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At the foot of the hill was bustling, and the soldiers lit a roaring bonfire to dispel the darkness and illuminate the camp. With the exception of the guards who remained on guard, the rest celebrated the victory on the flat ground in front of the camp. Several fat, six-legged deer were slaughtered, cut into strips and roasted over a fire, where skilled soldiers cooked the rare game. As the oily strips are grilled over the fire, the venison takes on a golden colour and an appetizing aroma wafts through the air in the evening breeze. Accompanied by the soldiers' self-amusing singing, the atmosphere of the celebration party naturally pushed to a climax.

When Zero pulled Hyvey over, six or seven soldiers were singing songs over their shoulders that Zero had never heard before. Their singing was wild, like a raging flame, with the masculine taste of a man's iron blood. Even the state of mind that is as pure as ice is surging after hearing it, let alone other people. Even Hai Wei's face turned red when she heard it, and her little mouth hummed along, obviously very excited.

Spotting Zero's arrival, Brown boldly pushed him into the crowd and said, "Boys, look who's coming." ”

Seeing that it was zero, the soldiers gradually quieted down, and even the soldiers who were singing loudly stopped singing in embarrassment. Zero had been the devil coach for two months of training, and what made the soldiers feared was that the coach had not only completed all the training he had set, but also done more than the average soldier. So in the eyes of the soldiers, the somewhat slender body seemed to hide a devilish liliang.

Zero nodded to the soldiers, and Brown was clearly in the mood, and said to Zero, "Head, don't you want to say a few words to us?"

Zero nodded, looked at Brown, and then at the soldiers. His eyes became sharp, and even Brown had the feeling that he didn't dare to look at someone if his eyes fell on him.

"Celebration party?" Zero's voice was a little chilly, which made the already high atmosphere lower a little. He said lightly: "I have to say that your operation this time is remarkable, from strategy to action. However, this is not completely flawless, not to mention other loopholes, just the operation of the night attack on the El base, you are obviously careless. The attack was launched without finding out the reality inside and outside the base, resulting in a failure. Although you have won the battle today, don't forget that you are a barbarian with a new-age rifle against a machete and a sledgehammer. If the opponent's technology is comparable to yours, then you won't win so easily. Take my words to heart and never let victory overshadow your minds. You still have a long way to go. ”

With that, Zero turned around to leave. But he was determined, and a smile appeared on Zuihou's face, like ice and snow unsealing, and he smiled and said, "However, in general, you guys are doing a good job!

I don't know who suddenly shouted: "Yes, head!"

With everyone attached, the roar shook the sky, and the atmosphere was warm.

The camp was rejuvenated, and Zero found a quiet place on the edge to sit down, looking at the reddish clouds in the distance, not knowing what to think. Footsteps suddenly sounded in his ears, followed by Brown's loud voice: "Head, the meat is roasted, eat some." ”

The big man sat next to Zero, carrying a dagger in his hand. There were two strips of meat on the dagger, and the strips of meat still emitted a faint smoke, and the rich aroma of meat suddenly penetrated into Zero's nose. Zero was not polite, reached out and picked up one of the meat strips and sent it to his mouth, and ate it cleanly in a few clicks.

After Brown himself ate the venison, he patted his stomach and said, "Head, you were right just now, we did get a little carried away by the victory. ”

"Don't take it personally, I said that I wanted to frustrate their spirits and save them too much joy. It's not good to go to war with that mindset again. Zero said casually.

"No, you're not right. Brown touched his big head and said embarrassedly: "I was a little complacent before, but now that I think about it, there are still a lot of mistakes in some of the details." If we had detected it earlier, we would have been able to reduce our casualties even more. ”

When it comes to casualties, zero comes to mind with one number: 27.

This is the number of soldiers killed in this crusade mission, and on the whole, this number is still within the acceptable range of zero, but it is not ideal. In terms of technology content, the Zero army undoubtedly has an overwhelming advantage, but the most ordinary warrior of the El clan also has the equivalent of the ability of the two-order strengthened liliang and defense. This has virtually shortened the distance between each other, but the cause of the casualties of the soldiers is not caused by the El warriors, according to the statistics after the war, the soldiers who died were mainly killed by the El patriarch and another elite warrior who was killed by Haiwei.

Needless to say, the patriarch of the El tribe unleashed that trick like a celestial climate, and directly killed a dozen or so soldiers. According to Haiwei's report, the elite warrior she killed also had at least three to four levels of liliang and defense.

In the final analysis, the capable are always the natural enemies of ordinary people. Even if a cat is armed to the teeth, it will not be a match for a lion.

Thinking about it a little deeper, the El tribe belongs to the newly civilized low-level intelligent races in Asgard's evaluation system, and if there is a lower level, then there are middle, high, and even the last knowing race. God knows how many of these races still have a life that is no less capable than Liliang.

