After lunch, Wei Huan went to the ruins with Mu Zhong in the afternoon.
They left two bronze chests in the ruins, so the ruins wouldn't disappear and would last until they emptied them.
During his rare free time, Mu Zhong could also train his [driver sequence] skills by disassembling components.
Wei Huan doesn't need to come in; he can just arrange for the undead to follow Mu Zhong. The undead filling this ruin are enough to easily protect Mu Zhong from any accidents and can also help him move items and components.
But Wei Huan still followed him in.
In his heart, Mu Zhong was different.
It wasn't just a teammate or vice-captain; it was also the first time in his two lives that he had experienced such a thrill, a relationship that required him to cherish and nurture it.
It's amazing.
Before entering the Temple of Professions, Wei Huan glanced at Mu Zhong one last time.
My gaze fell on that profile with its dramatic lines.
Wei Huan noticed for the first time that Mu Zhong's eyelashes were very long, thick and curled, and his double eyelids were arched. When he was focused and busy, his eyelashes would occasionally tremble like the wings of a butterfly, fluttering and dancing.
Wei Huan closed his eyes and, accompanied by the pair of black butterflies, arrived at the great tomb.
At this moment, he was already standing at the very top of the tomb.
Having measured and witnessed the size of this great tomb with his own feet and eyes, Wei Huan now stands here, his aura completely connected with the tomb.
He sensed a response emanating from the depths of the tomb.
The intelligent gaze scrutinized him critically; it was a looking down gaze, and it was very unfriendly.
It was only a slightly more reluctant acceptance than at the beginning.
Those auras seemed to be saying, "Not bad, try a little harder, and we can barely answer your call."
However, Wei Huan was not interested.
After experiencing the summoning of completely loyal low-ranking undead who would execute one's commands without fail.
Wei Huan lost interest in summoning the things buried in the large tomb.
The creatures in these large tombs are undoubtedly high-ranking undead from the Dark Beast Clan.
For example, the "Two-Headed Hidden Demon" of the Seven Stars, or the leaders of the Dark Beasts, those Dark Beasts with Nine Star bloodlines.
High ability, high intelligence, and that innate arrogance—just thinking about it makes me feel very troubled.
It's not that I won't summon at all, but it's definitely not as passive as it is now, with a posture of begging the other party to submit to the contract.
Wei Huan stood on the top of the tomb, gazing into the distance. He could vaguely see the top of the neighboring tomb, appearing and disappearing in the clouds and mist.
There is a tomb in the distance.
Further away, beyond the tombs, there were even more tombs.
Infinite and boundless, in enormous quantities.
Having already seen the forest, why would he hang himself on one tree?
Or is he simply so deserving of being commanded and controlled by other beings? Does he not want to enjoy a free and unrestrained life?
"The Undead Ranch" is Wei Huan's source of confidence.
If he can create a ninth-tier undead, he would have a very high chance of winning even if he encountered a leader of nine-star dark beasts and attacked them all at once.
If one can't beat them, then ten thousand; if ten thousand can't kill them, then a hundred million. There's always a way.
They exhausted their opponent, leaving them unable to continue and collapsing.
Back then, it was the "fish" and I was the "butcher." Whether it lived or died, or whether I subdued it, was all up to me.
Those arrogant, even somewhat offensive, auras continued to linger as they looked at Wei Huan.
Wei Huan ignored him, beckoned Xiao Dian over, sat on its back, and went down to the tomb again.
They left behind a trail of bewildered, even undisguised, mockery.
Wei Huan, however, continued recruiting wolves at the foot of the mountain.
Because of the existence of the "Anal-Tearing Brother" and the "Undead Ranch," the one-star Dark Beast, the Wolves, are no longer considered cannon fodder units that can be sacrificed casually in Wei Huan's mind.
Recruiting them costs very little, but they can be formed into an army very quickly.
They are also flexible and mobile, and have special potential.
Now that Wei Huan has reached Sequence 3, he can open six portals at the same time.
The Wolf Warrior is the fastest unit to assemble among all of Wei Huan's troop types.
It takes about ten seconds to gather 200 heads through the portal, and within a minute, they can form an overwhelming army.
Then, add in the ghost crows and the Demon Eye Lord flying out from above the portal.
Having an army of tens of thousands within three minutes is a piece of cake.
At that time, there will be soul attacks, magical attacks, physical attacks from the wolf, and tactical maneuvering.
Even if I encounter a white rhinoceros again, I can still make it flustered and die on the spot without using the Hellfire Bomb.
