Chapter 246 Go to the valley in person
that emits flammable and poisonous gas? This immediately aroused Purficott's interest.
After making detailed inquiries, Purficott roughly understood what was going on in the valley.
According to Purficott's judgment, the valley is likely to be a naturally occurring natural gas leak point, and it is likely to be natural gas associated with the oil field.
In other words, there is very likely an oil field underground in the Death Valley mentioned by Lily.
However, the specific situation requires on-site geological survey before a conclusion can be drawn, so organizing a geological survey is very necessary and logical.
For the current Northern Territory, it is very simple to summon an exploration team.
The previous exploration team that followed Perficott to the north did not return to the empire. Although they did not do much work throughout the winter, as the snow melted in the spring, they resumed their exploration of the wild. exploration work.
Now that Purficott is needed again, it is just an order from the Northern Lord to summon them again.
Just when the exploration team was ready to set off and invited ancestral warriors from the local indigenous tribes to act as guides before setting off, they were surprised to find that Perficott was also going with them.
"No, this is too risky, Earl!" The leader of the exploration team objected hastily. He could not bear the responsibility.
This exploration trip was no better than when they came. Although they were also exploring in the wilderness of the North when they came, the places they visited were all places that had been visited once before by an exploration team. The exploration captain knows all the dangers.
So at that time, even if there was a noble lady in the team, it would not be a big problem, especially since at that time, although Perficott held the commission of the Queen's special envoy in his hand, his title was only Baroness.
To put it bluntly, this is nothing at all. In the empire, nobles with higher status and status than Purficott carry a lot of money.
But now the situation is completely different. Not to mention that they are going to Death Valley, a place that sounds very dangerous just by the name. According to the local indigenous people, no matter whether humans or animals enter this place, they will die. For thousands of years, No living thing has ever come out of it, and locals say it is the passage to hell.
Under such circumstances, it would be too dangerous for Purficott, the lord of the north, the earl of the empire, and the best alchemist in the empire, to go there in person. Even the captain of the exploration team cannot bear this responsibility.
To put it bluntly, if something happened to Perficott, his whole family would not be enough to be torn apart by the big guys in the military department.
But Purficott showed a firm attitude towards this, saying very definitely: "The situation in Death Valley is more complicated than you think, and the resources that may be hidden there are very important to the North and the Empire. It is very important to say that only if I go there in person can I effectively deal with those dangers. You alone are not enough."
Perficott's insistence is not unreasonable. People in this world are really serious about natural gas and oil. There was little awareness and little preparation for the dangers of oil and gas deposits.
At least Purficott saw that the exploration team that was ready to set off did not carry gas masks or related things at all.
Although gas masks should not have been invented in this era, there are still beak masks similar to those used by epidemic doctors during the Black Death. However, they were not even prepared for this.
This was also the main reason why Purphycott had to go there in person. After all, she really didn’t trust these exploration teams. What if the entire team went off the streets because of their omissions and mistakes? It was also very troublesome for Purficott. It's not that the death of so many people would bother her, but there is currently only one exploration team with professional skills in the north. If they all die, it will be difficult for Perficott to replace them for a while, which will delay a lot of things.
And in the north, no one can really restrict Purficott from doing what she wants to do.
Even the old housekeeper Foster can only persuade Perfectcott at this time, but cannot stop her.
In the end, at Purficott's insistence, the old housekeeper could only ask two teams of White Bear Knights and a company of guard soldiers to follow Purficott to prevent possible accidents.
After all, in the old housekeeper’s view, the North is not as safe as it seems.
Although most of the local natives have surrendered to the rule of the Northern Territory, there are still some people who are ignorant of current affairs and try to challenge the authority of the Northern Territory Lord. Not to mention that the Northern Territory Lord himself has left the base camp at this moment. In a relatively better environment for attacks.
Of course, the old butler did not think that anyone could pose any threat to Purficott under the protection of the two teams of White Bear Knights, especially when these White Bear Knights also carried their Steam Knight Armors. .
In short, what was originally an exploration team with capable members was expanded into a huge team of nearly two hundred people when Purficott wanted to go there in person.
But this is not without its benefits, at least the danger on the road with so many people is no longer a danger.
They went all the way deep into the dense forest, and the obstacles they encountered on the way were basically filled by the White Bear Knight and Purficott's guards. Even the beasts they encountered such as the Blind Bear could only be transformed into The team's extra meals are just a way to contribute some of Perficott's skin.
After harvesting about seven or eight brown bear skins and dozens of wolf skins, so much so that Purficott hesitated whether to give each white bear knight a wolf skin mattress, they Finally arrived at what the local natives call Death Valley.
Perfect did not rashly let his men enter the valley. Instead, he set up camp about five kilometers away from the valley, and then took his men to a location where they could overlook the valley. A telescope looks into Death Valley.
I have to say that this valley is indeed worthy of the name of Death Valley. Just by observing from a distance with a telescope, you can see numerous bones scattered on the ground of the valley. Obviously, not many animals died here. Quite a few.
However, the valley is rich in water and grass, and flowers are already in bloom during this season, which is full of fatal attraction to various animals.
At least during the time Purficott was observing, she saw more than one animal passing in front of her and entering the valley, and then fell to the ground within her sight.
Seeing this scene, the White Bear Knights who were traveling with them all had serious expressions on their faces. They had decided to prevent Perfectcott from entering the valley even if they had to pay their lives.
However, Purficott obviously had no intention of entering the valley. She just got a little closer to the valley, and after smelling the faint smell of rotten eggs in the air, she retreated.
(End of this chapter)