To the west of the Julian Mountains is a vast land, and even if Asgard sends the Golden Tomahawk to the west, the range of the Golden Tomahawk is extremely limited in terms of the overall area of the land. Moreover, the legion is currently marching in a vertical direction, so the information they have unearthed is extremely limited.

In this vast land, I am afraid that there are more alien existences that have evolved more completely.

Thinking of this, Zero couldn't wait to immediately pounce on the western land to explore. But he knew that he couldn't do this with his current resources and Liliang.

Only patience, development. When the wings are full, they are qualified to explore the mysterious land in the west.

Brown didn't know that Zero had thought so much, he only felt that Zero suddenly became silent, and his eyes became far-reaching. It's as if there is a shijie hidden in those strange pupils, or even the universe.

It wasn't until the sound of an argument drifted into the ears of the two that Zero's eyes regained focus. Looking towards the source of the sound with Brown, it turned out to be Haiwei and Yeliu walking together. said that it was a dispute, but it was Haiwei who kept talking from beginning to end, but Yeliu was still the plain appearance. After activating the natural stay mode, Yeliu ignored Haiwei's fierce verbal attacks, and only occasionally insisted on her own words, so Haiwei opened her teeth and danced her claws like a kitten that had been stepped on by its tail.

"What's going on, you two?" Brown asked with a smile when he saw the two girls.

Haiwei saw that it was zero and two, and immediately dragged Yeliu over. Yeru's arm had been badly wounded in the battle with Kos, and it had now been treated. It's just that Yeliu's ability doesn't have an advantage in recovery, so in the next period of time, this girl's combat power may be somewhat reduced. It's just that Yeliu herself doesn't seem to care, she is dragged by Haiwei like a delicate doll, and only occasionally frowns to tell that she is also a little helpless about Haiwei's behavior. This expression made the girl look a little cute, and if you didn't know Yeru, I'm afraid you wouldn't be able to associate the cold killing in front of her with the ruthless killing of Kos.

"Head, and Uncle Brown. Aren't you saying we've cleaned up the El?" said Saya, but Saya insisted that there might be fish that slipped through the net!" said Haiwei huffingly.

Yeliu said quietly: "Don't call me Xiaoye, I'm older than you." ”

The natural girl obviously has her own support, looking at these two girls with very different temperaments, she asked with a smile: "Yeliu, do you think so?" To be honest, I have personally confirmed the two battlefields, except for those two captives, there are no other El people. ”

Yeliu ignored Hai Wei who looked smug next to her, she looked at Zero and said word by word: "Because when that man and bear died, he said the words mother and revenge." So I think there may be a side branch of the El. ”

"Mother?"

It's not clear whether the El clan has a side branch Zero, but the "mother" in Yeliu's mouth makes Zero very concerned. He remembered as if he had heard the word somewhere, so Zero quickly retrieved his memories and quickly found the reason for the familiarity.

It was when she was transformed into the Knight of Radiance, when she took Lilith's pitch-black crown. Some of Lilith's memories are briefly shared on a spiritual level through the Black Crown and Zero. It's just that it was Agradis who controlled the body at that time, so the whole process was short and vague. But one word is clear.

That's the mother.

Obviously, this word has a very deep meaning for Lilith, and judging from the fact that Lilith was created by Prosius, Lilith's so-called "mother" should undoubtedly refer to Prosius.

So is the same with the mother in the mouth of the El patriarch?

This is not impossible, and the evolution of the mutant creature was also facilitated by Prosius in order to evolve a life form that could help it tear through the "prison". It's just that the evolution of the mutant creature can't reach the speed and result that Prosius wants, so it was regarded as a failure and gave up, and the real king appeared instead. However, even these failures have evolved over the past few decades to have intelligent life.

The alien race is a new life form that is similar to the real king, but different from the real king. It is difficult to ensure that Prosius took a fancy to the peculiarities of the alien race, and thus reconnected with these beings through some mysterious channels.

If this conjecture is confirmed, then Prosius is likely to cast a vast net of obscurity on the entire planet.

Zero felt the need to inform Ben of this, after all, with his current ability, he couldn't make any response to such a thing.

Three days later, Zero returned to Asgart.

He went to the headquarters first to hand over the task, and when the items in the mission system about the crusade were marked as completed, Zero had an extra million in his account. The operation was very rewarding, and the income from the mission was only the income on the books, and the more income came from the two El warriors. After they were brought back to Asgard, they were secretly handed over to Ben's biochemical base.

These two living specimens were purchased by Asgard for three million each, and the living El people are of great research value. In addition to their body constitution and genetic code, more importantly, they allow Asgard to contribute significantly to the study of the evolutionary history of the alien race.

Of course, there are not many interracial specimens obtained in Asgard, and there are many living specimens. It's just that the body structure of each alien race is different, and the genetic code is also very different. They are like a vast database of creatures, and only the more they are collected, the more Asgard can figure out the full picture of this database. Therefore, when it comes to new specimens, especially living specimens, Asgard is not rejected.

