After a few people took a rest, they didn't actually rest for too long. Infected by Eleven, they decided to continue capturing earth-walking rats for training.
For the sake of their future, they have no choice but to submit to earth-moving mice.
However, before they had time to leave, the loudspeaker of the Baixi Village Committee suddenly sounded.
The sound of this broadcast was so loud that Shi Yu and others who were far away from the center of the village could hear it clearly.
At this time, Shi Yu and others' expressions changed after hearing the broadcast content.
"All villagers, please pay attention. All villagers, please pay attention: The city has issued a yellow early warning signal for an animal tide. The city has issued a yellow early warning signal for an animal tide."
"There are already a certain number of ferocious beasts outside the city wall gathering inward, and the scale is tending to escalate."
"All departments and individuals are requested to make appropriate preparations in accordance with the defense guidelines..."
"Fuck!"
Surrounded by the sound, Chen Kai couldn't help but vent his emotions. Zhuang Yue and Yu Jingjing also had obviously confused and nervous expressions on their faces.
Beast tide?
Several people are familiar with the term beast tide.
Ten years ago, Pingcheng District was rebuilt because of an animal tide.
Although everyone was still young at that time, it was impossible for them to not be clear about this kind of thing.
The beast tide is coming again???
"Oh no."
When the four of them were confused, the farmer uncle who was patrolling the farmland came to their side.
"Children, today is a special situation, otherwise you should go back first."
"Uncle, what happened to the broadcast just now?" Shi Yu asked.
"I don't know, but it must be that the animals on the snowy mountains are restless again."
"The yellow alert sounds quite serious. If the situation escalates, we might have to evacuate here."
The uncle was also confused, but looking at his expression, he didn't seem too panicked.
At this time, Shi Yu also realized that it was indeed not the time to panic yet.
What is different from ten years ago is that high city walls have been built between Pingcheng District and the dozen or so towns below and the snow-capped mountains.
The Beast Taming Corps of the Beast Taming Masters Association are stationed inside and outside the city walls. They are the first line of defense against the beast tide.
The so-called early warning is just to remind residents of surrounding towns and villages. It does not mean that there is real danger.
If there is really a danger of the city being destroyed, it will not be as simple as a yellow disaster warning.
"How about we go over and take a look?" Chen Kai suggested.
Icefield City is located on the edge of the border, and its subordinate Pingcheng and the villages and towns surrounding Pingcheng are even close to the snow-capped mountains filled with ferocious beasts.
This is why ten years ago, only Pingcheng and two surrounding counties and counties were the first to bear the brunt of the beast tide.
"What are you looking at? At this time, there must be warning lines inside and outside the city wall. If you go there, aren't you causing trouble?" Zhuang Yue said.
"Let's go back first," Shi Yu said.
Although I feel like nothing will happen, the atmosphere is tense at this time, so it’s better not to cause trouble to others by leisurely playing whack-a-mole here.
The whack-a-mole can come at any time. It is more important to go back to the Beast Masters Association and ask what the beast tide warning is about.
The other three nodded, but they were not too strong about whack-a-mole. After cleaning up, they quickly returned to Pingcheng.
Bingyuan City, Pingcheng District, Beastmasters Association.
After a few people finished their whack-a-mole mission, they explained the early warning in Baixi Village to the staff at the front desk of the mission hall and asked what was going on.
"this……"
The front desk staff shook his head and said, "I'm not sure."
"But it seems this is not the first time this month. The previous two times were blue alerts. Is it yellow this time?"
Regarding this answer, Shi Yu and others looked confused, which was equivalent to saying nothing...
Just as Chen Kai was about to ask something more, suddenly, someone called his name in the distance.
"Chen Kai, Zhuang Yue!"
The sound came from a distance, causing Chen Kai and Zhuang Yue to tremble and turn around subconsciously.
Shi Yu and Yu Jingjing also looked over and found a beast master who looked honest and honest and wore glasses coming in at the door.
The other person is only in his thirties, but his hair looks a little thinning. He should be a strong man.
"Teacher Zhang..." Chen Kai and Zhuang Yue said.
"Why are you here?"
This person is a teacher from Chen Kai and Zhuang Yue's school.
"I'm nearby. I just saw your chat in the group, so I came over to take a look. I didn't expect to meet you just in time."
On their way back just now, Chen Kai and Zhuang Yue shared the yellow warning about the beast tide with their classmates in the class group. Unexpectedly, the diving teacher happened to see it.
"So you are actually chatting in a class group with a teacher?" Shi Yu looked at this group of strange students and thought to himself.
Shouldn't the normal situation be that students form a group to play alone without a teacher?
If you do this, it will be difficult for your friends to drive.
"Who are these two?" The person called Teacher Zhang looked at Shi Yu and Yu Jingjing.
Chen Kai said: "They are my friends, beast masters from other schools."
Teacher Zhang smiled and nodded: "You are probably wondering about the beast tide warning."
