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Chapter 114 Sand Seal ([-] in [-])

Kurosawa actually didn't want to bother.

His original plan was to go to the city to rest for a night, and then go on the road tomorrow.

However, law enforcement officials said that the mayor of the outpost town is currently offering a huge reward to the elves for their help. The elves who complete the entrustment can get the friendship of the entire outpost town and some magical mineral resources.

Kurosawa glanced at the nutritional value of 14 points left on the panel.

My heart was shaken.

His strength improved very quickly, but the price he paid was almost empty nutritional value.

It's time to add some, otherwise every time you open it, you will be horrified when you see the double-digit nutritional value.

Anyway, he is a mayor of a town, although he is most likely self-appointed, but as a leader, the task entrustment rewards issued should be more generous, right?

With anticipation, Kurosawa walked all the way to the town center.

The architectural style in the outpost town is very different from the outside.

Rugged in style with little veneering.

Echoing the arid climate conditions, the residential wall color is brown and yellow.

The walls are rough, and there are no large windows. Instead, there are small square holes about the size of palms.

While reducing sunlight into the room, it can also maintain good ventilation.

It was the first time for Kurosawa to come to such a strange and distinctive town.

It feels like walking into a film and television base where movies are shot, which is very novel.

Kurosawa observed the town like a curious baby, and at the same time followed the escorting law enforcement officers all the way to the center of the town.

The closer it is to the center, the more refined and high-grade the decoration and supporting grades of the building will be.

Garden courtyard, a small street park interspersed between buildings.

The law enforcement officers did not bring Heise to an office similar to the city hall, but to a luxurious manor.

After whispering a few words to a man who looked like a housekeeper, he left straight away.

"Hello, Mr. Heize, my surname is Lu, and I am the housekeeper of this manor. Thank you for making a special trip."

"It's okay, butler Lu, can you tell me about the details of the entrustment?" Kurosawa waved his hand and didn't care.

"The specific entrustment details will be introduced to you by the mayor."

Under the guidance of the butler, Kurosawa entered the manor.

This should be the most luxurious building in the entire outpost town.

The manor is guarded by bodyguards with live ammunition.

Bright and white walls, dense black thatched roofs, wooden window frames and cabin panes.

Long porches, open patio yards, dotted with well-tended flowers and leafy plants, and sprinklers that spit out an even mist of water.

The size of the manor was so large that Kurosawa was dumbfounded.

Going around all the way, he was almost lost, before he walked into a bright hall.

Sitting in the first place was a middle-aged man with a big belly and a bald head.

He is the top manager of this town, Nie Guangxiang.

"You are Heisawa, right? I have long admired you. I am Nie Guangxiang, the leader of this town."

As soon as the man saw Kurosawa, he approached with a full face, and tightly held Kurosawa's slender hand with his fleshy palm.

He was so enthusiastic that Kurosawa felt uncomfortable.

Secretly broke free twice, but without success.

Kurosawa sighed inwardly, but said without changing his face.

"Hello, hello, Mayor Nie, it's an honor to meet you."

"You can call me the mayor, you can just call me Brother Nie." The man laughed heartily. "I don't know why, but I feel very kind when I see you, just like my younger brother."

"Hehe, brother Nie. I heard that you have a commissioned release here. Can you introduce the specific situation to me?"

Kurosawa wanted to get straight to the point.

"Okay, let's chat while eating."

"Old Song, go to the kitchen and prepare some pastries and fruits."

Nie Guangxiang said to the servant by the door, and at the same time dragged Heize to the second seat in the hall.

Only then did he let go of his palm.

Kurosawa, who was "free", couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.

The servant brought a platter of fruit and pastries, and Nie Guangxiang also began to introduce the specific details of this commission.

"It has to start a few days ago."

When it came to entrusting matters, Nie Guangxiang turned from sunny to cloudy like a face in a Sichuan opera, and his face was so heavy that it seemed to be dripping water.

