Gou Zai Gaowu Shijie Cheng Shen

Chapter 159 Meritorious Warriors Head to the Gold-Marked Land! (Bonus Chapter for Monthly Tickets)
Xu Feng glanced at the other person with some surprise and said with a smile, "It's already past closing time, why aren't you going home yet?"

Wang Lin smiled slightly: "There are still some things to confirm. By the way, I heard you saved a lot of children. I admire you!"

"Hey, it was just something I did. It's only right. Anyone would have done something about it if they saw it." Xu Feng waved his hand with a hint of pride.

Unexpectedly, Wang Lin shook his head slightly: "That's not right. There are many indifferent people in this world who just stand by and watch."

I'm leaving now. Let's chat sometime later.

"Okay, walk slowly."

Xu Feng waved his hand, and the two passed each other.

After walking quite a distance, Xu Feng remarked, "It seems you really have to meet people in person to know what they're like."

Most of what outsiders say is false.

Judging from what he said, although he was a bit cold, he was actually quite nice.

soon.

Xu Feng met Wang Xingquan and his daughter in front of a restaurant on a street corner not far from his workplace.

Upon seeing Xu Feng, Wang Xuerou excitedly ran over and hugged him.

There was no awkwardness at all; it was as if we were old friends who hadn't seen each other in a long time.

Xu Feng smiled and gave the little girl a generous hug.

When Wang Xingquan saw Xu Feng, he was particularly moved: "I never expected that it was Mr. Xu who saved my daughter!"

"I, Old Wang, truly have no way to repay you. Please accept these things, sir."

With reddened eyes, he shoved the things in his hand into Xu Feng's hand.

Xu Feng wanted to refuse, but he couldn't persuade him otherwise.

In the end, I had no choice but to accept it.

He asked, carrying the food, "Have you eaten?"

"have eaten."

"Didn't eat."

The two said in unison.

After finishing speaking.

Wang Xingquan glared at Wang Xuerou, but the little girl stuck out her tongue and looked apologetically at Xu Feng: "Uncle, we've already eaten."

Xu Feng was both amused and exasperated: "If you didn't eat it, you didn't eat it. Let's just eat it together."

I haven't eaten either, let's go.

My colleagues and I have been to this restaurant twice; the food was pretty good. It's on me.

As he spoke, Xu Feng smiled and put his arm around Wang Xingquan's shoulder, leading them inside.

The little girl followed behind the two with a smile, showing no signs of any psychological trauma.

However, Xu Feng could clearly sense the unease she was suppressing in her heart from her mental fluctuations.

During the meal, while waiting for Xue Rou to go to the restroom.

Xu Feng then said to Wang Xingquan, "The child has suffered considerable trauma, mainly psychological, and you need to pay more attention to this aspect."

Don't let her seemingly nonchalant demeanor fool you; she's actually quite calculating. By the way, where's her mother?

Wang Xingquan sighed: "To be honest, the child's mother died two years ago after being attacked by a mutated creature."

Now it's just my daughter and me left, relying on each other for survival, and I never imagined I'd cause such a huge disaster.

When he got to the point of sadness, Wang Xingquan lowered his head and wiped his eyes: "I really feel sorry for the children."

He sighed, "It's not that I don't want to send the child back to Earth."

But the thought of sending her back would make her an orphan, and I couldn't bear it.

We have almost no relatives left on Earth.

Here, you can not only enjoy the benefits of martial arts practitioners and attend good schools, but you can also be right next to us.

He clenched his fists in anguish: "We had planned everything perfectly. For her sake, we would only stay near the base and never go out together."

But no matter how much they planned, they couldn't have foreseen that the base would be overrun by a beast horde, and that a war god would even perish in the process.

"The God of War is dead? You're at the Tsinghua-Peking University-Wuhan University base in Zone D22?"

Xu Feng asked in surprise.

"You know about this too?" Wang Xingquan asked in surprise.

Xu Feng nodded: "Yes, we used to live at Base 21, which is only about 200 kilometers away from you."

"So that's how it is. Sigh, it was only after his mother passed away that I took her to Base No. 8."

It's bigger and safer there.

Unexpectedly, when I went out on business, she insisted on coming with me to broaden her horizons.

I thought I was just here on official business at the outpost; it's all military territory, so nothing should happen. But then…

Xu Feng sighed upon hearing this.

