"What is it?" Anhill asked bluntly.

"It's more complicated."

The lead researcher sorted out the following language, "In the southern part of the Plains of Ruins, near the desert area, there is an ancient fortress that we call 'Ancient Ruins'.

It is a pity that there are not many valuable things in the ruins.

At that time, the archaeological team only found some large mechanical parts of unknown purpose, which were nothing special in terms of materials and forging technology, and the archaeological team had no choice but to give up.

”

Speaking of this, the lead researcher paused slightly, he glanced at Gordon, and continued, "It wasn't until the appearance of the old mountain dragon this time that this ancient ruin returned to our field of vision. ”

Gordon, who was patiently listening to history, raised his eyebrows, "Old Mountain Dragon? Does this relic have anything to do with the old mountain dragon? ”

The lead researcher shook his head slightly, "There is no direct connection between the two, it's just that when the old mountain dragon attacked Minagard this time, the new wall of Minagard City had not yet been completed, and the situation was more dangerous.

In the unlikely event that Micheng is breached, it will continue to move south and threaten more cities according to the migration route of the old mountain dragon.

You know, there's no proper fortification along the way.

Inspired by Minagarde's revival of the old ruins, the guild armed the ruins of the ancient ruins and sent a large number of hunters to guard them in order to prevent the worst from happening.

Fortunately, thanks to your efforts, the old mountain dragon was repulsed, and the defense line of the ancient ruins was naturally disbanded. ”

Gordon scratched his chin.

He didn't even know about it, but it was normal to think about it, the Hunters' Guild's duty was to guard all human settlements, not just Minagald City.

It is also natural to have a backup plan and a second line of defense.

"So what? Did something happen to the ruins? Anhill asked.

"Hmm." The head researcher's expression became slightly strange.

"At the end of last month, while you were fighting with the Old Mountain Dragon, something extremely strange happened to the ancient ruins.

Outside of the fortress where there shouldn't be any large monsters, a monster with a very strange head suddenly appeared.

...... How to describe it, it was a super-giant mechanical beast made of metal and boulders. ”

"Mechanical... Behemoth? ”

Gordon frowned, he couldn't quite imagine that kind of existence.

"It must be a trap beast left behind by an ultra-ancient civilization!" The chief engineer, who was studying the drawings, poked his head out of the workshop door and shouted, "The old man also wants to go and see it himself, why don't you let the old man go!" ”

The chief researcher looked at the old man helplessly, "It's too dangerous, Mr. Chief Engineer, let's wait until we find out a little bit about the situation." ”

"Humph!" The old man retreated back into the workshop.

The lead researcher smiled apologetically at the two hunters and continued, "What's even more strange is that the mechanical monster has only been present for a few minutes.

But in the same time, it destroyed, swallowed up vast swaths of walls and defenses, and then burrowed into the ground and disappeared without a trace.

The super-giant mechanical beast, which was at least sixty meters in size, disappeared like this. ”

"Ate the walls? Sixty meters or more? Gone to the ground?! Gordon felt like his three views had been torn down and reshaped over and over again.

He had just fought with Lao Shanlong not long ago, and he knew very well what the concept of this data was.

That's a mountain up close!

"And then, such a big monster, didn't leave any more clues?" Anhill couldn't help but ask.

"Yes."

The lead researcher sighed, "Scales, hair, bodily fluids, footprints, nothing.

Even the holes it dug when it went into the ground were filled with dry quicksand. ”

"So, the mechanical beast has never been found, and the guild hasn't sent a high-ranking hunter to find out the situation?" Anhill continued to ask.

Before the head researcher could answer, Gordon spoke first.

He has been promoted to the top for a long time, and he has a better understanding of the guild's way of doing things, "The guild's duty is to protect, not explore.

Take the Lan Long of Ling Peak as an example, if Lan Long does not take the lead to cause a storm, the guild will not send hunters to infiltrate Ling Peak to investigate its detailed ecology.

The same is true for the mechanical behemoth, which the guild leaders presumably judge to be some kind of special ancient dragon-like creature.

If it causes trouble everywhere, the guild will definitely increase its strength and even organize a crusade.

But if it just crouches deep underground and pretends to be a ghost and doesn't show its head, the guild would like it to crouch for a few more thousand years. ”

"That's right."

The chief researcher smiled bitterly and said, "The Scholar Team, the Ancient Dragon Observation Bureau, and the scholars of our Dragon Calendar Academy generally agree after discussion.

It was a large number of people, weapons, and equipment that gathered in the ancient ruins, and there was too much movement, and the mysterious mechanical beast would wake up passively.

】

With the resolution of the Laoshanlong crisis and the evacuation of personnel and equipment, it naturally fell silent again.

Based on these judgments, the guild also withdrew the team of hunters in charge of the investigation. ”

"I see, it's a reasonable judgment."

Anhill nodded in understanding, and then the conversation suddenly changed, "So what's the matter with your Dragon Calendar Academy?" Wouldn't what you want us to do is explore the ruins of the ancient stone and find the mechanical beasts? ”

In the face of Anhill's straightforward rhetorical question, the lead researcher actually nodded dryly.

"That's right! The archaeology of ancient civilization relics is also an important research direction of our Longli Academy.

The existence of the mechanical behemoth proves that the ruins of the ancient stone are not as simple as they seem, and there are still too many unknowns waiting for us to discover! The more the lead researcher talked, the more excited he became.

Although his focus is more on the administrative side today, he is still a scholar who pursues the unknown at heart.

But there is always a difference between the way of thinking of scholars and hunters.

In Anhill's eyes, this is inevitably a suspicion that there is nothing to do......

Noticing the former's strange gaze, the head researcher who reacted hurriedly added:

"You don't have to chase the mechanical beast, just explore the ruins themselves, and if you don't make too much noise, you shouldn't alarm it.

If there are key discoveries, we will also release further 'Guild Quests' to both of them as rewards. ”

Ansill's expression distorted for a moment.

The reward for one mission is another mission, which neuropathy invented the reward mechanism?!

"This is not a hard assignment from the guild, but an archaeological research initiated by the Dragon Calendar Academy, right?" Anhill asked, staring at the chief.

"That's right, but the guild has also allowed us to ...... research"

"Excuse me." Anhill unceremoniously interrupted the other.

Gordon crossed his arms and stood by with a smile, the bargaining had always been Anhill's responsibility.

Anhill's blunt refusal made the lead researcher realize the problem, "Of course, whether or not to accept the exploration mission for the ancient ruins is completely voluntary.

But you may have misunderstood the nature of the Guild Mission. ”

"Be specific." Anhill breathed a sigh of relief.

"The so-called 'guild mission' is just a way of saying it, and the tasks are varied, whether it is to protect the archaeological team or to crusade against some monsters that are close to the ruins.

But none of this matters, the key is the special reward settlement mechanism of 'Guild Mission'.

There are a lot of rewards for this type of quest, sometimes it's a treasure piece, sometimes it's something else.

For example, in the course of archaeological excavations, if the archaeological team finds certain weapons and equipment that have been handed down from ancient times, they will also settle the entry rewards.

Don't you really think about it? ”

"To put it bluntly, it is to reward hunters with something precious in a reasonable and compliant way?"

"You too...... It can be understood this way. ”

"So be it."

The son of the merchant looked like "then we will suffer a loss" and waved his hand.

"This time, give us a guild task that can settle the dragon jade, and we will accept this exploration commission."

"Huh?"

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