Chapter 340
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Chapter 340: The Misty Wall
Buzz—!!
“Dear passengers, we are approaching our destination, Tianhe City…”
Amidst a dull buzzing sound, the green train slowly came to a stop. Lin Qiye and the others got off the train and checked the time.
“According to the original plan, we’ll split up. Baibai and An Qingyu will go buy survival supplies, while Cao Yuan and I will look for transportation to Anta County.”
The other three nodded in agreement.
Lin Qiye looked into Baibai’s eyes and earnestly reminded him, “Once we reach Anta County, there won’t be any shopping malls where we can buy survival supplies, so we must get everything here. Don’t forget.”
Baibai patted his chest, “Don’t worry, I’ve got it covered.”
Lin Qiye ignored his assurance and turned to An Qingyu, who nodded back at him, which put Lin Qiye’s mind at ease.
Having An Qingyu accompany Baibai was to prevent him from being forgetful. With An Qingyu watching over him, everything would definitely be fine.
The four agreed on a meeting time and quickly dispersed.
Tianhe City was already a border city of the Great Xia, and its infrastructure was relatively underdeveloped. The streets were quiet, with hardly anyone in sight. Anta County, located at the northernmost part of Tianhe City, was even more desolate. There was no train service, nor even a bus station.
The only way to get to Anta County was by car or hitchhiking.
Lin Qiye and Cao Yuan searched around the bus station for a long time before finally finding a driver heading to Anta County. After paying the deposit, they returned to the agreed meeting spot to wait.
About an hour later, Baibai and An Qingyu returned to the meeting point.
“How did it go? Did you get everything?” Lin Qiye asked An Qingyu directly.
An Qingyu’s expression was quite strange. He hesitated for a moment before uncertainly saying, “We got everything, but…”
“As long as you got everything, that’s good.” Lin Qiye nodded.
Baibai pulled out four pieces of cold-weather gear and a hiking backpack from his pocket. Lin Qiye divided some food, water, and survival essentials among the backpacks and handed them out to everyone.
In fact, with Baibai’s “Free Space,” they didn’t need to carry backpacks at all. Lin Qiye did this to disguise their group as adventurers and to hide a straight knife in the backpack, in case the local night watchmen became suspicious. Additionally, it was to prevent anyone from getting lost and losing supplies.
It’s worth mentioning that Lin Qiye had just sent the application for the other three to join the team to Ye Fan, so An Qingyu’s straight knife, badge, and cloak had not yet arrived. However, for the current reserve team, wearing a cloak to carry out a mission would be tantamount to directly informing the local night watchmen of their arrival. When it came time to prove their identities, it would be a hassle.
Pulling the zipper of the cold-weather gear all the way up, putting on a fuzzy-lined cold-weather hat, slipping his hands into heavy gloves, and shouldering the dark hiking backpack, Lin Qiye looked at himself in the mirror and nodded in satisfaction.
He had the look of a traveler from the North.
……
After nearly five hours of bumpy travel, the four finally arrived at Anta County.
A five-hour journey would be enough to cross four or five cities in southern Great Xia, but here, close to the border and on the edge of the primeval forest, the distances between cities were vast. A five-hour trip was merely normal.
Lin Qiye got off the vehicle and, seeing the distant scenery, was momentarily taken aback.
In the distance, at the end of the azure sky, behind the rolling mountains, a mist that seemed like an endless white wall connected the earth and sky, winding along the horizon…
This mist clung tightly to the borders of Great Xia, rolling violently, as if it were seawater trapped in a glass tank, unable to advance even an inch.
That was the end of the earth, the intersection of the sky.
“That is… mist.” An Qingyu stared at the distant mist wall, equally stunned.
They had never seen such a scene.
If they hadn’t come to this border city of Great Xia, they might never have imagined what the so-called mist border truly looked like.
“It’s hard to believe that such a mist border extends over 50,000 kilometers…” Cao Yuan remarked with a sigh.
Lin Qiye slowly withdrew his gaze. “Let’s go check out the night watchmen’s outpost here.”
“Go to the night watchmen’s outpost?” Baibai was taken aback. “Aren’t we supposed to avoid contact with them?”
“We’re adventurers now; approaching them won’t expose our identities.” Lin Qiye shook his head. “Moreover, the area of the primeval forest is too vast. Without specific clues about the ‘mysterious’ appearance location, charging into the primeval forest would be like searching for a needle in a haystack.”
“Are we going to extract clues from the night watchmen stationed here under the guise of travelers?” Cao Yuan frowned. “Isn’t that a bit too difficult?”
Lin Qiye looked up at the distance and slowly spoke, “Perhaps we can use a more direct approach…”
……
Half an hour later.
“Qiye…” Baibai’s mouth twitched slightly. “Are you sure this is the night watchmen’s outpost?”
At that moment, the four stood in front of a low, dilapidated two-story building, falling into silence.
This was already the edge of Anta County. Looking around, apart from the desolate trees, there were only old dirt paths. Within a three-kilometer radius, this two-story building stood alone.
The building seemed to have been around for a long time; the red walls on the outside had mostly peeled off, and the ground at the entrance was uneven. On the right side of the building’s staircase hung a yellowed white metal sign with a few large characters written on it.
— Anta County Forestry Bureau.
Lin Qiye nodded. “The information sent by Commander Ye mentioned this place, so it should be correct.”
The special team’s reserve unit had the authority to access information about any city’s stationed night watchmen. On the way here, Lin Qiye had asked Ye Fan for information about the night watchmen in Tianhe City. Surprisingly, the night watchmen in Anta County and Tianhe City were independent of each other.
The reason was that the distance between these two cities was too great, and Anta County was located near the primeval forest, so a separate night watchmen outpost was established here.
However, as far as Lin Qiye knew, the night watchmen stationed in Anta County, including the captain, consisted of only two individuals, both of whom were at a low level, all at the “Pool” realm… If nothing unexpected happened, this should be the smallest team among all the night watchmen in Great Xia.
“Let’s go in and take a look.” Lin Qiye said.
