Tang Zhangwei was stunned when he followed the merchant ships of the Eastern Roman Empire up the Nile River through the Pharaonic Canal in ancient Egypt. ミ Miscellaneous ※ Zhi ※ Worm ミ

Tang Zhangwei had seen the sailing skills of those Eastern Roman seafarers, but driving a large sailing ship against the current was still beyond Tang Zhangwei's imagination.

Bai Cunxiao said: "These people are really good. ”

As they marched along the great river, the undulating highlands to the north were closer to the high peaks, and the jagged mountains to the south were added in height. Turning about the west, they went northerly, then turned southwest and made a great bend to the south, then south, then to the north, and finally, to the northwest, and soon to the east.

Although he couldn't tell the reason—there were no special features for him to identify—Jodara felt familiar. Following the river would lead them northwest, but he was sure they would have to bend back. He decided that this was the first time since they arrived in the Great Delta that they had left the safer Mother River and went north along a tributary towards the foot of the steep mountain range, which was now relatively close to the Great River. They followed the path of this tributary and gradually turned northwest.

Ahead, the mountains converged, a ridge that met the long, arcing northern ridges of ice and snow, and met the high and low southern highlands, the ridge became steep and high, and covered with ice caps, until a narrow valley separated them. At one point, the ridge was a deep inland sea, surrounded by endless mountains. However, over millions of years, the eroded carboniferous, sandstone, and shale rocks of the outlet have been washed over the years, causing the outlet to gradually decrease in height to the same height as the corridor leading to the outside, so that the inland sea has dried up, and the remaining flat seabed has become a sea of weeds.

The narrow valley is flanked on both sides by steep crystalline granite walls where the Mother River roars. It was a long stretch of ridge from the mountains to the southern plains and finally into the Beran Sea, and Chodara knew that there was no way to go on either side of the gorge through which the great river crossed. There is no other option but a detour.

When they first turned to the side and began to follow a small stream, the terrain remained unchanged except for the lack of abundant water, dry, open meadows, and a few swarf shrubs near the water's edge, but Ella felt a sense of loss. The wide mother river has been with them for too long, and it always feels a little incongruous to see her soothing posture beside her, and to guide them. As they walked toward a hill, increasing in height, the bushes spread out, and the trees grew taller and more luxuriant, and the bushes stretched into the great plain.

They came to the top of a circular hill with a clear view, which was a little higher than the surrounding tree-covered slopes. Jodala stopped and looked around, but Ella rested to see what she saw. Looking west over the treetops, she could see the Mother River in the distance, and the waterways came together again, zigzagging out of a deep valley lined with cliffs on both sides. Only then did she understand why Jodala had turned to the side to find a way.

"I used to take a boat through that canyon," he said. "It's called Daimon Gorge."

"Damen Gorge? Do you mean a gate like the one you made on all sides? After closing the opening, you can enclose the beast inside?" Ella asked.

"I don't know. I've never asked, but maybe that's what the name came from. Although it's more like the fence you built, both sides of the fence are all around a gate. It's a long way from this gate. I wish I could lead you to it. He laughed. "Maybe I can."

They descended the hills, then a stretch of flat land, and then went north toward the mountains. In front of them, like a great wall, was a long line of giant trees, the beginning of a thick, deep forest of hardwoods and evergreens. As soon as they stepped into the concealment of this heavenly dome made of green leaves, they found themselves entering a different world. It took them a long time for their eyes to adjust to the light of the dim and quiet primeval forest, but they all felt the cool and damp smell at once, and they also smelled the strong damp smell of new life and decay.

By nightfall, they hadn't come out of the woods. They camped here for the night, but they both felt uncomfortable, much more exposed than in the wilderness. Encamped in the open field, even in the darkness of the night, they could see something: clouds, or stars, and the shadows of something moving. In the face of this dense wood, tall trees, thick trees, even big guys can hide behind, the darkness is really completely dark. As soon as they stepped into the world of the trees, the silence that amplified the subtle sounds frightened them, and the night here was even more terrifying, but they tried to hide it from it.

The two horses were also nervous, huddled around the fire, where they were familiar and reassured. Wolf also stayed in the tent. Ella was so happy that she gave it a dinner they ate and she had to keep it by her side whenever she wanted. Even Jodala was happy to have such a big friendly wolf by his side, and his heart was much more reassured. It can smell it, it can anticipate things, and people can't do this.

In the humid forest, the night was cold, everything was wet, slippery, and so wet that people thought it was raining. They had burrowed into the fur sheets early, but though they were tired, they chattered for most of the night, and never fell asleep.

"I'm not sure if we need to go to great lengths to carry that boat," said Giodara, mused. "Horses can wade through the little stream, and they can't get wet with what they carry. When we encounter a deep river, we can move the basket onto their back so that it doesn't hang down on their sides. When I traveled with Sonolan, we used to tie our rucksacks to a large floating log, and now we tied the big log to our waists and dragged things across the river.

"One time I tied something to a piece of wood. Then I left the House of Crane to seek out my people, and I came to a great river. I swam across the river with the log in tow. Ella said.

"It's a lot of work to swim that way, and it's even more dangerous if you can't get your arms free."

(End of chapter)