The night's sleep was not restful, and on the roof of the sand hut, the sand and gravel came down from the thatched mats, and fell on the hunter's head and face, and fell on the bed board, causing the back of the person in the bed to ache. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info Qin Shuiyu woke up and cleaned up the sand on the bed board several times, but it still couldn't match the speed at which they fell, so he had to cover his head with a thin blanket helplessly, trying not to turn over. After sleeping intermittently for most of the night, the girl finally woke up at dawn, and although her eyes were red, her sleepiness had already disappeared in a toss.

"Manyun has lived here for three months, I really don't know how he can endure this ghost environment." After cleaning the sand from his body and shaking off most of the dust that had been rubbed into his hair, the little head of the regiment tied up his braids peacefully. By the reflection of the water in the basin, she put her hands on her loose hair, but suddenly hesitated.

"Dust-sealing fellow......" she remembered a joke from Little Orion at Locklac, "Daddy has been stabbing me like this since I was a child...... Is it really not pretty? The girl raised two locks of hair with her hands, looked left and right at the basin, and suddenly looked up. The cat was half-squinting on the beams, and now was the most sleepy moment for the Ailu family. The little guy's cat hair was still wet, and he probably cleaned it up more than once, but finally gave up, "Cat? ”

"What's wrong with the master?" Eru asked as she lazily opened one eye and leaned up.

The little head opened his mouth, but only took a deep breath: "Forget it...... Sleep yours. She shook her head self-deprecatingly, the Ailu clan, both men and women, all looked like cute house cats, and it was almost impossible to know how to tie braids except for specially trained helper cats. The girl had no choice but to tie her hair into a loose single ponytail, the tips of which were still stubbornly upturned. She stroked it vigorously, but to little avail, she could only pout, copy the helmet, and fix all the hair on the inside of the helmet into the headband.

Just after doing all this, there was a short knock on the door. Xiao Ai Lu jumped down from the beam of the room and opened the door, and half of the young hunter's head poked in through the crack in the door: "Commander Qin." ”

Recognizing that the person was a one-star hunter who followed Uncle Zhong yesterday, Qin Shuiyu nodded in response, "Is there something wrong?" ”

"Captain, let me make sure that your regiment doesn't have anything to consign to the airship except for the supplies on the camels, right?"

"What?" The girl who hadn't woken up yet didn't understand what the other party meant for a while, "Loading? Where is the team going? ”

"I don't know...... Probably just stay in the air for a day or two, and when the beast tide passes, it will naturally settle here again. It can be seen that Uncle Zhong's attitude towards this team of children is a little special, and the one-star hunter also knows everything, "It's finally strengthened to the way it is now, if there are no special circumstances, the joint team should not give up this stronghold." ”

The girl was even more confused by this explanation: "What beast tide? Could it be that the Submarine Dragon is coming? Instead of organizing an attack, will the hunting group retreat? ”

"There was no mention of abandoning the action of the Fengshan Dragon, and such a small beast tide would not stop the team from continuing to act." The one-star hunter obviously misunderstood the meaning of Qin Shui's rumor, and continued to comfort, "Captain Qin, don't worry, with Tie Xin, you will definitely be able to meet the ancient dragon species smoothly." ”

"I'm not talking about this...... Cats! The head of the regiment hurriedly called to Ailu, and the little one pricked up his ears and climbed onto the girl's shoulder. The girl wiped her face and threw down the towel, "Where is your captain?" I'm going to see him. ”

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"I only received the news of the arrival of the Submarine Dragons late last night. The journey was tiring, and I was afraid of disturbing your rest, so I didn't tell you - what's wrong? "Outside the warehouse behind the battalion, Captain Zhong is directing his subordinates to load boxes of materials onto board trucks. The heavy ballistas and large barrels were only brought down last night, and the situation in the sand was unpredictable, only the low-level hunters who were responsible for carrying them were suffering.

