"You mean that the Jondal elves have undergone great changes and have to pretend to be a caravan out of the forest?" Steker asked thoughtfully.
"If that's the case, the Jondas Kingdom will definitely suffer. Perhaps the murderer who eliminated the elf caravan is the human lord near Elbad!" Philip's face changed, "We must find Nicole and the others as soon as possible!"
A pure thieves group and an organized human army are completely two concepts. The former is easy to solve, but the latter is not necessarily something that a fortress team can deal with.
"Don't be nervous, since the caravan camp is disguised as being attacked by bandits, they won't blatantly hide in Elbad." Steck blinked and said with a frown, "It's just that the Jondal elves have undergone tremendous changes. , then the sooner we find the Magic Cup Royal Court, the more mission options we will have, otherwise we will definitely miss some important plots.”
"No, you have to find Nicole and the others first. Besides, since Xingkong gave this most obvious reminder message, it must have its effect. Maybe there are clues about the main mission hidden in it." Philip stared. , looking at Steck unflinchingly.
"I didn't say not to save Nicole and the others, but things should be prioritized, not to mention that Nicole is a second-order just like us, and she may have escaped by herself now." Steck frowned slightly and said calmly.
"That's even better, even if we go back to pick them up, we won't waste much time!" Philip pouted and said indifferently.
Watching the argument between the two leaders, the members of the Fortress team looked at each other with different expressions on their faces. Two of the three missing female apostles belonged to the main force of the original fortress, and one belonged to the subordinate team led by Steck.
For Philip, saving Nico first is the best choice. Although Steck realized the importance of finding the Magic Cup Royal Court as soon as possible, Qin Lun estimated that he would have to compromise in the end. His team leader's status is unstable, as long as he wants to maintain the team, he can't bear the price of leaving his companions alone.
Seeing Steke hesitate and open his mouth to speak, Qin Lun finally sighed, he knew that he had to intervene again. He doesn't like to make decisions for others, but it's nothing compared to losing the right to choose the mission plot.
"My lords, haven't you thought of splitting up your operations?" Qin Lun looked at Steck and Philip with resentment, "The task of finding the Magic Cup King's Court is only at the corporal level, and it can be done with a few people."
"Oh..." As soon as Qin Lun said that, Steke and Philip were taken aback, and even the other members of the fortress looked at him with very strange eyes.
It can't be blamed that they couldn't think of it for a while. A mature team at the level of the fortress team generally has a certain degree of difficulty in performing alien tasks. The apostle team itself does not have many people, and it is a big taboo to spread the power. And they are different from Qin Lun, they are used to fighting in teams, once they are dismantled, ordinary team members will feel a little at a loss.
"That's how it is, Steck, you take someone to find the Magic Cup King's Court first, and I will take Lonle to find Nicole and the others, and when I find them, I will rush over to meet everyone!" Philip pondered for a while, and immediately had Decide.
Although he is worried about the safety of Nicole and other companions, he is not ignorant of the general situation. After all, he also does not want the fortress team to disband. Compared with Steck, he is a magician with stronger attack power, while Steck has strong defense ability and is more suitable for leading the team into the forest.
"Lord Philip, this is not acceptable!" Qin Lun pinched the bridge of his nose helplessly, his eyes flashed, "This is a world bewitched by demons, since the attackers can wipe out all the elf caravans, they naturally have a certain amount of force. Just in case In case of a situation, I suggest that you and Master Steck look for the three missing female companions."
"Qin Lun, what do you mean..." Steck said slowly, with a thought in his heart, "That's fine, since the caravan is led by elves, we are equivalent to the Jondal elves' own people. Even if only one person goes back, we should There won't be too much danger, after all, it's just a corporal-level guidance mission."
Philip and Steck looked at each other and nodded each other. They were about to speak, but they found the elf thief Lull who had run to reconnaissance before, running towards this side quickly.
"Boss, I found the clues left by the enemy in the south of the camp. There are a lot of wheel marks and horseshoe marks over there. Some of the marks are very deep, and they should have loaded a lot of cargo. Judging from the humidity of the marks, they are only less than halfway away. An hour..." the elf thief said out of breath.
"Strike, if this is the case, maybe we can solve this matter within half a day, and maybe there is no need to spread our hands." Philip's eyes flashed, and he said in surprise. He admitted that what Qin Lun said was reasonable, but it was only half a day's delay, which seemed completely acceptable, and there was no need to risk dividing the troops.
"Boss, this... I haven't finished yet!" Hearing Philip's words, Lull suddenly showed an embarrassed expression, and continued with a wry smile, "There are more than one traces left by the enemy. They are divided into three teams. Two of them This direction may be just a suspicious soldier... "
"Which direction is the team with car marks?" Philip asked decisively without hesitation this time.
After all, Nicole is a Tier 2 apostle. Although she doesn't know the situation, ordinary means should not be able to control her. The starry sky will not let the apostle be seriously injured as soon as he enters the mission world, and then contact the current information, then the only thing that can restrict the freedom of a second-level apostle is the prison car.
