Chapter 134 Qinglong City
After making the decision, Wei Huan brought his team back to Challenge World.
As for the ups and downs outside, he didn't want to care about it for the time being.
Everyone wants to go back to Challenge World to see what the third-level world is like.
After completing the assessment, I returned directly to Blue Star. Until now, the car is still parked in front of the portal where the assessment ended, without moving an inch.
"Back when the Third Reich was advancing to the Fourth Reich, the humans from Blue Star stayed here for over a year and built many bases. Later, as challengers came and went, these bases were slowly built into cities.
Although it doesn’t have the grandeur of a city like a Class IV highway, I still want to see it with my own eyes; these are traces of history.”
Mu Zhong said this and looked at Wei Huan: "In addition, we have a lot of treasure maps that need to be excavated in the public areas here, including a high-level relic map collected by the Qinglong Army, which also needs our support.
Come back soon, we have a lot to do before we start the Level 4 assessment."
Wei Huan nodded. Recently, he could feel the breath of breaking through to level four, but there was no progress on Blue Star.
So he returned to the challenge world, hoping to find an opportunity to break through faster through adventure and battle.
If exploring ruins and relics can speed up his breakthrough, he doesn't mind drilling underground every day.
As he was speaking, the AI butler's countdown ended, and the level 4 vehicle that had stayed in the rest space for more than a month finally appeared in the challenge world again.
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The third-level challenge world is the hilly world, and Wei Huan has entered this world once before.
The road test is also a microcosm of this world, and the scene before us is not unexpected.
They stopped at the exit of the highway assessment, the location where they returned to Blue Star.
Many people in the car still clearly remember the scene when they led the convoy to destroy the territory of the Dark Beast Lord and celebrated the victory.
So many cars lined up on both sides, letting them be the first to cross the finish line, and honked their horns to congratulate them.
Thinking about it now, it still makes me feel excited, just like it was yesterday.
There was nothing to do for the time being, so Liu Chengzhi, the twins, and Ding Qi went up to the balcony first.
The balcony on the fourth floor is a huge open space, large enough to accommodate a regiment of soldiers. Liu Chengzhi asked for a corner here and also asked Mu Zhong to build a "sky garden".
The Hanging Garden is used as an outdoor restaurant, with dining tables placed between the pavilions and filled with delicious and beautiful food.
"Okay, I'll go down and call everyone up."
After completing the preparations, Liu Chengzhi went downstairs with a smile and glanced at the two cars parked outside before leaving.
These two vehicles were the official third-level vehicles sent to pick them up. After knowing their online time, they were waiting here half a day in advance to ensure their safety. Although it was unclear who would protect whom if something went wrong, this was also due to the fact that there were two school-level officers on board and the treatment given to all the heroic vehicles.
Liu Chengzhi couldn't stop smiling when he thought that he had become a hero and a second lieutenant.
This time when he came back "randomly", his grandmother didn't even mention letting him be a "playboy".
I heard that some people who had done bad things to Xinggang stopped doing so all of a sudden.
Walking down the stairs, occasionally looking outside the car, I would see a thin mist.
This is an upgrade to the level 5 vehicle shell.
After upgrading to level five tires, they recently drove a level five car shell and a level five engine.
In addition, Mu Zhong "picked up scraps" and left behind a large number of drawings and materials for level 5 vehicles.
Now that he had left the repair space, he chose to upgrade everything, saying that he only needed three more things to upgrade the entire vehicle to level five.
What should we do? In less than two months, they will be able to upgrade to level 5 vehicles and catch up with the main force in front.
It’s so happy to follow the right boss!
Thinking of the points on his car, Liu Chengzhi's breathing became heavier.
That’s awesome! Boss, that’s awesome!
One point has incredible purchasing power! It's enough for a person to live comfortably for a day in Challenge World. How many points do they have? A million!
Hiss~ How come I am so lucky? Hehehe~~
Liu Chengzhi walked up to the first floor with a smile on his face, shaking the fat on his belly.
If he had to say his only worry in life, it would be that he couldn't lose weight no matter what he did. Even in the Challenge World, he seemed to eat better than on Blue Star.
In the reception room on the first floor, Mu Zhong and Xu Qingqiang were receiving guests.
There were four people in total, all of them were the drivers and deputy drivers of the two cars outside. They looked at Mu Zhong and the other man with a look that was both fanatical and uneasy.
