Pirate Sequence: Start with Outlaws.

The Quicksand Snake, this thing was recorded in the strategic manual that Beloberg prepared for them.

Rune had seen it before.

As one of the few living creatures in the balanced sand sea, it naturally attracted more of his attention.

The name "Sand Sea Snake" does not mean that it is a true snake.

In comparison, it is more like an elemental creature, but it is named so because its shape and habits are very similar to those of snakes.

In the previous explorations by the Four-Nation Coalition, there has never been a record of capturing the Sand Sea Snake.

Only some explorers have seen that the strange snakes in the sand sea are made up of golden balanced quicksand, which contains a very precious core, which may be related to the alchemical formula in this level.

The coalition forces speculated that capturing the Sand Sea Snake was likely an important way to obtain the alchemical formula for the current challenge level.

In the entire sea of ​​sand, there are no more than 300 known surviving quicksand snakes.

Compared to such a large area of ​​sand sea, it is extremely difficult to encounter strange snakes.

So when Rune saw it, there was no reason for him to let it go.

"Change your route temporarily and catch up with this strange snake."

As soon as Rune's order was given, the transport ship immediately changed its direction.

Of Beloberg's three transport ships, this one was solely under Rune's jurisdiction, and the people under it obeyed his command completely.

Casruituo and Liad were resting on the boat. When they heard about the quicksand snake outside, they ran out to observe.

After determining the location of the strange snake below, Casruituo immediately became excited.

"It's a strange snake in the sand sea. Hurry and catch up with it. Major General Ores said that if we catch one, it will be a great achievement!"

As he spoke, he kept yelling and chattering beside him, which gave Lu Wen a headache.

Little Carter is already a very active person, and this guy, Casruituo, has even more energy than Little Carter. Rune even suspects that he has some ADHD.

However, it is precisely this kind of character that makes him very adventurous and he is often not afraid when danger comes.

There are both good and bad sides.

The warship chased the strange snake in the sand sea all the way forward, but not long after, a warship from the Shuanglong Castle also appeared in the distance.

What was surprising was that the enemy's route was about to intersect with Rune's warships.

"Everyone prepare for battle."

Rune did not rely on any luck. Facing a warship with an unknown purpose and encountering it alone, he had made all the worst-case plans.

When both sides were able to see each other clearly, the leader standing on the Shuanglong Castle warship waved at Rune, indicating that he had no hostility.

Rune also signaled the people behind him not to act rashly.

The leader on the opposite side was none other than Major General Lincoln of Shuanglong Castle, who was at Sequence 5 and about to break through Sequence 4.

"Colonel Rune, I have no hostile intentions in coming here, and I am not here for this strange snake in the sand sea."

Lincoln said this, and as if to express his sincerity, he leaped down, and the breath of dragon blood filled the air.

The spiritual power in his body suddenly burst out, and he actually captured the Sand Sea Snake intact in his hand, and then put it into a transparent box.

He moved and came to the Beloberg warship again, handing the box to Rune.

"This is just a small gift to show my respect. I heard that it was your good friend Captain Xuehai who rescued Karino last time, Colonel Rune. I am very grateful."

"To be honest, Karinno is one of my most beloved children and nephews. If she had died in the Tomb of Constantine last time, I can't imagine how I would feel."

Lincoln's expression was sincere.

Seeing this, Rune nodded slightly and took the transparent box from the other party.

I saw the strange snake in the sand sea still struggling, trying to break free from its restraints, but it was powerless.

The Peeping Eye was immediately activated, and the layers of array structures inside the Sand Sea Snake came into view.

These array patterns were extremely familiar to Rune.

The two formations, the previous All Living Things and the Carved Land, have something in common with them.

From Constantine's handwriting.

The so-called strange snakes in the sand sea are creations created by the influence of the surrounding array patterns over the years of these balanced quicksands.

By observing the situation inside the sand sea snake, Rune already had some understanding of balancing the quicksand.

If Rune was interested, he could cast some binding arrays on the strange snake and then release it for careful study, but now is not the time.

