Chapter 21: The First Exploration of the Valley
"Young Master, let's hold this for you, your safety is the most important thing"
Zhu Dezhi put the Zhuge crossbow in his hand and anxiously stuffed it into Liu Lei's hand.
"It's okay, Lao Zhu, you take it, I still have one here, and I can't use two of them."
Liu Lei was wearing armor that was one size bigger than himself, and said to Zhu Dezhi a little awkwardly.
At the same time, there were also Li Tianlong, the leader of the expedition team, Liu Bushan, the leader of the expedition team, Rong Feng, the small town hunter, and the four masters of the expedition team, who were going to explore the valley that Rong Feng said today after a day's preparation. The worn-out armor on Liu Lei's body was taken off by Li Tianlong from a family member, and after Liu Lei almost had an accident the night before, Li Tianlong was even more worried about Liu Lei.
If it weren't for the fact that this matter was too important, Li Tianlong and the others wouldn't have planned to let Liu Lei out, because among the eight people who went out to investigate this time, Liu Lei's strength can be said to be the hottest.
Seeing that Zhu Dezhi was still a little hesitant, Liu Lei pretended to be impatient and said:
"That's it! All right! That's how it goes."
In fact, since seeing Li Tianlong's skills, Liu Lei is really right, Zhuge Repeater is not much interested, this thing is okay for ordinary people, but when it comes to masters, it is simply nonsense, you must know that people like Li Tianlong are the lowest level of existence when they look at the entire continent.
Chirping......
There was a sharp grinding sound from the gate, and Liu Lei and the others walked towards the jungle under the gaze of everyone in the town. I can't stop praying in my heart, Liu Lei and the others are now the hope and future of the whole town.
"Young Master, are you okay, why don't we rest for a while before leaving."
Li Tianlong said worriedly to Liu Lei.
"It's okay, I can hold on" Liu Lei wiped the sweat on his head and gasped.
Eight people have come out of the town, and they have been on the road for a whole morning, and they have traveled more than ten miles with difficulty, don't think that their speed is slow, you must know the valley that Rong Feng said, but in the mountains, there are few human activity tracks, and of course there is no road to walk.
In addition, the development of the wild by humans in the Mixed Yuan Continent is very low, especially close to the border of the Warcraft Forest, the environment here is even harsher than the tropical rainforest of the Amazon, and it will take you ten times the effort and time to travel in this kind of place, walking one-fifth of the usual distance, not to mention that there are all kinds of wild animals and insects in the forest.
The forest at night is dangerous, and no one wants to rush through the treacherous jungle, so they have to reach the valley before dark and choose a safe campsite.
In order not to drag everyone back, Liu Lei kept insisting, and the sweat kept flowing into his eyes, making his eyes feel as if they were burned by flames.
Maybe he doesn't have the cultivation of Li Tianlong and Liu Bushan, nor does he have the physical strength of Rong Feng and the members of the expedition, but his strong and stubborn character makes him grit his teeth and persevere.
Call...... Call......
Liu Lei didn't know how far he had gone, he only felt that his legs were as heavy as lead, Li Tianlong and Liu Bushan supported him left and right, at first he still refused, but then he couldn't stand it, so he compromised in order not to delay everyone's process.
The sunset gradually sinks, the dusk forest is dyed a touch of bright red, the round and huge red sun becomes blurred in the sky, the noisy forest gradually falls silent, the birds chirp without a sound, and overhead are birds flying around and hurrying home.
"Young Master, if you hold on a little longer, you will be here soon, Rong Feng has already gone to the front to investigate"
Li Tianlong helped Liu Lei and said, saying that it was actually him and Liu Bushan who were holding Liu Lei, Liu Lei's physical strength had eased up a little, and his red head nodded. Although Li Tianlong's words were said to Liu Lei, they were also said to other people.
After marching all day, although I have rested a few times, everyone is already tired and fast to the limit, and after listening to Li Tianlong's words, some heavy steps have accelerated.
Sand...... Sand......
There were a few sounds of leaves rubbing in front of him, Rong Feng came out, he wiped the sweat on his face and said with some relaxation:
"Young Master, we have arrived, and we have crossed the trees in front to the plain of the valley, and I have found a small cave in front of us, where we can rest at night."