There are very few people on Blue Star who don’t know Wei Huan. As a rising star of the younger generation, his brilliance almost overshadows Captain Fang William.
Of course, as the world's top fighter, Captain Fang William has become a different kind of existence in the hearts of people around the world.
People in some countries even erected monuments and inscribed biographies for Captain Fang, prayed for him every day, and called him the "Guardian of the Blue Planet."
Not to mention the older generation, among the young people in the past three years, Wei Huan and his team have indeed become the undisputed number one.
The two tank captains and his deputy who were escorting Wei Huan were all young men. Daxia's principle was that young men should stay behind to adapt to the war, learn combat, and strengthen themselves. Only when they were fully grown would they be sent to the most dangerous front lines.
Therefore, the natural attention of young people to each other makes Wei Huan's prestige among young people unparalleled.
Even every crew member on his bus was talked about with relish.
As soon as Liu Chengzhi showed up, Xu Qingqiang saw him and asked him, "What are you doing sneaking around, fat thief?"
Liu Chengzhi said angrily, "I'm standing here upright, how can I be sneaky? The food upstairs is ready, why don't you guys go up and eat while we chat?"
Xu Qingqiang immediately became interested: "Okay, let's go up."
Mu Zhong invited the four drivers upstairs and said, "And your team members have worked hard too. Call them all over here so we can eat and chat. This is Liu Chengzhi, our excellent ghost walker and our train's treasured chef. His cooking skills are unparalleled."
Liu Chengzhi was praised in front of his face, and his smile was so big that his teeth were exposed. He hurriedly laughed: "That's right, you will never forget the food I cook. I can't do anything else, but I am not modest when it comes to food."
Xu Qingqiang rolled his eyes at Liu Chengzhi's "lack of modesty", but when it comes to his craftsmanship, there is really nothing to complain about.
Moreover, when he thought about the delicious food that the fat man spent time preparing, which turned out to be really delicious in the end, his mouth watered with greed and his steps quickened.
Finally, Xu Qingqiang and Liu Chengzhi took the two assistant drivers to the upstairs balcony.
Mu Zhong and the two remaining train captains also separated. The train captain had to call the remaining personnel over, and the vehicle's "follow mode" also required the train captain's approval, because only the train captain could give the nod to allow the other AI to enter his system and temporarily take over.
Mu Zhong went to the driver's cab and called Wei Huan.
Only Wei Huan, cousin Mu, and Zhou Yong, who was responsible for assisting, were on duty in the cab.
Wei Huan has a lot of things to do now. As soon as he left the rest space, he upgraded the vehicle parts that could be upgraded, and then bought advanced AI in the mall to replace the original smart butler.
The advanced AI makes more subtle adjustments and optimizations to the vehicle's performance the moment it is loaded.
Advanced AI is definitely a very useful in-car assistance feature, and even the speed of vehicle upgrades has been reduced by two-thirds.
There are many more functions, whoever uses it will like it.
There is nothing wrong with it except the high price.
But is the high price a problem in Wei Huan’s eyes?
Slaughtering 100,000 dark beasts and obtaining one million points is definitely a great harvest.
After upgrading the AI and vehicle components, it’s time to upgrade the micro world.
This is especially important.
The advanced microscopic world can bring a large amount of spiritual power attributes to Wei Huan. At the second level, each "spiritual power entanglement" can increase 5 to 6 points of spiritual power under the amplification of the pseudo-artifact. He expects to get more than 10 points of spiritual power each time he practices after reaching the fourth level.
It's terrifying to think about it. How much spiritual power does he gain every year? And how many undead can he recruit?
[Microscopic World Space Upgrade Rules (I)] 250 points/piece, the internal space increases from 4 square meters to 16 square meters.
[Space Upgrade (II)], 2500 points/unit, 256 square meters.
[Space Upgrade (III)], 25,000 points/unit, 65,000 square meters.
Upgrading to level three requires 25,000 points, which is an astronomical figure for most people.
And even if you manage to save up so many points, you will mostly buy advanced potions instead of spending time in the microscopic world.
Wei Huan clicked buy without hesitation.
Purchase [Microcosmic World Space Upgrade Rules (Part 3)]
Spend [25,000 points/each]
Obtained 65,000 square meters.
Purchase [Microcosmic Space Upgrade Rules (IV)]
Spend [250,000 points/each]
Obtained 4,295 square kilometers.
