Fu Lai glanced sideways at the sun in the sky and thought that judging from the sky, even with Di Yan as a guide, the hunting speed would be too fast.
"Old man, Eudora also hunted an extremely violent poisonous demon bird. It was precisely because of this that Ai Bo proposed to investigate the surrounding areas and found traces of the Lava Mountain Dragon."
Di Yan informed excitedly.
"If you can complete a hunt quickly, is this the chief hunter of Ryukyakuin? It is really the power of the new generation that people look forward to."
Fulai said unexpectedly.
The resident hunters of the previous four phases also had the ability to hunt the poisonous demon birds by forming a four-person team, but not only was it accompanied by certain risks, but the speed would never be that fast.
"It's okay. If Li Fan is here, it will probably be faster."
Eudora informed.
"Li Fan...Looking at it this way, he must have absolute courage and ability to dare to explore the New World by airship."
Fulai sighed.
Hearing that Eudora and April were going to hunt the ferocious jackal dragon, Fulai's first feeling was one of worry.
When I heard that Li Fan, the leader of the fifth group, was going to travel by airship, I was scared.
Because a similar thing had already happened to the leader of the third phase of the group, Fulai really didn't want to make the same mistake again, but he couldn't stop it at all.
Now that I see that Eudora, who is also the chief hunter of Ryukyakuin, has such strong fighting strength, my anxiety has somewhat eased.
On the top of the ancient giant tree, the tent camp has been set up.
Li Fan began to divide areas for monsters and implement his own plan to breed them in the wild.
With all the monsters gathered in front of him, Dilu held up a large wooden board and displayed the content carved on the surface.
"Golden Lion, Dire Tyrannosaurus, and Explosive Scale Dragon. These three monsters will appear in any area at any time. They are relatively common and powerful monsters. But don't rush to fight when we meet. You can have a chat first. We are new here.
, it is better to value peace."
Li Fan pointed to the monster graphics on the wooden board and explained.
Ouch?
Kuku let out a confused roar.
"Kuku asked a good question, what if the other party doesn't value harmony? Then it can be summed up in the same four words: Conquer others with virtue."
Seeing all the monsters and being confused, Li Fan explained: "Conquering the virtues of people with virtue is morality. What is morality? It is order, and the monster ecological order is also a kind of order, but this order is a little more brutal and violent.
, but this is still the virtue of monsters!”
The monsters twisted their necks and looked at each other, but still didn't understand.
"Well, to put it simply, virtue in the monster ecology is to compete with who is stronger and beat the opponent until he surrenders."
Ouch...
Kuku exclaimed with excitement, obviously liking the concept of persuading people with virtue.
"I have already informed you of the area you should go to. Now let's all split up... Remember not to be brave and run away as soon as you encounter danger, and then come to me."
Li Fan had already said his last instructions twice before, but he couldn't help but say it again.
Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!...
Amidst numerous roars, the monsters scattered away.
"The concept of convincing people with virtue is so difficult. Do the monsters really understand it?"
Di Lu put down the display board and asked curiously.
"It is difficult to understand, but it is related to the evolution of the spiritual level, so everyone must understand the meaning of fighting."
Li Fan informed.
In the evening, the star base is on the first floor.
In an ecological research institute built around an ancient tree, a research report on the traces of Laoshan Dragon was obtained.
This is a fragment of the shell around the heat dissipation organ. Inside, dust from Yanwang Dragon and Yanfei Dragon were detected, as well as unknown dark red energy crystal powder.
The strength is not much different from that of smelted ore, and restraint bullets can penetrate deeply.
The attribute absorption test was not carried out, because attacks launched against this type of shell would not reach the surface of the Molten Dragon's body at all, so there would be no problem of attribute absorption.
"This is just the outermost carapace. It's really a despairing monster."
Ai Bo sighed while looking at the investigation report on the slate dining table in the Shanmao Pavilion area.
"Hmm...that means there's no chance of killing him, right?"
Eudora, who was chewing a steak, asked.
"Yes, but this time the fifth phase of the mission brought a huge amount of supplies, plus the reserves that have been continuously transported before, it should be possible to stop them for investigation... Oh? This dried meat seems to be made in the original continent?
"
Looking at the red dried meat on the dinner plate, Ai Bo immediately became interested.
"Yes, I brought it here specially. Do you want to try it?"
