novelraw Chapter 1221 620: The Wolf Repairs the Barrier (Part 2)
Chapter 1221 620: The Wolf Repairs the Barrier (Part 2)
The shadow of the tower and the wolves' gaze.
Even after a long departure, Ji Jue's mood remained somewhat heavy, unable to lighten up. In contrast, Tong Shan, accustomed to the bumps, dozed off once more.
Extremely sound asleep.
After opening his eyes and observing the road outside, he finally perked up: "Isn't this the wrong direction? Did we take the wrong path?"
Their final destination, the Spring Festival, should be northward.
"If we head north, the yellow flowers will have cooled."
Ji Jue shook his head: "The Spring Festival isn't held there."
"Is there a problem with the Security Bureau's map?" Tong Shan instantly became alert.
According to the information received by the Security Bureau—the local nomadic market, held every few years, was said to have people from the White Country Restoration Front appearing, so they were sent to confirm and arrest them.
If even the map is problematic...
"No, technically it's correct, but the location on your map is from the last Spring Festival."
Ji Jue explained: "It's called the Spring Festival because this market follows the Earth Springs. Its location and time are never the same.
When the underground water will spout out, how long it will last, and where it will spring forth from are all uncertain.
That's why the market happens only every few years, and its location constantly changes. Only nomads who've survived in nearby settlements pay attention to such news. Outsiders, even if they want to go, can't find the way.
Your informant probably isn't local; just someone listening to rumors, trading them to you for money. Even if someone knew, they probably wouldn't share such news with you 'Federation folks.'"
Tong Shan was momentarily bewildered: "Then how do you know so much?"
"As long as you maintain good relations with the Chongguang Church, getting some information is always easier."
Ji Jue grinned, tapped his chest, and the Chongshan Badge gleamed: "Elder Long Ge knows many people. For matters like this, as soon as he asks, it's clear immediately.
Moreover, the person he asked is working in my factory making lighters."
"..."
For a moment, Tong Shan had nothing to say.
A long sigh.
He fully realized how wild Ji Jue's connections were.
The identity of the Security Bureau is a pure negative buff in such a godforsaken place. Even Lin Shouyi couldn't speak as effectively here as Director Ji.
Between the Federation Security Bureau and Chongguang Church, even if the locals were stupid, they know whom to believe.
This is called a reputation!
"In any case, don't mention your Security Bureau identity in a while. Just watch me in action!"
Ji Jue whistled, "Let's try not to act in the market when we find someone from the Restoration Front. The locals have been so courteous; let's not make it too chaotic."
"Don't worry, I understand."
Tong Shan sighed: "Local nomads are basically supporters of the Restoration Front. Why would I be foolish enough to expose my identity?
If it really comes to a fight, you never know whom they might help."
Ji Jue shrugged, saying nothing.
Though he was astonished that such lousy people as the Restoration Front could still have supporters, putting himself in their shoes, if he were a helpless local, who else could he support apart from the Restoration Front?
Which is worse—the crappy Temporary Government of the White Country or the Federation and Empire?
In weighing harms, can't one choose the lesser?
Besides, in the face of hardships, people always seek reasons.
Those who deceive themselves are in the minority. Moreover, can people truly not understand where these hardships stem from?
For the impoverished or nomads at the bottom, during the days when the White Country existed, life was tough, but they could barely make ends meet. After the Federation and Empire came, even the extra hardships aren't enough to fill the belly.
Faced with the labor exploitation of the mines and the extraction by the Temporary Government, how can there not be resentment in the heart?
Nomads in the wilderness don't care about this or that; they just pick up their guns and act. If truly forced to the brink, they can always become part of the Restoration Front...
Boom!!!
The ground suddenly shook, and amidst the roaring ahead, a pillar of scorching water burst out from a steaming crevice, soaring into the sky.
In the rising mist, a rainbow appeared in the sky.
"Wow——"
An Ning widened her eyes, raising her phone, frantically snapping photos. After holding back for a long time, she finally uttered, "Beautiful!"
It's like they say, being uncultured makes it hard to even praise something properly.
Ji Jue shook his head, saying nothing.
Because even the cultured have no words to say...
Instead, Tong Shan, bursting with enthusiasm, recited a few poems, which Ji Jue and An Ning ignored and isolated him for.
Ha, ether, showing off now!
Thus, Little Ox and Horse continued forward, and after rounding the mountain ridge, the roaring grew increasingly louder.
Beneath the crevice between two mountains, in a wind-sheltered basin, a new lake had emerged, and at the very center, a huge pillar of water rose high, like a fountain, scattering countless sparkling rainbow fragments in the rare sunlight.
In just a few days, an intoxicating green had already spread from the lake's surroundings, with large herds of cattle and sheep scattered on the grassland, lazily basking in the sun, bleating continuously.
The once barren land, nourished by the spring waters, rapidly burst into life.
Even the dead old trees displayed a few touches of green.
Birds continually swooped down from mid-air, skimming the water, capturing the small fish spraying out from the subterranean river.
It's almost as if even the ever-present Heavenly Calamities rarely visit when the Earth Spring emerges.