Alligator's Ark of Tomorrow

The wooden tubs that Gard used for bathing were so large that they could fit several of them in one.

Gavial's displeasure was certainly not because Gard had brought back a woman from another tribe.

She wasn't the kind of woman who liked to make trouble unnecessarily. She could tell at a glance that all the injuries on this foreign woman were inflicted by Gard, and Gard also had many wounds on his body.

The fact that she was able to leave wounds on Gard alone speaks volumes about this foreign woman's strength.

Anyone who goes to the accident site will know that from the riverbank to the depths of the rainforest, there are fallen trees and shattered rocks everywhere, a scene of utter devastation.

Gavial has always held beings stronger than himself in high regard.

The reason she was unhappy was that Gard had left to search for those creatures called "Sealings" without taking her with him!

After Gavial threw Gretia into the bucket, he threw in some herbs, all of which were approved by the sorcerers of Tiakkau and could be used to treat external injuries.

However, just as Gavial poured the herbs in, Gretia opened her eyes in the barrel.

"These things are useless to me."

The water in the bucket wasn't just stream water; it seemed to have salt added, making its composition closer to seawater. Thanks to this, Gretia felt her lost power slowly returning.

It must be that when the land dweller injured himself, he injected some kind of toxin into his body.

Although she couldn't adapt to the toxins, she slowly expelled them.

The temperature of the water in the bucket also began to rise gradually.

However, Gavial couldn't understand Gladys's words at all, just as Gladys couldn't understand Gavial's words either.

At first, Gavial patiently gestured with his fingers, trying to explain the effects of the herbs. However, seeing Gretia frowning and shaking her head, Gavial became impatient and simply poured all the herbs in.

Greta tried to get up on the spot, but how could she possibly be a match for Gavial when she hadn't fully recovered?

Now, Greta is like a sailfish on a chopping board.

She had just stood up when Gavial pushed her back into the bucket.

Grandia was still struggling when Temimi, who was standing behind her, took a cutting board and slammed it down on Grandia's head.

Greta fainted immediately.

Temimi looked at Gavial, somewhat embarrassed.

"Yes, it was Gard who told me when she left that if she was unruly, I should knock her out."

As he spoke, he glanced into the bucket twice more.

It's so big!

Because of her large buttocks, her thighs look very full, making her appear very well-proportioned and slender overall.

If you touch it carefully, you will find that although Greta's buttocks are large, they do not feel loose at all; on the contrary, they are very firm.

Will she grow up to be this big?

Temimi thought enviously.

Meanwhile, Gard had already left Akahura and arrived at the plain below the Akahura highland section, heading towards the end of the river.

It is said that the long cross-section stretches from distant Iberia all the way to Akahura in Sargon, and finally ends in the endless desert.

Besides him, there were also Serea and two researchers from Rhine Lab who came here.

He needs to use Rhine Life's detection equipment to monitor Haizi's movements.

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Chapter Thirteen: The Heavenly Path

The journey from the highlands of Akahura to the plains below the massive cross-section requires traversing an elevation difference of nearly a kilometer.

During the rainforest flood season, the raging river water rushes down the cross-section.

If you have good eyesight, you can see a long coastline in the distance from the edge of the cliff.

However, having lived in Akahura for generations, few Tiyakau are willing to risk their lives to climb down the cross-section where water occasionally flows down.

The cliffs were not only almost perpendicular to the ground, but also very slippery.

Fortunately, RheinLife's expedition team had prepared a lot of things for this operation, including ropes for raising and lowering.

Because of the amount of equipment she needed to carry, Serea had to abandon her shield and instead carry a large backpack.

Behind Gard, he carried only a massive battle axe nearly as tall as a person.

Don't ask, it's for self-defense.

On the beach above the waterfall, a dozen or so security personnel from Rhine Life used a vehicle as a support axle to slowly lower Gard and his companions, who were riding on a lift platform, down.

If it weren't for the fact that RheinLife's vehicles are all the latest model off-road vehicles, with plenty of power and sturdy enough lifting platforms, it would be easy to miss them.

Gard and his enormous battle axe alone could flatten the elevator platform.

Even so, the 3x2 lift platform was still too cramped for the group. Not to mention the equipment mounted on it, Gard alone took up nearly half the space.

The two Rhine Lab researchers could only huddle in a corner, trembling as they looked down at the nearly 1,000-meter-high sky below. Serea was huddled next to Gard, their bodies almost touching.

Unfortunately, the lift platform was only so big. Although Serea wasn't one to fuss over such trivial matters, she preferred to lean against Gard rather than be squeezed together with two male colleagues.

Because leaning on Gard felt like leaning on a rock, when Gard carried Gretia back to the tribe before, Seria found a piece of scale that had fallen off Gard.

After trying it out, Seria discovered that the hardness of these scales even exceeded that of the enamel she had refined using Originium Arts.

Just how tough was Gard's body?

However, as time went by, Serea gradually began to regret it.

The platform descends very slowly, and as the river washes over it, the platform vibrates violently if the off-road vehicle slips on the mudflats.

Two Rhine Life researchers were about to vomit, and to prevent them from falling, security personnel tied them to the elevator platform with ropes.

Gard and Seria, however, did not do so.

So Seria's body kept bumping into Gard, not causing any injury, but it hurt a bit.

Unable to bear it any longer, Seria couldn't help but say, "Mr. Gard, could you please move your arm a little?"

"Ah, okay."

As Gard raised his arm, the platform suddenly shook, and Serea bumped into Gard.

