Shao Xuan rested beside the king stoneworm's nest for about an hour. He hunted a fearsome beast and shared it with the Chacha.
Because the king stoneworm had just returned, all the other fearsome beasts in the area had fled. They wouldn't come near for a while, so Shao Xuan wouldn't have any trouble staying here.
Not long after the king stoneworm entered the mountain, the commotion died down and everything calmed down. The king stoneworm didn't come out of the mountain again.
Shao Xuan could sense that the king stoneworm was at the bottom of the mountain. It seemed to be in a good mood too. Although it didn't show much emotion, Shao Xuan could guess that it was happy to come back.
Was it really lost?
It had no sense of direction and couldn't figure out how to get back to the mountain. All it could do was run in a random direction, but it ended up going further and further away. How stupid. However, its strength was feared by many people and beasts. If Shao Xuan hadn't lured it back, it would probably have caused a lot of trouble in the mainland. It didn't care where you could petrify. It would stop wherever it wanted. With its intelligence, it didn't think too much and didn't have any complicated thoughts.
Because of this, no one could predict what it would do if it started to act recklessly.
Luckily, it was all over now.
The bat leader that was left at the Flaming Horn headquarters should be returning to its nest soon.
Shao Xuan's heart burned with excitement when he thought about the bridge that appeared on the Flaming River.
That was a bridge, a bridge that spanned hundreds of thousands of meters!
He didn't know what the bridge was like. Could it meet his standards?
The more he thought about it, the more restless Shao Xuan became. After eating the fearsome beast meat, he recovered a lot of energy. Looking at the clouds in the sky, Shao Xuan got up to extinguish the fire and clean up the traces. Then, he set off.
Shao Xuan met Duo Kang and the rest along the way.
It turned out that after crossing the long bridge, Duo Kang had brought people to chase after Shao Xuan. He thought that if Shao Xuan needed help, they could help. He didn't expect Shao Xuan to have already settled everything.
"Has the king stoneworm gone back?" Duo Kang asked.
"It's gone back. It probably won't come out again unless there's another disaster," Shao Xuan said.
"That's good! That's great! "Duo Kang said a few words in a row. They really didn't want to fight against a king stoneworm. Also, the king stoneworm seemed to be more powerful than the salt beast they had seen before. The king stoneworm was so powerful that it could even turn water into stone. How could they fight against such a beast?
Knowing that the beast kings wouldn't pose a threat to the tribe for the time being, everyone felt relieved.
Duo Kang told Shao Xuan about what happened on the bridge.
"We can really walk. We all came from that, uh, 'bridge'. Yes, from that bridge. It's not like a wooden raft that sinks. It's stable. It's like walking on solid ground!" Duo Kang looked excited. In his impression, the so-called bridge was mostly just a huge piece of wood, just like the tree trunk they used to cross the artificial river outside the tribe when they were on the other side of the sea.
But now, he saw a real 'bridge'. Only then did he understand the meaning of the word 'bridge'.
So a 'bridge' could look like this!
So a 'bridge' could cover such a long distance!
This was a shock to his mind. When the disaster happened, the tribe came here from the connected wooden rafts. Shao Xuan had also mentioned the 'bridge'. But at that time, everyone thought differently from Shao Xuan. They didn't think it was necessary and impossible. Now, it had really happened. They didn't rely on manpower. They used the king stoneworm's power to complete it.
When he thought about how this' bridge 'belonged to his tribe, Duo Kang couldn't help but feel proud.
Just like the other tribes, Duo Kang thought that since Shao Xuan was the reason for the formation of this bridge, it must belong to Yanjiao. He would fight anyone who wanted it.
How could there be such a long bridge in the Central Plains? The slave masters on the other side of the sea always acted like they were superior. But did they have such a long bridge?
No! None at all! .
Only Yanjiao had it. It was the only thing in the world!
"Didn't you see how many people are staring at it? They're still gathered at the bridge and won't leave. They say they want to walk on it." Duo Kang's smile almost reached his ears.
Shao Xuan was also happy to hear this. Indeed, many people here would think of building a ship when they saw a river. Very few people would think of building a bridge directly. Plus, the Flaming River was so wide that even fewer people would want to build a bridge.
This time, it was a success.
However, they couldn't be too happy just yet. How long could the bridge last? Whether it could withstand the Flaming River's current would require time to prove.
When they returned to the tribe from the forest, they also brought back news that the king stoneworm had returned to the mountain. This meant that the king beast crisis was truly over.
The Flaming River Trading Point was in a state of jubilation. The people who had been guarding the trading point all this time were hoping that the people on duty would come and trade with them soon. Only then would they be able to personally see the legendary 'bridge' made by the king beast.
"A miracle! It really is a miracle! "Yi Si stood in front of the stone bridge, carefully examining the miraculous bridge that had appeared here.
