As soon as the communication with Zhao Xian ended, the system alarm sounded.
System: "Warm reminder: If the extreme cold arrives and the base still has less than 5,000 people, the existing rewards will be forfeited and cannot be exchanged for future rewards."
The base currently has 5,124 personnel, and the salvage team has 300. If they don't return, the total number will be less than 5,000.
Qiao Xuejun was stunned: "Take back the reward?"
System: "Host, for example, the Ice-Foot Horse is a reward for 5,000 people. It's not even three months yet. If fewer than 5,000 people die, there will be a penalty."
It added: "Although the system cannot directly take back the Ice Horse, it will deduct the payment from the food points. The subsequent geothermal energy cannot be exchanged in time."
Qiao Xuejun: "How much is the deduction?"
System: "50 Ice-footed horses, a total deduction of 5 million food points."
For Qiao Xuejun, who still had over 30 million food points, it wasn't too much. Even if he only had 20 million, it would be enough to last for many years.
But the most important thing is that Zhao Yun and Ren Wangwang are comrades who have shared weal and woe. It would be hard to accept if they could not come back.
"knew."
Qiao Xuejun planned to go back to the radio room after get off work to follow their itinerary and contact them to ensure they could get ashore safely.
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"Why are they sailing the boat!" The sea snake's pupils were round, and even its body was stretched straight.
The Great White Shark has already set off, apparently heading back to base.
It wasn't even dark yet, which was totally different from what they had expected at the camp.
The box jellyfish and cuttlefish also stared at the boat, looking at each other in confusion: "Could it really be us going up and down that scared them away?"
The box jellyfish denied it: "I am transparent, I didn't scare them."
The cuttlefish also denied it: "It's not me, I can pretend, I'm just a piece of floating ice!"
The sea snake froze. "It wasn't me either."
But it quickly raised its head and said, "Little humans. Let's attack them and intercept this little boat."
The box jellyfish and cuttlefish turned and scurried away.
The sea snake was well prepared and immediately wrapped them around it. "If we can't stop the boat, how are we going to explain this to the leader? Especially you, you stupid transparent jellyfish! You've already used up all your venom, and you're not going to do anything meritorious for your crime! And what about those long, numerous tentacles!"
The box jellyfish said, "I can't breathe. I need to go ashore!" The toxins are gone, so it doesn't want to fight head-on. And that black stone is so scary.
The cuttlefish struggled: "It hurts, let me go, you damn snake!"
The sea snake wouldn't let go.
The cuttlefish finally relented: "Bad snake. I have a solution."
Sea Snake: "What method?"
The squid was a little proud: "Do you know why the leader sent me here?"
"Why?"
The cuttlefish boasted, "My mimicry is very powerful. The leader asked me to pretend to be a horse on the way back to a nearby island. One of those little ponies you see at the ice harvest."
Cuttlefish camouflage themselves by changing the color of their bodies. From a distance, they cannot be clearly seen and are definitely indistinguishable from the real thing.
"The chief said they would definitely disembark and go to the island to look for horses."
"When they all arrive on the island and there are no more black stones, we'll eat as many as we can!"
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After Qiao Xuejun finished her work, it was 10 o'clock in the evening.
Zhao Xian came to pick up Qiao Xuejun from get off work.
"Where are Zhao Yun and the others?" Walking on the road, Qiao Xuejun looked towards the direction of the city.
Zhao Xian walked beside her: "We're on the way. We'll be at the foot of the mountain at 12 o'clock. There are still two hours left, don't worry."
Qiao Xuejun raised her eyes to look at him: "Are you so confident?"
Zhao Xian: "Of course I trust my soldiers."
He held Qiao Xuejun's hand and said, "The sea monster camp is not peaceful. When they arrive later, I will bring people to pick them up in advance."
Qiao Xuejun: "You mean, the sea monster will attack?"
Zhao Xian: "Shen Xingtang's intelligence says that thing wants to bring down the base and the sea fort. Now is a good opportunity."
The two chatted as they arrived at the radio room of the base.
For this kind of long-distance communication, the base's radio room is more professional and the transmitted messages will be clearer.
Someone is already communicating with that side.
Zhao Xian walked over: "Where are you?"
Qiao Xuejun also walked over and sat aside.
Captain Qin's voice: "There's an ice reef ahead. We need to go around it. It will take another hour to reach the shore."
Zhao Xian: "Got it, keep in touch. Shanying, pay attention to the surrounding situation. Prepare your firepower. I'll meet you on the shore in an hour."
Ren Wangwang: "Yes! I'm ready."
"Hey, Captain!" Suddenly, a cry of surprise came from the other end of the intercom, "I, I think I found something!"
This sound attracted people on both sides.
Qiao Xuejun's ears pricked up.
The man stuttered, "There seem to be ice-footed horses on the island across the way! They're the same kind of ice-footed horses we found last time!"
Qiao Xuejun stood up, frowning: "Ice-footed horse?"
"Yes, yes, ice-legged horses!" The person opposite should be in the cockpit observing the sea conditions with a telescope, and his tone was very excited, "Do we have ice-legged horses in our sea fort too?"
Captain Qin's voice: "Are you sure?"
“I look a lot like him!”
Then came Zhao Yun's voice: "Come, let me see... Damn, it seems to be true."
“…”
There was a lot of noise across the street.
Zhao Xian looked at Qiao Xuejun: "Teacher Qiao, what do you say?"
Qiao Xuejun thought it was impossible. She leaned over and said to the microphone, "Describe to me what that island reef looks like."
The fifty ice-footed horses she found last time were actually moved from somewhere else by the system as a reward for her mission.
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