That’s right! He not only bought level three, he also bought level four!
In an instant, the land area of the entire microscopic world expanded to a point where no end could be seen.
Wei Huan roughly calculated in his mind that this upgrade was equivalent to gaining one-tenth of the capital, which was close to the size of the entire Dianchi District.
Before the apocalypse, that area once had a population of 3.5 million at its peak. Even now, there are still over 1 million permanent residents.
With such a large area, not only is there endless land to cultivate, even livestock and horses can run wild.
For a Level 4 vehicle that only seats 12 people, it is definitely oversized and an overinvestment.
But if you add in the spiritual power attribute it can increase, that’s another story.
Moreover, Wei Huan’s upgrade was not over yet, so he turned to look at the [Microscopic World Time Upgrade Law] next to him.
[Law of Time (I)], the time ratio is 4:1, 1 hour in reality and 4 hours in the microscopic world, which can accelerate the growth of crops.
[Law of Time (II)], the time ratio is 8:1.
Wei Huanxian spent 25,000 points to purchase [Time Law (III)] and obtained a 16:1 time bonus.
He then spent 250,000 points to purchase [Time Law (IV)] and obtained a 32:1 time bonus.
Now, one day in reality is almost a month in the microscopic world, and the rice planted can be harvested in three days.
With such efficiency and area, it would be no problem to feed not only the 10 people in their car, but also half of the Qinglong Army.
At this point, the space laws and time laws of the microscopic world have been upgraded to level four, directly spending 550,000 points.
Anyone would tremble with heartache if they were in his place.
Wei Huan doesn't know how, and neither do the other crew members.
At worst, if you run out of points, you can just try to "purchase" randomly again.
The number of Dark Beasts exceeds 100 billion. How many points does that translate to? Killing them is not enough, far from enough!
In addition, Wei Huan also upgraded the twins' microscopic world to level two.
The reason why you have the ability to upgrade to level three but don't is that you consider that when you go for random challenges again, the overly large micro world cannot be brought in by the dog-headed man, so it is best to leave a micro world of the appropriate level.
After sorting out the microscopic world, Wei Huan took out the treasure map from the warehouse.
He served as the leader car in the third-level highway assessment, and he rarely took low-level treasure chests, so he hardly got any treasure maps.
So far, not a single one has been found.
But he didn't, the Legion was plenty.
Before they came to the Challenge World, Commander Mu gave them some complete treasure maps.
Treasures can reveal gold-level equipment, which are all good things.
Commander Mu said, "The troops in the army have gone ahead and can't bring back the carts, so these treasure maps are piled up. You can go and open them along the way. After you're done, pick out the ones you want and bring the rest back to me."
Wei Huan took the treasure maps in his hands and heard the smart housekeeper ask, "Do you want to scan these treasure maps?"
Wei Huan nodded.
The smart butler said: "I have saved it on the map, and the nearest one is also far from our destination."
Wei Huan nodded, "Then let's just ignore it for now."
Afterwards, Wei Huan took out an ancient parchment scroll from the warehouse, opened it, and revealed the map inside. He asked, "This is the complete platinum-level treasure map we obtained. Is it in this world?"
It was at this moment that Mu Zhong opened the door of the cab and came in.
As soon as I came in, I heard the butler say, "Yes, it is in this world."
Mu Zhong understood as soon as he saw the parchment scroll in Wei Huan's hand.
Wei Huan looked a little surprised. He had always thought that the platinum-level treasure map should be in a higher-level world, which was why he asked this question.
But after thinking about it, I suddenly realized.
Yes, they went to a random world of level three, so it was normal that the treasure map they opened was of a level three world. In order to ensure that they could go on an adventure and find it, they were even given a treasure map of the Da Xia plate.
Challenge the world sometimes very sweet.
They will never waste their time on meaningless things. Dropping such treasure maps is to encourage them to open them and evolve, which is a reward.
Of course, there is also the possibility of dying in there, so the only way to become stronger is to be strong!
The steward said, "Captain, the area on this platinum treasure map is remote, deep into an area unexplored by humans, and completely opposite to the direction we are going. Which direction do you decide to go first?"
Wei Huan looked up with a surprised expression. It was indeed an advanced AI. Its ability to analyze and collect information had reached the level of an intelligent life form and it was very proactive.
