At the same time.
Within the Han family mansion.
Lieutenant Liu silently sat on a stool. In front of him was a table. On the table was a topographic map of Jiangxia. Under the candlelight, it occasionally glimmered.
The room was very quiet, only the occasional 'beep' of the candlelight could be heard.
In front of Lieutenant Liu, there was a light muslin curtain. Behind the curtain, one could see a person sitting upright. He was currently sizing up the topographic map of Jiangxia. After a long pause, he spoke.
"Fifth Liu, your foresight is indeed the most brilliant amongst us. This group of wanderers is indeed suspicious. Why do you think they brought this item over?"
Lieutenant Liu – who was the Fifth Liu he spoke of. After a long pause, he solemnly replied.
"Among them, Fang Yan and that fellow nicknamed Mountain Goat are rather famous amongst the wanderers of Luoyang. Their style of conversation is rather good. Furthermore, I can sense that they are very indifferent. I feel that they have a trump card behind them!"
That person behind the curtain suddenly spoke.
"Could it be … … the higher-ups are still worried about us, and sent them to probe us?"
Fifth Liu shook his head, resolutely replying.
"Impossible! Although that person is very suspicious, he will definitely not let people use this kind of method to test him. Don't you know his style of doing things? Not a single drop of water would leak out. He would quietly gather all your items, and then strike like a thunderbolt! "
The entire scene was filled with an awkward silence. Both of them seemed to have recalled the past. After a while, someone suddenly spoke out.
"Master, just now I met up with Sun Si who was guarding the door. Sun Si witnessed the entire interaction between He Wei and that wanderer Fang Yan."
"Sun Si said, that group of wanderers still exchanged a few words with He Wei. It wasn't like what He Wei said, that they did not leave behind any messages!"
When Fifth Liu heard this, his expression instantly changed. He slammed the table and stood up.
"As expected … … I knew it! Immediately call Sun Si over, I want to know every single word that Fang Yan said! "
"Oh right! Where is He Wei, immediately search for his whereabouts!!! He's been my messenger for more than a year, and I don't think I've mistreated him, but he actually betrayed me at this time!! "
At this time, the sound of wings flapping suddenly came from the side window. Then, a bird flew in and stopped on the table behind the curtain, chirping.
Then, the person behind the curtain stroked the bird's feathers and said faintly,
"Go to the stables in the backyard and look for He Wei. I've already known that he's a spy. Furthermore, I've placed a Suppression Talisman on him and sent the Merit Cao on duty to keep an eye on him. It's fine if he doesn't make a move, but if he tries to do something wrong, he'll immediately be restrained."
After Fifth Liu heard this, he let out a long sigh and said,
"Not bad, not bad."
Very quickly, the soldier guarding the door, Sun Si, walked over and cupped his hands in a deep voice.
"Milord, you're summoning me?"
Liu Wu nodded and said,
"Yes."
"Were you present when Fang Yan and the others were talking to He Wei?"
Sun Si said.
"At that time, I was on duty nearby."
Fifth Liu said seriously,
"Can you repeat what Fang Yan and the others said? Don't miss a word! "
Sun Si pondered for a while and said,
"Fang Yan and the others didn't deliberately avoid talking at that time. I was still relatively close, so I can repeat it, but I can't guarantee that I won't miss a word."
Fifth Liu took a long breath, then he exhaled, and then urged anxiously,
"You say it first, you say it first. After a while, I'm afraid you will even forget everything you remember."
So Sun Si thought for a while, then he began to repeat intermittently. Fortunately, Fang Linyan didn't say too much at that time, so his "review" didn't seem to be too strenuous.
Soon, Sun Si began to repeat the conversation between the 2 …
When he said Fang Linyan's last sentence,
"… Although there is no strange phenomenon of polycoria, he is destined to be in Donghai. As long as he is magnanimous and treats people sincerely, then he will definitely get what he wants."
Whether it was Fifth Liu or the person behind the curtain, they both took a deep breath at the same time!!
When this sentence was said, it was really intentional. The 2 listeners were also intentional. They immediately understood the 2 key points in this sentence!!
"Polycoria", "Donghai"!!
Polycoria undoubtedly referred to the characteristics of Zhang Xu's body. This was equivalent to clearly telling Fifth Liu that he had seen Zhang Xu before, and he knew the physical characteristics of this guy clearly.
The 2 words "Donghai" were even more incredible. The item that was obtained from Zhang Xu's body had reached the amazing legendary level: Mermaid Pearl. The introduction clearly stated that it came from Donghai!
If Fang Linyan said the 2 words "Donghai" alone, then maybe the 2 of them would still have doubts in their hearts, but when this keyword was combined with "polycoria", as long as it was someone with a little IQ, they would definitely not understand it wrongly.
After a while, Fifth Liu murmured,
"It turns out that this group of people not only know the whereabouts of Zhang Xu, but they even know this treasure! No wonder, no wonder … "
The person behind the curtain said,
"No wonder what?"
