After dusk, night falls quietly. Except for a few lights in the rich villages and towns in the entire Afanna Territory, the rest of the land is completely dark. The frightening birdsong of "Cuckoo" and "Aoao" gradually sounds in the wilderness. the sound of beasts roaring;
Pairs of shining eyes also began to wander in and out of the forest.
At such a time, of course, ordinary lonely travelers would not have the courage to continue trekking in the wild, but this level of danger is naturally nothing to Zhang Lisheng.
The only trouble is that after evolving several times, he has been able to perfectly control his divine power. Once he restrains his strong aura, even the most sensitive beasts cannot detect the clues, so that from time to time he encounters beasts that treat them as delicacies. Dinner beast.
He could endure it once or twice, but when he was attacked for the fifth time in just two hours, Zhang Lisheng finally couldn't control the irritability in his heart.
Surrounded by a group of gregarious beasts about three meters long and looking somewhere between wolves and dogs, he changed his behavior from just chasing away the overestimated predators and stopped, kicking and tearing them apart three times. In two minutes, all the hordes of ferocious beasts were killed without leaving any one behind.
After chasing for a hundred or two hundred meters and smashing the last beast's head into pieces, Zhang Lisheng sniffed the strong smell of blood in the air, frowned, and murmured: "It's really troublesome. What's the food chain of 'Falong World'?" How simple it is;
The survival resources of carnivores are so scarce. After dark, they encountered several attacks within a few kilometers of walking. This is still on the main road. If we get on the road" While muttering to himself, he suddenly heard There was a faint 'ta-ta-da' sound on the road ahead, similar to the crisp sound of a horse's hoof hitting the ground, so he closed his mouth in confusion and looked in the direction of the sound.
A few seconds later, Zhang Lisheng clearly saw a short 'fire snake' suddenly appeared in the west, floating and swimming in the night sky.
"There is a crossroads ahead, and a team of horses is lighting torches and rushing on their way." He was slightly stunned at first, then he thought about the reason and pondered for a moment. A slight smile appeared on his face. ¡°It should save a lot of trouble if we go with them.
"Also, you might meet Tina's followers, and you can learn about her teachings" Unconsciously, he was on the right path. He quickened his pace and moved forward.
The distance of three or four hundred meters flies by in an instant. Come to a wide intersection. Zhang Lisheng hid on the side of the road until the 'Fire Snake' approached and then quietly walked out.
The rushing team looks inconspicuous from a distance, but in fact it is three to four hundred meters long. There are dozens of giant animal-drawn trucks in the middle, and there are warriors wearing different styles of armor and riding various tame animals guarding the front and rear.
As sentries, the two eyeballs at the front of the convoy were in the shape of diamonds. In the dusk, the light cavalry flashed a faint red light that was almost the same as that of some ferocious beasts. When they found Zhang Lisheng hiding on the side of the road, pretending to be on his way, his expression immediately changed and he cautiously tightened the reins. , tightening his crotch to ride the beast, and at the same time, he let out a "shh" whistle that resounded through the night sky.
As the alarm sounded, the long motorcade slowly stopped. At the same time, two sentries bent their bows and pointed their sharp arrows at the man in gray robes who could be seen vaguely on the roadside, and yelled: "Who dares to stop you?" The Black Feather Goose Merchant Group's convoy."
"Do you need to be so cautious? How dangerous is the wilderness here" Surprised by the team's exaggerated reaction, Zhang Lisheng muttered silently, took off his cloth hat, hid his hands in his sleeves, showed a harmless look, and walked He walked to where the fire was and said loudly: "Don't worry, warriors, I am just an ordinary traveler who has traveled thousands of miles to hone his will through hard training.
¡°I have never heard of the name ¡®Black Ling Goose Merchant Group¡¯ at all, let alone have any evil intentions.
Look, on such a spacious road, I only occupy an insignificant point on the side of the road. How can I block your road? "
"Ordinary travelers," the sentry on the right was stunned for a moment, then his nose twitched, and his hands that were ready to shoot unknowingly worked harder, and shouted loudly: "Humph, what kind of ordinary travelers would walk alone in the wilderness late at night?" In the countryside, there is still a smell of blood that can make people faint.
¡°Honestly, kid, which ¡®robber group¡¯ spy are you? If you tell me frankly, I might spare your life. "
"Mr. Sentinel, do you think the spy of the bandit group will stand in front of you with nothing but his feet?" Zhang Lisheng smiled and said loudly: "As for the smell of blood on my body, it's because there are too many people tonight. Many wild beasts wanted to use me as their dinner, but ended up being killed by my fists. This strength is also the reason why I dare to go alone in the middle of the night."
"Well" After hearing the explanation of the man in gray robe and looking at his calm and frank look, the sentry showed a hesitant expression on his face, but still did not move.?Arrow, while he was hesitating, a loud voice sounded behind him, "Edofa, it's already the seventh day, and you're still wasting time. What happened ahead?"
