The desert city's sky is cloudless all year round, the red sun hangs high, and there is only a shadow cast outside the building. Feng Chen stepped into the hot sun, and heard a squeak, and the wooden door behind him was closed by two guards

The Dragonwhisperer dragged the bloated cloth bag down the steps, and the weapons and armor in the bag collided with the parts of the "flying man". The young man stood still beside the path, and several figures appeared in the corner of his vision, his gaze passing through the decorative gallery outside the building, where the group had been waiting for a long time. The two-star hunters were fully dressed, and half of them were still carrying the wind and dust in the sea of sand, and it seemed that they had only just returned from the hunting ground.

The Shadow Hunter mustered himself and walked a few quick steps, until the figure was clear, and then waved his hand to his companions in the distance: "Everyone...... Long time no see. ”

Didn't get any response.

The cat shook the yellow sand on her body, and lay on the shoulder of the little head with cold eyes. Xiao Yang and Xiong Buji crossed their hands and looked at their long-lost companions in front of them. Qing'er and Xiao Meike's eyes were more unfamiliar, and the rest of the people also stood on the spot without saying a word.

"Hey!" Feng Chen barely squeezed out a smile, "I've just been at the union headquarters for a while, and I'm not coming back from hell, so there's no need to have such an expression, right?" Seeing that everyone was still unmoved, he embarrassedly put down the cloth bag in his hand, spread his hands and said, "Okay, I can explain ......"

Before the Dragonwhisperer could say anything, he was surrounded by a group of companions at the sound of a playful whistle. The hunter staggered back two steps, but Xiao Yang's fist slammed into his shoulder with a "bang", and then gave him a heavy bear hug without saying a word.

"The next time you make such an incident on your own initiative, this punch will be greeted in the face." Putting his hands on Feng Chen's ear, he gritted his teeth and said, he slapped his companion's back twice, "We're all worried about you." ”

"Hmm-" The Shadowhunter snorted blankly. Xiao Yang wanted to say something, but was forcibly pulled aside by Jia Xiao. The heavy sword hunter grabbed Feng Chen's arms and said with a light smile, "This is not fair, they still have a chance to see you once in the ruins hunting ground, but I didn't even catch up with that operation." ”

"At the top of the tower?" Feng Chen touched his nose, "To be honest, even I was startled at that time, the battle was so dangerous at that time, I would rather none of you rushed there." ”

"Some people's decisions, we can't stop ......" The two-star hunter leaned closer to his returning companion, his eyes faintly glanced at Qin Shui Yu on the side, and whispered to the dragon whisperer: "You don't want to know what happened to the head of the regiment the moment the news of you was brought back to the camp by that airship." You owe her an apology — an apology isn't even enough. ”

Everyone's greetings were filled with complaints and worries, and the joy of the reunion was diluted a lot. Feng Chen responded while slowly walking through the crowd, and finally stopped in front of Qin Shuiyu at the end of the team. The cat jumped off its owner and retreated into the distance in a few steps, leaving only the little leader who had not yet removed his armor in front of the dragon whisperer. The girl's hunting suit had a faint smell of blood on it, and when she saw the Shadow Hunter approaching, she unconsciously ducked back, but there was nowhere to hide behind her. She had no choice but to turn her back and look down at the footsteps of the person in front of her.

"I-" The Shadowhunter opened his mouth, the little leader's pupils narrowed, and he grabbed his arm first. The flaxen-colored summer robe was slightly wide on Feng Chen's body, and Qin Shuiyu turned up his cuffs, revealing his pale wrist and asked, "What is this?" ”

"Oh...... It's nothing. The young hunter broke free of the girl's hands and used his long sleeves to hide a few bloody streaks on the back of his wrist, "Some samples were taken for study." You haven't seen those scribes who stare at me every day like a predator looking at their prey, and I have to at least give them some sweetness. As soon as the words came out, he noticed Lu Yingying on the side of the team, couldn't help but smile awkwardly, waved his hand and said, "I...... I don't mean anything else. ”

"It's okay." The scrivener shrugged. There was no shortage of eccentrics in the ranks of the union's scriveners who were obsessed with research and ignored other people. Rather, the existence of these guys is one of the reasons why the girl is reluctant to be a monster scrivener.

