Gold Treasure Chest!!
Chapter 48
Mu Zhong: “Huh!?”
Looking at the big hand next to his mouth, gently pinching a red strawberry, Mu Zhong's eyes almost became cross-eyed.
Finally, he opened his mouth slightly and sucked the strawberry carefully.
"Thank you." Mu Zhong bit into the strawberry, savoring the sweetness amidst the sourness, and spoke in a low voice.
"No need." Wei Huan said, and took another strawberry and handed it to Mu Zhong's mouth.
Mu Zhong wanted to say no, but after looking at his hands and the strawberry, he finally opened his mouth again.
This one seems sweeter.
Mu Zhong couldn't help but raise his hand and touch his emerald green earrings.
The wound is itchy and hot.
After feeding the last one, Wei Huan asked, "How long will it take? Do you want to get up and rest for a while?"
Mu Zhong shook his head: "I'm almost done."
"Um."
Mu Zhong sipped the strawberry juice from his mouth and fiddled with the parts in front of him. After a while, he said, "Do you want to do something else?"
Wei Huan was stunned for a moment and noticed Mu Zhong's discomfort.
Is it because I'm here? Why am I uncomfortable? The room is so small, where else can I go?
After glancing at Mu Zhong with confusion, Wei Huan decided to stand up and said, "I'll make lunch."
Mu Zhong didn't even raise his head: "Just heat up the food in the refrigerator."
"good."
Before lunch, Mu Zhongzhen had already made a small water collector.
He placed the food on the dining table, took a look at it after every two bites, observed the efficiency of the water collection, and talked about the plan to upgrade the small water collector to a medium-level water collector every few words.
As he spoke, Wei Huan just listened, glancing at Mu Zhong's bright smile from time to time, and unknowingly, he ate an extra bowl of lunch.
At about two o'clock in the afternoon, the smart housekeeper notified us again that a ruin had been discovered.
Wei Huan returned to the cockpit and looked out.
The ruins this time were different from the two ruins he had seen before.
It’s very big, like a mountain.
The entrance is under the sand dunes and there are several caves.
The edge of the cave was dyed an ominous red, and when the wind blew through it, it made a shrill "woooo" sound that could be heard from a long distance away.
Wei Huan was not unfamiliar with this ruin.
Like the scaly snake, they were all plundered by the entire tribe and became the unlucky ones who challenged the trial NPC.
There aren't many, but the style is evident.
Wei Huan called it the Sandworm Ruins.
Sandworms are giant desert insects about the size of a bus, with a giant mouthpart with dense teeth on its head. They live deep underground and can easily dig out a mausoleum far larger than the ruins of the scaly snake.
At the same time, sandworms are also called "desert engineers" by humans. Their underground palaces have good air circulation, suitable temperature, and are very spacious, large enough for vehicles to enter. They are the favorite ruins of challengers.
No one wants to explore ruins on foot when they can drive.
Of course, once the combat effectiveness of the vehicle is added, it is conceivable that the strength of the sandworm is not weak.
But after confirming that this was the ruins of the sandworm, Wei Huan ordered the housekeeper without hesitation to drive the car into the ruins.
As you get closer, the grandeur of the sandworm ruins becomes even more immediate and pressing.
There are three largest entrances built on the side of the sand dune. Wei Huan did not hesitate and chose the most convenient passage to drive in.
The burrows of sandworms are basically connected.
The inner walls are not covered by gravel, revealing layers of horizontal stripes, which are tight and regular, as if they were carefully stacked.
The light gradually dimmed.
Wei Huan turned on the car lights.
The three-level headlights not only illuminate the front, but when adjusted to the [full lighting mode], they are like a shining sun, illuminating every detail of the passage.
Wei Huan was driving manually and very slowly.
He also released the undead army.
This ruin could barely accommodate a goblin, and as a result, the front and back of his car were almost filled with the undead army.
The ghost crow flew the fastest and went exploring first.
This time, Benlang did not wander around, but followed the army of violent bears that were rarely summoned, and moved forward leisurely.
The violent bear skeletons have always been the main force among the "cannon fodder troops" summoned by Wei Huan.
