Beasts contend

The students who participated in the rookie competition arrived at the finish line one after another in the next few days. When they learned that the laurel crown had been taken away, most of them didn't have any thoughts.Lin En's group marched along the road opened by Fan Dong and his party, and they also got the third place.Lin En is the most loyal follower of Prince Vincent. He is a bit regretful when he hears that Prince Vincent once came to see the champion group. Although he is also a queen of nobles, he does not have many chances to meet Prince Vincent!

Lynn finds Long Fang.

Long Fang has strong teeth and is an honest person. He is still very grateful to Lynn.There are not many civilians in the Royal Academy, and they can't even form a group, they can only do errands in other people's teams.Lin En invited him to join the group, but he didn't look above the top like other nobles.

Long Fang took the initiative to say: "Master Lynn, I am going to take the knight position."

Lynn smiled and said, "I know. Judging from his performance in this rookie competition, His Highness Colin is a person worth following. If you can come to work with him, I will be happy for you." He looked serious, "I'm also preparing to take the knight position."

Long Fang was taken aback.The position of knight is a path to heaven for ordinary people, but not for noble young masters like Lynn. On the contrary, this is the path they are least willing to choose.Just think about it, if a person has opened his hands and mouth since birth, who would want to be a knight who has to guard and protect others all day long?

Long Fang remembered Lin En's expression when he mentioned the eldest prince before, and he knew it clearly.He asked, "Is it for His Royal Highness Vincent?"

Lin En said with a "huh" and said, "Let's work hard together next time. If there is a personal discussion, the chances of passing the assessment will be higher."

Longtooth nods.He inquired about Fan Dong's whereabouts, but he heard that Fan Dong didn't go back to the academy and went outside to do other things.

Long Fang was a little disappointed, but he still seriously started knight assessment training with Lynn.

Fan Dong reckoned that the rookie competition was not over yet, so he went to the manor to find Qiu Fengbai and Shen Ming to play.The process of "acquaintance" between him and Shen Ming was a bit awkward, but Shen Ming could be regarded as the first friend he met here, and he wanted to share any good news with Shen Ming.

As a result, he didn't know that Qiu Fengbai took Shen Ming away after arriving at the manor.

Fan Dong went to Master to get Yi Ma back, and asked Yi Ma to take him to find the traces of Qiu Fengbai and Shen Ming.After Cerberus saw Fan Dong's new partner, he couldn't help but feel dejected. The winged horse looked snow-white, much prettier than it, and it was ashamed to tell Fan Dong not to ride the winged horse.

The Cerberus first went ahead to hunt the ferocious beast, firstly to vent, and secondly, to please the winged horse with the crystal nucleus in its mouth.It could tell that this winged horse didn't particularly agree with Fan Dong, and the Cerberus's thinking was simple and direct—as long as the winged horse was given a lot of crystal cores, the winged horse would not leave Fan Dong!

It knows that it may not be able to stay with Fan Dong for a long time.

If possible, it hopes that this winged horse can stand by Fan Dong's side instead of itself, and can lead Fan Dong out of danger when Fan Dong is in danger.

The Cerberus courted the Winged Horse awkwardly along the way.

Winged horses often only give it two breaths.

Who would want a crystal nucleus covered in dirty saliva?

Fan Dong understood the actions of the Cerberus, and he was happy and had a sore nose.Before Da Gou'er died, he must have tried his best to warn Zhang Qing, right?He had a proud personality when he was young, and he was willing to take it in after deliberately making things difficult, but it repaid it with a lifetime of loyalty.

No, it should be two lifetimes.

Fan Dong let go of the winged horse and jumped onto the Cerberus's back: "The winged horse leads the way, Xiao Hei, carry me on your back."

The Cerberus was immediately full of energy, and every hair stood straight on end.

The winged horse let out a breath from its nose, jumped up, and led the way in the air.The Cerberus is not as good as a winged horse, and it has no wings, but it ran very hard, and it didn't lag behind at all.

The winged horse flew for more than an hour and landed slowly on a plain.

Fan Dong stood on the hillside, staring blankly at the desolate field.The fields that should have been covered with lush green crops are now in a mess, and the villages still have smoke rising from the villages, but the villages under the smoke are already very desolate.

Signaling the Cerberus to jump down the hill, Fan Dong rolled over from the Cerberus's back and landed on the ground.

The ground is covered with a layer of reddish-brown soil, and there is no grass on it, only the remnants of the scorched fire.Such a large plain has been deserted.The surroundings were empty, Fan Dong looked around, and could only see a short and thin old man picking up something in the field.

Fan Dong walked towards a village following the instructions of the winged horse.

The figures of Qiu Fengbai and Shen Ming soon appeared before his eyes.

Fan Dong stepped forward in three steps at a time: "Mr. Qiu! Ah Ming! My competition is over!"

