In the snow, the five-man team was running.
Guyue Jiao San looked at the sky and said, "It's getting late, this mission is to collect permafrost rotten soil. Although it is simple, it takes a long time. We need to increase our speed, everyone follow me and try not to fall behind. Fang Yuan, if you can't hold on, just tell us, it's alright. You are a newbie, we will take care of you. "
Guyue Jiao San's smile was very friendly.
Fang Yuan nodded, not saying a word.
The other three members exchanged glances. Actually, it was still early, and Jiao San's actions were unnecessary. In fact, he just wanted to show Fang Yuan his power.
The three of them knew this, but did not expose him.
In fact, this kind of show of power was common. When a newbie joined a group, the older members would more or less show some of their power to get rid of the newbie's arrogance, so that it would be easier to command and manage them in the future.
"Let's go." Jiao San lightly shouted, taking a step forward and rushing out.
Fang Yuan's gaze shone, and he and the other three increased their speed, following closely behind.
The bamboo shoes stepped on the snow, leaving a series of deep footprints.
The mountainous terrain was bumpy, and it was not easy to walk. Especially after being covered with a layer of snow, it was easy to slip and fall. At the same time, the snow was unpredictable. Who knew if there were sharp rocks or pits under the snow?
If they stepped into a hunter's trap, they would be even more unlucky.
Living in this world was tough, and travelling seemed easy, but in fact, it required a lot of knowledge. Many newbies suffered because of this.
Only after a long period of training and suffering could a Gu Master accumulate enough experience to avoid these obstacles.
The cold winter wind assaulted his face as Fang Yuan sped along the snowy ground.
Sometimes he jumped, sometimes he ran, sometimes he climbed, and sometimes he moved, following closely behind Jiao San.
The entire Qing Mao mountain was covered in a layer of snow, and many trees were bare, without a single leaf.
Occasionally, squirrels or wild deer would be disturbed by this group of people, scurrying far away.
Half an hour later, Jiao San suddenly stopped, having reached his destination.
He turned around and looked at Fang Yuan with a smile, praising: "Not bad! Fang Yuan, you really deserve to be the top scholar of this year. You actually followed behind me and didn't fall behind. "
Fang Yuan smiled and said nothing. He was already familiar with this kind of display of strength. In fact, running through the snow had become a "traditional program." Many teams used this to suppress the arrogance of the newcomers.
The two of them stood there and waited for a while before the other three team members arrived.
Hu, hu, hu …
They were panting heavily, their foreheads dripping with sweat, their faces flushed red. Two of them bent over and supported themselves with their hands, while the last one collapsed onto the snowy ground.
Jiao San glared at the three of them and bellowed: "Stand up straight! Aren't you ashamed? Look at Fang Yuan, and then look at yourselves. Hmph, after this mission is completed, all of you should go back and reflect on yourselves. "
The three of them quickly stood up straight, but their heads were lowered. They did not dare to raise their heads from Jiao San's scolding and did not dare to retort.
However, the way they looked at Fang Yuan had changed.
"That's weird, why is this Fang Yuan so experienced? I didn't even see him fall once! "
"Sigh, our strength is only average, how can we compare to this monster?"
"Hmph, we didn't get to watch a good show, and instead became the sacrificial lambs. This guy … "
"Alright, focus." Jiao San pointed to the front, "This small valley is our destination. There is a large amount of frozen soil that we can collect. We will split up here and collect the frozen soil. We will gather here in an hour. Kong Jing, distribute the tools. "
Just as Jiao San finished speaking, the male team member called Guyue Kong Jing stood up.
He opened his palm, and a yellow light shot out from his aperture, hovering in the middle of his palm.
The yellow light dissipated, revealing the true appearance of a golden back frog.
This golden frog was chubby, and its snow-white belly was extremely big. When it swelled up, its entire body looked like a round ball. The frog's mouth and eyes were pushed up to the top of its head, compressed together.
Fang Yuan's gaze shone, immediately recognizing this Gu worm.
This was a Rank two Gu worm — Big Belly Frog.
Soon after, traces of red steel primeval essence flowed out from Kong Jing's hand, and was absorbed by the big belly frog.
Gua.
The big-bellied frog let out a loud cry. It opened its mouth and spat out a miniature shovel.
The iron shovel flew in the air, quickly becoming bigger, and in a blink of an eye, it landed on the ground, becoming half a person tall.