He could understand Wang Xingquan's feelings at that moment, and he could also understand the feelings of a parent.

Xu Feng had also experienced the same kind of struggle and dilemma he faced.

Xu Feng was just luckier; he had the help of the control panel and also met Lu Fei.

But should Wang Xingquan be blamed for everything that happened?
Not at all.

The ones to blame are Chen Rui, Zheng Shan and Fu Wen from the black market, and those who wreak havoc in this already difficult world!
As Hsu Feng often saw on the internet before.

In Daxia, children wouldn't get lost if there were no human traffickers.

"So what are your plans for the future?" Xu Feng asked again.

"In the future? I think Base 9 is really good."

My daughter and I plan to settle down here and find jobs first.

Wang Xingquan thought for a moment and then said.

"Do you have any knowledge of circuits or communications?" Xu Feng asked.

“I’ve repaired communicators before!” Wang Xingquan quickly replied.

Xu Feng nodded and said with a slight smile, "Try submitting your resume to the engineering department; they're short of maintenance assistants right now."

"But I've only repaired some basic communication devices, and my skill level is quite average."

Wang Xingquan said with some concern.

Xu Feng smiled reassuringly and said, "You can learn slowly. I have some friends in the military repair group of the engineering department."

Try it first, and we'll see if it works. Also, you need to take Xue Rou's matter seriously.

"Bring her over to my house sometime. I have a daughter too, only three or four years younger than her."

Wang Xingquan said somewhat nervously, "That would be too much trouble for you."

Xu Feng waved his hand: "It's nothing."

Just then, Wang Xuerou returned and, somewhat shocked, said to Wang Xingquan:
"Dad, do you know? The toilets here are much cleaner than the ones we used to go to!"

Base 9 is great! I want to stay here!

Wang Xingquan smiled and nodded: "Okay, I'll do whatever you say."

Xu Feng smiled and said, "Then come to our house more often. Our Xiao Dan is lacking friends, so you can spend more time with her."

"Xiao Dan?!" Wang Xuerou exclaimed happily, then turned to worry, "Can I do it? I... I'm not very good at playing with little girls' toys."

Xu Feng laughed and said, "Haha, don't worry, that girl is very mischievous, almost like a boy."

at the same time.

The highest command post at Base 9.

Inside the office.

An elderly man with a slightly plump build was holding a cup of hot tea, flipping through the important historical records of the base under the lamplight.

Outside the door, the God of War, Zhang Huan, walked slowly in.

Looking at the tall, imposing martial artist standing at the door, he chuckled softly and asked, "Marshal, are you still busy?"

The middle-aged martial artist, whose face was slightly dark, smiled slightly: "Yes, you know his habit. He gets so busy that he forgets everything else."

Zhang Huan smiled and said, "You're now a being who has surpassed the God of War. It's not appropriate for you to still be standing guard at the door."

The middle-aged martial artist chuckled softly, "So what if I surpass the God of War? In front of the Marshal, I am still me."

Zhang Huan gave a thumbs up: "General Li is still the same General Li."

"Zhang Zhanshen is too kind," the martial artist surnamed Li said with a smile.

"What brings you here so late?" the martial artist surnamed Li asked Zhang Huan curiously.

Zhang Huan's expression turned slightly serious: "Naturally, it's about the No. 3 outpost. You've heard about it, haven't you?"

"Hmm, I've heard some things. Is it serious?" the middle-aged man asked, raising an eyebrow.

Zhang Huan sighed: "It's not that it's serious, but the nature of the crime is extremely heinous. It involves human trafficking, and the victims are children."

The Marshal has always been most concerned about the affairs of the lower-level inhabitants of the dimensional realm, so I dare not conceal this matter.

"Child trafficking?" The middle-aged martial artist's face immediately turned cold. "How dare you! You deserve to die!"

Perhaps the middle-aged man's voice was a little too loud.

A soft cough immediately came from inside the room: "Yuan Ying, what happened?"

"Commander, General Zhang has arrived."

Li Yuanying quickly slipped to the office door and said respectfully.

"Zhang Huan is here? Then come in and talk. Why are you still standing at the door?"

The old man smiled slightly and got up to stretch his limbs.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Huan and Li Yuanying quickly entered the office, bowed respectfully to the old man, and said, "Greetings, Commander!"

The old man smiled and waved his hand: "Why are you being so polite when you're here? Sit down, all of you, sit down."

