Chapter 14: Expeditions and Hidden Conspiracy
At the end of the meeting, the three of them chose a tavern to settle down in after leaving the guild, and after ordering a drink, Nightblade glanced at Night Wind and asked, "After the guild issued the convening order, you have already notified Xiao Yu and Xiao Yue?"
Night Wind didn't make a sound, just nodded slightly.
"I say," Nightfire said, pulling her face down, "as the backbone of Nightfall Squad, I feel that I have a right to know, and you need to share information with me. β
"Smack!" a slap on the back of his head, Night Feather stepped forward from behind with a spear and said with a disdainful face: "I told you when I was eating yesterday afternoon, but you forgot in a blink of an eye, are you a goldfish?
"It's just, Brother Nightfire is so stupid, hehe. "Next to Ye Yu stood a pretty little girl, her hair was as silky as satin, her big eyes were full of innocence, red lips and teeth, and her temperament was quite outstanding.
"Night Moon, Little Moon, Little Moon, don't be sarcastic about my brother anymore. Nightfire had a bitter face, and wanted to refute, but Nightfeather had already raised her palms again.
"Ah Qiu, give me two more glasses of juice. β
Nightblade ordered two drinks and then looked back at the two beautiful girls and said with a smile, "Why did you two come so early, have you already taken care of it at the training center?"
"Well, it's all ready, the village dispatched three dragon striking boats this time as in previous years, the number of people is a total of 15 people, in addition to a few of us, the other 10 people are divided into two groups, led by Sim and Lore respectively, the intelligence of the Ancient Dragon Detection Bureau has been sent, if there is no accident, we will soon set off, at least a thousand hunters have been gathered on the other side of the Desperate Desert, and the number is still increasing one after another. β
"I see. Nightblade nodded and continued: "Everyone hurry up and prepare now, I estimate that we will leave in the evening, this time I am afraid we will have to travel overnight, you guys go and gather the hunters in a while, I still have important things to do." With that, Nightblade drank the drink down, paid and prepared to leave.
"Wait a minute, Boss, what are you talking about important?" asked Nightfire with a raised hand.
Nightblade's body stiffened, and then he left everyone with a burly back and said solemnly: "As the head of a team, that is, the soul figure, or the pillar of the spirit, it is necessary for me to take a rest in advance, so that I can play extraordinarily in the future!"
Looking at Nightblade, who was heading for Grandpa Rem's noodle shop right out, Nightwind shook his head and stayed to inform Nightfeather and Nightmoon about the hunters in Sand Town, and Nightfire had nothing to do, so he went to the training center to chat with the other two teams.
Just as Nightblade and the others gathered, a man in black who had wrapped himself tightly stood up from a table in the corner of the tavern, glanced at Night Breeze and the others, and quietly walked out of the tavern, until he walked into an inn, stopping in front of the innermost room on the second floor.
He looked around vigilantly, and seeing that no one was paying attention to him, he knocked lightly on the door, and then a small window on the door was opened, and the man in black leaned his head to the window and said, "There is an island suspended in the center of the ice sea. β
"Click. β
The door opened, and he ignored the man who had opened it, and rushed into the room, stopping in front of another door.
"Come in. β
The man in black was about to knock on the door when a majestic voice came from inside.
The man in black was startled at first, then his eyes calmed down, he opened the door, walked to a gauze curtain, knelt down on one knee and said, "My lord, their personal information has been collected. β
"Read. β
A burly figure appeared behind the curtain, and he sat down facing the man in black, although he was facing each other, but because of the curtain, he couldn't see his appearance clearly.
The man in black silently took out a few pieces of parchment from his pocket and read: "According to the report of the reconnaissance team we sent, there are five members of the Night Cover Team, which are composed of Night Fire, Night Blade, Night Wind, Night Feather and Night Moon. β
"First of all, Night Fire, is a typical person who eats by strength, known as Xia Lan's strongest strength, great strength, has a record of lifting hundreds of pounds of heavy objects with one hand, but there is no resourcefulness, has always obeyed the orders of Night Wind and Night Blade, according to the data, this person seems to be very good at mixing gunpowder. β
"The second is Night Feather, the guardian of the team, with the reputation of the strongest shield of Xia Lan, although she is a girl who is only two ten, but her superb martial arts skills are comparable to that of a high-level martial artist, and she is good at using weapons with shields. β
"Night Moon, according to intelligence, seems to have just obtained the status of trainee hunter, only 16 years old, is a musician in the team, and it is said that his performance in music is extraordinary, and he is the prototype of a talented musician. β
"Night Wind, a taciturn archer, indifferent, calm and calm, good use of bows and arrows, light crossbows and heavy crossbows, accurate archery, 100 steps through Yang, known as" Fire Dragon Eyes ", the use of crossbow bullets and bow and arrow with the attribute bottle of the use of Xia Lan's unique materials for modulation, extraordinary power, this person in the team as the vice captain, and according to intelligence, this person is also the team's brains, all the big and small matters in the action are his final say, can be said to be the soul of the night team. β
"As for Nightblade, he seems to be only a nominal captain, and the tasks he accepts are mostly simple tasks of gathering, and the whole person doesn't seem to be brilliant at all, no matter how you look at it, this person is a very ordinary hunter, no... Even a junior hunter can hunt snow lions alone, and he never seems to have been tasked with dealing with predators. β
"That's all?" asked the man behind the curtain after a long time.
