Chapter 288 Asking for tolls is a signal, Haotian Sect’s food?
Everyone rushed to the big pit and comforted: "The third elder does not need to blame himself, no one thought that this guy would choose to break his arm to survive."
"However, during our trip, I finally got something."
Ning Tianchen leaned down and looked at the ginseng legs.
Just now, he knew that his soul skills would be unable to cause harm to the Ten Thousand Years Ninth Grade Ginseng King beneath the surface, so he simply cut off the ginseng leg with all his strength.
Of course, with the ten thousand year ninth-grade Ginseng King's defensive power, he had no chance to cut off the ginseng's legs. But the other party tore off the ginseng leg when he was escaping in a panic.
Next, we need to consider the distribution of ginseng legs.
Ning Tianchen contributed the most and should have 40% of the share. Others also assisted him when taking action, and the remaining 60% was divided equally among the others.
Tian Guozhen said: "Well, let's not cut this ginseng leg. Our Snow Mountain Sect only needs the ginseng beard, and the other parts belong to you."
Ning Tianchen shook his head and refused. Said: "How can this be done? Without the assistance of your soul skills, I would not be able to cut off this ginseng leg."
Tian Guozhen waved his hand, "I overheard you and Ning Rongrong say before that a friend of yours lost his eyes. The Ten Thousand Years Ninth Grade Ginseng King contains infinite vitality and is of great help to your friend. If it is cut open , the medicine may not be able to cure her eyes.”
Ning Tianchen was not surprised.
When they entered the Far North Icefield, he and Ning Rongrong discussed this matter and did not avoid each other.
Tian Qihua said: "Without your interpretation of Ancient Ruins No. 18, we might not have known about the existence of Ancient Ruins No. 29. Take this ginseng leg and cure it. Your friends are important.”
Ning Tianchen thought for a while and said, “Let’s do this. You will choose the items in Ancient Ruins No. 29 first, and we will choose one or two later. The rest is all for you.”
Tian Guozhen and others smiled and said: "Okay, then it will be as you say."
The ginseng legs of Wannian Jiupinwang are also very effective. After taking them back and soaking them in wine, they have the effect of prolonging life. .
After the distribution, Ning Tianchen put the bare ginseng legs into the soul guide.
Tian Guozhen put his arm around his shoulders and said with a smile: "Friend, I didn't expect that you still have a field. It seems that you did not use your full strength during the competition between the sects."
Ning Tianchen smiled and said, "Aren't you the same? A hundred thousand year torso soul bone is the most valuable of all soul bones. In the competition, if you use the soul skill just now, I'm afraid I won't be able to resist. Besides, , your 100,000-year-old soul bone also has another powerful soul skill, which is not a gap that can be bridged by just the field.”
The soul skills provided by a hundred thousand year soul ring and soul bone are far more powerful than any ten thousand year soul skills.
Otherwise, with Tian Guo’s True Soul Emperor’s cultivation, how could he possibly freeze the Ten Thousand Years Ninth Grade Ginseng King who had cultivated for more than 80,000 years!
Tian Guozhen said in surprise: "A hundred thousand year soul bone provides two soul skills. Do you also know about this?"
No one in the history of Qibao Glazed Sect has ever obtained a hundred thousand year soul. Ring Soul Bone, but this does not hinder them, they have ancient books recording this matter.
Ning Tianchen added: "Not only that, hunting a hundred thousand-year-old soul beast will inevitably reveal a hundred-thousand-year-old soul bone that is not on the body. This is also recorded in our sect's ancient books."
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Tian Guozhen nodded slightly, obviously aware of this matter.
Tian Qihua added: "Guozhen is the sect's number one genius. This soul bone was obtained from the soul beast hunted by the sect leader when he broke through the title Douluo. Unfortunately, the soul bone on the sect leader's body at that time had already Full, unable to absorb this hundred thousand year soul bone."
"After Guozhen completed the sect's experience, the sect master specially gave him this soul bone."
Yin. Shi Zongmen is not completely without benefits.
When the sect is in seclusion, it can preserve its soul bones and other resources to a great extent. After all, disciples in the sect rarely go out, and even if they get soul bones, they will only stay in the sect.
