Another Life: Elf Archer

The long camel caravan drew a curve on the golden land, and the trajectory of the curve overlapped with the undulations of the sand dunes. Even if it was confirmed that the camel caravan was heading west along the straight line on the map, every year it still felt like it was in the original place. The illusion of the ground spinning.

Although there were many camels, the group of more than a thousand people had even more supplies. Everyone had just left the customs, and their minds were still immersed in the magnificent scenery of the desert yellow sand. Their fatigue had not yet arrived, so they all followed the crisp sound of the camel. Walking with the sound of camel bells, leaving fleeting footprints on the soft yellow sand.

The team was clearly divided into three parts.

The front team is the Qilin Army that joined from Yumen Pass. According to the smiling young general named Zheng Qi, there are 500 people in total, all taciturn and armored men.

In the middle is the caravan that travels all over the world. The three hundred players are equally divided between men and women. They are talking and laughing in twos and threes. The laughter that breaks out from time to time blows into Nian Nian's ears along with the breeze.

Finally, there was the 500-man guard of the envoy Song Qing. They were all taciturn, and their muffled footsteps hit the ground in unison.Song Qing himself is not here, he is also in the lively area. Although there is no noise, he will chat with Shi Sui next to him from time to time. His expression seems to be quite relaxed.

Every year, I am at the end of the caravan and at the front of the guard, sometimes bickering with three feet of water, sometimes just quietly admiring the never-before-seen scenery around me.

"The desert turns out to be like this." Nian Nian put his hands on his eyes and looked up at the cloudless sky.

"Isn't it amazing?" Sanchishui smiled, not knowing why he was so proud.

"Well, it's very desolate, there's not even a root of grass." Nian Nian looked around and said with a flat mouth.

"You're worried that you won't have anything to eat, but we brought a lot of fodder. I believe the camel brothers don't mind sharing some with you."

Sanchi Shui chuckled and patted the thigh of the camel next to him, causing the camel to look back at him and pause slightly.

Nian Nian rolled his eyes at the blue sky and decided to ignore the three feet of water.

The day I stayed in Jinchang City, I was not idle either.

When you are new to a place, there are many fresh and unseen plants around you, so for every year, you should always grab a leaf and try it.

As a result, this taste of these slightly salty, juicy plants in the North instantly cured Nian Nian's sweet taste. She diligently "trimmed" the branches and leaves of the thin and colorful tamarisk trees on the roadside, and squatted down again. A large basket of gray-green nameless shrubs was dug in the ground.

Qi Youfeng and Sanchishui who were passing by were attracted by Nian Nian's "hard-working" figure. After asking about the reason, they also helped her prepare dry food.

Unexpectedly, by coincidence, the young city guard who used to go to the city wall for sightseeing every year changed his guard and returned home. He praised the three of them when passing by, and finally added a sentence before leaving.

"You don't have to be so hands-on. We have already prepared the fodder for the camel team."

"Camel Team"

"forage grass"

Sanchi Shui and Qi Youfeng were stunned. Niannian, who was holding a blade of grass in his mouth, also squatted on the ground and looked back at him.

"Ah, yes, that, the thing you are digging is called Salt Claw, it is for sheep and camels to eat."

food for camels

Sanchi Shui turned around with a basket of Salt Claws in his arms, looking at the small group of Nian Nian squatting on the ground that was no higher than his thighs, and suddenly felt that his vocabulary was a bit lacking.

Qi Youfeng chatted with the young general for a few words, and after sending him away, he looked helplessly at the "forage grass" in his hand, and after thinking about it, he put it into the willow basket.

Nian Nian was unconscious, digging grass diligently while drooling over the willow basket.

"Well, I said, this is for camels to eat."

I can't stand Three Feet of Water. Although it is not impossible for people to eat this food, it still feels a bit awkward for a big living person to compete with animals for rations.

