Chapter 167 Colonel Wei
The adjutant said, "This is the pseudo-artifact that Major Mu obtained from Honma through the Iron Heart. He arranged for it to be delivered to you as soon as he got it."
Wei Huan looked at him without saying a word.
The adjutant explained, "Honma was reluctant to give it up at first, but Major Mu could unlock any discarded phone, so Honma had no choice but to agree. Commander Chai meant that this was your trophy, and you should take it."
Wei Huan didn't even meet Honma when he went to Sangshu Country this time, so arresting him had nothing to do with him.
However, it is true that I have made great contributions to this operation against the Sangshu Kingdom. Commander Chai must have thought seriously about giving me such an important thing.
Wei Huan finally clicked the button to accept the item.
He really couldn't refuse. Even though he already had two pseudo-artifacts, it was precisely because he knew how much the pseudo-artifacts would improve him that he couldn't refuse.
When the adjutant saw Wei Huan put away the things, he hurried back to the car to check, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.
The things that were brought to Wei Huan before were obviously not delivered to the right place, and Wei Huan's expression remained indifferent.
This time Wei Huan finally showed interest, and Commander Chai could rest assured.
The adjutant nodded to Liu Chengzhi and was about to leave when he remembered and said, "Dou Lin's origins are still under investigation. We need to find his parents first, but Dou Lin has no memory and no one around him knows the truth. The investigation will probably be very slow. The best way is to investigate from the Zhan clan."
After a pause, the adjutant continued, "Also, if you have any suggestions for the new teacher, please feel free to tell me. There are many candidates, including university professors, early childhood experts, and primary school teachers. We will arrange for them and other experts to be sent to your car in the fourth-level world."
After Wei Huan came back, the place on his car became very popular. Legions from all sides sent people to inquire. In addition to the 36 reserved places, there should be 30 places on Wei Huan's car. Who wouldn't want to get on such a car?
However, Wei Huan announced publicly that these 30 places would all be given to non-combat professions, including various scholars, professors, and experts in child psychology, biological research, chemical research, etc. As long as they are top masters in the industry and dare to challenge the world, they will be accepted without restrictions until there are enough places on the bus.
This announcement surprised everyone, but upon closer thought it made sense.
These talents are the treasures of mankind. They carry a complete set of knowledge systems in their heads. If they are abandoned by the world just because they are not good at fighting, it will be a loss for mankind.
Other cars may be unable to take care of themselves, but Wei Huan has enough energy to protect these true human civilizations.
If one day, humans are defeated in the war and become survivors buried deep underground, Wei Huan will definitely protect these people until they survive to the end, until they are sealed deep inside. Perhaps they will find a way out of the desperate situation.
"Wei Huan's thinking is always thought-provoking. He thinks even further than us old guys. This is indeed something we should pay attention to."
"We can't let this child shoulder all the responsibility. We also need to take action."
"I always feel that Wei Huan is a very contradictory kid. He's both brave and conservative, both looking ahead and looking back, both hopeful and desperate. He's always charging forward, but also preparing a way back. It's hard to imagine a 20-year-old young man being able to do this."
"Maybe this is the difference between geniuses and ordinary people."
Wei Huan’s behavior is sometimes puzzling, but fortunately he is too dazzling, so when everyone tries to understand him and fails, they will think that this is the gap between themselves and the genius, and then choose to accept it without further investigation.
"Acceptance" is very important. It will rationalize all of Wei Huan's actions. Even if he does something strange, the secret of his rebirth will not be discovered.
The experts, scholars and industry leaders that Wei Huan requested have all been invited, and now they are just waiting for the nanny and teacher prepared for Dou Lin to get on board. However, every time the information is delivered, Liu Chengzhi is not very satisfied.
It was not Liu Chengzhi who was satisfied, but Dou Lin who was dissatisfied.
Dou Lin couldn't return to Blue Star, so he stayed in the car and is now in the gap between space.
Liu Chengzhi brought him with him, so these things were handled by Liu Chengzhi. However, every time Dou Lin sent the teacher's information, he shook his head.
He didn't say it, but Liu Chengzhi knew he wanted Aunt Peng.
Although Aunt Peng has mental problems, she raised Dou Lin. Although Dou Lin knows that she is not his mother, he already regards her as his mother in his heart.
