Alliance House of Elders, Elder Zhao's office.

Deputy Elder Ma walked in from outside and said respectfully to him, "Elder Zhao, are you looking for me?"

Elder Zhao put down the brush unhurriedly, raised his head to look at him, and said, "How was that done?"

Elder Ma was stunned for a moment, then said with a smile: "Everything is under control, do you want to close the net?"

"Is it time to close the net?" Elder Zhao asked rhetorically.

Elder Ma said: "You can close the net at any time, so as not to have too many dreams at night." ”

Elder Zhao smiled: "Then wait a little longer, as the old saying goes, put a long line to catch a big fish, anyway, everything is under our control, we might as well let the fish eat bait for a while to give it enough sweetness." ”

This is his usual practice, as long as it is something that Elder Ma believes, he can do the opposite, and based on previous experience, doing so will have unexpected gains.

Seeing that his suggestion was denied, a trace of displeasure flashed in Elder Ma's eyes, but he maintained his previous smile and nodded, "Everything is subject to the arrangement of the Great Elder, and put a long line to catch big fish." ”

With that, he turned to leave.

Looking at Elder Ma's back, Elder Zhao had a meaningful smile on his face.

The ruins of the city have been largely removed, and it looks much more orderly than before, but the walls have not yet begun to be rebuilt.

Hundreds of miles of city walls have been almost completely destroyed, and to restore them to their original appearance, it requires a lot of manpower and material resources, as well as a long construction period, which cannot be completed in a short time.

In response to this, some elders proposed to reduce the scale of the city and build an inner city in the city, which only needs to meet the current population living requirements, and quickly build a city wall around the inner city, so as to achieve the purpose of saving labor, materials and time.

At the same time, many people questioned that this practice violated the policy of rapid population reproduction, because in a few years, the so-called inner city would be overcrowded, and when the time came, the inner city would become useless, and it would be better to put it in place all at once.

The two voices are at loggerheads, and it is difficult to put the construction of the city wall on the agenda until a final conclusion is reached.

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In the Valley of Frost, the hunting team obtained a total of more than forty jars of frost honey, with a total weight of more than six hundred catties, which can be described as a great harvest, and every hunter has a wise smile on his face.

Carrying bottles and cans, the next hunting activities will inevitably have an impact, the hunters have already arranged, Teng Xing'an chose a safe place, everyone started to dig a pit together, hid the frost honey in the pit, and then covered with pine needle branches, and then pressed a layer of soil, and then piled up snow, and the surrounding landform is integrated.

Finally, Teng Xing'an made marks on a few surrounding trees, and waited for the team to return to dig up the frost honey and bring it back to the village.

After doing this, he pointed to the highest mountain in front of him on the right and said, "What we have to do next is to climb over it and go to the land of red sand to catch the red sand scorpion!"

As soon as these words came out, the hunters let out a sound of excitement.

Ye Yunyang and the three of them were confused, why was everyone so happy?

Mi Yun was also very excited, and said: "It's really good, the first time I followed the hunting team, I had the opportunity to go to the land of red sand, and my younger brothers and sisters will definitely be envious to death." The three distinguished guests, the Land of Red Sand and the Valley of Frost are the opposite, where it is hot all year round, and the landmarks are covered with a thick layer of crimson sand, which is the desert. ”

Ye Yunyang frowned: "It's hot all year round?"

Mei Yu also felt incredible, and asked, "Will it really become warm after turning over the big iceberg in front of you?"

Mi Yun nodded and said, "The big mountain in front of you is the boundary between the Valley of Frost and the Land of Red Sand, the north side is covered with snow all year round, and the south side is extremely hot, which is indeed very strange. ”

Li Hao shrugged: "Because it's a warm place, everyone is so excited, right?"

"Of course not. Mi Yun explained: "There are red sand scorpions and more than a dozen desert creatures in the land of red sand, all of which are delicious prey, using the tail needle of the red sand scorpion to make a fish hook, you can go to the big lake at the edge of the desert to hang the golden turtle, in addition to the delicious taste of the golden turtle, the turtle shell can be used to make a shield, and the turtle egg and turtle spirit can enhance the mystical power." ”

I see, Ye Yunyang nodded, no wonder everyone was so excited.

Teng Xing'an waited for everyone's excitement to pass, and said in a deep voice: "It is not easy to climb over the big iceberg, it requires everyone's cooperation, everyone must obey my orders, and they are not allowed to drag everyone's hind legs, because it is very likely to bury the entire hunting team, do you hear clearly?"

"Understood. The crowd responded in unison.

The team set off and headed for the towering iceberg.

When you walk to the mountainside, the snow on the ground gradually becomes harder, and the snow is mixed with lumps of broken ice, and after turning a vent, the snow completely turns into ice, and it is slippery to step on, and you will fall if you are not careful.

"Rest in place and hand out pegboards. Teng Xing'an ordered.

Several hunters took off their backpacks, took out the so-called pegboards, and distributed them among the others.

The pegboard is one foot two inches long and three and a half inches wide, made of hardwood boards one inch thick, oval at one end, flat at the other, with a dozen half-inch long steel nails distributed on one side and six thin hemp ropes tied on the other.

The nail board was handed to Ye Yunyang, he looked down, most of the nails on the wooden board were made of discarded arrowheads, only the top was sharp, and the other positions were all rusty.

