Winterstone is located in the southern part of the human kingdom of Pande, and is ruled by Louise, the third princess of the kingdom of Pande.

Although Winterstone is far from the border and the front line, the old ruins located west of Winterstone are not remnants of human civilization. As for what race left behind, there have been different opinions. Because in this ruin, you can find the remnants of various ethnic architectural styles.

Because it is located in the middle of nowhere and does not obstruct the main traffic, the official has always allowed it to exist. And there's no point in razing it to the ground, because even if Winterstone expands, it won't take decades to get here.

Old ruins always have some monsters gathered. And this time, because a large group of griffons was gathered, which directly threatened the villages and towns around Winterstone City and the pedestrians and vehicles on the main traffic routes, the City Lord's Mansion would use the generous reward as bait to attract adventurers to the crusade.

The griffin is a large magical beast that lives in groups. As the name suggests, it has the dual advantages of a lion and an eagle. In terms of classification, it is still classified as birds of prey, and Zhou Yan guesses that it may be because griffins hatch from eggs.

An adult griffin can be the size of an ordinary buffalo, with wings spread out and about three meters long. In the Urakhanate north of the kingdom of Pande, there is the famous Ula Griffin Knights, who use griffons as mounts.

As a carnivorous bird of prey, the griffon usually lives in forests far from people, and uses tall rocks or giant trees as nests.

But this time, for some reason, the griffons that had been moving further west of the old ruins, in the area of Nishino Cragin in the Gangder Mountains, migrated to the old ruins on a large scale. Although there are also people in the city lord's mansion who mention that yì should go and find out what happened to the long-abandoned West Rock Field, but the top priority is the danger brought by the griffin, so this mention yì has been put on hold for the time being.

It is worth mentioning that although Winter Rock City is located in the rear, it is actually adjacent to the country where the demons are located. It's just that because of the natural and insurmountable barrier of the Gangde Mountains, even this is called the rear.

More than fifty adult griffons have been observed gathering at the old ruins, and the news has caused great panic among the surrounding residents.

It is said that griffins can only be kept from a young age to have a chance to become mounts. Therefore, now all countries with conditions are also starting to cultivate griffin knights, which can fly air units.

This is also the reason why griffon eggs and griffon cubs can be as high as the bounty for killing an adult griffon in a mission.

Zhou Yan and Youyou walked in the crowd of the crusading troops, while Zhou Yan sorted out the limited information known and thought about countermeasures.

No matter how you look at it, he and Yoyo are both weak rookie adventurers. So he didn't plan to compete with mature teams with a stable structure and tacit understanding from the beginning.

Besides, I'm afraid that after arriving at the place, the favorable places will be occupied by those big teams. A small two-person team like him and Yoyo can only occupy some of the less important places, and it is still lucky to have a chance to pick up a lone griffin to kill.

Zhou Yan didn't know the principle of the adventurer card, but the adventurer card would automatically record the number of crusades. And the crusade was recorded by Tong Guò who gave the fatal blow. To put it simply, it is "mending". Whoever stabbed the last one was, the "human head" was anyone's.

So when the time comes, we will definitely have to face some calculations and contention. Furthermore, if they are lucky enough to get a griffin cub or a griffin egg, they should also be wary of being snatched by others.

In short, in Zhou Yan's view, this task is not as easy as it seems. No, if you only ask for two gold participation awards, then of course it is an easy task.

Yoyo's expression looked a little strange, on the one hand, the large number of people made her very uncomfortable, and on the other hand, the large number of people made her feel a little relieved. These two feelings made her look a little tangled.

"Yoyo." At this time, Zhou Yan shouted.

"Huh? Yes! What's up? Yoyo didn't seem to expect Zhou Yan to call her, so he was stunned for a moment before reacting.

"I have something to tell you after this mission." Zhou Yan said something that was clearly a flag, but he didn't notice it.

However, Yoyo seemed to have misunderstood, and she looked panicked: "Huh? No, that, won't it be too fast? We've only known each other for two days...... I, I don't hate Mr. Yan either, only, just ......"

Zhou Yan, who just understood that this girl was thinking too much after listening to Youyou's words, shook his head speechlessly: "Sorry, what I said is ambiguous, don't worry, it's not what you think." Just a very simple thing. ”

"Oh, oh." Yoyo breathed a sigh of relief, and then wondered, "But if it's not a big deal, why do you have to wait until the mission is over?" Sure enough, it's still ......"

"Don't think about it." Zhou Yan smiled bitterly and shook his head, and then said no more.

However, Zhou Yan stopped talking, but someone leaned over: "Little brother, do you want to form a temporary team with us?" ”

It was a man with a full beard who spoke, tall and with a bear's back. Carrying a huge machete about his height, he had a shrewd look in his eyes under his seemingly rugged appearance.

Zhou Yan didn't speak, but just expressed his doubts with his expression.

