Global Card Master: Start Awakening the Classic of Mountains and Seas

Chapter 266 Greed
Jiang Ming also asked Xu Chongshan the same question on the way.

"No matter how much we fight with the Xuanlong troops, it is our internal matter, you understand."

"clear."

Jiang Ming understood instantly.

The team came out from the Dongji City below and headed towards the Jintang River.

Xu Chongshan was right. The Jintang River was indeed not far from the Dongji City. According to the previous calculation, it was only three squares away at most.

Everyone rode on their mounts, which did not consume any spiritual energy and was quite fast.

If it weren't for the fact that the mount under his feet didn't look tired, from a third-person perspective, it would have looked like he was on a picnic in the wild.

Jiang Ming didn't ask Xu Chongshan what the resources there were.

Maybe neither of them knew.

But it's all like this.

Go for such an opportunity. If you really get it, and the resources are indeed as the intelligence says, better than Source Crystals, or even better than Source Crystals, you will still make a huge profit.

After all, who would complain about having too many resources?

They are all just trying to take advantage of this possibility.

About half an hour later.

Everyone stood in front of a hillside, and the view in front of them was blocked by the slowly rising terrain.

"Boom~"

But the sound of the rushing water had already reached their ears across the hillside.

The sound was like thunder rolling in the sky.

When they reached the hillside, they stood on the edge.

The scene before them made everyone gasp.

The river, several hundred meters wide, looks like an endless golden dragon, stretching across the earth.

The surface of the Jintang River sparkles with golden light under the sunlight, and the waves sparkle, like countless bright gold grains jumping in the rolling water.

"This river is so spectacular!" Someone in the army spoke with a voice full of disbelief, as if they could hardly believe the sight before them.

“Could those things really be gold?” someone murmured to himself, and his eyes began to light up.

The Jintang River flows fast, and the water is dazzlingly golden under the sunlight, as if it contains endless power. Huge waves are rolled up from time to time on the water surface, and the waves are several meters high, like small mountains rolling on the water surface, making a deafening roar, as if announcing the majesty of this river.

"You are dreaming!!"

Xu Chongshan had a loud voice, and his words brought everyone back to their senses.

"Open your eyes and take a good look at what that is."

Everyone was awakened by his voice and their eyes were once again focused on the surface of the Jintang River.

As their vision deepened, they gradually saw clearly that the flashing golden light was not gold, but a group of huge strange beasts swimming in the water.

These strange beasts are huge, several meters long, and their streamlined bodies make them extremely flexible when swimming in the water.

Their scales sparkle with a golden luster in the sun, giving people a strong visual impact.

Whenever they jump out of the water, huge splashes of water are created. The water droplets reflect dazzling light in the sun, just like countless pieces of shining gold flying in the air.

However, because they were quite far away, there were no red names on the heads of these strange beasts, so no one recognized them.

On the other side, Jiang Ming and his group were heading upstream along the river.

A force of thousands of people had already assembled on the shore.

Wei Lang, the commander of the Black Dragon Force, was about forty years old, with a burly figure, a face tanned by the sun, and covered with fine scars. He had thick eyebrows and eagle-like eyes. He was wearing a black combat armor with the Black Dragon Force logo engraved on it, which made him particularly conspicuous.

"Brothers, the Golden Pearl concerns the future of the Federation, and even more so our future!"

"This battle can only be won, not lost!!"

"Do you have faith, brothers?!"

Wei Lang's voice was deep and powerful, with an unquestionable momentum.

He stood on a high place, looking down at the river, his eyes were sharp, as if he was assessing the situation of Jintang River. In front of him was a neatly-organized army, all of whom had serious expressions, holding weapons in their hands, ready to attack at any time.

"have!!!"

The soldiers responded in unison, and the atmosphere was instantly ignited.

"According to the previous allocation."

"The first team led by Captain Li Zhuang is responsible for setting up a defense line on the river bank to ensure that no golden-scaled beast can get close."

"The second group led by Captain Wang Ming is responsible for rotating with the first group. During the rotation and rest period, no strange beasts are allowed to approach the river. Is there any problem?!"

"No!!!"

"Okay, let's take action in 10 minutes!!!"

"Rest here for a while!"

