Vol. 3 Adventures in the Neutral Zone Chapter 17 Adventure is a Man's Romance (4)

On the second day of the actual combat class, everyone got up early in the morning.

Just like the plan arranged for the small meeting last night, Feng Haogeng Blue Wave Soft Ye Ruohua group, Han Shihao and Yang Haohui group. The former is responsible for connecting with the commissioner, and the latter is responsible for procuring field equipment. Everyone got up very early, because they noticed that there was a small error in the timing of the night tone - yesterday was also counted in the seven-day time limit.

In addition to knowing the content of the task and establishing the implementation plan, their practical lessons have not made progress at all. In other words, they only have six days to get out of the forest, and although it takes up to four days to get out of the forest, it is still necessary to allow time to deal with the unexpected, and everyone has to hurry.

The two groups decided to meet at the entrance to the hotel where they had been staying yesterday, and it was only natural that the meeting place for the commissioner was chosen.

Everyone started the implementation plan in full swing, and the contact group was exceptionally smooth, and Feng Haogeng didn't take much effort to connect the communication snail left by Yeyin. The snail was a very polite voice, Feng Haogeng briefly explained the situation of the actual combat class, and the other party said very happily that he would arrive soon. However, I waited boredly for more than an hour, and I didn't see anyone who looked similar to the one in the photo passing by the door of the restaurant, but the procurement team came back quite quickly, and Yang Haohui and Han Shihao had depression on their faces.

It's basically the same as before going out, and I think it's supposed to be the equipment I bought into the travel ring. The only difference is that the two of them were empty-handed before they went out, and when they came back, Han Shihao was holding a large kitchen knife big enough to chop beef bones.

"Commissioner Ling Haoyun hasn't come yet?" asked Han Shihao.

"No, I said that we met half an hour ago, but Uncle Ben waited for more than an hour and didn't see anyone, which is really unreliable. Feng Haogeng glanced at the reflective kitchen knife in Han Shihao's hand, and subconsciously shrank his head, "Brother, why are you buying this?"

Han Shihao's expression was a little embarrassed, as if he didn't know how to answer this question, but Yang Haohui explained very plainly on the side: "A female stall owner gave it, she said that she likes strong men, and sincerely praised Brother Zhu's chest muscles well." ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone laughed, and Han Shihao, who was still shy, stretched out his thumb.

"Hey, hey..... I said that I would come back and not talk about it. Han Shihao was even more embarrassed, and the hand holding the knife was lifted and put away, as if he didn't know whether to throw away the matter or continue to keep it.

"It's a good thing that your charisma has helped us get us an extra piece of equipment. Yang Haohui disagreed.

"What about the other equipment?" Ye Ruohua asked, "You went out for a long time and came back with a knife?"

"No, but it's not much better. Han Shihao was very happy that Ye Ruohua helped him change the topic, and hurriedly said, "We underestimated the price here, the price of the Forest of the End is higher than expected, 212 gold coins are not enough to support the equipment of the five of us, and secondly, the vendors here seem to be open at night, and there are not many open doors during the day, and we only found four stalls after going around for a long time." We also tried to find Mr. Chu Xiao again, and he said that because it was a practical class, he would not provide additional equipment there. ”

"What should we do then? Shall we use the equipment we have to enter the mountain? Or wait until we buy it tonight?" Feng Haogeng was a little dumbfounded, secretly thinking that it was really troublesome. There was already a lot of consideration in terms of tasks, and I didn't want to plant a hole in the vendor's schedule.

Sure enough, the outside world is not like the school palace, no one will help them take care of trivial things, and there are far more things to pay attention to in the outside world than imagined, which is probably what the practical class wants to teach them.

"Don't bother, we don't have a lot of time. Yang Haohui said, "The general equipment is still bought, but there are not many gold coins, and the equipment is a little rough." ”

As he spoke, he pulled out the miscellaneous things from the bag behind his back, which was the grass and rattan backpack he had carried with him when he took the entrance exam, and he didn't throw it away when he had a travel ring out of frugality. For the convenience of distribution, Yang Haohui specially did not store it in the ring.

"Realgar powder, used to avoid mosquito bites, we can also use this as an emergency antidote when it is critical. Yang Haohui distributed a pack to everyone.

