It is not for nothing that the snow-capped mountains are called "white deserts", and the means of subsistence above the snow line are pitiful, and the beasts that inhabit them can easily store a little heat, and in a few moments they will be ruthlessly taken away by the harsh alpine winds. Between the rolling peaks, the occasional low valley is as precious as an oasis. The good news is that they don't move seasonally like desert oases, so they attract nearby creatures over the years.

Viewed from the air, no matter how dark and narrow the glacial valley beneath your feet, it is bound to be crowded with a miniature ecology that is full of internal organs and bloated to be unimaginably bloated. The density of beasts at the bottom of the valley is often staggeringly large, and under the vision of the dragon's cavity, it will turn into a white light with no end in sight - if every life is like a constantly beating fire in the perception of the dragon's cavity, and when combined, it is comparable to a devastating fire.

Morin only looked at this scene for a moment, as if his eyes were burned by the firelight, and he suddenly withdrew his perception. He rubbed his two fingers on his eyelids, barely relieving the soreness of his eyes, before pacing down the simple lookout.

Behind the chief deacon, there was a cacophony of people, crews and workers rushing by, boxes of heavy supplies brought in from afar and filled into a hidden semi-artificial cave. The cave is newly renovated, the entrance is wide, and there is still a faint fire coming from the distance of more than 100 meters deep. The entrance to the cave was discreetly concealed, and even if a hunting ship or flying species flew overhead, only a drab green could be seen, but that was all there was to the camp.

Based solely on the number of people entering and exiting, the camp should be counted as a medium-sized commission. The cavern's capacity has been doubled by construction machinery, and it is even large enough to accommodate a medium-sized warship. In a regular hunting ground, an operation of this magnitude would require at least a squad of twelve-strong hunters to guard it in shifts, traps and fences were indispensable, and animal blood and feces were to be scattered outside the camp day and night. But the presence of Morin here meant that he could take over all the work by himself.

The dwarf hunter took a form from the crew and wrote "everything is normal" in the latest column of the "Observation Log". No sooner had the pen and paper been handed back to the boatman than there was a rustling sound in the blue pine grove behind Merlin. The old boatman glanced at Master Mo hesitantly, as if waiting for him to confirm, but Mo Lin said "It's okay" and waved his hand to urge him to leave.

On the side of the cave, the figure of the white-clothed hunter emerges from the end of the pine forest. Bai Shao rose and fell in the forest a few times, and finally stopped at the side of the chief deacon. Mo Lin had already sensed Bai Shao's whereabouts a few hundred meters away, and before the returnee could catch his breath, he heard the chief deacon ask in a low voice: "The scheduled battlefield is not too far, is there trouble on the way?" ”

The white-clothed hunter took off his mask, with a tired look on his face: "The trouble is not on the way, Ah Yang and Xiao Anfei have already discovered that peak." I tried to convince them not to meddle, so it took a while. ”

"The result?" The former chief deacon turned around and saw that Bai Shao's hunting suit was covered with mud and dust, and he looked quite embarrassed.

"They chased me all the way for more than ten kilometers, and even threw a portable pair of dragon barrels at me, and I almost lost half my life in the explosion, and I took a long detour to get out." Bai Shao's shoulders trembled, as if he remembered an unbearable scene, "All in all, at least the reunion was much smoother than I imagined." ”

"It's really the style of Little Anfei." Morin smiled helplessly. He beckoned to Bai Shao and took the lead in walking towards the entrance of the cave: "I have already reminded you that those two people are more stubborn than the captain. Even you and I can't change what they believe, so it's better not to contact it from the beginning. ”

"Then don't lead them to the Great Snow Mountain from the beginning......" The white-clothed hunter followed the former, muttering in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "With the help of the entire Hunters' Union, Ah Yang and they have already pieced together a lot of facts. If they get in the way, I don't know how many variables will be created in the battle after that. ”