Qiu Fengbai and Shen Ming's expressions were a little heavy, but they frowned when they heard Fan Dong's cheerful voice.A smile appeared on Shen Ming's face: "Your Highness, are you here?"

Fan Dong nodded, and asked again: "How did you come here?"

Qiu Fengbai said: "I came here to look for medicinal materials. I didn't expect this plain to be weird. People here have moved away one after another. Even Ah Ming can't find out the reason. I only know that the spiritual plants are not willing to grow in this place. .”

Fan Dong said, "I seem to have seen someone just now."

Qiu Fengbai asked Fan Dong to sit down, and said carefully: "This is why we stay here." He looked towards the barren field, "Wood is my former friend, who was a soldier, and returned to his hometown after retiring. Farming here, I had a good life at first, but I didn’t expect that soon after, the people living on this plain would die suddenly. After a while, nothing can grow on this land. The people on the plain are very Moving away soon, Wood is not reconciled, and has been staying in this place to find a solution."

Fan Dong thought of the hunchbacked figure he saw in the field just now, and could faintly feel the despair and pain that little old man was enduring.

Fan Dong said, "I'll go out and have a look."

Shen Ming said: "I will go with you, Your Highness, remember not to touch the food and water here."

Fan Dong's heart moved, and he nodded in agreement.Unexpectedly, as soon as he walked out of the door, he heard the little old man's angry roar: "Little beast! Little beast! You can't drink that water!" The little old man scolded the beast, but his tone was extremely concerned.He walked like flying, took a broom and dashed away, desperately patting the hellhound who was drinking water by the spring.

Fan Dong was also taken aback: "Xiao Hei!"

The Cerberus sniffed by the spring water with great attachment, and looked back at Fan Dong with longing in his eyes.The winged horse snorted twice and raised its head high, as if it looked down on the Cerberus's stupidity.

Fan Dong stepped forward and squatted down to observe the strange spring water.The color of this spring water is black and purple, with a strange luster under the sunlight.He looked at Cerberus in surprise: "Do you want to drink this water?"

Cerberus flicked its tail.

Fan Dong said cautiously: "No, I have to analyze the composition of this water first, otherwise I can't save you if something goes wrong."

Cerberus looked at Fan Dong eagerly.

Fan Dong took a bottle of water samples and returned with Shen Ming.When he went to fetch the winged horse, Master once told him that the reason why the bones of the Cerberus can change at will is because it can swallow metal to strengthen itself, and their bones can have the characteristics of various metals!

Cerberus is so interested in this spring water, it should be because there are some special metals in this spring water!Heavy metal pollution is indeed a very serious problem for the land. If it is really serious, it is not impossible to be as barren as this plain.

It's a pity that Fan Dong doesn't know much about the metals here, and he doesn't know how toxic they are.

Industry specializing in surgery!

Fan Dong asked Cerberus to guard here, and asked Yi Ma to take him to the blacksmith association nearest to here for help.He was already very familiar with the Royal Blacksmiths, and he had already asked for a token to enter and exit the Blacksmith Association with his thick skin.

After Fan Dong briefly explained the situation, someone soon offered to help him.

The blacksmiths freed up a set of analysis methods, and the analysis results were quickly presented to Fan Dong.

Sure enough, there are several heavy metals in the water.

The problem is that none of these heavy metals seem to be highly toxic enough to cause the deaths of many people.

Fan Dong put forward another idea: "Is there such a possibility that these metals are associated metals, and the main vein buried underneath is another kind of highly toxic metal... Cerberus's preferences are different from other strange beasts. The bigger he is, the more he likes it." This is what he heard from Master.It's just that Master has never really raised a hellhound, so he can't guarantee whether there is any harm in eating the poison for the hellhound.

Fan Dong didn't want to risk his big dog.

The blacksmith thought hard for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "I seem to have seen such a record, but I have never encountered it before. I will check that handbook."

Fan Dong said, "It's troublesome."

The blacksmith said: "No trouble, if the problem in Pingyuan is related to this, we can thank you."

This plain is their area of ​​jurisdiction. Since it went wrong, they have to pay taxes, but there is no harvest at all. Everyone is troubled by it.

The blacksmith entered the core of the association and searched for that record.Soon, the blacksmith came out and said to Fan Dong solemnly: "Perhaps you are right, the metals in the water are all associated metals!"

Fan Dong asked: "Then what kind of metal is the main vein?"

The blacksmith said, "We'll have to see it to find out."

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The Blacksmiths Association here got the last rank in the assessment last year, and their lives are very tight, and they are struggling to do something.

After hearing Fan Dong's conjecture, he dug up the classics and compared them again. The entire blacksmith association couldn't sit still.If they can solve the problem of the plain, His Excellency the Duke will definitely be willing to give the Blacksmith Association the greatest support!

Fan Dong started again.

Winged horses flew in the sky, and a team of carriages walked on the ground. The team was so mighty that many passers-by stopped to watch.When they realized that they were walking towards the "Plain of Death", everyone became curious.Those idlers who had nothing to do sensed the signs of something new and flocked behind the carriage team to the "Plain of Death".

