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Chapter 147 The Temptation of Puppets

Looking at this marionette, Xu Le felt that his spirit and will, and even his Guyinduo soul tree were being sucked in.

After owning the tree of soul, this was the first time Xu Le experienced this feeling of losing his mind.

"Danger!"

Xu Le suddenly closed his eyes and took a few deep breaths.

Begin to absorb these overflowing fears with the tree of souls.

He didn't continue divination, but silently put this [Marionette] back.

Reshuffle, redraw.

then……

Or [Muppet].

Xu Le repeated it again, but the result was still the same.

The puppet waving to him, Xu Le always felt that the puppet was trying to seduce him.

He was really curious, but he knew that neither the environment nor the current situation here was suitable for him to do these researches.

"Xu Le, what's wrong?"

Seeing Xu Le keeping his head down and cutting cards, Levi was a little puzzled.

"It's okay, it feels like we've lost our way on the path of destiny."

At this time, the Law Enforcement team members also frowned and thought, Xu Lei looked at his sister:

"Da Ting, are you sure you haven't gone astray?"

Just like the wayfinding before, Xu Ting was the one guiding the line drawing this time.

But after Xu Ting heard Xu Lei's question, her temper exploded again.

"Why do you always doubt me? If you feel that I can't do well, why don't you do it for someone else?"

"I am your brother."

"Is it amazing that you are my brother?"

Xu Lei's face became very ugly, this was not the first time Xu Ting contradicted him.

Her temper is really bad. If it wasn't because she couldn't stay in other law enforcement teams, he wouldn't have transferred her to his subordinates according to his father's wishes.

"Whether it's your problem or not, you shouldn't contradict your boss at this time."

Xu Le glanced at it, but said nothing.

He didn't know what happened between Xu Lei and Xu Ting.

Why Xu Ting always contradicts Xu Lei.

However, he also agrees with one point, that subordinates should not contradict when the boss speaks.

In such a tense atmosphere, such contradicting has no effect.

It will also cause the captain to lose prestige and the entire team to lose cohesion.

This is indeed Xu Ting's mistake.

Xu Le glanced around, and for a while, it seemed that there was really no good way to get out of here.

"The scroll back to the city you just got, do you want to use it here?"

In his heart, the value of the scroll to the city is almost as good as the hope of the black card.

This kind of life-saving ability was used casually in the first Zion mission, it can only be said to be a blood loss, a loss in the middle of a loss.

Even if he could find a way to ask Yi Xiaoya for a second memory fragment, wouldn't he be able to hold two memory fragments at the same time?
When are life-saving items most powerful?

Of course, it is the most powerful when it is not used.

Therefore, Xu Le thinks it is better to think about whether there is a way to get out of the predicament, and let's go out from here.

He wants the team's right to speak, and even control.

"Okay, let's say a few words less, it's meaningless, it's better to focus on how to get out."

After Xu Le opened his mouth, Xu Lei frowned slightly.

To Xu Le's surprise, Xu Ting, who had always been very temperamental, actually lowered her head at this moment.

"Yes, Brother Xu Le."

To be honest, Xu Le was a little puzzled.

The way you listen to me makes it a little difficult for me!

It's not just Xu Le who feels strange, Xu Lei sees his own sister being so honest in front of Xu Le, and his face is even more ugly:
"Xu Le, tell me, is there any way to get out of here?"

Xu Le glanced at the forest, pondered for a while and said:
"Do you have any gas masks, breathing filters or something?"

"Gas mask? There's something like that, but what are you going to do?"

"If we burn this forest, how fast will the flames spread? Will the flames hurt us? Will the smoke from the burning poison us?"

Xu Le asked several questions in a row, but after he asked these questions, Xu Lei already understood what he meant.

"You want to burn the whole forest?"

"Do you think it's feasible?"

Before Xu Lei answered, Levi's on the side said:

"I'm afraid not, this woodland is too dense, and many vegetation will produce poisonous gas after burning.

Even with anti-virus equipment, there is no way to isolate all poisonous gas and smoke.

Moreover, after a large amount of combustion, the oxygen and the ground temperature continue to rise. These are all problems, and the feasibility is almost zero. "

Levi's statement was well-founded, and after Xu Le heard it, he could only give up the constructive idea of ​​setting fire to the mountain.

"It seems that setting fire is not an option. If so, do you have any equipment to ascend?"

"Ascension device?"

"It's something that can temporarily take people to the sky, a kite? A hot air balloon?
Or who is more skilled, can climb up the tree, and show us the direction at the top of the tree? "

How can something like a hot air balloon be carried around, it's too big.

But climbing trees is quite feasible.

"I'll go." Xu Ting's execution ability was very high, and she didn't talk nonsense. She pulled out a dagger and bit it in her mouth, climbing up like a female leopard.

When encountering a place that cannot be grasped, a dagger is inserted into the trunk as a leverage and support.

After three times, five times and two times, I climbed to the top of the tree.

But when she reached the top of the tree, there was no sound.

"Xu Ting? What's the situation? Report it." Xu Lei urged.

Xu Ting at the top hesitated for a moment, then said:
"There's no end to this forest, and we've lost our way."