"Okay! Woohoo... This jerky is so delicious. No, I want to record it and see if I can replicate it using the seasonings and ingredients here."
As Ai Bo said, he recorded it in the big book spread out on the table.
"Well...if the research and development is successful, it will be called Star Dried Meat."
Although he hasn't taken action yet, Aibo has already thought of a name for the dried meat.
The next day, the emergency contract with a red mark was posted on the bulletin board at the entrance.
However, although there were many people watching, no team came forward to uncover it.
This is a rare escort contract, issued by Commander-in-Chief Fulai.
The mission is to escort three dragon scholars from the Institute of Ecology to the Great Ant Mound Wasteland to collect more traces related to the Lava Mountain Dragon.
Among them, many resident hunters have no idea where the Big Ant Mound Wasteland is, let alone the new members of the fifth phase of the group.
Even if there is a team willing to take the risk, the extremely high requirements exclude most people.
"We can go try it."
Aiden discussed this with his editor partner, Martha, a competitive recommendation team member.
"Sigh... you'd better get back the pterosaur you applied for yesterday."
Martha helplessly held her forehead.
The domesticated Pterosaurus is not something that can be obtained casually. She and Aiden both successfully obtained it by relying on their status as members of the recommendation group.
Who would have thought that in just one day yesterday, Aiden's pterosaur disappeared.
"Uh... Hahaha, yes, but I believe Fia can't run far."
Aiden remains optimistic.
At this time, April, who had completed the contract collection, had already arrived in front of the publisher's commander-in-chief Fu Lai together with Eudora.
As the initiator of the contract, Fulai wanted to verify the team's qualifications and provide more detailed information, so he naturally had to participate in the reception.
He felt that the arrival of Eudora and April was just what he wanted, so he informed them of the specific situation.
Yesterday, as a large number of hunters went to the ancient tree forest, more traces of the Lava Mountain Dragon were discovered. Judging from the distribution of the traces, the Lava Mountain Dragon, which has not stopped for a moment, is approaching the Big Ant Mound Wasteland.
The traces that leave the surface of Laoshanlong will gradually lose activity as the temperature decreases.
So the Ecological Survey Institute came up with the plan to rush to the wasteland of the Big Ant Mound in advance to conduct on-the-spot investigation.
The three draconic scholars to be escorted are all elderly people. As old draconians will suffer severe atrophy, their mobility is very inconvenient.
The walking was so fast that I was out of breath, let alone controlling a pterosaur. In addition, there were a lot of research facilities to go with me, so traveling by land in a truck became the only option.
Taking note of these conditions carefully, Eudora and April immediately came to the Ecological Research Institute under the ancient tree.
At this time, the three elderly dragon scholars had loaded the items they needed to carry onto a large four-wheeled vehicle and completed preparations for departure.
The two sides made introductions, and the three dragon men were called Skelley, Colbert, and Zhuoran.
Eudora briefly communicated and got familiar with each other, and asked curiously: "Masters, where is the monster responsible for pulling?"
"Uh? What traction monster?"
Skelly, who was wearing goggles, asked curiously.
"Uncle, aren't we going to take this four-wheeled truck to the Great Ant Mound Wasteland?"
Eudora tried to ask.
Colbert, who had pointed ears exposed, thought for a moment and suddenly said: "Little girl, you are not talking about a monster that can drag a truck."
"Yes?"
Zhuo Ran, who covered his head with a scarf and only exposed a pair of eyes, sighed and said: "That kind of thing won't work. After leaving the stronghold and traveling in the ancient tree jungle for less than an hour, the monster dragging the truck will become another monster with more powerful weapons."
A delicious meal for a high-niche monster, and we will also be implicated.”
Eudora suddenly understood.
Not only did the New World have no safe air routes, but even the land transportation system was completely non-existent.
The monsters dragging the trucks may not be tamed, but without a safe environment to support them, it is equivalent to feeding the carnivorous monsters along the way.
People traveling with the truck will also be affected.
How should the truck be driven?
Just when Eudora was curious, three elderly dragonmen who were only half a person tall spoke in unison and started guessing.
"rock-paper-scissors!"
"If you lose Skelley, go ahead and push the cart."
Botus said, climbing up the ladder on the side of the truck with Zhuoran.
April said, putting his hands on the back of the truck and pushing forward together with Skelly.
Squeak...squeak...
