Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 1236 1208. Busy Stars

"Eh? Are you coming to the New World for vacation?"

Aiden listened to their conversation nearby and scratched his head with a bitter face.

"Ah~ I'm so envious! It would be great if I could also quit my job and come to the New World for a pure vacation!"

"Don't be greedy!" Gray patted his partner hunter on the shoulder and said with a smile, "You are lucky to be selected to come to the New World. There are so many people who want to see the ecology of the new continent but don't have the chance."

"Woohoo! I'm back, meow!"

As the Qilin just came to a stop, the fluffy ball jumped down from its back with cheers, like a lively ball of fur in three colors.

It couldn't wait to get on all fours and rush towards the Star Stronghold.

"Boss, I'm going to go find honeydew and cotton first, meow!"

After not seeing each other for a long time, Flannel Ball also missed the members of the thief adventure group he had formed. Although they had lost the courage to take risks in the last incident, the relationship between friends was not affected.

Lan En waved his hand at it, indicating that it could relax at will.

Then several humans walked together and went into the Star Stronghold.

We still don't know whether the ribs or teeth of some monster were used, but it was definitely several layers of arches built with huge curved bones.

At this time, a refreshing evening breeze was blowing from the sea, and torches were gradually lit in the stronghold, or cold light lamps equipped with luminous insects such as fireflies.

But after a few people came in, they found that the Star Base seemed to be very busy at this time.

Normally, except for the hunters who have to carry out night missions, everyone should be finishing up their day's work. Why do they all seem so anxious and hurried?

Hunters wearing all kinds of armor and equipment ran around amid the clanging sounds of armor parts.

The cats put a lot of supplies into packages, carried them on their heads, and carried them everywhere while meowing. From time to time, they almost bumped into each other, which scared them.

The monitor of the supplies squad, who was also the leader of the fourth-term group, a beautiful brown-skinned woman with Latino looks, was standing on boxes of supplies, holding a list book in one hand and stretching out her hand to shout commands around.

Aiden had already put on his equipment before boarding the pterosaur. He took off his helmet and tucked it under his armpit, then walked to the bottom of the pile of supplies.

He looked up and shouted.

"What's going on, squad leader? Why are you so busy so late at night? Where is the commander-in-chief? We have something important to tell him!"

You have to shout. Right now the Star Base is noisy and no one is prepared for an emergency, so of course it will be chaotic.

Even the leader of the logistics squad who was in charge of command had to shout at the top of his lungs.

The leader of the logistics squad, who was already overwhelmed by the numerous and sudden tasks, put down the list in his hand and looked down, still forcing out a tired yet excited smile.

"Oh, it's Aiden, you're just in time!"

"Immediately put on fireproof gear and at least one set of [Cold Drinks], something has happened at the transit base in the Great Anthill Wasteland! A Flame King Dragon suddenly appeared there. We have to go over and rescue them immediately!"

"If the people in the base have unfortunately died," she pursed her lips, but then her eyes became firm again, "then we must also take this opportunity to repel the Flame King Dragon and investigate the ecological anomaly of the Flame King Dragon."

An ancient dragon is actually something that the New World Investigation Team can handle given their overall strength.

But that's just theory.

Theoretically, as the first-phase group composed of all top elite members, they have the ability to repel most types of ancient dragons when they gather together.

But the problem is that they can't get together at all.

Everyone is a top expert in their respective fields, and they come to the New World in groups to work in their own specialized fields.

Therefore, after the first group laid the framework of an investigation team, they basically went deep into the heart of the New World and were nowhere to be found.

As a result, before the arrival of the fifth group, the investigation team was unable to even deal with monsters like the Male Rathalos stably.

Therefore, for the investigation team, the sudden appearance of the Flame King Dragon in the transit base is indeed a crisis that cannot be underestimated.

Of course, as long as the hunter is still there, the Flame King Dragon can be defeated after all. He is the ace of the guild's aces.

But the people in the transit base
"Oh, that's what we want to talk about!"

Aiden, the leader of the supply squad, looked up from under the piles of boxes and laughed cheerfully, "We have trapped the Flame King Dragon in the second arena! Both the humans and the Felycats are fine!"

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The leader of the logistics squad, who had been shouting and giving orders, suddenly became quiet. She was a little confused and smoothed her thick long hair, which she had gathered on one shoulder for convenience.

Aiden thought the other party didn't hear clearly because it was too noisy, so he simply took two steps forward, climbed a little higher on the box, and said it to her again.

"You said you 'trapped' the Flame King Dragon?! An ancient dragon?!"

Immediately afterwards, Aiden was grabbed by the collar of his armor by the logistics squad leader who leaned over and shook him while staring into his eyes.

The news was too explosive, and the logistics squad leader was so shocked that his voice was quite loud.

