In the darkness, the stacked sand and gravel suddenly loosened, and rolled to the side with a sparse clattering sound. Several people crawled out of the dust and coughed for a while, and Attila looked at the others and asked:

"Are they all there?"

"I'm here." Parker was the first to reply.

The big cat man only put the heavy shield in front of him and shook the opal on the handle with his paws. The two eyes of the carved lion's head on the shield radiated a faint brilliance, allowing everyone to see his position clearly - and at the same time the surrounding environment.

Half of the corridor collapsed.

Sylvid was reaching out for Miss Nightingale to crawl out of the sand, and Alyssa coughed in gratitude, "Thank you." ”

She looked up and overheard Sylvid frowning, and there was a haze on her beautiful face, as if she was hesitant and hesitant, out of place with the other party she usually saw.

Alyssa was slightly stunned, thinking of something, she was actually a little worried in her heart, and hesitated for a moment before speaking out of relief: "Don't worry too much, Miss Sylvide, the head of the regiment will be fine." ”

Sylvade only nodded slightly.

Seeing that the gloom on her face was still lingering, Alyssa knew that the other party was still worried, and sighed softly, actually a little envious in her heart. She took out the communication crystal and wiped the dust from it, causing it to light up.

Alyssa's voice rustled: "Kita, are you still there?" ”

A flickering curtain of light was refracted on the crystal, on which the appearance of the little naturalist could be vaguely seen, and next to Shesta and the box - because of the unstable communication, the voice of Kita coming from inside was a little anxious and distorted:

"Sister Alyssa, Sister Atila, I'm still here, what's going on over there, I can't contact Brother Ed."

The crowd fell silent.

Alyssa looked at Sylvid on the side—

But the ship's attendant calmed down and said, "Ji Ta, the regiment commander has temporarily separated from us after he broke off for us...... There is now a strong magical disturbance under Idus, temporarily interfering with communications. ”

“…… The regiment, the regimental commander is all right, right? Kita's tone was full of worry.

"He'll be fine."

Alyssa then asked, "What are we going to do next?" Do you want to go back......"

"I don't want to go back and see those again. Don't you see, the head of the regiment's angels are gone in front of those things, how high are they? Parker quickly shook his head like a rattle. I'm sure we'll deliver the food when we get back. And the head of the regiment must have hung up, and it won't help us to go back. ”

"Parker, shut your crow's mouth."

"Alyssa, Parker has a point," Attila said with a rare calm, "Ed has earned our chance right now, he told us to go back to the ship to meet him, Ed is the commander of the team, you must follow his orders." ”

But she paused: "I'll stay and look for Eddard, and Red will give me the communication crystal in the box, and if he's back on the ship, you can let me know." ”

"You're still the same," the big cat man couldn't help but shake his head, brushing the mane from his chin, and asked, "Do you need my help?" ”

"No, you take the others back," replied Attila, "I am from Lady Ameya...... You get the idea. ”

The big cat man shrugged. "Okay."

"Sylvide." Attila looked at Miss Purser again.

The noblewoman's daughter fell silent, she thought for a moment before finally nodding: "I understand that if there is such an accident in the Idus Underground, the situation in the city will change quickly...... Blood Shark pirates might flood the tunnels, and we'll have to go back to the ship and replan—"

"You can rest assured that you can leave it to me here, but the head of the regiment ......"

Attila nodded: "I treat Ed as my own brother, I will get him back, don't worry." ”

"Thank you, Attila ......"

Miss Elf smiled slightly, walked up and hugged her gently.

Sylvide took a step back, slightly confused. This was a rare time for her to feel the warmth of this team, intertwined with the feeling of being overwhelmed in her heart at the moment, making her feel a little overwhelmed for the first time.

She whispered again:

"Thank you."

……

In the square underground hall, Fang Yu was carefully sending a reply letter to that ID.

