"So you're going to continue to study these elemental reactions and stuff like that?"

Sitting on the carriage driving in the starry night again, the white-haired woman named Xue Lingphantom Ice stared at Duan Qing who was sitting at the front of the carriage: "Aren't you going to take a good rest?" ”

"I'm one of the demons of the 'Gods and Demons' who have relied on the title of 'Iron Man' to complete the three rounds of the Tower of the Abyss, what is this level of fatigue?" gave a thumbs up to the other party, and the smile that belonged to Duan Qing was also placed in front of Xue Lingphantom Ice in the next moment: "Don't worry, you can rest in peace, and leave the precautionary matters to me." ”

"I'm not worried about the safety of the fleet, I'm worried about it — forget it." Throwing an indifferent look at the rest of the carriages that were also moving slowly around him, Xue Lingphantom Bing, who was holding his waist with one hand, swallowed back what he originally wanted to say: "Anyway, none of you stinky men want to go home, and you just want to waste your last bit of energy outside every day before you stop, right?" ”

"If you're really tired, come in and rest for a while." She yawned heavily, and her cheeks, which had been crimson for a moment, disappeared as she turned around and slipped into the carriage: "I won't mind." ”

“…… Scold. The corners of his mouth involuntarily turned upward, and Duan Qing, who didn't look back, responded with a final chuckle to the two of them temporarily separated, he looked up at the countless brilliant stars shining above his head, and then refocused his attention on the surface of the flame and frost magic elements intertwined between his palms: "Okay, let's continue, if you use frost energy first, and then flame energy—"

"Isn't it over yet?" Then the sound of horses' hooves sounded in his ears, accompanied by the approaching face of Gedmayne pulling the reins: "Look at how you are doing it there, and the firecrackers are about to become a big nuisance." ”

"Someone has already started complaining to you?" Duan Qing still didn't look up: "Their feedback is really fast." ”

"After all, we are already well-known in this team, and both the Nasu and Wabu know us more or less." Pointing to his nose, Gedmane shook his head with a wry smile: "Of course, it's very easy to find the door." ”

"Okay, I'll be a little more restrained." With a wave of his hand, Duan Qing waved the miniature magic elements that were still condensed in his hand into the corner of his eyes: "At least wait until this night is over." ”

"Actually, it's not as difficult to support as you and I imagined, these tribes on the grassland were originally spent all day on the move." Stretching his waist hard, Gedmayne replied with a low smile, "Resting in the middle of the road is also their daily routine, the only thing to worry about is the night attack, there are so many people guarding around the convoy, this problem is not a problem now." ”

"It's a pity we could have enjoyed a more peaceful night." Duan Qing, who looked up at the night sky, sighed and replied, "It's still troublesome for you, it's so late that you not only have to hurry up the time, but also protect the safety of the convoy." ”

"Aren't you the same? Otherwise, I would have gotten into the back compartment a long time ago, right? Gedmayne smiled and pointed to the carriage of the carriage behind him, "Okay, I'm going to continue patrolling, and-"

"Surtu seems to have something to say to you, so take a look if you have time."

Leaving this last message, the great shield warrior quickly disappeared in front of the convoy, and the faint shouts gradually extended towards the depths of the grassland facing the convoy that was not hurrying forward with the cavalry that was also rushing back and forth around him. Duan Qing, who sat quietly on the side of the carriage for a while, didn't know what to think, then put away his slightly distracted eyes, he identified the distribution of the convoy, and finally got up from the front of the carriage with a sigh: "You can guess what you want to ask." ”

"Your Excellency Surtu."

A few simple jumps then appeared between the orderly carriages side by side, sending Duan Qing's figure to Surtu, who was also staring at the front of the convoy: "You are looking for me?" ”

"I thought I would wait until dawn to look for you, but I didn't expect you to have no rest."

The messy hair wrapped in the headband continued to flutter in the night wind, and at the same time, the voice of the Nasu patriarch at this time was extremely low: "It's not a big deal, I just want to ask you about the previous battle." ”

"You're the current supreme commander of this mixed migration team, and it's only right to report to you on the state of the battle." Duan Qing shook his head indifferently: "But there is really nothing to say about the battle just now, to put it simply, we discovered the other party's location in advance, so we attacked them in advance." ”

"Early detection?" The spirit was also in a state of exhaustion, and Surtu's voice was a little weak and muffled: "Did they come from that slope?" ”

"Yes, and fast." Duan Qing, who replied, kept his smile: "If it weren't for the fact that some of us were alert enough and responsive enough, the final result might not be like this." ”

"Oh?" Surtu tilted his head quietly: "Who is so good?" ”

"The rising sun in our ranks, you should know him too." Duan Qing replied without hesitation: "Although we didn't have time to ask this guy who likes to wander around how he found the enemy, but his credit is indispensable in this night attack, you can continue to pay attention to him, and leave the words of thanks to him." ”

“…… I see. Closing his eyes and retracting his attention, Surtu's burly body seemed to become a little more restrained: "But no matter who finds it or who repels those people, you are all the heroes of this attack, if you hadn't forced them to retreat as quickly as possible, the siege of the beasts below would not have been able to retreat so easily." ”

"I've heard about it, including what happened to you, the main team of migrants." Duan Qing, who nodded, touched his nose in a low voice: "What is it called the Loni clan, right?" ”

"Actually, that's not certain at all." Surtu replied with a solemn expression: "It is only based on the current situation and the information we know about the rest of the well-known tribes in the steppe that we have come to this conclusion. ”

"Is this Loni the kind of tribe that is good at driving herds of beasts as offensive weapons?" Trying to come to such a conclusion, Duan Qing tentatively continued to ask, "What kind of grudge does he have against our Nasu tribe?" ”

"He doesn't have any grudges against our Sioux, but he has a little bit of a grudge against the Wabu."

