The hot air balloon of Gulong Observation Bureau floats on the lower edge of the clouds.
Although this kind of balloon is not as fast as an ordinary airship, it is more stable and can stay suspended for a longer time. Just like this one, it has been watching here for several days.
In the boat-shaped gondola, a scholar from the Dragon Tribe held up a long telescope and looked at the north.
"Um?"
In the distance, many tiny black spots vaguely appeared on the horizon.
It was like a handful of stains were sprinkled into the pure blue sky.
The Draconian scholar looked solemn, turned the telescope, and adjusted the focus. The image of the black dots became clearer below them.
A dark red giant shadow slowly emerged.
It is like a moving mountain, moving forward slowly but inexorably.
"Send a signal flare!" The dragon tribe scholar put down his telescope and shouted to the assistant who was sorting out the information: "It's coming! It's heading due north and has already passed the landmark mountain!"
The assistant raised his head, confused for a moment, then came to his senses, hurriedly took out a flare from the bag, pulled the fuse, and fired it into the air.
After waiting for a minute, he fired another one, and then fired three or four more in succession until the signal flares also lit up in the sky far to the south, and then he stopped firing.
The early warning signs were sent out.
...
The long trumpet sound sounded in the fortress, and everyone's expressions changed.
Whether it's the craftsmen debugging equipment on the city wall or the hunters carrying cannonballs and missing crossbows in the battle street, the movements of their hands have sped up a bit.
This is a signal that Lao Shanlong is coming.
Counting from this moment, about twenty-four hours later, Laoshanlong will enter the visual range of the observation balloon above Jiuzhaigou, and the first phase of the defensive operation is about to break out.
Pork Chop, who was preparing high-density dragon-killing carbon, shook his beard and sprinkled two drops of the refined fire dragon bone marrow in his claws onto the table. Amid the pungent smell, a large area of the solid wooden table was scorched.
Yin Fulin, who was helping on the side, comforted: "Don't worry, there is still plenty of time."
The sweaty pork chop on the nose is dotting the little head.
It stabilizes the mood, mixes several appropriate proportions of curing agents into the magma-like golden red viscous colloid, and solidifies it into a wax state, completing this blend.
This is a formula improved by master craftsmen and scholars.
While not weakening the power of Dragon Slayer Carbon, its stability has been greatly improved. You no longer have to worry about it accidentally exploding if you shake it with a little force, making it possible to use it in actual combat.
The prefix "experimental type" of high-density dragon-killing carbon can finally be removed.
With the cooperation of Yin Fulin and several alchemy scholars, the high-density dragon-killing carbon that had just been mixed was put into a package made of hard leather.
Then use rivets and straps to fix it to a solid steel spike as long as an arm.
Xia Zuo walked into this temporary alchemy workshop, glanced at the explosives neatly placed on the workbench and in the corner, and asked, "How are the preparations going?"
"It's done, meow! The nineteen high-density dragon-killing carbon materials provided by the guild have been mixed into explosive bombs, meow!"
Yin Fulin added on the side: "There are eight pairs of blasting spikes used to attack Laoshanlong's legs and six explosive bombs against the dragon. We have increased the dosage of the dragon-killing fruit, which will be more effective against Laoshanlong.
The remaining gunpowder rocks and fire dragon marrow were used by us to enhance the power of the explosive barrels. These explosive barrels will be used to deal with the velociraptor group. "
"Um."
Xia Zuo clicked his chin, "I've brought some people here to move these explosive barrels for dealing with small monsters to the predetermined location."
Ah Jin poked his head in with a smile, followed by about twenty male and female hunters with inconspicuous equipment but who looked very experienced, "Leave the hard work to us!"
In the past few days, Ajin and these low-star hunters from all over the Xiuret area have played a role beyond Xia Zuo and others' expectations.
What they can do is not just physical work.
Hunters are indeed an industry that requires talents. Most hunters will never be able to hunt flying dragons alone in their entire lives.
These two-star and three-star hunters are the main body of the hunter group.
Novice hunters and low-star hunters are two completely different concepts.
These hunters may not be able to compare with high-level hunters in terms of martial arts and equipment, but their experience in dealing with various small monsters is unmatched by high-level hunters.
Take the sledgehammer Ajin for example. In the more than ten years since he became a hunter, he has never hunted a flying dragon, and there are very few hunting records of large monsters.
But the combined numbers of blue velociraptors and giant wild boars can easily exceed four digits...
It is very clear what the blue velociraptor's habits are, what eating habits it has, what creature's blood smell is most attractive to them, etc.
According to him, when a group of blue velociraptors came running over, he could tell with his eyes closed which direction they would attack from, how many groups they would attack, and whether they would move their claws first or their mouths first.
The three-headed Pterosaurus can make him panic, but if it were replaced by a blue velociraptor, he wouldn't be afraid of ten.
Similar to Ah Jin, these low-star hunters have more or less inexplicable experience skills.
Yin Fulin, Pig Chop, and the others listened to a lot of their opinions when it came to arranging baits and bombs.
Using bait to gather the velociraptor group, and then throwing bomb barrels from high places, the plan of concentrated bombing has long been revised.
These low-level hunters who have spent half their lives dealing with small monsters all agree that the strategy of gathering a large group of velociraptors together and then killing them with powerful explosive bombs is too natural.
With the habits of velociraptors, it is impossible for such large-scale crowding to occur, no matter how many baits are arranged.
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Yin Fulin was very embarrassed at the time.
The person who proposed using explosive bombs to reduce the number of small monsters was the legendary hunter Master Campbell, and the perfecters of the strategy were himself and Pork Chops, both high-ranking hunters.
However, after carefully listening to the explanations from Ajin and others, she realized that these humble low-star hunters were right.
So, she put aside her meaningless pride and put herself in the position of a helper.
When it comes to dealing with small monsters, these people are experts.
"Let's go together." Yin Fulin took off the burqa she wore during reconciliation and put on her armor.
Pork Chops also wears his cat-armored helmet.
"It's okay, don't worry yet."
Seeing that Yin Fulin and the others were preparing to join in, Ah Jin smiled and waved his hands and said: "The large force of the Velociraptor Group has not arrived yet, but the leading 'scout' is expected to appear soon.
There are three or two of them. It would be too wasteful to use large barrels of explosive bombs. Use a knife to deal with them first.
We plan to move the bomb barrels to a location and hide them first, and then use them at a critical moment.
You go and have a good sleep first to recuperate your energy. The tough battle ahead will depend on you. Just leave those small monsters to us. "
Yin Fulin and Pig Pork looked at each other.
Looking at the dark circles under each other's eyes, they reluctantly accepted Ajin's proposal, "Then I'll leave it to you, the vanguard."
"Vanguard? We like that."
Ah Jin turned to look at his companions behind him and chuckled, "Poor guys, be careful when holding explosive bombs and releasing explosive bombs. These things are all filled with ingredients.
That old mountain dragon is said to be sixty or seventy meters long, and the rest of us combined are not enough for it to swallow, but velociraptors and the like, hehehehe.
The leather armor we are wearing is almost worn out, and we are just about to get a new one. What about you? "