"Oh." Nian Nian nodded, turned to look at him, and said calmly, "What is a camel?"

Being choked by Nian Nian who was pretending to be stupid, Sanchi Shui turned around and walked away holding a basket of forage, probably intending to put it into the mouth of a real camel.

Nian Nian scratched his head, turned around and continued to save rations for himself.

She looked at Qi Youfeng who was squatting next to her, and quietly breathed a sigh of relief when she found that this man was just digging grass quietly.

"A camel is an animal that is common near deserts. It looks a bit like a big horse, with a hump on its back that looks like a raised hill."

After hearing Qi Youfeng's popular science, Nian Nian nodded, thought about it, and said thank you softly.

"I was worried before," Qi Youfeng stopped what he was doing. "Now it seems that my worries are quite reasonable. Even though I knew the time was not right, I was still too impatient."

Nian Nian bows his head and speeds up the action of digging grass.

"It's a pity that time can't be turned back. It would be great if you could play dumb."

Qi Youfeng stood up, pulled up Nian Nian, dusted off the hem of her cloak, smiled and nodded her forehead, "You're like this, which really makes me frustrated. I can only hope that you will hurry up Get used to it, at least get used to the feeling of being taken care of."

Nian Nian hugged the willow basket tightly in his arms, and his whole head was almost stuffed into the pile of gray-green salt claws.

"Let's go back, I'll be behind you."

"Watch the road carefully."

Her feet tilted, and Nian Nian's thoughts were drawn back to the sea of ​​sand beneath her feet. She looked at the pair of men's hands holding her arms, and subconsciously turned her head sideways.

"Don't worry, I'll be behind you." The corners of Qi Youfeng's lips were slightly raised, and his smile was like a ray of breeze falling in the desert.

"Oh, what a beautiful flower protector."

Sanchi Shui made a fuss and was about to joke a few more words when he suddenly heard someone shouting loudly in front of the team. The sound of camel bells suddenly became chaotic. The originally long camel team gradually piled up somewhere in front.

After the three of them had walked a few dozen meters, a small dreamlike oasis fell into their eyes, lying on the other side of the dune.The sky-blue water surface is surrounded by sparse green vegetation, like a jewelry pendant with poor inlay technology. On the contrary, it makes the sapphire as moist as the sea and as calm as the night.

The people of the Qilin Army have already stepped into the oasis. From the excited discussions among the players in the caravan ahead, Nian Nian knew that it was time to take a collective rest.

Three feet of water rushed down the sand dune directly into the small lake in the oasis. I put my head in it and bubbles bubbled. After a while, I raised my head, shaking the water droplets, and pushing away the people who came to drink water with disgust. camel.

"Don't be so stingy. I'm sure the camel guys won't mind giving you a sip of water." Nian Nian followed and laughed when he saw this scene.

"Who will compete with them for water?" Sanchi Water fell into the small lake. "They can only drink my uncle's bath water."

"Three feet of water"

"Get out of here, I"

"Get out of here, get out of here"

Others who also came to the small lake immediately laughed and cursed. Some people squatted by the lake and had a water fight with three feet of water, while others imitated the three feet of water and jumped into the small lake to swim.

"Childish." Nian Nian muttered and hid aside with "forage grass" in his mouth.

She was not familiar with the players in Xingtianxia, ​​and these people's attitude towards her was relatively cold, which could be said to be relatively polite. She didn't want to ask for trouble by chatting with her every year.

Bored Nian Nian glanced around and saw Song Qing, Shi Sui and Zheng Qi from the Qilin Army nearby. He listened to their conversation for a while, curled his lips, and threw in these useless polite words. Deep in the desert.

At this time, we can see the difference between the regular army and civil society.

The Qilin Army and the Envoy Guards remained quiet. The soldiers took turns going to the lake to fetch water, and then sat on the ground to eat dry food. After eating, they either checked their weapons, led their camels to the lake to drink water, or checked the supplies on the camels' backs.

