he wore it back

When Shi Hai saw that the deputy commander seemed to know something about this task, he asked Lopez to take a closer look and try to recall the news he had heard.

Hailanze pushed the mission manual to the opposite side, and he touched the bridge of his nose lightly. There are round glasses with thin gold frames and a thin chain vertically on the frame of the glasses. He wears a white suit. It looks very gentle.

Lopez didn't care about this. He even wore a tie, which didn't necessarily make the commander look more often.

"This is a virus expulsion mission aimed at the border of the Eastern Region. The content described in the manual is to kill all infected people and eliminate the source of virus infection."

Facing this page, Lopez talked eloquently, "At that time, there was indeed a very sensational murder case. A stranger, who had no injustice or hatred, even just arrived in that town, begged the mayor. The family made a move."

Hai Lanze leaned forward slightly, and asked calmly, "Mayor?"

Lopez nodded, "The mayor's family lives on the west side of the town. According to eyewitnesses, a guest came that night and said that he had traveled a long distance and met robbers on the way, so even The money for staying here is gone, the mayor is usually kind and helpful, so he agreed to take him in for a night, and the witness went over to chat for a few words, thinking that the guest talked politely and didn't look like a bad person."

Hai Lanze looked at him with a half-smile, "I didn't expect that there were witnesses..."

Lopez continued, "Who knows that this kind of desolate but gentle man killed the entire mayor's family overnight, and even the baby who was just born less than 2 months old was stabbed through with a knife. , The impact of this incident on the local area is very bad, and what is even more sad is that the people in the town can't find the murderer at all, as if he disappeared out of thin air after killing someone."

Hai Lanze nodded, "After the task is completed, it will be sent back to the trading area, which is a normal thing."

Lopez said coldly, "Wouldn't the participants have trouble sleeping and eating after completing such a brutal task?"

Hai Lanze tapped the table lightly with his fingers, raised his eyes and said, "For some people, the task is just a task, it does not involve personal emotions, and there is no sense of guilt."

Lopez fell silent, but after a while, he heard the other party ask, "I have one thing, I'm a little curious, I wonder if it's convenient for you to explain it?"

Lopez replied, "What's the problem, please tell me."

Hai Lanze closed the mission booklet, with some serious inquiry in his eyes, he said, "Why do you know the mayor and witnesses that didn't appear in the mission records?"

Lopez raised his eyebrows and explained without hesitation, "Because I happened to be there at the time."

Hai Lanze shook his head, "This kind of task will only be taken by one person, and no two people will do it at the same time."

Lopez looked calm, "I just passed by, I'm not on a mission."

"You answered so quickly, as if you had prepared the answer beforehand."

"That's because I have a clear head and quick reflexes."

"What a coincidence?"

"It's such a coincidence!"

The two looked at each other speechlessly, Shi Hai took the opportunity to interrupt the conversation, he said, "The residents of the other world are individuals with independent thoughts and lives, releasing such a mission is equivalent to ignoring the law and making everyone Against conscience."

Hai Lanze had doubts in his heart, but since the man spoke, he put the matter aside for the time being, and said, "There is no other way. For adventurers, the laws of this land are just child's play. Some people are willing to abide by them." Obey it, and if someone is unwilling, it cannot be enforced."

Shi Hai said lightly, "It's not that we can't force it, it's just that we don't have enough strength."

Hai Lanze smiled, "Indeed, for such a chaotic situation, the only way out is the barrel of a gun."

He paused, and added, "Also, this requires a leader to integrate resources, recruit members, and establish a system."

Shi Hai was noncommittal about this. Where there are people, there will be good and evil. Punishing the evil and promoting the good is not something that can be done with words, encouragement or condemnation.

Hai Lanze looked at the man, leaned over unconsciously, lowered his eyes slightly, his glasses slid down a little and hung on the bridge of his nose, his eyes seemed to shine brightly, "Then...do you want to be the leader?"

Shi Hai looked at him, didn't respond to the other party's temptation, and asked instead, "Looking at the records in the task manual, each person's first task has a different time, so it can be seen that there are several batches, and I don't know the earliest time." What happened to the group of adventurers who came in now?"

Hai Lanze sat back with a smile, leaned back on the chair, and said lazily, "Who knows, I don't know which batch came in. This manual only collects information as much as possible, and there is no Everything is recorded, probably some people died, some people are still alive."

Lopez frowned and asked, "When did the earliest adventurer come in?"

Hai Lanze held his chin, thought for a while, and said, "Maybe it was decades ago. The age and lifespan here are very different from reality, and decades are nothing."

