Before arriving, there were more than twenty soldiers here, but now, including Captain Xia, there are only four left. Everyone looked downcast and tired, with a trace of sorrow flashing in their eyes from time to time. However, death is normal in the apocalypse, especially for soldiers like them who have no tomorrow, facing the death of their comrades is already a part of life. They had long been accustomed to this kind of life. After a brief period of sadness, everyone began to get busy.
The remaining guns and ammunition were collected one by one by the soldiers and packed into wooden boxes by category so that they could be loaded onto trucks.
After a soldier picked up an ownerless weapon and a shoe that had fallen on the ground, his eyes suddenly became wet. He wiped them secretly, turned around and squatted down in a disguised manner.
Influenced by the soldiers, Mu Wenwen and Wang Shishi also tried their best to help. No one spoke at the scene, and the atmosphere was heavy and depressing.
In this atmosphere, Luo Yuan lay down for a while, then couldn't lie still and slowly stood up.
The sharp-eyed Master Wang quickly threw down a string of bullets and ran over. Captain Xia and several soldiers also stopped their movements, looking a little stunned.
"Brother Luo, are you okay?" Master Wang said in surprise.
"Don't worry, I'm almost healed. I have a strong constitution and this injury will heal quickly." Luo Yuan smiled and said to Master Wang.
This explanation is seamless and reasonable. Some evolved people do have amazing recovery abilities. Even if there is a hole in their body, they can recover quickly. This is probably known to Captain Xia and several soldiers.
"It's great that you're okay. If the base hadn't sent you here this time, otherwise the whole army might have been wiped out. If you want to thank me, I won't say anything. We all owe you our lives." Captain Xia He said gratefully, his voice a little hoarse, as if he was much haggard.
"It's too serious. I'm trying to save myself. If I don't kill the giant snake, we will all die." Luo Yuan shook his head and said. He didn't want to bear this kind of plain gratitude and felt a little undeserved.
"Our soldiers have clear grievances. No matter what, you saved our lives." Captain Xia still said solemnly: "If you return to the reconstruction area and have difficulties, you can come to us. We are building the 11th Brigade of the 18th Army. 3rd Regiment and 8th Company, if we are still alive by then!”
Facing the grateful eyes of these people, Luo Yuan had no choice but to nod.
It seemed that Luo Yuan didn't care much. Captain Xia pulled Luo Yuan over. Although his face was tired, he still cheered up and said patiently: "You have not lived in the reconstruction area and you don't know the situation in the reconstruction area. There is now a limited planned economy. , as well as the dual-track financial mechanism of small ticket and currency. In particular, key materials are strictly controlled and can only be purchased with tickets, including meat and grain. Nowadays, the supply of materials is tight, and many people do not even have enough to eat.
We soldiers are in danger every day, but we also have some small privileges. Look at the corpses of these sea beasts. If they were in the reconstruction area, so much level 5 mutated biological meat would be enough to cause a city to go crazy and panic buying, but here there is nothing. Not worth it, most of it will be discarded except for our own use.
Of course, this is a base in an occupied area, and we are performing special tasks.
In the war zone over the reconstruction area, most mutant beasts will still be confiscated by the government. However, in order to stimulate the enthusiasm of soldiers and encourage civilians to join the army, they will be killed in proportion. But even so, the remaining number is still considerable, and now in the black market Almost most of the popular mutated beast meat comes from our army. You should understand by now! "
Luo Yuan nodded with understanding in his heart. Times have changed. Being a soldier is already a high-risk and high-income profession. It is not destitute, but a special profession with important resources. Everyone is well paid. If you want to make money, With Captain Xia's relationship, this is indeed a path. However, since he has been living in the occupied area, he has taken money very lightly. Luo Yuan feels that it is better to wait until he gets familiar with the situation in the reconstruction area.
Captain Xia found that the other party was not very interested and couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart. However, when he thought about it, he felt that the other party didn't like these things. Such a powerful evolver would be a conspicuous character no matter where he is. Even the government might even focus on it. Pay attention, how can you worry about money? It seems that this favor cannot be given away.
"What are you going to do about that giant snake?" Luo Yuan asked, changing the subject.
Level six mutant beasts are uncommon even in reconstruction areas and are important strategic materials. Even Captain Xia has only seen one like this, but after just a moment of hesitation, he said: "This beast is for killing. Of course it’s up to you.”
