The next day,
Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao both got up relatively early, as they were going to explore the Red Shore Ruins today.
Even though it was only the crack of dawn, the streets of Tyrannosaurus Rex Base were already bustling with people, all of them explorers carrying various weapons, heading rapidly in the same direction.
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More than half an hour later,
Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao arrived at a crowded place where a large number of explorers were queuing. In front of the queue was a checkpoint, the place used to verify the qualifications for exploring the Red Shore Ruins.
"Beep~Krkr!~"
Ye Feng placed the token Han Qiuli had given him onto an instrument. The token lit up, and the guard then let him through.
"Let go of me, let go of me! I have a token, why aren't you letting me pass!"
Suddenly, a displeased shout caught Ye Feng's attention.
Ye Feng turned his head and saw a middle-aged burly man wearing a tiger-skin shirt and carrying two large axes on his back, arguing loudly with two guards. He was also waving a token with a Tyrannosaurus Rex pattern on it.
"This token of yours is fake, the instrument has detected it!"
"Hurry up! Don't obstruct the people behind you from being tested!"
The two guards glared at the tiger-skin shirt burly man with some dissatisfaction.
"How is that possible? I paid a lot of money for this token, and I got it from Big Gold Tooth!"
The tiger-skin shirt burly man pointed at the Tyrannosaurus Rex pattern token in his hand again.
"Big Gold Tooth? The Big Gold Tooth from the Tyrannosaurus Rex Trading Hall?"
"Idiot, you believe anything that liar Big Gold Tooth says?"
"He also said he had friends in the high ranks of Tyrannosaurus Rex Base? He himself doesn't even have exploration qualifications for the Red Shore Ruins!"
"Another foreigner who's been scammed!"
"Hey, tiger-skin guy, stop dawdling and wasting everyone's time. The Red Shore Ruins can only be explored during the day, the danger level increases sharply at night!"
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After hearing the tiger-skin shirt burly man's words, many explorers around shook their heads and discussed amongst themselves with mockery, impatience, or indifference.
The two guards also looked at the tiger-skin shirt burly man with some pity, then pushed him back and turned to leave.
The tiger-skin shirt burly man did not continue to argue with the guards. At this moment, he looked somewhat dejected...
"Big Gold Tooth from the Tyrannosaurus Rex Trading Hall is actually a scammer!"
Seeing the tiger-skin shirt burly man's predicament, Ye Feng suddenly understood.
Immediately, Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao continued to follow the crowd forward, arriving at a relatively flat area.
The sun had just risen from the horizon, but many people had already gathered here, with many exploration teams making their final preparations before setting off.
Ye Feng scanned the area and noticed that these exploration teams were quite large, with at least seven members at minimum, and up to thirty or so.
Moreover, the members of the exploration teams were mostly older, around 40 years old. A few exploration teams had young people around Ye Feng's age, but those young people were accompanied by several middle-aged people with sharp eyes who looked formidable. Some even carried heavy machine guns on their shoulders.
"Some larger factions bringing youngsters out for training?"
Ye Feng quickly understood.
Standing on a high slope and looking down, there was a large north-south trending rift valley. The banks of the rift valley were made of vibrant red soil, and the river within flowed rapidly, splashing against the red shore, causing large chunks of earth and rock to fall from time to time.
The side where Ye Feng was located and his destination, the Red Shore Ruins, were on opposite sides of the rift valley. The other side of the rift valley was a vast primeval forest.
Through a telescope, one could see a piece of modern architecture in the center of the vast primeval forest, which was precisely the Red Shore Ruins.
"Mr. Zeng!"
At this moment, a female voice familiar to Ye Feng came from not far behind him. It was Han Qiuli.
Behind Han Qiuli were Xu Xiong, who could transform into a pterosaur as Ye Feng had seen before, and a middle-aged man with a strong physique, whose brows bore a resemblance to Han Qiuli's.
The middle-aged man nodded slightly at Ye Feng, while Xu Xiong remained expressionless.
"Mr. Zeng, this is my father, Han Xianxing. This is Xu Xiong, you've met him before!"
Walking up to Ye Feng, Han Qiuli gestured to the two behind her and introduced them.
"Hello! Thank you, young friend, for the timely help!"
Han Xianxing stepped forward and greeted Ye Feng. The timely help he mentioned was naturally the sildenafil tablets.
"Hello!"
Xu Xiong seemed to be quite taciturn, and his greeting was very brief.
"Mr. Zeng, is your exploration team just you and your brother?"
After looking around, Han Qiuli asked Ye Feng with a look of confusion and surprise.
"Mm!~"
Ye Feng nodded.
"Mr. Zeng, this... the Red Shore Ruins are extremely dangerous, with all sorts of tricky monsters appearing endlessly. Even experts of the Steel level form groups to explore... Even Golden level powerhouses dare not guarantee their safe return..."
"Are you sure you don't want to explore with us?"
Although Ye Feng had clearly stated before that he wouldn't join her, Han Qiuli still asked again.
"No, no~"
Ye Feng shook his head slightly. "We'll just explore the periphery for a while, kill some zombies, and then leave. It shouldn't be too dangerous!"
"This... alright then!"
Han Qiuli frowned, and finally nodded in agreement.
After all, if Ye Feng truly followed her, it would likely be more dangerous. This time, they were heading to the innermost area of the Red Shore Ruins, and their own safety was already a tricky matter. It would be difficult to take care of Ye Feng and his companion then...
Afterwards, Han Qiuli and Ye Feng chatted for a while longer, giving Ye Feng some maps of the Red Shore Ruins, and then they left.
During this period, Han Xianxing suggested that Ye Feng join the exploration team dispatched by Tyrannosaurus Rex Base, or have people from Tyrannosaurus Rex Base protect him, but Ye Feng politely refused them all...
Soon, Han Qiuli walked onto a large stone platform and delivered some inspiring words, explaining some precautions for exploring the Red Shore Ruins. Then, a group of explorers quickly walked down a slope, which led to the Red Shore Ruins.
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More than half an hour later,
Ye Feng, Xiao Xiao, and the vast majority of the explorers had reached the bottom of the slope. In front of them lay a large clearing with tree stumps from which the trunks had been cut, scattered bones of all kinds, and some decaying corpses.
"Young Master Zhang, this was originally a large forest with many monsters. When Tyrannosaurus Rex Base was first established, these trees were cleared... And these bones are left from the regular monster clearing by Tyrannosaurus Rex Base..."
"Do you see that large forest ahead? The Red Shore Ruins are in that forest..."
"Reinforcement Serum, Reinforcement Serum, I'm coming!"
"Hope this time it's not the Flame-Kissed Leopard from last time!"
"The Flame-Kissed Leopard is nothing, those Energy-Devouring Locusts are truly terrifying..."
"You'd better pray you don't encounter a Tier 4 zombie, that thing can send a tank flying..."
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As the explorers moved forward, they discussed animatedly.
Ye Feng listened attentively, as this was valuable information about the Red Shore Ruins.
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