The Hengduan Mountains stretch from east to west and are more than 108,000 miles long, dividing the entire continent into two parts.

There are as many as 73 snow-capped peaks with an altitude of more than 5,000 meters in the entire vast mountain range, and the perennial flowing snow water converges into a rushing river, nourishing countless civilized lives on the north and south sides of the mountain range.

At the same time, countless powerful demonic beasts have also been bred in the entire mountain range, and some are even rumored to have evolved to the point of being comparable to giant dragons!

At this moment, Murong Feng was standing outside a pass into the mountain, spreading out the map in his hand, recalling the news he heard along the way.

According to the map, if a person or caravan wants to cross the Hengduan Mountains, there are a total of 108 mountain roads to traverse.

However, without exception, these mountain roads are carved between high altitude mountains, and even the lowest mountain road is almost 3,500 meters above sea level.

Not to mention the powerful monsters and thieves who shear the path along the way. As a result, a group of special professions dedicated to making a living on both sides of the mountain range have been spawned - mercenaries!

Before the development of offshore shipping, it is not an exaggeration to say that the mercenary profession has been almost enduring for a long time. Once upon a time, the first dream of countless young people was to become a mercenary. I hope that one day I will be able to hunt down a powerful monster and become rich overnight, and then return home.

However, with the vigorous development of offshore shipping in recent decades, more and more young people's dreams have changed from becoming a mercenary to becoming a sailor across the sea!

Naturally, it also had a certain impact on the mercenary industry on both sides of the Hengduan Mountains. But the impact is not yet apparent.

First, the vast sea is even more dangerous than the Hengduan Mountains, and even if ships only sail in the near sea, they sometimes disappear without a trace, let alone sailing in the open sea.

The second reason is that not everyone can play in the nautical industry. First you have to have a boat. Secondly, you have to have the technology. It's not like those ragtag mercenaries, just if you have the strength and guts, and you can pick up a kitchen knife to catch it. That alone excludes nine adults. In addition, you have to have a background and influence, otherwise all kinds of harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes on the coastal ports alone can make you go bankrupt directly.

Therefore, at present, the shipping industry of the major kingdoms is firmly controlled by the major nobles, and the commoners or those small caravans who want to travel between the north and south continents still have to cross the Hengduan Mountains with fear.

Murong Feng watched the small caravans beside him gather together to form a large team of two or three hundred people, and only then did he dare to enter the Hengduan Mountain Range through the pass in a group. Standing here for half a day, I didn't see a single pedestrian or adventurer who dared to enter alone.

Originally, Murong Feng also planned to follow a caravan through the pass casually, but when she saw a team of papal knights outside the pass conducting a strict check-on on everyone who passed by, she knew that she couldn't pass through here with the same swagger as before.

However, this will not be difficult for Murong Feng, unless the other party even blocks the sky.

Murong Feng avoided the sight of the crowd, came to a small forest, and then cast Tiangang Thirty-Six, transformed into a big eagle, and took off directly into the air, passing over the heavily fortified pass town and flying directly to the mountain pass. A soldier standing at the top of the city glanced up at the eagle eagle with its wings flapping high. He withdrew his gaze and continued to look at the caravans passing through the pass below.

As soon as Murong Feng spread his wings and flew over the mountain pass, a piece of lofty mountains dotted with white tops immediately appeared in front of him. A mountain road winds its way and disappears into the reckless mountains.

Murong Feng, who was enjoying flying freely, suddenly heard a sound of breaking the air below, and looked down to see an arrow coming straight towards him!

Murong Feng's speechless wings directly flapped the arrows away, and then his eyes locked on the archer who attacked him.

I saw a group of freshly dressed and angry horsemen on the mountain road below, all of whom were well-equipped. Obviously not an ordinary caravan.

The person holding the bow was a blonde girl in this group of knights, and when she saw that the arrow she shot was flapped away by the wings of the hateful eagle, the knights burst into laughter, and the blonde girl immediately felt that her face was hot, and she couldn't help but exclaim angrily: "What are you laughing at? Whoever has the ability to shoot that big bird down for Miss Ben for me. I'll reward him with ten gold coins!" ”

The wealth was moving, and the knights of the guards immediately let out a burst of cheers. Then everyone scrambled to draw their bows and arrows, but by the time they looked up at the sky again, the eagle was long gone.

"What about the big bird?" The blonde girl questioned loudly.

"Miss, that eagle eagle has long been scared away by your arrow. Then it will stay in the sky stupidly and be shot by us! An old man who looked like an old butler shook his head and sighed.

