Chapter 124: The Outpost of the Dead
All the way north, there are fewer and fewer people, and the snow falls and condenses into ice.
The world is getting cleaner and cleaner, and there is no bare land to be seen except for a patch of whiteness, but occasionally plants can be seen.
Whether in the crevices of the rocks or in the ice, there are always plants with strong vitality that take root and sprout and grow stubbornly.
Although there are fewer people, the Far North is not quiet, and the wind is constantly heard almost all day long, as if it is driving away outsiders.
The two dragon teeth play their respective roles at this time, the ice dragon teeth form a thin film on our body, and the fire dragon teeth constantly transmit heat.
Thankfully, they don't restrain each other.
One of the great advantages of being here is that we don't receive any news from the outside world, and it doesn't matter to us what happens to Noxus and Freljord.
Our first destination was a place called the "Outpost of the Dead", and the text on the map noted that there were northern creatures invading humans in ancient times, and this was the first outpost of humans.
None of the people who came here made it back alive, so it was called the "outpost of the dead".
They stayed here for the rest of their lives, ensuring that they could get the word out as soon as the enemy invaded.
"It's such a tragic group of people, I don't know if anyone is still holding on there."
"It's coming soon, we'll see."
The outpost was built on high ground, but the terrain here was gentle, and the Ironhorn could easily climb up, and it was not very fast, so it was almost the same as walking on high ground and flat.
When we saw the humble house known as the Outpost of the Dead, we stopped the car and walked over.
"Wait, bring some wine and jerky." Riven reminded me.
As soon as I got closer, I felt that someone's eyes were locked on us, probably seeing that we were human, so we didn't show up.
Before we came to the outpost, a man came out to greet us, it was an old man, looking at his skeleton, he was also a big man when he was young, but unfortunately now he is skinny and skinny.
"Are you the successors?" The voice was as old as his countenance.
"We are adventurers from the mainland."
"What are adventurers doing in places like this? Hurry up, we don't have any extra food to give you. ”
"We're not here to ask for help, well, we've brought wine and meat, just to visit here."
"Oh yes, then come in with me."
Sure enough, in this kind of place, food is everything.
When I came in, I found that it was not as small as it looked from the outside, because the space was downward, which was warmer.
There were four people in the room, ranging in age from oldest to youngest.
The old man who had just greeted us said that he was over a hundred years old, the oldest man here, that he could die at any moment, and that he was waiting for a replacement.
It turns out that every twenty or thirty years someone will come to take over, sometimes several people at a time, sometimes just one.
There were more than a dozen of them at the highest, and now there are only five of them, including the people who are on guard outside.
We brought a bag of jerky with us, and we didn't need any wine, and everyone here made wine, and the natural ice springs and polar plants in the north made the wine sweet and pleasant.
I asked them if there was anything to explore here, and they all shook their heads: there was no human civilization further north than here.
I'm a little sorry, but they say the scenery from the sentry is still worth seeing.
As we climbed up, our horizons broadened, and our hearts stirred, and the wonders of nature were truly amazing.
"Do we want to go north?"
"The map shows that there are still a lot of places to visit in the north, but the people here say that there is no more human civilization north of this place, and they don't know what's going on."
I looked at the white expanse in front of me, it really didn't look like a civilized, but there was nothing wrong with this map along the way, and I chose to believe it at this point.
"Let's go again, anyway, the food is still sufficient, and we really can't come back."
"Okay, don't look at the white expanse from here, maybe there is no cave!"
Rui Wen and I made up our minds to leave, but the old man invited us to stay for one night before leaving, and the wine was already hot.
We've been drinking a lot just now, but the wine here won't be on the top, and no matter how much we drink, we'll wake up from the cold wind.
We promised to come down, it was getting late, and it was more comfortable to stay here than in a tent.
When I picked up the wine glass this time, I smelled a different smell, but I couldn't remember it for a while, but Rui Wen was very familiar:
"Do you have Binglan in this wine?"
Speaking of Binglan, I remembered that Fiona was plotted with Binglan in Demacia, causing her to fall unconscious.
It's just that Binglan at that time was manipulated by magic, and it won't be here, because Binglan is good for people in cold regions.
"The two of you are really well-informed, and this wine is filled with ice orchid, and after drinking it, the body is warm and comfortable."
"I see." Rui Wen's face was a little cold: "Then please change it with us, I'm not used to the taste of Binglan." ”
I don't know why Riven did this suddenly, but she must have a point, so she put down her glass.
"The ice orchid in the north is very precious, we are reluctant to drink it, so let's give it to the two distinguished guests."
"So what if we fall asleep after drinking?"
"Sleep is just the right time to get rid of fatigue, it's good for the two of you!"
"But I'm afraid someone has bad intentions!"
After Rui Wen finished speaking, she slammed the wine glass on the ground with a "snap": "Don't think I don't know, the wine blanching Binglan must be cooled down before you can drink it, otherwise it will be a sleeping drug!" ”
Several people looked a little flustered when they heard this, obviously they were told by Rui Wen, they didn't expect this outsider to know so much detail!
There is nothing to say about the revelation of the matter, and a few people picked up the guy and turned their faces directly:
"It's no wonder you're so rich, you didn't come to take over, but you brought so much jerky, and there were more in the car!"
I couldn't laugh or cry when I heard this, is it just for the jerky? You said that I would give you more points, wouldn't it be over?
"Why do you bother to do this, I will divide your points, and it will be a consolation for your hard work."
"No, leave all the meat and we'll let you go!" A young man pretended.
"Okay."
Hearing my words, they relaxed and thought I was scared, but I directly raised my hand and flipped one:
"Now that I've changed my mind, you can eat dirt! Oh no, I'm afraid you can't even eat dirt here. ”
"Dare to do it with us! Don't ask what the dead post is! ”
"I'm sorry, I really didn't know before I came!"
After learning about what happened here, I actually had a good impression of them, but I didn't expect them to be a gang of bandits.
It's no wonder that living in such a place will inevitably lead to losing oneself, or rather, they are not good people who were sent here in the first place!
Even so, I still didn't kill anyone, but Rui Wen took a knife and killed two people.