There are quite a few people who want to stay, not just to enjoy the abundant resources, to act recklessly, to be surrounded by beauties, etc., but also to be greedy for the lifeline here.

Several people gathered around the mission manual, integrated all the information, and after some analysis, found that there is indeed some kind of connection between these missions.

Very secretive and outrageous.

Shi Hai thought for a while, and said, "I can't draw a definite conclusion just by sorting it out like this. I still have to do a few things myself to further analyze the secrets."

Hai Lanze nodded, "Unfortunately, I can't go out easily. I haven't done a mission for a long time, but I have added your communication number, and the mission manual is also with me. If there is anything, I can communicate remotely at any time."

He really wants to go with him, but the situation is a bit special recently, the mood of the adventurers has become unstable, and some radicals always want to dominate the otherworldly continent, so someone needs to sit in the Sifang Pavilion.

After Shi Hai thanked him politely, he bid farewell to Highlander, and returned to the hotel with Lopez.

He clicked on the communicator and began to screen suitable tasks.

During the research process, Shi Hai has already discovered that even though he cannot accept single-person missions, he can join the team missions through the team mode.

This discovery was a surprise.

Lopez saw the man sitting on the bed, seriously fiddling with the strange instrument on his wrist, so he also leaned against the window, turned on the communicator, and found the previous post in it.

"If the person you like invites you in bed, how do you respond?" "

Lopez just took a few glances when he heard the commander say, "Are you free, come here."

Lopez: "..."

He looked down at some explicit content displayed on the communicator screen, then raised his head to look at the man with uncertainty.

Is that what he thought? !

Shi Hai clicked on the task interface that he was about to accept, carefully read the task content and requirements twice, and after analyzing the feasibility, he asked the deputy commander to come over to make sure.

He waited for a long time before he saw the other party walking over with a slightly blushing face, and his movements seemed to be a little stiff.

As if preparing for a big event, I feel a little nervous in my heart.

Shi Hai said casually, "Is it the first time?"

Lopez didn't dare to look up even more. He hasn't taken a shower yet, should he wash it three times?

And why does the other party ask such a question? Is it because they don't trust it? Then later, should they be more awkward, or use the advanced postures they learned before?

Seeing that he was still so nervous, Shi Hai smiled and comforted him, "The area of ​​this mission is relatively familiar, so it shouldn't be too difficult."

He showed the deputy commander what was displayed on the communicator.

"Please form a team to explore the northern mountains and look for the three wooden fishes living in the mountains."

The northern mountainous area mentioned here is estimated to be near the northern region according to the suggested geographic coordinates.

Lopez finished reading the mission notice blankly and expressed no objection.

Shi Hai was not sure if the deputy commander really wanted to do this task, because the other party seemed a little...depressed?

"Is it too tired recently? Let's take a good rest for a few days. I will do this task enough."

Lopez quickly pulled himself together and shook his head, "I'll go wherever you're going."

Seeing that the deputy commander's attitude was firm, Shi Hai didn't try to persuade him any more. He manipulated the communication numbers of the two and submitted an application for joining the mission team.

Soon, the application was approved... one.

Lopez couldn't believe that he lost the election?

Why!

And such a dangerous matter, how can the commander-in-chief take the risk to investigate it himself without the company of his entourage.

Shi Hai didn't expect that only one of the two entered.

Is it because the team task has a limit on the number of participants?

Shi Hai handed several teleportation scrolls and a healing scroll to Lopez, and said, "In this case, I can only go and have a look first. During this period, you should pay attention to safety. If there is anything, remember to use the teleportation scroll in time. "

Unwilling, Lopez did not give up, but followed Shi Hai to the gathering place where the team started.

At this time, several people had already gathered there, all dressed in different ways.

In front of a group of unfamiliar adventurers, Lopez pretended not to know the commander. He directly found the mission initiator and asked why the application failed.

The young man, who looked a little thin, explained in a low voice, "At that time, two people applied at the same time, but this is a team task of five people, and we just happened to be short of one person, so we had to bear the pain and reject you. I'm sorry."

In fact, Lopez doesn't really want to be the commander to take risks. Who knows if this kind of weird adventurer mission will have any impact on these "fake adventurers"?

Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just in case, Lopez doesn't want Fidel to take this risk.

He quietly asked, "I sincerely want to do this task, and my ability is also very good. Can you add me and replace the other one?"

The thin young man became more and more embarrassed when he heard the words. He stammered and said, "If you said that at the beginning, maybe I don't care if I change people or not, but now..."

Lopez wondered, "Is it not possible now? They haven't set off yet."

The young man blushed, and secretly glanced at the man several times, "I think he is more suitable."

Lopez: "..."

