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As night falls, shadows loom over the mountains of Desperation, as if the ridges are growing, and finally merge with the sky, completely engulfing the brown and green earth.

It was the first time Luo Jia had seen such a scene, and when flying in the sky, even a behemoth like Maisie was only a small piece of the projection imprinted on the mountains, rivers and fields. When the shadow behind it eats away, it seems slow, but there is nowhere to escape, no matter how fast it flies.

She has a deeper understanding of the vastness of the wilderness.

Lightning approached and whistled, "Descend, we're here." ”

"Whew——!"

The giant beast began to fall, and the wolf girl lying on her back suddenly felt that she was levitating, and this feeling of falling made her slightly flustered, and her hands involuntarily grasped the fur.

It wasn't long before the three of them landed on a small hillside.

"This is ......"

"The secret base of the expedition," Lightning beckoned, "follow me." ”

The little girl went around a huge stump and suddenly disappeared, only to find that the stump was hollow, and a small door had opened on the side facing the steep slope, and there were firewood and simple stone chairs piled up inside.

"Even if we fly to Tachira, it will take two days, we will spend the night here today, and we will be on the road tomorrow morning," Lightning opened the window panel opposite the door, letting the wind flow, and the rotten smell of the trunk suddenly dissipated a lot, "Next is the barbecue time, try my craft." ”

"This place...... You built it?" Luo Jia looked around curiously, after all, she had agreed to the other party's invitation and joined the so-called Neverwinter Expedition. After all, in addition to the little girl's promise to take her to the abandoned city, the information about the devil also happened to scratch her itch. The more you know about your enemies, the more you'll have an advantage in future battles. It was a last resort to set off without detailed information, and now that she has a reliable source of information, she has to make a little "sacrifice".

It's better to accompany the two little ones to toss.

"It's not a building, it's just a place to live in nature. Lightning soon lit a bonfire and lit up the inside of the stump, "and the insects hollowed it out, and the upper half of it collapsed in the wind and rain, and the branches and leaves filled the trunk just in time, forming a natural ceiling—the window openings and door panels were all chiseled by Maisie." There are many more places like this in the wilderness, and with enough care, explorers will never lack sheltered campsites. ”

The other party's answer unexpectedly made her feel reliable.

By the flickering light of the fire, Luo Jia noticed that the rudimentary doors and windows were nailed with latches to prevent uninvited guests from entering, that there was a smoke outlet above the campfire that could be opened and closed, which was obviously used to escape in case of emergency, that the firewood was placed on higher ground to avoid being soaked by water, and that there were two drains dug into the ground that led directly to the outside, so that although there was some rotten smell, it did not feel damp.

There are many more details like this, and it is not at all like what a minor child can grasp.

She couldn't figure out the details of the expedition for a while.

Humming an out-of-tune coo, Maisie took the jerky from her backpack and set it up to bake it over the campfire. Lightning took out the various seasoning jars he was carrying around his waist and sprinkled them evenly on the surface of the jerky, the cooperation between the two was quite tacit, obviously not the first time he had done such a thing.

Soon, the enticing fragrance spreads through the trunk.

"Eat," Lightning handed her a skewer of roast meat.

Luo Jia took the roast and hesitated for a moment before slowly putting it into his mouth.

The delicious taste of the extremely layered flavor suddenly gushed out - first the sticky warm fat, then the salty freshness brought by the spices, and finally the fine shredded meat that was charred on the outside and tender on the inside, it was hard to imagine that this was a delicacy that could be enjoyed in the wild, even if it was a high-class banquet in Iron Sand City.

She couldn't help but wagging her tail and exhaled a mouthful of aftertaste from her throat, "Good, delicious......"

"Of course, this is no ordinary jerky!" Maisie said proudly, "It was originally a giant lake frog in the ice fountain of the Great Snow Mountain, and it took me a lot of effort to catch it ashore! ”

The wolf girl was stunned for a moment, the lake frog? What is that? Can you really eat it?

"Don't worry," the little girl seemed to read what she was thinking, "explorers exist to explore unknown secrets, and novel food is one of them. ”

Luo Jia pursed her lips, but in the end, she was reluctant to put down half of the jerky, and swallowed it in her stomach with her eyes closed.

After savoring the afterglow between her lips and teeth, she looked at the lightning, "Are you two the only ones in the Neverwinter Expedition?"

"Now there are three," the latter corrected.

"What about the rest of the Witch Alliance, why would you want to invite me to join?" the third princess thought about it, but still chose to say bluntly, "I came to the Western Realm to challenge strong enemies and hone my skills, and I don't have much interest in exploring the unknown......

Lightning was silent for a rare moment, "Because they rarely leave Neverwinter, and if they do, few like to wander around in the wild. They have more important things to do than to explore...... Like staying in a factory and making those machines. My father said that you can't complete a real expedition alone, and that to become a great explorer you have to assemble a team of your own, and you are the only witch I have ever met in the wilderness. ”

This guy was serious, and Luo Jia suddenly realized that the expedition was not her whim, but from the bottom of her heart, she wanted to do it - but judging from her slightly withdrawn tone, I am afraid that few people took her statement to heart, but regarded it as a little girl's joke, just as she had thought before.

For a moment, she saw a shadow of herself in the other party, and before she defeated all the challenges and became a true warrior, few people could understand her passion and dedication to fighting - even in Iron Sand City, female warriors were still a very small part.

Thinking of this, the wolf girl couldn't help but sigh lightly, pretending to be helpless and said, "Since I am also a member of the expedition group, what do I need to do next?"

Lightning's eyes lit up, and she pulled out a sheepskin map from her pocket and handed it to Loga, "This marks the unexplored areas of the neighborhood, and if you happen to pass by there, draw on it the novelties you find—birds' nests, beehives, wolves' dens, anything." ”

"But don't sneak it alone, that's the first rule of the expedition, we have to wait until we get back to eat together!" Maisie interjected.

Luo Jia spread out the map, and saw that it was full of all kinds of strange patterns, and there were many notes on the side, such as the place where the eagle's nest was written, it was two chicken legs and four eggs, which made her cry and laugh for a while.

Why do you feel like you've been deceived?

"Ahem...... Well, I see," she put away the map, "but what do you mean when you get back...... Are you leaving Neverwinter?"

"Your Majesty Roland is about to send troops to the East and Hermes, and we will probably have to move with the First Army at that time, and it may be several months before we can return—after all, if you want to detect the enemy and fire artillery, your Majesty can only rely on the two of us. Lightning patted his chest and said, "During this time, the exploration of the Savage Lands will be left to you. ”

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