The centipede insect is dead but not stiff. At this time, the green-level giant snake is still moving and full of vitality. However, the movement is much smaller than before. Now only the tail is still swinging around. As for the upper body, it has already moved. He lay completely on the ground, and it took him a long time to twitch.
"I only need to take part of it, and you can drag the rest away," Luo Yuan said, shaking his head. After all, he couldn't take away any more.
Then he stared closely at the dying giant snake, turned to several soldiers and said, "Do you have a knife?"
"Can this kind of saber be used?" A soldier pulled out a short sword about a foot long from his boot and handed it to Luo Yuan with a look of awe.
After Luo Yuan took it, he touched the blade and shook his head in his mind. This knife may be very sharp among ordinary knives, but it cannot be compared with the Zhanma Dao at all. Not to mention cutting the skin of green-level creatures, I am afraid it can even cut the skin of blue-level creatures. I'm afraid it's too much.
But now that the sword is still in the giant snake's throat, it can only be used as it is, which is better than nothing.
"Thanks, I'll pay you back later!" Luo Yuan said casually.
"Ah... thank you for anything, use it as you like, use it as you like." The soldier was not good at words and said incoherently in excitement.
Then, Luo Yuan wiped his face, and the dried blood scabs on his face fell off one after another, revealing skin that was smoother and more delicate than a woman's. He quickly walked towards the giant snake with a short knife.
After walking for less than a minute, Luo Yuan was already close to the giant snake. The giant snake, which was majestic and imposing ten minutes ago, had no reaction to Luo Yuan's arrival. Luo Yuan noticed that the tip of a small knife was exposed on the top of its head. Apparently, the previous shocking knife had penetrated its skull.
Luo Yuan didn't dare to be careless. He held a short knife and circled it. When he saw that it didn't respond, he felt relieved.
To be honest, this is the most gorgeous creature Luo Yuan has ever seen so far. Every foot and every inch is mysterious and intimidating. Each of its scales is the size of a football and sparkles with silver. It has complicated gold patterns on it.
The wide mouth, the fiery red crest, the streamlined body shape, and the gorgeous hair on the tail made Luo Yuan, who was standing in front of it, feel strangely shocked. Even though it was dead, its lingering power was still there, and its breath was depressing. Out of breath.
But even the living ones were killed by him, so how could they be afraid of this dead thing.
Luo Yuan repeated the test several times and found that the giant snake was indeed dead, with only occasional nervous twitches, but with his strength, it was no longer a serious problem. Then he dropped the short knife and turned the giant snake's head with force. , the handle of the sword was exposed.
Then, he pulled out his sword with all his strength.
like a statue.
He tried again, but still didn't move.
Only then did Luo Yuan notice that the giant snake barely bled, and the wound caused by the insertion of the Zhanma Saber was tightly closed, almost sticking to the Zhanma Saber.
"It's really a terrible self-healing ability. I'm afraid the Zhanma Saber is completely bonded to the muscle tissue inside." Luo Yuan guessed in his mind. In the end, he had to use his remaining will to cut open the surrounding muscles. Only then did he finally Pulled out the knife.
Holding the Zhanma Sword in his hand, he suddenly felt very awkward. His familiarity with the Zhanma Sword had already surpassed his own body. Even if it was just the slightest bit lighter, he could clearly feel that it was not only incredibly light now, but also seemed to be even. The materials had changed, making him feel strangely unfamiliar.
He looked at the Zhanma Dao carefully and his expression changed slightly. The Zhanma sword, which was originally black after synthesis, was found to be completely gray-white now.
This color felt extremely familiar to Luo Yuan. If he remembered correctly, it was the original color of the sword. He used the identification technique to identify it uncertainly. Sure enough, the synthetic effect had disappeared and it had completely transformed into its original form.
Luo Yuan was secretly shocked by the changes in the sword.
You don't need to think about it to know that the essence left after these synthesis has been absorbed by the body of the giant snake. It is really a terrifying creature.
But Luo Yuan is also looking forward to the giant snake's body.
… … …
Luo Yuan forcefully tore off two giant snake scales. Although these scales were only two to three millimeters thick, they were extremely heavy. Each scale weighed about one kilogram. When they struck each other, they would make a crisp sound like jade. Moreover, Luo Yuan bent hard. Because of his limited strength, it was difficult to bend, but as snakes' defensive scales, they should be flexible.
The best material for a synthetic knife requires not only hardness, but also extremely high toughness, otherwise it is easy to break. This scale is obviously a good material.
