Chapter 578 Fang Mountain Range
Logan walked through the guards with Joan on his back, and walked straight to the large trailer in the middle of the team.
Joan soon noticed that the ones pulling the cart were not mules and horses, which are commonly seen in the south, but two giant beasts with strange shapes.
Their huge size, high forehead and valgus nostrils look like yaks; their thick fur and curved horns are like sheep; the back of the neck to the front of the back is raised high, with the characteristics of a dromedary. It is good for storing water and fat for long-distance travel in dry and cold seasons.
Joan had seen this kind of "four different" animals in the "Wares Monster Illustrated Handbook", and remembered that they were called "Highland Rose Beasts". Grass animals, because of their gentle temperament and hard work, have been domesticated by the northern Asa aborigines since ancient times as livestock, providing the most important land transportation power for northern residents.
With the development of the times, the way people travel is also changing.
Joan heard from Clark that in the wealthy areas of the Old Continent where magic technology is highly developed, people have abandoned the traditional animal power transportation method and instead laid railroad tracks on the ground, pulling a long series of carriages with the front of the magic steam engine. , galloping along the rails like lightning, both in terms of carrying capacity and driving speed are far superior to animal-drawn trailers.
There are even radical scholars who openly declared in newspapers that this "magic train" will completely change the appearance of the world of Vales. Unfortunately, in the new continent far away from the center of civilization, not even a single magic railway has been built yet.
The covered cart pulled by the Highland Rose was as big as two stage carriages connected together. There were five heavy oak boxes piled up on the cart, more of which were essential supplies for the journey.
In addition to the dry food for people, there are corn cobs and black beans neatly packed in sacks on the cart-corn cobs are the favorite snack of the highlanders, and black beans are the feed for the horses.
Logan jumped into the cart with Joan on his back. Haakon followed closely, carefully helped Joan to sit on the soft blanket, checked his leg injury by the way, couldn't help frowning, turned back and told his sister softly, the injury is quite serious, if he can't get proper treatment in time, there is a possibility Falling permanently disabled.
Slude's face changed slightly, and he turned and got out of the car without saying anything, looking a little indifferent.
Joan was optimistic about his injury.
He has "Tears of God" in his hand and can make healing potions at any time. Although this kind of potion, which is only equivalent to a level 1 magic spell, has limited curative effect and can treat skin and flesh trauma quickly, it cannot heal the broken leg bone quickly. After all, it is much better than relying entirely on the natural recovery of the human body.
As long as he gets enough rest, Joan feels that he can walk freely with a cane for a month at most. Of course, he needs long-term rehabilitation to achieve the normal state of running and jumping.
Anyway, he doesn't have any urgent things to do now, and he has time to heal his injuries slowly. Besides, the broken leg doesn't hinder reading, writing, and studying spells. , can also be tolerated.
After a brief delay, the caravan set off again. Logan was going out to dispatch the team, so he left his son in the car to chat with Joan to relieve boredom.
Joan happened to have a lot of questions to ask, and the most urgent thing he needed to know was where he was.
"This is the eastern foot of Fangfang Mountain. The surrounding area is very desolate. There are snow monsters and wild beasts from time to time. No one dares to settle in this area. The nearest village is three to four days away. For the next part of the road, we have to travel in the wild. Sleeping in the open, the conditions are difficult, and you are injured again, brother, so you can only persevere for a while."
Haakon unwrapped a roll of blankets, gently covered Joan's lap, and comforted him with a smile:
"If there are no accidents on the way, we will be able to return to Shizhu Town in ten days at most, and you will be able to receive proper treatment by then!"
Joan is not afraid of suffering, he is more worried about the safety of Clark, Shrek and Casio than his own situation.
Long before he was rescued by the Logan family, he used "wind communication" to try to get in touch with Clark and others.
It's a pity that the casting of the spell ended in failure, which shows that Clark and others are far away from his location, which exceeds the maximum communication distance of the "wind communication technique".
At first, Joan thought he had fallen in the "Owl Bear Valley".
They planted magic beans in that area at the beginning, and climbed up the cloud city built by the cloud giant archmage Vavrunil along the sky-reaching vines. According to common sense, if they fell from the cloud city, they should also fall on the owl. Near Bear Valley.
Now after listening to Haakon's introduction, Qiao An realized that he was so wrong.
In fact, he was engulfed by the storm cloud to the Fangshan Mountain, five hundred miles away from the north of the Xiaoxiong Valley. As for Clark and others, they were probably blown to the ends of the earth by the storm. It is hard to say whether they can save their lives.
Now that Joan's legs are broken, he is too busy to take care of himself, let alone looking for his lost companions, so he has to suppress his concern for Clark and others, and listens silently to Haakon's description of the situation in Fangshan Mountain.
This north-south mountain range has great differences in altitude in different parts. The peaks covered with snow all the year round and the deep canyons with dense vegetation intersect and undulate. The whole looks like a row of jagged fangs, so it is called "fangs" by the aborigines. mountains".
The Tusk Mountains are 4,000 miles long, bordering on the "Hanging Head Forest" in the south and "Jortunheim Glacier" in the north. A natural barrier of the "Genting Highlands" prevents the human residents living in the coastal areas from directly conflicting with the giants living on the plateau.
"Apart from the giant bandits who occasionally wander over from the plateau to plunder, the biggest threat to our mountain residents is the 'snow monster'."
Having said that, Haakon cast admiring glances at Joan.
"We, the Asa people living in Fangshan Mountain, will collectively participate in a large-scale hunting event when they reach the age of fifteen. As a coming-of-age ceremony, the hunting targets are those snow monsters that frequently attack business travel and villages. Whoever can Kill a yeti with your own hands during a hunt and be considered a hero by your peers."
Haakon smiled, with nostalgic brilliance in his eyes.
"Both Slude and I killed the snow monster with our own hands during the hunting ceremony, and I'm still very proud when I think about it now, but we are far behind you!"
"Recalling when I was thirteen years old, I had to run away when I saw a snow monster. But at the same age, you dared to go to Fangshan Mountain alone and fight the snow monster alone. I have no choice but to admire your courage!"