The Thunder God Novel - Chapter 124
Chapter 124 Wanhu Continent (2)
Where the ancient wheel passageways were densely packed, there are special cargo passages, Even ordinary people can use it, However, cultivators were still needed to open the passageway. At the very least, they needed a Milun Master. The passageway was limited to a specific location, and the distance between them did not exceed 800 kilometers. The crystals used were the same as the rings, and they could also be opened with rings. Of course, the rings were even more precious. Lei Xingfeng could also condense these crystals himself.
Seeing the horned buffalo pulling the cart, one after another, they entered the arched gate and instantly disappeared.
This was also the first time Tan Da and Wu Zhen had seen it. They stood there in a daze. After a while, Tan Da said, “This is too convenient! We don’t have it there.”
Lei Xingfeng said, “The place we are in … is too remote. There are only a few Ancient Lun passageways there that can be used. We can’t open this kind of commercial passageway. We can be sure that the Myriad Lakes Continent was extremely developed in the ancient times.”
Tan Da nodded and said, “Our caravans there are all using boats, and their range of activities is very small. It’s amazing at most a few hundred kilometers. How can it be convenient here?”
XinFeng knew the benefits of convenient transportation in his previous life. He said, “Alright, let’s go. Sigh, I was dumbfounded just now. I should ask them about it.”
Tan Da said, “There’s no need. Let’s go from where they came from … Go there. Haha, I believe it should be a densely populated area. Even without a big city, there should be a market town.”
Lei Xingfeng nodded and said, “Alright, let’s go.” They could only walk over. Although this was the place where the wheel point was opened, it was quite deserted. Even if it was a caravan, not all caravans could use the wheel point to sell goods through the ancient wheel passageway. It was estimated that only those large merchant firms had the ability to do so.
The three of them walked along the main road where the convoy was coming from.
In about half a day, the three of them saw some farmland on the roadside. It was fragmented and did not form into fields. Most of them were paddy fields. As Lei Xingfeng had expected, they were all paddy fields. The farmland here was blocked by fences. It was estimated that there were too many wild animals at this time. If they did not stop them, the harvest might be affected.
From afar, one could vaguely see the small village. It was hidden in the woods, and wisps of smoke could be seen curling up. Along the way, Lei Xingfeng praised endlessly. It was definitely a picture scroll. The scenery along the road was extremely beautiful.
Along the way, it was rare to see people. It usually took about ten minutes to see ordinary people busy in the farmland from afar. Moreover, there were very few people. There were only two or three of them. Even though this place was a densely populated area, compared to Lei Xingfeng’s previous life, there were still too few people here.
Gradually, the pavement became better. The pavement that was crushed with gravel was at least easier to walk than the mud.
There were also more people on the road. Most of them were farmers, carrying baskets, and they were walking in the same direction as Lei Xingfeng and the others. Lei Xingfeng also observed carefully. Most of the burdens and baskets were agricultural products. These people should be going to market towns to sell soil products.
Lei Xingfeng smiled and said, “There’s definitely a market town up ahead. If you’re lucky, there might be a city.”
Tan Da laughed and said, “Definitely. Haha, there are so many people carrying things on their backs. It is strange that there is no market town in front of them.”
Sure enough, when they turned around a forest along the main road, they saw dark roofs. Because of a low forest, these roofs were like small boats floating on green waves, and there were countless layers of them.
“This is a big city!” Wu Zhen said excitedly.
Tan Da shook his head and said, “It shouldn’t be a big city” He was slightly more knowledgeable than Wu Zhen. He had heard some descriptions of big cities. Now, it seemed that these houses weren’t enough to prove that this was a big city.
Lei Xingfeng smiled and said, “This is a market town. It won’t be too big … at most two to three streets.” According to his point of view, a small market town was only one street. A medium market town had two to three streets, and a large street town had about five to six streets. At most, there were no more than ten streets. In a small city, there were at least ten streets. As for a large city, without a hundred streets, it was impossible to create the atmosphere of a large city.
Wu Zhen exclaimed, “This is a market town. How big is that big city?”
Tan Da said, “You will definitely be able to see the big city when you come out this time.”
These two fellows were standard country bumpkins. They really hadn’t seen the world before. In the remote water village of Wanhu Continent, there were at most a thousand people gathered on the water. When they saw such a large market town, both of them were extremely shocked.
According to Lei Xingfeng’s estimation, this market town would not exceed 20,000 people at most. In his mind, this was a very ordinary small market town.