He is good at both fighting and toughness, and is a good at attacking tough situations.
However, the passages in the ruins explored so far are too small to be suitable for the Violent Bear Skeleton's movements.
Now these violent bears have been summoned, walking in the passage in rows of two, with quite a bit of space left.
The grandeur of the sandworm underground palace can even bring a strong sense of oppression to the challenger.
This was not the first time Wei Huan faced sandworms, so he continued to move forward cautiously.
He still remembers the sandworm's terrifying mouthparts vividly.
It wasn't long before he reaped the rewards.
Ghost Crow opened a black iron treasure chest, and from the treasure chest came the water collector that Mu Zhong had been longing for. Although it was still a small one, a little bit adds up to a lot.
They do have some issues with water in their current car.
The desert map affects the operation of the water collector, which can't even reach one-third of its normal efficiency. Six water collectors are barely enough for the two of them.
It is hard to imagine the difficulties that those underdeveloped challengers are facing.
He led the water collector out directly, and one of the transmission ports was in the cab.
First open the water collector and enter the water collection state. By the evening, you should be able to accumulate about half a mineral water bottle of water.
After doing all this, Wei Huan returned to the driver's seat.
Just as he was about to switch to manual driving, he heard a rustling sound from the front. A facehugger was hanging upside down from the ceiling, its pair of front legs grabbing a black iron block the size of a basketball, and finally landed in front of the car.
Wei Huan rolled down the car window, took the treasure map fragment, looked at the facehugger's dazed look, raised his hand and touched its head.
The facehugger actually looks very disgusting, with eight legs, a rugby-shaped body, a gaping mouth on its abdomen, densely packed teeth, and corrosive saliva, which makes it hard to love it.
But Wei Huan found these little things inexplicably cute.
When Wei Huan patted its head, it clung to the wall with its body, shaking it. It raised its two front limbs, which were used to present the treasure map, high up and waved them back and forth.
Dumbfounded.
Green flames lit up one after another on both sides of its back.
There are ten of them, all of which are its eyes.
However, after it was replaced with the fire of death, it became a jade-green decoration, which was actually quite beautiful.
After being touched by Wei Huan, the facehugger was very happy and followed the car side by side for a long time.
It grabbed the wall as if it were walking on flat ground. Wei Huan could see it from the driver's window by turning his head.
At first Wei Huan didn't care, but after being followed like this for a long time, Wei Huan suddenly realized that he had seen this situation before.
Whether it's Xiaodian or Anal Guy, they all like to stick to him.
Is this also an elite?
Thinking of this, Wei Huan opened the car window again and hooked his finger at the facehugger.
The facehugger suddenly jumped onto the car, its limbs grabbing the car window, facing Wei Huan's abdomen, revealing its hideous mouthparts.
There was no saliva inside, but because of the biting, the entire mouth was scarlet and a bloody smell was coming out.
Looking at it this way, it’s not cute anymore.
There are always some bottom lines in human aesthetics that cannot be trampled upon.
Wei Huan frowned, waved his hand, drove it away again, and then quickly rolled up the car window.
This time, the facehugger did not follow him. Instead, it stepped on the wall nimbly and finally hung upside down on the ceiling. In a blink of an eye, it rushed to the front and disappeared without a trace.
The Facehugger is a summoned creature of the Earth Beast, and the fire of death on it also comes from Wei Huan.
Wei Huan's control over these facehuggers is even higher than that of the mother earthbeast.
With such a distraction, I unknowingly arrived at a fork in the road.
But the ghost crow had been waiting here for a long time, croaking and leading the way for him.
Whenever the undead army reaches an intersection, a group of them will disperse to explore.
But the number of undead guards guarding Wei Huan remained unchanged.
The number of summons he had now was enough to easily fill up this underground palace.
“Quack, quack, quack.”
The ghost crow cried again. Wei Huan looked outside the car and saw the box in the huge underground chamber, emitting a faint golden light.
Wei Huan sat up straight.
Gold treasure chest?
It’s actually a golden treasure chest?
Wei Huan has the experience of two lifetimes, and in this life he also has the ability to "plow the land". Including this one, there are only three wild gold treasure chests he has encountered.
