In the darkness, the stacked sand and gravel suddenly loosened and rolled to the side with a sputtering sound. A few people shook off the dust and crawled out from below, coughing for a while. Attila looked at the others and asked:
"Are you all here?"
"I'm here." Parker answered first.
The big cat man just put the heavy shield forward and grasped the opal on the handle with his claws. The two eyes of the carved lion's head on the shield emitted a faint light, allowing everyone to see his position clearly - and at the same time, they could also see the surrounding environment clearly.
Half of the corridor collapsed.
Sylvide stretched out her hand to help Miss Nightingale crawl out from under the sand, and Alyssa coughed to show her gratitude: "Thank you."
She raised her head and accidentally saw Sylvide frowning, with a layer of gloom on her beautiful face, as if hesitant and hesitant, which was incompatible with the person she usually saw.
Alyssa was startled for a moment, thinking of something. She was actually a little worried in her heart. She hesitated for a moment before speaking to comfort her: "Don't worry too much, Miss Silvered, the leader will be fine."
Sylvide only nodded slightly.
Seeing that the gloom still lingered on her face, Alyssa knew that the other party was still worried, so she sighed softly, actually feeling a little envious in her heart. She took out the communication crystal and wiped the dust off it to make the crystal light up.
Alyssa's voice was rustling: "Jita, are you still there?"
A flickering light curtain was reflected on the crystal, and the appearance of the little naturalist could be vaguely seen on it. Next to it was Shesta and the box. Because of the unstable communication, the voice of Shesta coming from inside was a bit strange. Anxiety and distortion:
"Sister Alyssa, sister Aitila, I'm still here. What happened to your side? I can't contact brother Ed."
Everyone couldn't help but fell silent.
Alyssa looked at Sylvester beside her——
But the ship officer lady calmed down and said: "Jita, the captain has cut off our rear and is temporarily separated from us... There is a strong magical disturbance underground in Idus, which temporarily interferes with communications."
"...Commander, are you okay, captain?" Jita's tone was full of worry.
"He'll be fine."
Alyssa then asked: "What should we do next? Should we go back..."
"I don't want to go back and see those ghosts again. Didn't you see that the captain's angel disappeared in front of those things? How high are they?" Parker quickly shook his head like a rattle. "I'm sure they will deliver food when we get back. And the group leader must have died, so it won't help if we go back."
"Parker, shut your crow mouth."
"Alyssa, what Parker said makes sense," Attila said with rare calmness, "Our opportunity now is won by Ed. He asked us to go back to the ship to meet him. Ed is the commander of the team. You must obey his orders."
But she paused for a moment: "I will stay to look for Ed. Rhett gave me the communication crystal in the box. If he has returned to the ship, you will notify me."
"You're still the same," the big cat man couldn't help but shook his head, smoothed the mane on his chin, and asked, "Do you need my help?"
"No need, you take the others back," Attila replied: "I belong to Ms. Amaya... you understand."
The big cat man shrugged. "All right."
"Sylvid." Attila looked at Miss Ship Officer again.
The noble daughter calmed down. She thought for a moment before finally nodding: "I understand that such an incident has occurred underground in Idus, and the situation in the city will change quickly... Blood Shark Pirates may swarm into the tunnel. , we have to go back to the ship and re-plan—"
"You can rest assured to leave it to me here, but the leader..."
Attila nodded: "I regard Ed as my younger brother, and I will get him back, don't worry."
"Thank you, Aitila..."
Miss Elf smiled slightly, walked up to her and hugged her gently.
Sylvester took a step back, slightly at a loss. This was the rare time she felt the warmth of this team, and it was intertwined with the breathless feeling that was pressing in her heart at the moment, making her feel a little at a loss for the first time.
She whispered again:
"Thanks."
…
In the square underground hall, Fang Plover was carefully sending a reply to that ID.
