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Chapter 416: River of Hope

"Along the river, down the river, this speeds up the team. ”

Standing on the riverside, he looked at Lan Lan on a cold night and smiled gently.

Lan Lan immediately communicated quickly with Tacitus beside her.

The two of them stared at the river in front of them at the same time.

The river is not too wide, and the water is not turbulent, but the current is still not slow.

The surface of the water seems to be calm, the water is very clear, and even standing on the shore, you can see the pebbles that have been rounded by the adult months under the shallow water of the river.

The river stretches all the way north to the end of the line.

On both sides of the river are endless wilderness - Cold Night is right, this big 6 is indeed too barren. Obviously, there is nothing extreme about the climate here, but after walking all the way down in the past few days, I rarely see any lush vegetation.

Occasionally, I see some sparse bushes, which are also dwarf and thin shrubs, like the towering trees of Roland 6, which are absolutely none.

Lan Lan and Tacitus discussed for a while, then looked at the cold night and asked, "Lord Cold Night......

Since knowing that Cold Night was actually Falling Snow's sister, Lan Lan's attitude towards this elf has become more respectful - the encounter with Falling Snow in the frozen forest, and the fierce battle between Falling Snow and Chishui on the shore of the Great Round Lake, Lan Lan has seen it from beginning to end!

is more about the relationship between her and Du Weiwei, and she also knows some legends about falling snow from Du Weiwei's mouth.

And at this moment, this sister who fell snow was standing in front of her - and she had seen her show amazing strength before, how could Lan Lan not be revered?

"Lord Cold Night...... We don't have a boat, so can we just walk along the river?"

Hanye smiled faintly: "It's not okay to walk." ”

There was a pause. She explained: "This river is the longest river in the middle of the entire Big 6. We all call it 'Surumbi' - you know what that means. ”

Lan Lan nodded: "Sulunbi...... In Elven language, does it mean hope?"

"Yes, hope. It is known to us as the River of Hope. Speaking of this, Han Ye glanced at Lan Lan deeply: "Do you know why?"

“...... Why?" Lan Lan heard that the tone of the cold night was a little complicated.

"Because ......" in the charming eyes of the cold night. A certain blurred gaze flashed, she smiled lightly, and the golden show fluttered in the breeze, before she said slowly:

"Legend has it that 10,000 years ago, our ancestors left their homeland. Exorcised by humans to this Big 6. At that time, the entire Big 6 here was still a bitter cold place. In order to survive, our ancestors had to wander around this big 6, searching, looking for a suitable area that could be inhabited by us.

However, what made the ancestors helpless. This piece of abandonment is a big 6. It was as if it were the heavens, the place where the gods used to punish us sinners.

This big 6 is not only blessed with extremely bad weather, but also barren land. At the same time, there are many terrifying monsters. Those monsters are all some terrible beings made by powerful demons in ancient times. They're powerful and dangerous, and they've inhabited this Big 6 much earlier than we do.

Our people. To find a suitable habitat on the Big 6, you have to search everywhere - the search process is very dangerous. We have sent the bravest and most courageous warriors, but these excellent warriors have always encountered all kinds of dangers.

The powerful monsters that inhabit the land in the first place, they occupy a lot of places on the Big 6, and our warriors are often attacked and killed.

In the beginning, our tribe suffered heavy losses!"

When he said this, Hanye's tone became a little sad and low.

Then she stared at the river in front of her and slowly walked to the river. Bent down, gently scooped up a handful of water, and whispered: "Later, after countless sacrifices, we finally found a strange pattern. ”

"Regular?" Lan Lan's eyes widened.

"This river, the river that we later called 'Surumbi'. It's the only safety line on the entire Big 6!"

The name of the safety line! It was immediately firmly remembered by Lan Lan.

"You can't imagine how terrible those monsters on this big 6 are! Our various tribes, although they were originally defeated races, we have lost too many elites and powerful warriors in the war with humans...... But even so, when we came to this big 6, we still had some great fighters to protect everyone.

However, what made everyone desperate was that even a powerful warrior whose strength had reached the Holy Rank ended up with a sinking sand and a halberd when facing some monsters!"

Holy Steps?

Lan Lan exclaimed.

But then, she was relieved again.

That octopus-like monster, its power is what Lan Lan has witnessed!

Even Tacitus, who was already considered a top martial artist in the Temple of Light, a powerful high-level warrior, was almost killed in an instant when he faced that octopus monster!

It is conceivable that since that octopus monster can directly kill a high-level powerhouse in seconds, then its strength should be comparable to that of the Holy Rank!

"Even the Saint-Rank warriors are not sure that they can protect themselves, so how can we complete the exploration of this land......? This river of hope has become our lifeline!

Our ancestors now, as long as they follow this river all the way south, this river that has a length of 5,000 miles, on both sides of it, there will be no such monsters!

Later, according to the results of our ancestors' exploration, it was also revealed that the territory of the monsters that we identified seemed to follow a strange rule: their territory cleverly bypassed the route of the river.

As you can imagine, in the beginning, after we lost too many strong and masters, the big 6 who were originally facing this danger were almost desperate. And this time. How exciting it is to suddenly see such a safety line of hope.

