Chapter 289: Fish bites the hook
At twelve o'clock in the evening, the lights in the small pharmacy were still on.
Su Xia leaned against the door, drank a sip of hot tea to warm herself up, and slowly thought about her next move.
A team of patrol soldiers armed with live ammunition hurried past in unison. The leader smiled and greeted Su Xia: "Master Su, why aren't you asleep so late?"
"Well, there's a lot going on today." Su Xia responded with a smile, "Thank you for your hard work."
"Haha, it's not hard, it's what I should do."
After saying hello, the patrol soldiers hurried away to patrol other areas.
Bing Lei and North finished today's registration. A total of more than 700 players were registered, most of whom were from the core circle of the alliance.
There were still many players queuing up in a long line, and the two could only apologize to them and ask them to come back tomorrow.
"Your leveling may be delayed these few days." Su Xia said to the two.
"It doesn't matter. Upgrading in this game is difficult to begin with, and it's getting slower and . It may take several days to reach the next level." Bing Lei shrugged.
"How about this, after this is over, I'll take you to the advanced map for a scan ."
"Pharmacist Su is going to scan the map?" North's eyes lit up, "I've long wanted to see how Pharmacist Su levels up and kills monsters."
"Um."
In the process of compiling teaching materials, Su Xia integrated most of the pharmaceutical knowledge he had learned and became more and more proficient in improving and creating formulas.
He just thought of an upgraded version of Black Ghost. If it can be improved successfully, this potion will be upgraded to the fourth level.
At that time, once you encounter an enemy, just use the ghost potion.
Each fourth-level ghost is equivalent to a fourth-level psychic creature of the same level. In the eyes of players, it is a BOSS-level existence with unparalleled strength.
"It's getting late, so we'll log off first. Pharmacist Su, see you tomorrow morning."
"Okay, see you tomorrow morning."
After chatting for a few words, the two went offline and disappeared at the door of the store.
Finally, Su Xia was the only one left.
Hong Bafu and Lan Bafu had already gone to the restaurant across the street to rest and were snoring. Their snoring could be heard from across the street.
In the nearby Zero Point Tavern, Su Xia was still exchanging information with Yi Yi.
Not long after, Yi Yi went to the third underground floor, met with Fan Lu and others, and chatted with them for more than ten minutes.
Su Xia's nanorobot was attached to Yi Yi's arm and heard their conversation.
Fan Lu was in a bad mood and said to Yi Yi coldly, "There's news about the masked stranger in the south. I'm going there in the next two days. You keep an eye on the people from the North Wind Story Club and don't let them leave."
Iyinori said: "Freedom is written in the pub contract. I will not prevent any member from leaving."
Fan Lu snorted, "It's up to you!"
Several other tavern members stood up and spoke to ease the situation. They all knew that Yi Yi's apprentice Yi Mo had become demented because of Fan Lu not long ago.
They knew better that Yi Yi and Xue Lie's teacher was one of the first generation members of Zero Point Tavern.
Any member of a big force, as long as they are associated with the word "first generation", is not easy to mess with.
Now that Yi Yi has fallen from power, his position in the Zero Point Tavern has gradually been marginalized, but once his master returns, he will be able to re-enter the core circle.
Nowadays, relationships are important no matter where you are, and there are human relationships and social conventions everywhere. Even killer organizations like the Zero Point Tavern are no exception.
"Brother Yi, don't be angry. We will try our best to find a way regarding your apprentice's matter." One of them said.
"Really? Is there any solution?" Yi Yi asked directly, without any politeness.
"this……"
They looked at each other awkwardly, there was really nothing they could do now.
After all, when it comes to the spiritual realm, the medical level of this planet has not yet reached that level.
Even on Earth, mental illness is very difficult to treat, and breakthroughs in this area are very slow, otherwise there wouldn't be so many mental hospitals.
This conversation ended in an unpleasant way.
Neither side reached an agreement.
