Chapter 375 Deserted City
The wilderness travelers hurriedly packed up their pots and pans and loaded instruments, makeshift beds, and various small items back into their vehicles.
Domestic garbage is thrown away at will and allowed to blend with the yellow sand.
Obviously they didn't do this kind of thing once or twice.
Zuo Chen glanced at the debris, then flames popped out from his fingertips, burning them all.
After putting the things in the vehicle, the leader, the old man Qian Hong, looked back at Zuo Chen and Ziyi, thought for a while, and came to the front of the vehicle.
He found two young men getting on the bus:
"You squeeze in and make room for these two."
The faces of the two young men whose names were called were as bitter as gourds, and they couldn't stop complaining:
"Mr. Qian, our carriage is already crowded enough. Four people have been squeezed into the seats that can only accommodate three people. Now we have to squeeze out two more. Isn't it a bit..."
"Then you two hitch the car onto the roof."
The two young men looked even more ugly.
"It's okay," Zuo Chen waved his hand: "Just point in the direction."
Although Zuo Chen was really curious about this kind of iron shell that looked like a car but was actually driven by spirit energy, he still decided to take a ride if he chose to be crowded with a group of young men with black oil and dust on their bodies. Something more spacious.
It's not because Zuo Chen is mysophobic, but mainly because he doesn't really want to experience the squeeze experience of the world's largest population migration during the Spring Festival in his previous life.
That was somewhat uncomfortable.
Ziyi looked pityful.
Zuo Chen glanced at her.
"If I could sit in the back seat and the Taoist priest be with me, I wouldn't be able to go anywhere..."
"The journey is long and the ride in the car is too bumpy. I have something better, faster and more stable."
Zuo Chen walked to the open space as if running away and waved his sleeves towards the sky.
A small shadow first emerged from Zuo Chen's cuff. At first, the shadow was just a boat the size of the palm of his hand. After leaving Zuo Chen's cuff, the ship quickly enlarged at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Double, five times, dozens of times, it broke through the clouds in the sky and turned into a black shadow that blocked the sky and the sun.
The floating giant ship covered the sky and the sun, and its huge body tore through the wind in the wilderness, making a loud buzzing sound.
The Wildernesses screamed, and the huge ship that suddenly appeared stirred up a huge wind. Some of those who were close could not stand still, and were pushed directly to the ground by the strong wind.
"Ship, ship!"
Qian Hong has been traveling outside for so many years and has seen many treasures left by immortals in the wilderness. But where has he seen such a large immortal boat?
The huge spaceship slowly fell from the sky and hovered next to a high mountain. Two wooden boards protruded from both sides of the deck. Amidst the wooden creaking sound, they suddenly hit the rocky ground and raised their voices. There was a puff of dust.
Zuo Chen himself climbed onto the deck as if he was escaping, and said hello:
"This boat is big enough. You can drive your car on it."
Qian Hong and the other wilderness travelers finally came to their senses.
They looked at each other, not knowing whether what greeted them above the thick wooden board was a trap or a pie.
Qian Hong didn't believe that pie would fall from the sky, so he felt that a trap was more likely.
But now, even if it was a trap, he could only bite the bullet and go up.
"Get in the car, let's get on the boat."
The iron boxes that the wilderness travelers boarded began to move towards the top of the ship as soon as they stepped on the accelerator.
Ziyi stared closely at the vehicle being boarded, sighing sadly, and then looked at Zuo Chen with deep eyes.
Zuo Chen shuddered.
Heavy, why is it so heavy?
He jumped up from his feet and leaped directly to the deck.
The vehicle was parked on the deck, surrounded by a wide area. The young boys and girls could not hide the excitement on their faces, but they did not dare to make too much trouble in front of Zuo Chen. The middle-aged and old people were more silent and quietly drove the car. Drive to a corner of the boat and sit in the car without leaving.
Zuo Chen put his hands together and made a lifting gesture. It seemed that he was holding something in his empty palms. It was invisible but quite heavy.
With the exertion of both arms, the ship's support vibrated slightly.
Zuo Chen lifted up, then pushed forward with his right hand.
The wooden boat broke through the clouds and moved forward slowly in the sky.
Then, it suddenly accelerated.
It cuts through the clouds and cuts the blue sky, leaving deep ravines and ripples all around.
……
Qian Hong came to the side of the ship. He glanced at the changing wilderness below the ship and calculated his speed.
At the current flying speed, I'm afraid it won't take long to reach the city.
My mood became more and more flustered, and I didn't know whether what I was doing was right or not.
After collecting his thoughts, he came to the center of the deck and suddenly found that the wilderness travelers he had brought with him were sitting together.
The sound of wood being roasted by the flames crackled, and the faint smell of barbecue came in the air, causing Qian Hong to frown.
"What are you doing?"
