In this way, the Qingmang team stayed at the base in the Tibetan area for more than two months, exploring almost all the lakes that could be seen in the Tibetan area, but still could not find the lake with the giant black fish.
Just when Lin Qingqing thought that maybe she had been wrong, something happened in the Tibetan base, which brought her a glimmer of hope.
On this day, Heiya, the mutated Tibetan mastiff of Tashi and his hunting team, suddenly returned to the base after disappearing for more than half a month.
This period is the prime period of black teeth. Usually at this time, it will go out alone to find ways to solve physiological problems.
Although Heiya's level is only level five, which is not very high, it is very smart, and Tashi is relieved that it will go out to hunt and forage on its own.
But this time it was different from the past. Black Tooth, which was supposed to be out for at least a month, actually came back half a month early. Not only was it injured, but it also brought back a child who was also injured and unconscious.
This was a little boy of about twelve years old. He was already dying when he was carried back to the base by the black teeth. When Tashi saw this, he immediately approached the Qingmang team and asked Liu Dan to save him.
According to Tashi, this is the first time that Hei Ya has picked up a human. Normally, mutated beasts will not get close to humans other than their owners, not to mention that Hei Ya is only a Tibetan Mastiff.
Liu Dan quickly healed the little boy's injuries, and then also healed Hei Ya's injuries under Tashi's eager eyes.
"This injury is a bit strange. The most serious injuries on its body should have been caused by an animal with fine and sharp saws. It is also slightly poisonous. I don't know what kind of animal can actually injure a fifth-level... The mutated Tibetan Mastiff was injured like this." Liu Dan was very curious about the wounds on Heiya's body.
As the owner, Tashi could have simple communication with Hei Ya. Seeing that Liu Dan was interested, he asked Hei Ya on the spot.
"Ouch~ow~woof~owow~"
Hei Ya recounted his experience with words and gestures.
It turns out that Hei Ya has always had an old sweetheart, who is also a wild mutated Tibetan Mastiff. He originally wanted to find him for a good honeymoon during this sexual intercourse, but unexpectedly, his old sweetheart was injured.
When the young and energetic Hei Ya saw this, he naturally wanted to vent his anger on it, so the mutated Tibetan Mastiff took Hei Ya to find a place.
"There are two opponents in this Tibetan area that even the fifth-level mutated Tibetan Mastiffs can't beat?" Lei Min didn't believe it.
What is Tibetan Mastiff? On the grasslands of Tibetan areas, they are king-like existences. Although Black Teeth are not of a very high level, they are no less ferocious than some level six mutant animals.
"Ouch~woof~woo~"
"Black Tooth said that the opponent fought it in the water, and it is not good at fighting in the water!"
"In the water? What kind of mutated animal is that?" Lin Qingqing's heart moved and she couldn't help but continue to ask.
"Woof~owoo~woof~"
This time there was no need for Tashi to translate, Heiya screamed directly at Lin Qingqing.
"Hei Ya said that although his opponent is bigger than him, he is not as powerful as him, and he is not tasty at all."
"..."
The gap between the way animals think and that of humans is really big. They can't express colors, and they don't know the category names that humans define for animals. They can only express it in their own way: Although the other person is hateful, it has nothing to do with itself. Not weak either.
After sending away the proud Hei Ya, Lin Qingqing found an excuse to let Liu Dan keep the sleeping little boy temporarily.
Where there is water in Tibetan areas, apart from the two rivers whose water volume is extremely unstable, there are only lakes. Lin Qingqing had already explored those two rivers before. Considering the current water level, it was impossible for such large mutated animals to be present.
So the fight with Black Tooth must have been fought in the lake.
Lin Qingqing had a hunch that the guy who fought with Hei Ya this time was probably the mutated black fish she had been looking for.
The little boy was discovered by Hei Ya on the enemy's territory. Compared with asking for information from a mutated Tibetan mastiff, Lin Qingqing felt that this little boy must know more.
Zhaxi knew that their group had been looking for a strange lake, so when Lin Qingqing said she wanted to leave the little boy to take care of him, he understood her intention.
"Then let him stay here for now."
While speaking, Zhaxi took a deep look at Liu Dan. The healing superpower was so good that he wanted to snatch him away.
"Thank you very much, Captain Tashi!"
When Lin Qingqing saw this, she stood up quietly and blocked the other party's sight with the action of seeing off the guests.
Tashi withdrew his gaze from Liu Dan, but there was a bit more determination in his eyes.
A day later, the little boy woke up and was shocked to see so many strangers around him.
"This is the Tibetan base. What is your name? How old are you? Where is your home?"