He was full of regret that he hadn't seen 'R'' earlier, so that he could have replied in time. 'R' has only been online once in a long time, and if you miss it this time, you don't know when the next meeting will be.

He just sent the letterhead back with the psychology that the other party would always see the reply, because even when the other party was at his most active, he only went online once or twice a month, so he didn't expect the other party to reply immediately.

But there are some abnormal small probability events in this world.

方鸻点击发送之后，正准备关闭信箱，忽然却听到‘叮’一声轻响，吓得他差点手一抖——那正是回信的提示音。 The next moment, he saw a brand new email, lying quietly in his mailbox, Fang Yu glanced at the sender in disbelief, and sure enough, it was as he expected:

From: R, from May 21, AM 1:07:42

—You haven't slept so late? ’

Seeing that this is full of personal language style that is not online at all, Fang Yu understands that the other side is really himself.

But he still couldn't help but slander, did the other party really not care about the fact that he had changed his ID and was in Aitaria at the moment? If the two of them were using cross-border communication, they would have seen this information.

After all, the traffic fee for cross-border information is very expensive, and in the early years, communication service providers deliberately did not display this information, resulting in a large number of sky-high bills and lawsuits, and countries made this mandatory.

However, this thought only flashed in Fang Yu's heart, and he was a little surprised in his heart, and immediately replied:

'Teacher, it's really you. ’

Didn't I say, don't call me teacher; Why are you still so stupid, you can't understand people at all. ’

But you haven't been there in a long time. ’

‘…… I accidentally forgot my password, and I only remembered it recently. ’

‘……’

This familiar style of dialogue made Fang Yu speechless for a while.

But it also seemed to take him back to two years ago. The days in the community, now I think it is the most fulfilling period of his life, the other party will give him a lot of information and videos every time he goes online, and let him answer the questions.

And although those topics were difficult, every time he finally overcame them, he was filled with a sense of accomplishment.

After all, those topics were the only way he could reach Aitalia.

And there is also his favorite part to see the other party help him 'correct' the answer:

'You can do that?' ’

'I'm just taking a random question, and you've answered it all, so what else can I teach you?' ’

'Wait a minute, what do you mean by this idea?' ’

Next time, I'll give you a problem that the FOX guys haven't solved yet, and see if you can figure it out." ’

As soon as Fang Yu thought of those things, he couldn't help but laugh, but he was faintly a little complacent.

It's a pity that he didn't see those topics in the end, and the other party seemed to be just talking. Most of the materials, videos and exam questions that R takes out every time are still those more classic combat examples and techniques, and there is nothing 'beyond the outline'.

At least that's what it looks like to Fang Yuan.

It's just that one day after that, the other party completely disappeared, and it hasn't been seen since. Although the other party claimed that he had 'forgotten the password' at the moment, Fang Yu would definitely not believe it, and he was not a fool, how could he believe this clumsy reason.

He typed in a line of text, but thought about it and deleted it repeatedly. After careful consideration, I sent a simple sentence:

'I'm in Aitalia, teacher—'

There was a rare pause before sending a question:

'Would you like to see me?' ’

Fang Yu was taken aback, he had always thought that the other party was so free, it must be a retired top player - but judging from this answer, the other party was still in Aitalia? Meaning, the person who has been teaching him turned out to be an active star-level caller?

Who will it be?

Unexpectedly, immediately, the other party's answer changed its style.

R sent a laughing and tearful emoji: '...... You're not really going to be fooled, are you? ’

"Don't think too much about it, I'm just a keyboard player, so of course I can't come to see you...... But you don't have to worry, my theoretical experience is still very solid. Those things that were taught to you before, you also need to consolidate them. ’

Fang Yuan: "......"

Can this still have a good chat?