Although Kurosawa really wanted to complain about why the other party was able to get into the mood so quickly, but felt that it seemed a bit bad atmosphere to complain at this time, so he didn't say anything in the end and listened patiently to the other party's introduction.

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"...that's how it happened."

"Brother Kurosawa, please."

"Gao Yi is my best friend, the best researcher and geological expert in this desert, please do your best to bring him back."

"Without him, I wouldn't be where I am today, or what the outpost town is today."

When the man talked about the emotion, he held Kurosawa's hand tightly again.

Kurosawa's gaze moved down, and he glanced at his innocent palm.

Just talk when you talk, can you not move your hands and feet?
To be honest, based on his experience, he can't judge whether the other party is acting or revealing his true feelings.Or both?
In short.

When Gao Yi, head of the research institute in Qianshao Town, went out to investigate, he encountered a sandstorm.

Then disappeared.

It's been four days now.

The entrusted task requires Kurosawa to go to the missing place to investigate.

Of course, the research institute in the outpost town is just a gold-plated statement, not a research institute in the true sense.

A remote and harsh small town like Qianshao Town cannot attract senior researchers. Only senior researchers can be qualified to open personal research institutes in the Alliance Research Institute.

The leading core researcher, Gao Yi, only has the official credentials of an assistant researcher.

In the researcher title system, intern researcher, assistant researcher, full-time researcher, senior researcher, professor.

The assistant researcher is at the second level, and can handle part of the research work under the leadership of the formal researcher.

But the significance of Gao Yi to Qianshao Town is beyond what an assistant researcher can describe.

He is better known as a geologist.

In the more than [-] years of rooting in the Wugu Desert, he has diligently carried out research work, and has a deep understanding of the surrounding geographical environment research, resource distribution and various abnormal climate conditions.

He contributed a lot to the development of a small town like Qianpost Town, which is free from the jurisdiction of the alliance.

To give a close example, the lake next to Qianshao Town did not have such an abundance of water at the beginning. It is because of Gao Yi's research that it attracted the surrounding groundwater system and continued to develop it, so it has what it is today.

Nie Guangxiang originally wanted to take someone to the desert to find Researcher Gao Yi himself.

Unfortunately, during this period of time, the activities of the sand bandits became more frequent.

As the leader, Nie Guangxiang needed to lead people to sit in the frontier town to prevent their attacks, and he couldn't leave at all.

Qianshao Town has strengthened the screening of people entering the city, also in order to deal with various risks that may come.

So he can only entrust the task of finding Gao Yi to a trusted elf master.

The reason why Kurosawa was invited here was also because of his status as a professional wizard in the alliance.

Unlike the elves who wander in the gray area, the information of the elves under the alliance is relatively transparent.

After knowing the name, it is easy to search for specific resumes and public information on the official website of the alliance.

The alliance's professional-level elves are equivalent to being guaranteed by the alliance, and it is easier to win the trust of others.

Before he even entered the door, Nie Guangxiang had collected all the information about Kuisawa.

Although he was very young, only five or six years older than his daughter, he would not underestimate the strength of a city champion.

Even if it is the spring champion in a third-tier city, how weak will the players who can win the championship be?
"Trigger event task [Entrustment of Frontier Town], please find the missing researcher Gao Yi."

After learning about the specific entrustment of the task, Kurosawa's mind sounded a system prompt.

"No problem, I'll take over this commission."

Kurosawa looked at Nie Guangxiang and nodded.

"Then I'm counting on you, brother Heize. Researcher Gao Yi is of great significance to the entire frontier town. After the event is completed, there will be rewards."

"During the mission, please pay attention to your personal safety. Recently, the sand bandits have started to move around again. Many of our delivery personnel have been injured and lost contact."

Kurosawa responded.

Of course he was aware of these situations, after all, he also rescued Duan Fugui who was robbed when he came here.

He wasn't too worried about the sand bandits that Nie Guangxiang was talking about.

His strength has improved rapidly now. Even if an elf master with strength below the elite level cannot be defeated, at least it is no problem to escape.