"Are the people in this Qilin Army all NPCs?" Nian Nian bit the blade of grass he had just pulled off and asked Qi Youfeng beside him in a low voice.

"Soldiers, but not generals. Look carefully at those two people over there." Qi Youfeng raised his chin slightly, signaling Nian Nian to turn his gaze.

Although they were also wearing armor, there were two people who were dressed in a more special way. They also had two colorful tasseled spears at hand.The two people were sitting together talking, and their expressions were indeed much more lively than those dull soldiers.

"Doesn't that mean that there are hundreds of people in the Qilin Army, but there are actually only three living people?" Nian Nian was surprised.

"Well, I think so. But this also shows that these three people are probably masters in the Qilin Army."

Qi Youfeng glanced at Zheng Qi, who was chatting and laughing with Song Qing, and secretly thought that he could talk politely to these two people for 10 minutes without being talked about. This person should not be underestimated.

"That's a great general who can fight well" he summarized every year.

As her curiosity subsided, she turned her attention to the small lake again, but immediately frowned at the sight.

"What's wrong in the lake?" Sensing the change in Nian Nian's expression, Qi Youfeng raised his voice slightly and asked.

"The color of the lake water is wrong. There is a strange red color seeping up from the bottom of the lake." Nian Nian stood up and looked at Song Qing and the others who had their attention, and said with certainty.

Zheng Qi immediately turned to look at the lake, but found nothing strange. Song Qing and Shi Sui knew Nian Nian and immediately ordered everyone to stay away from the lake.

Zheng Qi didn't ask any more questions. A harsh whistle sounded and he gestured to the other two players in the Qilin Army.Soon the entire Qilin Army and the envoy guards stood neatly on the sand dunes outside the oasis, and even the camels assigned to them were lined up quickly.

At this time, the Xingtianxia players had just squeezed their dripping clothes and left the lake. They were still in small groups and walking towards the sand outside the oasis.

Standing on the sand dune, Shi Sui frowned, but he had nothing to do. After all, these were living players, and they would definitely not be able to order and prohibit them like NPC soldiers. He had no way to forcefully order everyone to obey.

"Put your plan to create an accident for the Qilin Army aside for now." Shi Sui tilted his head and whispered to Song Qing, catching the words Nian Nian curled his lips.

This is the discovery of the Qilin Army's advantage. I don't want to let these people die in vain.

"We have already left the oasis, I don't know."

Zheng Qi walked over from the Qilin Army. Before he finished speaking, he heard several sad animal swallowing sounds. He followed the sound and turned his head. The camels that had not had time to be taken away by Xingtianxia players suddenly fell to the ground, and The surface of the lake, which was like a sapphire just a moment ago, has actually begun to roll. Windless waves roll automatically, dyeing the lake a bright red color, like a pot of blood that becomes increasingly brighter as it boils.

Zheng Qi quickly turned around and blew two whistles. After hearing this, the Qilin Army soldiers retreated again.

"Holy shit" Song Qing also quickly asked his guards to retreat. Fortunately, the guards were all NPCs. He only needed to say something to the general who led the team, and the soldiers would quickly execute it.

Xingtianxia players do not have such convenient operability.

The people who were frightened by the camel's screams and the strange water in the lake had different reactions. Some people turned around and ran away, while others stood there blankly until Sanchi Shui and a few other people rushed over and shouted, and pushed these people. , they regained the function of their legs.

"This, what is this?"

The shocked people trembled and looked back at the lake shore. The fallen camel had turned into a pile of broken bones with an ominous light. The small lake was clearly filled with dense scorpions, and countless scorpions were crawling like red. The waves of the lake rise and fall.

"No, no matter what this is, it seems to be coming for us."

The players in the caravan subconsciously ran towards the position where the Qilin Army was lined up, panicking for a sense of security. Just when they thought they were safe, they looked back and saw several lone camels being bitten by swarms of poisonous scorpions. Turned into bones, and looking at the direction of movement of the scorpions, they were actually following their footsteps.

