Vol. 3 Adventures in the Neutral Zone Chapter 17 Adventure is a Man's Romance (3)
"Me?" Yang Haohui was stunned, he had been listening carefully before, but he didn't expect that suddenly a responsibility would fall on his shoulders.
"The captain has always been Brother Zhu, teacher, I can't do it. ”
"You're the most knowledgeable in the squad, don't tell you this month's book was for nothing. Yeyin smiled, ""Yuan Beast Encyclopedia" and "Notes on Alien Beasts", I have seen you read these two books at the dinner table more than once. ”
"Yes...... But. Yang Haohui still didn't have the confidence to take on such a big responsibility.
"That's it. Yeyin waved her hand and hammered it out, "In addition to the Yuan Beast, you should also pay attention to the mercenary groups and expeditions here. ”
"Adventure?" Feng Haogeng's eyes lit up when he heard these two words, and every boy had no resistance to things like adventure.
"Mercenaries and expedition groups are very common in the Western Metaverse, especially in areas like the Forest of the End, which are both overly rich and well-stocked, and you should have heard the shouts of the Omen Group when you first came in just now. The mercenaries and expeditions of the Western Metaverse are basically tasked with exploring medicinal herbs, rare plants, and fruits in the forest, or hunting primordial beasts. They resold the spoils to the traders, who then processed and sold them to outsiders for a profit. Yeyin gestured with his finger in the air, "This is a business circle that has been formed over the years. ”
"You say this for?" Han Shihao was a little confused.
"To tell you, do everything possible to avoid conflict. "Humans are sometimes far more terrifying than primal beasts. Your mission is only to retrieve the Explosion Yuan Dan, and other than that, everything else will be compromised. Don't have any conflicts of interest with mercenary groups or expeditions, remember. ”
After saying this long paragraph, Yeyin seemed to suddenly become tired, and she leaned back in her chair and inhaled deeply. Everyone quietly waited for Yeyin's next assignment, but she didn't say a word, just took a deep breath, and then took a deep breath....... It's like I'm forcing myself to make up my mind.
"Come back alive, little ghosts. That was the last thing Nightshade said, and she disappeared from the table as soon as she finished speaking.
Looking at the empty chairs, everyone didn't know why their hearts were a little blocked, and they had keenly felt that Yeyin's mood was not quite right before they sat on your and set off, but they couldn't tell why.
Anyway, the first practical class has officially begun.
"Let's find a place to stay. After being full of wine and food, Han Shihao proposed.
This is really an offer that people can't refuse, and everyone has been running for a day, and the 10-hour rush and preparation task is also a big burden on the body of the elemental. The proposal was good, but a serious problem was quickly discovered.......
"Didn't you all bring any money?" Ye Ruohua asked in a low voice.
"No....... I'm used to using the yuan value card, and I forgot about it......." Han Shihao replied helplessly.
"I didn't either, I thought Brother Zhu would bring ......." Feng Haogeng was also embarrassed, but he didn't forget to shake the pot.
"Are you going to live in a tent tonight? Ye Ruohua was a little sad, "I suddenly missed the bed in the dormitory, and I haven't taken a shower today." ”
A month's point life really made them forget about this very important thing, except for the Dream Soul Academy, everything else needed to be paid for with money. How embarrassing and embarrassing their situation is now, and the most important thing is that Yeyin has not paid for this dinner!
The restaurant owner came over at the right time to ask for the account, and the two of them stared at each other, and no one dared to reply. Fortunately, there are still two attentive people in this team.
"I'll do it. Lan Bo Rou and Yang Haohui said in unison.
The two were stunned at the same time, looked at each other, and Yang Haohui decisively asked Xian: "You come, you come......."
The neutral zone is a chaotic zone, and it is really common for vendors to sit on the ground and raise prices. A meal comparable to Lan Borou's cuisine actually cost 20 gold coins, and Yang Haohui felt distressed when he watched Lan Borou pay for it.
A few people in the hotel didn't bother to find it again, this restaurant comes with it. Another 60 gold coins were consumed, and they only opened one room, and out of shyness, these five young boys and girls couldn't avoid suspicion. Luckily, the rooms in the inn were shabby and had only one bed, but they were big enough for five people to fit in.
The Mori sisters took a hot bath as they wished, and the three young men went out to wait. Feng Haogeng secretly put his ear on the door to listen to the sound very indecently, and was slapped mercilessly by Han Shihao.
