Chapter 168: Level 4 World Qinglong City
Xuanwu City is also the base of the Xuanwu Legion.
For a moment, everyone looked at Ding Qi, who was from the Xuanwu Legion.
Ding Qi smiled broadly: "Maybe they are bringing us a roasted whole cow or a roasted whole lamb."
Sure enough, the car pulled up ahead. After getting permission to start the video link, a young major appeared on the other side. He saluted Wei Huan and said, "I heard Colonel Wei was returning today, so I asked for permission to go out and try my luck. I didn't expect to actually run into him. To show our Xuanwu City's hospitality, I'm sending you roasted whole lamb and cattle to thank Colonel Wei and everyone in the car for their selfless dedication to our Great Xia and our human race!"
After saying that, a group of people jumped off the car, each carrying a roasted whole cow or sheep, and walked to Wei Huan's car.
A total of fifty whole cows and fifty whole sheep were sent here in this way by challengers of the lowest level three. The sense of ceremony was full and it also represented the sincerity of Xuanwu City.
After presenting the gifts, the five cars joined the escort team, saying that they would escort Wei Huan all the way to Qinglong City before leaving.
Wei Huan couldn't refuse the kindness and had no choice but to agree.
As they continued forward, they deliberately avoided some foreign territories on the way and saw many chariots coming and going.
The closer you get to the center, the more crowded it becomes, and the feeling is completely different from other worlds.
It's covered in ice and snow here, but the presence of fellow tribesmen gives people a great sense of security.
I returned to Challenge World at dawn in the morning and arrived at Qinglong City at four o'clock in the afternoon.
In the distance, a huge city that was even more majestic than the third-level world appeared before everyone's eyes like a lurking giant beast.
Wei Huan had been to this city countless times in his previous life, but he was still shocked by its huge size and strong cyber style.
The Challenge World's mall sells a variety of alloy metals for city construction. Thus, just like the Level 3 World, this place is a metal city.
But it is more than ten times larger than the third-level Qinglong City.
High-rise buildings appeared in the city, which were more for mounting weapons than for living.
The city walls were full and could no longer hold weapons, so the builders turned their attention to the buildings inside the walls.
When newcomers enter the city for the first time, they are often attracted by the various large weapons such as turrets, laser towers, etc. mounted on the top of the buildings.
Then, everyone will find that, unlike the ice and snow outside, there is no snow in the city. The protective shield opened above the city blocks the wind and snow, making the city like spring all year round.
Chariots were not allowed to drive in the city except on designated streets, so people had to ride on flying vehicles flying in the sky and underground.
Thus, the flying people and the ultra-modern alloy architectural style, intertwined in the depths, present a scenery that would never be seen on the blue planet.
"handsome!"
Xu Qingqiang watched intently. Even though he had learned about the fourth-level world before arriving, seeing it with his own eyes still gave him a different feeling.
Mu Zhong also said: "Humanity has stayed in this world for three years, and it is unknown how long it will stay. Therefore, in order to provide a safe place for the future human race to settle, the construction of each city is very expensive. After all, the beast tide in the fourth-level world breaks out very frequently.
Initially, it was very difficult for humans to gain a foothold here. Now, we no longer need the participation of the entire population, and can easily resist relying on the city's defenses. This took quite a while."
"Why are there so many beast tides?" Dou Lin listened carefully for once and asked.
Mu Zhong patiently explained, "A regular treasure chest will contain dozens or even hundreds of rabbits if you open it casually, so it's easier for them to form a tide. In the beginning, the frequent beast tides killed many challengers."
"Yeah, rabbits are fierce, ugly, and there are so many of them. They're really annoying."
Mu Zhong thought about it and wanted to say, actually, rabbits are quite cute. On Blue Star, rabbits can be kept as pets...
"Captain, the Lord of Qinglong City requests a communication."
This time, as soon as I entered the city, I saw the city lord waiting there.
Qinglong Cheng is the commander of the Qinglong Legion Construction Corps, a lieutenant general named Liu, and he is also Mu Dehao's confidant.