When he passes away, his soul bones will remain in the sect and be passed on to the next generation.
Looking back at the Qibao Glazed Sect, as the richest sect in the mainland, the sect has acquired a lot of soul bones in its history.
However, many elders who held soul bones did not die within the sect, resulting in the loss of a large number of soul bones.
"Let's go quickly, I'm afraid there will be soul beasts coming along with the breath later." Tian Chao reminded.
Ning Tianchen pointed to the large pit on the side, "There are so many ice caves underground. If you are lucky, you can find ten thousand years of ice marrow. Why don't you go down and have a look?"
Tian Chao and others refused again and again.
The underground ice cave is so complicated that unless you accidentally fall into it, who would take the initiative to explore it?
Furthermore, ice caves are not suitable for plant survival. If you want to find natural treasures, you have a much higher chance of finding them on the ice sheet than in an ice cave.
As for the thousand-year ice marrow, it is quite rare, and most of it is in caves. The stocks in ice caves are also rare.
"These are the experiences summed up by generations of Snow Mountain Sect. Therefore, we continue to move forward. There is no need to hang here." Tian Chao explained.
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After a period of traveling, the Hot team finally arrived at Soto City.
Back in the city where Shrek Academy was once located, Oscar had a lot of thoughts in his mind.
When he was in Shrek Academy, due to the lack of training resources, his strength improved very slowly in those years.
Since arriving at the Qibao Glazed Sect, his life has completely changed. Not only has his strength improved by leaps and bounds, but he has also received key training from the sect.
He never thought that one day he would be able to achieve financial freedom without selling sausages.
Chen Huayu patted his shoulder, "Xiao Ao, I heard from the boss that the original Shrek Academy was in Soto City. How about it? Do you want to go back and have a look?"
Oscar thought for a while and didn't agree.
Shrek Academy has moved to Tiandou City, and the academy here is probably already abandoned.
Furthermore, the original houses of the college were rented from people in the village. After Shrek Academy moved here, the house was probably taken back by the village.
Is there any need to go back to the village that has long since changed?
Not to mention, their team still has a mission.
Without staying too long outside the city, the team, led by Haote, quickly found the person they wanted to meet.
This time, it was a rickety old man. After confirming the identities of Haote and others, the old man said with a smile: "Just ask them for the remaining travel expenses when you contact the contact person."
Haote was busy checking the grain transport fleet and didn't pay attention to the old man's words.
Oscar and Chen Huayu on the side had strange expressions.
This is not the first time they have heard this. Why should the other party emphasize this matter?
When the old man turned his eyes, the two of them immediately pretended that nothing happened.
This time, there were nearly a thousand grain transport carriages, and each carriage was pulled by three BMWs.
When the carriage drove out of Soto City, the end of the long motorcade could not be seen at a glance.
This amount of food is roughly estimated to be enough to feed 100,000 people for more than two months.
If the convoy had not been heading towards Tiandou City in the north, they would have even suspected that it was logistical supplies destined for the battlefield.
In addition to a few people from the Haote team, there were more than a hundred civilians in the convoy.
Such a long team requires the protection of a small team. They must arrange for one person to be stationed at intervals.
Outside the city, Hot and his group were waiting for the carriage to drive out of the city, and entered the convoy in order.
Oscar came close to Haote and whispered: "Brother Haote, I think there may be a problem with the escort this time."
Nearly a thousand carts of food were actually looking for a soul hunting team to transport them. This is very surprising. Big question.
You know, so much food can be used to raise a private army of tens of thousands of people, and they will transport it. It is clear who is behind it and does not want to be involved.
"What did you find?" Hot asked.
Chen Huayu whispered: "The two contacts all hinted to us that the remaining tolls need to be claimed from the final contact. If I were the contact, I would definitely not mention the tolls. Yes. Hire us at the lowest cost, and only a fool will pay you more.”
Oscar took over, "So, we suspect that 'asking the contact for travel expenses' may be some kind of hint. Since the whereabouts of the food are in doubt, I think the people behind this must not want to leave anyone alive and leak the whereabouts of the food. "
After some analysis, Haote asked: "What do you mean, the last contact person may not be the same person as the employer? Asking for travel expenses from the last contact person is a way of asking the other party to kill him. Our secret code?”