Call...... Not only Liu Lei, everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this.
"Let's go, let's go!" Liu Lei said in a hoarse voice.
Although time is pressing, there is no rush to explore the valley, and anyone who has tried a little knows that entering the valley at night with many wild beasts is tantamount to suicide.
The group followed Rong Feng to the cave, and they didn't know whether this cave was a natural formation or some animal's nest, the height of the cave entrance was enough for an adult to stand on, and the black mass in the cave looked very deep, and a mass of shrubs half-covered the entrance of the cave.
Liu Bushan and Li Tianlong looked at the entrance of the cave and nodded, there are long bushes and no traces of trampling at the entrance of the cave, indicating that there are no animals in this cave. Rong Feng, who has been dealing with beasts all year round, still has good experience.
Li Tianlong went into the cave to investigate, and after making sure that there was no danger, he beckoned Liu Lei and the others to enter.
"The hole is about twenty or thirty meters deep, and there is no danger"
Liu Lei entered the cave and sat on the cold stone without moving. The members of the expedition team were very experienced, and after checking that the cave was not in danger, leaving Li Tianlong and Rong Feng to protect Liu Lei, the five of them walked out again, and after a while, two team members moved back two piles of hay and spread them on the ground, and the other two people picked up some dry branches and started a fire.
When the fire in the cave was lit, Liu Bushan also pinched the time and walked in with an animal the size of a dog. Throwing the prey on the ground and letting one of the team members take it to a distant place to clean up, he said:
"There are no beasts in the vicinity, I have set up a few small traps at the entrance of the cave, and we will know when an animal comes near."
Liu Lei nodded, a jungle novice like him undoubtedly trusted Liu Bushan, a wilderness survival expert.
After a pause, Liu Lei felt a lot better, and he said:
"Rong Feng go, you take me over to see the valley first"
Rong Feng hesitated a little, he looked at Li Tianlong and said, "The big young master's big night, the past is too dangerous, and we can't see anything when it's too dark."
"It's okay, I'll just take a look from afar" Liu Lei said, the most important thing is that he is really not at ease with his luck now, he has to take a look, so he can ask for psychological comfort, of course he hopes that this valley is the ideal place to live.
"This ......" Rong Feng was a little overwhelmed.
"I'll go with you," Li Tianlong said.
Hearing Li Tianlong speak, Rong Feng was relieved, in his heart Li Tianlong, the general manager, was still very powerful, Liu Bushan and the team members had to arrange it at the entrance of the cave, and he didn't say anything, after all, he had scouted that there were no large beasts nearby, and Li Tianlong was following, so there should be no danger.
Rong Feng took Liu Lei and the two of them, and walked for a while for about a pillar of incense, the woods in front of him were sparse, Rong Feng pointed to the distance and said:
"Young Master, look at that is the valley I said."
Liu Lei looked up, and he could only see an outline in the dark night. Because of the relatively high terrain they are in, Liu Lei can vaguely see the mouth of the valley.
In the distance is the continuous front, and between the two mountains in front of it, there is a dark valley mouth, the valley is not real, but you can see a small river coming out of the valley, and you can see a little reflection of the water surface in the dark night.
The river flowed down the plain in front of the valley to the foot of the mountain where Liu Lei and the others were, and when it was blocked, it made a big bend and disappeared into the jungle.
Liu Lei was a little excited in his heart, although he couldn't see the whole picture, but just looking at the two big mountains, like the gods of the entire mountain range, Liu Lei knew that the valley was definitely not small. Especially the vast plain of the valley mouth, just from the foot of the mountain where they are located, the distance from the valley mouth must be four or five miles, especially this alluvial plain is fertile, this small plain is planted with grain, not to mention can feed 18,000 people.
Liu Lei has already planned in his heart, when the time comes, he will build a city wall at the mouth of the valley, grow grain in the plain outside, and build the city in the valley, as long as he guards the valley, it will be difficult for any number of people to climb over this mountain, of course, this is just an idea, at present, the manpower of Qingfeng Town, this project is estimated to be at least more than a hundred years, but Liu Lei believes that he will definitely build a tall and majestic city here.