The girl's bathing time is always long, and by the time the bedtime washes are over, it is already about 11 o'clock in the evening. Han Shihao specially reminded Lan Borou that two strands of hair were wrapped around the doorknob of the room, if someone broke into the door to rob or steal, Lan Borou could sense in advance, this is a neutral area, and it is impossible to be too careful.
The Mori sisters sat on the edge of the bed, and the three guys sat on the floor in a circle. After tossing for such a while, everyone's drowsiness has dropped a lot, and instead of wasting time by not being able to sleep, it is better to have a pre-war meeting.
"Let's talk about our thoughts. Han Shihao said.
"The task is very simple, just take out that hell elixir. Feng Haogeng analyzed it decently, "And the teacher said that this is just a red-level task, with Uncle Ben here, it is easy to pass easily." ”
"Don't be blindly confident Xiaobao, haven't you suffered enough in the entrance exam?" Han Shihao was quite dissatisfied with his younger brother's disapproval.
"But Brother Zhu, I don't think the broken fan is blindly arrogant this time. Ye Ruohua rarely didn't go against Feng Haogeng, "I don't think the teacher will arrange too difficult tasks in the first practical class, and the difficulty of this task is as low as I thought." With a map and equipment, let's just find a cave and take the Explosion Yuan Dan, no matter how you think about it, it won't be very difficult. ”
"I've looked at the map, and if you convert it to scale, it's really not far. Han Shihao said, "It takes about two days to get to the location of the cave, and another two days to go down the mountain." Four days to complete the task, this is still a full calculation, the foot is faster, maybe two days can go back and forth, a week is indeed more than enough. But........ I always felt that this mission would not go as smoothly as we expected. ”
"I agree. Yang Haohui suddenly spoke, and the other four looked at him, as the military advisor in the team, he had the most important say when analyzing the situation.
"At this time, let's not say our own things, it's easy to mess up opinions. Let's just follow my train of thought and bring it up if something is wrong. Yang Haohui said, "From the beginning, the 'goal' of this mission is to get the Explosion Yuan Dan." So what 'process' needs to be completed? I summarized the part of starting from here, the journey in the mountains, and the elixir in the amethyst cave. ”
"Cook, I'm not mocking you........ Sounds a bit like nonsense though. Feng Haogeng complained very straightforwardly.
"Listen to me. Yang Haohui said, "The process is quite simple, but there are a lot of details to pay attention to when you think about it." ”
"The first part, starting from here. Let's count it as tomorrow morning, there are not many places to analyze this, except for one point, the senior named Ling Haoyun, we will take the initiative to find it tomorrow morning. I just looked at my cloth bag and found that Mr. Yeyin had stuffed the communication snail that had been screwed with that senior, and I would just make a snail tomorrow. ”
"The second part, rushing deep into the mountains. This part is the one that should be noted the most. Speaking of this, Yang Haohui suddenly stopped talking, rubbed the travel ring, the light flashed, and a lot of miscellaneous items were thrown out, "Let's take out all the items you bring, let me take a look at it." ”
The other four didn't quite understand what he meant, but they did as they did.
"I'll see....... Sure enough. Yang Haohui rolled over for a while and sighed.
"What's wrong?" asked Han Shihao.
"Except for the equipment we bought from Teacher Chu Xiao, we don't have any equipment for survival in the wild. Yang Haohui pointed to the items scattered all over the ground, "Food, water, and a change of clothes, I took a general look, and there are probably so many things that all of us have brought." Of course, I can understand that Yayin-sensei only explained the mission requirements after taking us to the Forest of the End, and everyone didn't know what to prepare in advance. However, since this mission is centered on 'forest exploration', these things are completely insufficient. ”
"Even if we take an adventure, we won't be separated from 'food, clothing, shelter and transportation', and the spare food and water are abundant, so what is there to short? Even if it is not enough, we can find some prey with our strength. Feng Haogeng didn't understand.
