The adventure zone of Planet D2 covers almost half of the land area of the planet. Even if you use a mecha to travel, it takes three or four days to go back and forth between Zone A and Zone D. The premise is that you don't encounter any danger along the way and there is no delay at all.
"It's best to use a mecha to travel, but here..." Chu Yan pointed at the map, then drew a big circle on it that almost covered the entire area, and said helplessly: "This area is mostly inhabited by exotic beasts and birds, all in the sky. If a mecha passes over them, it's like delivering food. But if you go from below, there is a cliff and a fast-flowing river at the junction of area B and area D respectively. You have to fly to pass through, and taking a detour is too time-consuming. Even if you are lucky enough not to attract birds when crossing the border, and walk close to the ground immediately after arriving at the area, this process will also waste a lot of time, and it is not as efficient as flying directly."
In short, you cannot have both speed and safety, there must be a trade-off.
Lin Zhen frowned, took out a map, looked through it, and said, "I also studied the route before coming here, and found that there is a passage here. Why is there no passage above you?"
Chu Yan leaned over to take a look at the map in his hand, his mouth twitched, and replied: "Your map is wrong. It was made by the guide to trick the newcomers. I didn't expect that you would fall for it."
"..." Lin Zhen stuffed the map back into the space button expressionlessly and explained, "I received a temporary order from the commander. I came here from another planet and was not fully prepared."
"I understand." Chu Yan nodded quickly, giving him a way out, then shook the map to get back on the topic and asked, "What should we do now? If we just fly straight away, our strength may not be enough."
Because their team had to act in secret, they didn't bring many people with them. If they attracted groups of strange beasts during their forced flight, the outcome would definitely be tragic.
Lin Zhen also thought of this problem. He frowned and thought for a while, then said, "It's too dangerous to fly over there. It's safer to take a detour. Strong mercenary teams will have their own secret routes. We can think of some solutions from this aspect."
"I thought so too, but..."
Georgia, who was standing quietly at the side, couldn't help but interrupt the conversation after hearing this. After hesitating for a moment, she took out a strange little bottle with an ancient shape from the storage ring, held it in front of them, and said, "Maybe we can just fly over there... This is a kind of animal repellent that is often used in my hometown. It is only used during sacrifices to prevent animals from accidentally entering. We can try this."
Upon hearing this, Lin Zhen and Chu Yan all turned their heads to look over there, and the team members scattered around could not help but look over there as well.
Georgia felt uncomfortable being stared at. She twitched her ears and blushed a little. She raised her hand to open the small bottle and said, "But this potion is made from a magical plant with a very special smell, so the smell may be..."
An extremely pungent smell wafted out. Chu Yan's body trembled. He raised his hand to cover his nose and took a step back, staring at the bottle in his hand with wide eyes, as if he was looking at some biological weapon.
Lin Zhen was resolute and did not retreat. Instead, he looked around and listened to the rustling sounds of the small animals around him as they retreated in panic. He said, "The effect of this animal repellent...is very good."
The team members surrounding them were unable to raise their hands to cover their faces. They held their breath and twisted their expressions, as if they wanted to vomit.
The effect is more than good, they also want to be driven away like animals!
Seeing their big reaction, Georgia quickly covered the bottle and added, "The smell of this repellent can only last for half a day. If you really use it, you may have to land once in the middle of the flight to strengthen the smell. You guys..."
"Use this!" Chu Yan came to his side after recovering from the shock, raised his arm and patted his shoulder, and said happily: "You actually have this thing! Qiao, you are really awesome!"
Lin Zhen also nodded and said, "Landing midway is safer than walking close to the ground."
Seeing that she had helped, Georgia moved her ears and pursed her lips to reveal a smile.
Although the nose was slightly irritated, the problem was finally solved. Lin Zhen and others immediately planned a route that would fly directly through area B and B, and set off in the mecha.
Georgia was finally stuffed into Lin Zhen's cockpit, taking the lead in the flight.
It took a day to cross area B, and everyone arrived at the junction of area B and area B - the cliff in the afternoon of the next day.
"Let's set out at night. By then, most of the alien beasts will have rested, so it will be much safer to travel. Now rest here and apply animal repellent to the mecha." Lin Zhen gave the order, and the team members dispersed to prepare for rest.