However, upon hearing the old man's command, Zhang Huan quickly and obediently sat down on the chair beside him.

Li Yuanying quickly helped the old man get a new cup of hot tea, and also poured a cup for Zhang Huan.

"Oh my! I am truly flattered to have General Li pour me tea."

Zhang Huan said with a smile.

"You boy."

The old man and Li Yuanying smiled almost simultaneously.

The atmosphere in the office immediately became lively.

"Speak, is it about Outpost No. 3?"

The old man's casual remark filled Zhang Huan with awe.

"The commander is as insightful as ever. That's right, I'm here today precisely for the matter of Outpost No. 3."

As Zhang Huan recounted the events in detail, the old man immediately slammed his cup down on the table in anger: "These beasts!"

Li Yuanying nodded slightly from the side: "Marshal, should I go there myself?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Huan immediately waved his hand and said, "There's no need for you. The matter was resolved by a mere boy."

The children were rescued, and even the ringleaders were all killed.

The whole matter was handled very cleanly and efficiently.

"Oh? Who is this person?" Li Yuanying immediately became interested and asked curiously.

At this point, Zhang Huan perked up:

"Hey! Come to think of it, he actually has some skills."

This man's name is Xu Feng, and he was originally a chief communications engineer in the military repair department.

He is only at the initial stage of warrior strength, but he is a mentalist who has undergone a postnatal mutation.

The most amusing thing is that he actually married one of Blue Eagle's genius female disciples.

As far as I know, the two were 12 years apart in age when they got married.

At that time, he was only a beginner-level warrior.

It's only been a year since then; he truly is a late bloomer.

After hearing Zhang Huan's story, even the old man laughed: "From what you've said, this kid is truly an extraordinary person."

Indeed, to accomplish so much single-handedly, he is truly a promising talent and deserves high praise.
Why not use him as a model example, give him the rank of major (associate senior officer), and provide him with an extra technical allowance?

Finally, the old man added, "Oh, right, and also give him a city-wide commendation and award him the title of meritorious martial artist."

Zhang Huan smiled and stood up, saying, "Yes, I'll take care of it right away. Chief, please take good care of yourself and get some rest."

Upon hearing the second half of the sentence, the old man chuckled softly: "Haha, don't worry, this old man is still as hale and hearty as ever."

Xu Feng thought that this incident of meritorious service was over.

But I didn't expect it.

It was just three days after he received the reward.

Base 9 then broadcast a commendation announcement throughout the city.

Just as flamboyant as he was at Base 21, and this time even more direct, he didn't even hide his name.

"Next, we will broadcast a city-wide commendation."

"After deliberation by the military headquarters at Base No. 9, it was decided to award Comrade Xu Feng the title of 'Meritorious Warrior'."

He was praised as "a vanguard in purging the internal corruption within the base and cracking down on criminal gangs."

We urge everyone in the base to learn from him!

Hearing the announcement on the radio, Xu Feng was somewhat bewildered, sitting in his office.

Soon after, Lao Liu walked in with a beaming smile and announced to everyone, "First of all, we must congratulate Lao Xu on becoming the first and only associate professor-level engineer in our military repair team! Let's give him a round of applause!"

"Holy crap! XCMG is awesome!!"

"A senior professional title! Is this... is someone about to be awarded a rank?"

"Wow, our military retiree group doesn't have any military ranks, this is practically giving Old Xu a special aura!"

"Associate senior professional titles all start at the rank of major, right?"

"Not only that, there's also an additional 500,000 yuan in technical subsidies every month!!"

"Associate Professor! Old Xu was originally a lecturer, and now he's a professor! Congratulations!"

After listening to the congratulations from his colleagues in the office, Xu Feng returned their greetings with clasped hands, feeling a little lightheaded.

He never expected that the rewards for this meritorious service would not end there; this was too awesome.

Associate professor rank? Major rank?

Wouldn't that mean I'd instantly become a government employee? While the other engineers are still essentially outsourced!
"Awesome! I had a good eye; I knew XCMG was a dragon among men!"

"XCMG has set a precedent in our military repair team!"

Does that mean that if other people make significant contributions in the future, they will also receive the same treatment?

XCMG is awesome!

Of course, I'm happy and proud.

But after the initial shock subsided, Xu Feng calmed down and didn't take the matter too seriously.

Honor, to put it bluntly, is just a feather.

It can make you fly higher, but if it backfires, it can also make you fall even harder.