The attackers took away the three female apostles in a prison van, half an hour was enough for the enemy to leave here for more than three kilometers, which explained why the team channel could not be contacted.
"There are two teams with car marks, the west and the south, only the north is full of horseshoe prints!" Longer lowered his head to recall, and then replied again with certainty.
"West and south?" Philip glanced at Stark, who nodded without hesitation, "Exchange the map!"
"Exchange the map?" Qin Lun's heart moved, and he looked at the two of Steke in surprise.
"Hehe, Qin Lun, with your title level, you probably don't know that you can exchange for a world map?" Steck turned his head and smiled, "As long as the apostles reach the second and third levels, they can be listed on the exchange list of Broken Starry Sky." , to exchange for the exploration map of the current mission world."
"Oh, what kind of map is it?" Qin Lun's eyes lit up, he really didn't know this information. In the past, he felt that Broken Starry Sky gave too little help to the apostles, and it would be better to give more introductions to the mission world than to give guidance missions.
For the apostles, the deeper the understanding of the mission world, the easier it is to do the mission? He originally thought that the Broken Starry Sky was rejected by the laws of the world and could not give the apostle information, but now it does not seem to be the case.
"The higher the original degree of exploration of the broken starry sky for a certain mission world, the more detailed the map that can be exchanged will be. Not only will it mark important place names and routes, but it will also give a brief summary of the plot forces and historical conditions in the area. Introduction." Steck patiently explained.
Qin Lun had left a deep impression on him just now, and made the deputy head of the fortress team feel good about it. Moreover, this information is not really secret, so there is no need to hide it.
"However, with the poor exploration speed of this mission world, we should only be able to exchange for the simplest map. I am afraid that there will only be geographical conditions and important cities in the vicinity, and there will be no other information." Steck smiled wryly. He said, "And this kind of exchange is expensive. Even if there is only the simplest small map of the area, it needs more than 100,000 broken crystals. Unless it is a last resort, few people will do it."
"Then can you see the location of the Devil's Cup King's Court from the map!" Qin Lun rolled his eyes and asked lightly, "The Devil's Cup King's Court should also be regarded as an important elf city!"
"Impossible!" Steck shook his head resolutely, looking at Qin Lun with a smile on his face, "Except for the training ground world dedicated to training job-changing apostles, the alien missions that Broken Starry Sky requires us to perform are generally unexplored The historical plot of the past. Xingkong himself does not have this part of the information, how can he exchange it!"
"I was wrong!" Qin Lun made a big oolong, and touched his nose in embarrassment.
"Stike, it's been exchanged. Damn, it cost a total of 170,000 yuan, and there is only a 100-square-kilometer map centered on us." Philip cursed bitterly, even though it was a public resource of the fortress team, But after all, it is also their own saved resources.
Qin Lun turned his head curiously, and saw that the map that Philip exchanged was not a flat map, but a small three-dimensional projection, which three-dimensionally displayed mountains, rivers, forests and plains.
At this time, on a small open space near the center of Jondal Forest on the three-dimensional projection map, there was a small red dot constantly flashing, which should be their current location.
"Without the marks of Nicole and others, they were indeed restricted!" Philip whispered with an ugly face. Although he had expected this result in advance, he was still a little disappointed.
While Philip and Steck were observing the map, the other members of the Bastion team consciously dispersed and took on the task of guarding.
According to Steck, this is to prevent the plot characters from seeing the map. If this map is seen by the characters in the plot, no matter how simple the map is, Starry Sky will give a heavy penalty, which is also considered a leak of confidentiality.
Qin Lun originally wanted to avoid suspicion, but Philip persuaded him to stay. It seems that Steke was not the only one who impressed him deeply, Philip also hoped that Qin Lun would have another wonderful analysis.
According to the location shown on the projected map, the town of Elbad is just at the top of the delta of the Aran River, surrounded by two tributaries of the Aran River. The elf caravan's campsite is located just to the east of the town. Judging from the scale of the map, it is only a few kilometers away, and it is already on the edge of Jondal Forest.
"The attackers targeting the elf caravan were divided into three teams. Except for the forest in the east, there are traces in the other three directions." Philip looked at the map with a dignified look. After suppressing his worries about his companions, the magician Finally, he showed his mature quality as a second-order apostle.
"From the map, at such a short distance, it is impossible for the human lords of Elbad to not know the identities of these attackers. Even if they did not do it themselves, they have nothing to do with them." The hostility in Philip's eyes flashed passed away.
"Well, the Jondal Forest runs from northwest to southeast. If you start from here and go north, you will get closer to the forest. The enemies in that direction can be eliminated. They will not approach the forest with the stolen goods and hostages." Ke's eyes flickered, and he pointed to the projected map and said, "We just need to judge whether the three of Nicole were taken to the small town of Elbad, or to a tributary of the Naga River."