Coming out of Maping Town, Ding Xiu's next destination was Xin'ao City, which is located on the northwest border, and the city's commercial and trade capabilities are not comparable to those surrounding towns.

Ding Xiu had some low-level crystal nuclei in his hands, he gave Xiaomi a few to eat, and the rest was planned to be sold in Xinao City and exchanged for money and goods for expenses on the road in the later stage.

"There's a forest to cross on the way to Syno." Ding Xiu looked at the map, and suddenly remembered the experience of going to Brilliant City with Gu Beimo, Shen You, and Song Xijun. At that time, the four of them went through hardships all the way, but they did not suffer less.

"Are forests scary?" Before Xiaomi met Ding Xiu, her life trajectory had never left Liangxi Town, so her concept of the forest came more from books.

"It could be dangerous." Ding Xiu said, and then asked, "How do you feel after eating the crystal nucleus?" ”

"It feels weird." Xiaomi couldn't find the right words to describe how it felt, but judging by the look, it wasn't bad.

"Your body is relatively weak, I hope those few bioenergy crystal nuclei can help you improve your physique." Ding Xiu smiled and took back his past memories, "When your physique gets stronger, I will prepare some more for you." ”

Xiaomi blinked and asked, "Isn't this crystal nucleus very expensive?" ”

"Well, sometimes you can't buy it even if you have money." Ding Xiu nodded.

"Then I don't want it, uncle, your money is not easy to come by, I don't want you to have an accident like Li Qin's sister and her father in order to make money." Xiaomi is very sensible, she already regards Ding Xiu as her family and only support, so she is particularly concerned about Ding Xiu's safety.

"If it's not for the cost of travel, in fact, these crystal nuclei can be left for you to take slowly and gradually." Ding Xiu touched her head and said with relief: "Don't worry, I won't do anything too risky." ”

"That's good." Millet nodded obediently, put her heart back in her stomach, and went to play with Qiuqiu again.

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The forest that straddles the route to Seo Castle is called Lake Gyeongpo Forest, and it is very vast, and there are many small lakes that look like mirrors in the depths of the forest.

The most abundant tree in the Jingpo Lake forest is the redwood, which belongs to the genus Larch in the family Pinaceae, which can grow up to thirty or forty meters tall and has a straight and thick trunk.

Some ashwagandha and linden trees grow near redwoods, but they don't grow to the height of redwoods, so they have to stretch their foliage desperately to get more sunlight and nutrients.

A heavily armed squad appeared beneath the redwoods, and above the dense forest above them, a helicopter hovered.

"That big guy should be in this woodland, right?"

"The clue was obtained by the Lin family at a great cost, and it must be eight or nine without leaving ten."

"I just don't know if this mercenary team can handle that big guy, but Councilor Lin should be very optimistic about them, it is said that the guy named 'Red Eye' in the lead is from the army and has some ability."

"In addition to that guy's tiger back, what can make you feel like 'capable'? What's more, he is still disabled, and he has two fingers on his left hand. ”

The two pilots in the helicopter chatted while observing the movements in the forest below. Suddenly, a cold voice came from the on-board communicator.

"I don't like to be talked about behind my back. Also, if you can't keep your mouth shut, be smart and remember to turn off the communicator. ”

"Ah...... Yes, yes! The people on the helicopter were in a hurry for a while, and quickly shut their mouths, embarrassed.

The squad in the forest fanned forward, and the leader used his gun to pull away the branches that stood in front of him, and suddenly slowed down. He raised his left hand, which was only two fingers, to signal his teammates to be on alert, and his intuition told him that danger seemed to be approaching.

"Head, should we bring some heavy weapons here, I'm a little uncertain." A companion behind him stepped forward and said, glancing up at the sky above his head, "How much can that helicopter help us?" ”

The leader was the one who was the subject of the discussion between the two pilots in the helicopter just now, "Red Eye", and he turned his head and asked, "Have you turned off the communicator?" ”

"It's off." Companions wouldn't make the same mistakes as the two men just now.

"A word of advice, those two pieces of waste on the helicopter can't be counted on." Chiyan said and added, "Our set of equipment is already the limit that Councilor Lin can quietly and privately mobilize in the northwest, and this work has to be done quietly, so in the final analysis, we have to rely on ourselves." "Supposedly a B-class mutated creature?" Another companion asked.

"That's what the intelligence says." Red-Eye nodded.

"That's going to be tricky." Someone looked embarrassed: "If it's a C-level mutant creature, we are still a little sure that we can eat it, and the B-level one is afraid that it will be more than lucky." ”

"Wealth is in danger, if this vote is done, everyone can wash their hands from now on, and there is no need to continue to do this knife tip licking blood business." Red Eyes exhaled deeply, as if he was also strengthening his determination.

He said that, but it was actually different from what the rest of the team had planned.

The purpose of taking this job is not for money, but to get the appreciation of the noble man surnamed Lin, so that he can have the opportunity to track down a person's whereabouts with the help of the nobleman's power.

As soon as he thought of that person, his red eyes were full of hatred, and the back of the hand holding the gun unconsciously burst into green tendons like earthworms.

"Head, look at this!" On the edge of the fan, one of the team members shouted nervously.

Everyone approached him, and when they got closer, they were all stunned by what they saw.

"Oh my God!" Someone exclaimed, "What kind of animal's paw prints are these?" ”

"It's a feline, maybe a tiger." Red-eyed crouched down and carefully observed the imprints on the ground below.

"Impossible, the tiger's paw prints are so big?" The tone of the person next to him raised an octave, but it was not distrust, but consternation.

"That's the Giant Tiger." Red Eyes said and admonished: "The intelligence only tells us that it is a B-class mutant creature, and if everyone wants to go back alive to receive the bounty, they will all give me a bright spot." ”

"I kind of fucking regret doing this." Some people were frightened by the footprints that were almost one meter in diameter, and they retreated in their hearts.

"When I was in the army, I only recognized one truth, and that was that 'the more afraid of death, the faster they die'. If you regret it, you can contact the two pieces of waste on the helicopter right now and ask them to find a place to come down and pick you up. ”

He glanced at the man with a little disdain. Only a few core members of this team are old people who have been following them, and most of the other team members have been recruited recently.