"I thought that Tie Xin, like us, had come here after receiving the commission of the Submersible Dragon." Qin Shuiyu hurriedly said, "It turns out that everyone is just for Fengshan Dragon?" ”

"What did Miss Qin say?" After patting the herbivorous dragon on the back, the four-star hunter motioned for his subordinates to tow away a cart of baggage, and then laughed and said, "Even if you can cross the checkpoint and go directly to Xishu from the air, the dispatch of the airship must have a power of attorney from the submersible dragon." Nowadays, the entire territory of the Shahai Hunting Ground is controlled, and it is not possible to hunt freely without the corresponding commission, which is the only way to come to the migration path of the Fengshan Dragon first. ”

The small hunting group was also released in this way, and the things within the rules, the teenagers did, and the large hunting group could certainly do it. The little head nodded, but questioned again: "The commission of the Submarine Dragon...... Aren't the combined teams going to do it? ”

"No, of course not." Seeing the girl's concern, the old hunter explained, "On the first day we came to this camp, we had special people to observe the traces of the submersible dragon, and we would encircle and suppress the lone monster as soon as we encountered it. As of today, Tiexin already has four hunting fruits, and there are still about six before the commission is completed, and the other two hunting groups are not much different. ”

Most of these kinds of commissions are based on the number of people to allocate the lower limit of the index, and the more work you get. A low-strength one-star hunting group like the Little Hunting Group, probably as long as they kill a submersible dragon, it can be regarded as a commission and they can return home. Of course, there are corresponding rewards for the extra part, but in the face of the massive resources brought by the Fengshan Dragon, these rewards are certainly not looked at by Tie Xin.

"After the ancient dragon species attacked, a large number of submersible dragons in this area will definitely be seriously injured and killed, and it is of course easy to find six to deal with the task." He said intimately, "By the way, do you want me to say hello to the team and give it to the little hunting group...... If it's just a few of you, it would be a big drag to save the corpse of a submersible dragon in a sandstorm. ”

Seeing that the girl's face was becoming more and more abnormal, the old hunter still didn't know what was wrong: "It's okay, the recovery of materials and hunting vouchers has its own professional team operation on the airship, and in their eyes, it is just a gesture." Just take it as compensation for the recklessness of the gold steward last night, and you don't need to worry about it. ”

"I thank you on behalf of the entire group, but my companions have their own way of fulfilling the commission...... Thank you here. The girl shook her head vigorously, "But that's not what I'm worried about...... What a beast tide is in front of us! The combined forces here have retreated, so what will happen to the villages with their backs to the desert? ”

After saying a word, the low-level hunters who were still working around stopped their hands and looked at the girl with a strange look, but the four-star hunter suddenly patted his head with a sudden realization, "I see......"

The girl tried her best to suppress the resentment on her face and quietly waited for Uncle Zhong's next words. The cat shook the owner's finger and looked at the tall hunter in front of him with an unkind face.

"Miss Qin, it's the Ironcore Hunter who has observed the movement of the Diving Dragons, of course we know what those beasts can do in the Sand Sea." "But there's nothing we can do about it......"

"Why? We are all hunters of honor, so isn't protecting civilians the most important mission? The girl asked.

"Miss Qin, don't get excited." Uncle Zhong said in harmony as he glared fiercely. The hunter who was targeted hurriedly stopped watching the excitement and obediently went about his work. The old hunter then turned his head in satisfaction, pointed his index finger to the ground, and said, "That's not how things work. ”

"The forty hunters and hundreds of logisticians of Iron Heart, who are human beings like those villagers, are my companions." Zhong Dinghui said apologetically, "There are more than thirty submersible dragons in the beast tide, and just one charge will bring huge losses to this camp. He pointed to the defenses on the outskirts of the camp, "It doesn't matter if some scrap metal is destroyed by monsters, but I must take the lives of my companions into account." ”

"As one of the leaders of the commission, the leader of the team standing here, I must take their survival as the highest criterion in every decision, and even if the commission fails, if necessary. Wasting the lives of your companions in vain, just to block the impact of a submersible dragon, no matter how you look at it, is not the right choice. ”

"The hunters here, they also have their own families. If these people are good, it represents the survival of a family. The glory of the hunters is on top, and my protection of them is also a manifestation of the protection of civilians...... What does Miss Qin think? ”

The girl was speechless for a while, and she couldn't refute Uncle Zhong's words, but the little head still felt that there was something wrong here: "Then we have to do something for the villagers behind us, right?" ”

"We released the letter birds, and under such weather, most of the villages will be covered in one day." "This is already the best we can do." ”

"And what about the rest of the 'small portions'?" The cat caught Uncle Zhong's words.