This was of course related to the fact that he was not strong enough in his previous life and was unable to explore the ruins which were too dangerous.
But it is a fact that gold treasure chests are scarce.
It is almost accepted by the world that the golden treasure chest can only be obtained by ranking on the list.
The best way to get the golden treasure chest is by going to the [Champion Challenge] on the first-level highway. Although the chance is only one in a thousand, Daxia has a large population and many districts, so of course there are more resources.
The major challenge legions of various countries have almost set population growth as an important strategic goal.
Because there are people, there are "districts", and there are golden treasure chests only when there are "districts".
As for global competitions such as the combat power rankings, it is very difficult to get a place on them.
This also shows how rare the number of gold treasure chests is!
But after the excitement, Wei Huan quickly calmed down.
Sandworms are difficult to kill.
Its huge body, tough skin, and mouthparts that can devour everything are enough to make most challenging teams sigh in despair.
This is also the reason why Wei Huan told Gui Ya not to rush to open the silver treasure chest after discovering it, but to take him there first.
I originally planned to assess the combat environment, make the most appropriate combat deployment, and then retreat early. No matter how fierce the fight was, I just had to reap the rewards.
But unexpectedly, this turned out to be a golden treasure chest.
The monsters that come out of the treasure chests will only be more terrifying.
Only then did Wei Huan realize that this sandworm ruins was indeed very large.
He always thought that his memory was fuzzy because he hadn't explored for too long.
Especially the main cave where the golden treasure chest is placed, it seems like it is prepared for a crazy battle.
Wei Huan thought about it, left the driver's seat again, got up and went back to the living room.
"Mu Zhong."
After lunch, Mu Zhong was immersed in optimizing the water collector and didn't look up until Wei Huan called him for the third time.
Wei Huan said, "I need to go to the Undead Ranch and open a gold treasure chest. I need your help."
Mu Zhong's eyes were beautiful, with large, fluttering eyelids. When he looked over, they were round and bright. "Golden treasure chest!?"
This time I finally came to my senses.
The water collector in Mu Zhong's hand suddenly lost its appeal. He supported himself on the wheelchair and sat back on it, looking around.
The light outside the window was dim, revealing an ominous scarlet color, which was layered and presented with circles of horizontal stripes. It was as if one was looking out from a large cocoon wrapped in layers, and there was an extremely uncomfortable feeling of suffocation.
Then, Mu Zhong saw the golden box.
His face was almost pressed against the glass as he exclaimed, "What kind of luck is this? I actually came across a golden treasure chest!?"
Wei Huan had already reached the stairs and heard: "I'll go get ready and come down shortly."
"Okay, okay." Mu Zhong stared at the golden treasure chest without blinking.
Wei Huan went up to the second floor and walked to the left along the corridor.
The first room is the driver's bedroom, and the guest bedroom is opposite.
Wei Huan and Mu Zhong lived door to door, and each room had a semicircular balcony, like a pair of symmetrical small wings.
Wei Huan entered the master bedroom and ran to the balcony.
On the left side of the balcony, there stands a black coffin about three meters long.
This is the Dead Ranch.
After upgrading the vehicle, Mu Zhong placed the Undead Ranch directly on the balcony of his room.
This is a good arrangement. More people will get on the car in the future and he will also need private space.
"Professional training grounds" are extremely rare. I'm afraid there is only one for each profession. They are like strategic weapons that can mass-produce stronger professionals.
However, he is the only necromancer in the world, and the Undead Ranch is in his hands, so there is naturally no need for him to hand it over.
It’s best to hide it to avoid people getting jealous.
Wei Huan raised his hand and pressed the black coffin, activating the black coffin with the dark power that only the necromancer could use.
The black coffin slid open from the middle, revealing a white circle on the ground engraved with dense runes.
The dark power dyed the white circle black from the outside to the inside. When the last ray of white light was polluted, Wei Huan's eyes blurred and he arrived at the Undead Ranch.
The barren earth is covered with rotten and charred soil, which is as fertile as if it were formed by the accumulation and fermentation of proteins and fat masses from countless organisms.