Gua gua gua …
It called out a few times, spitting out a tool each time.
Finally, on the snowy ground in front of everyone, there were five iron shovels and five wooden boxes. The wooden boxes were tied with two hemp ropes.
Gu Masters had a huge burden when feeding their Gu worms, thus their numbers were limited. In the early stages, it was hard for Gu Masters to face complex environments alone, and there were all sorts of troubles, thus they often moved in small groups.
In a small group, there would be someone scouting, someone attacking, someone defending, someone healing, and someone in charge of logistics.
This male Gu Master, Kong Jing, was obviously a logistics Gu Master. The big belly frog he had was a typical logistics Gu worm, with a large space in its stomach, used for storage.
Of course, every Gu worm had its strengths and weaknesses.
The big belly frog's weakness, besides the limited storage space, was that every time it spat out something, it would make a sound. This was really annoying. Especially when the Gu Master was hiding in the battlefield, if it was not handled properly, they would expose their location.
Also, the big belly frog could not store Gu worms, and was not immune to poison, so poisonous items could not be stored.
After distributing the tools, the five of them each had an iron shovel and a wooden box.
"Let's go." Jiao San waved his hand, leading the way into the valley.
Fang Yuan carried the iron shovel, carrying the wooden box, and chose another direction.
"He's a newbie after all, going in excitedly. Hehe. "
"How can permafrost soil be so easy to collect? If we don't distinguish it carefully, we might just collect normal permafrost soil, wasting all our efforts. "
"In fact, it is very hard to distinguish it. The colour of permafrost soil is not much different from normal permafrost soil. Especially under the cover of snow, newbies can only rely on luck to dig it out. "
The three members looked at Fang Yuan's back, laughing coldly in their hearts.
However, an hour later, when they saw Fang Yuan return with a box full of permafrost soil, they were dumbfounded.
Including Jiao San, their wooden boxes were at most half filled with permafrost soil.
Seeing Fang Yuan's wooden box, they were too embarrassed to show their results.
"It's all permafrost soil!" A member inspected it carefully, and was even more shocked.
"Fang Yuan, how did you collect so much permafrost soil?" A female member could not hold back her curiosity and suspicion.
Fang Yuan raised his eyebrows, the snow light shining on his eyes, making them look clear and penetrating.
He smiled lightly, "The academy elder mentioned it before. Permafrost soil is a common resource that is produced after the snow and ice froze the swamp. It has a tinge of purple in the black, and the smell is actually very smelly, but because of the snow and ice, it cannot be smelled. It is the food of the smelly fart fat worm, and it is also very fertile. It is often mixed in the soil, and used to grow wheat, vegetables and fruits. The family gave this mission, it should be used to fertilize the moon orchids in the underground cave. "
His words caused the four of them to freeze in place.
"These theories will naturally be taught in the academy. However, it was quite difficult to link theory with reality. Did this Fang Yuan personally collect permafrost soil before? "The three members looked at each other.
Guyue Jiao San's eyes flashed, and he smiled, "Fang Yuan, you did well."
He praised, but the warm smile on his face was now a little stiff.
Jiao San turned his head, and continued to speak to everyone, "This way, our mission should be completed. Everyone, pass the shovels and wooden boxes to Kong Jing, let's go back. "
By the time they returned to the village, it was already afternoon.
The five of them came out of the internal affairs hall, and Jiao San distributed the six Yuan stones. He got two for himself, and the rest got one each.
Seeing how easily the Yuan stone was obtained, some of the members had smiles on their faces.
Fang Yuan silently kept the Yuan stone, and did not make a sound.
He only thought in his heart, "When a newcomer joins a team, the family will increase the rewards, as a form of support for the newcomer. The reward for collecting permafrost soil is at most two Yuan stones. Because of me, it is twice as much. According to logic, they should be taking care of me. If running through the snow is a show of strength, and collecting permafrost soil alone is making things difficult for me, then giving out Yuan stones like this is suppression. "
It was just one or two Yuan stones, Fang Yuan did not care about it. He was just curious, he and Guyue Jiao San had never met each other before, why would he suppress him?
"Could it be …" A light flashed in Fang Yuan's mind.
(Author's note: Damn … who can tell me why, I had already released the chapter on time. It was the same last time, I didn't manage to release it on time.)
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