Abyss Train

Chapter 725 Emperor Aizong’s Mausoleum

The gunsmith once again packed up his luggage and set off. His destination was an unknown fishing village ninety-three kilometers away from Taiye County.

He will continue to go north along this waterway, bypassing the war-torn Copper River Kingdoms, continue to collect intelligence around the Central Plains, and serve as a pathfinder for the subsequent Kuaishou team.

This time, he was still a single soldier going deep behind enemy lines and setting out on the road alone. Xueming put on a simple monk's robe, picked up his luggage and said goodbye to his wife. After boarding the ship, he saw Xiao Qi's reluctant eyes.

Xueming: "If there is anything, I will definitely ring the bell."

Xiao Qi gestured with her thumbs: "I'll open my armor to save you."

No goodbyes were said, no goodbyes needed to be said.

According to Xueming's personality, if he really encounters a life-or-death crisis, he will shake people off faster than anyone else.

The people traveling with them this time included Foianini, Billy, and Teacher Su Ling—these three people had other tasks and were heading northwest on the same sightseeing boat as the gunsmith.

The two craftsman apprentices waved goodbye to their master's wife, and Foianini returned to the cabin, tugging on Brother Billy's sleeve and whispering.

"Hey Billy, Marshal Crozzo sent us two little shrimps to carry out this search mission. Isn't it a bit presumptuous?"

Billy hadn't slept well for several days in a row. Ever since he came to the southeast of Daxia, the hot and humid summer sea breeze had made him vomit and have diarrhea. He had been having strange dreams these days - he dreamed of Fai, and This poor little girlfriend.

At least in his world, in his memories, Faye Florsalin's hometown was in District 51. She was a Persian girl whose mother had just passed away and needed him to take care of her and protect her.

"Brother Billy? Billy?" Seeing that his elder brother was not responding to him, Foianini shouted louder: "Billy!~"

Billy the Kid still cherishes the memory of this relationship. He cannot fight against this inner demon and it is difficult for him to get over it - his eyes are dull and white hair has grown on the back of his head. His originally ferocious appearance and tough features have changed, and his silly look has made him age quickly, like a middle-aged uncle in his forties.

"Billy, billy, billy, billy, billy!~~~" Foianini couldn't bear it anymore, so she just lay on her elder brother's back and muttered.

Only then did Billy wake up and put down the planetary gear set at hand. It was a model toy he used to simulate the operation of a gearbox and he often held it in his hand to play with.

"Oh oh oh oh!"

Foianini had a sullen face and leaned into Billy's ear: "Hey, are you listening to me?"

Billy Boy immediately responded: "I'm sorry, what did you ask just now?"

"I say!" Foianini was full of resentment: "Marshal Crozzo transferred us from the war center to explore the way! Does he think too highly of us?"

With that said, the younger brother sat cross-legged next to Brother Billy and talked in a low voice.

"Originally I thought that as a mechanic in the attack team, my job in Shambhala would be to repair cars, build buildings and dig trenches. At most, I could lay local wires and work on radio power projects - I didn't expect that this time, Marshal They actually want us to go on an exploration mission with the VIPs."

"I'm only twenty-seven or eighty years old."

Fuianini lowered his eyelids and made a face, secretly sticking out his tongue in the direction of the next cabin - from this angle, the gunsmith and Su Ling couldn't see him.

"I'm sure you'll encounter some strange things on the road! Immortals, monsters, and blood-granting monsters! Transform into butterflies!"

"I'm going to deal with the blood-giving monster? Is it true?"

Billy's will to survive is not that strong. The only difference between him and Foianini is that he has the attributes of a part of the Blood Retinue - unlike the serious Blood Nobles, the Blood Retinue has a very large number of people. high.

As early as the period of the Rosary Church, Mary had many blood followers under her—they were not afraid of the sun and could do many things for the Mother, making it easier for them to walk in the world. Unlike "holy blood", this kind of cheap blood does not have the superpowers of the blood-granting nobles.

