The wooden staff held by the patrol members is made of hazel wood, and the head of the cane is either a snake head or a bird, and all of them are spiritual creatures. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

The wooden staff is reddish-brown all over, with a warm color and a smooth feel, as if it has been coated with a layer of wax. Even the protruding knots on the wooden staff are not sluggish to the touch.

It is said that these wooden staffs were made by the school's alchemy research institute, and there are many magic charms embedded in them, which are quite powerful within the scope of the school's guardian array. No matter what mountain spirits, ghosts, ghosts, and ghosts, there is nothing to hide under the stick, so they can only obediently submit to softness.

Compared to the wooden cane in the hands of the cadets, the cane of the old man Verne was thicker and longer. The elf at the head of the staff seems to be in the shape of a bird, but it has two slender arms stretched out from its wings, which is very strange.

Zheng Qing privately speculated that the wooden staff in the old man's hand was afraid that it was even more powerful, but he didn't know what the effect was, whether it could pump away the legendary demon.

The wind lantern hung on the head of the cane, swaying slightly as the old man of Verne walked, making a small noise.

The lights on the forest path swayed with a creaking sound, adding to the unsettling atmosphere.

In the marching patrol, everyone was talking about what had just happened.

"Kappa have their own language, and I only knew they squeaked. A chubby boy exclaimed in a surprised tone, as if he had just realized that kappa was in some sense a sapient being.

"It's the rats that squeak. Another sophomore from Jiuyou Academy next to him sneered, and said in a rather dissatisfied tone, "I'm just curious why the school allows these pests to stay on campus...... They do nothing but spoil food. ”

"Wisdom is the greatest treasure. One of the alpha students seemed to find an opportunity to lash out at his opponent and said in a tone of pity: "It is immoral to judge an intelligent creature by 'whether it is useful or not'...... Doesn't your daily evaluation include personal character?"

This sentence vaguely ignited the fire of war between the students of Jiuyou and the students of Alpha.

But this flame of war was simply crushed by the old man of Verne:

"Even if it's useless, it's a kappa from the first university. What to do, the first university has the final say. ”

With just one sentence, the flame in everyone's hearts was turned in a different direction, and an expression of honor appeared on their faces.

Zheng Qing admired it from the bottom of his heart.

The old school worker was obviously very familiar with the feud between the several colleges, and did not give the slightest hint of war a chance to rekindle, and continued:

"The kappa in the school, though still stubborn, are very well-behaved to the wizards and have no record of hurting anyone. ”

On weekdays, the school committee often gives them a little work, hiring them to help drag the boats under the water, so that they have some means to make a living, so that they will not be taboo for a few bites. ”

"We make the rules, they follow the rules, and then we have to uphold the rules. ”

"So, when these little guys get into trouble and come to the patrol, we can't turn a blind eye. ”

"This is the number one university, and I have to give them an explanation. ”

The patrol was speeding along the forest path, and everyone was silent as they heard the words of the old school worker.

While this explains the patrol's sudden change of itinerary to some extent, it is not convincing to everyone.

"It doesn't make sense that we're going to help them investigate missing persons in the middle of the night. ”

"It always feels like it's the work of the student union. ”

"Maybe some societies and hunting teams are also interested in this kind of thing. ”

The young recruits muttered their opinions, and the focus of the discussion shifted to whether it was reasonable to leave the matter to the patrol.

The atmosphere in the ranks returned to normal and began to slowly come alive.

"Silence!" the old school worker who was at the head of the team suddenly stopped, turned his head, and whispered to stop the discussion of the team members.

Several distracted young wizards whispered and bumped into each other.

Zheng Qing raised his head and found that the air dead wind lamp hanging on the head of the cane had somehow converged the fire in the cover, and only the bean-sized fire was left slowly swaying in the lamp oil.

The old man Verne did not explain, but raised his head and took a deep breath.

The others didn't know why, but they were all very well-behaved and learned the old man's actions, and they also took a deep breath.

Only the old hound in the ranks, for some reason, crawled on the ground and buried his head in the tall grass. He even lifted his two front legs and put them on the bridge of his nose, as if trying to contain his breathing.

Although the patrol had gone far into the woods by the lake, it had not completely left the enveloping area of Linzhong Lake. You can still hear the bubbling sound of the lake.

Take a deep breath, the fragrance of plants and trees, the smell of water vapor, and the fragrance of the earth are mixed together, which is intoxicating.

However, a subtle odor mixed in the air irritated everyone's nasal passages.

Zheng Qing smelled this slightly familiar smell, suddenly opened his eyes, lowered his voice and exclaimed:

"Fishman!"

Almost at the same time, several people in the team shouted through the mystery.

The old man Verne did not look back, but slowly bowed his head, agreeing with the judgment of the young wizards.

"In the middle of the night, what are the fishmen doing when they touch the shore!"

"It's so far away from Linzhong Lake, and it can't be disguised with the ridiculous excuse of getting lost. ”

"And, it smells like there's more than one fish-man. ”

"Funny! Are they going to make trouble in the school? Aren't they afraid that the school committee will take back their reservations?"

The patrolmen were chattering.

It's just that no one expressed undue concern about the fish-people coming ashore, and more people just wondered about the purpose of the fish-people and what the school would do with them.

The old man leaned on a wooden cane and let the team members whisper for a long time, before he sighed deeply and commanded in a low voice:

"Lin Guo, Zheng Qing, you two come with me. The others turned back to the shore of the lake and continued their patrols...... The care point of the two of you juniors can use the emergency signal in case of a situation. I let May follow you. ”

At the back of the team, the robe with two black borders should be calm.

The old hound wagged his tail and snorted lazily, agreeing to the arrangement.

Although some people expressed some dissatisfaction, in the stern eyes of the old school workers, no one openly expressed it, and they all accepted the order.

The old man waved his hand and motioned for them to leave.

"Why do you want to separate?" Lin Guo finally couldn't help it after everyone disappeared in front of him, and asked in a low voice, "Isn't it safer to have more people...... The fish-people in the lake are amazing. ”

Zheng Qing didn't speak, but he also looked at the old man in front of him with puzzled eyes.

The hideous face and terrifying strength of the fish-man when he entered the school were vividly in his mind, and although he was holding a patrol wooden stick, it could not reduce the uneasiness in his heart in the slightest.

"It's all a little doll that doesn't make people worry. The old man didn't answer Lin Guo's question, but just muttered a word, and then walked with his cane and strode towards the depths of the woods.

The two freshmen looked at each other, hurriedly pulled up the wooden staff, and hurried away, for fear of falling alone in the dark woods.