After Wei Lang finished his last sentence, everyone rested on the spot.

They were some distance away from the river, so they didn't have to worry about being attacked by the golden monsters in the river.

"Captain, do you think Xu Chongshan will bring people with him?"

As the captain of the first group, Li Zhuang naturally stayed together with Wei Lang. During the break, he looked at Wei Lang and whispered.

Wei Lang's eyes widened slightly: "Call me Minister Xu. Who taught you to call me by my name?"

"If it weren't for the river, how could he..."

Li Zhuang felt a little unconvinced and muttered something, but before he could finish, he saw Wei Lang's almost angry expression and swallowed the second half of the sentence back.

"Brother Li is right. If you hadn't been the captain, you would definitely have been the director of the development department." Wang Ming added, as if he didn't see it.

Wei Lang felt helpless when he heard these two stupid kids.
Is he really the director of the development department, a position that can be obtained just by having connections?

For such an important department, loyalty, strength and background are all essential.

As a heroic natal card, Xu Chongshan’s combat power is actually quite good among high-level players.

Coupled with his daring and aggressive character, and the fact that he is always the first to rush forward, it is hard for the old Speaker of the Parliament to dislike him.

Not to mention, Xu Chongshan also has a relationship with Jiang He.

As a pioneering force, they will definitely be the first to get intelligence information when there are good things. In case they encounter some resource points that are difficult to capture, then as a friend, it is reasonable for Xu Chongshan to ask Jiang He to help.

Li Zhuang and Wang Ming just stood at the most superficial place and looked at the surface.

The old Speaker of the Parliament is the one standing at the top.

At least Wei Lang himself was convinced of his defeat in the competition. He knew that he could never win over Xu Chongshan, so he automatically withdrew before the competition was even halfway through.

Otherwise, it would have taken at least some time for Xu Chongshan to take office.

Of course, the Federation has not forgotten him.

Now, they have gathered a new group of good players and named them the Xuanlong Force. They are not only responsible for resource exploitation in the dungeon, but also for solving various difficult problems in reality.

Letting Wei Lang lead such a troop is not a waste of him.

"Stop talking, Xiaoliu, come here for a moment."

Wei Lang interrupted Li Zhuang and Wang Ming and shouted at a young man not far away.

"Here I am, Captain. What's up?"

You can tell at first glance that Xiaoliu is a very smart person.

"Do you think Director Xu will come?"

Wei Lang still wanted to get some reassurance from Xiao Liu.

Xiaoliu first pretended to think, then nodded vigorously.

"I think Director Xu should come over to get the source crystals they found over there. You said that the effect is definitely not as good as the gold beads, right?"

"That's for sure. The effect of the golden bead is twice as bad as that of the fruit, but much faster than the source crystal." Li Zhuang heard it and said immediately without Wei Lang's answer.

"If that's the case, Director Xu will definitely come over."

After hearing Li Zhuang's words, Xiaoliu was sure this time.

"Why??"

Wei Lang was a little confused.

"Because Lord Jiang He is right next to Director Xu and has such resources, even if Director Xu doesn't want to compete with you, for Lord Jiang He's sake, Director Xu will come and compete with you." Xiao Liu said as if he knew Xu Chongshan very well.

"Well, but logically, they should be here."

When Wei Lang said this, he couldn't help but look around, but he forced himself to hold back.

"Captain, I really don't understand why you have to deliberately lure Xu Chongshan and the others over to share the pie?" Wang Ming seemed to have been enduring for a long time and finally couldn't help but speak.

"And if they want them all, what will we brothers do?"

Wei Lang listened and smiled bitterly.

"You just need to know that there is something down there that we cannot deal with. That's why I hope Director Xu and the others can come and help."

As he spoke, there was still a hint of fear in Wei Lang's eyes.

Li Zhuang and Wang Ming both saw this and found it incredible.

What kind of existence can make Wei Lang feel fear?

"A gold-level beast?"

Li Zhuang's expression suddenly became serious.

If that is true, then Xu Chongshan will really need to bring Jiang He with him to have a chance.

After all, in the entire federation, there are only a few people who have a record of killing gold-level monsters, and most of them require a team of dozens or hundreds of people to accomplish such a feat.

There is only one person like Lord Jiang He who has such extreme personal heroism.

