Alone and Infinite.

Chapter 439 Arrival
Li Xia stood up and walked directly to the inside of the room.

The three little ones also put away their smiles and followed behind him side by side.

I walked past a few people who were still waiting expectantly for the next step.

Suddenly, a thin crack appeared on the inner wall, opening smoothly to both sides.

An extremely futuristic passageway was revealed. The group looked at the descent cabin, which was quietly parked inside with its door wide open, and then suddenly fell silent.

They watched in astonishment as Li Xia walked into the rappelling chamber, expertly fastened the buckles, and nodded slightly to them.

There's a saying that's still true: you can't win a world war by yourself alone.

Well—we can't win right now, at least not yet.

The hatch slowly closed, blocking the view between the two parties.

"Buzz!"

A pale blue stream of ions surged from the nozzle of the descent chamber, propelling the coffin-like structure rapidly backward along the track.

As the gliding speed increased, Li Xia could only see a bizarre image stretched into lines through the narrow observation port in front of him.

The distance of several kilometers passed in the blink of an eye, accompanied by a dull thud.

The view suddenly changed; the previously blurry and unreal scene became exceptionally clear.

[Executioner, the descent pod has detached from the starship and is about to land. Please prepare for impact.]

Driven by inertia, the rapid descent chamber plummeted at an extremely high speed toward the slowly rotating planet below.

When the altitude dropped to a certain level, a light blue jet of water immediately emerged from the tail nozzle, slowing down the descent.

This level of overload was nothing to Li Xia and the three little ones; only Xiao Tian, ​​who had never experienced a rapid descent, seemed a little nervous.

[Executioner, you have arrived in the world of Tresia. The special main quest has begun!]

Li Xia kicked open the door of the descent chamber and stood in the pit, looking around.

The charred soil in the huge impact crater emitted a foul odor, and the swirling smoke made the three little ones who had just emerged sneeze incessantly.

Just as Li Xia was about to speak, his gaze suddenly sharpened, a dark red light flashed in his pupils, and his Observation Haki rapidly expanded outwards.

"Let's go first, it seems like an army is closing in."

Observation Haki can only sense auras, not actually 'see' them, but the auras that come are quite powerful and not dispersed.

Instead, they move forward in an orderly fashion, unlike the onlookers who are not so disciplined.

The most likely possibility that Li Xia could think of was the army.

"So fast?"

Aowu was taken aback, but immediately used gravity to pull Heitan and Xiaotian together, rushing towards the rapidly shrinking gap in the encirclement with Li Xia.

“I think I know why there is a ‘first to the top’ mission.”

On a densely forested hillside, Li Xia crouched on a thick branch and spoke in the team channel.

"Is it because of them?"

Aowu pointed to the soldiers in the distance, who were in a well-organized military formation, carefully searching around the giant pit.

There were about two hundred soldiers in the group, with the outermost soldiers carrying extremely long rifles, some even taller than the soldiers themselves.

Most importantly, this rifle actually made Li Xia and his men feel a faint sense of threat.

Apart from those carrying spears, all the soldiers were equipped with melee weapons and extremely form-fitting breastplates.

"Yes and no."

Li Xia stared at the group of people working together to move the heavy descent chamber out of the giant pit, and fell into deep thought.

This advance landing is likely related to the nature of the global power struggle and is extremely rare.

"I need to confirm this further; let's find a town first."

Li Xia was already very familiar with the current situation: no map, no identity, and no useful intelligence. Finding a town to gain a concrete understanding of the world was now the most important thing.

He glanced back at the three little ones, thought for a moment, and then gave the order:

"Aowu and Heitan will follow behind and stay hidden. Xiaotian will stay with me. Some of the soldiers had dogs with them."

"Okay!"

"Wang!"

This was the first time Xiaotian had gone on a picnic-like trip with its master. Even the wildflowers swaying in the wind by the roadside could make it excitedly wag its tail and pounce on them to sniff.

The country lanes stretched far into the distance, surrounded by green meadows and farmland.

Li Xia walked leisurely, his energy and spirit now composed, looking like a true hiking traveler.

Gradually, the path merged into a wider road, and more and more pedestrians appeared.

They carried farm tools on their backs and wore simple clothes. Although their skin was dark, they were not thin and weak, and were obviously able to eat their fill.

The world should be peaceful, at least this region should be peaceful, and the rulers should be able to maintain stability.

Before long, a small village appeared at the end of the path, with wisps of smoke rising from the chimneys.

"It must have been tough, walking such a long way."

The village chief, with his white beard, sat on a wooden post at the door, puffing on his roughly carved pipe.

"Yes, it was very dangerous; even their luggage was stolen."

Li Xia closed the somewhat old book in his hand, and lied that he was a travel writer who had come from a trip to write travelogues.

Unsurprisingly, this somewhat refined profession earned the village chief's respect.

Using this as a pretext, he inquired about the 'stories circulating in the area' from the village chief, which then led to a discussion of the entire village's historical evolution.

This topic can actually reveal a lot, such as the change of dynasties and the love and hatred of the rulers of this region.

You can even hear stories full of rural charm, like how so-and-so's daughter ran away with so-and-so's man.

Of course, there's also the image of the emperor not having to hoe the fields himself, but instead waving a whip to have his guards do the planting, and the empress not having to knead the dough herself, but only having to bake it.

But under Li Xia's deliberate questioning, the village chief's knowledge was quickly depleted, and he puffed on his pipe for a while longer.

He simply turned around and went back into the simple wooden hut, then took out a book:

"Perhaps this book can give you some answers."

Li Xia accepted the book, which was quite old and could even be considered an antique. It must have been carefully preserved, as even the cracked spine had been carefully wrapped in paper.

"Thank you."

Looking at the thick book titled "Records of Local Customs," Li Xia nodded earnestly in thanks.

Just as he was about to take out his money, he suddenly realized that he had never seen any currency in this world before.

Seeing that Li Xia had stopped moving, the village chief guessed what he wanted to do.

He shook his head and said, "It's free. You can have this book."

Actually, my great-grandfather was also a scholar, but he fled to this place because of the war.

He looked at Li Xia, who exuded a strange sense of harmony, hesitated for a long time, and finally mustered up his courage, stammering somewhat hesitantly:
"If possible, could you send me a copy of your travelogue after you finish writing it?"

I want my grandson to leave this place and go see the places in your book; perhaps that's what life is all about.

Li Xia remained silent, looking at the expectation in the old village chief's eyes, and inexplicably felt that the book in his hands was somewhat heavy.

"it is good."

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