Although the strength of the commander is indeed strong, the man usually has a gentle temperament and will not show his sharpness.

Then what does this person use to judge whether an applicant is suitable or not? Does he use his face? !

In the end, Lopez also failed to win a spot.

He could only watch helplessly as the commander and the other four adventurers disappeared out of thin air after a flash of white light.

Lopez recalled the words that others kept telling him before departure.

"After finding Fidel, we must protect him and return safely. These adventurers are acting strangely, so be careful."

"Deputy Marshal, we're pinning our hopes on you, and I wish you the best of luck!"

"If it wasn't for me not being able to leave, this spot would not be your turn!"

"That trading zone sounds dangerous, I suggest you follow him at every step."

"With the deputy commander in person, everything can be at ease!"

……

Lopez's throat moved slightly, his fists clenched, and his eyes closed. After all, he failed.

In the northern mountains.

Shi Hai exchanged names with these people, and since it is a team relationship, even without a communication number, they can still have a conversation in the mission system.

That thin young man was called Chen Size, an adventurer who had just entered this otherworldly continent. According to him, he was sent here in a car accident with his eyes closed.

Shi Hai was very interested in this, he did not expect to meet a new adventurer.

When I was studying the task manual before, I found a hidden rule that was not sure from the life and death records of those task participants.

Some people died in another continent, and some were drawn back in. The quantitative relationship among them may be conserved.

Chen Size knew that he had a shy personality. He was not an outgoing person, but when he came here, if he wanted to survive, he had to get crystal coins to buy supplies, so he had to take on a task that seemed relatively simple.

Although team missions are inherently more difficult than solo missions, as a rookie who doesn't know anything, doing it alone is more likely to cause accidents.

Chen Size summoned up his courage, and greeted everyone politely. When he was hungry, even a dumb person could still sell things like a fool!

He added four veterans all at once, and he was a little nervous. Three of them seemed taciturn and didn't like to communicate with others, so they just nodded expressionlessly when they greeted them. Gentle and easy to speak.

"You've done a lot of missions. Will this kind of collection mission be difficult? Is there anything I need to pay attention to?" Chen Size asked humbly.

Shi Hai, a novice who knew nothing about it: "..."

He thought for a while and said, "Since the area has been designated, there is a high probability that the wooden fish is a specialty of this place. If we can find the local residents, we may get accurate clues."

Chen Size scratched his head in doubt, "Is there anyone living nearby? It seems that there is no human habitation in this mountain."

Shi Hai smiled slightly, "There may be people hunting in the mountains. If not, it means that this kind of item can be found by ourselves. Then its location is not too remote, and it has certain characteristics. Some information can be deduced."

"You mean... the name Muyu?"

Shi Hai nodded lightly, "There is no water source in the mountain area, so how can there be fish? I have heard of a footless creature that likes to eat fresh leaves. It happens to live in this area. They are timid and like to hide in trees. Inside the cave, you can try to find it later.”

Chen Size nodded, trying to write down these points.

Seeing this, the other three people also gathered around.

"This kind of confusing collection task is very difficult, brother, have you done it before?"

"What kind of wooden fish, I have never heard of it. The normal collection tasks are to give specific locations, and most of them are equipped with images. Just send them over and collect them directly, just like picking apples."

"I also didn't expect that the wooden fish was not near the teleportation point. I searched for a long time just now..."

Chen Size was stunned. Is the normal collection task so simple? Then he took a big hole? !

Looking at the calm and calm face of that tall and handsome man, Chen Size couldn't help but feel at ease. Fortunately, there is this person in the team, and the other party should not only be a veteran, but also a master.

Shi Hai, who was just guessing casually: "..."

A few people wandered around the area a few times, but they didn't see the tree hole, so they had to continue to explore.

This is Shihai's first visit to the northern region. The folk customs here are tough and the combat power is extremely strong, but there is no intersection with the Eastern Region, so they don't know much about it.

What's more, it is still a desolate mountainous area, so it should be difficult to meet people from the Northern Army.

He carefully searched every tree he passed by, and explored one by one in the large and small tree holes. Except for harvesting five squirrels, two small birds, and a dozen chestnuts, he found nothing special.

In the end, it was Chen Size who screamed and attracted everyone.

"What's the matter, the ghost screamed suddenly, it scared me to death!"

"Did you find the wooden fish? What are you doing with your hands in it?"

"Is it bitten..."

When Shi Hai rushed over, he found that the left hand of the thin young man was stretched out in a tree hole, and he couldn't pull it out.

Chen Size looked at the man helplessly, wanting to cry, "I just saw something moving inside, it was too dark to see clearly, so I wanted to grab it out, but I didn't expect... why is this thing's mouth so big? ?!"

