Chapter 174: River Source



I didn't know what switch I pulled, but I felt a sense of uneasiness, so I pushed the iron rod back, but strangely, there was no other loud noise when I pushed it back, and the force was much looser.

All kinds of strange things happen here, it's extremely mysterious, and nothing goes according to the routine.

In addition, seeing this kind of mechanism switch also reminded me of the abyss under the tunnel of the post station. I remember that the wooden man under the abyss had also performed some incredible behaviors. For example, he said that he wanted to stay away from the post station and go to the west camp of the canyon for refuge. He also said that the Milong Camp came to this place to avoid disaster and found a way to deal with mental madness. But at the same time, the wooden hand pointed to the underground river, clearly telling the location of the antidote, and I also found the antidote to the poisonous miasma.

What was the purpose of the inventor of the mechanism? I am deeply confused at this moment.

But now is not the time to solve the mystery. The fungus and wild vegetables in our backpacks can only last for today and tomorrow at most. Once we eat them all, we will have nothing to eat. It will be difficult to survive for seven days. Finding people and horses depends on fate. It is a protracted battle. It may not be easy to find them in just one day. Therefore, we should consider the issue of survival while it is still daybreak and go looking for food.

After all, on a deserted island, food is everything and food is life.

I just checked twice and I am sure there is no food source in the city, so I decided to go out of the west gate to see if I can get any. Although it is early winter and everything is withered, it is not certain that there will be any food, but in order to survive, I have to give it a try.

We entered from the South Gate. The scene outside the South Gate was mostly bleak. Apart from the ghost claw flowers and some trees like pine and cypress, there was nothing to eat. We could only hope that there would be food shortages outside the North City. If that were the case, we would just starve to death.

After exiting the north city gate, I saw that the outside was close to the south city, but there was a canal. The canal meandered all the way to the right side of the mountain road, which meandered up. It was obvious that the river water in the city originated from the canal in the mountains. But I was puzzled by one thing yesterday. It was so cold that the water outside was already bone-chilling, and most of it was even frozen and could not flow.

But when I went into the water yesterday, I had many doubts. The water temperature in the city's pools was as normal as in spring, even a little warm, and there was no sign of ice. Then I saw the water flowing in the canals outside the city, as if it was not afraid of the winter cold and was not affected by the weather. It was very strange. Could it be that this ancient city has long transcended the laws of nature?

It sounds ridiculous, but there is another possibility that there may be something wrong with the source of the river, maybe it is close to volcanic lava or something, which makes it hotter like a hot spring. This has aroused my interest. Since I have to look for it anyway, I might as well find out and find some food along the way.

So there were two roads outside the north city gate. One was a narrow road under the canyon and the other was a road up the mountain towards the source of the water. I chose the latter and planned to look for it in this direction.

The mountain path had been opened up by people, with stones paved on it and traces of people walking on it. I followed it and made marks along the way, and this journey really surprised me. The following things basically violated the theory of nature. For example, the way up the mountain seemed to be arranged according to the four seasons. When I first went up the mountain, the whole way was bleak, but within fifty steps, I saw flowers blooming vaguely. The more I went further, the more flowers there were, until I could see many butterflies playing with the flowers.

Not only that, the higher you get, the hotter and humider it gets. You'll feel sweaty wearing your cloak and have to take it off temporarily and carry it in your hands. It's as hot as summer. When you finally reach the top, you'll suddenly feel a little cooler, but you'll see trees and fruits all around, including peaches, plums, apricots, and dates.

Even on the top of the mountain, there are wild monkeys flying around, cicadas singing, and birds chirping, making the place look lively. Isn't this the scene of the abundant season of early autumn?

Spring, summer, and autumn, but it is winter at the bottom of the mountain. One mountain encompasses all four seasons. What a strange natural phenomenon! Is this the world I know, or am I hallucinating? Therefore, I couldn't help but apply some water from the military pot in my backpack to my eyelids, but everything was the same. It was not my hallucination.

"This is a natural greenhouse. We should plant wheat here, plant a batch of spring wheat, and it will grow very quickly. It will be ready in two or three months, and we won't have to worry about food." I muttered.

As the saying goes, if you don't eat actively, you have a problem with your brain. Now there is so much food on the trees. How can I not quickly collect some and bring it back? So I hurriedly climbed up and down to collect all kinds of food. Before long, my backpack was half full. In addition, I dug up some wild vegetables and grass roots, as well as some wild mushrooms. I collected all the ones that looked non-toxic.

On the way, I strolled on the road at the top of the mountain for a long time, and I saw an absolute treasure. I saw two round fungi growing on a rotten tree in the corner. The color of this thing was very dark brown and red, and the disk was like an umbrella. There were two fungi, one big and one small, each with some insect eyes. Even if I haven't eaten pork, I have seen pigs running. This kind of thing is often seen in TV commercials, it is definitely true.

This is the tonic that is also known as the immortal grass, the auspicious grass, and even the resurrection grass, Ganoderma lucidum!

I never thought I would encounter this place. If I take it back and let the two girls see it, I will inevitably be praised again. I feel secretly happy thinking about it.

So I carefully took it off and put it in my backpack. Just as I was about to look for any more nearby, I suddenly heard a crackling sound, as if a lot of things were flapping their wings. I hurriedly hid behind a tree and looked up, only to see countless bats flying out on the mountain road on the inside of the mountain top. The sound was endless, and there were at least hundreds of them.

Flying into the sky, blocking out the sun!

Bats are mostly found on shady mountain walls or in caves. I think there must be these ahead. Bats don't come out during the day. Is this another big mystery for me? In order to prevent myself from being troubled by these mysteries and unable to sleep tonight, I decided to go forward and find out. Is this really unnatural?

After about three minutes, I counted while mumbling to myself that the bats had already flown away. I walked in the direction they flew out, but found that there were still traces of human intervention on this road. It seemed that someone had discovered this place before me. Was it someone from the Dragon Hunting Camp? I went up, and suddenly a gust of wind hit me. I actually took two or three steps back and almost fell.

Looking ahead again, I saw a cave entrance with obvious and smooth traces of excavation, which must have been man-made. Outside the cave entrance, there were several bats with their throats bitten through, and some large broken stones. The material of this stone seemed to be similar to the Diamond Broken Wall Stone. No, it's not similar, but exactly the same.

Is there anything that can shatter the Diamond Stone?

At this time, there was something looming in the dark cave. I moved closer, but it suddenly turned its head. I was so scared that I fell to the ground. It had another pair of blood-red eyes! I quickly raised the Golden Sword in my hand and hastily pointed it at the cave entrance.

However, in an instant, the things inside disappeared without a trace, leaving only darkness.

I breathed a sigh of relief and realized that it was not advisable to stay here for long. After collecting food, I hurried down the mountain, thinking that it might be because I was frightened by the red-eyed monster recently that I had such an illusion. Although I thought so, I was also afraid that it was true. So if I encountered it, as long as I didn't provoke it, it should be fine. So I hurried back down.

It is easier to go down the mountain than to go up. On the way back, the speed was much faster. It didn’t take long before we arrived back at the old house with the old tree leaning across it.

Seeing that Yunwen and Bailu were fine and the house was clean and bright, I relaxed and sat down to relax. At this time, Yunwen and Bailu put down their work immediately when they saw me coming back. They both frowned, as if they had something urgent to discuss with me...


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