There are no large venues on Yalan Star. The running circles mentioned by the soldiers refer to running around a dark forest not far from the base. One circle is nearly one thousand meters.
However, for warriors with strong mental strength, this requirement is nothing. Running is part of their daily training and entertainment.
But when they finished running and returned to the base, they learned a new piece of news.
——The new "Gilded Miss" wants to join the patrol team and complete daily patrol tasks.
As soon as this news spread within the base, it immediately caused a huge uproar like a stone dropped into water.
The soldiers' attitudes were surprisingly unanimous: "No, absolutely not!"
Zhou Feng said firmly: "Don't interrupt for now."
She looked around and said in a clear voice, "I punished you by making you run laps just now because you had no discipline and talked back to your superiors."
"But I will explain your doubts to you now."
Lieutenant Colonel Zhou then recounted Gu Qiongsheng and Zhou Qing's performance in the inter-school league, the details of how they qualified for the training, and their backgrounds. Finally, he patted his chest and said, "They've even killed rift worms. They're definitely capable of protecting themselves."
"If you don't believe me, who among you will come out and fight them?"
The soldiers were stunned for a moment and shook their heads - they could resist but they would not fight, and they would never bully others.
As for what Lieutenant Colonel Zhou said, they were surprised and extremely suspicious.
——Killing the Riftworms and Silentworms, and saving nearly a hundred students, is this really something that the two slender girls in front of me can do?
This doubt lingered in everyone's mind for a long time and refused to dissipate.
Therefore, despite the strong endorsement of Lieutenant Colonel Zhou, the soldiers' hostility towards Gu Qiongsheng and the others subsided a little, but when it came to who should be responsible for leading the two girls on patrol, they had another debate and finally decided to choose someone by drawing lots.
It was the traditional way of drawing chopsticks. The soldiers drew in a circle, and finally one person drew the long chopsticks with a red mark. He frowned and glanced in the direction of Gu Qiongsheng with a serious expression.
...What a coincidence, it was the young man who refuted Zhou Feng at the beginning.
Gu Qiongsheng smiled at him friendly.
The young soldier's face was stiff, and he said reluctantly: "Pack your things and follow me."
"Okay!" Gu Qiongsheng pulled Zhou Qing along, his voice cheerful, "What's your name, young man?"
"...He Kun." The young man pursed his lips.
Gu Qiongsheng asked curiously, "Is it the Kun in Tiandi Qiankun?"
"No," He Kun said in a cold and hard voice, "It was Kunpeng who struck the Kun three thousand miles away."
After packing up their equipment and supplies, the group set off immediately.
After they all walked out of the camp, the soldiers gathered in the hall, curiously looking through the windshield at the figures that were gradually blurred in the wind and snow.
"What a coincidence," someone muttered, "Why did He Kun have to be picked?"
"There aren't many people left who experienced that incident, but Brother He happens to be one of them."
"I think it's a good thing."
Another person lowered his voice and said, "Brother He has a lot of ideas. He will definitely find a way on the way to test the quality of those two little girls."
Zhou Feng heard them whispering behind him and glared at them: "What are you talking about?"
"Can you call me a little girl?"
She crossed her arms, her eyes filled with frustration and frustration: "You guys, not only do you not bring honor to me, but you also keep causing trouble."
"Let me tell you, there's nothing fishy about what I said when I introduced them. If you've really offended Gu Qiongsheng, you'll be in for a real stab."
The soldiers all curled their lips.
People's first impressions and preconceived notions are difficult to change. In their minds, therapists are synonymous with worthless.
Isn't the most powerful healer in the Federation just a more advanced useless one?
On the other hand, Cao Xinming, worried about the frail Gu Qiongsheng and the other man, leaned against the door with a complicated expression, looking into the distance with some worry.
After watching for a while, he suddenly remembered something: "By the way, which sentry post is Brother He in charge of today?"
"If I remember correctly, it seems to be from Bai Fenglin's side?"
Soldiers: “…”
"Hmm...it seems so..."
Oh shit.
Bai Fenglin is not the outpost farthest from the base, but it is definitely the outpost the soldiers dislike the most.
The road to there is full of dangerous mountains and rivers, and you will pass through a large area where snow beasts gather. If you are not careful, you may lose your life.
Zhou Feng didn't feel nervous.
She knew the strength of Gu Qiongsheng and Zhou Qing. Although this snowfield was vast, there were not many things that could hurt them.
However, in line with the principle of caution, shortly after Gu Qiongsheng and others left, she pushed open the gate of the residence and followed them from a distance.
The heavy snow outside was falling as if it was going to drown the entire sky and earth.
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Although the surface area is not large, the terrain on Yalan Star is high, with continuous dangerous peaks and mountains. If you are lucky enough to encounter a time when the wind and snow are a little less, you can use a large aperture camera to shoot from a high altitude and capture a row of gray-white ravines and gullies.
The wind was blowing fiercely, the snow was like a waterfall, and it seemed as if billions of moths gathered between heaven and earth, covering the sky and the earth, fluttering their thin wings.
Gu Qiongsheng struggled through the mountains with his head covered in snow.
The spacecraft could not sail close to the ground in such extreme weather. They could only wear power boots, fly and stop carefully, and move slowly forward in the snow.
The speed of the power boots cannot be too fast, because the blizzard will block the vision. If you accidentally hit a cliff or rush down a cliff, the end will be very miserable.
"Be careful and follow me closely."
He Kun always kept a distance of about one meter ahead of Gu Qiongsheng and the other two, so that he could explore the way in advance and prevent the entire team from falling into danger.
