Chapter 1210: The Pass and the Lock

Chapter 1210: The Pass and the Lock

Chapter 1210: The Pass and the Lock

Look at the old man busy there, and the puppet is waiting for him on the side.

The mercenary group did not relax their vigilance, but except for the people on guard, the rest of them slowly approached.

When they got close to the giant wolf that had fallen to the ground, they could truly feel the pressure from the huge beast. Their hearts tightened, and no one dared to move forward rashly.

Another member exclaimed, “Boss, did you kill this big wolf?”

The puppet didn't speak.

The bald woman gave him a look that said "Are you okay?" She said, "This is the little wolf's territory. If we kill it, it will definitely attract a large number of creatures from the fusion land to come here. The boss is much smarter than you."

"That's right, otherwise how can the boss be the boss!"

Brother Xuan also came up and patted the head of the team member who was talking.

"Are you stupid? That's a wolf raised by the fighter. If you don't kill it, it might ignore you. But if you really kill it, it might catch up to you. Are you going to stop it then? You're just asking for trouble! You've been looking for trouble all day long. Use your brain!"

The old man ignored them and picked one plant before picking another. His movements didn't seem fast, but they were very rhythmic and he finished picking one plant in a short while.

Everyone watched for a while, and was actually fascinated. They couldn't help but say, "This old man has some tricks."

"Hey, what's the use of that thing? It doesn't look like anything special."

"Anyway, it seems to be useful for fighters. We don't know the specific effects, but we don't need to worry about it. We just need to know that it can be sold at a high price."

"That's right."

After waiting for about twenty minutes, the old man had picked all that could be picked. Then he quickly closed the lid of the box, picked it up, and ran towards the horses at a speed that was not in line with his age, urging them to "go faster, faster, faster."

The bald woman glanced at the puppet and saw him nod, so she signaled, and all the team members immediately mounted their horses and followed the old man.

The puppet stood there without moving. He was always responsible for the rear guard.

After waiting for about ten minutes, he walked forward and hit the giant wolf, which was gradually waking up, with his stick again, causing it to faint again. Then he turned around, quickly went to the horse, jumped on the saddle, and quickly chased after it.

The mercenary group ran all the way without stopping. No matter what happened later, as long as night fell, everything would be fine.

Because even if the big wolf was a creature from the fusion land, it was unlikely to run around at night in the fusion land. Besides, the fighters left it there basically to guard the rare plants. They didn't take full advantage of the light, so there would be no one to guard it if they left.

The only thing they need to worry about is the fighter. They also know that if the fighter really catches up, only their boss can fight back. If they show their heads, they will be dead. All they can do is to run quickly and not cause trouble for the boss.

Fortunately, what they worried about did not happen, and this time they were evacuating, unlike before when they had to find a way, so the speed was much faster than when they went there. Running at full speed, they successfully left the hunting ground in just half a day, and then quickly boarded the airship that was parked there and flew back.

As for the previous hunting teams and mercenary teams, there was no way they could complete the mission so quickly. The most important thing now was to send them back first.

A few hours later, the airship landed near the exit of the fusion area. The old man gave instructions to the guards there, and led everyone through the rift. An hour later, they returned to the border outpost of the laboratory.

After arriving here, I sent a telegram to the laboratory. Not long after, an airship arrived and brought down a box.

The old man found the puppet and handed over the box. "According to your request, half of the money was exchanged for high-quality high-energy nutrients. This thing is difficult to obtain, and the price changes every day. However, you completed it very efficiently this time, so the laboratory will not raise the price. Just follow what we agreed on.

The other half is in Wansheng Bank, you can go get it yourself." He handed over a Wansheng Financial Group gold card and said, "There is a telegraph room here, you can go and check it. We will not be responsible after today."

The bald woman took the gold card and went to the telegraph room to check it. Wansheng Bank doesn't care who deposits the card. Even if you are a wanted criminal, they will still serve you. So it is safest to deposit the card there.

After a while, she turned back and said to the puppet, "Boss, I checked it, no problem."

Seeing that they had confirmed it, the old man said, "Okay, then this commission is over. I have another job, do you want to take it?"

The puppet said nothing.

Brother Xuan came up from behind and asked, "Tell me? What kind of work?"

The old man handed the box to the security guard and said, "I just sent a telegram to the buyer. He needs more Kokomolai. I wonder if you have the courage to go back again."

Xuan Ge said: "Now?"

"Right now," the old man confirmed.

"Aren't you sick?"

Brother Xuan stared at him.

