Before they had arrived, there had been more than 20 soldiers there. Now, including Commander Xia, there were only four left. Everyone's expression was gloomy and tired. Their eyes flashed with sorrow from time to time. However, death was normal in the post-apocalyptic world, especially for these soldiers who had no tomorrow. Facing the death of their comrades was a part of life, and they had long since gotten used to this kind of life. After a short period of sorrow, everyone began to busy themselves.
The rest of the guns and ammunition were collected by the soldiers and put into wooden boxes so that they could be loaded onto the trucks.
A soldier picked up an ownerless weapon and a shoe that had fallen on the ground. Suddenly, his eyes became wet. He secretly wiped his tears and squatted down to hide it.
Mu Wenwen and Wang Shishi also tried their best to help. No one said a word, and the atmosphere was heavy and depressing.
Luo Yuan could not take it anymore after lying down for a while. He slowly stood up.
Wang Shishi quickly dropped a string of bullets and ran over. Commander Xia and the other soldiers also stopped what they were doing. They looked shocked.
"Brother Luo, are you alright?" Wang Shishi asked in surprise.
"Don't worry, I'm almost healed. I have a strong Physique, so this injury will heal in no time," Luo Yuan said to Wang Shishi with a smile.
His explanation was perfect and reasonable. Some evolved people had amazing recovery abilities. Even if there was a hole in their body, they could recover very quickly. Commander Xia and the other soldiers probably knew that.
"It's great that you're alright. If the base hadn't sent you here, we would have been wiped out. I don't need to say thank you. We all owe you our lives," Commander Xia said gratefully. His voice was a little hoarse, as if he had become more haggard.
"That's too serious. I was just saving myself. If I hadn't killed the snake, we would have all died," Luo Yuan said while shaking his head. He did not want to accept such gratuitous gratefulness. He felt a little guilty.
"We soldiers are very clear about gratitude and grudges. No matter what, you saved our lives," Commander Xia said seriously. "If you have any difficulties when you return to the reconstruction area, you can come to us. We are in the 18th Army's 11th Brigade, 3rd Regiment, 8th Company, 3rd Regiment, if we are still alive."
Luo Yuan nodded in response to their grateful gazes.
Commander Xia seemed to sense that Luo Yuan did not care. He pulled Luo Yuan over and said patiently, "You have not lived in the Reconstruction Area before, so you do not know the situation there. There is a limited planned economy and a dual-track financial system with notes and currency. In particular, the important goods were strictly controlled. They could only be bought with tickets, including meat and food. Now that the supply of goods was tight, many people didn't even have enough to eat.
As for us soldiers, we have to go through life and death situations every day. However, we do have some small privileges. Look at the carcasses of the sea beasts. If we were in the Reconstruction Area, the amount of level five mutated creature meat would be enough to cause a city to go crazy and buy it. However, it is worthless here. Other than for our own use, most of them would be abandoned.
Of course, this is a base in the occupied area, and we're here on a special mission.
In the war zone of the Reconstruction Area, most of the mutated beasts are still collected by the government. However, in order to stimulate the enthusiasm of the soldiers and encourage the civilians to join the army, there is a certain amount left. Even so, the remaining amount is still considerable. Most of the popular mutated beast meat in the black market is from the military. Do you understand now? "
Luo Yuan nodded in understanding. Times had changed. Being a soldier had become a high-risk, high-reward occupation. They were no longer penniless, but a special occupation that controlled important resources. Everyone was treated well. If they wanted to earn money, they had to build a relationship with Commander Xia. That was indeed a good way to do so. However, since he had been living in the occupied area, money was not important anymore. Luo Yuan felt that he should wait until he was familiar with the situation in the Reconstruction Area.
Commander Xia could not help but smile bitterly when he realized that Luo Yuan was not interested. However, he also felt that Luo Yuan did not care about money. Such a powerful evolved person would attract attention no matter where he went. Even the government would pay attention to him. How could he worry about money? It seemed that he would not be able to return the favor.
"What do you plan to do with the giant snake?" Luo Yuan changed the topic and asked.
Level six mutated beasts were rare even in the Reconstruction Area. They were important strategic resources. Even Commander Xia had only seen one. However, he only hesitated for a moment before he said, "This beast is to be killed. Of course, it's up to you to decide."
