Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 1234 1216. Resettlement and Return to Base
"Speaking of the Ecological Research Institute," Lan and Aiden walked to a cooler place, and said, "When I left last time, the director said he wanted to study the 'invisible blue light spots' that I saw. Have you made any progress?"

The last time he left, Lan En was able to vaguely see through his [clairvoyance] some blue light spots that were spreading across the New World and seemed to have an overall flowing tendency.

But ordinary people cannot see it.

He always felt that the direction of the light spot seemed to be related to the direction in which the old Molten Mountain Dragon was heading when its sense of positioning was misled by something.

The director of the Ecological Research Institute at that time, an old man from the Doudinger Dragon tribe, seemed very excited after hearing this conjecture. I wonder what the current research progress is.

But Aiden scratched his head and raised the light crossbow that was sliding down from his shoulder.

"I haven't communicated much with the people from the Ecological Research Institute recently. After all, you saw it."

As he spoke, Aiden smiled cheerfully and patted his biceps in a bodybuilding pose towards Lan.

"I have now officially started my high-level hunting mission. As we have been exploring the new world, many things have come up all at once. I am very busy."

"I guess even the old men at the Ecological Research Institute have to focus on practical research now, and put speculative research aside for now."

"Oh," the demon hunter nodded with understanding and sympathy, "Then the old men are probably going to get sick from holding it in."

"Who says it's not?"

Aiden nodded in agreement.

As they spoke, two strong and brisk hunters caught up with Tishaya and his companions who were slowly retreating with the wounded.

Fortunately, there are still many small carts of the investigation team around the base, which are similar to the carts used by the Elu Cat Team, otherwise it would be a problem to carry so many wounded.

The Qilin pulled the cart reluctantly. The fluffy ball stood on the cart board and looked back from time to time, so it was the first to see the hunters.

"They are back, meow!"

The calico kitten jumped up happily on the car floor and waved behind him.

Everyone heard the noise and turned around in surprise.

People's voices echoed far away in the canyon.

Aiden and Lan walked up to them, and the cheerful fifth-term group members began to speak with some pride and joy.

"We have trapped that Flame King Dragon in the arena!"

After these words were spoken, Tishaya and Berengar, who followed Lan En and only knew that the Fire Dragon was powerful but didn't quite understand what the ancient dragons represented in this world, didn't react.

But Aiden's partner, the editor Gray, who was not at all delicate like a girl, leaned over to help the reluctant Qilin push the cart, but now she stared at her partner and Lan En with her mouth open.

"what are you saying?"

She seemed to think that it was more likely that she had misheard, so she asked to confirm.

"You trapped an ancient dragon?!"

"Just barely." Lan En added, "It was too lazy to fly away because gunpowder tasted good. We blew up the gate and locked it in the arena."

But after hearing this, Gray's face suddenly became excited.

Although the idea of ​​'trapping the ancient dragon' is a bit exaggerated, it is still something that has never happened in this world before.

But how could a female scholar who could work as a hunter and partner editor in the New World possibly board a ship to the New World if she did not have academic persistence and ambition?
When encountering an unprecedented situation, shock and disbelief are just the first reaction, followed by excitement of course!
This is an opportunity to study the ecology of ancient dragons!

"We need to get back to the Star Base as soon as possible!" Gray said immediately after he calmed down.

Aiden nodded in agreement: "Lan En and I think so too!"

"Then please take these wounded to the nearby camp, meow!"

The black and white Felynx took the initiative to speak.

"Send them to the camp, and then I'll find other Felynx who escaped to take care of them together while we wait for the people sent by the Star Base to come over, meow."

"Although the camp is a bit simple, the hunters left supplies there. There is food and drink. The location and terrain are also safe, meow!"

"And their conditions are not serious." Berengar, who had been taking care of people with the Felyne cats, also said, "Most of them are just dehydrated and fainted by the heat. They have surprisingly good physical conditions and will recover quickly if they are out of the high temperature."

"Then let's get moving."

Finally, Gray made the final statement.

Tishaya looked at the strong-willed compiler with admiration.

The former dean of Aretusa has always admired women who are strong, opinionated and daring.

A camp is a small facility set up in the wilderness for hunters on a mission to take a short rest and store simple supplies.

Aiden had rested in various camps in the Great Anthill Wasteland area, so there was no need for the black and white Felyne to lead the way. He led everyone to find the nearest camp.

With the Flame King Dragon sealed in the arena, the heat released by its natural activities was greatly blocked.