Therefore, don't care too much about such empty fame.

Doing your job well and improving your skills is the right path.

Shortly after Xu Feng was commended and rewarded throughout the city.

The engineering department then received another piece of good news.

Collective salary increase.

That's right, the Minister of Engineering waved his hand.

All engineers will see a 20 percent salary increase.

At the same time, it even allowed the engineering team to hire individual martial artists as guards.

Furthermore, a risk allowance has been added for each mission.

Almost overnight.

The engineering department minister, who was once universally reviled, suddenly changed his reputation and became a well-liked leader in the eyes of the public.

Xu Feng secretly admired this.

This person isn't entirely stupid; at least he has some skill in winning people over.

Of course, what Xu Feng didn't know was whether this skill belonged to him personally or to his subordinates.

But none of that mattered to Hsu Feng.

It's good that wages have increased.

He now receives three payments in total.

Military repair department, 120 million salary + 50 technical subsidy.

Security Department of Tianyue Wuhan University, salary of 50.

The base's education department offers a salary of 50.

Total monthly income is 270 million.

This income is considered very high among the technical personnel in the entire military.

A month later.

"Shh!"

Wilderness area.

above the sky.

Xu Feng's figure soared through the air at incredible speed, and he quickly and nimbly made a turn.

"puff!!"

A cloud of blood exploded in mid-air.

A mutated two-tailed magpie, as long as an adult's arm, was instantly shattered into pieces and plummeted to the ground.

Xu Feng wiped his forehead: "Damn, that scared me. I thought it was a beast general-level bird attack."

So you, a mere mid-tier beast soldier, dare to provoke me? Do you really think I'm made of clay?

call--

After gliding for a while, Xu Feng landed gently and returned to the temporary camp.

He was the only one in the camp.

This is the "little nest" he built in the mountains for himself to practice meditation every weekend.

Over the past month, his cultivation has been progressing steadily in all aspects.

The biggest improvement was in the "Beast Taming Secret Technique," which he easily mastered.

In addition, his digging and slaughtering skills have reached the Grandmaster and Master levels, respectively.

Of course, all of this happened naturally, so there's nothing to be surprised about.

The only thing that made Xu Feng happy was that his flight speed had greatly improved.

For the past month, whenever the opportunity presented itself, he would fly away instead of leaving.

Therefore, his proficiency in the Heavenly Escape Technique increased extremely rapidly.

His flight speed finally reached 175m/s, surpassing the running speed of most high-level warriors.

It even approaches the running speed standard of a beginner-level War God!
Now, Xu Feng finally had the confidence to take a look at the gold-marked land on the alien map.

Not now, though.

"Ah Snake, I'm going back now. I'll come back in a couple of days."

Xu Feng tossed a piece of fresh beast meat to Ah She.

Ah She swallowed it whole and nuzzled Xu Feng contentedly.

After more than a month of meticulous training and administration of numerous veterinary growth drugs for livestock,

Ah She's fur was noticeably shinier than before, and his size had increased considerably.

Xu Feng did not know how the strength of mutated creatures was defined.

However, judging from the changes in Ah She's power and speed...

His strength is clearly close to that of a Beast General, but it's unknown when he will be able to break through.

"Don't cause any trouble these next few days, and don't wander around. Just stay in this area and wait for me."

"Keep your distance from both people and mutated creatures, understand? Be as discreet and cautious as I am."

"Woo!"

Ah She nodded in a human-like manner, completely different from her somewhat foolish appearance at the beginning.

Watching Ah She disappear into the forest, Xu Feng packed up his things and turned to fly back towards the base.

In less than half a day, he returned to Base Nine.

After returning home, he washed up and changed his clothes before going outside.

I have a party to attend tonight.

7:30 p.m.

Base Nine Bay Restaurant.

Inside the private room, Xu Feng smiled and raised his glass to his friends, saying, "Thank you all for joining us."

We should have held a celebration banquet a month ago.

But I was too busy at the time, so I kept putting it off until now.

Here, I want to apologize to everyone; I'll drink this first.

"Congratulations, Lao Xu, on your great achievement! Let's all join together; it'll save us the trouble of toasting everyone one by one."

Huang Sen smiled and stood up to greet him.

Everyone then stood up, smiling, and raised their glasses: "Congratulations!"

After several rounds of drinks, everyone relaxed and began to eat and drink.

