"How's the mission going?"
Some time later, on the evening of March 19th, Duan Qing, who had returned to the team under the fading sun, appeared on the grassland in the southwest corner of the huge settlement of the Hulun people. A large piece of wasteland had been cleared here.
At that time, it had been occupied by countless people from the Nasu tribe and the Wabu tribe who came here, and they set up camp here with them who were part of the adventurer team: "Have you repaired the windmill?"
"So be it." Dragging heavy steps into the messy tents that were still being set up, Duan Qing dropped the equally heavy luggage bag on the ground: "It can also be said that it has not been repaired. Anyway, as long as it can be used
, it should be considered that the mission has been completed...Is this our new home?"
"That's right, the remnants that have been sorted out for a long time are part of the territory we were assigned." Squatting in the corner and tying up the ropes in his hands, Xue Ling Huan Bing's voice also sounded a little tired when he answered.
: "Although our place is extremely small compared to the territory acquired by the entire migration team, it is enough for the few of us to live in - what do you see? Of course men and women are separated!"
"Are you a devil? I haven't asked yet." Duan Qing raised his hands and blocked Xue Ling Huan Bing's glare from his sight with an innocent face: "And even if there is only one
Tent, those big and tall men and I will give this place to you very gentlemanly——"
"Gentleman? What gentleman?" Before Duan Qing could finish speaking, Chao Ri Dongsheng, who opened the tent curtain, appeared in the afterglow behind the two people with a face covered with dust and dirt: "What kind of gentleman are you discussing again?"
Plot? Take me with you."
"Gentleman, get out." Duan Qing's face was instantly filled with black lines. Duan Qing gritted his teeth and kicked Asahi Dongsheng: "The camp hasn't been set up yet, don't take up space here."
"When I went to Humobei to hand in the task, didn't I see that your task of 'cleaning up the camp' was completed?" In the scene where Chao Ri Dongsheng was dodging left and right and screaming to escape, it was Gede who pushed open the door curtain again.
Main asked with a strange look on his face: "Why, doesn't this fall into the scope of cleaning up the camp?"
"This can be regarded as one of the results of cleaning up, but setting up camp is not part of the cleaning work." Returning to the state of burying his head, Xue Ling Huan Bing's voice also sounded muffled deep in the tent filled with debris.
: "Everyone has one or two tasks each, and it's impossible to expect you to come back to help, so I have to do it myself."
"You can call a few more people to help." Pointing to the outside of the curtain behind him, Duan Qing sighed helplessly: "It can be considered as a relationship with those big and small forces, and by the way, you can practice your skills a little bit.
The ability to communicate with outsiders..."
"It's okay, it's okay, we are back too." Looking at the back of the white-haired woman who was still squatting in the corner without saying a word, Asahi Dongsheng jumped out again and continued with a smile: "Although the task is hard, but
There is nothing more reassuring than having a home, and this is our future guild residence!"
"It's not a question of where the guild is located. After all, there are still only four people in our team." Patting his hands, Xue Ling Huan Bing stood up from among the debris at the far end: "And I have already
The cleaning is almost done. If you want to help, just wait for the next opportunity, and let you grown men with weak hands and feet experience the feeling of cleaning... Have you completed your task? "
"No problem." With an OK gesture, Asahi Dongsheng straightened his back and replied confidently: "Not only did I deliver all the goods those people wanted to deliver, but I also met a group of big guys. Wait a minute.
Whenever you need something from them, just send me there!"
"I just said that the task assigned to him was correct." Nodding his head deeply, Goldman also put down the blood-stained shield in his hand: "As for me... hunting
Although tasks are not my strong point, it is still good to be used as an obstacle to prevent the escape of those beasts, and there are indeed a few unscrupulous beasts who ran in front of me and wanted to pinch me as a soft persimmon, but the result was
I took care of them all."
"Not bad, the big shield warrior finally has a place to use." Duan Qing clapped his palms and said in appreciation: "Are the hunters of the Hulun tribe impressed by you?"