Without Mi Yun saying anything, he had already guessed the function of the pegboard, which was to be tied to shoes to increase the friction of the soles of the feet when climbing and avoid slipping.

The three of them drew gourds in the same way, followed the example of hunters, tied six hemp ropes cross-tied to their boots, and stepped on the ice much safer.

Teng Xing'an took out two very thick and long ropes, and each person tied his belt to the ropes, and the team began to climb the mountain in a long snake formation.

Ye Yunyang and the three of them were in the middle of the team, and they had just walked a few hundred meters forward when a bitter wind blew and scraped on their faces like knives.

Li Hao's teeth fought, and his whole body trembled, this was when he wore two more wolf skin jackets, otherwise he would have been frozen into popsicles.

"Why is it so cold?" he asked.

You must know that he has the level of the Flood Desolation Realm Double Heaven, and he is still frozen like this, which shows how low the temperature here is.

Mi Yun said: "When I was in the Valley of Frost, I had already reached the critical point of dripping water into ice, and the further I went up the mountain, the colder it became, and every time I climbed a hundred meters of height, I would obviously feel that the temperature dropped a lot. Therefore, everyone has to rely on their own strength to climb the mountain, because everyone's physical energy and mystical power consumption is very large, and it is okay to help you once or twice, but it is impossible to help you all the time. ”

Because of this, there will be Teng Xing'an's previous advice, the hunting team of more than 30 people, as long as one person drags back, everyone will be affected, if they can't cross the peak within the scheduled time, over time, when everyone's physical strength and Xuan power are all exhausted, they will be frozen to death here, and no one wants to go back alive.

Ye Yunyang turned his head and asked Mei Yu: "Can you hold it?"

Mei Yu was the lowest ranked person in the group, and she nodded and said, "No problem! Because of the difference in body structure, women are better than men in terms of cold tolerance." ”

Ye Yunyang was relieved and turned to look at Li Hao.

Li Hao gritted his teeth: "I'll be even more fine!"

The team continued to move forward, and every step the team members took seemed so difficult.

In this environment, drinking and eating are not allowed, because the water has long been frozen into ice, and it is so integrated with the kettle that it cannot be poured out at all.

Even if you can pour it out, you can't drink it, and a sip will make people feel cold, and the already small amount of heat will disappear in an instant, and they can no longer resist the cold.

As for eating, the jerky and bread are frozen harder than stones, and unless you have a mouthful of steel teeth, you can't chew at all. In addition, chewing food is a waste of physical strength and is an act that does not outweigh the benefits.

After walking a few hundred meters, Teng Xing'an, who was at the front of the team, raised his right fist and motioned for everyone to stop, he took off his hat and said, "Clansmen, bow three times in front." ”

The hunters bent down and bowed together, repeating this three times.

Ye Yunyang was confused, and the three of them also bowed with everyone, and when they finished the last bow, Mi Yun said: "It is the ancestor of our village, a hunting team hundreds of years ago, encountered a storm in the process of mountaineering, several members were physically exhausted, and the captain was unwilling to give up anyone, as a result, the whole team was frozen to death here, and their bodies were under the ice, which can be seen through the ice." ”

Mi Yun lowered his voice and added: "The captain of the hunting team back then was my uncle Teng Xing'an's father. ”

No wonder Teng Xing'an attaches so much importance to it, it turned out that it was his father who was buried under the ice.

For thousands of years, countless barbarians have died on this road, and their bodies have been sealed in the ice, maintaining the same appearance as they were when they died, for thousands of years.

Each corpse shows the way for the descendants of the mountaineering and becomes a frozen monument.

Teng Xingan put on his hat again, waved his hand and led everyone on.

Click...... Boom!

Ye Yunyang suddenly felt that the rope behind him was tight, he tried to keep his body bowed, and asked, "What's the matter?"

Mei Yu replied, "My foot slipped just now, and two nails broke on the nail board. ”

Since the three were in the middle of the line, with more than a dozen people in front and behind, slipping feet wasn't a big deal.

"Be careful. He admonished.

"Got it. Meiyu adjusted her breathing, raised her feet and stepped firmly on the ice.

Feeling the rope loosen from a tight state, Ye Yunyang let out a long breath and kept up with the pace of everyone in front of him.

The team was getting closer to the summit, the road was getting steeper, everyone was tired and out of breath, and each step took a long time.

Teng Xing'an and the people at the front of the line remained prostrate, and they also tied pegboards to their palms, although this way of marching was not very beautiful, but it was very effective, and under their full drag, the people behind saved a lot of effort.

His eyebrows and beard were covered with ice ballast, he raised his head to take a look, and encouraged everyone in a hoarse voice with a hoarse voice: "There are only more than a thousand meters left from the top of the mountain, victory is just around the corner, everyone must work harder, come on!"

"Come on!" the crowd responded, their voices sparse.

Teng Xing'an shouted again: "Come on!"

"Come on!" this time the response was much neater than the last time.

Morale was encouraged, the speed of the march was noticeably higher, and although everyone was exhausted, no one gave up, and everyone was confident about reaching the summit.

Ye Yunyang raised his head panting, he looked so small when he was at the foot of the mountain, he could only conquer the mountain when he climbed to the highest place, looking at the top of the mountain that was close at hand, thousands of heroes arose.