He was full of regrets, why he didn't read 'R''s letter earlier, so that he could reply in time. 'R' has only been online for such a long time. If we miss it this time, we don't know when we will meet again next time.
He just sent the letter back with the expectation that the other party would always see a reply, because even when the other party was most active, he only went online once or twice a month, so he did not place any hope on the other party. Can reply immediately.
But there are some abnormal and low-probability events in this world.
After Fang Yu clicked send, he was about to close the mailbox when he suddenly heard a soft 'ding' sound, which scared him so much that his hands almost shook - that was the prompt tone for replying to the letter. The next moment, he only saw a brand new email, lying quietly in his mailbox. Fang Pliong glanced at the sender in disbelief. It was just as he expected:
Sender: R, sending time: May 21, AM 1:07:42
'——It's so late and you're still not sleeping? '
Seeing that this was full of personal language style with a focus that was not on the line at all, Fang Yu knew that the person facing him was really him.
But he still couldn't help but complain, did the other party really not care at all about the fact that he had changed his ID and was currently in Etalia? If the two people communicate using cross-border communication, the other side should see this information.
After all, the traffic charges for cross-border information are very expensive. In the early years, communication service providers deliberately did not display this information, which resulted in a large number of sky-high bills and lawsuits. After that, various countries made this mandatory.
However, this thought only flashed through Fang Yu's mind. He was a little surprised and immediately wrote back:
'Teacher, it's really you. '
'Didn't I tell you, don't call me teacher? Why are you so stupid and can't understand human language at all? '
'But you haven't appeared for a long time. '
'...I accidentally forgot my password and only remembered it recently. '
'...'
This familiar conversational style left Fang Yu speechless for a while.
But it also seemed to take him back to the time two years ago. The days he spent in the community were the most fulfilling ones he had ever had. Every time he went online, he would be given a lot of information and videos and asked to answer the questions.
Although those questions were difficult, he was filled with a sense of accomplishment every time he finally conquered them.
After all, at that time, those questions were the only way he could get in touch with Aitaria.
And there is also his favorite part, watching the other party help him 'correct' his answers:
'Can you do this? '
'I just picked up a random question and you answered it, so what else should I teach you? '
'Wait a minute, what do you mean by this idea of answering the question? '
'Next time I'll give you a question that the FOX guys haven't solved yet, and see if you can solve it. '
When Fang Yu thought of those things, he couldn't help but feel funny, but he was also vaguely proud of himself.
Unfortunately, he didn't see those questions in the end, and the other party seemed to just talk about them. Most of the materials, videos, and test questions that R presented each time were relatively classic combat examples and techniques, and there was nothing 'over the top' in anything.
At least that's how it seems to Fang Plover.
But one day after that, the other party completely disappeared and never appeared again. Although the other party claimed that he had 'forgot his password', Fang Yu would definitely not believe it. He was not a fool, so how could he believe such a poor reason.
He entered a line of text, but after thinking about it, he deleted it repeatedly. After careful consideration, I sent a simple sentence:
'I'm in Etalia, teacher -'
The other party paused for a rare moment, and then sent a question:
'Want to meet me? '
Fang Yu was shocked. He had always thought that because the other party had so much free time, he must be a retired top player - but judging from this answer, the other party was actually still in Etalia? Does it mean that the person who has been teaching him is actually an active star-level selector?
Who could it be?
Unexpectedly, the other party's answer changed immediately.
R sent a laughing and crying emoji: '...You're not really fooled, are you? '
'Don't think too much. In fact, I'm just a keyboard player. Of course I can't come to see you... But you don't have to worry. My theoretical experience is still very solid. You should also consolidate the things I taught you before. '
Fang Plover: "..."
Can we still have a good chat?
