The "eye of the wind" in the center of the sandstorm has a relatively gentle air flow, which can provide shelter for riders. The strong winds on the outside form an air flow barrier, which can deflect arrows and even bullets fired by the enemy.
The first difficulty Gao Fei and Jiang Feng faced was to climb onto Shajuan Chen in a more elegant way. If they were not careful during this period, they would be blown off by the whirlwind and be embarrassed in front of everyone.
None of them have ever been trained to ride sandstorms. To stand firm on the whirlwind, they must pass a DC 12 Athletics (Strength) or Gymnastics (Agility) check.
The high-flying berserker is good at the "Athletics" skill, gaining a 2-point proficiency bonus on the check, and a Strength attribute of 20 provides a 5-point modifier.
To be on the safe side, Gao Fei turned on his rage before entering the field, which added an additional 2 points of strength correction. As long as the 20-sided dice is no less than 3 points, he can pass the test - if this fails, then he really should burn incense and pray to Buddha.
Unlucky.
Jiang Feng's monk was good at "Gymnastics" skills, and even with 4 agility modifications, he passed the test relatively easily and stood firmly on the whirling salon roll.
Gao Fei was a little nervous at first. He stretched out his hands in vain, but there was no reins to hold on to. He had to bend his knees and squat, lower his center of gravity, and stabilize his body above the trembling airflow.
After getting used to it for a while and feeling much better, I tried to communicate mentally with Shajuanchen and let it fly slowly around the square.
This novel and exciting feeling is a bit like flying a paraglider. Once you get used to it, you won't feel scared, but you won't be able to stop. It feels like you are a big bird, spreading its wings and soaring at high altitudes with the help of updrafts.
After flying around the square, Gao Fei and Jiang Feng were still unsatisfied. They rode the sandstorm dust back to the original place and jumped down.
The moment his feet landed, there was a round of applause in the square.
General Rodriguez was also applauding them, with a rare smile of appreciation on his face.
In recognition of "Baron Lopez's" extraordinary courage and awareness of obeying orders from superiors, His Excellency the General awarded him the rank of captain on the spot.
As the baron's adjutant and personal assistant, Gao Fei was also awarded the rank of second lieutenant.
In addition, Jiang Feng also received a system prompt:
Successfully win the appreciation of General Rodriguez and receive an experience reward of 300xp!
…
The day after Gao Fei and Jiang Feng arrived at Iron Fist Fort, they followed General Rodriguez's orders and led their team to perform the mission.
The cause of the incident must start with Major Garcia, the quartermaster of the Fort Iron Fist garrison.
Two weeks ago, Major Garcia led a camel team carrying military supplies from Sevinia City to provide supplies for the garrison of Iron Fist Fort.
According to the normal itinerary, the transport team should have arrived at Iron Fist Fort three days ago. However, it has not arrived yet because something unexpected happened on the way.
Yesterday afternoon, Major Garcia's messenger hurried to the Iron Fist Fort on a sandstorm, bringing bad news: the transport team was trapped in quicksand. What's even more terrifying is that there are a large group of "giant ant lions" lurking in the quicksand.
monster!
This group of monsters took advantage of the transportation team to camp at night and dug countless quicksand pits in the sand around the camp, trapping the transportation team in them with no way to escape.
It was not until the next morning that the patrol team at the camp noticed strange changes in the surrounding landscape. During the investigation, two team members unfortunately fell into a quicksand pit and were bitten by a pair of sharp jaws of a giant ant lion hiding at the bottom of the pit.
Although he couldn't get out even after struggling desperately, he was finally dragged into the bottom of the pit and brutally killed.
The other patrol members witnessed this horrifying scene and helplessly watched their comrades being hunted and killed by monsters. The screams from deep in the sand pit gradually became fainter. They were all frightened and hurriedly ran back to the camp to report to Major Garcia.
After hearing the news, Major Garcia led his guards to explore the road in person, hoping to break through the blockade of the quicksand pit and find a safe way for the transport team to escape.
However, after some attempts, Major Garcia had to give up the idea of taking a detour - the transportation team's camp was surrounded by countless quicksand pits dug by giant ant lions, and there was no way to find a safe route.
path of.
Major Garcia had no other choice but to retreat to the camp and write a letter to his immediate superior, General Rodriguez, requesting support.
The general thought for a moment and decided to hand over the mission of the rescue transport team to Baron Lopez.
If you look at this problem from the perspective of a game player, then it is obvious that this is a main quest.
Rescuing people is like putting out fire. After receiving the order from His Excellency the General, Gao Fei and Jiang Feng led the Lopez family guard to set out from the Iron Fist Fort that morning to rush to the rescue of the trapped transport team.
Jiang Feng activated the "fast forward mode" and skipped the whole day's rush march. The camera switched to the next morning, and the transportation team's camp appeared at the end of the field of vision.
Ahead was a flat sandy land spread out like a golden carpet. At first glance, there was nothing unusual about it. For the sake of safety, Jiang Feng ordered the troops to slow down in the name of the baron and pay attention to the movement under their feet to avoid falling into the quicksand trap.
When the troops were less than a mile away from the camp, a sharp horn suddenly sounded over the camp.
Gao Fei and Jiang Feng looked at each other, quickly reined in the camels, and ordered the troops to suspend their march.
Taking out the monocular telescope issued by the army, Gao Fei looked through the lens at the place where the horn sound came from.
A man wearing an officer's uniform stood on the sentry tower of the transport team camp. Next to him, a sentry was blowing the horn with all his strength, and another sentry was waving a red flag, as if he was giving a semaphore.
"Colonel Garcia is warning us to be careful where we step and keep marching forward. We may step into quicksand pits at any time."
Gao Fei interpreted the horn and semaphore according to the system prompts.
"The camel team is trapped in the camp and can't get out, and we can't get in. What can we do..." Jiang Feng looked sad.
"If there is enough sandstorm, Major Garcia and others can be rescued from the air." Gao Fei said.
"Don't say we don't have that much sandjuanchen at all. Even if we do, we can only save people at most. Shajuanchen can't carry a camel, not to mention there are many materials that are heavier than camels. They can't be discarded here.
in spite of."
Jiang Feng sighed.
Gao Fei nodded slightly. He couldn't think of any good ideas for the time being, so he activated an astrolabe energy and used the camouflage on the sand to detect the monsters hiding deep in the pit.
