Hotel on the mountain

It has been half a month since the exploration team set out. Although they have not received any news, no one is worried about it. In this dangerous and complex world, the period of field exploration is basically as long as two months, and there are even cases where there is no news for several years.

So everything at the Alpine Hotel is running normally, and Jetro finally found a new entertainment project for the beach he longed for.

On the beach, Jetro was only wearing a pair of shorts, and the cool sea breeze blew his golden hair and his naked skin. He looked at his chest and lower abdomen with some depression, and found that they did not show the fitness that a man should have, but instead looked flat and even somewhat rounded due to lack of exercise.

Jetro took a deep breath, worked hard to shrink the fat on his belly, and straightened his chest. At least this would make him look taller. He walked step by step from the beach into the embrace of the sea with his head held high, and the waves that hit him moistened his body.

In front of Yetro, a medium-sized lantern fish was lying there quietly, with the sea water flowing past it, drawing a beautiful arc.

After statistics from the Department of Pediatrics, the walking lantern fish group was classified into four sizes of walking lantern fish. The average length of small lantern fish is one meter, and their main business is fishing in marginal lakes; the average length of medium-sized lantern fish is three meters, and they are hunted in Pearl Lake due to the needs of the fish lantern business; large lantern fish Fish are the high-end combat power of the walking lantern fish group. They have almost evolved into black behemoths, comparable to five-star monsters; and the only giant walking lantern fish is the emperor walking lantern.

The combat power of the walking lantern fish fluctuates greatly. They are gregarious monsters and their individual combat power is not strong. Only in group combat can they gain an advantage.

The medium-sized walking lantern fish has a brown body with a short fleshy branch on its forehead, and a luminous light sac at the end. Its big mouth opens slightly, revealing its sharp teeth. Coupled with its drop-shaped figure, it is really intimidating.

What Jetro had to do was to walk over slowly, and then be afraid of climbing on the back of the medium-sized lantern fish.

On its back, there was already a simple fish saddle placed on it. Three special reins were wrapped around the three belly parts of the lantern fish like leather belts. Finally, a rope extended out and was pulled into Yetro's hand. .

It is difficult for human feet to step on the smooth back of the walking lantern fish, so a pair of shoes are built on the fish saddle. As long as you put your feet in and lock a groove, you can stand on the fish's back.

Jetro tightened his grip on the reins, took a few deep breaths, and still did not forget to tighten the fat on his lower abdomen. He waved his hands slightly, and the lantern fish turned around to face the sea. Then Jetro stretched the sole of his right foot forward and touched a pin on the right shoe. He gently Stepping on it lightly and pressing the needle will stimulate one of the nerves of the walking lantern fish, causing it to know in pain that it should sprint.

As a result, the lantern fish quickly flicked its fins and slipped from the shoal to the surface of the sea. The green shore woods were getting farther and farther behind Yetro. He grabbed the reins, stood with his legs spread apart, and rushed outward quickly, the yellow beach becoming increasingly blurry. Jetro's passion was aroused by the rapid galloping on the sea. He excitedly increased his strength on the needle, causing the lantern fish to sprint as fast as possible, and the blue shoal turned into a shoal behind him. An outline of a paintbrush.

The waves of the sea water rushing beside the walking lantern fish surged in the air, and Jetro roared excitedly. The water and wind sprinkled on him, the sunshine and moist air bathed him, and all his hair had been blown away. At the back of his mind, this feeling of controlling speed and monsters made him addicted and didn't want to stop.

But Jetro knew what he was going to do. He released the painful stimulation to the lantern fish and used his left foot to press a needle on the left foot. This needle would make the whole body of the lantern fish feel comfortable. , thereby slowing down its speed until it stops. If you press the left and right feet together, the lantern fish will roll awkwardly and throw the person on its back off.

Jetro pulled the reins, causing the lantern fish to change direction and return to the shoal. On the shore, Sith was waiting here and hurriedly handed over the coat used to wrap his body.

"Sith." Jetro said happily, "We can let Dao'er and Simba expand the 'fish boat' plan."

Sith glanced at the individual whom Jetro called a "fish boat" with distrust, and asked worriedly: "Sir, is this too risky? The place is in the sea. If something happens to the guests, we will be very Difficult to take care of”

"I will discuss this matter with Emperor Xinglan." Jetro wiped the water stains on his body with a bath towel, "Let them also take on the responsibility of 'lifeguards'. In short, let Dao'er and the others expand their scale first. ”

Sith stopped refuting. While they were sorting out the plan to improve the control of the fish boat, a group of guards running over excitedly informed them of the return of the exploration team.

…

"Let me summarize." Jetro waited for Daniel and Afu to finish talking incoherently, and then calmly repeated, "What you mean is that you encountered a big waterfall."

"It's not just big, it's very big!" Afu excitedly corrected the mistake in the description.

"Okay, it was very big." Jetro opened his arms symbolically to show that he had received the message, "Then, you fell down."

"Yes." Daniel nodded.

"You happened to fall into the habitat of the floating dragon, and then you had a fight with a floating dragon. Then, you tamed the floating dragon, and finally, you flew under the waterfall. Come back." Jetro finished speaking in one breath. Daniel and Afu nodded frequently.

"Then..." Jetro asked worriedly, "Where is Thorad?"

Daniel and Af looked at each other with sad expressions on their faces. "We don't know." Daniel responded in a bleak tone, "They should have separated during the fall. He was standing on the raft at that time, and we were in the raft's house."

Jetro took a deep breath to get rid of the depression and bad feelings in his chest.

They now stood in Jetro's room, falling into silence. But Jetro quickly broke the uncomfortable silence: "I think Thorad must still be alive. After all, his physical fitness is much stronger than yours. If you are fine, there is a high probability that he will be fine too. "

Jetro's words inspired Daniel and Afu. "Anyway, you guys need to rest for a while. We must get Thorad back. Before that, don't tell Xibinai the news. Just say..."

Jetro thought for a while and added, "Just say that you have tamed the floating dragon and come back to send the message first, while Thorad builds an outpost there. Okay?"

Afu and Daniel nodded, and these words more or less eliminated some of the guilt in their hearts.

"I don't know how Thorad is doing now... In that vast wasteland, even if he is alive, he must be very tired."

…

In the coral forest, where the raft fell, a single-story wooden house was covered with the last wooden board. Thorad smiled with satisfaction and began to build a stove in the wooden house.