Chapter 213: Sunshine! Belle! There is no beach...
Compared to the airship to the Undercity, the journey to Camp Grom High was almost half the way, and it took nearly two weeks to reach its destination. Being trapped in a small airship for more than ten days, although it was quite boring, but because it was a two-person world, it was barely acceptable, at least Xie Feng and Tai Li had no complaints.
On the way, I have been flying over the endless sea, except for the occasional scattered islands, all of which are blue oceans, and the same scenery makes people feel like vomiting, so that except for a few days before departure, I can see one or two figures on the deck, only everyone honestly nests in their cabins and refuses to come out.
Of course, this is not necessarily the case, when the airship is halfway to the world, it happens to pass by the world-famous endless sea whirlpool, the sea water that is constantly turning violently seems to suck the whole world into it, and it seems that the heavens and the earth are slowly sinking, making people hesitate to feel that the end is coming. Some of the people on the airship who had poor psychological quality even didn't close their eyes for two whole days, until the airship sailed through this wonder of heaven and earth, and then they relaxed a little
In the past, when he often traveled back and forth between Darkness and Auge, the airship was around the whirlpool, Xie Feng only saw the sea water from a distance, as if he was thinking about where to gather slowly, and he couldn't see it at all if he didn't pay careful attention, until today, he really appreciated the wonder of the whirlpool, and the majestic momentum also reflected from the side how tragic the battle of the Well of Eternity was that shattered the continent at the beginning, and how powerful the strong people of all parties involved in the war fell to the ground at that time!
Just a big whirlpool made Xie Feng feel that the trip was worthwhile, so the next journey didn't feel too boring and a little dull. As we approached the Valley of Thorns, the weather, which had been sunny and windy, began to get bad, and a sudden heavy rain shower fell for two whole days, even causing the airship to deviate from its course and add a day to the formation of the crowd. The weather didn't get a little better until the airship landed, but it was only a little better, the downpour turned into a drizzle, and the sky was always cloudy. This also reminded Xie Feng of the scene of the Valley of Thorns described by the third brother when he was in Brill Town, and it really deserves to be called the rainforest!
As soon as Xie Feng and Terri got off the airship tower, they were attracted by the lively scene, and they were not in a hurry to find a place to stay, so they wandered around the camp in the rain with great interest. Due to their strong physique, the two did not feel much tired after more than ten days of long-distance travel, and the small discomfort caused by the airship quickly dissipated after being down-to-earth, and their state had already recovered.
Because it was not long ago, the Grumgao camp at this time was a little rudimentary, but the orcs did not have much requirements for appearance, as long as the facilities were still complete, and because of the large influx of tribal adventurers, and even a little sense of prosperity, the camp was full of traders selling small goods and adventurers returning from hunting and bargaining with the merchants with various loot. Maybe it's because they have adapted to the climate here, and the continuous drizzle is not taken seriously by the people here at all, and is directly ignored.
Speaking of the valley of thorns, the form is very similar to Tanaris, the biggest official force is the goblins, one is Gakison, a treasure bay, and with the existence of the goblins, the pirates who covet their wealth are of course indispensable, and the adventurers' biggest hostile force is the trolls, but compared to their distant relatives desert trolls, the jungle trolls here are more powerful, and almost half of the primeval rainforest is their world!
And compared to the desert, the most dangerous thing here is not the trolls, but all kinds of beasts hiding in the jungle! Crocodiles, poisonous snakes, spiders, orangutans, tigers, leopards, velociraptors, etc., hunt in groups or alone, and they are like fish in water in the natural hidden environment of the primeval forest, and they are always devouring the lives of adventurers.
Of course, the ogres with extremely tenacious survivability are of course indispensable, and they also occupy a place in the complex forces here, but they are also like their people who survive in other regions, and they are also unable to get on the stage. To put it simply, goblins occupy the Treasure Bay in the south, trolls occupy the forests in the north, and the beasts dominate the middle, but it is said that a group of die-hard venture capital firm guys have recently wanted to get their hands on it
Most of these were in Xie Feng's memory, and some of them were deliberately heard by Xie Feng from the mouths of adventurers and orc soldiers here, but he barely restored in his heart what kind of state the Thorn Valley was in at this time. Otherwise, at least the Booty Bay's operations against pirates and the resurrection of the Zakka by the Zulghrab trolls hadn't yet been revealed, and the situation in the primeval forest hadn't yet become tense.
Another harvest is the weather, according to one of the goblins in the camp, only about a third of the year will the Thorn Valley be covered by rain, and the rainy season will soon pass, and the rest of the time it is still a beautiful day, which is not much different from the climate of the tropical rainforest in Xie Feng's impression.