Billy's body cannot be supernaturally regenerated, and he does not have the strong physique of the nobles or the amazing finger grip strength. In addition to a small increase in inspiration and psionic power, the base blood will also significantly reduce the life span of Homo sapiens.

For the low-blood species, the only advantage is that when the blood donation ceremony is officially performed, the rejection reaction of the Vita Brand and the Holy Blood will not be so serious-it does not require any adaptation period and can start working immediately.

Marshal Crozzo had long known Billy's little secret, and allowing the craftsman to stay in Blackwind Town for a long time would only aggravate his condition.

Kuai Dao's warriors all have surging spiritual pressure, and the gunsmith who maintains a state of readiness can make the person who gives the blood be frightened and restless all day long - this is how the fever in Billy the Kid comes from.

Ever since Su Ling brought back the news from Dongma Port, Keshuai has been paying attention to the trends of Danqiu Kingdom. On the geopolitical level, Fufeng Mountain, a ghostly place, occupies the four natural dangers of the Tonghe River in the Central Plains - the terrain is unique and the Crescent Ax is The blade-like foothills of the northwest have isolated most external enemies. The throat of the mountain pass on the southeast side has gradually narrowed. Observation posts have been established on the high ground, giving an unobstructed view of invading enemies.

The entire mountain range stretches for hundreds of miles. During the troubled times, warlords established sixteen kingdoms, seven of which bordered Danqiu. It was a battleground for military strategists.

Without even thinking about it, Crozzo immediately determined that the Danqiu Kingdom was Judah's hiding place. If the cauldron of Dagda was to be filled with essence, it had to fall in the Ax Mountains. All the immortal elixirs in Chabon could be filled at the same time. Transport to the center.

The task assigned by Keshuai to Foianini and Billy was to go to the Aizong Mausoleum, more than 200 kilometers away, to explore the local mineral resources.

After the Zhutai War, Kuai Dao discovered a large number of pyroxene reserves in this place, as well as many lithium, nickel ores and lead and mercury minerals.

The tomb of Xia Aizong was originally selected to be located on the third branch of the Tonghe River Basin in the Central Xia Plain. The tomb was built for 26 years, but was finally shelved.

The emperor wasted money and money on major renovations. At first, he wanted to get a lead-mercury elixir to seek longevity, but Judas never intended to help the emperor consolidate his eternal imperial power - because an emperor who could not die would easily lead to the death of the dynasty.

Later, Aizong found a way to preserve the flesh and blood forever - pouring mercury into the tomb to keep the body from rotting, so Aizong went to make things difficult for the mausoleum craftsmen.

As a result, the old emperor passed away before the complicated tomb passages and chambers were completed——

——Nowadays, Aizong Mausoleum is just a place name, referring to a small town that emerged seventy or eighty years ago due to the economic development brought about by the construction of the imperial mausoleum after the canal was opened.

Most of the residents in the town are descendants of the tomb-building team, and many alchemists and Feng Shui masters have settled here. Where there are people, settlements and villages will naturally form. After the imperial tomb was abandoned, this place gradually declined, and only the water transport business occasionally brought some vitality to it.

Speaking of the relationship between Fufeng Mountain and Aizong Mausoleum? In fact, this time, Su Ling's mission was to assassinate Judah.

There are reliable reports that since the death of Gloria Sebastian, chaos and commotion have occurred in the elixir caves on many islands in the direction of Sendai——

——A team walked out of Fufeng Mountain, but they were not chased and intercepted by many warlord forces around Copper River.

According to common sense, the caravan army that walked out of this ghost place would more or less have to fight with the bandit leader nearby, and at least have to pay life money before they can safely carry their goods and run business.

But this time, the intelligence network of the Gate of Wonders informed Keshuai.

The team is estimated to have only twelve people. Regardless of whether it is a water or mountain road, the luggage and baggage will always be six cars from beginning to end.

This team changed the waterway from Dannan, and then headed east, heading straight for Aizong's Mausoleum. At the same time, the quick-knife spies operating around Aizong's Mausoleum also collected unusual changes in environmental spiritual pressure.

