Towards the end
Chapter 54
After getting Wei Huan's consent, Mu Zhong took out the medicine and handed it to Liu Chengzhi.
"I heard from Wei Huan that you're wearing all silver equipment, including one gold piece. I guess your family has arranged everything very well for you. I forgot to ask, have you had enough potions?"
He spoke calmly and steadily, his voice clear and mellow, with a warmth that went straight to the heart.
Liu Chengzhi shook his head like a rattle and took the bottle of medicine with both hands: "Thank you, Boss, thank you, Boss Mu."
He looked at the potion bottle in his hand and said with emotion, "My grandmother went through great pains to buy this set of equipment for me before I entered the Level 2 highway this time. The equipment is very liquid, so it's easy to buy, but people tend to drink the potions themselves after they're opened. I've only ever drank a bottle of Black Iron-level endurance potion, and I didn't even finish a full Bronze one. Potions are so hard to open."
After saying this, he looked at the two of them with tears in his eyes: "Thank you both for your cultivation. My life belongs to you. Just let me do the dirty work. If I feel unhappy at all, I'm not a human being!"
After saying that, Liu Chengzhi drank the potion in one gulp, felt the subtle changes in his body, and knew that he had become stronger.
But compared to these, he was even happier that Wei Huan and Mu Zhong were interested in cultivating him.
Later, with tears in his eyes, he said, "Actually, on my first day on the highway, I was bitten by a poisonous snake when I opened the second bronze treasure chest. I kept shouting for help in the chat room, but no one sold me an antidote. Just when I was about to die, it was the boss who took out the antidote and saved my life.
Later, I bought a set of barbecue grills from Boss Mu using rubber, and the first skewer of meat after grilling was also bought by Boss.
Because of this, I was able to fully utilize the supplies I had, which allowed me to get better and better and successfully complete the challenge.
I mention this now just to say that you saved my life more than once, and I am truly grateful to you.”
After hearing this, Wei Huan and Mu Zhong looked at each other in surprise.
They really didn't expect that they had such a fate with Liu Chengzhi.
But in this matter, Liu Chengzhi had no need to lie. He had already gotten on the bus, so there was no need to add more weight to himself.
I'm saying this now because I really just want to tell them.
Wei Huan patted Liu Chengzhi's arm and said nothing.
Mu Zhongze smiled and said, "A car is like a house, and the people who live in it are a family. We go through life and death together, take risks together, and celebrate together. Only fate can bring us together."
"Wow, yes." Liu Chengzhi wiped his tears again. He was a 190cm tall, chubby guy, but he loved to cry for a macho man.
As they were talking, the army of undead that had entered the ruins to explore had already come out.
This time, the dog came again, holding the treasure map and knocking on the window as if offering treasure.
It was lying on the windshield, revealing its mouth with dense, interlocking teeth under its belly.
Liu Chengzhi, who was crying like a tough guy, looked up and saw it. He took a step back in fright and stopped crying completely.
The ruins are not small, but there are not many things in them. There is a silver treasure chest, a black iron treasure chest and a bronze treasure chest. The only valuable drop is the blueprint of the Windbreak Hood.
In addition, there is only one treasure map, which is of iron.
Wei Huan casually placed the iron block on the cabinet next to the driver's seat, and touched the four long, thin legs of the white bones that were sticking out through the window gap.
The dog gnashed its teeth, made a "crackling" sound, and left happily.
Liu Chengzhi glanced at the doting smiles on the two bosses' faces, and tried hard to suppress his shock. He brainwashed himself by telling himself how cute and well-behaved this looked, and that he wouldn't have to worry about replacing his teeth.
"Captain, I've completed the coordinate deduction for the second treasure map, with an accuracy of 82.32%."
The smart butler spoke at this time.
Mu Zhong was puzzled: "Is it already the second coordinate?"
Wei Huan nodded: "The first coordinates we deduced this afternoon are almost certain, but they are on the other side of the phantom wall."
"What about this?" Mu Zhong asked.
The intelligent butler replied: "It's also on the other side of the phantom wall."
Mu Zhong looked at Wei Huan and said with a smile, "It seems there is no reason to stay here now. Let's travel overnight and head straight to the Phantom Wall."