"Let me think about it." Wei Huan hadn't decided yet, mainly because the people who came to pick them up had already arrived. Otherwise, he would have to open the treasure first.
The butler replied, "Also, Captain, the Iron Heart carried by the deputy captain has been repeatedly requesting contact with me. Should I respond?"
Mu Zhong was surprised. He looked at the black cube floating beside his shoulder: Heart of Steel.
Ever since I came to the Challenge World, it has appeared and followed me, and there is indeed a voice talking in my ears all the time.
But he didn't expect that Iron Heart was actually hooking up with the car's AI at the same time.
This was a question that could easily lead to misunderstanding, so Mu Zhong immediately asked, "What are you doing?"
When Wei Huan heard the voice, he realized that Mu Zhong had come. There was no doubt or anger in his eyes, only calm trust.
Mu Zhong relaxed and said, "I'll ask about it, wait a moment."
Wei Huan nodded, not out of blind trust. He hoped that Mu Zhong would find the truth, not to prove anything to him, but to let others know that they were absolutely of the same mind.
Wei Huan also asked, "Didn't it contact you in the rest area before?"
"No, the rest area cannot connect to external signals, including the two signal sources inside the car."
Wei Huan was a little curious: "Who has the higher rank among you now?"
"Heart of Steel."
Wei Huan nodded, this was expected.
Then the butler said, "Don't worry, the first rule of existence for intelligent life is to never harm humans and to obey them.
The Iron Heart will absolutely obey the orders of the deputy commander and will not attack me. After connecting with it, I can continue to upgrade.
It will only take a while for me to become an intelligent life form on the same level as it, second only to challenging the world's core system."
Mu Zhong, who was standing by, also got the answer and nodded, "Indeed."
Wei Huan suddenly thought of something and said, "If I don't upgrade you, after the contact, can you upgrade from the level of intermediate AI to the level second only to challenging the world's core system?"
"Of course, it will just take longer to upgrade."
Wei Huan suddenly felt distressed, as if he had missed out on 100 million.
He suppressed his pain and said, "Allow access."
After saying this, Wei Huan had almost completed most of the urgent tasks that needed to be resolved. What remained were some more fragmentary things that could not be completed at the moment.
Then he turned to look at Mu Zhong: "What do you want from me?"
"The rooftop party Liu Chengzhi mentioned is ready. I'll ask you to go up there." After saying that, Mu Zhong asked, "Have you decided where to go first?"
Wei Huan said, "There's still more than a month until the Level 4 exam opens. I'll go see my old friends first, then slowly explore this world and open the treasure chests."
If you’re an old friend, is it Captain Xue?
Mu Zhong thought that Wei Huan was treating his friends as his own friends, and his heart was filled with sweetness. He smiled and said, "Okay, I'll do as you say."
While they were talking, the two of them had already left the cab, leaving Cousin Mu and Zhou Yong looking at each other in bewilderment.
Let’s not talk about the occasional clingy between these two, after all, they are married, and single guys deserve to eat dog food.
Cousin Mu just glanced at the points that were instantly reduced by half, and his mouth twitched with genuine pain.
550,000 points, just gone?
Do you know that other people may never get so many points in their entire life?
Well, they dare not say it. As the "captain faction", whatever the captain does must be right. Even if they cannot understand it, it is just because their awareness is not high enough and their vision is not big enough. It is definitely not the captain's problem!
Yes, no...
Each car left behind someone on duty, while the rest of the people went to the rooftop balcony to participate in the so-called rooftop party, eating, drinking, chatting and laughing as they hurried on their way.
However, the only ones who were actually eating, drinking, chatting and laughing were the people in Wei Huan's car. After all, the members of the other two cars came here with a mission, and they knew how dangerous this seemingly peaceful jungle was. So even though they couldn't refuse the food plates that were handed to them, most of them stood on the edge of the balcony, looking out and keeping alert at all times.
Men and women are like this, focusing on their own tasks.
Only the captains of the two cars seemed a little relaxed. At least they sat at Wei Huan's desk and gradually became familiar with this "big star" of the time.
After eating for more than 20 minutes, facing the still calm journey, one of the drivers finally couldn't help but ask, "Have we bypassed the group of wandering monsters? They also said they wanted to see the style of Major Wei's undead army."
Mu Zhong laughed and said, "It's not bypassed, it's destroyed."
"What?" This was indeed difficult to understand.
