To be honest, the purpose of his coming here is just to find the Abyss Dragon Root, and what he cares about is this team that works well together. As for what other people think of him, he doesn't care.
Roy wasn't going to talk nonsense to Hoover, but Hoover was irritated by the Ice Star Team's laughter and Roy's indifference.
"What?" Hoover laughed angrily, looked at Roy and said, "Am I wrong? Boy, it's important for people to know themselves. Just take a piss and look at yourself. Even with your rubbish strength, you are worthy of serving us.
The first scout?"
Roy's anger suddenly burst out.
Since outside the maze, Hoover has been targeting the Ice Star Team, and he has not had a good look along the way. It is as if the Ice Star Team's cooperation with everyone is a gift from them.
Now, seeing that he was serving as a scout, he jumped out again. Without any understanding of communication, he made unreasonable questions and wasted time.
"Mr. Hoover," Roy said coldly: "Don't you feel thirsty after talking so much? What do you want, just say it directly. There is no need to cover up and talk about it. Let's
I don’t have time to chat with you.”
With a bang, the mercenaries all around exploded.
Roy's words almost pointed at Hoover's nose and scolded him.
I have never seen such unruly people. A third-level mercenary actually dared to reprimand a sixth-level mercenary. This is simply ridiculous. Not only the people in the Hoover team were filled with indignation, but also the people in other teams,
There was also an uproar.
"Where did this kid come from? Does he know the rules?"
"Too arrogant."
"This guy became a third-level mercenary, and he didn't get beaten to death? It's a miracle!"
The crowd was all talking and talking.
Among the six teams, the boy named Leo has the lowest strength. Even a handyman in Marjorie's team is stronger than him.
This is because he is Marjorie's nephew. He has been with Marjorie for many years, so he has such an opportunity. He is cautious all the way, for fear of making mistakes. This kid is not as strong as others, and he actually dares to reprimand a senior mercenary. This is more than just
There are no rules, it’s just crazy!
If he hadn't been a member of his own team, the old mercenaries would have slapped him in the face and taught this idiot a lesson.
"Mr. Landreaux..." said Marjorie on the side: "This team member of yours is too unruly."
Landreaux said calmly: "I think Leo is right."
Marjorie frowned, and the surrounding mercenaries were in an uproar. Even Olivia and Wood couldn't believe their ears.
The two looked at each other in astonishment, with a wry smile on their faces.
Based on their daily understanding of Landero, this Great Bright Knight of the Ice Star Knights is definitely a fair, calm and very trustworthy and respected mercenary, a real old horse.
But no one expected that he would protect his shortcomings like this.
Now, both of them are wondering if they made a mistake by advocating that the Ice Star team should go together.
"Hey, I didn't expect that I, Hoover, who has been in the mercenary world for twenty years, was actually taught a lesson by a third-level mercenary." Hoover laughed angrily.
However, after struggling for so many years, he knew that this situation was good for him. Trying to keep his expression calm, he said to Roy: "If you ask me what I want, I will make it clear. This position, the relationship
The safety of all of us is not your responsibility..."
"If you are not convinced, that's fine. I will let the scouts of our team compete with you. If you are really capable, I can apologize to you. If you are not qualified, then..." He turned to look at Landero
He said, "I don't think we can continue to cooperate."
This clearly means that they are going to chase away the Ice Star Team.
Everyone looked at each other and shook their heads. Although everyone saw Hoover's intention, no one criticized him. After all, compared to the rookie who didn't know the heights of the world and Landero, who defended his shortcomings, Hoover's performance was great.
It's fair.
"Competition?" Roy asked in surprise.
"Yes." Hoover said contemptuously, "You don't know how scouts compete, do you?"
Roy certainly understands the way scouts compete. Generally speaking, the same area is explored at the same time within a period of time. Whoever explores a wider range, goes further, and has more detailed intelligence will win.
This not only tests the scout's speed, endurance and personal strength, but also tests the ability and experience to identify traps, various terrains, animals and plants.
But... Roy shook his head and said, "I'm not interested. It's a waste of time."
As soon as these words came out, many people present couldn't help but booed. Even some people who originally sympathized with this rookie who was targeted by Hoover felt disgusted at this time.