"Can."
But Wei Huan is going to the Professional Temple tonight.
He is also on the verge of a breakthrough and may reach level three at any time, so he cannot delay his practice for even a single day.
"The night watch job is left to you." He said to Mu Zhong.
Liu Chengzhi said: "I can defend it."
Mu Zhong shook his head: "You can't delay your own training. You still have energy after coming out of the Professional Temple. You can replace me. I will keep watch for half the night."
"Okay." Liu Chengzhi nodded, very happy that he was assigned a job.
Although they were on duty in shifts, because they had to travel overnight, everyone finally decided to rest in the cab and enter the professional temple.
The large, soft sofa wraps around your entire body, and relaxing on it feels just like lying on a bed.
Wei Huan didn't delay for a moment and went straight into the Professional Temple.
Liu Chengzhi, however, was always excited, looking here and there, unable to calm down and practice.
He was discovered deserting his post by Mu Zhong, who looked at him and smiled.
Liu Chengzhi smiled innocently and said, "That's great! This car is amazing. It feels like I've been transported directly to heaven. I must have saved the Milky Way in my previous life to be able to ride in this car."
Mu Zhong laughed: "Who says not? We may have teamed up to save the Milky Way in our previous life, so we can get on this bus. Okay, hurry up, don't fall behind, there's no place for idlers on this bus."
Liu Chengzhi hastily assured: "I will definitely try my best to catch up with you, even if it's just a little bit."
…
After so many days, Wei Huan had already inspected most of the tomb.
He climbed up in a spiral and was already halfway up the mountain.
There are more high-star undead on the top of the mountain. Now, apart from the undead army following him, the most common ones seen are earth beasts and Shuroma.
These high-star beings still have a sense of territory even after death.
Each one, or a few of them, will occupy an area with no other undead life around them.
When they saw Wei Huan, they could feel the complex emotions conveyed by them.
They longed for Wei Huan to summon them and ignite the fire of life, but were also afraid of losing their freedom. Therefore, especially Xiu Luoma, they never took the initiative nor resisted.
Even when he saw Wei Huan appear in his territory, he kept a certain distance and followed Wei Huan with his eyes until he left.
Wei Huan had seen this a lot, so he was not surprised.
But today, when he patrolled an area without other undead creatures, he knew that he must have arrived in the territory of a certain Xiu Luoma again.
I had planned to cross it as before.
Unexpectedly, he had only walked for a minute when the ground shook and a Xuluma rushed towards Wei Huan with a strong desire to attack.
However, without waiting for Wei Huan's order, Xiaodian and Taogangge rushed out to fight.
Xiuluma was huge in stature and could have easily suppressed Brother Taogang, but after Brother Taogang reached the second level, his body became much larger, and bone spurs appeared on his strong joints, which directly knocked Xiuluma to the ground.
There is a huge gap in the star bloodline between the two sides, and Brother Diao's anus cannot directly defeat this Xiu Luoma.
Xiaodian's arrival changed the course of the battle, especially the dog that had jumped off Xiaodian's back. Though small, it nimbly moved swiftly across Shuoma's body, finally nimbly slithering under his belly. Its eight legs tightly wrapped around his waist, it opened its gaping maw and bit down fiercely!
Don't chirp!!
The undead do not know pain, and Shuroma's body was covered with only the dry flesh of a zombie, but when the dog bit his vitals, he still reacted very obviously and violently.
He struggled hard, but was suppressed by Xiaodian and the anus-digging brother, and let out a hissing sound.
When Wei Huan saw himself being attacked, he was not angry but very happy.
Such unique performance basically shows that this is a different elite.
To see how strong the elites are, just look at Brother Tao'an and Gou Zi. They are fully capable of working together and proactively finding the enemy's weaknesses. The difference in strength on the battlefield is huge.
So the next second after seeing Xuroma being defeated, Wei Huan poured his dark power into its body, instantly lighting up the fire of death in its eyes.
"Huh?"
The process went so smoothly that Wei Huan expressed his doubts.
How could he surrender so easily when his hostility was so obvious?
Wei Huan sensed it more carefully and felt the disordered and distorted thinking in Xuroma's mind.
This... is the first time I've seen it.
