Chapter 1022: Untying the Ties and Seizing the Opportunity

In the old imperial family, which was a military group, the hierarchy represented the individual's strength.

The Four Expedition Generals are no small characters. Judging from past archival materials, the person who can hold this position is most likely a warrior at the level of Changsheng Temple.

Chen Chuan sat in the car and thought, whenever something required the participation of a warrior at the Changshengguan level, the commotion that the old imperial family would stir up would definitely be huge.

It is still not certain whether this General Zhengdong is targeting Jibei Road, but even if there is the slightest possibility, we cannot take it lightly.

Moreover, given the strictness of the old imperial family, it is impossible that a military general of this level would be alone by his side.

We also need to think about whether the participants this time are really only the old imperial family?

He thought for a while and said to the driver in front of him, "Go to this place." As he spoke, he used Jieping to send a map to mark the place.

After seeing this, the driver immediately turned the steering wheel and the car turned around and headed north.

After leaving Yangzhi City, we drove along the railway line and then turned southeast. After more than two hours, a building appeared in front of us.

The research center of Yuan'an Company.

While on the way, Liao Donghai, the head of Yuan'an Company, had already received the telegram and was now waiting at the door.

The armored vehicle stopped in front of the door. When Chen Chuan came out, Liao Donghai quickly came up to him, shook his hand, and said with a smile, "Director Chen, we have been waiting for a long time."

Chen Chuan said: "Mr. Liao, is he still there?"

"Yes, always. After receiving your message, we are ready to arrange the dismantling ceremony. We can start at any time."

Yuan'an Company had already received a communication from the Jibei Dao Government Affairs Office in advance, and it had been agreed that they would hand over the two ancient fighters to Chen Chuan.

To be honest, this relieved the burden on them. The higher-level security department sent people to check on them and asked them to continue to be restrained. They would come to check once a month afterwards, but they still didn't take them away.

These are two fighters. If they ever escape and cause damage, it will definitely be the responsibility of their company. They are more than happy to get rid of these two hot potatoes this time.

Chen Chuan walked in with him, and saw through the partition glass that the two ancient fighters were still lying there, currently maintaining the most basic physiological state, bound by various shackles and ritual patterns.

He said, "Undo the ritual."

Liao Donghai immediately asked the invited ritual experts to interrupt the ceremony. Only half a minute later, the two men's chests rose and fell violently. They opened their eyes almost at the same time, and with the help of their hands and feet, they easily broke the shackles made of special metal on their bodies, which made the eyelids of people on both sides twitch.

At this time, Chen Chuan pushed open the door and walked in. The two people saw him at first sight, with a look of dissatisfaction on their faces, but did not show too much hostility.

He pointed at the certificate and said directly: "I came here to hire you to follow me and fight together." As he spoke, the language of the Noros Theocracy naturally emerged from the certificate.

Hearing the word "battle", Zarnik and the white-haired woman's eyes seemed to glow with fiery light. They looked at each other and stood up.

Zarnik said: "We have been defeated by you and are your spoils. We now have no property to redeem ourselves. According to the agreement of honor, we will fight together as your followers until the moment we redeem ourselves and regain our freedom."

The white-haired woman said loudly, "Yes, if we need to fight, we will follow you and fight with you. We promise to do our best, even if we die with you."

Chen Chuan looked at her and thought that what she said was a bit too straightforward, so he told her not to say it again in the future.

He said: "I don't need you to die with me, you just need to do your best, but in battle, I require you to obey my command and abide by the rules I set."

"Of course, we are all qualified soldiers! We obey all orders from the commander, you can trust us!"

"But we need food now. We need it to fill our bellies and restore our strength," Zarnik said.

The white-haired woman said, "Yes, we are very weak now."

Chen Chuan gestured, and immediately the attendant brought in two suitcases and placed them in front of him. He said, "These are for you. I'll wait for you outside. Come find me when you're well."

After saying that, he walked out.

When the two men saw him leaving, they rushed over and smashed the box open with their fists. Inside were neatly stacked pieces of meat, all of which were top-quality ingredients. Their eyes lit up, and they grabbed some and stuffed them into their mouths. The sound of chewing and swallowing could be heard everywhere.

Chen Chuan asked them to eat, and he went outside. Liao Donghai asked nervously, "Is Director Chen okay?"

Chen Chuanshuo said: "Don't worry, there is no problem, I will take them both away later."

Liao Donghai nodded and breathed a sigh of relief. This way, he no longer had to worry every day about any problems.

