Atlas of Heaven and Man

Chen Chuan walked to the desk, picked up the booklet, while Hu Xian took out a cigarette and gestured to him, "Mind if I smoke?"

Chen Chuan shook his head.

Hu Xian took out a lighter, clicked it on, took a contented puff, and said, "These are a group of wanted criminals who fled from the Central City. Don't ask about their background, and don't ask how many grievances they had in the past. In short, they are now robbing, killing, and doing all kinds of evil. They don't even spare children. They're just a bunch of scumbags."

Chen Chuan flipped through the booklet. The first page featured a man with many small braids and a thick beard, with a rough and fierce appearance, thick lips, a very burly build, and dark skin.

Hu Xian said, "This person is nicknamed 'Fist Lion.' No one remembers his real name. Call him whatever you want. He's a mixed-race of Tayana and Dashun. He's the leader of this group of wanted criminals. He used to fight in underground arenas, worked as a mercenary, and did dirty work for big shots. He just likes to double-cross people and doesn't play by the rules. Otherwise, someone would have come out to smooth things over for him after this incident."

Chen Chuan looked at his thick arms and the strange bulges on his body, and asked, "Does this person have implants?"

"What a surprise," Hu Xian said. "It would be strange to come from the Central City without implants. I know what you want to ask. How can he maintain them without medicine?"

She held the cigarette in her mouth and pointed a slender finger out the window. "Look, twenty steps out the door, there's a place selling contraband drugs. I'm telling you, you can buy anything in this place."

Chen Chuan nodded, "Understood."

Hu Xian raised her eyebrows. "Not bad. I thought you would be like the other trainees and ask me why no one cares, and then give me a lecture."

Chen Chuan smiled and said, "Regardless of good or evil, if it exists, there is naturally a reason for its existence."

Hu Xian was a little surprised and looked at him a few times. "That doesn't sound like something someone your age would say."

Chen Chuan asked, "I wonder what Fist Lion's implants are?"

"Bio-armor, enhanced skeleton, modified cardiopulmonary system, the same old things. They are all outdated military models. You have to be careful. He has a full set of implanted corrosive glands that can spray extremely corrosive liquid. If he accidentally gets you with it during a fight, your face will be melted. Plastic surgery won't save you, unless you get your head replaced."

"This is Ran Xiaoli, nicknamed Bee Woman. She underwent sensory modification at Bolun Corporation. Her sense of smell, sight, hearing, and taste have been greatly enhanced. She is the most difficult to deal with. She can usually smell you a hundred or two hundred meters away. If she pays special attention, that distance is even greater. If there is such a person in the team, it is basically impossible to carry out assassinations."

Seeing Chen Chuan turn to the fourth picture, Hu Xian said again, "This person is called Tuo Qi."

Chen Chuan looked at the picture. This was a tall, thin foreigner with a high nose and deep eyes. His skin was pale, and all the hair on his body seemed to have been shaved off. There were strange tattoo patterns on his arms, chest, and legs. There were front and back photos of him, but he could see the subtle differences between the two at a glance.

He looked up and said, "Are these two people?"

A trace of surprise appeared on Hu Xian's face. "Little brother, you have a keen eye. They are indeed two brothers, but the two people underwent conjoined surgery. One is his front, and one is his back. These two people are connected in their hearts, and their thoughts are the same, so they cooperate very well, and they are very good at coordinating firearms and knives.

In addition to these four main members, there are several others who joined their team halfway. I haven't gotten information on them yet, but people who can come to the Land of Chaos have some skills. Even if their martial power is not good, they can at least use guns."

After Chen Chuan looked at the information of these people, he commented: "They are quite capable."

Hu Xian flicked the ash into the ashtray and said, "Right? Each one is not easy to deal with. I also think it's a bit much to ask a trainee like you to deal with them, and you are a little too young. Seventeen or eighteen? If you don't feel confident, you can give up early. At least it's better than losing your life."

Chen Chuan said, "Thank you, Ms. Hu. I haven't considered that yet."

"You're pretty bold. Forget I said anything."

Hu Xian took another puff of cigarette, crossed her legs, looked at him a few times, and said, "Little brother Chen, I think you're quite pleasing to the eye. I'll give you a free message. Actually, the most difficult thing is not these people. These guys seem to have gotten their hands on 'Tayana Combat Spiders,' a kind of bio-modified weapon that can kill a small team of people within a minute in narrow terrain.

This time, Fist Lion came to the Land of Chaos to find a buyer for this thing, but he is also afraid of being double-crossed, so he has been contacting his fellow villagers.

These people have been waiting here for more than a month now. I don't know if you're lucky or unlucky. If you had come a little later, this thing might have already been sold, and you wouldn't have to worry about it.

But at that time, they will definitely try to enter the stronghold in the Land of Chaos instead of staying here. If you want to find them, you have to enter the Land of Chaos. People who enter that place turn into ghosts. If you die and get a complete corpse, it's considered decent.

