Chapter 13: Outposts

In three days, more than 180 kilometers north, a little slower than expected.

A vast and silent land, covered with snow and ice over most of the area, when some places have exposed the dark and solid frozen soil, and the melting snow and ice merge into rivers, this also caused a problem for several people, because it often blocked the way, people had to make a detour, so it was delayed for a certain time.

The higher the altitude, the fewer plants there are, the five dragon-scale horses gallop, looking around, empty, the world is becoming more and more pure and immaculate, and at the same time more and more desolate.

The wind and snow traveled for three whole days, and the hardships far exceeded the two women's estimates. Qin Yue is the daughter of a wealthy family, and she is also a goddess-level figure in Baicheng, where has she ever endured hardships? Mu Ying'er can endure hardships, after all, she is a girl. Mu Ying'er and Qin Yue persevered, and they didn't complain along the way.

At this moment, it is already sunset and dusk.

Qin Yue pointed forward with her slender jade finger and said, "Ying'er, have you seen it?"

"It's so beautiful!" Mu Ying'er's thick cashmere jacket revealed a small face, and the fiery red sun dyed the snow of the iceberg red. What a beautiful golden color this is, Ying'er is very tired, and her body is often unwell, but she can be with the young master, even if she sleeps in the open air, even if she wanders the world, it is also a happy time.

Meng Hu looked at the sunset and said, "You will soon be in no mood to enjoy the beautiful scenery, because you need to spend the night in the wild tonight, I will find a suitable place first!"

Qin Yue's heart twisted up.

Although I was away from the town for two or three days, I could always find an outpost to spend the night, and I never really camped out in the wilderness. Although the warm season is coming, the nights are still very cold, and there is also the threat of monsters and beasts. Qin Yue looked at the majestic snow-capped mountains in the distance, those mountains were called the Luohan Mountains, and after passing through the Luohan Mountains, you could reach the frost plateau, and there were only thirty or forty kilometers left.

It is a border between civilization and barbarism.

On the other side of the Luohan Mountain Range, there is no human strength, it is a mysterious land that few people know.

Qin Yue was a little scared, but more excited!

Qin Yue could feel that in her blood, the innate instability factor was active, her adventurous spirit was burning, the more dangerous, the more unknown, the more excited. She wants to behave well in front of Mu Yun and let Mu Yun know that I am not a pampered eldest lady, a useless vase!

It's going to be a fun adventure!

Mu Ying'er showed a look of fear, feeling a little uneasy and confused, not knowing if she could come back, the young master thought of the other side of the mountain range, stealing the holy relics of the half-orcs, just to ...... Heal me.

Thinking of this, Ying'er's nose felt a little sour again.

Meng Hu rode back and said: "There is a small forest in front, the area is not low-lying, the forest is very small, relatively isolated, there are plains nearby, and there are no powerful demonic beasts hidden. When I was scouting just now, I shot a snow deer by the way, so let's spend the night in it today!"

Mu Yun nodded and said, "Let's go!"

When night falls, the moonlight pours on the earth like water, and the night does not seem dark under the reflection of the snow. Four people sat around a campfire in a makeshift shelter covered with hay, half of a deer roasting over the campfire, already fragrant.

"We'll be at the outpost tomorrow. Mu Yun tore off a piece of deer leg meat, chewed it heavily, and said vaguely: "The outpost base belongs to the outpost regiment, and it is estimated that you can rest well there for a night." From tomorrow onwards, we will actually walk on the frost plateau, and the trip has just begun. ”

Qin Yue tore off a piece of meat and gave it to the worried Ying'er: "Don't think too much, you must eat enough today, otherwise you won't have the strength to go up the mountain!"

The plateau and the plains are bordered by the [Luohan Mountains], and on the treacherous mountains and cliffs, the Terrans have built a large number of outposts to monitor the plateau. When the outpost finds that the wind is blowing, it will immediately light a beacon fire and quickly send a message back, giving the villages and towns at least three or four days to prepare.