Fortunately, he was very familiar with the other party's language style, and he was only stunned for a moment before he came to his senses. Fang Yu thought for a moment and asked the other party for help directly as in the past:
'I may be in trouble, teacher. '
When I saw this sentence over there, my answer immediately became normal:
'what happened again? '
Fang Yu then described the dispute between himself and the Super Competitive Alliance. To be honest, since the Dawn Star incident, he had inexplicably gotten into trouble with the descendants of Flor and the Super Competitive Alliance. After that, the relationship between the two plummeted until after the Battle of Vanrich.
According to Sophie, he was on M's blacklist.
But after hearing what he said, R didn't think so: 'Do you think they will cause trouble for you? '
'Yes. '
'If you think too much, they will give you a chance. '
'give me a chance? '
'You have potential, and capital will not interfere with interests. They will also offer you an olive branch, but it's up to you whether you accept it or not. '
Fang Yu couldn't help but hesitate for a moment.
Although he and R didn't know each other, they talked about almost everything - so he thought for a moment and then typed: 'But I don't want to accept it. Teacher, I think it’s wrong for the Super Competitive Alliance to do what they did. Don’t you often tell me about the ideals of the Chosen Ones? I think that is the real super competition - I came to Aitaria precisely because of your teachings that have been supporting me. I found the same spirit and philosophy here, so I am not willing to compromise easily. '
'You just say you don't want to accept it and that's it? '
'Hey, why are you so verbose? That's why I don't even bother to read all the nonsense behind you. What did I tell you? Those are all lies, Chicken Soup for the Soul, you should be able to tell the difference? What you think is your own business——'
Fang Yu's eyes almost went dark when he saw it.
But R paused and then typed again: 'So you have the military as your backing. If you are afraid of what they will do, just go against them and that's it.' '
This pair of teachers and students surprisingly thought of each other at this point.
After seeing this sentence, Fang Yu confirmed his inner thoughts and breathed a sigh of relief: "What about the Dragon Worship Cult?" '
R rolled his eyes.
'I don't have a hundred thousand whys, why do you ask me everything? I don't have much research on the Dragon Worship Cult, so you can figure it out on your own, but the idea of solving the problem is the same, it is nothing more than peeling off the cocoon. '
'You made a wise choice by hiding yourself in the dark. Do you know what this means? Not only is it safe, there is no absolute safety in this world - but more importantly, you can observe some angles that you could not detect in the past. '
'I have mentioned more than once that when conducting task analysis, information is of primary importance, and this is why. '
Fang Plover nodded.
R added: 'But I can remind you to grasp the main contradiction. '
'The main contradiction? '
'What is the true intention of the Dragon Worship Cult? '
'That's exactly what I don't know, teacher. '
'Stupid - what you don't know is the information they deliberately hide, but if they want to hide information, they have to give surface information, right? What is the true intention of the Dragon Worship Cult? Of course it is to resurrect the dark dragon, you idiot. '
'Of course I understand this. I'm afraid no one in the entire Kaolin-Ishulian knows this,' Fang Pulver was a little aggrieved: "But what's the use of knowing this superficial information? I don't know what they will do." How to do it?"
'I'm afraid you don't understand,' R replied: 'The one they want to resurrect is the Dark Dragon. Nicol Bolas is the Dark Dragon, but the Dark Dragon is not Nicol Bolas. Isn't this an obvious fact? '
'ah? Fang Yu was stunned for a moment, and immediately felt that he had vaguely grasped something. The differences between Nicol Bolas and the Dragon Cult, as well as what was behind the previous conversation between Rollin and Pudra, seemed to suddenly become clear.
Nicol Bolas is the Dark Dragon, but the Dark Dragon is not Nicol Bolas. If there are such differences within the Dragon Cult, then all the previous unreasonableness will make sense.
But the question now is, if not Nicol Bolas, then what?
Fang Yu couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief. This was exactly the same as in the past. His teacher could always easily grasp the key to the problem, which made him admire him endlessly.
But then R changed the subject and asked: 'Are you in Idos now? '
Fang Yu nodded in agreement and described the previous situation.
