Lord of the Oasis - Chapter 202
Chapter 202: A Village that Profited from a Disaster
They only stopped when they were out of the range of the two mountains.
Their eardrums returned to normal.
The sound had also continued to transmit new waves.
“Hu –”
Kant opened his mouth to stop the warhorse beneath him. He turned his head to look at Manide and James, who were covered in dust beside him. He did not need to look in the mirror to know that he was definitely in a sorry state with dust all over his face.
If they retreated from the tunnel, it would be equivalent to running away.
If not…
They would die in the collapse or be swallowed by the flood that came from God knows where. When that happened, they would be extremely miserable. It was not the time to care about their image at the moment of life and death.
Kant did not have too many mysophobia.
“How lucky.” James looked at the mountain behind him, he said with some lingering fear, “If we encountered an even more violent collapse inside, even if we were not buried alive, we would probably be swallowed by the sudden flood and drowned alive. If we did not walk faster, the consequences would be unimaginable.”
“Yes, it was really dangerous.”Manide also swallowed his saliva in fear.
The surrounding soldiers panted heavily in agreement.
The danger encountered during this exploration was almost as dangerous as when the expeditionary army of the Kingdom of gray mane came to attack. However, this time, it was even more terrifying and direct. If they had not retreated quickly enough, they would have been completely annihilated. It would be difficult to survive!
Kant’s expression was somewhat gloomy.
He turned around on the horse and looked at the mountain peak in the distance.
That was where his village, Aaron, was located. However, it was about to collapse and disappear along with the violent tremors, causing the Kingdom of Rhodoks to lose its name in his development system.
“Damn it.” Kant gritted his teeth.
He really didn’t expect that there would be such a huge ruin hidden under the mountain peak chosen by the system.
He also didn’t expect..
Directly killing the two survivors who had lived for unknown reasons in history, would lead to a total collapse that almost caused him to die in that ruin.
It was extremely dangerous!
Even now, he could still hear the faint rumbling sound.
It was the sound of the mountain collapsing.
It was even above his head.
Circles of unknown birds had already flown into the sky, covering the sky and the sun as they flapped their wings. It was obvious that they were also at a loss because of the sound of the collapse of the mountain.
The wild beasts in the surrounding mountain range also let out a series of roars.
“Boom, Boom, Boom –”
However, Kant’s expression suddenly changed, and he turned his head in shock.
Manide and James, who were behind him, also looked down in shock at the side of the paved road. Following the deafening sound, a wave of foam-covered water, which was more than half a meter high, rushed out of the canyon between the mountains!
In an instant, it passed by them, who were still on the road. When they were building the road along the system, they deliberately widened and increased the height to form a concave canal, which rushed towards the entrance of the mountain range that they were about to advance into. In an extremely short period of time, it formed a depth of about three meters, the river that was four to five meters wide also became smooth because of the surging waves.
In a short moment.
It actually formed a river.
“What’s going on?”
James opened his mouth and subconsciously looked in the direction that the river was rushing towards. He recalled the huge torrent that suddenly appeared in the mountain that he had escaped from. He could not help but swallow his saliva, he guessed, “Could it be that behind the ruins is actually a subterranean river?”
“Subterranean river…” Manide nodded silently and said, “Perhaps, it really is so.”
At the bottom of this thousand meters tall mountain.
If it was not for the subterranean river or the subterranean lake, it was absolutely impossible for such a huge torrent to appear and directly crash the mountain. It was even blocked by the crevices of the canyon on the periphery of the Senwaya range and the paved roads, it formed this small river. Although it was small, Kant thought it had reached the stage where it could sail a boat!
Moreover, Kant looked back and suddenly realized that even if the village of “Aaron” had disappeared, the region on the edge of the mountain range would have extremely high development value because of this river!
The river represented the most basic agriculture.
As long as the terraces were cultivated on both sides, the abundant river water represented irrigation.
Although it extended into the desert and seeped into the ground to form underground water, the underground water near the mountain range would also become abundant, allowing the vegetation to grow more luxuriant and more suitable for the development of agriculture!
If they were lucky, after several years of cultivation.
This place would definitely become Kant’s agricultural production base, maintaining the foundation for future development!
The food problem would not be controlled by others.
“The collapse seems to have stopped.”
Some of the Swadian Rangers on the single-humped camels looked behind them. Their senses were more sensitive, so they quickly noticed that the sound of the collapse behind them was also decreasing, and finally, it became barely noticeable.
“Is it over?”James and Manide also looked behind them.
Everyone had a look of regret on their faces.
The faces of the Rhodoks people were even more sorrowful. Obviously, the disappearance of this village made them even more sorrowful. After all, this was a village of their own race, and they had deep feelings for it.
However, Kant frowned slightly.
He did not notice a message from the system that the village had been destroyed.
He raised his head and looked at the mountain peak in front of him. There was a gust of dust flying into the sky due to the air waves. It was like a gray fog that had slowly drifted down along with the collapse and shaking that had disappeared. It was like a fog that could be clearly seen.
However, this scene made Kant frown even more.
