Chapter 14: The Bell Ringer
"You know what? this is the first time I've dived into what the people of the land island call a "river", and I've lived most of my life before I know that there is such a magical place in this world!" said Daddy Harry as he slapped the thick sea willow table, trying to convince Yuan Xing that what he said was true.
"The river is not wide, it is estimated that it is only six or seven meters, and the flow rate is slow, but in the middle of the river, there are two people as deep, but these are not the point! Yuan Xing, do you believe it? This river is actually all fresh water! All the damn are high-quality fresh water! Cold, sweet and delicious fresh water! I still can't believe that Lao Tzu was able to soak in a river full of fresh water for three hours! I drank to my heart's content! Oh, I'm so happy, too extravagant~~~ It's really worth dying!"
"And then?" Yuan Xing interrupted Daddy Harry's happy memories, he only wanted to know the most critical information, for fresh water, Yuan Xing was not interested, although the ordinary fresh water on the market had been sold for a high price of 65 copper nar a liter, but for Yuan Xing to figure out the source of the seeds was far more important than fresh water.
"I went upstream, and the river passed through a flat valley, and in the valley, some incredible sights appeared before my eyes," Harry took a sip of milk wine, trying to recall what he had seen, "On the plains on both sides of the river, there seemed to be a lot of creatures, and they rumbled as they ran, shaking the valley! They are very huge, with the appearance of plants, some are thick vines, with bunches of lentils hanging on their bodies, grapes~~ Some are tall trees, the fruits are swaying in the air with the branches and leaves, the roots that were originally deeply rooted in the earth, exposed to the ground, the roots are flying, supporting a huge body like legs, in groups of three or five, although the movements are not very coordinated, and even a little stumbling, while making a "hiss" roar, while running wantonly in the valley! But I, Harry, weren't intimidated by them, and I wouldn't have run back to the sea without the barbecue!"
"What, the plants have become sperm, and they actually have long legs to run on their own?" Yuan Xing was really dumbfounded, "but do they belong to plants or animals?
Yuan Xing shook his head, no one could give him an accurate answer to this question, so he could only continue to listen to Daddy Harry's chattering story.
"Because of the slow flow and the strength of Angola, it took me less than an hour to swim through the valley to the center of the island, the source of the river," he said.
"This is a quiet lake, more than a dozen springs are bubbling with sweet spring water, on the shore of the lake, there are pieces of carefully cultivated medicinal fields, although the area is not large, but there are all kinds of medicinal herbs growing in it, in the center of the medicine field, there is a two-story fortress made of black stone, the gate is open, and the plants with feet in the valley are gushing out of it......"
"Dad, the plants in the valley are so big, the door frame of a fortress is only more than two meters at most, how did they escape?" Yuan Xing asked curiously.
"I don't know, when the plants run out, they are only one or two meters at most, but every time the bell outside the fortress strikes, these plants grow a lot, and when they run into the valley, these ghosts grow like towering trees, and the sound of crackling footsteps shakes the whole valley to collapse......"
"What??" Yuan Xing opened his mouth in surprise.
"Yes, a strange bell, and a guy who is uglier than a fishman"
"Oh, is that ugly guy ringing the bell?"
"Yes, the moonlight that day was very bright and bright, so I could see it very clearly, it was an extremely ugly guy, naked upper body, skin all over his body as if it had been scalded by boiling water, rolled folds, covered with scars, and white pus flowing, it was really disgusting" said Father Harry grunted and took off a large sip of milk wine, as if he wanted to suppress the nausea in his heart with the help of this sweet taste of wine" The bell rings through the valley, sounding no different from a normal bell, but it has a strange magic that affects the creatures around it."
"Magic?" Yuan Xing exclaimed, "But if it is based on supernatural power, then these strange phenomena have a reasonable explanation."
"Every time I knock it, there will be crazy vines growing in the ground, quickly winding, hitting the man in black on the opposite side...... The man in black on the opposite side was not to be outdone, in the space around him, as long as he raised his hand and said a few words indistinctly, some creatures that didn't seem to belong to this world would run out!"
"Mudras, spells, summonings!" Yuan Xing was sure that the bell-ringer was facing a powerful magic summoner!
"Not of this world?"
"Yes, at the beginning, a black steed with flame stripes was conjured around the man in black, it moved quickly, rushed left and right, spewing scorching flames, the huge vines made by the bell-ringer, as soon as they touched its flames, they immediately turned into a pile of flying ashes, these terrible creatures that were summoned, I suspect they came from ......!" Harry licked his tongue "Hell! They come from hell, only the creatures there can have such terrible attack power!" At that time, the flames were everywhere, and some of the huge dead animal carcasses around them were also ignited by this terrible flame, emitting the smell of roasted meat......"
"I see, the taste of barbecue actually comes from this, it's really a coincidence, then you ......"
"I crept up to the shore from the water's edge, hid beside a roasted animal, cut the thick crust with a knife, and ate it with a big mouthful...... "Father Harry looked intoxicated.
"The food from hell must taste good, right?" Yuan Xing teased.
"It's not just good, it's the best in the world! not even tuna is so delicious!" corrected Harry.
"What happened to the two guys fighting on land?"
"I didn't have time to care about them, but I saw in a hurry, the bell ringer struck lightly, and the stripes on the horse's body immediately turned into real flames, and then struck again, and the flame horse was burned to death by the raging flames, strictly speaking, by himself......
"And then?"
I got into the water, and ran away like crazy, only to feel that the man in black behind me had made something terrible, and the two seemed to collide violently, and when I was about to swim into the sea, the explosion occurred again, and the cliffs of the valley also collapsed in large numbers, and the river became turbulent, and I also picked up a life......"
"And ...... these seeds of yours?" Yuan Xing asked the most crucial question.
"When I hid behind the carcasses of animals and ate barbecue, I pulled a few handfuls in the medicine field, randomly got some plant rhizomes, and stuffed the fruits into the backpack, thinking that I could sell them for some money" Harry's father happily said the origin of the seeds, there is nothing to hide, that kind of dangerous place, whoever likes to go to it, anyway, he will not go a second time if he is killed" The medicine field is full of such plants, but I don't recommend you to risk this little thing"
"That'...... Where?"
"Blackstone...... Reef is northeast...... Thirty nautical miles in the direction...... "Yuan Xing's hospitality is good, from beginning to end, it is estimated that he has drunk two large bottles of milk wine, and the wine is surging, and Harry is already a little overwhelmed."
"Did you get out of there after that, and did any other forces enter the island after the explosion?"
"Huhu......" Only Daddy Harry's long snoring was in response to Yuan Xing.
"Hey......" is still silent.
"Hello, a total of one silver and forty bronze nar ......" the hostess hurriedly handed over the bill.
“...... Dead old man......"