Therefore, all the members of the investigation team around the pile of boxes where she was standing, who had heard the scream, stopped their busy actions in a daze and stared over here blankly.

Lan En and the others, who had been out of the spotlight because of the chaos and less-than-ideal lighting, were now highlighted by the sudden silence.

The two Felynx were carrying a large package on their heads, and they obviously didn't notice the scene because of the large package on their heads. They bumped into each other, with the large package hitting first. In order to prevent the things from spilling, the two Felynx moved their feet in a panic to stabilize their center of gravity. In the end, they stabilized the package, but they fell down.

"Meow!"*2
The two cats fell right next to Lan, drawing everyone's attention.

"Lan En?" The leader of the logistics squad raised his hand in a daze, pointing at the tall figure not far from the pile of boxes, "You're back too? What's going on? Did you two trap the Flame Dragon together?"

"Really 'trapped'?"

Lan En waved and greeted the supply squad leader who was standing on the pile of boxes.

"Indeed, that is why we must see the Commander-in-Chief immediately."
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The commander-in-chief was actually not far away. He was still in the Star Base, in the meeting place converted from the damaged and dismantled bow of the ship.

The commander-in-chief, whose hair and beard were all white but stood straight, and whose skin was dark and looked still strong and robust, was still supporting himself on the conference table with both hands when he saw Lan En coming over.

Displaying a reassuring calm.

"I thought it might take a long time before you had the chance to come back."

Compared with Aiden and the logistics squad leader, the commander-in-chief showed a calm acceptance of Lan's reappearance.

As he spoke, he looked at Aiden who came with him with his hawk-like sharp eyes, and glanced at the equipment on him.

"Aiden, I remember you took on a mission about a mudfish dragon? Yeah, you were wearing waterproof gear."

"You two came back from the Great Anthill Wasteland together. It seems that there should be nothing going on there?"

Although he asked this question, a slightly relaxed smile appeared on the corner of the commander-in-chief's mouth.

"You are as sharp as ever."

Lan smiled and walked with Aiden to the bow of the ship used for meetings.

In order to deal with the unexpected situation of the Flame King Dragon suddenly appearing in the transit base, the scale of this meeting was the same as the previous one when dealing with the Molten Dragon.

Representatives from the Institute of Ecology, the Institute of Botany, and various departments in the workshop area came.

As usual, the swordsmanship master, wearing a female fire dragon suit, sat at the edge and listened.

Lan En was able to easily turn around and say hello, and took care of everyone.

Although everyone was surprised by Lan En's appearance, they still responded with welcome and sincere greetings.

"Okay, the welcome party can be held later." The commander-in-chief's calm tone set the tone as soon as he spoke.

The dark-skinned old man with a buzz cut looked at Lan and Aiden with burning eyes.

"Report the situation of Flame King Dragon first."

"Of course." Lan En responded, and walked with Aiden to the center of the meeting. At this time, the construction drawings of the transit base were placed on the conference table.

It seems that the combat arrangements just now were made on this drawing.

Lan En simply pointed to the second arena on the blueprint and explained their plan and implementation process to everyone present.

"Use the arena I built to trap the ancient dragon?"

The chief officer of the workshop area and the leader of the second phase group stroked his steel-brush-like beard, with a smug look on his face that was blackened by the fire, but he remained tough in his words.

"What a shame, it's a great venue!"

Everyone in the investigation team knew each other well, so they were no longer surprised by his stubbornness.

The land where the ancient dragons once resided. In some remote areas of the Old World, this is enough to build a shrine or a shrine.

The director of the Ecological Research Institute, an old man from the Doudinger Dragon tribe, was very concerned about the fact that the Flame King Dragon loved gunpowder.

He planned to personally lead a team to the transit base to conduct research.

And after hearing the detailed description, the commander-in-chief's reaction was the simplest.

"It's a blessing that nothing happened to the people and the cat."

As the commander-in-chief, he believed that he was responsible for everyone in the New World Survey Team.

After confirming that the situation was no longer so urgent, as the order was issued, the originally busy Star Base began to calm down in an orderly manner.

Only a small number of people were left behind, and they still had to rush there overnight to take care of the wounded and the Felynx who had to stay in the wild camp and had no combatants around them.

As the atmosphere relaxed visibly, the commander-in-chief crossed his arms and looked at Lan En across the conference table with a smile.

At the same time, those sharp eyes also swept over Tishaya and Berengar, who were standing at the bow of the meeting, and whose dress, temperament and demeanor were obviously out of place with the investigation team.

"You brought a new friend here. It seems like something's going on, right?"

"I really can't hide it from your experienced eyes." Lan En nodded with a smile, then his expression became serious.

"Yes, there is an ecological invasion and mutation incident, we need to deal with it together."

(End of this chapter)