"endless?"

"Yes, there are no mountains, no hills, no rivers around, just trees, endless trees."

Hearing what Xu Ting said, everyone frowned.

It didn't take long for them to walk from the next door. Was it because the line-drawing action caused the direction to deviate?

No, drawing a line draws a circle, that is to say, they should still stay where they started.

So no matter how you explain it, there's no reason to go that far.

Xu Lei shook his head slightly, took out something like a signal flare, and put it into the gun:

"Get ready to apply for rescue."

Xu Le hesitated for a moment and asked:
"Is there anything to say about applying for rescue?"

"If you apply for rescue, the task reward will be cancelled. After all, this is a waste of Zion's human resources."

"Ah...this."

Xu Le suddenly felt a little uncomfortable, because he felt as if he had lost a large sum of money.

But after looking at Levi's and the others, he could only nod.

"Well, apply for rescue."

Zion's mission is like this. They care more about the lives of extraordinary people than the lighthouses who do almost anything to complete the mission.

This task is still very humane.

But Xu Le is also thinking, if there is no experience in extreme environments, will the will of the transcendent here be as tough and strong as other places?

While Xu Le was meditating, Xu Lei had already raised his gun and shot.

call out! ~Bang!
Red flares flashed in the sky, and the bright flashing signal stayed for a long time.

From this well-designed signal flare, it can be seen that the people of Zion are really good at asking for help.

"Then you can just wait here?"

"Yes."

Xu Le nodded and looked at Levi's beside him:
"Brother Li, the mission failed, do we have no money left?"

"Life is like this, with ups and downs, we have to get used to it."

It's bad to run a mission for nothing, but it's better than having an accident yourself.

After Xu Lei fired the signal flare, besides them, the three mercenaries and other unknown creatures could see the signal flare.

The waiting time is always very long, Xu Le learned from Xu Lei and the others.

This kind of rescue will generally come between 1 day and 1 and a half days.

The strength of the rescue team is often very strong, and generally there will be a level 4 warrior master as a guarantee.

Xu Lexian was bored, so he leaned against a tree and dug up the earthworms.

Although Li Qingcheng, who had been rejected by him several times in a row, was curious about his behavior, she seemed to be afraid to come to Xu Le to take the initiative to speak again, because she always made fun of herself.

On the other hand, cousin Xu Ting had no sense of distance from Xu Le at all, so she sat directly beside Xu Le and asked:

"Brother Xu Le, what are you doing?"

"Dig earthworms! The earthworms here are big and fat, and they seem to be useful."

"What do you dig earthworms for?"

"I have a very good friend who loves to eat earthworms, so every time I ask him for help, I will prepare some for him.

Although it says that he doesn't like it every time, it eats a lot every time. It's really a duplicity guy. "

A smile appeared on Xu Le's face when he mentioned Jin Chan.

He and Jin Chan got acquainted earlier than Bai Jing and the others, and their relationship has become somewhat special.

It's not like a simple contract, but a bit like a friend.

"A friend who likes to eat earthworms?"

"Yes."

"Your friend's preferences are really unique, how about I dig them for you?"

Xu Ting's proactive contact made Xu Le a little uncomfortable. He has never wanted to get too close to his relatives.

The main reason is that the original owner has lost too much memory in the past, and there are many things that he cannot explain and contact.

"I'll dig it myself."

"You are a warlock, this kind of physical work is actually not suitable for you, look at my muscles, let me do it."

As Xu Ting said, she also made a movement of rolling her sleeves, which was different from Levi's skinny look.

This guy Xu Ting... is really strong!

Xu Le estimated the woman's arm circumference, then looked at his arm, and finally nodded.

"Ok."

With Xu Ting's help, Xu Le dug earthworms much faster.

And in the corner that he didn't see, Li Qingcheng dug a small box for Xu Le silently.

She didn't give it to Xu Le, because she was worried that Xu Le would not want it, so she handed the earthworm to Xu Ting.

"Da Ting, this...give it to him"

Xu Ting looked at Li Qingcheng, her expression became a little helpless, she took a small box of earthworms and said:

"Hey, Cheng Zi, you are really humble."

Because there was no good way to get out, after the sky darkened, everyone lit up a fire.

The fire method here is still a wrap-around bonfire, which made Xu Le couldn't help questioning:
"Are all the fires where you spend the night like this?"

Xu Le's question made other law enforcement officers a little surprised. Is there anything else to say about a fire pile?

"This fire is big enough and bright enough. Is there something wrong?"

Xu Le glanced at the fire, shook his head slightly:

"The fire is indeed very large and bright, but after doing so, people face the darkness, and we have no way to predict how much a monster will tolerate the light.

In order to protect our own safety, it is best for us to keep ourselves in the light, so I think it is more reasonable to use a fire with three or four rings. "

What Xu Le said was the experience of person-to-person transmission among the Night Watchmen.

Bai Jing and Wang Shu were handed over to him, but he said it in front of these people.

Xu Lei glanced at the others, but suddenly laughed with the other two law enforcers.

"Xu Le, the situation you mentioned is the practice of mercenaries, right? I know mercenaries often do this.

