Xu Le's sudden stop surprised the others, especially Bai Jing.
She felt that Xu Le's performance along the way was perfect.
He hardly ever does anything rash, but what's wrong with him now
Why is he parked alone in the dark
"Xu Le, what's wrong with you?"
Xu Le then turned around and looked at Bai Jing:
"Captain, I may have encountered some problems, but I can't tell you in detail now. I will sort out the detailed information and report to you after returning to the camp."
Xu Le had no intention of hiding anything, not even the matter of the Ancient Yinduo Tree.
Greed is the source of danger.
He doesn't have enough power to satisfy his desires now.
Being greedy for everything is a very foolish behavior, and he himself does not have the ability to solve some problems.
The best option is to report the situation to Bai Jing and let the entire team solve it.
Seeing Xu Le's serious expression, Bai Jing nodded:
"good."
…
Continuing to return, when the lights of the distant scouts appeared in the sight of Gan and Niu Yuan, Li Shunliu, who was in charge of security, immediately stood up and raised his gun.
The appearance of someone in the darkness is not necessarily a good thing.
"Who is it? Stop right there."
"Li Shunliu, it's me."
While speaking, Bai Jing used the light to flash the secret code for the 6 teams to meet on weekdays.
Three flashes, one flash, three flashes, two flashes.
Only after seeing the signal light did Li Shunliu put down the gun in his hand.
But she was also confused. Under normal circumstances, troops would choose to stay where they were at night.
Now that Bai Jing and the others have returned, have they encountered any problems
"Captain, come in quickly."
There were four bonfires in the camp, and they were very large and burning, surrounding the others.
Because the firelight was not bright enough.
Camping around a fire can easily lead to danger.
Therefore, in the wild, surrounding yourself with fire is the right choice.
Bai Jing returned, and Gan, who had been dozing off, opened his eyes. He looked a little tired at this time.
However, when he walked in front of Bai Jing, he had already adjusted his state.
Looking at Zhou Zimo, who was put down by Bai Jing and had only one leg left, Gan spoke:
"Briefly tell me what you encountered."
The two of them had a tacit understanding, and needless to say, Gan knew that Bai Jing was in trouble.
Now that they are back and have contacted Zhou Zimo, the regional development mission will most likely be stopped.
In their current state, it is impossible for them to explore the rest of the area.
"There is something wrong with this town. When Gu Beichen and his team explored a health center, they found a large number of corpses.
The long-accumulated resentment and obsession have created many ghosts there.
And there were actually 3 level 2 white ghosts there, which were the same as the level 2 white ghosts that Xu Le encountered and that we encountered.
Ghost species are rare, and there are so many of them, there must be something wrong."
"Are you worried that this town is hiding some bigger secret?"
"What I'm worried about is not the secret at all. The so-called secret is not important. What I'm worried about is that this town is hiding a relatively powerful monster."
"How confident are you about the current team situation?"
"We can barely handle a Level 3 polluter, but we'll be in trouble if it's a Level 4 polluter with talent. If it's a Level 4 polluter with talent, I can't even think about it."
Xu Le listened to the conversation between the two and was at a loss for words for a moment.
However, he confirmed one thing from the conversation between Bai Jing and Gan.
That is, as a level 4 warrior, Bai Jing would definitely lose if she met Gu Yinduo, who was also level 4.
If the opponent possesses some special ability, she will be crushed.
"The limitations of warriors are still too great."
Hearing Gan say this, Bai Jing also admitted:
"Yes, warriors' abilities are too limited. Warriors cannot use the Red Moon Spirit, which completely separates them from sorcerers.
How about you? How are you? How long will it take to prepare?"
Gan shook his head and did not answer Bai Jing's words, but suddenly looked at Xu Le:
"Do one good deed a day and avoid one disaster a month. Xu Le, have you ever peeked into your own destiny?"
"To spy on your own destiny?"
Xu Le looked at Gan's weak appearance and once again recalled the divination he had performed on Gan before.
Gan himself drew the puppet.
That's the warlock's fortune telling!
Even though Xu Le's level of knowledge was average, he had read in books that the Red Moon Warlock himself could not peek into his own destiny.
Is it Gan
"I have never done anything like this, Teacher Gan... Have you ever spied on your own destiny?"