But Su Xia has already obtained enough information.
"Fan Lu is going to the south!"
As long as they leave the city and go to the vast wilderness, Su Xia has countless ways to get rid of Fan Lu.
This guy not only wants to kill him as the masked weirdo, he also wants to kill him as the pharmacist. The feud has been established and he must be eliminated.
Just as Yi Yi said, more and more people are coming to the Zero Point Tavern headquarters. If we don’t take the opportunity to get rid of Fan Lu, there will be no chance in the future.
"Getting rid of Fan Lu can also deter the other high-level assassins in the taverns." Su Xia thought silently, "Recently, high-level assassins from all over the world have come to the southwest region, all wanting to take my head... Do you really think that the bounty of several hundred million is so easy to take?"
The masked man has not appeared for a long time, and many people speculate that he is hiding out of fear, making hunting him more difficult.
The Zero Point Tavern unilaterally added an additional bounty of 80 million. Together with the previous ones, the bounty given by the official tavern alone was nearly 200 million.
Even just providing information can get a big reward.
The bounties provided by the various cities of the Mechanical Clan, as well as the funds supported by many forces in the human surrender camp, add up to nearly 800 million.
The consortiums, families, individual collectors, etc. in each city have all added thickness to the bounty pool.
The forces of all sizes who wanted to kill Su Xia had already exceeded a hundred, and their number was too numerous to count.
After all, he caused a huge uproar in Yuling City last time and almost wiped out the two financial groups in Yuling City. Everyone was afraid that he would come to their city to cause trouble.
In other words, whoever can take Su Xia's head now can get a total bounty of nearly 1 billion and become famous all over the world.
Based on the current exchange rate between game coins and Earth currency, there are tens of millions of them, which is enough for an ordinary person to have food and clothing for a lifetime.
Even a golden head with diamonds wouldn't be worth that much.
Yi Yi returned to the basement floor of the tavern and whispered, "Mask, did you hear that? Fan Lu is going to the south, and it should be the Seahorse City where the news came out before."
[I heard it, I will go with him]
"Do you need help?"
【unnecessary】
Fan Lu is a level five creature, skilled in illusions and mental attacks. All of his cards have been seen by Su Xia today.
To be honest, with his current strength, even if he is not a level five creature yet, Su Xia's chances of killing Fan Lu are more than 50%.
He used to often obtain cards with all-attribute bonuses during missions, and slowly accumulated them. Now his spiritual power is comparable to that of a level five creature. Otherwise, he would not have caused such horrific damage in Fish Scale City last time, so much so that many people are wondering if he has made a breakthrough.
"The people around him are all level four creatures, each with their own strengths, so you have to pay more attention." Yi Yi reminded.
【knew】
Next, Su Xia needs a quiet breakthrough.
The psychic potions for breaking through level five creatures had been prepared in the last battle with the Zerg Hive, more than a hundred of them, but there had never been time.
These days he has been so busy with the affairs at the pharmacy that he has a headache.
The main body has been in the alien plant forest, searching for the two missing Dragon City rescue teams.
Just this noon, Su Xia, the old dean of Long Cheng and others found the first search and rescue team, and at ten o'clock in the evening they found the second search and rescue team.
The mission [The Disappearing Guest·Continued] was completed, and he got two chances to draw a lottery.
But he didn't use it for the time being and planned to find a nice sunny day to draw the lottery.
During this period, they also found the remaining high-level members of the Zero Point Tavern.
These guys are unlucky.
Since he was acting alone, there was basically no way to save him once he inhaled the poisonous gas, and there was no one around to wake him up.
When Su Xia found them, only one person was still alive, and the rest were dead, which meant that the rescue operation at the Zero Point Tavern ended in a tragic failure.
The living person also fell into a deep coma.
Su Xia did not wake him up for the time being, but asked Sun Lang and Chang Rufeng to look after him.
"What kind of person is this?" Su Xia asked the two.