He looked at Major General Lincoln standing beside him, who seemed to have something to say to him.

Lincoln did not hide this. He said to Rune, "You said earlier that this Sand Sea Snake was just a small gift for meeting you, and it is true. I did not come to you just for this thing."

"Just tell me what you want to say." Rune always gives those who come with sincerity a chance to speak.

Lincoln said: "The Sand Sea Snakes are balancing the world of Quicksand. They are the important targets we need to track down. As long as we collect enough of them, we will have a great chance of cracking the secret of balancing the world of Quicksand."

"You also saw me use that ability before. It was specially developed by our Shuanglong Castle in combination with our dragon bloodline. It has a good effect on capturing sand sea snakes, and we have also discovered a gathering place for sand sea winged snakes."

“But there are many dangers there, so we wondered if we could cooperate with Beloberg and explore that place together.”

"Beloberg and our Shuanglong Castle will share the risk, and then our Shuanglong Castle will capture the strange snakes, and in the end, the two families will share the profits equally."

Rune thought about Lincoln's proposal for a while.

He also saw Lincoln's move just now, which was indeed a very targeted technique against the alien snakes.

If I were to capture the strange snake myself, my success rate might be quite high, but it would definitely not be as easy as the other party.

If we can cooperate with Shuanglong Castle, then the operation of capturing the strange snakes will be much smoother, not to mention that the other party has information about a strange snake gathering place.

The final profits were split 50-50. No matter how you look at it, Beloberg's people got more benefits from this cooperation.

But there must be other reasons.

Shuanglong Castle clearly knew where the strange snakes gathered, so why did it insist on cooperating with Beloberg? Was it really because he had saved his nephews and nephews once?

There may be related reasons, but they are definitely not the dominant reasons.

The two principalities are competing for interests. How could they make concessions just because of a junior like me?

There is only one real reason, and that is that the place where the strange snakes gather will be very dangerous.

The people from the Twin Dragon Castle alone could not afford the risk, so they had to bring in the stronger Beloberg people to have a chance of success.

But even so, Rune was willing to agree to the other party's request.

Wealth and wealth are found in danger.

No one will give up the opportunity that has been given to them.

And if they don't do it, Shuanglong Castle will definitely ask people from the Principality of Renard to go there.

"I have no problem with this proposal, but I still need to see the opinions of the other two colonels." Rune agreed temporarily.

"That's good. We will sign the soul contract later." Lincoln returned to his warship without saying much.

He knew that among the Belobergs, although the other two colonels had higher paper strength and ranks than Colonel Rune in front of him,

But the person who can really make the final decision here is Rune.

As long as Rune agrees, there will basically be no problem with cooperation.

The two warships moved forward steadily and successfully reached the pre-determined location according to the instructions given on the map.

After waiting for nearly half an hour, the other transport ships finally arrived.

The transport ships of the Four-Nation Alliance gathered here, which was an event that had been planned in advance.

Although the four countries have their own conflicts and different interests, they have learned lessons from the last time they entered the Tomb of Constantine.

The Four-Nation Alliance still reached an agreement in advance.

That is, before fully understanding the world of balanced quicksand, the four countries stick together to prevent any unexpected events.

Colonels Henry and Ryan arrived and nodded in agreement after hearing about the deal between Rune and Shuanglong Castle.

Without the guidance of the Twin Dragon Castle, they would be exploring the balanced world of quicksand aimlessly, relying entirely on luck.

At this time, Shuanglong Castle had relevant information clues, and they were so happy that they couldn't contain themselves.

The people of the Principality of Renard never looked at Rune and his companions in a good light.

After all, in the Four-Nation Alliance, only they and the Principality of Beloberg are at loggerheads.

After some discussion, the Principality of Renard was even more angry about the alliance between Beloberg and Shuanglong Castle.

But when they looked at the calm faces of Rune and Lincoln, they didn't dare to have any opinions.

The Duchy of Wisteria originally wanted to join the alliance between Beloberg and Twin Dragons Castle, but was rejected by Twin Dragons Castle.