Before entering the Level 4 assessment highway, Aunt Peng was taken back to Blue Star for treatment. After that, Dou Lin often mentioned in the car that he wanted to earn money for Aunt Peng's medical expenses.
Poor people like Aunt Peng, even if they have joined the War Clan, as long as they come back to Blue Star for help, Daxia will provide them with free treatment and care.
The reason why Mu Zhong told Dou Lin to earn money for medical expenses was, of course, because Dou Lin always had to look for Aunt Peng, but he couldn't return to Blue Star at all. In order to appease him, this was also a helpless move.
Liu Chengzhi took the new nanny's information and asked the adjutant, "How is Aunt Peng?"
The adjutant said, "She's stable after taking the medicine, but she can't handle the stimulation. The tank is headed to the front line, and Aunt Peng's current condition isn't suitable for boarding."
"Okay." Liu Chengzhi nodded and shook the adjutant's hand. "Thank you."
After seeing off the adjutant this time, Liu Chengzhi also got into the car. As soon as he got back into the car, he saw Wei Huan playing with a stone in his hand.
The stone was about the size of a basketball, irregular in shape, and gray, so it was hard to tell what it was. However, Liu Chengzhi had just been there, so he knew it was no ordinary thing.
They got another fake artifact.
Because there is only one item, it is not clear what it will look like after it is completely collected. At present, its only attribute is a 25% bonus.
What puzzled Wei Huan was where to put this thing.
There is no equipment slot in Challenge World. Wearing the piece of equipment that fits you best will provide attributes. Wearing more pieces of equipment will not only not provide any attribute bonus, but will restrict your movements and become a burden.
Shoes, pants, headbands, earrings, anything that can be hung, just hang it on your body. It is normal for a man who challenges the world to wear earrings, necklaces, and ear clips.
But I've never heard of a stone like this being used to support something.
So how should this thing be used?
Wei Huan fiddled with it for a long time but couldn't understand it. Liu Chengzhi came over and waved him over, "Where do you think I should put this?"
Liu Chengzhi rubbed his hands and took the artifact. "It's not heavy."
Then he tried to put the stone on his head, looked at Wei Huan for a few seconds, then silently took it off, gently placed it on the ground and sat on it, putting his hands on his knees and looking up at Wei Huan.
Wei Huan's silver glasses displayed the data, and then he was speechless.
Whether Liu Chengzhi wears it on his head or sits on his butt, there will really be an attribute bonus. In other words, can this thing be improved just by touching it?
Could it be that the druid from the Mulberry Kingdom carried it on his back when he went to the battlefield?
"Has there been a change?" Liu Chengzhi saw the answer from Wei Huan's expression. After a moment's thought, he said, "That's not a difficult problem. I'll put up an armrest next to your seat and put this thing on it. When you fight, you can sit on the chair, put your hands on it, and cross your legs. Oh my god, it's amazing!"
Wei Huan: “…”
But it seems that this is the only way to use this thing right now.
Moreover, this thing is called "Colossus", which reminds Wei Huan of the Druid Sequence Eight, also named "Colossus". In addition, the Shaman Sequence also seems to worship stone statues, so this should be a natural artifact.
We’ll have to wait and see when Mu Chong comes back. I don’t know if it will have any special impact on him.
The magical artifact that fell from the sky was quickly arranged by Liu Chengzhi. During this period, Dou Lin was also helping, and Liu Chengzhi also mentioned the new nanny candidate.
The child didn't say anything, obviously unhappy, but he didn't know what he wanted, so he could only choose to remain silent.
Liu Chengzhi asked several times but got no answer, and he became a little anxious: "Speak up, if you don't speak up and don't express your thoughts, others won't know how to help you. You have to say what you want."
Wei Huan said, "Forget it. You take him first. When the professors and experts get on the bus, they are all capable people, and anyone can give him some guidance."
Then Wei Huan asked Dou Lin, "Is this okay?"
Dou Lin nodded hurriedly, his eyes brightening.
Liu Chengzhi raised his hand and touched Dou Lin's face, "You little bastard."
After moving, both of them laughed again.
Then Liu Chengzhi asked to go upstairs with a red face.
