Chen Yang and his team's eastward journey did not go smoothly from the start.
They encountered a torrential downpour after only one day of travel, and it was a continuous downpour.
Ding Qihan analyzed it for them and listed the reasons for the rainstorm, taking into account the impact of several climate anomaly zones.
However, this was of no use; he could only analyze the causes, but had no solutions.
Chen Yang and his group had set up a shelter before the heavy rain, but they did not expect the rain to last so long, and they did not have enough firewood.
They had to use firewood sparingly in the shelter; it was impossible to keep warm by burning firewood all night long, so they could only use it when cooking.
Some damp firewood is unusable; even if it is lit, it produces a lot of smoke that makes people's eyes water.
In such heavy rain, it would take at least ten days to dry the firewood. They could only put some of it in the pot while cooking to dry it.
Out of boredom, Chen Yang picked up a cow horn and began to polish it.
He had been working on the gift he brought for Li Su'er for a long time, striving to make it as exquisite as possible, before handing it over to Grandpa Yun for carving.
Before leaving, Chen Yang secretly brought out the ox horn bow, intending to polish it when he was bored.
As it turned out, he was too idle and kept polishing it. After two days, the horn was finished and very smooth. Polishing it any further would make it too fine.
And for the past two days, the torrential rain has continued.
Hou Yu and Xu Meng both went to sleep, and the group took turns guarding the horses; they couldn't afford to exhaust themselves now.
Fortunately, there was still the lucky one. Chen Yang asked the lucky one to watch over him, and he leaned on the lucky one to take a nap.
When Chen Yang was half asleep, he suddenly felt something and sat up.
He sensed that something was growing and changing, something that wasn't around him, but he could feel it very clearly.
This feeling is so wonderful, so mysterious, that it's impossible to describe in words.
He had had that feeling before, but only in a dream, right after he returned from his last mission. Last time, he thought it was because he was too tired and felt the comfort of the bed.
"Is the outer realms expanding again?" Chen Yang wondered.
The last time the outer realms expanded was after he returned, and Chen Yang originally guessed that it was a hidden reward for completing his mission.
But this time, he did nothing. This feeling suddenly arose, and his intuition told him that the outer realms were expanding.
"I'll have to go check tomorrow," Chen Yang thought.
The next day, Chen Yang went to the outer boundary. Sure enough, the area outside the boundary had expanded again, but not as dramatically as before, only two or three times larger.
After the outer area expanded, the animals inside lived much more freely. The original space was far too small, like being in a zoo.
The expansion of the outer boundary had almost no impact on the plants within it; only the spacing increased, and their growth remained good.
Before setting off, Chen Yang had transplanted all the plants in the outer area according to the map and markings drawn by Weng Ji, so this expansion did not make the plants appear too sparse.
When he entered the Outer Boundaries, the pair of Asian elephants there came to play with him.
These two Asian elephants were originally from the Nopollyn elephant herd, but Chen Yang moved them here.
After the area outside the boundary was expanded, the two elephants were noticeably happier.
Chen Yang carefully interacted with the two elephants for a while before checking the area outside the boundary.
The land outside the boundary is truly amazing. As it expanded, the stream that flows through it also grew longer, while its width remained the same.
Those who are not citizens of the Microverse cannot perceive the existence of the land beyond the boundary at all. Although it is formed based on Earth's space, it seems as if it does not exist on Earth.
Since this wasn't the first time the outer boundary had expanded, the others weren't too surprised after Chen Yang told them about it; they were just a little curious as to why the micro-boundary was expanding.
Now that the outer boundary has expanded to a considerable size, Chen Yang plans to bring the carnivores there next time.
However, carnivores still need to be kept separate, otherwise these animals will surely be eaten up.
The further expansion of the outer boundary also put their plans to build houses there on the agenda.
After these two expansions, Chen Yang has determined the central location of the change, which is a place beside the stream. Both expansions were centered on this location, because only by building here can the houses not be torn apart as the land expands.
After the area outside the boundary expanded again, the torrential rain finally stopped in the Mo Yuan region where Chen Yang and his group were located. They could set off again.
They had traveled for a day before the downpour and were approaching the plateau. The horses were still fast, and unlike Chen Yang and Li Su'er last time, they were now galloping at full speed.
However, after advancing for only half a day, they discovered that they were being watched by several lions.
It was a group of lionesses with their cubs, teaching the cubs how to hunt.
Besides the lions, the muddy terrain also made it very difficult for them to move forward.
Although the heavy rain had stopped, the sky remained overcast, with occasional light rain.
The ground was full of puddles, some of which looked shallow but were actually easy to fall into, so they couldn't ride their horses at full speed and could only move forward slowly, sometimes even having to take detours.
However, with a horse, the speed is always faster than walking.
The only troublesome thing was the Lucky One, which was always covered in mud, so Chen Yang had to bathe it every day.
The European Emperor's hair had grown back quite a bit, making washing up even more troublesome. If it weren't for the previous experience, Chen Yang would definitely have shaved the European Emperor's hair off.
When they reached the area where the altitude began to rise, they discovered that a flash flood had occurred there. Many trees had been uprooted, and the carcasses of many animals that had been swept away in time were already rotting.
Besides animal carcasses, there were also rotten plants; the place truly reeked.
"It seems we're lucky. If we had been here a few days ago, we might have encountered a flash flood," Chen Yang said.
Hou Yu and Xu Meng nodded simultaneously, looking around at the mess with lingering fear.
Their ability to withstand such natural disasters is far too inadequate.
The best thing about the campsite is that it is located in a place where there are few sudden natural disasters. Even if there is an earthquake, as long as the ground does not crack, it is easy to escape.
Furthermore, the Xindu campsite will not experience flooding during heavy rains, and there is also Chenghu Lake during droughts.
Chen Yang has always believed that the reason why the Micro Realm set the core of the realm at the current location of the Xindu Camp is because the geographical location there is too superior and the resources are also very abundant.
If the boundary had been set on the Loess Plateau or the desert, Chen Yang might not have been able to hold on for more than a few days. He was only able to develop other areas after he laid a solid foundation at the Xindu camp.
Just like the plateau they are about to enter, with horses, food, and enough experience, they have full confidence.
Even though the pride of lions was still following them, they weren't too worried.
The only real threat was the few lionesses; the cubs posed little threat to them.
During the day, Chen Yang's amazing eyesight allows him to detect the lions' approach in advance. At night, they also take defensive measures and light fires.
If a conflict breaks out, Chen Yang is confident that he can take out one or two lions with throwing knives before the pride gets close, and he and Lu Huang will be able to handle the rest.
Besides, although Hou Yu and Xu Meng are far less powerful than him and the Emperor of Luck, they are not to be underestimated. With weapons in hand, they are not afraid.
They have now grown to the point where they are indifferent to any natural creatures.
(End of this chapter)
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