Asura of Tomorrow's Ark

"..."

As he explained, Li Ang gradually realized the seriousness of the matter.

"Could it be a coincidence? For example, you came here for a trip and adventure?" Nian guessed casually.

"They are heading deeper into the mountains. Is anyone traveling to a place like this?"

Xuancheng immediately refuted Nian's speculation.

The Tianyue Mountains are considered a restricted area for living beings. Coming here cannot be called a tourist. It should definitely be called seeking death.

Coincidence... How can there be so many coincidences in this world? A team of more than ten people is already quite large. Why did this team not show up earlier and later, but they had to collide with them.

"Well, I'm just guessing," Nian covered half of his face with a fan and squinted his eyes. "If you're not here for a trip... then it can only be the enemy."

Everyone fell silent, Nian just said the possibility that everyone thought of.

Although they had been mentally prepared for a long time, meeting their enemies so quickly was really a bit of a surprise.

"Anyway, take us to the place you found first."

After a moment, Li Ang broke the silence.

At the same time, he focused his perception on their guide without leaving any trace.

After hearing Xuancheng's discovery just now, Zhao Youcai still looked lifeless and expressionless on the surface, but Li Ang felt that his inner emotions had undergone a very drastic change. He seemed to be angry and fearful. What.

Although Li Ang didn't know why his mental activities suddenly became so complicated, what is certain is that this guy must know something.

Li Ang did not point this out. He planned to observe it for a while before making any plans.

Under the leadership of Xuancheng, they arrived at a low slope sheltered from the wind, about three to four hundred meters away from the camp.

"This is it, look down."

Xuancheng used his flashlight to illuminate the area below, "I accidentally discovered this place when I saw something reflective below."

He came here to set up warning talismans, but he didn't expect to get such a harvest.

Observing from above, one could clearly see traces of someone's activity below. Not only did Li Ang see discarded cans next to a pine tree, but he even found a few ground particles in the soft soil that had not been evacuated in time. nail.

Just as Xuancheng said, the number of this team will definitely not be less than ten people.

Everyone walked down the slope and came to the abandoned camp, and began to check the things left nearby to see if they could find any useful clues.

"Have you found anything?"

After some investigation, after they checked all the possible positions here, Li Ang asked.

"Didn't find anything useful, they did it... cleanly."

After careful consideration of his words, Xuancheng finally said the word clean.

Apart from things like tin cans, which were not easy to handle, the group of people who left a few days ago had few useful clues.

The ground nails used to fix the tent were also the most common ones, with nothing special about them. Xuancheng still used some special Origin Stone skills to determine that they were not leaving, but continuing to move deeper into the Tianyue Mountains.

This is not good news.

Being pushed ahead by such a group of people whose strength was unknown, whose number was unknown, and whose specific purpose was unknown, they all felt faintly pressured.

If Xuancheng hadn't accidentally discovered the traces here, they might still know nothing about it.

"Let's go back."

Jingzhe said calmly, "Our number is relatively small, and we have sufficient supplies and guides to lead the way. We must be moving faster than them. If these people have the same purpose as us, we will meet in a few days."

No useful clues were found, so everyone had no choice but to return to the camp.

On the way back, Li Ang asked seemingly unintentionally, "Brother Zhao, are you the only one who knows the path you took us to take?"

Hearing this, Zhao Youcai's body trembled slightly, and then he said in his hoarse voice, "Of course, this is the secret I use to eat. I am the only one in Tianyue City who knows this road."

"Then it really looks like it's just a coincidence."

Li Ang did not refute and went on as he meant.

After everyone returned to the camp, it was almost time to rest.

Xiyou reluctantly got into the hammock tent, and it was obvious that she didn't like the feeling of hanging in the air either.

The three of them took turns to keep vigil, while the rest returned to the world of the painting to rest.

Adele originally wanted to ask Zhao Youcai if he wanted to enter the world of the painting to rest, but was secretly stopped by Li Ang. Others who were qualified to bring up the matter seemed to have not thought of it and tacitly understood it. Ignore it.