Gan did not answer, but changed his words:
"You should have seen my fate. Don't you think it's a little unbelievable?"
Xu Le nodded, then shook his head:
"Teacher Gan, is there anything I can help you with?"
"If you say it out loud, it will be useless."
Gan said this in a slightly mysterious tone, which made Xu Le feel a little strange.
"What's the meaning?"
"I've already told you I can't tell you, so don't ask."
Xu Le was speechless. He had been talking for a long time, but it was the same as saying nothing.
Gan looked at Bai Jing again:
“Since there is no way to complete the pioneer mission, should we evacuate
If we evacuate now, we will have to wait until August 15 for the second execution, or give up.”
There is actually only one area for the pioneer mission each month.
If you can complete the exploration of this area in one go, then take a rest on the 15th.
If it cannot be completed, then secondary development will be required, or application for abandonment, assistance, etc.
But that would be a worse choice, and Bai Jing had to hesitate.
"Let me think about it."
The two stopped talking, and Xu Le knew from Bai Jing's gaze that it was his turn to speak.
“Captain, I think before we make the decision to evacuate, why don’t we consolidate the information we have collected
Especially the information about Gu Beichen and the other three should be very important.
Perhaps after integrating the information, we will have a more accurate judgment of the current situation.”
Bai Jing and Gan looked at each other and nodded:
"Gu Beichen, Wang Shu, come here."
"yes."
After the two came to Bai Jing, Bai Jing asked directly:
"Explain the information you found today and the situation at the health center."
Wang Shu was quite good at making this kind of brief report. He organized his words a little and was about to speak, but Xu Le interrupted him.
"Brother Shu, I guess you mean to say that you saw a lot of gray-haired people who died sitting in chairs?"
"Do you have a similar situation?" Wang Shu was a little surprised.
“Yes, we are aware of this situation and have encountered it.
So I asked you to come here now to ask if there is any more in-depth information?"
Under the expectant gazes of the three, Wang Shu nodded:
"have."
Xu Le pinched his chin, entered a state of emptiness, and waited quietly for Wang Shu's message.
“This town, called Baixia Town, is a tourist attraction in the Third Era.
In addition to the beautiful scenery around it, the town itself has something very special: about 50% of the people born here will have very beautiful white hair.
This kind of white hair is strong and beautiful. Not only is it good-looking, it is also an almost perfect color for making wigs.
The military even uses this hair to develop bulletproof materials.
Therefore, the white hair here has high research value.
It is precisely because of their white hair that this place is called Baixia Town."
The information Wang Shu said was still a bit shocking.
This kind of white hair can actually be used as bulletproof material for the military? That changes its nature!
"Naturally grey hair?"
"Yes, we found some preserved data at the health center. These people with white hair have had white hair since birth."
"So, is there any other information?"
"That clinic has a lot of research data on treating gray hair."
Upon hearing this information, Xu Le immediately narrowed his eyes:
"Information on treating gray hair? Gray hair is a disease?"
“If the records in the clinic are correct, it is indeed a disease, a blood disease that was rare all over the world at that time.
But in Baixia Town, this disease is very common, even prevalent.
According to records, if not cured, the life span of these people with gray hair will be greatly shortened, and it will be rare for them to live to 40 years old.
Therefore, people with gray hair in the town usually don’t live long.
Gu Beichen and I also wanted to investigate the reason behind this, so we went deep into the clinic."
Hearing this, Xu Le nodded slightly.
It seems that the source of the strange situation in this town is this white hair blood disease.
"Xu Le, do you have any ideas?" Bai Jing asked.
Xu Le shook his head and said nothing. He began to sort out clues in the town in an ethereal state.
The white hair blood disease caused everyone to die instantly, and the remaining white-haired people.
A clinic with a large number of corpses, and ghosts in white.
The key point is still missing!
There must be very important information in the clinic.
The Ancient Sound Tree, that strange girl's voice, these things might be related to the situation in the town.
As for helping... let's see.
“The key point of the matter is the white hair blood disease, so if we want to make any progress, we have to go back to that clinic.
But even if we return, we may have to wait until tomorrow morning."
Hearing Xu Le's suggestion to go back, Bai Jing nodded. If she didn't want this mission to end in vain, returning to the clinic was indeed an option.
“Have you estimated the risks?”
