The bat beast, as the name suggests, is a large flying beast with bat wings, and as for its scientific name "Nevalk Yarmone", it is estimated that no one will know about it except for the old pedants who specialize in naturalism.

As a member of the dragon's subspecies family, the bat, like most of its family members, is huge, powerful, and, of course, able to fly. However, compared to most other carnivorous wurms, herbivorous manta beasts are relatively docile and easy to domesticate. As a result, the Federation began to breed this flying giant beast in captivity on a large scale and used it as the most commonly used means of transportation.

Generally speaking, herbivorous animals are docile, docile animals are not very aggressive, and animals that are not aggressive will of course not fly much faster. The endurance of the bats is very strong, and they can even fly non-stop for seven or eight days in a row, but when it comes to speed...... To give an example, Lucy traveled from Isle of the Rainbow to Elichar on Rassell's private floating boat, the Nicaron, for a total of three and a half weeks; If you change to a bat beast, even if it is day and night, this time will increase to more than half a year.

So, when these simple and cute large flying beasts, flapping their wings and carrying the five-person group to their destination, it was already past four o'clock in the afternoon of September 4.

"It's so dangerous, another hour or two at night, and things will be in order." Lu Xi smiled happily.

"I suspect that the command has just pinched the right time, and if we delay a little, we will all be finished." Carol pulled out a handkerchief out of nowhere, and the sweat on his forehead was sticking into it.

"Hehe, if the time wasn't so tight, the young master actually wanted to spend a night in Daroshure, right?" Eloville covered her mouth and laughed. After a long journey, everyone was tired, but the girl of the dark elves was still full of energy and radiance.

Shall I say, really worthy of an elf?

"Of course. Although it is a military fortress, it is also the closest town to Namoa in the Federation. I heard that you can taste the freshest Namoa mountain hot pot, and it is a dream dish that has received a five-star rating in Nadia Food magazine. Saying this, Carol's expression froze, and traces of saliva began to appear at the corners of her mouth. Obviously, at this time, his soul was already with the feast of the mountains......

"As long as you wait for the exam, I think everyone will be willing to enjoy the food with you." Lu Xi said with a smile, "But now the task is still important, but fortunately, I finally caught up." ”

"Yes, even if you are late, you will not be considered a deserter, as the officer said; However, it is entirely possible to fail the exam. Carol nodded.

"Anyway, let's go report to Major Lawrence first." Sehireu made the above summary, as if he had already regarded himself as the captain.

For such an attitude, Lu Xi shrugged his shoulders helplessly, Carol directly let out a dissatisfied snort through his nose, Elovier laughed unexpectedly deeply, and as for Primla, of course, she was eternally expressionless.

Job No. 1 is a very small floating island, not even an island in the strict sense of the word, but a rocky cliff floating in the sky at most. The federal military carefully used the space and volume of this small island, hollowed out the inside of the rock, and finally built a small military station inside, which could accommodate more than 500 people at most.

The sparrow is small, but it has all kinds of organs. Job No. 1, a small fortress the size of a sesame seed, was actually equipped with a special stable and a squad of twenty horned eagle cavalry. This made Lu Xi a little surprised.

Several men gave the bats to the groom in the stables and asked for directions. Then he carried his luggage and walked to the office of Major Lawrence, the head of the fortress.

Such a small fortress with a permanent strength of no more than 300 people probably rarely has a special battle mage in normal times. Now, there are actually three people dressed as magicians swaggering by, and it immediately causes a very high return rate. If it weren't for the well-disciplined barracks, I'm afraid it would have attracted onlookers. …,

After all, it was a fortress hollowed out of floating rock, and its interior was naturally not spacious, and the occasional weapon racks and chests placed in the aisles made the space even more cramped, but it was immaculately cleaned, and it was apparently often carefully maintained. The sergeant who passed by Lu Xi and his party, although he looked at these young people dressed as magicians with some surprise, at most he looked at them curiously, and quickly turned his attention back to his work.

Major Lorens's office was located on the top floor of the fortress, and the room was not large, with only a desk, a bookcase, and a small sofa.

The head of the castle was a man between thirty-five and forty years of age. He wore a well-fitting officer's uniform, with an officer's saber at his waist and a pair of closed white wings behind him.

Yes, Major Lawrence is a winged man.

Generally speaking, the federal military department generally organizes the Winged Terrans into separate armies with a size of thousands or even tens of thousands of people, so as to give full play to their advantages in flying and ensure that they come and go without a trace. However, there are also occasional winged people who also join the army as individuals and become officers of the standing army. Therefore, the head of Job 1 is a winged officer, although rare, but it is not without precedent.

So, after a brief period of surprise, Lu Xi followed the example of everyone else, and very formally maintained an upright posture in front of the major, but his eyes circled around the wings behind the other party.