Mu Dehao is a full-fledged general in the Construction Corps and is extremely skilled in the construction and operation of large legions. It can be said that from the ruined Wind City in the second-level world, to the Qinglong City in the third-level world, and now to the fourth-level world, the Qinglong City in front of him was mainly built by Mu Dehao.
Mu Dehao was gifted in business and construction, including using the alloy from the mall to build cities. It was he who first came up with the idea, and other countries followed suit.
It was only after getting to know him that Wei Huan realized that Uncle Mu was not a flatterer with sweet words but a treacherous heart. He was a man of real talent and hard work, which was why he was recognized by the former Commander Hong. Now that Commander Chai is in power, even though there have been many twists and turns, he eventually returned to his position and is now engaged in large-scale development and construction in the fifth-level world.
After Mu Dehao left, he left the fourth-level city to General Liu for management. It would serve as the last training point for talent input and resource collection point, and it was crucial to transport all kinds of supplies to the front line.
Of course, Mu Zhong was also familiar with City Lord Liu. After greeting each other, he introduced Wei Huan and the other members in the car, and then they were solemnly welcomed into the city.
They had only gone halfway when a siren suddenly sounded from behind. The "beep" sound was piercing and loud, and could be heard from far away.
"This is..." Wei Huan wanted to say that this was another beast tide, but thinking of his identity that needed to be concealed, he shut up again.
City Lord Liu, who was in Wei Huan's car, naturally continued, "It's a beast tide, but don't worry. Beast tides occur frequently here, at least once a day. Qinglong City has the most powerful offensive and defensive weapons. Even a level 10 beast tide can be withstood. We don't even need the challengers in the city to take action. We can survive it."
Xu Qingqiang asked, "City Lord Liu, what's the highest level of the beast tide?"
City Lord Liu smiled and said, "The highest beast tide humanity has experienced so far is level ten, but theoretically, there should be even higher levels. Don't worry, even if Qinglong City can't withstand it, we still have the guards and the challengers living within the city. If necessary, we can all join forces and we'll be safe. After all, every world has world levels, and the monsters' levels and combat power have upper limits."
"Yes, there is also a world limit." Xu Qingqiang nodded. This "world limit" has saved countless lives.
Wei Huan listened from the side, his eyes flickering.
Yes, every world has its upper limit, so humans set the standards for city construction within the upper limit of the world, but they did not consider that if human groups were involved, this upper limit would be broken, and then the city walls that humans relied on would no longer be able to protect themselves.
As the sirens blared, dozens of cars came speeding towards the city wall.
Wei Huan's convoy avoided the chariots that were carrying out an emergency mission. Everyone looked in the direction they were going and saw a huge attack device on the roof of the building that had been fully charged and was emitting white lightning towards the outside of the city.
The battle was going on fiercely, but not much sound could be heard here except the sirens. The city was too big, equivalent to the size of two Beijing districts. No matter how fierce the battle outside the city was, there was always singing and dancing in the city.
This made City Lord Liu very proud. He also introduced the huge round weapon, which came from a platinum treasure chest reward in the past and might be a relic of the previous civilization.
"...But we didn't use it directly. Instead, we invited a large number of experts and scholars to conduct research. Finally, through the hands of the pilot, we imitated the first Eye of Moss.
Since then, we have continued to innovate, and now the power of the Eye of Moss is dozens of times that of the original version.
With these constantly updated weapons, Qinglong City is impregnable. Let's go, it's just a conventional battle."
As the convoy moved forward, everyone was praising the fighting power of Qinglong City, except for Wei Huan, who had a slight frown on his face, looking preoccupied.
But before Mu Zhong looked at him for the second time, Wei Huan had already composed his expression and pretended nothing had happened.
The war ended quickly as expected. After they arrived at the City Lord's Mansion, before they could say a few words, City Lord Liu received the news that the beast tide was over.
This honorable news made City Lord Liu very happy. He even spoke a little louder and finally added, "...It's all thanks to Commander Mu. It was he who built this city into the solidity it is today."
"Commander Mu?" Mu Zhong repeated.
