Chapter 44: The Bridge of Ten Thousand Hearts
As we all know, all the great rivers of the Demon Martial Continent originate from the Demon Beast Mountain Range, flow through the territories of various countries, and finally merge into the boundless ocean. Among these rivers, there are two great rivers that flow through both the Langmu Empire and the Oran Empire, but these two great rivers are quite wonderful. In the territory of the Langmu Empire, these two big rivers do not interfere with each other and go their own way, but near the junction of the Langmu Empire and the Orlan Empire, these two big rivers are divided into two, and what is even more amazing is that two of the tributaries of these two rivers merge with each other, and one of the tributaries does not flow into the territory of the Orlan Empire, so when it comes to the Orlan Empire, these two rivers are still two rivers, and this is the only example of the intersection of all the big rivers.
Fortunately, 5,000 years ago, the Oran Empire and the Langmu Empire joined forces to build an unprecedented bridge at the intersection of these two rivers, because according to records, more than 10,000 laborers were requisitioned before and after the construction of the bridge, so it was named Wanxin Bridge.
In addition to the large number of people consumed, the Wanxin Bridge also has a special feature, the bridges on the Demon Martial Continent are all connected to the two sides of the strait, because no matter what, it is always a structure across the two sides. But Wanxin Bridge is not like this, because it is exactly the original intention of the confluence of two big rivers, there are three banks, and it is also the three river banks connected at one point, this form of bridge was named the three-beam bridge by the designer, and it is the only three-beam bridge in the Demon Martial Continent. Although there are also latecomers who want to try to build a three-girder bridge in a similar river confluence modeled on Wanxin Bridge, but they have never succeeded, and the success of Wanxin Bridge can only be said to be a miracle, becoming a miracle that cannot be imitated in history. It is precisely for this reason that the Orlan Empire and the Langmu Empire later agreed that no troops could be stationed within 30 kilometers around the Wanxin Bridge, so as not to destroy this precious bridge due to possible wars in the future.
At this time, the convoy where the cold star is located is moving forward on this legendary bridge.
The bare-chested man next to Snub Star smiled beside Snub Star and said, "It's the first time you've come here, how about it, isn't it shocking?" To be honest, the people from our mercenary group were all stunned when they first came here. ”
Snub didn't speak, and he was indeed surprised, because the feeling of this bridge was so strong that once he saw it, he would never forget it for the rest of his life. The bridge was so huge that when the people walked on the bridge deck, they couldn't even see the end of the bridge immediately, and it was also very wide, more than ten times as wide as the main street of Oran City, and at first glance, it was really no different from walking on flat ground. After all, the two big rivers that meet here are both recognized big rivers in the Demon Martial Continent, and their width is far beyond imagination, so it is not difficult to understand that this Wanxin Bridge is so big, if it is too thin, it will not be able to withstand the erosion of the river at all.
At this time, the woman who often stayed in the carriage spoke: "Looking at this bridge, I can't imagine how the people built it in the first place, it is like building a piece of land. ”
She didn't stay in the carriage at this time, but got out of the carriage with the old man in the other carriage, and walked with everyone, just wearing a veil to cover her face, the captain of the guard, Owen, the head and deputy head of the Lion Mercenary Regiment, and the cold star were all by their side, so as to protect them at any time. She slowly walked to the railing of the bridge, looked down, and saw the roaring water and the rushing whirlpools, which collided with each other and made a rumbling sound. She couldn't help but sigh: "With such a dangerous water, I almost thought this was a waterfall, I really don't know how this bridge was built." ”
Owen replied, "It's a miracle that no one knows anymore." It is said that more than 5,000 of the more than 10,000 workers requisitioned by the two countries during the 13 years of building the Wanxin Bridge have been killed or wounded. ”
"Yes," the veiled woman nodded, "Although it has brought us great convenience now, but at that time, such a time-consuming, laborious, laborious, and complaining project must have encountered unimaginable resistance, and it can be said that it was able to persist in completing the construction, which is a miracle in itself." ”
Kenneth, the leader of the Lion Mercenary Regiment, also said: "I heard that the designer of the Wanxin Bridge was missing after the completion of the Wanxin Bridge, and I am afraid that there is also a part of the reason for this. ”
The deputy head of the Lion Mercenary Regiment, the shirtless man, asked curiously: "Boss, it's the first time I've heard of this kind of thing, but it's true that I've never heard of who the design and host of Wanxin Bridge is, do you know who the design and host of the bridge was at that time?"