"lets change a topic."

Wei Lang waved his hands, unwilling to talk more about the existence that frightened him.

"As for whether Director Xu would keep all the money, I can assure you that Director Xu is not that kind of person, and Lord Jiang He will not do that either."

Although they didn't know what Wei Lang based his judgment on, based on their trust in Wei Lang, they nodded when they heard this.

"Hahaha~Brother Wei, your praise for people is so nice!"

A loud and rough laugh came from the hillside behind Wei Lang and the others.

The people who were resting on the ground stood up instantly and were ready for battle. They did not give up their attacking stance until Wei Lang smiled and waved at them.

"Director Xu, long time no see."

"So Brother Wei was waiting for us on purpose?"

There were figures dancing on the hillside. Xu Chongshan walked down the hillside quickly, walked towards Wei Lang, shook hands with him, and had curiosity on his face.

"I'm sorry to have made you laugh, Director Xu."

Wei Lang didn't look embarrassed.

In fact, the best way is to secretly leak the news to Xu Chongshan and then ask them to bring people over.

Otherwise, just tell him directly that there are good things here, and then let Xu Chongshan bring Jiang He and the others over. Even a fool would know that there is something fishy going on, not to mention that in a place like a copy, there is no way to keep any evidence.

"You're welcome. Then, Brother Wei, tell us what good things are there underwater?"

Xu Chongshan did not beat around the bush with Wei Lang, but went straight to the point.

Wei Lang's face froze when he heard this, and he looked at the crowd behind Xu Chongshan as if he was looking for something.

"Don't worry, Lord Jiang He and the others are here."

Xu Chongshan knew what Wei Lang was looking for at a glance and explained with a smile.

In fact, they arrived early in the morning, but when they were resting on the hillside, they overheard the conversation between Wei Lang and others, and understood the whole process of the incident.

"Okay, okay, let's sit down and talk."

When Wei Lang heard this, he felt relieved and pulled Xu Chongshan into the tent next to him.

These infrastructures were all made using local materials in factories built by the Federation in the copy.

This can be regarded as providing the soldiers in the army with better living conditions in the wilderness.

Jiang Ming and a few others followed Xu Chongshan and several dozen other people into the tent from a distance.

At this moment, they were all very curious about the terrifying existence that Wei Lang mentioned.

"Brother Ming, everyone here seems to respect him."

Fan Huai finally woke up on the way, glanced at the people from the Xuanlong Army around him, and had a private chat with Jiang Ming in the game list.

"Well, at least the spirit is good."

The quality of an army can be judged half by its spirit.

And Jiang Ming could see the levels of the people here at a glance.

It is indeed an elite force.

It must be a gold-level monster. Otherwise, with the military strength here, there would be no need to call for help.

The entire tent can accommodate hundreds of people. The originally spacious space is now fully occupied.

Wei Lang was at the front, hanging a huge hand-drawn map.

"Then let me tell you about the situation under the water."

"First of all, our target is something called Golden Beads, which is similar to a mineral and is found in the deepest part of the Jintang River."

"It's probably around here."

Wei Lang's finger was at the darkest spot, which meant it was the deepest place under the water.

"At present, all the locations under this area are mineable. This is the only area with gold beads. We have searched dozens of underwater locations one after another, but have not found any other gold bead minerals."

Everyone brought by Xu Chongshan nodded and remembered this location.

"I believe you have already seen the difficulty, Director Xu."

"The first difficulty is the golden scale beasts. This deepest area is surrounded by densely packed silver-level golden scale beasts. Only card masters of the same water system and level can fight the golden scale beasts on equal terms."

This is also one of the reasons why Wei Lang asked Xu Chongshan to come for support.

Of course, they can send someone to carry the load and then mine as much as they can, but this is not worth the cost, and the amount mined will definitely be very small.

Maybe thousands of people died, and the gold beads mined were not enough to cover the investment.

“But that’s not the hardest part.”

“The hardest part is.”

When Jiang Ming and the others heard this, they thought Wei Lang would talk about some gold-level exotic beast.

As a result, Wei Lang changed his style.

"The most difficult thing is how to restrain your greed."

Wei Lang stood at the top, looking seriously at everyone at the table.

(End of this chapter)