So, relying on the lines of this river, the earliest ancestors, established several settlements. Let our ancestors and people multiply. Although the climate is still cruel, and although the land is still barren, at least they can get a safe area where they can breathe slowly. ”

When Lan Lan heard this, she let out a long sigh, but the eyes that looked at the river in front of her became more and more strange.

Cold Night saw the confusion in Lan Lan's eyes. Smiled slightly: "You must be curious, why do those terrible monsters avoid this river?"

“...... Well. I thought, there must be some special reason for this, isn't it?"

"There's a reason, of course. Cold Night smiled bitterly: "In the earliest days, our ancestors also tried to use many methods. Trying to figure out the answer. After all, the monsters that inhabit this big 6 will be one of the biggest enemies of the ancestors in the future. If we can figure out why those monsters are avoiding this river, then maybe we can use this answer to fight those monsters. ”

"You ...... Have you found the answer?" Lan Lan asked.

The cold night was silent for a long time, and she looked at Lan Lan.

To Lan Lan's disappointment, the eyes of the cold night obviously became strange.

But...... She didn't answer!

She just seemed to smile—Lan Lan could clearly feel it. There seemed to be a lot of things hidden in the smile and eyes of the cold night.

But this elf didn't say anything, but Lan Lan didn't want to continue to ask.

Hanye pointed in the direction of the north of the river and said softly, "From here, go north along the river, huh...... If you are in a hurry, you will walk for about three to five days, and you will see a forest. It was a very peculiar plant. They are not very tall, but they can grow a particularly wide type of leaves. That kind of leaf is very tough. If a leaf is collected and landed on the water, it is enough to hold three or five people floating on the water.

Now the season. The leaves haven't withered yet, so we can go and collect some of them and use them as boats. If you go north, you will be able to travel much faster. And it's the safest way to do it.

Of course. You'd better tell your people that you should never leave this river bank for a distance of 100 meters, no matter what happens along the way!

Because although this river is a safety line, its basin still runs through the territory of several powerful monsters along the way.

Those monsters are very powerful, even I don't want to provoke them. I don't think you have a way to fight that. ”

Don't leave...... A hundred meters on both sides of the riverbank?

100 meters, but that's a very narrow distance!

Lan Lan immediately felt the dangerous smell in it, and she couldn't help but say, "Lord Cold Night...... Even a strong man like you ...... You...... It should have surpassed the Holy Rank in strength, right?"

Han Ye glanced at Lan Lan, her tone became strange, and she said slowly: "Strong strength is not used as a killing power. ”

This sentence made Lan Lan a little confused.

Then he said in a deep voice in the cold night: "I went to the area where you landed 6 and killed that monster for a special reason. That monster was a little different from the others. It has two power attributes and can survive in the sea, so the barrenness of the big 6 won't affect it too much, so that kind of monster is the fastest of all the monsters on this big 6. In such a barren land, if a powerful and extremely dangerous monster appears, and its ability to reproduce is too fast, then it will upset the balance here and bring a huge threat to all races!

So...... Our elven clan, as a last resort, will send a powerful clansman to hunt down some such octopus monsters every once in a while.

We elves don't like to kill, but we can only do so in order to maintain the balance of nature here. ”

Lan Lan noticed that when she said this explanation again in the cold night, she accidentally acquiesced to a fact.

That is: her strength is indeed Cheng Dù who has reached the Holy Rank and above!

Moreover, with Lan Lan's guess, I'm afraid it's still far beyond the Cheng dù of the Holy Order!

Because, this elf, when hunting that octopus monster, seems to ...... It's so easy!

......

According to the guidance of the cold night. The procession followed the river to the north.

After a difficult walk, on the sixth day, I found the kind of place that Cold Night said would grow huge leaves that could be used as a boat.

Looking at the "woods" mentioned in the cold night in front of them, many humans were emotional.

The "woods" in the mouth of the cold night are actually just a dozen or so trees that are very sparse.

It is true that this tree is not very tall. It's only about two or three meters high.

The people from Roland 6 had never seen such a peculiar plant: its trunk, the thickest one, was only as thick as an adult's waist, and even then it could not have been cut down to make a wooden boat, for there were only two or three trees so thick. Most of them are just the thickness of the bowl.

Such a relatively slender trunk, but their appearance is shocking.

Each tree looks like a huge umbrella. Their canopy is covered with large expanses of huge leaves.

The leaves are so thick that they are about the thickness of a human fist to the touch. Pinch it hard, it's very tough.

From a visual point of view, the smallest leaves are two or three percent larger than the dining table of ordinary people!

Each leaf is in the shape of a natural bowl, and as long as it is collected and thrown into the river, it happens to be like a natural boat.

This kind of foliage is large and thick though. However, the weight is relatively light and the buoyancy is also very large.

Some of the leaves were collected and thrown into the water, which was big enough for three or five people.

Under the guidance of the cold night, the crew and sailors of the team started to collect this kind of leaves.

But the cold night made a strict request: this elf sternly warned the humans that it was absolutely forbidden for them to cut down these trees! Even if they accidentally broke a branch, they would get a stern look from the elf!!