There weren't many people in the private room; they were all friends of Xu Feng's family.

Li Suifeng, Li Tianlang, Luo Feng, Huang Sen and his wife, and Li Man and Liu Qingfeng and his wife.

There were no outsiders.

After Xu Feng finished drinking, Huang Sen came over with a communicator and whispered to Xu Feng, "It's Fatty's call."

Xu Feng took the communicator and left the private room.

"Congratulations, Lao Xu."

After not seeing him for a long time, Little Fatty Wang Long has become much thinner and more energetic.

Even her chin now shows a jawline that was previously "absent," making it seem as if she has successfully lost weight.

"Long time no see, congratulations to you too." Xu Feng smiled as he saw the girl reading a book behind the chubby boy in the video.

Wang Long glanced at Tian Yuyu behind him and called out, "Come and say hello to Lao Xu."

"Hello Mr. Xu, it's been a long time." Tian Yuyu smiled gently and waved before going back to reading.

"I heard from Lao Huang that you saved a lot of children this time. I really miss the old life, it was so exciting."

Wang Long started daydreaming again.

Xu Feng immediately laughed and cried, "Come on, you used to spend all your time in the basement researching your lousy potions, what's so exciting about that?"
How's the research going lately? Oh well, never mind, never mind.

Wang Long chuckled upon hearing this, showing no embarrassment whatsoever: "Hahaha, it's much safer on Earth, but it's so boring."

Every day is just a routine between the lab and home.

Oh, by the way, Lao Xu, we're planning to get our marriage certificate the month after next.

"It's a pity that neither you nor Lao Huang will have the chance to come back."

Xu Feng raised an eyebrow slightly: "The month after next? Well, you know what, I might actually be able to come back."

Lu Fei participated in the Summer Talent Selection Competition and qualified for the finals.

We'll probably be back in about a month and a half.

Little Fatty immediately stood up excitedly: "Really?! Then I congratulate Miss Lu in advance!"

If you can come back then, send me a message.

I'll give you an address later, you absolutely have to come!

I don't know anyone here. You and Lao Huang are my only family!

Xu Feng laughed and said, "Okay, then we'll drag Lao Huang along."

Wang Long exclaimed excitedly, "Hahaha, that's great! We'll be waiting for you to come back! The Three Musketeers will drink until we drop!!"

Xu Feng smiled and waved his hand: "Okay, see you then."

Wang Long nodded in satisfaction: "Then you go ahead and get busy, bye!"

Not long after returning to the private room, Li Tianlang nodded to Xu Feng, signaling him to come out with him.

Xu Feng smiled helplessly, greeted everyone, and then followed Li Tianlang out of the private room.

"What do you need to do in private?"

Once outside, Xu Feng asked.

"Ha, it's nothing. I just wanted to ask about your martial arts certificate. Have you renewed your certificate for the initial-level warrior?"

Li Tianlang asked with a smile.

"No, I've always had warrior-level credentials," Xu Feng shook his head. "Does that have any impact?"

“Of course,” Li Tianlang glanced around before whispering, “Cheng Yu… I’m afraid this meritorious service incident will make him resent you.”

This person is narrow-minded to begin with, and this is compounded by your conflict with Fan Min and others.

You've done a great service this time and earned the title of 'Meritorious Warrior,' while I've also benefited from it. This person might hold a grudge against you for it.

Petty people are prone to jealousy. What I mean is, we shouldn't give others leverage over such trivial matters.

The chief engineer's position must match the strength of a general; otherwise, they will be dismissed.

Once it's banned, you can't apply again.

Xu Feng felt a chill run down his spine. He really didn't know about this kind of thing and even thought it wasn't a big deal.

Xu Feng quickly clasped his hands in thanks and said, "Thank you for reminding me. I'll take care of it tomorrow."

It really is true that having connections in higher-ups makes things easier.

After saying this, Li Tianlang added in a low voice, "Oh, and one more thing, if anyone tells you in the future that this position isn't important, and you should resign to focus on cultivation, don't agree, understand?"

Xu Feng smiled and said, "Of course I know that. No matter how busy I am with work, I have never thought about resigning."

Having a strong backing makes things easier; even martial arts practitioners need resources to cultivate.

What in the world could be more suitable to rely on a behemoth like the Great Xia?
Moreover, my job has a low risk factor, it's practically tailor-made for me.