Once the number of orcs exceeds 1,000, it is difficult to escape the sight of the human race.

Qin Yue sat in the haystack, her clothes were also stuffed with hay, and tried to get close to the bonfire, but she still felt very cold, and couldn't help but sigh: "The undead are good, not afraid of the cold, not afraid of being frozen." ”

Ghostface wears a thick black robe, but inside is wearing metal armor, and is watching the surroundings outside.

The undead are not hungry, tired, or feel anything, and if the soul fire is still beating, the undead can maintain their ability to move. Before leaving White Pine Town, Mu Yun spent most of the money to buy a bag of Rank 1 Beast Crystals, which was used as a backup energy source, so as to ensure that the ghost face could be used normally.

"Bang!"

Meng Hu hurried back through the woods and whispered, "It's a little bad, there's a group of half-orcs outside!"

In the wilderness, it is not good to encounter orcs, it is certain death!

Mu Ying'er hurriedly pulled Mu Yun and said, "Let's not go, let's run away quickly!"

Qin Yue comforted Ying'er and said, "Don't worry, it's dark now, and the night vision ability of orcs is not better than that of humans, so they may not be able to detect us." ”

Mu Ying'er was very nervous, and her two little hands were tightly pinched, "Young Master, you ......"

Mu Yun extinguished the fire directly, stood up and said, "Don't say it, I won't look back if I didn't get the holy spring!"

Mu Ying'er said worriedly: "Be careful." ”

Mu Yun left the woods and climbed a snowy slope.

A group of ragged half-orcs trekked in the bright moonlight, wearing only simple and thin armor, almost no metal weapons, all polished stone sticks, bone sticks, and even wooden sticks, coming from the direction of the Luohan Mountains and heading towards the White City area.

Mu Yun made a judgment at a glance: "It's okay, it's not a regular army!"

Meng Hu said, "Although it is not a half-orc army, there are too many of them. If we don't get noticed, we're in trouble. ”

The two retreated into the woods.

"There are a lot of orcs outside, but they just left the mountains, so they probably won't stay, and when we can't just light the fire to keep warm, we can only resist the night hard. Mu Yun pounced on the hay on Ying'er: "Hurry up and sleep, recuperate enough energy!"

The night was dark, the environment was silent, and it was extremely cold, and there was a half-orc monster cry outside, like a pack of hungry wolves wandering.

Ying'er got into Mu Yun's arms, frightened and very scared. After all, she is a girl under the age of 16, she has grown up listening to the stories of half-orcs since she was a child, and half-orcs are the brutal image of blue-faced fangs in her mind, and in a lonely and helpless and cold atmosphere, a large group of half-orcs wander outside, which is really very scary.

Mu Yun gently hugged the girl's soft body and said in her ear in a gentle voice, "Don't worry, those guys can't find us!"

Qin Yue was so cold that she shivered, but she wanted to be like Ying'er, let Mu Yun hold her for warmth, or hold Mu Yun's ambition! Although she is usually generous, in fact, she has never even held a man's hand. Meng Hu was not affected by the cold at all, holding the gun and axe, sitting upright, motionless as a mountain, vigilant and observing.

Warriors have true qi to protect their bodies.

Meng Hu is strong, of course, he is not afraid of the cold.

When Qin Yue felt that her blood was about to freeze, Mu Yun took out a red potion and handed it to Qin Yue, "This is a cold-resistant potion, you can buy it in the town, and it won't be cold within 2 hours if you drink one." ”

"Thank you!"

When Qin Yue drank it, the hot feeling flowed into her abdomen, spreading to her limbs, following the blood circulation, gradually flowing through her whole body, and her hands and feet, which were originally cold, immediately warmed up and became much more comfortable. Unconsciously leaned towards Mu Yun in order to keep warm.

I basically didn't sleep all night.

Mu Yun felt that he had just closed his eyes when a thick hand shook him awake.

