Chapter 72: (Self Edited) Encounter in the Woods
I stayed overnight at an inn, and by the nightfall of the next day, I was at the border between Shaalta and Kilghina. The borders of the two countries are divided by a natural river called the Ort River. I was taking Stardust down to the ground, resting and watching the Ort River.
The Ort River was said to be a set with a valley called the Ort Valley, which was created by ground split. The Ort Valley was a valley that seemed to be difficult when I looked at it. The valley was more than ten meters deep and the rocks were rugged. So, no matter how fast people were, they wouldn’t want to climb up and down with the rocks on the hands and feet.
Indeed, it became a border. It was such a terrain. When I looked at it right now, I saw a river flowing under a steep valley. The width of the river was narrow and small at the moment, but when the summer came in full swing, it would be flooded with thawed water, which was said to be terrifying.
If it was said naturally, it was famous as a bridge-crossing river, and there were only two bridges in this river both now and in the past. One was at the downstream of the river. It was set up in a place where the flow was calm. Its name was the Hot Bridge. The other one was the Zuk Bridge at the upstream.
The Zuk Bridge that I was looking at currently was crowded with people. These were the people who had heard the news of the war and they were trying to leave Kilghina. Everyone was walking towards Shaalta.
I had never actually seen a bridge called the Zuk Bridge but I had seen it in pictures. The place where I was now was a scenic spot, and the Zuk Bridge with mountains and valleys in the background seemed to be a staple in landscape painting.
Certainly, it might be quite a scenic setup if it was seen in peacetime. However, since there were refugees now, it had become a suitable sight as a subject of the war painting rather than the landscape painting.
I heard that the pier bridge was built during the Great Empire era. However, I had a doubt whether it should be called a structure.
But, as for the skill of the architecture, it could be said that the height was sufficient.