"The kids are asleep, aren't they?" The Rum brothers were waiting quietly outside the door. What is lacking in the decision-making of the sand boat today is real-time intelligence, and no matter what the two teenagers bring back from the sandstorm, it may become an important basis for the command of the ship in the eyes of the old hunters. Captain Drake couldn't sit still in the command room, and had been standing outside the door for a while.

"Did you hear it all?" Amphfinis gently closed the hatch.

"That's right...... the senses of the dragonmen were not far behind the Elu clan, and the two captains listened to the conversation in the cabin almost word for word, "What the hell is your student?" Communicating with the Gurus? Damn, such a talent is rare among pure-blooded dragonmen......"

"Senior, this is not the point...... Luo Pingyang raised his hand and interrupted Longjia's words, "The information related to Fengshan Dragon is the most important, senior, you ...... What do you think? ”

"I don't think there's anything fake about the intelligence." Rum shook his head, recovering from his amazement at his ability to seal the dust. Under the description of the leader of the small hunting group, the appearance and behavior of the Fengshan dragon are quite specific, and the description of the scale of the sandstorm is also in line with the calculation of the union in the periphery, if you have not experienced it personally, it will take a considerable cost to deliberately forge such an observation report, which is by no means something that just two teenagers can do, "It's already late at night, let the children rest for a night, and we will confirm some details tomorrow morning, and we can decide on the next move of the sand boat on this basis." ”

"Yes, those little guys have no information, and they all cowered in Locklac and didn't dare to set sail. Your students have done a great job this time. Longa praised, but his face was a little exaggerated and fake, "After the harvest festival is over, the name of the little hero may be famous all over the city." ”

"Longa...... That's not what Xiao Luo meant. Eru glared, and the burning coal-burning torches on the bulkhead reflected in the orc's pupils, "The shape of the sandstorm doesn't remind you of anything?" ”

The two dragonmen seemed to have been told what was going on, and the captains' expressions changed several times before they finally reluctantly returned to their original state. Rum coughed pretendedly, lowered his voice and said, "Little Anfei, some guesses can't be said at will, there is going to be a problem." ”

"Not a guess, Rum-senpai." "I'm afraid you already know what I'm trying to say. ”

"The natural barrier closed on all sides, the indiscriminate expulsion of humans and low-level monsters - this is not the first time this has happened in the New World." Amphynis's mouth was a little dry, "The last time it appeared, the scribes gave it a name, 'Dragon Ring', but we prefer to call it ......"

"Ancient Dragon Battlefield." Rum preemptively spoke, but questioned himself, "How is this possible?" It has been more than a hundred years since there has been a second ancient dragon species in the Thundering Sand Sea. Fengshan Dragon came out of a battlefield, is he tired of living, do you want to fight yourself? ”

While still in the cabin, Amphinis deliberately withheld some information from the teenagers. Old Ailu was not confused about what the mountain dragon was doing, and when the girl described the sandstorm, the legend hunter's guess almost blurted out. It's just that this speculation is too shocking, and it is not a height that one-star hunters can reach. The teenagers had exhausted their mental strength to survive the sand sea, and old Ailu was secretly reluctant to let them meddle in more dangerous matters.

"Dragon Ring" is a description of specific celestial phenomena caused by ancient dragons, which was first proposed by Wang Li's scrivener team. In order to ensure that the battle is not disturbed by a third party and the aftermath does not affect the weak life, the ancient dragon species will use their own ability to arrange a ring barrier on the periphery of the preset battlefield before the battle begins, and the humans and monsters in the circle will be brutally expelled. Once such weather occurs, hunters can judge the transfer path of the battlefield according to the dragon ring, and take the lead in evacuating the war zone to avoid being accidentally injured by monsters.

This is not a very common celestial phenomenon, after all, in this world, there are very few people who can make the ancient dragon species fight, and even if there is, most of them are another ancient dragon species. The rarity of the natural disasters is more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people than their strength, and the number of ancient dragons in the entire New World has been proven to be alive no more than two hands, and the expectation that they will come into contact with each other is not much higher than the probability of a meteorite hitting the instep of the foot. What's more, even if they meet by chance, they may not be 100% at war, and most hunters rarely see the appearance of the "dragon ring" once in their lifetime - in fact, most hunters have difficulty even touching the ancient dragon species in their careers.