Marshal Crozzo keenly sensed a fighting opportunity. This may be Judas building a new cave——

——But Keshuai did not insist that this was Judas' team, but there must be high-level cadres of the Eternal Ones in this team.

Something must have happened in the small town of Aizongling. The sudden change in spiritual pressure in the environment drew the enemy out of their lair.

Phoenix became the second choice besides the gunsmith. Keshuai mobilized the organization department to reallocate tactical resources and slightly adjusted the gunsmith's task schedule.

Foianini and Billy will follow Su Ling to the Aizong Mausoleum to explore the mineral abundance of at least three strata.

Su Ling's mission is to protect these two craftsmen and at least find out the true identity of this team. Use the Summoning Bell to call for Gunsmith and Knife reinforcements at any time.

Based on the gunsmith's itinerary, if he wanted to support the Phoenix, which was more than a hundred kilometers away, it would only be half a day's ride on horseback.

If you really get lucky and confirm that Judas' true identity is in Aizong's Mausoleum - the power of the Phoenix can build a group of FOBs, enough to form a five-person team. In the opening battle of the Central Plains, Judas' head will be sacrificed. flag. For Foianini and Billy, prospecting in a small place like Aizong Mausoleum was just their lower limit. The two little idiots had no idea what they were about to face——

——Continuing to walk north along the First River of Tonghe River for about forty miles, the ship was heaving and swaying, and the fog was getting thicker and thicker. After arriving at the entrance of Lingquan Valley in Su'an Prefecture and walking more than thirty miles on the waterway, Xue Ming disembarked early and planned to spend the night in a fishing village and meet up with Kuai Dao's brother to change routes.

The only guests on the boat were the two Kuai Dao brothers who were in charge of driving the boat, and Teacher A Ling.

At this time, Su Ling opened the curtain and returned to the inner room, looking at the nervous Foianini and Billy who had fallen asleep long ago.

"Sir VIP! Hello!" Foianini greeted him with a smile, but he was actually nervous inside——

——He saw this "golden generation" in their early forties, but he couldn't find a single wrinkle on this sister's face.

The other party's expression was calm and his aura was stable. If he remained motionless, he would be as weird as a sculpture in a wax museum.

"Say what you have to say." Su Ling and the gunsmith finished chatting about family issues, asked about Xiao Qi's mental state, had some fun - and decided to get down to business.

Foianini was about to speak directly.

The question is stuck in the throat and cannot come out.

Su Ling: "I will take you to kill Judas."

"Ah?!" Foianini was stunned for a moment.

Billy woke up from his dream——

"—Me? Kill Judas?"

When Teacher Su Ling pulled these two people into the team, the phoenix's soul power turned into a task list.

[The burial place of Xia Aizong·Judah’s Crusade]

[Task Difficulty: Very Easy]

[Mission description: We discovered a resource-rich non-ferrous metal mine. Marshal Crozo Van Dien personally ordered Su Ling [Phoenix] and two brave unknown soldiers to investigate the information and adapt accordingly. ]

[Required main task: Use geological hammer, litholysis hammer, and exploration rod to verify the mineral abundance of the three strata in the area. The specific difference in altitude between them needs to be kept within the range of 180 meters of Wujiang underwater depth-otherwise, we will attack It will be difficult for the engineering team to advance the collection work]

[Optional secondary mission: Escort Foianini and Billy to ensure the completion of the exploration work. ]

[Optional secondary task: Find out the environmental spiritual pressure change conditions in the Aizong Mausoleum area, and send back at least one geological analysis report. ]

[Optional secondary task: Assist VIP to find out the true identity of the foreign team. ]

[Optional secondary mission: Kill Judas. ]

[Note: Anonymous operator, when you see this mission description, don’t be afraid, it is only a small loss of skill to you. ]

"I don't want to play anymore." Foianini dropped the phoenix spirit scroll on the spot and wanted to jump into the river and swim to chase the gunsmith teacher.

"Hey! No, buddy." Su Ling bit her thumb and blew hard, blowing the spirit body into a huge palm, and then easily fished Foianini back from the side of the ship.

Foianini waved his arms in panic: "VIP, I'm really not this material."