Chen Chuan said, "I will use this place for a few days so that they can recover. You can withdraw your people during these few days." Liao Donghai said, "No problem. I will arrange it right away."

At the same time, on the outskirts of Jiaoshan, an armed convoy stopped there, and He Fen, director of the Yangzhi Processing Bureau, was looking ahead with a telescope.

After the internal problems of Yangzhi City were gradually resolved, the Government Affairs Department, the Police Bureau, and the Processing Bureau turned their attention to Jiaoshan.

A rough estimate shows that there are at least 30,000 to 40,000 people scattered across this area. If we can resolve this issue, it will definitely be something that can be written on our resume.

Civil Affairs Chief Zhu Xian knew that now was the best time to deal with this. As the field expanded, this blind spot must not be tolerated. If he did not resolve it while in office, it would become someone else's achievement after he left.

Therefore, he had been setting up field stations here at all costs, even if he could not go deep into Jiaoshan for the time being.

A few days ago, the Central City Government Office secretly sent a message asking them to pay attention to a piece of land here. As a result, the early arrangement of the field site has now proved to be a very prescient move.

He Fen was the most active person in promoting this plan. After he received the news from the Central City General Administration yesterday asking them to pay close attention to this place, he realized that something must be going on and that the promotion opportunity he had been waiting for might be right in front of him, so he decided to seize the opportunity and simply stay here for the next few days and not go back, intending to notify the rear immediately if there was any unusual movement.

At this moment, above a pit on the west side of Jiaoshan, a middle-aged man wearing old-style robes and a bun was standing on a high place, looking down coldly.

Below were about a hundred villagers who were digging hard. Each of them had a dazed look on their face and was doing their job mechanically. After a while, one of the villagers fell to the ground and died on the spot.

A young man came up and whispered, "Shaofu, we have about 20 fewer people than yesterday. If we don't feed them, I'm afraid many will fall down tomorrow."

The middle-aged man said coldly: "Then go and catch some more. Are you short of people here?"

The young man immediately clasped his fists, bowed his head and said, "I obey your orders."

As they were talking, there was a sudden rumbling sound from below, as if there was an earthquake. A large area collapsed, and all the people who were digging above fell down with them.

After seeing this, the middle-aged man's expression changed and he immediately walked down from the height, looked at the collapsed cave entrance, and excitement appeared in his eyes.

He lifted his robe, leaped down, and came down below, followed by seven or eight people jumping down from behind.

The middle-aged man did not even look at the villagers who were buried under the sand and stones. Instead, he looked at the surrounding cave walls and saw traces of artificial excavation on them, and there was a passage in the front.

He gestured, and someone behind him immediately picked up the gas lamp.

He walked in, and the people beside him hurriedly followed. For a moment, the only sounds in the passage were the weak groans of the surviving villagers and their hurried footsteps.

When they reached deep inside, the scene they saw shocked everyone.

This is……

There are many statues of gods and monsters on the walls, which are presented in a unique "half-carved" form. This carving method is to carve the statue directly out of the stone wall, but leave half of it connected to the stone wall, and do not make any modifications at all. In this way, the statue looks like it has grown out of the stone wall, and the faces of the gods and monsters are all painful and hideous, which makes them look particularly gloomy and terrifying.

The middle-aged man looked around with a scrutinizing look and said, "Yes, this is it. When the imperial family built here, they used the temple that the Maka people had renovated. This is the west corner. You go up and arrange for people to come down and continue digging. Once this place is opened up, we will only have one place left."

The people behind him immediately clasped their fists and saluted, then went back upstairs to drive the villagers down.

The middle-aged man looked at the pit in front of him. The Yangzhi area is now promoting the field connection. If it covers this place, the movement of the secret treasure being opened will definitely be discovered, so they must open the crack before this happens, and stretch the crack as much as possible to create a space large enough to accommodate the army.

If they had the other half of the key, it wouldn't be so troublesome, but since they only had half, this was the only thing they could do.

At the other end, Ren Xiaotian and Lu Ke were coming out of another village when they suddenly felt a vibration under their feet.

Ren Xiaotian asked: "Earthquake?"

Lu Ke thought for a moment and said, "There was an earthquake here, but this is definitely not it. It should be that a cave somewhere was dug down." He stepped on the ground with his foot and said, "It's empty underneath here, so we can't just dig it casually. But it's quite common for people to dig through a place to dig something up."

Ren Xiaotian said: "Can you feel where it is?"

Lu Ke took a look and said uncertainly: "It should be the west, right?"

Ren Xiaotian said: "Then let's not go there first, let's go to the south."

……

(End of this chapter)

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