Fortunately, he was very familiar with the other party's language style, and he only came back to his senses after a moment's pause. Fang Yu thought for a moment at this time, and still asked the other party for help directly as in the past:

'I might be in trouble, teacher. ’

When I saw this sentence, the answer immediately became normal:

'What's going on?' ’

Fang Yu then described the entanglement between himself and the Super Athletic Alliance, to be honest, since the incident of the Dawn Star, he had inexplicably provoked the Descendants of Flor and the Super Athletic Alliance. After that, the relationship between the two plummeted all the way to the end of the battle of Van Rik.

According to Sophie, he's on the top. M's blacklist.

But R listened to him and didn't think so: 'You think they're going to get you in trouble?' ’

'Yes. ’

If you think too much, they'll give you a chance. ’

'Give me a chance?' ’

You have potential, capital will not get along with interests, they will throw an olive branch to you, but as for whether you accept it or not, it is up to you. ’

Fang Yu couldn't help but hesitate for a moment.

He and R didn't know each other, but they almost didn't talk about each other—so he thought for a moment, then typed, 'But I don't want to take it.'" Teacher, I think it's wrong for the Super Athletic League to do that, don't you often tell me about the ideals of the first generation of the electors? I think that's the real hyper competition – I came to Aitaria because your teachings have sustained me, and I found the same spirit and philosophy here, so I don't want to compromise easily. ’

You just say you don't want to accept it and it's over? ’

'Hey, why are you still so verbose, so I don't bother to read all the nonsense in the back. What did I tell you, those are all fools, chicken soup for the soul, you should be able to tell the difference, right? What do you think, that's your own business-'

Fang Yu almost looked dark.

But R paused before he typed again: 'So you have the military as a backing, and you are afraid of what they are doing, and you will be done with them.' ’

The pair of teachers and students came up with a surprising idea at this point.

When Fang Yu saw this, he also confirmed his inner thoughts, and said with a sigh of relief: "What about the Dragon Worship Sect? ’

R sent a pair of rolls of his eyes.

'I'm not a hundred thousand why, why do you ask me everything?' I don't have much research on the Bailong Sect, you can do it yourself, but the idea of solving the problem is the same, it's nothing more than peeling off the cocoon. ’

You hide yourself in the shadows, and that's a wise choice. Do you know what that means? It's not just security, there's no such thing as absolute security – and more importantly, you can observe angles that you couldn't see before. ’

I've mentioned more than once that when it comes to task analysis, information is the first and foremost thing, and that's why. ’

Fang Yu nodded.

R added: 'But I can remind you to grasp the main contradiction. ’

'The main contradiction? ’

'What is the true intention of the Worship of the Dragons? ’

I don't know that, teacher. ’

'Dumbfounded—what you don't know is that they're deliberately hiding information, but if they want to hide information, they have to give superficial information, right? What is the true intention of the Dragon Worship Cult, naturally it is to resurrect the dark dragon, stupid. ’

'Of course I understand this, and I'm afraid that everyone in the whole Kaurin-Ishurian knows about it, no one knows about it,' Fang Yu was a little aggrieved, "But what's the use of knowing this superficial information, and I don't know what they're going to do?" ”

'I'm afraid you don't understand,' replied R, 'that they are going to resurrect the dark dragon, and Nicol Bolas is the dark dragon, but the dark dragon is not Nicol Bolas, isn't that obvious?' ’

'Huh? Fang Yu was stunned for a moment, and immediately felt that he had vaguely grasped something. The differences between Nicol Bolas and the Cult of the Dragons, as well as the implicit behind the previous conversation between Rollin and Pudra, seemed to become clear all at once.

Nicol Bolas is a dark dragon, but the dark dragon is not Nicol Bolas, and if there are such disagreements within the Dragon Cult, then everything that was unreasonable before makes sense.

Only now the question is, if not Nicol Bolas, then what would it be?

Fang Yu couldn't help but let out a soft breath. It was exactly the same as in the past, and he admired the fact that his teacher always easily grasped the crux of the problem.

But then R changed his mind and asked, 'Are you in Idus now?' ’

Fang Yu nodded yes, and described the previous situation.