The destination of the two of them on this trip was Stoneard, and the Grom High camp was only a stopover, so Xie Feng did not stop longer after accompanying Terri for a day, and after roughly understanding the information here, he found a hotel to rest for the night, and set off again early the next morning, heading for the twilight forest in the north of the Valley of Thorns.
In the special environment of the rainforest, the Quel'Salas military horses and mechanical chocobos will be greatly restricted, while the other animals Xie Feng can ride on them is nothing, but it is a big problem for Terri! Now that the confinement effect of the neck ring has been destroyed, and the dragon power emanating from her body is becoming more and more huge, it is not something that ordinary animals can withstand at all, maybe Bangarashi has this possibility, but the question is can Xie Feng and Terri catch it? Can you tame it again if you catch it? How could the Tiger King, who had been rampant in the Valley of Thorns for countless years and given Nesinwari a headache, could be caught casually and used as a mount?
Despite this, Xie Feng stayed with Tyri and went to the orc commander Agrogosh here, hoping that he could help find a mount that Tyri could ride. Agrogosh agreed very happily, but he and the two of them almost knocked over the entire camp fence and failed to find a suitable mount, whether it was a wolf or a velociraptor as soon as Terri approached, he lay on the ground and moved backwards desperately, whimpering in a low voice and not standing up, which made the animal tamer extremely angry.
"What now? Are you still riding a damn military horse slowly towards Stoneard? When will that be? Xie Feng couldn't help it, and looked helplessly at Tyri who was snickering on the side. He's also going to travel a lot with Tyri, and sooner or later he'll have to deal with the mount's injuries.
"What can I do?" Tyri pouted and complained, "I didn't mean to scare them, it's these little things that are cowardly," and glared at the wolf in front of her, which was so frightened that it almost ran away.
"Hey," Xie Feng was also a little helpless in this situation, sighed, and said sadly: "When I go back this time, I'll ask Selin to find me a Quel'Salas war horse, otherwise half of our time will be wasted on the road!" ”
"Eun Eun~" Tyri also agreed with the voice, and the little head connected the dots.
The two of them knew what the reason was, but Agrogosh didn't know that the good things he had promised could not be fulfilled, which made his face very ugly, and he was a little embarrassed to face Xie Feng, although Xie Feng would not get along with him because of such a trivial matter, and he was not worried about what Xie Feng could do with himself, but for an orc warrior who valued honor, it was very rude to not be able to fulfill his promise!
In the end, it was his assistant who came to see Xie Feng and the two on their way, perhaps because he was apologetic, this assistant explained to Xie Feng and the others a lot of taboos when traveling through the Valley of Thorns, and gave them an unusually detailed map of the Valley of Thorns, which was much more than the map that Xie Feng bought from the adventurer, avoiding him from taking a lot of detours, but speeding up the trip from the other side.
Bidding farewell to the orc warrior, the two of them each took out their horses and mechanical chocobos, and chose the nearest path towards the twilight forest. The so-called relative recentivity is not to plunge headlong into the forest and walk in a straight line, but to choose the junction of those trolls and various forces, and try to minimize the distance to be tracked by the enemy, which can save a lot of trouble.
The dense primeval forests of the Valley of Thorns are never a good place for vacations, and all kinds of crises are likely to inadvertently let you go to meet the Titan God or the Angel Sister, even the powerhouses of the Eighth Order do not dare to take it lightly here. Xie Feng and the others were no exception, they did not ride together as usual, and for the sake of safety, they obediently rode their own mounts.
Along the way, cold arrows, throwing axes, and trolls emerged from the forest in an endless stream of blatant pursuits, making it impossible for the two of them to live in peace for a moment, and they were always on the highest alert. And the closest Xie Feng came to death was actually a sneak attack from behind by a Night Elf thief! Although he fought back in the end, it also woke him up and made him understand that in this dangerous and intricate dense forest, a large number of adventurers have now poured in, causing a fight between the two camps, and there is no doubt that there is another group of defense objects!
But fortunately, the strength of the two is quite passable, and the dragon power that Terri exudes at any time has also prevented the invasion of most beasts, which has put an end to a lot of trouble for the two, and most of their energy is spent on guarding against trolls and hostile adventurers.
Along the way, the two stumbled and spent a whole day, and finally arrived at the bridge north of the Valley of Thorns at the beginning of the moon, avoiding the tragedy of spending the night in the primeval forest
(To be continued)