Chapter 1021: Observation and Connection
Looking at Jiaoshan from a close distance, it is a gray-black circular mountain, but it is very huge, and the top almost rises into the clouds.
In fact, the whole mountain is not as flat as it looks on the surface. The surface is bumpy and full of pits and caves. There are natural crevices inside, and there are a large number of man-made tunnels everywhere.
The people on Jiaoshan relied on these places to build villages. From the outside, they looked united, but in fact, due to the lack of resources, there were deep conflicts between the villages. They would only unite when facing outsiders.
The people here usually make a living by excavating various rare and strange items buried deep under Jiaoshan Mountain. No one knows where these things came from, but it seems that they can never be fully dug up.
The water and soil here have been extremely polluted since the beginning of historical records. However, even so, since ancient times, people have been hiding here to avoid heavy taxes and labor service.
As Ren Xiaotian was driving the off-road vehicle closer, there was suddenly a big bump. The terrain here was rugged and bumps were normal, but at this moment he felt something and stopped the car.
He put on a mask and scarf, pushed open the car door and got out. Braving the howling wind, he took out a gas lamp and shook it a few times. After a while, a man wrapped up in a blanket with only his eyes exposed crawled out of a hole nearby.
The man looked at him twice and asked, "Have you been here before?"
Ren Xiaotian didn't say anything, but just threw him a stack of trading coupons, which was the common currency in Jiaoshan.
Even in the strong wind, the man reached out and grabbed it, stuffed it into his pocket, and asked, "What do you want?"
Ren Xiaotian simply replied: "Red goods."
The man understood as soon as he heard it. Although Jiaoshan looked closed, there were actually many things that were always being collected by people. Some things were even collected by people from the central city. Red goods were the relatively valuable items here.
He looked at the car and asked, "Is there another person?" After getting a positive answer, he said, "Follow the directions." He turned on a homemade incendiary stick and shook the light twice outside. A incendiary stick on the opposite side also shook.
Ren Xiaotian had been here many times and knew the rules here. He got in the car and followed the instructions all the way up, then turned and arrived at a village.
Lu Ke did not take him to his own village. He decided to enter Jiaoshan first. If he was alone, it would be fine, but if he brought people to trade, people from other villages might arrest him first to prevent his business from being taken away.
When we arrived at a village, we had to get out of the car and walk because the ground was full of traps and pits. It would be difficult for outsiders to move forward without a local to lead the way.
After Ren Xiaotian entered the village, he contacted the traders here according to the rules. He looked around and saw scattered villagers standing in the distance. They all had fierce eyes and were holding bows and arrows, homemade guns, and modified slingshots in their hands.
The trader looked at him with ill intentions, but when he saw that Ren Xiaotian and the other man did not have implants, he couldn't help but feel disappointed. He asked him how much he wanted. After hearing the quantity, he couldn't help but cheer up and invited them to a place farther inward and sheltered from the wind.
Then he brought out a basket filled with what looked like rubble clinging to it with red strings. The trader stared at him and asked, "No one has come to collect this in ages. Can you eat it?"
After being reminded by Chen Chuan last time, Ren Xiaotian never came into contact with such objects again. But this time, when these things gathered together, he even felt a tingling sensation on his skin. However, these people were careless and seemed not to care. Fortunately, he and Lu Ke had taken medicine in advance when they came here this time, so they had a certain resistance.
He asked, "Is that all?"
"You want a lot?"
The trader showed a look of vigilance, surprise, and secret joy.
Ren Xiaotian pinched his fingers and took out a gold note, motioning towards him, "Take as many as you can."
The trader's eyes lit up. "Wansheng Group's bearer gold notes?!"
Although this place is closed, it does not mean that you cannot go out. Anyone who holds the Wansheng Group's bearer tickets can get them. There are people in the city who are responsible for helping them exchange money. Although it is painful to be charged a fee every time, they are from Jiaoshan, so they can only suffer this loss.
At this time, everyone looked at the gold notes greedily, and then looked at Lu Ke and Ren Xiaotian, breathing rapidly. Since they could take out one, there must be more. The villagers behind them all slowly raised their guns and bows and arrows.
Lu Ke opened his windbreaker at the back, revealing a row of explosives tied to his waist, and said, "Don't think too much. This gold note is a designated withdrawal note. It needs my brother Ren's personal signature to be valid. It's useless even if you snatch it away.
Without everyone’s signatures, it’s just waste paper.”
Upon hearing this, the trader became extremely disappointed. He glanced at Lu Ke and asked, "Judging from your accent, you're from the east?" After receiving a positive response, he waved his hand indifferently and said, "We're out of stock here. Take the items and go trade somewhere else."
