Chapter 127 Pike and Salt Lake
If there are three major issues that need to be resolved urgently in Antolia right now, then the preparation of building a new city and the establishment of households and people are undoubtedly the two most important ones.
As the responsibilities of each production team were gradually clarified, the registered household population of Antolia also increased sharply. This land in the south of the kingdom finally returned to its original state within half a month after Leon's return. The fast lane of rapid development.
This is not because Aaron did not try his best when Leon went north.
It was purely because many things required Leon's personal decision-making, and this also made Leon couldn't help but miss the extremely fast communication method in his previous life.
Although this world has magical elements, sending messages is still the most common and one of the few ways of communication in this era.
As for Leon's Northern Expedition, there were unavoidable delays and lags for any orders he issued to be implemented in Antolia.
And as everything around the Thorn Territory began to become orderly again, Leon was finally able to turn his attention to the land southwest of the Thorn Territory - the Southwest Highlands!
There is a pink lake in the southwestern highlands.
Long before Leon went north for the expedition, Andrew, as the commander of the Lapruk Army, truthfully reported this astonishing discovery to Leon.
However, because the situation at that time was already quite tense, the Duke of Galicia asked all his vassals to prepare for war as soon as possible, which caused Leon's march to the southwest highlands to be repeatedly delayed.
The soldiers of Antolia were also stationed around the lake under Leon's order to guard against the colonies of tall birds that had not yet been cleared.
In fact, at the beginning, for the defenders stationed around the lake, this was just an ordinary and even boring mission, until...the arrival of midsummer!
When the scorching sun of midsummer finally penetrated the thick clouds and shone on the barren plateau with no shade in the southwest highlands, the tall-footed strange bird that originally had a very strong sense of territoriality seemed to suddenly change. temperament.
These creatures, which were originally in small groups, seemed to have abandoned their innate sense of territoriality and rushed towards the pink lake. They even had several extremely fierce conflicts with Antolian soldiers. .
However, since Leon had just received the order from King Wilbert I of Andal at that time and was on his way to Stream Castle, Aaron, the chief steward of the Jimena family, took it upon himself to suppress the matter. He stayed down so as not to affect Leon's mind and interfere with Leon's judgment on the war in the north.
After all...
although most of Antolia's elite soldiers went north with Leon, the soldiers who stayed in Antolia were not weak at all.
These Antorians, who have long been accustomed to fighting wild monsters, not only survived several encounters, but also successfully ensured the stability of the mining towns in the southwest highlands and ensured the iron ore, warm stone ore and other mineral deposits. of smooth mining.
Now, with Leon's return, a series of situations about the Southwest Highlands were naturally placed on Leon's desk by Aaron.
"Based on the current situation, the changes in the tall-legged bird may be related to those... fishes in the lake?"
Aaron gave a more conservative and slightly vague statement.
Because according to Aaron's description and the images drawn by Antolia's soldiers on vellum, it remains to be considered whether the creatures living in the lake are fish.
At least the piece of kraft paper spread out on Leon's desk showed a slightly weird-looking creature.
How can I put it...
They do have fish scales, and have extremely common fins, tails and bodies.
However, the head of this monster looks a bit like a dog, or to put it more bluntly, it has a miniature version of the head of a wild dog, which is really ugly.
The reason why the tall-footed strange birds gather around this lake is to take advantage of their long legs to penetrate deep into the lake and prey on these slightly awkward-looking strange fish.
"Are you sure...that there are such a group of guys living in that pink lake?"
Although Leon had already accepted Aaron's judgment in his heart, he was still somewhat reluctant in his heart.
Why do all the creatures in Antolia look so ugly? ! !
What about the gryphon? Where are the elves?
Where have all the creatures that are so common in fantasy worlds gone?
Why do other time travelers travel to other worlds and form gryphon knights and be friends of elves, but when they come here, the creatures they see are all strange fish with dog heads and fish bodies, and they are plateau hounds with teeth and claws. ?
"Very sure."
Faced with Leon's doubts, Aaron's face also looked a little helpless.
But the facts are facts. Before Leon arrived in the territory, Antolia's soldiers even caught a strange fish themselves and brought it to them.
If it weren't for the fact that this thing would stink easily if left for too long and stain the eyes of his lord, Aaron would have left a few for Leon to learn more about.
"Today, the soldiers guarding the southwest highlands call those strange fish...pike."
"The fish lives up to its name."
Hearing this, Leon nodded reluctantly.
It doesn't matter whether it's a pike or not. What Leon is most concerned about is actually the lake itself located in the southwestern highlands.
You know, it's a pink lake!
As a traveler with an online level of knowledge, Leon knew exactly what a pink lake meant.
Chaka Salt Lake, Tuz Salt Lake, Sivash Salt Lake, Hutt Lagoon...
Which of these famous salt lakes on earth in the previous life was not pink?
This can be supported by empirical research.
Once the salinity of the lake water exceeds the salinity of sea water, under high temperature and sufficient light, the algae in the lake will begin to accumulate red beta carotene, turning the lake pink, and a large number of halophilic algae and halophilic bacteria will And the highly enriched salt shrimps can easily create this pink natural wonder.
That's salt!
It is an extremely valuable commodity and resource in any era!
Therefore, Leon's focus has not always been on the pike itself, but on what kind of impact the existence of this strange creature will have on this lake, and what impact it will have on Antolia's future development of the salt lake. What an obstacle!
"I will go to the Southwest Highlands myself."
Leon said in a deep voice as he closed the ugly picture on the table.
(End of chapter)