Eudora looked at the slow-moving four-wheeled truck and stood there for a long time before running up.
Five hours later, Eudora looked back in the direction from which she came, and realized that she could still see the Star Ship at the top of the canyon on the coast. A feeling of despair suddenly filled her heart.
She finally knew the reason for setting off early.
So during the lunch break, a signal bomb exploded in the sky above the temporary rest place.
"Hmm...Seven-colored cat paw flare, Eudora, are you looking for support?"
Ai Bo, whose cheeks were bulging on both sides, started asking while chewing.
"Yes, this is a special signal flare for communication between me and Li Fan."
Eudora gave confirmation.
Before lunch was finished, there was a commotion in the jungle, and a large number of wild pterosaurs flew away from the forest.
A line of black smoke stretched across the sky, and the Flame Horn, with its four jets erupting at full strength, rushed over.
"It's only been a day, you're progressing quickly enough."
Li Fan rappelled down to the ground with a cable. When he saw the three dragon scholars and the four-wheeled truck, he knew that the other party was going to the Big Ant Mound Wasteland to investigate.
"We have been walking all morning, is this fast?"
Eudora asked unexpectedly.
"One morning...that's a bit slow, gentlemen, how about I take you there?"
Li Fan gave the suggestion and pointed at the airship above him.
"That's great young man."
Skelley, who had been pushing the truck all morning, jumped up immediately.
Zhuo Ran raised his head and asked in confusion: "It feels unsafe to fly an airship over the New World and go to the unknown anthill wasteland."
"I don't think there's a problem. The leader of the fifth phase is riding on it himself."
Berthi gave a different opinion.
"Well, to be honest, this truck is very bumpy, and the closer you get to that side, the steeper the terrain becomes, and it's difficult to climb over many terrains."
Zhuoran finally gave his approval.
More cables were hung down, the four-wheeled truck was tied up, and the airship's journey officially began.
Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!...
The roars of angry monsters sounded one after another.
The purpose of setting off early is to reserve more time. Airships are much faster than land carts.
Since it was not urgent, Li Fan turned off the injector.
The three elderly dragonmen seemed very happy to be able to watch the scenery of the ancient tree forest from the bulwarks.
When they are old, they will probably end up in the New World. However, due to their old bodies, they have not yet had the opportunity to overlook the land they have been studying from a high place.
Three days later, in the early morning, the dense trees gradually became desolate.
The originally moist and soft black soil on the body surface was replaced by hard khaki rock.
The pointed mountains that tilt sideways in different directions are stacked repeatedly on the surface, giving people a messy and rough beauty.
Because the ancient tree forest near the Star Stronghold has not been calibrated and surveyed, let alone other areas.
So in terms of definition, what is considered a large ant mound wasteland can only be determined visually.
Soon, a shoal of water appeared below, and several desert jungles also appeared.
After watching, the three scholars planned to go down to investigate and establish a temporary camp.
So the Flame descended down, and after the four-wheeled truck was untied, the team came to the ground.
At this time, it is still a long time before the Molten Dragon arrives.
However, regional ecological surveys can still be carried out.
After all, this kind of investigation environment where there is protection and plenty of time is really rare.
The three scholars suddenly became very energetic.
After all, this is an area that has never been visited before, and Eudora may also encounter threats.
So Li Fan sent Ye Ye, who could become invisible, to follow and protect him, and then he continued to move deeper.
While exploring the area, continue to divide more suitable habitats for monsters.
In the evening, the night sky in the Big Ant Mound Wasteland is particularly bright.
The team met at a camp on a high-rise rocky ground, and Aibo and the chef team were busy preparing dinner together.
Three scholars conducted a summary analysis of ecological findings during the day.
Under the illumination of the oil lamp, Bertis, holding a magnifying glass, compared the records in the ecological notebook during the day and asked: "Skelley, did you mark the trace of the broken thorn? You wrote the wrong length.
"
Sklee, who was still writing with a quill in his hand, put his head over to check.
"Is it the thorn found in the water? Is it longer or shorter?"
"It's short, and it's a full five centimeters shorter. Is it a problem with the measuring tool?"
Bertis also started to coo, although the three old guys couldn't compare with the young people in many aspects.
However, the research and analysis of the traces are still focused and serious enough. Such a large error is indeed unusual.
"Wait a minute, if my measurement is correct, could it be caused by the proliferation of thorns?"
