"Father?"

Dennis asked softly, and she saw her father standing in front of the huge world map, silent. I couldn't help but be curious.

"Oh. Rod turned around and looked at his daughter with a smile on his face. "Do you know what's east of the continent?"

"You mean east of the mountains on the edge of the world?"

Dennis asked curiously.

Rod narrowed his eyes and smiled and nodded.

"It is said that it is a place of darkness, a place corrupted by demons, a place where mortals cannot live. The black smoke from the volcano made the sky gray, the earth was devoid of sunlight all day long, the air was so solid that it was impossible to breathe, and no plants and animals could grow on that land. ”

Dennis whispered.

"Where did you hear about this?"

Rod smiled and continued to ask.

I saw my daughter look dazed, "In the big library, I remember reading it in a certain book of world geography before." However, there is not much to describe. Only a few words. The book uses more adjectives ......"

Dennis pursed his lips.

"That's right, adjective...... So, do you think the world described in the book is real?"

Rhodes continued to ask. Apparently, Dennis was a little confused, she walked over to the map and, like her father, stared at the huge map of the world and began to think.

"It shouldn't be so real......"

The daughter replied.

"Why?"

"If that's what the book says, then how did the Chaos Dwarves survive there?"

"Dwarves don't live on the ground, they live underground. ”

Rod said with a smile.

"Then they also need food, and they need air to breathe. If that continent were really so bad, there wouldn't be any creatures roaming on it. ”

"The Chaos Dwarves are just legends, have you seen them?"

"No ......"

The daughter was speechless again.

"So, we don't know anything about that world, we don't know anything about the world east of this desperate mountain range. ”

Rod sighed.

"For a long time, the mountains on the edge of the world were the borders of this world, and no one crossed the mountains to go to the outside world. Even if there is, it is due to a small number of adventurers who are crazy in their minds, full of curiosity and impulsiveness about the unknown world. Who wants to climb over a huge mountain to find death? Moreover, even if they do, there is no benefit. There is nothing there. ”

Dennis pursed his lips and muttered.

"You haven't been there, and I haven't been, so you can't say there's nothing there. None of us have actually been to the dark places to make assumptions. The oral accounts of those adventurers cannot be fully trusted, and the very few who have been there and returned even fewer cannot guarantee that these oral accounts are all facts, and I prefer to believe that there is an element of exaggeration in them. After all, there are very few people who have crossed the mountains on the edge of the world and come back alive, and there is no room for any of their statements from the people of the old world. That's what they say. So, don't take the word in the book for granted. ”

Rod said seriously.

"So what? Nobody cared about that, it was just the madness of some boring adventurer. ”

Dennis returned with a nonchalant look on his face.

"Don't you care?

"Don't care about ......"

Dennis looked at Rod, was silent for a moment, and continued to ask-

"You care?"

"Yes. I care. I wonder what exactly is in the east of the world. ”

"What do you care about this?"

Dennis was still puzzled, and even felt that his father was too curious.

"The unknown world is worth exploring. For a long time, the goods of Aurora in the Far East were the most expensive, and the price of silk even exceeded that of gold. The price of porcelain and jadeite far exceeded that of all goods in the Old World. However, all goods from Aurora were sold by sea through the Arabic people to all over the world. It is said that on the sea route from Aurora to Arabi, there were countless pirate robbers, and each ocean-going ship took great risks in the open ocean, facing pirate tribes, storms and huge waves, and even sea monsters, which led to the prohibitively expensive price of Aurora's goods. ”

Rhodes took a sip of wine and continued—

"People have been used to this market for a long time. However, has anyone ever thought that a trade route to the East could also be carved out from the land? ”

"Oh my God...... Father, what are you thinking? Your idea is impossible!"

Dennis suddenly realized, and at the same time exclaimed. She suddenly understood the reason why her father had always cared about the mountains of the world. Originally, he had always wanted to open a trade route from the land to the far east! But this was simply impossible! Not to mention anything else, the mountains on the edge of the world were an insurmountable natural danger to mankind. Climbing over this giant mountain is extremely risky. The cold can take the lives of many people. Even if you try your best to climb over the mountains, then what awaits the expedition will be an endless dark place. Even if you are lucky enough to make it through the Dark Lands, then what else is there to the east of the Dark Lands? Perhaps even more terrifying. In short, for thousands of years, no one has such thoughts. It has been tacitly assumed that Aurora's cargo can only be taken by sea. And the description of that ancient kingdom is even more legendary than legend......

"Why can't it be?"

Rod asked, narrowing his eyes.

Even if the caravan successfully passed through the mountains at the edge of the world, there would still be endless darkness waiting for them ahead. ”

The first ship from the Aurora Ocean went through countless attempts to reach its destination. ”

Rod insisted, his expression suddenly becoming serious-

"I plan to set up an expedition to get them out of the Old Continent and explore the world east of the continent and find a way to the East. That's right, it sounds incredible and almost unattainable. But we have to be adventurous. Practice brings out the truth. ”

"Walking through Devil's Canyon from the Frosty Trail will save you most of the time, and I'll send a force to clear the local savage creatures, fortify the borders of Stonehammer City, set up outposts, and supply the expedition. It also provides a resting station for future caravans. It's a great plan, I don't expect it to happen in a short period of time, it's the same as building the Great Wall, it sounds incredible, but with good planning, it's not impossible to achieve it. Once a trade route to the East is found, Kislev will usher in a historic transformation. You know what I'm referring to. ”

Rod's serious expression made Dennis sure once again that his father wasn't joking.

"Who, then, is to send? No one wants to go, and to go is to seek death. ”

Dennis asked after a moment of thought.

"Many mobs have not been executed in the civil war, and the rebellious city defenders, some of whom are still locked up in dungeons, give them a chance to atone for their sins, and many would rather give it a go than die. There may be a little hope of survival. ”

Rhodes said.