"I don't know about that." There was a smile on his face, and Gedman sat down to rest, but he still maintained a humble attitude: "Anyway, it's just the completion of the task. It's good if there is no loss. The main thing is
Credit to those hunters."
"So you didn't get even a piece of meat back, right?" Asahi Dongsheng on the side raised his voice in dissatisfaction: "You idiot! What are we going to eat tonight? We can't go to Lufen Chamber of Commerce for credit again.
Bar?"
"For this guy who looks down on Baibu Wushuang to beg for food from the Lufen Chamber of Commerce in such a lowly manner is as good as killing him."
Looking at the familiar scene of the two people arguing again, Xue Ling Huan Bing, who came forward, said helplessly: "Forget it, let me solve the problem of survival. I helped them clean so many places before.
, those guys should be more or less grateful."
"How many places have you cleaned?" Duan Qing on the side looked at the other party's profile with a strange look: "They won't leave the entire camp to you, right?"
"I'm not the only one doing it." Rolling his eyes, Xue Ling Huan Bing replied with a low smile: "And I'm not a weak magician like you. I can't live in the game world with this level of physical strength.
It’s still not a problem for me, but——”
"For the same reason, I can't find much useful information in this place." She lowered her voice, but still succeeded in making the two people who were still fighting in front of her stop their actions:
"The only information I can provide is that the Hulun guards appear and disappear all around - it seems that they are still very wary of us."
"The hunting team is not entirely composed of hunters, at least secretly it is definitely not the case." The next person to speak was Gedman, whose originally relaxed and calm expression was now full of solemnity: "The actions and behavior of several people
It looks strange, it must be someone with a more professional background mixed in among them."
"That is to say, many people - or the entire Hulun tribe seems to be on high alert now." Duan Qing nodded his head, turned around and looked outside the tent door with the twilight light shining on it: "
And it is kept in this state very secretly, not wanting outsiders like us to know about it.”
"Those ordinary tribesmen and most of the businessmen floating around here don't seem to be alert or nervous." Xue Ling Huan Bing held her chin and nodded her head: "What is certain is that the tense atmosphere is not there yet.
To be honest, it’s not us who the Hulun people are on guard against, so in that case... Hey, didn’t you look at all the freight parties? You should have found out something, right?”
"Of course, don't underestimate my ability." After wiping his nose, Asahi Dongsheng, who was surrounded by a crowd of people in the center, his original proud expression quickly faded: "But now is not the time to talk about this."
"Let's wait until there are fewer eyes and ears."
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The first night in the Hulun people's territory quickly fell around the grassland. The rising bonfires also made the excitement and prosperity that was originally full of this grassland gradually fade away. The lights and lights that were constantly lingering around were
The occasional earth-shaking sound of horse hooves also made most of the migratory herdsmen who had just arrived on this grassland feel a lot of uneasiness. Perhaps for the same reason, the green grassland gathered in the corner of this grassland.
The atmosphere of the Spirit Adventure Group sitting around the bonfire became much heavier. They were silent, adding straw and fodder collected to the only bonfire in front of them that could provide warmth, and chatting with each other while holding wine glasses.
His voice also sounded extremely soft: "In other words, those businessmen are preparing supplies?"
"That's right, and it was purchased by the Hulun people themselves." After taking a sip of the wine in his hand, Chao Ri Dongsheng raised his head and spit out the breath of alcohol: "Although not all merchants and sellers are like this, but
I can clearly smell the direction of these resources from the goods I transported - the Hulun people seem to be hoarding something."
"Tribes that purchase and hoard supplies on a large scale are either preparing for a large-scale attack, or preparing to huddle up and defend." Duan Qing casually fiddled with the surface of the bonfire in front of him, and replied in a low voice: "I am doing a mission inside their settlement.
At that time, many stalls and stores had been fixed for a long time, and it looked like a settled village."
