After about two hours of flight, Piao Piao led Yanhuo to a low-lying coral forest.
Piaopiao stopped moving forward and hovered in the sky instead.
Li Fan looked down and found that except for a very deep cliff, the surface was no different from other coral forests.
"Strange, shouldn't the research base of the third phase regiment be in the sky? It should be due to poor defense capabilities and inability to withstand attacks."
Li Fan muttered an inference, and then rappelled down to explore with Di Lu.
Arriving at the edge of the cliff, a ship hanging half vertically upside down appeared.
Half of the ship is hoisted by several cables. There are three spherical air bags of different sizes on the top and steel nails embedded in the rock wall to prevent the ship from falling.
On the ship's crooked mast, a triangular purple flag with a water bottle mark hangs horizontally, which is the symbol of the third phase of the regiment, which is mainly composed of scholars and researchers.
The altitude range and cliff topography avoid the activity range of most monsters, so the choice of this place should have been carefully considered.
Li Fan made a judgment in his heart.
"Hold on, Dilu, let's fly over with flying insects."
Li Fan gave a way to get there quickly.
"Wait a moment, meow, it'll be ready soon."
Di Lu took out the blue jellyfish caught in the insect net, put it into a small backpack, and jumped onto Li Fan's back.
"The distance is a bit far, nya."
Seeing that there was no bottom at the bottom of the cliff, Dilu reminded.
"It's okay, don't you still have Wind Bag Yunduo? The distance is enough."
"Okay, meow."
Di Lu thought for a moment and agreed with Li Fan's statement.
"Research base, here we come!"
Li Fan said, took a few steps back, ran towards the edge of the cliff, and jumped forward with all his strength.
Before the figure fell, the first worm thread was thrown out.
Whoosh~whoosh~whoosh~
While her body was flying in the wind, Dilu held Li Fan's neck tightly with one cat's paw, and held up the shriveled wind bag clouds with the other cat's paw.
Bang~bang~bang~
Under the strong wind, the wind bag inflates quickly, and the small clouds quickly complete their charging.
The three flying insects exhausted their strength and entered a state of brief exhaustion. One person and one cat immediately changed their postures.
Li Fan hugged Di Lu's waist, and Di Lu grabbed the windbag clouds and began to glide.
"Haha, I just said the distance is enough."
Phew~ As soon as Li Fan finished speaking, a strong cold wind blew on his face.
As the wind direction changed, one cat and one person changed from gliding forward to moving sideways in the air.
"Uh, the orientation is really off, nya."
Dilu felt something wasn't right.
"Don't worry Dilu, listen to my command, let's twist forward together, come 123!"
One cat and one cat immediately began to rock forward in sync.
On the top of the research base that was transformed into a half-hull, a tattered wooden door was opened. A young dragon scholar with round eyes raised his head to face the sun under the cliff, where only the noonday sun was visible, and stretched himself out.
"Ah~ It's another day full of expectations."
"1~2~3!1~2~3!."
Hearing the approaching shouts, the young dragon scholar quickly looked to the sky.
"What's this."
Seeing Li Fan and Di Lu approaching, the young dragon scholar immediately took off his round glasses and wiped them vigorously several times.
I put it on again and waited for a while to confirm that it was not an illusion.
"Brother, we are about to land, give it a try."
Half of the hull is perpendicular to the rock wall, and there is no place on the deck to land on.
The only area that can be used as a foothold is the small wooden platform built by this modification.
"OK."
The young dragon scholar who was still in shock immediately backed away, but still vaguely felt that he was in the way, so he simply opened the wooden door and hid in the research base.
Li Fan found the right moment to let go and landed smoothly on the small platform.
Dilu climbed up into the windbag clouds. The changing wind direction on the Coral Platform made the clouds fly extremely unstable. Fortunately, she landed successfully in the end.
Through personal experience, Li Fan felt that his previous inference that monsters were difficult to reach was correct.
But it is also difficult for humans to visit.
Creak~ The wooden door was pushed open, and the young dragon scholar ran out, held Li Fan's hand, and said excitedly: "Finally, we have a second visitor!"
Bang! Bang! Bang!
After shouting this sentence, intensive stamping sounds came from below.
Soon, many scholars and a dozen El cats poured out of the door.
"Incredible! I can actually visit here alone! I am definitely not an ordinary hunter."
"What a strange armor. It doesn't look like the material of a known creature."
"Is the pattern of the flag on the waist a ribbon? Which period is this from?"
"That Elu cat is sitting on the clouds, it's so magical."
Everyone started discussing it in a lively manner.