Wei Huan didn't believe it and felt it carefully for a while. It was indeed just "disorder".
Wei Huan's face darkened when he realized what was happening.
Could it be that it is not hostile but simply mad?
Wei Huan ordered Xiaodian to let go of the Xiu Luoma.
Xuroma turned over and stood up, the fire of death in his eyes had been lit, and he stared at Wei Huan for a long time.
Suddenly, it kicked its hoof and ran away, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
The key point is that there is a dog hanging under her belly and she has no time to get down.
Wei Huan, who had never dreamed that summoning the undead could also summon a madman, had an ugly expression as if he had eaten a fly.
I adjusted my mood on the spot before continuing to move forward.
He walked and stopped, and as his entanglement with the tomb deepened, he summoned an undead creature, unknowingly expanding his undead army.
Now, the number of his unique summons has reached over 800.
This does not include the number of minions summoned by the younger brother, and the number of troops after using Mu Zhong to explode.
Wei Huan roughly calculated that if he deployed all his troops and Mu Zhong used Bloodlust without considering the consequences, he could probably deploy more than 3,000 troops.
3000+!
This number can basically dominate a small battlefield.
Not to mention other things, even the treasure chest monsters that spawned from the golden treasure chest, if you don't use the Netherfire, you can probably kill two to three of them at a time by directly deploying troops.
It makes me feel completely safe.
Even if they pass the phantom wall and meet the old challengers, these individuals and teams who stay on the secondary road and dare not move forward, the strongest ones can only dare to face a golden treasure chest monster, right?
Of course, it would be great if I could reach the third level before passing through the phantom wall.
It's not just his own summoning limit that's increased, the most important thing is that he can upgrade all his summons to level three through the Undead Ranch.
Every time I advance, my strength increases, not just doubles, but doubles or triples!
However, he has been unable to advance to Sequence Three.
He could clearly feel the prying gaze more and more clearly, and he had tried many methods, but it turned out that as long as he did not advance to Sequence Three, he would not be able to summon higher-star undead.
In the blink of an eye, the five times training time of 1:5 has passed.
His energy was exhausted to the limit and he was driven out of the tomb.
Because every time before leaving, the feeling of being spied on was most obvious, so this time, Wei Huan seized the opportunity and suddenly turned back to look at the tomb at the moment of leaving.
Then he saw the big-eyed monsters flying around him.
That’s right, it’s indeed a big-eyed monster.
Like the Gulu beast, they are both fifth-level monsters.
It is also a magical creature.
The black laser of the Big-Eyed Monster, the rockfall attack of the Grunt Beast, and the relatively rare healing dark beast Pigworm are all undead creatures that Wei Huan has been coveting for a long time.
He spent so much time and energy, and finally he could see a glimpse of the existence of this class.
Can you see, are you still far from the call?
Wei Huan was in a good mood because of a big breakthrough today. He opened his eyes and looked around clearly, only to see that it was pitch black outside and the car was still moving forward.
Mu Zhong sat on the sofa next to him, holding the microscopic world and working on it.
Liu Chengzhi was lying on the sofa outside, and it was unclear whether he was asleep or training in the professional temple.
Wei Huan got up quietly and glanced at the time. It was only 11:30.
The screen displayed a list of materials needed to open a treasure chest during this period. The probability of opening a high-level treasure chest in the wild was not high now. Wei Huan did not look at it carefully, but just pressed the [Production] button. Seeing that there were no lit materials in the drawings of the Institute, he closed it.
The windshield had been upgraded long ago, forming a thin air film on the outside of the car that was impervious to water and fire, and kept wind and sand out of a range of five meters.
But the most special thing about the wind breaker is the drill shape at the front end of the air film. Its scientific design can break through wind barriers and greatly increase the vehicle's speed.
Before the upgrade, the car's top speed could reach 670 miles per hour, but now it is 770 miles per hour. When driving at full speed, it is as fast as lightning.
It’s a pity that the Ghost Crow can’t keep up with the car at full speed. 500 miles per hour is their current maximum speed to ensure the unpacking rate.
It would be nice if the sequence could break through to the third level. After the Ghost Crow evolves to the third level, its speed should be further improved.
