People who have never seen the grassland will never be able to answer this question, and they will never understand the true meaning of the word grassland. ∷ 4 ∷ 5 ∷ Wen ∽↗, just like Lina, just like Vivian, even if they have read the description of the grassland a thousand times and 10,000 times in various books, when the two of them really stand on the grassland, the first reaction can only be shock.

Because of its location in the north, spring in the orc steppes comes earlier than in neutral lands, and even at the end of March, the steppes are already green. This is the edge of the grassland, and it is verdant as far as the eye can see. Because the orc grassland is a large plain, the place as far as the eye can see is flat and open, and there is no shelter in the world, so that the people in it have the illusion that everything is no longer there, and there is only this piece of emerald green in the world. Thankfully, there was a hazy black shadow at the end of the day, reminding visitors that there was something else to be done here besides the grass. It was an unknown mountain on the plains, and it was the destination of the four of them.

Looking from the roof of the carriage on three sides, except for the grass and grass, the half-human-high grass covered the earth, and only the man-made stone road under his feet meandered into the distance, like a sharp blade, dividing the complete grassland into two parts.

The sky is as blue as washing, there is no haze, even the white clouds are far away in the sky, a few goshawks soar and hover in the sky, far away, high, falling in the eyes of people only a small black dot. But they will never be overlooked, and in any case, a few moving black dots in a blue sky like a picture scroll are hard to ignore. There was an eagle cry in the sky, and a goshawk fell from the sky like a falling star, with a fierce momentum to the ground, and when it approached the ground, it suddenly regained its height, almost grazing against the grass, and clasped tightly between its claws A small beast returned to the sky, leaving only a falling feather. Drift in the air with the wind.

Standing under the blue sky, standing on the grassland, it seems that only one person is left between heaven and earth, and the huge sense of loneliness is accompanied by the boundless pride brought by the vast world, filling people's chests, and people can't help but rise a kind of expectation of singing loudly, and there is an impulse to gallop on this land and listen to the wind whistling in the ears, as if the yearning for speed in the blood and soul has finally awakened, and can no longer resist the temptation of galloping.

"This is the grassland. It turns out that this is the grassland. Lina's eyes widened, looking greedily at the surrounding Yiqi, wanting to engrave all the scenery into the deepest part of her memory, and remained motionless for a long time, as if her soul had left her body. In fact, everyone vaguely speculated that she was not the only one who observed the world through her pupils, maybe every friend in her heart, as long as the friend who was interested in the grassland. They are all observing, and they are all exclaiming: "I didn't expect that every qiē here can be like this...... Such...... No, I don't know how to describe it. ”

"Welcome to the prairie, friends from afar. "The chariot rider is Selassis, the liaison of a certain adventurer's guild branch on the grasslands. At this time, he took off the felt hat on his head to block the sunlight in the sky, and grinned: "This charming land will not disappoint you, if you stay here for a long time, you will fall in love with this place deeply." I don't want to leave a single step. ”

"I wasn't expecting that to happen, but I must say that it didn't disappoint me. Lina stood on top of the carport. Suddenly he raised his head and let out a loud wolf howl, and said loudly in a wild and animalistic tone: "Diana really did not lie to me, her hometown is indeed beyond my imagination. ”

The sudden wolf howl startled Selassis, and when he reacted to the fact that this howl was enough to be chaotic came from Lina's mouth, he couldn't help but smile bitterly: "This young lady, please don't bark like that, now on the periphery of the grassland, it's okay to say, if you bark like this again after you get to the inside of the grassland, it will be easy to attract the wolves." ”

"The last thing we fear is wolves. Catherine said, "But thank you for your kindness." ”

"Don't underestimate the wolves. Catherine's reaction made Selassis a little uneasy, and continued to persuade: "I know that you are all strong, and everyone can destroy a lot of grassland monsters, but the wolves on the grassland are completely different from the wolves you have seen, if you encounter wolves here, there will be at least a few hundred, and the larger ones are often thousands, and some people have even seen more than 10,000 giant wolves from afar. ”

"Mr. Selassis, you misunderstood, we just have some special dependence, that's why we ......" Catherine had just explained halfway, but she couldn't bear to continue to disobey Selassis's kindness, she still smiled and nodded: "Okay, we try our best to control our own behavior, we won't cause you trouble, thank you." ”

"It's okay, it's okay. During his three days in the City of Knowledge, Selassis had heard many legends of Nelly's adventures from the mouths of various people at the headquarters, and had also learned about the image of the Knight Leader, noble, upright, fearless, kind, self-disciplined, and just. Even adventurers who have had friction with Nelly's adventure party for some reason, when it comes to this team and Catherine, the leader, they have to praise a few words in an exclamatory tone, as for the comments about the only male member of the adventure group, well, maybe it's better to forget. Because of this, when Catherine thanked and promised solemnly with a smile, Selassis waved his hand nervously: "Captain, you are too polite, this is what I should do as a temporary guide, you don't need to thank you at all." ”

"Now that we've entered the grassland, is it still far from our destination?" Catherine didn't dwell on the issue, and changed the subject: "How long will it take?"