The bark of the Tianzhu tree last time was more than tough but not hard enough. Although it was also a green grade material, its sharpness was quite average. It was okay to kill light green grade creatures, but if you want to deal with green grade creatures, It doesn't work anymore. Luo Yuan has always been dissatisfied. Now that the knife has been re-cleaned, Luo Yuan can naturally choose better materials for synthesis.
Luo Yuan chose a direction and used the giant snake's body to cover it, so he didn't have to worry about being noticed by the soldiers.
The synthesis began immediately, consuming a total of five scales. Soon, a silver-colored Zhanma Dao that exuded scorching heat appeared in Luo Yuan's hand. And if you look carefully, you will find that the Zhanma Dao is more than just a sword. Silvery white, with complex and fine black background patterns on the surface, it seems to be completely integrated with this knife, innate and filled with a mysterious atmosphere.
Luo Yuan couldn't wait to use the identification technique.
"The dragon-patterned horse-cutting sword."
"Material: 165cm alloy, blood crown dragon scales"
"Rarity: Green."
"Weight: 14kg."
"Attack power: 36-41"
"Additional effect 1: Attack speed +2
"Subsidiary effect 2: opening up soil and dividing water (passive). Wherever it passes, the mud and rocks will automatically retreat and the water flow will automatically separate. (The effect is weak)
"Equipment requirements: Strength 14 points"
"Evaluation: This is a mysterious horse-cutting sword. It carries a mysterious power, although the power is weak."
Luo Yuan was pleasantly surprised to find that the attack power of the Zhanma Sword had indeed increased a lot, and even the attack speed had also increased a bit, which was an unexpected surprise.
When Luo Yuan saw the final evaluation and side effects of Zhanma Dao, he couldn't help but be surprised.
He quickly tested it, but was disappointed. This knife did have an unexplainable mysterious power.
As soon as the knife was placed on the ground, the soil on both sides separated quickly, leaving a concave hole about a foot deep and an inch wide. However, it was not very effective against stones. As long as the target was as big as a fist, it was powerless.
And Luo Yuan couldn't figure out what the use of this was, he couldn't possibly dig into the ground!
Now he could only hope that the water sharing would be of some use, but there was no water here, and it was obviously not the time to experiment.
But apart from these abilities, the newly synthesized Zanma Sword is much better than before. Of course, the only pity is that the Zanma Sword's life-sucking ability is gone, but it can be considered a gain and a loss. As for someone being injured in the future. , they can only think of other ways, but they will return to the reconstruction area soon, and maybe they won't need to take risks in the future.
Then, Luo Yuan took the knife and began to cut the giant snake.
He is now quite skilled in this kind of business.
In order to prevent the giant snake from twitching reflexively after severe pain, Luo Yuan uncovered the scales on its neck, groped for the gap between the cervical vertebrae, gathered a little willpower, and stabbed it in. The central nervous system was immediately destroyed, and its body tensed up. After a while, he couldn't move.
Once the safety hazard is removed, all that remains is patience.
Luo Yuan took out the internal organs, snake gallbladder, and brain one by one, and wrapped them into small packages by category with cut snake skins. These small packages were still squirming and full of vitality. One of the small packages moved particularly big. It was beating on the spot, jumping one or two meters high every time. If I didn't pay attention, I was jumped more than five meters away.
Luo Yuan quickly grabbed it back and opened the package, revealing a heart the size of a washbasin. It sometimes shrank and sometimes expanded, bursting with surging power. Even after taking it out for more than ten minutes, it was still full of vitality.
In order to stop it from running around and causing trouble, Luo Yuan gave it a knife and split it in half.
"Huh!"
At this time, something suddenly attracted Luo Yuan's attention.
It was a reddish-yellow solid the size of a little finger, irregular in shape, hanging from the top of the left atrium of the heart, like a stone growing out of the heart.
"What is this?"
He pinched it with his fingers and pulled it out forcefully. He was surprised to find that as soon as the thing was lost, the beating of the heart muscle immediately weakened.
After noticing this scene, Luo Yuan's face became serious, and he quickly used the identification technique.
"Active energy rich body"
"Grade: Inferior"
"Weight: 5g."
"Evaluation: This is an inferior active energy rich body, containing a lot of impurities. Active energy rich body is a more efficient means of energy storage than fat. Most of them exist in higher organisms above the green level. Through a large amount of eating and By absorbing other energy, they can store the body’s excess active energy for emergency use.”