Meng Hu whispered: "Hey, it's dawn, wake up, it's time for us to hit the road!"

Mu Yun woke up, Ying'er fell asleep in her arms, and Qin Yue didn't know when, she actually leaned over and hugged one arm tightly. After Qin Yue woke up, she suddenly screamed, and her pretty face turned a little red. Because it was too cold, I hugged Mu Yun unconsciously at night.

The trio moved their frozen arms to get the blood flowing again.

"The horses are listless!" said Ying'er, pointing to the horses lying on the ground, "Can they still run?"

After not eating for a day and a night, and freezing all night, the horse's physical exertion was great. However, as an experienced mercenary, Meng Hu naturally had already prepared, and grabbed a few handfuls of sun-dried red sun grass from the horse's back bag and fed them to the horse.

Red sun grass is a fire-attribute herb, which cannot replenish physical strength, not only can take out the cold, but also can keep the horse excited and energetic, and has a stimulant effect.

Just stick to it for a day.

Mu Yun tied the ghost face to the back of the horse, and began to move forward on horseback, and a large number of half-orc footprints appeared along the way, and there were many bison and wild sheep that were killed and eaten. The half-orc crowd I saw last night must be hungry people on the plateau, and the real half-orc warriors did not dispatch.

Go forward for 5 hours.

Meng Hu turned around and said: "There is an outpost in front, but we have entered the mountains, the snow is very thick, the terrain is rugged, and the horses are useless, so we can only trek on foot instead." ”

Qin Yue and Mu Ying'er made bitter faces.

Falling cold mountains, icebergs and snowy mountains, heavy rocks, if you want to trek on foot, it takes a lot of physical strength, if you don't stand tall enough, a big man may not be able to pass, let alone a few weaker women.

Mu Yun let the horse go, patted the second girl on the shoulder and said, "Since they have already come, this psychological preparation is still necessary, don't you want to escape from the battle?"

Qin Yue raised her eyebrows and said, "Who said that, you are a warlock, and I am also a warlock, so I will not be worse than you!"

"Ying'er, your body ......"

Mu Ying'er puffed up her chest and said, "No problem!"

"Okay, let's move on!"

Meng Hu is nothing.

The three warlocks were really choking, so hard and desperately climbing, that they were almost exhausted.

Meng Hu suddenly said happily: "You are temporarily relieved, there is an outpost in front!"

On a vertical ice cliff, tall stone walls, four arrow towers, two lighthouses, and a beacon tower. The ice cliff is more than 30 meters high, and it is necessary to use a set of hanging basket tools to go up. Needless to say, this is a Terran outpost base, built at the entrance to a canyon. This is the only canyon that can be entered and exited within a few tens of kilometers.

Qin Yue was out of breath and immediately said, "Old Meng, hurry, go and call someone to help me!

Meng Hu just wanted to leave.

Mu Yun suddenly found something, and there was a hint of horror in his tone: "Wait first!"

"What's wrong?"

"Look at the flags on the wall!"

The banner on the wall was cut off and replaced with a flag made of animal skin.

Meng Hu's face changed drastically and he scolded: "Damn it!"

Qin Yue didn't know why: "What's wrong?"

"Haven't you found out yet? The outpost has been overrun by orcs!"

Qin Yue looked from a distance, and inside the battlements of the wall, there were indeed half-orcs, all of them tall, wearing thick leather armor, carrying a longbow, and holding a big knife, and they were patrolling the surroundings. Qin Yue suddenly felt a coldness welling up in her heart, and hurriedly retracted her head.

"Oh my god, I'm scared to death!

Meng Hu observed and said, "All of them are well-equipped orc warriors, well-trained regular troops!"

Qin Yue was a little at a loss: "Then what should we do?" With so many orcs guarding here, how can we get over, if we are discovered, wouldn't it be dead?"

I thought I could have a good rest, but I never thought that the trip didn't even start, and I encountered a difficulty first!