The last time I tried to rescue a trainee, I was a step too late and only managed to retrieve a skull. That was only because a perverted maniac liked using young people's heads as wine vessels."

Chen Chuan had been mentally prepared for the chaos of the Chaotic Lands. This place was another gathering ground for the dregs of humanity, so nothing should be surprising. He said, "Thank you for the reminder, Madam Hu. I'd also like to ask you, Madam Hu, do you know where these people are now?"

Hu Qian looked at him again, then got up and went to a cabinet on the side, taking out a map and spreading it on the table. She took a red pen and circled a certain area. "They're in this place," she said, then pointed to another spot. "We're here."

Chen Chuan looked at it and compared it to the scale, realizing that the group was only three or four hundred meters away from his current location in a straight line.

"Pretty close, right? Don't think about checking it out. Ran Xiaoli will remember your scent once she smells it. If she smells it again in the short term, she'll be able to find you immediately. And don't think about using any potions to cover it up. Ran Xiaoli isn't a dog; she has a brain. That kind of scent is just a blatant reminder that you're suspicious."

Chen Chuan thought for a moment and said, "Then if I want to understand the situation of these people, it seems I can only rely on Madam Hu." Hu Qian lived here and arrived before that group, and she also had fixed assets and businesses here, so her comings and goings wouldn't be suspected.

"Smart, but why should I help you? I've already given you the information I was supposed to. The rest isn't within my scope of responsibility." Hu Qian held out a hand.

Chen Chuan said sincerely, "I don't know what conditions Madam Hu has?"

Hu Qian jumped down from the table and said, "I haven't thought about it yet. I'll tell you when I figure it out. By the way, if you need any weapons, you can tell me. I can't get high-end stuff, and don't even think about protective clothing, but getting two guns and some bullets is no problem. Remember, you have to pay for everything." With that, she walked out.

She went to the bottom of the stairs, opened a door, and entered a small room. A middle-aged man in a trench coat and top hat was standing there. Seeing her come in, he said, "You said too much just now. Considering that he's just a young trainee who's still studying, he might not be able to accept it all at once."

Hu Qian didn't think so. "Did he run away scared? Besides, am I not stating the facts? It's better to know in advance than to find out when you encounter it."

The middle-aged man said in a deep voice, "It has to be done slowly."

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Hu Qian scoffed. "Outside is the Chaotic Lands! This isn't your office where you can sit by the stove, read the newspaper, and chat over tea! This is a damn place where you have to sleep with one eye open, where you can get your kidneys harvested just by going to the bathroom, a hellhole where you can be skinned and dismembered if you're not careful!"

The middle-aged man was silent for a moment, then asked, "What do you think he will do?"

"How would I know?" Hu Qian was a little annoyed and scratched her hair. "Every time, the higher-ups throw these promising young people over here and tell me to take care of them. I'm not a babysitter!"

She sighed helplessly. "But this young man seems reliable. He shouldn't move in the next few days. In a few days, I'll try to give him some hints. Whether he adopts them depends on his own decision."

Upstairs in the room, Chen Chuan first washed up, then returned to the table and looked at the map, thinking.

He felt that he couldn't delay for too long, because once this group found a buyer, they would likely leave this place.

And with Ran Xiaoli's existence, he couldn't use infiltration tactics. A stranger like him would be noticed immediately as soon as he entered the range.

It's no wonder those recommended students are unwilling to take the B-level certification exam. It is indeed difficult.

However, after thinking about it, apart from the Fist Lion, who seemed to have reached the Second Limit, it's hard to say how much of their original state they could maintain after having an implant. As for the others, they were at most proficient in combat skills, and their implants weren't geared towards combat, so their upper limit was fixed there.

The more complicated the plan, the harder it is to execute. The simplest method that suits him best is to not think so much and go directly to their door to quickly kill these people.

To do this, he must first determine whether these people are actually here. If even one of them ran away, it would affect his score, so he still needed Hu Qian to help him find out. And he did need to carry some extra weapons; he should try to make things as easy as possible when he could.

In the afternoon, Hu Qian came over again and said to him, "I helped you check while I was stocking up. This group of people is eating the same things as a few days ago. The main personnel are all there, but a few lackeys are missing, probably sent out to contact someone to find a buyer. What are you going to do?"

Chen Chuan looked at her and said, "Madam Hu, since they're looking for a buyer, what do you think about me being the buyer?"

Hu Qian raised her eyebrows and said, "You want to approach them? Good idea, but do you have money?"

Chen Chuan reached into his pocket, took out a Wansheng Consortium gold certificate that he hadn't had time to exchange, and placed it on the table. "As a deposit to show my sincerity, that should be enough, right?"

"Oh, a Wansheng gold certificate. Young man, you're quite wealthy!" Hu Qian reached out and took it, patting it twice. "But aren't you afraid of losing it all? Fist Lion has never been one to follow the rules."

Chen Chuan said calmly, "Then tell them that I have more gold certificates like this. It just depends on whether they have the appetite for it."

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