Finally, Sean and Qiulong also joined the ranks of recovering corpses.
The bodies of the fallen will be placed in body bags, their nameplates will be collected, and the bodies will be buried later.
After this mission is over, if there are no new casualties, a Night Walker funeral will be held here to commemorate these dead souls.
As for their nameplates, they will be brought back to the fortress and sent back to their families by the military headquarters or their captains.
Tianyang was somewhat relieved that no one in his team was killed in the battle just now.
Otherwise, he would probably be like Han Shu, personally delivering the nameplate to the family members and enduring their resentment and sadness.
After finishing this work, Tianyang returned to the tent and closed his eyes to rest.
Six hours later, he woke up and found that he had almost adjusted himself, so he chose to get up.
After he had eaten, he received a notice that Han Shu was going to hold a captain meeting.
When we arrived at the command tent, several people had already arrived.
The first thing Tian Yang saw was Kun Lan, who was squatting on a chair like a monkey, yawning and biting a food stick that he hadn't finished yet.
The bald lady Rita was sitting opposite Lanmao. She had a few extra wigs at hand and was trying them on casually. Later, she found that she was not satisfied with any of them. Suddenly, flames appeared in her hands and burned all the wigs.
As for Cangdu, the ponytailed young man sat upright, and when he saw Tianyang, he nodded slightly. Among the three people, he seemed to be the most serious.
Tianyang sat next to Kunlan, and the latter began to complain to the boy. It was obvious that the blue-haired man had no interest in being the captain. Eight out of ten sentences were complaints, and two were looking for excuses to shirk his duties.
He even asked Tianyang to help him come up with ideas, and the boy had to remain silent.
People arrived one after another.
After Han Shu arrived, the captain's meeting officially began.
Han Shugan coughed and supported his hands on the holographic sand table: "We have killed the angry lizard. It can be said that most of the mission is completed this time."
"Whether the Star Marrow Pillar can be found and recovered, to be honest, luck plays a big part in it."
"So, the next mission will be based on our supplies. According to the supplies we have obtained, we can operate in the Reverse Realm for two weeks."
"But considering the round trip, we will stay here for another four to five days. If there is no result, we will return to the base and another team will take over and continue the investigation."
"Anyway, the Raging Lizard has been eliminated, so even if it's not a joint operation, it shouldn't be a big problem."
"Now, let's talk about the clues to the Star Marrow Pillar."
Han Shu inputted instructions on the control panel of the sand table, and several lights lit up in the holographic sand table: "We found star crystal grass in these places during our exploration."
Star crystal grass!
Tianyang immediately understood the reasons why Fortress concluded that there might be a Star Marrow Pillar in the Dream City.
The reason is the Star Crystal Grass, which looks like a plant but is essentially a crystal. It is a companion to the Star Marrow Pillar.
Tianyang was at the subway entrance of the metropolis at that time. It was because he discovered the star crystal grass that he discovered the star marrow pillar and was able to awaken and become an ascender.
Now, star crystal grass has appeared in many places in the Dream City, and it is obvious that star marrow pillars exist.
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What we need to worry about is the state of the Star Marrow Pillar. Is it newborn, or in the mature stage? The worst case scenario is that it is withered or even destroyed by the black people.
Among the dark people, the black fog spreaders with a danger level of 3 can be said to be the natural enemy of the star pillar.
Once a star pillar is discovered, efforts must be made to destroy it.
Han Shu continued, "Because the distribution of star crystal grass is not concentrated, it is impossible to determine where the star marrow pillar may appear."
"This is also the reason why I applied for a joint operation. It would be difficult to make any discoveries in a short period of time relying on just one or two exploration teams."
"Therefore, next I will arrange the team, take turns, and divide the areas for exploration."
... ... .
The meeting is over.
The exploration team made the decision by drawing lots.
The team responsible for the exploration today is Tianyang, Kunlan and Cangdu.
The other teams stayed in the camp to collect materials.
Tianyang gathered his team, briefly explained the situation, and led the team out.
As the captain, he had no choice but to walk in front of the team and be alert to possible dangers.
On his left and right were two team members, Qiulong and Xien, followed by several soldiers. Gu Ming controlled the 'Queen' to guard the rear, forming a simple formation that was conducive to defense and convenient for action.
The exploration process was unremarkable. After exploring two blocks in a row, the team members' physical strength had declined. Tianyang, who noticed this, issued the order to rest even though he was still energetic.