City Lord Liu said, "How long has it been since you last contacted your father? You haven't heard about the recent situation of the Legion, have you? The transfer order from Blue Star has already arrived, and Commander Mu is now the deputy commander of our Azure Dragon Legion, in charge of the rear."
Mu Zhong raised his eyebrows and glanced at Wei Huan.
Commander Chai was completely promoting his family, and it was unclear whether this was a good thing or a bad thing. After all, his father had done the same job when he was a corps commander, and now he had been given a special promotion. There were many reasons for this.
However, Mu Zhong would rather believe that the country is eager to recruit talents, and people with ability should be given more rights.
Next, just like when we were in the third-level city, everyone moved into the city lord’s mansion. You can live in the mansion or move back into the car.
Cousin Mu and Mu Zirui were responsible for receiving visiting leaders from various departments, including some unnecessary social engagements.
In this regard, the Mu family is very capable. As a century-old prestigious family, they have been able to handle various occasions with ease since childhood. Wei Huan admits that he is inferior to them in this regard.
Mu Zhong took Captain Xue and Li Xue to the army.
Mu Zhong's "steel factory" is constantly producing mechas. Even if they are only level two, they can undergo a qualitative change when the quantity reaches a certain level.
The mechas in the third-level Qinglong City are now a bit saturated, so Mu Zhong needs to continue building a mecha army here as well.
Just as he said, he has his own desire for power. The power of the Mecha Corps must be in his own hands, and he must do everything personally. Sometimes he even stays in the barracks, and Wei Huan hasn't seen him for several days.
Of course, Wei Huan is also very busy.
He was busy looking for the base camp of the War Clan.
In the previous life, the Zhan Clan launched an attack on Xuanwu City four years later. At that time, Wei Huan left Wei Jinhong and joined the legion. Not long after arriving in the fourth-level world, he witnessed the Zhan Clan's attack on Xuanwu City with his own eyes.
At that time, he joined the Suzaku Legion, which was closer to Xuanwu City, and was the first to be sent as reinforcement.
However, no one expected that the War Clan would use their special abilities to drive a large number of snow beasts, as well as beasts from other worlds, to form a beast tide that was completely beyond the level of this world, and dealt a devastating blow to Xuanwu City.
At that time, he was just an ordinary challenger, far away from the core of power, and had no idea why the Zhan Clan attacked Xuanwu City.
But that battle left a deep impression on Wei Huan, second only to the brutality of the final decisive battle.
Huge white rhinos attacked the city walls, and snow apes like those in myths and legends hammered their chests. Endless beasts rushed towards the human walls, causing a brutal massacre.
The key point is that both parties in the incident are human beings. Before being killed by the dark beasts, humans slaughtered each other first. It seems not worth it when you think about it.
After that, the Human Alliance Army denounced the War Clan, and countries around the world joined forces to find the War Clan's lair and launched the final war against them.
Since then, the Zhan clan was destroyed and the great revenge was achieved, but those who died in the "Xuanwu City Incident" could never come back.
Wei Huan naturally would not stay in the fourth-level world for four years and wait for the War Clan to take action.
Since he knew where the War Clan's base camp was, of course he had to go there directly.
I also want to try to investigate why the War Clan attacked Xuanwu City in the previous life?
After all, among the war clans he had come into contact with so far, although there were some extremely vicious guys among them, the vast majority of them were just desperate and in need of support. They always had a strong sense of identity with their human identity and would not do such irrational things.
Therefore, the problem still needs to be found among the top leaders of the Zhan clan.
Wei Huan had an idea in mind, but in order to avoid attracting other people's attention, he acted cautiously.
He needs to wait for two months in the fourth-level world until other crew members are sent there before he can go to the next world again.
Therefore, during this period of time, he spent most of his time running out and opening treasures all over the map.
This time, he drove the car.
The main reason is that the natural environment of the fourth-level world is too harsh, and most of the treasures are hidden in the snow-capped mountains with complex terrain and high and steep mountains.
He took Xu Qingqiang, Ding Qi, the twins, and a group of fighters who got on the car later, and wandered around in the mountains. On average, he could open five treasures every day, and his efficiency was extremely high.