Although he has no teeth, the feeling of being held in his palm is uncomfortable, and he is really terrified at this moment.

Shi Hai borrowed someone's dagger, and decisively dug the hole directly.

It was the first time that the person who lent the dagger saw someone who could cut open the edge of a tree hole with a short knife!

Is he not worthy to use this dagger? Why is it so hard to cut stones and melons?

Shi Hai didn't dig too big, but just widened the edge of the tree hole so that Chen Size could connect his hands to the creatures inside and take them out together.

Everyone gathered around to have a look, it was a wood carving-like thing, the texture on its body resembled the scales of a fish, the whole body was round and round, with a very big mouth, but it had a small fish-like tail, which looked very uncoordinated.

"Is this the wooden fish?"

"It felt like it was right."

"This is one, there are two more, if they like to live together, they may be nearby!"

Chen Size finally understood that these adventurers didn't care about his hand and just focused on completing the task.

In desperation, Chen Size could only look at Shi Hai asking for help, "Can you help me, I don't want to be bitten like this..."

Shi Hai carefully observed the appearance of the wooden fish, and the other's eyes rolled around as he approached.

Chen Size said in surprise and fear, "This wooden fish has a really big mouth, but luckily it has no teeth, otherwise my hand would be useless."

Shi Hai looked at the size of the opponent's fish mouth, and then compared the fish's body. While studying how to make it let go, he comforted him, "This fish may not be an adult yet. According to the proportion of the body, The mouth is not too big."

It’s okay to just swallow a fist, but if the whole arm is swallowed, it is very likely to enter the stomach, and there is a danger of being digested.

As soon as the words fell, the wooden fish suddenly let go of its mouth and fell to the ground.

Chen Size's left hand was free again, and before he had time to breathe a sigh of relief, he saw the wooden fish flick the tail on its buttocks, suddenly flew up, and then fell from the sky, biting half of his head.

Chen Size: "?!!"

Shi Hai: "..."

The other three: "..."

"Maybe Muyu really likes you." Someone said hesitantly, "Why don't you dig a few more tree holes to try?"

Another person also said, "Anyway, this thing doesn't bite anyone. Even if it is accidentally injured, it can be cured with a scroll. Why don't you make a sacrifice and complete the mission."

There was another person who continued to search hard. Everyone wanted to finish the work and go back as soon as possible. After all, once they left the trading area, it meant they had entered a high-risk area.

Although their adventurers have many weapons and methods, they are not omnipotent, and their survival depends on their own abilities.

Shi Hai found that the wooden fish kept staring at him, as if showing how big its mouth was.

He didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said, "Now its mouth is really big."

Chen Size's face was like a concubine, "Then... and then, what should I do?"

Shi Hai asked, "Can you feel how much it weighs?"

Chen Size replied, "There is almost no feeling of weight, but it is disgusting to be sucked in."

Shi Hai thought for a while, picked up a branch on the ground with three dried fruits hanging on it, and said tentatively, "Bite on this fruit to prove that your mouth is big."

As soon as the words fell, the wooden fish flew up instantly and hung on the branch.

Everyone: "..."

Is this so simple? !

So everyone quickly took sticks and tried one by one against the noisy tree holes.

Finally, on the branch in Shi Hai's hand, there were three wooden fishes hanging, one next to the other, hanging in a row, eating fruit.

The four of them were already showing admiration. Whether they were newcomers or old people, it was really cool to feel that someone was escorting them all the way!

in the trading area.

Lopez stood there for a long time before preparing to return to the hotel. When the time came, he would use the communicator to confirm his safety with the commander, while patiently waiting for the other party's return.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he turned around, he saw a man wearing a weird hat looking at him in surprise.

"Luo Xing?!" The man called out his alias.

Lopez was a little puzzled, and he searched quickly in his memory.

When I first came to the trading area, except for the businessman named Zhao Songqing and Hai Lanze, the owner of Sifang Pavilion, I didn't introduce myself to anyone else.

Could it be that when he met Zhao Songqing, he happened to be overheard?

But the appearance of the other party is a bit abnormal, as if we have reunited after a long time!

The man trotted all the way to him in three steps and said in disbelief, "It's really you... are you still alive?!"

Lopez: "..."

What is this called? Has he ever died?

Seeing that the other party was indifferent, Wu Hua felt a little strange. He quickly pulled off the peaked cap he was wearing on his head, leaned over his face, and said, "I am Wu Hua, do you still remember, the first team mission after coming to this world, We just happened to be involved together."

Lopez: "?"

What the hell is this man... talking about?