Thinking of this, Wei Huan deliberately went to look for the Netherfire Bomb.
"Netherfire" is a good thing.
Although a level three Netherfire Bomb will drain his Nether Power during refilling, its explosive power must be quite impressive.
As summonable creatures of strategic significance, the more the merrier.
Therefore, there's no need to get worked up over the things inside the tomb.
Complete autonomy and absolute control, isn't that good?
Wei Huan ignored the "picky" aura in the tomb, and gradually, that aura dissipated.
Everyone's adopting an arrogant attitude; it's just a matter of who will eventually submit to whom.
Occasionally, a few sarcastic remarks would linger, but Wei Huan would never respond, which only made the other party more resentful.
Wei Huan, however, was very happy.
He currently has 1100 Dark Power, and recruiting a one-star Wolf only requires 3 points of Dark Power to ignite the Fire of Death.
In other words, from last night until now, Wei Huan's wolf army has exceeded 500.
He didn't recruit more; it's just that his Netherworld power wasn't recovering fast enough.
Wei Huan was delighted to see the ever-growing number of wolves gathering around him.
And the guy who was just as happy as him was the guy who was digging out anuses.
"Goblin Brother" has established his status as the wolf king. When he walks past these wolves, his pack will respectfully make way for him.
It proudly surveyed its pack of wolves, but halfway there it stopped and stared intently at a particularly small-looking wolf in the center of the pack.
"Click-click-click!"
It made a sound, and then the wolf, along with the anus-peeling guy, was brought in front of Wei Huan.
At first, Wei Huan noticed the huge difference in size between the two animals, and that they were new.
The first thing I noticed when I saw the beautifully colored wolf bones was that the guy who was digging out anuses had found himself a partner.
There was no way to see the latest chapters and the complete chapters. Recently, his thoughts have been a little out of control, as if a special nerve has been triggered, causing him to make strange associations.
However, Wei Huan soon realized what good stuff the "Anal-Digging Guy" had brought him.
There is an elite wolf here.
Wei Huan used his Netherworld power to explore the death fire within this elite wolf, sensing the excitement, loyalty, and wisdom within its thoughts.
It seems that elite undead are not "unique in their species," but rather carry a certain probability of mutation.
In other words, if he summoned all the roaming monsters on this great tomb, he would definitely be able to collect more elite undead.
So why fight to the death with those arrogant guys in the Great Tomb?
Cultivating elite undead can also yield powerful combat strength.
Moreover, improving one's abilities to reach Sequence 4, Sequence 5, or higher is the core of being a Summoner.
We absolutely cannot put the cart before the horse; it would be ridiculous if summoned creatures ended up dominating the summoner.
Wei Huan recruited to his heart's content in the tomb. When he came out, the driver's cab had been completely demolished and Mu Zhong was nowhere to be found.
He suddenly jumped up from his seat, looking very nervous for a moment.
But soon, he relaxed again.
The summoned creatures roamed peacefully through the ruins, remaining completely silent.
Mu Zhong had obviously seen him cultivating, so he left alone and is now in the engine room.
Wei Huan climbed out of the driver's seat, straightened his clothes, and walked out the door.
With a thought, the facehuggers surrounding him swarmed toward the driver's seat and expertly disassembled it.
As Wei Huan walked into the engine room, he sensed something different the moment he saw Mu Zhong.
This time, instead of removing the entire engine components, he disassembled the engine on-site.
"Upgraded?"
Wei Huan asked this as his first question.
Hearing the noise, Mu Zhong looked up at him and nodded dangerously: "Yes, you've finally been promoted to junior technician."
"How about it?"
Wei Huan walked over and squatted down to look at the components he had disassembled. When he looked up again, he saw the smudges on Mu Zhong's face.
Without thinking much, Wei Huan raised his hand and wiped away the black spots with his thumb.
The soft, gentle touch flowed over his fingertips. As Wei Huan withdrew his hand, his fingers unconsciously rubbed together, and his chest felt a little soft.
Mu Zhong was taken aback by the intimate gesture, and when he spoke again, his voice was unusually gentle: "Junior technicians can already open the outermost hard shell of these engines, but they still can't analyze what's inside."
"Mm," Wei Huan replied.
Neither of them cared whether they could disassemble the complete engine directly; the key was what Mu Zhong could gain in the process.
Mu Zhong added, "It just so happens that we have a Level 4 vehicle, so we can partition off half of the parking lot to use as a workshop."
"Sure." Wei Huan thought for a moment. "The parking lot is underground, and the environment isn't great. How about we use a room?"
