Lords of the Heavens

Chapter 221 Ah-Dai-Ge

At dawn, outside the walls of the Level 3 scavenging camp, a cloud of gray mist rose along with the morning fog, and then a tall, handsome man emerged from it, whose imposing presence was undeniable even though he was covered in dust.

New players have joined.

Zhang Jinjun, Li Wei's former colleague, looks very capable; it's unclear which department he belongs to.

Li Wei didn't go to greet them, but simply had Leon hand over the reins. Then, the group of five pushed three handcarts and set off westward along the road. Meanwhile, Ah Dai squatted in Li Wei's tactical backpack, lazily watching the scenery and dozing off. But this was a well-deserved perk for Ah Dai, because Ah Dai would be of great use during this scavenging trip.

The road is still quite flat, and occasionally you can see a few wrecked, rusty cars piled up on the side of the road, as if they are still telling the story of the past hustle and bustle.

Occasionally, you can encounter a large pile of car wreckage crammed together. Through this pile of wreckage, it's as if you can see people from over a decade ago, panicked and helplessly fleeing with their families in their cars, only to cause a chain-reaction car accident on the road for some reason.

Some people were crying out, some were screaming, and flames were burning.

Of course, there may also be mutated creatures relentlessly hunting and slaughtering them.

Dozens, or perhaps hundreds, of lives were lost here.

But now all that's left is a pile of car wreckage, nothing at all.

Even the mutated creatures have disappeared.

On the contrary, the weeds were exceptionally lush. The roadside weeds were basically half a person tall, and even some cracks in the highway were covered with lush weeds, making a ruckus and very arrogant.

Perhaps in a few decades, even this highway will be lost to time.

"Dumb!"

Li Wei suddenly shouted, and the next second, Ah Dai, who had been lazily admiring the scenery, quickly took flight, soaring hundreds of meters into the air and flying forward. Soon, he disappeared from everyone's sight.

That's right, it flew over a range of five kilometers, which is the distance that Li Wei can directly contact after wearing the Tracker title, but that doesn't mean that Ah Dai can only fly five kilometers.

It doesn't need Li Wei's command. If it wants, it can even fly hundreds of kilometers. Perhaps that's its advantage. Although it deprives Li Wei of the +1 perception advantage, it can gain better compensation in another area.

Ah-Dai flew away and never returned. Li Wei didn't care much. It wasn't until they had walked about forty miles in one go and it was almost noon that Ah-Dai calmly returned, landing on Li Wei's shoulder without a sound, looking very proud.

At the same time, Li Wei quickly switched to the Tracker title, Perception +2. At this moment, as many as fifty images suddenly appeared in his eyes. These were images of valuable targets that Ah Dai had discovered and recorded after scouting all morning.

It's more than just convenient.

A few seconds later, Li Wei switched back to the "Dog Slayer" title and had a basic understanding of the situation.

Ah-Dai flew for nearly four hours, covering a distance of almost sixty miles at its farthest point, and conducted reconnaissance at a depth of up to twenty miles on both sides of the highway.

There were three valuable objectives in total.

If you continue for another three miles, there will be a fork in the road on the right. If you go about ten miles along the fork, there will be a small forest town in the valley.

Secondly, about twenty miles to the left of the road where they were was a river.

Thirdly, fifty miles further ahead, there is a rather large city, at least comparable to a county town. In the northeast corner of this city, there are people, most likely a survivor camp.

In addition, some images are related to mutated creatures. For example, in the river to the south, a mutated creature over twenty meters long and the size of a car was found. Outside the survivor camp to the west, large areas of what appeared to be farmland were also seen, and some people could even be seen working in the fields.

However, two of the images are a bit special. One is around a farmland, where Ah-Dai might be trying to get closer. As a result, someone on the ground immediately raises a bow and arrow. Judging from the height, it is at least 300 meters above the ground, and the other party seems very confident in hitting Ah-Dai from this height.

So this person is a powerful superhuman?
Another image is taken in the city, inside a rather tall building. Behind the broken glass curtain wall, Ah-Dai discovers a pair of blood-red eyes, but the image is blurry, clearly indicating that Ah-Dai senses a threat.

After this investigation, Li Wei had a clear idea of ​​what was going on.

This is the reward for Ah-Dai stealing and eating over a hundred pounds of dried rat meat over the past month.

Normally lazy and disdainful, but when trouble comes, Li Wei really has to call him Brother Adai.

"Everyone, take a one-hour break and have something to eat to replenish your energy."

At Li Wei's command, everyone immediately stopped. Leon came running over excitedly, "Cousin, how about I set up a tent for you so you can take a nap? That way you can rest better!" Li Wei immediately understood. Back at the camp, Leon hadn't dared to activate the conspiracy card and had held back for a whole month. Only now, after being forty miles away from the camp, did he finally find an opportunity to discuss it.

"Row!"