Morin kept walking, and while accepting the attention of the boatmen along the way, he nodded: "When I revealed the news to that child, I already foresaw that little Anfei would not sit idly by, but this is exactly what we wanted. Staying too far ahead of the Hunter Guild will only make them confused and unable to recognize the situation in front of them. What is about to happen on this hunting ground needs a spectator, a witness, and there is no one more suitable than the two of them with a six-star badge. ”

The infrastructure inside the cave is rather rudimentary, and the supplies are simply sorted and stacked in various corners. The railroad tracks on the ground are vertical and horizontal, like blood vessels, carrying large and small minecarts, transporting boxes and boxes of all kinds of materials to the depths. At the end of the two's field of vision, the scaffolding used for the construction had reached a height of nearly 50 meters. Craftsmen climb like insects and ants, assembling parts to a mysterious shadow surrounded by a frame of plates. The managers on the ground and the co-ordinators shouted back and forth, as if it was still the classic management model of the hunter union.

The massive machine was obscured by a curtain, and although only a faint outline could be seen through the light, it was enough to distinguish its hideous form. The hunting tool is like a top-level predator species hiding in the shadows waiting for an opportunity, just looking at it quietly gives people a strong sense of suffocation. The work area was surrounded by iron chains, and the chief deacon had to stop dozens of meters away: "Besides, you can understand when you see it, there will be no variables." ”

No matter how many times he faced the results of his years of painstaking efforts, Bai Shao still couldn't hide the excitement and pride in his heart. His breathing suddenly became a little hotter, and he asked in a deep voice, "How's the progress of the project?" ”

"It's a little slower, but it's acceptable." Maureen replied. The airship could not dock in the dense forest, the landing place was too far from here, and there was a snowy area in between. The assembly of hunting gear involves a large number of parts, and it is bound to be difficult to carry only by humans and animals, "The main body has been completed, I have adjusted the order of unloading the remaining parts, and other materials can be delayed, as long as that batch of dragon blood can be loaded before tonight, it will not affect the next battle." ”

Bai Shao nodded and sighed: "The ancestors' statements are true, the more powerful the power, the more price you have to pay to use it. Compared to how cumbersome it was, the dragon rifle was as easy as a flashbang – it's hard to imagine how humans in ancient times could have endured it. ”

"You're just in too much of a hurry." Although the white-clothed hunter's face was as usual, after he returned, his eyes never left the tall dragon-shaped shadow in the deepest part of the cave for a moment. Without the power of the dragon's language, the chief deacon could feel his impatient restlessness.

"There isn't much fuel left for Zero, and that guy Emmonn has misappropriated too much of our precious raw material on the Sand Sea. Some of the dragon's blood has not been preserved, and the current stock is still a little rich for one battle, and the second one is a little reluctant. "To be sure, I ordered all the dragon's blood to be infused at once. He patted his companion on the back, "We've waited so long for this day, so what's the matter if we wait one more night?" ”

"That's right – this is Zero's first battle, and I don't want it to be our curtain call." Hearing this, Bai Shaocai reluctantly withdrew his attention. He looked around, and the workers around him were in full swing, and only one of the people in the crowd was wearing hunting attire except for Morin and himself. The white-clothed hunter pouted at the figure and asked with some puzzlement, "Speaking of which, that guy just survived an escape, and his injuries haven't healed, so you let him participate in the work?" Don't worry about what will go wrong? ”

Shang Kitten's forehead was dripping with sweat, and he stood at the edge of the work area and kept counting the supplies. The defector hunter clutched a long list of forms in his hand, on which nearly a third of the entries were still waiting to be crossed out. As the sun set in the west, the afterglow of dusk was pouring deeper into the cavern, and there was not much left of the deadline set by Maureen.

The defector hunter did not seem to notice the peeping eyes of the two in the distance, and from time to time he looked out of the cave and shouted at the workers: "Hell...... Be careful! This is the fuel used by the big guy inside, and if you break one of the cans, you'll have to pay for your life! ”

"What I like is Tanuki's concentration." "The passion with which he invested in our business sometimes made me feel ashamed—after all, having had that unfortunate experience always made people more determined." ”

"I should say that I was lucky, when I was in the ancient forest, there was not a single hunting boat that fell from the sky and saved my life." The two walked past Shang Kitten, Bai Shao glanced at the defector hunter who was busy, and said enviously.

