Chapter 281: Rich Driver
The desert truck captain said, "...a month ago, your country made a deal with me. I sold crude oil at a price nearly half the market price, and even hired people and vehicles to deliver it to Daxia. This business was completely unprofitable. It was because you, General Wei, and I were allies, and I believed we had an unbreakable relationship. So, I persuaded other members of my family to use this to maintain a closer cooperative relationship with Daxia.
I recently ordered 30,000 technologically advanced hovercrafts from your Daxia, and also participated in your space program, investing a large sum of money. I don’t want to say how much money I spent, but I want to use this method to tell you that I don’t have anything more valuable than that oil field. It is my reliance and my everything.
Taking it out at this time is not only not a shame, but also because I have no choice but to use it to prove my sincerity.
Lieutenant General Mu, I swear in the name of the gods that I will live and die with the Alliance Legion, and with you and Commander Wei. My sincerity is witnessed by the sun and the moon."
Mu Zhong sighed. He only asked, "Why are you deliberately slowing down?"
"I'm fighting! There's a monster following me, and my crew and I are fighting it. If you don't believe me, you can check the footage in my car."
"Why not?"
"The monster's level isn't high enough to require Commander Wei's help, and Commander Wei won't miss the chance to save people for me. But I still want you to know that I have no intention of provoking Commander Wei, nor do I bear any grudge against him. Everything is my own choice. I will try to find you, and if that proves impossible, I will contact you and then disappear into the void. Please remember, my family and I are forever loyal to Commander Wei."
"..." Mu Zhong nodded when he heard this, "I understand. I will convey your attitude to Commander Wei. I also hope that you can arrive safely."
"May God bless you."
After closing the video, Mu Zhong looked at the three drivers who disappeared into the void without saying a word, and clearly felt the gap between the two sides.
Of course, whether what the desert driver said is true or not remains to be verified, but compared to the three drivers who have already left, they did make a decision that was in line with their own wishes, but completely wrong.
Sometimes, there is only one chance, and if you miss it, it is missed.
After finishing his call with the desert driver, Mu Zhong turned his attention to the environment outside the vehicle.
Because the headlights have been upgraded to level 8, the seabed is no longer dark in their eyes. It is almost the same as looking into the distance on land, and they can see very far.
But there is still a clear difference between the seabed and the sea surface.
The surface of the sea could not be broken through. Although they seemed to be placed in an invisible glass tank, there was obviously a clear light penetrating the sea water and falling down, which also made them look up and see that the sky was bright.
The seabed is completely the opposite. No matter how bright it is, darkness is still deep down, and the light is swallowed up, as if a giant beast from the abyss is hiding.
Mu Zhong suddenly thought of something and checked the time, realizing that two hours had already passed. They were still a long way from where they had lost contact with General Qiao Xi, so they probably still had more than half the distance to go.
But he always felt that something seemed wrong. Mu Zhong felt that his body seemed to be unusually heavy, as if he was a little tired.
Is it because I've been standing for too long?
Mu Zhong looked at the environment outside the car, and then looked at the several drivers projected on the wall, including the desert driver who had just finished talking. Looking at the other party's sincere eyes, Mu Zhong felt his throat was extremely dry.
As a challenger, this short period of time would not allow him to have such a strong reaction.
Mu Zhong blinked and looked at the desert truck commander again. The desert truck commander seemed to notice his gaze and asked in confusion, "Lieutenant General Mu, is there something wrong?"
"No." Mu Zhong clenched his fists, and green light flowed out of his fists.
He closed his eyes tightly, and when he opened them again, he suddenly looked at Wei Huan, who was always in contact with him at the corner of his eye, and asked, "Mo Ji is gone, how are we going to find an anchor?"
Wei Huan immediately answered him: "Haven't you already arranged the criminal sequence? Xu Qingqiang is the best anchor point. Isn't he leading the way?"
"Ah? What? When was it released from the warehouse?" Mu Zhong was a little surprised.
Wei Huan's eyes suddenly became focused and his expression became somewhat scary.
Mu Zhong was still looking at Wei Huan, seemingly not noticing the change in his expression, and continued to smile: "Then you should recruit Dian Ma first. Our tanks are of high level, so we can roam freely in this seabed. But it is very dangerous for Brother Qiang to leave the warehouse and face the outside environment alone. We need Dian Ma's air shield to assist Brother Qiang..."
When Mu Zhong said this, the door of the deputy driver's cab suddenly slid open from both sides.
Wei Huan, who had just been talking to him, rushed in, saying something strange: "Can't you judge whether the situation is urgent? If you keep locking the door, something will happen to him! Open the door for me!!"