The boy concluded that there is a clear difference between being a captain and acting as an individual. The former needs to take care of the physical and even mental state of the team members, while the latter only needs to grasp his own abilities.
In order to relax, during the break, except for the team members responsible for guarding, others started to communicate with each other.
Qiulong even sat next to Sean and said, "Can you tell me about your Reverse Realm? I'm very interested."
Sean smiled and said, "Of course no problem, if the captain allows it."
Tian Yang said calmly: "I'm not that strict. Tell me, I'm actually quite interested."
A world inhabited by flying dragons is indeed attractive.
Sean took out his bronze dragon statue, rubbed it in the firelight and said, "Compared to our Reverse Realm, this Reverse Realm No. 127 is considered mild."
"The climate of the inverse world we explored was extremely violent. Lightning filled the sky. They never stopped, and they kept striking. This has been going on day after day, year after year for thousands of years."
"The land there has never been peaceful. The fire in the center of the earth has been erupting for years, and the ground has cracked into countless gullies. The hot magma flows on the surface, emitting foul and poisonous gases, testing the physique of every explorer."
"But the most terrifying are the flying dragons. They are demons, our lingering nightmares. They can fly in lightning, bathe in magma, breathe out poisonous gas, and live in extremely harsh environments."
"Every once in a while, maybe a hundred years, or a few decades, or even shorter, they will multiply in large numbers and attack the Clave Gate. Every time, in order to prevent them from passing through the gate, Silver Dragon Castle has to sacrifice countless warriors, brave knights, and heroes with noble character who are not afraid of sacrifice!"
"Our history is an epic, a history of blood and tears.
Poetry. But even so, we still guard the gate and try our best to clean up the flying dragons in the world of rebellion. We will never let those winged demons get beyond our line of defense!"
Sean waved his fist vigorously, his voice was inexplicably infectious, and his expression was full of pride for his homeland.
"One day in the future, I will become one of those heroes."
"I will fall at the hands of those demons, but beneath my body there will surely be a mountain of dragon corpses!"
Infected by him, Qionglong's breathing became heavier, as if he couldn't wait to go on an adventure with Sean to the world full of flying dragons.
"That's right, Sean."
Qiu Long slapped his thigh and said, "You mentioned yesterday that in your world, guys like the super-large black people here are all given the title of king."
“Are there a lot of those things?”
Sean's face was tinged with solemnity: "From what I understand, quite a few."
"Phantom, Red Lightning, Gray Storm, Glorious Angel, Blasphemer... etc. These are all powerful and terrifying dragon kings."
"But even if they were combined, they would not be as terrifying as that giant dragon. That giant dragon named Scourge has a body like a mountain, its wings block out the sun, its breath is like a volcanic eruption, and its eyes are like silver lightning."
"In our fortress, there are some special scholars called 'Dragon Speakers'. They can understand the language of flying dragons. They spread such a legend."
"The giant dragon named 'Scourge' has been waiting for its master to appear. The supreme being who will eventually make it surrender will be the king of all dragons and will bring order to that world."
"But unfortunately, this legend has been passed down for hundreds of years, but it has never been realized. However, in the past thousand years, two super-powerful people of rank 10 challenged the natural disaster."
"They never appeared again, but the figures of the Scourge occasionally appeared in the sky above that world, and even in the dreams of explorers."
Having said that, Sean seemed unwilling to continue on this topic. He put away the flying dragon bronze artifact, his eyes a little confused.
Tianyang unscrewed the kettle, took a sip, and asked casually: "Xian, do you know 'Scrap Scavenger City'?"
"Scrap-picking city?"
Sean's eyes regained their spirit: "I haven't been there, but I've seen it in books related to geography."
As expected of a fortress with a thousand-year history, its heritage is indeed unique.
Tianyang put down the kettle: "What kind of place is that?"
Sean showed a disgusted expression: "It is a lawless place, a paradise for criminals, murderers, and slave owners. Many years ago, when it was not yet called Scavenger City, it had a more pleasant name."
"Oasis Castle."
"It was once a fortress built on a desert oasis, and it had a glorious past. Unfortunately, a mysterious disaster once occurred there, which reduced the Oasis Castle to ruins and closed their Krav Gate forever."
"As time went by, gold diggers gradually entered the ruins and found valuable items. Then, a large number of people who made a living by scavenging appeared there."
"After that, it was occupied by criminals and some slave traders used it as a base to engage in illegal transactions that were strictly prohibited by the Golden Court!"