Two days later, we came to a lake.

It's a huge lake embedded in the surface of the earth, and it seems to me that it's more called the sea than a lake.

The endless water of the lake spreads all the way to the sky, and there is no end in sight.

Zhang Liyun told us that it took them more than half a year to get there from the hinterland of Cha Yi Ba to the demon castle at the end of the world.

Although this includes countless twists and turns, as well as various delays due to the large number of people, it also shows that the underground world is intricate and not as easy to walk as we imagined.

And in this huge place, looking for Lu Zuo and Duoduo is actually a matter of finding a needle in the bottom of the sea.

But we had to.

Because faith does not die.

The huge lake has almost no edge, and it is really desperate to see, and we walked along the shore of the lake for most of the day, and we did not see the end, and the miscellaneous trail slapped his thigh, saying that it would be better to get a boat and float over it.

I licked my lips and said that the idea was good, but it was so dangerous in that hot spring pit before, not to mention the fact that there were many mysterious sea monsters under the water in a large lake like this; And it's full of bare stones, where did we get the boat from the lake?

Miscellaneous Xiaodao made a bitter face and said What should I do, seeing that the lake has no edge, is it possible for us to swim over?

At this time, Qu Fatsan suddenly laughed, he sniffed, and said that there was a stench, let's look for it in front, maybe we can get something.

Miscellaneous trail said are you sure?

Qu Fatsan said that if you look for it, you will know?

Miscellaneous Xiaodao seems to be more blindly obedient to Qu Fatsan, and generally speaking, he will not refuse his proposal, so we walked along the lake and walked forward.

Sure enough, after walking for less than half an hour, the geology in front of me began to change, the rocks decreased, the mud increased, and there were many more plants, but these plants were not green plants, but all kinds of mosses and spore plants, which made people look novel.

Along the way, we were full of rocks and cliffs, wild Gobi, and we saw a lot of stones, and suddenly we saw the soil and smelled the fragrance of plants and trees, and the whole person suddenly became much more energetic.

With the plants, we soon found traces of biological activity.

Qu Fatsan's sense of smell was really acute, and after more than half an hour, we came to a biological gathering place, which was a large shack hidden among tall ferns.

The settlement was built by a short man knee-high.

They resemble the creatures from the Smurfs cartoon, except that instead of being blue, these slimy dwarfs are grayish-white when the dirt has dried up.

In addition, they all have a pair of large feet, and it feels like each foot can be the size of their head.

To be able to build a shack, it is estimated that it should be an intelligent creature, so we observed it from a distance for a while, and decided to go up and contact it, first, to see if we could find a boat to cross the lake here, and secondly, to inquire about Lu Zuo's news.

If only these grey dwarves could communicate with the outside world.

The three of them consulted and began to make their way towards the settlement, but before we could get close to the shack area, a rain of arrows came and landed in front of us.

This is a warning, not a hurt.

We stopped in a very interesting way, and then a miscellaneous trail shouted to the front: "Friends in front, we are travelers passing through this place, and we want to visit your leader, please give face." ”

There was silence, but there was no reply.

Can't the other party understand Chinese?

We hesitated for a moment, and then took a few more steps, but there was still a rain of arrows, and from my vantage point I could see that the arrows were strangely blackened, apparently soaked in venom.

The two rain of arrows both had the meaning of rejecting people thousands of miles away, but the other party neither showed up nor responded to our words, which made people a little angry.

Miscellaneous Xiaodao couldn't stand this anger, and said to us: "Wait, I'll kill and take a look." ”

With that, he tapped his toes and walked forward.

The miscellaneous trail moved suddenly, and there was a panic in the forest immediately, and arrows were shot at him one after another, but they couldn't catch up with the speed of the miscellaneous trail, and they were thrown behind him, and then there was finally a sound of chirping over there.

Miscellaneous Xiaodao didn't understand very well, drew his sword, and rushed forward while picking up arrows.

At this time, Qu Fatsan shouted loudly: "They said they could talk, don't come in again......"

The hairy trail stopped, and as soon as he stopped, the arrows immediately retracted.

At this time, from the depths of the woods, a line of gray dwarves came, and the one standing at the front was an old fellow with loose skin and a head covered with bird feathers.

This should be their talker, right?