A-Ling threw the coward back into the cabin. She tilted her head with an expressionless expression, scratched her head, and asked Billy questions casually.

"What do you think?"

Billy shrugged helplessly: "I have no objection."

A Ling: "Otherwise, when we return victorious, I will take the same thing as last time."

"Eh"

She thought for a moment, recalling what happened on the paragliding ledge a month ago.

"That's it, the sister who was going to go skydiving with you, I'll give you her WeChat account."

Foianini blinked, as if he didn't understand -

——Billy whispered: "My brother is timid, and he might be held back. Mr. VIP, please understand. It would be okay if we carry out exploration work around the imperial tomb and follow you in intelligence collection activities."

"Through fire and water! Brother Ling!" Foianini's head finally turned around.

Su Ling was very moved and shouted to the bow of the ship.

"Brother! You can say it now!"

Billy the Kid realized something was wrong: "What did you say?"

Foianini: "Don't care what she said! Hey! You don't care about life and death! If you don't accept it, do it! Isn't that just a Judas!"

Kuai Dao's communications officer walked in, his face gloomy and his expression terrifying——

——The boatman held the summons bell translation code list and read the latest news to the VIPs.

"Based on the bell telegram just sent from the front line, I will translate it."

"On the morning of the 17th, six of the twelve brothers from Kuai Dao Scout Squadron 3 followed the target team into the area of ​​Aizong Mausoleum. They passed the boundary monument and did not come back -"

"——The remaining six people just sent the letter, and two more suddenly disappeared."

"The decoders at the war situation center couldn't understand the contextual semantics, so they asked them to resend the letter and confirm the war situation again."

"There is no firefight record, no ballistic observation signal, no code of armed conflict is transmitted back, and there is no emergency status of encountering the enemy——"

"——They just evaporated, as if there was nothing left."

"What does it mean to disappear suddenly?" Su Ling asked.

The communications officer frowned and shook his head.

"It is very likely that, like the downgraded city and platform, some unpredictable changes occurred in Aizong Mausoleum - after our psychics stepped into this town, they had no chance to come out, and even the summons bell did not work."

"These are the specific original translations, and they were sent back in an instant."

With that said, the communications officer handed a paper bag to Teacher Su Ling.

Foianini came over and wanted to watch it together.

The information on the first page alone is mind-boggling.

[August 8]

[9:27:57丨No. , Class : Help me! ]

[9:17:44丨No. , Class : I don’t know where I am! Stop asking! Stop asking! ]

[9:11:11丨No. , Class : Determine the target position again, can you keep up? ]

[9:30:30丨No. , Class : Can you hear me? what are you guys saying? ]

[9:00:00丨No. , Class : Check the watch! brother! Shift change schedule! No. took command from me, and the others followed me from the reverse slope. ]

[9:15:11丨No. , Class : Why? Why are there two monitors? ]

Foianini could not understand the message at all, and the translation seemed illogical.

Kuai Dao's scouts were like being on drugs, conveying useless information to each other.

Su Ling pointed to the time item: "There's something wrong with the sorting."

"This is not the time for receiving letters." The communication officer explained: "This is the time they specially marked for sending letters. To be precise, there are hundreds of messages here, and the ringtones are almost within just two minutes, like a dense Like raindrops, it was transmitted to the war center simultaneously."

"It may be that the abnormal environmental spiritual pressure has affected the spirit insects that summoned the bell, but after we formatted the letters according to the normal sending time, they still couldn't connect." The communications officer's face was solemn: "VIP, Keshuai just received this The message - he gives you thirty minutes to make a decision, and you have to make your own decision whether to continue with this mission."

"Ah?" Foianini couldn't understand it even more, "In other words, the moment these sharp-edged elite soldiers entered the town, they were driven crazy by the environmental pressure?!"

"I won't play anymore." This time it was Billy's turn to rush out of the side of the boat and jump into the river without hesitation.

Likewise, he was retrieved by a psychic hand.

Teacher A Ling took out her sunglasses from her pocket and put them on herself.

"Killing Judas is important. As for these little things, just let it go."

(End of this chapter)