As the saying goes, a centipede dies but does not fall down. At this time, this green level giant snake was still moving. It was full of vitality, but its movements were much smaller than before. Now, only its tail was still swinging around. As for its upper body, it was completely lying on the ground, only twitching after a long time.
"I only need a part of it. You can take the rest," Luo Yuan said, shaking his head. After all, he could not take more than that.
Then he stared at the dying giant snake, turned his head and said to the soldiers, "Do you have a knife?"
"Can I use this military knife?" A soldier pulled out a short knife about a foot long from his boot and handed it to Luo Yuan in awe.
Luo Yuan took it and touched the blade. He shook his head. This knife might be very sharp compared to a normal knife, but it could not be compared to his Zhanmadao. It could not even cut through a blue level creature's skin, let alone a green level creature's skin.
However, the Zhanmadao was still in the giant snake's throat. He could only make do with it. It was better than nothing.
"Thanks, I'll return it to you later," Luo Yuan said casually.
"Ah … Don't mention it. Just use it, just use it." The soldier was not good with words. He was so excited that he was incoherent.
Then, Luo Yuan wiped his face. The dried blood scabs on his face fell off, revealing skin that was smoother than a woman's. Then, he walked quickly towards the giant snake with the knife.
In less than a minute, Luo Yuan was already close to the giant snake. The giant snake, which had been majestic and threatening just 10 minutes ago, did not react to Luo Yuan's arrival. Luo Yuan noticed that there was a small tip of the knife sticking out of the top of its head. Obviously, the previous attack had pierced through its skull.
Luo Yuan did not dare to be careless. He held the knife and walked around the snake. He was relieved when he saw that it did not react.
To be honest, this was the most beautiful creature Luo Yuan had ever seen. Every inch of its body was mysterious and intimidating. Each of its scales was the size of a soccer ball. They were silver and had complicated golden patterns on them.
It had a wide mouth, a red crown, a streamlined body, and beautiful hair on its tail. Luo Yuan, who was standing in front of it, felt strangely shocked. Even though it was dead, its aura was still there. It was so oppressive that it made it hard for people to breathe.
However, he had already killed a living creature. Why would he be afraid of this dead thing?
Luo Yuan tested it a few times and found that the giant snake was indeed dead. It would only twitch occasionally, but with his strength, it was not a big deal. Then, he threw the knife away and turned the giant snake's head around. The handle of the Zhanmadao was exposed.
Then, he pulled out the Zhanmadao.
It did not move.
He tried again, but it still did not move.
Then, Luo Yuan noticed that the giant snake did not bleed much. The wound caused by the Zhanmadao was tightly closed. It was almost glued to the Zhanmadao.
"What a terrifying self-healing ability. I'm afraid the Zhanmadao is completely glued to the muscle tissue inside." Luo Yuan guessed. In the end, he used his remaining Will to cut open the surrounding muscle and finally pulled the knife out.
Holding the Zhanmadao in his hand, he suddenly felt very uncomfortable. His familiarity with the Zhanmadao had long surpassed his own body. Even if it was a little lighter, he could clearly feel it. Now, not only was it unbelievably light, even the material seemed to have changed, making him feel very unfamiliar.
He looked at the Zhanmadao carefully and his face changed slightly. The Zhanmadao, which had turned black after the synthesis, had now turned gray.
Luo Yuan felt that this color was very familiar. If he remembered correctly, it was the original color of the Zhanmadao. He used identification to identify it, and sure enough, the synthesis effect had disappeared. The Zhanmadao had returned to its original form.
Luo Yuan was shocked by the change of the Zhanmadao.
Needless to say, the essence left behind after the synthesis had been absorbed by the giant snake's body. It was truly a terrifying creature.
However, Luo Yuan was looking forward to the giant snake's body.
… …..
Luo Yuan tore off two of the giant snake's scales. Although the scales were only two to three millimeters thick, they were extremely heavy. Each of them weighed about one kilogram. When they collided with each other, they made a clear jade-like sound. Luo Yuan bent them with all his might. Due to his limited strength, it was difficult for him to bend them. However, as the scales of a snake were meant for defense, they should be flexible enough.
The best material to synthesize a knife was not only hard, but also very flexible. Otherwise, it would break easily. These scales were obviously a good material.