"Sir Eureka," the sentry hurriedly threw the difficult question to the commander, "I'm not just delaying it. The situation is actually a bit strange. Can you come and take a look?"
"Oh," I heard the outpost say from afar. Standing next to the first truck in the convoy, he held a black war hammer with a hammer head that exploded like a hedgehog in his hand. He was wearing heavy armor and was a tall, strong man. He drove his mount and galloped to the sentry's side. He glanced coldly at Zhang Lisheng, who was standing in the firelight, and asked again without turning his head: "What's wrong?"
"My lord, that's it" the sentry hurriedly told the story, and finally said hesitantly: "I can be considered an old man in the escort team of the merchant group, but I have never encountered such a strange person.
¡°You could say he¡¯s a spy from the bandits. He really doesn¡¯t look like it. But if you say this guy is really just an ordinary traveler, I won¡¯t believe it to my death¡¡±
"Who is he and what does he have to do with our caravan?" The Hammer Knight coldly interrupted the sentry. "If you find it strange, shoot out the arrow in your hand. We don't have time to waste on the road now."
"Shoot, shoot out" Even though he was a profession of killing, it was still difficult for the sentry to accept the idea of ??killing a stranger on the side of the road for no reason just because of suspicion, and he couldn't help but stammered with a change of expression.
When Zhang Lisheng heard this, he also frowned, took his hands out of his sleeves, and murmured to himself: "I originally wanted to spend the night with less trouble, but I didn't expect it would be more troublesome.
But my favorite thing to do is "I won't offend anyone unless they offend me. If someone offends me, I'll repay him a hundredfold." There are hundreds of people in this convoy, and killing them all would be enough to feed the surrounding beasts. If you think about it carefully, you can't do it. It's such a loss" He clenched his fists and waited for the sentry to shoot the arrow, then kill him immediately.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, another knight came from the back of the convoy and rode to the front. He looked nervous and excited and asked: "What's wrong, Captain Eureka? I really met someone from the bandit group." ?"
"Aren't you asleep yet, Baroness Snow?" Seeing the beautiful face of the visitor, the Hammer Knight's originally cold face suddenly became gentle, and he said with a smile: "Edofa is wrong, there are no robbers." The spy of the regiment is just a traveler traveling alone."
"Isn't it dangerous to travel alone so late?" The female knight later showed a contradictory expression of disappointment and relief on her face, but she still said kindly: "Why don't we ask him to join our convoy temporarily and leave after dawn? .¡±
"I think so too, Baroness." Eureka nodded immediately after being stunned, looked at the man in gray robe not far away again, turned around and ordered loudly: "Moscat, come here. Take this strange gentleman to the car where the handymen sit to rest for the night."
"Yes, Lord Eureka." A subordinate of the Hammer Knight with a sword on his waist rushed over after hearing the order. He only respectfully bowed to the female knight and said hello, without looking at the two sentries, and guided Zhang Lisheng, who said nothing, passed through many panicked and confused eyes and came to a huge animal-drawn vehicle in the middle of the convoy.
Then the cavalryman with a sword on his waist said in a bad tone, "Go in, boy. If you get out of this car before dawn, be careful with your head, and be careful not to let the pig iron break your ribs." He opened the wooden door of the carriage and looked down. Staring at the man in gray robe, he pursed his lips.
There are hundreds of square metal ingots stacked densely in the carriage. The only place for people to stay is on the top layer of iron ingots covered with a few dirty thin felt blankets.
"Oh, this environment is really bad" Zhang Lisheng muttered in a low voice and jumped into the carriage with light steps. After closing the door, he sat cross-legged and looked at several servants of the merchant group who were hunched over and half sitting and half lying down. , said casually and politely: "Hello everyone, I am Li Sheng, a warrior who has traveled hard to hone his will. Thanks to Baroness Snow, I can stay with you for one night."
In any civilization or era, a very important thing that merchants have in common when selling goods for profit is timeliness. In a world where ordinary commercial transportation vehicles such as 'Falong' are backward, the biggest manifestation of this timeliness is that they have to travel day and night without rest. , so the servants of the 'Black Ling Goose Merchant Group' are young people with relatively strong physical strength.
They serve wealthy businessmen. Although they work hard, they are well paid. Their lives are much better than those of ordinary citizens and farmers. They feel they are superior to others, but their low status as servants makes them embarrassed. They feel conceited and inferior. When they hear the witchcraft Li Shenzhi looked at each other's words, then lay down again as if they didn't hear them.
Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, Zhang Lisheng said nothing more. He shrugged and smiled, leaning his back against the wall of the carriage, closing his eyes.Closing his eyes, he felt the iron ingot under his butt tremble slightly, and the car began to move forward slowly, setting off on the road again. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature. The novels will be better and updated faster!