Wei Huan smiled when he thought of this.
This idea is probably a bit greedy.
When other people's maximum speed is only around 300 miles per hour, why would you be dissatisfied because 500 miles per hour is too slow?
"Wei Huan."
Mu Zhong's voice came from behind, and Wei Huan turned to look.
It turned out that Liu Chengzhi had also finished his training, and he replaced Mu Zhong on duty, so Mu Zhong withdrew his attention from the microscopic world.
"Do you want to rest?" Wei Huan asked Mu Zhong.
Mu nodded, but looked at Liu Chengzhi with slight hesitation.
It's not that he doesn't trust Liu Chengzhi. It's just that Liu Chengzhi's first day on this bus, and he's worried that he might not understand or be familiar with some things, so he will have to work the night shift alone.
Wei Huan said, "We have the intelligent butler to help. If you don't understand something, you can ask me. You've worked hard to break through today. Take a good rest. We don't know what will happen after passing the illusion wall. There may be a battle soon."
Mu Zhong thought about it and it made sense. He told Liu Chengzhi, "The smart butler is capable of handling most situations. If anything happens, we will contact you. Don't worry."
"No worries." Liu Chengzhi shook his head vigorously. How could he possibly worry about the two big guys in the car? It was just a night watch, wasn't it? He would definitely keep his eyes open and not miss a single thing.
Mu Zhong smiled and wanted to say something, but Wei Huan pushed his wheelchair and pushed him out the door without saying anything.
The two of them walked upstairs together, and Mu Zhong said, "Don't worry."
Wei Huan said, "You already said that the smart housekeeper will notify me if anything happens. Besides, I'm not sleepy now. I'll take you back to your room. I still need to go downstairs."
"Then you don't have to send me off."
Wei Huan didn't say anything, just pushed him up.
Mu Zhong rubbed the empty fabric of the pants in his hand, chuckled softly, and a faint light flashed in his lowered eyes.
After sending Mu Zhong to the room, Wei Huan did not go in.
He hadn't had this sense of boundaries before, but now he suddenly had one.
Wei Huan stood at the door, thought for a moment, and said, "Good night."
Mu Zhong looked up at him, a smile on his face, and said in a soft voice, "Well, good night."
The door closed in front of Wei Huan. Wei Huan stood in front of the door in a daze for a few seconds before turning around and leaving.
When he returned to the cab, the smile on his face had completely disappeared, and there was a hint of indifference.
When Liu Chengzhi saw this, he stood up obediently and said nothing.
Wei Huan once again used the silver goggles to look at Liu Chengzhi's data.
Name: Liu Chengzhi
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Occupation: Fraudster (Sequence 2)
Stamina: 280/420
Strength: 97
Agility: 220
Spiritual Power: 10
Special status: Low health
"You should go and rest too," Wei Huan said. "You're not in good health. I'll take over the night watch tonight."
"Ah? No, no, no!" Liu Chengzhi shook his head hurriedly. He didn't want it. He wanted to shine.
Wei Huan tapped his glasses. "You should know that there are special items that can digitize the challenge world, right?"
"Ah? Is that so?" But Liu Chengzhi didn't know.
Wei Huan could only say, "Yes, my glasses say that you are in a low health state and are still losing health. Go and rest. Once you have recovered from your injuries, no one will care if you don't sleep for three days."
Liu Chengzhi scratched his head in embarrassment after Wei Huan exposed his condition, but he refused to leave and insisted on staying in the cab, saying that he could also sleep on such a large sofa.
Wei Huan just ignored him.
It is normal to try hard to perform and show your own value, especially when driving a more powerful car. People are afraid that they are not good enough and are not worthy of this car.
However, Mu Zhong was moderate and listened to advice, while Liu Chengzhi was too cautious and did not dare to relax.
It's not bad after all.
Wei Huan returned to the main driver's seat and took the microscopic world that Mu Zhong had been holding.
All 256 plots of land have been developed.
Most of the fields have been planted with new seeds. In the recent period of time, under the influence of the accelerated law of time, new sprouts have emerged, and perhaps they will bloom tomorrow morning.
The remaining fields were enclosed as a breeding area, where Mu Zhong raised chickens, ducks, pigs, cows, and two boxes of bees.