"Then wait for your good news."

Nie Guangxiang sent Heize to the gate.

Hei Ze returned to the outer ring residential area near the city gate and found a hotel.

The hostel has three floors.

The first floor is a tavern, and the second and third floors are rooms.

"A deluxe room, thank you."

Kurosawa glanced at the room price list behind the counter, and said to the proprietress in front of the counter with her hair draped over one shoulder.

"Okay, three meals are included in the deluxe room, what would you like to have for lunch?"

"Come here to order some of your special dishes, and please send them to my room when they are ready."

Kurosawa walked up the brick stairs to the third floor.

entered his room.

Take a shower and replenish the water source in the storage bracelet.

Embarking on a journey is not to rush to the destination, the important thing is to experience yourself and improve your strength in the process.

It is not advisable to rush blindly.

He wanted to pass through the Ugu Desert area as soon as possible, but because his super-perception ability derived from his natural force was too limited in the desert, and his ability to find magical resources was affected.

Coupled with the hot weather, it is not convenient to train elves.

Now that he can obtain resources through task delegation, he is not in a hurry to leave.

After having lunch in the hostel, he took a rest and took a short nap. After waking up, Kuisawa's exhaustion from traveling in the desert eased a lot.

The appearance of the hostel he stayed in was ordinary, even a bit shabby, but the interior decoration was very good.

The air conditioner is blowing cold air.

Compared with the icy cold room and the hot stove with an air temperature of nearly [-] degrees outside, they are two completely different worlds.

Little Shining is sitting on a blanket, holding a power bank, and is training unremittingly.

Its soft feathers radiate golden energy.

Under its patient manipulation, the violent thunder-attribute energy became smooth and peaceful.

Enter the power bank through the beak.

Its recent training has been fruitful, and it has been able to output a current that meets the charging treasure standard relatively stably.

There are only occasional fluctuations.

However, Kurosawa believes that after a period of training, it will be able to fully complete the scheduled training goals.

At that time, his daily power consumption problem in the field will also be solved.

"Yeah!"

Little Nightmare held the vertical air conditioner, blocked the air outlet, and enjoyed the baptism of the air conditioner with a satisfied face.

Its race determines that it naturally likes a shaded environment.

"Let's all lean in, ready to go."

Kurosawa clapped his palms and said to the elves.

Hearing that they were about to go out again, the two cubs seemed a little depressed.

Kurosawa is also very helpless, he also hates the hot desert environment during the day.

It is very comfortable to have air conditioning in the room, but you can't stay in it all the time.

If it was really for comfort, he would not choose to go out for training.

Stay in Haitang City, train for a few hours every day, and play games, eat and drink the rest of the time, isn't that kind of comfortable life delicious?

Of course, if he stayed in Haitang City for regular training, the strength of him and the elves would not improve so quickly.

Check out at the hostel counter.

As soon as the door was pushed open, the heat wave hit me head-on.

This afternoon, Heize is going to search near the area where Gao Yi disappeared.

Although Nie Guangxiang has sent personnel to investigate near the missing place one after another these days, and the sandstorm has wiped out all traces, so no useful information has been collected, but his perception ability is stronger.

Maybe he can find some clues?

Walk out of the city avenue and walk out of the city gate.

The two guards guarding the city gate recognized Heisawa and saluted him.

"The sand dates are 20 yuan a catty, just pass by and have a look!"

As soon as they left the city gate, more intense heat waves mixed with sound waves hit.

The world outside the city is even more lively, with peddlers hawking, "gold diggers" discussing team formation, and unemployed people sleeping and resting in the shade by the wall.

People living in the Ugu desert seem to be used to the hot environment.

"Brother, do you need to take a sand seal?"

A young man with dyed yellow hair had good eyesight and saw that Kurosawa was going to travel far away, so he approached him and asked.

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"What's the cost?"

"Two thousand a day."

Seeing that there was something going on, the young man made a gesture.

