Chapter 429 Stormy Sea
Chapter 429 Stormy Sea
Time passed like water. The Cloud Shuttle moved forward rapidly all the way. After a long journey, it finally arrived at the end of the China Continent - the Sea of Storms.
Compared with the Storm Sea, the Watchtower Cloud Cliff between the Moonclamp Peninsula and China Continent is nothing but a drop in the ocean and not worth mentioning.
"Unlike Watching Cloud Cliff, there is a passable road under the Storm Sea, which is called the 'Ancient Longman Road'."
"Guluon vine? It is said that there is a kind of Guluon vine flower that has a very strong hallucinogenic and confusing effect."
"Yes, the ancient road winds through many ancient battlefields. Many places have not been cleaned up and are affected by the forces of various ancient battlefields. If you are not careful, you can easily get lost in it. You may also encounter all kinds of strange creatures. It is more convenient to cross the Storm Sea."
At the western end of China Continent is a transverse mountain range. At this moment, many wizards came to the deck to watch.
It can be seen that there are many wizard towers on the Hengduan Mountains, standing loyally in this place to monitor any alien races and beasts that may break in.
Naturally, no one would intercept a fourth-level wizard's vehicle, so the Cloud Shuttle slowed down slightly to allow the stationed wizards to identify it, and then easily passed through the Hengduan Mountains.
Beyond the Hengduan Mountains is the Sea of Storms.
Many people subconsciously glanced down, their eyes passing through the thick clouds to the ground in the distance, where there was indeed a spacious ancient road.
The ancient road is like a winding white vine, spanning across the dark wilderness.
It is said that the journey along the Gulongman Ancient Road to the Baita Blood Plain is at least five times longer. For a large caravan, it would take more than two months if everything went smoothly.
Of course, the Ancient Road has its own dangers, and the Storm Sea has its own dangers.
The Sea of Storms is just as its name suggests, with long-lasting strong winds and towering clouds all year round. The strong winds and clouds are unpredictable. The former will condense into storms, and the latter will turn into thick clouds and cloud walls, both of which connect to the sky.
“Thunderbolt!”
The airship shuttled through here, and lightning that looked like tree roots flashed from time to time around it, illuminating the nearby thick clouds. The length of each lightning was several times, or even dozens of times, the length of the airship.
At this moment, the Cloud Shuttle seemed particularly small.
Angus, Mendane and others stood on the deck and watched for a while. They were surprised to find that one person did not come out to watch the fun. They couldn't help feeling a little strange.
"Dong dong dong."
"Please come in."
Angus came to the left and knocked on the door of one of the rooms, which opened automatically. He was not afraid of disturbing people, because the energy particles of the Storm Sea were not very pure and seemed a bit manic, which was not liked by wizards.
"I hope I don't disturb you, Wizard Ivan?" Angus took a glance and found that the person inside was reading a book.
"No, just a leisure book." Ivan gestured with the book in his hand. It was titled "A Record of Strange Travels on the Ancient Longman Road". It was clearly an unknown travelogue.
"The records in the books are always biased. Why not go outside and take a look?" Angus said with a smile.
"Are you here to ask me why I didn't go out?" Ivan exposed his thoughts and answered without thinking, "I was being targeted. Someone asked the elemental lord of the Storm Sea to take action. I was so stupid that I ran to the deck to watch the fun."
"How did you know—"
Angus' heart trembled, and he wanted to ask more questions, but he stopped halfway and looked up.
Ivan nodded slightly.
The dangers of the Storm Sea include not only natural disasters such as strong winds, clouds, and thunder, but also the elemental creatures that live there.
It is reported that there are multiple groups of elemental creatures here, and several elemental lords have been born.
Wizards and elemental groups usually keep to themselves, but various small conflicts are inevitable, especially when wizards pass through someone else's territory, and it is not uncommon for both airships and people to be wiped out.
Not long ago, President Hatti told him that there was a high possibility that someone had set a trap against him.
Taking advantage of the opening of the Empty Valley, he would definitely rush to the Berta Blood Plain. The other party would try to let an elemental lord here take action and kill him in the Sea of Storms.
As for who they are, the president said they are related to ThunderClan.
Ivan was sure that there must be a traitor among the wizards who betrayed some of his information, otherwise it would not be so easy for the enemy to determine his whereabouts.