With a local leading the way, he couldn't use any of his little tricks, and the two people opposite him looked like tough guys. There was no point in staying if he couldn't make more money.
Ren Xiaotian tossed the gold note to him. Lu Ke stepped forward, picked up the basket, and said, "Brother Ren, follow me. I know the way down."
Ren Xiaotian nodded.
This time his mission was to bury some secret instruments and artifacts at several designated locations, and then he would need to stay here and monitor the subsequent reactions of these things.
All of these artifacts were provided by the Esoteric Censorship Bureau. If the secret treasures of the old imperial family were here, no matter whether half of the keys were missing or not, as long as they were opened, the secret ceremony would be triggered. Once the buried artifacts were stimulated, they would make noises due to the resonance of the ritual, so that they could discover them at the first time and send a telegram to notify them immediately.
After leaving here, they went to two villages in succession. After checking the boundary evidence, they quickly found the first burial site. Then they carefully took out a ceramic-like cylinder and buried it straightly according to the method in the manual.
Because there was no one around, the whole process went smoothly. After it was done, Lu Ke asked, "Brother Ren, is this done?"
Ren Xiaotian looked at the sky and said simply: "It's almost dawn. Let's find a place to stay first, and then go to the next place."
"Okay."
Half an hour later, the sun rose from the horizon and shone on the earth. Both Yangzhi City and Jiaoshan were shrouded in golden light.
On the side of the old house in Yangzhi City, Chen Chuan stood at the door and looked in the direction of Jiaoshan. Senior Brother Ren should have arrived there by now. If the ritual objects could be placed smoothly, surveillance could be guaranteed for at least the next ten days.
If you are not sure whether there is actually a crack there, this is the lowest cost and most convenient method.
At present, the focus is still on Sanshan. The Government Affairs Office is stepping up efforts to connect it with the Yangzhi site, and the merger of major facilities and sites on the road has begun.
Within five days at the latest, the Skyline Field will include this entire important area, so that even if a crack appears, it can be discovered at the first time.
He turned around and went into the house to make a cup of tea, then moved a soft chair over and sat down, slowly drinking tea while flipping through the Comprehensive Geography. Chao Ming lay next to him.
Although the old imperial family might take a big action this time, he was not nervous at all. Instead, he was very calm, because as his strength increased, he naturally had the confidence to deal with various unexpected situations.
After nine o'clock, he closed the book, packed up his things, walked out of the old house, and left here on foot. When he arrived at a gas station outside, there was already an extended armored vehicle parked there.
After he stopped, the car door was pushed open from the inside. The attendant saluted him. He nodded and got in.
The operator in the front seat said, "Director, news has come from Central City that after ten o'clock, the National Avenue field station will be the first to connect to the Skyline."
Chen Chuan nodded and said, "Go there and wait."
"yes!"
The armored vehicle left here and arrived at the National Avenue in the eastern section of Yangzhi City more than half an hour later. Going down from here, you can reach Yuanwang Port. The car stopped at the checkpoint.
Chen Chuan sat in the back seat and waited quietly. At around ten o'clock, he suddenly heard a hissing sound from the interface beside his ear, which then gradually became clearer. He heard some notification messages from the signal station in the central city.
He nodded. The progress seemed to be going smoothly. In this case, it would take two or three days to reinforce the signal.
In this way, if there is a problem anywhere in the coverage area, he will know immediately, and with his speed, he can rush there in a short time.
However, the signal arrangement on the Sanshan side went so smoothly and did not encounter any damage as expected, which means that either they were completely overthinking it this time, or the secret treasure may not be here.
To be honest, he would rather they were overthinking it this time. It was better for him to fill the loophole in time than for others to find it.
If the secret treasure is really not here, then...
While he was thinking about it, a signal suddenly came into his ears. He took a look, and with an idea in his mind, he connected it.
"Old Feng?"
Old Feng's voice rang out, "Director Chen, it's me. We have obtained some information from the headquarters according to the requirements of the Government Affairs Office.
According to the analysis of the consciousness cluster of the analysis department, there have indeed been some unusual deployments of the upper-level military forces of the old imperial family over the past year. Although they had hidden it well before, we coordinated the Shannan Road garrison to launch a feint attack yesterday, which still revealed some flaws.
It is now confirmed that some time ago, several high-ranking generals from the former imperial family returned to the court to report on their duties, but one of them, who appeared outside, is very likely his replacement, and this is still being confirmed."
"Who is this person? What's his position?"
Old Feng said, "One of the four generals of the old imperial family, General Zhengdong, Su Kuo."
After hearing this, Chen Chuan's eyes flickered slightly and he said, "Old Feng, thank you. This information is very important."
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(End of this chapter)
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