Chapter 169: A First Exploration of the Niger River
This trip to find the source was a reluctant decision for Li Zijun, and he didn't want to add any unnecessary danger to himself because of this incident. If he threw his life away in such a place, it would be so worthless!
However, Li Zijun's statement is not an excessive request, although after he is promoted to the Sword Master, he can completely rely on internal breath to supply the oxygen demand in his body within one or two hours, but after all, he is still a person, not a god! After this time limit, he also needs to breathe.
Benedict was also very clear about Li Zijun's thoughts, and he had made sufficient preparations for this, and after hearing Li Zijun's question, he smiled slightly and turned his gaze to Sara.
After the Benedictine priest nodded, Sara brought a wine jar in the corner of the house.
Why, if you don't worry about yourself, do you want to have any poisonous wine for a limited time? Li Zijun saw this wine jar, and this thought couldn't help but turn in his heart.
Sara opened the seal of the wine jar, and Li Zijun felt that the room was suddenly much drier. Before he could continue to think about it, Sara had already lifted a net bag woven with special metal wire, and a very ordinary-looking yellow stone appeared in front of Li Zijun.
Aside from the fact that the room was unusually dry after the stone appeared, Li Zijun didn't notice anything different in the stone, and he couldn't help but turn his head to look at the Benedictine sacrifice curiously.
"This is a water-repellent stone that our orcs inadvertently obtained, as long as this water-repellent stone is carried, not only can it be unwet in the rain, but even if it enters the lake and sea, it can also form a circular air shield with a diameter of five or six meters. Our people have shiyan in the past, and breathing in this hood is not affected in any way, just as naturally as we breathe here! It is precisely because of this water refuge stone that we have some confidence in exploring the Niger River. Benedict explained to Li Zijun with a smile.
"There are two other things I also need to explain to you, one is that although I endured the high temperature of the volcano that day, I still don't know what the specific reason is! If I really can't resist the heat of the source of the Niger River, please forgive me, and besides, I had a period of time before I was blown out of the volcano, and this is why I was thrown so badly, so I hope that if this happens at the source of the Niger River, it would be better for my orc friends to arrange someone to take care of me?"
Hearing Li Zijun's words, Benedict's face was a little difficult to look at, but he also knew that what Li Zijun said was true.
"Before the adults were rescued, we also selected some warriors among the orcs for heat-resistant training, and they will accompany the adults into the source of the Niger River, and they will take care of your safety. ”
"If the heavens really want to kill our orcs, the temperature at the source is unbearably hot, don't force it, just retreat!" Benedict said with a sigh.
When Benedict said the words 'rescue', he deliberately accentuated his tone, which also made Li Zijun secretly smile and shake his head.
With these preparations of the orc clan, Li Zijun couldn't say anything more. Soon, under the protection of the orcs, he embarked on a journey to find the source of the Niger River.
Ascending the north cliff of the Orc Canyon, a magical scene immediately appeared in front of Li Zijun's eyes, making him have to sigh at the greatness of natural liliang!
The Niger River comes from the north, and within a distance of 10 meters on both sides of the river, it is covered with green vegetation, while a little further away it is completely covered in a silvery white!
In the same place, you can see such distinct seasonal characteristics, which is the first time in Li Zijun's memory, which also makes him feel a little gloomy as if he has been illuminated by a ray of sunshine, and he feels much more relaxed.
Just walking, Li Zijun found that the plant belts on both sides of the river bank were shrinking at a visible rate during this time.
Looking at the plants that were gradually frozen into ice sculptures, the faces of the group of warriors of the orc clan became more and more ugly, and they unconsciously accelerated their speed.
The dozen or so of them went out day and night, all the way to the north, even so they walked for more than half a month, and before dusk this day, they finally came to the 'source' of the Niger River.
After some discussion with the high priest, Benedict prepared to rest for the night and explore the Niger River the next day. The orcs attached great importance to this journey to find the source, and in addition to the Benedict sacrifice, there were also two priests in the team, including the old priest whom Li Zijun thought was the strongest. But at this time, Li Zijun came to the front of the two.
"Anyway, I don't have anything to do during this time, so why don't you let me go into the water first to see how it goes? Although Li Zijun is reluctant to find the source of this trip, the orc clan did save his life after all, and since he has come here, he hopes to complete the task as successfully as possible, so he has the idea of exploring the way.
