Book2:KigdomIteDreams (第8/246页)

esmighthappenthatcouldwrenchthetwolong-lostmotherandsonapartagain.hebeautieswahattohappenaherKingDimitrinorAmaliawerewillingtoreopenwoundsofthetraumaticpastburiedsodeeplyintheirhearts!Soonthesurfacethingsremaihesame,aingsleepingdogslieseemedtobethemostexpedientofpns.Atthispoint,LotusandYokobecamesilent,bothwishingtoavoidtheissue,sotheygedthetopicoftheirversationquitenaturallytothemeetingthatwasbeingcalledthatevening.ItwassaidAishawaogatherthebeautiestogether,hopingtousetheirbielligeoformatapusiblepnofathatwouldexpeditethepletionofthegoldpace,soitwouldbefinishedbeforeKingDimitricameback.ThatmadehisreturntotheKingdomseemmorereandimmihisfirmatihtsmilestothefacesofthetwoAsiaies.SuddenlyYokosaid,

    “DoyouknowLotus,whileIwaswalkinginthegardenatnoooday,Isavedageousbutterflytrappedinawebago.Italmostbecamefoodforthatfiercebckspider.”

    “Well”answeredLotushappily,“There’saproverbina‘thosewhodogoodwillberewarded’.Heavenwillrepenseyouforyooddeed.”Whatthetwobeautiesdidnotknowwas,thatthegeousstrippedbutterflywasactuallythereinationofDimitriinhisdreams.

    ChapterTwoGoldPadtheBigWhiteFish

    Acrossfromthepace,separatedbythewideexpanseofcrystalclearke,wasGiantMountain,socalledbecauseofitsresemboaparalyzedgiant,stretchedhorizontallyonthehorizon.Thepoolofcrystalbluewaterwascrestshapedanddeeplyembeddedierofthemountainrangeslikeanewmoon,justshowinghalfherfaceamidthehazy,obscuremoonlight,peepingdownohbelow.Therefore,itwasalsocalledStar-MoohisbinationofmountainandwaterreflectsthepletedomainofKingDimitri’sKingdom.Geographicallyspeaking,thesurroundingmountainsformedanaturalwall,likeanimpregle,easytodefendbuthardtoattack.Theonlypassageleadingtotheoutsideworldwasasmallmeanderingriverthatultimatelyvergedintotheopensea.Fnkedonbothsidesbylusciouswildflowersandtalreesrisingtotheskies,itremainedacovertroutehiddeniouchedprimitiveforest,knowntoveryfew.Thelocalresidents,isotedfromandindepeoftherestoftheworld,retainedman’snaturalkiheywereextremelyloyandsupportedKingDimitriwholeheartedly,strivingtoprotectthisstpieceofparadiseoh.

    Dozensofboatsinastragglingformationplowedthroughthecrystalclearwater,makingtheirwaytowardstheGiantMountain,likeanorderlynofcamelsploddingalongonsolitudeintheendlessdesert.OntheshoresofGiantMountain,pyramidsofthepurestgoldbrickswerestackedupintheopenair,tobeusedasstruaterialforthepace.Atemporarydockhadbeenbuilt.Itwastherethattheformationofboatswereheadedfor,makingtheirwayslowly.Thisonlywaterrouteectedwiththeseawastoonarrowforthebulkyfreighterstonavigate.Therefore,topreservetheanonymityofthemysteriousKingdom,thetaskingthegoldtoshorewasgiventothenatives,whowereexcellentsailorsahewatersthhly.Theboatsweregregatedatthepcewhereseaandriververged,towaitforthearrivalofmertvessels,ownedsolelybyKingDimitri.Thegoldurchasedindiverseamountsfromallovertheworldiionalmarkets.Therefore,sometimesonlyadozenortwoboatswereneeded,whileatothertimesveritablefleetshadtobeamassedbecausetheboatscouldnotbeoverloadedwiththeheavycargoortherewouldbethedangerofoverturn