Like this time, if an ordinary martial artist had performed this merit, it would at most be considered an act of bravery, right?
And me? I got an S-class combat suit from the military! Can an ordinary martial artist have that kind of resource? I'm not stupid.”

Xu Feng said with a smile.

Li Tianlang smiled and nodded: "That's good. Not only that, although many activities are restricted within the system, the resources and protection they receive are incomparable to those of individual martial artists."

I only found out about the hidden benefits that ordinary martial artists could not compare to after I joined the military.

"If I had joined the military earlier, I might have become a war god by now."

At this point, both of them sighed.

After chatting for a few minutes, the two returned to the private room together.

The group ate, drank, and chatted until 10:30 p.m.

They didn't leave until the restaurant was about to close.

In this way, the small group centered around Xu Feng became familiar with each other.

The next morning.

Xu Feng went straight to the Armed Police Investigation Bureau and was about to queue up to get a certificate when he was recognized by a staff member next to him.

"Hey! XCMG!"

Xu Feng turned his head and looked at the other person with surprise: "Hello, do we know each other?"

Haha, you don't know me, but I know you!
Yesterday, the Armed Police Investigation Bureau just held a study meeting to focus on the No. 3 outpost. Your second-class merit photo is still hanging in the meeting room!

Hearing this, even Xu Feng, with his thick skin, felt embarrassed.
He immediately gave an awkward smile: "Hello, hello, I was just lucky this time, it's nothing."

However, the staff member acted as if he hadn't heard him.

"Are you here to conduct business? That's perfect, come with me, our deputy director would like to meet with you!"

The staff member enthusiastically pulled Xu Feng directly towards the back office.

"Once we meet, whatever you need done, I'll take care of it for you directly! No need to queue!"

Xu Feng glanced at the various gazes of the many martial artists in line, scratched his head, and could only say, "Then thank you very much."

The staff member smiled and patted his chest: "You're welcome, it's my pleasure!"

After half an hour.

When Xu Feng walked out of the Martial Investigation Bureau, he already had a new identification document in his hand.

In addition, he was carrying three packages of cigarettes, alcohol, tea, and candy, which were exclusively supplied to the Armed Police Investigation Bureau.

Xu Feng smiled helplessly as he saw the staff member off.

Well, what usually takes three days for a martial artist to get their certificate, I got mine in half an hour.

No, to be precise, it was ten minutes.

For the remaining twenty minutes, he engaged in mutual flattery with the deputy director.

What is the meaning of "face" for a meritorious martial artist?

Xu Feng smiled slightly and strode towards his workplace.

A week later.

Xu Feng's flight speed finally broke through 180m/s.

He was finally ready and set off for the gold-marked land on the alien map.

Putting everything else aside, the SS-grade broken blade alone is enough to make him make the trip.

Even if we find nothing this time.

But if he finds even a piece of the broken blade, it will be a huge windfall!
Xu Feng has already made his plans.

At the slightest sign of trouble, he would leave without looking back.

Absolutely no hesitation!
"go!"

After packing his things, Xu Feng flipped over and straddled Ah She, gently patting her back.

Ah She's muscles tensed up.

He then leaped out and dashed towards the location of the gold-marked spot like lightning.

"Whoohoo-"

Throughout the journey, Xu Feng clung tightly to Ah She's back.

The wind howled past his ears.

Ah She's speed is no slower than a car, and is even much faster.

Especially in these mountains and forests, Ah She even has automatic navigation and automatic evasion.

That's much easier than Xu Feng driving himself.

It's a bit bumpy.

"Slow down, slow down!"

Xu Feng patted Ah She's neck, his face slightly pale.

Despite a day and a night of trekking, Ah She's stamina showed no signs of weariness; on the contrary, he became more and more excited as he ran.

It would occasionally let out a low roar, causing the surrounding leaves to fall in a rustling sound.

Xu Feng gently patted Ah She's neck, signaling it to calm down.

He has been prone to motion sickness since he was a child, but it has gotten a little better as he grew up.

But after being jostled around like that by Ah She all the way here, he was really feeling nauseous.

The gold-marked location on the map acted like a magnet, constantly drawing him in.

During each break, he would take out the map and study it carefully.

I repeatedly checked the non-satellite GPS map on the tactical watch against the map to ensure that the direction was correct.

The next morning.

When the first ray of sunlight pierces through the treetops, it casts several beams of light through the forest mist due to the Tyndall effect.