He went home to see his grandmother. After his grandmother helped him analyze the situation, he realized how important he was. He was the first person to get on the bus and the one most trusted by Wei Huan and Mu Zhong. If he chose to stay away from the two of them just because of his lack of fighting ability, it would make them sad.
So he decided to shamelessly move into the senior management level. Although he lacked the ability, he worked hard to learn and improve himself. No matter what others said, he had to accompany the two bosses to the end of this road to see.
Wei Huan didn't expect that as soon as Liu Chengzhi said he wanted to go upstairs, his mood immediately became cheerful.
He nodded and smiled, "Okay, the room upstairs is big, it's spacious for you and Dou Lin to live together. If there's anything you need to change about the house, just tell the veteran."
"Yeah." Liu Chengzhi smiled and nodded.
After chatting with Wei Huan for a while, they saw Mu Zhong coming over. Liu Chengzhi called out to him, picked up Dou Lin and laughed heartily: "Let's go! Let's decorate the house!"
Dou Lin was also very happy, his hair was flying and his eyes were bright with a smile.
Mu Zhong watched the two walk away before turning back to look at Wei Huan. His gaze finally settled on the Colossus artifact he was holding under his arm like a basketball. He said, "This thing is probably quite large when fully formed. It's some kind of amplification artifact you keep close to you. It can't be worn, but as its completeness increases, its amplification range can be expanded."
Mu Zhong placed his hand directly on the giant statue held by Wei Huan and said, "It's currently a perfect fit. Maybe in the next stage it will be able to radiate to a few meters around it. This is a very suitable long-range device. You and I can use it."
Wei Huan was surprised to see that Mu Zhong's attributes had indeed increased and said, "It can be used by multiple people. Isn't it stronger than the Ring of Mofidi?"
Mu Zhong said, "It seems so at the moment, but after the Ring of Mofidi was upgraded, it increased the power of dark control. Do you know how powerful this 1 point of control is? Now it's only 1 point, and the complete artifact may have 100 points. Does that mean that even the demon gods will bow to you?"
Wei Huan raised his eyebrows, "That's a bold guess."
Mu Zhong shook his head. "Mofidi is a god-level behemoth. If you want to obtain the complete Mofidi Ring, you will definitely have a battle with it in the end. You can even kill it, making god-level beings bow to you. It's not an exaggeration, right?"
Wei Huan was convinced: "What about the colossus?"
Mu Zhong said, "Based on current speculation, the Colossus is a kind of amplification totem. All life within its range may gain attribute amplification, which meets the requirements of god-level equipment. However, it cannot be carried, so it is not an exaggeration. It is not superior to the Ring of Morfidi."
Wei Huan nodded, that’s true.
In the end, the "colossus" was actually placed next to Wei Huan and made into a handrail.
The armrest made by Liu Chengzhi is too simple. As the driver, Mu Zhong has more powerful modification capabilities for this car.
The colossus was placed to the right of Wei Huan's seat, with filigree gold thread surrounding Wei Huan's seat and the semicircular base below the colossus, connecting them into one, as if it was supposed to be like this from the beginning.
In addition, Mu Zhong also placed a place for the staff on the right side. During the battle, Wei Huan might really be like what Liu Chengzhi described, holding a giant statue in one hand and a staff in the other, leaning back in his seat with his legs crossed.
"Very cool." Mu Zhong looked at Wei Huan who was already sitting on the seat and smiled, "Orange Juice has a good idea, very stylish."
“…” Wei Huan silently put down his crossed legs. Being stylish is just pretending.
Mu Zhong was genuinely pleased. He kissed Wei Huan on the cheek, then walked around the seat twice and said, "Also, we need to set up some traps here to be on guard. I'll set up a warehouse teleportation point below. It will be stored away during normal times, and you can summon it out during wartime."
This is a good design. Wei Huan suggested, "Add a chair on the left." Facing Mu Zhong's puzzled gaze, Wei Huan said, "Or do you want to sit on my lap?"
Mu Zhong's eyes widened, and he became puzzled: "Can't I stand?"
"Then sit on my lap."
"Okay, okay, I'll figure out how to add a retractable seat."
Wei Huan's expression showed obvious regret.
