On the seventh day after leaving the Icepeak Fortress, there was no road left under Feige and Tron's feet. This road refers not only to the roads where people and horses pass, but also to the activities of creatures such as rock sheep, ghost cats, and mountain foxes. The two of them were greeted by bare barren rocks, wild grasses with no nutritional value, and poisonous gases that would occasionally erupt from the crevices of the rocks.

"Is there a volcano down here?" Feige's voice came from under the tightly covered face cloth, dull and muffled, and he had to repeat it aloud for Tron to hear.

"It's likely that there is a volcano, or according to the story, there is a poison dragon in captivity down there. Tron also raised his voice loud, speaking as slowly as possible so that Feige could understand. "There are similar legends in many places, either fire dragons or ice dragons, but very few of them are actually correct. Look, what's that?"

Under a crack in a blackened stone, something glittering in a pile of rubble caught the eyes of two men. Under the setting sun, the object reflected red light, and at first glance it looked like a mirror or some kind of crystal precious gem. Tron and Feige glanced at each other, then separated from the left and right, quietly took the anti-charge trident spear in their hands, and approached it with a light step.

They are not rookies who have never read or studied, and they will definitely not think that it is some kind of treasure, so they rush forward defenselessly. There are many books about the ecological and geographical environment of the Sunset Mountains in the library of the Ice Peak Fortress, which records a cunning rock beast that is good at digging pits and camouflaging the ground, and attracting birds and beasts in the sky with its reflective crystal-like tentacles.

Many birds and beasts have a habit of collecting glowing items to decorate their nests. Taking advantage of this, the Rock Beast waited for the birds and beasts to approach, suddenly burst out of the earth, attacked the prey's head with four barbed claws, and then wrapped its body tightly around the opponent. At this time, the Rock Beast curled up like a pangolin, fending off the opponent's counterattack with the scale armor that covered its entire back, and continued to attack with its hooked claws under its belly. Usually if they hurt each other like this for a while, the Rockmon will win, and then get a good meal.

But the Rock Beast itself is a good meal—that's what the book says.

At a distance of about five meters, Feige's hawkeye vision was already able to detect something unusual: he saw the soul of the Rock Beast hidden beneath the sand. The soul took on the form of a scattered flame, lifeless, burning slowly and without change. The souls of many creatures without civilized intelligence are like this, and the more intelligent and active the soul, the more lively they will be.

Feige stretched out his hand and pointed to the soul's location, and Tron looked in the direction of his hand, squinting his eyes for a moment before nodding vigorously. The Rock Beast has a good camouflage ability, and even if you are vigilant in advance, it is not easy to determine the location. Tron hadn't performed the Enhancement Ritual yet, let alone the Eagle Eye Meditation, so he relied on Feige's instructions to see what the Rock Beast was doing.

The rest is relatively simple. The Rock Beast is very confident in its camouflage ability, and for the convenience of hunting, it lies on its back in a pre-dug pit, with a relatively soft belly and sharp claws pointing upwards, and its hard scales lying on its back. This way, it can attack faster when it pounces. Experienced or prepared hunters, such as Tron and Feige, hold their long, bladed weapons in front of them, both to defend against attacks and to attack the vital points.

The three-pronged spear opened and slowly leaned over. Suddenly, there was a frightening sound of flying sand and rocks, a frenzied hiss, followed by an impact on the arms and shoulders. The Rock Beast is very explosive, and its attacks are all about unfolding and ending quickly. Fei Qi only felt the various shadows in front of him shaking, and then remembered to grasp his hands tightly, and never mess around, and he didn't care about the rest at all.

It came and went as fast as it came, and the fierce hiss instantly turned into a scream, which was like a big rat "squeak...... Squeak ......" sound. Feige felt light in his hand, but Tron's three-pronged spear was hung with the Rock Beast, and it was clear that the situation was over.

If the hedgehog doesn't have spines, but instead has the scales and tail of a pangolin, that's what a rockmon looks like. Feige should have stabbed it as well, but it may have been a little looser in his hand, so he couldn't control the Rock Beast, allowing Tron to grab the jackpot. The ball-like creature struggled to its own, scratching the shaft of the spear with its four claws, leaving scars on the hardwood. Tron winked and pressed the Rock Beast against the stone wall with his spear, and Fitch picked up the mace and went over it, ending its pain.

"Do you know what to do with this thing?"

Tron shook his head and then nodded: "It's probably the same, right? I remember it's not poisonous, and you can eat it." It's okay, just treat it as if you caught a lizard, just deal with it. ”

"Don't worry about that lizard the day ahead! The lizard that freezes to death and then freezes in the ice is not tasty at all, and we are not sick just because the goddess blesses! This is at least fresh. I'm going to find something to start a fire. ”

"Let's go over there. I heard the sound of the stream. "Tron held a three-pronged spear with prey hanging from it, and he was like a victorious general.

