During the summer solstice, Geng falls into ambush, and during the winter solstice, Ren counts nine.
Winter solstice, also known as day solstice, winter festival, sub-year, winter worship, etc., has both natural and humanistic connotations. It is not only an important solar term among the 24 solar terms, but also a traditional Chinese folk festival.
There is a saying in the south that the winter solstice marks the new year.
So on the winter solstice, the Red Lotus Knights held their first team dinner after returning from special training.
With Li Xunzui's help, they booked a large private room in "Drinking and Losing a Shoe" with a living room with sofa seats, where they could brag and chat. In the cold weather like the winter solstice, hot pot is naturally the most comfortable way to have a dinner.
Last time I roasted a whole lamb by Issyk-Kul Lake. Although the environment was first-rate in all aspects, it was still a wild environment. Now in a modern environment, the crowds are bustling with joy, and the atmosphere is different. It is lively and popular, and it is much more popular.
"Today the captain pays the bill, and everyone gives me free rein to eat." Wherever Li Xunzui was, the atmosphere was definitely full of music and entertainment.
Ardak shouted boldly: "Give me more meat. Let's start with ten pounds of mutton. I need a lot of meat to fill my huge belly in winter." In the winter on the grassland, hunger and cold are the biggest enemies. When Aldak was twelve years old, he was left by his family in the wild and lived independently for a period of time.
On the grassland, the real danger comes when night comes. In addition to the cold, there are also beasts that treat you as prey, so you need to be alert at all times. And how to catch prey is a test of all-round abilities and skills. Whenever Aldak recalls that unforgettable experience, he will be reminded of the fear that was once dominated by hunger.
So much so that Aldak often felt like there was a furnace burning energy in his stomach, and he needed to eat large amounts of meat to satisfy this furnace.
Food is like the stars in the night sky, and appetite is like the sea that embraces all rivers.
Xiao Yihan smiled and let Li Xunzui make trouble as much as he wanted. As a spiritual person, I don’t have to worry about money.
If life is divided into three levels: survival, living, and life, then Xiao Yihan and the others are definitely at the level of life.
No need to worry about food and clothing, no need to waste your time doing repetitive work day after day.
You will not live comfortably just to enjoy life, thinking about what to eat today and where to go to play tomorrow.
These talented young people, in order to break through themselves, challenge difficulties and do meaningful things. Contributing to the tranquility of society, the progress of mankind, and exploring the unknown of the world are their level of life.
Just as the members of the Red Lotus Knights were eating hot pot and singing songs, they were happily spending the winter solstice.
In the south, a mysterious little world was discovered.
Surveyors from the National Geological Survey discovered a world-class tiankeng group in Napo County, Guangxi.
South of the Tropic of Cancer, the Napo Tiankeng Group is the largest and most numerous. So from a regional perspective, it is unique.
Faced with such an astonishing discovery, the Karst Institute of the Geological Survey immediately formed an investigation team to conduct on-site investigation of the sinkhole.
Zhang Yuanhai, a senior engineer at the Institute of Karst Research, led his team members to investigate the tiankeng as planned, but something very strange happened.
As they descended into the sinkhole and groped forward silently, a black shadow flashed past them at an extremely fast speed.
"Gong Zhang, something seemed to have flashed from behind us just now."
Geological work has always been arduous, with rolling sand and dust, alternating cold and heat, weathered by wind and rain, and covered with stars and moon. Running is accompanied by loneliness, climbing and suffering are neighbors. This is not only a huge test for the body and mind, but sometimes also faces the risk of death.
It was quiet in the sinkhole, except for the faint sound of water flowing, which was particularly eerie.
"No, don't be suspicious. Cheer up. This place has been closed for hundreds or even thousands of years. I don't know what dangers there may be. Just watch the road under your feet." Zhang Yuanhai ordered, in this way In such an environment, the military morale cannot be disturbed. The ground is uneven, wet and slippery, making it easy for people to slip when walking on it.
There are dense forests everywhere in the tiankeng group, many of which are well-preserved primitive vegetation communities, such as dong palm, snakeroot, tree climbing dragon, fragrant magnolia, palm trees, etc. Further inside, there are all kinds of strange karst caves and karst canyons.
The light was blocked, it was very dark in the sinkhole, and the visibility was very low. The expedition team had to use flashlights to illuminate things ten meters away.
Suddenly, a faint green light flashed across the sky. A group of devils several feet tall with green faces and fangs appeared in the woods. They jumped out from trees, rocks and other unexpected places in the dim light and launched a crazy attack on the expedition team.
The incident happened suddenly, and the expedition team was unable to organize a defense under extreme fear, let alone fight against these "monsters" that were much larger than themselves. For a moment, everyone fell on their backs, was defeated, and was beaten to death.
"ah……"
Several desperate screams mixed with abnormal fear came from the sinkhole, frightening several unknown birds flying away.
At the same time, in the local branch of the Geological Survey, the screens showing the location of the expedition team lost information about Zhang Yuanhai and the others, and the communication equipment also lost response.