If the two forces share a piece of the pie, both can benefit.

If all three forces get involved, there will be very little to share.

The Wisteria Principality could only conduct exploration on its own.

"This is the drafted soul contract. Colonel, please take a look."

After taking Lincoln's contract, Rune scanned it carefully and found no problems, then signed his name on it.

The content is roughly as follows: the profits from the Sand Sea Snake are divided equally, and the content related to the alchemy array depends on one's own ability.

Cooperation achieved.

Once the soul contract was signed, the two parties had become temporary and reliable allies, and Lincoln generously shared all the information he had obtained.

The gathering place of the strange snakes in the sand sea that was discovered is about a day's journey away from here, but it is very hidden.

Their scouts had discovered there before that there were nearly seventy or eighty sand sea urchins wandering there, as if something strange was attracting them.

However, around that area, there are some unknown strange beasts and dangers.

If it weren't for the special sequence of their tests, which had the nature of death in substitution, they would have been there forever and couldn't come back.

"From what we know about the gathering place, the more dangerous ones are sandstorms and desert batfish."

Lincoln explained to Rune and the others,

"Sandstorms are a unique barrier-like existence around the gathering places of desert snakes. They have not been seen anywhere else in the Balanced Sand Sea."

"Such sandstorms will pile up the equilibrium sands, forming extremely destructive weather."

"At the same time, this kind of sandstorm is not naturally generated, but only forms whenever there are foreign creatures or entities that want to enter the vicinity of the gathering place."

"So we speculate that there is a high possibility that there are some detection array patterns nearby."

"But the specific triggering conditions are still unclear, so we need to analyze them temporarily. And those desert batfish are also very dangerous."

"They are formed by the accumulation of impurities in the balanced quicksand. They are very aggressive and huge in size. According to reports from our explorers, the size of each desert batfish is about 8 to 10 meters."

Just listening to Lincoln's words, Casruituo and the others felt a little terrified, "How much did you say? 8 to 10 meters, that's too exaggerated!"

Lincoln also nodded. "I haven't seen the specific situation, but the explorer's words are true. We must be prepared at all times."

At this time, Rune finally understood why the Twin Dragon Castle must involve another force.

The 8 to 10 meter desert batfish, just hearing this description is enough to be shocking.

It seems that we need to be cautious enough this time.

After gaining some understanding of the situation in the gathering place, the warship headed towards the gathering place without stopping.

Along the way, Lu Wen was fascinated by the sea of ​​sand beneath his feet.

It really is like the surging waves of the sea, and there live many creatures in it that are difficult for one to identify.

It's just that these creatures only appear occasionally, making it difficult to see clearly.

But what everyone knows is that beneath this sea of ​​sand lie countless crises and opportunities.

A day later, the warship finally docked slowly.

Rune stood on the deck of the ship, looking forward, with something in his heart.

The world ahead will be completely different from the current situation.

Lincoln came to the warship of Rune and others and said, "Go forward about 200 meters and you will reach the extraordinary land we explored before. If any foreign objects enter it, it will immediately cause terrible things."

As he spoke, a member of the Shuanglong Castle's warship threw a shell forward.

As soon as the shell passed through a certain line, a barely perceptible wind blew up.

A wisp of balanced quicksand rose with the wind, and the shell immediately disappeared into thin air.

When everyone saw this scene, their faces became solemn.

After the members of Shuanglong Castle determined the exact location, their alchemist drove a small boat slowly forward, wanting to explore the mystery of the existence of this place, while Rune frowned slightly and looked into the distance.

In his prying eyes, the world before him did not show anything unusual, and there was no detection formation as he had imagined.

The alchemist of the Twin Dragon Castle also explored for a long time and came to the same answer as Rune.

"This is really a headache. Without the formation, how was the sandstorm triggered?" Kasruituo fell into deep thought.

Immediately afterwards, the extraordinary people from the two forces took turns to attack, trying spells, arcane power, holy light and other energies, but there was no answer.

"what's going on."