thefictionvixens Chapter 161 The Vanished Monster Mountain Range
Chapter 161 The Vanished Monster Mountain Range
"As a result, during those two months, not a single caravan that went to Northfrost City came out. This was abnormal, so all the caravans that were fortunate enough not to have a chance to enter the territory of Northfrost City turned back."
After we retreated, our caravans joined together and reported the situation to the Northern Alliance. As a result, the reconnaissance troops specially dispatched by the Northern Alliance also failed to return from the territory of Northfrost City.
From that moment on, Northfrost City was essentially considered out of contact and had fallen. Our caravans also changed their final destination to Ironmont City.
"Brother, have you been to North Frost City with a caravan before?"
"I've been there, many times! Back then, Northfrost City was a bustling city. In the mountains further north of Northfrost City, many adventure teams went in and out to hunt magical beasts, and the various mining sites to the west of Northfrost City could also produce various rare minerals. To the east and south of Northfrost City, there were endless farmlands."
It's fair to say that the residents of North Frost City live very comfortable lives.
However, when I met those Northfrost City residents who had miraculously survived in Ironwood City this time, every single one of them had lost the smiles they had when they were in Northfrost City.
"Is the Monster Mountain Range to the north of Northfrost City? Can you see it from Northfrost City?"
"Of course you can see that. The reason why the walls of Northfrost City are built so high is because Northfrost City is too close to the Monster Mountain Range."
Without towering city walls, the residents of Northfrost City wouldn't feel safe living there! Being able to see the Monster Mountain Range just by looking up—that's terrifying.
After hearing what the guard said, Long You fell silent. He was now wondering if the place the guard was talking about was really the same North Frost City he knew.
Although Long You spent most of his time in the blacksmith shop in Beishuang City, he was still very clear about whether there were any high mountains near Beishuang City.
When you climb the north city wall, you can indeed see a large range of mountains to the north of the city. However, those mountains are obviously far away from Beishuang City, and once you get off the city wall, you can't see them from inside the city. So you can't feel the oppressive feeling that the guard mentioned.
However, Long You cannot ask this question now. According to the persona he just created, he, Long You, is someone who has never been to Beishuang City, and he shouldn't know anything about the situation around Beishuang City.
With this question in mind, Long You took the opportunity to chat with the other veteran guards in the escort team during a break from their journey. These guards, who had visited North Frost City many times two years ago, all said that in North Frost City, you could see the tall and imposing Monster Mountain Range as soon as you looked up.
That evening, after Long You went into his tent and pretended to rest, he immediately logged off and began communicating this information with his classmates in the Soul Guidance Department.
“It matches up, that matches up now. Do you remember the map you gave us this morning? On that map, there's a very tall mountain range about ten kilometers from North Frost City.”
No matter how we investigate, we can't find any evidence for this. Now that we have this information you provided, we can shift our focus.
What we need to figure out now is not whether there were mountains in that place, but why those mountains disappeared.
"Since the mountains north of Northfrost City existed until they were surrounded by sandworms, we need to focus on the reasons for their disappearance when considering why they disappeared."
"Then tell me, Xiao You, why didn't the residents of Beishuang City mention the disappearance of the mountains to the north of the city when they provided you with information?"
"We don't know. There are many possible reasons, and we don't need to speculate about such things right now. The key is to figure out what happened to that mountain range. In other words, we need to make sure that the missing mountain range won't affect our work to eradicate the sandworms."
"I understand. You don't need to rush this way with the caravan. Try to gather more information. The sudden disappearance of this mountain range is too unbelievable. We probably can't guess the exact situation based on mere speculation. We need more corroborating information."
“Understood. You can also send someone to Iron Mong City to take a look. It is the closest city to North Frost City. Maybe there are people there who used to live in North Frost City.”
Furthermore, I told the caravan's guards that soul tools will be available for sale in Ironmont City in a few days. I'm not sure about the entire caravan, but the guards are very interested in buying some soul tools. Do you understand what I mean?
"I understand, I understand perfectly. Tomorrow we'll allocate some manpower to produce soul tools that can be sold. Recapturing North Frost City and establishing a base for ourselves is important, but money is also very important."
Whether it's for future soul tool experiments or city construction, money is essential. After the sandworm ravages, it's hard to say how much mineral deposit remains around North Frost City; we need to be prepared to scramble across the continent to buy rare metals.
"Alright, it's good that you all understand. I won't be busy with the soul tool preparation for the next couple of days. I hope to get some specific information about that monster mountain range."
Over the next two days, Long You continued his journey with the caravan toward Tie Meng City, dealing with the magical beasts that attacked the caravan from time to time while also communicating with the caravan's manager, guards, and farmhands.
Compared to flying, traveling with a caravan was undoubtedly much slower, but Long You didn't feel he was wasting time. He had a feeling he had finally grasped a bit of the reason for the mysterious disappearance of the magical beast mountain range.
The day after learning that there was a tall mountain range, or at least a mountain peak, to the north of North Frost City, Long You began trying to get some specific information about that magical beast mountain range from the caravan members.
At first, the information Long You received was very ordinary. From any perspective, the Monster Mountain Range was just an ordinary gathering place for monsters on the Panlong Realm continent.
But the following evening, as Long You reviewed the information he had received that day, he suddenly noticed a detail. When the people in the caravan mentioned the magical beast mountain range north of North Frost City, they all mentioned the same thing—vegetation.
Everyone says that the vegetation growing on that Monster Mountain Range is exceptionally lush. The caravan members say, "The lush vegetation not only makes the mountain paths more difficult to traverse, but also provides many soul beasts with opportunities to hide and ambush."
However, after careful consideration, Long You felt something was amiss. This was the northern part of the continent; how could the vegetation be as lush as that in the south?