Mu Zhong looked at Wei Huan who was getting closer and closer, and felt that he was extremely handsome at this moment, as if he had walked out of the second dimension, with a feeling of a broken painting.
But this feeling returned as Wei Huan came to him, holding his face and shaking it. Gradually, he realized that it was not Wei Huan who was "breaking the painting", but he seemed to be pulled out of the sticky fog, freed from the suffocating pain, and gradually woke up.
"Huff! Huff!"
Almost at the moment when he regained consciousness, Mu Zhong gasped for breath with a pale face. He obviously realized how big a crisis he had experienced.
Being held tightly by Wei Huan, he asked in shock, "How long has it been? How long have we been away from the meeting point?"
Wei Huan's voice came from above: "4 hours."
"Has it been four hours? In my mind, only 20 minutes have passed? When did I get possessed?"
"I'm not sure. It seems you need to always have a demon apostle here. I thought that if Xu Qingqiang went out, you could see him here, which was equivalent to having an anchor point. I didn't expect the distance of the anchor point to be compressed to this extent. I can understand why Qiao Xi and the others fell even though they were vigilant enough."
"These monsters are very powerful."
"Yes, the closer you get to the bottom of the sea, the stronger it gets. Great terrors lurk in the depths."
Mu Zhong pressed his forehead and looked at the map again. They were now very close to the coordinates where General Qiao Xi had lost contact, but the tank's radar did not detect any signals.
Combined with what they just experienced, a very unfortunate fact is that General Joshi and his men were obviously trapped in a similar illusion. They thought they were safe, but their chariots kept moving forward and may have now reached the depths of the swindler's remnants.
Mu Zhong shared his analysis and then said, "This is the lair of the survivors. Their strength is beyond our expectations, and this unpredictable illusion even has the effect of confusing time.
Moji was left behind in the Dark Beast Plane. In this environment, we're missing a powerful supporter and can't use our previous methods to advance deeper. We must ensure we don't get swallowed up by the illusion next time."
Wei Huan nodded. He agreed with Mu Zhong's analysis. Without Mo Ji, they would indeed lose a helper, but Mo Ji would be more useful if he stayed in the Dark Beast Plane to cause trouble. At least they still had the Criminal Sequence as an anchor.
"I have a way." Wei Huan said, then thought for a moment and said, "But I have to make sure we are really out of the illusion for the time being."
"How can we be sure?"
"One is the criminal sequence, and the other is the connection with the outside world."
Mu Zhong nodded. These two points were indeed very important. The criminal sequence was an important anchor point, but going deep into the dangerous criminal sequence could not guarantee 100% insurance. After all, Mu Zhong had just been disturbed.
Therefore, it is inevitable to search for a "new anchor point" in the outside world.
Mu Zhong thought about it and asked all the crew members who had criminal sequences around them to contact the outside world, whether it was friends, family, colleagues or partners. In short, if he sent out the signals like scattering flowers from the sky, he would definitely get the desired response.
But Mu Zhong also thought of another possibility. "Look at where we are now. How close is it to when General Qiao Xi sent out the distress signal? It's like a cycle of history. Could it be that we are already deeply trapped and don't even realize it?"
Wei Huan said firmly, "Don't dwell on this."
Mu Zhong smiled calmly: "Yes, this remnant is abominable and disturbs my mood."
Although there is no explicit mention of "state of mind" in current practice, it is obvious that people with firm beliefs will achieve greater success.
In order to get rid of his inner demons, Mu Zhong worked very hard to prove that he was sober at the moment. After issuing the task, he almost asked about the details of everyone's contact with the outside world. Finally, just in case, Mu Zhong contacted the person who he thought was the most useful.
"General Muhammad, did everything go smoothly along the way?" Mu Zhong finally contacted the desert truck driver. Looking at the face on the projection screen, Mu Zhong silently felt the difference of being trapped in an illusion.
"Yes, it went quite smoothly. I didn't encounter any monsters after that. I arrived at the meeting point successfully. Please forgive my lack of strength and my inability to rush over to join you."
"It's okay. This may be God's will. I have a task for you. After you complete it, you can return to the foggy space to rest and wait for our return."
"You say."
"I hope you can create a massive energy riot, enough to be detected by our radar system, so you may have to risk moving closer to us."
This is the final way Mu Zhong can prove it.
The AI in the car, including Iron Heart, is not incapable of seeing through the illusion of the survivors, but they are deeply bound to humans and will also be affected by humans and gradually lose themselves in the illusion.
But the energy from the outside world is a shock, and this detection comes from the instinct of AI, which can ignore human cognition and be captured by their signals.