Georgia, who had been protected in the cockpit by Ansheng, also spread out and stretched her limbs which were stiff after sitting for a long time. When she reached the edge of the cliff, her ears suddenly twitched. She turned her head to look down and frowned.
"What's wrong?" Chu Yan happened to come over, and seeing this, he looked down and asked casually.
Georgia shook her head, sensed it carefully again, and said hesitantly: "Maybe I felt it wrong... Did the guide tell me what's under this cliff?"
"I've heard that this cliff is very deep. There are no valuable materials underneath. It's full of poisonous insects and beasts, so few people go down there." Chu Yan repeated what the guide said. Thinking of his treasure hunting skills, his eyes lit up and he asked expectantly, "Is there any treasure underneath that has not been discovered by anyone?"
"It doesn't look like a treasure." Georgia shook her head and asked, "Did the guide tell me why there are so many poisonous insects and beasts down there?"
He didn't know if it was an illusion, but he seemed to have heard a cry for help from an animal. The sound was very weak and thin, as if it was ringing directly in his head, but he could clearly understand that the cry for help came from the bottom of the cliff. And judging from the behavior of others, they did not hear the cry for help.
How strange.
Chu Yan was aroused by his curiosity. He continued to look down the cliff and replied: "It is said that the soil underneath is special and suitable for breeding poisons. So what is underneath? It's not a treasure, it's a monster?"
Georgia answered honestly, "I don't know. I just heard someone begging. No, it was an animal begging for help. It was in pain and very weak. Judging from the sound, it should be under the cliff."
"Ah?" Chu Yan was confused by his answer. He listened carefully, but heard nothing. He felt a chill on his back and hurriedly pulled him back a step away from the cliff. He rubbed his arms and said, "Why didn't I hear anything? You couldn't have sensed the bad thing that lured humans over and then waited for an opportunity to eat them. Don't listen, don't listen. The adventure area is full of bad guys. Don't trust them. Get ready to rest. We still have to travel in the middle of the night." As he said that, he led him towards the tent.
Georgia followed his force and moved her ears, but did not respond.
His intuition told him that the animal asking for help was not the kind that Chu Yan described, but what Chu Yan said made sense. The situation in the adventure zone was complicated, and they had a mission to complete, so it would be better for them to pay more attention.
After drinking the nutritional supplement and applying the animal repellent, everyone went into the tent in batches to rest.
Georgia tossed and turned, unable to sleep. Finally, when the cry for help that had been ringing in his ears suddenly increased in volume and then suddenly weakened, he could not help but raise his head and cry back softly. Then the cry for help paused for a few seconds and suddenly became more obvious, as if responding to his call.
Georgia was stunned and quickly threw back the quilt and ran out of the tent - it turned out to be a baby animal asking for help!
Lin Zhen, who rushed over to check the situation after hearing the soft cry, bumped into him and hurriedly pressed his shoulders, frowning and asking, "What's wrong?"
Georgia stopped. His mind told him that business was more important now and he shouldn't let Lin Zhen and the others go on this trip with him just for a cry for help from an unknown source. But he couldn't get over the emotional barrier. The cub of some unknown animal seemed to be unable to hold on any longer.
After only a moment of hesitation, he chose to confess the truth. He told him about the cry for help and then looked at Lin Zhen eagerly.
Lin Zhen frowned after hearing this and asked for confirmation: "Are you saying that there is an animal under the cliff calling you to save it?"
"Yes, it's not aggressive and very weak, I'm sure." Georgia answered a little anxiously.
Lin Zhen lowered his eyes and thought for a while, then turned his head to look at the edge of the cliff, then opened the map copied from Chu Yan and looked at it carefully, without saying a word.
Georgia looked at him eagerly, waiting anxiously.
"I can go with you." Lin Zhensong said, glancing at the mental simulator on his ear, and added: "But you can't get close to the bottom of the cliff. If there is danger near the target location, retreat immediately. Put your own safety first. Okay?"
"Sure! I have a lot of antidotes here! And there's a ball to help, it'll be okay!" Georgia nodded quickly. He didn't expect Lin Zhen would really agree to his slightly willful request, and he was a little excited.
Lin Zhen patted his shoulder soothingly, motioning him to go back to the tent and put on his coat first, then called a few team members to give them some instructions, glanced at Chu Yan who was sleeping soundly in the tent, took out the mecha, and carried Georgia, who was wearing her coat, down the cliff.
