Chapter 40 Route: Qingqiu flapped his wings and laboriously circled and flew upwards in the direction of the bend of the stairs.At this time, everyone is in the yard dealing with various follow-up problems: sampling, cleaning, disinfection.As a result, the second floor is extraordinarily quiet.Qingqiu flew to the door of Mingxia's room, and was eager to press the doorknob with his paws, but the door was pulled open from the inside, Nanjiang walked out quickly, reached out and scooped it into his arms, and then closed the door very quickly.Qingqiu didn't see anyone smell the familiar breath first, so he didn't struggle, but raised his head and looked at Nanjiang's expression with some doubts, what about Ming Xia?
Nan Jiang casually touched its back twice, he was so tired that he fell asleep at this time.Qingqiu felt that there was something wrong with this, and he was pondering, so he listened to Nanjiang ask it, and looked at it before and after, what did he find?
Qingqiu straightened his back with a swish, and instantly switched his state to work mode, and the supply station was to the west, close to the nine acres of plum fields, and there were traces of the ambush of the Yu clan.But by the time I got there, they had already withdrawn.The nine acres of Umeda are not anyone's crops, but when the Great Array was first established, it was named after the monks who lived in seclusion here.The woods here are complicated, the terrain is quite complicated, and the originally reclusive people do not want outsiders to touch in and disturb their tranquility.The water fly chose the ambush location here, also because of the terrain.Gone well.Nanjiang didn't plan to take people into a place like the nine-acre plum field, it was dark in the middle of the night, and the terrain was unfamiliar, so was he in a hurry to send rations to the monsters?
There is also a rare hesitation in Qingqiu, where the nine acres of plum fields are full of trees, and no one prunes them.Near the periphery, there are also wild grasses and shrubs everywhere, growing in a mess, it is very difficult to pass through there, I am not sure if I am wrong, Nanjiang stopped at the bend of the stairs on the second floor, and looked out from the narrow glass window behind him, Li Youran was helping Lin Su collect the residue on the surface, and Tang Xun led people to patrol back and forth in farther places.Without the foggy gloom of the past, the small courtyard at night showed a bit of seclusion unique to the wilderness.Nan Jiang asked again, what did you see?
Aogaoka took two steps back and forth on his arm uneasily, and as I passed over Umeda, I saw something scurrying over the plum branch.The body is about the size of Tu Qing's beauty, no, it's bigger than the beauty.Four-legged and also dragged a short tail.Nanjiang frowned slightly.Listening to its description, there doesn't seem to be anything out of the ordinary.It probably alarmed it as I passed by, and it stopped at the branch and turned to look at me.Qingqiu paused, and there was still a bit of disbelief in his tone, I saw that it had a pointed head, round eyes, like a cat but not a cat, and a few short horns on its forehead.Nanjiang's eyes froze, and his body stood up straight, with horns on his head?!
The horns are shaped like an elk, but are exceptionally short.When it saw me, it spread its wings and tried to pounce on me.Qingqiu shuddered slightly, I was actually not afraid of fighting with it, or it had horns and wings again, which scared me.Do you think it could be that Nanjiang suddenly felt a headache, and you want to say Gu Eagle?
In the "Classic of Mountains and Seas and the Classic of Nanshan", it was recorded that there was a kind of man-eating fierce bird called Gu Eagle.It is said in the book: it is like a carving, with horns on its head, and its voice is like the voice of a baby.The reason why he was sealed in the West Mountain Great Array was also because of cannibalism.Since ancient times, there have been many cases of fierce beasts hurting people.To this day, there are still rumors of man-eating tigers, man-eating crocodiles, man-eating pythons and other fierce beasts around the world from time to time.In order to compete for limited resources, nature's creatures are staging natural selection and the law of the jungle all the time.This kind of competition is perfectly normal.If it were just like this, the Gu Eagle would not have been recorded in the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" and sealed into the Xishan Great Array, and one would have been thousands of years.It was punished because of the cruelty of the hunting methods of this race.They will go back and forth in advance to select a village or town as their target.They then block the roads in and out, surround the target location in dense form, and narrow the encirclement as they kill.An adult Gu Eagle can easily tear open an adult's body with its sharp claws.Moreover, they only eat the internal organs of living people.Nanjiang made a decision as soon as he heard the news, this road could not be taken.It is very likely that the nine acres of Umeda were ambushed by the water dragons, coupled with the unknown details of the fierce beast Gu Eagle, coupled with the complex terrain near Umeda.There are so many uncertainties when it comes to choosing this route.Nanjiang instructed Qingqiu, you go to Li Youran and ask her to report to Hu Lao.Report the matter of the Gu Eagle.Qingqiu is not very sure, is it possible that I read it wrong?
