His eyes fell on the eagle beside him.

Thanks to the crazy training he had done during this period, even without the help of his innate skills, Qiao Bai was able to recognize it by its appearance: "This hurricane eagle has been well-trained at first glance!"

"That's right! Baofeng is my first contracted pet, and we have been together for twenty years!" He Jinzhou smiled so hard that his teeth were exposed.

If Qiao Bai had praised something else, He Jinzhou would not have been so emotional.

But when he was praised for raising his pet well, He Jinzhou couldn't hide his joy: "I am Captain He Jinzhou. As long as you don't run around and follow us closely, nothing will happen to you."

"Thank you, Uncle He." Qiao Bai greeted politely with a smile.

Although He Jinzhou knew that Qiao Bai was just greeting him politely, every aspect of Qiao Bai's behavior made him feel that he was a good person and someone he could get along with.

The slight dislike that He Jinzhou had for Qiao Bai deep in his heart also completely disappeared.

Instead, he started chatting with Qiao Bai.

"Isn't there still nearly an hour before the agreed time? Why are you here so early?" He Jinzhou asked, glancing at the energetic Qiao Bai.

Qiao Bai: "It would be better if it were earlier. I can't let everyone wait for me alone."

The more he talked with Qiao Bai, the more He Jinzhou favored him.

When the rest of the exploration team arrived, they saw the captain, who had been complaining to them last night about how annoying it was to bring an annoying little ancestor, was chatting happily with a boy of about seventeen or eighteen years old.

Team members: “?”

What happened to the captain? Did he have a brain attack because he didn't sleep well? As they approached, He Jinzhou spotted them and waved at them: "This way! Come on! Let me introduce you!"

First he pointed to Qiao Bai: "This is Qiao Bai who will go to the mine with us today to confirm."

Then he pointed to the only female among the teammates nearby: "Xu Ying, the deputy captain of our team."

"Hello, Sister Xu. I'm sorry to bother you all today." Good words are never too much, Qiao Bai said with a sweet smile.

Xu Ying, who was still called "Sister" in her thirties, shook her short hair and showed a heroic smile: "Young man, you are very sweet. Don't worry, Sister will protect you today."

With Qiao Bai's natural skill of affinity and his intention to build good relationships with everyone, it didn't take long for both sides to get along well, as if Qiao Bai had been a long-term member of this exploration team.

There were more and more people around, Qiao Bai looked around and asked: "Is there a fixed time for going out?"

"That's right. Although the extraordinary creatures in the forbidden land will not actively approach the city walls, especially the city gates, because of the smell emitted by the city walls, which is specifically targeted at extraordinary creatures, we should be prepared just in case." Xu Ying, who knew that it was Qiao Bai's first time in the forbidden land, gave Qiao Bai an approving look: "The main city gate is only opened once a day in the morning, noon and evening. At other times, people enter and exit through the four small city gates next to it."

Entering and exiting the main city gate is faster, unlike the small city gates where the procedures are complicated. If conditions permit, people still prefer to enter and exit through the main city gate on time.

It's more convenient to ask.

Because He Jinzhou and Qiao Bai arrived early enough, they were the first in line to leave the city.

He Jinzhou also had a certificate specially given by President Huang in his hand, and they walked out of the city gate easily.

The moment you step out of the wide city gate.

A primitive, bloody smell mixed with the stench of grass and trees hit me in the face.

Qiao Bai frowned subconsciously, and the little bird that had just relaxed on his shoulder exploded into a little bird ball again! Unlike Qiao Bai, the members of He Jinzhou's exploration team all looked accustomed to it.

"Brother Qiao, this is your first time here. It's normal that you're not used to it." Unlike the rough guys in the team, Xu Ying noticed Qiao Bai's discomfort at the first moment.

However, after seeing the small black ball of hair on Qiao Bai's shoulder, Xu Ying couldn't help but smile: "Is this little ball your pet, Xiao Qiao? It looks so cute, but I don't know how strong it is in combat."