"The ropes, one for each person, are about six meters long. Although we have Lan Borou, I still bought it out of the point of hiding the identity of the forest spirit. Lan Borou fights with her hair, and it's easy to get the hood off when you use the meta-technique, so it will save us a lot of trouble if we have one ourselves. ”

"Clothes, one set per person. The school uniform should be changed, and don't forget. Yang Haohui finally poured out five sets of gray medieval Baina clothes from his bag, "That's all there is to it, and the money is only enough for these." Don't worry about food and water, I can make a fire, now everyone go back to their rooms and change their clothes. Blue wave soft Ye Ruohua changed first, and we were responsible for guarding the door. ”

Everyone took the things and put them away, nodding in unison. Yang Haohui is always so thoughtful, and the small parts of Lan Bo Rou's hair can be taken into account, which makes everyone a lot easier.

After changing their clothes and going downstairs, the five of them began to stand under the restaurant and wait. During the day, the Forest of the End has become deserted, the streets are sparsely populated, and most of the shops are closed. But that's a good thing, because it saves a lot of trouble in finding someone to connect with the commissioner.

Another hour without progress, approaching ten o'clock in the morning. Just when everyone was a little impatient, a man who looked like the one in the photo finally emerged from the corner of the street.

The man wore leather armor, brown trousers, and a bright silver knee pad at the knee, with an iron shoulder pad tied around his left shoulder. The skin is fair, with a marble texture. The eyes are worn with ink-polished lenses (sunglasses), and the reflection of sunlight makes people feel that their eyes are sharp. To say that this man is really an eye-catching corner, he deserves to be the special commissioner of the school palace. It not only has the tone of the photos, but also makes it resolute with the seamless exploration equipment.

The man walked towards the five of them, and the ghost squad suddenly became alert. Although the faces are similar, but the neutral zone is mixed with dragons and snakes, and it is not known whether this person is friend or foe, so it is necessary to be a little wary of this heroic man.

The other party stopped in front of the five people, and then seemed to have a ........ under his feet Fell a dog gnawed mud.

The ghost squad looked down at the man who had just met and "made this big gift", and they all fell silent for a while. They don't feel disillusioned anymore, and there are no normal people in the Dream Soul Palace.

Han Shihao hesitated again and again, but still kindly supported him, and put the man's arm on his shoulder: "You are Commissioner Ling Haoyun?"

"Forehead......." The man's mouth made a slurred voice, "I want to vomit, I shouldn't have drunk so much ........ yesterday" After that, he also burped for a long time, and Han Shihao, who was sour and sour.

The questioning could not go on here, and the man was clearly waking up with a hangover. In desperation, everyone helped him to a corner, fed him some water and helped him pat his chest to calm down, and finally the man regained his senses.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. "The man is awake from drinking, and he still talks like he has a kidney deficiency, "I was dragged by a friend to drink yesterday, and I couldn't connect with Director Yeyin in time, I am Ling Haoyun." ”

As soon as the name of the head teacher was said, everyone was immediately relieved. Feng Haogeng couldn't help but complain: "You don't have a sense of time, what time did you say? What time is it now? Uncle Ben has been waiting for you stupidly for more than two hours, do you know?"

"I arrived early, seriously. Ling Haoyun's face was full of grievances, "I just didn't dare to come over to admit it, the task above was to lead the team, but after I arrived, I saw the strongest person among you carrying a kitchen knife, who would dare to go over! If it weren't for the school uniform you wore at the beginning, I would have slipped away." After saying that, his pitiful Han Shihao winked his eyes, and he looked quite cute.

The rest of the people also blinked to Han Shihao's side, and Han Shihao bowed his head and covered his face speechlessly. A one-meter-eight man was holding a big kitchen knife in his hand, and he was frowning like a gangster big brother...... Although it is not because I want to cut people, but because of embarrassment........ He pondered his possible image in the eyes of outsiders at that time, and almost wanted to wipe his neck with this big knife.

"You're too cowardly, aren't you, just a commissioner?" Feng Haogeng's impression of this commissioner changed sharply.

"Be careful to make the Ten Thousand Year Boat, Junior Brother, you don't know how chaotic the neutral zone is. Ling Haoyun took a sip of water and breathed smoothly, "Speaking of which, I have just graduated, and I have stayed in the second grade....... I've been assigned to the Guards Guild here, and it's been less than a month since I became an official Guard......."