"Yes, teacher, is the situation serious this time?"
"It won't happen again like before, right?"
Chen Kai knew that his teacher was a professional beast master and should know more inside information, so he immediately asked.
"It's too noisy here, let's go out and talk." Teacher Zhang said.
None of them had any objections, so they left the mission hall and started walking around the buildings surrounding the Beast Masters Association.
Although he didn't know this teacher Zhang, Shi Yu also came over because he wanted to know what was going on.
If there is really danger... I have to prepare in advance and take Eleven to escape to the city.
Otherwise, houses around the city center are expensive. Self-built houses in the countryside or even in the suburbs are cheaper, but they are also close to wild areas, which is too dangerous!
In the stone path, Teacher Zhang looked at these young children and said, "You don't have to worry too much."
"There is a big difference between now and ten years ago. The protective facilities around the snow-capped mountains are very good."
"Even if there is a real danger, the Beastmasters Association can respond quickly. If the Pingcheng Association is not strong enough to defend, the beastmasters from the city will come over."
"If the city's beast control corps cannot defend, the beast control corps from surrounding cities will soon provide support. At present, the creatures in this snowy mountain are no longer enough to pose a threat to Icefield City."
Chen Kai asked: "So, teacher, what you are saying is that the beast tide may appear again?"
"Currently it's just a small gathering of ferocious beasts, far less powerful than the sudden change ten years ago..."
Zhuang Yue said: "The reason is, aren't those ferocious beasts all ice creatures? They probably prefer the environment of the snowy mountains to the city."
"The book says that shortage of food and resources and excessive competition pressure are the main reasons for the emergence of the beast tide." Shi Yu looked towards the direction of the snow-capped mountains.
"But this should not be the main reason for the beast tide in the snow mountain... After all, beast tides caused by this kind of reason are usually frequent and have signs, and they will not happen suddenly like ten years ago."
Teacher Zhang looked at Shi Yu, nodded and said, "That's right."
"However, we don't know exactly what the reason is. What triggered the beast tide ten years ago is still an unsolved mystery."
"But if we want to talk about speculation, there is already an answer within Icefield City."
"Do you know the history of Icefield City?"
Several people shook their heads.
"Actually, it's not history. After all, it hasn't been completely confirmed. It's just speculation at the moment."
"According to archaeological discoveries, there should not have been a snowy mountain environment around Icefield City 2000 years ago."
"This was the territory of a fairly developed beastmaster tribe in the ancient country at that time, but later, an ice dragon flew from a distance and landed on the surrounding mountains."
"This ice dragon is so powerful that even if it just lives around, it has indirectly triggered the advent of the Little Ice Age, making this tribe of beastmasters miserable."
"Subsequently, this tribe of beast masters decided to expel the ice dragon. They formed a crusade department and launched a protracted war with the ice dragon in the mountains."
"It is said that this snow mountain was formed at that time."
Shi Yu asked: "Which side won?"
Teacher Zhang said: "The tribe of beast masters should have won."
"There is an ice dragon ruins on top of the snow mountain. It is said that the ice dragon's bones were sealed inside. It was sealed by the beast masters at that time."
"Even now, dragon power can still be heard around the ruins from time to time, but 2000 years have passed, and even that ice dragon should be completely dead."
"There is currently a theory that the sealed ice dragon turned into a spirit body and affected the ferocious beasts in the snowy mountains. The power of the dragon caused the ferocious beasts to lose their minds and retaliate against the city."
Shi Yu and others looked towards the snow-capped mountains again.
Ice dragon undead?
This was the first time they heard about it.
Teacher Zhang pointed to a stone giant statue not far ahead and said, "Did you see that one?"
"That is one of the ancient artifacts excavated by archaeologists. It is said that the stone giant is the totem of that tribe."
While chatting, they had arrived at a huge park.
In the center of the park is a stone giant statue. The stone giant is an elemental extraordinary being and a kind of pet beast. It is placed here to increase the historical heritage of the Pingcheng Association and make the place appear to have a historical atmosphere.
"Which tribe defeated the ice dragon with the Royal Envoy?" Chen Kai looked at the stone statue. He hadn't noticed it before. He thought it was a decoration, but he didn't expect it to be an ancient artifact from Bingyuan City.
Shi Yu and others all focused their attention on the stone giant statue. Staring at it, Shi Yu's heartbeat suddenly accelerated.
His brain roared violently, his telepathy talent seemed to be passively active, and he heard some strange sounds.
"not like this……"
"not like this……"
This sudden sound made Shi Yu's whole body tremble.
However, when he looked around, he found that there was nothing unusual about Teacher Zhang, Chen Kai and others.
Suppressing the shock in his heart, Shi Yu looked back at the statue. His face turned pale. Don't tell him that the sound came from this stone statue.
This stone statue has no signs of life at all. Telepathy can only hear the voices of living beings. If the stone statue was abnormal, it would not be placed here!
"It's not like that..." Shi Yu could still hear the voice.