vs 22 Dark clouds on the horizon

"Alright! Lads, speed up! The sooner we go, the sooner we'll be able to get to Piltover to surprise Heidingmerg - and let the big guys of Piltover understand who the real yodelers are! ā€

After Ezreal and the others were far away, a guy with a long white beard came out of the big tent in the yodeler camp, shouting loudly and shouting at the young man who was making a fuss, this was the initiator of the 'Black Operation', a Yodel retired soldier who was not very successful in Bandle City, Lieutenant Giggs. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 ļ½‰ļ½Žļ½†ļ½

"Yes. Lieutenant! ā€

"Yes! Yes! You're still kicking me! ā€

……

'Da-da, da-da. ’

There is no shortage of teams on the Plains of Storms, and the easiest way to get south from Mogro Pass to Bandel City is through the plains with fertile pastures, and then along the relatively safe spot where the Voodoo Lands and Acacia meet, to reach the home of the little ones.

"Why? Ezreal senior? ā€

"Because while neither the Voodoo Lands nor Acacia are good places to visit, it is a low-risk option for us to cross the border compared to the ancient ruins of the Shurima Desert and the forests of the Kuboa Valley."

"Ah, I understand. I mean those cute yodel little guys just now, they're a lively race, Mr. Ezreal, you said you've never been to Bandel City? ā€

Never before outside a majestic barrier, Lux asked questions like a curious baby as her horse galloped through the meadows of Stormy Plains.

And because the treasure hunt, oh no, archaeology, and Ezreal, who knew a little about the scenery of the south, began his painful consulting work. The south is very dangerous, so in fact, Ezreal himself has limited time to come here, and later he has already combined some hearsay with the content of the academy materials, and then plays freely. But after the clever Lux compared everything before and after and found a lot of holes, Ezreal felt that he was getting more and more difficult to deal with.

"Well, what to say, these yodelers are very curious, so... Actually, any valuable archaeological clues in the Yodel Land area have probably been explored by them, and I don't think I should focus on it for the time being......"

Ezreal replied with a slight beating of the drum in his heart, and although the general reason was correct, the deeper reason was that any archaeological activity needed financial support, and it was clear that a good young man of the 'Cape' family should not be encouraged to devote himself to this cause. Therefore, in addition to a small part of the college's subsidy, Ezreal still has a lot of funding gaps, and the mysterious items found in the ruins from time to time or... Treasure is the material force that supports him to persevere. I'm afraid that even the bones of Yodel Land have been cleaned by those 'cute' little ones, and he will probably end up on the streets of Bandel City when he goes to Bandel City.

"Well, that's a shame... So, senior, have you made any progress in your exploration this year? Like the runes you mentioned earlier? ā€

"Well, in fact, not much progress has been made, the last era of the rune prevalence was also hundreds of years before Emperor Shurima ruled this vast southern region, and then Shurima, Acacia, and Ertystan all became inaccessible. At least for now, it seems that the truth is still in the dark. ā€

Coming to this endless plain, everyone in the team finally did not have to worry about the danger of exposure, so since the short lunch break, Lux was once again the core of the team, and Master Nietzsche just followed behind the two young men who were talking happily, and from time to time sent two or three soldiers to sentry into the ground ahead.

Easy time always passed quickly, and before the sky darkened completely, Ezreal found a small valley and led the party to camp and rest. And when they arrived not long after, five men dressed as herdsmen also marched in, which is not surprising, there are many wolves on the storm plains, and the herdsmen who are familiar with the terrain type are not willing to venture at night, the small valley is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the livestock are not easy to scatter, which is an excellent choice for caravans, adventurers, and herdsmen to spend the night.

The strong man who looked like the leader of the herdsmen nodded slightly when he met the eyes of Master Nietzsche, since everyone was under the same roof, the necessary etiquette was still needed. When the herdsmen saw that the vicinity of the valley was occupied, they led their horses into the valley on their own, and after seeing that there was only one exit from the valley, they unloaded the equipment from their mounts, and then let the horses find grass to feed themselves, and the herdsmen never worried that the spiritual mounts would run away at night.

Sleeping in the open air, Lux tried her best to get used to everything on the road, and she was mentally prepared when she first made the choice, but at this time she found that sometimes the situation was not as optimistic as she imagined.

The unpleasantness of boiling soft cakes over a campfire, cold water that the men didn't care about, and mosquitoes was magnified several times over when there was no camp and no fresh food supplies. Especially the pesky herdsmen, who didn't care that the smell of barbecue would attract wolves or anything, roasted a few of the fat rabbits they had caught on the bonfire until they were golden and oily, and drank mare's milk wine leisurely while singing pastoral songs.

The warm and soft blanket was placed on the ground dried by the campfire to make an easy resting place, and Lux sat up with her knees folded and stared at the campfire not far away, "Can't sleep?" Lux? ā€

Ezreal, who had just returned from the sentry, asked softly when he saw the girl getting up and sitting.

Because there were other people in the valley, Master Nietzsche carefully arranged the double post to be on duty, so as to lengthen the night watch time of each post, and the second post of Ezreal was on duty, and it was almost midnight, and even the herdsmen were already asleep there.

"Ah, it's Senior Ezreal."

The girl turned back and spoke to Ezreal.

"That, Lux... Actually, you can... Uh, nothing, that. Rest early. ā€

The girl's delicate face in the light of the fire was even more delicate, and almost dazzled his eyes, and Ezreal dropped an unclear word, and slipped back to his place with his nose wiped in embarrassment.

Although he didn't understand what Ezreal was trying to say, the sorrow in Lux's heart seemed to have diminished a little after this interruption. The girl finally lay down on her side again, thinking about this abrupt homesickness, at that time, there was no shortage of such camping situations during the journey to the Giant God Peak, how could she be restless as soon as she came out of Mogro Pass.

Soon sleepiness welled up, accompanied by the rhythmic sound of insects in his ears, and he gradually fell asleep.

Early in the morning, after a brief breakfast, the guards began to pack their belongings and put them on horseback and tie them tightly, Ezreal and Master Nietzsche stood on the high place of the valley mouth and frowned, the spring of the grassland is the season of abundant rain, and the dark clouds in the distance are the best commentary.

"It looks like there's going to be a rainstorm soon. Brother Qi Han, tell everyone not to be busy, hurry back to the valley to find a good place to shelter from the rain, I will definitely not be able to go back in time to hug my mother-in-law and baby today. ā€

The strong leader of the herdsmen also went out of the valley at this time to investigate, and only glanced at the dark clouds from a distance, then turned his head and shouted into the valley.

Ezreal looked at Master Nietzsche and saw that the Master's brow was also a little furrowed, this shout was more like that it was aimed at his own group, and there was a trace of excitement hidden in the shout of the herdsman leader.

Unfortunately, the rainstorm on the steppe is difficult to fight, and at the suggestion of Ezreal, Master Nietzsche did not make the decision to storm the storm. Traveling in a rainstorm can hurt a mount a lot, and if you lose the advantage of mobility in the grassland, you will be quickly bitten even if you are one step ahead of others. No matter what, the soldiers will come to block, the water will come to cover the earth, and it is necessary to be vigilant.