Now, Major Lawrence's wings are folded and he won't even notice if he's not careful. However, when ready to fly, the wingspan of the wings spread out is said to exceed three meters.

Think about what a spectacular scene it would be when more than 10,000 people soared into the air, and the huge snow-white wings seemed to cover all the sunlight.

The Wingman officer read the orders carefully, and the trio of candidates had to stand in front of him solemnly. As for the two servants, they could only wait outside the office.

After a few minutes, Major Lawrence looked up from the order and looked at the men lukewarmly with a gaze that was not very kind.

"Seyleus Moore?"

"Here!" The girl took a step forward and raised her head as best she could. Of course, no matter how hard she tried, it was impossible to make her barren boobs fuller.

"Lucy Berencaster?"

"Here!" Lu Xi could only try to make himself appear a little more neutral, take a step forward, and continue to maintain his integrity.

"Carol Rossidit?"

“…… Ah, yes, to. ”

"In the army, the commander takes the roll call, and the only answer is 'to'! This time you're a first-time offender, and next time I don't want to hear any other answers, understand? ”

"Understood!"

"Good." Major Lawrence nodded in satisfaction. He groaned for a moment, then said with a straight face, "To be honest, I don't welcome you. Job 1 doesn't welcome you either. ”

Well, that's a frustrating opening statement.

Lu Xi smiled bitterly in his heart, and then glanced at his companion from the corner of his eye.

Sure enough, Carol's face was blue and red for a while; Sehireu held his breath, as if he was about to reason with the other party.

"It is said that the magicians of your Academic Alliance are the pillars of the country, as for whether it is true or not, I don't understand such a deep truth. All I know is that most of you magicians are pampered and free-spirited! Although the arcane power you wield is the most powerful weapon on the battlefield, as soldiers, even the new recruits are more qualified than you junk masters. ”

Although what you said is indeed true, can you not be so direct, don't you see that these two "waste masters" are already thinking about dismantling you? …,

"I'll tell you honestly: If it weren't for the fact that there are some situations that require the power of magic to solve, even if it is this home-like military training, I will never take you in!"

"But I really didn't expect that: I just submitted an application for magical assistance, and I was actually sent to you three rookie apprentices. Damn, what the hell does the Command think of me here? Kindergarten? Just send me a nerd, a gentleman, plus a ......" The major carefully looked at Lu Xi's face, "plus a sissy ......"

"You!" Carol was furious and took a step forward angrily, but was stopped by Lu Xi with his outstretched hand. The latter exchanged a look with Sai Xiliu, whose face was flushed, smiled slightly, and asked, "Anyway, the headquarters still sent us, maybe because they believe that we have the ability to solve problems." As for what's going on, you'll have to tell us about it. ”

Major Lawrence was slightly stunned for a moment, and looked Lu Xi up and down with a meaningful gaze.

"Your name is Lucy Berencaster, right?"

"Exactly down there."

"Belencaster? No wonder. The Major sighed with an inexplicable sigh, and then walked over to the map of Wall Hill: "Come and see. ”

This is a detailed military map of Mount Job, a branch of Mount Namoa, from the geography of the mountains to the man-made structures.

"Here," the Major said, pointing to a location in the mountains marked with the symbol of the mine, "about a day away from Job One, is a Mithril mine!" ”

"Mithril?" Carol and Seyriliu let out an exclamation at the same time.

"That's right, it's Mithril." The Major nodded, "You all should know that a few years ago, our Eastern Legion launched a large-scale clean-up operation against Mount Namoa. ”

A few people nodded. This is a very big news even in the world. Gary, the commander of the Eastern Legion, thus confirmed himself as the number one general of the Federation and the number one enemy of the Black Flag Wingers.

"Frankly, the operation was not a success. Although we won several battles, the Black Flag Wingers also withdrew into the mountains and started a guerrilla attack with us, so in order to avoid unnecessary losses, we had to withdraw our troops. ”

"Uh-huh." The three of them nodded, still not understanding what the other party meant by telling them old news.

"But even if it's a retreat. Our army still took the opportunity to build several forts and barracks on the mountain ridges, and thus took control of some of the hills in the western part of Namoa. And this Mithril Mine is right within the scope of our control. ”

"Wait, I've never heard of the Mythril Mine seized by the Federation." Carol exclaimed.

Seeing that the two companions were looking at him, he hurriedly smiled and said, "Hehe, our family is in the ore business. If the Federation really found a new ore vein, or grabbed an enemy's mine or something, it would be impossible to hide it from our family's intelligence network. ”

"It's normal that you don't know." Major Lawrence said, "Because ah, the command has blocked the news. This Mithril mine, that is, the property belonging to the Eastern Legion, is also known as the Little Vault. Do you understand? ”

"Huh? Understood, understood. ”

"I mean—little vault! Do you really understand? ”

Seeing Sai Xiliu's expression, Lu Xi hurriedly lowered his posture as quickly as possible: "Understood, understood." Rest assured, we totally understand! ”

"Hmph, it's okay if you don't understand." The major looked at Sehiru's dissatisfied expression, "Even if someone says it, one is the 40,000 soldiers of the Eastern Legion, and the other is a mere magician apprentice. Who do you think the above will believe? ”

"Nature believes in you. So, is the situation you talking about related to the Mithril Mine? ”…,

The Major was silent for a few seconds, then nodded helplessly and sighed, a look of embarrassment appeared on his face.