The blonde girl said angrily: "I don't care, I just want that eagle." Whoever catches me alive will reward him with a hundred gold coins!" ”

There was a sound of inhalation in the team, and the old butler glanced at everyone speechlessly, and no one dared to take over the knights.

"Miss, please stop messing around! It's still in the area of the Hengduan Mountains, and any danger can happen. The old butler persuaded again.

"What are you afraid of, anyway, we have already crossed this mountain range, and we will soon be in the Kingdom of Solson." The blonde girl whispered more and more in the face of the old butler's stern gaze, and finally could only bow her head with an aggrieved face and dare not say anything more.

"Keep on your way." The old butler commanded left and right, and the knights immediately answered. Then he protected the blonde girl in the middle and walked in the direction of the pass. As the procession progressed, the knights could be seen depicting a mighty warship and an iron anchor on their shields hidden under their cloaks.

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Being shot as a bird was just a small episode for Murong Feng. But at the same time, it also reminded her that she must be careful about what will become in the future, and don't be used as prey by passers-by again.

Just now, for example, if she turns into a bronze dragon, she can't tell who will scare whom.

After flying over a small hill, Murong Feng fell and changed back into a human form.

Standing on the ridge and looking to the south, I saw a large snow-capped mountain sitting among the mountains.

Obviously, if you want to cross the entire mountain range, you must go around the snow-capped mountain in front of you among the lofty mountains.

Looking down at the plank road winding up between the lofty mountains, Murong Feng naturally wouldn't waste time walking along this plank road step by step.

After finding the right direction. Murong Feng soared directly into the air. The speed is fully opened, and a streamer disappears into the sky in an instant.

Until her figure disappeared from the sky. Only then did there be a rumbling sound between heaven and earth, which startled countless birds and beasts for a while. It also caused a commotion among the countless teams that were walking through the mountains.

Everyone was taken aback by this thunder on a sunny day, and thought that some evil had come to the world to bring disaster to the world.

Murong Feng was so arrogant in the sky, which naturally attracted the attention of some powerful demons in the mountains. However, as soon as these demons who had already opened their minds sensed the terrifying momentum sweeping through the sky, they all immediately became turtles with shrunken heads.

For a while, the place where Murong Feng passed was really the screaming of insects and beasts, and ten thousand demons were dormant.

Originally, it took ten days and half a month to climb the mountain ridge on foot, but Murong Feng flew over it in less than half an hour.

The rolling mountains under the clouds have been replaced by a plain topography covered with a network of water.

Towns are located on this vast plain, connected by rivers and dirt roads. On both sides of the road are green fields, dotted with scattered villages and towns. It forms a picture of idyllic scenery.

Murong Feng stood on the head of the clouds and looked down on the earth, but her heart was full of doubts, because the dwarf Emlin Kingdom depicted on the map in her hand should be a snowy area full of industrial towns, and it was not at all the painting style full of idyllic scenery in front of her......

After recovering his taste, Murong Feng raised his forehead and sighed, knowing that he was lost again.

In desperation, she had no choice but to fall from the clouds and land outside a small village full of flowers and fruit trees.

I saw that there were low wooden huts in this picturesque small village, and there were also bag bottom holes dug between the hilly slopes, and some small villagers were busy with farm work, and even the horses pulling the carts were much shorter than ordinary horses, making Murong Feng mistakenly think that he had come to a Lilliputian country.

"Did I run to a dwarf kingdom in a daze?" Murong Feng had also seen the dwarf race. The villagers, who were slightly shorter, were noticeably taller than the gnomes, and about the same height as the dwarves. It's just not as stocky as the dwarves seem. And in terms of appearance alone, these little people are much better looking than those dwarf pockmarks.

Murong Feng stroked his long hair and turned into the appearance of 'Artoria', and walked into this small village.

For Murong Feng, a human girl who suddenly appeared, the little people in the village were all a little surprised, but they were all doing their own things, only a group of curious little children were giggling around her.

When he got closer, Murong Feng found that these little people didn't seem to wear shoes, but all of them were barefoot. And she is very agile, even these little kids who are circling around her are running fast one by one, so fast that she is a little dazzled.

"Guests from afar, do you need help coming here?" At this moment, a lazy voice came from the side.

Murong Feng turned his head to look and saw that a well-dressed little man with a pipe in his mouth was sitting on a reclining chair in the small courtyard in front of his house and looking at himself curiously, and there were some delicate refreshments on the small table next to him.

Murong Feng bowed slightly towards this one and said, "Hello, I am a traveler from the north, and I came here because I got lost. May I ask where this is? ”

The little man put down his pipe, got up, grabbed a handful of candy from the fruit bowl, pushed open the fence door of the small courtyard, sent the frolicking little fart away, and then greeted Murong Feng: "In Lower Bilbo Baggins, he is the village chief of this small Brie village. You are a noble lady from the human kingdom, come in and sit down for a while, and don't let these mud legs stain your skirt. ”

"Thank you." Murong Feng smiled and followed the village chief into a small courtyard full of flowers.

