In the Extreme North Forest, Du Wanqing's face was full of wonder, but Su Ping's face was a little cautious.

"There are only three possibilities. First, the barbarians are short of food, which is a helpless move - but this is impossible, they have already occupied the entire Western Continent, and there is a lot of food there, but it is just a little troublesome to transport. ”

"Second, the barbarians have increased, so they have to eat more grain, but what are they doing that they dare not transport from the western land, for fear of being discovered by us - but this is also unlikely, they are afraid of being discovered by us when they transport grain, so they are not afraid of transporting troops? We haven't found out yet, and we haven't noticed that they've recently increased their forces to the east. ”

"Third, the front-line war ......"

Su Ping slowly analyzed, and when he said the end, he wanted to speak and stopped, and a trace of melancholy appeared between his eyebrows.

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"What's going on on the front?" Du Wanqing suddenly asked nervously.

"If they make a breakthrough in the front-line war, they really don't need to continue grazing, but they should be slaughtered and the troops behind them are also liberated. The grazing camp is more or less a soldier, isn't it? Think about it, once they break through the Daling River and enter the empire's ointment, do they still need to worry about food? I'm afraid I don't even need to transport it to the west. ”

Su Ping said worriedly.

"Impossible...... The Imperial Daling River defense line collapsed? No way, we're still on the counteroffensive. ”

Du Wanqing replied in disbelief.

"I don't think it's likely...... But anyway, this thing is very strange, inexplicably slaughtering young beasts? ”

"Forget it, that's what the staff officers think about, and we're only responsible for reporting the anomaly - I'm too lazy to think about it. When we go back this time, we will report the situation to the staff officers for a headache. ”

……

Du Wanqing nodded immediately when he heard this, but his face was a little hesitant: "But it's too late, company commander?" If we find an abnormality, we should report it as soon as possible. ”

"Hey, it's the anomaly of the barbarians killing young beasts, maybe it really represents the major breakthrough in the agricultural production of the Western Continent that you said. They want to liberate this little combat power, or maybe the front line is tight - less than 100,000 people will die, and they must be the most rubbish soldiers, or they will not be sent to the rear to engage in grazing, afraid of birds. ”

"And our reconnaissance mission has long been completed, and now it is a special search mission. If it is not an extremely important military situation, the iron law that scouts cannot be extraneous in carrying out their tasks have been forgotten? It would be nice to talk about it when I went back. ”

Su Ping said disapprerovingly.

……

He muttered and put down his sniper rifle sullenly: "But speaking of which, I want to go back sooner...... How long have we been in this haunted forest? Every day, I was looking for traces and traces, but I didn't find anything - is what my sister said true...... I can't live this hellish life. I just want a warm bed right now, and I can get a good night's sleep. ”

He couldn't stop muttering, and then, his ears suddenly twitched slightly. In an instant, he had already pressed Du Wanqing, who was about to speak again, and the two of them hid in the snow pit with bated breath.

A strange bird's call came from far away from their side.

Su Ping's face showed a hint of joy, and he also gently learned a few calls from a bird that was common in the forests of the extreme north, but the rhythm seemed to be a little different.

A short time later, a sneaky figure that was almost integrated with the jungle suddenly appeared on their side. But it was Zhou Yibin's figure.

Su Ping's face showed a hint of joy, he shouted a few times again, and after attracting Zhou Yibin's attention, he had already lifted the camouflage cloth. walked up with Du Wanqing happily.

The three of them were full of joy on their faces, and they all silently bumped their chests against each other in the quiet forest and saluted.

……

"Company commander, I've found a cave in an ice wall deep to the north, and we can camp there tonight."

Zhou Yibin whispered happily.

"A cave in the ice wall? You kid. Luckily. Su Ping suddenly smiled.

"That's it. Don't look at who taught us, it's you, the company commander! ”

Zhou Yibin's face was also full of triumph: "I passed by that place and found that something was wrong. Why does this ice wall feel a little thin in one place? I smashed it open and saw that the grass was a hole, and it was still very dry inside! I didn't even look closely, so I hurriedly sealed the ice wall and came back to report to you. ”

He said with a grin.

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"Hun Ball, it's naturally right to seal it, but it's starting to go in, don't you go to scout? Forgot what I taught you? Ignore the head. ”

Su Ping punched Zhou Yibin in disgust.

"What's the matter, I still watched it, even what you taught, Commander, we Lao Zhou will never forget in his life - the ice wall at the entrance of that cave is obviously naturally formed over time, there is a hole in it, a hall, very big, I glanced at it a few times, and found that there was nothing wrong and came back to report."