Under the compression of many probabilities, the two dragon man captains did not consider the possibility of the "Ancient Dragon Battlefield" at all when they drove the sand boat back to Locklac inexplicably. That is, outside the door of the cabin, I heard Qin Shui's description, and the long-term memories turned into reality little by little.

"Senior, there is going to be a big battle in the Thundering Sand Sea, and at a distance of a hundred kilometers, Locklac is not safe at all." "We need to give up the idea of treating this battle as an ordinary harvest sacrifice at once, and the ship's commissioned goal must be reconsidered immediately." ”

"It doesn't make sense." Longa touched his bright head, his eyes became anxious, "Before the harvest festival began, the Ancient Dragon Observation Bureau explored the entire Thundering Sand Sea, and there was no trace of the second ancient dragon species. The dragon ring rises at this time, is it to ......"

"Senpai!" Seeing that the old dragon man was a little concerned and confused, Anfinis snorted vigorously before he said, "Things will not develop according to your guess, Fengshan Dragon has already sent Feng Chen and the Qin family's female baby out, which proves that it has no obvious malice towards humans." ”

"There won't be a third human-dragon war, at least with the current intelligence." Old Ailu put a fleshy palm on her chest, not knowing whether she was comforting Captain Dragonman or herself.

"Is that so...... It's me who is overthinking. Longa breathed a sigh of relief, and his suspicion climbed into his eyebrows again in an instant, "But it's neither a human nor an ancient dragon, so what else can the Fengshan Dragon fight again?" ”

"Who knows," Rhomme said casually, patting his brother on the shoulder, "there might be other ones in this world who can compete with the ancient dragons—if the low-level beasts are large enough, they can't compete with them." The old dragonman's eyes glanced at Amphynis, but he saw that there seemed to be something deeper in Ailu's eyes, "Little Anfi, you...... It can't be any other speculation, right? ”

"It's ...... now," Hei Yu Ailu looked up at Luo Pingyang, and the old hunter shrugged his shoulders and said noncommittally, "Rum and Longa are both respected old hunters, so let the teacher decide." ”

"What, do you know what's going on?" Hearing the hidden meaning in Luo Pingyang's words, Longa said happily.

Amphienis looked around the two corners of the corridor, by which time most of the hunters and shipwrights had already slept, and the hallway was only a neat light of charcoal burning. Eru jumped onto Xiao Luo's shoulder, and the neck that had been lying on his back finally eased slightly.

"It's human."

"Humans? Didn't you just say ......?"

"Just because the ancient dragon species has no ill will towards humans doesn't mean it's not the other way around." "I'm not here to meet Miao Ling and her companions - the problem was at the council the day before yesterday. ”

"With your style, the banker's demise is a foregone conclusion." Rum wondered, "Are there any other twists and turns?" ”

"Zhuang Dui's explanation is not discounted at all, how the dealer got the prescription of Ryan Yelu, the location of their pharmaceutical workshop, and the landing pads secretly set up near various dangerous places and the airships built privately, these alone are enough to destroy them ten times." Amphines narrowed her eyes, "But the bad thing is that Zhuang Dusk's explanation is too thorough...... At the Listening Parliament, the Scarlet royal family also bit out. ”

"What?"

At the challenge festival, the Blackwater once raised a ship to attack Wang Li's hunting group, which was the information that Amphinis got from the small hunting group. From the very beginning, old Ailu did not consider the possibility of collusion between the royal family and the small family. However, the information in Zhuang Du's hands was too sufficient, and he listed a few items casually, and put the royal family's secret support for the family on the surface.

"That guy listed all the real evidence, as long as there are clues, a little investigation can prove it thoroughly." Old Ailu sighed, "At the end of the interrogation, he also revealed a few more interesting news. ”

The dealer boy is not a foolish and loyal person, taking advantage of the convenience of cooperation, Zhuang Duan privately investigated the actions of the prince of the Chu family, and found the flow of funds and personnel of the Wang Li hunting group in several cities and settlements far away from the royal city.