"If you don't dare, don't dare. What a waste of time." A knight thrust his sword into the ground and said scornfully.
"Yeah, it's okay if you don't have any ability," another mercenary spat on the ground, "I hate this kind of bragging without any ability. I even blush for him!"
"I have nothing to say..." Hoover turned to look at Olivia and Wood, shrugging his shoulders, with a look of helplessness on his face, but he was already happy in his heart.
He didn't expect this kid to be so smart, so he dug a small hole and jumped off the cliff.
With people like this in the Ice Star Team, who would be willing to cooperate with them?
Olivia sighed in disappointment.
She said to Landreau: "Mr. Landreau, I have no prejudice against you and your team. On the contrary, I have always maintained trust and respect. But..."
She glanced at Roy and said, "This team member of yours is really...I don't even know what to say. In short, we can't leave the safety of the team in his hands. Since you are unwilling to change the scout, then I
I can only say sorry..."
"Needless to say," Landreaux interrupted Olivia, "I understand. In this case, we can go our separate ways."
He paused and said, "However, there are some things I want to make clear."
"First of all, Leo is a very good mercenary and our trusted companion. We arranged for him to serve as the first scout precisely out of responsibility for everyone. Without knowing him well, we have no reason to question him.
, I feel angry and regretful.”
Now that we have reached this point, Landreaux's words were very direct. He looked at Hoover and said unceremoniously: "Mr. Hoover, my advice to you is that you should have your eyesight carefully checked.
Your vision is very disappointing."
Humph, Hoover snorted coldly and was about to retort, but Landreaux had already turned away and ignored him.
"Secondly, we have had a great time cooperating with everyone along the way and have benefited a lot. Originally, it was in order. Now it is our turn to open the way. Unexpectedly..."
He shook his head and did not say any more. He just said to Olivia and others: "We don't want to take advantage of anyone. If you think it is necessary, you can follow us."
After saying that, Landreaux didn't wait for anyone to reply, turned around and said, "Let's go."
Everyone in the Ice Star Team followed Landero and left. Before Lacios left, he spat on the ground and said to Hoover: "You self-righteous idiot."
The mercenaries of each team all moved out of the way and watched the Bingxing team leave with complicated expressions.
To be honest, if Hoover hadn't jumped out to criticize, others wouldn't have much opinion on who should serve as a scout in the Ice Star team. After all, whether a scout can do the job or not. Strength is only one aspect. Whether it is a mule or a horse, only by truly leading it out
You will know later.
If that kid really fails, his true colors will be revealed within one kilometer at most. It will still be too late to replace him by then.
Besides this kid, the rest of the Ice Star team are all good players.
The three knights in the team, Landero, Lake and Larry, are strong, steady, and experienced. They are like a solid city wall and give people a very solid feeling. The two legal professions have strong attack power and can act decisively.
, can definitely be called two heavy cannons.
The barbarian female warrior and the double-sword hunter also possess unique skills, guarding the left and right, roaming and hunting, and their movements are skillful and sharp.
Even the most picky person has to admit that it is indeed very pleasant to cooperate with the Ice Star team. Although they did not open the way in front of them along the way, there was no mistake in their attacks or positioning.
pity……
Watching the Ice Star Team leave, Hoover's lips curved into a sneer.
"Hmph, don't think that you can find ruins when you reach the Dark Basin." He said disdainfully, "With just these few of them, it's hard to say whether they can reach the center of the basin."
"Center?" A scout from Hoover's team curled his lips and said, "It's a big deal if you can walk five kilometers. The Dark Basin is not as simple as they imagined."
Hoover smiled and said to the scout: "Ziege, you have been to the Dark Basin before. This time you should work harder and explore the road ahead. We are not like some people who deliberately create trouble when it is our turn to explore the road.
When something happens, find an excuse and run away."
Sieg nodded. He was a big man with wild hair, a five-star knight of glory, a seventh-level marksman, and a very famous scout among the southern mercenaries. This time Hoover spent a lot of effort to get him
He was proud and proud and joined the team.
"No problem," Sieg said, "But I can't do it alone. It's best to have two people. It's too dangerous here. The last time I came here, I just wandered around and couldn't walk in at all."
"Hei Ling," Marjorie said from the side, "you and Sieg are together."
