The transportation in Tianjing City was convenient. It was a large transfer station for the armored train, so many people alighted here. The section of the carriage where the squadron was located was slightly empty. The four members of the Prodigy Society automatically sat in the innermost seats, leaving the windows for the seniors who had come to send them off.
The seniors tried their best to keep a straight face, suppressing the excitement on their faces as they listened to their elders' earnest and earnest lectures. When the train started to move, they waved their hands outside the window for a long time, and the entire carriage suddenly became completely silent.
"We're free! Oh yeah! Guys, let's get high! " Hymin was the first to scream out. She had nearly cried because of her mother. It wasn't easy for her to distance herself from the terrifying influence of the Great Demon King, so she had to get high!
"I've decided!" Lily pulled open her giant backpack, revealing all sorts of snacks. "I won't lose weight for the next three days!"
"We can't play by ourselves! We have to do group activities!" Milami shouted from the side. "We have to be united! It's more fun with more people. Wang Zhong, you're the captain. Think of a group activity! "
Everyone looked at him expectantly. Wang Zhong scratched his head and said, "Let's play cards. Three volunteers will come and the rest will automatically stand in a team. The loser will stick a piece of paper on their side!"
"I'll be on Brother Wang Zhong's team!" Emily immediately jumped to Wang Zhong's side. Barran also came over with a silly smile. "I'll also be the captain!"
"I know a bit about this. Count me in for the card game." As always, Colby was a man of few words. Within the squadron, this fellow was always the most easily overlooked. However, his teacher from the assassin faculty had once said that a true assassin was someone who didn't attract attention. Colby's temperament was very suitable for the path of an assassin. It was just that his bloodline talent and family background were at the level of an ordinary person. He didn't have a good foundation and environment. It was a pity that he had the heart of an assassin.
"Are we playing to level up? I also know how to play. "Scarlet laughed as she joined in. Milami immediately became her teammate.
"Fuck, you guys dare to play cards in front of me?" Hymin rolled up her sleeves. "Don't you know that I'm the number one gambling god in Tianjing Academy? I'll beat you to death! Grai, be on this sister's team. We'll definitely win! "
"Okay, senior sister." Grai was the most opinionated of them all. He was known as the 'sunshine that charms tens of thousands of people'.
Then, it was a desperate card game.
Hymin suddenly and miserably discovered that her title as the Gambling God was truly too narrow. Amongst the 4 of them, only Scarlet was slightly weaker than her. However, it was only slightly weaker. With the addition of luck, Scarlet had lost even less than her.
Wang Zhong probably didn't play cards that often, but you couldn't beat his brain. Playing cards was actually a reflection of one's memory, logical ability, and other comprehensive qualities. Four decks of cards and two hundred and eight cards. Under the situation where this fellow understood the rules, he was able to quickly calculate the cards in everyone's hand. Furthermore, he was able to accurately calculate the cards in everyone's hand. When playing cards with him, you basically wouldn't have any secrets to hide. After playing for half a day, that fellow had only lost three rounds.
But the scariest thing was still Colby, who usually didn't reveal himself. This guy …
Hymin felt that if Colby was willing, this fellow could directly rely on gambling to make a living. Wang Zhong's memory and logical ability were relatively strong, and he was only strong at calculating cards. However, he was still able to feel and clearly see the way he played cards. But when it came to playing cards, Colby completely made people admire him. He had all sorts of tricks and acting skills. The three rounds Wang Zhong had lost were basically holes dug by him. As for himself, he hadn't even lost a single round.
Grai, Hymin, Scarlet, and Milami's faces were almost completely plastered with paper slips. On Wang Zhong's side, Emily and Barran were excitedly giving suggestions. But on Colby's side, Lily had already run off to the side to eat her snacks. There was no suspense at all in Wang Zhong's high level of skill. There was no need for a dog head strategist. Wang Zhong alone was enough to play the entire team to death. The disparity between them was too great.
The journey was undoubtedly a joyous one. On the first day, everyone was more relaxed. As they played cards, everyone chatted about all sorts of random things while admiring the beautiful scenery along the way.
The windows of the armoured train were completely sealed. As they travelled at high speeds, the radiation in the air would cause a certain degree of mutation due to friction with the armoured train. Although this wasn't much to the majority of new humans, no one would be willing to experience a sudden burst of sparks in the middle of a journey.
Through the windows of the armoured train, everyone could see the scenery along the way.
The vast and boundless wilderness was still the main theme of this world. Even in the hundred city federation, a continent with a high degree of freedom, the human cities didn't even cover a hundredth of the wilderness. The majority of the wilderness was extremely desolate and barren, with withered trees and weeds growing everywhere. Occasionally, a few lone mutated beasts would appear in their field of vision. They would vigilantly stare at the armoured train as it whizzed past. Feeling the surging power of its charge, they would scatter in all directions in panic.
Every 50 kilometers or so, they would see a camp situated near the railroad tracks. It was just like the small camp that Grace had brought them to last time. Their main mission was to eliminate any mutated beasts that appeared within the 50 kilometer radius. They would either kill or drive them away from the armored railroad tracks. Of course, the combat power of this kind of camp was generally not strong. It was made up of ordinary soldiers who had not cast their Heroic Souls or even ordinary people who had not awakened their Heroic Souls. Usually, they would chase away some weak and small mutated beasts, and their days could be considered leisurely. However, if they encountered an extremely powerful mutated beast or a large group of beasts, it would be a disaster for the camp. If they were lucky, they could report to their superiors in time and request for professional elites to be dispatched. Then, they could hide themselves and survive. However, if they were unlucky and were targeted by these high-level mutated beasts or groups of beasts, they would often be wiped out before reinforcements could arrive.
Along the way, everyone saw a camp that had been destroyed not too long ago. There was an army stationed there, and it seemed that the root cause of the disaster had been resolved. The camp was also in the process of being rebuilt. However, there were piles of charred human corpses. The camp looked as if it had been beaten up by a giant ten thousand times. Not even a single tile was intact. It was a ghastly sight to behold.
No one spoke as they passed through that part of the road. Humans were still far from being able to control the Earth. Ever since the dark era, humans had never stood at the top of the food chain, even on Earth. Leisurely and happy days might only exist in the academy. The true wilderness, the true forbidden zone, or the true world was so cruel that it made one's hair stand on end. This was something that everyone would have to face in the future. Who knows, one day, they might become one of those charred corpses.
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