Territorial Ruler: The Plants I Planted Are Alive! - Chapter 21

Chapter 21: Encountering the Mist

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Parker was a qualified soldier.

After yesterday’s exploration, he knew all the routes like the back of his hand.

He led Jiang Chen and the others directly towards the northwest.

From this position.

Jiang Chen could already faintly see that at the end of the vast meadow, there was a mountain range.

It was like a thick and large snake that had split the meadow in half.

They continued to advance northwest.

The grass here grew more and more luxuriant.

It had almost reached the knees of a few people.

No one knew what was hidden in the grass.

But with Parker leading the way, Jiang Chen wasn’t worried.

It was just that the group’s speed was much slower.

The clothes and leather armor on their bodies were covered in grass from top to bottom.

They advanced for another hour or so.

The five men and one wolf had finally completely passed through the meadow.

Along the way, Jiang Chen had thought that they would be attacked by wild beasts, but he realized that he’d been overthinking things.

Those wild beasts seemed to only go wild at night.

What Jiang Chen didn’t know was that.

Those wild beasts could sense danger as well, and their senses of danger were even sharper.

Whether it was Jiang Chen or Parker, they were both extremely dangerous existences to the wild beasts.

They wouldn’t take the initiative to provoke them.

Of course, this was only one of the reasons.

Think about it.

The sudden appearance of thousands of lords and subjects within a forty thousand square kilometer area was like a buffet for the wild beasts that lived here. Ten thousand portions of food that could move suddenly appeared.

These people were able to attract these wild beasts to head over.

This would cause them to scatter even more.

This made Jiang Chen, who had wanted to slaughter a few wild beasts along the way, a little disappointed.

What were wild beasts?

That was a moving material!

Not only could they explode souls, but they could also dissect fresh meat and fur materials.

Jiang Chen and the other two passed through the grasslands and entered a slightly desolate area.

The soil on the ground was covered in white spider web-like patterns.

Wisps of mist were emitted from the ground.

This was supposed to be the intersection of the mountain forest and the grasslands.

But it had become such a godforsaken place.

The strangest thing was that within this strange piece of land.

There were some undulating terrains and dense white bones that were exposed.

These white bones appeared to be of a jade quality, and no one knew how long they had been buried here.

“Something’s Not Right!”

“Stop!”

Jiang Chen waved his hand to stop the two.

He began to observe this piece of land.

“Parker, what’s Going On? Why is there suddenly such a large amount of fog here?”

The surrounding fog was thick and heavy, and the group couldn’t see the scene in front of them clearly at all.

“My lord, when I came here before, this place didn’t have such a thick layer of fog.”

“I don’t know what’s going on either.”

Parker replied.

Jiang Chen didn’t say anything more.

“My lord, we hear the sound of water flowing!”

“Could there be a river course around here?”

The few of them slowly groped their way forward. After walking about a mile or so, the sound of flowing water slowly came from not too far away and entered the three’s ears.

When he heard the sound of flowing water, Zhang Fei immediately spoke excitedly to Jiang Chen.

One of their main goals for coming out this time was to explore the ruins.

Since they had heard the sound of flowing water, would they still be far from the river?

As long as there was a river, it meant that they were about to pass through the fog.

Jiang Chen was also somewhat happy when he heard Zhang Fei’s excited voice.

He hadn’t thought that the fog that wasn’t quite right just a moment ago would be so smooth now.

However, Jiang Chen faintly felt that something wasn’t quite right.

He hadn’t encountered a single wild beast in this fog after walking for such a long time, so it was a bit illogical.

“Hiss Hiss ~ ~”

“HMM?”

Jiang Chen raised his brows as he carefully listened to the sound of flowing water from afar. He cast a puzzled glance into the distance.

His strength and five senses had increased after his lord had leveled up, so Jiang Chen could hear another faint sound amidst the splashing water.

It sounded more like the cry of an animal.

Although the people next to him weren’t weak, they weren’t as fast as Jiang Chen, so their physical senses were far inferior.

This strange hissing sound was concealed under the sound of the gurgling water. If it wasn’t for Jiang Chen’s careful attention, he probably wouldn’t have heard it clearly.

“Wait!”

Jiang Chen hurriedly took a step forward and extended his hand to stop Zhang Fei, who was about to take large strides towards the source of water ahead.

“Don’t rush, there’s something wrong ahead.”

Jiang Chen gripped the iron sword in his hand tightly as he looked at the hazy mist ahead and spoke with a somewhat serious tone.

“Your lordship, have you discovered something?”

Parker restrained his excited expression when he saw Jiang Chen’s taut figure and spoke with some doubt.

“Calm your heart first and listen carefully to the sounds coming from not too far ahead. See if there are any other sounds mixed within, such as the cries of animals.”

Jiang Chen’s deep voice rang out, and the few of them became somewhat wary.

Could it be that the Lord had discovered something?

At this moment, their hearts trembled.

The five of them had been walking along the north for quite some time now, and hadn’t encountered any special situations.

This also caused their originally tense emotions to gradually relax a little.

However, Jiang Chen’s words once again made them wary. This wasn’t a good place!

The skeletons they’d seen earlier weren’t simple places.

This place was filled with dense fog and was likely filled with danger. A monster could appear from any corner and die if they were slightly careless!

The three stopped in their tracks. Parker could faintly sense that something was wrong in this silent environment.

He pressed down on the enormous wolf and controlled his body.

“I seem to have heard the hissing sounds of some animals under the sound of the current?”

After a while, Parker lowered his voice and spoke with some uncertainty.

Although he didn’t dare be certain, with his experience of surviving in the wild, Parker was already seventy to eighty percent certain that there was indeed something ahead!

“It looks like we haven’t encountered any monsters after walking for so long. It’s probably due to our good luck.”

“But I don’t think we’ll be able to avoid them now.”

Jiang Chen’s expression was a bit solemn as well.

If they’d discovered the oddities of the fog earlier, Jiang Chen might have left with them earlier.

But now that they were deep in the forest, who knew what they’d run into if they changed directions.

“Everyone pay attention. We’ll slowly grope our way through the ancient trees in the forest.”

“Remember not to make too much of a ruckus, lest we alarm the monsters that might be ahead!”

Jiang Chen took a deep breath and took a light step forward, taking advantage of the dense forest to slowly walk forward. He was exceptionally careful with every step, afraid of making even the slightest movement.

The fog gradually dispersed, and the scene in front of them gradually appeared before their eyes.

One meter… five meters… ten meters…

With the cover of the trees, Jiang Chen and the other two walked very cautiously with each step. They walked for dozens of meters just like that, completely unraveling the fog in this area..