The hospitable mountain people had prepared a lot of local specialties for them when they saw them off. Although Y 'zaks' huge backpack made people believe that Hao Ren and his entourage would not be short of supplies, the mountain people said that this was their custom when they saw off their friends. Hao Ren accepted the food gratefully.
This warm welcome should be thanks to Becky's good connections. It was hard to tell that the mercenary maiden had built up such a high reputation among the foreigners. Becky's explanation was simple. "The mountain people are easy to understand. They repay kindness with kindness and hatred with hatred. Coincidentally, my personality is similar. So, after helping them a few times, we became friends."
Hao Ren did not expect that the mercenary maiden, who seemed to only care about money, had such a simple and clean side.
After the group left the small border village, they did not delay their journey any longer. They spent the next few days rushing at full speed.
It was hard to travel day and night in the vast grassland. But, the magnificent scenery along the way had somewhat diverted the group's attention, so it was not too tiring. It was not easy to experience riding a horse in such a vast place. Even Vivian and Nangong Wuyue who had traveled around the world were excited along the way. Lily, needless to say, loved the unrestrained wild environment. She spent half of the day riding on her horse and the other half running with Y 'zaks. Occasionally, she would even carry her own horse and run for a while. It was a very interesting travel life …
Hao Ren felt that if they did not find a place with people, Lily would soon degenerate back to her pre-demon state. She jumped down from the horse's back and was on all fours … racing with her own horse.
It was unbearable to watch.
"You guys are quite interesting." Becky turned to look at Y 'zaks who was running at the back of the group and the werewolf maiden who was racing with her own horse. She felt that the rare things she had seen in her life had happened in the past few days. "Let me ask you again. Are you sure you're all magic researchers?"
"Of course." Hao Ren had repeated the question many times. He had basically reached the level where he could lie without batting an eyelid. "Lily took the wrong medicine during an alchemy experiment …"
"Didn't you say that she was struck by lightning during a magic experiment?"
"Oh, she took the medicine while being struck by lightning. She even got her head clipped by a door."
Vivian sighed and said to Nangong Wuyue, "I suddenly don't want to bully Doggie. Treat her well in the future."
Lily had no idea what these heartless people were talking about behind her back. She happily ran for a while and suddenly scurried to Hao Ren's side. Ignoring the galloping horse, she jumped on the horse's back and grabbed Hao Ren's shoulder from behind. "Mr. Landlord! Mr. Landlord! We're almost at the foot of the mountain! "
Lily jumped back to the ground, ran two steps to catch up with her horse and hung herself on the horse's back again. Her movements were as smooth as flowing water. Anyone who saw the whole process would have been scared to death, but Lily was as smooth as walking on flat ground. No matter how strange her personality was, no matter how magical her bloodline was, Hao Ren's team of five was unshakable in physical skills. After all, even someone as fierce as Y 'zaks had to rely on his physical strength to crush him. The real master of martial arts was still up to Lily.
It was a pity that the girl had never used her talent in the right place.
Hao Ren was almost shaken off the horse by Lily. He finally steadied himself and looked up. The mountain range in the distance was now close at hand. The mountain range had appeared on the horizon a long time ago, but as the saying goes, the horse dies from looking at the mountain. It took them a few hours to reach the foot of the mountain.
This mountain range was the famous "Dragonspine Ridge" in the western part of the Kingdom of Holletta. It was named after the mountain range that was evenly spaced and sharply undulating. It stretched from the western inland of the Kingdom of Holletta to the depths of the prairie. It was a barrier that Hao Ren and his team could not avoid on their way to the Beinz Blood Lake.
Because the sacred Beinz Blood Lake was on the other side of the mountain range, the people of Holletta had spent a lot of manpower and material resources to dig large tunnels or roads along the mountain to cross the mountain range. Some key places were even connected with expensive permanent teleportation arrays (mainly the "sacred buildings" such as cathedrals on both sides of the mountain range. The church and the royal family wanted to ensure smooth communication between themselves and the holy land at all costs). Hao Ren and his team's original plan was to turn south at the mountain range, take a zigzag route from the border of the kingdom, and finally pass through a relatively new tunnel through the mountain. However, in order to find clues about the "otherworldly woman" who had acted two days earlier than them, they decided to cross the barrier directly from the mountain road near the border of the prairie.
Comparing the two routes, the latter seemed to be shorter in a straight line, but in fact, the time taken was about the same. Although the tunnel through the mountain was a detour to the border of the kingdom, it was relatively easier. Although the route of the mountain road was direct, it was not a shortcut due to the rugged road and the complicated situation in the mountains. Of course, there was no difference between the two routes for the seasoned mercenaries who had all kinds of unique skills.
Becky was a Level Two mercenary. Although she was quite young, she was able to pass through layers of tests to get to where she was today. She had crossed the mountain range many times before the Beinz Blood Lake's blockade was increased due to the Orb incident (mainly to earn extra money). So this time, she still took the lead as the guide. Becky led the group into an inconspicuous col at the foot of the mountain that was easily missed by the rookies, and found the mountain road that sloped upward.
"Be a little careful here." They dismounted and walked. Becky led the horse in front. "This area is said to be one of the ruins of an ancient civilization. There are some inexplicable magical beasts in the mountains. Although they are not difficult to deal with... it will be very troublesome if you get entangled with them. This road is not suitable for combat."
"Speaking of which, the ancient civilization is really everywhere," Nangong Wuyue muttered. The barren mountains around them blocked the gentle wind of the grassland. At this altitude, they had not yet reached the mountainside where there were more clouds and mist. The dryness of the air made the siren a little unhappy. "How much trouble did they cause?"
"Anyway, it was big enough to annoy the Goddess," Becky said with a smile. "It is said that the entire Dragonspine Ridge was forcibly created by the human mage-emperor, Eloken, from the flat land with a forbidden spell. That's why it is so abruptly lying across the plains. My grandfather said that when Eloken created this mountain range, he completely disrupted the blueprint set by the Goddess at the beginning of Creation. But the reason he did it was because he did not like the cold wind blowing from the west side of the plains. Back then, the mage-emperors of the ancient civilization were just like that... uh... "
Hao Ren tried to remind her, "Courting death?"
"Yes, courting death!" Becky nodded vigorously. "That's a good way to put it. Anyway, my grandfather said that the mage-emperors of the ancient civilization were very arrogant. All the mage-emperors of that time were arrogant. The mage-emperor of the werewolves, Sanur, created the Volcano of Dusk. The elven queen, Lorrisa, was also a mage-emperor. She overstepped the authority of the gods to create the semi-immortal Tree of Life. The mage-emperor of the Blood Clan, Derian, was the original initiator of overstepping the authority of the gods to create the perfect life. "
"Uh... that's crazy." Hao Ren was a little amazed by the creativity of the mage-emperors. At the same time, he began to wonder what would happen if these "mad scientists" really appeared in front of Raven 12345. But after thinking for a long time, he still felt that Raven 12345 would probably find it troublesome and leave the mess to her inspectors...
"Dragonspine Ridge is Eloken's creation. The power of the Earth Lord still remains here." Becky was very excited when she talked about the legends she heard from her grandfather. She continued, "It is said that the stone monsters that attack people in the mountains today are driven by the fragments of Eloken's crazy soul. We'd better not encounter those things. Although they are not a big threat, they are very hard to kill."
"Boom!"
Almost as soon as Becky's voice trailed off, a loud noise suddenly came from the depths of the mountain.
The 1,800 "warning indicators of being tricked" on Vivian began to go off in a frenzy. She felt that she was going to be in trouble again.
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