At the same time, in this frequent but not dangerous battle, the members of Wei Huan's car began to advance in a competitive manner.
Unlike the teammates Wei Huan recruited in the second and third level worlds, many of the crew members who got on the train later had already been in the challenge world for three or four years. The oldest one was even a first-generation challenger and is now a fourth-level wise man.
Therefore, many people have accumulated a lot of knowledge and may have reached the advanced level long ago, but because they lack the opportunity to integrate and master it, they have never had the opportunity to break through.
Now Wei Huan gave them the opportunity to fight safely. In the constant fighting, they gradually mastered the essentials of their own professions, and thus advanced one after another.
The advanced potions in Wei Huan's car also require DKP, but compared to the DKP obtained from frequent battles, the cost of purchasing potions is really nothing. This should be considered a benefit of Wei Huan's car.
Everyone advanced happily and without pressure, and the combat effectiveness of the car became stronger and stronger.
Until a farmer advanced to the Martial King, and because the car lacked the fifth-level advanced potion, Wei Huan specially contacted City Lord Liu to get some materials to allow the driver to advance to the Martial King.
After King Wu appeared in the car, the first one to quit was Captain Xue.
Upon hearing this, Captain Xue's face turned green with envy. He said to Mu Zhong, "No, I have to go out and fight. You call that Martial King back." Captain Xue felt his jealous expression was unsightly and added, "He needs time to advance. Frequent battles won't be good for his subsequent training."
Mu Zhong was amused by Captain Xue and said, "Okay, wait until Wei Huan comes back, then you get in the car. Will Sister Xue get in?"
Li Xue just said it was okay. She was interested in something else. "It's not good for you two to live apart like this. You should be together more often to have a deeper relationship. When the guard car comes back, don't stay in the camp. Go back and see him."
Mu Zhong was silent for two seconds, then nodded: "Okay, I do miss him."
But Wei Huan, who had promised to come back the next day, did not come back.
After operating outside for about ten days, Wei Huan determined that the time was right and began to search deeper for the location of the War Clan's base camp.
He only remembered a rough range. At that time, he was following the main force and never thought that one day he would need precise coordinates.
Now that it is four years earlier, there may be some changes in the terrain, and I don’t know if we can find it.
Wei Huan went deep into the mountains.
There were nearly 20 people in the car, and no one asked questions. Out of trust in Wei Huan, when they saw the car driving deep into the snow-capped mountains, they just thought that the next treasure map was ahead.
The environment inside the snow-capped mountains is harsh, with howling winds and a temperature difference of more than 100 degrees between day and night. At the worst time of night, the temperature can even drop to minus 150 degrees.
The snow hanging on the snow-capped mountains is soft, and an avalanche often occurs in the next second where they pass.
The force of the avalanche will affect the vehicle's progress. Even though Wei Huan's car can float to a height of about 30 meters in the air, the operation of this suspension function still depends on the ground.
The fifth-level tank [Terrain Fortress] is fundamentally still a vehicle, not an aircraft.
The collapsing snow kept falling behind them, and wherever the chariot passed, there was flying snow mist. If they hesitated anywhere, they might be buried by the flying snow.
The mountain was too steep for the chariot to fly across, so it had to go around the mountain. Suddenly, a big hole appeared in the seemingly flat snow field in front of it, and the chariot fell down suddenly.
The AI butler drove the vehicle to a dangerous escape, gliding and rising along the edge of the sunken pit, and finally returned to the surface.
This kind of experience is not thrilling at all, but the most common thing along the way.
But because this situation happened frequently, gradually, even Xu Qingqiang began to look at him with doubt.
"Where are we going?" Xu Qingqiang asked without caring about anything else.
Wei Huan said, "Treasure spot."
"Where's the treasure spot up ahead?" Xu Qingqiang pointed at the map and asked, "Aren't the coordinates of the treasure spot marked in advance? You're driving into this uninhabited area, are you trying to sell me off?"
Since the cab was full of veteran team members, Wei Huan just let Xu Qingqiang talk nonsense, and everyone else laughed along, treating it as a joke.