R was silent for a moment, and typed word by word:

I've heard of the girl you're talking about. ’

'What? ’

She's been in that place, and quite a few people have seen her. ’

This answer coincided with what the girl said, but Fang Yu still looked very surprised: "But why haven't I heard of the relevant information at all?" ’

R replied, "Maybe it's because Idus is so remote, but there are actually quite a few people who have seen her, but there are not many people who venture out there, so there are very few rumors about this questline. ’

'Teacher, questline? ’

"There's a quest line on that girl, but how do you say that...... Did she ask you to help? ’

Fang Yu nodded again.

That's her mission, and everybody who has been to that place has done it. The questline is short, and she'll let you help collect some materials and then tinker with something. ’

After these things have been accomplished, the task comes to an end. It's almost like the endless side quests in those botched virtual games of the past, just to find an excuse to give you a small reward. What's more, in this mission, there is not even a meager reward, and the only thing you can get is a painless thanks. ’

So it's conceivable how such a questline could be widely known. ’

Fang Yu was slightly stunned, and immediately thought that there would be something behind this that he hadn't discovered. After all, he still has the journal in his hand, and the location indicated on the journal is also underground, can there be such a coincidence?

But R, as if at once he had guessed what he was thinking, wrote:

Are you wondering if there must be some undiscovered clue behind this? ’

‘……？ ’

Don't be surprised, because you're definitely not the first to think that, and I guess won't be the last. I've had a lot of friends who have been there, and some of them are only better at analysis than I am, but none of them have found the so-called 'hidden clues'. ’

As it turned out, it was just a very ordinary task. The only thing that may be hidden in it is the 'seal' that you are trying to repair, and what is under that 'seal' naturally cannot stop the curiosity of the Elector. It's just a pity that there are people down there, and the contents inside have long since escaped. ’

There was speculation that it might be Nicol Bolas's seal, but it didn't make sense, but it was almost the only possibility. ’

After hearing this, Fang Yu frowned and asked, "Teacher, do you think so?" ’

'No, that's not what I think. I haven't been to that place, so I won't jump to conclusions, I'm just relaying to you the conclusions of the masters, and whether you believe it or not is your own business. It's just that you don't think you're better than them, do you? ’

'But-'

Well, I understand that people will never die until the heart of the Yellow River. You can think so, I totally understand, but fortunately, this quest line is not long, and if you have doubts, you can try it for yourself, and it won't waste much of your time. ’

Fang Yu was silent.

But R was well aware of his habits and asked, 'You've decided?' ’

'Hmm. ’

There was silence again.

Although verbally unimpressed, R wrote, "Okay, it just so happens that I'm also a little interested in this mission, so okay, I've been on this mission with you." It's been a long time since we've analyzed a mission together, so let's just learn from the past. ”

Fang Yu was stunned for a moment, and then his heart was happy. The strength of the other party is clear in his heart, and if the other party is on the side to look for clues with him, the chance of finding clues is not only one or two percent greater.

But R poured cold water on him first: "Don't be too happy too early, you will suffer later, although the rewards of this quest line are average, the difficulty is not low." If you don't have the ability, I'd suggest you turn back first. ’

But when Fang Yu heard this, he didn't panic: "I'm much better now than I was when I was in the community, teacher. ’

R sent a grimacing symbol.

But the next moment, Fang Yu received a prompt from the community, reminding him to enjoy the free service of cross-border communication omnidirectional traffic in the next 48 hours. When he saw this prompt, he couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

R then replied, 'I'll keep in touch with you later, you've only been in Aitalia for a short time, so you guessed that you should be so poor that you should be tinkling?' ’

Fang Ou opened his mouth, and he might feel a little embarrassed if someone told him that—for he was almost certainly poor now.

But at this moment, he only remembered a few things. At that time, R was above the community, and R gave him so many videos, materials, and all kinds of training software, in fact, until much later.

He realized that those things were actually paid for in the community, and they were expensive.

……