Kurosawa nodded without making a sound, and his gaze stayed on the sand seal beside him for a moment.

Sand seals are spirits that live in desert environments.

One-star racial aptitude, poor combat ability, but has excellent long-distance travel ability in the desert environment.

It is a common desert mount.

In terms of combat capability alone, the sand seal with primary strength in front of me can't get out of a single round in front of Nightmare or Little Shining, but it has a specialization in surgery. In terms of carrying people in the desert environment, Nightmare and Little Shining are no match. on it.

Kurosawa looked at the young man with great interest.

In his perception, the young man does not possess spiritual power.

There was no sign of being contracted on the Sand Seal Spirit either.

"Is this your elf?"

"Master Elf is joking, how can I have this ability, this is rented from the company."

The young man glanced at the little Shining and Nightmare floating around Kurosawa, a little envious.

"Then how do you manipulate it?" Kurosawa asked curiously.

"Use the reins and this." The young man took out a delicate whistle from his pocket.

"Won't sand seals resist?"

"You don't have to worry about safety issues, the company's domestication is very successful and it's very obedient."

Kurosawa thought it was amazing at first, but then he thought about it.

Sand seals are inherently docile elves.

If it can suppress its wild characteristics through instruments or drugs, its desire to attack humans will be reduced to the minimum.

Through long-term command domestication, it is really possible for it to be driven by ordinary people.

To a certain extent, it can be regarded as mutual benefit and win-win situation.

Sand seals have found a steady source of food, and humans have been able to borrow their excellent mobility.

Of course, there is still a big gap between elves who act through commands like reins and whistles and contract elves.

The information that can be conveyed by instructions is mechanical and fixed, and can only do some simple work.

The contract elves can not only grow together, but because of the existence of the contract, people and elves can communicate with each other and work more efficiently.

Kurosawa guessed in his heart.

Most of the income of the sand seal "driver" in front of him should be handed over to the company.

Delivery drivers like Duan Fugui who contract sand seals themselves earn even more.

Kurosawa didn't bother to bargain, and got on the sand sled after paying the bill.

After the young man asked the general direction, he blew his whistle.

"Beep!"

After a clear whistle, the sand seal submerged in the sand, and slowly pulled the sled to leave the frontier town.

Sand seals flop as if they are swimming in the water, their powerful flippers and flippers darting through the sand.

Under its pull, the sled continued to speed up.

"Hoohoo."

Kurosawa enjoyed the blowing hot wind, watching the constantly retreating scenery.

Without emotion.

Compared with walking on its own legs, the speed of the sand seal is indeed much faster.

He reminded himself in his heart that he took the vehicle now to save time for the task.

After the task is over, and then embark on a journey, you still have to walk forward.

If you frequently travel with the help of vehicles, the journey of experience will change.

Kurosawa looked at the map and kept pointing the way.

After about two hours.

He arrived near the missing place told by Nie Guangxiang.

The place of disappearance is only a very rough geographic area.

Kurosawa watched the sand seal leave.

In the desert of Nuo Da, he was the only one left.

Kurosawa activates the Force of Nature.

Ice-blue gas floated on his body surface, and his pupils instantly turned ultramarine.

The plants in the desert environment, although scarce, can also provide him with information.

He is going to use his perception ability to carry out a carpet-like screening of the nearby area.

It is of course best to be able to find Gao Yi. If no one can find the dropped personal items, it may also help him in his mission.

Gao Yi and his group of people disappeared together, logically there should be many clues left behind.

Kurosawa searched patiently.

Time flies.

The sun blazing overhead gradually slanted westward.

When the night was about to fall, Heize was preparing to set up the camp.

There was a little strangeness in his perception.

After turning over the sand dunes, he looked into the distance and saw a team of three elf masters wandering in the sand.

Followed by a sand walrus, a wolf lizard and a runaway bird elf.

They seemed to be looking for something too, stopping to dig with shovels from time to time.

"Meet a colleague, this is?"

(End of this chapter)