"Sit casually." Bilbo Baggins greeted and asked, "What do you like to drink?" Tea? Milk tea? Or wine? ”

"Flower tea, thank you." Murong Feng said politely, and then sat down on a small table.

Soon Bilbo Baggins walked out with a cup of fragrant tea and handed it to Murong Feng, then sat down on his chair, picked up his pipe and asked, "Where are you going?" ”

"In Lower Artoria Moonshadow, I originally planned to go to the Dwarven kingdom of Emlyn." Murong Feng took a sip of the teacup, and suddenly felt the fragrance on her teeth and cheeks, which made her eyes light up.

"The Land of Plateaus and Snow-Capped Mountains - Emrin?" Bilbo Baggins was surprised: "Then you are lost far enough, I am here in the kingdom of plains and hills - the Shire, Emlyn is on the high mountain ice field in the west, if you want to go to Emlyn, even if you ride the fastest horse, you will have to run for ten days and half a month!" ”

Murong Feng took out the map from his arms and looked at it, and found the location of the Xia Er Kingdom, and immediately couldn't cry or laugh. Unexpectedly, he was greedy for a moment of speed, and he galloped straight all the way, and the result was almost a mistake, and he broke into the neighboring Shire Kingdom by mistake.

"Thank you very much, Mr. Baggins, for your advice." Murong Feng picked up the teacup and said with a smile: "And your flower tea." ”

Bilbo Baggins smiled and asked, "Do you want to go to the Kingdom of Emlyn?" If you're looking for a way to get around, I recommend going to Barrel Town to the south, where there are plenty of good horses for sale and at cheap prices. ”

Murong Feng shook his head and said, "Emlin was originally just a kingdom that I was going to pass through in my plan to go south, and since I missed it, I simply didn't want to go." ”

"To the south?" Bilbo Baggins frowned and asked suspiciously, "Your Excellency is going to the two kingdoms of Griffon's Shield and Stormblade?" ”

"Yes." Murong Feng saw that his face was wrong, so he asked curiously, "But what's wrong?" ”

Bilbo Baggins sighed, "If Your Excellency goes to those two kingdoms, I still have to advise you here, don't go. ”

"Oh, why? Aren't these two kingdoms allowed to be entered? Murong Feng said in surprise.

Bilbo Baggins shook his head and sighed, "Because the two kingdoms have been at war again. As a result, many refugees have fled to our Shire Kingdom, and His Majesty is very troubled by this. ”

"Fighting? Why? Murong Feng said in surprise.

Bilbo Baggins sighed, "Well, it's not for the grievances of the early years......"

In Bilbo Baggins' muffled narrative, Murong Feng learns the origin of the grievances between the two countries.

It turns out that the two kingdoms of Griffon's Shield and Stormblade were originally one country a few decades ago, but with the sudden death of the previous old king, there was no time to appoint an heir to the throne, so that several princes fought each other for the throne.

Eventually, two princes seized the Griffon's Shield and the Storm's Blade, two symbols of state power, and declared themselves to be the only legitimate heirs to the country.

Then a kingdom was divided into two nations.

Since then, the two countries have fought almost every year and every three years in the following decades, and the war has never subsided.

Until recent years, the monarchs of the two countries seem to have realized that such an endless fight is not an option, so they tacitly stopped the exchange of fire and stopped provoking war. Instead, we will step up efforts to restore the people's livelihood that is about to wither in the country.

"But just half a month ago, these two kingdoms suddenly fought again for some unknown reason!" Bilbo Baggins shook his head and sighed.

Murong Feng stared at the map with his eyebrows, there was a narrow and long land of water in the south of the Shire Kingdom, which happened to separate the border with these two kingdoms.

And if Murong Feng wanted to go to the twilight forest further south, he would have to go through the two warring kingdoms.

If you want to go to the Twilight Forest, there is only one way on the map!

"Mr. Baggins." Murong Feng spread out the map in front of him, pointed to the twilight forest further south of the two kingdoms and asked, "If I want to go to the twilight forest, is there any other way to bypass?" ”

When Bilbo Baggins heard Murong Feng say that he was going to the Twilight Forest, he was immediately extremely surprised: "What are you going to do in the Twilight Forest?" The forest is inhabited by many evil creatures of darkness that see no sunlight all year round. And in that forest is also entrenched in an extremely terrible and cursed race, the werewolves!! (To be continued.) )