Therefore, the task assigned to Captain Muhammad is extremely important in some ways. It can be said that it is to ensure very clearly whether they are in the illusion.
Wei Huan said not to "get stuck in a rut".
But Mu Zhong wanted to ensure his own state of mind and get to the bottom of it. This was his way of getting rid of his inner demons.
However, Muhammad's request was a very dangerous task for him.
His own strength is average, and the reason he was able to get here is entirely due to the protection of Wei Huan's chariot. Now, let alone letting him move a distance deeper into the seabed, even letting him stay in this sea for a while is dangerous.
However, after weighing the pros and cons, Muhammad, who clearly knew he should refuse or leave, chose to ignore the alarm bells ringing in his head. He nodded and said, "Okay, I'll try to walk down to about half the distance we're at now. I'll create an energy riot there."
"good."
For a long time afterwards, Wei Huan's chariot did not move forward.
Mu Zhong's caution also reminded Wei Huan that the premise of saving people was that he could not let himself get trapped. Before he was 100% sure of the current situation, he would choose to stay where he was. If he still couldn't get a positive answer, he had to ensure his own safety even if he left.
Wei Huan, who had the highest authority, could also see the conversation between Mu Zhong and Muhammad.
Perhaps to give himself courage, Muhammad kept in touch with Mu Chong while he was moving forward. As time passed, he was getting closer and closer to the agreed location.
During this period, Muhammad was attacked by a monster. Fortunately, the level of his chariot was enough to deal with the monster, and he escaped safely.
Finally, we arrived at our destination almost stumblingly.
Muhammad said: "The reason why I didn't kill this monster and fled all the way here is not because I am a coward and dare not fight, but because I have been thinking about how to create an energy riot that can even be felt in your body.
It's impossible to attack with weapons alone. I even thought about exploding the tank, but I couldn't do it. So using the shield's ability to defend and counterattack, combined with the burst of "Vortex Scroll", is the best I can do.
I am Faisal ibn Abdul Aziz Muhammad. Muhammad is my father's surname. My name is Faisal. I am very rich. At least in the past, my family and I had wealth that could not be spent in a thousand years. But the advent of the challenging world changed everything. My wealth is no longer worth anything.
So I used these depreciated wealth to buy as many points as I could, and today I will use it to light the most dazzling fireworks!
I hope you and Commander Wei can forgive my previous recklessness. For the sake of faith and humanity, I am willing to sacrifice everything!"
After saying this, this arrogant man who had always been low-key and seemed to live on a pile of gold coins gave everything for this moment of brightness.
A vortex scroll appeared, then another, then another, four, five, six... thirteen... twenty-three...
When those priceless vortex scrolls were really released all at once like fireworks, not only were the commanders and generals who saw this scene surprised, but even Wei Huan was moved.
Really rich.
Points cannot be traded, but Forbidden Spell Scrolls can.
A country or a powerful private force can do its best to accumulate enough points and buy a forbidden scroll from the challenge mall, which can be sold at a sky-high price.
Daxia has special personnel who go in and out to randomly challenge and hunt dark beasts, store points as a kind of strategic material, and purchase scrolls on key battlefields.
More than 20 forbidden scrolls are not a big pressure for Da Xia, but Da Xia is a big family with a big business, and it cannot use all the points on them. With the opening of the mall, the sixth-level potions and materials are also open, and a large number of challengers are waiting to advance.
That's why Daxia was asked to take out more than 20 forbidden spells at once and release them like fireworks. Even Wei Huan couldn't bear to do that.
But this local tycoon did use his own unique way, not only shocking Wei Huan, but also doing what he promised, causing an energy riot.
A total of 25 vortex scrolls were thrown out, continuously increasing the power of the vortex. This terrible destructive power can be said to be such that except for the local tyrant who was in the middle, the sea water within a hundred miles around him was impacted and tightened by this energy, and then involuntarily followed this force to continuously rotate, rotate, and rotate.
Cut everything!
"Reporting to the captain, I have detected a huge energy coming from the rear. The seawater is flowing abnormally fast and will reach our area in half an hour.
There are two possibilities: the vortex's energy will continue to amplify, affecting our tanks; or the energy will dissipate, with minimal impact on us."
Wei Huan raised his eyebrows, looking at the local tyrant on the screen, who was twisted and jumping due to the impact of the energy. He said with some emotion, "You have made great contributions in this rescue mission. After we meet up, come to my car."
Mr. Tuhao didn't seem to hear clearly what Wei Huan said, but that didn't matter. What mattered was that all the other drivers heard it except him.
No one had any objection to this.
Money cannot buy trust and credit, but only if the price given is not enough.
