Chapter 597: This Time We Really Travel Light

"Is that so? There are no traces of monsters around, right? Then we can rest assured."

Ms. Duda smiled and expressed her gratitude to the two hunters, "Come and have a rest. Dinner is ready. Although it is not a big meal, it is still hot food, which is better than dry food."

Dinner was dry bread and stew, a generous portion, and an orange for each person.

Being able to eat such food in the ruins deep in the desert is already very satisfying.

While eating, Gordon said to Ms. Duda: "This place has been deserted for decades. Not long ago, a large number of hunters came in and it was too lively. It is normal that no monsters come.

But if you stay here for a long time, the human smell will sooner or later attract monsters from the surrounding area, especially small monsters like Huang Velociraptor that like to wander around.

Anxil and I need to explore the entire ancient village in depth. We cannot stay at the city wall camp all the time. It is best to contact Longliyuan and ask them to send some hunters over to act as guards, just in case. "

Ms. Duda's expression became serious. She nodded, thanked her, and then hurriedly got up and left to prepare the letter.

He is obviously also a resolute person.

After filling his stomach, Gordon called Ancil, Pork Chop, and Gale together.

Liefeng probably wouldn't understand the discussion about the exploration process, but considering the cultivation of a sense of teamwork, Gordon didn't abandon it either.

If you don’t understand something, just squat down next to An Xil and stick out your tongue.

"This is the map the lead researcher gave us."

Gordon unfolded a dark yellow paper and showed it to everyone, "He found it from the files left by the archaeological team decades ago. The content should be relatively detailed, that is."

"You just can't see anything clearly, right?" Ancier answered angrily: "What's the difference between this and not having a map?"

"It looks like it has been dyed with water, the ink has melted away."

Gale also sniffed around the map, which was in extremely poor condition.

"Isn't there a clearer map?" Ancier sighed and complained.

Gordon shrugged, "No, I heard that the previous group of hunters stationed at the ancient wall had roughly explored the ruins, but unfortunately they found nothing.

At that time, everyone was focused on strengthening the city walls and preparing for battle, and no one had the time to draw a map for this ruins. "

"Too."

Ancier pulled Gale's cheek and pulled it back - this guy was about to eat the map.

"Speaking of which, don't you two think this situation is a bit familiar?"

"It's a bit meow. That's what Lan Long did that time. He was given a simple map and the rest was all on his own, meow." Zhupa scratched his beard.

"It's still not the same."

Gordon smiled and said: "At least I'm not so nervous this time. Judging from the previous appearance of the mechanical behemoth, that guy wasn't too aggressive and didn't move very fast.

Even if you encounter it, it shouldn't be a big problem to retreat smoothly, so there is no need to confront it head-on.

After all, our purpose is just to explore the ruins of the ancient village. As long as we can find something valuable, it will be considered a victory. "

"It would be great if it goes so smoothly."

"Why are you always so negative?"

"It's the necessary caution to take into account the worst-case scenario."

After the two bickered for a few words, they returned to the topic itself.

"Although I can't see the details clearly, I can at least get a general idea."

Gordon gently flattened out the fragile map, "I roughly divided the ancient village ruins into several areas.

The first is the outermost perimeter, which is the outer city wall where we are currently stationed, and the flat sandy land outside the city wall.

There is nothing to explore in this part. We have already scouted it yesterday. The hunter team that was stationed at the ruins of the ancient village had its main activity area here. If there was anything abnormal, it should have been discovered long ago.

The only thing worth noting is the sand pit outside the city wall, which is where the mechanical beast sneaks into the ground. I suspect that there is something different under that sand, or even under the ruins of the entire ancient village. "

"Why do you say that?" Anhir asked.

Gordon raised his head and smiled, "A super giant monster similar in size to Lao Shanlong, but after it burrowed into the ground, there wasn't even a bulge on the surface."

An Xil's eyes narrowed slightly when he heard this, and he continued: "It means there is probably a quite large space underground."

"Yes, I haven't figured out how to enter the underground yet. Let's continue looking at the map." Gordon patted the map and continued:

“There is a series of buildings on the inside of the city wall, which gives the impression that this place was once a small city, but it is a bit strange to build the city directly into the fortress.

This area has complex terrain and numerous buildings, so be careful when exploring.

After passing through the complex, we will come to the core of the ruins, the castle. "

Gordon pointed his finger at the nearly circular area in the center of the map, "This castle is relatively well preserved and is a fortress in itself.

According to the hunters who were stationed at the ancient village, they had roughly scouted the place. There was nothing special in the castle and no monsters were seen.

Let me tell you what I think. It may be that there is nothing, or it may be that they didn't investigate carefully enough. When the time comes, we will explore more carefully inside and out. "

"Well, the outer city wall, the building complex, and the core castle are three parts, just like the peel, pulp, and core of a fruit, layer by layer.

Let's start with exploring the complex tomorrow, right? ”Anhil concluded.

"Yes, this area actually has the largest area and the most complex terrain. If we explore it carefully, it may take two to three days."

"The terrain is complex and the area is large, right?"

An Xier thought for a moment and said in a deep voice: "I plan to pack lightly. I only need to bring one base amount of ammunition. For other props, I only need to carry a small amount of flash bombs and sonic boom bombs. I need to bring more food and cold drinks."

"Woof?" Liefeng raised his big head.

Gordon and Pork Chop also looked like they had seen a ghost and stared at An Xier.

According to the latter's habit, carrying two base amounts of ammunition is already considered the "minimum" preparation. I have never heard of him only carrying one base amount of ammunition.

"What for?"

An Xier glared back, "I usually carry more ammunition just in case, not because I like to carry more.

Since the purpose of this time is not to fight, and monsters of 60 to 70 meters are not something we can deal with by fighting, so there is no need to carry too much.

When we encounter an accident and prepare to retreat, it will become a burden."

Gordon laughed, "Even for this reason, with your style, shouldn't you carry three or five bases of it, and throw it away on the spot when you really encounter an emergency and need to retreat quickly?"

". Makes sense, let's do it."

"Waste is shameful, meow!"

"Okay, okay, let him be, our young master doesn't care about this." Gordon clapped his hands and called back his companions' attention, "Come on, let's discuss where to start the first step of exploration."

The hunters set off early the next morning.

The saying that you can bring more ammunition and throw it away at any time is a joke after all. This time, An Xier really traveled light.

On his body, on the body of Gordon, the former ox-horse, and on the body of Liefeng, the current ox-horse, there was no obvious external package.

Liefeng walked with a hop and a skip, as if his feet were equipped with springs, so relaxed that it was not used to it.

Seeing that Liefeng was about to let out an excited bark, Zhuchop, who was riding on its neck, patted it twice and signaled it to keep quiet.

Although this exploration of ancient ruins was not as dangerous as the previous scouting of Lingfeng, and it was not so secretive, it was always right to make as little noise as possible.

Gordon looked around and pointed to a half-collapsed house and said, "Let's start from here."