"Wait, wait, wait!" Ye Ruohua's long ears stood up suddenly, and two small bulges protruded from the hood, "Less than a month?

"Think about it....... In addition, you should be the third this time, and the actual combat class with newcomers is also counted on the resume of the guard. ”

"All succeeded?" Ye Ruohua asked again.

"This is a must, anyway, I am also an official guard. Speaking of this, Ling Haoyun frowned for a while, and was quite proud.

After hearing this, everyone was slightly relieved, although Ling Haoyun's entry was short, but fortunately, the success rate of the task was online.

"What are your first two tasks?" asked Yang Haohui.

"One is to help people find cats, and the other is to help people find dogs........"

Okay, think too much. They looked at this rather heroic senior, and the heart they had just put down hung again.

To sum up, Ling Haoyun is an out-and-out ....... Scrap wood.

"Don't worry. Han Shihao almost gritted his teeth and squeezed out these words, he didn't believe what he said, but as the captain, he had to stand up and stabilize the army's heart at this moment, "The task is only the red level, although Senior Ling Haoyun ....... It's not outstanding, but I'm still confident. ”

Not prominent, Yang Haohui is familiar to hear.

"Oh, thank you, thank you, junior, you are really good at talking. "Ling Haoyun is really polite.

"This is our information, and the ability ranks are written on it. Han Shihao took out the prepared materials from the travel ring and handed them to Ling Haoyun.

"Understand, I'll read it soon. Ling Haoyun nodded and took the information, and briefly introduced himself, "I am a fifth-order wood elemental, material type, and I don't understand many refiners, just one, ghost vine, a vine with a slightly paralyzing toxin on the surface. There is no Yuan Wu, and he is not very good at hand-to-hand combat. ”

"Okay, okay, you can watch first, and we'll discuss the next plan. Han Shihao looked at the information with a smile on his face, turned around and pulled the rest of the people aside, forming a small circle.

"What should I do? This senior is too weak. Han Shihao lowered his voice, "I feel that if he leads the team, the red-level mission is enough for our group to be wiped out several times." ”

"You're too polite, brother, this is a bad dog. Feng Haogeng is not afraid of offending people at all, and he is outspoken.

"Alas, you say, will he be the same as his brother-in-law, he is actually a real person. Ye Ruohua was optimistic, "Anyway, I also graduated from the Dream Soul Academy." ”

"Sister is not a showman. "Ramborou corrects grammatical errors.

"His information is correct. Yang Haohui looked at the back of the photo, and Yeyin wrote Ling Haoyun's information on it.

"Cook, do you have any ideas, really let him lead the team?" Feng Haogeng thought about Ling Haoyun's drunken appearance, and his head was big.

"I don't trust him at all. Yang Haohui said directly, "So we have to figure it out ourselves." ”

Everyone was stunned.

"What we lack most now is a person with rich experience in exploration, you should have heard, the senior has been here for less than a month, and it is impossible to be experienced. To put it simply, he didn't help us much. Yang Haohui said, "What's more, his hard strength is not strong." ”

"So?"

"Let's go find an expedition and join us. Yang Haohui said his own method.

"Huh?" everyone was stunned again.

"Didn't the teacher say don't have anything to do with mercenaries or expeditions?" Ye Ruohua was a little worried.

"That's a normal situation, after all, no one knows that Senior Ling Haoyun is very ....... Not prominent. If you want to fight head-on, I don't think he can beat Geng Yan. Yang Haohui paused, "So we have to find another person to lead the team, as for the senior, he can follow the mixed resume and save trouble, he shouldn't refuse." ”

"My wife is not reliable. Feng Haogeng scolded in a low voice, the collection task was originally quite simple, but it began to become more and more complicated because a defeated dog came in.

"It's useless to complain, solve problems first. Yang Haohui said, "We can't stun the senior and say that we haven't seen him." ”

"This is not a bad idea...... Han Shihao began to think seriously.

“....... Back to the topic, the teacher said that there should be no conflict of interest with the expedition group, not that there should be no relationship. I don't think Mr. Yeyin made this point out of it, not like a reminder, but more like a hint. The strength of the seniors, Teacher Yeyin, knows that she will not let us bring one more waste without purpose. Since he appeared, it must have been useful. As you can see from the entrance exam, Gakumiya attaches great importance to 'allowing students to discover their own unspoken rules to solve problems', and my idea is highly likely. ”

"Useful?" Feng Haogeng looked back at Ling Haoyun who was licking his fingers and flipping through the information, and frowned silently.