"It's inevitable that the beast tide will wipe out some villages." The uncle pointed to the ground, "Little Elu, do you know where this is?" ”

"I know better than anyone else." The young man's voice came coldly from the side, "Look at this...... You're really going to retreat. If you are a merchant, do what a merchant should do, such a hunting ground is not for you. ”

The white-clothed hunter slept better than anyone else last night, not just because he had returned to a familiar environment, but because there were surprisingly few flies and insects last night. Xishu's experience made him know immediately that this was a sign of the impending attack of the Submarine Dragon, and this group of monsters must have been attracted by the hunting group that had been feasting unscrupulously for days.

Thinking that this time, the United Hunting Group that occupied this place really had to abandon the camp and leave as before, Feng Manyun not only did not get angry, but felt a little comforted and happy. He would like to see the moment when his words are verified than the hunting group that accused him of giving up his commission like he did six months ago. The young man's face was as usual, but his eyes were quite smug to look at his companions, who had earlier woken up his fellow hunters one by one and reminded everyone to prepare for battle. In his opinion, the powerful team of hundreds of people in the camp was even less reliable than the small hunting group of children.

"How could it be...... Uncle Zhong isn't serious, is he? Only heard the second half of the conversation, Feng Chen's face was already full of surprise, "There are more than a dozen villages in the rear, is Tiexin going to abandon them?" ”

"As I said, you have to protect yourself before you can protect more civilians." The old hunter didn't want to go on with the topic anymore, and in his eyes, it was impossible for these simple teenagers to understand his suffering, "It's just a stopgap measure." ”

"Huh? What is the expediency. Feng Manyun shook his head, as if he had heard something funny, "The joint action team of the three hunting groups, the huge airship......" He pointed to the supplies around him, "What did you bring with you?" Heavy crossbows and artillery to stop oversized monsters, battlefield steel to withstand the impact of behemoths and sand waves, barrels of bombs...... Probably it was used to blow up the Fengshan Dragon Scale Armor. He tilted his head and raised his voice, "None of them are hunting items for the Sublicton, you didn't think to hunt even a single Sublicloon in the first place. ”

"Uncle Zhong!" Xiong Fuji inserted the spear in his hand into the sand, the young man had just finished his morning exercise, and there were still large beads of sweat on his face, "You are not like this at the challenge festival!" ”

Da Xiong, who was still a trainee in the competition, once fought side by side with the four-star hunter in front of him, and together resolved the crisis caused by an airship operation error. At that time, Leader Zhong took the lead and left a deep impression on the boy, and he admired him until the later part of the festival. Now that the hunters have made such decisions, Xiong Fuji is the most disappointed.

"This is not a challenge festival, there is no Hunters' Guild full escort and the ubiquitous white Ailu...... It's going to die! Being accused by a group of children in person, the old hunter's face began to be unbearable, and his tone became much more severe.

"Heh, you just feel sorry for that pension, there is no oil and water in the business, and the Tiexin family has a big business, so it's normal to look down on it."

"You!" The young man in white made sarcastic remarks several times, and the four-star captain deliberately ignored the past for the sake of the friendship of the small hunting group. But the hunter's patience has a bottom line after all, seeing the captain being angry like this, a young hunter next to him couldn't bear it anymore, "You kid...... What if the iron heart is withdrawn, if you can't get used to it, stay here by yourself and block a beast tide to see! ”

"Then let's do it." Feng Manyun looked at the young hunter's eyes, and actually nodded seriously, "When the Xishu Department had the fewest members, there were only six people. It also blocked the onslaught of more than thirty submersible dragons. Even if I'm the only one left, it's not like there's no hope to stop it. ”

"It's seven, and all members of the small hunting group will stay and do a good job of the commission that belongs to us." Qin Shui said loudly, she swept the team members behind her with apologies, "It's okay to decide like this, right?" ”

"It's the stupidest decision you've ever made." Jia Xiao hadn't said a word since just now, and now his brows were even more furrowed.

The girl's face was hard to look at: "Can't you?" ”

"No...... I'm just sorry I can't find a reason to refuse this order. The boy shook his head, but the corners of his mouth were slightly raised.

"I've been waiting for Miss Qin to say this for a long time!" Although still angry at Uncle Zhong's retreat, Big Bear was still excited about the upcoming battle.

"As long as you can fight with your companions, it doesn't matter what your opponent is." Lu Xiu also nodded in response.

"So...... It seems that the joint operation of the Little Hunter Group and Iron Heart is about to end like this. Qin Shui Yu touched his chest with his hand and made a standard hunter's etiquette, "Our understanding of the glory of hunters...... It doesn't seem the same. ”