There were only three or five chickens and ducks at the beginning, but a new batch of chicks and ducklings were hatched every three days. When they grew up, they laid eggs and hatched new chicks. There was no way they could all be eaten.
The cow is a dairy cow and provides fresh milk every day, but Wei Huan and Mu Zhong don’t like Western breakfast very much, and besides, they can’t finish all the milk in the box.
I did raise some pigs, and today I slaughtered one and roasted the meat, but there was still a large pile left, which I couldn't finish.
The second-level microcosm has excess output. Theoretically, 12 people are just enough to support a level 4 vehicle.
Nowadays, surplus food, especially vegetables, is often left in the fields because there is often no time to harvest them. It is such a pity.
In Wei Huan's opinion, the car can still carry more people.
When the national war on the third-level highway comes, let Mu Zhong find the military and arrange some outstanding challengers to come up.
Wei Huan had gotten on someone else's car in his previous life and had someone hold an umbrella for him to protect him from the rain, so he didn't mind holding an umbrella for others.
Especially those teammates from the previous life, it would be great if I could meet them again.
In his previous life, Wei Huan had no plans to join a certain legion, but Wei Jinhong approached him and asked him to join a private fleet.
At that time, he still had a nostalgic attachment to the father-son relationship and hoped to get his father's care.
However, "relying on his father", which is the most normal decision for ordinary people, became his most disgusting experience.
Gong Lianying can't tolerate him, and Wei Jinhong only exploits him.
Wei Shuai, his six-year-old half brother, pointed at his nose and asked, "What are you doing in my house?"
In the end, Wei Jinhong was persuaded by Gong Lianying and actually sent him to die.
After he escaped from the clutches of the dark beast covered in blood, he knew that he was an orphan from then on.
After that, he worked in some private fleets, then went to the southwest and joined the Southwest Challenge Army, and his life finally stabilized.
Therefore, if he chooses the Northeast Army in this life, it would be difficult for him to get to know his former teammates again.
But if I really go to the Southwest Army, can I give up this place?
Knowing that the Northeast Army was going to be in trouble and would become the shortest plank in the barrel, he still insisted on going higher. No matter how you look at it, it was a very stupid persistence.
Wei Huan casually placed the microscopic world on the cabinet, put his feet on the steering wheel as usual, folded his arms and closed his eyes.
That's how it should be. Calm down, think more about it when you have nothing to do, think it through, and then you will definitely not regret the decision you make.
…
At five o'clock in the morning, Mu Zhong came down to take over the shift. They had been running all night.
Mu Zhong brought over some hot buns and told Wei Huan to eat and go to sleep. Wei Huan shook his head, "I slept last night. I used to sleep like this when I was driving a first-class car, but the seats weren't as comfortable as they are now. I discovered the ruins at four in the morning and woke up once until now, so it's not like I didn't sleep."
The buns were made on the day when the two of them made an appointment for the challenge and were waiting to come in. Neither of them knew how to make buns, so the shapes were not good-looking and the dough did not rise well.
But Wei Huan ate very happily. He had eaten two barbecue meals in a row yesterday, and it seemed that he would have roast chicken today. He was eager to eat some food cooked in other ways.
Liu Chengzhi also ate with relish, simply because he had a good appetite. Everything he ate tasted delicious and he praised it.
"Oh, these buns are so delicious, and the meat filling is so fragrant. Could the thin skin be the crystal buns from Guangdong Province? They're so translucent that you can see the meat inside."
Mu Zhong, who simply hadn't risen the dough properly, laughed and said, "Yes, the crystal shrimp buns made with Chengmian have no shrimp."
Liu Chengzhi nodded as he ate: "I knew it would be so delicious! So delicious!"
Amidst the series of delicious sounds, Wei Huan unknowingly ate two more buns.
Just like that, we were eating breakfast and chatting when the sky suddenly became bright.
Wei Huan squinted his eyes and looked out the window, and saw the golden light that penetrated the sky and the earth at the end of his vision.
It's like reaching the horizon.
Mu Zhong said, "We've reached the Phantom Wall."
Liu Chengzhi: "Ah? We've reached the Phantom Wall? So fast?
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