Erasing the marks from the ice, Andrew looked at the flames in front of him, calculating the next steps in his head. The first thing is to hide yourself, in his opinion, both are extremely sensitive people with a sense of smell, and there is no room for the slightest mistake. The first thing he did after he was found was likely to be attacked by two fierce wolves.

Absolutely unbearable, Andrew smiled involuntarily, making him look a little weird when he didn't speak by the fire. But as long as wolves are still animals and have not evolved into humans, they will never be able to escape the fate of being slowly domesticated or hunted. This is a quote from Andrew's favorite book, and he considers himself to be very similar to the author of the book, at least in ideas.

Soon after, he left the fire and ordered the captain to select more than thirty of the strongest members from more than 100 people to form another team. This is the person who needs to follow him as a guarantee to seize the opportunity. The rest is used as follow-up fire support, or as an obstacle to delay time.

Having worked out the plan almost overnight, Andrew had the seventy-odd men leave the resting place before dawn and disperse to gather information on the nearest area, while he and his main forces waited for news. Distance is probably the best way to conceal yourself, Andrew is convinced of this and walks carefully with every step.

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In the white world of snow and ice, a total of 10 people are hiking on the ridge of the mountain with scattered snow masses. A large backpack with enough supplies hangs on his back, and a long trench coat that can automatically mimic his body, but it is only strangled at the waist, and with a lightweight metal zipper on the inside, it seems to keep most of the cold out.

Occasionally, there was the sound of stepping on a slippery and loose rock, and other than that, there was only the slight friction between the clothes and the undisguised and suppressed breathing around the ten people.

It took an hour or so to climb over the wide ridge area, and the person at the front of the group seemed to know that the person behind him might be tired, so he looked around, led the team to a low-lying area with falling boulders, chose a more secluded position, and ordered to rest.

"Nonosca!" someone shouted, walking out of the group, handing over the food, and looking at the black clouds in the sky with Nonosca, "The temperature has dropped a lot the day before yesterday, I think it has something to do with the Endless Sea, but I don't know if it will affect what we are going to do." ”

"Probably not, it's just a matter of looking at an inconspicuous ancient ruin, and rubbing the things out there is done. Compared to another thing that I don't have a clue about now, it's very, very easy. Nonorska sighed, "Hilarily, it's been a few months since we went from the ocean-going giant ship Venitez to the Common States of the High Sea, and then arrived in the Empire of St. Dorag after two or three weeks. ”

As if infected by Nonosca's exclamation, Hilariel showed the same expression: "When I was notified when I was on vacation at home, I knew it wasn't going to be a good thing. ”

"The goal can be in the same geography as ours. As if it was a joke, Nonoska laughed first, "but there is still no way, the guards on the side are enough for us to toss, and it is even more impossible to sneak in." Fortunately, the Chiris family has found a goal, and when this assessment is over, they will be able to start acting. ”

"It depends on Chilman's work, he is in charge of intelligence and information processing, and I hope that after we go back this time, the results of our investigation and his results there will be able to silence the people on the side of the church. Chasing too hard and urging too quickly will not only not help a little, but will cause some people to make mistakes due to time problems. It's no longer in the sect, and if you make a mistake here, you'll be hunted by this imperial power. ”

"It's actually nice to drag like this, the tiredness from the last voyage has not completely disappeared, and I still faintly hear the crashing of the waves against the hull of the ship from time to time during my rest. Nonorska retracted her gaze and looked at Hilarili, and the subject changed, "The Cialis family has been impregnated by the imperial environment for a long time, and it has already deteriorated a little. I'm worried about whether they'll be able to hold out until our mission is completed before they're completely out of the Church's control. To be honest, Chilman I'm worried too. Hundreds of thousands of people arrived in the Far Sea Commons aboard the Venitez, most of whom came in advance to prepare for the pre-war reconnaissance, and less than a few thousand of us had the same mission. Compared to the Cialis family, who have already survived and taken root in the empire, they are not worthy of praise at all. ”

"So I've always said it's not a good job, and it seems that the mission is very clear - to bring back the target's body intact, except that the brain can be properly destroyed. Inside the Cult, of course, this is very simple, but here in the Saint Dorag Empire, it is difficult enough to determine the approximate information and location of the target. It is not clear how powerful and dangerous the target is, but it is not difficult to see the difficulty of the task itself, given by the current pope himself. ”

"At this moment, it seems to be nothing more than a hunt with harsh conditions, but when it is actually faced, it may turn into a competition with the army for firepower. Nonoska recalled the bad things with an inexplicable smile. It's like an aftertaste, but it's like a scary.

"It's like we set off on a fleet of ships decades ago. Hilariel sighed a few times in succession, and her voice changed at this point, it was the shrill voice of an unshipped, unshipped, as the fleet set sail, "This is for the sake of the Church, and even for the exploration of mankind." We're going to see all kinds of new things, just record them、、、、"

After learning a few words and realizing that she didn't want to say it anymore, Hilariel finally put an end to it: "Fortunately, this commander died in the Church during our thirty-odd years of voyages, otherwise I think I am not the only one who wants to kill him among the living." ”

Towards evening, the small group of ten people again passed several peaks on their way. It was unsafe at night, and Nonoska chose to let the party rest in the cave.

At the fire, he took out a map and checked the current position of the team: "There is still half a day before the journey is over." He pointed to the circled spot on the map, which was a huge mountain. The map shows that it is several times the size of most of the peaks, and there are more than a dozen such peaks on this map, while others are hundreds of smaller peaks.

Another drawing, which appears to be a steam mechanical drawing, shows a semicircular void at the top of the peak, where a twinkling doji indicates that there is a violent glimmer of light in the semicircle. There are also bands of rays to indicate that there is a strong light coming from the doji, breaking through the thick clouds and disappearing into the sea of island communities.

Together, two different drawings show that the mountain is not only one of the symbols of the island community when it was not covered in ice, but also a giant lighthouse that points the way to the nearby sea.