"We just came out of there, and now you want to go back. I say, you don't think we'll be fine if we beat up that fighter's dog?" The old man didn't argue with him any more, but held up three fingers and said, "Three times the price. The buyer is very sincere." He said impatiently, "Give me a definite answer. If it works, it works. If it doesn't, I'll find someone else to take over. Don't waste our time. If we had the time, we would have been on our way."

Brother Xuan looked at him and said, "Are you still going with us?

The old man showed disdain, "I won't go with you, do you know how to pick it?"

"You're really brave." Brother Xuan looked back at the puppet, "Boss, what do you think?"

The puppet spoke briefly: "Go ahead, take a break."

"Got it? Good, you can rest now." The old man said, "But I want to remind you, the longer you delay, the greater the possibility that the fighter will come back. If you run into him, you will have plenty of time to 'rest' later."

The puppet ignored him, took the box, and said a few words to Brother Xuan, who nodded to show that he understood, then turned to the old man and said:

"Old man, there is one more condition.

The second payment will be paid in half in advance, and just like before, it will all be replaced with high-quality, high-energy nutrients.”

The old man glared at him and said, "Didn't I tell you just now? This thing is not easy to get. What I gave you this time is already an exception!"

Brother Xuan spread his hands and said, "If you don't want to, you can go find someone else now." Then he tapped his chest and said, "But I'm telling you, don't think that just because our boss can easily deal with that wolf, others can do the same."

The old man hesitated a little, "Wait a moment." He immediately went to the telegraph room and discussed with the laboratory. About ten minutes later, he came back and said, "The laboratory agrees, but you need to leave immediately after receiving it. You are not allowed to make excuses to delay."

Brother Xuan said: "It depends on how fast you deliver it. The faster you deliver it, the faster we can set off."

The old man glanced at his watch and said, "Wait."

The puppet ignored them. He carried the box to a private lounge on the side. After closing the door, he took out all the high-energy nutrients and ate them all in one breath.

But even after eating all of this, it still feels like there is still a little bit left, just a little bit left. So, I have to wait for the next batch of nutrients to arrive.

Duwan Island.

After a journey of nearly two days, Chen Chuan walked down from the train station. While on the train, he felt that the seed suddenly faded from his senses, but it did not disappear completely. Instead, it became vague, as if it was there and not there.

He judged that this should be the entry into the fusion area.

From this perspective, the seed should have reached a stage where it is about to leap to a higher level. This stage is actually very dangerous. Whether it breaks through or passes through, the balance will be easily broken.

If he fails, all his previous efforts will be wasted and he will have to rearrange the seeds.

This depends on a certain amount of luck, but also on the resilience of the seed itself.

Vigadov watched the convoy coming to pick them up, and said to Chen Chuan: "Mr. Chen, we still have to take a five-hour bus ride to the mountain area, so it may be night when we get there. We have built a camp there, where we can rest for a night, and then set off into the mountains after dawn. What do you think?"

Chen Chuan said hello.

He and Vigadov rode in the same car, and the guards who followed them got on the transport vehicle and drove along the road towards the vaguely visible Mitsuka Mountain.

The land here is barren, and the long road runs through the boundless plains, extending all the way to the distant sky.

On both sides of the road were pale yellow grasslands dotted with low shrubs, and occasionally foxes and rabbits could be seen. Chao Ming did not stay in the convoy this time, but flew in the sky and followed, making a sound from time to time.

When we arrived at the camp, it was almost evening. The sky seemed to be dyed with a layer of golden red gauze, and the earth fell into darkness. From afar, we could see the lights in the camp twinkling like stars.

Chen Chuan originally thought it was just a simple camp, but he didn't expect that it was a place almost like a small town. He could see reinforced concrete fortifications and barbed wire surrounding it. It looked like there were at least a hundred people stationed here.

After the convoy arrived, a signal flare was sent out from a distance, and the camp removed the roadblocks, opened the camp gate, and allowed more than a dozen vehicles to come in one after another.

As the convoy approached, a new set of data was updated on the interface, and a young male voice came: "Welcome, Mr. Chen, I am the Far Traveler, here to serve you."

Vigadov smiled and said, “We have an active consciousness installed here that can link communications between all of us.

Chen Chuan nodded. An active consciousness body requires a large amount of high-energy nutrients every day. At the same time, it has to maintain the long-term presence of so many people, and do it for several consecutive years. This is not something that ordinary people can do.

Regardless of the ability of the federal purists, he was aware of their financial strength. He thought that he could try to vigorously promote cooperation between the two sides in the future.

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(End of this chapter)