Outpost No. 99 is two hours away from here. Along the way, we met many soldiers who had received patrol missions. It seems that completing missions is the main way for mercenaries to earn spirit stones on a daily basis.
Because battlefields may not be available often, but missions can be completed every day.
Chen Dabing is now at the third level of Qi training and can fly on his own sword, but he is used to riding Nan Huanuo's flying sword, and Nan Huanuo is happy to be his exclusive mount.
After the four of them flew for an hour, Dongfang Yue said, "We're about to enter the enemy's territory. We can't fly, so let's go down and walk!"
It is very easy to be discovered when flying in the air with a sword, but it is easy to hide your tracks when walking on the ground. Chen Dabing understands this. Even in the modern military field, fighter jets flying at high altitude and high speed are easily detected by radar, while helicopters flying at low altitude and low speed are difficult to detect.
Running on the ground, the remaining one hour's journey would take two hours. Sometimes it was necessary to hide one's tracks to avoid enemy patrols, so the speed would be even slower.
Chen Dabing inherited the soul of the Thousand-Faced Female Demon. The power of his spiritual consciousness has been materialized, but his realm is too low to be released. To detect the enemy situation, he has to rely on Nan Huanuo, who has the highest realm.
"Be careful to hide." Nan Huanuo gave orders, and everyone jumped onto the big tree. A group of soldiers wearing flame-embroidered clothes walked by. They were the mercenaries of the Shuohe Corps.
"Captain, our regiment suffered a great defeat yesterday, with hundreds of our men killed or wounded. The commander will surely seek revenge, right?"
"Who knows! We ordinary soldiers can only pray for victory. If we lose, we will be cannon fodder."
"I want the fight to go on quickly. A close friend of mine died yesterday, and I want to avenge him."
"Don't think about revenge. We mercenaries live on the edge of our pants. We could die at any moment. I hope I'll be lucky enough to win a battle and get a few more spirit stones. Then I'll retire and go live happily in the city for a while."
"I only got a little over a hundred spirit stones on the battlefield last time, and I spent them all in a short time. It's so hard to make money."
"Save the spirit stones and bid for a top-grade flying sword during the trophy auction. This will give you a better chance of survival on the battlefield."
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As Shuo and his team walked by and listened to their conversation, Chen Dabing understood that being a mercenary was not easy for all of them, especially the lower-ranking soldiers who were more likely to become cannon fodder.
"Where are you looking? Finish the mission early and go back early."
Dongfang Yue said, "A place a thousand feet away from the stronghold is the best. You can activate the eye now. It will take twelve hours."
Sneaking quietly into the thousand-foot area, Chen Dabing took out the magical thing "Eye" and pressed the start button according to the instructions. It immediately floated in the air, blinking, and it really looked a bit like an eye.
Dongfang Yue said, "It will be easy to be discovered this way. Hide it in a big tree."
Chen Dadan readily followed suit and placed it among the dense leaves of a tree. Then he noticed a problem and said, "The leaves are blocking its view."
Dongfang Yue said: "It's okay, as long as you are within a thousand feet of land, the image function of the eye can see through it."
Chen Dabing couldn't help but be even more surprised. This thing is more advanced than modern cameras.
Suddenly Nan Huanuo said, "Be careful to hide, someone is coming."
Everyone jumped onto a big tree and hid. Dongfang Yue took off his "eyes", turned off the imaging function, and waited for the patrol to pass by before turning it back on.
"Once the imaging function is turned on, we are easily scanned by the enemy. Then we will be exposed and the mission will fail."
Chen Dadan said, "It's really hard to complete the task. It's really hard to earn these 100 spirit stones."
Dongfang Yue said, "Of course. It's not only difficult but also very dangerous. The highest level of the patrol teams we encountered was a private. If we encountered a lieutenant, we would be easily discovered."
Nan Huanuo said hurriedly, "You crow's mouth, what you say will come true. Be careful to hide, the captain is coming."
As for concealing their whereabouts, everyone had become very skilled at it. They disappeared into the dense leaves in an instant, not even daring to breathe. Dongfang Yue also closed her eyes in time.
The next moment, a figure in blue clothes passed by. It was a captain officer of the Shuohe Corps, alone.
Those who are on patrol will use their spiritual sense to detect, but the range will not be too large because it will consume spiritual energy. They were also lucky that their hiding place was not within the range, so the captain officer did not stop for a moment and passed by directly.
After watching him pass, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Dongfang Yue said, "The enemy has a captain-level officer who has received a patrol mission. It will be very dangerous for us to complete our reconnaissance mission. Under normal circumstances, we should retreat."
When encountering a strong enemy, the priority is to save your life. This is the key to mercenaries surviving long on the battlefield. Dongfang Yue and Fei Long both looked at Chen Dadan, waiting for him to issue the order to retreat.
Nan Huanuo, however, was unconcerned and said, "What's there to be afraid of with just a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator? Back then, I didn't even take the Golden Core Stage cultivator seriously."
Chen Dabing patted her forehead and said, "This is a different time. We shouldn't cheat now." He asked Dongfang Yue, "Can the four of us defeat a captain?"
Dongfang Yue shook her head and said, "If our team was fully staffed, we could fight. But now we have less than half of our team, so we can't win. Besides, this is enemy territory."
Her meaning was clear. Staying to continue the mission was too dangerous, and she suggested retreating. However, Chen Dadan was unwilling to give up. The round trip would take five hours, and it would be a shame to give up halfway through the mission. So he said, "Continue the mission. At worst, I can cheat."
Dongfang Yue didn't understand what cheating meant, but she obeyed the order completely and said, "If we want to continue the mission, we can't stay in one place. We have to change locations."
Chen Dadan didn't understand and asked, "Why?"
Dongfang Yue said, "The standard for completing a patrol mission is to circle around the base. To expand the search range, we have to take different routes. Therefore, the safest place is the one he just explored."
Chen Dabing immediately understood and said, "Meteorites won't fall into the same pit. That's the reason."
Fei Long said, "Boss, that's not right. The probability of a meteorite hitting the same pit is too small. The patrol team doesn't take the same path because of experience."
Chen Dabing kicked him and said, "You're the only one who understands. Move to another place quickly."
The four of them moved their hiding place and opened their "Eyes" again. Chen Dabing once again complained that the spy mission was too difficult.
Not long after hiding, Nan Huanuo said again: "Be careful to hide, someone is coming."
He closed his eyes again to block his breathing, and opened his eyes again after the person passed by. He repeated this many times. There was not just one patrol team, but many. They also saw that the captain officer really walked past the place where they had hidden before.
The espionage mission was indeed about risking one's life to earn spirit stones.
Ten hours passed in this way, and just as they were about to complete their mission, Nan Huanuo said hurriedly, "Oh no! That captain is here again, and this time his route is this way."
Why is it so annoying? Chen Dabing really wanted to take out a wrench and hit him to death. Now it was too late to move to another place. He could only hide where he was and hope that he would not be discovered.
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