Compared with the cliff we encountered during the festival, this cliff was deeper and steeper, with more irregular walls. From time to time, there would be some strange rocks or plants sticking out diagonally, and if we were not careful, we would bump into them. The further we went down, the darker the light became, and there was a faint dark mist floating around. The atmosphere was quiet and scary.
"It's poisonous fog."
Lin Zhen glanced at the warning light on the side of the mecha and asked, "Where is that cry for help?"
"Wait a moment, let me check first." Georgia quickly replied, and asked him to turn on the external communication system of the mecha and let out a soft cry again, but the cub seemed to have fainted or died, and there was no response for a long time.
At this time, the mecha was almost at the bottom of the cliff, and the scenery at the bottom of the cliff could be vaguely seen looking down.
"Hurry up, we can't stay too long, or we will attract the animals at the bottom of the cliff, and it will be bad if we get entangled." Lin Zhen hovered the mecha in the air without landing, and urged softly.
Georgia became more and more anxious. She cried again but still got no response, so she simply released a large amount of wood magic power and closed her eyes to distinguish carefully.
Finally, the magic power he had extended sensed a faint fluctuation that was completely different from the atmosphere at the bottom of the cliff. His eyes lit up, and he quickly confirmed the location of the fluctuation. Then, he pointed upwards with a hint of surprise and said, "It's up there, like... hanging on the cliff."
“…”
Lin Zhen silently drove the mecha upwards, looking in the direction he pointed, and then found a malnourished tree growing on the mountain wall... and a black snake as thick as a finger wrapped around it.
Sensing the approach of warm power, the little snake unconsciously stretched its head out and stuck out its tongue. After searching for a while, it headed straight in the direction of Georgia. It hissed weakly, as if it was relieved, and then simply stuck out its tongue, relaxed its body, and fainted while hanging on the branch.
Nature is so magical... This is Lin Zhen’s only thought at this moment.
Georgia also felt a little embarrassed, so she asked Lin Zhen to catch the snake and the branch together.
The little snake was really small. It could be held in one hand when coiled up. Its scales were a little dull and it looked listless. Georgia gave it some magic and some nutrients, then carefully stuffed it into her coat pocket.
Seeing this, Lin Zhen withdrew his gaze and drove the mecha upwards.
When it was almost dark, the two finally returned to the cliff. Chu Yan had already woken up. When he saw them coming up, he rushed over and howled, "You took the risk without calling me. Come on, what did you find under the cliff? Show me!"
Georgia got off the mecha first, and walked over to him after hearing what he said. She gently took the little snake out of her pocket, held it in front of him, and said happily, "Look, Teacher Lin and I found and beat it. Don't you think it's beautiful?"
By snake standards, the little snake is really good-looking, but by human standards... this black little lump is really not that good.
"Ah... not bad." Chu Yan's excitement immediately subsided. He reached out and poked the still unconscious little snake perfunctorily, and asked, "Is it the one that asked you for help before? It's so small, where did it make the sound from, and how did it let you hear it? It's amazing."
"It's not a sound, it's a resonance of power. It has some kind of connection with my power, so I can sense it." Georgia explained simply and reached out to touch the little snake.
In fact, due to the specificity of magic, basically all animals can resonate with magic in some way, and even slightly stronger plants can.
This little episode passed quickly, and it was already dark. Everyone took a quick rest, then took out their mechas and began their cross-zone operation late at night.
After crossing the cliff and going around a high mountain, a flat and endless forest came into view. Occasionally, black spots flew across the sky. They should be the birds and exotic animals that lived in this forest returning to their nests.
The power of the animal repellent soon became apparent, and all the passing birds flew away from the mecha at a distance, as if they were avoiding something very annoying.
"Qiao, your animal repellent is really effective. You can try to make a large batch when you get home, and then sell it to the mercenaries here. I guarantee you will make a fortune." Chu Yan, who was hiding in the cockpit of another mecha, chatted with Georgia via the internal communication.
Georgia shook her head when she heard that, then she shook her head when she realized what was happening. Chu Yan couldn't see it, so she replied, "No, this kind of repellent is too destructive to the balance of the forest. It would be bad if it was used by bad people. We can't sell it."
"Okay..." Chu Yan smacked his lips and changed the subject, asking, "Is Xiao Hei awake? Is he a snake or a pig? How can he sleep so well?"
