Chapter 144: The Morari Mountains
Konon is located in the southwestern corner of the Eastern Continent, and its southwestern land boundary also falls on the coastline, in addition to five neighboring countries.
It is bordered to the west by the coastal nation of Nuland, to the north by the landlocked country of Dorodo and to the east coast of Sambiland, and to the east by the landlocked country of Lisi and the southern coastal country of Duruland.
There are not many passes on the northern, eastern and southern borders of Konon, but there are many on the western border with Nuland.
In fact, in the early years, the western border was not as dense as it is now, probably because of the defeat eight years ago and the defection of Muchi Avar.
As long as he showed the emissary certificate, he could clear the level with a swagger, but Gari couldn't. Because the letters of state carried by the envoys of various countries will clearly indicate in advance important information such as the number of envoys and the specific identity of each member, so as not to be impersonated.
So, it's not like Gary can just change his outfit or pretend to be dumb and get away with it. There was still a long way to go from the western border of Konon to the capital of Nuland, and in order to be able to continue their journey together, they decided to enter the Nuland border together.
So, in the end, I had to choose to pass through a dangerous situation without any levels - the Morale Mountains.
The Morari Mountains cover a very large area, running east-west as a whole, with two-thirds of the mountains falling in Nuland, the other third in Konon, and the northern part of the mountains ending at the junction of Nuland, Dorodo and Konon.
The tallest peaks in the southern part of the Eastern Continent are all concentrated in the Morari Mountains. If Tsetis and Gary were to cross the mountains and enter Nuland in the shortest possible time, they would have to pass at least one of the peaks, or else they would have to take a longer detour.
Before the summer at the bottom of the mountain was over, the snow had already begun to accumulate on the top of the mountain, and Otis, who had never seen snow, was a little chilly, and took out all the clothes that had been put in the basket when he walked to Cross.
Of course, they didn't have to climb the snow-covered peak, and Gary suggested that they could take a little more detour and climb over the adjacent saddle, which would still be a little cold, but at least it would be much less time-consuming than returning to the territory of Konon to climb the lower, but longer, peaks.
Although the mountain road is difficult to walk, there is no fear of starvation, because there is always something to eat in the mountains. Gary is in charge of hunting, and Titis is in charge of finding edible plants.
Since entering the Morari Mountains, their food and lodging have improved considerably, much better than when they were in Konong.
In the territory of Kronong, the law and order is quite bad, and they have to constantly guard against those who come to rob, and they can't eat and sleep at all.
The only drawback in the mountains is that they occasionally encounter some fierce beasts, and some huge beasts are not something that two people can handle, and when they reach that time, they can only run away desperately.
Once, halfway up the mountain, the two encountered an extremely rare beast of prey, which often sent out
The sound of "purr" is hence the name of the purr. The head of the boolure beast is very thin, but there are two large sharp horns on the top of the head that bend forward, the body is strong, the limbs are slender and powerful, and each foot has five sharp claws, and the strength is very large, as long as it catches prey, it will directly tear it in half, and humans are no exception.
The purr was much larger than the two of them combined, and had been staring at them from halfway up the mountain, making a constant low noise behind it
"Bang Bang" sound. The sound grew nearer, and the frightened Titis and Gary stumbled and suddenly rolled down the deep valley.
Frightened, the two hurriedly climbed up from the uneven foot of the mountain. However, the purr beast, which was about to catch up with them, suddenly stopped its swooping steps for some reason, and stopped on the slope only a dozen paces away from them.
It kept walking sideways up and down the slope, two eerie black eyes staring at them condescendingly, and its mouth kept coming out
The sound of "poo-poo-p Titis patted his chest in a reluctant, trying to soothe the pounding heart, and nervously pulled Gary and whispered, "Don't you think it's strange, why didn't it continue to chase down?"
"It's hard to say, but there's usually only one reason why these beasts don't continue to pursue their prey at hand. That is, the prey has already stepped into the realm of other beasts that are more ferocious than it, and it knows that it has no chance of winning, so it does not dare to take offense easily. Gary tilted his head, whispering as he watched the purr's every move.
"And what are we going to do?" said Otis, looking back behind him worriedly. The place where they now fell appeared to be a deep, arc-shaped valley with a somewhat narrow mouth, surrounded by three almost vertical and steep cliffs on all sides, and a barely climbable slope.
It was from this slope that the two of them had rolled to the bottom of the valley, and were now standing on the edge of the narrow arc of the valley.
