Chapter 47: The Miners and the Clues
In the end, Fang Plover took Sylvid's suggestion.
The reason is simple.
As Parker put it, instead of sitting back and waiting, they might as well do something first—far less dramatic, of course. But if you take the cost of risk, you have to have a corresponding benefit, and the benefit is to boldly drive the other party, let the other party contact those group leaders, and even help them investigate those with a dark aura.
So the still unknown Tsuiyah began to live a non-stop life.
Acting as an intermediary to deal with dozens of regimental commanders one by one, and also going to various places to find out information, this took up almost all of his free time, and the advantage was that he could share information about the battle from Fang Yu for free. Of course, it is far more than this, Fang Yu knew that the other party must have rubbed oil in the middle of these transactions, but he turned a blind eye, and everyone knew it.
But the poet seemed to have fun, doing his best to help them identify which teams had lied about the spoils, and from time to time he sent them some ridiculous news. For example, he wrote in a serious tone:
"According to my investigation, these teams have different degrees of concealment, but we can't check them one by one, so we have to turn a blind eye. However, everyone is more positive about using earth-source crystals as a substitute for compensation, and the degree of concealment has decreased significantly after accepting this option. But there were still some people who were stubborn, and I made a list of them after a lot of checking, and I suggested that the worse teams be expelled – in short, we would not do business with them again. ”
Fang Yu couldn't laugh or cry, he didn't really care about this. However, he still decided to deal with it according to the other party's suggestion, on the one hand, the other party was willing to bother to deal with these things, which was undoubtedly good news for them, which meant that Cuiye, who was the only one who connected with them, didn't seem to care about their team's affairs.
On the other hand, these petty tricksters also deserve such punishment.
Over the next two days, Crystal launched two more tentative attacks, but each one became weaker and weaker. Later, the Electors completely regained their confidence and began to take the initiative to form a team to enter the mining area outside to clear the Crystal Beast.
Fang Yu participated in several such activities, and according to the prior agreement, the earth source crystals were also being transported in a steady stream.
Over there, the Holy White Stone Guild also fulfilled its promise, and Fang Yu was like a miser - looking at his growing wealth, painful and happy.
The number of Earth Source Crystals quickly piled up into a small mountain, which meant that they needed at least a batch of pack beasts to get the ore out.
Pack beasts can be purchased from other people, and I believe that most regimental commanders are willing to give them this convenience, but this is not the crux of the matter. The crux of the matter is that they want to get these things out from under the noses of the crystal from this treacherous mine, and they may have to wait until the next ones arrive.
Fang Yu informed the Seven Seas Traveler about the situation, and it seemed that they might not arrive at the meeting point a day or two late.
However, in such a state, although there were enough earth source crystals, just like all Grande, Fang Yu certainly couldn't see his wealth diminish in the slightest—not even a slowdown in growth.
So that's the real reason why he agreed to Emeral's proposal.
The poet had clearly captured the most pressing need of his heart.
Fang Yu sometimes wonders, why are other people's poets so capable, but his own poets can't do anything?
He couldn't help but look at Sky Blue, wondering when the poet of his family would grow up and stand alone. Tianlan was a little hairy by him, and cautiously proposed, "Brother Ed, can you not look at me like that...... I—I've always felt a little scared. ”
Parker rolled on the couch laughing and said sharply, "I'm afraid that guy is trying to sell you for a more useful poet." ”
"Parker, you're going to die."
But that's just a joke, of course.
I have to say that their poet lady is still very useful. Not only is he very good at bargaining, but he is also in charge of the logistics on the Seven Seas Traveler, and is Attila's right-hand man.
Even if Fang Yu really planned to sell people, he still had to pass Miss Elf's level first. Of course, there is also Luo Yu's level.
However, Tianlan finally felt a little pressure, and ran out with Ji Ta when it was okay, and Fang Yuan also gave them his elder leaves.
That afternoon, the first reinforcements arrived in Piried.
This team of more than 100 people, with an average level of 20 or above, came from a nearby medium-sized guild - of course, they also participated in this crystal mine. However, the reinforcements did not enter the mining area, but stopped at the forward camp first, Fang Yu got the news from Cuiye, as for where the latter inquired from he does not know, this guy can always find his own news channel.
The team had learned the lesson of those in front of them and were ready to wait for follow-up reinforcements to arrive, but although the reinforcements had not yet appeared in the Ash Forest, the news caused a stir here.
Not long after Fang Yu got the news from Cuiye, he went to the Hall of Trees to check the news, of course he needed his own independent source - after all, the arrival of reinforcements was not necessarily a good thing for them.
