Chapter 417: Self-Reliant Trumpet
Walking on the Marions Plain, you will have a wonderful illusion that if you keep walking, you will always reach the end of the sky.
This is the fertile land of the Sarion Kingdom. The soil is so fertile that it is about to ooze oil. If it were not for the wars in recent years and the plundering of the Jatu people, it would not be an exaggeration to say that this is a land of fish and rice.
"30 years ago, I was only 15 years old, a child who knew nothing. My home was there. We were self-employed farmers with ten acres of land, two horses, a cow, and a little sister. You have no idea how naughty she was. When she laughed, she sounded like a fairy. Oh, I still think of it from time to time. It was really the best time."
Riding on the tall Death Knight's warhorse, Old Alec spoke with emotion, and the place where he pointed had become a ruin. Decades of erosion by wind and rain had left only a few ruins of a once wealthy village.
Zhang Yang had no idea what kind of story was hidden in the ruins, and old Alec had no intention of telling it. He was just old, and the world had left him far behind.
The team passed through barren fields, dense woods, and trade roads overgrown with weeds. Gradually, a ridge appeared in front of them that looked like a giant dragon lying across. According to old Alec, one end of the ridge was connected to the Elf Forest of the Noldor people, and the other end led directly to the sea. This was the Nordal Ridge, also known as the Dragon's Skeleton.
Near the sea, the Kingdom of Sarion built a strong fortress there. It used to be the checkpoint for all caravans entering and leaving the grassland, and was also responsible for blocking the invasion of the Jatu people.
However, as time passed, the castle became less and less useful, as caravans and Jatu found countless paths through the Nudal Ridge.
Of course the main reason is the expensive customs clearance fees.
So Zhang Yang also chose to take the ridge trail, otherwise a team like theirs would not be able to get through without 500 silver dinars.
Seen from a distance, the mountain ridge looks very low, and against the backdrop of the vast sky, it seems as if one can step over it in one step. But when you get closer, you will find that the mountain is so high that it can block out the sky.
Old Alec led the way, and Zhang Yang and his companions detoured south from the foot of the mountain. They walked for hundreds of miles and then turned into a valley with deep forests and dense grass.
"Captain, the Nudal Ridge is a thousand miles long from south to north, and there are at least 1,500 valleys on the east and west sides. We can always find an exit that we can cross. The Jatu people have their secret passages, and the caravans have their own secret passages, but this valley that we can cross belongs only to me."
Old Alec said with great emotion, "Ten years ago, I was chased by the Jatu people with a merchant caravan, and finally crossed over from this valley. Unfortunately, we were unlucky enough to encounter a reconnaissance team of the Nodo people. After a fierce battle, I was the only one who escaped. Since then, I have never walked through this valley again."
"Will we run into those elves?"
Zhang Yang immediately asked vigilantly.
"It shouldn't be. This is just an ordinary valley entrance, and the Noldor are patrolling in their forests. They appear at most in the Lariya region, which is thousands of miles away from here." The old man smiled easily.
There was no road, so after entering the valley, old Alec led his men in front to clear the way and scare away the poisonous snakes in the bushes.
This valley is very winding, sometimes wide and sometimes narrow. The narrowest part can barely accommodate a large cart, and there are many side roads.
Even old Alec would reminisce as he walked.
They walked in in the morning, but by the afternoon, approaching evening, they had only walked less than twenty miles, and were still a long way from crossing the ridge.
"That's right, it's right here."
Old Alec shouted with some excitement in his voice. After leading his men to pull out a large amount of vines and cut down the overgrown trees and weeds, a natural cave appeared in front of everyone.
"Captain, this can be used as a transit point to cross the ridge. I promise that we can set foot on the prairie on the other side tomorrow afternoon."
Old Alec shouted, and then under his command, everyone got busy, chopping trees, making fires and cooking, and fumigating the cave with thick smoke to drive away poisonous snakes and insects.
I have to say that the old guy has a lot of experience in the wild.
Zhang Yang did not take any action. He just quietly observed his surroundings and the majestic and steep Nordal ridge under the fiery sunset in the evening. For some reason, ever since he set foot here, he always felt that this place was somewhat oppressive to him. It felt very unfriendly.
But when he looked at other people, it didn't affect him at all.
"Could this be related to my meditation on the Soul-Nourishing Talisman to the fourth level? It's not that this ridge is targeting me, but that my soul has become more sensitive."
Thinking of this, Zhang Yang came up with a plan in his mind.
"Don't rush over the ridge yet. I plan to stay here for a while. Alec, Robert, Norton, and Iger, the four of you should make arrangements to set up a temporary camp nearby tomorrow. We should also make some preparations and train the soldiers. They are still too weak."
Now Zhang Yang’s prestige in the mercenary group is high enough. After all, he has won three or four battles in a row. Even veterans like Robert, Norton, and deserters like Iger are very awed by him, so no one has any objection to his arrangement.
Nothing happened that night, and the next day everyone went about their own business, training. Zhang Yang asked Tony and Bob to take turns guarding him, mainly to guard against poisonous insects and snakes. Then, he sat in the cave and quietly meditated on the soul-nourishing talisman.
He had an idea that the unique suppression here might be of some use to him when he was visualizing the soul-nourishing talisman.