If it weren't for the existence of this slope, they would have wondered if they had fallen into a huge hole.
"We now have no better choice, either climb this slope and be eaten by it, or venture into the valley. Gary dragged Titis back a few steps, as the purr's gaze remained firmly locked on them, saliva dripping from the half-open scarlet mouth, visibly hungry.
"But if there really be a beast more ferocious than it hides in the valley, won't we be eaten too?"
"I'm just guessing, it's hard to say why. If we return to the slope now, we must be sending ourselves into the mouth of the big guy. If you enter the valley, you may be able to die later, but there may be a chance of survival...... If we're lucky, we'll crawl out of the valley after the Purr leaves?" Gary turned back, and the two looked at each other, and after a long pause, a nervous Titis nodded reluctantly.
The purr stood on the slope drooling and refused to leave, so they continued their way through the narrow arc of the valley.
After entering, I realized that the inside was much wider than expected, and the scenery was very beautiful and pleasant. Towering, deep, curved cliffs surround the valley, and a moonlit cascade cascades down from the top of the cliff into a small lake at the bottom of the cliff.
The water of the lake is crystal clear, and carefree little fish swim happily in the water. Unknown wildflowers bloom all over the valley, and the delicate fragrance of flowers suddenly comes to the nose, and flocks of small birds chirp and walk among the flowers, and they are not afraid of life.
The afternoon sun shines from high above to the valley floor, adding a lot of warmth to this slightly cool valley. On the shore of the lake in the sun, there is a cluster of very striking flowers.
It does not grow from the ground one by one, like other wildflowers, but huddles into a round ball, and it is impossible to tell whether there is one or many plants inside.
"Huh, that's ......" Yetis's eyes lit up, and he suddenly let go of his grip on Gary's arm, and ran desperately towards the cluster of flowers on the shore of the lake.
Gary wanted to warn him that there might be danger here, and that it was best not to run around, but it was obviously too late to stop it, so he had to chase after him at a hurry.
It was the first time Gary had seen such a peculiar flower vine. The blue on the stems is relatively dark, and the blue on the leaves has a hint of greenery, but the petals have a peculiar hue, from light blue at first glance to white on closer inspection, and it is difficult to tell whether it is blue or white.
Gary squatted down with Thytis, and couldn't help but ask curiously, "Although it is beautiful, this flower looks a little weird, how can it be hugged together?
"Well, yes. After looking up and making sure that this was the only flower cluster at the bottom of the valley, he couldn't help but wonder,
"But how could this flower come out here? shouldn't it......" Gary noticed that there was something unusual about Thys's expression, and he clearly looked panicked, but at this time he seemed to have forgotten that he was still in an unknown valley, and was completely fascinated by this strange cluster of flowers, so he was surprised, "What kind of flower is this?"
"It's called the Light Vine Flower, and it couldn't survive on its own, so how could it be alone in the valley?" ...... Strange Thing" Titis looked around again without giving up, but still didn't find anything that should coexist with the Light Vine Flower.
"Light vine flower?" Gary read along, feeling that the pronunciation was indescribably strange, but what made him more concerned was the unusual demeanor of Thytis.
"You say it can't survive on its own, what do you mean?"
"The Light Vine Flower originally didn't belong here, it was brought by the Streamers from far away, and it had to stay with the Streamers to survive. Titis explained.
"What is the Streamer?" Gary looked confused.
"Have you ever heard of the legends of the aliens?" asked Thyss.
"I've heard a few things before, but does this flower have anything to do with aliens?"
"Yes," explained Otis,
"The legendary aliens should actually be called the Streamers, and this kind of flower was brought by the Streamers from their homeland. ”
"I see, no wonder it looks so weird. You said it had to be with the Streamers to survive, could it be that there were Streamers here too?" Gary couldn't help but get nervous in the face of the beasts, he had indeed heard some rumors about aliens...... No wonder even the ferocious purr beasts did not dare to approach this valley easily.
But what surprised Gary even more was that Thys, who had trembled with fear at the sight of the looting Khnon, had a calm and fearless face when he mentioned the aliens.
"You touch it, it's warm. Turning back to Gary, he said,
"I've heard that it can change its color at will, even understand our language, and communicate with people. It's a pity that I can't sense its thoughts, but the streamer knows how to communicate with it. ”
"Flowers can also communicate with people?" Gary was surprised, and involuntarily reached out his hand, touched it lightly on the petals, and then retracted his hand and blurted out,
"It's really warm!"