If the mountain really collapsed, the phenomenon would not be so simple.
The sky collapsed and the earth cracked.
Countless clouds of dust rushed into the sky.
The earth was shaking, and countless cracks extended onto the surrounding mountains.
The entire mountain range that was connected to it would probably collapse in that area.
It was like a small-scale earthquake!
But now, it ended so easily. The tremor and the loud sound of the collapse did not even reach Kant. How could he not be suspicious.
“Let’s go back and take a look,” He ordered.
“Lord Kant, is it dangerous?” Manide advised.
The surrounding soldiers were also worried.
“Maybe not.”
Kant spoke and turned his head to look at the side of the paved road.
The river was still flowing smoothly. It did not dry up due to the passage of time. A few thoughts appeared in his mind. He could not help but say, “Perhaps our village will benefit from this disaster.”
“Twenty Swadian knights, follow me.”
Kant made up his mind. He turned his head and ordered, “The rest of you, wait here!”
“Understood!” The knights replied.
James and Manide also turned their horses around and came to Kant’s side. From the looks of it, they were also planning to follow Kant back to take a look. They could not be at ease if they let Kant, the Lord, put himself in danger.
They rode their horses quickly and lightly.
They soon returned to the foot of the mountain where Aaron’s village was located.
The paved road was still intact.
However, at the foot of the hill, a huge crack appeared at the foot of the cliff on the west side, forming a spring water that kept gushing out. A small lake more than 50 meters wide and more than 100 meters long was formed in a depression, and it followed the valley where the road foundation and Drainage Ditch were located, it began to spread toward the outside of the mountain range, forming a small river that Kant saw.
They raised their heads and looked up.
There was nothing unusual about the entire mountain top. Even the city wall at the top of the mountain was still standing.
“There’s nothing wrong with the village!”James looked happy.
“Let’s go and take a look.”
Kant gently knocked on the horse’s belly and used the speed of the warhorse to directly rush up the mountain top along the paved road. He looked at the Council Hall that was still standing, the 10 Rhodoks-style houses, and the seven-meter-tall sentry tower, and his face was filled with joy. Clearly, there was no problem.
When he got closer, he saw that the whole building was still intact without even a crack.
Kant could not help but smile. “When Veruga’s construction team comes over, I will reward them with a great deal of denar. The quality of these buildings is very good.”
“They deserve a reward.” Manide smiled and nodded.
Kant smiled and looked around.
He was extremely excited.
A mere payment denar could not express his happiness at all, especially the appearance of this river. It was much more affordable than the reward. This was the agricultural foundation that could guarantee survival!
The only regret was that the priceless golden coffin was not produced.
But it was enough that the village had not been destroyed by the collapse.
If this “Aaron” still existed, everything would still exist.
Kant’s strategic layout was not disrupted. On the contrary, it was a blessing in disguise. There was an opportunity to develop agriculture here. In his opinion, with sufficient irrigation, the agricultural development here was much better than that of the Oasis Lookout. There was no need to care about the extreme heat and water sources, he could directly open up the mountain land and build up the soil to form effective terraced fields!
“Let’s go take a look at the cave.” Seeing that the village was fine, Kant also looked to the west.
The ruins in the cave were the source of the current situation.
Although he knew that the inside would definitely be washed away by the flood, and the falling stones would also shatter a lot of the internal structure, overall, since the mountain did not fall and cave in, it meant that the collapse inside was not too serious. Perhaps if Kant and his men worked hard enough, they could still recover the gold inside.
He would never forget about the gold.
It was still dark inside the cave.
Standing on the platform outside the cave, Kant turned his head to look at the cliff next to him. There was a large amount of white bones scattered down, but it was like a mass grave underneath. At the same time, there were many small carnivores moving through it, but no meat was found, so they could only fiddle with some white bones before burrowing back into the dense bushes.
These were the white bones that were directly blown out by the air waves in the cave. There was no need to trouble Kant and the others to clean them up again.
The torches that were left behind previously were reignited.
There was no difference from before in the cave.
Only the faint sound of water flowing could be heard.
But it was not that roar either. Instead, it became more stable. It sounded like a slowly flowing subterranean river in a karst cave. Occasionally, there would be layers of sounds from the reefs, which carried a bit of playfulness.
“Be careful.”
After entering the cave and advancing for more than 500 meters, the ground became slippery.
It was obvious that the waves had once risen here.
Manide and James were a little afraid. If they did not escape quickly, they would be swept into the waves and dragged back into the flood-filled ruins. That would really be a disaster.
However, their fear was quickly dispelled by their shock.
They arrived behind the two stone doors that had been pushed open.
The huge statue of the god on the opposite side was still there. Although the Golden Light was still as dim as dusk, making it hard for people to see, it still provided some visibility. The people saw that the originally flat stone ground had formed a half-meter-high lake, and near the stone platform in the distance, a large black hole had already opened up. Clearly, the water from the subterranean river had poured in.
On the south side of the stone wall, a cave that was more than ten meters wide had also opened up. The Subterranean River disappeared in the cave, bringing along a gentle flow of water. No one knew where it led to.