It's not enough to live there for a long time, but it's okay to see the excitement.

The winged horse flew very fast, and returned to the sky above the "Plain of Death" in a short while. When the Cerberus saw Fan Dong coming back, it immediately jumped up and down, trying to win Fan Dong's attention.

Fan Dong smiled and hugged the Cerberus that had turned back into a little black dog into his arms.

He said: "Can you find where your favorite food is?"

The Cerberus barked twice, jumped off the ground, spread its short legs and ran into the plain.

The old man Wood saw the blacksmith's "caravan" from a distance, and his eyes suddenly turned red.How long has it been since their hometown became the "Plain of Death"?Even if there is a caravan or army passing by, they never stay, and regard this as an ominous place!

Wood followed Fan Dong closely to prevent Fan Dong from encountering any danger on the plain.

He could tell that this noble Highness was the savior of Pingyuan!

Fan Dong didn't know that there was such a pair of devout eyes pinning all his hopes on himself.

He followed the Cerberus for a while, and his heart suddenly jumped.

The Cerberus stopped, and so did Fan Dong.He squatted on the ground, reaching out to touch the ground.The ground seemed to be able to feel his temptation, and it was pulsating like a heartbeat.

The low rhythm became an intermittent sentence: "Here...here...need you...need you...please help me..."

Fan Dong shouted: "Xiao Hei!"

The Cerberus wagged its tail and threw itself into his arms, with excitement in its eyes.

Fan Dong hugged the Cerberus dog and said to the blacksmiths who followed: "The main vein is here, you can dig it out!"

Someone was not convinced: "How do you know? If the digging was in vain..."

The president of the blacksmith association interrupted his subordinates' questioning: "Dig!" The Cerberus can strengthen itself with minerals and has a natural ability to perceive mineral deposits, but very few people can let the Cerberus help them "detect" it!Look at the closeness between the Highness and the Cerberus in front of you, the position that the Highness said is definitely not wrong!

Fan Dong was very satisfied with the old president's sense of humor.

Blacksmiths have their own method of mining, and in less than an hour, the main vein has appeared in front of many people.

The old president's eyes lit up: "Hantie! It's actually Hantie! Our Ryan Empire actually has Hantie!"

Fan Dong asked curiously: "What is Hantie?"

The old president said: "Cold iron is a treasure! It can fuse with any metal and magnify the properties of another metal ten times, no, even a hundred times! With it, it may be possible to create magic weapons Sharp weapon!" It's just that Hantie has never appeared in the Ryan Empire, and they have never seen this legendary treasure, and no one thought about it.

Thinking about it now, this overbearing arrogance that prevents all creatures from growing above him, what else can he do other than cold iron!

The old president said: "Protect the mine, I will tell the Duke!"

The blacksmiths widened their eyes in horror: "No, no, president! Look! That dog!"

The Cerberus had already left Fan Dong's arms, gnawed on the metal lumps in the mine with a happy face, and had eaten most of the cold iron in the mine!

Fan Dong: "..."

He cleared his throat twice, and moved his feelings towards Hell Dog Xiaozhi: "Xiao Hei, keep a little, keep a little, don't eat it all, even though we discovered it, we can't eat it alone..."

With a "bark", the Cerberus opened its mouth wide and swallowed another large piece, then ran to Fan Dong's feet and wagged its tail violently, looking very pleasing.

The old president's heart was bleeding, and he boasted with a mournful face: "Your Highness Colin, your pet really knows how to eat..."

Hearing that grievance, Fan Dong was extremely guilty.

Fan Dong decided to change the subject.He looked at the old man Wood next to him: "Mr. Wood, did you have the custom of offering sacrifices before?"

Shocked, Wood stepped forward and replied, "Yes! Of course!"

Fan Dong said, "Can you bring back the person who knows how to sacrifice?"

Endless sadness appeared on Wood's face: "No, they are already dead. They died in front of the battle. How well they danced the sacrificial dance, which made our march very smooth... But they died in battle. Since losing them, the plains began to It got bad."

Fan Dong showed respect: "They are protecting the homes of more people."

Wood said, "But what about our homeland?" For a soldier, there is nothing like defending the empire with blood and sweat, only to return to his hometown to find that his homeland no longer exists.

Facing the questioning gaze of a veteran, Fan Dong felt an unspeakable shame in his heart.He enjoys the good life brought by the position of prince, but has never assumed the responsibilities of being a prince.

Yeah, what about their homes?

They love the empire and believe in the empire, so they are willing to leave their homes and die for the country.But after that, who ever cared what their homeland became like?Only the thin old man in front of him is persistently guarding the barren plain, as if he wants to restore the plain to its original state with the rest of his life.

Even though he knew it was futile, he still didn't want to leave.

Fan Dong said firmly: "Please rest assured, your homeland will be back soon."