Mu Zhong chuckled: "It's all in the car, there's no basement. We'll just open a window. Being a driver is quite interesting; it adds a lot to the car..."
In terms of functional areas, we can even convert the lobby into an eco-garden.
"Hmm, what kind?"
Mu Zhong was somewhat surprised when Wei Huan continued to raise questions.
He realized that Wei Huan was trying to communicate with him, although he could only awkwardly continue the conversation in this way.
But there is no doubt that their relationship is changing.
Mu Zhong looked forward to such changes.
Because deep down, he was also looking forward to all of this.
Mu Zhong then counted on his fingers and said, "You know about the prison cells and workshops, but I can also build warehouses, energy storage rooms, weapons manufacturing workshops, and gravity training rooms."
By the way, once I reach the junior technician level, I can also optimize all the parts on the car, although I can only achieve a maximum optimization level of 5%, but the future looks promising.
Speaking of gravity training chambers, I think we can have one now. Once I reach a higher level, I can even create a virtual laboratory similar to a professional temple, where your elite soldier combat skills training can be completed directly in the vehicle.
The conversation about the new car got the two of them talking non-stop, and when they came to their senses, Wei Huan realized that his mouth was getting sore from talking so much.
Wei Huan raised his hand, touched his chin, frowned, and twisted his jaw.
Looking up, he saw the smile in Mu Zhong's eyes, as if he had seen through his disheveled state.
Wei Huan didn't really like being teased like that, but he didn't find it annoying when Mu Zhong looked at him like that.
He really liked Mu Zhong's eyes, which were big and bright, and he also liked his always smiling face, which gave him a very soft and warm aura.
This feeling made him want to hug him.
He was actually a bit tired after days of fighting.
Especially since he was about to enter the third-level assessment, he wasn't resisting this sense of urgency that kept him on the move. After all, he knew the future of this world better than anyone else.
But he liked this moment.
I enjoy chatting casually like this, making plans for a small room, which has nothing to do with future life or death.
This is just what he and his thoughts are right now.
About life.
It's a rare moment to relax.
Liu Chengzhi's voice came through the walkie-talkie, informing them that dinner was ready.
Wei Huan and Mu Zhong packed their things and left the ruins.
It wasn't dark yet, and the forest was quiet under the protection of the undead army. Not even a single leaf could get in, let alone the mutated mosquitoes.
Their car was parked between the leaves, dappled sunlight falling on it and illuminating its now drastically changed appearance.
The air on the third-class highway was humid, and the temperature and light were very suitable for human survival. Wei Huan pushed Mu Zhong forward, walking at a leisurely pace.
The two then got a good look at the car that was being upgraded.
Overall, there are no significant changes in appearance.
They haven't changed their vehicle skins, even though those points are very easy for them.
They've been too busy lately, and neither of them is lacking in experience, so they're not particularly interested in changing the car model.
However, after the upgrade, the white minivan has indeed undergone considerable changes.
The most obvious change is the addition of serrated edges on the exterior of the vehicle.
Thick, coarse, and sharp, interlocking serrations surround the vehicle, making it easy to rampage across third-class highways and slaughter wandering monsters.
Another feature is the arrow tower on the roof.
It can now be called a laser tower.
The laser towers encircling the roof of the vehicle resemble a dazzling ribbon of light, radiating a brilliant glow even when not in use.
If activated, it becomes an incomparably sharp giant blade on the battlefield.
There are also special blueprints for this terrain: [Net Dropper], [Logger], and [Sling Tower].
In short, Commander Mu really did a perfect job this time, bringing not only all the materials for the Tier 4 vehicle, but also the special terrain maps.
This makes this seemingly basic car, which is still used by beginners, reveal something extraordinary in every aspect.
Once it enters combat mode, it becomes as terrifying as a war fortress.
Wei Huan was unusually excited this time.
He had never driven a Class 4 vehicle, let alone become the captain of a Class 4 vehicle one day.
Fourth-class vehicles and third-class vehicles are completely different.
Before the third-level vehicle, the vehicle names are "Simple RV", "RV", and "Multi-functional RV".
As the name suggests, vehicles in this class are more geared towards everyday life, and upgrades mainly involve items that improve the quality of life.
Starting from Tier 4, the vehicle names became "Ground Siege Vehicle", "Ground Fortress", and "Land, Sea and Air Heavy Fortress".
It is clearly evolving in a military direction.
No soldier would refuse to be the commander of a tank in a war fortress.
No man can resist this brutal romance.
