After these lucky people earned a large sum of money, they left.
However, the abandoned mining area after mining was marked on the map.
And these guys had stayed in this damn place for half a year, so they must have built a complete defense facility. At this time, after the adventurer team entered, they could settle in safely after some simple repairs.
The communicator on the goat already had a signal, and he was trying to contact the guards in the camp. Otherwise, if they approached the camp rashly, they might fall into a trap or be directly attacked by the sentries.
When the 2 started to exchange information through the communicator, Fang Linyan inadvertently observed a black shadow lying on the hill next to him, and he frowned immediately!
Because it was a strange and huge figure. It seemed to be looking in the direction of the camp from the high ground. It seemed to be perfectly integrated into the darkness. If it weren't for Fang Linyan who happened to see its outline from the corner of his eyes, it would be really difficult for ordinary people to notice it.
Fang Linyan immediately waved his hand to stop the team, and he said at the same time,
"Be careful, there is a situation."
The goat said in surprise,
"What?"
The liaison in the camp had been replaced by Talon who was on duty. He was very concerned about Fang Linyan and the others, so he asked at this time.
"Is there a problem, buddy? The radar shows that you have stopped?"
Fang Linyan frowned and said,
"There seems to be something strange spying on our camp over there. I plan to go over and take a look!"
Talon immediately said anxiously,
"Buddy, are you sure it's not a warg or something? It's too dangerous. The night is the home ground of local creatures. I think it's better not to go. "
To be honest, Talon was sincere this time because Fang Linyan and his team were considered elites among the remaining people at this time.
They knew welding, could investigate, and could also put forward very pertinent opinions. Although Fang Linyan and the others might be able to save a lot of commission if something happened to them, Talon didn't want them to have an accident now because this meant that the team's strength would be damaged again, causing his own survival rate to decrease!
Fang Linyan narrowed his eyes and looked around and said,
"It shouldn't be, wargs always appear in groups."
After Talon heard it, he said helplessly,
"Uh! Okay, then be careful. If there is a situation, run away quickly. I will arrange for someone to pick you up. "
"Alright!"
Soon, Fang Linyan and the other two went directly to the back of the creature. Looking from the back, it was somewhat similar to a huge beast. The 2 horns on its head were very obvious. It seemed to be a cow or a sheep.
Thinking of the taste of barbecued mutton skewers, Fang Linyan immediately planned to keep it. The black shadow was lying motionless on the ground with a long fluffy tail behind it, peeping toward the camp.
However, when Fang Linyan and the other two approached within 50 meters, and even Vulture's shadow clone was about 30 meters away, the black shadow suddenly turned back; its movements were very vigorous and agile.
At this time, Fang Linyan realized that it was not a beast, but a humanoid intelligent creature!
This fellow's complexion was old, and his long hair was messy, as if he had a non-mainstream hairstyle. There was a pair of elf-like ears on the side of his head. His upper body was wrapped in a green vine plant, and he was in the shape of a human. However, his lower body was bare like a horse's, and his shoulders were covered with something like a shell.
The most eye-catching thing was the seemingly ordinary spear in his right hand.
At the end of the handle of this spear, there were actually a few green leaves. However, the tip of the spear looked very blunt, but it gave people a "very dangerous" feeling as if the subconscious was reminding themselves not to be touched.
"This is … a centaur?"
Such a noun suddenly appeared in Fang Linyan's mind.
At this time, taking a closer look, this old centaur's thighs, upper body, and arms had many scars. At first glance, he should have been through hundreds of battles. There were even a few fresh wounds on his body. Fortunately, these wounds had already formed a blood clot. Even so, he still looked quite miserable.
Judging from the old man's lame leg and the spear in his hand, his role should belong to a hunter or wilderness guard of a certain race. He seemed to have just experienced a thrilling battle.
In an instant, many thoughts flashed in Fang Linyan's mind, and he finally asked,
"Who are you? Why are you here?"
The old centaur stared at Fang Linyan for a while, then he said faintly,
"Young human, I see the aura of death on you."
Fang Linyan's face suddenly looked a little ugly,
"Really? There are many people who want my life, but I'm still alive now. Those who want me dead are almost all dead. "
The old centaur said calmly, "Don't be agitated.
"Calm down. I knew you would have such a reaction, but it doesn't matter. My name is Varden, and I'm a centaur. The Goddess of Wind told me that there was a familiar scent here. I thought I had found my lost companions, but I didn't expect to find humans camping here."
"You have a strong bloody aura on you. You should have just hunted a lot of wargs. This is why I stopped to talk to you. Do you know? These ferocious guys have a master! "
Hearing Varden's words, Fang Linyan suddenly thought in his heart because they were indeed the wolf king who had just hunted a scavenger warg! Moreover, there was a clear prompt in the Space before, saying that they were stained with soul imprints, which could be easily detected by some intelligent creatures in this world.
