Chapter 151, Sand Country Rock Pan City
The vastness of the continent is boundless, and no one has ever walked all the corners of the continent until now, and the merchants of the Tongtian Society, as a group of merchants shuttling across the continent, dare not say that they have visited every part of the continent.
Luo Tian took the secret route of the Tongtian Society, and the speed was faster, and he went on the road with a few hundred taels of entanglements.
The carriage drove on the official road, and with the student token of the Ling Pavilion and the customs clearance document after removing the bounty, he entered the border of Saudi Arabia smoothly.
The country is a very strange place, and there are only two seasons in the whole country, one is the scorching summer and the other is the snowy winter.
In the summer, a third of the country is covered by sandstorms, and all the cities are covered with a huge black tabernacle to prevent the wind and sand from flooding the city, and in the winter, the cities under the snow are covered in snow.
When Luo Tian came to Saudi Arabia, it was the end of the summer in Saudi Arabia, and it was also the most pleasant month in Saudi Arabia, the temperature would gradually drop, and the wind and sand had stopped, the snow had not yet fallen, and the Saudi Arabian country would open all border cities for trade.
The city that Luo Tian entered is called Yanpan City, which is one of the larger cities on the border of Saudi Arabia, with a population of one million and more than ten commercial streets.
"Thank you big brothers, I'll just go find an inn to stay by myself, this is a hard fee. ”
Luo Tian jumped down from the carriage, and the merchant who rushed to the Heavenly Society arched his hand, and then threw a few taels of silver to the coachman.
According to the record on the bounty, the target of this bounty is called Suo Tu, and the last official record of being hunted down appeared in this rock city, but that was a month ago, two years have passed since he committed the crime to today, and he has been on the run for more than two years and continues to kill the pursuers, accumulating to today he has killed nearly four hundred soldiers, fifty or sixty ordinary people, and the bounty has increased from sixty taels at the beginning to more than thirty thousand taels today.
I found an inn, the houses in Saudi Arabia are mainly brick walls, which are stronger but far less ventilated than wooden houses, but there is no rainy season in Saudi Arabia, so there is no need to worry about mildew and insects.
"Accomodation, not a particularly nice room, but against the street, I like to see the excitement. Luo Tian walked to the front desk and said.
After entering the room, Luo Tian walked to the window and looked out, this inn is located not far from the city gate, looking out from the window, you can see the continuous sand sea outside the city and the caravans entering the city one after another.
"Objectively, this is our Yanpan City's famous sand mutton and stone vegetables, as well as a pot of good wine. Xiao Er said with a smile.
Sand sheep is a unique poultry in the sand country, they will change their hair once a year, the time of hair removal is summer, the time of long hair is winter, the meat is firm and full, it needs to be cooked for a long time to eat, but the meat is delicious, people who have eaten it will fall in love, generally the restaurant of the sand country will keep a soup that has been boiled for a year or even five or six years, and throw the freshly slaughtered sand sheep into it to stew every day.
As the name suggests, it looks like a stone, but it is a vegetable that is crisp and refreshing to eat, making it a great dish to accompany sake.
"Man, I see how it's so lively outside the city, it seems like there are a lot of people around. ”
Looking out of the window, you can see that not far from the city gate, there are many people standing at this moment, as if they are celebrating something.
"Hehe, it's really time for you to come, you're preparing to hunt for sandbands. ”
"Is it the kind of creature that looks like a fish, but actually has short legs and walks through the sand?"
Luo Tian had learned about this kind of sand spot in the Spirit Pavilion, so he had some understanding.
"Objectively you are really knowledgeable, the sand spots look like fish, in fact, they have long legs, they will crawl everywhere in the sand, it looks like they are walking through the sand, this monster will swallow the ore in the sand, condense in the body, and then wait until the season of the change of seasons to take shape, every year at this time, there are many guests who want to grab a sand spot, dig out the condensed ore from the sand spot, the small ore is the size of a grain of rice, very beautiful is the decoration of many wealthy families on the mainland, can be sold for dozens of taels of price, and if you are lucky to catch a big one, the bigger the ore dug out, the higher the price, this time last year, someone hunted a sand-spotted king, dug up a palm-sized piece of ore, and sold it for more than five thousand taels. ”
After Xiao Er finished talking, Luo Tian smiled and said, "It's interesting, can anyone participate?"