Xiao Hei is the nickname Chu Yan gave to the little black snake. It is very simple and vivid.
Georgia couldn't help laughing. She lowered her head, opened her pocket and looked inside. She replied, "It's not awake. It must have not slept for many days. Besides, it's still young and is very sleepy."
Chu Yan muttered: "I don't know how it got hung on the tree halfway up the mountain. It's too embarrassing to make a snake like this."
Georgia remained silent after hearing this. In fact, he was also very curious about this question. Logically, snakes should not put themselves in such a predicament, and the little black snake was so young that it should still be in the stage of being protected and raised by its parents.
After a chaotic chat, at daybreak, everyone found an open space in the area to rest and reapply the animal repellent.
"It can only last half a day at most. We have to hurry up." Georgia handed the empty bottle to Lin Zhen to look at, and said with some worry: "We can use animal repellent on the way there, but what should we do when we come back..." If I had known earlier, I would have brought more in the storage ring.
"Don't worry, this is my responsibility." Lin Zhen comforted him, then quickly got everyone on the mecha and continued their journey towards the gradually brightening daylight.
When they were almost at the junction of Area D, the repellent had almost evaporated, and they encountered a wave of bird attacks and were even ambushed by a group of mercenaries. Fortunately, the team led by Lin Zhen was strong, and they all got through it safely. They also snatched a more detailed map and some supplies from the mercenary team.
When they packed up their spoils and set off again, Chu Yan squeezed into Lin Zhen's cockpit and huddled in a corner with Georgia, flipping through the newly acquired map and excitedly saying, "This mercenary team should be a branch of a large team. Although they have few people, they have everything they need, and the map is more detailed than what we have."
Georgia, who once again witnessed the viciousness of society, was a little upset and said, "We were just passing by. Why did they beat us? We are not in competition with each other..."
"Who said there is no competition? Do you know what level of exotic beast the bird you just shot down is? The feathers of that bird are very valuable! They are tempted by the money." Chu Yan explained. Seeing that he was still listless, he quickly raised his arm and put it on his shoulder, saying, "This is how mercenaries work. Fortunes are sought in danger. No one can stop them when they lose their moral integrity. Don't think too much. There are still many good people in this world."
"Yeah." Georgia nodded, sat up straight and tried to cheer herself up, suddenly she noticed a movement in her pocket, her eyes lit up, and she quickly lowered her head to take out the small black thing from her pocket.
"Hey, is this pig awake?" Chu Yan also came over curiously.
The little black snake opened its eyes dizzily, and rubbed it instinctively on Georgia's palm. Then, after opening its eyes and seeing Chu Yan's big face approaching, it was so scared that its tail straightened up. Then it slid along Georgia's hand and arm to his shoulder very flexibly, hiding behind his collar and looking at Chu Yan slyly, with its forked tongue sticking out, looking a little bit obscene.
"...It's such a waste of this majestic black skin." Chu Yan stepped back speechlessly, thinking that his eyesight might be not good enough to see something ugly in a snake.
Georgia didn't expect the little black snake to react like this after waking up. After a moment of hesitation, she withdrew her hand, tilted her head to her shoulder, and called out, "Come down, I'll feed you something."
Gentle wood magic spread in the air, and the little black snake was quickly attracted. It tentatively slid onto his hand, then comfortably wrapped around his wrist, completely forgetting about Chu Yan.
Chu Yan felt that this snake was probably stupid. It could be coaxed into forgetting the "threat" around it with just a little bit of benefit. It was really a question whether it could grow up successfully.
He fed the little black snake some more magic power, and after it calmed down, Georgia wanted to feed it some nutrients, but it was picky and refused to eat. It just lay lazily on his hand, with its head facing his finger that had just released magic power, looking refreshed after taking drugs.
"Aren't you hungry?"
Georgia was a little worried. She pinched its thin and long body, but still felt uneasy. She searched in the storage ring, took out a homemade potion, and tried to put some on her finger.
Little Black immediately raised his head, then swallowed Georgia's finger that was dipped in potion in one gulp.
“Fuck!”
Chu Yan was shocked and tried to pull its head, very angry: "You ungrateful ugly snake! Let go, let go, you better pray that you didn't use too much strength, or I will cook and eat you!"