The night gradually receded as the convoy continued to advance, and the starlight all over it seemed to dim a little with the passage of the night wind, and Surtu, who looked up at these dim and brilliant lights, sighed softly, as if falling into some kind of state of memory: "This is also some information I have learned from other places, it is the past of some small conflicts between the Wabu and the Loni who have not yet migrated here, according to my knowledge of the rules and habits of the grassland, This conflict will not lead to a hunt and killing. ”

"The reason that drove the Loni to use their herd as a weapon, and to come all the way here, is certainly not because of that." He tore his solemn gaze from the sky and slowly landed on Duan Qing's body: "This kind of war that is close to killing everything can only happen when the life and death of the two clans are at stake. ”

"I see." As if he understood the implicit meaning that the other party wanted to express, Duan Qing nodded his head cautiously: "Isn't it precisely for this reason that we urgently set off and go to the location we want to go to along the road?" The attack may be just a symptom of continuation. ”

"I hope that's not the case, but the situation doesn't allow us to have illusions and chances." Surtu nodded his head heavily, "This 'vanishing wind path' may soon be known to more people, and by that time—"

"We'll have more fellow travelers."

He looked at Duan Qing's face with strange eyes, and the latter pursed his mouth helplessly, hiding his expression in the movement of turning his head: "That is, there will be more competitors, right?" Scold...... Where is the next destination? How far are we from it? ”

"We've crossed two scheduled stopovers in a row, so we've moved on a little faster." Pointing in the direction in which the migration party was still moving forward, Surtu continued in a calm voice, "If I am not mistaken, we should be about to step into the habitat of another tribe, but if you calculate the distance, it will take a little more than a day to suffice. ”

"So far?" So Duan Qing couldn't help but open his mouth: "Don't you consider the factors used to rest in the middle?" After another day and a night, those ordinary clansmen will not be able to hold on. ”

"Of course I do." Surtu closed his eyes and replied, "But our plan has been disrupted, not to mention—"

"I always have a feeling that those ghosts are still chasing after us."

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"Why retreat, Lord Nido!"

At the same moment, in the dark of the night in another direction in the depths of the grassland, a group of tribal warriors sitting around and bandaging their wounds ripped off the cloth on their faces and asked the man who was surrounded by them with excitement: "We can still fight!" All it takes is to rush forward and cut off the heads of those humble adventurers with a single sword, and we can accomplish our mission! ”

"Don't make it so simple, you guys." With his eyes closed and maintaining the same posture as if he was in a fixed position, the man known as Nidu straightened his hair into a bunch of fine braids: "Of course, it is very easy to deal with those adventurers, but they have already discovered our existence, and if we continue to delay, the battle will definitely turn in the direction of our disadvantage, isn't it?" ”

"With so many of our tribal warriors, yet they turned around and fled in front of a few adventurers—I can't accept such an outcome!" Another tribal warrior who questioned Nido's face turned pale, "Those tricks called magic can't stop us at all!" As for the ranged weapons that are more powerful than bows and arrows, as long as they are surrounded by beasts—"

"You remember the herd." Still calm in front of the others, Nido's slow and confident voice easily interrupted the questioner's words: "This is a herd of beasts specially given to us by the patriarch in order to allow us to fulfill our sacred mission, and it will cost us all face to waste here easily, not to mention whether those strange adventurers will come up with more strange tricks to continue to waste our time and strength in this battle." ”

"Now that the effects of the surprise attack have worn off, staying there will only make us more likely to encounter an accident." He looked around at the others here, and shifted his scrutinizing gaze to the herd of beasts not far from the settlement, who were obediently lying on the grass at this time: "Instead of putting us in this risk, it is better to wait for the opportunity to find the next opportunity, anyway, the fatigue of the Sioux people will increase after this battle, right?" ”

"Nido-sama is right, we still have a chance." As the atmosphere fell silent, another warrior sitting by the campfire reminded the others in a deep voice: "What's more, Lord Alain and his men did not participate in the battle as scheduled, which is also one of the factors of instability, and we must investigate this matter before making a decision." ”

"yes, if both sides attack at the same time, we might be able to win more easily." The atmosphere became a little lighter with the appearance of these words, and the fists of the warriors gathered around the campfire also clenched: "We don't even need to use the herd to fight, it will reveal our identity." ”

"Lord Alain, why didn't they show up? Could it be that they—"

"Are they all gone?"

The abrupt voice of the answer appeared in the darkness outside the campfire, and the low roars and alarms from the beasts also occupied everyone's hearing in the next moment, and the warriors closest to that direction hurriedly got up and turned their heads, and looked at the figure of a shirtless player with a long sword who appeared there vigilantly: "Aha, it turns out that they are your companions, no wonder they all look the same obscene, even the cloth is the same." ”

"I originally wanted to come and borrow a fire to warm up, but since it's so fateful......"

He greeted the rest of the players behind him who were vaguely greeting the moat-baring beasts, and then continued with a smile on his lips.

"Then reluctantly work overtime."