Fifth Liu said,
"No wonder after He Wei heard the news, he was ready to leave even if he exposed his identity. However, he could actually pretend to pass the message and take away this topographic map of Jiangxia. To be honest, this is also a rare treasure."
The person behind the curtain shook his head and said,
"It is easy to leave a tracking mark on such a rare treasure. It is not suitable to escape with it. For example, Fang Yan, Yang Ya, and others are all famous rangers. They won't make this kind of mistake. He Wei doesn't dare to gamble."
"Moreover, it doesn't take much time to pass the message. If He Wei takes this map directly, Fang Yan, Yang Ya, and others who want to see him will be suspicious if they don't get a reply for a long time. In this case, he will be exposed faster."
Fifth Liu smiled bitterly and shook his head,
"Yes, yes, I was so concerned that I almost forgot these things."
Having said that, he looked at the map on the table,
"What should we do with this thing now?"
The person behind the curtain said faintly,
"Didn't that Fang Yan already make the conditions very clear? If you want to get what you want, then you have to be magnanimous and treat people with sincerity … We are determined to get the treasure, so do you think there is any other choice now?"
***
For Fang Linyan and others, of course, they didn't know that after they submitted the topographic map of Jiangxia, the seemingly shrewd and capable messenger was actually a spy. The whole thing had gone through such a complicated experience!
Time was precious, and they wouldn't wait here stupidly. After Yang Ya's "planning" (bribery), the team finally received a decent mission.
Although this mission was also carried out by several teams, the number and time were also limited. The content of the mission was also very simple. That was, Cao Gong's army was about to enter the border, and the supply of food was the top priority.
At present, the Cao army had built a large military supply warehouse at the "Mamingyi", a key traffic point.
Now the mission of this group of people was to be responsible for escorting the food collected from Shangxi Village to the newly built warehouse of "Mamingyi".
Mamingyi was 12 miles away from here, and there were civilian workers responsible for the transportation. They only needed to ensure the safety along the way.
However, when accepting the mission, it was very clear that this mission was a competitive mission.
The so-called competitive mission meant that when this mission was refreshed, the opposite mission would also be refreshed on Liu Bei's side. The contractor who belonged to Liu Bei got the mission to attack the food transport team.
Therefore, the risk of this mission depended on the strength of the hostile contractor. If the other party was a group of Growth Hunters, then it would be S level difficulty; if the other party was a group of weak chickens, then it would be C level difficulty.
After Fang Linyan and others left for half an hour, they could see a team of elites rushing here overnight. It seemed that something important had happened.
Not only that, they could see the words "Xiahou" on the flag. The young general in the lead looked quite familiar. It was actually Xiahou Yi!
After Xiahou Yi entered the village, he came directly to the Han Residence and went straight to Lieutenant Liu's place. When he came out again, he was full of smiles. At the same time, he seemed to be quite intimate with Lieutenant Liu. At the same time, a carrier pigeon flew out.
About an hour later, a series of messages popped up directly from the retinas of Fang Linyan and others,
"Members of the legendary team: You have offered the treasure Jiangxia topographic map to the main general Cao Ren. Cao Ren directly informed Cao Cao of this matter by pigeon."
"Cao Cao was overjoyed. His concubine beside him even advised him to get the book before taking the soil. This is an unprecedented auspicious sign. It means that the king's southern expedition will be successful."
"You have successfully completed the mission: Offer the map."
"Contractor No. ZB419, you have obtained Cao Ying's reputation: 1000 (basic reward) + 275 (additional reward) + 100 (legend point reward)."
"Each of you has obtained 500 (basic reward) + 125 (additional reward) + 50 (legend point reward)."
"Each of you has obtained a reward of + 1 free attribute point."
"The legendary team has obtained experience points: 50 points + 25 points (additional reward of the golden main storyline world difficulty)."
"Because 2 members of the legendary team have + 1 legend point, the legendary team will also obtain an additional 10% experience bonus."
"The legendary team has obtained 80 experience points."
.....
Looking at this series of prompts, the depressed morale in the team was suddenly swept away!
Max, whose face was a little gloomy, also showed a smile.
As for why they were depressed? The burning grain cart behind them was the best explanation. Fang Linyan and the others didn't do the escort mission smoothly this time.
One of the reasons for this was that Ao's [Ember] was still being repaired. It would take 3 hours for it to be used normally again, so there was a lack of information.
Of course, there was also a very important reason. It was because the discomfort did not originate from the enemy, but from the stupid teammates.
The enemy cleverly used a strategy of luring the tiger away from the mountain, causing a team of people to foolishly chase after them.
Then the enemy launched another wave of feints to attract everyone's attention to the front of the convoy.
In the end, they launched a fatal blow. They attacked the food team at the rear with all their strength and burned 4 food carts. This directly lowered the evaluation of Fang Linyan's team from A to C +.
At this time, looking at the burning food carts at the rear, Fang Linyan and others could only go back to save them. But less than a minute after they retreated, the person in charge of the food carts, Meng Tietou, was killed by an assassin lurking in the dark with a sniper! The mission evaluation immediately slid to C!
