Steel steam and flame

Closing her eyes to rest, Cassia recalled the route she had just taken, remembering them one by one in her mind. At the same time, he also devoted some of his energy to thinking about his specific plans after leaving the southern forest, which would be to go to the Endless Sea Tundra.

Just from their names, you can tell that the two are very far apart. After all, one is in the south, and its vast area radiates to three giant countries on the other continent. Among them, the Flame Alliance occupies nearly two-fifths of the southern forest area, and the ecology and environment create a different country. The Endless Sea Tundra is closer to the north and connected to the coast. The frozen sea area is even wider, close to one-third of the empire's own territory. The resources there are very rich. The island group under the ice was originally a fertile place before it was eroded by the severe cold. This is how it is explained in ancient history books.

It was impossible for Cassie Hei to get there through any transportation, so Cassia had the intention of using Cassie Hei as a means of transportation from the very beginning when she decided to come to the southern forest. The unrefined route map is to go around the edge of the southern forest to the seaside, and then choose the right time to pass over the shallow sea and enter the boundless sea tundra. Fortunately, the sea bordering the end of the southern forest is not very far away from the tundra. With Cassie's flying ability, it is enough to get there within three months.

Immersed in such thoughts until more than an hour passed, Cassia fell from the tree and returned to the observation base camp along the same route.

They met them halfway. Thirteen airships formed a line and slowly headed towards the geothermal area. They were waiting for the sky to light up completely, and Cassie Hei probably noticed something during this time when he chose the geothermal area. For example, a human that attacks itself seems to be able to capture its body temperature.

Following the end of the airship, Cassia soon followed the people at the observation base into the geothermal area. After probably advancing several thousand meters in a certain direction, the airship slowed down and began to shoot down with a .50 heavy machine gun. Then, more than a dozen strings of landing ropes brought down more than a hundred people, and in half an hour a clearing area was cleared. The landing area for an airship nearly a hundred meters long.

At this time, the airships began to land one by one, put down the weapons and ammunition in their cabins, and then returned to mid-air. By the time the thirteen airships finished doing this in sequence, the sun had barely penetrated the mist and fell.

There were more than 400 ground troops in total, but they seemed extremely small surrounded by the surrounding ancient trees. In southern forests, the mature leaves of ancient trees are often the size of a few adult palms. After arranging the equipment, the commander stepped forward to give final action instructions. When the time for them and the other two large teams was up, everyone took out the potions prepared in advance and pricked them all on their necks.

More than 400 people were divided into five teams and marched toward the left front in a fan shape. Each team has dozens of people walking behind the team carrying huge backpacks filled with Legon explosives.

A team was randomly selected, and Cassia followed quietly. Keeping a safe distance, the sound of gas spurting made Cassia appear more cautious. The progress was not fast, and the people observing the base seemed to only know the approximate location of Cassie Hei. They did not have accurate information about where exactly he was hiding.

Cassia recorded her steps and after walking about six thousand meters, the team in front stopped. Excluding the dozen or so people who were guarding the area, the remaining members quickly dug a large hole in the ground manually and buried a pile of Legon explosives in it. On the other side, other teams hundreds of meters away were doing the same thing. Taking this opportunity, Cassia first took off his coat, and then quietly approached a security officer who was slightly outside. It can be seen that most of the hundreds of people are in the first stage of surgery. They are here to perform tasks this time, probably because ordinary soldiers cannot adapt to this environment well. After all, the current temperature has been constant at more than 40 degrees, coupled with the humidity and the rotten smell that has evaporated, it is indeed not something that ordinary humans can bear for a long time.

Gently approaching the security personnel, Cassia paid attention to the observation range of other people nearby. When no one was paying attention, she walked around him, waved her arm lightly, and then dragged an unconscious body to the ancient tree. Behind the tangled tree roots.

In less than half a minute, Cassia came out with a blunderbuss, stood at the alert position, and started to sort out the clothes that were not very suitable. Moisture-resistant mechanical watches, flexible clothes that stimulate body muscles, helmets with good materials, and respirators that are not boring at all. The equipment is very professional, and the firegun in his hand is much lighter than the ordinary standard firegun when equipped with blue and silver bullets.

Perhaps this is the complete version of the fire gun. Most of the imperial army's standard fire guns are made of meteorite copper and steel alloys in a certain proportion. Meteoric copper is not a scarce resource in the empire, but it is of considerable value compared to steel, which is about to end up like coal.

Looking sideways at the group of people handling the Leigon bomb behind him, Cassia focused on the surrounding ancient trees. He remembered that when he was still here, Cassie Hei not only learned the basic swordsmanship, but also seemed to have learned his own caution in action.

After remaining vigilant in place for more than ten minutes, the team regrouped and moved forward slightly away from the original direction at a smaller angle. No one seemed to be acquaintances, and no one noticed Cassia under the mask. I don’t know if it’s because his performance ability has improved. Cassia thought that the teammates around him didn’t speak or even had any suspicion about him.

From time to time, his eyes wandered to the front of the team. Those were the main members of the team, the four captains, all carrying pneumatic weapons. He must be much more cautious than the people around him, and perhaps he has more knowledge before he knows the dangers of hunting dragons, the second category of creatures, in the southern forests.

While observing, Cassia silently followed the team forward. The sound did not bring him a good detection effect at this time, and he had to rely on his eyes to search for everything.

The team suddenly stopped at this moment. The four captains in front made warning gestures and the team immediately dispersed. Cassia followed the people around her and hid behind the nearby ancient tree, sticking her head out and looking forward.

It is a sunken, low-lying ground, with accumulated dead leaves almost replacing the soil, covering it with a thick layer. Many thick tree roots emerged from it, and the hanging plant aerial roots were more like a dark brown waterfall, blocking everyone.

A huge ancient tree stood there. The hideous bark was like the scars cut by time. There were a few scratches left on the huge tree trunk like a wall, which were still fresh. The naked roots that spread around it were comparable to the factory's main copper steam pipes. They are intertwined and hold the ancient trees firmly in the middle, forming the shape of layers of staggered steps. There were wet stains of blood on the dead leaves beside the ancient tree, and the body of a huge python was mixed in among the tree roots.

Everyone looked up at the ancient tree almost at the same time. The thick leaves were piled up layer by layer, blocking the searching sight.

At this time, the four captains took out their communicators and began to contact the surrounding teams through the strengthened signal established by the communication machine on the airship.

Just a minute or two later, the other three teams rushed over, and at this moment, the sound of the airship propeller was getting closer and closer.

Cassia also looked over. The huge ancient tree with a trunk diameter of more than ten meters could indeed bear Cassia's weight.

"But..." Cassia moved slightly to the ancient tree on one side, "Cassia Hei should know how to hide himself." His eyes glanced back and forth around the ancient tree, Cassia stared at the thick layer of can, Then he looked at his feet.