"One of the most frequented ones is Locklac." The orc pointed to his feet, "The royal family is going to make a big move at the headquarters of the Hunters' Guild, just recently." ”

"In order to keep my students away from the fallout of the Zhuang family, I took it upon myself to let them come to Locklac, which now seems to be the most wrong choice."

Rum hadn't woken up from the inside story that Anfinis had revealed for a while: "You mean, Wang Li's hunting group is going to attack Fengshan Dragon?" ”

"In addition to the ancient dragon species at your fingertips, what other precious resources does Locklac have that the royal family cares about?" Longa asked rhetorically, "Damn, if that's the case, we're going to have to hurry...... Don't wait for tomorrow morning, let's have a pre-war meeting now. ”

"It's useless." Old Ai Lu waved his hand, "Let's not say that the news in my hands can't be spread outside, just sealing their intelligence is not enough to support an all-army operation." Your meeting will not come to fruition until tomorrow evening. ”

"And what do you say you want to do?" Lum spread his hands and pushed the ball back to Amphinis.

"Give me an airship." Old Ai Lu made a consideration in an instant, "For the rest, Xiao Luo and I will come by ourselves." ”

"Hey!" Rum shouted, a rough voice echoing through the corridor, "Are you crazy? Driving an airship through a sandstorm will kill you, and even if you two are not afraid of death, the boatmen on the ship will not agree. ”

"Me and the teacher are enough." Luo Pingyang instantly understood what Anfinis meant, "The teacher and I can both operate the airship, and we don't need extra crews." ”

"But ......"

"I told you that the fight is not over." Ai Lu smiled toothily, "One day I want you to help, but I didn't expect it to be so soon-I said in advance, Xiao Luo and I don't have any money, and the rent and mortgage of the airship will have to be paid by the seniors first." ”

"It's not a mortgage business...... Dragonman put a finger on Amphynis's shoulder and shook it vigorously, "We're talking about a thin airship that cuts through a sandstorm wall of unknown thickness and maximum wind, and how many captains are guaranteed to survive in such driving conditions?" ”

"We can." Anfinis rightly said, "If we do it once, we can do it a second time." ”

"Okay, okay!" Rum covered his face with his hands, remembering the past history of the Black Star Twins, and couldn't help but be relieved, he reluctantly said, "But even you...... If you're still at your peak, I'll probably give you a sneak peek to go crazy once. The old dragon man kicked Luo Pingyang's metal leg with a "ding", "But the two of you are not the same as they were back then, what you could do then, you may not be able to do it now." ”

"We don't have a lot of options, do we?" "As long as you can still hold a weapon, you have to at least give it a try." Old man, you know the talent of the Ailu clan, and I won't die easily. ”

"Alas......" Seeing that Amphinis was still so stubborn, Rum had no choice but to shake his head, "Even if you really want to take an airship, you must at least have some help." ”

"We can!" Behind Amphinis, a crisp female voice replied, "Daddy taught me something about how to manipulate a telescope, and I can go to the airship as an observer." ”

"Water ballads? How did you get out? Luo Pingyang turned around and said, "Go back and rest." ”

"I hear it all, instructors...... You're heading to the depths of the Sand Sea, right? The girl repeated, "I want to go with me too." ”

"Don't mess around," I don't know how much the girl heard, Anfinis could only refuse with a dark face, "This trip is very dangerous, Xiao Luo and I are not fully sure of self-preservation, you better rest in the city obediently." ”

"My companion is still lost in the depths of the sand sea, so how can we rest in peace?" Captain Qin's tone raised, "Even if there is no instructor's free ride, we have to find a chance to return to the desert." ”

"Is that what you mean?"

"No, that's what the three of us mean." Behind the girl, Dust's head sticks out from behind the slightly open door.

"Dust Sealing...... How did you wake up? ”

"He woke up just now, and asked me for a bottle of punch bottle filler......" Shentu Miaoling opened the hatch wide, "That thing is made of nitrified mushrooms, doesn't it really matter if you drink it?" ”