Chapter 398 400 Missing
"Sister Rong, several captains of our trial team, Feng Xingjia, Xiao Gan, and Feng Bao are also invited. Captain Feng and his team just received the invitation letter and are a little nervous. They came here to ask for your opinion and ask if they want to go?" Just when Xia Kai went out to deliver a letter to Rong Xianxian, he met those captains, who also came to the Jindu Safety Zone with the large army.
"Go. Since you've been invited, why not go? A gathering with so many people is just the right opportunity to broaden your horizons and gain some knowledge." Rong Xianxian said nonchalantly, fiddling with a piece of tortoise shell in her hand with great concentration.
"But what if the military offers generous conditions and they are tempted? You have already spent a lot of resources to train them." Most of those invited were captains of the civilian groups who had traveled with them. Everyone had guesses as to what the military's purpose was.
Unlike the time before the end of the world when social order was stable and legally protected employment agreements or cooperation contracts could be signed, the current social environment is turbulent. Except for the strict discipline of the military, various civil groups and mercenary organizations have not yet formed a unified order convention. Whether it is an employment relationship, a commission relationship, or a subsidiary relationship, it tests the credibility and execution capabilities of both parties.
If Feng Xingjia and others violate the original agreement, Rong Xianxian can only seek an explanation on her own without violating the rules of the safe zone. The safe zone officials will not intervene.
Therefore, at this stage, few people will use their own resources to train their subordinates, unless someone like Ye Lanxin, whose team members are all employees brought up by family businesses, has a strong sense of cohesion and belonging.
"It's a venture investment in the first place. It's normal to fail and lose money. What's more, if they really have ulterior motives, we can't stop them. There's no point in keeping disloyal subordinates." These people were not randomly recruited, they were all selected and examined, especially the team leaders who were trained as key personnel, they are all loyal and reliable.
Training and supporting subordinates and developing power are impossible without financial and food resources.
"Sister Rong, isn't this just an ordinary tortoise shell? Apart from the fact that it looks stronger than ordinary tortoise shells, there's nothing special about it. You've been fiddling with it here for such a long time!" Xia Kai asked in confusion as he looked at the thing in Rong Xianxian's hand.
This tortoise shell was collected from a stall in the trading market a few days ago. The original owner of the tortoise shell said that on the day the monster fell from the sky, a huge monster with a snake head and a turtle body happened to land in their yard. After they killed the monster, this tortoise shell fell.
"Sister Rong, if you ask me, they are talking nonsense just to cheat us out of our elixirs. They know we are collecting those weird things with unknown uses, so many people use some pre-apocalyptic handicrafts to make up the numbers. We have suffered losses many times." Xia Kai said with some heartache. Although these messy things don't seem to be expensive, if they collect too many of them, it will waste a lot of money.
The tortoise shell was only the size of an adult's palm. Rong Xianxian was holding a magnifying glass and carefully observing the patterns on the tortoise shell. "Who cares whether it's true or not, as long as the thing is good, it's enough. A bottle of elixir is not worth much money, so you won't suffer a loss." Rong Xianxian said indifferently.
There were indeed many shoddy items on the stall they opened at the beginning, but later Rong Xianxian discovered an antique shop owner who loved collecting before the end of the world. With this person in charge, there were fewer shoddy items among the items collected. Although the things Rong Xianxian wanted to collect were not antiques, most of the shoddy items were antiques or imitations. As for the tortoise shell, because the seller asked for a high price, Rong Xianxian decided to accept it after consulting the seller.
"Sister Rong, are you going to the banquet with Captain Feng and the others this afternoon, or are we going separately?" Xia Kai asked again.
"No need to go together, just go your own way." This kind of occasion is mainly for making friends and getting information. Different circles can get different information. Are you getting together just to watch the fun?
"Then do we need to prepare anything in advance?" Xia Kai asked.
"No need, you and Alin can just come over in the afternoon." Rong Xianxian instructed.
After Xia Kai left, Rong Xianxian took out the set of mirrors that Xuanxuan had obtained in the foggy space. Rong Xianxian had studied it many times. The patterns on these mirrors were indeed some complicated runes, but she would feel dizzy if she observed these runes for a little longer. She could not figure out the meaning of these runes at all, nor did she find how to use these mirrors.
Although the patterns on the back of the tortoise shell could be seen clearly, no matter how many times Rong Xianxian looked at it, she could not remember the arrangement and distribution of the patterns. Even when she compared them with the "Basic Book of Talisman Making" and "Tianbao Talisman Technique", she could not remember them at all, as if her memory had been automatically cleared.
Rong Xianxian also showed this tortoise shell to Ming Tianlei. Ming Tianlei said that this was a very strong defensive material, but with his current level, he could not refine it.
Rong Xianxian showed this thing to Ming Tianlei not because she wanted him to use it as a material. She just wanted him to take a look to see if there were any signs of artificial refining on this thing.
The patterns on that set of mirrors were obviously artificially carved, while the patterns on this tortoise shell were completely natural, without any traces of artificial refining.
As a result, Ming Tianlei looked at it over and over for a long time but still couldn't give her a clear answer.
Rong Xianxian put the tortoise shell into a cabinet in the misty space that was specially used to store rare items.
Since she rented a stall in the trading market, the number of items stored in Rong Xianxian's space that seemed to have mysterious secrets but whose uses were unclear increased significantly.
Around four o'clock in the afternoon, Ning Qingyun was about to go out to keep an appointment when the captain of Team 3, Chen Yufeng, hurried back and said, "Captain, two members of Team 3 are missing. We just found the distress signal they left at the intersection of the Northwest District Trading Market."
"Missing, how long has he been missing?" Ning Qingyun's heart sank.
"It's been more than four hours. We haven't received any information from them since ten o'clock in the morning. We didn't find them at the assembly point at twelve o'clock. At around two o'clock, we mobilized people to search within the range of their activities. We just found the signal they left behind." Chen Yufeng reported carefully.
"Withdraw all personnel and start a search around the location where the distress signal was found. Work in groups of three to four, cooperating in light and covert operations. If you find anything unusual, do not act rashly and report back immediately." Ning Qingyun immediately gave the order.
(End of this chapter)
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