Chapter 744: Choosing a Direction
As in the New World, the ecological environment of the Old World has been fully restored because of the demise of human civilization.
It's just that Chu Tianjiang and Kistis's landing site is in the south of the Old Continent, so they are facing a desolate desert instead of a dense forest.
The deserts of the southern part of the Old World are probably the driest and hottest places on earth.
Deep in the tropics, the New World to the east has radically altered the water vapour cycle in the atmosphere due to geological changes. As a result, less than 50 millimetres of rain falls annually in this desert, which covers an area of more than 3 million square kilometres. In the heart of the desert, there are places where there has not even been a single drop of rain for decades. After the earth was completely covered by single-celled life, there were some changes in the climate, such as a significant increase in rainfall in coastal areas, and the emergence of some environments that could adapt to the survival of living organisms. It's just that in the heart of the desert, rainfall is still very low. Severe drought has made it impossible for any higher life to survive.
Chu Tianjiang and Kisstis did not enter the heart of the desert, where there were no secrets worth exploring.
According to Kistis, even when the Empire ruled the Terrestrial Realm, the desert hinterland was a no-man's land, and there was no environment for humans to live in.
As for the cities in the southern part of the Old World, all are on the coast.
It was in this way that, after going ashore, the two men marched along the coastline in search of what Kisstis called "the most rear-back battlefield".
The problem is that Kistis only knows about the city, and the last war took place in the southern part of the Old World, and it was to capture the last city controlled by the Empire, but she doesn't know where the city is at all, and there is no record of it in the "Freedom Guards".
In fact, what Kisstis knows is nothing but legends and hearsay.
Her judgment of the location of the battlefield is all based on the legends related to the hero, and it is all fragmented information.
As for where the battlefield was, she didn't know at all.
Since that was five hundred years ago, no one except Iska, Soya, and Laika knew the exact location of the battlefield of the Dao.
On their first day ashore, the two found an abandoned city.
If we look at the city built by the Church back then, it would be a slightly larger town, and even at its height it would not have had more than 100,000 inhabitants.
Probably too small, there are no hunting teams stationed here.
Over the next few days, Chu Tianjiang and Kistis found several similar cities, all of which were abandoned, and none of them had a hunting team stationed.
Of course, Chu Tianjiang and Kisstis didn't find it strange.
The scale of the "Freedom Guards" is far less than before, and it is mainly concentrated in the New World, so the control area in the Old World must be very limited, and it is impossible to send hunting teams in all cities like in the New World, and can only control some larger cities.
In fact, there is no point in controlling the city itself.
Given the circumstances of the southern part of the Old World, it is more likely that the Freedom Defenders abandoned this area.
Of course, this is also speculation, and Chu Tianjiang feels that there will be at least one hunting team here.
The reason is simple, as long as the battlefield mentioned by Kistis exists, and it is near a city, and there are many secrets hidden, the "Freedom Guards" will arrange for a hunting party to garrison the city and prevent others from entering, so as to discover the secrets hidden in the city.
On the eighth day of coming to the Old Continent, Chu Tianjiang and Kisstis finally discovered a real city.
It is a very large city, with at least millions of inhabitants before it was completely destroyed. While it can't be compared to those megacities on the Union Continent, on the Old Continent it's definitely a big city, and most likely the center of the region.
The problem is that it's still a completely abandoned city, with no hunting squads stationed.
After finding a foothold, Kisstis went out to investigate the situation, and Chu Tianjiang turned out a map he found on the ship.
Obviously, the destination of that stowaway ship was not the United Continent, but the Old Continent, so there were several maps related to the Old Continent on board. Most are nautical charts that mark the islands on the route. Only one is a real map, and it is a map of the southern regions of the Old World.
It wasn't long before Kistis returned.
"What are you looking at?"
"We've pretty much covered the coast." Chu Tianjiang pointed on the map, "This place should have been called Redang City before. More than 1,000 years ago, it was the largest city in the vicinity, and there was an outer harbor not far to the south, and there were no cities further south. ”
Kisstis didn't say much, because it meant that they didn't find that legendary battlefield.
"If what you say is not wrong, this battlefield does exist, and it is indeed on the Old World, then there is only one possibility."
