I picked up skill fragments in the demon world.

Chapter 558 Fifty Years

Zhang Chen's Gold Finger page was refreshed, and a stream of information flashed before his eyes like a stream of light:

[Skill 21 (Level 0): Time Acceleration (1000000000/)]

[Note 1: You can use your skills on a certain item to speed up time by fifty years.]

[Note 2: The same item can only be activated once a day]

"Fifty years?" Zhang Chen's eyes moved across the golden finger screen. The power of time only increased fivefold, but the skill points required increased tenfold.

"Fifty years is not a small amount of time. After all, the longer the coordinates of the acceleration of the time force, the greater the force required to pry it open." Zhang Chen muttered to himself.

As for the fact that it takes one billion points to upgrade again?
Zhang Chen thought it was not so bad. Now that he had stepped into the thirty-third heaven, he would not be short of points.

"How many sixty years can a person have in his lifetime? Fifty years, plus the time it takes for the other person to grow up, is at least one sixty years. One sixty years is already a lifetime for most people." Zhang Chen sighed softly, his voice full of emotion.

After the power of time was upgraded, Zhang Chen did not dare to waste any more points. Instead, he closed the skill panel. The remaining skill points would be best used for emergencies. If he encountered an opponent he could not deal with in the future, he could reverse the situation at the critical moment.

Along with the sound of the carriage's rumbling, Zhang Chen stopped, turned around and walked to the side of the road. He lightly tapped a small tree, and the next moment the small tree grew at a speed visible to the naked eye. In the blink of an eye, it turned into a big tree that three people could hug. Its lush greenery had turned into a towering tree.

"Fifty years may not be enough to bring about dramatic changes, but things and people have changed." Zhang Chen looked at the tree with a hint of emotion in his eyes, and then continued to walk behind the carriage.

The rumbling sounds of horse-drawn carriages could be heard as they drove towards the Qinling Mountains. The number of refugees on the road began to decrease, while the number of caravans gradually increased. As for ordinary people?
Although it cannot be said that it does not exist, it is extremely rare.

In this era, many ordinary people may never leave the village in their entire lives.

The most common people on the road were caravans and some people from escort agencies.

Of course, there were refugees, but they were much fewer in the Qinling Mountains. Most refugees had already found a safe place to settle down on the road, and only a very small number of them were determined to go to the south of the Yangtze River with their families to survive.

This world is too unfriendly for ordinary people. Not to mention the bandits along the way, even after reaching the destination, it is extremely difficult to settle down. Why? You need a pass!
If there is no pass, the best case scenario is that you will be sent back the same way you came, or in serious cases, you will be captured and made into a slave.

Zhang Chen's family didn't have a pass, so Zhang Chen naturally tried to keep a low profile as much as possible.

As spring came and flowers bloomed, summer had arrived when Zhang Chen saw the first blooming flower.

"Brother, the flowers are blooming!" The young boy Zhang Fei picked a morning glory in his hand and called out to Zhang Chen.

"Has summer arrived yet?" Zhang Chen held a palm-leaf fan in his hand, slowly fanning the breeze. The scorching sun in the sky was like a fire to him, affecting his soul all the time.

"Spring is here, and new hope is sprouting." Zhang Tao came over and snatched the flower, put it to his mouth and sniffed it gently, revealing a hint of enjoyment.

"We should reach Qinling Mountains tomorrow, but it's a bit troublesome to pass through. We need a pass as a support." Zhang Chen turned his head to look into the distance. The Blood God Son kept patrolling the surroundings and had already locked the direction of the Qinling Pass.

The Qinling Mountains are the dividing line between the north and the south, and are also an important checkpoint guarded by a large army. If you want to pass through, you must have a pass issued by the government.

"What should we do if we don't have a pass?" Cheng Yu asked from the side.

The road permit is not that simple. It not only has the official seal, but also the official document. For example, when Zhang Chen started from the territory of Pingbian Wang, he needed the official document to write down the reason for the journey, such as visiting relatives, doing business, etc., and the destination should be described clearly. Then, on the way, every time he passed a government office, he had to go to the government office to apply the seal, and the local government office had to kowtow, just like Tang Monk's journey to the west, the pass needed to be kowtowed, and even one seal was not enough.

It should be noted that the Dasheng Dynasty divided the world into several vassal states, and each vassal state was equivalent to a small country. People from other countries entering the country had to be strictly monitored.

If ordinary people want to avoid supervision, they can only stay out of the city. If they don't enter the city, they won't be questioned or supervised. It's okay to pass through villages to exchange some supplies, and no one will bother them.

Why are there so many people in this world who become bandits?

Perhaps this is also one of the reasons. Once you leave your hometown, it will be difficult to settle down. You will either be arrested as a criminal or directly taken as a slave. This is unacceptable to the people in any case.

