most of the rest are guys hired by the Zhao family, and finally some lone monks who were caught by the Zhao family. ”
"In that case, the Zhao family should get the most from the Crimson Snow Field every year, right? After all, they have an entire city to transport equipment. ”
"Haha!" The elder brother of the guide smiled and patted Ouyang You's shoulder, "Except for the Zhao family's trading house, have you heard from other channels that someone sells the specialties of the Crimson Snow Plain?"
Ouyang tilted his head and asked strangely, "No?" ”
As if hearing something incredible, the eldest brother looked Ouyang up and down, and asked suspiciously, "You won't come here without asking anything, will you?"
"I heard that the scenery of the red snow field is good, so I came here to see it. ”
Staring at Ouyang's expression seriously, the guide brother found that Ouyang was not lying.
"You ......" patted Ouyang on the shoulder with some tears and laughter, and the guide brother explained to Ouyang why he looked like this.
In fact, if you want to see the scenery of the Crimson Snow Field, the best way is to go directly to the tour group run by the Zhao family, because you are not here to collect rare treasures, so the Zhao family will provide an excellent location to watch the scenery of the Crimson Snow Field. With the protection and route provided by the Zhao family along the way, it will not be like now, braving heavy snow for ten days and half a month.
As for the price of the services provided by the Zhao family, the guide brother did not say it explicitly, and it was also expensive. However, the eldest brother of the guide also said that Ouyang is qualified to enjoy that kind of service, I am afraid that judging from Ouyang's expression when he participated in this expedition and paid for it, Ouyang's net worth background is not bad.
Hugging Ouyang You's shoulders and asking him to turn around, the guide brother pointed to the gray sky and asked Ouyang to take a closer look.
Soon Ouyang saw a floating city in the sky, a city floating in the sky.
"If you take the Zhao family's travel service, now you should live in that city, enjoy steaming hot food and warm rooms, and wait for the day of bloom to come. Letting go of Ouyang's shoulder, the guide brother deliberately took a few steps back and took a closer look at Ouyang's full picture, "But it's not bad now, at least you have a chance to get the heavenly treasures in the Crimson Snow Field." ”
Looking around at the many camps around the Crimson Snow Field, Ouyang remembered something he had been admonished when he first entered Yongzhou, "By the way, didn't you say that everything produced in Yongzhou had to be divided into half to the Zhao family?"
"You said that strange rule? No way, this rule is even recognized by the Immortal League, and we can only admit it. ”
"In that case, will these people still be able to make money?"
Also looked at the camps around the Crimson Snow Field, and the guide brother put away his small wine jug, "Some of them are here to make money, and some are purely here to find natural treasures." At least if you dig up a treasure here, you can hold it in your hand for half the money. ”
"Half of the money, you still need to ...... what you dig out" Halfway through the words, Ouyang had already thought about the reason.
Because of that strange rule, everyone who got the heavenly treasures in Yongzhou had to hand over half of the treasures to the Zhao family, so if they wanted to keep it in their hands, they needed to pay money to the Zhao family to buy back the half that should be handed over.
The eldest brother of the guide glanced at the Zhao family's camp and said meaningfully: "That city is not only used to transport equipment, but also to transport other things. ”
In the city, both excavation equipment can be placed, and soldiers can be inhabited for battle, and with the size of the Zhao family, it is not difficult to form an army composed of pure cultivators. Therefore, in addition to the manpower used to excavate, there are also those law enforcers who are used to crack down on those who dare to disobey the rules.
This rule also has a good aspect, for example, it can count the natural treasures excavated in Yongzhou, for example, it can effectively curb those who lack financial resources from entering Yongzhou. If you dare not hand over half of it, the Zhao family will dare to kill them on the spot, and even the family will be killed.
After a short rest, Ouyang's team began to set up camp to recharge for the next operation. The captain of the team has already begun to call for people to sweep the ground and set up tents.
In response, the guide's brother prepared to set up a tent.
"If you're lucky enough to get one or two things and don't want them, sell them to the Zhao family. The specialty of the Crimson Snow Plain, either you take out half of the money and hand it over to the Zhao family to take away, or you hand it over to the Zhao family and get half of the money, they won't let you only hand over half of the things and leave. ”
This was a word of admonition, which made Ouyang confirm his thoughts, it seemed that there was definitely enough power in the Zhao family's camp to deter all the camps, it could be a powerful cultivator, or it could be an army of cultivators.
However, Ouyang himself is not here to explore and hunt for treasures, and he doesn't care very much about these things. Maybe after seeing the scenery of the blooming day of the crimson snowfield, Ouyang will leave.
Clearing the thick snow, revealing the black-brown earth below, and driving fixed iron nails into the ground, Ouyang's team's tent was quickly set up. Then build a campfire in the middle of the camp, add Yongzhou special charcoal, and keep burning in the snow.
Sitting by the campfire with his hood on his sleeve to keep warm, Ouyang glanced at his three companions who were living in the same tent as him.
All three of them were professional gold diggers in their attire, and like the guides, it wasn't the first time they had been to Crimson Snow. They were all wary of outsiders, even when they saw that Ouyang was just a teenager, they didn't let their guard down.
It is better to say that on the mainland of Kyushu, children who can travel alone are either not taken care of at home, or their families can't take care of them. The former is not afraid of life and death, and cannot be provoked, while the latter is not harmed by ordinary people, let alone provoked.
They were guarding against Ouyang, they didn't want to talk to Ouyang, and Ouyang wouldn't talk to them if they were bored.
In a day or two at most, the day of bloom will come.