The dark liquid crawled up the edge of Wei Huan's shoes like maggots, but because its owner didn't like it, it restrained itself and didn't dare to go forward and bother him.
But even so, with every step Wei Huan took, a sticky black thread would be pulled out from under his feet.
On this strange land, there are rows of huge trees with bared fangs and claws, which only appear in horror movies.
The trees have no leaves, their branches are spread out, and each tree has a black, twisted knot hanging on it.
From the cracks, one can see that they are filled with yellow sticky liquid, which seems to be unable to bear the liquid and flows down, hanging in the air like threads.
Wei Huan's glasses revealed the properties of the nearest tree.
[One-star Grass] Durability 2010/10000.
Too little energy is not enough.
Wei Huan walked around it and continued walking back.
I walked along for seven or eight rows before I saw a one-star grass with complete energy.
Wei Huan stood in front of the tree knot, flipped his hand, and a green flame appeared in his palm.
[Underworld Fire]
The power of the explosion varies depending on how much dark power Wei Huan inputs.
But the newly summoned netherworld fire is of primary level and can contain a limited amount of netherworld power, which means that its explosive power is also limited.
The highest power at the current stage is equivalent to that of an intercontinental missile, with an explosion range of about half a kilometer, which can easily destroy a reinforced concrete high-rise building.
However, in Wei Huan's opinion, this power is far from enough to deal with the sandworms in the golden treasure chest.
With some tentative thoughts, he sent the Nether Fire to the "pasture".
Unexpectedly, the Nether Fire that he had forgotten to upgrade actually reacted to the grass.
Its flames tilted towards the grass and finally stuck to it. The flames turned into countless hair-sized objects, which drilled into the grass, like some kind of parasitic process.
Until finally the whole body is immersed in the grass.
The durability of pasture is rapidly decreasing.
1 point per second.
Five minutes passed and there was still no sign of stopping.
Wei Huan could only wait.
But this wait lasted more than two hours.
A Netherfire whose bloodline is shown as three stars in the glasses actually consumes more nutrients when upgraded to the second level in the Undead Ranch than a Shuroma with a four-star bloodline.
The nutrients of the one-star grass were consumed until only 2,000 points were left, and the Nether Fire, which had advanced in strength, finally came to fruition.
"Bang!"
It exploded from the inside out.
The remaining 2000 stamina suddenly became 1 point.
The tree knot shattered, liquid sprayed all over the ground, and even two branches were blown off.
If the main trunk was not still there, the tree would look like it was ruined.
But at this moment, it is not far from complete destruction.
The upgraded Nether Fire jumped out like the Calabash Brothers and threw itself directly into Wei Huan's arms.
Wei Huan turned sideways and easily avoided it.
Then he looked at the tree that was blown up, and his face instantly turned cold.
I was trembling with heartache.
He has plenty of grass, but that doesn't mean he is willing to waste it.
It would take him nearly two days to recover two thousand nutritional points.
And now two branches have been broken by the explosion. Who knows if it will affect the nutritional quality?
He looked coldly at the upgraded Nether Fire again.
He vaguely felt a little consciousness from the nether fire. Although it was not strong, it was no longer an empty shell.
However, Wei Huan did not like this change.
The Nether Fire is his strategic reserve, a killer weapon that can be used to decide the outcome of a game at a critical moment. He does not need the existence of something with independent consciousness, which may be disobedient, or especially explode.
After a long stare, the flickering netherworld fire calmed down and floated motionless in the air.
Wei Huan then took the Nether Fire and felt it quietly. The overactive factor completely calmed down.
That's right.
After accepting the Nether Fire, Wei Huan did not leave.
He waited for a while, and then, one after another, the tree tumors were blown apart, and five nether fires in a row became overactive.
Leng Lian waited for the upgraded Nether Fire to calm down. Wei Huan collected them and sent them back to the tomb before leaving.
Before leaving, Wei Huan looked at the tree with broken branches with heartache.
They are just like a group of naughty kids who have nothing to do after eating.
After getting back into the car, Wei Huan went straight out and downstairs.
This time, Mu Zhong did not tinker with his pile of "junk". Instead, he lazily leaned back on the sofa, fiddling with the microscopic world in his hand.