Xu Le glanced at Gu Beichen and Wang Shu:
"The fact that Gu Beichen and the other three are not dead should be enough to explain the risk level there."
"Xu Le, you are going too far!"
When Gu Beichen heard Xu Le say this, he was about to rush up and hit him, but unfortunately he was also a warlock with a small body, so he was easily held back by Wang Shu.
"Beichen, forget it."
Bai Jing nodded. Although Xu Le's words were a bit hurtful, they did make sense.
The fact that Gu Beichen and the other two stayed in that clinic for so long was fine, that speaks volumes.
Although the continuous fighting had left Zhou Zimo seriously injured, the fact that the three of them were able to hold out there for so long only showed that the danger level was not particularly high.
At least for Bai Jing's level, it is not high enough.
"That makes sense. Is there anything else you want to add?"
"Captain, do you remember the information I said I would tell you when I came back just now?"
"Well, I remember. Can I tell you now?"
Xu Le nodded.
“When I was at the clinic, I heard a voice, a young girl’s voice.
This voice appeared three times in total. The first two times were in the clinic, and she asked me to help her.
The environment was quite complicated at the time, so I thought it was an illusion the first time.
But the second time, I was sure that something was calling me.
The third time, when we were about to return to camp, she asked me why I didn’t want to help her.”
Bai Jing suddenly interrupted when she heard this:
"You mean when we are about to return to the camp?"
Obviously, Bai Jing also realized the outrageousness.
"The captain has thought of that, right? Sound can be transmitted over too far a distance."
"Go on."
“Not only that, when she asked me for the last time, she explicitly mentioned the psychic master.
So, I have two guesses about her situation.
The first possibility is that she is from our Fourth Age and may be a ghost trapped here."
"What about the second one?"
“I personally prefer the second option, otherwise, things wouldn’t be so complicated.
The second possibility is that this girl is a relic from the Third Age. She has lived for hundreds of years, so she knows about the existence of warlocks.
Perhaps the origin of this voice is related to the white-hair blood disease."
Bai Jing nodded, Xu Le provided an important piece of information.
The owner of that voice is indeed very suspicious.
"Very good Xu Le, you didn't deliberately conceal the information. This is very important. The sounds in the clinic may indeed be related to the weirdness of the entire town."
"I'm not done yet, Captain."
"besides?"
"Yes, there is one more most important message."
"What is it?"
“Captain, you should know that I am a special Red Moon Warlock. I have certain perception abilities.
So, I made a little discovery in the cave in the clinic."
"Hurry up and tell me!"
"There is an ancient Yinduo tree there."
This time, even Gan, who had always been calm, stood up.
"What did you say?"
Xu Le repeated it again:
"I said, there is an ancient Yinduo tree there."
Bai Jing hesitated for a few seconds and immediately shouted:
"Everyone gather."
"yes."
Some team members who were still resting also gathered together at this time.
Bai Jing issued such an assembly order, it was obvious that something important was happening.
They were all people who knew the importance of things, so even though it was late, they assembled very quickly.
After everyone except Zhou Zimo had gathered together, Bai Jing slowly spoke:
“Everyone already knows the current state of the team. Gan and I originally wanted to give up this pioneer mission.
But just now Xu Le brought us a piece of news.
It was in the clinic where Wang Shu and Gu Beichen were trapped, there was suspected to be an ancient sound tree.
Zhou Zimo was seriously injured, and it was impossible for the pioneer mission to continue.
So, I am now seeking your opinions.
Should we abandon the mission and return to the lighthouse tomorrow, or go to the clinic to search for the Ancient Yinduo Tree
Please raise your hands if you agree with the search. "
After Bai Jing said this, everyone immediately raised their hands.
Xu Le was a little surprised. It seemed that the attraction of the Ancient Yinduo Tree to these people was far greater than he had imagined!
"Okay, since everyone agrees, then we'll make it this way.
We will go to the health center in the first block to search tomorrow. Okay, let's all have a good rest.
Tomorrow morning at 6 o'clock, sharp."
"yes."
When Xu Le thought everything was over, the voice appeared again.
"Master Psychic is coming to help! Thank you so much, I will prepare rich fruits and wait for your arrival."
Hearing this voice, Xu Le narrowed his eyes.
"fruit?"