…
Time passed uneventfully. Although the incident of Daxia sending troops to the Mulberry Kingdom and capturing 233 people from Osam caused a big stir and the relations between countries became tense, various speeches were made to express their positions, some supporting Daxia and some condemning Daxia, but everything was under Daxia's control and it was not Wei Huan's turn to worry about it.
In the blink of an eye, it was time to award titles to Wei Huan and others.
Wei Huan thought he would be promoted to lieutenant colonel this time, but unexpectedly, a colonel's epaulettes were tied on his shoulders.
Wei Huansheng was promoted to colonel, a grade skipping that was unprecedented, but no one thought it was a problem.
This is also the answer given by the various legions of Daxia after joint discussions.
Putting aside the great merits of Wei Huan, the opponents he faces now are at the level of Colonel Jacques. As the strongest newcomer of the year launched by Daxia, of course he cannot be bad.
Although military rank is not a must, it is sometimes useful in some places.
When our children go out to win glory, the family should not lag behind and should give them what they deserve.
In addition, Mu Zhong was promoted to lieutenant colonel, Xu Qingqiang was promoted to major, and other old members were promoted to lieutenant rank as much as possible.
There were no changes for the new members from the legion. Only Mu Zirui and the people he brought with him officially joined the Qinglong Army and were given the starting rank of second lieutenant.
There were more and more people in Wei Huan's car, and the resources needed also increased exponentially. The Qinglong Legion directly sent these resources to Wei Huan's car as regular supplies. In particular, there were the most third-level challengers in Wei Huan's car, so all kinds of materials for upgrading from third to fourth level were enough, even if there were another two or three hundred people.
Therefore, what is restricting everyone's improvement now is actually their own cultivation.
After completing these things, Wei Huan will go back to challenge the world again.
The thorn of the Zhan clan in Wei Huan's heart is very uncomfortable, and he will not be able to sleep at night unless he completely removes it.
After defeating the War Clan, he will continue to attack the fifth-level world. This is also the day he has been looking forward to since the first day of his rebirth, when he will catch up with the main force.
The fifth-level world is an "archipelago", with islands on the endless ocean. Countries are fighting for territory, fighting openly and secretly. It is heartbreaking to not die in the battlefield of dark beasts but be killed by your own kind.
In addition, when Wei Huan reaches the fifth-level world, he can enter the battlefield. When he really faces the Dark Beast Lord, he will know his strengths and weaknesses, and understand what he needs to improve.
In short, Wei Huan will stay in the fourth-level world for a while, but it won’t be too long.
While he was pushing down the War Clan, he was waiting for the remaining members on the bus to get on.
Most of these scholars survived a round in the Challenge World and never entered the Challenge World again.
It is also very simple to send them up. Just arrange people to go back to the second-level world and send the materials for upgrading the vehicles.
Advanced chariots can allow them to reach the third-level world at will, and then arrange for excellent chariots to absorb them and send them to the fourth-level world.
This process will take about two months, during which Wei Huan will have time to eliminate the Zhan clan.
Wei Huan did not tell anyone else about his plan. Everyone else just thought that they would wait in the fourth-level Qinglong City. So in order to make the eradication of the Zhan Clan reasonable, Wei Huan once again found Commander Chai and asked for a large number of treasure maps.
A large number of treasure fragments were traded in person to Wei Huan's mobile phone. The value of the treasure map of the fourth-level world cannot be compared with that of the third-level world. As the world becomes more difficult, the number of treasure fragments that soldiers can obtain is also less.
After the treasure map was traded to Wei Huan, Commander Chai personally sent them out of the challenge room.
There were 34 people in total, returning to the tank at the same time.
The AI steward's voice rang out overhead: "Welcome back, Captain Wei, Captain Mu, and all the crew members. Is it time to set off again?"
Wei Huan nodded: "Get ready to go."
"Okay, Captain," the AI steward said, "Everyone, please return to your seats. We'll be back to Challenge World in three minutes."
The 20 driving seats in the cab are not filled. In addition to the old drivers, parking spaces for Captain Xue and Mu Zirui have been added. The remaining 7 parking spaces will be reserved for the drivers who will get on the bus later.
