EFB Chapter 2232 The Waves of the Times: Whoever Gets Slapped Dies
Chapter 2232 The Waves of the Times: Whoever Gets Slapped Dies
Chapter 2232 The Waves of the Times: Whoever Gets Slapped Dies
From here on, the road deviates from the main official road, and there are not many travelers coming here.
In Cangyan, the safety levels of taking the official road and taking the wilderness trails are worlds apart.
Anyone who leans close to the edge of the cliff and looks down can feel the strong sea breeze blowing up from the sea. If Mr. Sun hadn't held on tight, his hat would have long since flown into the air.
He asked Lord Pu again to confirm, "We're here...?"
"Change trains!"
"..." To transfer at the edge of the cliff?
With Lord Pu leading the way, he discovered that there was a narrow path along the edge of the cliff leading down below.
Although it is somewhat narrow, the stone steps are smooth and not difficult to walk on.
Lord Pu led him through another small stone cave, and suddenly a bright light appeared before their eyes—
We've reached a sheer cliff.
The mountain wall is almost vertical to the sea, but it has grooves and pits all over it, which are the result of natural weathering. Now, huge mountain eagles perch on it!
These mountain eagles have grayish-brown feathers that shimmer in the sunlight. Even the smaller ones are twice the size of ordinary eagles, while the largest have a wingspan of up to eight zhang (approximately 33 meters). They have a tuft of white feathers on their chests, iron claws, and steel beaks, giving them a fierce appearance.
Lord Pu walked over and whistled to attract the attention of the eagles.
The eagles looked at him as if they were eyeing prey, and two of them even lowered their bodies, as if it were the prelude to an attack. Mr. Sun felt a chill run down his spine.
Lord Pu held up a token and said loudly:
"Pu Hua, Commandant of the Crimson Sky Guard and Black Armor Army, is here by order of the Emperor to escort Mr. Sun Hongye to Ju City! We request the assistance of the Gray Feather Clan."
The largest eagle glanced at the token, let out a low cry, and two smaller eagles flew over, landing steadily on the platform in front of Lord Pu, speaking in human language:
"Take the things out of the cave."
"Thank you. I'll be staying at Tongyue Mountain tonight."
Clearly, this is what Pu Hua meant by "transfer".
Inside the cave were several vehicles. The two men installed them on the mountain eagle's back themselves before carefully climbing on and securing themselves in place.
"Hold on tight," the mountain eagle said, then swooped down and leaped off the cliff.
Freefall from a great height! This was so thrilling, Sun Hongye held her breath.
However, the eagle soon spread its wings.
With a whoosh, the updraft lifted them up into the sky!
Going up is several times faster than going down.
The two had already wrapped their heads and faces with towels and activated their protective qi to block the strong wind coming towards them.
The eagle circled once, adjusted its direction, and flew towards Tongyue Mountain.
Although there was an extra passenger weighing about 100 pounds on its back, the mountain eagle was steadily supported by the airflow when it soared, so carrying the passenger was not difficult.
Three more mountain eagles followed, forming an escort team.
Actually, the sky isn't peaceful either.
Julu Port receded into the distance, while the mountains lay at her feet. Sun Hongye looked down at the earth, her heart filled with emotion.
He also served in a sect, but only traveled the empty route twice.
The spiritual energy in this world is indeed much more abundant than before, but the concentration of spiritual energy varies greatly from region to region. The spiritual energy in most regions is not enough to support avian demons carrying people, and naturally it is not enough to support flying magical artifacts.
But as soon as he set foot on the land of Cangyan, he experienced the flight of a bird demon.
He noticed it the moment he took his first breath; the spiritual energy here was incredibly rich!
So much so that after taking a few deep breaths, he felt somewhat drunk.
According to Lord Pu, the spiritual energy concentration in Cangyan is almost back to that of the early Middle Ages!
So there's no need to be surprised if you occasionally see a highly skilled person moving around in Cangyan.
However, low-altitude flights are not permitted within the Julu Port area to avoid disrupting normal operations. Those wishing to transfer to air routes must leave Julu Port.
Of course, high-altitude and low-altitude flights are also prohibited in many major cities within Cangyan. All kinds of air vehicles and passenger-carrying bird demons must land in the suburbs, allowing passengers to enter the city by land.
Therefore, the mountain eagle does not fly in a straight line to Tongyue Mountain, but has to bypass many cities.
Outsiders unfamiliar with flight routes are more likely to get into trouble.
However, airfare is very expensive, so most travelers still choose to travel by ground. Furthermore, air transport has extremely limited carrying capacity, so large quantities of cargo still need to be transported by ground.
Even so, Sun Hongye still enjoyed the convenience of traveling by wind.
Traveling a thousand miles a day? Haha, that's nothing.
However, as they flew over a forest, two monsters appeared below, resembling crows with long necks and glowing red eyes. They followed the eagle for dozens of meters, clearly harboring ill intentions towards the passenger on its back. Sun Hongye felt that they were looking at her as if she were a young, handsome man.
However, several mountain eagles rushed over and chased them away.
After flying for three hours, the mountain eagle stopped to drink and eat.
Pu Hua patted the back feathers of the big eagles, took out some dried rats from his pocket, and fed them: "These mountain eagles fought alongside us during the Dragon God War, and we shared the good stuff. Their favorite thing is this specialty of Wen County, dried rats."
The mountain eagles clearly enjoyed it, eating them one after another with great relish.
Pu Hua also asked Sun Hongye, "Want some?"
"no thank you."
They landed by a stream, where there was a remote mountain village.
Mountain Eagle stated that this is a fixed landing point and it is safe.
The village is quite large, with hundreds of houses. In other places, it might be comparable to the size of a small town. However, it has been swallowed up by nature again. More than half of the rooftops are covered with vines, ferns, grass, and colorful wildflowers, resembling lonely graves.
A gust of wind blew by, and the broken door next to Sun Hongye creaked.
Desolation and vitality, wild yet harmonious.
“This village doesn’t seem to have been built very long ago.” Sun Hongye noticed that the paint on the walls hadn’t completely faded. “At most ten years?”
"Perhaps it was built around the time of the Dragon God War—there was a lot of population turnover during that period—and then it was abandoned during the 'Awakening of Insects' period, so the time was indeed a bit short."
Pu Hua walked through the deserted village, checking for dangers. Occasionally, a weasel or fox would slip out, but no monsters lurked there.
"But there's no way around it. The mountain demons and monsters that have emerged under the enlightenment of the Emperor's Dew are endless. No military force can extend to every remote and desolate place in the country, nor can it drive them away and exterminate them at all times. Therefore, ordinary residents can only be safe if they live in large cities and towns and are protected by the army."
“In small villages like ours, the residents were initially reluctant to move, saying it was their ancestral home. But in the end, they couldn’t bear the disturbance from outside and had no choice but to give up. Over time, the land was returned to nature.”
Sun Hongye was moved: "It's only because Cangyan is rich and powerful that it can protect its people. The outside world is already in chaos! Several countries I've visited didn't even survive the 'Awakening of Insects' period and perished on the spot!"
(End of this chapter)