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However, this experiential learning plan was for a month, Chen Jing and the others did not want to give up halfway. Moreover, Chen Jing still wanted to go to the Black Wind Cave to see if there was a chance …

Therefore, Chen Jing and the others continued to explore the depths of the forest along the planned route. After another twenty years, they would no longer have heaven-defying luck. They would only be able to find a few low-grade spiritual medicines. After all, the pie didn't drop every day. Otherwise, the hundreds of thousands of mercenaries wouldn't have to wander aimlessly in the dangerous wilderness.

Of course, there was one more thing to mention. On the afternoon of the 32nd day after they entered the forest, they finally encountered a demon beast they were looking for. It was a long-haired wild boar, probably at the Bone Refining stage. The harvest was not big nor was it small, because the blood and flesh of a demon beast was a great supplement for a martial artist. Moreover, they had accepted a rank 2 beast's mission. If they obtained the Mercenary Family, they would be able to earn 40 points and 500 taels of silver. Just 500 taels of silver would bring back the cost of this trip.

As a result, they peeled off the long-haired wild boar, treated it with saltpeter, and cut the meat into pieces to dry. There was no helping it. The temperature in Savage Forest was too high. If he did not deal with it quickly, it would rot in less than a day.

Seeing that it was already October 36th with less than ten days to go before the plan was completed, the Tianlan Mercenaries followed Chen Jing's suggestions and headed to the Black Wind Cave.

After four days of travel, on October 30, 1993, Chen Jing and the others finally arrived at the foot of the Black Wind Cave.

”What a magnificent mountain!” They only saw an incomparably large, 10,000 feet high mountain rising up from the ground. And in the middle of the mountain, a crack that was like a knife split the massive mountain in half, and the width underneath the crack that looked like a knife split into two. He couldn't see the end of the crack. Chen Jing estimated that it must be more than a mile, the widest part at the bottom was more than 5 meters, and the narrowest part was only about one meter. Most of them were very narrow, probably less than a foot.

Chen Jing knew a bit about geography, so he guessed that the mountain was probably caused by a huge earthquake, which caused a huge crack in the mountain. Then, because of the accumulated erosion and erosion of the water flow, the crack expanded, but when the crack expanded to a certain extent, the water flow deposited at the bottom of the crack, finally scouring the bottom of the crack into a passage that could be passed by a person.

Chen Jing and his team of five were hiding behind a boulder, secretly probing this steep mountain. Of course, Chen Jing and his team couldn't just look at the terrain; the defenses and sentry posts were their main observation points.

The checkpoint was obvious, because at the crevice, a person was sitting on the ground playing with an ant, bored out of his mind. Chen Jing knew that this was an open whistle. As for whether there were any hidden guards, it was impossible to see with just the naked eye. As a result, Chen Jing released his divine sense to investigate the situation. Sure enough, there was another person hiding in the crevice, leaning against the wall as he dozed off.

After the reconnaissance, the remaining problem was to quietly take care of the two sentries. This question was absolutely difficult for others, especially for the one inside. It was absolutely impossible! However, this was all very simple for Chen Jing as he was already well versed in the magic that Ouyang Zhenlin had invented.

Therefore, Chen Jing used his spiritual sense to secretly form a small arrow. He then commanded the small arrow to shoot into the brain of the person dozing against the stone wall with a 'sou' sound. The hidden sentry inside was quietly disposed of.

After getting rid of the posts, Chen Jing and the others hid the corpses to prevent any accidents, and even cleaned up the canyon entrance to leave behind traces. The only thing left to do was to find a way to get in. Judging from the dangerous rock crevices, getting in from the bottom of the sky was obviously impossible. After all, in this long canyon, any kind of weapon could bring about a fatal blow and there was no room for escape.

What about up there? Having learned his lesson, Chen Jing naturally wouldn't recklessly fly up. If he were to run into that eagle, he would be in deep trouble. Thus, after greeting the others, Chen Jing quietly flew up the mountain while leaning against the cliff. At the same time, he also used the grass and trees growing in the cracks of the mountain to avoid the attacks. After about ten minutes, Chen Jing finally approached the top of the mountain. Chen Jing used a big tree behind a boulder to observe the peak secretly.

At the center of the mountain, there was a bird's nest that was more than one mu long. There was a giant eagle that was over ten meters in size, and it was coiled in the middle of the nest, looking like it was hatching a young cub. In the distant sky, Chen Jing also saw another giant eagle grabbing a prey and flying towards him.

It seemed like there was no way out, and Chen Jing didn't dare to stay here for too long. Otherwise, it would be troublesome if the two eagles found out. Thus, Chen Jing had no choice but to retreat quietly.

What should he do? Are we going to retreat just like that? To tell the truth, Chen Jing was truly unwilling. After all, they had traveled so far, how could they be willing to just take a glance? Of course, Chen Jing wasn't stupid enough to risk his life. He thought to himself, ”I'm not some hooligan who just barges in like a hooligan in a web novel with the title of the main character.”

Just as Chen Jing was hesitating, five bedraggled warriors, who were close neighbors of the Great Chen Empire and a small town at the southeastern border of the super nation of Murong, rushed into an ordinary restaurant.

”Waiter, hurry up. Just take care of the good wine and dishes.” As soon as one of the black-faced men sat down, he slammed the table and roared.

”...” ”I'm starving.” Another short man also sat down at the table.

”Sigh, I'm finally safe. Big Brother, sit down. Let's fill up our stomachs first.” The one who spoke was the middle-aged scholar in black.

Take a seat, brothers. Ol 'Five, come here and let me see your injury.” The eldest was a big fat man with a strong body, and when he sat down, the floor trembled. Fortunately, the stool was abnormally sturdy, so he could not crush it.

The fifth brother that Fatty mentioned was a small man in black. His left shoulder was wrapped in bandages and blood kept oozing out. Actually, all five of them were more or less injured. It was just that this small man was the most serious.