Sure enough, as soon as he started to visualize, the originally vague suppressive force suddenly increased, and he even felt a sense of rejection.
It seemed as if continuing might lead to obsession.
But Zhang Yang was not surprised, nor did he panic. After all, he was very experienced. So he released his soul carefully, feeling the suppressing force and constantly drawing its fluctuations.
Yes, that's right, the suppressing force here is sometimes strong and sometimes weak, just like the texture of water waves, ups and downs.
Zhang Yang's soul filaments also rose and fell, eventually drawing out a series of flat curves.
Based on these plane curves, Zhang Yang continued to use soul filaments to draw three-dimensional curves.
This is a very boring process and sounds mysterious, but it is actually not difficult to understand.
What Zhang Yang did was just to materialize a certain radioactive force in this place, that is, the repressive fluctuations sensed by his soul.
After drawing this three-dimensional curve, Zhang Yang obtained an object with a three-dimensional concept.
"Is this a dragon?"
He was surprised that the curve of the radiation source actually showed the outline of a dragon? Was this a coincidence, or was the Nudal Ridge originally the body of a dragon? And the suppression he felt was the residual power of the dragon's body? Zhang Yang didn't know what the principle was, and he didn't want to find out, because he immediately visualized the shape of the dragon.
This is also a kind of visualization routine in the world of cultivating immortals.
The soul-nourishing talisman is just one of them. It was recorded in some immortal cultivation books given to him by his cheap master Qingfengzi.
When Zhang Yang used the radiation source curve as the object of his visualization, the suppression and rejection he had felt before were actually much weaker.
Then he knew he had guessed right.
Visualize over and over again, and correct the three-dimensional curve over and over again. The more refined and correct the correction of this curve is, the less suppression and rejection there will be.
For the next nine days, the soldiers trained here for nine days, and Zhang Yang also visualized for nine days. Finally, on the tenth day, when he visualized the radiation source curve to a 99% fit, a loud dragon roar sounded from deep in his mind!
Almost at the same time, a vague shadow of a giant dragon emerged in his soul.
When Zhang Yang put his mind into the shadow of the giant dragon, he felt as if he had turned into a dragon, swallowing clouds and spewing mist, flying thousands of miles away -
Then in an instant, he came to himself, with a gleam of light between his eyes.
"Wonderful!"
Zhang Yang sighed softly, then he quickly formed seals with his hands at his brows and whistled softly, with the sound of a dragon's roar faintly heard. The next moment, mist rose up and filled half of the valley.
About ten minutes later, the mist dissipated, and a crystal clear water drop the size of a pigeon egg appeared in Zhang Yang's hand.
"Now I know where the most precious gem in this world, the Dragon's Tear Gem, came from."
Zhang Yang muttered to himself and looked at the water droplets.
"Dragon Tears (fake)."
"The essence of heaven and earth condensed with the power of dragon soul contains dragon magic. It can enhance the body after use."
"It cannot be stored for a long time. The magic power will dissipate after one day and one night."
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With a light chuckle, Zhang Yang opened his mouth and swallowed the crystal clear water droplets. Immediately, he felt a warm current flowing through his body. His body was suddenly filled with strength and became lighter.
Looking at the attributes again, it turned out that 1 point of strength and 1 point of agility were increased.
However, Zhang Yang did not care about this, because his real gain this time was that he mastered the first level of the Dragon Soul Talisman by visualizing the skeleton of the former giant dragon on the Nudal Ridge.
This is of the same nature as the soul-nourishing talisman, and it will not even appear in his attributes. After all, the Wanderer System is just a system. It can map the rules of this world, but cannot map more advanced rules.
"It's a pity that the Dragon Soul Talisman can only condense one pseudo dragon tear every day, and this pseudo dragon tear still needs the giant dragon magic power floating in the Nudal Ridge. So, I may be invincible in this world through this, but it still can't help the real body."
"Forget it, I'm just a self-reliant little trumpeter, why should I think so much?"
"It would be great if I could develop and become an external aid and trump card for the main body. If I can't develop, then after the main body loses everything or even dies, I can still save my life."
Thinking of this, Zhang Yang ordered to continue training here. Well, he no longer wanted to go to the Jatu Prairie or the Ravenston Kingdom. This Nudal Ridge was a huge treasure house for him. Why would he go far away? Next, Zhang Yang changed his position every day, visualized the Dragon Soul Talisman once a day, and harvested a pseudo dragon tear. After taking it, he could increase 1 point of strength and 1 point of agility each time.
For nine consecutive days, Zhang Yang gained 10 points of strength and 10 points of agility. Then, on the tenth day, the fake dragon tears he took became ineffective.
He was not surprised by this. This was normal. His body had reached a critical point, and the concentration of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, or the dragon magic power, in the fake dragon tears was no longer sufficient.
He must purify and condense higher-level dragon tears.
This cannot be achieved by relying on the Nordal Ridge.
"Perhaps I should find a way to get the treasure of this world. The Dragon Tear Gem can continue to upgrade the Dragon Soul Talisman. In this way, it is necessary to have a powerful army."
After a brief thought, Zhang Yang decided to use a fake dragon tear on Old Aleko to see if he could really subdue him.
(End of this chapter)
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