Just then, a letter bird fluttered in from outside the cave. Morin's mind moved, and the bird crossed the cave and landed directly on the arm of the chief deacon. He took off the information from the bird's body and unfolded it under the burning stone lamp, but for a while he let out a soft snort.

"Are any monsters approaching?" Seeing the change in the expression on Morin's face, the white-clothed hunter asked in a low voice.

"No, something happened to the airship, I'm afraid you and I have to solve it ourselves." The chief deacon folded the information and stuffed it into Bai Shao's arms, "You can still walk, right?" ”

"I've just come back to life from a bomb on a dragon!" The Mask Hunter protested, "Don't you think it's a little too late to care about me now?" ”

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Although the airship under Zhuang Du's command is still nominally owned by the Zhuang family, in the northern border of today's Scarlet, if you dare to play the banner of the dealer on the hunting ship, you must be prepared to face the endless interrogation of the union patrol ship. The fleet had long since erased the big "Zhuang" character on the air chamber, and replaced it with Zhuang Duan's personal emblem - a slanted royal blue war knife as a sign to the outside world. From a distance, the sides of the air chamber looked like a pair of fierce eyes. The fleet flew over the snowy mountains in a loose formation, like vultures in a flock on the way to feed.

On the flagship, the middle-aged pilot listened to the sound coming from the observation room and corrected the course one last time. He got up from the driver's seat and saluted the person behind him: "Captain...... Are you on duty tonight? ”

The uncle was not wearing a standard fur hat, his hair was unkempt, he yawned, and sat down in the driver's seat with a big grin: "Wait another year or two, and you will be on duty for this shift - is there any situation?" ”

"Everything works." The middle-aged man reported. Before leaving, the host had mentioned that the passage might be a little rough, but so far the voyage has been smooth. The fleet consisted of nearly a dozen fully protected cargo boats, plus three frigates, and even if there were no professional hunters on board, it was a force to be reckoned with in the airspace beyond the perilous terrain. The slightly smaller flying team didn't even dare to approach, and when they heard the noise from a distance, they would change their route and leave: "Judging from the current situation, I'm afraid that the escort ship that I brought with me is too much of the master's heart." ”

"It's not you and me who spend money, what do you care about so much?" The captain rolled his eyes and said, "As long as we can finish this journey early, we will be all right - we have put a good trade route and not left, but we have brought the fleet to such a poor place with mountains and bad waters, and without the protection of the head of the family, the dealer has really given up on himself to such a point." ”

There were more than two pilots present in the command cabin, and the captain said bad things about the boss in front of the crew, which would reach Zhuang Dui's ears sooner or later. The middle-aged man was hesitating to remind the uncle to restrain himself, but he heard a sharp warning sound from the observation room.

"Monsters?" The driver's waist has been all the way, and he hurriedly pulled the mechanism of the microphone and asked to the opposite side.

"No...... It's an airship. The observer's tone was rather odd, and he swallowed, adding, "Quite large war hunting ships are in our lanes. ”

Half a minute later, the battleship in the mouth of the observer rose from among the mountains and appeared in the driver's seat. It is true that the hunting ship is a union system, but it is a large flagship that is rarely dispatched. Rao is an old driver who is well-informed, and he has only glanced at the same model from a distance on the landing pad once or twice. The middle-aged driver did not leave the seat, he rubbed his eyes, and said to himself: "Strange, isn't there a kind of protection in the aboriginal settlement?" When did the network of trade unions extend to such places? ”

"It's none of our business, Observation Room - send a slowdown signal to the rear team and get them ready for interrogation." The uncle turned his head and pointed at the two crew members on call with his greasy fingers, "And you, ask someone to prepare all the paperwork, I don't want to get into trouble at this time." ”