Wei Huan boarded the car with great excitement.
Then, feeling a bit down, I calmed down.
Nothing more.
It takes a long time to go from level three to level four.
The components cannot all be upgraded at once; they are still being queued in order.
Even though the smart home system has been optimized and upgraded, it is not yet at the point of upgrading the entire vehicle.
Wei Huan got into the car; everyone else was there too.
The aroma of food wafted through the air, and amidst the crowd, there was a warm and inviting atmosphere.
"Wei Huan and Mu Zhong are back!" Li Xue exclaimed happily upon seeing them.
"They arrived so quickly, the food isn't even on the table yet."
"Come on, let's go straight to the restaurant for dinner."
"Haha, I see a lot of components piled up in the room. Today is a great day!"
The overwhelming liveliness is a kind of liveliness that cannot be felt in a vehicle with only two or three people.
Wei Huan looked at the crowd that had gotten up to greet him, a smile playing on his lips.
I'm already looking forward to the sight of the train being fully loaded after it's upgraded to a Tier 4 vehicle.
It would be even better if some members could remain as long-term drivers after the assessment.
Of course, Wei Huan also had requirements for the train crew.
He is very capable and hopes to have a professional join him to further enhance his skills.
If all else fails, one should at least have a place on the bus, like Liu Chengzhi, whose fighting ability is hardly of any value in being enhanced.
But Wei Huan had to admit that he couldn't live without the head chef's skills.
I look forward to all three meals every day.
An excellent office worker is just as valuable as someone working on the vehicle.
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After sitting down at the table, Liu Chengzhi first served a bunch of strongly flavored dishes.
Braised goose in an iron pot, spicy braised chicken, and then his specialty, roasted meat, are all served in large portions, with excellent color, aroma, and taste; they make your mouth water just looking at them.
After that, he brought two more pots of porridge to the table, one sweet shrimp porridge and the other boat porridge, and placed them directly in front of Mu Zhong. He also made braised pork belly strips and a serving of rice.
Especially the rice, which was presented in a special way, was served with high-quality soy sauce and clear, hot lard, which looked like it was meant to be mixed with rice.
Mu Zhong thanked him and poured soy sauce and lard over the rice. He stirred it briefly, and each grain of rice was coated with a glossy soy sauce color, looking plump and moist.
Even those around them, who were eating heavily seasoned meat and fish, were still captivated by this bowl of rice.
"My goodness, my mouth is watering!" Li Xue wiped her mouth in a completely unladylike manner, craning her neck. "I want some too, is there any more?"
Liu Chengzhi nodded with a smile: "Yes, yes."
Lanlan quickly said, "I want a bowl too."
Xiaoman and Lao Xu also hurriedly expressed their opinions.
Captain Xue then picked up the bowl in front of him and filled it with a bowl of boat congee.
As soon as he took a bite of the hot porridge, Captain Xue's honest and simple face almost lit up with joy.
"tasty!"
He exclaimed in praise and recommended, "Xiaoxue, you should try this porridge. It's fresh, sweet, and delicious. The texture of the porridge grains is just right—fragrant and sticky. It's so good!"
"Eat more, there's plenty, everyone, don't be shy, we made a lot."
Liu Chengzhi chuckled and happily went to the kitchen to get the rice.
Hearing praise for his cooking skills from everyone in the dining room, his sense of accomplishment reached its peak.
Both Wei Huan and Mu Zhong shared in this honor.
Liu Chengzhi is truly a treasure; he's incredibly talented when it comes to food.
Everyone was enjoying their meal when suddenly it went dark outside the window.
The night to challenge the world arrived so suddenly.
No one took it seriously; with their current strength, they were more than capable of surviving well on a third-class highway at night.
But today is destined to be different.
The smart assistant suddenly spoke up: "Captain, the secondary highway assessment is complete, and the treasure chest reward has been issued. Shall we open it now?"
I never expected to find a golden treasure chest while having a meal.
The group of people in the car were stunned on the spot.
"A golden treasure chest!! I've never opened a golden treasure chest before!!" Li Xue jumped up excitedly, "I want to see! I want to see!!"
The higher the road grade, the harder it is to open high-level treasure chests.
It's worth noting that the ruins that opened up the secondary highway once attracted the attention of over three hundred people across the entire Chinese server.
Most of those people came from Class III highways, or even Class IV highways, and it's unknown how many of them were Class IV professionals.
Why did they travel thousands of miles to come here, even without a car, just to open that ruin, even though they don't know how many people have sacrificed their lives there?