"I seem to understand what you mean. Lan Borou, who had been quiet, suddenly spoke, "Because it's in the forest." ”
"That's right. Yang Haohui nodded, "Except for Ye Ruohua and Lan Borou, who are forest spirits, their hometown is in the forest, and none of us have the experience of surviving in the forest." And I saw the hometown of Ye Ruohua and Lan Borou in the book, called 'Yael no Forest', right? Although they are all forests, the climatic conditions, the types of primal animals, and the types of plants may be completely different. In other words, in the Forest of the End, all of us are novices in exploration. ”
"It is written that even in the same area of the forest, there can be three completely different types of weather. Especially the part bordering the high mountain zone of the Northern Metaverse, the altitude of the Forest of the End is much higher than that of the rest of the Western Metaverse, and the climate is more variable. Adventure is not only about food, clothing, shelter and transportation, but also safety comes first. ”
"It's a bit complicated, I'm going to figure it out. Feng Haogeng was a little confused when he heard it.
Again, climate, primitive beasts, plants, and even very ordinary normal small animals are all areas to be considered. The equipment we use now for survival in the wild is only given by Teacher Chu Xiao, and the rest is only food and drink. Yang Haohui explained his thoughts as briefly as possible, "We lack equipment, and we lack 'exploration experience', not to mention anything else, we can't cope with the snakes, insects, rats and ants in the forest alone with this equipment." ”
"Now I understand. "Feng Haogeng finally figured it out.
"So it takes ....... Buy?" Han Shihao summed it up very incisively.
Yang Haohui smiled bitterly, he smiled when he mentioned the money, because he was annoyed when he mentioned the money: "Very correct, I think this is also the extended assessment content of the actual combat class - organize the task ideas by yourself and buy the right equipment." In other words, adaptability. I didn't worry about this because there are rich people like Brother Zhu....... But I wasn't a little confused until I had dinner just now, but I didn't expect you to bring any money. ”
Han Shihao lowered his head a little ashamedly, the nervous excitement before the actual combat class and the habit of using the yuan value card made him forget such a basic thing. Ye Ruohua and Feng Haogeng have similar reasons, after all, they are both 12-year-old children (Ye Ruohua's converted age is 11 years old), and they made such a small and serious mistake under nervousness.
"No, Lan Borou and I brought money. Yang Haohui said, "I counted when I looked at your travel ring just now, and there are still 212 gold coins left, although Lan Borou has 200 and I have 12....... But it doesn't matter, the money will be divided evenly when it goes back. After today, we will have to live in tents deep in the forest, and we don't have to spend any more money on food, drink, and clothing. No matter how expensive the neutral zone is, these gold coins should be enough to spend. After the lack of equipment is solved, it is a matter of 'experience'. But this is easy to solve, don't we have that senior? Since we are the commissioner in this area, we should have the knowledge of adventure. ”
"Then tomorrow I will go to purchase with Yang Haohui, Yang Haohui is responsible for choosing the things to buy, and I am responsible for the quality of the things. "Han Shihao volunteered, as the richest person in the team, he still has an eye for shopping," Xiaobao and Ye Ruohua Lan Borou are responsible for contacting Ling Haoyun, it is still too dangerous to leave only two girls, Xiaobao, you have to be responsible for their safety. ”
"Don't worry, Brother Zhu. Feng Haogeng patted his chest, "No one can bully the cutting board except me." ”
"The third point, take the pill from the cave. Speaking of this, Yang Haohui pondered for a moment, "To be honest, the third point is as simple as the first, and there is basically nothing to say." But that's what worries us the most, we don't know anything about the dangers of that amethyst cave, and we don't have any information, so there's not much we can do other than ask the locals tomorrow or ask the commissioner. Do you have anything else to add?"
"It's gone, it's too reliable, brother-in-law. Ye Ruohua nodded frequently after listening, "It's completely different from some people." ”
"Huh?" Feng Hao snorted with his nostrils wide.
"Sister......" Lan Borou shook Ye Ruohua's arm.
"Extra details. Yang Haohui said in the tone of the night voice, "There are three points that everyone should pay attention to, first, we all have to change our clothes tomorrow, we didn't know the content of the actual combat class at the beginning, we all came in school uniforms, this body is too eye-catching; It's easy for me to escape with my speed, Brother Zhu has strong defense and high survivability, and thirdly, I can't expose the light element energy, you know, so I will only use the fire mode with the highest combat power in the whole combat class. You may think I've been talking a lot of nonsense, but it's all for the worst-case scenario. If the task is smooth sailing, it is best to have corresponding countermeasures. ”
Everyone nodded, and Han Shihao made a final summary.
"So, let's get some sleep, and start the expedition early tomorrow morning!"
To be continued......