There were no arrangements for the other crew members, and they could move freely in the car or go back to their rooms to rest, but at this time, all the combatants entered the [War Platform] and the first-floor square on their own, ready to rush to the front line at any time.
The non-combatants also returned to their respective work areas. Currently, the only confirmed non-combatants on board were Cousin Mu, Liu Chengzhi, Dou Lin, and the veteran. The veteran was a Sequence 4 pilot, but he was more adept at vehicle maintenance and upgrades, including preparing for Sequence 5 mechas.
Time passed minute by minute, and suddenly the vehicle vibrated slightly. Then after a slight shake, they entered the challenge world again from the chaotic gray space.
A vast expanse of white light came into view, and in the blink of an eye, they arrived in a world of ice and snow.
The fourth-level world is an ice and snow world, which also has landforms such as plains, highlands and mountains.
Coming out of the assessment highway, they appeared directly on the plain, and there were already many cars waiting there.
Humans have stayed in the fourth-level world for the longest time and have the greatest control over it. This world has 300 million challengers from all over the world of Blue Star.
Compared to the harm brought to humans by challenging monsters, what really hurts humans is the open and covert struggles among human countries.
So early in the morning, after confirming Wei Huan's return time, the Qinglong Legion sent ten vehicles over.
Every car here has passed the level 4 assessment together with Wei Huan. They not only protect Wei Huan and form a force that makes people dare not act rashly, but also successfully reach the level 4 world under Wei Huan's protection.
Wei Huan didn't recognize any of the drivers or crew members of the ten cars that came to greet him, but they were very familiar with Wei Huan. When they saw the white mini van appear in front of them, everyone became excited.
“Here I come!”
"Major Wei is here."
"He's now a colonel. It's a good rank promotion. I was unhappy when I saw that Osam was a colonel before."
"The country will definitely take this into consideration, so it will be promoted."
"I would definitely not be happy if others were promoted by skipping ranks, but there is nothing wrong with Colonel Wei, so it's okay to directly promote him to general."
"In my opinion, it won't be long before Colonel Wei becomes a general."
"That's it."
The convoy to welcome Wei Huan had formed a queue. Beside each stopped chariot, the driver got off the car and stood by the door to salute Wei Huan, then got on the car one after another to escort Wei Huan to Qinglong City.
They drove along in a mighty procession, and not far away, they saw an adventure vehicle passing by. They didn't know the nationality of the vehicle, but after seeing the scene, it sped away.
"It is said that there are many people in the fourth-level world. This is true. When we went to Qinglong City in the third-level world, we didn't see any cars along the way." Liu Chengzhi was chatting with Xu Qingqiang in a relaxed manner.
Xu Qingqiang bit his cigarette and mumbled, "The plains are good, so of course everyone is crowded here."
Wei Huan listened to these words and recalled the situation in the fourth-level world.
The best area in the fourth-level world is the plains. The temperature here is not too low and the monsters that spawn are relatively weak, so this is the best place to build a city.
In fact, countries around the world were quite patient and restrained. After confirming that this place was suitable for building a city, they held a United Nations conference to divide the territory.
Since there was no way to jointly build a city, they could only use this stupid method. Daxia took away four areas and built four cities in the east, south, west and north of the plain to facilitate the challengers of Daxia to enter and exit for rest and adventure.
Other cities that also have four cities include Big Goose and Osham.
The three cities are the Three Kingdoms, Tula Kingdom, Fence Kingdom, etc.
There are no cities in the Mulberry Kingdom and the Bang Kingdom. Since ancient times, only powerful sovereign states have been able to "divide the cake". Countries like these that rely on others for their existence can only pay fees to the suzerain state and share a city.
The four cities of Daxia are completely open. Non-Daxia challengers can get asylum as long as they pay fees to enter and exit. Many challengers from friendly small countries will choose to live in Daxia's cities.
In addition, it would be much cheaper for challengers from Daxia to purchase houses and land in their own four cities, and the taxes on doing business would also be lower.
In short, we have a strong motherland, which makes many people envy us. It can be said that the people of Daxia have won at the starting line since they were born.
They drove eastward and not far away they saw five chariots coming. Liu Chengzhi was just about to say that there were too many cars coming and going here.
Then I heard cousin Mu say, "Captain, they are from Xuanwu City."
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