Li Wei nodded, and Lyon immediately waved his hand. Thomas understood instantly, and Zhao Xuanxuan also came over to help. As for Zhang Jinjun, he tactfully said, "Brother Wei, I'll go patrol the area and see if I can hunt some game."

I understand!

Once the tent was set up, Thomas glanced at Zhao Xuanxuan sideways, who gave a disdainful snort and walked away a short distance away.

Then, Thomas stood guard by the tent, while Leon hurriedly activated the two-star conspiracy card.

"Hey bro, what's your plan? Things are getting a bit tough."

Instead of answering Lyon's question, Li Wei asked, "Which department does Zhang Jinjun belong to?"

“Zhang Jinjun is from the logistics department, but the logistics department has a previous deal with us, so he is most likely an ally. Even if he isn’t, he can’t cause any trouble. He’s basically from the same cohort as me, and I can take care of him with my eyes closed. The real trouble is those two women, who have quite a background.”

"Continue," Li Wei said calmly. Things had come to this point; what was the use of panicking?

Leon took a deep breath and said in an even lower voice, "Brother, you don't know, these two women are theoretically on par with Boss Night Owl. Of course, they're definitely not as powerful as Boss Night Owl, but they're definitely more powerful than Hathaway. That Liang Yuzhi, whose code name is Widow Yang, is a big shot in the Tactical Department. It's said that she has already started carrying out cross-border missions, but I don't know how she ended up participating in the Samsung Expansion Mission. It's absurd, you understand?"

"Of course, another possibility is that she died once during the cross-border plundering mission, losing one or even two class cards. Otherwise, there would be no reason for her to join the pioneering mission halfway through."

"Isn't it said that if someone dies during a cross-border expansion mission, it's a real death?" Li Wei asked curiously.

"Theoretically, that's true, but it depends on the situation. If a teammate retrieves her body, she won't actually die. Also, if she's carrying some kind of special item card, that's a possibility too. But that's not the point. The point is, Widow Yang wouldn't come to hinder you just to help Zhao Kewu from the tactics department win, just like a college student wouldn't help a high school student take an exam. Her only purpose in joining this mission is to take your place and heal like crazy."

"I understand, they're all pretty much the same. But what about Li Yue? What's her background?"

"Li Yue, she comes from the Ministry of Commerce and Trade, codenamed Scorpion. Her status and strength are inferior to Widow Yang. It is worth mentioning that she is a five-star scout. This time, she probably suffered heavy losses due to a failed cross-border mission, so she came to the lower-level exploration mission to recover.

"In short, no matter what Widow Anna and Scorpion's purpose is, I think it's all uncertain. Night Owl's foundation is still lacking. I'm not saying this to be pessimistic, but we have to be realistic. I bet Widow Anna and Scorpion both have five-star stay cards. Don't be fooled by their current submissive behavior. In reality, once they gain a foothold, you won't have a chance."

Lyon was dejected, and he kept muttering dejected words.

That's right, even Li Wei finds this tricky.

Well, two hardcore players who suffered a crushing defeat in the cross-server quest are now trying to recover their losses in his pioneering side quest?

He was so unlucky, but he still had one question.

"Why are they all flocking to my expansion branch? Are there no spots left in other expansion branches?"

"That's right, there really isn't any room for other side missions. You're new here, brother, so you don't know the mission activation rules of the Alliance of Lords of the Heavens. It's not that you always have a mission waiting for you at any time. You need to be on standby, just like a train, you know?"

"And in the previous month, the only valuable, ongoing task with available slots was indeed yours."

"The two of them, Widow Yang and Scorpion, might not even know that they would run into the same mission. It's like buying a train ticket; you don't know who else is in the carriage. Because this is something that headquarters is responsible for coordinating."

"Understood, that's all, let's withdraw." Li Wei nodded, not intending to ask anything more. The information provided by Leon was of little significance to him. Since he had confirmed that Leon was the enemy, he might as well deal with him. If he lost, he would be removed from his position; if he won, he would be promoted. What was the big deal?

The owl couldn't blame him; all he could say was that he was incredibly unlucky.

In the future, we can always just do all sorts of small tasks. Look at that inspirational Thomas, who grew from a lowly mercenary into a great man.
"Hey bro, do you want some more white bread? I have some here."

Lyon hurriedly said that he had been eating rat meat every day for the past month and was almost sick of it, but he only dared to eat it secretly by himself and dared not give it to Li Wei. Poor brother!
At that moment, Li Wei was genuinely tempted, but ultimately shook his head.

"You can't eat it, and neither can you eat it, and Thomas, you shouldn't eat it either."

"Hehe, don't worry, little brother, I haven't eaten a single bite since I came to this mission world." Thomas chuckled outside the tent. They were so close that he could hear him whether there was a conspiracy card or not.

Li Wei glanced at Ang, who looked somewhat embarrassed. "Attention to detail! You have to pay attention to details!"
(End of this chapter)