The miscellaneous hairy trail stood with a sword, and at this time, Qu Fatsan came to the front, I had the heart to stop him, but where could I stop him, so I had to follow hard.

The old thing spoke, and Qu Fatsan was next to him as an interpreter.

It turned out that they spoke Tibetan, and God knows where Qu Fatsan knew Tibetan, but seeing that he translated very fluently, it didn't seem to be pretending.

After a brief conversation, the old man of the gray dwarf asked us what we were doing here.

The miscellaneous trail said that we were travelers passing through here, and we didn't know how to get through this lake, and we saw that there was a settlement here, so we came to ask.

The old man, after hearing our appeal clearly, told us that twenty kilometers north from here, there was a gap in a long lake, and from there, the nearest distance was to row for about half a day, and we could reach the opposite shore.

Miscellaneous trail asks if there is a boat here?

The other party shook his head and said that it was not so big, so I was sorry.

Qu Fatsan is a master of observing words and feelings, and he didn't need to open his mouth with miscellaneous hair, so he said directly: "We can exchange, what do you need?" ”

The other party still shook his head.

Qu Fatsan smiled, took out a bag of two pieces of salt from the Kongtong stone, unpacked it, poured out a little snow-white salt on the palm of his hand, first licked it with his tongue to show his innocence, and then handed it to the other party.

The old man held out his finger suspiciously, dipped it, and then put it in his mouth and licked it.

Its eyes lit up all at once.

However, it still shook its head and said a word, Qu Fatsan did not translate, but frowned, and found out a package of yellow packaging.

When I looked closely, it was a packet of chicken essence.

The guy asked if the other party had brought water, and then someone handed him a wooden kettle, and he poured a little chicken essence into it, and then stirred it vigorously, poured out the chicken essence water, drank it himself, and then gave it to the other party.

After the behavior just now, the old man was no longer defenseless, so he first took a sip carefully, and then suddenly poured a big sip.

Its eyes narrowed suddenly.

After a while, it stretched out its palm and shook it tightly with Qu Fatsan, indicating a deal.

The other party's statement made Qu Fatsan very happy, but he didn't show it on his face, but looked very painful, and the old man was also very greedy, pointing to the salt bag and chicken essence in Qu Fatsan's hand, saying that he wanted it.

Qu Fatsan communicated with the other party for a while, and then handed the thing to the other party.

When we were led into the village, Qu Fatsan came back to us and explained that these guys had their own well salt, but they had never eaten such good things as chicken essence at all, so it was like this; I also inquired with them about Lu Zuo's news just now, they didn't know at all, it is estimated that this place is too far away, and the news from the hinterland has not been able to come.

Miscellaneous Xiaodao smiled and said that you are black-hearted, and it cost less than six yuan in total to get the thing done.

Qu Fatsan said that this is a business opportunity caused by information asymmetry, didn't foreigners use this method to pry open our country and plunder a lot of wealth? But for them, it's not a loss, it's too cost-effective to exchange two packs of delicious condiments for a boat.

The two of them talked and laughed, but I don't know why, I always felt that these honest little things were a little cold in the eyes of each other.

We soon found the boat near the village, it wasn't too big, but it was big enough for three people, a bit like the ferry used to ferry in my hometown, but it was a little strangely shaped.

The best part is that there is also a river that leads to the big lake over there.

After the deal was successful, the little things seemed very enthusiastic, and then Qu Fatsan asked if he could provide two guides, and when we passed, he would return the boat to them and let them drive the boat back.

Naturally, they didn't refuse the offer, and then they sent three stronger guys to accompany us out.

The so-called strong is just relatively speaking, and the tallest ones are only under our crotch.

We hurried and agreed, and immediately got into the boat, went down the river to the lake, and rowed in the direction of the north.

Qu Fatsan played the role of exploring the other party's words, so it was my turn to do things like rowing.

But we are not afraid of anything.

Boating all the way, Qu Fatsan talked a lot with each other, and successively told us some useful information, and the boat sailed from the shore I don't know how far, and I felt that I couldn't see the edge, those few small things suddenly gathered at the bow of the boat, and shouted at Qu Fatsan.

We can't understand it, but we can feel the malice of the other party.

I asked Qu Fatsan what was wrong, and he looked depressed, saying that a few birds asked us, do we want to eat knife-cut noodles or dandan noodles?