Li Fan can also understand, after all, the other party has not seen any outside visitors for a long time.
With a sallow complexion and thin skin, I don’t look very healthy.
"I have brought some supplies for everyone, and an airship will rappel down later."
"Airship! You came here in an airship, and you can't go back now."
An old dragon scholar said with a frightened expression.
"Don't worry, the Lava Mountain Dragon has also eliminated the mountain barrier while crossing the end of the canyon. The line connecting the Star Stronghold to the Coral Platform should be connected in the near future."
Upon hearing this important piece of information, everyone had expressions of disbelief.
Li Fandilu was quickly invited to the research base.
A light aroma comes to your face.
In order to comply with the vertical hull, the cabins have been modified from top to bottom, and are connected by spiral stairs.
Various scientific research facilities, bookcases and daily necessities are piled up and placed on the circular platform.
Due to the weak light, the cabin is relatively dark.
Under the guidance of the young dragon scholar, Li Fan came to the first floor of the research base.
A female dragon scholar wearing a wide cloth robe and a blue and white gauze shawl quickly caught his attention.
The female draconian scholar was sitting among the books, holding a small incense burner in her four-fingered hand. Her hairband and headdress were tied with various bird feathers.
The lazy state feels like being at home, without the sense of crisis of living in the wild.
"An unseen flag pattern. Are you a member of the latest group?"
The female dragon scholar asked curiously.
"Yes, I am the leader of the fifth group, my name is Li Fan. I am here to investigate the whereabouts of Laoshan Dragon."
Li Fan introduced.
"My name is Ni Zhen, and I am the leader of the third phase of the group. I am very happy that you can visit. Didn't you come on a pterosaur?"
Ni Zhen asked.
"Yes, I came by airship."
"airship."
Upon hearing these two words, Ni Zhen's expression immediately changed.
"I didn't expect that after what happened to the third group, there would be people taking airships to cross the Grand Canyon."
Ni Zhen let out a sigh.
"Fry actually doesn't agree very much, but the pursuit of the Molten Mountain Dragon is urgent, so I can only let me go."
"Well, it's another ancient dragon crossing. Since it's a molten mountain dragon this time, there should be a breakthrough in research. Unfortunately, the help the research base can give you is very limited at the moment."
Ni Zhen said helplessly.
"There is no need to worry about this. Once it is connected to the Star Stronghold, a large number of hunters will visit the Coral Platform for hunting and gathering, and the research base will soon be able to regain its vitality."
"This is indeed good news, but the continental coral platform is not suitable for Pterosaurs to travel through. First, the wind direction is strong and changeable. It will be very dangerous for less experienced Pterosaurs to fly. Second-line Pterosaurs are also the prey of Fengdiaoosaurus.
Object."
Ni Zhen informed.
"That said, we still need to focus on developing land routes."
Li Fan can prevent Piao Piao from hunting the pterosaurs, but other Feng Piao dragons in the area will not listen to him.
"That's right, and I don't know if you, the leader of the fifth period, have any other ideas about hunting other monsters besides tracking the Molten Dragon."
Ni Zhen asked tentatively.
"You have a contract to issue?"
"Yes, I had already given up, but now that the connection will be completed soon, I feel that I can proceed to the next stage of exploration. However, you have also seen the state of the research base. Those suspended air bags at the top are simply useless.
It carries the hull of the ship, so I want to entrust you to hunt the floating dragon. The material on it is an excellent material for making airbags."
Ni Zhen told the commission.
"But even if the research base can move freely, safety issues still cannot be guaranteed."
Li Fan revealed the hidden dangers.
"There is a way to guarantee it, because below this cliff is an area called the Valley of Miasma."
Ni Zhen told with great confidence.
"Down here is the Valley of Miasma!"
Li Fan knew that there was the Valley of Miasma under the Luhu Coral Terrace, but he had no idea how to get there.
Ni Zhen blinked in surprise. She originally thought that the other party would ask where the Miasma Valley was.
“Just by the name, it’s a good place.”
Li Fan's thoughts changed sharply and he made a smooth move.
"The description of a good place is very accurate for scholars. Unfortunately, with our only ability, we can only observe it from a distance. It is too difficult to touch it on the ground. The current information is brought back by Master Yuanye."
Ni Zhen said melancholy.
"Then why does the Valley of Miasma bring security?"
Li Fan asked curiously.
The upper level of Miasma Valley is okay, but it looks a bit gloomy.
The lower level goes against the grain. That kind of ecological environment is not prepared for ordinary creatures at all.
