Chapter 57: Stages
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The five teenagers in the camp sat around the campfire, and none of them spoke.
Big Bear took off a ghost hunting spider suit, and although the armor was super defensive, it was a little heavy, making it a little inconvenient for him to move and rest when he wasn't fighting.
Shentu Miaoling was constantly getting familiar with her new folding bow, and she folded and opened her weapon. When encountering a battle, if you can prepare your weapons a second earlier, you will be able to shoot an extra arrow, which may be crucial.
"What are we going to do?" Nie Xiaoyang's eyes looked at everyone uncertainly, and the light of the bonfire jumped in front of him, adding a layer of orange-red to his face.
Although they were all quietly doing their own things, each teenager's face showed a different degree of solemnity.
Accustomed to Amphinis's "teaching" method, everyone felt that this training camp was no different from ordinary camps. The young talents had already figured out the rules of action of Luo Pingyang and the instructors, which turned the task of guarding the camp that lasted for a month and a half into a simple actual combat training every few days. What started out as fear and vigilance of the unknown 'beast tide' has turned into habit and nature, which is certainly not the result that the instructor wants.
So, after the treacherous and cunning Amphinis had distributed the equipment during the day, he announced the so-called "second phase" of training.
"We don't need to be confined to this camp anymore, it doesn't look as bad as we thought it would be." Jia Xiao bit the candy stick in his mouth and squeaked.
Literally, the second stage of training is simpler than the first, because the task of training is only three words, "to live".
There is no need to maintain the buildings of the camp, there is no need to maintain personal combat strength, as long as you can catch your breath at the end of the training period, the mission will be successful.
But the mood of the crowd was not in the least happy at this overly lenient condition, for Amphines then went on to say the fact, "In this valley I have met no more than ten of the superior predators. He corrected, "Twenty, perhaps, and I won't interfere in your training as I used to." ”
At this point, the teenagers learned the true power of those colorful birds. They attract not only the small ivory beasts and ornithosaurs that inhabit the vicinity, but also the kings of most of the predatory grounds within a few hundred kilometers.
A land-based wurm species, its predatory grounds are about 100 square kilometers long, and those with the ability to fly are even larger. And at this moment, the overlords of these territories are all in the narrow valleys, and even one of them happens to notice the trainee hunters, which will be a catastrophic blow to the entire team.
Therefore, the joy of equipment upgrade did not last for three minutes, and the hearts of everyone in the team were covered with a thick layer of haze. In the previous training, monsters that didn't exceed everyone's strength appeared in the training camp, presumably after being screened by the instructor, and the monsters who were too strong were personally blocked out of the camp.
Amphinis and the lame Luo Pingyang, relying only on this team combination, it seems that it is easy to protect the entire camp in an environment where predators are rampant. Feng Chen admired the strength of the instructor, and on the other hand, he began to miss the comfortable environment a few days ago when he only had to wait for a monster to come to his door for training.
"Wouldn't it be better if we could give up this camp and find a remote cave and get through this time?" Feng Chen said subconsciously.
"This approach is the least desirable." Nie Xiaoyang shook his head, "Putting aside the problem of how to maintain daily food and drinking water supplies when you are trapped in a cave, have you noticed the instructor's words?" ”
This mission is different from the previous one, the camp only has the conditions for failure and no success goal, but the second stage clearly tells everyone the success goal and reward.
During training, hunters who perform well can receive the medal of Two-Star Hunter directly after the end of training.
"Is the focus on our 'performance'?" Xiong Fuji said thoughtfully.
"That's right, if it's just survival, I'm sure everyone will have their own way." Jia Xiao said eloquently, "Even if there is no supply in the valley, it is not difficult to survive for a month while avoiding large monsters. ”
The implication of this statement is that mere survival does not have to be considered good performance, or even "performance".
"So what? Do we have to kill all the higher-up creatures in this area to be good? Nie Xiaoyang asked hesitantly.
"Probably won't be like that." Shentu Miaoling prepared the arrows and put them into the newly acquired quiver, "The training mission is not a death mission, it must always be within our ability." ”
"That's right." The tomboy nodded and continued, "I don't know if you have noticed that in the past month, although a dozen predators have been hovering around our camp, we haven't even heard a dragon roar at close range?" ”
Under the instructor's evaluation criteria, the combined strength of the five teenagers is far lower than that of any high-ranking predator species, and even letting a large dragon approach the camp is a very dangerous thing for them, because the monsters that the two of them will be able to threaten the camp have been dealt with at a long distance from the camp.
After Jia Xiao's reminder, everyone understood. Although their equipment has improved greatly from the beginning of training, the strength of the group is still not enough to fight any large dragon species. This is the instructor's judgment, although the dead cat is a little annoying most of the time, but in the face of strength, his judgment undoubtedly reflects the real situation to a large extent.
"We can't fight and we can't fight, we can't hide and we can't hide, what does this mission want us to do?" Xiong Fuji was a little anxious.
"I see!" Feng Chen stood up suddenly, "It's a colorful bird." ”
The gathering of monsters is caused by colorful birds, and destroying this source of attraction is the right way to resolve this crisis. Without their imitation roar, all the large monsters will return to their familiar predatory grounds as soon as possible.
While hiding from large predators, search the valleys near the camp to find traces of painted birds, and choose to kill or expel them depending on the situation. This is what the second phase of the mission really looks like.
Except for Xiong Fuji, everyone else had smiles on their faces. After a period of communication, all the bright-minded teenagers figured out the reason, only the big bear who only thought about fighting in his heart reacted a little slower.
"Then it's decided, tomorrow we'll split up to find the colorful birds, and kill a few of them." Xiong Fuji shook the body of the spear, and the spear and the ground collided with a muffled sound.
"No, you can't!" Jia Xiao and Nie Xiaoyang said this sentence almost in order.
"Amphines once told us that there is more than one litter of coloured birds, and even if you count them at a minimum, there will be at least four. If their nests weren't together, the five of us wouldn't have been able to find them all at once, let alone expel or kill them in a short period of time. Jia Xiao calmly analyzed.
"The charm of the call of the colorful birds is so strong, but there are many predators wandering around this camp, do you think their nests will be quiet?" Nie Xiaoyang glanced at Xiong Buji mockingly, "Without any intelligence, rashly entering someone's base camp, only a fool can do this kind of thing." ”
"You!" Xiong Buji stood up and glared at Nie Xiaoyang fiercely.
"Okay, okay," Feng Chen hurriedly circled, "It's all for everyone's good, don't worry about it, Xiaoyang is right, if we want to solve the current predicament, we must have the corresponding information." ”
"There must be people left in the camp as well." Shentu Miaoling added that the supply depot and armament depot of the training camp were the biggest reliance for the five teenagers to survive in the valley, and they could not easily give up until they had to.
"Then so be it, tomorrow send three men to the valley to find out the situation, and the remaining two will stay in the camp." Tomboy has the final word.
"I'll go, when I first came here, I had been hunting in the neighborhood for a few days, and I knew a little bit about the terrain around me." Feng Dust volunteered.
"I'm going too!" Kuma Fuji didn't want to miss any battles either.
"Forget it, let's not talk about whether your heavy armor can move freely in the woods, wearing a suit with its own provocative effect is not so much reconnaissance as it is appropriate to send death."
Listening to Nie Xiaoyang's well-founded ridicule, even if he was unwilling, Xiong Fuji could only look away stupidly.