Benedict didn't expect Li Zijun to suddenly become so active, he was slightly stunned, and secretly glanced at the high priest with his spare eyes. The high priest's heart moved, and he nodded slightly.
"Then Lord Hardship!" Benedict then arranged for Shamantha to enter the Niger River with the water shelter stone and another priest to protect Li Zijun.
After the three of them came to the river, Shamantha carefully raised the water-proof stone from the wine jar and took the lead in walking towards the river.
Li Zijun and Daga Priest followed Shamantha, and the three of them entered the Niger River together.
As they continued to move forward, the Niger River gradually parted a passage, and at the same time, the earthy yellow water-sheltering stone was no longer the lifeless appearance, and suddenly lit up. And the light of the water-repelling stone became brighter and brighter as they went deeper, illuminating the path ahead of them.
In this way, the three of them, guided by the water shelter stone, entered the Niger River step by step and disappeared from everyone's sight.
As soon as Li Zijun stepped into the water, he felt the heat around him, but with the wisp of cold that spread out from his chest at the right time, not only did he return to normal, but the temperature around him also dropped, which also made Shamantha and Daga Sacrifice feel much more comfortable.
After the baptism in the volcano last time, Li Zijun has adapted a lot to the cold in his body, and the cold in his chest this time seems to be much weaker than the previous one. Although he felt cold on his hands and feet, it didn't affect his activities much, which also gave him some confidence in this sourcing trip.
Shamantha and Daga Priest both felt the changes in Li Zijun's body, and they looked at each other with a surprised expression, and they had always been suspicious of the legend, and they saw the hope of the orc clan together.
For their performance, Li Zijun was also a little proud in his heart, but he was quickly distracted by the scenery in front of him.
As described by Benedict's previous sacrifice, under the influence of the water repellent stone, a hemispherical air hood with a diameter of six meters appeared around the three of them. Although this air hood blocked the inflow of river water, it did not prevent Li Zijun and the three of them from stretching their hands out of the air hood.
The source of the Niger River has always been a place where people and animals have been extinct, and the fish here have never seen any alien creatures. After the initial panic, the fish of the Niger River gradually gathered around Li Zijun and them, and they all paid curious attention to the 'luminous body' in Shamantha's hand.
They were all so focused that even Li Zijun and Shamantha reached out to touch them, they forgot to run away, and waited until their fingers touched their bodies before they fled in a panic.
Slowly, they discover that Li Zijun and Shamantha have no ill intentions, and they gradually like to play with them. Feeling them gently sucking their fingers, the original passive terrifying expedition became less sad!
The fish here seem to be very hospitable, and the fish around Li Zijun and them are gathering more and more, and they are even trying to enter Li Zijun's space. But I don't know Weishenme, no matter how they fight for it, the air shield that is equal to Li Zijun and the three of them is firmly blocked out!
Accompanied by these cute fish, they continued to walk a few more steps.
By the light of the water-repelling stone, they saw that they had now come to a steep slope. According to Li Zijun's eyes, this steep slope must be at least seventy degrees, almost straight Xiangxia.
Below this steep slope, the color of the river also seems to have changed, and it is no longer as clear as the section they just passed!
Under such circumstances, even with Li Zijun's eyesight, he couldn't see the scene in front of him clearly, and the three of them had to stop.
"Lord Lord, the situation ahead is dark and unclear, why don't we gather the big team tomorrow and move forward?" Dajia Sacrifice Lao Cheng said solemnly, looking at Li Zijun.
Hearing Daga's sacrifice say this, Shamantha nodded frequently beside her, and Li Zijun was also worried about what had changed ahead.
But just as Li Zijun was about to nod his head in agreement with Daga's sacrificial opinion, a voice similar to a baby's cry suddenly came from the bottom of the steep slope.
Before the three of them could figure out what was happening, the schools of fish that had been surrounding them fled one by one as if they had been suddenly frightened.
In just an instant, they disappeared without a trace.
Seeing such a scene, the three of them immediately understood that there must be some terrible creature about to appear. They lined up as fast as they could, back to back out of the air hood, and while maintaining this formation, they quickly pushed away from the side of the steep slope.
Before they could take a few steps, a huge black shadow appeared under the water of the Niger River!