Chapter 450 Night Comes
Alicia failed to realize her ambition to make jackals hunting and charcoal, and the corresponding attacks of the jackals as William said did not continue in the afternoon.*. For some reason, these little things suddenly pretended to be harmless babies, avoiding everyone from afar. While surprised William, Alicia's doubts became heavier and heavier.
"It feels like someone is secretly directing these jackals." Alicia picked up a stone and threw it at several jackals not far away. They were so shocked that they ran away in a scattered voice. "Now, this kind of timid appearance that bullies the weak and fears the strong is the real scavenger."
William grabbed his scalp with confusion and said in confusion: "But who can command them? Even the elves can only become friends with animals one-on-one, and it is impossible to mobilize the entire population."
[Maybe the World Tree didn't like us, so she used her big will to influence the jackal to attack us? Sure enough, it would be better to let the Chrisca drive over here and flatten it.]
After lunch, the students were carefully covering each other's road at first, but when two hours passed, the jackals seemed to have turned their backs and never attacked them once, the brave young people dispersed and accelerated. All of them were slowly leaving behind Alicea and several teams that injured their legs and could not move quickly during the attack, looking like a team of defeated and retreating soldiers.
Looking at the other teams gradually moving away, Fabiano finally couldn't help but penetrated into the middle of William and the little loli and asked anxiously: "Is it really okay to just walk behind slowly like this? Alicia? We will be far behind others in a few days!"
"It doesn't matter. The faster you walk, the more severe the supplies will be. The temporary leading person will have to climb up the puffstone to seek food and water in a few days. The indigenous people there are not very hospitable owners. When they have to use force to defeat the other party to fill their stomachs and continue to rush, how long can their fighting spirit and magic last?" Alicia, who was biting dry bread in her mouth, raised her index finger indifferently and said, "Even if they can stick to the finish line or even get the first place, do you forget that they are just a qualifier now? How much strength can they play in the finals because of rushing to the road?"
"So is the key to calculating the speed of travel and the timing of climbing to the pumice?" Fabiano covered his forehead and sweated, "But this is not the reason for you to give yourself extra meals!"
The little loli, who took a bite of bread, retorted angrily: "Taste afternoon tea carefully is a lady's hobby. Although the current conditions are indeed a little harder, this cannot change my long-term habits! Besides, they are in the developmental stage now. It is normal to eat more."
If you really plan to grow and develop, grow your head and chest first - it's better not to say it. Fabiano, who swallowed this sentence back to his stomach, complained unwillingly: "Do you use bread and water to make afternoon tea? Which light novel is the old lady who still insists on being a noble and reserved lady after a downturn? Hey! If you are greedy, just say it! Even if you want to eat desserts, you can't eat it..."
"Wu, Wulusai! They are not greedy!" Alicia hurriedly stuffed the bread and kettle into her backpack, "I never thought about cake, cheese, muffin, pudding, cheese, ice cream, chocolate, etc."
The three boys next to them were sweating all over the head at the same time, and began to continue rushing without squinting.
The scenery along the way is still as desolate as the alien surface. Only the occasional cactus and other plants will make people remember that they are still in Dorlivan. The number of puffs above the head is a little larger than in the morning. And it is not like the movie Alicia always intends to shoot the second version of the real-life version, all of which are slightly pointed cones at the bottom, which looks more like strange rocks in natural scenic spots. The tops of these large rocks floating in the air are transformed into barren soil after a long period of transformation by various plants with strong vitality. A touch of green makes everyone below amazed at the magical and beautiful scenery in front of them. Very literary
Some animals could be seen vaguely on the pumice rock, and a monkey was even pushed down the pumice rock during a fight with some other creatures, and fell into a bloody mosaic directly in front of Ilia who was opening the road ahead. Several jackals immediately surrounded the neighborhood and roared fiercely at the boy trying to intimidate him. Then the one located behind took the opportunity to drag the mosaic away quickly, and the jackals responsible for restraint ran away immediately.
"Guwu!"
"Don't, don't spit it out! This is definitely the biggest waste!"
"Ahem... you don't need to remind me, a commoner, that's naturally aware of the current situation! That was just a normal reaction."
"That's good, otherwise I can only prepare to share half of your dinner."
"I don't care about common people's food or something!"
"...My young lady, it seems that what you just ate is the most authentic common people's food."
【So these two enemies are nearby too.】
Alicia smiled slightly, raised her head and put her hand on the awning and said, "The tutor Chris said that he immediately lost the qualification for the competition when his feet slipped. It seems that he must be careful when climbing the pumice. It would be a pity that Sister Gui Daisy did not come to participate in the competition, otherwise I would be able to take the opportunity to drag her on top [beep--] and [beep--] and then [beep-] to go on!"