However, President Hardy didn't say anything, so he tactfully didn't ask any further questions, nor did he ask how the president knew about it.
The president should have taken care of it.
It must be said that the matter of the witch's favor was too outstanding, and the Thunder Clan immediately regarded him as a thorn in their side, and tried every means to get rid of him. In the past, he had always stayed in the East Capital, and the Thunder Clan had difficulty even getting in, let alone attacking him.
Now that he was heading to the Berta Bloodfield, he finally gave the other party a chance. They were not going to use a ruthless trick on him. The Storm Sea was the territory of the elemental lords, and it was too easy for them to take action.
Inside the room, the two tacitly stopped talking about the Elemental Lords and discussed space knowledge for a while.
After Angus left the room, he didn't stay on the deck for long. After all, the Elemental Lord was a genuine level 4 creature, and no one knew when he would attack.
The clouds in the storm ocean are not just white clouds, there are also thunder clouds, fire clouds, black rain clouds, blue poison clouds and so on.
The storm is not an ordinary storm. High-speed rotating tornadoes are often seen, and squall belts like undercurrents in the sea can also be seen from time to time. The squall belts are usually filled with wind blades of various sizes, and their power can be great or small.
Naturally, there are all kinds of strange beasts and monsters hiding among the clouds and wind.
The Cloud Shuttle was flying here, and it would naturally try to avoid all kinds of dangers along the way. Moreover, the Cloud Shuttle had its own aura that could deter strange beasts, so ordinary beasts did not dare to provoke it.
"The Storm Channel has arrived."
On the fourth day of sailing, all the chaos ahead disappeared, and instead a clear and refreshing horizontal passage appeared. Surprisingly, the wall of the passage was made up of constantly rotating wind.
In fact, this is also a huge whirlwind, but the wind outlet is lying horizontally.
There was chaos outside, but an air route was formed in the middle for people to pass through. All the wizards who came here for the first time were shocked.
"Is this formed naturally or was it man-made?" Ivan rarely appeared on the deck.
"Half and half. First there was a horizontal storm, and then after the repair and maintenance by the elemental clan, it was formed into the current 'Storm Channel'. All creatures passing through the channel need to pay a certain toll." Angus explained.
"The arcane wizard's vehicle is no exception?"
"No exception. The other party charges according to the number and size of airships. Arcane wizards will not care about such a small expense. If we don't take the Storm Channel, we need to take a long detour, which is a bit of a waste of time."
"Okay, I'm going back first."
Seeing that the Cloud Shuttle had already flown into the Storm Channel, Ivan took a few glances and turned around to return to his room.
"That's not necessary. The elemental creatures here are very well-behaved. As long as you pay the toll, they won't make things difficult for you. There's also a Storm City ahead, a city built by the elemental race. Why don't you stay and take a look?"
"No."
Ivan is not a person who likes to join in the fun. If Storm Channel was not so famous, he would not have wandered around the deck of the airship before the crisis was resolved.
Angus didn't force it.
There was no wind, no clouds, and no thunder inside the Storm Channel.
The Cloud Shuttle continued to move forward along the horizontal channel and soon arrived at a place similar to a pass in the middle section of the Thunder Net layer. This was the location where the elemental clans charged fees and was guarded by their elite guards.
On the right side of the pass, you can vaguely see the shadow of a strange city, which is Storm City.
According to the rules, the Cloud Shuttle stopped voluntarily, and an attendant came forward to pay the corresponding toll. The toll actually refers to elemental crystals, either medium or high quality.
Elemental crystals are indeed insignificant to an arcane wizard.
There was a faint flash of light on the Cloud Shuttle, and it was preparing to speed up and set sail again.
At this time, another team of armored Storm Guards appeared. Without saying a word, they stopped the gate from opening and spread out around the airship to guard the front, with ill intentions.
"Stop, hold off on letting you go."
"What can I do for you?" the attendant asked.
"We have detected contraband on the airship. Please dock the airship over here. We must board the ship for a more detailed inspection." The leading guard shouted.
The Storm Guard looks like solid wind bound by pieces of armor. The overall shape is human, with well-defined facial features and limbs, and there are differences between male and female.
At this moment, the male guard leader had a serious look on his face and stared at the people on the deck.
(End of this chapter)