Fitch dragged some grass along the way, and was lucky enough to find a tree that had been killed by lightning along the way, so he harvested dry firewood, some of which was carbonized. They followed the sound to find a mountain stream, the water was not as thick as a child's arm, the water was cold, but it was clear and transparent, and it flowed from the higher non-poisonous rocks, and there was no problem in drinking, let alone washing food.

Not far from the stream, they found a soft brown ground formed by ferns and bryophytes that had withered last year, just behind the leeward rocks, forming a natural shelter with three walls. They thought about it for a while, and decided to rest here early tonight, recuperate and fill their stomachs, and walk a little longer tomorrow.

After making this decision, both of them felt very calm for a moment, and it seemed that most of the fatigue disappeared by this decision alone. Take off your backpack, free your shoulders, stretch hard in the red sunset, and enjoy the pleasure of muscle trembling. Then, Feige took Tron's axe and began to re-wreak havoc on the lightning-struck tree.

Not only do they need a fire to heat up the food, but they also need to keep the night warm and cozy.

"I didn't find this nice place last time, and I took a higher route from that ridge. Tron took advantage of the gap between dealing with the Rock Beast to explain the terrain to Feiqi: "Do you see the mountain with the gentle slope of the inverted fan? Yes, past the valley to the west of it, we will enter the territory of the Horned Winged Demonic Beast." ”

"Why did you come to such a remote place alone last time?"

"Lost. Tron smiled embarrassedly: "I usually say that I give myself a test in the wilderness, but in fact I am lost." It was always cloudy and sometimes rainy, which caused me to turn in the wrong direction and walk and walk and walk and come here. As soon as I found the Horned Winged Beast, the sky cleared. I regained my bearings and walked out. It's not far from Gujian Fort, so I'll go there to rest for a while, at least it doesn't look so embarrassed, and then I go back to the Ice Peak Fortress. ”

"It must be very uncomfortable to walk alone in this mountain. Really, now that I have you as my company and a cute cat by my side, I feel sorry for myself. Why is the Sunset Mountain so desolate? There is snow and water here, it shouldn't be!"

"It is said that this is a cursed place, and anything can be there, but there can be no civilization. Tron pointed in the direction where the setting sun was: "Look, it's all mountains over there, and you can't see the horizon at all." There is a saying that this mountain stretches to the end of the world, and only the dead can cross it. Once, in order to find out how the geist came to be, more than one expedition team headed west into the mountains, only to return halfway, and some disappeared without any news. ”

"Can't you fly over?"

"I don't know. I didn't have that idea, I didn't have that wings. All I want now is to have a good meal at night. Tron tore hard, his hands stained with blood. He threw the unwanted parts of the Rock Beast far away, relying on the drop and distance of the mountain to keep the camp relatively safe - they didn't want to attract any beasts.

"What did you do before you came to Ice Peak Fortress?" Feige had already chopped up the rotten tree, and all he had to do was sit down, move the pieces with his mind, and build a campfire and pile it into a firewood pile. Of course, he was not idle, took out an iron helmet pot, cleaned it with stream water, and prepared to boil some boiling water first.

"I don't remember exactly, I think I was farming, right? I remember the fields and cows, and the chickens in the yard. ”

"Wow, that's pretty good for your family. "Feiqi is not joking, it should be good to be able to have a side job in addition to farming, and to have a big animal like a cow. "You're not me, you can't have come to Ice Peak Fortress because you offended someone, right?"

"It's not. "Tron is going to return the axe, and the bell will chop the meat open, and it seems that the soup will be stewed in the evening. "I came here when I was five years old, and I vaguely remember that it was because someone in my family was sick and didn't have that much money to hire a pastor, so I paid for it with lifelong service. Then, I remember following Giles through many cities, villages, and forts to Icechorn Fortress. ”

"Lifetime Service...... That's a big deal. ”

"It's no different from farming for life, farmers and hunters are the same, maybe life will be different if you become a knight and then become a nobleman, right?" Tron glanced at Feige and shook his head: "I'm sorry, I'm not talking about you. ”

"It's fine. Now that I think about it, the life of the so-called aristocracy in the past was not really aristocracy, and it was far from what I had in mind. You see, if they want to make a fire, they have to call the servants to do the work, how good I am, as long as I look at it, the firewood will fly over automatically, and it can be piled up in any shape you want. ”

"The fire is a little hotter, I'm so hungry. Tron threw all the pieces of meat into the pot, disposed of the remnants, and went to the stream to wash his hands. The water was cold, and he hurried to finish, hurried over and put his hands on the fire and baked it. He looked at the pot of broth: "Is there enough salt left?"

"Enough. Ramsden insisted that I bring this iron pot helmet, and of course I would not forget to prepare enough salt. Alas, if you have more time to prepare, you should make some fried noodles. ”

"What is chow mein?"

"Anyway, it's better than marching dry food. Feige thought for a moment, rummaged through his backpack, and found two small plastic bags, one transparent and one reflective. These two packets are commonly found in instant noodles, dehydrated vegetables and seasoning packets. He smiled and said to Tron: "It's rare to have time to stew soup and eat meat, and you can't waste it." Hehe, I'm going to do a magic trick for you!"