But as he entered the hall, he saw a ranger stumbling in, his eyes shining with excitement and excitement, and he looked at everyone else, and said breathlessly:
"Orca's men are here, they've arrived at the advance camp."
Fang Yu knew that this guild named Orca was the protagonist of this incident. There was a sudden silence in the hall, and then an incredible cheer:
"Really?"
"How many of them came?"
"When did they get to this place?"
Although the people who stayed here have fought a few battles these days, it is still not easy to leave the mine, in fact, as soon as the team goes out into the mine, they will be besieged by crystallized beasts.
That's not much, but the existence of high-level crystalloid beasts called the Overseers of Discord is desperate, and the Disordered Guards are not even worth mentioning compared to them, and the minions of Discord are as weak as children.
In fact, on the day of defeating the Crystal Temptation, a team tried to go out to investigate, but ended up losing more than half of their men and retreating.
People also seem to be aware of the fact that the crystal is not helpless to take them, but only because they are afraid of something that they dare not go all out.
And the other party obviously has a high level of intelligence, and it will only send its own army unless it is absolutely certain that it can inflict heavy damage on those who are out. Once ambushed by it, the fate is basically the same as the previous team.
Therefore, although people brush the prestige of the tree people here, sometimes they still have to wonder if they can leave this place alive, although they can be resurrected if they die, but no one necessarily wants to lose their lives here. Especially those who have already paid the price of a fifth of Starlight are even more worried about this.
These unfortunate things are rarely discussed by everyone, but after all, they still hang over everyone's hearts like a dark cloud. The arrival of support at this moment was like a shot in the arm for everyone, and suddenly I felt that the light outside seemed to be a little brighter.
Even the walnuts in the ground were affected by the high morale - dates, titanium peas, and a few other people were sitting in the corner of the hall at this moment, and the big cat man was also here with them. They had been here for a few days, and they couldn't go out to fight the Crystallizers, and they were already bored and almost rusty.
However, Red is here to protect Fang Yuan, and because he is worried about some emergency, the Seven Seas Brigade must take care of each other when they go out.
Titanium Pea watched the scene of everyone in the hall celebrating with their crowns, and couldn't help but say: "But it's finally here, we have also got a lot of earth source crystals, and we should finally be able to leave this ghost place." ”
But Red shook his head.
"What's wrong, Mr. Red?" The walnuts in the ground obviously had the same idea as the titanium pea, and when he saw the lion man paladin shaking his head, he couldn't help but ask curiously, "Do you think there is something wrong?" ”
"I felt something strange in the wind."
"Where does the wind come from underground?"
A head popped out from between them, and the Paparal man had a greasy chicken leg in his mouth, and the man had apparently gone to walk around the kitchen again.
The big cat man replied solemnly, "That's the problem, Parker." ”
The walnuts in the ground looked at each other.
However, Fang Yuan, who was walking back, obviously understood the meaning of the big cat man. The arrival of reinforcements may not be just good news, but most people here may not be aware of it for a while.
The crystal has carried out three tentative attacks, although each time it can be seen that the opponent has not done his best, but it is not that he is not overwhelmed, but he is afraid of the power of the heart of the mountain.
And now that reinforcements have arrived in the forward camp, Crystal will not fail to perceive this, and with its wisdom, it will definitely understand that this is its last chance. Otherwise, the further back it goes, the more unfavorable the situation will be.
Maybe it's all or nothing.
"Mr. Red," Fang Yu asked, "do you think Crystal will launch a general attack?" ”
"I didn't say that." The big cat man took out his pipe, slammed it on the table, looked at him with gray eyes, and replied lightly.
Fang Yu stared at him with wide eyes.
Rhett then said, "The wind told me." ”
Fang Yuan: "......"
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But this day seems destined to be unpeaceful—
Not long after returning to the inn from the Hall of Trees, Fang Yu received another message from Cuiye.
The message is brief, but it's informative enough to surprise people:
"I've got an eye on what you've commissioned me to investigate, and I've heard of a few miners who may have seen the people you mentioned. I don't know if these people are still in the ash forest, but as far as I know, at least a few of their friends are still here. Therefore there is a high probability that they will stay, waiting for my news. ”
But how could Fang Yu still sit still when he saw such a piece of news. The reason why they stayed here, in addition to looking for earth source crystals, was also for the task that Moon Arrit had entrusted to them.
Originally, they had no clue about this, and the mining area was firmly occupied by the crystal, and it was impossible for the Seven Seas Brigade to stay here for too long, so Fang Yu was almost ready to give up this mission.
However, I didn't expect that guy to really have such a great ability - if all this is true, then this is really the biggest surprise that the other party has brought them.