The snake suddenly braked, its front claws carving five deep furrows, each half a meter deep, into the rock face.

Xu Feng looked up.

A massive, majestic peak came into view ahead.

Stretching for tens of kilometers, blocking out the sky, it looks extremely magnificent.

But Ah She led him to an inconspicuous cave at the foot of the mountain, which was half collapsed.

As soon as Xu Feng reached the entrance of the cave, he quickly noticed something unusual—

Inside what appears to be an ordinary cave, there is a narrow crevice that can only accommodate two people at a time.

"right here?"

Xu Feng jumped off Ah She's back and walked to the crevice.

He crouched down and carefully examined the ground, and sure enough, he found several deep footprints.

These footprints are clearly visible and were obviously left by Ah She earlier.

"Woo woo!" Ah She nodded, his huge tiger head swaying slightly, his eyes gleaming with excitement.

It growled and pawed at the ground, as if urging Xu Feng to go inside quickly.

"Alright, let's go in and take a look!" Xu Feng took a deep breath, took out a powerful flashlight from his storage ring, and illuminated the road ahead.

After squeezing into the cave, Xu Feng unleashed his full mental power, forming a detection network to prepare for any potential dangers.

As he walked, Xu Feng continued to check his equipment repeatedly.

All kinds of throwing knives are available.

I have both an A-grade battle sword and a wrist shield.

Combat uniform, fully equipped, inner S and outer A.

In addition, he also kept some specially made grenades and a large amount of spare medicine in the ring.

It wasn't until after checking three times and confirming that nothing was missing that...

Only then did he begin to look around.

Inside the crevice was a narrow passage, the walls of which were covered with moss and vines.

Ah She walked forward excitedly, with Xu Feng following closely behind.

Although Ah She's enormous body seemed somewhat cramped in the passage, it did not obstruct Xu Feng's "vision" in the slightest.

Because at this moment, he could observe the situation within a hundred meters around him with almost no visual effort.

The passageway was winding and twisting, and the walls were covered with all sorts of strange patterns and runes.

Some depict battles between ancient gods and demons, while others are mysterious rituals that are difficult to understand.

Xu Feng walked along, carefully observing the patterns, trying to find some clues.

This place is clearly an ancient ruin.

It's just unknown whether it has been explored by alien races or has never been visited by anyone.

However, Ah She didn't seem interested in these patterns.

It ran ahead excitedly, occasionally slapping the wall with its paws, making a dull sound.

Xu Feng shook his head helplessly and quickened his pace to catch up.

But when they had gone less than 1 kilometer into the area, an accident occurred.

The snake suddenly stopped, pawing at the ground with its front paws and letting out anxious growls.

Xu Feng stepped forward and saw three forks in the road ahead.

Each fork in the road was deep and dark, with no end in sight.

"Ah Snake, you've led us the wrong way?" Xu Feng asked, frowning.

Ah She let out a low growl of grievance and shook her head.

Then he glanced at the fork in the road and let out an uncertain sob.

Xu Feng sighed. He knew that in these ruins, his sense of direction was completely useless.

It seems I can only rely on intuition and luck.

"Okay, I'll trust you this once."

Xu Feng patted Ah She on the head, then took the lead and walked into the middle fork in the road.

Ah She followed closely behind him, warily watching their surroundings.

The further you go in, the wider the passage becomes, and the smoother and flatter the surrounding walls become, as if they have been carefully polished.

A strong sense of unease welled up in Xu Feng's heart.

He felt as if he were walking into a huge trap.

"and many more!"

After walking about 500 meters, Xu Feng suddenly stopped.

Suddenly, a gaunt figure appeared in the shadows at the corner of the passage ahead.

The figure was leaning against the wall at the other end of the corner, with only one foot showing.

Judging from the shape of this foot, the figure is not human!
"Hello! I accidentally wandered in here. Are you alright?"

Xu Feng called out to the figure from afar, while simultaneously signaling Ah She to slow down.

He himself controlled the throwing knives, which hovered around him, ready to deal with any emergencies.

however.

The figure did not react at all to Xu Feng's greeting.

"dead body?"

Xu Feng immediately realized something.

But just as he was thinking that...

Swish!
Suddenly, the foot abruptly retracted.

Xu Feng's eyes widened suddenly, and he immediately felt a chill run down his spine.

"run!"

He shouted at Ah She in his heart!
But as soon as he turned his head...