"Don't be nervous, it didn't bite me, it just didn't know how to lick the potion, so it held my finger in its mouth. It doesn't have any teeth." Georgia quickly comforted Chu Yan, reached out to pull out the incredibly stupid little black snake, and stuffed the potion directly into its mouth.
So the little black snake happily wrapped itself around the potion, opened its mouth wide and bit the opening of the potion, sticking its tongue in and out.
Chu Yan: “…” This is really a snake that doesn’t follow the usual path!
The two were surrounding the little black snake to watch the fun. Lin Zhen, who was driving the mecha, suddenly slowed down, then opened the internal communication and ordered: "Raise high, there are people below." After saying that, he took the lead to rise.
Chu Yan and Georgia were stunned by the seriousness in his tone, and turned their heads quickly to look. On the screen showing the outside world, a flash of red light suddenly passed by the mecha.
"Is there a firefight down there? This must be zone D." Chu Yan immediately recognized that the red light was the shells released by the mecha. He quickly moved to the co-pilot seat and used a silver net to secure Georgia to the wall of the cockpit to prevent him from falling due to inertia.
"We just arrived at area D and haven't gone deep yet." Lin Zhen replied, then quickly exchanged a few words with the team members and started a very energy-consuming depth detection.
A roar of an animal came from below, and at the same time, the deep detection radar sent back images of the designated area. The forest and other objects that looked very normal on the screen became transparent, revealing the figures of several mechas in the forest and a huge alien beast chasing after them.
Afterwards, the strange beast seemed to be attracted by something, and suddenly turned around and chased after them. The mechas that were chased by it before quickly dispersed and took the opportunity to disappear into the forest.
"Let's divert the blame. There was something wrong with the shell just now." Lin Zhen frowned and issued a few more orders, asking the team members to fly towards the depths of area D.
The strange beasts chased them relentlessly, occasionally spitting out some weird things at them. What was worse was that a group of bird-shaped strange beasts appeared in front of them, flying back together.
"Descend, avoid the flock of birds, and get rid of the strange beast below!"
Lin Zhen gave the order decisively, accurately found a relatively open place in the forest, and landed directly.
They had originally planned to land after reaching area D, and get close to the possible location of the star sand. After all, flying would attract too much hatred. There were all kinds of strange beasts in area D, and they were very powerful. Flying was not a wise move. But they didn't expect that before they could find a place, someone would come to "help".
"That group of people just now were so mean!" Chu Yan was watching the movements outside and guessing angrily, he was so angry. They were in a hurry to come out this time, but they still ran into this kind of mercenary team that likes to hold people back. They were so annoyed.
Lin Zhen didn't say anything, concentrating on operating the mecha. Then after the mecha descended to the range where it could attack the alien beast, he directly took out his cold weapons and attacked the alien beast. Hot weapons made too much noise and might attract other alien beasts, so cold weapons were more stable.
Seeing this, the team members tacitly landed in several directions where the monster could escape, trapped the monster within a certain range, and cooperated with Lin Zhen to silently and tacitly kill this monster that looked very ferocious.
"The smell of blood will attract other animals. Get off the mecha and retreat!" Lin Zhen collected the corpse of the alien beast, took Georgia off the mecha first, and Chu Yan followed.
The little black snake nestled in Georgia's arms wagged its tail after getting out of the mecha, turned its head to look in a certain direction, and then lazily lay back on the potion.
After putting away the mecha stained with the blood of the alien beast, everyone quickly left the battle site, walked to a stream to rest for a while, and took out the map to discuss the next route forward.
"The guide said that he found traces of cinnabar sand in the lair of an unknown monster. At that time, he was in a daze after being seriously injured, and he didn't remember the process of escaping very clearly. All he could confirm was that the monster that took him into its lair while he was unconscious was a reptilian monster that was huge in size and good at digging holes." Chu Yan said as he took out the map given by the guide and placed it side by side with the map he had snatched from the mercenary team.
Lin Zhen frowned. It was the same as not giving this clue.
"This is where he fainted." Chu Yan pointed to the red mark on the map, slid his finger straight up, and pointed to the blue mark a little far from the red mark, and said: "This is where he finally escaped, so we can preliminarily determine that the star sand is in this area." As he spoke, he connected the two marks and drew a big circle on the map.
Lin Zhen took a look at the general terrain of the area and said while thinking: "Star sand is mostly found in areas with dry soil, and it should not be close to water sources. The southwest area can be ruled out."