It is a perfect gentleman to force a soft girl while she is in danger. You loli should save money!
The pumice is tightly entangled by a thick climbing plant. This stem, which Ramien calls Vine Bean, forms a convenient but safe air traffic network that is more exaggerated than the huge mutant pea in the fairy tale. The most important point is that it also connects the valley bottom and the cliffs on both sides. It is the only way for the Delaney clan who lives on the pumice and world trees to collect valley bottom ore and communicate with the outside world.
The Tengbei is very thick. Alicia probably won't be able to ride Baiya up and run with joy. Although the Tengbei stem that plunged into the bottom of the valley is steep enough to excite any rock climbing enthusiast. In fact, due to the rough surface and branches and leaves, it is definitely much easier to climb than the cliffs on both sides.
"Do you want me to go up and take a look?" Ilia said, pointing to a Tengbei that was almost perpendicular to the ground in the distance.
"No need. This is just an outer periphery. There is nothing good on the pumice. Not to mention that the local residents are also very unfriendly. You will only lose more than you get." Alicia shook her head, "Of course, if you plan to clear a field and pull me up to see the scenery, it's another matter."
It was obvious that Ilia did not understand the meaning of Alicia's words. He decisively ignored the Tengbei and continued to lead the way.
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After dinner, the team that landed at the end only had three, including the Garden of Hope. The 12 young men and girls rushed for a while and finally stopped around 8 o'clock and began to find their own places to stay overnight.
"It should be very suitable here." William said, looking around the flat open space. "It's just that the ground is harder. It takes a little effort to set up a tent. Moreover, the people from other academys are not far away, so they can take care of each other if there is any situation."
Ilia nodded: "There is a dead poplar nearby, I'll get some firewood."
Alicia put her backpack on the ground and pulled out her tent while saying, "Go, remember to leave some for others."
"Do you want help?" William walked over to the little loli and bent down and said.
"No need, I can do it myself. Brother William, you should go and help the people from other academys. A few of them were injured and had no experience in living outdoors. It was the time to need help."
William followed the instructions of the little Loli to the team of other academys. Soon, the students who followed the Garden of Hope on the road but deliberately kept a distance from them stood up and saluted, and the low conversation was clearly heard in the quiet valley.
"Ah, I really deserve to be His Majesty William. I am so handsome, handsome and elegant! Just looking at him, I feel dizzy."
"Hey, Miss, your eyes have changed and your saliva flows all over the ground."
"Ah, common people, are you jealous?"
"How is that possible! I'm just reminding you that the image you have always maintained is at risk of collapse."
"Is that right? Then you won't have to worry about it. What will my image become like? I don't need you, a commoner, to point fingers!"
"Go, damn..."
【Oh my god, the future of you two is really terrible.】
Amid a loud noise, the small and simple tent was quickly built; and the students in charge of the firewood also returned one after another with Ilia. A faint fire light appeared in the dark canyon, which seemed to be extinguished at any time. But for the students surrounding the small bonfire, the flames dispelled the chill around them and the uneasiness in their hearts, and brought a light full of hope.
The bonfire in the dark night is always the most reassuring existence.
"It can be accelerated appropriately from tomorrow." Alicia touched her arms and tried to get close to the bonfire and said. "The other two academy people should have a certain understanding of outdoor life after experiencing what happened today. Moreover, their wounded people are not really seriously injured, and they will most likely be healed after one night. Whether they are the same as mine or are just purely dependent on us, at least the people here have not left their injured companions, nor have they planned to give up."
William nodded and pondered, "So you plan to join forces with them, right? Indeed, these people are much easier to organize than those teams with a strong sense of victory... Uh. Alicia, you shouldn't have deliberately stayed to observe them in the end, because of this!?"
The little loli decisively gave everyone a sweet smile: "Elie just wanted to slowly appreciate the scenery along the way, so she didn't consider such complicated things that make people lose their hair."
This girl definitely planned so much that she didn't run away.
Fabiano yawned deeply and patted his mouth and said, "Well, you guys go and worry about it slowly. I have to sleep first. Deficiency of sleep leads to lack of energy, but the master's enemy!"
"What's going on with this feeling that I've heard of it somewhere? Have you really not maliciously modified a famous line?" The little loli said with a shining voice.
"No." Fabiano said, turning around and crawling into his tent, "Good night everyone."
Seeing this, Alicea shrugged and said, "Then I'm sleeping too. You two warriors, please decide who will watch the night first."
As a result of the rock-scissors, Ilya, who had a too monotonous way of thinking, was very honored to be the first person to watch.
The night in the canyon is very cold, and the bare rocky surface does not play any role in preserving heat, and the surrounding temperature quickly drops to an astonishing value.
