The Dibia Mountains are the dividing line between the north and south of West France. Although it is not the highest mountain range in the Velen continent, it is the most difficult mountain range to climb in the entire Velen continent and even the entire world.

The starting point of the mountain range is deep in the Black Forest and the end point is on the west coast of Velen Continent. Although the mountains are not high, they have little fluctuations and are always above the snow line. Therefore, all the peaks of the Dibia Mountains are covered with snow all year round.

In addition, these peaks have steep cliffs starting from the mountainside, so it is almost impossible for ordinary people to climb over the mountains.

At that time, in order to build a train around the continent, the French Empire spent a lot of manpower and material resources to drill through the shortest and thinnest mountain in the Dibia Mountains and built mountain tunnels. This allowed the north and south of the West France region to travel

Direct access.

During the construction of the railway, the railway company invited many adventurers to survey the Dibia Mountains to find the most suitable location for tunnel construction. Those adventurers traveled almost throughout the Dibia Mountains and completely recorded the conditions of the mountains.

At the same time, we also found some canyon secret passages that are not suitable for building railway tunnels but can be passed by a small number of people.

Barak is an Orion living in the Dibia Mountains. His village is located deep in the mountains of the Dibia Mountains. The people in the village are all hunters. They have little contact with the outside world and are not interested in the wars of the outside world. Who rules?

West France means nothing to them. Because no matter how greedy the tax official is, he will not risk his life and trek deep into the Dibia Mountains to harvest from such an Orion village without oil and water.

Tax.

Unlike other hunters in the village, Barak once left the Dibia Mountains with a merchant who came to the village to buy furs. He lived in Miria City for half a year and saw the prosperity and wealth of Miria City. What did he see?

It was luxury. When he returned to his village and saw the old and simple wooden houses, he couldn't help but feel a strong desire in his heart.

Driven by desire, Barak used various means to control the Orion team in the village, and then monopolized the fur output of his village. In the following years, he also controlled the furs of several other nearby Orion villages in his own hands.

He gained a lot of benefits from it and became the richest and most powerful person of this generation.

Although Barak has lived a life that he could not even imagine before, he is still not satisfied, because he has broadened his horizons and does not want to be the king and hegemon in this small village forever. He wants to live a big life like that.

Only the rich in the city can live a life and become the kind of nobles who are superior to others.

It's a pity that Barak's identity as a hunter in the mountains is a natural obstacle. Even if he has a lot of wealth, he is just a mountain barbarian in those big cities, let alone living the luxurious life of the rich in the city.

Even if you are not qualified to buy a house in the city.

Just when Barak increasingly felt that his wish could not come true, news came out that the city of Milia had been destroyed by the imperial army. A large number of refugees poured into the mountains to take refuge. Some merchants who had purchased furs from Barak also came here.

In this village in the mountains, the people who came with these merchants included both ordinary people and dignitaries who had not had time to evacuate.

For ordinary hunters in the village, these refugees are troublesome, because they not only break the peace of the village, consume a large amount of the village's grain reserves, and put great pressure on the village during the winter, these refugees may even cause trouble.

The arrival of the French Empire's army plunged the entire village into a life-and-death crisis.

According to the wishes of these hunters, they were initially prepared not to accept these refugees. Some even thought of simply killing these refugees, taking away their belongings, and feeding their bodies to wild animals in the mountains, so that no one would know.

But these ideas were stopped by Barak as the leader, and Barak not only accepted these refugees, but also provided them with houses to live in, and even a sufficient food supply, and he did not take advantage of the price.

Although this kind of behavior caused some losses to Barak's reputation in the village, it made him a rare kind-hearted person in the eyes of these refugees and gained extraordinary favor.

The main reason why Barak made such a decision that was detrimental to the interests of the village was because he saw in these refugees an opportunity to realize his long-cherished wish.

Through the introduction of a refugee businessman, Barak got to know several powerful dignitaries from several families among the refugee crowd. After some means of making friends, their relationship with each other became very good.

Afterwards, Barak learned from the conversation that the families of these powerful people had actually retreated to Lanxi in the south before the French Empire army attacked Miria City, and several of them had some private properties in Miria City.

They needed to deal with it in person, so they couldn't go together. By the time they were ready to leave after handling their private property, the French Empire's secret troops had already crossed the city of Milia and captured the important station at the northern end of the Dibia Mountains of the Continental Train, cutting off the

The North-South Railway also blocked waterway and land transportation to Port Leon, leaving them trapped in the city of Milia.

Afterwards, these powerful men promised that once the war subsided and they returned to their families, they would definitely repay Barak for his care during this period.

Barak, who has dealt with various businessmen for many years, is very shrewd. He did not completely believe the words of these powerful people, so he secretly obtained some information from other refugees, and then confirmed the identities and families of these powerful people.

He didn't lie. Likewise, he never expected some verbal promises in return, because after suffering some losses, he knew that verbal promises would never count, so he thought of a way to make those powerful people fulfill their promises.

In the following months, he tried his best to take in and take care of the refugees who escaped from Milia City, and from time to time guided the dignitaries to make some promises in front of these refugees, leaving a message for all the refugees.

Deep impression. When the war calms down, he will let these refugees go back. Once he does not get what he promised, these refugees who have been taken care of by him will help him create public opinion and force these powerful people to complete what they promised.

Otherwise, who would be willing to cooperate with someone who doesn't even repay his life-saving grace?

However, as some new refugees brought various new news from Miria City, Barak felt that his investment might have problems, because the French Empire army and the United Kingdom army were always in a state of confrontation.

It seems that the war is unlikely to subside in a short time.

Moreover, the French Empire's army also began to orderly clear out the United Kingdom people located at the northern end of the Dibia Mountains. Several groups of people who fled from Miria City to the mountains were intercepted and killed by the Empire's clearing army. It depends on the situation.