The RTK (Real Time Differential Positioning) device just showed up and then failed.
The expedition team has lost contact.
Since Beidou equipment was installed, such a thing has never happened again.
If something like this happened today, something must have happened to the expedition team.
The sinkhole group is located in a relatively remote area, so the Geological Survey had no choice but to turn to the local fire brigade for help.
The strange thing is that the two rescue teams of the fire brigade set off in great force, and then there was no news again, and they lost contact.
This situation is serious.
In the end, this incident alarmed people in the southern township. Under the coordination of the local affairs bureau of the southern township, the township investigation bureau arranged for a special investigation team to come down to assist the local firefighting forces in the rescue.
When the investigation team went deep into the hinterland of the sinkhole, they were greeted by a group of monsters they had never seen before.
They stand like a human, with a head like a giant snake head, and a dorsal fin on their back like a fish's back, extending from the neck to the tail. From the front, they look like a lizard man.
With indifferent eyes, they looked at the strangers who suddenly visited. Beside the big trees, on the rocks, and at the entrance of the cave, they looked at the investigation team with malicious intent. Their eyes were green, like two floating stars in the dim environment. emerald.
If Xiao Yihan were here, he would find that these lizard people are somewhat similar to the Chupacabra, the monster in the secret realm of the Holy Refining Hall, just like the descendants of the Chupacabra. It's just that compared to the Chupacabra, which has spikes on its back, these lizardmen don't seem to have mastered it yet, at least they don't look as scary as the Chupacabra.
The special investigation team of the Southern Township Investigation Bureau is surrounded by lizardmen, and a battle is about to break out.
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"Mr. Pang, what good can you do with our Red Lotus Knights?"
After receiving the information from Pang Yongsheng, the supervisor of the Southwest Town and Fu Division, Xiao Yihan called the deputy captain Wu Xiuying to come to Pang Yongsheng's office.
Pang Yongsheng's office is like a large office of a private company boss, with a sofa, a coffee table, and these huanghuali wood armchairs in front of the desk. Xiao Yihan was not polite at all. He sat down and directly asked Pang Yongsheng the purpose of calling him.
"I have a mission to see if your Cavaliers are interested?" In fact, Xiao Yihan's rude look made Pang Yongsheng and the others feel that Xiao Yihan had no arrogance and was approachable and down-to-earth.
Pang Yongsheng sat on the scroll chair, playing with a walnut in his hand, looking at the talented young man in front of him with interest.
Others usually play with two walnuts, but Pang Yongsheng is very strange. He plays with one every time. When he was chatting with people in the office, he would play with this walnut in his hand. The walnut with a poor patina was flipped back and forth in his palm, making people feel that he was strategizing and that everything was in his hands. But people who are familiar with Pang Yongsheng know that don't underestimate that tiny walnut, it may become a fatal blow when facing the enemy.
Xiao Yihan pointed at Wu Xiuying, who was standing by the side, and said with a smile: "From now on, the vice-captain will be fully responsible for our team's affairs! Let me tell you this, in our family, Captain Wu has the final say! Therefore, he has the final say on the mission. No interest, it’s up to her.”
Wu Xiuying glared at him: What from your family...
"Haha, interesting." Pang Yongsheng had heard Xu Tu say long ago that Xiao Yihan often made moves out of common sense. Just look at his team name and you can tell that it was entirely for Wu Xiuying!
"In this case, Xiao Wu, please see if you can go. A sinkhole was discovered in Nannan Township. The investigation team that went in disappeared, and the fire brigade that went to rescue them also disappeared. Even the investigation team sent by Nannan Township They are also missing, and they are all out of contact now. There are several major things happening in the southern township, and they don’t have enough manpower. I hope we can send a team to deal with this sinkhole incident. "
Since joining the Red Lotus Knights, Xiao Yihan has no excuses to harass her and has become much quieter. Wu Xiuying also enjoyed her leisure time. He just took advantage of her verbally, so she didn't care about it anymore.
Seeing Wu Xiuying looking at her inquiringly, Xiao Yihan shrugged his shoulders and turned his head, as if he was a shopkeeper.
Xiao Yihan had said before that she would handle all matters in the team. Xiao Yihan brought her with him this time to make it clear to Pang Yongsheng that all matters related to the Red Lotus Knights would come to her in the future.
Wu Xiuying did her job, pondered for a moment, and said: "Okay, we will take over this task." According to Xiao Yihan, Wu Xiuying will represent the Red Lotus Knights in the future, and maybe she will sit with Zhao Lingji in a team meeting. Although Wu Xiuying and Zhao Lingji have nothing to do with each other on the surface, in fact the two sides are still secretly competing with each other.
In Southwest Zhenfusi, Pang Yongsheng always let his detachment decide whether to go or not for matters that were not particularly urgent.
This sinkhole incident seemed a bit unusual. Pang Yongsheng wanted Xiao Yihan and the others to challenge such a mission with unknown dangers and exercise the Red Lotus Knights' adaptability.