"Hell, what did they make you do these days?" Qin Shuiyu raised his head worriedly, and the face of his companion in his sight turned pale in the sunlight.

"In addition to asking and writing reports, it's just testing the dragon cavity." The young man recalled, "Ordering a few low-level monsters, delivering messages across the walls, etc., were all training that had been done since the time of the Swamp. ”

"How did you end up like this? They're not going to torture you, are they? The little head asked reluctantly. Her eyes were red, and she picked up her dusty cheeks to look at it carefully, the dragon whisperer in front of her had messy hair and puffy eyes, as if she hadn't closed her eyes for days and nights.

"No one has ever forced me, they just haven't slept well." The Dragon Whisperer grabbed the girl's arm and blinked vigorously, trying to hide the bloodshot from the whites of her eyes: "Instructor Anfei should have told everyone that I am not detained in the prison of the Knights, and it is not those knights who are guarding me. This time there was such a long delay because there was a lot of information to share with the union, and it took time for the scholars to study my dragon cavity - I wasn't the first person in the group to stay at the union headquarters, and they were indeed less productive, but at least there was no danger. ”

"So, this time the senior is innocent?" Xiao Qing'er tilted her head, blinked her eyes and asked, "From now on, you won't be on the union's wanted list, right?" ”

"Sort of." Dusty replied ambiguously. Sensing that his companions were looking at him, the little head of the regiment blushed, pulled his arm back from Feng Chen's hand, cleared his throat and said, "In front of you is the trade union building, this is not the place to talk." ”

"That's right," Xiong nodded heavily, "let's go back to camp first." The regiment commander and the others had just gotten off the airship, and they rushed here before the commission could be delivered, and everyone hadn't eaten yet. ”

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"My wanted warrant was issued by Jin Yucheng." A group of laughing civilians walked in front of him, and Feng Chen habitually covered the hood of his robe, and pulled the brim of his hat under his eyebrows before he said with peace of mind, "In short, all the wanted warrants that have been handled by Morin in the past must be re-examined. Given the current state of affairs in the union, I am afraid that my review will have to be postponed indefinitely. ”

After the apostasy of the chief deacon, the order of the Golden Feather City branch collapsed by half overnight. All officials close to him were suspended for investigation, and decisions made through him had to be reconsidered, causing everyone in the trade union system in the northern towns to be in danger for a while. The Knights of the City Branch have always been in the hands of Morin, which means that nearly half of the criminals in the Order's prison will have to be re-tried. If it weren't for Locklac taking over in time, Jin Yucheng would lie in this mess and don't know how long he would be paralyzed.

"I've wondered countless times in the past two years about what it would be like if I did return to Locklac one day." Feng Chen raised his head slightly, looking at the towering stone pillar at the end of the continuous building complex, "I didn't expect it to be like this, I don't know if it's my luck or misfortune." ”

"It's all right if you can come back." Lu Xiu opened his mouth, but his eyes were complicated and difficult to understand. With the company of his companions and the work on the training ground, the little dragon man forgot about the Emerald Tower for the time being, but now that Morin's name is mentioned, his heart is still colic.

Feeling that the eyes of his companions around him were different, Feng Chen knew that he had touched the knot in the hearts of his fellow villagers. He no longer spoke in depth, but sighed and stopped: "Speaking of which, aren't the two instructors in Golden Feather City?" Anfei instructor he ...... You're not still mad at me, are you? ”

Maomao gave him a blank look: "That's what they should do, do you know how much trouble your self-assertion has caused the two masters?" ”

The rhetoric of "re-examining" is explained to outsiders, and the presidency has its own scales in mind. The Dragon Whisperer didn't know how much heavyweight information he came up with in that tall building in exchange for letting himself step out of the door of the union headquarters unscathed. And without the tireless mediation of the Black Star Twins, such an exchange would not have happened in the first place.