Liu Dan tried to communicate with him, but the little boy didn't seem to understand her words at all. Apart from eating and drinking, he didn't respond at all.
Liu Dan had no choice but to call the guide over and ask him to communicate with the little boy.
They thought that with the translator, they would be able to learn the specific location of the lake from the little boy. However, after the guide said a few words to him, the little boy who had no reaction at first suddenly hid in fear.
"What's going on?" Upon seeing this, Lin Qingqing immediately separated the two people and then asked the guide.
"He should be from...over there," the guide seemed to be very taboo about this "over there".
"Where are they from?" Lin Qingqing asked.
Seeing that the other party must know, the guide suddenly looked embarrassed.
"That's where...many people go there for pilgrimage!"
"Pilgrimage...it turns out to be them," Lin Qingqing mused.
When they first arrived in Tibetan areas, they met pilgrims. These people were all loyal believers of Buddhism in Tibetan areas. After the end of the world, a small part of the local survivors fled to the mainland, and most of the remaining survivors survived. Participants gathered together one after another, and finally formed this base.
In addition to these people, there was also a small group who did not want to live in the base with everyone, so they followed the monks to guard their temples.
Gradually, the survivors in the Tibetan area divided into two groups, the Tibetan base group and the monks and followers.
The actual manager of the base is indeed the Hua *** Ministry. Although religious beliefs are not excluded here, there are very strict regulations. Even monks, mages, and even directors must hunt and work like everyone else in the base. and obey unified dispatch.
This kind of treatment was completely different from before the end of the world. The transcendent status of the monks was seriously weakened, and factional disputes emerged.
It was only after Lin Qingqing stayed here for a month that she learned the actual significance of the existence of the base in Tibetan areas.
In addition to constantly observing the ecological environment here and maintaining several important facilities, the most important and real function of this border base is to guard the Chinese border.
Although the Himalayas are a natural barrier in western China, the end of the world is different from the past. Zombies are evolving more and more abnormally. No one knows whether they will suddenly have the ability to cross the roof of the world one day.
What's more, the neighboring country on the other side of the mountain range was once the second most populous country in the world, and its population density was even more dense than that of China. The current situation of that country is terrifying just thinking about it.
In fact, there is more than one border defense base similar to the Tibetan base in China. These border defense stations, composed of the army and local survivors, have been silently stationed in several important areas of China after the end of the world.
If it really comes to a time of existential crisis, this land will be the last survival position of the Chinese people.
Not only could the military not allow local forces to participate in the management of such an important place, it also had to have absolute control over the entire region. As a result, the two factions, which were originally at odds with each other, became more and more conflicted due to various reasons.
In the beginning, we supported and cooperated with each other, but now it seems that we have you but not me.
It’s no wonder that the little boy became angry when he heard that he was in a base in the Tibetan area.
They were scared and didn't know what was being said to them. The little boy completely refused to communicate.
"I really didn't expect that things would turn out to be such a surprise."
Lin Qingqing was a little depressed. Did she still have to communicate with the Tibetan mastiff? Or it's not impossible to let Haiya take them there, it's just...
Thinking of the way Tashi looked at Liu Dan before, Lin Qingqing understood in her heart that the other party left the little boy with them so simply. It seemed that he had already guessed his identity and knew that they could not ask anything at all, so they had to find him as a last resort. Black teeth.
——Who said these herdsmen are simple and simple? They are obviously a group of shrewd hunters, and they have nothing to do with simplicity.
Lin Qingqing sighed helplessly. It was impossible for her to let her team members go out. It seemed that she could only negotiate from other aspects.
Letting Liu Dan continue to take care of the little boy, Lin Qingqing went directly to the person in charge of the base.
After explaining their purpose of coming, Lin Qingqing said that as long as Heiya could lead them to the ice lake, she could exchange them for supplies or other information.
"Captain Lin came to Tibet just to find that lake?"
The person in charge of the base is named Wei Zhenming, who belongs to the Xuanwu Legion and has the rank of major general.
"That's right, we came here just to find that lake!"
Lin Qingqing knew that this matter could not be hidden from the other party, so she admitted it openly.
"Why? What's in that lake?"
"There is a mutant beast in the lake, and it has what I need."
"How did you know?"
The things on his property were being cared about, but he didn't know anything about it. Wei Zhenming was curious about where the other party got the news.
"A prophet told me!" Lin Qingqing said the reason she had thought of for a long time. Dreams are too fantasy. Even if she told the truth, I'm afraid the other party wouldn't believe it. It's better to find someone who can be convincing. The reason is that prophecies and dreams are similar things anyway.
