long night fire

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Chapter 1 Lime-soil ecology

Compared with the time when the "Old Tune Group" had just returned from Qifeng Town, the scenery on the wilderness was even more desolate, as if it had passed from late autumn to early winter overnight.

"Is it going to snow soon?" Long Yuehong looked at the lead-colored sky outside the window and guessed expectantly.

He has only seen snow scenes in textbooks and slides.

"At this time of year, it's almost time for snow." Jiang Baimian replied casually while driving.

Bai Chen in the passenger seat glanced at the rearview mirror and said:

"To the north of the swamp, there may have been several snowfalls."

The northernmost part of the Black Marsh Wilderness is connected to the Ice Field, which is a world of freezing cold.

However, because of the large area of the Black Marsh wilderness, the weather in the area south of the swamp is not so extreme, and it belongs to the type with four distinct seasons.

"I really want to see what a vast expanse of whiteness is." Long Yuehong retracted her gaze and said with emotion.

Shang Jianyao, who was sitting upright, responded immediately:

"That's not auspicious words."

"Why?" Although Long Yuehong knew that Yaogou couldn't spit out ivory, she still couldn't help asking.

He is very sensitive to topics such as auspiciousness, bad luck, and fate.

Shang Jian Yao laughed:

"Think about it, when everything on the earth is covered by the blizzard, leaving only a vast expanse of whiteness, is that auspicious?"

"Also..." Long Yuehong had to admit that what Shang Jianyao said made sense.

Listening to the conversation between the two, Jiang Baimian added:

"Every winter, countless wanderers in the wilderness are frozen to death. Snow is a disaster for them, right, Bai Chen?"

"Yeah." Bai Chen pulled the dusty scarf around his neck, "Many houses in settlements have been in disrepair for a long time, and they are easy to collapse when the snow is heavy, and many people don't have enough clothes, let alone heating."

Long Yuehong was silent for a while, and then sighed after a long time:

"It's still good for the company."

In any case, the employees can have winter clothes and a real hot water bottle.

The higher the level, the more energy rations, and the heater can be turned on for an hour or two from time to time—if it can be snapped up or traded.

Speaking of "Pangaean creatures", Long Yuehong suddenly thought of something, and asked in fear:

"Team leader, tell me, if our mission plan is really seen and leaked by hidden people from the 'Life Sacrifice' sect, will the cultists on the surface ambush us in Shuiwei Town?"

The route can be changed, but the destination cannot be changed!

"Faced with this situation, we can send bait to try it first." Before Jiang Baimian could answer, Shang Jianyao's smile became bright.

He patted Long Yuehong's shoulder and said:

"This glorious task is entrusted to you."

"Why me?" Although Long Yuehong didn't want to admit it, she still knew that she was the weakest in the group, and she really couldn't bear the responsibility of being a bait.

On the one hand, it was really dangerous, and he was very scared. On the other hand, he felt that his psychological quality was not yet at the level of the team leader and Bai Chen, so he could easily mess up the task of baiting.

——Long Yuehong divides the psychological quality of the members of the "Old Tune Group" into four levels. He himself is the lowest fourth level. Jian Yao is the only file.

Shang Jianyao explained "seriously":

"Because you see it as bait."

"..." Long Yuehong couldn't sort out the logic behind it for a while.

"Don't scare him!" At this moment, Jiang Baimian, who was driving, scolded Shang Jianyao with a smile.

She turned to Long Yuehong and said:

"I'll ask you a question:

"Do the people in the company know where Shuiwei Town is?"

"I don't know." Long Yuehong answered subconsciously at first, and then suddenly realized. "That's it..."

Only then did he remember that one of the most important reasons why Shuiwei Town has been able to survive relatively stably since the destruction of the old world was because of its hidden location, making it difficult for outsiders to find it.

When Jiang Baimian reported this incident, he consciously concealed the specific situation of Shuiwei Town, and only said that he met their hunting team in the wilderness.

After thinking about it, Long Yuehong was quite ashamed:

"I actually forgot that."

"You tend to panic easily when you encounter a situation that may bring danger. In the future, remember to calm down and think about it." Jiang Baimian first taught, and then said with relief, "But, you can think of the 'life sacrifice' 'The fact that outside members of the Order ambushed us at our intended destination is pretty good for you on your second visit to the surface."

Long Yuehong, who received the praise, suddenly became more confident.

He changed his mind and said excitedly:

"So, the possible danger is not Shuiwei Town, but Wild Grass City?"

The two planned destinations of the "Old Tune Group" are Shuiwei Town and Weed City.

Compared with Shuiwei Town, Wild Grass City is a more famous city among the regions where the three major forces of "Panguan", "Primary City" and "White Knights" are located. It is well known by many relic hunters and wilderness wanderers. less than the problem.

Before Jiang Baimian could speak, Shang Jianyao said to Long Yuehong equally excitedly:

"It's in good shape, keep it up!"

Good form... wait, why am I getting excited?How serious and dangerous this is!Long Yuehong suddenly wanted to raise her hand to pat her face.