Alicia, who was shivering in her sleeping bag, finally couldn't help but turn over and sit up, quickly grabbed the blanket next to her and wrapped it on her body: "Damn, which bird man is the organizer responsible for purchasing outdoor bedding!? I definitely took the kickback! I was dressed neatly in the sleeping bag to prevent being attacked at night, but I actually woke up from the cold. I don't bring such inferior counterfeit goods!"
In fact, this is just a problem caused by the person in charge who does not understand the situation at night in the canyon. Who would have thought that the temperature would drop below zero in mid-October!?
After muttering for a while, Alicia, who was getting colder in the tent, finally had to bite her teeth and decide to get out-at least there was a bonfire outside, and a natural, hot human-shaped warmer bag.
[I am definitely not sending to kill me, I am just keeping warm!]
The little loli nodded vigorously. She pulled open the tent and hurriedly walked to the bonfire to rub her arms desperately: "Miwu, why is it so cold?"
Ilia, who was wrapped in a blanket and sitting by the bonfire with a sword, turned her head and looked at the little loli with a strange face and said, "Can't you sleep?"
"There is a ghost that can sleep so coldly. If you fall asleep a little colder, you can see the ghost directly!" After Alicia said that, she got into Elya's arms and arched, "Let me rub... no, let me warm up here."
Ilia opened the blanket and covered Alicia, threw a firewood into the fire and said, "It's okay today, and a tree happened to be found nearby. If not, wouldn't you catch a cold together the next day? You must think of a solution in the future. The night temperature in the canyon is too low."
"Don't worry, I just didn't expect it tonight. I won't make the same mistake tomorrow." Because I was hiding in the blanket, Alicia's voice sounded a bit muffled. "When I observed the pumice in the afternoon, I found that most of the plants growing on it were not very cold-resistant temperate varieties, which means that the day and night temperature on the pumice is not much. We sleep on the pumice tomorrow night!"
"But it's not there..." Elia lowered her head and was about to remind her of the danger there, but Alicia suddenly drilled out of the blanket and interrupted the boy's words.
"I said before that we would join forces with the other two teams. Let's just arrange the soldiers to take turns to watch. As for those unfriendly natives-"
Ilia raised her head a little embarrassedly to prevent the two of them from getting too close to each other and said, "You can use the power of that hairband to drive them all away with magic, right? In this way, your mental power doesn't matter?"
"Ah, when did I say I'd go into battle myself? Isn't Fabiano very envious of my hairband? Then let him try it." The little loli said as she deliberately made a serious expression and stroked her chin, "Well, you must let me put it on my head before throwing away the magic!"
Fabiano, who was already not sleeping soundly, immediately sneezed.
Ilia, who was amused and crying, gently knocked on Alicia's head: "Don't make a fuss. Is it warm? If you come here, go back to the tent to sleep. It's getting late."
"It's very cold in the tent. I'm going to sleep with you."
"I still have to continue vigil."
[Give me a slightly exaggerated reaction, you are so nervous! Is your ordinary tone coaxing the sleepy Mixue'er??]
Recalling the cold tent, Alicia couldn't help but shake her head desperately and said, "Then you keep vigilant, I'll sleep well with you. When it's William's turn to watch, don't wake me up, just stuff me into his arms. Anyway, I won't go back to the tent alone, I'll catch a cold tomorrow."
"Alishia. Actually, you can try to drag your sleeping bag to the bonfire..."
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In the deepest part of the Grand Canyon, near the world tree, which should have been pitch black, there were stars and light blue lights shining around. It complemented the diamond-like bright stars in the night - it was a masterpiece of luminous plants.
However, at the foot of the giant tree that almost mistakenly thought it was a mountain wall, a sneaky fat black shadow came over. It seemed very careful and tried not to make any sound. Even so, the always vigilant sentry of the Delaney clan still found the black shadow, and soon three or four muscle strong men surrounded it and began to watch vigorously.
But not long after, they all dispersed as if they knew each other.
The round black shadow breathed a sigh of relief and continued to quickly move forward to the root of the World Tree. He bent down respectfully and said: "Great Guardian, thank you for accepting my advice. For the time being, hold back your anger and stop manipulating ordinary beasts to attack that guy. This is definitely a wise choice. He will naturally appear in front of you in more than two weeks. When it comes to steaming and cooking, everything is up to you. Then, about that question..."
A chaotic female voice sounded in front of the black shadow, but she didn't see the other person's form at all: "When I see him with my own eyes, you can naturally use that at will. For ten thousand years of suffering, I finally survived. Mars, everything you did to me at the beginning, I will now repay with the blood of all your descendants!"
Chapter completed!