At this time, Vulture also shared a series of information in the team channel. This was collected on the way to the planet by spaceship. Among them, there was information about centaurs.
In this plane, centaurs once had a glorious history. They could even rely on the mysterious plane door to migrate to various planets. Therefore, even if they had declined at this time, their species could still be found on various planets in the vast universe.
This intelligent species did exist on planet Stein, and many myths mentioned them, calling them great sages. However, since this planet with lush vegetation became desolate, no one had seen them again.
Legend had it that centaurs were the descendants of the tree god, also known as tree shepherds. Many of them were proficient in strange abilities. Centaurs had a special liking for plants, and they seemed to have the ability to grow everything on the desolate surface.
At this time, Fang Linyan's gaze was also attracted by a necklace on Varden's neck.
That necklace was made of interlaced rattan. It was a string of plants. There was a pancake-shaped pendant under the necklace. It was small and round. Strictly speaking, it was a gray stone. Thorns were carved on the pendant! It looked very similar to the necklace on the wolf king's neck.
Obviously, there should be some unknown relationship between this Varden and the wolf king.
Therefore, Fang Linyan narrowed his eyes and said,
"Wolves eat humans. They think that it's completely justified. We have no choice but to kill the wolf. But what's done is done. It's natural for you to avenge that wolf. We'll just accept it. "
Varden obviously noticed Fang Linyan's gaze, and he said lightly,
"Don't be nervous, human. If I were hostile, I would have taken action immediately. The pendant I'm wearing looks similar to the identity pendant of the wolves, but there are still differences."
The goat walked up and took a closer look.
"It seems to be a little bit different. I've seen flowers on the thorns on the necklace, but the thorns on his are fruits."
Varden said with slight surprise,
"It seems that you have really looked at the Ghost Howl pendant in detail? The fruit can be picked and eaten by passing travelers to quench their thirst and satisfy their hunger. It also represents sacrifice and salvation. This is also the creed of our Magram Sect. "
"The Ghost Howl is a powerful creature tamed by the Kyrgyz Sect. There are many thorns that will bloom with flowers, but the most famous one is the black plum. This flower is highly poisonous, but the smell is intoxicating. Using benefits to lure outsiders into a deadly situation is similar to the code of conduct of the Magram Sect."
At this time, the goat took out the necklace of the Ghost Howl and identified it,
"It seems to be the case."
In the next second, the Ghost Howl pendant lit up slightly with silver light, dancing like a firefly. The pendant on Varden's neck was the same.
Not only that, an indescribable sound slowly came into the minds of the 3 of them. It was like the sound of wind, the sound of bells, and the sound of rain dripping … It was completely like the sound of nature.
The stones on the 2 pendants floated at the same time and leaned against each other in the air. They couldn't help but want to reach out and touch it, just like a newborn baby instinctively looking for its mother's pacifier.
It was a pity that after the 2 stones shone for a while, the halo faded away. They returned to their normal state and fell to the ground.
Varden said in surprise,
"Strange, why does this pendant resonate with me?"
He quickly stepped forward, picked up the 2 stones, and looked at them carefully. He said in shock,
"Is this the Ghost Howl pendant?"
Fang Linyan said,
"Yeah, the bloody smell you smell is from it."
Varden shook his head and said,
"It's unbelievable! Can you tell me how you killed it? "
Fang Linyan said,
"If you tell us one thing first."
Varden said,
"What is it?"
Fang Linyan said,
"What is your relationship with the Ghost Howl?"
Varden said in a melancholy voice,
"Fifty years ago, there was an exceptionally powerful Tree Shepherds tribe called the Jim Tribe. But later on, due to the differences in ideology and the fact that there were two successors who didn't want to submit to each other, a great dispute arose."
"In the end, the powerful Jim tribe split into the Magram tribe and the Kyrgyz tribe. Moreover, this kind of ideological split could easily lead to extreme events. Thus, when the two sides split, they killed each other and formed a blood feud."
"However, the 2 tribes originally came from the same source, so they are very similar in many aspects. My identity is very complicated. I'm a member of the Magram Tribe, and the Ghost Howl guy is a beast spirit tamed by the Kyrgyz Tribe! So, you killing the Ghost Howl doesn't mean anything to me. "
Fang Linyan smiled and said,
"That's for the best. We actually came here with a peaceful mentality. We don't want to seek any benefits or kill any living beings here. Our purpose is actually very simple. We want to bring a friend who got lost here home."
As Fang Linyan said, he motioned Vulture to take back the stone on the Ghost Howl necklace.
After hearing Fang Linyan's words, Varden was stunned and said,
"This soul stone on the Ghost Howl necklace looks interesting. Can you give it to me?"
Fang Linyan smiled and said,
"Although I want to promise you, a friend of mine likes to hunt very much. I have promised to give it to him as a trophy … so I'm sorry."