As soon as he returned to the world in the painting, Li Ang took a deep breath and said, "Huh... there is something wrong with that Zhao Youcai. He is hiding something."

Although he didn't think that an ordinary person could be in any danger, Li Ang felt that he still had to have some reservations.

The world in the painting contains all their supplies and equipment. If something happens to these things, it will basically declare the operation a failure.

Even if the world in the painting itself cannot be destroyed, it is still possible to manipulate these materials.

"What are you hiding? Li Ang, do you mean that Mr. Zhao is actually an infected person?" Adele thought for a while and said.

Infected?

Adele's words made Li Ang stunned. He really didn't realize that Zhao Youcai was an infected person, but how did Adele know?

"I didn't expect that he was actually an infected person... But the concealment I said has nothing to do with this." Li Ang shook his head, "What I want to say is that when he mentioned that team, his psychological activities became very intense. .”

Li Ang said decisively,

"He probably... no, he definitely knows the people in that team!"

Chapter 65 Infected

"Oh? If you say that, things seem to get interesting."

Nian showed a big smile and said slightly excitedly, "Did he have a plan in advance? Will he lead us into the enemy's trap next?"

In order to find a way to prevent the resurrection of the Sui beast, Nian has been wandering around in some inaccessible and dangerous places. She has not encountered such interesting things for a long time, and she is inevitably a little excited.

"...This doesn't seem to be a good thing."

Li Ang said somewhat speechlessly.

Nian is really a person who is afraid of chaos in the world. If two people quarrel, she will definitely be the one shouting 'Let's fight, let's fight'.

"Forget it... Anyway, you thought wrong this time. I just said that Zhao Youcai might know someone in that team. I didn't say that he would be detrimental to us."

"Huh?" Nian raised his eyebrows in surprise.

"Do you know anyone... So that's what happened..."

After thinking about it for a while, Nian understood what Li Ang wanted to express, "Well, there's nothing wrong with being prepared in advance."

"That's right...that guy really needs to be watched. When Jingzhe and the others come back tomorrow, let's talk to them." Li Ang nodded.

However, those two people should have noticed it by now. Li Ang's previous question to Zhao Youcai if anyone else knew about this road was a very obvious reminder.

"By the way, little brother, I'm going to make some weapons. Do you need anything? It seems like you haven't prepared anything." Nian asked casually.

"Weapon? If possible, then I'll leave it to you."

Li Ang agreed without thinking, which was indeed an unexpected surprise.

Nian has the power of forging. Will the weapons she forges be inferior?Just like that stick.

However, after being used roughly by Li Ang for such a long time, the life of the cane has reached the end, and it will be completely broken within a few times of use.

"I'm just kidding, do you have any requirements for weapons? I have no problem with swords, guns, swords, halberds, or other weapons. But my best thing is swords. The sword like Xi's was given to her by me."

Nian said proudly, "If you have any special requests, as long as they are not too outrageous, I can do it."

Then Li Ang fell into thinking.

What kind of weapon does he need?Long sword?Giant sword?Casimir style knight sword?Or the stabbing sword used by the Iberian Punishment Army?

Li Ang carefully recalled that the most convenient weapon he has ever used is the dagger custom-made for him by Adams in the Kingdom of Heaven. Using a cane to hit people is just a last resort.

Although he got most of the assets of Bol Pharmaceuticals, he didn't have sufficient funds to spend millions to customize a weapon, so he could only make do with it for now.

After thinking about it, Li Ang said, "Then help me build a dagger. There is nothing special about the requirements. It just needs to be as strong as possible while ensuring the transmission efficiency of the Origin Stone."

"Are these the only two requirements? Okok, just leave it to me."

As he said that, without knowing what Li Ang was talking about, Nian ran to the other side of the mountain in a hurry.

The space in Xi's painting is quite large. Except for the top of the mountain, you can go anywhere else, but there is nothing there.

