975. A journey with the flow

The bearded Edgar and his party leave the camp in a small boat that meanders through the jungle and is an important channel for the rebels to transport supplies.

The punt has a shallow draft in the river, and even if it passes through some shoals, it can be navigated without hindrance.

There is only one boatman on board who stands at the stern of the boat to steer the rudder, and there is no need to rely on oars, and the flatbed boat is pushed downstream by the current.

In fact, the boat was still equipped with four oars, and the two-headed ogre, Samira, and Thea had hardly taken this kind of water vehicle in normal times, so they felt particularly new about riding in the boat, and the three of them sat in the middle of the boat and rowed the flat boat as fast as they could with oars.

The scenery on both sides of the river quickly slides backwards from the front of the eyes, and a group of fire-tailed monkeys chase the flat-bottomed boats on the shore, and they follow the example of gulit tumbling stones, throwing wild fruits picked from the trees onto the flatboats, and squeaking and roaring from their mouths.

Samira picked up the bow and struck it, but was stopped by Surdak.

"There is no threat to us if they are left alone, and some of these fruits seem to be edible......," Surdak said.

Gullit couldn't wait to pick up a green fruit that had rolled into the cabin, put it in his mouth and chewed it, looking at the way he squinted, these green fruits should not be too unpalatable.

This stretch of water in the jungle is long, and the bearded man suggested that the plank should be parked at a shoal for a short rest at noon.

Surdak was a lover of grouse, and when the flatboat stopped by the riverbank, Samira jumped out of the boat and strode into the dense jungle on the shore with a sky-striking bow.

The woodland was cluttered with bushes and vines that didn't create any obstacles, and she could jump back and forth between these leafy trees.

It wasn't long before Samira came out of the woods with a few bloodied grouses......

The magician Arvid was helped off the boat by the rebel warrior Nora, and when she saw the grouse hanging from Samira's waist, she said happily, "Now we have a good mouth......

In fact, it's often foodies who are foodies, and foodies probably cook before they're famous.

The ogre was such a skilled gourmand that he showed great enthusiasm for how to cook these grouses.

Not even afraid of the trouble, he found a few pebbles the size of a basin by the river and built a pot stove.

The bearded Edgar thought that the ogre would go to the forest to pick up some dry wood to make a fire, and thought about helping, but he didn't expect this guy to take out a square magic rune board directly from his backpack and put it directly under the stove, and put a magic crystal fragment on the gem pedestal.

'Bang', and a flame rose from the metal rune plate.

There are woodlands everywhere around, and firewood resources are so abundant, it is convenient and economical to collect firewood to make a fire.

The bearded Edgar didn't expect that the ogre would actually take out a metal rune board to make a fire, and put on a posture that being rich is willful.

After a fairly hearty lunch on the riverbank, and a little activity by the river, the group continued to sail downstream.

After a long day one. At night, the plank boat finally sailed down the river out of the jungle.

In front of you is a canyon, flanked by cliffs nearly 100 meters high, and the middle channel is tens of nearly 100 meters wide in the wide part and a few meters wide in the narrow place.

There is an illusion that a ship will pass under the cliff and crash into the cliff if you don't look down.

Entering this section of the waterway, the current suddenly becomes turbulent.

Fortunately, the boatman knows the waters very well, and although the punt is a little bumpy, he can still ride the waves steadily.

It took almost half a day to get out of this canyon, and then everyone's vision became broader......

The mountains on both sides of the river are picturesque.

Captain Edgar stood at the bow of the ship and said to the magician Avid with a relaxed face: "The scenery here is not bad, but it is too far away from the prosperous world, and the living materials are relatively scarce. ”

In this area, the flow of the river has become gentler again, and three flatbed boats are coming in front of you, carrying loads of supplies.

The boats are swimming against the current, and the boatmen have to paddle hard......

The flatbed boat had been in the river for so long that for the first time Surdak saw a boat rowing towards him.