It doesn't matter if it's wrong, Nanjiang rarely showed a gentle expression, and reporting it will attract more people's attention, even if it is finally confirmed that there is no such thing, it is good to let everyone be vigilant.Nan Jiang said, opening the narrow window beside him.The size of the windows is not even enough for an adult cat to get in and out, but it is not a problem for Aooka.Qingqiu's figure drilled out of the window, and Nanjiang's face sank.Previously, he told Ming Xia that the mission of this trip to the mountain was to collect actual combat data for the new weapons, and at the same time start the clean-up work from the most marginal area of the West Mountain.This is not a lie, they are really going to do this work.But these are not all of their tasks, they are just tasks that need to be completed by Ming Xia as a technical foreign aid, and Ming Xia is not suitable to know too many internal things in the sixth group.The real place they wanted to go was a canyon at the northernmost tip of the West Mountain Range.Nanjiang decided to discuss the issue of the route at the morning meeting tomorrow morning.This night is destined to not be able to sleep peacefully.Although it's quiet, it's a bit unusual.The late autumn in Yaozhou has not yet reached the time when the grass and trees are killed, such a night, there should be the last autumn insects singing in the night sky, and there should also be foraging beasts shuttling through the forest, and the sound of small footsteps stepping on the fallen leaves and broken branches will make a suspicious light sound.Nocturnal birds go out to hunt, their wings carrying the sound of the wind, and occasionally making a long chirp.However, at this moment, Nanjiang did not hear anything.The thought that there might be some behemoth hiding in the darkness nearby, Nanjiang couldn't relax his nerves, and this hidden sense of oppression was more breathless than confronting him in person.Fortunately, the night passed peacefully, and they were not attacked again.When the first rays of light in the morning penetrated the morning mist and sprinkled warmly on the messy brick floor of the small courtyard, everyone quietly breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts.Mingxia and Qingqiu are not part of the staff, and it is not their turn to participate in things like the morning meeting, so naturally no one has to call them to get up.So, when this person came down from the upstairs to look for food in high spirits, the discussion meeting presided over by Nanjiang had come to an end, and it was difficult to reach an agreement on the direction of progress.Ming Xia was not interested in their meeting at all, so he hugged Qingqiu and bypassed the group of people who were in the meeting, and went directly into the kitchen.The food reserves of the supply station are still very rich, and the only bad thing is that most of the people have finished breakfast, and they have to be self-reliant if they want to eat.Good thing everything was ready-made, hot water, instant noodles, canned food.Mingxia also found a sealed cake in the cupboard, and happily took it out to share with Qingqiu.Qingqiu has a general sweet tooth, and it mainly loves meat.However, seeing that Mingxia was so happy to eat, he also pecked a few bites with him, and then said that the taste of this kind of dim sum was too different from the dim sum in his memory.Next summer, divide the soaked noodles and canned food into two portions.While they were eating, Nan Jiang also sat down and ate something with them as if they were having fun.You haven't had breakfast yet?
Ming Xia was surprised, he heard Qingqiu say that the team members had gotten up more than an hour ago.Too busy to forget.Nanjiang also soaked himself noodles and soaked braised eggs and sausages in hot water.Ming Xia's face was much better than yesterday, which made Nanjiang feel very relieved.In Nanjiang's mind, Mingxia has evolved from a skilled worker in need of special protection to a skilled foreign aid.He had a hunch that there would be many places where he could be used along the way.Taking a step back, Ming Xia is not a weak bun and will not drag the whole team back, which in itself has greatly reduced the pressure on their task.Nanjiang smiled more and more gently and amiably, and we set off after eating.Ming Xia looked up, his eyes and the tip of his nose were slightly red from the heat, where to go?
Let's go to a valley called Nine Acres Umeda.Nanjiang glanced at Qingqiu, and saw that it didn't react much, so he nodded and continued: Then turn northeast from there to the Xixin River.Ming Xia waited for him to continue, but Nan Jiang stopped talking again.That's it?
I'm puzzled next summer, what are you doing by the river?
Catching a water bug?
Where is it hiding?
Nanjiang smiled and said: No one is sure where Shui Yu is hiding at the moment.When it broke through the formation that day, our people didn't have time to leave a positioning chip in its body.So search wherever possible.Mingxia nodded in understanding.It's just looking for clues everywhere.Nanjiang looked at his hazeless eyes, hesitated for a moment, and added: If there is no trace of the water in the vicinity of the Xixin River, we may have to continue to advance north.Ming Xia raised his eyebrows and looked at him puzzled, didn't you say that the main task was to find a few weak chicken targets and test the lethality of the new weapon?
Nanjiang didn't change his color and lied for himself, the original plan was right, but you also saw that Shui Yu had already regarded this place as its territory, and last night's battle was just a temptation.I don't think even if we wanted to let it go, it probably wouldn't reconcile with us.Ming Xia sighed, this is true.According to his thoughts, in a place like the supply station so close to the foot of the mountain, a big demon like the water fly that needs to hide and recuperate should not appear.Who would choose such an easy place to be found to heal from a wound?