"And there must be a volcano near the cinnabar." Chu Yan added, swiping his finger upwards on the map and tapping the upper right area closer to the red mark. He said, "Here, the guide said that this normal-looking mountain was actually a volcano in the past and it hasn't erupted for a long time. Only a few natives of D2 Planet 8 know about this, and he also learned about it by chance."
"Then let's go around here first." Lin Zhen made the decision and asked him to put away the map and prepare to set off.
While they were discussing, Georgia had been wandering around the area that had been briefly checked, picking up some stones and plants from time to time and stuffing them into the storage ring, which made the team members standing by couldn't help laughing.
How can he be like a little child, looking at everything as a treasure and picking up a bunch of random things.
The little snake nestling in Georgia's pocket poked its head out lazily and watched Georgia picking up things, wagging its tail back and forth, looking very happy - they are all good things, yes, pick them up, pick up more.
Everyone set out again, and this time Georgia was finally assigned a task - to be a human detection radar. Unlike spiritual power, which might alarm the beasts in the forest, magic power is gentle and undetectable, making it the best detection tool.
"There are few exotic beasts in Area D, but each one is very powerful. It will take a long time to touch any one of them, so I can only ask you for help." Lin Zhen said, handing over a space button filled with jade, and said, "Don't force yourself, others will also help detect the situation."
Georgia nodded, took the space button, and saw that it was full of wood magic stones. She was moved and guessed that this was something Chu Rong had specifically instructed. She moved her ears, walked to the front of the team with a little happiness, and probed out her magic power.
After reaching a high level, his magic reserves increased, and the area that his magic could cover became wider, making it very convenient to explore the environment.
Following his instructions, everyone avoided the main activity area of the strange beasts and walked along the border where the two strange beasts' territories intersected. In just one afternoon, they arrived at the foot of the volcano.
"It's getting dark, let's rest here for the night."
Lin Zhen gave the order, and everyone started moving again. They found a small space surrounded by huge rocks and set up camp inside.
That night, the little black snake slipped out from Georgia's quilt, bit a corner of the tent, and sneaked out. Georgia had consumed too much magic power in the afternoon and was sleeping soundly, so she didn't notice it at all.
In the early hours of the morning, Georgia was woken up by Chu Yan. Just as he was about to speak, Chu Yan covered his mouth and signaled that there was someone outside.
He was stunned, and carefully extended his magic power outward. Sure enough, he sensed that there seemed to be another group of people setting up camp outside the stone. Maybe because it was dark, the other party did not notice them hiding in the circle of stones.
"Pack up the tent and go out first."
Chu Yan spoke in a low voice, relying on the tent's basic soundproofing function. Georgia nodded to show that she understood, lowered her head to put on her coat, reached out to touch the place where the little black snake was placed in the quilt, but felt nothing. She was shocked and quickly lifted the quilt.
"What's wrong?" Chu Yan pulled his sleeve, signaling him to hurry up.
Georgia looked around again and noticed a hole in the corner of the tent. She frowned, suppressed her worries, followed Chu Yan out of the tent, and folded up the tent.
The others had all gathered together. After Georgia came out, Lin Zhen signaled them to come over quickly, then opened a small protective shield to cover everyone, blocking out the sound and said, "The group outside are the ones who caused trouble this afternoon. They seem to have just been through a fierce battle and are in a very bad state."
"Are you sure they are from the same batch?" Chu Yan's eyebrows immediately raised and his eyes flashed with ferocity.
Lin Zhen nodded: "Yes, the mechas they are driving are exactly the same as the ones we scanned this afternoon. In addition, I found a red mark on the tent they took out, which is the same as the one on the clothes of the mercenaries who attacked us before."
In other words, ever since they entered the adventure zone, it has always been the same group of people who have been causing trouble for them.
"What kind of luck is this!" Chu Yan was so angry that he wanted to go out and beat up all those people so that they could also feel the feeling of being held back.
Lin Zhen glanced at him and added, "Also, I found out that they are also looking for star sand."
"What--" Chu Yan was about to explode, but when he realized he was in the wrong place, he quickly suppressed his voice and asked with a sour face, "Are you sure? The guide clearly guaranteed that it wouldn't be..." In the end, he felt that it was unreliable, so he simply shut up with a gloomy face and went to sulk by himself.
Georgia gave him a worried look and reached out to pat his shoulder.