It's still a little hot in the camp right now, but it's not serious.

There were already a few people getting off the carts on the road to get their own water.

The average physical fitness of the New World Survey Team members made Berengar purse his lips, but he had nothing to say. After seeing that everyone was settled in the camp, Lan and Aiden prepared to rush back to the Star Base.

At this time, Aiden and Gray blew the whistle to summon the pterosaur.

Now that they are far away from the Flame King Dragon, the ancient dragon’s aura will not make the Pteranodon afraid to come, or make it fly around wildly.

"Should we call a few more over?"

Aiden said to Lan with a playful smile on his face.

Apparently, he still remembered the time when Lan En used to rub against other people's pterosaurs, or at least two pterosaurs, as if they were hanging bacon while rushing on the road.

"That's not necessary," Lan En shrugged, "Just call one more."

"Huh? You lost weight?"

Aiden habitually touched his short Mohawk hairstyle and exclaimed.

“Is the weight loss so exaggerated?”

"That's not the case. I just have..." Lan En had a faint smile on his face, while patting the neck of the Qilin beside him, "a more efficient way to travel."

With Lan En's action, the wide and draped rune cloth on Qilin's body floated in the air.

Revealing most of its body that had been covered up.

"Scare!"*2
Immediately, Aiden and Gray leaned back sharply.

Qilin, as a widely distributed and gentle ancient dragon species, is a commonly known type.

Of course the two elite members of the investigation team saw it at a glance.

A horse-shaped skeleton with fine scales, dark blue lightning patterns on the scales, and white fluffy mane swaying like flames on the joints, neck and chin.

The pale horns on his head have a crystalline texture.

This is of course the ancient dragon - Qilin!
But can an ancient dragon be ridden by anyone? !
Never heard of it!!
Somehow, seeing Lan En patting Qilin's neck with a 'calm' smile on his face, Aiden and Gray felt a little numb.

"Is this true?" The stubborn editor still murmured in disbelief, "Just like the legend? Helping each other with humans? Living in peace?"

The Qilin's gentle temperament has even left behind a legend among humans that it "once raised human orphans."

But you've seen it with your own eyes.
But now, they saw it.

The fluffy ball grabbed the unicorn's horns and squatted on its head to comb its hair for fun!

"I feel like what you're doing is even more exaggerated than what we did to trap the Flame Dragon."

Aiden said with a twitching mouth.

"Normally." Lan En responded calmly.

Gray was holding his notebook, cautiously yet eagerly wanting to lift the magic harness on the Qilin and observe it carefully.

Before this, although they saw the Qilin, due to the cover of the rune cloth and horse harness, they just thought it was a mount that Lan En found in another world.

Not to mention the other world, even in their old continent, there are hunters in some remote areas who will tame horse-sized creatures to help with hunting and traveling.

The New World Survey Team has recently developed a relationship with the local Deterr mountain cats and is preparing to learn from them how to temporarily tame the local small monsters.

By then, small monsters of the same size as the ferocious jackal dragon can be temporarily tamed in the wild for a period of time and serve as a helper.

So at first, Aiden and Gray felt that the existence of Qilin was no big deal.

But who knew that underneath this wide and tight harness was a Qilin? An ancient dragon! ?
As he was speaking, Lan En had already helped Tishaya onto Qilin's horse, and then walked to Berengar's side.

Outside the camp, three pterosaurs had already flown in following the whistle.

And in accordance with the habits trained by humans, they stood on the resting trees outside the camp, wearing saddles that matched the standard catapults of the investigation team.

"Okay." Aiden pouted and looked at Lan En with a little envy and said, "Then we will fly first. You have Qilin, so don't leave us too far behind."

Even if hunters have never seen it with their own eyes, most have heard of the Qilin's incredible speed.

As they spoke, Aiden and Gray waved to the two pterosaurs perched on the tree.

Two pterosaurs immediately flew low over their heads, and the two of them skillfully shot the slingshot hook on their left arms towards the saddle on the pterosaur with a "whoosh".

The hook was locked on the saddle, and the pterosaur roared, taking the hunter and the compiler into the sky.

Tishaya and Berengar looked at the two people's receding backs with curiosity and surprise.

Using flying creatures as a regular means of transportation really feels new to them.

"The creatures in this world are truly amazing. Those pterosaurs that can easily carry people flying, won't they hurt humans?"

Berengar asked Lan who was walking over with emotion and curiosity.

"Why would they feel comfortable using these pterosaurs?"

(End of this chapter)