Yuan You spoke quickly.

After waiting for a while without hearing anything further, Chen Qian asked curiously, "What about the third one?"

"third……"

Yuan You's eyes sparkled again as she gazed at Shen Qian, as if trying to see through all his secrets.

"That bounty offered in the dark, you accepted it, didn't you?"

Why do you say that?

Shen Qian was startled, but on the surface he remained calm and asked.

"I only thought of that when you left the team."

Yuan You said confidently, "You said you have things to do in the restricted area, but what could you possibly have to do?"

"Besides, you just said there are other dangers here, and you were unusually certain of it, which means you must have some kind of evidence."

"The mission scroll is just the most suitable form of proof."

"If I'm not mistaken, it might be in your arms, right?"

Seeing Yuan You staring intently at his chest and abdomen, Shen Qian felt a little admiration, but still said with a half-smile, "That's it?"

“Of course not.” Yuan You smiled again. “My biggest basis is still you yourself.”

"Me?"

"First of all, you are a hunter; secondly, you are an alchemist and a scout; and you also understand Parseltongue, which means you are very likely also a beast tamer... The Martial Arts Association only stipulates that the establishment of a knife-farming team requires more than four secondary professions, but it has never said that it requires four people."

Yuan You gazed at Shen Qian with a complicated expression. "So, you alone are already a complete slash-and-burn farming team."

"You are indeed very smart."

Shen Qian no longer concealed his admiration. Although he didn't try to hide it, being able to deduce a complete logical line from these clues in a short time and determine that he had accepted the bounty in the night was something that not everyone could do.

"But... what does all this have to do with your third reason?"

Before Yuan You could feel proud, Shen Qian quickly changed the subject.

“Because even if you can handle many tasks, you still lack a very important assistant…” Yuan You smiled slyly.

You mean the navigator?

He had already thought of something before he sank in.

"Not bad!" Yuan You said proudly, "Even if you can fight and kill, there still needs to be someone to record your achievements. Don't forget, without a navigator, your achievements may not be recognized by the Martial Arts Association!"

He remained silent for a moment before sinking.

From a certain perspective, Yuan You's words make a lot of sense.

Since there has probably never been a precedent of "one person forming a team", the Martial Arts Association's regulations do not specify whether a navigator is still needed when a person is carrying out a bounty mission.

In typical slash-and-burn farming teams, this position is usually held by scholars who act as advisors.

Shen Qian himself was a scholar, but whether he could be his own navigator remained to be seen.

But seeing Yuan You's confident expression, especially with her slightly puffed out chest, Chen Qian felt he couldn't let her succeed so easily.

A great man once said the principle of "east wind and west wind," and after cramming on some theories of relationships, Shen Qian deeply agrees.

"Explain what's going on with that fog in a minute and I'll let you stay."

Chen Qian pointed forward, directly presenting the test.

"Hello!"

Yuan You bit her red lips, but still gave a haughty snort and stepped forward to examine the spreading mist.

Two possibilities!

Whether it was because of the strong wind or on purpose, she deliberately leaned close to Shen Qian's ear.

"The first possibility is simply due to the weather, but considering that it hasn't rained here for the past three days, the air humidity might not be high enough, so this possibility is relatively small."

"The second possibility is that some creature is causing trouble. Some ancient texts record that certain plants or monsters possess this ability, but with such a large area of ​​fog, if it's a monster, I suggest we run away now..."

"The third possibility is just as likely as the second, but it's not a good omen either. You know about the 'door,' right?"

Yuan You "unconsciously" breathed on Shen Qian's ear again.

...He remained calm and cleared his throat, saying, "I know."

"The appearance of a 'door' is always accompanied by all sorts of strange weather. As far as I know, you can think of it as a kind of projection, a projection from the world inside the door. It affects the surrounding weather, and sometimes it's not limited to the weather... Ah."

At this moment, Yuan You leaned forward, perhaps because she lost her balance.

"..."

Shen Qian finally couldn't hold back any longer and had to distance himself, looking at Yuan You with a strange expression.

"I didn't mean to..." Yuan You also blushed a little.

"You said there's a 'door' here?" Shen Qian changed the subject.

"It could also be a 'door' that has already been closed. I'm more inclined to believe that there was one before. If it were a new 'door,' with the fog already so thick, the strong of the human race must have appeared long ago."

"Okay, you pass."

Shen Qian nodded, waved his hand, and leaped down the cliff first. "Let's go, we'll know once we go in and take a look."

Dao Jiu also jumped down.

"Why aren't you leaving?" Shen Qian, lost in thought, turned around and saw Yuan You still standing on the cliff, and was taken aback.

"I can't fly. If I jump from this height, I'll probably get seriously injured. Of course, if you want me to climb down, that'll be a long wait."

Yuan You looked at the nearly 30-meter-high mountain wall and said with an innocent expression.

Seeing that Dao Jiu had no reaction, Shen Qian could only shake his head helplessly, then nimbly leaped back up the mountain wall and carried Yuan You down.

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