There are too many unknown factors in this exploration of the ruins, so Zhu Bo is fully prepared. In addition to Feng Si who is by his side, Liu Xiong and Liu Meng are also taking another route to the destination.
The Liu brothers and Zhu Bo have cooperated many times. They are trustworthy and powerful. They are experts whether digging graves underground or fighting on the ground.
Then, there are the professional bodyguards, Luo Ban and Lu Bei, who are responsible for fighting when negotiations fail.
There are six people in total, no more.
As Zhu Bo said, quality is more important than quantity. If there is too much, it is like putting a plaster on a dead person, which is useless.
At noon, the carriage stopped and the four of them took out food from their Qiankun bags and quickly filled their stomachs. Zhu Bo took the opportunity to talk about the situation of the opposing team, mainly to inform Luo Ban and Lu Bei, asking the two thugs to be careful at all times and not be tricked by the opposing team.
Lu Bei nodded and looked at Luo Ban who was silent beside him. After upgrading, he wanted to find a master to practice with so as to give himself an accurate positioning.
Winning or losing doesn't matter, he just wants to find a trustworthy back so that he won't have to hide behind someone when a crisis comes.
Luo Ban said nothing. He had followed Zhu Ting for many years. On the surface, he was a personal bodyguard, but his main job was assassination. He had helped Zhu Ting many times with his professional knowledge, so he was deeply trusted.
In his line of work, the most taboo thing is to lose your cool, so no matter how scorching Lu Bei's gaze was, he just treated it as a breeze and nothing happened.
After setting out on the road again, Zhu Bo took out bottles and jars and gave Lu Bei a bottle of detoxification pills and three anti-poison beads. He also imparted his experience as if he was cramming for an exam and explained the dangers that one might encounter underground.
This lecture lasted for two days, teaching and answering questions, and directly suggested a new secondary career for Lu Bei.
Tomb Robber Lv4 (10/10000)
Outrageous!
Very outrageous!
Lu Bei expressed his dissatisfaction and was very dissatisfied with the title of tomb robber. He did not ask to be an archaeologist, but a tomb raider would be fine.
Besides, he had only listened to theoretical knowledge for two days and hadn't even been to the field yet!
…
Three days later, Dongyang County, Hongling County.
At the city gate, a few ruffians saw that Zhu Bo and his group were unfamiliar faces and came forward to ask for pocket money, but were knocked to the ground with a few punches and kicks.
Before running away, he refused to give in, saying that this matter was not over yet, and then...
Nothing happened after that. This group of people were tough in words but soft in hands, nimble in legs and very honest in body, and never appeared again.
The little episode ended, and Zhu Bo and the Liu brothers successfully met. The Liu brothers arrived in Hongling County the day before yesterday and secretly observed and collected intelligence. Yesterday, they found that the cooperative team had arrived, a total of seven people, and they left after a short rest and spent the night outside the county.
"Brother, except for that chilly woman, the others were all strangers. We didn't dare to alert the enemy and failed to gather much information." The Liu brothers apologized.
"As expected, all the old faces failed."
Zhu Bo shook his head, and then said: "Let me ask you, have you not been discovered by the other party?"
"No."
"Brother, you underestimate us. We two brothers are not inferior to each other in this ability."
"That's troublesome..."
Zhu Bo shook his head. When they entered the city, they encountered provocation. It was clearly a test from the other side. The Liu brothers knew nothing about it and were obviously much weaker than the other side.
Instead of getting any information, he sold his own information. It was a bad start.
Zhu Bo did not dare to delay and briefly introduced Lu Bei and the Liu brothers. The group abandoned the frame and headed straight out of the county.
Feng Si led the way and followed clues along the way. He caught up with his partner who had gone ahead at the river bank two miles away from the official road.
There were six men and one woman. The leading woman was stunningly beautiful. Her tight blue outfit outlined her curves, and her thin waist and long legs had perfect proportions, which made Lu Bei shake his head.
In these deep mountains and forests, with these long legs and a dozen big men, it would be a pity if there were no tricycles.
She Xuan.
The initiator of the team, he had worked with Zhu Bo several times and could be considered an acquaintance.
Zhu Bo repeatedly reminded Lu Bei and Luo Ban to be aware of the viciousness of women. She Xuan may look beautiful, but in fact she is a snake that eats people without leaving any bones.
Literally, She Xuan has demon bloodline and is a demon cultivator.
In addition, although she looks young, she is actually at least 50+ years old. Zhu Bo did not dare to try to figure out whether it was unfathomable, but he still had a rough idea of how many unfortunate people died from her snake bite.
In short, in the wilderness, without two thugs by his side, Zhu Bo really didn't dare to be alone with She Xuan.
"Sister She, we agreed to go on the road together, why are you in such a hurry?" Zhu Bo raised his hand and looked at She Xuan's seven teammates, asking them to introduce themselves.
"Hasn't Commander Zhu heard about this?"
She Xuan asked back, and then said, "Hongling County has been in turmoil recently. The people of the Iron Sword Alliance and the Huangji Sect have had a conflict, and my business has been ruined. My last name is not Zhu, so I can't afford to offend them and can only stay away from them."
"I really don't know about that." Zhu Bo shook his head and wrote this matter down for the time being.
At the side, Lu Bei narrowed his eyes slightly. He knew the Iron Sword Alliance, a powerful sword cultivation alliance that was one of the best in Wu Zhou.
In version 1.0, a large-scale conflict broke out between the Huangji Sect and the Iron Sword Alliance, which ended with the destruction of the Iron Sword Alliance headquarters. This is considered one of the main plots within the Wu Zhou territory.
Even though the centipede is dead, its bones are still stiff. Until version 3.0, there are still remnants of the Iron Sword Alliance active. They are the favorite wild monsters hunted by players belonging to the Wu Zhou faction.
On the other side, the leaders of the two teams introduced their own members. In the coming period of time, everyone will cooperate sincerely. Even if they can't improve their favorability to the maximum, at least being acquaintances is the minimum.
When it was Lu Bei's turn.
"Aunt Snake is polite. My name is Ding Lei. You are the elder, so just call me Xiao Ding."
"Your little mouth is so sweet, as if you were stung by a bee. Call me Sister She."
"Okay, Aunt Snake."
"… "
She Xuan snorted coldly and frowned at the taciturn Luo Ban. Among the group, Luo Ban was the most difficult one to her.
Lu Bei was also one of them before. After a brief exchange of words, he was successfully removed from the blacklist.
"Commander Zhu has many experts around him, and his preparations are too thorough."
"It's a matter of life and death, how can we be careless?"
"That's good."
The two team leaders exchanged a few words in a noncommittal manner, and soon, their professional ethics made them let go of their guard against each other and gathered together to discuss the details of the ruins.
She Xuan took out a map and gave one to Zhu Bo, telling him all the known information without hiding anything.
Except for the team leader, the rest were clearly separated and there was no intention of communicating and becoming friends.
Half an hour later, She Xuan and Zhu Bo put away the map. She Xuan led the team in front and Zhu Bo followed behind, each leading their team into the deep mountains and forests.
"The ruins are about 150 miles away from here. There are mountains and forests all along the way. There is also a big river that bends back along the way..." Zhu Bo told the intelligence he had obtained. In order to avoid poisonous insects in the mountains, he asked several people to hold the "anti-poison beads" in their mouths in advance.
Lu Bei looked around. Not long after walking in the mountains, he was surrounded by vast primeval forests. The evil flowers and plants looked strange, and the distant scenery was blocked by clouds and fog, making it difficult to see clearly. He felt a sense of anticipation for the next dungeon.
Everything was fine except that it was too real, which made him back off.