"Don't worry, it's too late for Master Anfei to protect us, and of course he won't be too harsh on his own students." The little head comforted, "After the return of the Emerald Tower, the two masters have not rested for a moment. They had been in Locklac for half a day the other day, and then they didn't know where they had flown to. All I know is that Daddy is walking with them, maybe he's investigating something. ”

Looking at Feng Chen's appearance of wanting to speak and stopping, Lu Xiu hesitated, but still whispered: "If you want to know, Uncle Hader also wrote a few days ago, and he specially ...... Asked about your situation. ”

As a union knight personally selected by Morin, and in a short period of time, the old knight was enough to attract the attention of the union. His previous sneak in with poachers led him to be recalled to the town after the battle in the ruins hunting grounds, and he is now under lengthy investigation.

As if he hadn't heard his companion's words, Feng Chen continued to move forward with an "um", wrapping the robe on his body tighter. The crowd left Union Avenue and turned into a pedestrian street full of shops. In the afternoon, when there are the most pedestrians, walking in the crowded street market in broad daylight makes the dragon whisperer uncomfortable.

"Hey, you're not a defection hunter anymore, you don't need to hide from anyone anymore." Nie Xiaoyang raised his hand and was about to pull it towards his companion's hood, but before he could touch the brim of his companion's hat, he was stopped by Feng Manyun, who had been silent for a long time.

The white-clothed hunter looked at the pedestrians around him, and several guys dressed as hunters were secretly looking at him, and there was a hint of hostility in his eyes. Under their guidance, several groups of civilians on the street also stopped, playing with the goods on the stalls, and whispered their fingers quietly pointing to the direction of the dust: "We have been recognized, everyone go faster." ”

"What's going on with these people? That's definitely not the eyes that want to entrust us with hunting, right? Feeling more than a dozen unkind gazes sweeping, Nie Xiaoyang swallowed a mouthful of saliva. Even though he couldn't cover his cheeks, he unconsciously put on his helmet tighter, "It's not this way that the Little Hunters want to be famous......

"It's about me." The Dragonwhisperer buried his head deeper, leading the team through the clusters of crowds under his feet. "Even the Hunters' Guild can't hide all the information, and it seems that the news of my release has spread through the city. No one in the desert city would welcome a guy who ruined the harvest festival, and that's why they insisted that I leave through the side gate. ”

"Rumors of war have been circulating in Locklac for more than half a month, and the union has not given a positive answer." The little head made a few gestures, and everyone turned into a sparsely populated alley, leaving behind the rampant chatter, "Coupled with the martial law notice issued by the union hall a few days ago, the people in this city have become nervous now, both civilians and hunters. ”

Plunging headlong into the shadow of the building, Dusty came to life like a fish falling back into a pond. He took a deep breath: "So, what is the situation of the hunting ground now?" ”

The companions glanced at each other, but Qin Shui opened his mouth and said, "It's not good." These days, we have been staying in Locklac, and we have seen more and more requests for rescue at sea in the sand, which has far exceeded the usual level. ”

In just a few dozen days, the beasts are becoming more alert, more aggressive, and more willing to pack in groups. Many public observations have shown that the monsters in the depths of the hunting ground and even in the dangerous places have signs of abnormal movement or even gathering. Although it is still an isolated case for the time being, and the momentum of the beast tide has not been formed, the direction of the case has covered almost the entire sea of thundering sand.

"In this commission that just ended, we met a ceratosaurus, which is less than twenty kilometers away from the town." Feng Manyun said, causing a burst of exclamations from the hunters who were absent from the commission. Only then did the companions notice that the white hunter's shoulder armor was bulging high, and there were clear marks of bandaging inside, "We were lucky enough to be able to defeat it before it came to a certain village." ”

"Locklac is still like that, and I'm afraid the other hunting grounds are even worse." Feng Chen said gloomily. As the ancient dragons that have been sleeping in various parts of the New World gradually awaken, ecological disorder and large-scale animal tides will surely come one after another like an avalanche, and this is only a clarion call before the war: "I have been at the union headquarters for much longer than expected, and it seems that there is no time to delay......"

"Instructor Anfei mentioned it to us," Xiao Yang looked left and right at the wind, and then asked the hearts of all the companions of the Little Hunting Group in a humble voice, "That unicorn once told you that there is a way to end it before the war starts, is it true?" ”

"There's only one way to confirm—" The Dragon Whisperer looked at Lu Yingying, "Lu Shushi, I wonder if you can lend me a look at your collection." ”

"If it's for the safety of the hunter world," the scrivener smiled, "I have a better idea." ”