The apprentices who obtained the contaminated stumps were filled with excitement and immediately used various sealing methods to seal the contaminated parts without being affected themselves.
The first contact with pollutants made everyone feel confident.
Everyone unanimously agreed...the task was really as simple as the rumors said.
Hero noticed keenly that the companion next to the old apprentice was hanging silently at the end. Although he pretended to support some weak apprentices, he could still see that his eyes were on every apprentice.
This is obviously to monitor and prevent them from escaping.
"The tasks issued by the tower this time are neither events nor assessments. So there will be no 'evaluation'." The apprentice who had previously wanted to team up with Hero came over at this time.
And the entire team was divided into several teams without realizing it.
"Introduce yourself...Des! From the [Judgment Tower]. If you encounter pollutants later, I will go up first. You can help seal it!"
Hero didn't shake hands with him, but he had a good impression of the magician of [Judgment Tower] and didn't mind saying a few more words.
"Do you [Judgment Tower] have many apprentices who come to take a trip into this troubled water?"
"Muddy Waters? It's okay. My friends are here too, but I'm two days late because I have something to do, so I can't contact them for the time being."
"You and I are old acquaintances...so I remind you, if you find something wrong, run away as quickly as possible."
I don’t know where Byrne is hiding, but Hero, who likes to think more about everything, still plans to make a ‘trustworthy’ partner. This is very important.
"Do you know the details of this mission?" Des was a little confused by Hero's words. Now it seems that everything is going smoothly.
The tower occasionally releases some tasks similar to welfare subsidies on weekdays, and everyone knows about them.
I have never heard of any fatal danger.
"I don't know. I just understand that this kind of pollutant is very scary. Once it gets out of control, it is definitely not something that an apprentice can control. Otherwise, the frontline cleanup team will not fail."
"Okay, I will be careful, and you should pay attention too." Seeing that Holo seemed to be very taboo about communicating with him, he even subconsciously kept away from him.
Des said hello discerningly, then controlled the distance and walked not far from him.
The distance is neither far nor close. It seems that the two of them are not in a team situation, but they can help each other at any time.
After everyone walked a certain distance, the wind and snow began to lighten up.
"We're here! Teacup Town is ahead! Under the premise of knowing that there are pollutants everywhere here, we need to develop a base area and then start the search!
Maybe there is a source of pollution here, but without finding out where it is, I suggest you split up in the early stage and go to different areas to investigate, but don’t go too far. If there is any progress, everyone can alert the surroundings through soul energy fluctuations. people!"
Now that we know that the host of the pollution parasite is extremely weak and vulnerable, the most important thing now is to find their hiding method.
Snowfield—Teacup Town.
The buildings in the outermost circle look like workshops, with low chimneys erected one after another. Inside the walls there should be furnaces, perhaps for the production of teacups, as the town's name suggests.
Hero thought of his mentor's black tea. It might be good if he could find a set of exquisite tea sets here.
Looking beyond the workshop circle, you can vaguely see the shadows of some houses.
This layout is very conventional and fits the appearance of a normal small town with special products. It is similar to the port layout in Hero's memory.
Des came over at this time and interrupted his thoughts: "The flame apprentice is inviting people to explore a place together. Do we want to follow him?"
Helo responded with a smile: "If you have a high-yield method, will you tell others?"
Des was stunned for a moment, not understanding the meaning of Hero's words.
But he didn't let Des think anymore. Hero said from a different angle:
"The layout here is not complicated. The wind and snow environment forces residents to build their houses relatively close to each other so that they can rely on each other. For street fighting... I don't think having more people is a good idea."
"Then you won't go with them?"
Des grinned widely. He understood what he said. If he doesn't join them, then we can form a team.
In order to prove his role, he quietly pulled Hero aside.
"I have friends who can help!"
"friend?"
"hey-hey."
Everyone formed their own teams and dispersed, and those who followed the old apprentice accounted for almost half. As for his accomplices, they no longer monitored everyone.
"Follow me!" Des led Hero into a nearby workshop.
After checking around, no contaminants were found.
"So careful?"
Hero was curious about his friend's background and wanted to avoid everyone.
"Of course! My friend can't be seen by too many people!"
I saw Des taking out a small niche from his arms. The front of this niche was not hollow, but was sealed with wooden boards.
There is also a wooden door opening at the lowest end.
Des placed it on the ground and lay half-lying with his butt raised.
Boom, boom, boom!
Squeak!
His knock on the door was answered by a series of rat barks.
Crunch~
The small wooden door opened, and a rat head stuck out.
"Des! You still owe me three stalks of highland corn! Pay off the debt and then knock on the door!" Mouse Tou saw at a glance that Des had nothing in his hand, so he started to curse.
"Mao Ge! Stop talking, my friend is here! Including this help, I will prepare ten highland corns for you when you get back." Seeing that the rat man wanted to close the door, Des quickly stretched out a finger to hold it
, increased the price.
Highland corn... Helo had heard about it before when he inquired about iron ants' rations.
A kind of noble corn grown in the north of the empire. It contains so much sugar that it can even be used as a flavoring.
This means that it needs to be processed before it can be eaten, and it is difficult for ordinary people to enjoy a high degree of sweetness when used directly.
However, because the sweetness is extremely high, it suits the taste of some soul beasts.
Apparently this rat is addicted to sugar.
"Then...well, for the sake of highland corn, I will help you again! Remember, you must give it to me this time! Helping you requires the consumption of rat cubs. Without highland corn, no cubs will be born.
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Although it was unpleasant to hear, he left the wooden door half open, turned around and walked into the niche.
Des raised his head and winked: "Wait! The environment here is complicated. I'll investigate the specific situation first."
After a while, all the wooden doors were opened, and Mao Ge came out wearing an exquisite little gray robe: "What the hell is this place? Do you want to freeze my cubs to death?"
"Oh, bear with it, for the corn!"
Behind it, a long tail dragged a string of small mice.
One string after another without end, a large number of rats were dragged out of the wooden door in a short period of time.
It's incredible that a small niche cage can hold such a huge group of rats.
They are not as human-like as Maugo, but are the same as ordinary mice, or even smaller.
It's like they were just born, but their hair has grown all gray, which means they are mature.
"Mao Ge's perception ability is very good, and his cubs can also be used for detection." Des explained.
As soon as the words were spoken, the rat cubs collectively changed color, from gray and black to snowy white, completing the environmental mimicry in an instant.
"Hello, Des' friend, I hope you won't be as stingy as him."
Mao Ge took off his hood, revealing his wise eyes, and stretched out a small paw covered with gray fur.
Hero also stretched out his fingers and clasped them together.
At the same time, he took out a skewer of barbecued meat from the [flea skin bag] and handed it to Mao Ge.
"It seems you are more generous than him."
"I want to ask you to help me spy on someone."
"Small question! Who are you talking about?" It's surveillance anyway, so one more person doesn't matter.
"An apprentice who looks like an old man. He is easy to recognize among the most crowded apprentices! He has a small mole on his right cheek and he can use the fire soul technique."
"Why are you spying on him?" Des asked puzzledly.
"Because of his weirdness, I felt like he was leading us to a place from beginning to end."
"Where?"
"If I guessed correctly, it should be the source of pollution."