Ita Era

Chapter 49 Going Home (12)

When Mumu looked at Ding Shi, she also wanted an off-road vehicle because they needed to take a shortcut, as the mission might involve racing against the X-Men. A small-displacement A-class sedan is inherently inferior to a 2.5T off-road vehicle.

Ding Shi ignored Mu Mu because he knew that the SUV had a fake license plate.

Ordinary license plates have various anti-counterfeiting features, with a level of sophistication comparable to that of ancient banknotes. Ding Shi, who infiltrates the car repair shop, discovers that the SUV's license plate lacks anti-counterfeiting markings. The red sedan and the Fish Fish Team's vehicle both have different anti-counterfeiting features.

Ding Shi was conflicted, considering whether or not to reveal the truth. Yingying's parents were collecting her body for burial; they were about to drive away in a red car, and the keys were with them. The only way to take the car was to kill them.

If Ding Shi reveals the secret of the off-road vehicle, it will be difficult to divide the family, and Kai Ge and others who were forced to ride in the same car as those who accepted the mission.

If he didn't tell, Ding Shi would feel bad. As soon as Kai Ge entered the signal zone, he would be caught by the electronic eyes and quickly intercepted by the police. Given the seriousness of the fake license plate, it would be impossible for Kai Ge to complete the main mission. He could only go to the North Community of Sixiang City.

Ugh, I guess I should have been a lone wolf.

Ritian and Kai were probably the closest of friends. While thinking, he asked, "Kai, are you sure you can be assigned to the same city as your wife?"

Kai was taken aback. Whether passively or actively, after the two casual dungeons ended, more than 800 million players would definitely leave the dungeon area and head to the Four Symbols City.

Ri Tian said, "Why not try to get a Golden Teleportation Ticket? I think the eastern districts of all Four Symbols Cities won't be full. Then you can choose a Four Symbols City where your sister-in-law lives and bring her to the eastern villa district to enjoy a life of luxury. Wouldn't that be better?"

Kai hesitated and asked, "Can the Golden Teleportation Ticket specify the Four Symbols City?"

Ritian replied, "Little Sugar said that using the Golden Teleportation Ticket will bring up city options, unless the population of the four districts (east, south, west, and north) is full. The options will show people you have a legal relationship with. They are nothing more than your parents, wife, and children."

Ding Shi wondered, "Would Xiao Tangtang reveal this information? This might affect the game's balance. Everyone else's kids are angels, but mine is just a piece of trash."

Ritian replied, "I asked her if she had a lot of Golden Teleportation Tickets. She said that if I wanted more detailed information about Golden Teleportation Tickets, I could exchange them with her for the 3 of Hearts. Anyway, I didn't know what the 3 of Hearts was for, so I gave it to her."

Ritian looked at Chuyu: "Captain, I didn't want to participate in the dungeon anymore. I'm already satisfied with getting the house in the Southwest Community. If Brother Kai insists on leaving, I'll go with him."

After thinking for a long time, Kai finally said, "I'll take the mission." He hoped to take control of his own destiny.

Mumu said, "If all five of them take on the mission, there will be no way to sell the wanted criminals."

Chu Yu said, "Then we won't. Kai Ge, Ri Tian, ​​you guys go get the SUV, we'll switch cars."

Ding Shi said, "Let Mu Mu drive. She's never been to a farm before. Maybe she can find some treasure there?"

The suggestion was a bit far-fetched. Mu Mu glanced at Ding Shi for a second, and she had a gut feeling that Ding Shi had an ulterior motive, so she stood up and said, "Brother Kai, take me for a walk."

Ding Shi looked at the red sedan and asked casually, "Do Yingying's parents' car use diesel?"

Ritian denied it: "It's definitely not. You can tell at a glance that it's made of gasoline."

Ding Shi didn't speak again. Kai Ge and Chu Yu both understood what Ding Shi meant: to extract oil?
Chu Yu said, "We're driving an off-road vehicle, so gasoline won't be needed."

Ding Shi suddenly realized what was happening, stopped talking, and took a stick to draw circles in front of the fire.

A dozen minutes later, Mumu and Kaige returned on foot. Chuyu wondered why the two hadn't brought an SUV, and Mumu explained, "The license plate is fake, so fake it couldn't be more obvious. It would be flagged as soon as it hit the road. Also, Yingying's father killed the male dwarf, and Yingying's mother is still holding Yingying's body and crying. They might not be able to come down for a while."