Chen Huayu and Oscar nodded at the same time.
They had stayed with Ning Tianchen for a long time, and had heard similar secret codes from Ning Tianchen.
That is, both parties agree on a secret code in advance. If they cannot write to each other, as long as they speak this secret code, the other party will know what to do.
Hot felt that their words were very credible.
The contact persons in Soto City and Barak City emphatically reminded them to ask for travel expenses from the next contact person.
It is clear that he wants to take advantage of human greed and send a certain signal to the next contact.
After thinking about it, he said: "I will inform others about this. When we meet the last contact person, we will not need this travel expenses, our lives are important."
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With the escort of the Haote team, the convoy did not encounter any accidents on its way to Tiandou City. According to the civilians in the convoy, the destination of their trip was not Tiandou City, but a hilltop more than 200 miles east of Tiandou City.
You must know that there is no city within nearly five hundred miles of Tiandou City to the east.
If you choose to pick up the goods there and want to kill people and silence them, the outside world will never know.
Haote suddenly became wary, and at the same time he kept an extra eye on his mind.
A few days later, the convoy drove into the foot of a mountain.
In the past two months, the horses transporting grain consumed more than a hundred carts of grain and grass.
The motorcade was lined up, and Haote walked at the front of the team, handing over to the contact person.
When he saw the burly man not far away, he stepped forward and asked, "Are you the contact person?"
The man didn't say much and took out an iron order from his arms. The cards were exactly the same as the tokens given to them by the first contact.
After confirming his identity, Hot asked: "Where is the food?"
The man pointed to his feet and said: "Just stop here. Does the delivery person have anything else to explain?"< br>
Haote suddenly felt wary.
Wouldn’t it be in line with Chen Huayu and Oscar’s speculation that the other party would climb up the pole and give money?
Moreover, he did not feel any fluctuations in soul power from this man. But the other party's strong body and temperament clearly indicated that he was not an ordinary person, but an extremely powerful soul master.
Thinking of this, Haote handed over his hands and said: "We are only responsible for transporting grain and grass, we have nothing else to do."
The man asked again, "Didn't you ask for travel expenses?"
Haote pretended to be confused. He said: "Tolls? What tolls?"
Seeing how flawlessly he performed, the man waved his hand, "Let the carriages stop here, and you can leave."
Where is Hot? Dare to stay longer, and after arranging the convoy, he quickly left in the opposite direction.
Seeing him disappear from sight, the man couldn't help but murmured: "Yuehua didn't let them ask for travel expenses. I think this team is trustworthy."
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In the middle of the grain transport convoy, Oscar Walking with Chen Huayu.
"Xiao Ao, there are people moving in the woods nearby, have you noticed?"
Oscar nodded, "It's not just one person, but a group of people. I was in the sect before. At that time, I saw the map near Tiandou City. There were no traces of villages or human activities more than 200 miles east of the city. These people were probably sent with the intention of killing them. Us.”
Chen Huayu did not express his position, but pulled him aside, "I just found a person, and the martial spirit in his hand is the Clear Sky Hammer."
"Tang San?" Oscar instinctively thought.
Chen Huayu shook his head, "How can I not recognize Tang San! After the battle in the Soul Master Competition, there is no way I could have mistaken the Clear Sky Hammer spirit. I am certain that the spirit in that person's hand is Hao Tian Chui. These people are probably disciples of the Haotian Sect. "
The Haotian Sect was not destroyed, but was forced to live in seclusion.
If Chen Huayu did not make a mistake, then someone was transporting this batch of grain for the Haotian Sect.
It’s right if you think about it carefully.
The Haotian Sect is only in seclusion, and their disciples still need to eat. It is reasonable to buy food from the outside world.
If the food is transported here, then the Haotian Sect's hidden residence is likely to be nearby.
"Shh, keep your voice down, don't be heard. Let's leave as soon as Brother Haote comes back." Chen Huayu reminded in a low voice.
The hidden location of Haotian Sect is kept secret from the outside world.
If they find out where Haotian Sect is stationed, they might cause trouble.
The two of them pretended to be calm, and when Haote returned from the front, everyone in the team quickly left this place of right and wrong.