As she spoke, Xu Ying's fingers seemed eager to move, as if she wanted to reach out and poke.

Qiao Bai resisted the complicated smell in her nose, smiled helplessly and said, "Sister Xu, stop teasing Xiao Wu, our Xiao Wu is still a child."

The black ball with angry hair: (ΩДΩ) What child? It is not a child!

The little crow, which was frightened just now, immediately turned back to its original appearance because of Qiao Bai's words, and kept flapping its wings on Qiao Bai to express its anger.

Xu Ying couldn't stop laughing.

He Jinzhou and the others looked at Qiao Bai with complicated eyes.

Until I saw Xu Ying being amused...

no?

What's wrong with you kid?

You wouldn't contract a pet like this just to make girls happy, right?

Even though all the male members of the team are either married or in love, it doesn't mean they can just sit and watch their beauty/vice-captain get seduced by a young boy!

Joking is fun.

The professional quality of He Jinzhou's exploration team is quite good.

The original exploration level of the forbidden land in NY City was about 35%. The newly discovered minerals are in some areas that had not been explored before.

In other words, if they want to go to the mines, they must first cross 35% of the forbidden areas, which is not an easy task.

As a team stationed in the forbidden area of ​​NY City for nearly eight years, He Jinzhou's team is familiar with this 35% area, and can roughly confirm the area with just a glance.

It took only half a day from receiving the mission to setting off, and they planned a route that would take the shortest time and involve the least risks.

But even so.

On the way, they encountered two extraordinary creatures.

One is a mature Thunder-fang Tiger with the strength of a fourth-level intermediate, and the other is an even more ferocious fourth-level advanced Yellow-striped Python.

"Baofeng! You are responsible for protecting Xiao Qiao!" He Jinzhou did not forget to protect Qiao Bai's personal safety while fighting: "Benlei! Let's go together!"

He Jinzhou released his second contracted pet, the Shadow Leopard, and with the cooperation of his five companions, he successfully killed the two wild and dangerous supernatural creatures that were full of evil spirits.

Then it was skillfully cut up on the spot.

They skinned and removed the tendons to find the energy stones inside the extraordinary creature's body, kept the valuable parts that could be sold, and cut off the most essential parts of the flesh. Only the rest that could not be taken away was discarded helplessly.

"What a pity." Looking at the pile of meat on the ground, He Jinzhou showed a regretful expression on his face: "Hunting extraordinary creatures is not our main goal this time, these will just be wasted."

Xu Ying shook off the blood on her face and said calmly, "Minerals are more valuable."

One sentence convinced everyone.

The team continued to move forward with Qiao Bai.

Qiao Bai remained quiet throughout the entire battle, not because he was timid, but because he knew that he was a burden.

Since there's no way to provide any useful assistance, try not to be too annoying.

Moreover, watching the members of He Jinzhou's team commanding their pets to fight, Qiao Bai did not gain nothing. At least he learned a lot of useful and more direct fighting methods.

"We can give it a try after we get back." Qiao Bai turned his head to look at Xiao Wu on his shoulder and said in a low voice.

Xiao Wu, who had long ceased to be angry, rubbed Qiao Bai and nodded, saying, "Okay, I'll try it when I get back."

Their coordination must be no worse than these big guys! Especially the hurricane eagle bird that always follows Qiao Bai.

I don’t know if it’s because they are both birds, but Xiao Wu is very resistant to the Hurricane Hawk approaching Qiao Bai.

If it couldn't win, Xiao Wu would have flapped his wings and attacked.

Xiao Wu: There can only be one bird in this house!

Hurricane Hawkbird: (￢_￢) Fortunately, they did not encounter any other extraordinary creatures in the second half of the journey, and they finally arrived at the area where the mine was located before lunch.

moment.

A scorching fire swept over them fiercely, and everyone felt as if they were in a furnace! (End of this chapter)