Qian Hong quickly walked to the group of red-eyed guests and found that they had taken out a temporary stove on the deck.
At their feet and in their hands, there were plates after plates of white porcelain. The plates contained fat-patterned red meat. Just by looking at them, they felt they were of extraordinary quality.
Qian Hong was dumbfounded:
"You went to someone else's boat to have a barbecue?" These kids were so unwary!
Although the Taoist looks gentle and elegant, far from being as crazy as the false emperor, he is so rude...
Not good, not good!
The wilderness visitors looked at each other and were about to explain when they suddenly saw Zuo Chen emerge from behind Qian Hong and pat Qian Hong on the shoulder.
Qian Hong's complexion suddenly became as colorful as an overturned soy sauce shop.
"It's the meat I gave them." Zuo Chen comforted the old man: "Don't be so nervous."
He raised his finger and pointed at the barbecued meats:
"These are all the good things I found. Come and try them. They will definitely be better than what you eat in the wild."
Qian Hong's mouth moved slightly.
Are you trying to corrupt me with sugar-coated bullets?
Don't think that these grilled meats can succumb to my firm will!
After a while.
"Hey, this meat is so delicious!"
Qian Hong took his chopsticks to pick up a piece of roasted meat that was slightly burnt.
The young man next to him muttered: "Mr. Qian, you have eaten almost a pound of meat..."
"So what about a pound of meat? We work outside and it takes a lot of effort. How can we do it without eating meat? One more piece, another piece."
"Don't have indigestion..."
After eating this barbecue meal, the attitude of the wilderness visitors towards Zuo Chen was much gentler than before.
Taking advantage of people with short hands and eating people with short mouths, the number of wilderness travelers talking about Zuo Chen behind his back has become much smaller.
After all...
If it were a false emperor, after getting the specific address, he would just hang all the Wildernesses in the palace and dry them in the sun.
While these wilderness travelers were having a lively gathering, Zuo Chen came to the side of the boat and leaned out half of his body to look at the wilderness in the distance.
Suddenly, Zuo Chen saw some figures.
The boat flew very high, and when I looked down, I could see touches of light green and blue in this vast wilderness. The trees were growing vigorously, the rivers were flowing and converging, and the strong wind and spiritual energy gradually turned into gentle and peaceful.
Farmers, people, herdsmen.
A wave of people is advancing on this wilderness. The places they pass are turning brown and yellow, and are dyed with the color of life.
Where they walked, the paved stone roads were wide and wide, spreading in all directions like spider webs, connecting to lakes, mountains, distant places, and nearby farming towns. .
There is a huge main city here, connected to several satellite towns. Each of these towns is responsible for food and daily necessities, maintaining the operation of the entire big city.
In the direction of the main city facing the top of Wangwu Mountain, there are also several wide roads extending out.
Directly in front of those roads, towering city walls rise from the ground, running through them from left to right.
That was obviously the city's defense line, the big city protecting this wilderness.
Behind them, the outline of the city was vaguely visible in the wind and sand.
The wall covering is tall but slightly broken, and the gray-brown stones appear to have a different kind of vitality in the wind.
In the center of the city, there is a very obvious tower that seems to be made of metal. However, only half of this once magnificent tower is now left, and the rusty iron blocks groan low in the breeze.
"That was our memorial tower, which was destroyed by a violent storm when it was about to be completed."
Qian Hong came over after eating and drinking. He also leaned against the side of the boat, pointed to the tall tower in the distance and said.
"Never repaired?"
"Not yet. The city is short of resources and in urgent need of manpower. The general will put this matter aside for the time being."
After a pause, he said:
"A spaceship as big as yours will definitely attract attention if it gets close. Should we find a more remote place to park? And... is there any way for you and the girl to change their appearance?"
"We'll find a nearby place to land in a while. As for the appearance, you don't have to worry."
Qian Hong looked at Zuo Chen doubtfully, not knowing what he meant.
……
Half a day later, several wilderness vehicles moved along the stone road and soon arrived at the checkpoint.
There are two three-story buildings on the left and right sides of the entire pass. Many staff can be seen in the small buildings busy working around. The pass on the stone road has white and red horizontal bars, and the staff sit on the belt. In the high pavilion covered with slightly faded glass, there was a black box beside him, like a sachet, which was emitting a female voice announcing the news.
When the vehicle arrived at the outpost, the staff opened the window and took a look at the people in the vehicle.
"Do you have a pass?"
Qian Hong immediately took out a yellowed document from his pocket.
The staff took it and took a look.
"Go in."
Pulling the mechanism, spraying steam, the fence in front of you slowly rose, opening a road.
The wilderness travelers entered the stone road in a convoy, and Qian Hong breathed a sigh of relief.
He put his eyes on the rear window of the vehicle.
Zuo Chen and Zi Yi were sitting on the roof of the car, looking at the surrounding scenery.
(End of chapter)