Zhou Yibin said with a smile.

"What else is there to say? Walk! Tonight is finally a good landing. Su Ping nodded with satisfaction, and quickly disappeared into the Far North Forest with two figures.

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"Blame...... Something is wrong......"

Su Ping muttered.

"Company commander, what's wrong with you?"

Du Wanqing, who climbed up behind him, suddenly had a painful face.

"Lao Zhou, these footprints are obvious, and they also fit the shape of your feet, they must be yours, but what about these traces?" Su Ping pointed to some slight traces on the ground very solemnly and said.

"Elephant is...... Footprints? Footprints for a long time? I'm sorry company commander, but I really didn't pay attention - not everyone likes to observe and find anything strange like you. ”

"I'll see...... These footprints seem to be a long time ago, perhaps left by some of our warriors who went hunting in the forests of the far north before the barbarian invasion? ”

Zhou Yibin suddenly scratched his head and said shyly.

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"No, didn't you notice? These footprints do resemble those of us humans, but they seem to be ...... Big footprints have been covered! ”

Su Ping squatted down, carefully using the tactical magic energy light tube to the ground, and his face was becoming more and more solemn.

"You mean...... Once a barbarian was here? ”

Zhou Yibin suddenly became nervous.

"Yes, and, moreover, the humans came first and left, and the barbarians came later, and they also left." Su Ping said: "You see, the footprints of the barbarians obviously cover the footprints of humans.

"That's ......"

Du Wanqing also squatted down with a suspicious face, and he wondered.

……

"Pity God! Maybe this is where my sister wants me to look! Su Ping said solemnly word by word.

Zhou Du and the others were suddenly shocked.

"You mean ......"

They asked in unison.

"Yes!" Su Ping nodded, he stood up very solemnly, and looked at the cave heavily.

"Have you forgotten? My brother-in-law disappeared after the barbarian invasion with the Far North expedition. So, what does the sudden appearance of so many human footprints here indicate? ”

"This is already infinitely close to the depths of the far north, and it is impossible for our hunting warriors to go so far! At that time, there was no space magic energy detector, so weren't they afraid of space cracks? And the empire ...... The only one who has penetrated here with a space magic energy detector is the Extreme North Scientific Expedition Group! Judging by the number of people judging by the footprints, this place is also matched! ”

"So, the Far North scientific expedition team definitely stayed here!"

He judged categorically.

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"And then, there were the footprints of the barbarians on it, and the answer is obvious—after they left, the barbarians found their tracks just like we did, and began to pursue them!"

"Then we ......" Zhou Du and the others were moved again at the same time, they looked at Su Ping, and asked urgently.

"Rest here for one night, tomorrow, follow their trails! It is already extremely close to the depths of the far north, and there are very few barbarian grazing camps. Well, the traces they left behind will only be covered with snow! ”

"Although it is impossible to find the footprints exposed in the sky and earth, they are not our special scouts, and they are a bunch of old and weak, and there will always be a trace of camping. And they are unlikely to be caught in a fight. Traces of battle, if you look carefully, you will always find them. Let's keep chasing after it, and we must find out the truth of the year! ”

Su Ping said categorically.

……

"Could it be that His Highness Ning is really not dead?" Zhou Yibin was already surprised.

"No...... In all probability...... ...... has been sacrificed"

A trace of pain appeared on Su Ping's face, and he sighed lowly.

"Why? Didn't you say that the barbarians were just chasing them? Did you catch it? Maybe after they got rid of the pursuit, they hid and hid until now? Didn't Your Highness send us just because he wanted us to find out if they were still alive? ”

Du Wanqing asked suspiciously.

"I've always thought about it at first, and the area my sister has demarcated for me really includes this one. I've been hoping that they won't be discovered, so it would have been possible to find a place to hide in this area, and I've been hiding until now. But now it seems ......"

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"They have a lot of scholars with them, and they can't outrun the wolves. It was a time when the enemy was marching through the forests of the far north and setting up a cordon, and there were barbarians everywhere - you think, there were pursuers behind them, and there were enemies everywhere, who could escape? ”

"We continue to chase, just to have peace of mind, and when we go back, we will also let my sister completely die......"

"Perhaps, my brother-in-law died in this place, but his heroic soul has never been missed, so my sister has a feeling......"

Su Ping sighed in a low voice again, and he was already muttering.

"And which way should we go?" Zhou Yibin asked.

Su Ping thought for a moment.

"East!"

"They can only run to the east. At that time, no one knew that the barbarians had strangely developed a navy, and they would definitely want to return by sea from the east. ”

He said flatly. (To be continued......)