"So, how did it come about?"
In the conference room, Fang Lu asked other people and touched the cat with his hand curiously. The cat was not afraid of animals on the table. Instead, it rubbed the back of his hand with the fluff on its head and neck, looking affectionate.
Tianlan felt itchy at the sight and reached out to touch it, but a hint of vigilance flashed in the cat's turquoise eyes. She stepped back carefully and stretched out her paw to scratch the back of her hand. "Ouch!" Tianlan let out a low cry. , withdrew his hand painfully.
"Ha, it seems this little thing doesn't like you, Fuli."
The big cat man laughed and stretched out his paw. The cat turned around, tilted its head and looked at him curiously, then lowered its head and sniffed his paws, then showed a reassuring look, meowed softly, curled up into a ball and sat down against his furry paws. .
"Humph," Tian Lan looked at this scene with envy and anger, then she felt the paw prints on the back of her hands hurt even more, and pouted, "You guys have the same odor!"
Attila glared at her angrily, took her left hand away to check the wound, and was relieved when she saw that it was just a skin injury.
The perpetrator was not conscious at all. He sat on the table and raised his head gracefully, looking at the others with his emerald green eyes. The look in his eyes gave people the impression of neither vigilance nor curiosity, but that he was looking at each of them.
Under the light of the crystal lamp in the glass cover, it is completely white and slender. There are some gray patterns on its head and front face. Its ears are pointed and triangular in shape forward. It has black hair like its front paws.
From the head and neck down, there is a circle of fluffy white hair, making it look majestic and elegant, like a queen patrolling her subjects.
But no one knows exactly how it got onto the ship.
Perhaps it was already on the ship when they left Grande, but no one had seen this little guy in the past half month. And it looks very energetic, and it doesn't look like it hasn't eaten for half a month.
Even before Aitila brought some biscuit crumbs to it, it seemed to ignore it, just sniffed it, and then swept the things away with its paws - indicating that I don't like to eat them, please change them for me. Some come.
But it doesn't seem to be a wild cat in the forest. Everyone only needs to take a look at the wind, snow and ice outside, and this cat does not look like it has survived in such a harsh environment.
Tian Lan covered the back of her hands and asked very curiously: "What's her name?"
"Her name is Delise."
"How did the captain know?"
"Miss Tata told me."
Jita stood aside, blinked slightly behind her lenses, and asked softly: "Miss Tata, do you understand what Delise said?"
"Of course," Fang Yu was extremely proud of his fairy lady: "Miss Tata is the guardian of the Silver Library, and she knows more than 60,000 languages -"
But unexpectedly, Tata shook his head gently:
"That's the name I chose."
Her tone was very quiet.
The conference room was also very quiet.
Everyone looked at their captain. Only Fang Plover's face turned red. He couldn't help coughing and muttered in a low voice: "Having said that, I didn't say anything wrong..."
Fortunately, everyone was used to him being like this. Under Tianlan's noise, they started discussing the breed of this little thing.
However, there are even more divergent opinions on this point, and no one can come up with an authoritative argument. As for how many types of cats there are in Aitaria, few selectors can really say it clearly.
In the end, it was Ms. Tata who had the final word:
"This is a type of cat that lives in the Cowling-Ithurian boreal forest."
"The long downy hair is a typical feature of them living in boreal forests."
"Isn't that a local cat?" Luo Yu asked.
"But such a beautiful one is really rare."
As for the cat's fate, everyone was divided.
Fang Plover's suggestion was to wait until the snowstorm stopped and find a place to release it. It came from the forest in this area anyway, and it happened to be returning to the forest. And although this cat seems to be very close to him and not afraid of animals at all, its origin is a mystery after all. As the leader of the adventure group, of course he has to consider more factors.
Luo Yu and Jita also agreed with this view.
Only Tian Lan became anxious upon hearing this, as if she wanted to protect the other party, but was afraid of being scratched when she stretched out her hand, so she was almost dying of anxiety. "No, no!" she argued loudly: "We finally got a cat. If we give it away, what will happen to the mice on the boat?"