He was wearing goggles, and his eyes behind the light-colored lenses were serious and cautious. His sharp gaze penetrated the wind and snow, accurately finding one foothold after another.
"Don't go wrong, try to follow the trail I left behind."
He Kun's voice was slightly cold, yet steady and powerful: "This patrol route was discovered by our predecessors many years ago at the risk of their lives. It is the only safe route to Baifeng Forest."
To emphasize the importance of discipline, he pulled out a dagger from his waist, cut off a branch from the black tree next to him, pointed ahead and said seriously: "It looks like there is snow ahead, but there are places where you can stop and places where you can't - just look."
As he spoke, he threw the rather heavy branch out with force.
"thump!"
The branches fell to the ground, but it was as if they fell into a deep lake, and disappeared in an instant.
As Gu Qiongsheng and Zhou Qing looked on in surprise, a huge deep pit appeared in front of them. It was dark and bottomless inside.
"The Baifeng Forest is full of these pits," He Kun said. "Snow beasts like to hide underground and suddenly attack people. These are the traces they leave behind."
"These pits are as shallow as a dozen meters, and as deep as a hundred meters. If you fall in, even gods can't save you."
Gu Qiongsheng's heart suddenly became awed.
The pit is as wide as four or five people. Judging from this size, the so-called snow beast is about the same size as a brown bear.
Seeing their expressions of awe, He Kun turned around and raised the corners of his lips slightly under the windshield when they started to move forward more cautiously.
In fact, what he said just now was a bit exaggerated. Although the road to Baifenglin was dangerous, it was not so dangerous that there was nowhere to step.
The deep pit was at most three or four meters deep, and it was not dug by the snow beast. He just knew there was a pit at that location, so he stopped on purpose to scare the two girls.
The effect is quite satisfactory.
The two people this time are not bad, He Kun thought, at least they are obedient.
Zhou Feng talked about how powerful these two were in combat and how top-notch their healing skills were, but He Kun didn't care at all. He just hoped that the two girls would be obedient, even if they were a little weak, and not cause him any trouble.
The three of them continued to move forward and gradually walked for more than half an hour.
The scene around them remained unchanged. If He Kun had not been moving forward unwaveringly in front, Gu Qiongsheng would have suspected that they were just going around in circles in the same place.
Zhou Qing leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Sister Qiongsheng, this is too difficult."
Gu Qiongsheng nodded in agreement.
She understood what Zhou Qing meant. She wasn't saying that it was difficult for her, but that it was difficult for the soldiers stationed here.
The unchanging environment, the overwhelming snow and wind, the eerie dark forest, and the lingering and omnipresent sense of loneliness...all bring tremendous pressure to people at every moment.
They had barely begun their patrol, and they were already feeling it all.
How do the soldiers who carry out this mission for a long time survive the long time?
Gu Qiongsheng held onto the branches of the black tree beside him, and his heart grew softer and softer.
She picked up her pace slightly, caught up with He Kun in front, and whispered, "Brother Kun, do you want to rest for a while?"
"We've been walking for a long time now, and I'm worried we won't be able to handle it later."
He Kun turned around and glanced at them calmly.
...Actually, he was a little tired.
It was fine in the past, but today he ran ten laps first, and then went out for patrol, and he brought two young ladies with him, and he was on high alert the whole time - even the strongest person could not stand it.
But He Kun couldn't speak.
The patrol has fixed routes and fixed resting points. These are safe areas found by our predecessors through long-term experiments. It is safer to rest there.
"...walk a little further," He Kun hesitated for a moment, then finally shook his head. "After passing the hill ahead, there's a cave on the cliff where we can rest for a while."
Gu Qiongsheng nodded: "Okay, I'll do as you say."
Finally, she looked at He Kun's pale face and whispered, "Brother Kun, I see you're not in good condition. Do you want a healing spell?"
He Kun turned his head abruptly and glared at Gu Qiongsheng: "Who said I'm not in good condition?"
"Don't talk so much, be careful not to attract snow beasts, stay back!"
It was true that he was tired, but how could he easily admit it in front of Gu Qiongsheng?
Wouldn't it be embarrassing to be laughed at by the two girls?
He Kun pressed his goggles and continued moving forward.
However, he was also very curious in his heart.
——I have been patrolling for a long time and am very familiar with the environment and climate of Yalan Star. My physical fitness is also at its peak, but I always felt a little breathless when I walked here in the past.
How come the two students, Gu Qiongsheng and Zhou Qing, walked here without blushing or getting nervous, and looked quite at ease?
No matter how suspicious he was in his heart, He Kun still maintained his dignity as a senior, gritted his teeth, and walked another kilometer.
The mountains were left behind, and they stood at the highest point, with a dark canyon in front of them.
The wind and snow seemed to tear open the mouth of a sack, rushing back into the canyon with a clattering sound. There were some traces of caves on the cliff edge, but most of them were sealed by ice and snow, with only a small part of the cave opening visible.
Seeing the rest stop, He Kun breathed a sigh of relief.
"See that cave over there?" he arranged. "Fly over there carefully. We'll rest there."
After saying this, he was about to activate his power boots——
Suddenly, a slender hand reached out from behind and firmly grasped He Kun's sleeve.
"Wait a minute, Brother Kun, don't go over there yet."
Gu Qiongsheng's clear voice drifted in the wind and snow. After being filtered by the strong wind, the crisp voice was also mixed with a hint of seriousness.
She said with conviction, "There's something wrong there."
The author has something to say:
The previous chapter caused quite a lot of controversy. After thinking about it, I decided to update this chapter as soon as possible. Wouldn’t it be better to read them together?
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