"Um."

Su Lin nodded lightly, glanced back at the hotel, and continued to follow the group.

When Su Lin met Song Daqiang again, he could clearly sense that both he and the two women had grown considerably and become much stronger.

Even so, given Song Daqiang's personality, he would most likely still follow him closely. He doesn't have the mentality of a strongman; he'll definitely try to curry favor with anyone who can.

Song Daqiang's current behavior is unusual; something must be up.

But as long as Song Daqiang had no ill intentions or threats towards him, Su Lin didn't want to waste time digging into other people's secrets: "Don't worry about him, let him be."

"good."

Xiao Linlin nodded, her attention returning to the two large men in front of her with their arms around each other's shoulders.

"Brother, are you the eldest brother's attendant?"

"You're only just realizing that? But my follower is different. He's really something else. Even your older brother has to listen to me."

"Really? I get the feeling that you're afraid of my older brother."

"Oh, it's all about social etiquette; you have to give people the face they deserve... By the way, you said you knew what an oxygen-generating core is?"

"Mhm."

Wang Dalu, with his head bowed as he was being held, explained to Jia Zhengyi: "The oxygen-generating core mentioned in the escape mission isn't actually a technological item; it's just a biological organ from our native world."

"This creature is an alien species, brought to this world by an alien civilization. It has the biological habit of feeding on oxygen and is also the source of the oxygen shortage crisis."

"But these things are rampant, very good at hiding, and protected by alien civilizations, so it's not easy to capture them in large numbers."

"These things are usually active on the surface of the earth, but in recent years they have shown a tendency to invade the underground, destroying the very little oxygen that remains underground. Therefore, human organizations in various underground regions are trying to capture them."

"After the initial capture, local human research revealed that the oxygen absorbed by these creatures condenses in a certain organ within their bodies, forming a special substance. By fully utilizing the effects of the guide's alien technology, they can produce massive amounts of oxygen at virtually no cost."

"So, this thing is called the Oxygen Core, and it is the largest strategic material in the world in recent years. It is extremely valuable, almost several times more expensive than gold on Earth for the same weight."

Wang Dalu explained in great detail, and Jia Zhengyi listened with great interest, finally asking, "What is a guide? Is it the 'Civilization Guide' mentioned in the mission?"

"Yes, that's them. 'Civilization Guides' is a term used by Earth to refer to extraterrestrial language, but it's quite appropriate."

"They also originate from extraterrestrial civilizations, are wandering civilizations in the universe, possess extremely advanced technology, and claim to have been fighting against cosmic colonial hegemony, coming to help humanity resist cosmic hegemony."

"However, their biological structure is very fragile, their physical strength is extremely weak, and they are not good at developing technological weapons. Their self-defense capabilities are very poor, and they have been besieged and captured by alien civilizations for many years."

"The native subterranean humans regard these special aliens as benevolent friends, and constantly protect and rescue these guides. Of course... their main purpose is also to obtain more alien technology from them."

"Including some of the technological means that humans now have underground, such as oxygen-generating technology, all originated from the teachings of the pioneers of civilization."

Wang Dalu spoke fluently and in great detail, and Jia Zhengyi listened patiently until Wang Dalu, still eager to hear more, asked, "Brother, what else do you want to know? Ask away!"

"That's all for now, but I still have a few questions."

Jia Zhengyi squinted at Wang Dalu with a half-smile: "I'm really curious, buddy, how do you know all this? Are you a local? Did the survivors go back to their hometowns?"

Jia Zhengyi teased him, but he tightened his grip on Wang Dalu's arm, holding him tightly around the neck.

Wang Dalu was uncomfortable being strangled and struggled, slapping and shouting, "Hey! Brother, what are you doing? We're family!"

"Are you doubting me? I'm a survivor, I have skills!"

Wang Dalu hurriedly explained, "I have a skill that allows me to quickly grasp the basic situation of every unfamiliar world and to understand the game information faster than others. I even paid a high price for this skill!"

"Oh, I see."

Jia Zhengyi suddenly realized, but he didn't let go of her hand and continued to ask, "That's not right. I've heard the boss mention you. Aren't you a rat? A scoundrel who relies on quick death? Where did you get the money to buy skills?"

"No, you scoundrel?"

Wang Dalu stopped struggling and just stood there, rolling his eyes at Jia Zhengyi: "Bro, what do you mean? Are you looking down on me?"

"I've died a lot, I'm being killed every day, I'm escaping like a rat, but I'm not a scoundrel, OK?"

"I plan to die, I plan to fail, that's different from a scoundrel!"

Wang Dalu seriously corrected Jia Zhengyi, seemingly disliking Jia Zhengyi's assessment. Jia Zhengyi, however, was puzzled: "Failed to escape, and you still need to plan?"

"certainly."

Wang Dalu smiled mysteriously: "I can only tell you that as long as I fail too many times, I will eventually escape successfully... As long as I plan the number of games, how can I not make money?"

"Oh, such an amazing ability? Is it a talent or a skill?"

"Brother, can I keep a secret? I won't tell you unless Big Brother asks me."

Wang Dalu gritted his teeth and made his statement. Jia Zhengyi nodded, neither forcing him nor shouting for Su Lin to come and coerce him.

Gathering intelligence is his job as an information officer. If he needs to rely on his boss to blackmail and interrogate him, wouldn't that make Commander Jia look incompetent?

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