Even the "War Clan" couldn't resist getting a piece of the pie?
It's because secondary roads are not as difficult.
Even a legendary treasure chest monster of platinum level is not untouchable due to the road level limitation.
Even so, despite being downgraded two levels, it still led to the destruction of the No. 3 supply point city and the deaths of so many people.
Therefore, for most teams, even those with the combat power to open silver treasure chests, like Team Leader Xue, they still dare not easily touch the gold treasure chests.
To unlock a gold chest on a Tier 3 highway without two or three Tier 4 vehicles and at least ten Tier 3 vehicles in a fully staffed group, is simply suicide.
Even if they finally managed to get the kill, the supplies in the treasure chest wouldn't go to someone like Captain Xue in a Tier 3 vehicle.
Ordinary challengers, who has ever seen a complete golden treasure chest!
Now, a golden treasure chest has appeared right in front of everyone in the car.
Those that are close enough can be reached out and touched directly.
Li Xue was already sitting on the ground, wanting to touch the golden treasure chest but not daring to, her mouth watering with longing.
"My goodness, it's a golden treasure chest? It's so beautiful, so gorgeous, so elegant and graceful, it's just like the empress in my heart!"
I want to touch it, hug it, kiss it, and cuddle it to sleep. It's a golden treasure chest! This is probably the only time in my life I'll have the chance to get this close.
This time, Captain Xue didn't take his infatuated wife away, because he was also squatting in front of the golden treasure chest, staring intently at it along with his other teammates.
It seems we won't be able to open the treasure chest anytime soon.
Wei Huan ate his meat skewers while turning on the screen mirroring app to check system notifications.
It turns out that with the first batch of people completing the assessment yesterday, it's now time to close the assessment at the last minute.
Although secondary roads are not as difficult as primary roads, challengers who have adapted to the difficulty of highways have completely shed their novice status and have all developed means of self-protection.
However, limitations still exist.
The eleventh day after the assessment begins is the final deadline. Those who have not completed 80% of the route before nightfall will still be swallowed by darkness and disappear without a trace.
Those professionals who dare to participate in the second-level highway construction project right in the first batch naturally possess confidence and courage.
Therefore, according to the statistics, when the time came, a staggering 97.22% of the challengers completed the assessment.
This achievement is already very encouraging.
"Not bad." Mu Zhong also saw it. "It is indeed exciting news that our Great Xia has completed the upgrade of its vehicles to level five. Moreover, I found that the overall strength of our batch is very strong. The data on the leaderboard is about 15% higher than that of the same period in previous years."
"This is the result of years of hard work and gradual accumulation."
Wei Huan believes that the emergence of the fifth-level vehicle is only a small part of the reason. The key is that after seven years of accumulation, Daxia has indeed reached the point where it can further decentralize resources and increase investment in new talent.
However, Old Xu overheard this and interjected, "No, it's a Class V vehicle."
He said it with certainty: "Because once we got access to Level 5 materials, the control over Level 4 materials was relaxed. Some of the supplies that were delivered this time, Commander Mu didn't have enough of, but he got the applications he needed."
He thought for a moment and said, "The inventory that Commander Chai promised to allocate."
After those words were spoken, the atmosphere became a little awkward for a moment.
Xiaoman winked at Lao Xu.
In fact, Commander Chai was indeed ostracizing Commander Mu, which is normal. Whoever comes to power will concentrate their efforts on cultivating their own cronies.
Just as Commander Mu was willing to go all out to cultivate Wei Huan, people in Commander Mu's faction also had high hopes that Wei Huan could grow up faster.
It's only natural to differentiate between close and distant relationships.
But Commander Chai is, after all, a high-ranking general of the Great Xia Dynasty, and his vision and perspective are certainly different.
He could not completely favor Wei Huan in his training, but he would not deliberately make things difficult for Wei Huan by restricting his resources.
Ultimately, if Wei Huan joined the Northeast Army, it would strengthen his combat capabilities.
But the thought of such complicated human relationships made Wei Huan frown.
He was already imagining the scene of staring at Commander Mu and Commander Chai after returning to Earth.
Finally, Mu nodded: "When I return to Earth, I will thank Commander Chai in person."
Old Xu nodded, then glanced at Xiao Man, who was full of dissatisfaction, and said, "You should learn more from Captain Mu. You're two years older, but you don't understand any social etiquette."
Wei Huan looked at Mu Zhong, and Mu Zhong winked at him.
Knowing that Wei Huan wasn't good at this kind of social interaction, he could handle it.