"Did he say he had a drink with his friends?" Yang Haohui said, "In a month's time, although I don't have a lot of experience in adventure, I should have more or less connections. ”

"Let him help us find someone to lead the team?" Han Shihao understood.

"Yes, as long as we can find expedition groups that are the same or close to our goals, they are far more reliable than our seniors. Alignment of purpose means no conflict of interest, and expeditions are a resource we can use. Yang Haohui looked everyone in the eye, "Don't forget that we are a ghost class, and I didn't think that Teacher Yeyin's task would be as easy as it seemed from the beginning. ”

"Expeditions and mercenaries are generally skirmishers, otherwise there would be no shouts for the formation of the team that we heard before. Feng Haogeng also used his brain to take over, "We don't have to join the gang, we just need to find an old-timer who can lead the team! This method is feasible!"

"We don't have to worry about commissions, we can find seniors to pay temporarily or find resources during the expedition to pay. Ye Ruohua's eyes lit up, "There is your brother-in-law!"

"Then hurry up. Han Shihao turned his head to look at Ling Haoyun, "Start waste utilization!"

Ling Haoyun was still flipping through the information over and over again, and the hangover made his brain dizzy, and he couldn't remember it after watching it several times. Suddenly, it was dark in front of his eyes, and a shadow was reflected on the information paper, and the light above his head was blocked. He looked up in surprise and saw that the five members of the ghost class were standing in front of him, their eyes were not good, like a group of hungry tigers looking at the delicious little lambs.

"What are you going to do......" Ling Haoyun shrank back very unwillingly.

"Get up and get to work!"

........

There are too many accidents that delay the start of the adventure for another half a day. To be honest, they could also try the mission on their own, but no one objected to Yang Haohui's somewhat lengthy arrangement. Everything is based on "safety", and last night's combat meeting taught each of them that even if it is only the red level, the least difficult task can be too unexpected, and it must be all done to ensure that nothing goes wrong.

It's still that small restaurant, and the ghost class hasn't moved the nest. The last bit of gold was spent on this lunch, and since he asked someone to help, he naturally wanted to express that no one was distressed except for Yang Haohui.

Ling Haoyun was unexpectedly punctual this time, and as soon as he arrived at the meal, he led two people into the restaurant. These two images do not match at all, a short fat man, with thick arms and strong body hair, and a little bald on the top of his head, he should be a middle-aged uncle, how do you look like a master of Xinjiang kebabs. The other was a man as tall as a bamboo pole, so thin that he felt like a gust of wind could blow it away. With pale skin and thin-rimmed glasses, he looked even more gentle than Ling Haoyun. At first glance, it looks barely normal, but the cough keeps at the beginning of the door, which makes people feel sick and weak in the late stage of tuberculosis.

The sense of joy is quite strong, Ling Haoyun stood in the middle, and Yang Haohui only felt that he had seen the live-action version of the wifi signal.

This is the legendary "things gather like and people are grouped"? Ling Haoyun is unreliable, so his friends will not be unreliable? If it weren't for the fact that the three of them were all wearing the explorer's leather armor and protective gear, Yang Haohui would have wanted to get up and leave.

The three of them sat opposite the ghost class with a smile and a smile, and Ling Haoyun greeted him warmly: "Introduction, these two are my friends." ”

He pointed to the fat one: "You can call him Uncle Fat, he has been in the neutral zone for thirteen years, a veteran explorer." ”

"your grandma's fat uncle!" The fat uncle was not happy, and supported his entire abdominal muscles under the leather armor with his hand, "Lao Tzu, I am very slim." ”

"Oh, you're old. Of course you're not fat, isn't that the title 'Fat Uncle' thundered in the Forest of the End? Ling Haoyun nodded and smiled.

"Fortunately, we've all heard of your old name. Han Shihao followed with a smile, if he wanted to talk about such a thing as a dinner, he still wanted to come, he could drink and talk, and this calm personality was quite suitable for interpersonal communication.

When the fat uncle heard this, his face was happy, and he snorted and twisted his fat belly without saying a word.