As for the idea that it can provide security guarantee for the research base, it is even more incredible.
Ni Zhen raised her arm, picked up the book underneath, opened it, flipped through it a few times, and handed it to Li Fan.
"This cliff is the junction of two areas. Due to the huge difference in ecological environment, monsters in the two areas will rarely touch it."
Ni Zhen explains.
"I understand, that means the monsters in the Miasma Valley are unwilling to come up, and the monsters in the Coral Terrace are also unwilling to go down, so a blank area is formed."
Li Fan looked at the research records in the book, combined with Ni Zhen's explanation, and immediately understood the reason why the third phase of the group was able to survive for twenty years.
"So as long as the research base remains active in this area, it will not be attacked by monsters."
"This ecological discovery is of great significance, but unfortunately it is too difficult to recreate a similar environment."
Li Fan said with some regret.
"I believe that after in-depth exploration of the Miasma Valley in the future, there will definitely be more amazing discoveries. What about Li Fan? Are you interested in accepting the commission?"
Ni Zhen asked with expectation in her eyes.
"No."
"That's great. I don't know if the contract format in the stronghold has changed, so I'll just stick to the previous one."
Ni Zhen picked up the quill and was about to write on the paper when she suddenly noticed something was wrong.
"Is it too dangerous?"
"No, there is a spare airbag on my Yanhuo. Although it is not made of floating dragon material, it is also produced by Longliyuan. If the third phase of the group needs it, I can just give it to you."
Li Fan informed.
"Haha. Yes, I have long forgotten that there is material support."
Ni Zhen laughed at herself and put her hand on her forehead.
During the entire three-phase mission's twenty years, it seems that they have long been accustomed to solving all problems without assistance.
The supplies were quickly unloaded, and Li Fan said goodbye to the members of the third phase of the group because he wanted to see the construction of the camp.
"The floating dragon is so cute, and it can also use air cannons. I really want to capture one."
Li Fan put his hands on the bulwark and sighed.
He usually wouldn't capture monsters because of their appearance, but Li Fan sincerely liked the furry look of the floating dragon.
Unfortunately, the aerial dragon has a very special diet. It only eats coral eggs from terrestrial corals and has no ability to live across regions.
In addition, the ecological niche is not high, and there is a high risk of death if stocked.
Li Fan decided that when he had time, he would secretly find a lone floating dragon and rub its skin covered with white fluff, just to enjoy it.
Whoosh! Boom! Whoosh! Boom!
Several flying bomb barrels were dropped in succession, and a string of colorful fireworks exploded in the sky.
But after waiting for a long time, there was still no response from Eudora and April.
"Weird, it must be a cat from around here"
Di Lu unfolded the exploration map and looked puzzled.
"Could it be that the gap between the coral forest and the forest was too large, blocking the view and preventing them from seeing it?"
Li Fan speculated.
Boom! While one person and one cat were still discussing, a huge blast of air exploded and rose in the distance.
"This attack is from Eudora, Fei Rui! Turn and head over there!"
When ancient dragons appear, they are accompanied by large-scale abnormalities.
Everything in the area where Eudora was located, whether on the ground or in the sky, looked normal, so Li Fan didn't worry about it.
Boom! At the same time that the Flame was approaching, another blast of air exploded.
"What kind of monster can make Udo pull out two swords and charge them to kill?"
Li Fan was a little curious.
"There was a very strong flash just now, Eudora also used a flash bomb."
Dilu, the observer, informed.
"Could it be that it's a five-star monster? We're at this distance. At least we can hear the roar, Ferry! Turn on the thrusters!"
Li Fan started to feel a little worried, so he decided to go at full speed.
Phew~puff~puff~
A string of black smoke stretched across the mainland coral platform, and the Flame was traveling at high speed.
Before a group of Fang Pterosaurs could figure out the situation, they were overtaken from the side.
"There's a strong flash again, nya."
Dilu informed.
"Does Eudora like to use flash bombs so much?"
Li Fan suddenly thought of a possibility.
The Flames rushed to the place where the incident occurred, but they still didn't hear any roars or the sound of monsters stomping, but Eudora's shouting was very loud.
"Stop! You."
Eudora, who was flying forward, was mid-sentence, turned to look behind him, and used the flying insect silk to take off from Ai Bo.
"It's called Dazzling Bird."
Ai Bo understood it and told him.
"Stop! Dazzling Bird! Ah! Here we go again!"
The fleeing dizzy bird suddenly turned its head and looked back. A pair of curved horns grew horizontally on its head, unfolding like a fan.