Having just completed his professional training as a driver, he is now starting to strengthen his spiritual power, not allowing himself to be idle for a moment.
It is hard to imagine how hardworking and self-reliant Mu Zhong would be if he didn't know the final outcome of this world.
There is a reason why he can become the "Light of Challenge University" and become a reserve member of the Dragon Group.
If only he could stand up again.
Wei Huan was eagerly looking forward to that day.
Wei Huan's appearance startled Mu Zhong, who looked up and asked, "Is it all right?"
"Um."
"Let me guess, you're going to upgrade your Netherfire, right?"
clever!
Wei Huan nodded: "Slower than planned."
"But it also shows that the value of Hellfire is higher than we imagined."
"Yes." Mu Zhong is always good at speaking and thinks further.
The two then went to the cockpit together.
At Wei Huan's command, the car turned around and left the cave where the golden treasure chest was placed.
Soon, under the guidance of the intelligent butler, they returned to the ground.
But this was not the end. They continued to drive two kilometers and stopped only when they were close to the limit of Wei Huan's control over the summoned creature.
Looking back, the mysterious sandworm ruins were no longer visible.
The endless yellow sand is flying, and the golden sand dunes are reflecting the sunlight.
The heat was rising, distorting the vision.
Wei Huan sat on the single sofa behind the driver's seat, side by side with Mu Zhong.
In front of them is a windshield that fills their vision. It is just like sitting in an IMAX movie theater, waiting for a visual feast.
The color of Wei Huan's lips was a little dull, and there were slight bloodshot eyes.
He looks a little tired, but in good spirits.
He picked up the water cup and took a sip, then tilted his head: "Let's begin."
Mu Zhong hummed, his face full of anticipation: "I really hope to see it up close."
Wei Huan said: "The underground palace of the sandworm is very large. Even here, the power of the explosion..."
As he was speaking, the ground suddenly shook violently.
It was like a huge monster came up from the ground and threw a punch.
Sand flew everywhere, and dunes cracked and splashed.
Immediately afterwards, the ground seemed to open up like a huge mouth, quickly swallowing the sand dunes and falling into an endless abyss.
It was not until this time that the sound of the explosion came.
“Boom!!”
Deafening, like thunder.
The noise was so loud that it even caused tinnitus.
Wei Huan vaguely heard Mu Zhong shout, "Not dead!?"
Yes, not dead.
Two Nether Fires infused with all of Wei Huan's Nether Power were thrown into the wide-open mouth by the Ghost Crow, but they failed to kill it.
The materials dropped by killing sandworms are precious and are the main materials for upgrading level 3 vehicles.
This kind of important exotic material is not sold in the mall, it is so precious.
Now that they have met, how could Wei Huan let her go?
Besides, the treasure chest monster and the person who opened it will fight to the death. If you wait for it to recover and then chase you, it will be a waste of your rare advantage.
Wei Huan immediately decided to take the initiative.
"go back!"
He ordered the intelligent butler.
The smart butler flexibly avoids all cracks and obstacles and drives at full speed.
The advantages of autonomous driving are obvious, even in such a broken and shattered environment.
In less than twenty seconds, they arrived near the ruins of the original sandworm.
Going further, all that's left is a huge bowl-shaped pit.
The pit was filled with red, broken soil and flying red gravel, almost completely blocking the view.
But at the end of the field of vision, where the red fog was slightly thinner, one could vaguely see a columnar body dancing madly as if it was howling towards the sky.
“Ahhhhhhhhhhh——”
The shrill screams could be heard clearly from miles away.
Wei Huan took a deep look at the blurry shadow and vaguely judged the other party's size and strength.
It is indeed a big guy that is extremely difficult to deal with.
This should be the strongest monster in this area, the Sandworm King.
Wei Huan couldn't imagine, at this stage, who could open this box?
I’m afraid if it’s opened, I won’t be able to get out alive.
No, not without exceptions.
For example, myself.
Meeting myself is the disaster of this sandworm king.
Wei Huan no longer hesitated and took advantage of his illness to kill him.
Four portals appeared on both sides of the car, and the undead army poured out like they were free, rushing into the thick red fog.
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