A little further ahead, and sure enough, I saw a simple pier on the bank of the river, almost made of wood, and a row of flat-bottomed boats were moored on the pier, and some people gathered on the pier.

Looking down the pier, you can see several treehouses in the shade of dense trees.

However, the bearded Edgar did not let the boatman stop at the dock, but continued to move on.

"This is Hopkin's territory, and he has a little conflict with him, so we won't be here anymore." The bearded Edgar explained to the magician Arvid.

He then sat down in the bow of the ship and introduced to the magician:

"The rebels on our side are very loosely organized, because of the limited resources around the camps, each camp can't be built too big, the population must reach 3,000, we will separate some of the people, build new camps, originally everyone has the same dream, but now there are many differences of ideas, some camps are close to each other, some are like this, basically no contact with each other."

Surdak asked with some curiosity, "There are probably inhabitants in this mountain?" ”

The bearded man was silent for a moment, and then said briskly: "About 100,000 people." ”

"But once there is a war, the attrition will be very fast, although there are female warriors on our side, but there are not many people who are willing to have children here."

"Everyone is worried that once the lord army invades, they will drag their families and mouths, and they will not even have a chance to escape......

"It was really difficult in the first few years, and there were always some lord armies who came to clear us."

"Things have been much better lately, the lord's army has been fighting against the coalition forces in Bena Province and can't take care of our side at all."

"Our battlefield is mainly concentrated on the side of the town of Banske...... The pressure of the recent battles has been minimal. ”

"Without the support of the main warband, they don't dare to easily penetrate into the control area on our side, we don't need to fight them, just look for an opportunity to cut off their supply lines, and these lord armies will collapse......"

The bearded man began to brief the magician Avid about the situation.

Wizard Arvid asked curiously, "Then how did you come up with the idea of attacking Takale Town?" ”

Avid was actually unlucky, he had just bought a week's estate in Takkale, and it was completely abandoned in the war.

Bearded Edgar says:

"Usually, there are some lord armies stationed around those large towns, and if we want to attack a large town like Takkale, even if there is only a security brigade and local nobles in the town, it is not easy for our army to eat a town."

"This time, I also heard that the garrison next to Takkale Town was suddenly transferred, not only the garrison of Takkale Town, but also the garrison near Hatangada Town also left their station, and it was into the Grovet Mountains for training, which gave us an opportunity."

"Moreover, this victory is important for us and has helped us solve a lot of urgently needed supplies."

As the boat walked, the bearded Edgar introduced.

It wasn't until the afternoon that the flatbed boats on the river gradually increased, and Surdak realized that the flatbed boats had sailed here, which should be regarded as entering the rear of the rebels.

On both sides of the river, you can always see some rebel camps, and everywhere there is smoke curling and life seems to be in order.

The bearded man spoke dryly, but he was still talking.

He took a sip of water to moisten his throat and heard Surdak ask him how to find his way through the jungle here...... Since there are no star charts at night and no sun can be seen during the day, even the annual rings of the trees are extremely balanced......

The bearded man immediately explained, "In the jungle, in fact, our lord needs to remember the movements of several major mountain ranges, and all rivers flow south. ”

Surdak suddenly ......

Edgar continued:

"At night, it's easier to orient yourself and see the star trails in the night sky...... Oh, it's the countercurrent of time and space, these lines are very regular, as long as you can understand these countercurrents of time and space, you can grasp the direction. These arcs are always raised towards the north......"

Edgar was extremely familiar with the place, and told Surdak many ways to find the way.

The punt went on the river for a whole day. Night, until dusk on the third day, Surdak saw that there was almost no mountain view in the distance, and the punt seemed to have come to the end of the plane.

Just ahead, the river flowed into a canyon again.

The bearded Edgar stood excitedly in the bow of the ship this time, pointed to the valley in front of him, and said cheerfully to the magician Arvid:

"Oh, look ahead...... We're here! ”