"Do you see the mountains ahead?" Selassis pointed to the hazy black shadow in the distance, "The mountains that the tribes spoke of are there." At the current pace, two more days northeast along the trail will lead to the end of the trail, where a stronghold of trade in and out of the steppe would be greeted by a few of the tigermen Palch who had seen it before. Once there were no roads, and it was difficult for horse-drawn carriages to walk for long periods of time in such meadows, so it was necessary to change to horses there. Turning from the commercial stronghold to the northwest, the fast horse runs for two more days, and it will almost be there. ”

"It's far away. Lina, who came back to her senses, could only make this comment: "Doesn't that mean that their tribe has to go hundreds of kilometers deep into the grassland?"

"Two hundred kilometers. Selassis did the math and said, "After all, if you run a long distance, you can't use your horsepower, and you have to let the horse rest for a while every time you run." In addition, you need to avoid some dangerous areas and dangerous magical beasts in the grassland and take a detour, and you can get there in just two days. ”

"Dangerous areas and dangerous monsters?" Catherine was stunned for a moment, and asked, "What are they? I've been to the grassland once before, why haven't I heard of them?"

"You used to come to the grassland, I'm afraid you were only in the outermost part. Selassis asked, "I guess I haven't even been to the surrounding trading bases." ”

"Yes, that's true. Catherine honestly admitted: "Only operate on this side of the prairie near Neville's territory, at a depth of twenty or thirty kilometers." ”

"Then you really don't know that. Selassis nodded: "In the area outside the trade stronghold, not even the outer edge of the grassland, it can only be regarded as a buffer zone around the border, and only beyond the stronghold. It can be regarded as truly entering the interior of the orc grassland. There are many dangerous areas in the grassland, but everyone lives here all year round and is familiar with the terrain, so it is no problem to avoid those areas when traveling or grazing. I'm afraid of the wolves roaming the grassland, they don't have a fixed territory, and they often lose most of their livestock when they encounter them, and if they don't get it, they can be regarded as the most terrifying creatures on the grassland, so I was so nervous just now. But it's okay. Wolves tend to operate in the depths of the grassland, and the tribes we are going to belong to the outer tribes, and generally do not encounter wolves. In fact, you don't have to worry too much about it, you should have a horse by then. It's okay to run on a horse, the wolves are not hungry this season, so they won't keep chasing the fleeing prey, and you should be able to get rid of it after a few hours of running. ”

"Thank you for the experience. Catherine nodded in acknowledgement. He continued, "What about the other danger areas and monsters?"

"Uh...... The most dangerous places are some shell areas. Selassis thought for a moment and said, "There are many gophers in the grassland, and there are too many gophers in some areas, and they have hollowed out the ground. A special kind of empty shell ground is formed, which does not seem to have any abnormalities, and maybe the people in front of them will not encounter problems when they run over, but no one knows when they will ride on a horse and step on it, and the ground will collapse. This kind of collapse is often tens of meters deep, and ordinary people or even low-level professionals are likely to fall to their deaths directly, even high-level professionals will be injured by falling, and no matter what the person is, the horse must have fallen to his death. On the grassland, a person who was injured by a fall and was inconvenient to move, if there was no horse, basically he would not be far from death, and in many places there were dozens of kilometers or hundreds of kilometers without seeing anyone snood, and if he wanted to find someone for help, he could not do it, so he could only wait for death. ”

"Is there a way to prevent it?" asked Catherine.

"Go around. Selassis smiled wryly, "The only way, or to gamble on luck, to see if you will be so unlucky." ”

"Forget it, then. Catherine shook her head and said, "What about the rest of the dangers?"

"In terms of terrain, there are not many deadly dangers for you high-level professionals, and the key is Tsushima. "Swamps, for example, are the most dangerous to horses. Then there are Warcraft, there are tens of thousands of Gold-level strength Warcraft or Warcraft groups distributed on the grassland, and there are many Legend-level ones, and most of them are good at high-speed movement and long-distance running. Although the adventurer's guild and the mercenary guild regularly encircle and suppress, and some big chambers of commerce will also send people to hunt regularly, the grassland is too big, and these tens of thousands of high-speed monsters or herds are too inconspicuous in the grassland of millions of square kilometers, and it is difficult to see results in hunting. Even if some of them are successfully hunted, with the reproduction rate of the Demonic Beasts, there will soon be new high-level Demonic Beasts to fill this vacancy, so those dangerous places often require groups of people to dare to enter. When encountering dozens of people in a group, dangerous monsters will generally take the initiative to avoid it, which is the only way to be safe. ”

"Good work. Catherine looked up at the sky: "Thank you for your explanation, but let's hurry up, hurry up today, and strive to get to the trading base early tomorrow." ”

"Okay. Selassis flicked his whip, and the two horses neighed as they picked up. (To be continued......)

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