This was even enough to make Fang Yu forget his suspicions about the other party.
He immediately opened the communication crystal and sent a message: "Cuiye, where are you?" I saw the message you sent, is that true? ”
But the news from there made Fang Yu feel like he was hit on his head by surprise. The poet's voice was still confident, and he told him, "You have come just in time, I have found those people." ”
"Those people, who ones?" Although Fang Yu had expected it in his heart, he was still a little incredulous: "You found them?" ”
"Almost," Ezuno nodded, "I found their friend, and they told me they were still in this place, don't worry, I've already made an appointment for you to meet in the Hall of Trees later." Of course, the money for the treat is credited to your account, no problem, right? ”
"Absolutely."
Fang Yuan couldn't wait to pick up this guy and kiss it - phew, no, it was to award the other party a one-ton medal. He didn't expect this guy to be so powerful, this really helped them solve a big problem.
Not only for the rich reward of the tree man, but more importantly, he and the big cat man suspected that those people might be dark believers early on, and the relationship between them and these dark believers has long been incompatible.
From Doryphon to Fenris, to Idus and Istania, from the resurrection plot of the Dragon Witch to the secrets of Torragotos and Descartes, he could clearly feel the conspiracy of these men in Kaulin-Ishurian.
If the other party's plan can be discovered early, it may be a powerful addition to their investigation of dark believers, and even the discovery of key secrets may not be necessary.
Just as they were in Tansnir to catch the feet of the blind followers.
He immediately made an appointment with Tsui Ye, and then closed the communication crystal before announcing the news to the others.
However, compared to his excitement, the others were obviously much calmer, and Sylvid blinked after hearing this, and asked, "Although there may be new progress in the mission over there, what should the captain do with the general attack that the crystal may launch?" ”
She added:
"If Crystal is going to attack, it should be before the arrival of subsequent reinforcements, that is, in the next day or two. This time must coincide with the time when we went to investigate the matter here, right? ”
Fang Yu couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, he was so excited that he forgot about this matter. This is indeed a problem, even if they meet the miners and get useful clues from them, it will take time to carry out a follow-up investigation.
And this time should coincide with the possible attack of the crystal. And even if the Treants block this round of Crystal's attack, after the subsequent reinforcements arrive, with their current situation, it is inconvenient to continue to stay here.
"Then we'll have to hurry," Fang Yu thought for a moment and replied, "I don't know if you have paid attention to the law of crystal attacks?" ”
"I know that, Brother Ed," Azure chirped at once, "I've heard that every temptation of the crystal begins at noon and ends before nightfall, without exception?" ”
"It's not just that I've heard of this, even the other Electors have discovered this," Kita shook her head slightly, "Not only that, but the party and team that stayed here have also developed some tactics to deal with this." They would go out at nightfall to clear the remnants of the Crystallrodon outside for some reward, and as long as they didn't go deep into the mines, there would almost certainly be no problems. ”
Fang Yu nodded, a little satisfied that everyone didn't seem to be idle during this time, and everyone was paying attention to collecting intelligence.
He said, "I don't know why—it may have something to do with the rise and fall of the power of the Crystallized Beasts, or it could be that there is something underneath this earth that restricts their play; Or maybe it's the reason for the Heart of the Mountain - perhaps at that time, the Heart of the Mountain was the weakest. ”
Whatever the reason, though, it means that the Crystal's next attack could take place before the next midday. It could be tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, in short, before the guild follow-up reinforcements arrived. ”
"So in line with the principle of leniency for the enemy, it's best for us to get things done before today?" Red asked.
Fang Yu bowed his head again.
"Before nightfall today, we met with the miners to see if we could get some useful information from them. It's best to get things done by noon tomorrow, so that even if reinforcements arrive, we can leave calmly. ”
He looked at the others, "What do you think?" ”
"No objections." The big cat man shrugged.
Everyone nodded.
Then everyone got busy, and Fang Yu also sent another message to Cui Ye, telling the other party his speculation that the crystal might launch a general attack, and asking him to relay the news to the others.
He didn't know if anyone had realized this in the current singing and dancing here, but reminding the collaborators was also fulfilling their obligations.
Otherwise, if these guys swell to the point of not knowing why because of the arrival of reinforcements, and as a result, let the crystal wave of general attacks knock down their hometown, then everything is really over.
After receiving the news, Cuiye was obviously a little surprised, and after a pause, he said, "...... It seems like it's a possibility, and thanks to your reminder, I've heard that there are a few more teams planning to take this opportunity to go out and harvest a wave of heads, and it seems that they need to stop quickly. ”
Fang Yu was speechless for a while, and he didn't know what these people were thinking in their heads.
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