The man immediately smiled and said, Cheng Dù's voice could only be heard by people nearby: "Although this mission is well paid, there are also many large teams involved. We are all lone rangers, and we can't even drink soup if we don't unite together. ”

Zhou Yan understood what the other party meant after hearing it, to be honest, he was very moved, but after thinking about it carefully, he still refused: "Thank you for your kindness, but I just came to see it, and my weak strength can't help you anything." ”

Zhou Yan showed an apologetic expression and politely rejected the other party.

Regarding Zhou Yan's obvious excuse, the man did not show a dissatisfied expression, but smiled heartily: "Okay, but if the little brother changes his mind, we are welcome at any time." My name is Dack and I look forward to seeing you soon! ”

Duck waved his hand as he spoke, and went back to the others.

"Mr. Yan, why did you refuse?" Yoyo didn't ask out loud until after Duck left.

She is a smart girl, and of course she has already thought of everything Zhou Yan can think of. So for the obviously advantageous Tiyì, she didn't understand why Zhou Yan would refuse.

"The so-called temporary team is meaningless if it is not a conflict of interest." Zhou Yan smiled and shook his head: "After all, everyone is running for money, if you beat a griffin, who will it be?" ”

"Huh?"

"Have you forgotten the mechanics of the guild? Team registration must be completed in the guild, and the parties themselves are responsible for the teams formed outside. Zhou Yan explained: "Then the griffin that is laid down, of course, is only a person. ”

"I know that, but isn't this team ......just to keep us from being bullied by the big team," Yoyo retorted, "So, of course, everyone knows that it's better to count their own ......"

In the end, even Yoyo himself began to waver, so his voice couldn't help but get smaller and smaller.

"Well, so I said it." Zhou Yan sighed: "Everyone in such a team is not familiar with each other, in case they meet unreasonable people, they will find fault, right?" Because he felt that the prey was his belonging. Especially like the two of us newcomers, it's easy to be bullied, right? ”

After a pause, Zhou Yan looked at Youyou with a smile: "Moreover, you won't be comfortable, right?" With so many people you don't know. ”

"Huh!" Youyou didn't expect Zhou Yan to say this, but then lowered his head: "Yes, yes......"

Even if he inadvertently expressed his thoughtfulness, Yoyo really felt it, and when he lowered his head, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but hook up a smile.

After about half an hour of walking, you can see a tall stone tower towering beyond the trees. Judging from the reactions of the people around him, Zhou Yan also knew that they were about to reach their destination.

"Yoyo." Zhou Yan shouted.

"What?"

"Come here." Zhou Yan beckoned, and then deliberately slowed down with a puzzled Yoyo, allowing most of the adventurers to overtake them and walk to the front.

"Mr. Yan, why don't you hurry up?" Yoyo was puzzled: "If you don't hurry up, you will be ahead of others!" ”

"No matter how fast you go, you won't be able to grab any favorable environment." Zhou Yan shook his head: "It's better to wait for them to fight enough." ”

Zhou Yan looked around and found that there were people who had the same idea as themselves, and deliberately lowered their speed to the end.

However, seeing that Yoyo still seemed to be puzzled, Zhou Yan explained: "At that time, as long as you kill a few monsters living in the old ruins, you will be considered to have completed the minimum crusade." And then there's our chance. ”

Speaking of this, Zhou Yan moved a little closer to Youyou, and said in a low voice: "Although the situation may be made more dangerous by encountering a griffin guarding the cub, if you can find a griffin egg or catch a griffin's cub, it will be a big profit." ”

"Got a lot of money? Isn't it the same as ten gold? While I agree that it would be easier to just deal with griffon cubs or griffon eggs, it would be easier to run into griffons guarding their cubs because of the chance of encountering griffons guarding their cubs, right? Yoyo still didn't understand, it seemed to her that it was the same value, but it should be more dangerous to go alone to catch griffin cubs or steal griffin eggs if you ran into an adult griffin with no one to help her.

"Only a fool would turn in griffon eggs and griffin cubs, right?" Zhou Yan said funny.

At this time, he realized that although Yoyo's intelligence is very high, he is very smart. But after all, after all, it is easy to follow the rules instinctively.

"Why...... Yes! Youyou just showed a puzzled expression, and then it suddenly dawned on him.

Quite simply, when Zhou Yan heard that griffins could be used for riding, and they had to be griffin cubs to have a chance to train them. He understood that if someone really caught the griffin cubs or got the griffin eggs, it would only be auctioned to make more money.

I'm afraid that those who stay have similar thoughts as him.

"But ......" Youyou was still a little hesitant, she didn't agree with Zhou Yan's approach, after all, she knew very well how fierce the griffin was.

Zhou Yan, who saw Youyou's concern, just smiled: "If you don't want to, we can also speed up now to keep up with the big army." ”

"No, no." Yoyo shook his head vigorously: "Just listen to Mr. Yan's ......"

Zhou Yan sighed silently in his heart, if Youyou didn't agree, he wouldn't force it. But apparently in order to take care of him, Yoyo gave up his thoughts.

If you give up your thoughts for the sake of the so-called "friend", it is not a reciprocal relationship at all, and it is not a friend at all.