"How's the mission going?"

Some time later, on the evening of March 19th, Duan Qing, who had returned to the team by the setting sun, appeared on the grass in the southwest corner of the huge settlement of the Hulun tribe, and a large wasteland had been vacated. ”

"Sort of." Dragging his heavy steps into the messy tent that was still being set up, Duan Qing threw the duffel bag, which was also extremely heavy, on the ground: "It can also be said that it has not been repaired, anyway, as long as it can be used, it should be recognized as completing the task...... Is this our new home? ”

"That's right, the remnants of a long time later, part of the territory we've been assigned to." Squatting in the corner and tying the rope in his hand vigorously, Xue Lingphantom Bing's voice replied with a feeling of exhaustion: "Although our place is too small compared to the territory obtained by the entire migration team, it is enough for a few of us to live in—what do you see?" Men and women are separated, of course! ”

"Are you the devil? I haven't asked yet. Raising his hands, Duan Qing innocently blocked Xue Ling's glaring eyes out of his sight: "And even if there is only one tent, me and those five big and three rough men will give this place to you very gentlemanly-"

"Gentleman? What gentleman? Before Duan Qing finished speaking, the rising sun that opened the curtain of the tent appeared in the afterglow behind the two of them with a face of dust and mud: "What gentlemanly wonderful plot are you discussing?" Take me one. ”

"Gentleman, get out." His face was instantly covered with black lines, and Duan Qing gritted his teeth and kicked at Asahi Dongsheng: "The camp is not finished yet, don't take up space here." ”

"When I went to Humopo to hand in the task, didn't I see that your task of 'cleaning up the camp' was completed?" In the scene of the rising sun screaming and dodging from left to right, Gedmayne, who still pushed the curtain open again, asked with a strange expression: "What, isn't this part of the scope of cleaning up the camp?" ”

"This is also one of the results of the cleanup, but camping is not part of the work of tidying up." Returning to the state of burying his head, Xue Ling's voice also sounded muffled in the depths of the tent full of debris: "Everyone is burdened with one or two tasks, and it is impossible to expect you to come back to help, so I have to do it myself." ”

"You can call a few more people to help." Pointing to the curtain behind him, Duan Qing sighed helplessly: "It can be regarded as having a dozen relationships with those big and small forces, and by the way, you can exercise your ability to communicate with outsiders a little......"

"It's okay, it's okay, aren't we back too." Looking at the back of the white-haired woman who was still squatting in the corner without saying a word, Asahi Dongsheng, who jumped out again, hurriedly smiled and continued: "Although it is hard to do the task, there is nothing more reassuring than having a home, this is our future guild station!" ”

"It's not a matter of where the guild is stationed, after all, there are only four of us in our team now." Clapping his hands, Xue Lingphantom Ice stood up from between the miscellaneous objects at the far end: "And I've almost cleaned up, if you want to help, just wait for the next opportunity, and let you big men with weak hands and feet experience the feeling of cleaning...... Have you accomplished your mission? ”

“No problem。” With an OK gesture and a straightened waist, Asahi Dongsheng replied confidently: "Not only did I deliver all the goods that those people wanted to send, but I also got to know a group of bigwigs, and the next time I have something to ask them, just send me over!" ”

"I said that the task assigned to him at that time was correct." Nodding his head deeply, Gedmane put down the bloodstained shield in his hand as well: "As for me...... Hunting tasks are not my forte, but they are good as obstacles to prevent those beasts from escaping, and there are indeed a few beasts that don't know what to do and bad that ran up to me and tried to pinch me like a soft persimmon, and I took care of them all. ”

"Yes, the Great Shield Warrior has finally found a place to use." Duan Qing clapped his palms and admired, "Have the hunters of the Hulun clan been impressed by you?" ”

"I don't know." There was obviously a smile on his face, but Gedman, who sat down to rest, still maintained a modest attitude: "Anyway, it's just to complete the task, and it's already good if there is no loss, mainly because of the merits of those hunters." ”

"So you didn't get a piece of meat back, did you?" The rising sun on the side raised his voice dissatisfiedly: "You idiot! What are we going to eat tonight? You can't go to the Wolfin Chamber of Commerce again to get credit, right? ”

"Letting this guy who looks down on a hundred steps unequaled pull down his face and beg for food from the Lufin Chamber of Commerce is no different from asking for his life."

Looking at the familiar picture of the two people arguing again, Xue Lingphantom Bing, who stepped forward, said helplessly: "Okay, then let me solve the problem of survival, I helped them clean so many places before, those guys should more or less appreciate it." ”

"How many places have you cleaned?" Duan Qing on the side looked at the other party's side face with a strange gaze: "They won't hand over the entire camp to you, will they?" ”

"I'm not alone." Rolling her eyes, Xue Lingphantom replied with a low smile, "And I'm not a weak magician like you, this level of physical strength is still not difficult for me to live in the game world, but-"

"For the same reason, I don't have much useful information in this place." She lowered her voice, but still managed to stop the two people who were still fighting in front of her: "The only information I can provide is the Hulun guards who keep appearing and disappearing all around—it seems that they are still very wary of us." ”

"Hunting parties aren't entirely made up of hunters, at least not secretly." The next person to speak was Gedmayne, whose originally relaxed and calm expression was also full of solemnity at this time: "There are a few people who look strange in their movements and ways, they should be people from more professional backgrounds and other warriors mixed in. ”

"In other words, a lot of people – or the entire Hulun tribe – seem to be on high alert right now." Nodding his head, Duan Qing turned around and looked out of the tent door that was sprinkled with the light of dusk: "And it's very secretive to keep it like this, I don't want us outsiders to know." ”

"The ordinary clansmen and most of the merchants who have moved here don't seem to be wary or nervous." Xue Lingphantasm Bing nodded his head with his chin: "It is certain that the tense atmosphere has not yet been made public, and it should not be us who the Hulun clan is guarding, so in this case...... Hey, didn't you read them all? You should have asked something, right? ”

"Of course, don't underestimate my abilities." Wiping his nose, the original smug expression of Asahi Dongsheng, who was being watched by a crowd of onlookers, quickly converged: "But now is not the time to talk about this." ”

"Let's wait until there are fewer ears and eyes."