The Papalar man said he didn't care about this. He stood on the stool with his arms folded: "What does it matter? There is a town in front of you. You can just buy another one, right?"
"Hate it, can you only buy one as beautiful as this one?"
Tianlan glared at the Lion Paladin: "Mr. Big Catman, please speak up. This is your kind, maybe your daughter. Look at the fluff on her neck - it's the same as yours, isn't it?" !”
The big cat's face turned dark and he couldn't say a word for a long time.
The little girl began to look for more allies. She rolled her eyes and thought about it: "Also, although the group still has some money, it must be prepared for shipbuilding. Every penny has to be spent." She looked at the three ladies pitifully: "Sister Etila, Sylvide, and Alyssa, what do you think?"
Sylvide smiled slightly but did not speak.
But this time Alyssa and Attila stood on her side. Alyssa seemed to really like the look of this cat, while Attila was on the safe side: "Let's wait until we get to the Maxson Creek Station. .”
Fang Plover looked at the sky and felt that the wind and snow would not stop for a while, so he nodded.
He just asked Miss Goblin: "Is there any problem?"
Tata shook his head: "It doesn't matter, Mr. Knight."
The two reached an agreement, and naturally the others would have no objections. Since a lot of time was wasted on this unexpected incident, everyone returned to their respective posts at this moment.
Only Tianlan looked proud. The only thing that made her irritated was that the cat lady didn't feel her efforts to protect her at all, and still ignored her.
As long as he gets a little closer, he will show his claws and look at the little girl with vigilant eyes.
Tian Lan was so angry that he groaned and sighed.
This little interlude didn't last long. As soon as the others left, Miss Delise also jumped off the table, and she seemed to be very curious about Fang Plover-she would follow Fang Plover wherever he went.
So not long after, people saw a cat walking up and down the deck, looking like a follower of the square plover.
Seeing this scene, Tianlan told Sylvide with some humor that her job had been taken away——
The ship officer lady was not angry either, she looked at the cat with a smile, and the other cat seemed to feel her gaze and was looking up at her with emerald green eyes.
Pulled by Mr. Gray Rock, the ship swayed forward in the wind and snow. Fang Plover, wearing a coat, was alert to the possibility of flying monsters on the deck. Ms. Cat was a little bored on the side, so she jumped up and landed lightly on the triangular platform beside the side of the ship. She swept the snow there with her tail and then sat down.
At the same time, she turned back and looked at the snowflakes flying in the darkness in the distance with quiet eyes.
Fang Yu was startled when he saw this. Outside the side of the ship was the heavy wind and snow, and the ship was still swaying in the wind. He was afraid that the little guy would accidentally fall out.
But just as he was about to take the latter down, the boat suddenly steepened, and at the same time a burst of banging sounds came from underneath the boat.
This sound was very familiar to him. It should be the sound made by the reinforced net rope connecting the platform to the saddle on Mr. Gray Rock's back. It would make such a sound whenever it was stretched.
He was shocked and thought there was something wrong with the net rope. He hurriedly looked down at the side of the ship, but he saw that the reinforcing rope was in good condition. Although he couldn't see the other end below, it didn't look like there was a problem. .
At this time, Baggins also came to him and said to him: "Captain, the platform is tilting. Mr. Gray Rock must have stepped on something. How about I go down and take a look?"
Fang Plover turned around and agreed with the other party's view, but did not agree. Instead, he waved to Parker on the other side.
Papalar understood this and turned the searchlight downwards.
The beam of light shone on the snowdrift, and the two of them saw that there was a huge skeleton in the snowdrift, like a giant, crawling on the ground. Mr. Huiyan had previously stepped on the ribs of this huge skeleton, but after the ribs could not bear the force and broke, their beast of burden also sank in.
"I'll go down and take a look."
Baggins no longer waited for his order this time, turned over and crawled out.
Fang Lu watched the skilled old sailor climb down the rope and disappear into the darkness. Others felt the shaking and came up from under the patio to ask what happened.