This was completely equivalent to the passing line of life and death. Once the evaluation slid again, this mission would be a complete failure.
That meant that not only did they waste so much time, but they would also lose 200 reputation points!
Not only that, this feeling of being completely played in the palm of someone's hand was really very uncomfortable. They were simply hitting a wall everywhere.
Fortunately, at this time, the report of the "map submission" mission came, which swept away the gloomy atmosphere in the team. Fang Linyan also calmed down and immediately said in the team,
"We were calculated by the other party because we care too much about the mission goal!"
"So, now that we have received the generous reward of the map submission, we already have the capital to bear the failure of this mission!"
"Since this is the case, we can fail the mission, but we must vent our anger! So, we will retreat first and pretend to give up this mission. After walking a few kilometers, we will come back! "
"In this case, we can most likely catch the opponent and take a big bite out of them!"
At this time, the cohesion of the legendary team was also unprecedentedly strong. They all supported Fang Linyan's decision.
So after 20 minutes, although the mission evaluation directly dropped to D, and the mission also showed the message of failure, Fang Linyan and the others also rushed out and caught the enemy's attacking force.
At this time, everyone was holding back their anger, so they went all out. Relying on the passive team ability of "Blood Red War Flag" and Lubbers' powerful cloning technique, they successfully killed 2 people of the opposing team. Not only that, they also killed the guide of Liu Bei's army team!
This guy was a storyline character, and he was also the core member of this attack. His name was Bo Mang.
His identity was a Dong person from "Lou Zhongman". He was good at controlling wild beasts. Fang Linyan and the others were played in the palm of his hand before. It was mostly thanks to a spirit mouse controlled by this beast tamer.
As a result, after killing this guide, the situation took a turn. After Fang Linyan and the others got the key, the remaining coachman in the team actually stood up and looked at Bo Mang's body. He gritted his teeth, then cut off his head and cried loudly.
After asking, it turned out that this coachman named Hei San 'er had a grudge with Bo Mang. Hei San' er's brother died in the hands of Bo Mang. As for the twists and turns in this hatred, it really didn't matter at all.
The key was that Hei San 'er then found a bamboo plate on Bo Mang's waist. This thing was engraved with some curved words. Even an expert like Goat could only recognize a small part of this thing!
It was not impossible to identify all of it, but according to Goat, it would take at least 8 hours …
However, Hei San 'er could understand this thing. He told Fang Linyan and others that the bamboo plate was a Dong person's ciphertext, and he could decipher it.
It turned out that Bo Mang recorded a secret cave 5 miles away on it: Liu Bei's Army hid some of the supplies that could not be transported away in time, and he told Bo Mang that if they could not be transported away by tomorrow, these things would be burned directly.
After Fang Linyan and others heard it, they found that this secret cave was actually not far away from the official road, so they went to find it according to the map. As a result, they found a lot of food, cattle and horses in the cave. In this way, the extra harvested supplies actually made up for the previous damaged supplies.
This was a glimmer of hope at the end of the tunnel. It was an unexpected surprise!
Fang Linyan thought before that when they just set off, the food and manpower were all intact, and the mission prompt evaluation was A.
So if they wanted to complete the S level (or above) evaluation, what should they do? Now it seemed that the key to breaking the situation was obviously here. On the one hand, they had to ensure that the convoy was intact; on the other hand, they had to kill Bo Mang and get the information of this secret cave.
In this way, the original 8 carts of food plus 3 carts of supplies became 14 carts of food plus 6 carts of supplies, so the mission evaluation was of course S or above.
When the food carts were transported to the destination: Ma Mingyi, Fang Linyan and others finally got a B- prompt. Although the number of food carts and supplies transported was not too different, the main reason for lowering the evaluation was that the leader "Meng Tie Tou" was killed.
Goat also tried to explain, saying that they also killed the important people of Liu Bei's Army, but the Cao commander of Ma Mingyi's Army replied very simply,
The order from above is to let you protect the safety of the transport team.
During the process, in order to protect the transport team and kill the enemy, that's your duty. The key is that you didn't protect the people you should protect. That's a loss of value!
The Cao commander's words were also on point. Goat, who was eloquent, was also speechless. In the end, Fang Linyan and others only got the basic reputation and military achievement rewards.
However, after getting this reward, Crespo, who had the lowest reputation in the team, also had a Cao Army reputation of 3,061 points – 3000!
Then Fang Linyan and others received a prompt,
"The Cao Army reputation of all members of the Legendary Squad has exceeded 3,000 points!"
"The Cao Army reputation of the Legendary Squad has been successfully promoted to Respected!"
"The Legendary Squad is the third team to reach Respected in the Cao Army, so they received additional rewards."
"You will receive extra attention from the generals in Cao Cao's army. You will have a higher chance of getting hidden missions with higher rewards, unique missions, and so on. Of course, this also means greater risks."
"Main mission recognition: The first step is completed! You have reached Respected in the Cao Cao forces in this world! "
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