He then discovered that Ah She, who had been following him just moments before, had vanished without a trace in an instant!

"grass!"

Xu Feng cursed inwardly and turned to run!

But he had only flown less than two meters when he heard a puzzled cry from behind him.

Xu Feng swept his mental energy across the area.

Suddenly, Ah She appeared at the corner.

It had a mummified corpse in its mouth and was looking at him with a bewildered and curious expression.

"Chief, look at the corpse!"

The voice of Ah She immediately echoed in Xu Feng's mind.

He hesitated, stopped, and looked at it carefully in astonishment.

It was discovered immediately.

Not far behind him, on a cliff face, there was a hidden passage!

And this passage happens to turn from the other side of the mountain wall and lead to the front.

Strangely, Xu Feng hadn't noticed this side road at all when he passed by earlier.

He glanced carefully at the corpse that Ah She was holding in her mouth.

Only then did they realize that the foot they had seen in the tunnel belonged to this mummified corpse.

And now.

He finally understood.

The horrifying scene he just witnessed was caused by Ah She moving the corpse.

This was a complete blunder!!

"Depend on!"

Xu Feng couldn't help but blush, never expecting that he would embarrass himself due to excessive nervousness.

But he soon felt relieved.

It's always good to be cautious.

What Xu Feng should reflect on even more is that he didn't even notice this small detail.

If he could sweep his mental energy forward by just two meters, he would be able to spot Ah She's figure.

As it turned out, he was so focused on what was ahead that he didn't even notice Ah She disappearing from his side.

but.

As soon as Xu Feng thought about it, he felt that something was amiss.

Given his cautious nature, he would never make such a basic mistake.

It seemed that his senses only began to misbehave after he entered the fork in the road.

Xu Feng looked up and glanced around, seemingly sensing some kind of force influencing him to subconsciously ignore certain details.

This feeling made him very uncomfortable.

However, Xu Feng quickly identified the source of this feeling.

"These patterns—"

Xu Feng squatted down in front of the corridor wall and carefully stroked the patterns on the wall.

The patterns on the wall look chaotic and disordered, as if they were natural rock patterns.

In addition, the surrounding mountain walls were covered with vegetation and vines, so he didn't pay too much attention to it.

But upon closer inspection now...

Xu Feng discovered that these patterns were not naturally formed, but were artificially carved.

It seemed to have formed some kind of force field, actually blocking the detection of mental energy.

This makes people naturally overlook the existence of this fork in the road.

Soon, Xu Feng carefully photographed and preserved all the patterns on the wall.

"The texture has such a miraculous effect. I wonder if this discovery is another groundbreaking technology."

If these patterns could be copied and used to create a protective device, wouldn't it be possible to directly evade the detection of mental energy?

Xu Feng muttered to himself, then excitedly called to Ah She to continue forward.

Such mysterious and valuable patterns were discovered on the walls of this passage alone.

What other surprises await him deep within these ruins?
But as soon as he thought about it, Xu Feng immediately shook his head.

That's not the right way to think.

The patterns are valuable, but there's also a corpse involved.

Afterwards, Xu Feng examined the mummified corpse more closely.

After careful examination, Xu Feng determined that it was the corpse of a Golden-Winged Alien.

Judging from the state of the body and the thickness of the accumulated dust around it.

The body has been here for at least several decades, and the cause of death is unknown. There are no wounds on the body.

After reaching this conclusion, Xu Feng's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately had the idea of ​​backing down.

If there are wounds present, it can serve as a precaution against any traps or dangers lurking around.

There was no wound.

That means there is a danger here that cannot be defended against.

So, should we continue moving forward?
Thinking about this, a voice immediately popped into Xu Feng's mind.

Keep going, there's sure to be even greater discoveries ahead!

But an instinctive sense of caution immediately dispelled the idea.

What a joke.

This golden-winged alien is at least at the level of a warrior general.

No one can defend against it.

I am a warrior myself, so what makes me think I can defend against it?
Hsu Feng believes that his greatest strength is that he never considers himself superior to others.

withdraw!
Thinking of this, Xu Feng forcibly suppressed his greed, called to Ah She, and turned around to return the way he came.

A decisive comparison.

However, after turning around and taking a few steps, Xu Feng's face turned pale and he began to break out in a cold sweat.

Not because of anything else.

only because.

The way we came from is gone.

(End of this chapter)