77. The mission begins
The mission is scheduled to begin on September 3.
Three days before the start of the mission, Xia Gui handed over all the work in his hands, and was about to devote himself wholeheartedly to the new task.
Early in the morning of the mission, the eight members had gathered on the outskirts of the barren grassland, and Lu Jinglu led three carriages over.
"Grunt".
The horses pulled two empty wooden carts and marched slowly on the outskirts of the barren pastures.
The horses were fat and strong, but the cart was very rudimentary, a rough plank and two round wheels, drawn by a steed, and bumping up and down on the barren meadows of gravel and weeds.
Lu Jing pulled the two horses in front of the group, and then looked around the eight team members calmly. Thinking that these eight people are fully prepared, their faces are full of energy and eager to try, and they will exert their greatest strength in the next few days.
"Lord Lu!" everyone saluted Lu Jing.
Lu Jing has a standard warrior face that does not smile, and after reaching middle age, this face that does not smile really has a bit of a commanding temperament. He nodded, then glanced at Jiang Wu and Ah Scar, and said, "Jiang Wu, you are the captain of this mission. Scar, you're the vice-captain. The mission of the two of you is to lead the team. ”
"Yes!"
Jiang Wu and Ah Scar bowed down to receive the order.
"These three carriages are your rides, two of which you will ride, and the other for the spoils of war. Lu Jing said.
Hearing the words "loot", everyone showed a knowing expression.
The reason why this four-star mission is so sought-after is also because it is full of tempting loot. Just thinking about the inner dan, python bones, python meat, and python teeth of this sky-swallowing python make everyone salivate.
Lord Lu was very considerate, afraid that everyone would not have the tools to carry the loot, so he thoughtfully prepared a carriage. In fact, everyone coincidentally prepared two hemp cloth bags, and it can be seen that they are also very eager for this trophy.
"You have to cooperate well and don't lead to infighting because of the loot. Otherwise, the task will fail, and the gains outweigh the losses. Lu Jing said.
He had seen some dead soldiers fighting among themselves for the spoils of the mission, which resulted in the failure of the mission and the death of the entire detachment.
This mission was full of great temptation, and he had to explain it clearly before he set off, so as not to cause the same tragedy.
"We must focus on the big picture. Jiang Wu held the pitch-black ancient sword and promised righteously.
Although I don't know if this promise is true or false, I still give a promise. Lu Jing glanced at everyone lightly and said, "If there is nothing to do, the mission will begin." ”
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Bidding farewell to Lu Jing, the carriage staggered across the barren pasture.
In this mission, the captain is Jiang Wu, and the deputy captain is Ah Scar.
Jiang Wu's cultivation is the fifth order of the Yongquan Realm, and Ah Scar is the fourth order of the Yongquan Realm, and they are the two strongest cultivators here.
It's just that these two people don't seem to deal with each other very well, so Jiang Wu silently ordered the three closest henchmen to share the car with him, and the remaining four people sat on another board car.
Xia Gui naturally sat in Ah Scar's car, and the other two dead soldiers in the same car with him were named Li Xiao and Wang Bizhou, two people who were silent.
The carriage scrambled deeper into the meadows, getting closer and closer to the end of the mission.
Legend has it that many years ago, it was a vast ocean, and the terrain was lifted up by the collision of land, forming a barren prairie.
Therefore, in this once vast grassland, there are many small extinct volcanoes that have erupted. From a distance, these gray-black volcanoes are like porcelain bowls that are upside down on the grassland, and one will appear every hundreds of miles.
And this time, the Sky Swallowing Python is hiding near an extinct volcano near the northern base.
As it got dark, the carriage stopped on an open slope, and everyone decided to set up camp here and rest first.
Jiang Wu and Ah Scar found a bald place where no grass grows, each made a fire, and divided into two camps very tacitly.
"Is there a conflict between these two?"
Seeing the proud Jiang Wu and the silent Ah Scar, who don't get along with each other for a long time, Xia Gui was also a little helpless. He was not Jiang Wu's henchman, so he had to very consciously gather in front of the fire that Ah Scar had lit, and barbecue food with several other taciturn teammates.
Luckily, Scar seems to have good skills and takes good care of his brothers in the camp, so he roasted four rabbit legs and handed one to each of them. Xia Gui took the fragrant rabbit leg and took a bite, it was crispy and delicious, it seems that this Scar's self-care ability is very good.
Everyone silently gnawed on the rabbit legs, and the Jiang Wu camp, who was sitting not far away, finally couldn't hold it back.
That Jiang Wu looked gloomily at the four team members on Ah Scar's side, and his dark and cunning eyes flashed with ulterior motives. He cleared his throat and finally spoke, "Before the mission officially begins, let's agree on the rules. Ahem, the main thing is how the loot is divided. ”
Hearing Jiang Wu's straightforward voice, Xia Gui finally understood why this guy didn't speak for a day, he was probably holding back the way to divide the spoils.
"Finally got to the point......" Xia Gui's gaze fell on Jiang Wu's face, but seeing that the latter's face was swaying in the light of the fire, he looked a little impatient.
