Mother, I have returned to the throne.

Chapter 236 Knowledge Defeats Superstition

This night.

Under the scorching fire, the temperature inside was still acceptable.

Even so, Song Yuan still couldn't sleep all night.

Song Yuan was always thinking about his future plans in his mind. He didn't dare to be negligent at all, just because he was a general!

Perhaps I only need one sentence to decide the life and death of thousands of people.

How dare I act recklessly when shouldering such a heavy responsibility?

Gradually, Song Yuan figured out his own ideas. Simply defending was still not the best strategy. In his opinion, it was indeed necessary to take the initiative to attack!

However, a large-scale surprise attack like the previous one is simply walking into a trap.

Song Yuan has completely given up this idea.

Taking the initiative to attack is not to attack the enemy, but more to collect intelligence and at the same time, to obtain information that is beneficial to oneself.

In addition, borrowing a small group of people can completely attract the barbarians. Based on their hatred for themselves, they may be able to lead those people to their own territory.

As long as those people fall into the trap, the situation will be reversed immediately.

Not only that, this matter must be done quickly, his men urgently need a war!

Only in this way can Song Yuan's position be completely consolidated and his prestige in the hearts of the people be consolidated.

Otherwise, we will just rely on such means as today, using food and drink to win people's hearts.

I'm afraid it won't be long before the weight of this will become much lighter.

Only a big victory can prove my ability and let those people see that as long as they follow me, there is hope of surviving to the end.

Even if it is just to save his own life, his subordinates must be loyal to him!

This is the true way to control subordinates, and it is what Song Yuan wants.

In this way, a war becomes indispensable.

I will use reality to prove that my previous ambitions are not just talk, I have the ability to turn them into reality!

Just as Song Yuan was getting excited, a surprised voice came.

"You... didn't sleep all night?" Jinlian stared at Song Yuan's red eyes with a hint of heartache between her brows.

"Look at what you said. I'm not stupid. How could I not have slept? I just felt pitiful being alone, so I woke up and cried for a while!"

Song Yuan naturally would not tell the truth about his thoughts, so he started to joke at the first moment.

"The more I think about it, the more unfair I feel. I told you I was cold, but you refused to give me a warm hug. Am I really that annoying in your eyes?"

"You go to hell!"

Seeing that Song Yuan was not serious again, Jinlian rolled her eyes in annoyance.

How dare you talk to me about a warm embrace?

If you really have the courage and do what I say, I will obey you immediately!

However, although she was angry, the new energy that had originally improved the quality of Jinlian also fell.

The fact that Song Yuan was still interested in joking with him meant that he at least had not been devastated.

I have to say that this guy has a really good mentality. If it were an ordinary person, after seeing the gap between his ideals and reality, it would probably take at least a few days to recover.

Could it be that a person is too lustful and forgets everything else when he sees a woman!

Anyway, no matter what, this can be considered an advantage, as long as Song Yuan has not arrived and has not admitted that he is not capable.

There will be a bright future if I follow him.

At this moment, the weather outside had changed. After eating some dry food, everyone hurried on their way again.

At Song Yuan's request, this time everyone did not stop at all and arrived at the entrance of the Land of Divine Punishment as soon as possible.

Looking at the place where gods and ghosts stopped in the legend, Song Yuan looked deeply and carefully into the depths, hoping to see through the secrets inside.

Under the sunlight, the snow in the valley appears particularly conspicuous, and gusts of wind blow towards us along the valley.

Looking at the ground again, you can occasionally see a charred spot.

It should be the scene left behind by lightning.

Through these details, Song Yuan instantly deduced that what Huo Jianchuan had said before was very likely true.

Lightning often strikes here, and any mortal who enters will be immediately targeted by the lightning.

Thunder has always been regarded as a natural disaster, so it's no wonder that this place is called the Land of God's Punishment!

Thinking of this, Song Yuan took a slow step forward, hoping to walk into the valley and observe it closely.

But before he could complete this action, he heard a warning.

"Your Highness, we agreed before that you should not do anything rash!" Huo Jianchuan looked at Song Yuan nervously, as if he was ready to attack immediately if they disagreed.

Jin Lian, who was standing by, looked towards Song Yuan and shook her head repeatedly: "You promised me before that you would only come here to take a look. Don't you think that if you barge in and die in there, will the rest of us still be alive?"

"Let's not talk about anything else for now. Even your adopted father won't let us off easily when the time comes!"

"Do you really have to risk your life and let so many people die with you?"

"Forehead……"

Seeing everyone so anxious, Song Yuan felt helpless in his heart.

It seems that these people were frightened by the so-called thunder, but in fact it is not that mysterious.

Ultimately, all of this is awe born out of ignorance.

However, in front of so many people, Song Yuan couldn't continue to act on his own, so he could only nod and agree to it.

"Alright, alright, don't get excited, everyone. It's okay if I don't go in, right?"

"But I don't have to go in, so it's not too much to do an experiment, right?"

"Um... ahem, Commander Huo, please take off your helmet and bring me a stick and some ropes!"

"Your Highness, what do you want this thing for?" Faced with Song Yuan's request, Huo Jianchuan showed a strange expression on his face.

But on second thought, isn't it just a helmet?

As long as the other party doesn't do anything reckless, I won't hesitate at all even if it means wanting to kill myself!

Huo Jianchuan immediately took off his helmet and took the wooden stick and rope from the soldier beside him.

With all the props in hand, Song Yuan immediately modified these things.

He tied the helmet to one end of the wooden stick with a rope, and after it was firmly fixed, he did not forget to swing it.