In addition to this, Zero also sold two El corpses that had been kept alive. Of course, dead specimens are not as valuable as living specimens in any way. As for the alien race, it is obvious that the Black Rose family has no interest in research, so the two specimens were sold by Brown through the black market, and the total income is about one million.

So all the money added up, Zero received a total of about eight million for this mission, and after deducting the consumption of equipment and the pension of the dead soldiers, Zero still had six million left.

The income after deducting the cost is the profit. It's just a battle with an alien race, and Zero sees huge profits, so it's no wonder that those powerful families or companies will try their best to promote the exploration of the Asahi Zhi region. The unknown represents risk, and taking huge risks is often accompanied by high profits.

Soon, the money was divided into several parts. One is injected into the capital chain of Zero Point Technology to provide stamina for subsequent development and research and development, one is remitted to the account of Victor Laboratories to provide financial guarantee for the rebirth of Jihua and future pharmaceutical development, the third is the salary and bonus and other expenses of the personnel, and the third is zero of its own.

Zero shook his head when he saw his few numbers of wealth. Sometimes, bosses aren't so easy to be the ones either.

The next few days were a blank period, and there were no tasks worth sending troops to the headquarters for the time being, but the soldiers did not get a leisurely vacation. Zero was not in the base, but he handed over the responsibility of training to Brown, so the title of Devil Coach was quickly given to Brown by Zero. It's just that Brown seems to enjoy the title, and constantly presses the soldiers on the premise that they can withstand it, making the soldiers cry out every day.

Veterans are training, and new recruits are being recruited. It's just that this time the recruits are far less demanding than last time, because Zero knows that quantity and quality are always relative. He already has a group of good quality veterans as the base team, and naturally needs some recruits to serve as cannon fodder.

That's right, cannon fodder. Zero always can't let the elite rush to the top in every big war, and in economics, this is an extremely shameful waste. And it is impossible to fight without sacrifice, so instead of sacrificing those elites who have worked hard to build, it is better to use these cheap ordinary soldiers who do not need to invest much in training as cannon fodder.

Cruelty, it's inevitable. After all, this is not a benevolent time.

And even if they are not elite, if these cannon fodder are like killed in battle, Zero will pay their families about 20% more than the pension of their peers. In this regard, Zero is far more merciful than others.

Therefore, when Zero Point Technology put out the recruitment notice again, a large number of veterans or mercenaries flocked to the ground building of the base.

This time, Zero recruited 500 recruits, but it was in preparation for the next slave hunt.

During the busy time of the company, Zero took the time to meet with Ben and told him the word "mother" that the El patriarch mentioned before he died. It's just that Zero concealed the existence of Prosius, after all, it was his secret, and Zero couldn't tell it all with Ben. And just the word "mother" is enough to imagine it, so that the goal of zero warning has been achieved.

Later, he went to visit Theon. The founder of Remut is now living a drunken life in Asgard, and when Zero visits him, Theon smells of alcohol. And in his house, Zero saw two good-looking women, and he didn't know which nobleman's lady or lady they were.

When Zero left Theon's residence, he could only sigh secretly. This man of great talent still allowed himself to sink into misery, which meant self-exile. And because Theon is too smart, it is difficult for outsiders to get him out of the trough. Everything depends on Theon's own will.

Perhaps, it will take some time. Zero thought that he had not given up on convincing Theon to join his team, and he became more and more determined.

In the midst of such busy days, Zero finally receives an invitation from Beonrith. On the surface, this is a private family banquet held by the Black Rose family, but in fact, it is a meeting to discuss the capture of slaves.

When he received this invitation card with a black background and gilded from the servant of the Black Rose family, Zero knew that the day of the expedition was coming again.

It was night, in the sky above Asgard, the holographic electronic board evolved into a magnificent galaxy of stars. The celestial river formed by the convergence of countless stars crosses the night sky, and the huge moon wheel with silver light hangs in the corner of the celestial river, presenting a beautiful picture scroll like a dream, setting off the city in the belly of the mountain almost like the kingdom of God.

Zero drove the roads of Asgard alone in an off-road vehicle, and although he had only been to the Black Rose family's estate once, he had a good memory to memorize the route map. Now it's just a matter of revisiting the route taken that day, but it's hard to get to zero.

The wind blew through his cheeks, bringing up his black hair fluttering like flames. Driving in this great city, watching the endless stream of vehicles, zero can feel the great vitality of the city. If you live in Asgard for a long time, you will forget the coldness and cruelty of the wilderness outside the city.

Thinking like this, Zero shook his head self-deprecatingly. How could a man like him, who toiled for a living, be able to live in Asgard for a long time. In the final analysis, the life of a drunken gold fan is probably only qualified to have by those noble lords.

The car turned a corner and got off the road. Follow a road privately opened by the Black Rose family, and drive to the outskirts of the city with zero driving. The Black Rose family's estate is located in this suburb, and after the car drives past several towering electric towers, Zero can already faintly see the old Gothic building, dotted with gorgeous lights under the starry sky.

It's as if the dinner party has already begun.