Fang Yu shook his head and frowned. He was only worried that Mr. Huiyan was injured. If he stopped at this place, he would be in big trouble.
Fortunately, it didn't take long for Baggins to bring back good news - the beast of burden was not a big problem. He only removed the broken ribs below, and soon Mr. Gray Rock could move on.
But at the same time, the sailors also sent back another news.
"It seems like someone was fighting down there not long ago."
Baggins climbed up from below covered in snow, patted the snowflakes on his body, and said angrily: "That thing is a large rib rack. It should have been killed by someone else. I saw one of it The tibia was broken and there are traces of spells.”
"It's a giant skeleton. It should have been summoned with the corpse of a hill giant or a troll." Fang Plover had actually identified what kind of corpse it was before, and then replied: "It looks scary, but in fact it's only level sixteen." It’s just level.”
"The level of those adventurers should not be high. I see that there are many slash marks on the large ribbed frame - indicating that there are many people besieging it, at least a small team."
A small team is needed to encircle and suppress a level 16 monster, and Fang Yu understands that the opponent's strength is probably lower than theirs.
"Such a heavy snowstorm, and the fact that the skeleton has not been buried much means that the battle should not have ended long ago, and the opponent should not be far away from us." Baggins added.
Fang Yu also nodded and asked, "In what direction are they approximately?"
"The traces of the battle go all the way forward and should be right in front of us."
"Perhaps it's the people stationed at Masonk Creek," Fang Plover suddenly realized this and turned around to give orders to the others: "Go up and have a look and see if there's anything we can do to help."
No matter where the other person is from, helping each other is also one of the ideals of adventurers. After all, no one can guarantee whether they will encounter danger on their next adventure.
There will always be times when adventure groups outside need help.
Of course, there are also teams with despicable reputations that add insult to injury, but in a world with resurrection, such teams probably won't be able to go very far, especially a free adventure group like them.
So after Fang Plover set the tone, Aitila asked Mr. Gray Rock to speed up. Based on the lessons learned from the past, Parker and Siesta used two searchlights on the left and right to open the way. After the two beams of light passed through the snow curtain, a The traces left by the previous people's battles on the road were indeed becoming more and more obvious.
Fortunately, the ground is littered with corpses of the undead, and no remains of adventurers have been found yet.
However, it does not rule out the possibility that the deceased has been resurrected in a nearby temple.
When the boat tilted, the cat had already jumped off the side of the boat, left the crowd, and went to the kitchen alone. Fang Plover was still a little curious as to why it left so suddenly, but he heard a scream coming from the front:
"There's a monster—!"
"Brother Ed, help me!"
Then I saw Tianlan's head pierce with a 'wow' sound. If the collision happened right this time, Fang Plover would most likely fall off the boat upside down.
But fortunately, he was well prepared and hurriedly stepped aside to let Luo Yu behind him catch the little girl.
"Protect her."
Fang Plover shouted.
At the same time, he turned around, just in time to see a dark thing flying through the rain and snow, rushing towards this direction under the light of the searchlight. At that moment, Fang Plover raised his right hand and launched his flying claw without thinking.
With a muffled sound of "bang", the flying claw turned a corner in the wind, seemingly missing the thing, but under the control of Fang Plover, he used his backhand claw, and it sank in mid-air, actually firmly catching the thing. feet.
"Prepare to attack!"
He just shouted.
The miniature magic engine on his glove made a sharp scream, and the cable stretched straight, pulling the thing to fly half a circle above the platform, and crashed to the deck with a 'bang'.
Baggins pulled out his gun and fired a shot in that direction. When the fire suddenly appeared, it was obvious that the thing had been hit by a bullet.
But suddenly, Fang Plover felt his hand loosen up. After being shot, the thing turned into a group of chirping bats, flying in all directions, and disappeared into the darkness in an instant. Before everyone could figure out what was going on, they heard the Papal people shouting from the front:
"Those people were found!"
"Wow, so many undead!"
"They're almost finished—!"
Everyone was startled, then turned around and looked into the snowy field ahead.
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