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On the Arctic ice sheet.
After many days of traveling, Ning Tianchen and others have reached the farthest distance recorded by the Snow Mountain Sect.
According to the comparison of the route map brought out from the No. 18 ancient ruins, over tens of thousands of years, two nearby snow mountains have disappeared, and the one that still exists has become taller than before.
Tian Qihua originally did not plan to lead everyone here. Seeing that he did not encounter any soul beasts along the way, he became bold.
"This is already the limit of recorded distance. There are many places that don't match the route map. Let's go back."
"No, keep walking." Tian Guozhen said: "After tens of thousands of years of vicissitudes of life, many mountains have indeed disappeared, but not all of them have disappeared. There are still traces of some mountains."
Tian Qihua said helplessly: "Guozhen, it is too dangerous to go on any further. It's big. You are still just Soul King and Soul Emperor. Let's wait until you break through Soul Douluo to explore again. After you go back, I will explain it to the sect leader in detail and ensure that no one else in the sect will steal the No. 29 Ancient. Relics, how about it?”
Tian Guozhen shook his head and continued: "We can walk slowly on the next road and record the route map as we go. If we do not find the No. 29 ruins, we will return along the topographic map."
Tian Qihua smiled bitterly.
Drawing a topographic map is not so easy. It is not only necessary to record the path traveled, but also to observe the conspicuous terrain nearby.
Walking along while drawing the map, it will take at least two years to reach the vicinity of Ancient Ruins No. 29.
The dried meat they carry can only last for a year at most, and about 60% is left.
After eating the meaty food, they couldn't find anything to eat at all on this vast ice field.
"Third Elder, let's move forward." Tian Chao sighed.
They can't stop what Tian Guozhen decided.
They can return, but Tian Guozhen will definitely go on.
Ning Tianchen suggested: "How about this. The third elder and I take turns flying in the air. The higher the altitude, the farther the line of sight. It can also save a lot of time when drawing the terrain map."
They have been traveling on the far north ice sheet for four months. Winter is about to pass, and there will be no strong storms on the ice sheet in spring.
Flying in the air is much safer, and you can detect nearby spirit beasts in advance.
“Hey~ Okay, but my bottom line is to leave for another half a year at most. If we don’t return to the sect for too long, the sect master will be worried, and they will even send people out to look for us, which will greatly waste the sect. Door resources. "
"And we have to replenish food at all times along the way, otherwise we will starve to death here when the next winter comes. "
With the third elder. With the approval, everyone was able to continue their in-depth exploration.
However, the third elder did not let Ning Tianchen survey the surrounding terrain from the air, but gave him full authority to draw the terrain map.
It's not that I'm worried that Ning Tianchen will get this terrain map, but it's not safe in the air. Focusing most of your energy on drawing terrain maps, you will not be able to discover potential dangers around you.
With the strength of Tian Qihua's Titled Douluo, he can evade the attacks of most spirit beasts in the air.
Time passed day by day, and everyone followed the topographic map brought from the ancient ruins. One of the lakes recorded in it has not disappeared after tens of thousands of years.
Arrived at the lake, what is surprising is that the lake is not frozen, but is emitting billowing heat waves.
When you put your hand into the lake, you can clearly feel that the water here is hot.
“I didn’t expect there to be a hot spring here.” Everyone felt a sense of novelty.
Hot springs generally appear near volcanoes with frequent geological activities, and there may have been a volcano at their feet countless years ago. However, under the long-term accumulation of ice and snow, the volcano was gradually buried underground.
Going to hot springs in such a cold place is not a wise choice.
The temperature difference between cold and hot makes it easy to contract diseases. Once they are attacked by a spirit beast, they cannot respond immediately.
"Take a rest here. We are traveling very fast and have good luck. According to the distance on the terrain map, we will be able to find the location of ancient ruins No. 29 in about five or six days."
Sitting beside the steaming lake, Ning Tianchen sat cross-legged and practiced his soul power.
After such a long time, his strength barely broke through two levels, reaching level 64.
For Tian Guozhen and others, the environment here is conducive to their cultivation. Therefore, the speed of their improvement is much faster than that of Ning Tianchen.
(End of this chapter)