China's political system was special. Ordinary local officials would never dare to ignore or neglect the instructions of their superior bureaucrats. However, in the army, where there was a saying that 'the general would not obey the military order when he was away', the senior officers who held real power had a lot of autonomy.
For this reason, the two chief officers, Hua Chaowu and Yao Biwu, unified their opinions and set the basic treatment that the Gate of Witchcraft's people enjoyed. In terms of daily living convenience, other than the Grand Wizards and Deacons who still had a little preferential treatment where they could live in a temporary barracks made of four people, the rest of the disciples, just like ordinary soldiers, would all live in giant tents shared by hundreds of people.
Water and electricity were limited. Even though there was no explicit restriction on access, the other people in the camp would not step into the living area of the Gate of Witchcraft's people. The Grand Wizards, on the other hand, also tactfully forbade the disciples to wander around to make friends. This was tantamount to restraining all of the Gate of Witchcraft's disciples in a corner of the camp, making their lives hard and boring.
In the blink of an eye, two weeks of such bitter days had passed. It was noon today, and the temperature was thirty-seven or thirty-eight degrees Celsius. In a tent the size of two basketball courts, there were more than fifty metal bunk beds arranged densely in two rows. The hot and stuffy environment was unbearable.
Their psychological endurance had reached its limit. Wearing a singlet and shorts, a fat middle-aged fat man in his thirties with big ears and a body full of muscles, sitting on the lower bunk of an iron bed near the curtain of the tent, was holding a big spoon in his hand, eating cabbage, tofu, tomato scrambled eggs, and rice in a square aluminum lunch box. All of a sudden, he roared in rage, "This f * cking weather and f * cking food! I can't take it anymore!
Cool down! Cool down! I must cool down no matter what I say at noon today! "
As he roared, he began to chant an ancient incantation in a 'pst shh …' sound. In an instant, a cold wind slowly condensed around him.
That cluster of light black clouds brought a refreshing cool air to the tent. Even Zhang Lisheng, who had already eaten his tasteless lunch and was lying on the hottest iron bed in the middle of the tent, could not help but take a few deep breaths comfortably. He did not seem to care about the harsh environment around him at all.
"Wang Linsong, is there something wrong with your head? Shut up!" The other Wizards were all enjoying the refreshing cold air. Only a short and skinny man who lived next to the fat middle-aged man suddenly jumped down from his bed and shouted loudly, "How many times have the elders told us to calm down for the past few days? Don't be impatient! Don't be impatient!
You have to be able to endure the hardships. You can't reveal your sorcery in the camp. You heard everything I said. "
"Senior Brother Zhi Lin, no, it's just a small Dark Cloud Spell and we're in the tent. What's the matter …" The middle-aged fat man who was surrounded by clouds and mist said in a low voice, "Senior Brother Zhi Lin, no, it's just a little Dark Cloud Spell and we're in the tent.
It's no big deal … "The short and skinny man growled in a low voice." There are thousands of wizards in this camp now. How bad would it be if each of them cast a small spell? By then, everyone will say that you, Wang Linsong, were the first to … "
Halfway through his sentence, the fat middle-aged man's expression changed abruptly. Right at this moment, the tent's curtain was suddenly lifted and a young disciple rushed in with a gush of heat wave. With a joyful expression, he shouted, "Senior Brothers, quickly gather at the open space! It's finally our turn to go to the Oasis World!"
"Great! The bitter days have finally come to an end …" Many of the wizards in the tent were stunned for a moment before waving their fists and sighing in relief as they shouted loudly.
They were all elites among the Gate of Witchcraft's disciples who followed the Deacons. They were the earliest to come to the military camp, but they had to watch the second and third batches of disciples who arrived later and became the vanguard to enter the Oasis World. On the other hand, they had to accompany the Grand Wizards and Deacons who had been discussing with those officers every day to live a hard life in the camp. For this reason, they had long been restless.
Now that they had finally set off to the foreign world, even though they felt a little nervous, they felt more of a sense of relief. Not long after, they scrambled to leave the tent and came to the open space of the camp.
On the ground, the Gate of Witchcraft's Deacons and Grand Wizards had already spread out in a loose manner, waiting with a gloomy expression.
When Zhang Lisheng saw that the other wizards had naturally stood beside the Gate of Witchcraft's big shots that they were relying on, he saw Su Deli from afar and quietly stood behind him.
After waiting for a while with his hand covering his eyes, the young man calculated that everyone should have arrived by now. Without warning, he saw more than 20 large armed armored vehicles driving over from the direction of the camp's armory. Two of them stopped near him.
The sturdy camouflage door of the armored vehicle was slowly pushed open. Su Deli's reaction was slightly slow as he ordered, "Let's get in the car. Disciple Zhang Lisheng, follow me as well." Then, he leaped into the armored vehicle.
Upon seeing his figure disappearing from the door, the wizards who followed Su Deli boarded the car one after another. The Grand Wizards, the elite disciples, the few C-rank disciples with the highest status in the Gate, and Zhang Lisheng who was specially called out, naturally boarded the same car as Su Deli while the other disciples boarded the chariot at the back.