Varden didn't seem to want to return the "soul stone", but the bloody smell on Fang Linyan and the other 2 reminded him that these 3 humans were not kind people. They even killed a beast spirit like the Ghost Howl!
So Varden returned the soul stone with regret, then turned around and left. Fang Linyan looked at his figure and narrowed his eyes slightly. Is this guy really not fooled?
It wasn't until Varden was about to disappear into the night that Fang Linyan frowned and said,
"Honorable Elder, please wait a moment."
Varden turned around and said,
"What's the matter?"
Fang Linyan said,
"It seems that you are very interested in this soul stone?"
Varden said,
"Not very interested, but it can actually resonate with my pendant, so I want to study it."
Fang Linyan said,
"We came here to find a lost friend. If you can help us find him, then this soul stone is yours."
Varden pondered for a while and said,
"I can tell you where the nearest water source is. I can also treat you guests like you to a sumptuous dinner. I can even point out where you can find the most expensive metal ores … These are all trivial matters."
"However, the wind spirit is reminding me that your friend is involved with a lot of fate threads! This is not something I can easily touch. I can have a hunch that the price of intervening in this matter is far greater than this soul stone, so sir, I'm very sorry. "
Fang Linyan nodded slightly and said,
"Okay, that's it, goodbye."
After he finished speaking, he turned around and left directly. Originally, Fang Linyan judged that this old thing would stop him at the last moment according to his rich shopping experience for many years.
Who would have thought … that his deduction would be wrong this time! From the beginning to the end, this old thing didn't look back. Instead, it was Fang Linyan who looked back, but he didn't see anything. He only saw darkness. Varden walked faster than them!
***
After returning to the camp, he found that there were already several burning bonfires in the camp. The materials used to start the fire were naturally the combustible materials dismantled from the spaceship, such as leather rich in tar, and a little fuel.
The entire camp was also tidied up. Because there was a water source nearby, 2 simple bathrooms were even built. The members in the camp also had a chance to take a bath — of course, they had to line up first.
Fang Linyan and the others were warmly welcomed by Talon who was on duty. After entering the tent, everyone was handed a cup of hot coffee. After all, Fang Linyan's previous act of repairing Goliath could be said to have helped him a lot.
But speaking of the current situation of the rescue team, Talon could only shake his head and sigh. As the saying goes, 'Kill 1000 enemies at the cost of 800 of your own men'. The entire rescue team really had a bad start.
They had been on the planet for more than 20 hours, but at this time, let alone saving people, they didn't even touch a hair of the hill giant. This was really depressing.
Talon sighed and revealed another shocking piece of news.
"The latest information from Narazi's camp also came. It said that the president of the Maersk Shipping Group, Gretel, who is Ryan's father, who hired us, suddenly fell seriously ill and is now being treated."
"He was originally very healthy, but this happened all of a sudden. Others guessed that he was probably too worried about the safety of his beloved son."
Goat was taken aback after hearing Talon's words,
"If this guy has an accident, then wouldn't our reward for saving people this time be gone?"
Talon shook his head and said,
"The employment contract is filed with the union, so the basic amount is definitely not a problem, but it's hard to say about the reward promised verbally by Gretel."
Vulture also checked the relevant information with a solemn face, then said,
"If Ryan is a stock, then it will definitely fall directly to the limit now."
Fang Linyan said,
"What do you mean?"
Vulture said,
"I downloaded all the information about the Maersk Shipping Group on the way here. I just found out that Mr. Gelert is not self-disciplined when it comes to women, so Mr. Ryan has quite a lot of brothers and sisters. There are seven legally recognized."
Goat heard the unfinished meaning in Vulture's words,
"That is to say, are there any legally recognized ones?"
Vulture said,
"Yes, if Mr. President's illegitimate children are included, the number of descendants will break through the double digits … I think there must be many people who hope that Mr. Ryan can't go back."
Goat shook his head,
"This is really one disaster after another."
Talon nodded at this moment and said,
"Yes, especially now that we have a bad start and many people have died."
Fang Linyan said,
"How many people died?"
Talon hesitated for a moment. Considering that Fang Linyan and the others had also gone through life and death together at this time, Talon didn't treat them as outsiders. He directly said all the detailed numbers,
Up until now, the team had already lost six people due to air accidents and accidents. Furthermore, they were dragging along eight injured people.
Talon sighed and said, "We had a small meeting before.
"We had a small meeting before, and I feel that De Yako is about to give up."
Fang Linyan frowned after hearing this,
"How could this be? How can he leave now? If he leaves, doesn't that mean that he will lose everything? "
Talon nodded and said,
"Yes."
Then he motioned Fang Linyan and the others to come over and turned on the projector next to him,
"See for yourself. There were at least 20 to 30 people in the meeting at that time, so there was no confidentiality. If you were there, you would definitely be invited."
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