Lin Chuan paced back and forth and asked a little anxiously, "Do you really need money? I can introduce you to some other missions, and they'll pay you quite a lot. "
"I don't need money." Meng Chao shook his head.
He used the future Ripple Force to buy shares in Yan Organization. He was also working on the Surging Lightning project with Luo Hai, and it was showing signs of improvement. Even though promoting the Ultimate Style was free, he had already found a few ways to profit from the value-added services. He also used the connections he had built over this period of time to make his father's resource recovery company flourish.
Besides, he had killed the Will o 'the Wisp Dragon and harvested the Blood Flower sclerotia, and he had obtained a lot of monster coins. That was even more valuable than real money.
If he were to say that he lacked money, he would definitely lack the money for risky investments, expanding his business, and reaching higher realms.
But as a normal person, money was no longer a problem for him to pay for his mother's treatment, buy a car for his father, and let his younger sister enjoy the best education.
"I didn't join this mission for the high reward," Meng Chao said seriously.
"I just want to fight together with my idol," Meng Chao said seriously.
Lin Chuan was stunned, and his face turned red.
"You'll regret it." His voice was a little hoarse.
"Why?" Meng Chao quirked an eyebrow.
"…"
Lin Chuan sucked in a deep breath and said with a pained expression, "Haven't you heard that my luck is really bad? Every time I form a party with someone, there's a high chance that I run into an accident. There were a few times when my entire party was wiped out, and I was the only one who managed to escape.
"Many people say that I'm a cursed person. They even say that I'm cursed, and that whoever forms a party with me will not end up well."
"No way, Big Brother Lin, you actually believe that?"
Meng Chao could not help but laugh. "Because you stay in the depths of the wild for a long time and volunteer to join the most dangerous missions every time, so it's only natural that it's much easier for you to run into accidents. If you were like other superhumans and found a good job in the city after you became famous, then at most, you would come out to fight for a while when monsters attacked the city.
"The mortality rate of superhumans has always been higher than that of normal people. Are all superhumans a cursed person?
"Besides, there were a few times when you saved a few of your teammates from the claws of high-grade superbeasts. I remember that there was one time when you carried an unconscious teammate and ran for three hundred kilometers in the wild. You killed a few monsters' territories, and you were so tired that you almost collapsed. In the end, you saved your teammate's life and many people in the field found it miraculous, and you said that you were a hero." Many people and forth in the field knew about it.
"Big Brother Lin, I really want to fight by your side and witness the legendary Hell Beasts. I have a lot of fighting experience, and I won't drag you down. Give me a chance!"
"Lin. and and and and and forth.
Lin Chuan sighed and smiled wanly. "You still don't understand. Do you think that killing Nightmarish Beasts for three months in Shattered Starlake means that you have a lot of fighting experience? Let me tell you, it's still far from it!
"I'm telling you, you're still far from it. You have the support of the army's heavy firepower, and you can stay with countless companions. Every night, you can go back to the base to rest and reorganize. But that's just a game in an ivory tower. It has nothing to do with real combat.
"Real combat is when you enter the wild and live alone. Every night, you sleep in cracks or swamps. While the plants squirm and the monsters roar, you gradually forget everything about Dragon City. In fact, you might even have the misconception that Dragon City never existed and that you're just a monster in human skin.
"I'm telling you, the wild is a lawless world where the strong prey on the weak. Your enemies aren't just monsters, but also … other humans.
"After all, veteran hunters who spend most of their time in the wild have some sort of mental illness. The spirit energy and crystal mines that are too thick can interfere with a human's brainwaves and magnify our emotions and desires." There are no monitors and no witnesses in this place, where death is a common occurrence. If two superhumans run into each other while hunting the same valuable superbeast, do you think that they will definitely work together? Even if they work together reluctantly when the superbeast shows its fangs and claws, what will happen when the superbeast is at its last breath? "
Meng Chao was stunned by Lin Chuan's hint. "What?"
"The school naturally won't tell you all of this. They only say things like 'human civilization', 'fellow Earthlings', and 'united against a common enemy'. They make it sound like we're all close family members, but in truth, just like how monsters are never a whole, humans are never a whole," Meng Chao said with a smile.
"The target of this mission is the Red Radiance Jade. Its value is even higher than that of many superbeasts. All the mining companies have sent their own mine exploration teams. Whoever discovers the Red Radiance Jade mine first will have the right to mine it first. The profit from this place is astronomical, and it's enough for anyone to tear off the mask of a so-called civilization.
"I'm not afraid of not finding anything. I'm just worried that we'll discover the Red Radiance Jade mine at the same time as the other mine exploration teams. Trust me, that scene will be ugly."
Meng Chao fell into deep thought.
Lin Chuan thought that he did not believe him, so he smiled coldly and said, "Before you step into society, you're all flowers in a greenhouse and elites in an ivory tower. You haven't seen the true ugly side of Dragon City yet!"
