assistirfilmes Chapter 445 - 438 Substitute
Chapter 445 - 438 Substitute
Flag Camp Three.
"Are you willing to pay this toll?" A red light flashed in Chen Mu’s eyes.
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Everyone in the room simultaneously shook their heads numbly: "No, no, no!"
Chen Mu then nodded in satisfaction.
Here came the labor force, didn’t it?
Just as he was quietly feeling smug, a voice suddenly emerged.
"Actually, paying some toll isn’t entirely out of the question."
The previously expressionless crowd suddenly snapped back to reality and began to discuss fervently again.
The smile on Chen Mu’s face immediately froze.
He quickly scrutinized the group of old ghosts carefully. He noticed that they all looked normal, as if the earlier manipulation was but a dream.
He then turned to look at Shi Dechun whose expression remained wooden, still clearly under the influence of the Bewitching Divine.
Chen Mu let out a sigh of relief and helplessly shook his head at the same time.
Although no one noticed the abnormality just now, the idea of using this group to transport goods was clearly no longer feasible.
"Tsk! I thought this Bewitching Divine Skill was a great Divine Power, but it turns out it’s ineffective against the old ghosts."
He’d been reluctant to use it before for fear of arousing jealousy,
but now, Chen Mu curled his lip.
"At most, I could only bully the newly formed Yin Spirits."
...
Time passed, and the blood-red sun in the sky rose and set in the east; in the blink of an eye, five days had gone by.
Underground in a certain wilderness, Chen Mu sat cross-legged in a temporary subterranean space, with fifteen or sixteen black-clad figures standing behind him, all expressionless and wooden.
Including the leading old man, Shi, these were the new Yin Spirits who had traveled with him to Antiquity City.
Perhaps because they were part of the same batch, a good portion had been assigned to Flag Camp Three. If not for this, he wouldn’t have been able to assemble this transport team.
Chen Mu had currently reverted to his True Flesh Body, with most of his spirit connected to the Vermilion Feather Sword. He was making use of the Mechanical Technique’s shared vision and long-distance control capabilities to hide the Magic Sword in the clouds and track the Flame Wheel brigades from afar.
If the enemy were plundered, he’d immediately take action.
Through the Magic Sword’s perspective, watching the ant-like procession of Water Monkey corpses being transported, Chen Mu mumbled to himself.
"The battlefield changes daily, but the enemy remains the Water Monkeys with red eyes."
"I wonder what place Beyond Heaven is, and why there are so many red-furred monkeys there; it feels like they’re unending."
"The Yin Soldiers of Antiquity City are also strange, only killing the enemy but not taking territory. Instead of attacking and seizing land, it seems more like they’re deliberately hunting Water Monkeys."
As he was deep in thought, from the corner of his eye within the Magic Sword’s view, a group suddenly appeared behind the transport team.
The corners of Chen Mu’s mouth curved upwards.
Action was coming!
...
In the wilderness.
Suddenly, more than thirty tall and robust figures with a fierce aura appeared.
"My identity is probably needless to introduce," Hong Xiu said with a smiling grin.
He appeared to be in his forties with a red tight-fitting outfit underneath a black leather armor, standing calmly in front of a brigade of seventy to eighty Flame Wheel Vehicle transporters.
Not into banditry? Then what the hell are you doing right now?
Playing the hero?!
Hong Xiu was so angry he almost lost it.
"I’ll let you all go now, but don’t play any tricks on me, or you’ll regret it," Chen Mu said cautiously, withdrawing the Qi Forbidden Hundred Miles as he saw everyone submitting.
Suppressing the rage in his heart, Hong Xiu got up from the ground. After briefly tidying up his disheveled armor, he pretended as though nothing had happened and spoke with ease, "Friend, since we can’t work together, perhaps we can still do some trading?"
"There are quite a few doing the same business with me. As long as you spare my team in the future, I can provide you with accurate information about others."
"What do you think..."
Such a good deal?!
Chen Mu was delighted inwardly and regarded the man before him with newfound respect.
To avoid his own losses and yet screw over a colleague, this guy’s brain works really fast.
"It’s not entirely impossible," he pondered, stroking his chin.
Following others with my Flying Sword is indeed a bit troublesome; if someone provided information and I could just block them, that would make things much simpler.
Seeing Chen Mu’s expression of interest, Hong Xiu couldn’t help but smile.
Feed this guy a few true bits of information first, gain his trust, and then, heh heh!
He immediately clasped his hands with earnest sincerity, "What is my friend’s surname? How shall I contact you to provide information later?"
Just as Chen Mu was about to speak, a thought struck him.
His memory of posing as Fei Yong and the subsequent fiasco was still fresh in his mind, prompting him to be cautious and counter-question instead of answering directly, "Tell me your name first."
Hong Xiu kept a poker face, but his mind was racing. Since he planned to deceive this person, he couldn’t reveal his real name.
He made up his mind in a flash, "I am Niu Chengzong of the Third Banner. And you, my friend, may I know your distinguished name?"
"Oh, I am Hong Xiu of the Fifth Banner, my apologies, my apologies," Chen Mu replied nonchalantly.
Hong Xiu: "..."
This guy is using my name to do bad deeds?
Damn, I’ve become a scapegoat!
...
Towards evening, at the Second Banner camp.
Chen Mu returned with Shi Dechun and others.
As the red glow in their eyes faded, memories of the arduous journey, taking detours, and the difficult task of moving the water apes surfaced in their minds.
If they were to check the Ghost Face Copper Medal, they would find that the military merits recorded corresponded exactly with the achievements of this recent task.
This batch of water apes was specifically allocated by Chen Mu to his team. On one hand, it made the act of Bewitching Divine more convincing, and on the other, it served as a payment for their transport services.
With a thought, the men quickly regained complete clarity and left in small groups. Shi Dechun scratched his chin and, as usual, rushed to other barracks to catch up on various rumors and gossip.
Chen Mu returned to his room and sat cross-legged on a cushion.
With the Ghost Face Copper Medal in hand and the infusion of Yin Spirit Divine Power, a cool sensation immediately spread from the palm of his hand.
The vague restlessness and destructive desire induced by the blood-colored light outside instantly dissipated. It was precisely because of this medal that they, as auxiliary forces, remained lucid outside the camp, preventing what could have been utter chaos.
The cool sensation soon vanished, and a series of information appeared in his mind.
Seeing the displayed total of one thousand and five military merits, Chen Mu could not help but smile proudly.
"At most half a month, and I’ll have accumulated three thousand."
"Then I can exchange them for the Secret Technique, find a way to change teams, and stay inside the camp."
The constant transportation of the red-eyed water apes’ corpses, ominously threatening danger every moment, only highlighted the risks outside. Better to die than face a horde of survivors unexpectedly jumping at you. So, it’s best to remain inside the camp.