"In the heart of the desert?"
Chu Tianjiang nodded and said, "Obviously, next, we should head towards the hinterland of the desert, but I want to go to the southernmost bay first. ”
"For what?"
"Before I left this world, I met an extremely powerful being there, and it was her defeat that made me leave Iskara." Chu Tianjiang smiled reluctantly, "To be precise, I let Iskar leave, because I know that I am not the opponent of that powerful existence." ”
Kisstis had obtained some of Chu Tianjiang's memories, so he knew what had happened at that time.
"Although I don't know what happened to Lu Dao later, I think it must have something to do with what happened at that time." Chu Tianjiang paused slightly and said, "The most important thing is that Iskar believes that the current emperor of the empire used to be a human being, and he has gained extremely strong superpowers for some reason. The point is, where did this guy get his superpowers? Obviously, he had some very important experiences. ”
"Something to do with that battle?"
Chu Tianjiang nodded and said, "You must know that before all this happened, the Uma who defeated me, and the Feister who created her, were the most powerful beings on earth. Fester was finished, but Uma wasn't, at least not before I left. ”
"She's the Emperor?"
"Maybe, maybe not. It's just that no matter what the outcome is, I think the current emperor has a very close relationship with her. ”
Kistis nodded and said, "In that case, we'll have to go over and have a look." ”
"I'll leave early tomorrow morning."
"It's just that we'd better think again."
"What?" Chu Tianjiang was a little puzzled.
"Someone has been here, and not long before we arrived, two days at most, maybe yesterday."
"Who?"
"I don't know what to say, but he left some traces, very faint, and he can't be seen without careful observation, and he must have erased other traces. That is, this guy knows how to disguise himself very well. He may be a hunting warrior, or perhaps a more powerful being. ”
"Only one person?"
"It's supposed to be one, but I'm not entirely sure."
Chu Tianjiang frowned, although Gystis didn't say it explicitly, but this person must have come towards them, because there was no more reasonable explanation.
What's more, there's a good chance that this guy was sent by Laika.
Thinking of this, Chu Tianjiang's mood became heavier.
"Does Laika know what's going on over there in the bay?"
Chu Tianjiang glanced at Kistis, then shook his head and said, "At that time, only Iskar was with me, but both Soya and Laika knew that I was going to the concoction field. In addition, after Iska left, she went to find Soya and told her what she had seen. ”
"In other words, Laika knew that you met Uma there."
Chu Tianjiang nodded and said, "If that's the case, she should know that the main purpose of my coming to the Old Continent is to go to the bay." In fact, Iskar mentioned it to me and told me to go to the other side of the bay. If that guy was sent by Laika......"
"He'll go to the bay and wait for us there."
"If we had been ...... past"
"Definitely going to meet him, maybe someone else."
Chu Tianjiang rubbed his forehead, which meant that there was a lot of risk. Even if that guy is just a hunter and isn't an opponent of Kystis, it's possible to encounter something more powerful. The most important thing is that Laika is very likely to go there and wait for Chu Tianjiang in person.
With the current strength of the two of them, if they meet Laika, they won't even have a chance to escape.
Chu Tianjiang looked at Kistis, her eyes were very firm, and she was not afraid at all. It's just that bravery can't make up for the gap in strength.
"Don't care about me, if you're afraid of danger, I won't let you go."
"Kistis......"
"As you guessed, only when you get there can you have a clearer understanding of the past, and it is possible to solve the mystery in your heart."
Chu Tianjiang sighed secretly, what can he do to solve the mystery?
Kistis saw Chu Tianjiang's thoughts, and said: "Although you are not the powerful existence that can bring us the final victory in the prophecy, at least your strength is sorry for that tall image, but you said that everything we do will affect and change the future. We can't predict what the future will look like, but there are things we can do to get towards where we want to be. ”
"Now, you're using this to do ideological work for me?"
Kistis smiled and said, "You're not wrong, in fact, you are just an ordinary person, and there is no essential difference from us. ”
Chu Tianjiang also smiled and said, "Okay, let's leave early tomorrow morning, just go to the hinterland of the desert first." ”
"This ......"
"Let's get to know a little bit before we end this journey."