"What's the specific matter?" Anhil asked bluntly.
"quite complicated."
The chief researcher organized the words, "In the southern part of the ruins plain, close to the desert area, there is a fortress from ancient times. We call it the 'Guzhai Ruins (Old Village Ruins)'.
It is a pity that there are not many valuable things in the ruins.
The archaeological team at that time only discovered some large mechanical parts with unknown uses. These items were nothing special in terms of materials and forging technology, so the archaeological team had no choice but to give up in the end.
"
Having said this, the chief researcher paused for a moment, glanced at Gordon, and continued: "It wasn't until Laoshanlong appeared this time that the ruins of this ancient village came back to our sight."
Gordon, who was patiently listening to the history, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Lao Shanlong? Is this ruin related to Lao Shanlong?"
The chief researcher shook his head lightly, "The two are not directly related. It's just that when the Laoshan Dragon attacked Minagard this time, Minagard City's new village had not yet been completed, and the situation was relatively dangerous.
If Micheng is breached, according to Laoshanlong's migration route, it will continue to move south and threaten more cities.
You know, there are no suitable defensive fortresses along the way.
Inspired by Minagarde's reopening of the old stronghold, the guild also armed the ruins of the ancient stronghold and sent a large number of hunters to guard it to prevent the worst case scenario from happening.
Fortunately, with your efforts, Laoshanlong was repelled, and the defense line of the ancient village ruins was naturally disbanded. "
Gordon scratched his chin.
He didn't even know this happened, but it was normal to think about it. The Hunters Guild's duty was to protect all human settlements, not just Minagard City.
It’s also natural to have backup plans and a second line of defense.
"So? Did something happen to the ruins of the ancient village?" Anhil asked.
"Yeah." The chief researcher's expression became slightly weird.
“At the end of last month, at the same time that you were fighting Lao Shanlong, something extremely strange happened in the ruins of the ancient village.
Outside the fortress where there shouldn't be any large monsters, a very strange monster suddenly appeared.
...How to describe it? It was a super giant mechanical beast made of metal and boulders. "
"Mechanical... behemoth?"
Gordon frowned, he couldn't quite imagine that kind of existence.
"It must be a machine beast left behind by a super-ancient civilization!" The chief engineer who was studying the drawings stuck his head out of the workshop door and shouted, "I also want to see it myself, why don't you let me go!"
The chief researcher looked at the old man helplessly, "It's too dangerous, Mr. Chief Engineer, let's wait until we find out the situation a little more before we talk."
"Humph!" The old man retreated into the workshop again.
The chief researcher smiled apologetically at the two hunters and continued: "What's even more strange is that the mechanical monster only appeared for a few minutes.
But during this period of time, it destroyed and swallowed up large areas of city walls and defensive facilities, and then went underground and disappeared.
The super-giant mechanical beast, which was at least sixty meters in size, just disappeared. "
"Eating the city wall? More than sixty meters? Digging into the ground and disappearing?!" Gordon felt like his outlook on life had been torn down and reshaped over and over again.
Having fought against Lao Shanlong not long ago, he knew exactly what this data meant.
It looks like a mountain up close!
"Then, with such a big monster, no more clues were left?" Anhil couldn't help but ask.
"Yes."
The lead researcher sighed: "Scales, hair, body fluids, footprints, nothing.
Even the holes it dug when it burrowed into the ground were filled with dry quicksand. "
"So, the mechanical behemoth has never been found, and the guild has not sent more high-level hunters to find out the situation?" Anhil continued to ask.
Before the lead researcher could answer, Gordon spoke first.
Having been promoted to a high position for a long time, he has a better understanding of how the guild operates. “The guild’s duty is to protect, not to explore.
Take the Misty Dragon in Lingfeng as an example. If Misty Dragon didn't show up and cause a storm, the guild would not send hunters to sneak into Lingfeng to investigate its detailed ecology.
The same is true for the mechanical behemoth. The guild's senior officials probably judged it to be some kind of special ancient dragon-like creature.
If it causes trouble everywhere, the guild will definitely send more force and even organize a crusade.
But if it just squats deep underground and plays tricks without showing its head, the guild would like it to squat for thousands more years. "
"That's right."
The chief researcher smiled bitterly and said: "After discussion, the scholars from the Scrivener Team, Gulong Observation Bureau, and our Longli Academy generally agreed.
Only when a large number of people, weapons, and equipment gathered at the ruins of the ancient village and caused too much noise did the mysterious mechanical beast passively wake up.
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As the Laoshanlong crisis was resolved and personnel and equipment were evacuated, it naturally fell into silence again.
Based on these judgments, the guild also withdrew the team of hunters responsible for the investigation. "
"So that's the case, it's quite a reasonable judgment."
An Xil nodded to express his understanding, and then suddenly changed the topic, "So what does this have to do with your Longli Academy? What you want us to do is not to explore the ruins of the ancient village and look for the mechanical behemoth, right?"
Faced with Ancier's straightforward rhetorical question, the chief researcher simply nodded.
"That's right! The archeology of ancient civilization relics is also an important research direction of our Longli Academy.
The existence of the mechanical behemoth proves that the ruins of the ancient village are not as simple as they seem, and there are still too many unknowns waiting for us to discover! "The chief researcher became more and more excited as he spoke.
Although his current work focus is more on the administrative side, at his core, he is still a scholar who pursues the unknown.
But there is always a difference in the way of thinking between scholars and hunters.
In Ancier's eyes, this is inevitably a bit like looking for trouble...
Noticing the former's strange gaze, the chief researcher who reacted quickly added an explanation:
"You don't need to specifically pursue the mechanical behemoth, just explore the ruins itself. If you don't make too much noise, you shouldn't disturb it.
If there are key discoveries, we will further issue 'guild tasks' to the two of you as rewards. "
An Xil's expression twisted for a moment.
The reward for one task is another task. Is this a reward mechanism invented by some lunatic? !
"This is not a rigid assignment from the guild, but an archaeological research independently initiated by Longli Academy, right?" Anhil asked, staring at the chief.
"That's right, but the guild also allowed our research..."
"Please allow me to refuse." Anxier interrupted the other party unceremoniously.
Gordon folded his arms and stood aside with a smile. Anhill was always responsible for bargaining.
Ancier's straightforward refusal made the chief researcher realize the problem, "Of course, acceptance of the exploration mission for the ruins of the ancient village is entirely voluntary.
But you may have misunderstood the nature of 'guild tasks'. "
"Tell me more specifically." An Xil relaxed a little.
"The so-called 'guild mission' is just a way of saying it. The content of the mission is varied. It may be to protect the archaeological team, or it may be to defeat some monsters approaching the ruins.
But these are not important. The key lies in the special reward settlement mechanism of 'guild tasks'.
The settlement rewards for this type of mission are very rich, sometimes they are rare materials, and sometimes they are other things.
For example, during the archaeological excavation, if the archaeological team finds some weapons and equipment that have been passed down from ancient times, the entry rewards will also be calculated.
Do you really not want to consider it? "
"To put it bluntly, is it to reward hunters with valuable things in a reasonable and legal way?"
"You...can understand it that way."
"How about this."
The businessman's son waved his hand as if "then we will suffer some losses".
"That's it. Give us a guild mission that can solve the problem of dragon jade, and we will accept this exploration commission."
"ah?"
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