"Road pass..." Zhang Chen stroked his chin and said, "I'll find a way."

He really needed to find a solution. He was the mainstay of the family. If he didn't find a solution, who would? But how to issue a pass was a difficult problem. After all, his family had sneaked here secretly. Where could they get the documents for customs clearance?
"I wonder if there is any middleman in this area who can make a fake pass for me." Zhang Chen thought to himself, and Blood God Son had already taken action to find the middleman who made the fake pass.

Cats have their ways, dogs have their ways. In just half a day, Zhang Chen already had a stack of customs clearance documents in his hands.

The customs clearance documents were not issued from the north, but local documents from Qinling Mountains. The middlemen made the identities of several people appear to be locals. The only thing that was difficult to conceal was the accent.

But for Zhang Chen, it was not difficult.

After the family rested for a night, Zhang Chen led the family to the Qinling Pass. From a distance, they saw a long queue in front of the pass. There were people from the caravan and the escort agency, waiting in line to pass through.

Zhang Chen's family, including the old and young, women and children, was very eye-catching, but everyone just glanced at them and didn't meddle in their business. In today's world, when people go out, it is always better to mind their own business.

As the team slowly moved forward, Zhang Chen's carriage gradually approached. Half a day later, it was Zhang Chen's family's turn. The officer who checked the travel permit glanced at Zhang Chen's family of orphans and widows, and a strange look appeared in his eyes. Before he could say anything, Zhang Chen had already taken the initiative to hand over the travel permit.

"Why are you crossing the border to Nanjing?" the official asked in the local dialect while checking the pass in his hand.

In that era, there was no Internet, so it was impossible to tell whether the pass was real or fake. When Zhang Chen’s pass was taken out, it was authentic.

Zhang Chen smiled and apologized: "Uncle, we are going to Jiangnan to seek refuge with our relatives."

"Seeking refuge with relatives? Your accent doesn't sound like that of a Qinling native..." The official looked away from the pass and looked at Zhang Chen suspiciously. Before he could ask any more questions, a buzzing sound was heard, and then a swarm of bumblebees flapped their wings and swarmed towards the pass.

The hornets were everywhere, probably tens of thousands of them, forming a black 'whirlwind' at a glance.

"Run! It's Bumblebee!"

The horses in the queue were frightened and ran around in panic. Passing merchants hurriedly covered their heads with their clothes or used their clothes to whip the attacking hornets.

The guards guarding Xiongguan Pass saw the overwhelming hornets, so how could they care about Zhang Chen? Without saying a word, they threw away the pass in their hands, covered their heads with their clothes, and ran away.

The entire city gate was in chaos. Faced with the overwhelming swarm of bumblebees, even a martial arts expert who had practiced qi and blood would find it difficult to resist.

"Damn it! Where did these bumblebees come from? They actually invaded the pass." The commander in charge of guarding the pass was full of energy, but facing the overwhelming number of bumblebees, he could only run away in fear.

Zhang Chen looked at the chaotic Xiongguan Pass with a smug smile on his face. He led the carriage into the pass and passed it easily.

For those who have the ability, it is not difficult to pass the test.

As Zhang Chen walked away, the hornets in the sky disappeared, and order gradually returned to the city gate. The officer who was checking the pass had already forgotten about Zhang Chen.

The hornets all over the sky got under Zhang Chen's robe and returned to the hive. Zhang Chen patted the carriage and said, "Come out, we have passed the checkpoint."

"Brother, you are really capable. You can even fool this?" Zhang Taowei was the first to jump out of the carriage. He raised his finger and praised Zhang Chen.

"It's just a small trick, not presentable." Zhang Chen smiled complacently, looking at the scenery in front of him. Although he said it was a small trick, he was still very proud in his heart.

He has the magical power to force his way through the pass, but the easiest thing for him is to use Bumblebee to create chaos and pass the pass easily.

"After crossing the Qinling Mountains, the south of the Yangtze River is not far away! With another year's journey, we should be able to reach Nanjing." Zhang Chen took out a map from his arms, observed it carefully for a moment, and a thoughtful look appeared in his eyes.

"Jiangnan is a place of trouble. Once we arrive in Jiangnan, we need to be careful, otherwise we will anger those big forces and we will be in trouble. Those big forces are thousand-year-old families. Your father once told me when he was alive that those thousand-year-old families have deep foundations and they have to be extremely wary even if they defeat the court. I know you have the ability, but you must remember that there are people better than you, so we still have to act with caution." Zhang lifted the car curtain and warned Zhang Chen.

She knew that her adopted son was not an easy person to deal with, so she kept reminding him to avoid getting into more trouble.

"I already know. You don't need to remind me. I will act carefully." Zhang Chen replied, and then changed the subject: "Should we take the waterway or continue by land?"

Traveling by land is bound to be bumpy, and traveling by water is bound to cause seasickness.

(End of this chapter)