I finally breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that it wouldn't fall off.

Afterwards, Song Yuan walked back and forth outside the valley with simple props in his hand, and soon he noticed an attraction!

"It seems that there is indeed a magnet hidden underneath!"

"Try again and see if the magnetic poles here change?"

Long before coming, Song Yuan had already made preparations and asked the workshop to prepare some thin iron wires for him.

At this moment, Song Yuan took out the iron wires he carried with him and completed the magnetization using a clumsy method.

He then ordered someone to bring a bucket of water and place the magnetized iron wire on the water surface.

Sure enough, the moment Song Yuan let go, the wire began to sway on the surface of the water.

Faced with such a surprising scene, Song Yuan shook his head.

"It seems that I guessed right!"

"Your Highness, what are you doing?"

Song Yuan's series of operations attracted a lot of curious eyes. Song Yuan naturally could not explain the principle behind it, so he could only tell the final result.

"If I'm not mistaken, the biggest reason why you encountered the accident here before was the weather!"

"In the summer, this place is indeed the legendary Death Valley, but in the winter, it's not as scary as you say!"

"As long as you're careful, there shouldn't be any accidents when entering this valley in winter!"

"Should, should, you only say should. If it is really as you said, how could the barbarians on the opposite side not use this valley?" Jinlian questioned Song Yuan as soon as she heard his tone.

Hearing this, everyone around nodded repeatedly.

Huo Jianchuan was particularly affected. He personally experienced the horror of this land of divine punishment. Even now, when he recalled the scene of thunder and lightning, he still felt horrified.

Moreover, there are numerous legends about the Land of Divine Punishment. Even if some of them are false, there are probably quite a few people who have died there!

Song Yuan's statement was really far-fetched, and Huo Jianchuan could not agree with it in any way.

"After all, rumors are what harm people!"

"If you really don't believe me, I can definitely give it a try!"

Seeing everyone's suspicious eyes, Song Yuan couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.

But as soon as he said this, Huo Jianchuan's expression changed immediately. He quickly nodded and said, "No, no, no, Your Highness, you misunderstood. We believe it, we all believe it!"

Even Jinlian said softly with a gentle look on her face, "That's right, we always believe what you say, and this time is no exception. Be good, be obedient, and don't mess around!"

After all, everyone was still afraid that Song Yuan would get carried away and dive into the valley. If he couldn't get out, wouldn't that be the end of him?

Seeing everyone so nervous, Song Yuan couldn't help laughing out loud. Are these people so stupid?

Can't you change your mindset?

"Look how scared you are! Did I ever tell you I wanted to verify it myself? Besides, I only have one life. Who would gamble with it?"

"We don't need people to explore the way, so we can use a horse, right?"

"Drive the horses in. If there really is divine punishment, it will naturally fall on the horses' backs. Whether it's true or not will naturally become clear!"

Song Yuan began to explain, and everyone finally understood.

In order to suppress Song Yuan's curiosity, Huo Jianchuan immediately led a horse over without saying a word, and whipped the horse hard, hitting the horse's butt.

He simply grabbed a horse and galloped away, soon running through the valley into the depths of the Land of Divine Punishment.

Faced with this scene, everyone pricked up their ears and quietly waited for the thunder to come.

But after a whole stick of incense had passed, the expected sound still did not come, and everyone's eyes suddenly became a little more confused.

What does that mean? Could it be that Song Yuan is right?

As long as it's winter here, there will be no thunder?

If this is true, then it proves that the Land of God's Punishment can be easily traversed!

"Okay, now you believe me, don't you? Don't just stand there, hurry up and get that horse back!"

Seeing everyone's faces full of disbelief, Song Yuan immediately spoke up to urge them.

When Huo Jianchuan heard this, he finally came to his senses and blew the whistle immediately.

It’s a pity that the melodious whistle echoed in the valley for a long time, but there was still no response from the horse.

In the end, Huo Jianchuan couldn't help but reveal a look of embarrassment on his face.

Now, I didn’t see whether it was thunder or not.

But the horse really ran away!

"I don't think you will let me go in to look for it, right?" Seeing Huo Jianchuan with a sullen face, Song Yuan asked with a smile.

Then, without waiting for Huo Jianchuan to speak, he waved his hand.

"Alright, I've seen almost everything I need to see. If you don't allow me to take risks, I won't insist!"

"Let's turn back now and return to Mohai City before dark. This request is not too much, right?"

"But..." Huo Jianchuan hesitated a little when he heard this. After all, that was a war horse, worth a fortune!

But when he turned around, he saw that Song Yuan was still unwilling to take the risk, so he could only nod and agree with Song Yuan's statement.

However, because his horse was lost, Huo Jianchuan was left without a warhorse. Seeing him commanding everyone while he himself was standing still, Song Yuan directly handed his horse over.

"Alright, General Huo, you can just ride my horse!"

"Then Your Highness..."

"I'm riding in the same group with her!" Song Yuan pointed in the direction of Jinlian, and raised his eyebrows at her while speaking.

However, this statement was met with Jinlian's opposition.

"I don't want it. Who wants to ride on the same horse with you?"

"You're the lightest. If we both put our weight together, we might still be able to bear it. Besides, if you hadn't provoked me before, I wouldn't have bothered to get angry with you!"

"Anyway, it was because of you that I let the horse in. Of course, you are responsible for this matter!"

Song Yuan spoke eloquently with an attitude that said he would definitely defeat me.

Finally, he rubbed his hands and came to the horse's back while speaking.