Li Ang also wanted to ask Nian what she was going to do if she didn't have any materials, but he didn't expect her to run away.

But forget it... Anyway, no matter what the power is, it is some ability that cannot be explained by common sense. Maybe Nian's forging does not need those things at all.

Looking at Nian's retreating figure, Adele said with some emotion, "Sister Nian...she is really carefree..."

"After all, after living for such a long time, my mentality is naturally not much different." Li Ang said lightly.

After all, the status of the Sui Beast incarnations in the Yan Kingdom is not high. You can see some clues from Jingzhe's attitude before, and they must have developed a strong heart over the years.

"But Adele, how did you tell that Zhao Youcai was infected?"

Li Ang didn't want to talk about Nian any more, so he casually asked about the doubts in his heart just now.

Although this has nothing to do with them, Li Ang is still a little curious about how Adele knew.

"Actually, I also made a guess... Look at the clothes Brother Zhao is wearing, don't you think it's a little strange?"

……clothing?

Wasn't that Zhao Youcai only wearing the most ordinary linen clothes?There are traces of sewing and patching all over it, and the color has faded in some places, which perfectly fits his status as a poor herb collector.

"It's summer now, and those clothes are too tight. Doesn't he feel hot?" Adele explained, "So I thought he might be hiding something by wearing those clothes."

cover up what?

Of course it's the Originium crystal growing out of the body...

The vast majority of infected people will have Originium crystals growing on their bodies. This is their most distinctive feature and a trace that cannot be concealed no matter what.

Even if an infected person tries to remove the Source Stone from their body, it will not help. Sooner or later, the Source Stone crystals will grow back, and the newly grown Source Stone crystals will spread to the surroundings, accelerating the development of Ore Disease.

Because of this characteristic of infected people, a strange trend has formed in the world. A special translucent material is used in less critical places on some clothes to expose people's skin to everyone's gaze. to prove that you are not infected.

Although this style of clothing has not spread to Yan Country, it is still a bit strange to wrap yourself up so tightly in the summer. He is not a girl of seventeen or eighteen years old, and he is afraid of others seeing his body.

Perhaps because Adele is also infected, she is keenly aware of this detail...

At this time, Sang Bao on the side suddenly said, "It turns out he is an infected person... I was still wondering why he smoked that kind of country cigarette..."

"A special plant is added to that native smoke. Although it has analgesic effect, the plant is also highly addictive and has been banned by the Imperial Medical Office for a long time. The smell it emits when lit is very special. I can’t remember it wrong.”

This...isn't this just smoking?

"It seems that the uncle's condition is very serious..."

Thinking of the pipe that Zhao Youcai had never put down, Sang Bao sighed softly.

"His heart was filled with despair, and he probably knew he didn't have much longer to live."

As several people exchanged words with each other, the image of the taciturn middle-aged man gradually became fuller in their hearts.

Chapter 66

If there was a choice, who would be willing to go to the mountains to be a herb collector?

Even doing odd jobs in the city, working hard to move bricks, it was safer and more profitable than collecting herbs in the mountains. It was just that Zhao Youcai simply didn't have this opportunity.

After knowing the identity of his infected person, all the strange things were answered.

There is nothing new under the sun, and they can even guess how the infected person slipped into the abyss step by step.

Perhaps many years ago, Zhao Youcai had a decent job, and he only had to worry about the one-third of an acre of land at home every day. Although the daily work was very hard, his life was not bad.

Until one day, an accident happened to him.

Maybe he accidentally came into contact with unprocessed Origin Stone products. Although such things are rare in the mobile city, you can still encounter them occasionally; or maybe it's just that his physique has a high affinity for the Origin Stone. After an unexplained fever, a black crystal grew on his body.

From that moment on, bad luck ensued.

Although there are no relevant provisions in Dayan's laws, even infected people can seek official positions in the court, but that is only on the surface. Secretly, the persecution of infected people has never stopped. It's the same in every country.

The company has countless ways to fire someone, and Zhao Youcai lost his job because of this.