"This is your senior. Ling Haoyun looked at the tall and thin man and shrugged his eyebrows at Han Shihao, "Wang Shun, a weapon vendor, he is in charge of equipment for this expedition. ”

"It's a blessing. Han Shihao responded, he understood the reason why Ling Haoyun shrugged his eyebrows, they had already discussed the details before looking for someone.

The "decent profession" of guards is obviously not popular in a place like the Neutral Zone, and Ling Haoyun has been here for a month as a "novice explorer" to cover up his true profession. Of course, the five people in the ghost class naturally became "novices among novice explorers", and it was good for them to understand the real inside story of the actual combat class.

Yang Haohui and Ling Haoyun explained their current situation, and Ling Haoyun patted his chest and said that in addition to leading the team, he could also bring in another person responsible for equipment supply. This person is Wang Shun, and he is also their other senior, the senior who graduated from the Yuanwu Preparation Department.

Yang Haohui said at the time that they had already brought their own equipment, so there was no need to trouble this person, but Ling Haoyun gave a reason that he couldn't refuse-he needed Wang Shun to help him adjust the artificial Yuanwu.

This is the most troublesome thing for the guards without Yuanwu, the artificial Yuanwu is a man-made weapon, which must be repaired and adjusted frequently, and this kind of guard has a strong dependence on the Yuanwu maintenance guard.

"Fortunately, little brother. Wang Shun coughed twice and replied very politely, Ling Haoyun had already told him before.

At the dinner table, the couple secretly frowned, and everything was silent. Poor fat uncle, I don't know if he is surrounded by a table of guards, but he is an orthodox explorer that Ling Haoyun only met here.

"Eat, eat, eat, where are so many things!" The fat uncle was uncomfortable by the mutual introduction of this group of humanities, but he had been staring at a table of food for a long time.

No one refused this proposal, people are iron rice and steel, and they are hungry and panicked, even if the Tianyuan Realm is about to explode, they should be a little bit back when they encounter a meal. The dinner table gradually became hot, mainly divided into several forces, fat uncle Ling Haoyun and Han Shihao fought hotly; Feng Haogeng and Ye Ruohua habitually grabbed things to eat, Lan Borou was there to "persuade the fight", and the quieter ones were Yang Haohui and Wang Shun, the former was quiet and did not participate anywhere. As for the latter, no one pays attention, probably because he is afraid of contracting some asthma.

The most noisy was the first-echelon forces, and in less than a quarter of an hour, Ling Haoyun asked for a few barrels of ale. As soon as the wine came up, the scene exploded even more, the three of them pushed the glass and changed the lamp and laughed, the brothers were as good as one person, it seemed that the friendship of men was indeed simple.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors, and the dinner table has been swept clean, it is natural to talk about business.

"Xiao Ling, are you letting me bring just a few raw melons and eggs?" The fat uncle leaned back after eating and drinking, cocked Erlang's legs and picked his teeth with a toothpick, full of ruffians.

"Yes, yes, I hope Uncle Fat will make it convenient for you. Ling Haoyun smiled.

"Tsk, our brother spent a few expeditions licking blood on the knife edge, but he didn't go to feed. The fat uncle seemed to be quite dissatisfied with bringing a group of children, "Is your little deposit....... Hiss........ Somewhat. He rubbed his fat fingers as he spoke, and a weasel-like sly glint flashed in his small eyes.

When it comes to this, Ling Haoyun can still not understand? He immediately said that as long as he led the team to return safely, he guaranteed to add money. The "deputy position" of the guard made Ling Haoyun have a small savings. It's not a place with rules, but credit is important for explorers. The fat uncle nodded with satisfaction, since the verbal agreement has been made, there is nothing more to say.

In this way, a brief negotiation ended, and everyone in the ghost class thought that the fat uncle would be more difficult to deal with as a local snake, but they didn't expect him to be unexpectedly happy. But if you think about it carefully, you can understand the reason, on the one hand, there is a relationship with Ling Haoyun, on the other hand, although the people in the neutral zone are dangerous, but the danger is relatively greedy for wealth rather than conspiracy, most explorers are quite bold and simple-minded, as long as it is profitable, it is easy to say anything.

Finally everything is ready.

Night in the forest always comes faster than the outside, and the sun goes down and the sky is dark. The once deserted bazaar was lit up again, and the dense depths of the Forest of the End were deserted, and the forest really revealed a bit of the purity and depth that it should have.

At this moment of silence, an improvised patchwork expedition group was ready to move.