Chu Yu said, "Get in the car, let's go."

Everyone walked towards the Fish Team's car. Mu Mu glanced at Ding Shi, her eyes sending a string of messages: You knew all along that the SUV had fake plates? Are you planning to let Kai Ge drive a car with fake plates after the family splits up?
Ding Shidang didn't see it.

Everyone accepted the mission and received a vial of the X pathogen, which they carefully stored away. Chu Yu reminded them, "If you really can't escape, just throw away the X pathogen; hopefully, it will save you from this ordeal."

Ding Shi didn't answer. He believed there wouldn't be such a bug. When they accepted the express delivery mission, they were destined to be different from other players and take a different path.

Ding Shi turned on the car interior light to look at the map: "After leaving the unnamed road, take National Highway 211 for 30 kilometers, then turn onto a rural road. We didn't see any police officers or police cars in Nannan Village, so the rural road is relatively safe. After 18 kilometers on the rural road, get back onto National Highway 211 and drive for 80 kilometers to reach the vicinity of Nanxia City. Take a detour around the city and continue on National Highway 211 for 120 kilometers before entering Heishuigou Road. Once we finish Heishuigou Road, we'll have completed a quarter of the journey."

The Blackwater Ditch Road and the unnamed road reduced the team's distance by 600 kilometers. The Blackwater Ditch Road was the most significant, reducing the original 600-kilometer distance to 170 kilometers, with most of that 170 kilometers being the Blackwater Ditch Road.

Ding Shi stopped reading; his belief was that there was no such thing as a free lunch. The nameless road had encountered the dwarf siblings who were killers, shortening the journey by 180 kilometers. What dangers lay on the Blackwater Ditch road, which had been shortened by 430 kilometers? Ding Shi didn't know, but he knew it would be extremely dangerous.

……

The moment pathogen X appeared in the signal area, the AI ​​received feedback and immediately located its position using electronic surveillance. The only reason Ding Shi and his group dared to drive on the national highway was because the AI ​​could only locate pathogens within a hundred meters.

The AI ​​used electronic surveillance to search the area and found 21 suspicious vehicles. It immediately assigned the task to the special agents: "Please note that the suspect vehicles are located near an unnamed section of Highway 211, with license plate numbers: SB711, NB711, 2B711...VIP711. In addition, the information has been sent to the authorities, and the police will assist the special agents in the investigation."

A car with license plate number 2B711 was intercepted by a police vehicle. The driver handed over his driver's license, but due to AI-based restrictions, the police could not impound the vehicle and its occupants, even though 2B711 had not violated any traffic rules. They could only gather information for the agents by checking the driver's license and taking photos of the people inside the car.

Meanwhile, multiple gray sedans drove out from various cities; these were AI agents, referred to by the rebels as AI hounds. Their job was to protect the security of AI, and they had the right to search any individual, movable property, and immovable property.

They are not robots, but players who died in the Peach Blossom Village instance for various reasons. They are equipped with a pistol and basic police equipment. If they can seize an X-pathogen and arrest or kill its holder, they will have an option: a one-way teleportation ticket to Four Symbols City, or the right to continue challenging the instance.

Mission prompt: The rebel leader, Old Ghost, has issued a warning. The AI ​​has dispatched agents who have the authority to detain and search any vehicles and personnel.

Currently, all rebel members are hiding within the signal zone, waiting for the right opportunity to launch another uprising. The X-Pathogen is the opportunity they seek. Once a vaccine for the X-Pathogen is produced, they will no longer fear the AI's X-Virus.

Old Ghost will continuously gather intelligence and send it to the mission players carrying the X pathogen.

In the intelligence report, Old Ghost explained the agents: Agents are personnel from a special department independent of the judiciary, protecting AI. They…

Ding Shi's translation: The agents have the right to arrest me, but I can escape.

If the attack on the agents is witnessed by electronic surveillance or police officers, the attacker will become a wanted criminal.

AI police officers cannot impound legal vehicles, search innocent individuals, or attack innocent individuals.

Agents can enter areas with no signal.

However, Old Ghost didn't reveal the most crucial piece of information: the agent was a player. Of course, it wasn't that he didn't want to, but rather that he couldn't; in his view, everyone was human.

(End of this chapter)