Without being completely lost in the vast hunting grounds, adventurers will never realize how much the Hunters' Guild has paid for their survival.

Blindly adventuring and exploring, only how many good hunters can be buried in an unfamiliar environment in vain. A hunting ground that can bring stable income to the city requires not heroic expeditions, but generations of silent management.

The hard facilities consisting of air patrol airships, post roads, and makeshift camps, together with detailed hunting ground intelligence down to low-level groups and large predator species, greatly reduce the hunters' worries about their actions. Man-made signage and camps require a lot of manpower and resources to maintain, but they also allow countless hunters to find valuable supplies and safe havens to return to when they run out of ammunition. It can be said that more than seventy percent of the hunters who were active in the New World were retrieving their lives under the construction of wooden tents and map depictions by their predecessors.

The map of the New World has countless hunting grounds that restrict hunters' access to the name "dangerous places", not only because of the harsh environment and the large number of powerful monsters that live in them. Another important reason is that the union has not yet laid the corresponding hunting facilities in it, does not have complete and sufficient hunting ground information, and does not have a complete rescue and supply system.

This means that the hunters in the middle of it can only rely on themselves not only in battle, but also in healing, eating and drinking, and the requirements for adventurers' knowledge and ability have been raised to a higher level, and the mortality rate has also increased significantly.

And the harvest festival temporarily turned the entire Thundering Sand Sea into a dangerous place.

"Back to Locklac? How to get back? The girl didn't know whether to ask rhetorically or sincerely, "If you just break through like this, you will encounter danger sooner or later." ”

Under the approach of the Fengshan Dragon, the post stations withdrew their manning and supplies, the patrol boats were forbidden to fly under the bad winds, and even the order of the hunting grounds was messy in the restlessness of the ancient dragons, and the territorial intelligence was completely useless. This side of the world has temporarily lost the protection of the Hunters' Guild.

"I have dragon cavities and can avoid large predators." Feng Chen smiled and said his response.

"What about water and food?" Qin Shuiyu counted his fingers, "Our pot is only enough for a day, and if there is a fight, it won't even last for half a day." ”

"I have a dragon cavity, and if I can find a water source once, I can find it a second time."

"Where's the direction?" Eru could tell the north and the south, and the two little hunters knew a little about the sun and the stars, but the city was large, but it was not a high wall on the edge of the desert, but a small dot on the map. If you don't know where you are, if you blindly walk towards the east, you may not see half of the city when you reach the edge of the desert.

"Oh...... You have a dragon cavity and can ask monsters, yes? This time, without waiting for the boy to answer, the girl rushed to say it.

"Pretty much." Feng Chen smiled half ostentatiously, "I've been using the dragon cavity for several days, and I haven't gone crazy or fainted - it's all at this time, so don't reiterate Instructor Anfei's ban." ”

"Why do you have to go back?" Qin Shuiyu frowned, subconsciously the girl felt that other people were still in the sea of sand, as long as she tried her luck on the hunting ground, she could always contact one or two companions of the small hunting group, "No matter how powerful your dragon cavity is, it will not be omnipotent." ”

"It's not safe to stay here." Feng Chen shrugged, "I'm afraid that the monsters in this area know about this water source, if we attract one or two high-level predators, the two of us will not be enough." ”

"The sandstorm is not far ahead, we are hiding here, maybe there will be a hunter squad"

"What's more, if you haven't already noticed, we have valuable information about the Harvest Festival." Feng Chen looked worriedly to the east, where there had not been a single wind since yesterday morning, and the dragon ship was still stranded outside Locklac City.

"That's right, we've met the Fengshan Dragon." The girl shrugged, "So what?" ”

As is customary in previous years, Sandstorm did not come close to Locklac, proving that the migration route of the Fengshan Dragon was far from Sandcity. The celestial phenomena under the control of the ancient dragon species can have an unbelievable range of influence. The dragon glides through the sand with a force 12 wind, and the storm may be hundreds of kilometers away before it weakens to a strength that humans can bear.