Grasshopper's entire body was tense. The thorns on his back stood up. Even though the king beast had left, the bridge made by the king stoneworm still had the king beast's aura. It might not affect other people, but for Grasshopper, who had the bloodline of a fearsome beast, it was different. Just a little bit of the king beast's aura was enough to make him nervous.
More and more people gathered around the stone bridge. It was only after Guigou sent people over to surround the area that they stopped their curiosity from going up the bridge.
However, even if they couldn't go up the bridge, they could still see the Yanjiao team coming and going on the stone bridge. They had a rough idea of what this bridge was like.
There were many dangerous elements in the Flaming River. This was something that the expedition team had personally experienced. There were countless fish that were more ferocious than wild beasts. This was also why the Yanjiao people had always crossed the river by boat.
The wooden rafts that Yanjiao used when they first came back had already been put away. As the apocalyptic day passed, all kinds of ferocious fish in the river became more active. It was no longer suitable for them to walk on the wooden rafts. Standing on the rafts would make it difficult to fight against the river beasts that jumped out of the water. But now, the formation of such a wide and long bridge could solve many problems.
This bridge was quickly given a name. Of course, it was named after the Crown River. Tall stone tablets were erected at both ends of the bridge. The tablets were carved with the Yanjiao totem and the words "Great Bridge of the Flaming River". The indentations on the tablets were painted with crimson red paint. It was very eye-catching on the grey stone tablets.
There were many people from other tribes who came to watch the Yanjiao people place the tablets. Even though they couldn't get close, it still didn't dampen their spirits.
"Flaming River … Great Bridge?" Someone read out the words on the tablet. "Bridge? It fits the name of the bridge very well. It's really big. "
A bridge that could cross the Flaming River, a bridge that could withstand the wriggling of a king beast, a bridge that didn't even budge when the Yanjiao carried a huge stone tablet over. If it wasn't big, then who was?
But some people thought that the word "big" must mean the size of the bridge. Maybe it was just a code name?
"Could there be a second or third bridge in the future?" Someone asked in a low voice.
The others didn't answer directly, but some people were thinking. As long as the king beast was still around, who could say for sure?
Shao Xuan came to the bridge to take a look. At the same time, he asked the Drumming tribe to help him take a look underwater. Even though he could use his senses to sense the situation underwater, with the help of the Drumming tribe, he could see more details.
Below the bridge, the part that was petrified was in the shape of an inverted triangle. The deepest part was more than twenty meters deep.
There were no piers. If it weren't for the fact that the two sides of the bridge were connected to the shore, it could even be said that the bridge was floating on water!
Was a bridge like this really sturdy?
They could only wait and see.
After investigating the stone bridge, Shao Xuan thought of the small river that was petrified by the king stoneworm on the other side of the river. Even though the flow of that river wasn't fast, when the king stoneworm petrified the water in that river, it directly cut off the flow of the river. After that, Shao Xuan brought the king stoneworm back and cut off the flow of the river again. That was why there were now two "bridges" that cut off the flow of the river.
There weren't many dangerous fish in that river. At most, there were some piranhas that lived near the Flaming River. However, because the king stoneworm petrified the water, there wouldn't be any fish that would come near for a while.
Shao Xuan ordered people to set up a net at the upstream and downstream of the two stone bridges to prevent fish from coming near.
After that, some Yanjiao warriors and Drumming tribesmen went into the water to dig holes in the two small bridges.
They couldn't bear to touch the big bridge above the Flaming River, but they were willing to work on the two small bridges above the river.
Clang!
The chisel only left a shallow dent on the bridge formed by the petrified water.
"It's so hard!"
"Really? Let me try! "
Clang!
"It's true. This hardness is comparable to high-quality stone, right? Isn't this bridge made of water? Why is it so hard? "
"You don't understand the strength of a king beast. Hurry up, let's dig a big hole here and use the stones to make stone tools! "
"Yes, yes, yes! Hurry up! "
Curious about the quality of the stones, the people digging the holes in the bridge worked even faster. The chisels they used were made of new bronze, so it was easy to chisel.
If they just wanted to clear the river, they didn't have to dig a hole. They could just dig another channel to go around the two bridges. However, the Yanjiao people wanted to study the stones so they dug a bridge.
It took some time to dig a hole. Halfway through, someone dug out a stone the size of a watermelon and weighed it in his hand. He said in surprise, "This stone is so light!"
Not far away, the travellers watching the Yanjiao people dig a hole snickered. Do you think we'll believe that?!
One of the Yanjiao people's lies: This stone is very light.
Light my ass!
Shao Xuan didn't stay there to watch them dig a hole. Duo Kang was guarding the bridge so he didn't need to be there. Shao Xuan was called over by Ao to guard the thousand-grain gold field at night.
Since the king stoneworm had left, they wouldn't meet the bat leader at night, right?
However, when night fell, the bat still came.
Shao Xuan stared at the bat leader that appeared again and remained silent.
Why aren't you leaving?!
Your little brother is waiting for you to come back!
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