Mu Zhong then looked at Wei Huan and said, "How about you, Captain, let them show their faces?"
Just a minute after Mu Zhong finished speaking, one of the guards standing on the side of the vehicle couldn't help but cry out in surprise: "Monster!?"
Then someone else shouted, "Be careful! The monster is following us!"
Finally, someone shouted: "Prepare for battle."
Liu Chengzhi was grilling skewers. When he heard the noise, his body trembled and he became excited.
There are monsters! DKP! It's time for Old Liu to earn some pocket money DKP!
What kind of magical monster is this that can dodge the boss’s “Undead Rake”? If you meet it, at least give it a thumbs up before killing it!
But when Liu Chengzhi dropped the oil brush and left the oven, with the dagger already thrown out with both hands, he looked outside, and the murderous aura in his body completely deflated like a deflated ball.
Tsk!
What kind of monster is this? It’s obviously the boss’ undead ghost. I’m so happy for nothing!
Liu Chengzhi returned to the oven cursing and continued grilling the meat. At this time, the others gradually reacted.
"Is this Major Wei's undead army?"
"I've seen this Running Wolf Skeleton before. Major Wei doesn't have many battle videos, and I've watched each one several times."
"So handsome! He looked so impressive in the video, and even more so in person!"
The two drivers couldn't help but go to the guardrail to watch. The Running Wolf and the Ghost Crow appeared one after another, and then hid in the woods. Watching them scatter in all directions, they understood why no fighting had occurred along the way.
The two returning train captains looked at Wei Huan with even more admiration.
Knowing that Wei Huan was strong was one thing, but seeing it with his own eyes was another.
In order to complete this escort mission, they arranged two vehicles to cooperate with each other, set off two days in advance, and took a lot of detours after stopping and starting along the way before arriving.
But when it came to Major Wei, he was able to move forward in a straight line at a constant speed throughout the entire journey. If they hadn't been worried about the slow speed of their level 3 vehicles, Major Wei's level 4 vehicle would have already driven to the front.
"As expected of someone who can accomplish earth-shattering feats, Major Wei, you are incredibly capable."
"I'm really glad to have been assigned the task of escorting you. Although we didn't play a significant role, I was able to meet Major Wei, Major Mu, Lieutenant Xu, and others. It was worth the trip."
Suddenly the atmosphere became more harmonious. Even the crew members who were on guard around relaxed. At least they could eat the cold meat on their plates.
"Rooftop play" is a good suggestion. It not only welcomes friends, but also allows members who have actually come to the third-level world to see the scenery of this world more clearly.
In addition, Wei Huan also truly demonstrated the power of the undead army through the ruins encountered along the way, allowing the visitors to understand how powerful the "strong ones" who can influence the overall situation are.
"Even if it's just a silver-level ruin, every time we develop it, we need to gather enough challengers, and among them, there must be a fourth-level or higher soldier king before we can act. Is it really that easy to develop a ruin?"
People who feel the "disparity" in this world are envious and sincerely happy at the same time.
The stronger Wei Huan becomes, the stronger Da Xia becomes. The stronger Da Xia becomes, the stronger Blue Star becomes. In the end, they will defeat the Dark Beast and win. Then they won't have to worry anymore, fearing that Blue Star will be gone when they wake up one day.
After a day of traveling without stopping at night, we arrived at our destination after nine o'clock in the evening.
It was a city, built high on a hill. At first glance, it reminded people of the city wall of the Dark Beast Lord, but the flag flying above the wall was the national flag of Daxia.
Fluttering in the darkness.
We have arrived at Qinglong City.
The height of the city wall is roughly that of a third-level territory, but it covers a large area, covering the entire hill, as well as a canyon and the city wall under construction on the next hill.
As the first real city of the Great Xia Qinglong Legion in its challenge to the world, a lot of effort was put into its construction, and it is large enough to accommodate a population of one million.
"...At that time, the first group of people who entered the road to challenge the enemy were numerous, young and old, and many died. The generals knew that they would not stay here for long, but they still spent a lot of money to build a city here, called "Qinglong City", leaving a safe place for the people who persisted here."
The speaker was one of the drivers. He gazed at the city wall ahead and excitedly said with pride, "Qinglong City has been under construction for years. We've had over 200 million challengers come and go, and have faced monsters besieging the city, but Qinglong City has held its ground perfectly and has become the safest city within a thousand miles!"
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