People in this world are all dressed alike, According to Lei Xingfeng, It was just to cover one’s body for warmth. Of course, other than cultivators, the precious cloth was silk. There was a certain difference between the silk here and the silk from his hometown in his previous life. The silk here was even richer in color. Besides the silk here, there was also a kind of spider silk woven from silkworms. This kind of spider silk was stronger, more colorful, and naturally less in yield.
As for ordinary people, rarely wore silk, That price was truly not something that ordinary people could afford. Normal clothes were mostly linen and cloth clothes. There was also a type of clothing made from tree bark. Therefore, most of the colors were gray-white and black. There was also dark blue and gray-dark. Therefore, on the road, as long as one saw people dressed in gorgeous clothes, they were practically cultivators. It was very easy to distinguish between them.
That was why XinFeng and the others appeared very prominent after entering the small market town, because they were wearing silk clothes and pants.
Almost all of the ordinary people looked at the three of them with utmost respect. They lowered their heads and retreated, not daring to approach them.
Lei Xingfeng smiled and said, “We are like wild beasts entering the city. Haha, we are all avoiding us.”
“They’re afraid of us!” Wu Zhen was puzzled. In the water country, although ordinary people were also very respectful of cultivators, because there were too few people, they were very familiar with each other, and there was no problem communicating with each other. There was almost no big gap between them, and there seemed to be an invisible gap separating ordinary people from cultivators.
Lei Xingfeng said, “Nonsense, you are a cultivator, a Thousand Wheel Master. Killing them is like killing a chicken. If they are not afraid of you, who else would they be afraid of?”
Wu Zhen shook his head and said, “It’s not like I’m going to kill people for no reason. There’s no need to be afraid of this.”
Lei Xingfeng said, “You don’t kill people for no reason, but it’s not necessarily that there are no cultivators. As long as there are a few of them, do you think ordinary people will be afraid? Just like what we encountered earlier … the entire town has been slaughtered by cultivators. What can they do?”
Tan Daodao said, “Therefore, ordinary people will rely on cultivators … Haha, this place must also be a sect’s sphere of influence. External cultivators will not randomly kill people. That would offend the power that protects them.”
Lei Xingfeng nodded and said, “I think so too. A market town without the protection of cultivators is almost like a fat sheep.”
Wu Zhen was puzzled, “What fat sheep? What is fat sheep?”
There were sheep in this world, but there weren’t any in the water country, so Wu Zhen didn’t understand.
Tan Da knew. He said, “It’s a very docile animal. Its meat is delicious.”
Wu Zhen immediately understood what a fat sheep was. It was delicious! The so-called fat sheep were slaughtered and eaten. He said, “Yes, I understand. However, there are very few such towns. Even our towns have cultivators stationed there. It seems that we have never seen a place where there are no cultivators.”
After a period of training, I also understand that in this world, Although cultivators made up a small portion of the population, However, they were spread throughout the entire world. They could really be seen in every corner. The local tyrants and evil gentry of this world were practically all cultivators. Even if they failed in some places, as long as they could find a place where there were people, they would be able to live comfortably. Their methods were nothing more than far surpassing the strength of ordinary people.
Wu Zhen said, “I’m hungry. There seems to be a restaurant in front of me.”
Lei Xingfeng nodded and said, “Go take a look. I’m hungry, too.”
Tan Da said, “I don’t know what’s delicious here. I hope there are some special dishes here.” To be able to taste the dishes of different places was also the right of cultivators. In this world, only cultivators had the ability to travel long distances and travel around. This was an experience that could be flaunted. Because of cultivation, every cultivator had a good appetite and was able to eat far more food than ordinary people.
This was a small restaurant facing the street. There was a reed shed outside and three long tables. There were two square tables and a round wooden stool in the room. There were three or two farmers eating under the reed shed. The two tables in the room were empty.
The three of them swaggered in. Wu Zhen instructed, “Someone!” Lord Standard looked like a servant, but he didn’t have a servant beside him. What was most regrettable was that this master wanted to personally do the housekeeper’s servant’s job.
Fortunately, there were many cultivators here, so the shopkeeper was not afraid. He ran in and nodded and bowed, “Masters, what do you need?”
Wu Zhen said, “Bring me any special dishes. I’m hungry!”
Lei Xingfeng couldn’t help but laugh. He began to call himself Master. Unfortunately, Master’s aura was still a little weak. However, the shop owner wasn’t surprised. He said, “Please sit down, please sit down. I’ll personally cook. Haha, I can’t guarantee that Master is satisfied, but it must be the best dish in the shop.”
Wu Zhen said, “Bigger.”
This was also the characteristic of cultivators. The shop owner was very clear. He said, “I understand. Hehe, please sit down. I’ll be right back!”