So dragon boats don't always come in handy - the monsters of the Thundering Sand Sea have their own means of keeping the ecological fire alive in the face of strong winds, and the hunters just need to take care of Locklac and make sure that the union headquarters doesn't suffer a devastating blow.

"This time is different." Feng Chen said, "The distance between Xishu and Shacheng is only a hundred kilometers, and if the Hunters' Guild relaxes its vigilance, Lockrak will most likely be raided." ”

"A sighting doesn't mean anything, it only proves that you and I are dead." The girl retorted, "Maybe this Fengshan Dragon has already left, maybe the Hunters' Guild hasn't let their guard down, there are so many people participating in the harvest festival, the guild may already know more detailed information." Is it necessary to risk your life across the desert and run back to Locklac for the sake of a mere sighting? ”

"Absolutely." The one-star hunter said categorically.

"The meaning of a hunter is not 'how many people you have successfully helped' or 'how many people you have helped if you fail', but how many companions you can save and how many civilians you can protect in the future." The boy said, "No matter how powerful a guy is, he can't protect everyone he wants to protect, but as long as there is something I can do, I must do it." ”

"Is this also the Creed of the God Hunter?"

"Nope." Feng Chen's eyes rolled, "This is what that guy Xia Long told me one day when I was still in the swamp. ”

…………

"According to your order, the various hunter teams have advanced twenty kilometers to the west, and no large monster clusters have been found for the time being, and the impact of the harvest festival has not yet spread to the outer area of Shahai." The three-star hunter reported, "The front line of the sandstorm has retreated fifty kilometers away from Locklac, how far is it - the atmosphere in the hunting ground during the festival is tense, and the outpost does not dare to go too deep in, and can only be roughly judged by the lookout glass." ”

"What about the news of the dragon ship?" Longa touched his bald head, "Are there any eyebrows?" ”

"Not yet," the old hunter lowered his head, "we've been sending out signals non-stop, and if it's detected, we'll be the first to get back in there." It's just that the hunting grounds are vast, and our hunters alone ...... I'm afraid I can't do it. ”

"Ahh......h The wind on the day of departure seemed to be playing tricks on the sandboats, disturbing the hunters' sense of orientation and successfully turning them back to Locklac, and the sandstorm disappeared in a matter of minutes. Since then, there has not been a single wind around Sand City, and the three transports have been forced to run aground under the city of Locklac. At the same time, the dragon striking ship, which was heavily protected by the transport ship in the middle, disappeared and has not been heard from so far.

The transport ship anchored here, and the two dragon captains could only stick to the ship, while sending people to investigate the whereabouts of the dragon ship and the Fengshan dragon, while waiting for the uncertain wind to blow again. The small command cabin has been filled with a gloomy atmosphere since the day before yesterday.

"Senior......" Andre sat aside, and couldn't help but speak, "It would be nice if there were a few airships to assist, with the mobility of a small warship, maybe the entire hunting ground could be cleared in less than a day, and it would be easy to find the whereabouts of the dragon ship." ”

"No way!" The dragonman brothers replied in unison. Rum coughed dryly, "I know you have a concern for your missing companion, but this matter has to be considered in the long run. ”

"I know......" said the four-star hunter earnestly, "the storm is just around the corner, and there is a certain danger in flying the airship. But the dragon strike has been missing for three days, and the crew and hunters are panicking. Now that the front line of the sandstorm is not advancing but retreating, and there is no wind and sand in the sky over the hunting ground, isn't it a good opportunity to recover the battleship? ”

"Andre," Rum's eyebrows shrugged, his stout right hand, which was only four fingers, stretched out into a palm, "the battle with the ancient dragon species is not as simple as ordinary hunting. The storm was created by the Peak Dragon, and if it was able to make the Sandstorm retreat, it could drive it to devour the airship that took off in an instant. I know you think we're too cautious, but the Elder Dragons are far more intelligent than humans, and we can't trade the lives of our companions for them until we know what they're going to do. ”

The four-star hunter wanted to say something, but he silently gave up in the eyes of the two seniors: "I'll go to the deck and see if there's anything I can do." ”

"Captain!" The voice of the low-level hunter rang out from outside the cabin, "Someone under the gangway asks to see you." ”

"Is it news of the dragon ship?" The two dragonmen asked, in no particular order.