These 25 forbidden scrolls are enough to build a high-end fleet for a small country, but now they are just for a blast. It must be said that this kind of generosity can only be done by people with a piece of cloth on their heads. Normal people will never be so extravagant.
Anyway, everyone, whose bottom line in their hearts had been completely broken, instantly accepted this rich man as their partner.
Since he could throw out 25 forbidden spell scrolls, both in odd and even numbers, he definitely had more than 25 scrolls in his hand.
Moreover, he is just one of the outstanding children in Muhammad's family. He has an older brother, a younger brother, a father, a grandfather, and a great-grandfather, hehe... As long as I think about it, I feel that this person can be made friends.
The desert driver has thus completed his transformation into a rich driver. After using his "money power" to shock the entire audience, he successfully retired.
Wei Huan was reminded by the housekeeper and confirmed that he had detected an energy explosion, which proved that their brains were not affected by the survivors at the moment.
Mu Zhong let out a long sigh and said, "Okay, now it's your turn. What method do you think can keep us awake?"
“…” Wei Huan’s expression was very depressed.
Mu Zhong smiled: "What's wrong?"
Wei Huan said, "With such a good reputation ahead of us, it's hard to keep this secret."
"So what is it?"
"You should have guessed it, right?"
"How is that possible? Don't forget that I can be mesmerized by illusions and am far less calm than you. My mind is completely blank right now and I can't think of anything. Just tell me directly. It doesn't matter what pearls or jades, as long as it can help us complete the mission successfully, it's a good idea."
"Ahem!" Wei Huan cleared his throat, looked at Mu Zhong deeply, and then said, "I have the same idea as Feisal. We should use weapons to destroy the environment. One force can defeat ten skills. As long as the damage is great enough, the illusion will not spread to us."
"That's right." Mu Zhong suddenly realized, "Our chariot is already a level eight weapon, and it doesn't require as much energy as Feisal. As long as we continue to launch attacks, we can destroy the magnetic field, which is equivalent to destroying the illusion. In half an hour, the energy emitted by Feisal will arrive here, and it can further solve the problem in our rear. This is a good idea, why didn't I think of it?"
"..." Wei Huan sighed, "Just pretend."
Mu Zhong couldn't suppress the smile on his face, but he said seriously, "This is really a good and only most useful method. We have plenty of energy in our car, enough for us to push it all the way."
Wei Huan stopped talking. He knew Mu Zhong was teasing him, and he felt inexplicably happy. He also smiled: "Okay, I understand. Then let's act according to the plan."
From the outside, there are no particularly obvious changes in the eighth-level sentry tower.
After all, Wei Huan's chariot has always maintained the appearance of a primary vehicle, and even the most advanced weapons at the time seem very ordinary.
But when you use it, it has another effect.
In this dark deep sea, in the cold and oppressive depths, a horizontal halo suddenly appeared, so sharp that it seemed to be able to cut through everything in the world, even the darkness.
The halo grew from small to large, spreading outward with Wei Huan's chariot as the center, and it spread out for more than 50 kilometers before the power gradually dissipated.
But before the power of this halo completely disappeared, another vertical halo cut out, with the same distance, the same power, but a different direction.
Then came the halos that cut diagonally, the halos that cut horizontally, and the halos that cut vertically, one after another without stopping, marking this area as an absolute restricted area, a circular ball of light that would strangle any force that entered.
After the ball of light appeared, the chariot that had been hovering on the seabed for a long time finally moved forward again. Under this terrifying continuous attack power, even the sea water that had become as thick as jelly at some point was cut to the bottom effortlessly and smoothly, like butter meeting a hot knife.
The attack range, with a diameter of nearly 100 miles, tore apart the unknown substances in the clan's nest, and the magnetic field that affected the human brain was messed up and could no longer affect humans.
Under such a sharp edge, even the undead army retreated and retreated to a range where the attack could not reach.
The nine chariots following Wei Huan huddled in a small safe zone, following closely, fearing that one wrong step would result in them being cut in two by the halo.
With level eight weapons, it is a piece of cake to destroy their level six tanks.
Of course, with such sharp and crazy weapons protecting them at this moment, they also feel very safe.
This attack mode consumes energy very quickly.
It just so happened that Wei Huan's chariot had the most energy.
From the small energy blocks opened at the beginning to the super energy blocks opened frequently now, although they are all small, the energy contained in them is very different, just like the contrast between water in a tank and a lake. It is enough for Wei Huan to consume it like crazy for a few months.
Looking at the tank commanders who appeared on the projection screen and were once again shocked by this tycoon's style of play, Wei Huan did not seem to admit it. The little bit of self-esteem that was broken was glued back together.
It turns out that men still have to be rich.
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