"It's a bit embarrassing to say it. Actually, there ...... Haunted......"

If it was before the crossing, Lu Xi, who was a complete atheist, would definitely scoff at such rumors. Now, however, he is in the realm of Gaboa, where the occult is rampant and fully manifested. So, when the major finished saying this slowly, Lu Xi suddenly felt an unpleasant coolness coming from his neck.

"Ahaha~~ It's so cold in September, the weather in the east is really bad......" Lu Xi smiled dryly.

"yes, yes." Carol also agreed dryly.

(System Prompt: Triggers the D-Class quest "Haunted Mine.") Mission content: As the most important small treasury of the Eastern Legion, the Job's Mithril Mine is now starting to haunt the workers, so please do your best to solve it, otherwise the internal welfare of the Legion will be badly affected, and it will also affect the morale and combat effectiveness of the Legion. Victory Reward: 1000 XP. Failure Penalty: Causes an unpredictable negative impact on the success rate of the A-rank mission "Trials of the Alliance". ）

The so-called ghost, according to the Templar Church, is a living soul after death, because of a strong attachment to the world, so that the soul can not ascend to heaven or sleep peacefully, and has to wander in the world sadly, becoming a special being that is neither alive nor dead, nor disillusioned, this is the so-called ghost, that is, the ghost.

The former, of course, are so-called natural ghosts; Naturally, there are also so-called artificial ghosts in this world.

The necromancers of the Council of the Dead use powerful psychic and necromancy to imprison the souls of the dead and turn them into servants and armies for their own drive.

If it's the latter, the problem is easy to solve. The magic of the priests and paladins can free the wretched ghost from the necromancer's imprisonment and ascend to heaven in peace; It really doesn't work, arcane magic can also directly burn ghosts, making them invisible, but it's not as efficient as divine magic; Or, find a way to find and kill the necromancer who controls the ghosts, and the ghosts can be freed.

I'm afraid I'm afraid it's the so-called naturally occurring ghost.

Naturally formed ghosts often have strong obsessions and resentments towards the world, and this idea can easily become a source of their power. Every natural ghost has a strong curse ability and dark magic, and it is incorporeal and formless, normal warriors and weapons not only can't hurt them in the slightest, but are also easily invaded by pervasive curses and dark magic, and even how to die is inexplicable.

However, since it's only a D-class mission, it shouldn't be a ghost that is too difficult to deal with.

"Because it's haunted, the mine has been shut down for almost a month. Now, in order to prove that you are not the 'waste masters', please do your best to solve this incident. The Major said this, and waved his hand categorically, with such a dashing and resolute expression.

Lu Xi finally resisted the urge to compare his middle fingers to him, and after all, he just sighed helplessly.

"Now, I wish it was a necromancer." Carol said with a sigh.

"Haven't you ever thought about whether we magic apprentices can beat the necromancer?"

"You...... Don't scare me. I'd rather die fighting the undead than being killed by a ghost for some reason. ”

"Well, there is a saying that the goddess will only give people trials that can be passed. So, let's go back and discuss it, there is no endless road. ”

"Hey, I hope so."

"Sehiru, let's go. Sehiruch? Lu Xi shouted a few times to the other party, and found that the girl was standing in place in a daze, completely frozen from her expression to her body.

"Sehiru, what's wrong with you?" Lu Xi patted her on the shoulder and found that there was no response, and then reached out and pinched her cheek mischievously, but there was still no response.

"Sehiru!" Lu Xi raised his voice.

"Ahh The girl let out a high-pitched scream, and the decibel was at least twice as high as Lu Xi's. Even Major Lorence was taken aback, let alone the two magicians who were much closer.

Lu Xi subconsciously squatted down, covered his ears, gritted his teeth, and struggled to resist the other party's screams. At this decibel level, it is estimated that even the spiritual attack of the undead "Banshee Screaming Technique" will be overshadowed.

The screaming lasted for a few seconds, but it seemed to everyone in the room to be at least a few hours. Lu Xi shook his dizzy head, stood up, and saw that Sai Xiliu had already squatted in the corner with his head in his hands. With a tear in her eyes, she choked up and whispered, "Ghost...... Ghosts are the most annoying...... Phantom...... Woohoo......"

Huh? This girl will also sell cute? I thought she only had the attribute of "honor student".