"Not very good, he's also a trash member who only kills people for money, but... he's not particularly trash. He has a little bottom line and won't kill children. He can be saved." Sun Lang said.
"Well, when we get to the Oasis camp, you guys will take him back to the contact point at the tavern."
"OK!"
After discussion, Su Xia led everyone back to the oasis camp.
Hal stayed in the forest and continued to guard the two spacecraft wreckage areas.
The mystery of this murderous forest has been revealed. From now on, as long as you are well prepared, it is not too dangerous and you can come here at any time.
The old dean and others plan to study the spacecraft wreckage in Oasis Silver Land first, and then study the one in this forest.
When they left, they took with them some samples collected from the wreckage of the spacecraft.
They were all psychic creatures and were extremely fast. After a whole night and a morning of action, they were about to reach the oasis camp by noon the next day.
"It's right in front. It's quite hidden, hidden in a depression. You can't find it unless you get close." Su Xia led the way.
"This is a great place, with rolling hills and forests, all connected together." Sun Lang is an adventure lover who often travels around the world. He sincerely admires the location of the Oasis Camp. "It's possible to advance or retreat, and there's plenty of water and grass, and the soil is fertile. There's no need to worry about safety and food... The only drawback is that it's too far from the surrounding cities, and transportation and communication are inconvenient in the mountainous areas."
"It's okay. It's inconvenient for us, and it's even more inconvenient for the enemy." Su Xia said with a smile.
"How does this place compare to the site of the Union Camp?"
Sun Lang kept talking about things that were not relevant to the topic . As soon as he opened his mouth, he hit the pain points of Shi Sishi and others.
Shi Shishi had a sullen face, turned his head away and did not answer Sun Lang's words.
The joint camp is gone, so what’s the point of comparing these?
Under the arrangement of the Zero Point Tavern, the members of the entire joint camp were divided into hundreds of small teams, scattered throughout the mountains and forests, and are now hiding in various secret locations.
"The teacher's choice of location is correct!" Shi Sishi's eldest disciple stepped forward and answered the question , "If it hadn't been betrayed by a traitor, the camp wouldn't be facing the current situation."
"Didn't the commander warn you a long time ago?"
Sun Lang spoke again and hit another sore spot.
"you……"
The eldest disciple's tone froze, and he didn't know how to answer, so he just kept a sullen face and said nothing.
Chang Rui's betrayal is still a pain in their hearts.
After more than ten minutes, we finally arrived at the camp.
In the distance, someone was already waving from the trunk of a big tree, shouting with joy, "Commander! Commander! Over here! Can you see me?"
"able!"
"Commander, you've been gone for so many days and there's no news. Everyone is very worried." The man jumped down from the tree trunk and landed steadily, showing considerable strength.
His face was filled with excitement, as if he was meeting his idol, and he said loudly: "Even Boss Xiong is anxious. He has lost a lot of weight in the past few days."
"It's better to be thinner so that it's easier to move around." Su Xia said with a smile.
"I have already notified Boss Bear, they will be here soon."
"No, tell them to stay in the camp. It's only a short distance away, there's no need to come out to greet them."
"OK."
The little soldier nodded repeatedly, his face flushed with excitement, as if it was the first time he had such a close communication with Su Xia.
He was just on guard duty today, but he didn't expect to see Su Xia leading everyone back.
During the time Su Xia was away, the Oasis Camp had undergone significant changes.
The campsite expanded.
Xiong Wei, Lan Guang and others directed everyone to act together, cut suitable wood, build more wooden houses, and began to try to raise some poultry and wild animals, so that the camp could gradually become self-sufficient.
During this period, Xiong Wei personally led a group of people to bring two resistance organizations at risk of exposure back to the Oasis Camp, allowing them to live there for a long time.
There are more and more people coming to the Oasis Camp, which is a good thing.
Recently, there have been a few more newborns. The birth of new lives has made the entire camp full of joy and celebration, as if it were the New Year.