It gave the impression that Gard was embracing Seria.

The two researchers, who were not young, were stunned by what they saw. Their legs went weak, their heads cleared, and they exchanged a glance with ambiguous smiles on their faces.

In fact, because of her regular exercise, Celia has a much better figure than the average girl.

It's tight where it should be tight, and loose where it should be loose; the skin isn't exactly delicate, but it's not rough either.

As the head of the defense department and the vice president of Rhine Life, Serea has so many admirers that they could circle the entire Rhine Life headquarters building.

However, his strong personality, resolute appearance, and formidable strength deter many people from approaching him.

Seria didn't react much when she bumped into Gard, but she frowned in displeasure because of the expressions of the two researchers.

Seeing Serea's expression, the two researchers quickly straightened their posture, just like soldiers being inspected during military training.

Nevertheless, this was indeed the first time Serea had ever been so close to someone of the opposite sex.

Even someone as composed as her couldn't help but feel a slight ripple in her heart.

Turning her head slightly, Seria asked a question to divert her attention: "Mr. Gard, what kind of creature is this Haisi you're talking about?"

The same question remained with the two Rhine Life Researchers who were accompanying them.

They originally intended to invite Gard to the Foehn Basin to search for the mineral disease suppressant that Gard had brought back from the Foehn Basin.

After a month of wandering, Gard summoned him here with a single sentence.

“I will provide you with the route into the Foehn Basin, but you must do me a favor and test a creature called ‘Sea Spinner’.”

In the ocean beyond Akahura, there lives a creature called the Sea Sprite, which possesses a powerful ability to adapt.

While Gard could certainly tell the people of Rhine Life that by studying Hyster, there was a certain probability of obtaining a serum that could cure Ore Disease.

But how could Gard possibly do that?

Haizi values ​​his fellow citizens. If Gard helps Rhine Lab capture Haizi for experiments, the ultimate result will be a large-scale invasion of the land by Haizi.

Moreover, whether the serum obtained from Haisi can cure Osmosis remains to be seen.

On the platform, feeling flustered by his close contact with Seria, Gard's large tail, which was sticking out of the elevator platform, couldn't help but wag.

As a result, because they got too close, they accidentally bumped into Serea's tail.

Gard felt that Seria's body in his arms had become somewhat stiff, so he quickly coughed twice.

"Cough cough."

After careful consideration, Gard gave a brief description of Hai Si's existence, omitting some key details to prevent the other two Rhine Lab researchers from harboring any illusions.

"Sea brethren are social creatures. They value their companions highly. Even if they are hundreds or thousands of kilometers apart, they will rush to help as soon as they hear a companion calling for help."

"You mean, that person named Gretia, she is...?"

"No, although she has some connection with Hai Si, she is not Hai Si. Hai Si was attracted to her for another reason."

He acknowledged Serea's character and believed in her integrity, but dared not trust anyone in Rhine Life.

Therefore, concealment is necessary.

Finally, Gard revealed what he knew about the Foehn Basin.

"In the scorching land of the Burning Wind, the only safe road is actually the Heavenly Path that the Khan of the grasslands led his Nightmare Army to forge thousands of years ago. My father just happened to discover that road, which is why he was able to come back alive."

As soon as Gard said that, even Seria couldn't help but roll her eyes at him.

Even now, Gard still refuses to tell the truth.

The scene left behind by Gard and Gretia's battle was impossible to hide from anyone; if it had happened in the city, their fight would have blown up an entire street.

She arrived full of confidence, but after seeing the scene after the two fought, even Seria couldn't help but doubt whether she was really capable of stopping their attack, even though she was fully armed.

That's precisely why Gard's information about the Foehn Basin is more likely to be true.

One researcher asked, "What about the Khan of the steppes and their nightmare army? What happened to them in the end?"

Another researcher tried to stop him, but after hearing his question, Gard gave the answer.

"I do not know."

Gard shook his head and looked into the distance.

“My father said that at the end of the Heavenly Path, there are only bones buried by the wind and sand. He didn’t know if there were any living nightmares, because he had not reached the end of the Scorching Sands.”

Gard's words left the two researchers and Serea somewhat silent.

Two researchers even considered giving up.

If even the Khan of the grasslands and the invincible Nightmare Army were swallowed up by this hot land, could their expedition team of less than forty people really find what they wanted in that forbidden land?

unless......

The group looked at Gard, only to find that he had already jumped off the platform and landed on the ground.

"We've arrived, let's go."

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Chapter Fourteen: Mr. Gard, please sit up straight!

When the lifting platform landed on the ground, seeing that the two researchers were a little weak in the knees, Gard helped Seria move a small engineering vehicle out of the lifting platform.

Power on.

"Ding ding, esteemed Rhein Life staff, I am Raytheon Industrial Development, the third-generation Raytheon Developer™ Plus six-wheel operation platform, you can call me Survival-3."

This is a small engineering vehicle that is nearly 1.5 meters tall and equipped with advanced artificial intelligence. On plains, it can be used as a means of transportation to some extent.

"I'm counting on you guys from now on."

"Okay, leave it to us."

Although Gald had previously avoided the topic of traveling together to the Foehn Basin, the two Rhine Lab researchers did not try to play any tricks on each other.

In some ways, the current life of the Rhine is purer than the life of the Rhine in the future.

With Gard's help, the two researchers carried two control panels down from the elevator, along with six similarly shaped underwater drones and six Longteng support drones.