"That is to say, they don't intend to migrate at all, and they don't have any plans to migrate, right?" The firelight illuminated the white face, and Xue Ling Huan Bing replied thoughtfully: "In this case, the only possibility is -
—”
"No, this is not necessarily the case." He stretched out his hand to interrupt the other party's words, and Duan Qing's eyes broke free from his temporary thoughts: "The people of the Hulun tribe have shown us enough strength in the past day. With such a
With so many warriors and cavalry, even if we use this as a base to expand, it is not impossible."
"And according to Gedman, they have recently been using various means to alert themselves to the movements around them." Asahi Dongsheng also said in a deep voice: "Instead of letting me believe that they are alert to the invasion of outsiders,
I prefer to believe that they are strictly guarding the information, for fear that suspicious people will appear here."
"Is it a situation where the outside is loose and the inside is tight? It's really a headache." Duan Qing sighed deeply: "And if this is really the case, then their intention of letting us in becomes very scary."
"There is also the matter of using us to do tasks." Xue Ling Huan Bing turned to look at Duan Qing's face: "Although they are all seemingly trivial things, if you compare these to dragging down our entire migration team,
If the bait is here..."
"Chaori Dongsheng, where is the front here?" Raising his head, Duan Qing focused his attention on Chaori Dongsheng again: "According to the route originally planned by that guy in Surtu, our next migration location was
Which tribe’s territory is it?”
"Do you think I am omniscient and omnipotent? I don't have this kind of information." Chao Ri Dongsheng, who breathed out the breath of alcohol again and rolled his eyes, replied nonchalantly: "But I still know the general news: we are walking on
On the way to the center of the grassland, as long as nothing unexpected happens, the tribes we encounter will only get bigger and bigger, and their strength will only get stronger."
"That's right. They probably wanted to send troops and expand internally. They were afraid that our passing would expose the news, so they tried their best to keep us here." Xue Ling Huan Bing looked at her solemnly.
Looking at Duan Qing's face: "Unless they have any other reasons."
"I know, I know, those few tasks of mine were not in vain." Duan Qing waved his hand and turned to tell some of the news he wanted to say: "The Talanmu family has nothing to say.
They are all very ordinary nomads. As for repairing windmills...hey, the windmill guarded by that eccentric old man is not a low-grade product at first glance."
"What's the meaning?"
"The windmill uses ancient magical technology."
Pointing to his feet, Duan Qing gestured to the other two people: "It's just like what we encountered in the previous underground ruins."
"What?" Then Xue Ling Huan Bing opened her eyes wide: "The Hulun people are related to Kyle Morris Laboratory? But they look like-"
"They may not know about Kyle Morris Laboratory, but the windmill left here may be a product of the same period." Duan Qing clapped his hands, and his eyes swayed between the other people.
: "Whether it's the structure, the theory and method of construction, the magic techniques used, or the reason why it broke - if it weren't for this, I wouldn't have been able to repair it so smoothly."
"But it still hasn't resumed operation." The gray-robed magician changed the topic and attracted their attention again: "I also thought about the reason for a while: the problem should not be the device itself, but the lack of it.
external force."
"It's not as windy as before here."
Duan Qing gestured with his fingers to pass in front of the campfire. Duan Qing sent his words to the far side of the camp in a low voice. Following this direction, Xueling Huanbing, who was looking deep into the grassland, also blinked his eyes.
He seemed to understand something: "Are you referring to the wind tunnel that we stopped?"
"That's right, because the wind duct is missing." Duan Qing lowered his voice again: "The windmill fixed here naturally has a reason to be fixed here. It uses wind power to collect kinetic energy and it must also occupy a very important position within the Hulun people.
It plays an important role, but it can’t function now, so——”
"This is also a possibility." Asahi Dongsheng, who also understood, sighed and said: "The Hulun people who lack certain resources are planning to take action?"
"Before I got the information you collected, I just made a random guess along this line of thinking." Duan Qing shook his head and replied in a low voice: "After Gedman brings back the supplementary information -"
"Maybe everything will become clearer too."
This chapter has been completed!