Mei Ying left.
Watching the woman disappear into the distance, Bai? sighed. "Being the deputy to a captain like that must be exhausting."
Then he took a bite of the pear in his hands. "Delicious. So sweet!"
Luo Yan looked over. From the captain to the members, everyone in the Earthly Hero Squad was eating the fruit Mei Ying had given them.
Even Yan Song was holding an apple.
The lieutenant said somewhat sheepishly, "It's not easy to eat fresh fruit at North Sea Base. Only the Dragon Riders have an allocation."
"We usually eat dried fruit. Today, Deputy Captain Mei gave us so much fresh fruit. She probably used up her entire month's allocation."
After saying that, he took a bite and beamed with delight.
The next morning.
Yan Song arrived and took everyone to Dragon Bone Town.
Wearing winter clothing designed for extreme cold and sitting in a snow vehicle, Luo Yan pulled down his goggles.
Behind him, the base gradually receded into the distance. Ahead stretched an endless ice field.
A highway led out of the base. Of course, calling it a highway was somewhat generous—it was actually a passage carved through the ice by machines.
No one would pave an asphalt road in the polar regions, and the Strategic Affairs Department was no exception.
Yan Song, sitting beside him, explained, "This is Highway 107. Follow it all the way, and you'll reach the entrance to Ruins Return."
"We'll turn left at the fork ahead. There are signs at every intersection here, so you basically won't get lost."
Just as Yan Song had said, several signposts stood beside the road as they approached the fork.
Following the arrows and directions, they could tell which way to go next.
Like now, Luo Yan saw a left-turn arrow on