The bark of the Heaven's Pillar Tree was more than flexible, but not hard enough. Although it was also a green level material, its sharpness was average. It could kill light green level creatures, but not green level creatures. Luo Yuan had always been unsatisfied with it. Now that the knife was clean again, Luo Yuan could naturally choose better materials to synthesize.
Luo Yuan chose a direction and used the giant snake's body as a cover, so he did not have to worry about being noticed by the soldiers.
He then began to synthesize it, consuming a total of five scales. Soon, a shiny silver Zhanmadao appeared in Luo Yuan's hand. If one were to look closely, they would notice that the Zhanmadao was not only silver in color, but also had a complicated black pattern on its surface. It was as if the pattern and the Zhanmadao were born together, giving it a mysterious vibe.
Luo Yuan could not wait to use his identification skill.
"Dragon Pattern Zhanmadao."
"Material: 165cm alloy, Blood Crown Dragon Scale."
"Rarity: Green."
"Weight: 14kg."
"Attack Power: 36-41"
"Additional Effect 1: Attack Speed + 2"
"Additional Effect 2: Earth Splitting Water (Passive). Wherever it passes, the mud and stones will automatically move away and the water will automatically separate. (Effect is weak) "
"Equipment Requirement: 14 points of Strength"
"Remarks: This is a mysterious Zhanmadao. It has a mysterious power, albeit weak."
Luo Yuan was pleasantly surprised to find that the Zhanmadao's attack power had increased a lot, and even its attack speed had increased a little. This was a pleasant surprise.
When Luo Yuan saw the Zhanmadao's last remarks and additional effects, he could not help but feel curious.
He quickly tried it out, but the result was disappointing. The knife really had an inexplicable mysterious power.
When the knife was placed on the ground, the soil on both sides quickly separated, leaving a concave hole about a foot deep and an inch wide. However, it was not very effective against rocks. As long as the target was the size of a fist, it could not do anything.
Luo Yuan could not figure out what it could be used for. He could not possibly dig into the ground.
He could only hope that the water splitting would be of some use, but there was no water and it was obviously not the time to experiment.
Apart from these abilities, the newly synthesized Zhanmadao was much better than before. Of course, it was a pity that the Zhanmadao's life-sucking ability was gone, but it was still a win-win situation. If someone got hurt in the future, he would have to think of other ways. However, they would be returning to the Reconstruction Area soon, so perhaps they would not have to take risks anymore.
Luo Yuan then started to cut the giant snake with the knife.
He was already quite familiar with this kind of work.
In order to prevent the giant snake from twitching in pain, Luo Yuan removed the scales on its neck and touched the gap between its cervical vertebrae. He gathered a bit of Will and stabbed it directly into the gap. The central nervous system was immediately destroyed, and its body tensed for a moment before it could not move anymore.
Now that the hidden danger had been removed, all that was left was patience.
The internal organs, gallbladder, and brain were all taken out by Luo Yuan one by one. He then used the snake skin that he had cut off to wrap them into small bags. These small bags were still wriggling and full of energy. One of the small bags had a particularly large movement. It was bouncing on the ground, jumping one to two meters high each time. It had jumped more than five meters away when Luo Yuan was not paying attention.
Luo Yuan quickly grabbed it back and opened the bag. Inside was a heart the size of a washbasin. It was contracting and expanding, bursting with energy. Even though it had been taken out for more than ten minutes, it was still full of energy.
In order to keep it from running around and causing trouble, Luo Yuan cut it in half with a knife.
"Eh?"
Suddenly, something caught Luo Yuan's attention.
It was a reddish-yellow solid object the size of a pinky. It had an irregular shape and was hanging at the top of the left atrium of the heart. It looked like a stone growing out of the heart.
"What is this?"
He pinched it with his fingers and pulled it out forcefully. He was surprised to find that once this thing was gone, the heart's heartbeat immediately weakened.
Noticing this, Luo Yuan became serious and quickly used his identification technique.
"Active Energy Rich Body"
"Grade: Inferior"
"Weight: 5 grams"
[Remarks: This is an inferior active energy rich body. It contains a large amount of impurities. Active energy rich bodies are a more efficient way to store energy than fats. Most of them exist in high-level creatures that are above the green level. They can store the excess active energy in their bodies in case of emergency by consuming large amounts of food and absorbing other energy.]
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