The people in Xingtianxia wanted to run further when they saw a man standing out from the Qilin Army. The gray-black armor on his body was full of scratches from swords, showing the unyielding perseverance of having fought through countless battles.

"United Army" The Caiying spear in his hand touched the ground, and his rough and powerful voice penetrated everyone's eardrums.

Song Qing was immediately shocked, because he found that his 500-man guard had started running quickly without his orders, standing neatly behind the Qilin Army, waiting with blazing eyes for the gray-armored general's next order. .

"Array of Swords and Shields"

Clang clang clang clang, more than two hundred infantrymen ran out, each holding a huge animal-faced copper shield. The soldier behind the shield knelt down on one knee and inserted the shield in his hand deeply into the yellow sand. The shields were connected , spliced ​​together into a low wall, protecting the players of Xingtianxia behind them.

"Lance flying fire"

Four hundred more soldiers ran out, holding spears about two people high, with a copper pipe as thick as a finger underneath the spear blade.

The spear was placed in the recess where the shield was connected. The spear tip was downwards and plunged into the first wave of red scorpions. Just when everyone was sighing that this was a useless effort, a fire dragon spurted out from the tip of the spear. There was a sudden crackle in the air, and a strange burning smell filled the air.

The four hundred spearmen were automatically divided into two rows, front and rear. After the front row finished attacking, they stepped back and reloaded with kerosene. The back row immediately stepped forward, thrusting with their spears and breathing out fire dragons.

"Longbow Rocket"

"The sword and shield fold their wings"

Following two orders from the gray-armored general, three more rows of longbowmen were lined up behind the spearmen. The arrows were placed in the fire tank in front of them. The arrows soaked in grease immediately burned brightly and were shot towards the water that was pouring in like sea water. Among the scorpions.

The shield-holding infantry who received the new order began to push their shields forward slowly. Only the two sides of the shield wall slightly accelerated their speed, seemingly forming a semicircle and annihilating the scorpions in their pockets.

From the time of joining forces, the four orders before and after were actually only a few breaths of time. Before the players in Xingtianxia could react, the flying fire spearmen had already changed their positions three times.

Sui didn't know whether he wanted to wait and see what was going on, or he was just like the others who couldn't react in time. He didn't say a word at the moment, just staring at the battle situation in front of him led by the Qilin Army.

Nian Nian looked around, eager to help, but afraid that he would go up on his own and destroy the formation.

Nian Nien approached the Qilin Army player named Zheng Qi and said, "I can help too. I can also shoot arrows."

Zheng Qi was stunned for a moment, then he laughed and said, "I know you can shoot arrows, and I also know that you are very good at archery. You can go directly to the long archer team."

"Hey, I can go directly there." Nian Nian was surprised, and turned around to rush into the military formation.

"You can use all the archery skills you are good at. Mu Shi will give you appropriate orders individually when he sees it."

Zheng Qi quickly added, hearing Nian Nian's words "Okay, okay" from a distance, shaking his head and smiling as this enthusiastic little girl sneaked into the formation.

Sanchi Shui was also itching. He also approached Zheng Qi and asked, "Do I have a wealthy shield? Give me one?"

Zheng Qi was helpless: "That's not ours, it's the soldier's."

"Then what can I do?" Sanchishui saw Qi Youfeng sneaking into the military formation, but it was obvious that he was just to protect Nian Nian, not to kill the enemy.

"This" Zheng Qi is in a dilemma.

"San Chi Shui, you have to prepare to fight." Shi Sui's voice suddenly came from behind the two of them.

Sanchi Shui turned around in surprise and found Shi Sui with a serious face, his eyes still fixed on the group of scorpions in front of the military formation.

"These scorpions have become resistant to fire. I'm afraid this military formation will soon be unable to suppress them."

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