R was silent for a moment and typed word by word:
'I've actually heard of the girl you mentioned. '
'What? '
'She has been in that place and many people have seen her. '
This answer coincided with what the girl said, but Fang Yu still looked very surprised: "But why haven't I heard any relevant information?" '
R replied: 'Maybe it's because Idus is too remote. In fact, many people have seen her, but not many people have ventured to that place, so there are very few rumors about this quest line. . '
'Teacher, task line? '
'That girl has a quest line, but what can I say...she asked you to help, right? '
Fang Plover nodded again.
'This is her mission. In fact, everyone who has been to that place has completed this mission. The quest line is very short. She will ask you to help collect some materials and then repair some things. '
'Having done these things, the task ends here. It's just like the endless side missions in those poor virtual games of the past, just to find an excuse to give you a trivial reward. What's more, in this mission, there is not even a meager reward. The only thing you can get is a painless thank you. '
'So you can imagine how such a quest line could become so well-known. '
Fang Yu was slightly startled, and immediately thought that there might be something undiscovered behind this. After all, he still has the diary in his hand, and the location indicated on the diary is also underground. Is there such a coincidence?
But R seemed to guess what he was thinking at once and wrote:
'Are you thinking that there must be some undiscovered clues behind this? '
'...? '
'Don't be surprised, because you're definitely not the first to think this, and I guess you won't be the last. Many of my friends have been to that place, and some of them are better than me at the analysis task, but none of them have found the so-called 'hidden clues'. '
'As it turns out, it was just an ordinary task. The only thing that may have a hidden element is the 'seal' that you are going to repair. What is underneath the 'seal' will naturally not stop the curiosity of the chosen ones. It's a pity that someone has been down there, and everything inside has long since escaped. '
'Some people speculate that it may be Nicol Bolas's seal. Although it doesn't make sense, it is almost the only possibility. '
After hearing this, Fang Yu frowned and asked, "Teacher, do you think so?" '
'No, that's not what I thought. I have never been to that place, so I will not draw conclusions easily. I am just passing on the conclusions of those experts to you. Whether you believe it or not is your own business. But you don’t think you are better than them, right? '
'But--'
'Well, I understand that people will never die until they reach the Yellow River. I completely understand that you think so. Fortunately, this quest line is not long. If you have any questions, you can try it yourself without wasting much time. '
Fang Plover remained silent.
But R knew his habits very well and asked again: 'Have you decided? '
'Um. '
There was silence once again.
Although he verbally disagreed with this, R still wrote: "Well, it happens that I am also somewhat interested in this task, so that's good, I have gone through this task with you. We haven't analyzed the task together for a long time, so Think of it as reviewing the past and learning the new.”
Fang Yu was stunned for a moment, and then he felt happy. He knew the strength of the other party in his heart. If the other party was looking for clues with him, the chance of finding clues would be not only 10 to 20 percent greater.
But R poured cold water on him first: 'Don't get too happy too soon, you will suffer later. Although the rewards of this quest line are average, the difficulty is not low. If you don't have the ability, I suggest you turn back first. '
But after hearing this, Fang Yu remained calm and said, "I'm much better now than I was in the community, teacher." '
R sent an expressionless symbol.
But the next moment, Fang Yu received a reminder from the community, reminding him that within the next forty-eight hours, he would enjoy free cross-border communication omnidirectional traffic services. When he saw this prompt, he couldn't help but be slightly startled.
R then replied: "I will keep in touch with you later. You have only arrived in Aitaria not long ago. You must be very poor, right?" '
Fang Plover opened his mouth. If someone else said this to him, he might feel a little embarrassed - because he can almost be said to be extremely poor now.
But at this moment, he only remembered a few things. At that time, in the community, R gave him so many videos, materials and various training software, but in fact it was not until much later.
Only then did he realize that those things were only paid for in the community, and they were expensive.
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