"Commander, haha, you are finally back!" Before entering the camp, a powerful laugh was heard, and Xiong Wei's voice arrived before he even showed up.
There was a rustling sound in the jungle, and the sound of human voices and footsteps gradually approached.
Xiong Wei and his group soon appeared, including Blue Light, Blue Bird, White Horse, Boss Shu and others.
Not only to welcome Su Xia, but also to welcome the members of the Longcheng team.
"Commander, please introduce him to us!" Xiong Wei said with a smile, his laughter was very contagious.
"good."
Su Xia walked to the middle of the crowd with a smile on her face and introduced: "This is Mr. Hu Yun, one of the founders of Longcheng Tianxing College and the current president... This is Mr. Wang Luo, the director of Longcheng 051 Research Institute..."
The atmosphere between the two sides was harmonious. After Su Xia's introduction, they got to know each other, talked and laughed, and soon became friends.
Everyone in the joint camp has known each other for a long time and needs no introduction.
More than a dozen of Master Shi Shishi and his disciples felt a little embarrassed and didn't know what to say.
Everyone walked and talked as they headed towards the camp.
Soon, Zhang Fang, who got the news, hurried over from the wreckage of the spacecraft and met everyone in Longcheng.
As soon as he saw the old dean, Zhang Fang's face changed. He secretly groaned in his heart, and walked forward with a forced smile, saying, "Dean... Hello, dean."
"You stinky boy!"
The old dean glared and, changing his previous gentle scholarly demeanor, directly grabbed a log as thick as a human leg beside him, rolled up his sleeves, and made a gesture to hit.
In the previous contacts, Zhang Fang had been perfunctory about the news about Longcheng, which made the old dean quite dissatisfied.
Seeing this, Zhang Fang's face turned pale, and he turned around and ran towards the camp, shouting as he ran: "Dean, spare me, my equipment here is not working, and I can't receive any news from the academy!"
"How dare you lie to me!"
The old dean was carrying a thick log, his muscles bulging, his breath soaring, and he chased after Zhang Fang.
This sudden scene stunned Su Xia, Xiong Wei and others.
A professor at the academy gave a wry smile and explained, "When he was at the academy, Zhang Fang was often scolded by the dean. You don't have to be surprised. This is the academy's consistent style."
Xiong Wei opened his eyes wide and asked, "Using a heavy log with a diameter of ten centimeters to teach a student a lesson?"
The professor sighed and shook his head: "Not only that, there are people in the academy who use solid steel pipes to hit students. Whether they can withstand it depends on their ability."
Xiong Wei: “…”
Is this academy trying to train supermen?
Su Xia was too tired to complain. If it were on Earth, a student being scolded by a teacher might cause dissatisfaction among parents.
Zhang Fang is Shi Sishi's disciple. Logically, he should be beaten by Shi Sishi, but he also often attends the old dean's open classes and asks for advice from time to time, so he is considered half a disciple of the old dean.
The chase between the old and the young lasted for quite a while, causing chaos in the camp.
In the end, Zhang Fang used his clever strength to break the log in the old dean's hand, causing wood chips to fly everywhere, and he successfully avoided this lesson.
"Hey, Zhang Fang has become a level 4 creature?" Su Xia saw Zhang Fang's strength.
"Yes, I just broke through this morning." Xiong Wei nodded.
"That's great. We can let Sun Lang practice with him and help him consolidate his strength."
"no problem!"
Sun Lang agreed immediately. He still owed Su Xia for saving his life, so of course he had to help with this small favor.
Su Xia said, "Don't worry, let's go to the wreckage first and let you experience the aliens' simulated combat training system. You will definitely like it."
"That's hard to say." Sun Lang touched his chin. "Simulations are fake after all... Just like playing games, no matter how smart the characters in the game are, they can't give people a sense of reality."
"Yeah?"
Su Xia smiled, without comment, and said, "Let's go over there and take a look first."