The armored vehicle looked very large from the outside, but the thick armor occupied a small half of the area. Adding on to the fact that it was in a battle-ready state, the full load of ammunition supplies had to be piled up in the carriage. Not only that, it was impossible for the chariot to be driven by only one sergeant. There must be a commander, a lookout, and a gunner. For this reason, it was already very crowded for 12 to 13 wizards.
It was fortunate that the air conditioner was running, so the temperature in the carriage was still cool. Unfortunately, the narrow space was filled with a disgusting sweaty sour stench.
Su Deli sat on the long hard seat close to the wall of the car with a gloomy expression, as though he did not smell anything. After a moment of silence, he stared at Min Lan and asked, "Min Lan, you've been to the Shrimp World before. Tell me in detail about the situation there. Do you think there's anything we can learn from the Oasis World in terms of the protection methods in the wild?"
Upon being suddenly asked, Min Lan was stunned for a moment. Carefully recalling, she replied, "Deacon, the trees on the Shrimp Island are not too tall, but they're very sturdy and the forest is very dense. Oh, and there are also many tree vines under the trees.
That's right, there are a lot of ferocious animals and poisonous insects there, and their sizes are relatively large as well. Then, there's also a lot of monsters that protect the indigenous people … "
When the girl was on Shrimp B1 Island, she did not stay in the wild for a long time. She only said a short paragraph without any focus and did not say anything else. However, to everyone's surprise, Su Deli listened attentively. After Min Lan finished speaking, he shifted his gaze to Zhang Lisheng again. "Disciple Zhang, you've stayed in the Shrimp World for a longer time. What do you think?"
Sitting in the armored vehicle that was getting faster and more bumpy, Zhang Lisheng, who had long been prepared, deliberated and said, "Deacon, the Shrimp Island is a complete island-type environment. The ecosphere is unique, so even if it's compared to the mainland in the same world, the environmental difference is still very huge.
Even though I haven't been to the Oasis World before, it should not be comparable to the Shrimp B1 Island at all. Looking at it through the world's gate, I feel that the Oasis World has a lot of similarities with the Earth's Cretaceous Period, such as … "
Even though Zhang Lisheng deliberately made his answer sound lackluster, it was not without merit. To his surprise, when Su Deli heard his words, his temper suddenly flared up. Gnashing his teeth, he roared, "Is there anyone in this vehicle who doesn't know that the Oasis World looks similar to the Cretaceous Period? Is there a need for you to tell me that? You're just trying to fool me with such an answer …"
Upon seeing him losing his composure, a skinny and tanned woman who looked like an old woman from a mountain village sitting next to Su Deli said in a Sichuan accent, "Deacon Su …"
Her voice was not loud, but when Su Deli heard these three words, his body froze right away. Then, like a deflated balloon, he shut his mouth and leaned against the cold iron wall of the armored vehicle, no longer saying anything.
From then on, the wizards in the vehicle became silent. Not long after, the sergeants driving the vehicle began to talk loudly instead. "We've successfully passed through the boundary. Starting the radar scan."
"Radar activated. There are no special obstacles in the surroundings. It is recommended that the vehicle remain stable …"
At this time, outside of the armored convoy, huge trees with a height of more than 100 meters with mottled green all over their trunks formed a boundless forest, towering under the clear blue sky that was as pure as a pure gemstone. Countless insects and birds that were seven to eight times larger than similar species on Earth were flying around in the forest, exuding vitality.
Compared to everything around them, the size of the large armed armored vehicles produced on Earth seemed to have shrunk by several times. Correspondingly, their speed also seemed to have slowed down a lot.
After a long time, the convoy finally dispersed to several campsites that had just taken shape. The vehicle that Zhang Lisheng was in, on the other hand, drove into the campsite that was closest to the world's gate.
Although it was said to be the closest, in fact, the straight-line distance from the world's barrier was already 30 kilometers away.
Coupled with the ominous premonition brought about by Su Deli's gaffe and the depth of the foreign world's giant forest where it was difficult to distinguish the direction, the Gate of Witchcraft's disciples who were slightly at a loss after getting off the vehicle could not help but feel a sense of isolation and helplessness. The joy they had two to three hours ago had long disappeared completely.
Zhang Lisheng, on the other hand, had a completely different feeling from them. Breathing in the fresh and moist air that was completely different from the Gannan desert, the young man looked around the campsite with interest.
The campsite had an area of three to four square kilometers. A protective trench that was more than five meters wide and more than ten meters deep had been dug out on the periphery. There was even a sealed electric fence on the top of the shore, so they could only enter with the help of the bridge mechanical vehicles.
The ground inside the campsite had been tidied up very smoothly. According to the rectangular layout, many tents had been built in a disorderly manner. It looked like it would not be a problem for thousands of people to live there.
In front of the tents were all kinds of mechanical vehicles and two black iron boxes that were as low as hills.
"It's really a miracle that such a large 'iron block' can be transported to the foreign world. I wonder what use it has?" Zhang Lisheng looked around for a while and finally looked at the huge iron box at the corner of the campsite as he muttered. Then, he inexplicably jumped twice as a joyful smile appeared on his face. "Not bad, not bad! This is really a good place …
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