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The first night of coming to the territory of the Hulun tribe quickly descended on the surroundings of this grassland, and the bonfires that rose also made the original bustle and prosperity on this grassland gradually sink. Perhaps for the same reason, the atmosphere of the Qingling Adventure Group gathered around the campfire in the corner of the grassland also became much heavier, and they were silent as they kept adding collected straw and forage to the only bonfire in front of them that could provide temperature, and their voices talking to each other holding wine glasses were extremely slight: "In other words, those merchants are preparing supplies?" ”

"That's right, and it was purchased by the Hulun tribe himself." Taking a sip of the liquor in his hand, Asahi Dongsheng, who raised his head, spat out a heavy sip of wine: "Although not all merchants and sellers are like this, I can clearly smell the direction of these resources from the goods I shipped—the people of the Hulun tribe seem to be hoarding something. ”

"Tribes that buy and hoard supplies on a large scale are either preparing for a large-scale offensive or are preparing to retreat to the defense." Casually fiddling with the surface of the campfire in front of him, Duan Qing replied in a low voice, "When I was doing tasks inside their settlement, many of the stalls and stores had been fixed for a long time, and they looked like villages that had been settled. ”

"That means they don't plan to move at all, and they don't have any plans to move, do they?" The firelight reflected on the white face, and Xue Lingphantom replied thoughtfully, "In that case, then the only possibility remains—"

"No, not necessarily." Stretching out his hand to interrupt the other party's words, Duan Qing's gaze also broke free from temporary thought: "The people of the Hulun clan have already shown us enough strength in the past day, with so many warriors and cavalry, even if they use this as a base to expand, it is not impossible to do it. ”

"And according to Gedmayne, they've been using a variety of tactics lately to keep an eye on what's going on around them." Asahi Dongsheng also said in a deep voice: "Rather than convince me that they are guarding against the invasion of outsiders, I prefer to believe that they are guarding against information and intelligence, for fear that suspicious people will appear here." ”

"Is the situation loose on the outside and tight on the inside? It's a big head. Duan Qing sighed deeply: "And if that's the case, then their intention to let us in has become terrifying." ”

"And the use of us for missions." Xue Ling Phantom Ice turned her head to look at Duan Qing's face: "Although they are all trivial things, if you compare these to bait that drags our entire migration team here......"

"The sun is rising, where is the front of here?" Raising his head, Duan Qing refocused his gaze on the rising sun: "According to the route originally set by that guy in Surtu, which tribe's territory was our original next migration location?" ”

"Do you think I'm omniscient and all-powerful? I don't have that kind of information. Blowing out another breath of wine, Asahi Dongsheng, who rolled his eyes, replied nonchalantly: "But I still know the general news: we are walking on the road to the center of the grassland, and as long as there is no accident, the tribes we encounter will only grow bigger and stronger." ”

"That's right, they should want to send troops and expand inward, because they are afraid that our passing by will reveal the news, so they try their best to keep us here." Xue Ling Phantom Ice looked at Duan Qing's face with a solemn expression: "Unless they have some other reason. ”

"I know, I know, and my tasks are not in vain." Waving his hand, Duan Qing turned to say some of the news he wanted to say: "The Talanmu family has nothing to say, they are all ordinary nomads, as for repairing windmills...... Hey, the windmill guarded by that obedient old man is not a low-grade commodity at first glance. ”

"What do you mean?"

"That windmill uses ancient magical techniques."

Pointing to his feet, Duan Qing motioned to the other two, "Just like what we encountered in the previous underground ruins. ”

"What?" So Xue Ling's eyes widened: "The Hulun clan is related to the Kyle Morris Laboratory? But they look—"

"They may not know much about Kyle Morris Labs, but the windmills that remain here may be from the same time period." Clapping his hands, Duan Qing's gaze swayed between the others: "Whether it's the structure, the theory and method of composition, the magic techniques used, and the reason for breaking it - if it weren't for that, I wouldn't have repaired it so smoothly." ”

"But it's still not back in operation." The gray-robed magician's words shifted sharply, drawing their attention again: "I've also thought about the reason for this a little: the problem should not be the device itself, but the lack of external force. ”

"It's not as windy as it used to be."

Fingers gestured past the front of the bonfire, Duan Qing's voice was low and sent his words to the far side of the camp, and the snow spirit phantom ice that looked at the depths of the grassland in this direction also blinked his eyes, as if he understood something: "You mean the wind tunnel that was stopped by us?" ”

"That's right, because the air duct is gone." Duan Qing lowered his voice again: "The windmill fixed here naturally has the reason that it is fixed here, and it must have played a very important role in the Hulun clan by using the wind to collect kinetic energy, but now it can't operate, so——"

"It's also a possibility." Asahi Dongsheng, who also understood, sighed and said, "The Hulun tribe, which lacks some kind of resource acquisition, are you going to take action?" ”

"Before I got the information you gathered, I just guessed along this line of thought." Duan Qing shook his head and replied in a low voice, "After Gedemayne brings back the supplementary information—"

"Maybe it's going to get a little clearer."