"No, it's two hunters...... and an Elu. ”

…………

Looking at the pilot flag flying on the transport ship, Shentu Miaoling's face flushed with excitement: "The others ...... All on this? ”

"No, these ships are the ones that only elite hunters are qualified to ride." Old Ai Lu knocked on the tray at the bottom of the boat, "The harvest festival is a rare event in ordinary times, and if it is to seal them, they will definitely find a way to do some commissions inside." Now they must have entered the sea of sand. ”

"Then we are ......"

"These ships are the first echelon to face the Fengshan Dragon, and following them is the fastest choice to find your companions." Amphinis explained, blinking slyly, "I'm just here to see if there are any extra tickets on this ship." ”

"Ahaha...... I really have a ticket here, I don't know if you're interested. From the top of the ship, a rough voice shouted.

Old Ellu followed the prestige, and the dragonman Rum was standing on the side of the board in full hunting costume. Amphienis stroked his beard: "I don't want to sit next to you, you two brothers have already occupied the command podium, and you want to put me and little Rocca in the crack in the wall?" ”

"If you want, I can give you my place - come on!" The captain smiled heartily, not at all able to see that he was still worried about the whereabouts of the dragon ship three minutes ago.

"Don't dare to ......" Luo Pingyang bowed deeply, although the old hunter wore the name of a six-star hunter, he was still an out-and-out junior in front of the dragon man.

"Amphinis, Xiao Luo, I didn't expect you to appear here, why, are you suddenly interested in the harvest festival?" Ronga held out his hand to Eru, two palms of disparity in size clasped in the air.

"I thought you two would finally retire this year." Ai Lu jumped on Luo Pingyang's body, and was finally able to look at the captains at eye level, "What, haven't you found a suitable junior yet?" ”

"There's a student, but it still needs to be polished...... It doesn't matter, in the dragonman's strategy, we are still in the prime of life, and it doesn't matter if we are in charge of the helm for a few more years. ”

"That's what I'm worried about......" Old Elu sighed inexplicably, and then diverted the subject, "This time it's for my student Miaoling to bother you." ”

The girl smiled lightly and made a hunter's salute to the two seniors who didn't know how many generations older than herself: "Seniors are good." ”

"This is the seedling of that 'valley'?" Rum glanced at the bow and arrow on Shentu Miaoling's back, and the afterglow stopped imperceptibly in her hand.

The girl's arms were slender and well-proportioned, but the knuckles of the five fingers of her right hand were bulging. Most of the fingers of the people who practice the bow have a considerable degree of strain, and the swollen fingers of girls are indecent, so the vast majority of girls who choose bows and arrows will use assistive devices at the beginning of their practice. It's just that the arrow is separated by a layer of iron skin, and the control of the arrow can't be fine-grained, looking at the girl's fingers, it is clear that she chose to practice with her bare hands from the beginning, and she is willing to bear some evil views for the sake of skills.

"Sure enough." Longa saw it too, and the two brothers looked at each other and smiled.

"You're here, which means the dealer has collapsed." Lum said nonchalantly.

"Instructor ......" the girl tensed.

"It doesn't matter." Amphinis suppressed the girl's questioning, "There are no outsiders here, so I'll be blunt." The dealer chose the wrong ally, and its demise was a foregone conclusion six months ago, and Miao Ling did play a pivotal role in it. ”

"The head of the family has already been punished before we get on the airship, and as for what to do with its property, it's not something we need to think about." Old Ai Lu seemed to say something insignificant, "The real battle is far from over, and when the time comes, you will have to rely on your two predecessors." ”

"The head of the family has already been punished before we get on the airship, and as for what to do with its property, it's not something we need to think about." Old Ai Lu seemed to say something insignificant, "The real battle is far from over, and when the time comes, you will have to rely on your two predecessors." ”