Chapter 146: Qiaoliu
Zhang Longchu's two half-truths and half-truths portrayed himself as an image of a hot-blooded young man who was willing to act bravely, but it was right for Zhao Xushan, who had an irritable personality but was also very heroic.
He said unceremoniously: "Seeing black smoke rising into the sky, you thought that someone was attacked by the Oduro, so you ran over to help, you are very confident in your strength, young man." Looking at Zhang Longchu's eyes, he became gentle.
"I'll come over to help, it's not just that I have confidence in my own strength," seeing through Zhao Xushan's character, Zhang Longchu deliberately pretended not to have too much scheming and pouted, "It's that when I was about to enter this ruined city to search just now, I was stopped by the new mercenary of your company, saying that there are famous humanists in the ruins who are studying the heterotopic civilization on the ground, so I can't disturb it."
As a result, I can only wait...", telling the truth what happened to him just now, and he finally said: "I am a transcendent being, and it can be said that I am a character who eats by force.
But I respect wisdom more than strength, and to be honest, I feel that the lives of scholars may be in danger. β
"Hmph, are you very honest..."Hearing this, Zhao Xushan looked at Xin Bali, saw him nodding quietly, expressing his approval, and immediately said in a dissatisfied tone, his attitude seemed to be bad, but there was a faint hint of appreciation in his eyes, and the eyes of the surrounding scientists looking at Zhang Longchu turned from vigilance to kindness.
However, there are no absolutes, but Lian Manda seemed to be completely unbewitched by Zhang Longchu's words, and suddenly said: "Friend, now you should know that there is no accident, you should rest assured."
We've got business to do later. Inconvenient..."
"Oh, I know. I know, okay. I'll leave right away..."Feeling the pressure from Lian Manda's body, which was not inferior to Zhao Xushan, Zhang Longchu knew that even if he transformed, he was by no means the opponent of such a strong mercenary leader, so he had to pretend to be the first to say.
After that, thousands of thoughts flashed in his heart to stay where he was, but he couldn't think of any excuse at all, so he could only sigh secretly and decide to leave temporarily, waiting until the experts and scholars, accompanied by the personnel of the plane security company, searched for the entire ruins, and then came to find out what was mysteriously attractive to him.
That's it. Whether that thing will still exist at that time, whether it will be taken away by humanists or the plane mercenaries of the security company, is not something that Zhang Longchu can decide.
And when he was about to turn around and leave, his eyes inadvertently swept over a tall and thin young man who was obviously a little unnatural behind Xu Lang'an, but his eyes lit up, and he said in surprise in his heart: "Hey, aren't you Pu Dun, the grandson of Puxin's housekeeper, how could you come to the Ossadin plane with a good end of the university...
Ah, I remember. Butler Puxin seems to have said that you and your sister have been admitted to the graduate school, and it turned out to be a research on the humanities of the heterotopic plane, right? β
was recognized by Zhang Longchu and greeted loudly. I had never been ashamed of my grandfather's role as a housekeeper and steward, but in fact he was just a high-ranking servant, but he had always relied on serving others. Take care of the fields for people and work hard to make money. Putting himself and his twin sister for his grandfather who went to college is extremely respectful.
So I feel like I'm open-minded and different. Puton, a man who comes from a humble background but is sure to achieve great things, realizes that he is not as open-minded as he imagined.
His face flushed unconsciously, and he tried his best to make himself behave more naturally, but he smiled very unnaturally, and tried his best to say in an equal tone: "I just kept remembering my notes yesterday, but I didn't recognize you, Zhang Xian."
Yes, I majored in Plane Comparative Studies, and this time I came to the Ossadine plane with my supervisor to do research. β
"Yes, it's really amazing, you can study such a difficult major, I don't know if your professor is that master?" Hearing this, Zhang Longchu asked in amazement.
"It's Professor Xu Lang'an," seeing Zhang Longchu's envious and surprised appearance, Pu Dun's heart inexplicably rose with a burst of happiness, his expression was much more natural, pointing to Xu Lang'an beside him and replied, as soon as his words fell, Xu Lang'an, who was pointed at by the student, was slightly stunned, and blurted out and asked: "Pu Dun, who is this?" β
"Professorβ" Pullon hesitated for a moment, and replied as much as he coincidentally as he could, "This is Mr. Zhang Longchu, the owner of a large manor on Kalimantan Island and a big trader at the supply point in the frontier zone.
He has 30,000 acres of rubber plantations on the outskirts of Kuching that my grandfather helped to clean up. β
Although money has always been known as the source of evil, it is undeniable that it is also the most universal guarantee and pass.
For example, a wealthy person who owns an estate worth at least RM1.5 billion and also runs a large trading business in the frontier is naturally a hundred times more credible and reliable than a young explorer who suddenly appears out of nowhere.