Several eyes suddenly focused on Kenneth, and Kenneth hurriedly waved his hand: "How is it possible, I just heard that there are such rumors." ”
At this time, the old man who had not spoken in the script spoke: "No matter who the designer was at that time, if there was no incredible cooperation between the two countries, there would not be such a miracle today, in the final analysis, such cooperation is the real miracle." ”
The veiled woman suddenly felt something: "The ...... between the two countries She looked at this unusually magnificent bridge again, it turned out that the cooperation between the two countries could actually do such a thing? At that time, the cooperation solved the plight of the people for the next 5,000 years, so what if the two countries could cooperate again? Perhaps, her trip this time was not meaningless, she could find what she could do, and if she could really benefit the people, then she would not be in vain......
Just as she was thinking of this, Leng Luoxing suddenly asked: "With such a structure of Wanxin Bridge, the pressure on the pier in the center of the bridge must be very great, right?"
Kenneth glanced at Snub Star in surprise, as if he didn't expect Snub Star to ask this question: "That's true, it is said that the reason why several examples of building a three-girder bridge based on Wanxin Bridge failed was because of the central pier, but no one knows how to do it." ”
The veiled woman felt a little strange: "No, this central pier is under so much pressure, it should need to be renovated every once in a while, how can it not be clear about this?"
"I grew up in this nearby village as a child, so I know more about these things," Kenneth said, "and it is true that there are renovations every two years, but only the other piers, not the largest pier in the very center." ”
"And this kind of thing?" the others were surprised, and the shirtless man couldn't help but ask, "Why don't you renovate the central pier?"
Kenneth smiled wryly: "Because no matter when you look at it, it is completely unworn by the water, not at all, and it is said that it has not been renovated since it was built." ”
The others were shocked by this kind of thing, and they couldn't speak for a long time, and at this time, they were just about to walk near the central bridge pier, and the cold star looked forward, and raised his eyebrows slightly. At this time, in his heart, Bai Yu suddenly asked him, "Do you see why?" I can't see it very clearly, and I can't confirm it. ”
Snub Star replied in his heart: "You saw it right. ”
Bai Yu asked puzzledly, "But, why did that person do this?"
"If I could understand, I wouldn't be here. Snub Xing said lightly and walked forward with everyone. In fact, every pier of Wanxin Bridge is engraved with a magic array, otherwise no matter how good the stone is, it will not be able to withstand such a long time of erosion by flowing water, and the renovation every two years is actually to re-depict the magic array according to the traces of the original magic array, so that the magic array will not become blurred due to the erosion of the water. In the eyes of the cold star, these magic arrays themselves represent a kind of realm of the creator, and from these magic arrays, it can be judged that the designer is at least the realm of the peak of the demigods, otherwise it is impossible to design such a magic array. And the central bridge pier, the magic array engraved on it is even more peculiar, it has almost reached the level of a god, although the cold star is not a god-level, but the induction of this kind of thing is not wrong, because the magic array engraved on the bridge pier already has a god-level flavor.
However, just like this, this bridge pier still can't succeed, under the turbulent water, even if it is close to the god-level magic array, it can only support less than half a year before it will blur and lose its original effect, after all, the magic array is dead. And if that's the case, the cost of renovating it every less than a month is too great for the people here to afford. However, Snub Star can detect that someone has forcibly added some kind of change to this magic array, so that this magic array can repair itself with the power of flowing water, and this is what it is now known as the Wanxin Bridge. Snub Star knew that the only way for this person to do this was to sacrifice his own life to make changes to the magic array to achieve this effect. That is, the designer of the bridge disappeared at that time because he had already devoted his life to the bridge.
Needless to say, the cold star is special, and Bai Yu is a natural divine beast, extremely sensitive to the law, and it is also a spiritual demonic beast, with strong spiritual power, so he can detect these things. Bai Yu didn't understand why a strong man who had reached the peak of a demigod and was not far from the god level would sacrifice his life for a bridge and give up the possibility of becoming a god level?
The convoy walked across the Wanxin Bridge, and when the snub star looked back, the huge bridge was like a dormant beast, giving people a huge sense of oppression, as if it was guarding something. What it is guarding should be the will of the strong man who would rather sacrifice himself, and this will will continue to be passed on, as long as the bridge still stands.