Meng Chao instinctively touched his throat.
The scene of the instructor with the black skull slit his throat with his foul mouth appeared in his mind again.
"Big Brother Lin, if you put it that way, I'll want to see it even more."
He sucked in a deep breath and said calmly, "I don't want to live in a greenhouse for the rest of my life. It doesn't matter whether it's beautiful or ugly. I want to see the world at its truest."
Lin Chuan bit down on his lip. He was silent for a long time before he repeated, "You'll regret it."
"If I go, I might regret it. If I don't, I'll definitely regret it," Meng Chao enunciated each word firmly.
He was not certain whether Lin Chuan and Lu Siya's trip was related to the success or failure of the northern offense.
But this was the only chance he could seize.
If he missed this chance, the failure from his previous life would repeat itself, and even Lin Chuan, a pseudo-heroic citizen, would die again. He would definitely regret it for the rest of his life!
Their gazes collided in midair.
Sparks flew from the impact.
Both sides were very determined. Neither was willing to give in.
"Lin Chuan?"
Lu Siya was in the distance. She was sitting comfortably on a boss's chair that did not fit in with the command center. Her straight legs were placed on the table, and she waved at him in a rather lackadaisical manner. "It's been a long time since we last met. I wonder how you've been recently. Come over and chat with me!"
Lin Chuan cast Meng Chao a deep glance before he looked away and walked to Lu Siya quietly.
Meng Chao felt that he had something to say, but at the last moment, he swallowed his words, as if he had made up his mind.
When he returned to the east lake base, Meng Chao went to Li Yingzi and contacted Gu Jianbo remotely. He told them that he had been hired by Sky Pillar Corporation to carry out a mine exploration mission.
As for the details of the Red Radiance Jade mine, it was a trade secret, so he could not reveal it.
Mine exploration was one of the most common missions for superhumans in the wild.
After all, if human civilization wanted to develop, monster materials alone were far from enough. They had to develop crystal mines on a large scale so that their civilization could continue getting stronger and conquer the Other World. They could explore the endless galaxy and find a way to return to Earth.
Over the past two months, a lot of rich mining companies and heavy industry corporations had issued quite a number of mine exploration missions in the east and west lake bases.
Most of the mine exploration missions did not require them to go deep underground. They only needed to escort professional explorers and mining engineers to places with really thick spirit energy and use special drilling equipment to dig and collect samples from the surface. Then, they would be considered to have completed the mission. The difficulty and danger were not high.
Hence, even the outstanding freshmen, such as the four specially recruited fighting course students from the alliance of the five universities and the Four Great Kings of Agricultural University's martial arts course, received such missions.
Gu Jianbo and Li Yingzi did not object to it when they learned that Meng Chao had obtained Sky Pillar Corporation's favor.
The current university students were different from those on Earth. Their status as superhumans allowed them to stand above 95% of Dragon Citizens, and they could already act independently in society. If they came into contact with the rich and powerful mega corporations early on, it would be very beneficial for their future development.
Besides, they could not use normal education to restrict a monster like Meng Chao's development. It would be best if he could improve by leaps and bounds in real battles.
When they heard that Lin Chuan was also joining the mission, they felt even more at ease.
Both of them went to Lin Chuan to understand the situation.
Against Meng Chao's expectations, Lin Chuan's attitude changed completely. He slapped his chest and promised that he would definitely take good care of his junior.
Li Yingzi and Gu Jianbo knew that the two of them had a close relationship. They were neighbors and were taught by the same homeroom teacher in elementary school.
Besides, they were already in a relationship of mutual benefit, and they were thinking about getting married once they gained full victory in the northern offense. Meng Chao and Lin Chuan were their personal disciples, so it would not be an exaggeration to say that they were "blood-related senior and junior brothers".
With the Weeping Reaper leading the team, there would naturally not be any problems. Both of them agreed to it happily.
When Chu Feixiong and his other friends heard the news, they were very happy for Meng Chao.
Chu Feixiong told Meng Chao that he was going to fight in Graveyard Forest with Shao Jianqing over the next few days. They might run into each other and have the chance to fight together.
Meng Chao looked forward to it.
He rested for a night, and the next morning, he went to the equipment center in the base to buy a batch of the best harvesting tools and survival equipment. Lu Siya was really rich. With a wave of her hand, she told Meng Chao to choose whatever he wanted and that she would pay for all the expenses.
Meng Chao did not stand on ceremony with the daughter of Sky Pillar Corporation. He bought all sorts of things, regardless of whether he needed them or not. He practically moved the equipment center into Lu Siya's aerial fortress.
After lunch, the runic symbols around the aerial fortress shone brightly again. The magnetic field surged, and the gravity negated it. It floated up while swaying and flew to Graveyard Forest.
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