Hearing Puton's introduction, which really had no reason to lie, all the young scholars and plane mercenaries around him couldn't help but show envious looks, while Lian Manda, who was originally quite worried about Zhang Longchu, had a relaxed expression, and her attitude unconsciously returned to her usual gentleness.
Among all the people, only Zhao Xushan stared at Zhang Longchu with wide eyes, and looked at Pu Dun and said, "Is this little guy really so rich, why is he still coming to the plane to explore?" β
"President Zhao, since your Poison Leaf Arrow Plane Security Company can cooperate with the Ministry of Culture of Malaysia, the scale should be very large," Hearing this, without waiting for Puton to speak, Zhang Longchu had already preemptively asked: "I believe that the money you earn now is enough to spend for a lifetime, so why do you still work so hard to personally lead the staff to come to the Ossadin plane to protect Xu Long'an and teach them?" β
"This is an opportunity for my career development, of course I have to go out in person..."Zhao Xushan said in a natural tone, but was interrupted by Zhang Longchu before he finished speaking, "Plane exploration is also my favorite career, I am willing to take risks and even sacrifice for it, and I don't want to spend my whole life drinking and dying on the pile of banknotes..."
As he spoke, the ruins a hundred meters away had been cleared by the employees of the Poison Leaf Arrow Security Company, and after the ruins were removed, a black hole with a diameter of more than one meter and like a monster's mouth was revealed on the ground.
Finally boiled up the time to the cellar appeared, Zhang Longchu deliberately spoke, and suddenly turned his gaze to the cave in the distance as if he was attracted by something, and after a slight pause, he changed the topic and said: "I feel the breath of death and the smell of corrupt souls, if you want to go in, you'd better be cautious..."
"Don't fool you, boy." Hearing this, Zhao Xushan said disdainfully, and then instructed Xie Qiao'an behind him: "Director Xie, can you find out what is hidden in the cellar?" β
"Yes, boss." Xie Qiaoan nodded, strolled to the cave, looked inside, shook his arm, and slipped out of his sleeve an egg-sized conch and held it in his palm.
Then she put the little conch in her mouth, and she made a blowing motion, but no sound came out.
After more than ten seconds, Xie Qiaoan spit out the conch, turned to Zhao Xushan and said: "Boss, as you expected, there is a dark room hidden in the cellar, the area is still very large, 1256 square meters, and there is an altar inside, it should be an underground temple or temple..."
"Temple..."Zhao Xushan's face changed, and he asked urgently, "Is there any living thing?" β
"No," Xie Qiaoan shook his head and said, "There is no breath of life in the cellar, and there is no cultivation room, so there should be no existence of those strange ancient demonic beasts." β
"That's right." Hearing this, Zhao Xushan's face softened a lot, but he still muttered in a low voice uneasily, "What I am most afraid of when exploring the different planes is encountering temples and temples, which are related to the gods, and this time it is still an underground temple, which is really unlucky...". Turning his head to look at Xu Lang'an, he opened his mouth and asked, "Professor Xu, it's too strange to build the temple underground, right?"
I've been exploring the Osatine plane for more than thirty years and it's the first time I've encountered this kind of strange thing, is there any way to say it? β
"Generally, the idols that are worshiped secretly are worshiped by ancestors, or after a certain civilization is conquered, the original gods are overthrown by the conquerors..."Zhao Xushan said in a deep voice: "There are also such examples on our earth, such as the old era and the Middle Ages, when Christianity in Western countries was dominant, some ancient god worship went underground...
Logically, this kind of secretly worshipped deity must be ineffective, otherwise he would not allow his faith to decline, so there is no need to be afraid. When his words landed, Zhao Xushan's frowning brows were already relaxed, and he nodded in approval, and wanted to be the first to jump into the cellar, but was pulled by Lian Manda beside him.
After that, I heard her smile and persuade: "President, your strength has just evolved, and the control class is insufficient, once an accident occurs, even if it encounters a small mechanism, it is likely to destroy the entire temple, so it is better to let Xin Bali go down first."
Xin Bali can float in the air, his intuition is very sharp, and he is good at breaking traps, so he can be said to be the best candidate in our company to explore small ruins besides you, so let him go this time. β
Clenched his fists and felt the surging power in his body that he couldn't control it freely, Zhao Xushan frowned again, nodded helplessly, and commanded Xin Bali: Did you hear Minister Lian Manda's words, Director Xin Bali, this time it depends on you. β
"Don't worry, boss." Xin Bali smiled slightly, and the volley of wind under his feet floated, flying into the hole not far away, and disappeared in an instant.
After that, time passed bit by bit, and after ten minutes, he still did not come out of the cellar. (To be continued.) )