Sooner or later, the suppression army will come to the Orion village in the mountains.

At that time, these refugees taken in by him will become a disaster, and their villages may also be exterminated as United Kingdom people.

When Barak felt that the situation was not good, he also had the idea of ​​​​removing these refugees secretly, but now the number of refugees in the village has exceeded 300, which is more than half of the people in the village, and many of them

Young people are even more powerful warriors. If he takes action, he will cause devastating damage to his village. Someone may even escape and spread the news. Then he may face endless revenge.

So he could only think of other ways to solve this crisis, and the best way was to help these people cross the Dibia Mountains and send these people to Lanxi in the south.

The idea of ​​crossing the Dibia Mountains did not come to his mind because of the emergence of this crisis. In fact, he had already thought of it from the beginning when he wanted to realize his wish from those powerful people.

At first, Barak waited until the mood of those powerful people fell into depression or despair, then put forward the plan, gave these powerful people hope, and then led them through the mountains to Lanxi.

, this can make the other person appreciate you more.

Just because the time has not come yet, he has never planned to implement it, but the current situation forced him to come up with the plan he had prepared long ago.

The reason why Barak is so confident that he can lead people across the Dibia Mountains is because he knows a secret passage through the canyon of the Dibia Mountains, and he has used this secret passage to lead people to smuggle a lot of things in the past few years.

So crossing the Dibia Mountains was not a difficult task for him.

Barak's ancestor was one of the adventurers employed by the Continental Railway Company for geographical exploration, and during the exploration process he discovered a secret canyon passage through the Dibia Mountains. Unfortunately, he found the secret canyon passage too late.

Now, the railway company has begun digging a tunnel in the weakest part of the Dibia Mountains and has invested a lot of money. It is impossible to modify the tunnel plan.

Barak's ancestors did not return to civilized society. Instead, they stayed in the mountains, started a family, and used this secret road to smuggle some items and earn money and materials. Therefore, this secret road is a big secret of the Barak family.

, and now this secret will help him realize his wish.

"Mr. Barak, are you saying that you know a secret passage through the canyon of the Dimea Mountains?" When Barak summoned the leaders elected by the dignitaries and refugees to his room, he told him about the secret passage.

When it was given to everyone, the room immediately exploded with everyone asking the same question repeatedly.

"Quiet, everyone!" Balak raised his hand to signal everyone to quiet down, and then nodded with certainty and said: "I know such a secret passage that can help you leave here and go to Lanxi."

After getting the exact answer, everyone couldn't help crying with joy, because the recent news from Miria City was so depressing to them, and everyone felt a sense of despair that they would be destroyed at any time. Now Barak

The information given undoubtedly became their only hope of saving lives.

After experiencing a period of ecstasy, everyone began to calm down. One of the active merchants couldn't help but be confused and asked: "Mr. Barak, since you know that there is such a secret passage, why didn't you..."

Before this question was fully expressed, someone immediately scolded the businessman: "Kron, what are you talking nonsense about? Do you still doubt that Mr. Barak has any special intentions?"

Others around him were stunned for a moment, and then they all reprimanded the merchant for his rude suspicion, causing the merchant's face to turn red and his mouth to open, not knowing how to explain it.

In fact, although these people are accusing this businessman of being rude and suspicious, they are actually just as suspicious as this businessman in their hearts. It's just that Barak is their only hope of leaving this hellish place, and they don't dare to offend him.

Barak did not dare to offend Barak, so he could only express his attitude to Barak by accusing the merchant.

"Don't blame Mr. Krone. In fact, if it were me, I would have doubts." Barak had already thought that some people would question him before, and had already prepared his words. After relieving Hongshang, he followed the instructions

Rhetorically, he explained: "Actually, this canyon secret passage is just a legend of my family. I don't know whether the secret passage really exists, so I didn't tell it. Now I have confirmed that the secret passage really exists, plus

The situation here has deteriorated recently. If you continue to stay here, it will not only put you in danger, but also bring disaster to our village, so I decided to lead you through the Dibia Mountains through the secret passage."

After everyone listened to the explanation, the doubts in their hearts were reduced a lot. Although there was still a trace of doubt left, it no longer affected their trust in Barak.

Among the dignitaries, there was a middle-aged man with a steady personality. After calming down the excitement and doubts in his heart, he began to think about the next thing and asked with concern: "Mr. Barak, may I ask if there is any danger in that secret passage?"

?Is it okay to leave?"

This middle-aged powerful man is the younger brother of a congressman, and is also a member of the Lanxi Chamber of Commerce. He is the one whom Barak focuses on during these days, so when faced with this question, Barak also answered patiently: "That secret passage.

Most of them are in a long and narrow canyon. There is a section of the road that needs to pass through the edge of an abyss, so it is more dangerous. As long as you are careful on other roads, there will be no accidents. The only other dangers are mainly wild animals, because it is in the deep mountains.

Among them, you may encounter some wild beasts on the road, and I will lead a team of hunters to protect you. As long as you don't leave the protection circle, nothing will happen."

"Are we the only ones leaving?" Someone asked again at this time.

"No, all the evacuees are leaving." Barak responded: "The more people there are, the less wild beasts we encounter on the road will dare to approach, and the less dangerous we are. And if there are more people, as long as we are well prepared, even if we encounter an accident

, it’s much easier to take care of each other. If there were just a few of us, if something unexpected happened, such as getting injured, it would be difficult to take care of us in such an environment, and in the end we would have to leave the injured where they were to die.”

After hearing Barak's words, everyone's originally relaxed mood became tense. Afterwards, everyone asked what they needed to bring and other more specific matters, and then left, preparing to bring the news to other refugees. And that
Chapter completed!