"You have to pay the registration fee to participate, and the government collects the money, and the registration fee is five taels of silver, but Shaban is very cunning, and generally people who don't have any ability can't catch it, so most people spend money to have fun. ”
Xiao Er left, Luo Tian leaned on the window and drank wine, sure enough, he didn't know the wonder of this world if he didn't go out of the country of Yunshan Country.
After eating, it was already approaching evening, and this was the time when the sand spots were active on the surface of the sand, and it was also the time when the hunting for the sand spots was about to begin.
Luo Tian walked outside the city with a cigarette in his mouth and saw many people queuing.
"Five taels of silver, an hour, no matter how big the sand spots you catch, you will count it as your own. ”
The wooden sign reads this line, and Luo Tian lined up to see a lot of individual tourists, locals, and some professional sandbard hunters who seemed to be well-equipped.
"How can this make money this year, the best hunting spot has been occupied by them, and we are afraid that we will not be able to catch a single sand spot. ”
"yes, what a fuck, maybe it's the collusion between the government and the army, the government earns our registration fee, but the sandband is occupied by the army. ”
Many people around were complaining, and it was obvious that they were not here for the first time.
"Dare to ask a few people, why there are so many complaints, this is the first time I have come to hunt sandband. Luo Tian asked curiously.
"Hehe, then your five taels of silver are in vain, Yanpan City was originally a city where sand spots are more frequent, and a few brothers have been here several times, have you seen the big stone in front, sand spot has a characteristic is that you like to hide under the big stone to rest, in previous years, the big stone was the main hunting ground, and people who know how to always touch one or two sand spots under the big stone to earn some wine money, but this year is good, a squadron leader stationed in the nearby sand country led the troops over, surrounded the big stone, and no one told us, as a result, we paid the money to know that the best hunting spot was gone, and first-time people like you don't understand anything, and they can't catch anything after wasting five taels of silver in vain. ”
When Luo Tian heard this, he looked in the direction of the big stone, and sure enough, he saw many soldiers in military uniforms surrounding the stone, and anyone who wanted to get close would be expelled.
"But I heard a rumor that this year there will be a bigger Sand Spot King than last year, and it is near Yanpan City, so the army surrounded the big stone, last year's one was exchanged for five thousand taels of silver, and if there is a bigger one this year, wouldn't it be more valuable?"
At this time, a squadron leader in Saudi Arabia was squatting in the camp tent drinking, his eyes looking at the big rocks outside and the people outside the isolation zone.
"No one is approaching, is it?" asked the squadron leader.
"Report, no one approached, and the brothers expelled all the outsiders outside. ”
"That's good, pass the order, once the Sandspot King appears, attack immediately, take down the Sandspot King, sell the money, and each brother will have a share of the money. ”
The long line finally arrived at Luotian, and after paying five taels of silver, Luotian got a pass card and entered the hunting ground covered by an earthen wall.
Sand spots are cunning, and after so many years of hunting, most of them do not go near the hunting grounds, but choose to walk through the sand at a relatively high depth to avoid the attacks of the hunters.
In addition, large rocks were occupied, so so far the hunters have caught very little.
Luo Tian walked back and forth, but he didn't see anyone grabbing the sand spots.
"Big brother, I want to go deeper into the hunting ground, there may be sand spots there. Luo Tian saw a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy and said.
"No, the depths of the hunting ground are full of quicksand, and if you go in, you will probably fall into the sand vortex, and you will be buried alive, so don't mess around, just stay here." ”
"But there must be sand spots in there. ”
"Be obedient, there must be a famous catch, we don't have that ability, you just follow my brother. ”
It was another thing for these words to reach Luo Tian's ears, Luo Tian glanced at the depths of the hunting ground, and smiled: "Quicksand, sand vortex, interesting, I want to go in and have a look." ”