C52 (1/2)

The river flowed endlessly, and the cold wind whistled on the surface of the river, causing people to feel a bone-piercing cold.

As the ship headed north, it became colder and colder. Outside the porthole, the sky was filled with white snow.

Hong Yu stepped onto the deck and stood in the snow. The huge ship broke through the waves, creating a strong wind resistance that caused his clothes to flutter. It even made him feel a little breathless.

After another hundred miles of travel, they crossed a bend in the river and the scenery suddenly changed. The two sides of the river became barren, with mountains overlapping, white snowflakes covering the ceiling, the river becoming much narrower, the current becoming even more turbulent, and from the upper reaches came a few huge ice floes, constantly colliding with the ship. The iron armor ship was very strong, and although it was not afraid of collisions, it also had some bumps, and from time to time, there were even loud booms.

There was nothing more terrible than this!

He then nodded to himself, knowing that he was already far away from the capital's boundary, a thousand miles away, in the territory of Huizhou, where the environment was even worse than the wild and barbaric lands.

The deck was quite spacious and could easily accommodate several hundred people, but right now it was completely empty.

The cold wind was as sharp as knives, and no one wanted to stand on the deck and suffer the brunt of it.

Hong Yu, on the other hand, didn't move an inch. Even though the wind was blowing and the snow was dancing, his body was as still as steel. His gaze was deep as he looked at the two sides of the gorge, thinking about something.

”Rumor has it that before the Great Flood, this Huizhou was the Savage Forest. The miasma was dense, and the perilous mountain peaks stretched for thousands of li. The environment is vile, and even the local people have to be forced to migrate. After the founding of Great Hong Country, the first thing they did was to build a canal, cut down mountains and drains them, the thousand li of mountains became the world's number one navigational route, Huizhou also gradually changed, migrating people from other states, issuing various policies to support the people's trade, settling down in Huizhou to buy land. Not only did they not have to pay taxes, but the imperial government would even grant various subsidies and start developing. I can still understand the sacred art of moving the mountains and moving the mountains and crossing the rivers. After all, this is a world of martial arts, and the sacred art is full of power and power. that would allow you to change the world and the environment? ”

Hong Yu looked at the nearby lights and knew that it was the existence of a human town. It was hard to imagine that there were traces of a human civilization in this kind of desolate mountain range.

He had read about the mountains and rivers before. Ten years ago, this place was still an endless forest, with no one around. Not even the local people could withstand the cold and wanted to migrate to other places.

Along the way, he saw scenes he had never seen before, and they brought him quite a bit of shock.

”Since ancient times, Huizhou has been an impoverished country with no way of living. Even the tiger, leopard, and financial wolves have had a hard time surviving. In the past, if they wanted to head to the border, they would have to go around a thousand miles. The army would have to travel for a few more months, which was quite arduous, but now that they had reached the canal, there were more and more merchants coming and going. Even the imperial government was developing it. The imperial government's control over the border trials had also greatly increased. However, this part of the sea is still very dangerous. There are many reefs and mountains on both sides of the river, so we have to travel through the night. Otherwise, something bad will happen. ”

Li Muyue and Long Hetian also went on deck. The night was hazy and the surrounding mountains overlapped. It was as if there was something terrifying hidden in the darkness, causing people to shiver and feel a deep sense of terror.

Hong Yu was silent and did not speak. After leaving the capital, he saw the road ahead of him and was greatly shocked. It was as if his mind had changed after being in contact with other people's businesses.

As he spoke, the mountain night owls on both sides of the river suddenly flew into the air. The snowstorm suddenly stopped, as if something terrifying was about to descend.

”Tsk tsk ~ ~”

Strange sounds of laughter rang out from all directions, as if they were everywhere, becoming clearer and clearer as they quickly approached the giant ship.

”There's an enemy!” The experts on the ship also reacted quickly. The messenger shouted above the tower, and more and more experts rushed out from the cabin.

”You're courting death.” Li Muyue's charming face suddenly turned gloomy.

Boom! *

The water splashed against each other as the waves rose high, forming a curtain of water. There were shadows leaping out of the water and onto the deck.

”What kind of monsters are these?” Hong Yu's gaze was as sharp as a falcon's. Separated by the layers of darkness, he could clearly see the black shadow. It was actually groups of giants that were ten feet tall and bare-chested.

Their bodies were embroidered with all sorts of evil Evil God totems, half of their heads were bald, and behind their heads were little braids of money and rat tails. They assaulted their faces with a barbaric and bloody terror, as if they weren't humans, but instead countless bloodthirsty wild beasts that were terrifyingly berserk and cold.

Just by looking at their ten feet tall bodies and their strange appearances, Hong Yu knew that these people were no ordinary kind of people.

These are all experts of the barbarian race. Their bodies are covered with the portraits of the Evil Gods that their tribes worship. They can communicate with the Evil Gods at any time to worship their faith, worship their spirit, and obtain the power of the Evil Gods.

Li Muyue's eyes were sharp as she told him their origins: ”These foreign species are simply acting recklessly. When they heard the news of us heading north to Lianzhou, they immediately became impatient, like a flock of sharks smelling the blood, wanting to kill us to add fuel to the fire in Liangzhou. It's a foregone conclusion that the Emperor will send troops against the barbarians.