"When they were setting up camp just now, I used an instrument to eavesdrop for a while, and I did hear the words 'star sand'. Their route along the way was highly consistent with ours, so it can be basically confirmed."
After Lin Zhen finished speaking, he noticed that the instrument that was set out for eavesdropping had started to make noises again, so he quickly signaled them to be quiet and turned up the volume of the instrument.
After the tiny noises, a rough voice came out, cursing and speaking in a terrible tone: "Damn it, I told you that the guide's information was unreliable, but you insisted on coming to look for it. Level 10 materials don't appear that easily! We've been wandering around in this damn forest for a week and haven't seen anything! We don't know what's going on with the supply team, and they haven't arrived yet. What a bunch of rubbish!"
"That's enough, shut up! If I don't want to find you, get out now and stop stirring up trouble!" Another deeper voice sounded, and said impatiently: "News came from Team Three that an unfamiliar mining team seems to have entered Area D. If you act so recklessly again like you did this afternoon, leave the team and work on your own! Don't stay and harm your teammates!"
"Didn't I lead the beast to a passing mercenary team in the end..." The rough voice weakened a little, and then guessed: "Do you think the team in the afternoon might be the vanguard of the mining team? Their mechas don't look conspicuous, but judging from their evasive speed, they are definitely high-end modified ones. If they had robbed them at that time-"
"What are you robbing? Stop causing trouble!" The deep voice reprimanded him again, and then lowered its voice a little and said, "Keep a low profile recently. I heard that a group of children of powerful people from the main planet came here to train. This planet has been under full martial law. If anything happens, we will all be in trouble! As for the mining team, we can't afford to offend these desperate people who fly around the planets. We should avoid them if we can!"
The two then talked about some other unimportant things, and then their voices became weaker, probably preparing to rest.
Lin Zhen put away the instrument, his expression somewhat gloomy.
"That guide actually lied to me!" Chu Yan gritted his teeth and felt the dangers of society.
"We must find a chance to leave before dawn, it's too easy to be discovered here." Lin Zhen looked around the protective circle made of stones and felt that it was a bad idea. This is indeed a good place to camp, but if we are surrounded, it will be difficult to escape.
Georgia's face was tense and she was worried, not only about the current situation of everyone, but also about the little black snake that had run away to who knows where. Area D was full of powerful beasts, and it was too dangerous for a little black snake to run around alone.
Just as they were racking their brains for a way to escape and were worried about each other, there was a sudden roar above their heads, and then a strong light shone down from the sky, illuminating the entire area including the stone.
Lin Zhen was startled and quickly adjusted the protective shield to adapt to the environment. He and his team members protected Chu Yan and the other person in the middle.
The mercenary team that had just rested outside immediately became agitated and looked upwards warily.
"Fuck, a small modified ship is so arrogant?" Chu Yan looked at the small ship descending in the sky with its lights on, and guessed: "Could it be that the enemies of the mercenary team are here to seek revenge? Dog bites dog?"
Lin Zhen looked at him silently and felt a headache.
The commander's younger brother was too optimistic and too careless. One group of people was bad enough, and now another group came, coming from the sky. No matter who they came from, their situation would only get worse, and they might have been discovered by the latter.
The ship stopped about ten meters above the mercenaries, and then a lazy voice came from the ship's loudspeaker: "We need this place, you have five minutes to leave. By the way, a friendly reminder, a group of strange beasts are gathering here, run for your lives."
The mercenary team members looked at each other in surprise, estimated the strength of both sides, and actually obeyed and left at a very fast speed.
Chu Yan was stunned and asked in surprise, "Dog bites dog? How can these people who are obviously not good people be so obedient? Who are the people driving the ship?"
"It's a prospector." Lin Zhen had already seen the logo on the ship clearly, and his expression relaxed a little. He wondered, "It's the Yun family. How come they are on this D-class planet?"
Chu Yan, who knew little about prospectors, immediately came over curiously and asked, "Yun family? Which Yun family? Who are they? Are they powerful prospectors?"
"It's an old family of prospectors who have worked with the Chu family." Lin Zhen explained, standing up, taking out a small flare, and said; "They have discovered us, retreat."
Chu Yan was startled, and before he could say anything, he was led by other team members back to the shadow of the boulder.
The ship had already landed, and the lazy voice sounded again, saying, "Five minutes are almost up!"
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