"Yes." Hei Ling said.
"Then let's go." Olivia said, looking a little uninterested.
Although she sided with Hoover in the dispute with the Ice Star Team, this did not mean that she liked Hoover as a person.
In her opinion, among the several captains, Hoover is the most selfish and narrow-minded. Just making a fuss about the scouts of the Ice Star Team seems to be for everyone's benefit, but in fact, I'm afraid most of them are.
In order to drive away the Ice Star Team.
Olivia believed that Hoover was definitely the most unreliable person at the most dangerous time.
And... although she was also not optimistic about the rookie who only had one star of glory, for some reason, Olivia always felt like she had done something wrong.
Shaking her head and throwing all these thoughts behind her, Olivia waved her hand and directed the team to set off.
The place where they were located was a small hillside at the foot of the mountain on the edge of the Dark Basin. To enter the basin, they had to go in the direction where the Ice Star team left.
After walking down the hillside for less than two hundred meters, five mercenary teams entered a stone forest one after another.
"Eh?" As soon as they walked into the stone forest, Olivia and others noticed something was wrong.
"It's so dark here." Wood looked around and said solemnly.
There was darkness in the stone forest. There was obviously no fog, but the line of sight seemed to be blocked by something, and the visibility suddenly dropped.
At the same time, there was also a problem with the sense of direction.
"What's going on? Why did the lava waterfall go to the left?" Olivia turned her head and looked in surprise.
She discovered that the red lava waterfall that was originally on her right suddenly appeared on her left. And an underground river that was originally there appeared on her left.
This obvious change in the position of the reference object suddenly made her sense of direction blurred.
However, in the eyes of Wood and others, this is not the case.
"No, that's obviously an underground river. The lava river is still on our right. Are you dazzled?" said Marjorie, who was walking beside Olivia.
"But..." Olivia pointed in the direction of the lava waterfall and was about to speak when she saw a member of her team walking in another direction.
"Spock, where are you going? Come back."
Almost at the same time, Jacob's voice sounded next to him: "Tommy, why are you going? Damn it, did you hear me? Come back!"
The mercenaries who were called came back, with expressions on their faces that looked a little confused. It seems that until now, they don't know why they left the team without knowing it and walked in another direction.
What shocked everyone even more was that they could no longer find their way back after walking into the stone forest for only a few dozen meters.
Both front and back, left and right, there are stone pillars as tall as clouds. Some are hundreds of meters high, while others are as short as twenty or thirty meters. In mid-air, there are floating peaks. People walking among them are like a group of tiny ants.
.No matter which direction you look, it seems to be the same.
"Dark Basin is indeed a bit evil." Wood looked solemn.
"Everyone stop." Olivia quickly gave the order, instructing everyone to gather together and be on guard in a circular defensive formation.
"We'll wait until the scouts find the way first before we go."
Without any urging, the two scouts, Siege and Hei Ling, were already heading towards the depths of the stone forest.
Looking at the cautious backs of the two scouts, everyone subconsciously turned their attention to another direction dozens of meters away.
That is the direction where the Ice Star team is.
The Ice Star team only walked less than a minute ahead of them. When they entered the stone forest, there was only a gap between their front and back feet.
It's just that Olivia and others entered the stone forest from the left, while the Ice Star team was further to the right, with a distance of thirty or forty meters between the two sides.
Now, the Ice Star Team is in front of everyone on the right.
The Dark Basin is an open area in an abyss maze. There are no roads here, and there are only a few fixed routes like in underground rivers and caves. To reach the core of the basin where the ruins are located, theoretically, there are countless roads Can choose.
However, having many choices does not mean that it is easy. On the contrary, this is the most difficult place to go and the most testing of the scouting ability.
For example, there is no telling how many dangers there are in this stone forest. The same rock, going around it from the left and going around it from the right, may be two completely different experiences. This means that whether it is heaven or hell, it depends on In the scout's thoughts.
After seeing the weirdness and danger here, the mercenaries were all worried about the two scouts on their side exploring the way. Everyone was even discussing whether they should suggest that the captain send another scout to ensure that No omissions, no mistakes.
But the Ice Star team in the front right only has one scout.
And this scout is exactly that rookie.
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