"It's... That's it. The man in black tightened his heart when he heard this.
"Thank you for re-reporting what these people know all about. β
"Newspaper... I'm sorry, my lord, but we have very little information on the Nightblade. The man in black began to sweat on his forehead.
"I think you know exactly what happened to your ex. The mystery man said.
"Yes, the subordinates understand, and the subordinates will investigate again immediately. The man in black was already in a cold sweat, and hurriedly fell to the ground and said in a trembling voice.
"The intelligence group's abilities make me a little suspicious of the decisions I've made before, you know things that aren't even as good as a child, you see, I don't need useless people. β
"Yes! Yes! My subordinates understand! Don't worry, my subordinates will work hard!" The man in black immediately panicked after hearing this, and he couldn't even say anything!
But no one responded to him, and there was no one behind the curtain.
"The subordinates retired. The man in black saluted respectfully, took three steps back, and then turned to leave.
It was a little dark, the sun was about to set in the west, and the evening glow was particularly beautiful.
Nightblade returned home after eating only one bowl of noodles, and after sorting out the necessary consumables and tools, he took out a set of armor from the box and put it on his body, and then walked to the armor cabinet.
In the cabinets more than two meters high, there are one long grid after another, and in each compartment there is a weapon rack, most of which have weapons on them, from rough embryos that have not yet been built to finished products, and there are only a few shelves with nothing on them.
Further up the shelf were a number of knives, and Nightblade reached out and stroked the scabbard of each one, and every time he touched a knife, the knife seemed to tremble slightly, as if it were alive.
He took off the Wyvern knife from his waist and gently placed it on a knife holder, and then reached out to another sword, the scabbard of this knife was blue, and if you looked closely, it was not difficult to see that this blue-blue thing was actually a piece of scale, which seemed to be as thin as paper but harder than steel.
γDragon Knife - Fire Robberyγ
Night Blade silently recited in his mouth, then gently took off the knife, slowly pulled out the blade, the treasure knife out of the sheath, did not emit any light, just brought out a trace of soft groan, the back of the knife was inlaid with dozens of sharp teeth and blue scales, staring for a long time, the cyan scales will reflect a faint light, as if the flame is burning.
This excellent weapon is made of incomparably precious materials, even if the shiny blade is full of metallic luster, it can't hide the keel under the brilliance, and the sharp teeth are arranged on the back of the knife, and the blue-blue scales add a more brilliant stroke to it.
Few people know that the material used to cast this blade is the Tianjiao of the old mountain dragon, and the treasure knife carries the unyielding dragon soul of the ancient dragon, and the whole body is extremely hot, and some people even say that it can burn the soul of the opponent when it pierces their body, although it is exaggerated, but it shows its strength.
Nightblade rarely uses this sword, as it is not soft even on the wielder, the hot hilt is constantly eroding the palm of its master's hand, and even the skin of the fire dragon cannot isolate the terrifying energy, which only a true samurai can harness, hold tightly, and wield this powerful dragon sword.
The hunters of Xia Lan are undoubtedly the most punctual, and as long as they receive a call from the guild, they will arrive at their destination on time.
In the village square, Nightblade and his party stood in the center, the village chief Aina and Miss Nate and all the people in the guild stood at the gate of the guild, surrounded by villagers, all with smiles on their faces, looking intently at Nightblade and the other hunters in the village.
Miss Nate of the White Cat Clan strolled up to Nightblade and glanced up at the starry sky with that trademark smile on her face.
"It's not too early, Your Excellency's mission is to lead the hunters in the village to the Desperate Desert to stop the Fengshan Dragon in the Dragon Strike Boat, this operation is related to the honor of Xia Lan and the safety of the villages in the desert, please remember that only unity can overcome everything, what really matters is your life and the lives of others. β
Each hunter lowered their heads and listened to the teachings of the wise man of the White Cat Clan, and when they raised their heads again, everyone's eyes burned with fighting spirit.
Miss Nate nodded with satisfaction, she knew that the children were ready, and then smiled and blessed her: "Then, let's go, hunter of Xialan, go to the desert to participate in this grand feast, for the sake of Xialan, and for the sake of the villages in the desert, I wish you all a glorious return, and may the heroic souls of your ancestors be with you." β
"Woo~woo~" The musicians in the guild blew the ivory trombone in their hands in unison, and all the villagers shouted excitedly!
"Mr. Hunter!
"Everyone, please come back safely!"
"You guys must show those hunters our demeanor!"
"Night fire! You stinky boy come back early! Grandpa cooks noodles for you to eat!"
In the blessings of the villagers, Nightblade and the others, as well as the other 10 hunters and the hunters of the three villages including Moonlight Village, stepped on the broad back of the herbivore dragon, and in the midst of the cry of the herbivore dragon, everyone set off for the desert overnight.
The countdown to the feast starts now!