But it’s actually not necessary. Law enforcers in Zion have protective lights at night. There’s a fire in front of them, and the lights behind them. Isn’t that all right? "

Xu Le nodded and didn't say anything more.

It is a very stupid thing to try to change a person's inherent point of view. He felt that he was not a stupid person, so he stopped talking at all.

But Xu Lei and the others didn't care, but Xu Ting didn't. She walked up to Xu Le and asked cautiously:

"Brother Xu Le is angry with my brother?"

"No, no."

"The four-ring fire you just mentioned is the practice of lighthouses, right? Don't lighthouses use lights?

I remember that Zion exports a lot of protective lights to the lighthouse every year. "

Xu Le looked at Xu Ting. In terms of contact, Xu Ting was indeed closer than Xu Lei, and they all had common knowledge, so he had nothing to keep.

"The night watchman of the lighthouse will carry three lights with him, a chest light, a head light, and what your brother said is a protective light."

"Since there is a light, why not use it?"

"One of the principles of the safety of the free man is not to make important things ... urgent."

"Don't make important things urgent?"

"Now Zion's energy technology has not made a breakthrough, and the light's continuous lighting time is about 4 hours, but it is in absolute darkness.

It can maintain a brightness of more than 4, and it lasts for more than 2 hours at most.

Therefore, using a natural fire is a very economical and effective thing.

Maybe you guys brought enough lighting fluid?Or Zion has developed some method that I don't know. "

"No, no."

Although Xu Ting didn't know where Xu Le learned these things, she always felt that Xu Le's way of doing things in the wild was very knowledgeable and experienced.

This experience was somewhat different from hers.

I can't tell the specific difference, but I feel that what Xu Le did makes sense.

"Then why don't you persuade my brother? He actually..."

"It's not necessary, everyone will defend their point of view."

"Defend your point of view? What do you mean?"

"It's like when you fight over drawing lines and opening paths, you think you're not wrong, that's your point of view, and your brother's point of view is that you're wrong.

The two of you have different opinions, and that's why you're arguing. "

Xu Ting nodded while listening.

"Although what you said seems to make sense, but this kind of thing is not absolute, right? I think I'm right?"

Xu Le: ...

"Well, you're right."

"Brother Xu Le, why don't you refute me?"

"Because you're right."

"Oh."

After packing a box of earthworms, Xu Ting helped Xu Le build four bonfires.

As a night watchman, Xu Le is still used to the design of the four-ring bonfire, even if one or two bonfires are accidentally extinguished.

He also has enough light to deal with various unexpected situations.

And... he no longer has the night watchman's equipment on him, and he doesn't even have an oil lamp. To say so much, it's just poor stubbornness.

Leaning against the thick tree, Xu Le took out the Guyinduo card.

The current security situation is not good, so he doesn't dare to try to touch the card with the Branch of Gu Yinduoshi at this time.

What if it was a situation similar to the last time I saw Ye Fu, and accidentally attracted the attention of the heirs in the forest.

If it doesn't work out, it will be a group wipeout, which is unnecessary.

Take out the card and flip it over casually, it is a [Marionette].

Don't shuffle the cards, keep flipping, and you're still a marionette.

However, when the first two cards are turned over at the same time, the previous card will become another card.

Whether it is 2, 3, or more in this case, the result is the same.

"That is to say, as long as I turn over a card with a hint, it must be a puppet?"

Xu Le suddenly wanted to try the summoning of the Slave of Destiny. He was very curious about what would be summoned with this [String Puppet].

This feeling made his heart itch, and his hands were a little itchy.

wait?Why do hands itch?

Xu Le looked down and saw a rabbit stealing the snacks from him.

I glanced at it with the ancient sound multi-horizon, and it was indeed a hare.

"Ah! ~ Thank you for the gift of nature."

A ray of golden light flashed, and the rabbit's fur was scorched, and it couldn't die anymore.

Xu Le directly peeled the skin, then removed the internal organs, pulled out a branch and threaded the rabbit up for barbecue.

But before the roasting started, everyone felt something was wrong.

Not only Xu Le, but even Xu Lei and the others encountered rabbits one after another, and there were more than one.

Levi's was even more outrageous. He directly summoned a fire-breathing puppet, heated it up quickly, and started eating it.

But even this kind of killing didn't reduce the number of rabbits coming to them.

Now even Xu Lei felt something was wrong.

"There is a problem, be alert!"

There are rabbits all over the ground, as if something is driving them away.

Or maybe they are doing some kind of special migration?

However, the migrating rabbits did not appear to be in any special condition, and the night seemed to have returned to tranquility.

"It seems to be all right, but don't let your guard down."

"Yes."

After Xu Lei gave the order, Xu Ting ran over again.

"Brother Xu Le, if you are tired, rest, I can help you watch the night."

"I usually go to bed very late."

"Staying up late is not good for your health, you are still a thin warlock."

"Actually, most people don't care much about their health when they stay up late."

"why?"

"Because they haven't had enough today and want to borrow some time from tomorrow."

Under Xu Ting's surprised gaze, Xu Le smiled and picked up the ancient Yinduo card.

But he stopped laughing immediately.

(End of this chapter)