Chapter 56
The sound of weapons fighting vaguely came from the sound of the wind, but soon there was no movement again.
The panda man poked his head out of the corner tower and shouted, saying that the geological exploration team was attacked by unknown creatures, and all the bears' faces suddenly turned blue.
What kind of eyes dares to touch the boss?
Chang Hao used his body skills to the extreme in the Guangmingye. A large number of bear warriors following him looked up and found that the boss had already thrown them far away.
Near the high platform where the flints were condensed in the wasteland, Ling Xingyi fell soaked in the water, his body was ragged, as if he had experienced a fight. He was still in shock and panting. A panda man squatted beside him to help him gently pat his back and breathe.
"What happened?" Chang Hao came over the wind. When a group of panda people saw that the boss was coming, they stood up obediently.
"Just just now, several swamps were hidden in this water and wanted to attack us. Brother Ling Xingyi walked forward and became a target. Fortunately, brother Ling Xingyi did not react slowly and protected himself as soon as possible. The remaining guys were knocked to death by us." A panda man pointed at several swamps and lingering geeks beside the water pole and said.
Ling Xingzhuo, who followed the bear warrior, saw that his younger brother was injured and could no longer maintain his usual calm expression. He checked his younger brother all over his body. After finding that it was only a skin injury, he finally let go of a big rock hanging in his heart.
Looking at the sharp short spears beside the Shuibo, Ling Xingyi couldn't help but be afraid until now. If it weren't for the spell in his arms that could automatically cast the barrier protection, he would have been stabbed to the heart of the swamp goblin.
"These swamp gnomes are very cunning. They are half-squatting in the puddle, holding reed poles in their mouths and breathing out of the water. They can easily tell their words if they are not careful. Fortunately, their ability to resist strikes is really not great, and they can break their backbone by hitting a stone stick." The Panda Man reported their discoveries to Chang Hao.
Several panda men looked at each other and looked at Ling Xingyi, feeling very sad. To be honest, they did relax their vigilance just now. After all, they were safe all the way when they came to Guangmingye a few days ago, but they didn't expect these despicable guys to launch a sneak attack.
Chang Hao carefully looked at the corpses of these swamp goblins and found that their skin was as smooth as a layer of oil, very similar to the color of the stone at the bottom of the puddle. It was simply a natural disguise for sneak attacks. It was undoubtedly much more difficult than the goblin robbers they encountered in Gondor before.
"Do you know where these guys come from?" Chang Hao stood up and asked.
"We learned about the news in Kotav City before that there are several deep-rooted tribes in the Guangming Field, and they often rob caravans." The panda man blinked his dark circles and said, "The army in Kotav City used to clear them regularly, but they couldn't resist it and had little effect every time, so they ignored it later."
"I'm afraid it's just to collect protection fees under the paid flag." Chang Hao said.
The panda man touched his round head and laughed, obviously he thought so too.
"There won't be only swamp gnomes in those tribes, right? Otherwise, these guys alone would not be enough to compete with the army." Chang Hao said to the point.
"Yes, boss! It is said that there are trolls in those tribes, and they are stronger than ogres." The panda man's expression became serious.
If the opponent is just an ogre, the panda warriors will not be able to make a stern face. Because although the ogres are quite big, their flesh has grown to their stomachs and their limbs have not much strength. When they were making a living in Gondor, they had many conflicts with the ogres. With their outstanding joint skills and the thunder spear's strike, they never lost.
Trolls are a variant of ogres and have many branches. They have ugly appearances, but their muscles are stronger and stronger than ogres, their movements are faster, their figures are taller, and they are also smarter. This means that if you use the inertial thinking of dealing with ogres to deal with trolls, the balance of victory or defeat will turn toward the troll from the beginning.
The troll tribes living in the Valonian wasteland include saline-alkali trolls and evil-branch trolls. Although they are ranked at the bottom in the historical documents of major races, they are also difficult guys who can make many ordinary orc army feel difficult.
Chang Hao's spiritual sense spread a hundred meters around, and no suspicious existence was found. However, many places on the wasteland were deeper than their knees and blocked by many ups and downs. No one knew if the trolls would hide on the back slope of a small hill, and they would start to attack when they walked past.
A few swamp goblins almost killed Ling Xingyi. If it were a sneak attack by a troll, even the thick-skinned bear and panda people might not be able to survive.
"The work of geological exploration will be done today, safety first."
Chang Hao waved his hand and asked everyone to go back first. Everyone no longer had the comfort and scattering of the first visit to Valonian. They were cautious on the way back, afraid that a large number of trolls waving their sticks would pop up from somewhere.
Dinner was the military rations and fragrant fish and shrimp pots brought back by Chang Hao from Lonya City. Chang Ge's almost infamous craftsmanship made the orcs' already amazing food eat up to the next level. Tons of river food were only enough for one night to consume.
The bear man happily applied honey to the fish and shrimp meat, and the panda man took out the bamboo and rice wine that he couldn't bear to drink. The monks sat upright and looked elegant, and from time to time, adding a few sweet shrimp meat peeled from the bowl of the child sitting next to him, and the atmosphere was harmonious and hot.
But if you look closely, it is not difficult to find that everyone except women and children are careful to watch out for the surrounding movements.
To avoid excessive fatigue and being exploited, the Kok Tower sentry changes shifts every two hours. The Panda and Bear people have outstanding vision at night. If the troll tribe wants to play a sneak attack at night, they will definitely not be able to escape their bright eyes.
The hall was in its prototype. The walls surrounded by thick wood blocked the howling cold wind on the wasteland. Emilia used fire magic to dry the weeds and made a dry grass blanket, and spread it warmly, layer after layer, and the soldiers, women and children went to bed early.
Chang Hao convened all cadres to have a late-night meeting.
"This attack by the swamp gnome is just a test, and the troll tribes are testing our reaction." The crackling fire illuminates Chang Hao's slightly golden eyes, "The local tribe in the Varonian wasteland wants to give us a warning."
"Bound these bullshit trolls!" Herbert couldn't control his bear temper and stood up and shouted: "Don't the trolls carry one head on both shoulders? How powerful can they be? Can't stab the knife or can't run out of blood? Boss, you are the lords appointed by the temple and the council. We can't stand these turtle grandsons acting as a mighty man on our heads!"
"If you make a louder sound, your saliva can put out my bonfire." Chang Hao glanced at Herbert: "Besides, did I say I won't deal with them?"
"Oh." Herbert touched his head and sat back embarrassedly.
"You must understand one truth. If you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools. Fighting is also the same truth. We do not fight unprepared battles, and don't lose your foot just because of a little provocation." Chang Hao's eyes swept across the faces that were roasted by the fire.
"What does the boss mean? Why does it sound so mysterious?" Herbert pounded Ling Xingyi next to him with his elbow.
"If you want to fight with others, you must prepare a handy weapon first, otherwise you may be beaten to death by others." Ling Xingyi rolled his eyes to Xiong Ren.
Chapter completed!