Chapter 678 Expedition Mission

"Midgard University and the colonial company jointly release such expedition missions almost every month, and the content is not new. It is nothing more than exploring the geographical environment around the Jinlunga mining area, drawing maps of unknown areas, and collecting ore and biological specimens. "

Hailaer's smile was restrained, and his expression became extremely serious.

"There are no mandatory requirements for this type of expedition. If you want to say it is simple and simple, no one will care if you stay in the safe zone all the time, but you won't get credits for such passive sabotage."

"What do I need to do to get the credits?" Joan asked Hailar.

"The credits awarded by the task are directly proportional to the results of the surveying and mapping. The more new maps you map, the more credits you will be rewarded. If you just circle around the safe area where the detailed map has been drawn, you will not get a single point." Hailaer explained .

"This is tantamount to encouraging us to stay away from known areas, explore unknown areas as much as possible, and fill in the blanks on the map." Joan analyzed.

"The school and the colonial company do have such intentions, but the students are not stupid. Of course, they know that the underground mining area is connected to the 'underdark area'. The deeper you go underground and stay away from the mining area, the greater the risk of being attacked by monsters. Disappeared during an expedition mission and ended up with nothing left."

Hailar sighed, and continued: "The dark underground abyss is more dangerous than the primeval jungle. In order to avoid casualties, most of the interns participating in the expedition dare not stay away from the safe area. In this way, of course, not many new maps can be surveyed. , and it is difficult to collect valuable ores or novel biological specimens, after two busy weeks, often only earn one or two credits in the end.”

Joan frowned.

If it's just for such a mere one or two credits, he has no interest in wasting two weeks in the darkened Rift Valley, it's not worth it!

Hailaer saw his thoughts and said with a smile: "Underground exploration is like our business. We have to consider both risks and benefits. We can do as much business as we have ability. Most of my former internship partners are not qualified to take risks. I can’t force them to go too far, it’s not the same now, with you and the Zion siblings joining us, we can explore in depth, map out areas that no one has ever set foot in before, and collect rare ores and creatures Specimens, the final income must be indispensable!"

After hearing Hailar's words, Joan fell into long-term thinking.

Performing expedition missions is a regular way of earning credits. The value of credits can not only be used as money on campus, but more importantly, it is one of the hard conditions required for graduation. Regardless of a poor boy like him or Hailaer who is not short of money, in order to successfully obtain a degree, he has to take risks to participate in internship tasks and earn credits.

Since the internship is inevitable, Joan felt that it would be better to collect the 100 points required for graduation as soon as possible, so he nodded and agreed to join the expedition team formed by Hailar.

This type of expedition mission usually starts in the middle of the month and usually lasts until the end of the month.

It doesn't matter if a certain team goes deep into the Underdark and doesn't have time to return to the starting camp on the deadline for the internship, the school doesn't make a strict requirement on this.

Returning to camp a few days late will not affect earned internship credits. However, judging from past experience, most of these long-delayed expeditions will never return.

Today is March 12th, and there are still three days before the official start of the internship.

Hailaer, as the captain and the only "veteran driver" with underground exploration experience in the team, is responsible for signing up his companions and preparing various expedition equipment during these three days.

Qiao An saw that she was busy, so she stopped bothering her and left to return to the academy.

On the morning of March 16, Joan received a text message from Hailar in the library, inviting him to meet in the cafeteria to discuss the expedition.

When Joan came to the cafeteria, he saw Hailar and Zion sitting around a dining table from a distance, and a large map was spread out on the table.

Hailar pointed to the map and explained in a low voice, while Audrey and Holden listened, nodding their heads from time to time, looking very serious.

Now is not the time for meals, but there are no less than 20 people gathered in the cafeteria that should be deserted.

Joan stood in front of the cafeteria and looked around, and found that groups of students were gathered around the table. Most of the tables were placed with maps and travel bags, and the conversations were all related to underground exploration. It seems that they are also an expedition team preparing to participate in this internship mission, and the cafeteria is the meeting place.

Joan walked through the crowd, walked up to Hailar and Zion, and sat next to Holden after saying hello.

"What are you talking about?"

"'Sister Cai Mi' is introducing us to the exploration area." Holden pointed to the roll of sheepskin map laid out on the dining table, "Kinlunga and the proven areas around it are all drawn on this map , it seems complicated enough."

Joan nodded and looked at the map curiously.

Two broken lines outlined in thick ink run through the north and south of the map, and the huge ravine sandwiched between them is Jinlunga, which is known as the "immemorial abyss".

Jinlunga is connected to Jotunheim in the north and Midgard in the south. This great rift valley that runs through thousands of miles is like a scar that tears the earth, revealing the dark and mysterious underground world in the sunlight, and at the same time presenting There are also rich magic crystal deposits.

For many years, the Abyss of Jinlungar has been firmly controlled by the "Jortunheim Colonial Company" belonging to the Fizen Kingdom and the "Midgard Colonial Company" belonging to the Holy Ashean Empire.

Driven by high profits, these two multinational monopoly mining groups have recruited tens of thousands of miners to carry out exploration and mining operations from the north and south ends of the abyss.

Today, the total number of magic crystal mines being mined is no less than 10,000. Except for a few that belong to private mine owners, most of the mines are divided up by two colonial companies.

The mining area of ​​the two major colonial companies is bordered by the central part of Jinlunga. In order to compete for the mineral veins, numerous violent conflicts have occurred over the years. Fortunately, both companies have government backgrounds, and political influence must be considered in addition to economic interests. The board of directors of the company has consciously controlled the intensity of friction to avoid diplomatic disputes between the two countries caused by conflicts in mining areas.

Two huge colonial companies employ many prospectors to occupy the land in Jinlunga crazily. No matter how vast this great rift valley is, it cannot stop the years of expansion and encroachment. Today, the superficial mineral veins of Jinlunga are basically above has been identified.

The two major colonial companies are still not satisfied, and are increasing investment, recruiting more surveying and mapping teams, advancing towards the bottom of the dark abyss, trying to find the magic crystal veins buried deep underground.

Today is five more, and there is another chapter behind