Out of trust in Wei Huan, even if something feels wrong here, they will only think that Wei Huan has some special arrangements.
Anyway, just follow it, you won’t go wrong.
However, because the environment was too harsh, after arriving at an area, the tank kept trying to enter a mountainous area, which attracted people's attention.
Xu Qingqiang asked: "What's in there?"
Wei Huan was silent.
There was a natural safe haven there, which was the base camp of the War Clan, but the steep mountains blocked the chariot's way forward. He knew there should be a secret passage here, but he could never find it.
This place is truly amazing. Before humans possessed level six chariots, the only way to enter it was to find that secret passage.
How can we find that secret passage?
If we disperse everyone and find a place to hide, we will be able to uncover the secret sooner or later, right?
Wei Huan didn't want to do anything that would waste time.
He said to the housekeeper, "Throw bombs into this mountain. Keep throwing bombs."
"Why?" Xu Qingqiang was becoming more and more confused about Wei Huan.
Wei Huan knew that this was the situation and that he needed to explain everything, so he said, "Mu Zhong noticed something unusual here, let me take a look."
Mu Zhong, who was thousands of miles away, asked: "?"
But Xu Qingqiang understood instantly: "Oh, so that's how it is. Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
Wei Huan: “…”
That’s right, it was so easy to fool them, and they wouldn’t suspect anything at all.
Xu Qingqiang stood up from his seat, lit a cigarette for himself, stared out the window for a few seconds, turned back to look at Wei Huan: "Shoot."
“…”
Wei Huan shook his head and chuckled, then said to the AI, "Fire it. There are no specific coordinates, just bombard the mountain."
"Yes, Captain." said the AI.
A level five turret protruded from the roof of the vehicle, aimed at a spot in the sky, and then a series of dense artillery shells were fired.
The shells dragged white tails as they slid through the air, leaving behind clear parabolas, and then exploded on the top of the snow-capped mountains.
The rumbling sound of the explosion mixed with the sound of the avalanche, as if the sky was falling, forced Wei Huan to order the tank to retreat a little distance.
The falling snow was like a curtain hanging from the sky, blocking the view and failing to dissipate for a long time.
This time, Wei Huan unexpectedly did not use the power of the Demon Eye Lord, but instead asked the butler to throw out ten floating cameras to keep an eye on the movements around him.
The first round of movement disappeared, and the person Wei Huan wanted to wait for did not appear, so Wei Huan gave the order to start the second round of artillery fire.
This time, he asked the two long-range professions, the Wise and the Prey, to go to the [War Platform], using the platform's amplification and the artillery fire from the vehicle to attack the mountain again.
Although everyone did not understand, they all carried out the order without hesitation.
After this action happened twice, a red light finally began to flicker on the map in front of Wei Huan, and the AI manager said, "Captain, unknown vehicles have been detected. There are five of them."
There are very few adventurous teams coming in and out of such a big mountain. Needless to say, the person I was waiting for has arrived.
Wei Huan immediately gave the order: "Keep paying attention and keep your distance."
After a pause, he added, "Ten kilometers to react."
Wei Huan used the tactic of "knocking the mountain to scare the tiger" with the purpose of luring out these hidden "tigers".
He wasn't so arrogant as to rush forward in a car without any intelligence. This was a Level 4 world after all.
So some measures are still necessary.
Ten kilometers is the scanning radius of intermediate AI. Although intermediate AI is not yet popular in the current world, some forces will definitely install intermediate AI in necessary positions.
After all, Wei Huan's shared vision and Jacques' Eagle Eye were only a minority. The vast majority of challengers could only rely on the tank's scanning radius to observe the enemy situation.
The purpose of Wei Huan making himself have a scanning radius of only 10 kilometers is, of course, to convey to the other party that he is only at the level of intermediate AI, so as to facilitate subsequent reconnaissance.
The other party really fell into the trap.
When they were 10 kilometers away, the enemy discovered the existence of Wei Huan's chariot, and then obviously, their forward path changed direction and headed straight towards Wei Huan.
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