And the henchmen sitting around him had a fiery look on their faces.
Scar let out a "hmm", showing a casual look on the surface, and continued to chew the rabbit meat in his mouth, but in fact, the upper two ears were almost erected.
Jiang Wu is the captain of the team, he is the vice captain, and the two have a strong say in how the spoils are distributed.
Such an agreement on the distribution of spoils of war is naturally divided as soon as possible, and it is not clear later.
"Brother Jiang, you say, let's listen. Jiang Wu's henchman Liu Yuanchao said with a smile on his face.
"I suggest that the loot be distributed according to the amount of merit. Those who have more credit have more loot, and those who have less credit have less loot. Do you have any objections to this?" Jiang Wu's gaze slowly swept over everyone's faces.
"Nope. The crowd shook their heads.
"Then how to count the credit as a big one, how to count the credit as a small one?" asked Wang Bizhou, a dead soldier sitting next to Ah Scar.
Jiang Wu smiled slightly and replied: "Whoever finds the Sky Swallowing Python will get one successful labor, and whoever exerts the greatest strength to kill the Sky Swallowing Python will get four successful labors." The remaining five successful labors are distributed according to the ranking of the strength and weakness of the cultivation. ”
As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned at first, and then Wang Bizhou shouted dissatisfiedly, "The five successful labors are distributed according to the strength of cultivation? This is really unreasonable!"
This Wang Bizhou is a first-order cultivator of the Yongquan Realm, and he occupies the sixth place in this mission, which also means that his cultivation strength is the sixth.
According to this rule, Jiang Wu is the fifth order of the Yongquan Realm, and he is the person with the highest cultivation here, and he will divide the largest share of the five successful laborers. Next is Ah Scar, the fourth order of the Yongquan Realm, who can divide the share of the second most. Row down one after another, and by the time it was Wang Bizhou's turn, there was only a little credit left to share. Not to mention the poor little slave of the second order of the Cheng Mai Realm sitting next to him......
Jiang Wu's distribution method is obviously completely biased towards himself, and the rules he formulated are distributed in accordance with the way of maximizing his own interests.
Jiang Wu's thoughts were quickly seen through by Wang Bizhou, and he turned his head to face Xia Gui, "Little brother, the remaining five successful labors will be distributed according to the strength of cultivation, do you think it is appropriate?"
Wang Bizhou deliberately asked Xia Gui, not because he respected this little slave from other parks, but because Xia Gui was the victim who benefited the least under this unfair rule. For this person whose interests have been damaged, he will definitely be very excited to refute the rules formulated by Jiang Wu.
Wang Bizhou naturally hopes that Xia Gui will stand in his camp and speak out with him. The more people who deny it, the better it will naturally be for him.
Jiang Wu's gaze was fixed on Xia Gui's face like a poisonous snake, he had always thought that Xia Gui was an unstable factor in this team. If the first thing Xia Gui said was to strongly oppose him, then he wouldn't mind using this kid to crack down on the crowd now.
Xia Gui was naturally unhappy in his heart, but he also understood his situation. This Jiang Wu is not easy to pinch soft persimmon, he is a master of the fifth order of Yongquan Realm, and he is also the captain of this mission, he must not stand up and speak against him at this time. He thought about it, looked at Jiang Wu, and asked slowly, "What if the cultivation is the same?"
There are really a few people in this team who have the same cultivation.
Liu Yuanchao in Jiang Wu's team and Li Xiao in Ah Scar's team were both third-order cultivators in the Yongquan Realm.
Jiang Wu also expected Xia Gui to have this question, so he replied: "If you cultivate the same, you will enjoy the same share of credit." ”
Jiang Wu's move was mainly to suppress Ah Scar.
In this mission to kill the Sky Swallowing Python, his biggest rival is Scar. Although Ah Scar's cultivation is one order lower than him, his combat strength is not worse than him.
Scar's fighting style seems to have been trained in other organizations of the dead before entering the village, and it is fast and accurate, and quite vicious. What's even more rare is that the taciturn Scar is low-key and down-to-earth, which is deeply liked by Chen Bin.
If it weren't for the fact that Ah Scar had been stuck in the fourth order of the Yongquan Realm and couldn't be promoted, he would have become the first person in this team, and Jiang Wu could only be a vice captain.
In Jiang Wu's calculations, he can get the largest share of the five successful laborers. And for killing the Sky Devouring Python, Jiang Wu also has a great grasp. If he is lucky, he will become the one with the greatest credit in this team, and when the time comes, the inner dan, python bone, and python teeth of the Sky Swallowing Python can be included in his hands.
It's just that he sacrificed Wang Wenbo, who was the second order of the Yongquan Realm who followed him, and Ding Jia, who was the fifth order of the Chengmai Realm. But it doesn't matter, he will give them a part of his spoils afterwards.
Jiang Wu looked at the vice captain with a smile on his wishful thinking, but Ah Scar shook his head and said, "It's unreasonable." I disagree. ”