"Why are you so excited?" Jiang Baimian scolded Shang Jianyao again, and then said to Long Yuehong, "Not bad, not bad, it's good to be able to react so quickly. We all have to think about it on the road ahead Why don’t you enter Wild Grass City without exposing yourself, how can you determine whether there is a problem with the company’s intelligence personnel there, hehe, don’t worry, let’s deal with the matter in Shuiwei Town first.”

"Yes, team leader!" Long Yuehong responded loudly.

He felt that he was slowly transforming into a reliable team member.

After the jeep drove for a while, Bai Chen looked outside for a long time, frowned and said:

"There are many traces of animal migration."

Hearing her words, Long Yuehong realized that on the grayish-yellow wilderness full of withering eyes, there were many footprints crowded together in one place, as if they had stepped on a road connecting the north and the south.

"The weather this year is not normal. Many groups of monsters are migrating, and the animals should be similar." Jiang Baimian recalled the news and news he had read and heard, and his expression seemed to be quite emotional. For those who don’t, this winter is sad.”

As soon as she finished speaking, a group of strange birds flew in mid-air.

They are much larger than crows, their bodies are covered with black feathers, and their skulls are exposed, stained with filth.

The group of birds flew lower and lower, and soon fell into the swamp not far away.

During this process, they didn't make any sound, as if they didn't exist.

Seeing this scene, Bai Chen sighed slightly and said:

"Sue the dead bird...

"It looks like there are a lot of dead bodies over there."

"The death bird? Is this a kind of crow?" Long Yuehong asked curiously.

He remembered that it was mentioned in the textbook that many parts of the old world regarded crows as ominous things and called them death birds.

Bai Chen looked away and explained in detail:

"This is a deformed creature, we all call it the death bird or the bone crow.

"They only eat dead bodies. Wherever they gather, there must be death."

Jiang Baimian, who was driving, nodded lightly, and added two sentences:

"This kind of deformed crow is amazing, with its skull exposed, it can still live very well.

"They are not aggressive to living creatures, but if you encounter them, be careful. They have a tube sticking out of their mouths, similar to flies, and spit out digestive juices from them. This digestive juice is dangerous and can melt dead bodies very quickly. It is made into juice, which is convenient for the white bone crow to eat.

"Since this kind of digestive juice can melt dead bodies, I think it should be effective when applied to living people."

Long Yuehong thought about the scene, and immediately hissed.

"Then here comes the question." Shang Jianyao said enthusiastically, "How is the meat quality of this crow? How does it taste when roasted?"

Jiang Baimian glared at this guy sideways:

"This kind of crow itself has been deformed. In addition to the characteristics of food and living environment, I don't know how many toxins and germs it carries."

After she finished speaking, Bai Chen suddenly said:

"The meat is very good."

Jiang Baimian held the steering wheel with one hand, and touched his ears with the other:

"You have eaten?"

"Well, it was a winter like now, and there was not enough food. Compared with humans, I think it is more acceptable to eat bone crows..." Bai Chen recalled, "The quality of the meat is surprisingly good, and their eggs are even more delicious. It was the best egg I've ever had…”

Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong raised their hands at the same time and wiped the corners of their mouths.

After doing this action, Long Yuehong came to her senses, feeling ashamed for a while.

Shang Jian Yao turned his head and said to him seriously:

"I controlled you with the 'reasoning clown', so you made the same moves as me."

"Really?" Long Yuehong was both relieved and terrified.

"Fake." Shang Jianyao replied with a smile.

Jiang Baimian ignored the conversation between the two in the back seat, and curiously asked Bai Chen:

"Won't it be poisoned or infected with disease?"

"The poisoning may not be obvious, but it's okay." Bai Chen subconsciously looked out the window, "But at that time, there were a dozen or twenty of us, and almost half of them died of illness, and their corpses fed more bone crows..."

The corners of her mouth curled up slightly, with a hint of ridicule towards someone.

"On dusty soil, sometimes, we can only choose the lesser of two evils." Jiang Baimian sighed sincerely.

During such exchanges, the gray-green jeep galloped through the wilderness, got into the swamp before it was almost dark, and arrived at Shuiwei Town in a detour.

Because they already knew each other, had a deal with them, and were trustworthy people, so after Bai Chen came forward, the guards put them into the town directly, and parked the car at the old location - outside a wooden shed at the corner of the wall.

Just as Jiang Baimian got out of the car, he saw an acquaintance.

"Dog." She greeted with a smile.

Nicknamed Gouzi, a member of the town guard wearing a dusty windproof suit blushed suddenly, and murmured:

"I, my name is Ding Ce..."

Bai Chen didn't give Gouzi a chance to continue, and asked directly:

"Where's Mayor Tian?"

Ding Ce's expression suddenly became sad:

"Mayor, mayor, he's sick.

"Quick, it's about to die."

Chapter 2 Biologics

Hearing Ding Ce's reply, Bai Chen seemed to be suffocated, her body leaned back slightly, and her head was buzzing.

After a few seconds, she regained her senses and asked eagerly: