Upgrade! Upgrade! Upgrade!
Chapter 71
Camouflage is the main color of the third-level highway.
This is a hilly area, and almost all of the area is covered with trees and bushes that cannot be cut down.
Therefore, the car's exterior was changed to camouflage color, which is theoretically the color that best suits the current terrain.
Of course, whether it is a monster or a hostile vehicle, there is no need to use eyes to detect it. Using camouflage is just a psychological comfort.
At least for the rookies who came up from the secondary roads, such a large off-road vehicle with a camouflage shell is really cool!
Liu Chengzhi's eyes lit up, and he loved it so much: "This skin is great! I have points now, I must buy a skin like this! It turns out that an off-road vehicle is the car a man should drive!"
He was full of praise, and after seeing Wei Huan and Mu Zhong, he hastily added, "It's just too conspicuous. The first bird to stick its head out gets shot. On the battlefield, it's probably something like this that we'll be aiming for! Look how good we are, low-key white boards, confusing the enemy at first glance, and then suddenly attacking when they're not paying attention! Hahaha, victory is easy."
Mu Zhong smiled and said, "Don't worry about our feelings, really."
Liu Chengzhi: "Uh, I didn't. I really mean it."
As he was speaking, a man in a baseball cap jumped out of the car opposite.
He was a burly man, with arms thicker than the trunk of a nearby tree. He was wearing a black warrior uniform that was more common among farmers.
The half of his face exposed under the baseball cap was square and resolute, and his thick lips gave him a touch of honesty.
But when he raised his head slightly, revealing his dark eyes, it was as if he was bombarded head-on by a cannonball, so heavy and pitch-black that it was hard to breathe.
Mu Zhong said, "This is Captain Xue Chao, also a Rank 3 True Soldier. The one getting off the passenger seat is Li Xue, I call her Sister Xue, she's a Ghost Step…"
Wei Huan nodded, his eyes fell on the badge on the other party’s chest - Daxia Northeast Challenge Legion.
There is no uniform in Challenge World, and there is no need to waste points making uniform clothing.
The best way to identify your identity is with a badge.
After each faction is established, you can apply for a badge style in the points mall. People who subsequently join the faction only need to spend 1 point to purchase the badge.
The wearing of the badge requires the consent of both parties, power and individuals, to be effective.
This mode is very similar to the "guild" in the game settings.
After successfully joining a faction, you can even open a separate faction channel where you can chat, trade, and set stage goals.
Faction members can also accept tasks directly through the "Faction System".
Some forces reward points, some forces reward equipment, and there are some strange rewards that the forces need to prepare themselves.
Therefore, the better the welfare benefits of the big forces, the more people will join.
It is not uncommon for small forces to struggle to survive and no one cares about them. They may be wiped out in the challenge world at any time.
In Daxia, the most powerful forces are of course the four major legions affiliated with the country, which basically account for one-tenth of the people challenging the world.
In addition, there are three major private super forces, namely "Jingcheng Trade", "Jialun Military Industry" and "Money from All Directions".
The first two cooperate deeply with the state, but are privately operated. They can be regarded as public institutions, and each has about one million employees.
The last one, "Money coming from all directions", has emerged as a very unexpected force.
This is a very loose bounty hunter organization that uses "freedom and wealth" as its slogan, attracting a lot of lone wolf bosses to join.
The third place in the national combat effectiveness list that caught Wei Huan's attention was "Peng Jiahai", who was the person who came to Qianmen from all directions.
To say that he is profit-driven is not wrong when it comes to major issues, but to say that he is selfish and only cares about himself even at the end of the world can also be judged as lacking in vision.
Money comes to the door from all directions, and the most numerous are people like Peng Jiahai.
Wei Huan seemed to have thought a lot, but in fact, it only took a few seconds before he pushed Mu Zhong's wheelchair out of the car.
The pollution of the third-level highway must be higher than that of the first two highways.
However, Wei Huan and Mu Zhong were already at the third level, so there was nothing unusual about this road.
Only Liu Chengzhi, who was following behind, felt extreme discomfort as soon as he stepped out of the car door. He hesitated for a moment, and finally forced himself to get out of the car behind the two bosses.
"Orange Juice, please help us pay attention to the surrounding environment in the car and turn on the defense mode." Mu Zhong turned around and said this.
In just a few seconds, Liu Chengzhi already felt a little numb and itchy on his face. He despised himself for being a waste, and he knew that Boss Mu had noticed his situation and made such arrangements deliberately.
Liu Chengzhi was deeply touched by the concern. He decided to make Boss Mu's favorite dishes for lunch and dinner today, and he must make Boss Mu praise them.
"Go ahead."
"Um."
Liu Chengzhi got back into the car, and Mu Zhong and Wei Huan continued to move forward.
To be honest, Wei Huan has been tempered by the world of challenges and has a certain hostility towards all strangers.
He was holding back and not letting the undead army surround him.
Even so, the undead army was surrounded outside in a circle, ready to appear at any time if anything happened.
The reason why Wei Huan endured this was because he believed in Mu Zhong.
Mu Zhong sat in a wheelchair, his body leaning forward, his brows relaxed and his mouth smiling, his whole body exuding an aura of happiness and trust.
So Wei Huan would try to relax and trust the people opposite him.
"Mu Zhong! Wei Huan! Hello! I finally meet you!!"
The one who came to greet us even more enthusiastically was Li Xue who got out of the passenger seat.
She has a high, short ponytail and is petite, but her figure doesn't look small at all.
Her smile is bright and sunny, and there seems to be sunshine sparkling in her eyes.
"This is Wei Huan, right? I'm so curious! The only necromancer in the world!!" After praising her like this, Wei Huan soon discovered that her words were insincere.
Because her eyes were on Mu Zhong, when she saw his empty legs, she almost couldn't hold back the smile on her face and burst into tears.
"How could it break so hard? Straight from the root! What happened at that time? Did you step on a bomb? Is little Jiji still there?"
Just by opening his mouth, the atmosphere was completely ruined.
Mu Zhong: “…”
Wei Huan: “…”
Captain Xue raised his hand, grabbed Sister Xue's mouth, pulled her back, and looked down at her silently.
Li Xue slapped herself: "Stinky mouth."
Mu Zhong was already used to Li Xue's straightforwardness, and since this wasn't the first time they'd met, he wasn't going to get mad at her. He even explained, "Very complete."
Li Xue's eyes lit up: "Really?"
Mu Zhong smiled but said nothing.
Li Xue's big round eyes began to scan Mu Zhong's body restlessly, but before she could see more, Captain Xue's big hand that was covering her mouth moved up, blocking her eyes again.
Captain Xue smiled apologetically at Mu Zhong, then looked at Wei Huan seriously: "Captain Wei, let's complete the transaction first and wait for the supplies ahead, okay?"
Wei Huan nodded: "Okay."
Captain Xue is obviously a close confidant of Commander Mu, otherwise Mu Zhong would not be so familiar with them.
They were carrying priceless supplies in a car that could not enter the secondary road, so they had to wait for them at the place closest to the entrance.
As Wei Huan's car did not participate in the third-level highway assessment, he could not use the national auction house and could not conduct remote transactions. In the end, he could only use this stupid method of face-to-face transactions.
Of course, you can also leave the challenge world and go into reality, just like Wei Huan traded the "empty animal skin" to Commander Dong. As long as you have the props, you can complete the cross-server transaction.
Wei Huan and his team’s “stay CD” hasn’t arrived yet, and in order to complete this special transaction, they must return to Blue Star with both the car and the people.
3 regression symbols are not a small number.
Commander Mu is not very confident now. The landlord’s surplus food has been emptied out, so he has to save as much as possible. It’s only a matter of a few hours.
Soon, the transaction was completed in person.
Liu Chengzhi was in the car, drooling as he watched the supplies pop up on the screen, his face flushed with excitement.
Holy crap! Holy crap! All the crafting buttons are lit up!!
Are they spiraling up to a level 4 vehicle on the spot?
Woohoo! This is the benefit of being an adopted son! Dads are all so awesome, keep it up, dads! Dads are the best! Dads, keep working hard to level up!
Mu Zhong also called out, "Orange Juice, do you see the production button light up? Everything that can be upgraded has been upgraded."
"Yes, yes, yes, they are all lit up, I clicked them! I have already clicked them! I have clicked all that can be clicked!" Liu Chengzhi answered excitedly.
Captain Xue, after getting the "Mofidi Scales", also returned to the car very cautiously.
The two of them worked together and traded the materials to the front line as soon as possible.
After finishing all this, Li Xue leaned over the car window, stuck half of her head out and said, "What are we going to do next? Let's go explore the ruins. I know your car is being upgraded, so you don't have to do anything. Just accompany us and take a look around. We'll give you everything we find. Just think of it as my sister wishing you a happy wedding."
Li Xue finished speaking, her eyes widening. "I won't accept rejection, I won't accept rebuttal. I'm already very sad that I didn't attend my brother's wedding. If anyone stops me from giving a red envelope, we're enemies!!"
The last sentence stopped Mu Zhong and Wei Huan from saying no.
In that case, I can only agree.
However, even though the two have been married for so long, this is the first time someone has spoken of their relationship so clearly and concretely in person.
For a moment, even Wei Huan looked at Mu Zhong with a somewhat puzzled look.
Mu Zhong avoided Wei Huan's gaze once, then thought about it and put his hand on the back of Wei Huan's hand which was supporting the back of the wheelchair.
Wei Huan's heart skipped a beat, and when he looked down, there was a spark in his eyes that he himself didn't even know about.
When their eyes met, Wei Huan recalled the unexpected "mental entanglement" between them in the microscopic world.
It's an indescribable feeling, Wei Huan can call it "desire".
Occasionally, when he had free time, Wei Huan's gaze on the microscopic world would be inexplicably long, revealing a kind of stickiness that even he himself found puzzling.
If... he thought, if Mu Zhong didn't object, they could actually do this kind of joint farming again...
"Okay." Wei Huan spoke and agreed.
Mu Zhong's smile suddenly deepened as he looked at Li Xue and said, "Lead the way."
Li Xue smiled meaningfully: "Aren't you going to get in our car?"
Mu Zhong shook his head, thought of something, and suddenly said, "Would you like something special?"
"What's special?" Li Xue was confused.
Mu Zhong looked at Wei Huan and was about to speak when the portal opened and Xiaodian walked out with its eight slender and charming long legs.
Mu Zhong was shocked. Is their tacit understanding so high?
But, very happy.
"Yi~~"
The little dot makes an ethereal and soft singing sound. If you ignore its appearance and only listen to the sound, it sounds like the song that only a beautiful bird can sing.
Li Xue's head tilted up as the small dot appeared, and she was stunned.
Then, she disappeared from the car window in a flash, and appeared on Xiaodian's thighs, hugging him tightly like a sloth, making a trembling sound: "Ah~~ My dream beast!!!"
Li Xue liked Xiaodian very much, especially when all of them, including the car, were carried on Xiaodian's back, like a walking jellyfish, walking slowly but not slowly above the woods. Li Xue's desire for Xiaodian had reached its peak.
"Give it to me! Give it to me! I will love it dearly!! It's my dream beast!!!"
Of course not.
All of Wei Huan's undead creatures cannot leave the summoning distance, even if he agrees to send them.
What's more, Xiaodian is an elite.
The elite ground beast that has been upgraded to the third level is not only larger and stronger than other ground beasts, but its bones have also become extremely white and smooth like jade. Even Wei Huan likes to play with it.
Captain Xue once again picked up Li Xue, who was "coiling" on the shell with the little dot, and this time he carried the whole person on his shoulders.
He was over 1.9 meters tall, and he held the petite Li Xue as if she were a cat. He spoke in a gentle voice, "No, if you like this, I'll go to the mall and buy you a similar one."
Li Xue also knew it was impossible. She sat sideways on his shoulder, holding his big head in her arms, feeling aggrieved. "I want one this white, this smooth, and this big, so I can ride it."
"Okay..." Captain Xue smiled indulgently.
Mu Zhong whispered to Wei Huan about their relationship.
Captain Xue and Li Xue are a real couple who have been married for five years. They have been working together on a car since the beginning. Not only has their relationship not been eroded by the crises that challenge the world, but they have cherished each other even more.
Such feelings are enviable.
We can live and die together, share joys and sorrows, be comrades-in-arms, be comrades, and of course, be lovers.
After Captain Xue finished coaxing his wife, he smiled shyly at the two of them and said, "Excuse me, I almost forgot. I haven't introduced our teammates to you yet. Xiaoman, Lao Xu, and Lanlan..."
As Captain Xue finished speaking, the glass windows facing their side opened one after another, and half of the bodies of men and women, young or old, appeared.
A middle-aged man with a wrinkled face sighed deliberately, shook Wei Huan's hand, and said, "Hello, Wei Huan, just call me Old Xu. It's finally our turn to perform. I've been waiting so long to figure out how to introduce myself."
"Hello." Wei Huan shook the hand and nodded.
Wei Huan didn't hate such occasions, he just wasn't good at them.
Fortunately, Mu Zhong was very good at such small talk, and since they were already acquaintances, they started chatting right away.
The small dot did not move very fast in the hills, much slower than a vehicle.
But no matter how slow we were, we soon arrived at the destination, which was not far away.
A ruined wall surrounded a metal entrance protruding from the ground.
Li Xue said: "Here we are, it's..."
Mu Zhong straightened up in surprise: "Technology side ruins!!"
Li Xue looked at him puzzledly, "What's wrong?"
Mu Zhong said, "My other profession is a driver. After developing this ruin, my driver will be 100% advanced."
"Oh, I see." Li Xue then remembered, "Oh, right, I didn't even ask, what star did you awaken at?"
Mu Zhong chuckled softly, "Five stars."
"Burp!" Li Xue burped in shock. "Five stars? So Wei Huan opened the platinum treasure chest for you?"
"right."
After Mu Zhong finished speaking, his heart suddenly softened.
Yes, Wei Huan had always protected him well. Not only did he reach the finish line, but he also opened the platinum treasure chest for him, allowing him to achieve something that everyone envied.
What does a five-star potion represent? If it were so easy to make, they wouldn't have traveled so far just to deliver the ingredients for a level five advanced potion.
Just because of a level five professional, the current situation on the front line can be changed.
The value of this bottle of potion is priceless.
Mu Zhong, feeling suddenly warm in his heart, touched the back of Wei Huan's hand again.
And this time, he pinched Wei Huan's ring finger with his index finger and thumb. After realizing what he was doing, he pinched that finger again and again.
There was an indescribable intimacy.
It seems like flirting.
Wei Huan lowered his eyes and looked at Mu Zhong with very deep eyes.
The people in Captain Xue's car were already discussing the pros and cons of the [Driver] sequence.
In fact, no matter what shortcomings there are, they are not shortcomings in Mu Zhong.
A person with two professions, even if he regards the driver as a pure auxiliary and only practices when he has free time, is still much stronger than most other people with a single profession.
And when talking about the drivers, who can pick up scraps and scraps in such a technological ruin, everyone showed an envious expression.
No one complains about having too many points.
If you can earn a bunch of points just by picking up trash in the ruins, isn't that pie in the sky?
Who wouldn’t like it!
"Then do we want to go in together?" Li Xue was a little hesitant, mainly because she was concerned about Mu Zhong's injury.
Wei Huan said, "It's okay, I will take care of him."
Li Xue raised her eyebrows, half smiling, "Why are you so anxious to answer? No one is competing with you. The person is yours, if you don't take care of him, who will?"
Wei Huan: “…”
In this way, Team Xue's team will have to go in, Wei Huan and Mu Zhong will also have to go in, and Liu Chengzhi, who wants to earn DKP, will also grit his teeth and decide to participate in this exploration.
Outside the ruins, there were only two level three vehicles in defense mode and a bunch of undead creatures.
They left the car and went into the ruins.
Captain Xue and the other two real soldiers in the team walked in front, while Li Xue and Lan Lan walked behind. Li Xue was a "ghost step" and Lan Lan was a "spiritual follower".
With such a team configuration, it is still quite difficult to explore the ruins on the third-level highway.
Although a purely offensive team can strike hard, it lacks the means to maneuver and explode. Once it encounters an opponent that is too strong, it is easy to suffer casualties.
However, for the legion teams that have been stuck at this stage for a few years and have been trained, they lack the strength and experience to make up for it.
Generally there won't be any big problems.
Xiaoman and Lao Xu joined the team later, but it has been two years.
Xiaoman, who was walking in front, was a little nervous: "The ruins on the technological side are very rare and more dangerous than those on the biological side. Be careful, there are traps."
Captain Xue said, "Xiaoman, go to the back."
"good."
Liu Chengzhi, who got out of the car to explore the ruins for the first time, was even more nervous. Seeing Xiaoman coming over, he said gratefully, "Thank you, brother."
Seeing that he looked unhappy, Xiaoman asked, "Sequence Two?"
"Um."
"Hurry up and advance, you must be feeling very uncomfortable right now."
"I can bear it, for DKP."
Xiaoman certainly remembered this system. Thinking of the rumors about Wei Huan opening countless treasure chests, she was envious and whispered, "I have to work hard to earn this DKP."
Liu Chengzhi nodded vigorously as if he had found a comrade.
Mu Zhong glanced at the sky and said, "Captain Xue, there are many ruins and traps on the technological side. Instead of us going there to trigger the adventure, why not send the Undead ahead?"
Li Xue hesitated to speak, thinking that Wei Huan had to take action, and how could she say it was a wedding gift for them.
But... looking at the man walking in front, she nodded and looked at Wei Huan: "Okay, I'll trouble you."
"Um."
Wei Huan responded, but there was no movement. After about ten seconds, he heard a rustling sound behind him, which made his scalp tingle.
Wei Huan explained: "Facehugger."
After saying that, a facehugger crawled out from above the passage illuminated by light.
But unlike the facehuggers in common knowledge, these facehuggers have no flesh, only white jade bones. Some of them are not yet in the state of darkness, and their bones are still dark red.
Originally, the undead facehugger should have been covered in pieces of meat, with a hideous and terrifying appearance and a foul smell, but because its owner didn't like it, the meat disappeared at some point.
I think it was after the dog appeared that the appearance of these facehuggers was rectified.
Gou Zi is really an elite. He can even guess his boss's intentions.
The facehugger that looked very pleasing to Wei Huan was not the same in the eyes of others.
There was an endless stream of facehuggers crawling down from the ceiling, so crowded that they had to crawl on the side walls. When passing by them, one could most intuitively feel their size and strength, as well as the cold dark power.
And that’s too many.
They were standing so stiffly that their hands and feet were already stiff, and facehuggers were still appearing behind them in an endless stream. How many of them were there?
Li Xue thought so and asked.
Mu Zhong said, "Two hundred or so Facehuggers will be enough for this ruin. We'll also need to send in a few dozen Running Wolves. They'll coordinate with each other."
Li Xue was puzzled: "How do Facehuggers and Running Wolves work together?"
"The boss of the Facehuggers and the boss of the Running Wolves are good friends. They will communicate with each other. Just leave the exploration ahead to them."
Li Xue, who didn't expect this answer, was silent: "..."
Sure enough, when the facehugger was about to finish walking, Xiaoman saw something pushing him from behind.
He turned around and was shocked.
A running wolf with a head bigger than a human, eyes dancing with green flames, and a circle of hideous bone spurs on its head, had been sticking close to him at some point.
Then, it nudged itself with its pale nose, acting surprisingly friendly.
"It's Brother An!!" Liu Chengzhi recognized the man immediately. This was his first time facing Brother An at such close range. His nose was enlarged with excitement. "Hello, Brother An, I'm Liu Chengzhi, and I'm also the boss's younger brother. We're colleagues! You look so majestic up close!"
Anal digging brother: "Ka-ka-ka!"
Xiaoman: “…”
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