The soldiers will block, and the water will cover the earth.Mingxia said cheerfully, anyway, my job is to cooperate with you.Naturally, wherever you go, I will follow.Then Nanjiang looked at him, and a sincere smile slowly appeared on his face, so it was decided.Chapter 41 Small Cooperation Nine Acres Umeda is not only nine acres.In fact, this field of flowers occupies most of the valley.Lacking care for a long time, the branches of the plum grove were intertwined, and the trees were overgrown with weeds, and many places were simply blocked by thorny shrubs.To pass through such a place, opening a road is a big project.There was a fog in the valley, and a light veil shrouded the mergrove.Speaking of scenery alone, nature is extremely quiet, but if it is too quiet, it is a little more disturbing.There was no sound of wild beasts rustling through the woods, no birdsong, not even insects, it seemed like it was a lifeless dead place.The team stopped a few hundred meters away from Merlin to take a break and wait for instructions for their next move.Nanjiang fixed the miniature camera in front of Qingqiu, adjusted the elasticity back and forth, and gently patted its wings, okay, go, be careful.Qingqiu rose into the air, flew around Mingxia's head, and spread his wings and flew in the direction of Merlin.Tang Xun tapped on his notebook.Moments later, two windows pop up on the left and right, a map with a small moving bright circle on the left, and an aerial angle on the right, a nine-acre plum field overlooking from mid-air, and the picture is still moving slowly.Ming Xia pointed to the bright circle on the map on the left with some curiosity, this is the range of Qingqiu's camera?
Nan Jiang and Tang Xun nodded together.Ming Xia couldn't help but sigh, this place is really big.He clearly remembered that the introduction of the West Mountain mentioned the area of this land, but now looking at the map, it seems that the area of the West Mountain is larger than the written description.Or is this the size of this place in the first place, and the appearance it shows is just a trick to hide people's ears and eyes?
Judging from the picture, Qingqiu does not fly high, and the speed is not fast.If it weren't for the fact that it was being broadcast live, the person who saw it would think that a looping clip was playing on the screen.There is nothing in the camera except the canopy of plum trees next to each other.Occasionally, a few clearings appeared, which were also overgrown with weeds, and extremely desolate.Ming Xia thought to himself, fortunately Nanjiang didn't give an order to let everyone drill directly into the woods.If you get in, it's not easy to get out.In case of another enemy ambush, everyone will be able to explain here.Nanjiang wore headphones to remotely control Qingqiu and pointed it in the direction it was heading.Ming Xia watched from the side for a while, and began to think about Qingqiu in his heart.Such a small thing, flying from downstairs to upstairs has to complain, and now it has been flying so far without stopping, and it should be very tiring with equipment on it, right?
He could see that Qingqiu's speed was definitely faster than that of ordinary birds, but because of this, its physical exertion should also be greater.Even if youkai are tired, right?
After all, this small body is a real little starling.In front of the right, Nanjiang suddenly spoke, in the direction of two o'clock.The small bright circle on the screen moved in response to the sound and moved in the direction designated by Nanjiang.The picture on the right is still an endless stream of plum trees and the occasional barren and weeds.Yes, this is it, Nanjiang said: Can it be higher?
The aperture on the map zooms in in response.The image in the window on the right has the impression of an airplane looking down on the ground as it lifts off.Just between the clumps of plum trees that grew in a haphazard manner, some lines were revealed.These messy lines change subtly as the camera rises, some are connected, others are disconnected, or where what should have been a bush of trees inexplicably appear in some arcs.Tang Xun adjusted the scale on the map in the left window, and the bright circle enlarged, slowly covering half of the screen.On the map, within the bright circle, a strange pattern emerged.It was a figure similar to the Bagua Plate, and the phantom of an animal seemed to appear in the center of the Bagua Plate.It seems to be a sleeping position, and the whole body is faintly shiny.What is this?
Ming Xia asked, is it a prisoner?
Be.Tang Xun lowered his head and tapped on the keyboard, and said without raising his head: The Xishan Great Array, the seals are all felons who kill people and oversell goods.Right now, it's called Gu Eagle.It once led the whole clan to leave the lair in the far north when the heavy snow blocked the mountains and cut off food, and slaughtered the sixteen towns of Yanbei, and everywhere it passed, there was no one alive.It caused a great deal of panic at the time.The Demon Suppression Division sent the most powerful demon hunter to track it for thousands of miles before finally arresting it.There is a feeling of dizziness in the next summer.Is he really listening to history, not stories?
Also cannibalistic?
Ming Xia didn't quite understand what he meant by Tu.Tang Xun paused under his hand, as if he had just reacted to who he was talking to.He glanced at Nan Jiang hesitantly, seeing that there was no look of opposition on his face, and thinking that Ming Xia was also his teammate in the current situation, he ruthlessly gave him a complete answer, they only eat part of the human race.