"On this big 6, any life is precious! Even the growth of a single piece of grass is extremely difficult! It seems to be a forbidden area for life here. And these trees are extremely precious things, and I allow you to gather the leaves because after the season has passed. The leaves will naturally wither and fall off, and they will grow again the following year.

But if you break the branches, then these trees will probably never grow these precious 'leaves' again the next year! As for cutting down these trees, don't even think about it! If anyone dares to mess around, I don't mind throwing him into the river!"

A stern warning for a cold night. He was fully respected by people in the church such as Tacitus.

And the loose sailors and crew were also sternly admonished one by one, so what worried the cold night did not come true.

And then the cold night said a fact, which made everyone very pleased.

"These leaves, in addition to being used as boats to cross the river. It also has a special feature, which is ...... These leaves can be eaten as food. Of course, the taste may be checked, and the taste is a little dry. But it really fills the stomach. This has been confirmed by us elves and orcs - of course, those who only like to eat meat are not counted. ”

But edible?

The humans were pleasantly surprised.

Even Lan Lan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief!

In fact, there really wasn't too much food in her storage ring.

After all, after coming to this big 6, I didn't find any inhabited places, it was very desolate, and I really couldn't find any food, even wild beasts were difficult to see, and it was very difficult to hunt and get food.

Although I caught some fish at the beach, I thought that there was still a long way to go...... I'm afraid that the food in stock may not be enough.

After all, the storage ring in Lan Lan's hand does not contain unlimited space.

Of course, in order to confirm the words of the cold night, Tacitus was still very careful to make a difference.

He personally tasted a small piece of this "ship leaf".

I have to say that the evaluation of "slightly bitter taste" said by Hanye is too conservative.

Once you eat it, the leaves have a tough taste like the toughest old beef, so tough that it's hard to chew, and if you bite too much, a lot of bitter green juice comes out - fortunately, it's all barely bearable.

However, the stomach does not lie.

This thing really gives people a feeling of "fullness", and after Tacitus tried it, he ate a meal of leaves, and after waiting for a long time, he confirmed it. Eating this kind of leaf will indeed bring exactly the same effect to people as food: the nutrients that the human body needs.

It's a little unpalatable - but in a place like this, you can't ask for more.

So, after collecting more than 30 leaves, people collected more than 100 leaves, all of which were stored in the blue storage ring—those that could not be put were stacked together and used as boats.

A hundred leaves is already the limit that the cold night allows them to collect. After all, too many leaves are collected, which can also harm the vitality of these trees.

But at least, after solving the hidden danger of food, even Tacitus, who had been frowning all the way, seemed to be much more relaxed.

As for fresh water...... The river in front of you has completely solved everyone's worries.

After more than 30 leaves were launched, the adventure team ushered in a smooth journey.

For the next twenty days, everyone leaned on these leaves to enter the water every day.

The river is not in a straight line, and it twists and turns along the way.

But after being warned of a cold night, everyone would rather endure this winding voyage on the water, and no one dared to set foot ashore and walk in straight lines and shortcuts.

This is especially true on several nights, when the river passes through the territory of some powerful monster......

In the middle of the night, everyone sat on the leaves of the boat, and they could clearly hear some strange sounds coming from the six places on the shore!

Some of them were like the howls of wild beasts, and the sound was like thunder, with a sense of oppression that was almost suffocating!

Sometimes, in the middle of the night, someone clearly saw that not far from the river, as if they saw a huge shadow moving slowly!

Judging from the silhouette of the shadow in the dark night, the size of that monster should be larger than that octopus monster on the seaside!!

As you can imagine, if this team encounters that huge giant monster on the 6th floor, then the fate can be imagined!

Fortunately, the cold night statement has been confirmed!

Neither the terrible roars nor the frighteningly large silhouette of the monster that had been seen with one's own eyes - none of these things came close to the river, but remained about a hundred meters away.

Along the way, there are no dangers.

Until the twenty-fifth day of sailing on the river......

In the distance in front of the river, you can clearly see a mountain.

This mountain is not too high, if it is in the Roland Empire, it can only be regarded as a small mountain.

This hillside forms a canyon-like terrain.

In the distance, the river is piercing into the canyon......

What made Tacitus, Lan Lan and the others excited was that they clearly saw that at the entrance of that canyon, there was a platform made of stones!

It looks simple, but it is indeed not a product of nature, but a man-made pile!

Moreover, in the distance, you can see that in the canyon, there is a faint green smoke slowly rising......

Obviously, after more than a month, everyone saw a populated place on this land for the first time!

Or rather...... There is a place where the high races live!

Looking at the excited appearance of Lan Lan and Tacitus and other humans, Han Ye was on the side, and said in an indifferent tone: "I don't want to discourage your good mood, but I want to remind you! Although this canyon in front of you is a multi-racial settlement, the owners here have no good feelings for humans. ”

After a pause, Han Ye's tone was a little stricter: "For a while, you only follow me, don't get separated! Only by my side, they won't do anything to you! Otherwise, ...... I can't guarantee your safety!