Chapter 339
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Chapter 339: The First Mission
Clang clang clang clang…
A green train slowly started from the station, accompanied by a buzzing sound, accelerating along the tracks toward the distance.
Inside one of the carriages, four boys sat facing each other, with only a small table less than a meter wide in front of them. On the table lay a plate of orange peels, a small bag of goji berries, and a steaming thermos.
Beside them sat an elderly man in his fifties and a little girl just over ten years old.
The four boys exchanged glances and sighed in unison.
On this relatively old-fashioned green train, there were two long benches facing each other, with three people sitting on each bench, creating a small space for six. However, there was only a very short and small table for the six to use…
It was clear that the small table in front of them had already been claimed by the elderly man sitting next to Lin Qiye.
“Dear granddaughter, have another orange!” The old man peeled another orange and cheerfully handed it to the little girl across from him.
The little girl shook her head repeatedly, her long braided hair swaying, “I can’t eat anymore! You’ve already given me six oranges!”
The old man looked a bit troubled at the orange in his hand. After a moment, he sighed and stuffed it into his mouth, “Can’t waste it…”
The four of them exchanged glances again. Bai Li Pang Pang opened his mouth as if to say something but hesitated…
Lin Qiye gave the other three a look, quietly huddling together to whisper.
“Qiye, why does our prestigious fifth special team have to ride this green train? Don’t other special teams fly around in transport planes? Why are we stuck like this?” Bai Li Pang Pang couldn’t help but ask.
“We’re still a reserve team… Reserve teams don’t get planes.” Lin Qiye replied helplessly.
“Then at least we could take a high-speed train, right?”
“Our destination is too remote; the high-speed train doesn’t go there. Only the green train can reach that area, and even after getting off the train, we still have to take a car to get there,” Lin Qiye explained.
“We wasted a day at sea, and now we’re wasting so much time on the road. Is this really okay?” Cao Yuan frowned. “Usually, a special team is only called in when the local night watch team can’t handle an incident, right? What if the situation worsens in two days…”
“This incident is quite special; it won’t pose a threat to human society in the short term. If we really encounter an emergency, Commander Ye will send a plane to pick us up.”
Just as the four were whispering, the old man beside them glanced at them oddly, calmly took a sip of hot tea, and said, “Tingting, you must study hard in the future and become a useful person to society. Don’t learn from those petty thieves… Hmph, they’re all pests of society!”
The four of them: …
This space was so small that while the old man spoke, he also shot them a warning glance, making his meaning very clear.
Their whispers abruptly stopped. Bai Li Pang Pang, hearing this, looked displeased. He was about to stand up and argue with the old man when Lin Qiye pressed a hand on his shoulder and shook his head.
It wasn’t entirely the old man’s fault for misunderstanding; after all, the four of them didn’t look like they were traveling. They had no luggage and appeared suspicious, huddled together whispering, which made them look like troublemakers.
The old man said this to warn them not to have any bad thoughts and to behave properly.
With their conversation interrupted, the four of them sat back in their seats and began to doze off to pass the time.
After about ten minutes, the little girl seemed unable to sit still. “Grandpa, I want to go to the bathroom.”
“Okay, okay, Grandpa will take you.” The old man stood up, hesitated for a moment, then pulled out the luggage bag from under his seat and slung it over his shoulder, following the little girl as they left their seats.
Before leaving, he shot a glare at Lin Qiye and the others, seemingly warning them not to cause any trouble.
Once the two left, Lin Qiye and the others immediately gathered around the small table, pushing aside the messy orange peels to clear a space.
“I say, that old man was a bit too much, right? Our prestigious fifth special team, and he calls us thieves…” Bai Li Pang Pang finally voiced his thoughts after holding it in for a while.
Lin Qiye shook his head. “Don’t take it to heart; he meant well… Right now, the most important thing is the mission!”
He placed his phone on the table, opened the map, and began to scroll quickly.
This time, their destination was Anta County.
“Anta County?” Bai Li Pang Pang was taken aback. “I’ve never heard of it.”
“It’s a county under Tianhe City, not very populated, located on the edge of the Xing’an Mountains. It’s almost the northernmost city in Daxia. If you go further north through the primitive jungle, you’ll reach the border of Daxia,” An Qingyu adjusted his glasses.
“So remote?” Cao Yuan raised an eyebrow. “What’s the specific task?”
“About three days ago, the night watch team stationed in Anta County sent a request for assistance, saying they discovered suspected large-scale ‘mysterious’ traces of ants in the primitive jungle north of Anta County, initially assessing their strength to be between ‘Chuan’ and ‘Hai’ realms.”
“‘Chuan’ or ‘Hai’ realms?” Bai Li Pang Pang asked in confusion. “Can’t the local night watch team handle this level of ‘mystery’ themselves?”
“Do you think all night watch teams in Daxia are at the level of those in Guangzhou and Shenzhen?” Cao Yuan replied helplessly. “Aside from a few first-tier cities, most second and third-tier cities don’t have ‘Hai’ realm experts. Some remote areas don’t even have ‘Chuan’ realm members. It’s quite normal for them to request assistance when facing a suspected ‘Chuan’ or ‘Hai’ realm ‘mystery.'”
“That makes sense…”
“In any case, our mission this time is to start from Anta County and delve into the primitive jungle to find and eliminate this ‘mystery,'” Lin Qiye paused.
“But the current problem is that the area of the primitive jungle is too vast, and the terrain is complex. It’s nearly impossible for newcomers to venture deep and find their way out…”
“Moreover, the climate conditions in Anta County are extremely harsh, with an average temperature of minus five degrees Celsius year-round. Now that winter is approaching, the temperature in the jungle could drop to minus ten degrees or even lower.”
Lin Qiye looked up, seriously addressing everyone.
“We need to prepare for long-term survival in the primitive jungle under extreme conditions.”
