volcano, snowfield
This is the opposing ecosystem of ice and fire on Longmian Continent.
The entire continent was covered by the power of the Snow Demon, so that the land was covered under thick ice and snow, becoming an endless snowfield.
But the birth of the dragon broke the seal of the snowfield.
Volcanoes rise from the ground, spewing out hot magma. This is the roar of the dragon. The power of the dragon flames rolled along the magma, and the heat began to radiate around the volcano, creating a warm oasis.
The Shadow Flame Grand Duchy was established in this way with the birth of the Shadow Flame Dragon. Nearly four hundred years have passed so far.
The power of the Shadow Flame Dragon continues to grow, and the area of the country continues to expand.
But the main land still surrounds the volcano, but further away, as the bipedal dragons are born, the ice on the periphery of the volcano begins to melt, forming warm places like the Youguang River Valley.
The edge of the warm place is the transition zone between ice and fire – the underground cave.
“This is the ice cap, sir.” Katie held the torch and acted as a guide for Russell. “The ice cap above our heads has been sealed for countless years. Do you see this fracture line? Inside the line, the ice cap is unbreakable. It’s going to melt at any time outside.”
“Is it because of the warm season?” Russell asked as he walked.
“Yes, when the warm season comes and the temperature rises, the ice caps outside the fault line will melt and break, accidentally killing people. When the ice age comes and the temperature drops, the ice caps will re-condensate here to isolate the cold current. , ensuring the temperature of the cave.”
Under the light of the torches, the ice caps shone like eternal crystal.
even.
Among the ice caps, you can still see dead animals and plants, frozen in eternal ice.
“Ms. Katie, are you saying that these ice sheets have never melted?” Charles asked, pointing to the ice sheets inside the fault line.
“Yes, at least in my memory, it has never melted. No matter how hot it is in the warm season, it can only melt the ice cap outside the fault line.”
“Well, what about this…” Charles turned back to Russell and said, “There is a legend that is right. Legend has it that the Snow Demon invaded from another world. Before the Snow Demon invaded, the Longmian Continent had four seasons changing and vitality. exuberant.”
As he spoke, he pointed at the frozen animal and plant remains in the ice cap and explained: “These wrecks are probably those that were frozen in after the invasion of the Snow Demon… Tsk, tsk, tens of thousands of years have passed, and they are still lifelike! “
“Maybe not,” Catherine interjected.
“Why?” Charles asked.
“Maybe there used to be a dragon country here, but later this country died and was frozen again.” Catherine said, “After all, it has been more than five thousand years since the birth of the dragon, and there are so many stories that can happen. ”
“There is some truth, but I reserve my opinion.” Charles smiled, “No remains of the ancient country have been found in this land. It can be seen that our Shadow Flame Grand Duchy was established on a brand-new snowfield. We are this land. The only story.”
Russell was noncommittal.
He was just silently observing the ecology of the cave. Under the ice cap, the Youguang River flowed here, and it was called the Sound River.
The rushing sound of water flow, echoed by the ice cap, seemed particularly crisp and loud.
Gradually, he saw some clues. The so-called Xiangshui River Cave was not a real underground ecology, and the Xiangshui River was not an underground river. It was just a normal river, flowing through the surface of the earth.
However, the earth is now covered by snowfields.
The ice cap cannot melt, and the earth cannot be exposed and moistened by the sun, so the entire environment is called a cave.
The free people of the caves live in the ice caps, in the holes that were eroded by some force.
Even without a torch, there is a faint light in the cave, which is the faint light escaping from the thick ice cap above.
“It should continue to flow inside the ice, but it’s too cold and dark there, and no one has ever explored it.” Katie replied, “In fact, after some distance, the Xiangshui River will freeze, and the water will freeze.” Flowing under the ice, it’s no longer suitable for survival.”
The free people of the caves can survive only in the unfrozen space of the Xiangshui River and in the ice caves where there is still unfrozen water.
Katie said: “We call places with water but not yet frozen, called cold springs, as opposed to hot springs… I haven’t seen what a hot spring looks like.”
The cave extends inward along the Xiangshui River, but the space is getting narrower and narrower.
There are dense moss and some tiny mushrooms growing around. You can see many free people wearing animal skin clothes picking up these moss and mushrooms. For the free people in the cave, this is food.
“Murray, Monet, come here and pledge your allegiance to your lord!” Catherine shouted immediately after seeing the free people in the cave.
Two cave freemen who looked somewhat similar stumbled over, and then under Catherine’s guidance, they knelt on the ground and kissed the toes of Russell’s leather boots.
“Have you all received the news, the free people there? Lone Wolf Lisbon is dead, the Xiangshui River Caves will be merged into the Black-waisted Snake Manor, and everyone must be loyal to Lord Russell… Is there anyone there? escape?”
“No one escaped.” Murray looked at Russell and his group vigilantly, for fear of being hacked to death with a sword, even if he had pledged his allegiance.
“Then go and call them all over and pledge their allegiance to your lord!”
“Sir, no, Master… Why does Master think so highly of us untouchables?” Murray asked boldly.
Russell looked at the two brothers Murray and Monet, who looked as pale as drug addicts, and said calmly: “I need labor, and I also need the complete Xiangshui River Caves to protect the Youguang River Valley from snow ghosts, so this is An opportunity for us.”
Charles echoed: “Cherish it, boy, adults are not so kind every time!”
Monet, who was next to Mo Rui, suddenly whispered in a low voice: “We have become the master’s serfs. Can the master help us get a wife?”
“You kid, you’re thinking shit!” Charles sneered.
Russell did not laugh at the other party, but smiled slightly and said: “Become my subject, you will have freedom in love. As long as you can meet a girl who likes you, and the other person’s parents do not object, as a lord, I will even be happy to help you host the wedding. “
Encouraging childbearing was a policy that Russell had already planned in his mind.
A flush suddenly appeared on Monet’s numb face, and his eyes projected a gleam of hope: “Is it true, sir?”
“What the adults say can still be false!” Charles scolded.
When Monet received a positive reply, he immediately grabbed his brother Murray and said, “Let’s go and call everyone over to show their allegiance to the master!”
Along the way, freemen from the caves like Murray and Monet came one after another to pledge their allegiance to Russell.
As we walked, we came to the largest patio of the Xiangshui River Caves – the patio is the thinnest part of the ice sheet, so that in the warm season, a big hole will break in the ice sheet, and then the sunlight will shine in and become the cave. The brightest place.
With sunshine and cold springs, the patio is the most suitable place for growing moss and mushrooms in the cave.
“The Wolf Head Patio, sir, the Cordyceps of the Mushroom Bug and the Bloodfang Fungi Field are right here, Lisbon’s lair,” Katie said.
No need for torches to light the way.
Russell could already see the entirety of the Wolf Head Patio. In the center of the patio was a large moss field, with a large number of earth pits dug around it. Countless rotten wood were buried in them. Bloody Tooth Fungi with shining blood-red spots grew on them. On rotten wood.
On the thickest piece of rotten wood, there is a blood tooth fungus the size of a washbasin, which is the cordyceps of the blood tooth fungus mushroom worm.
(End of chapter)