The strongest talent

Unknowingly, it had been more than two months since Yuan Qing left Qingyuan Base.

"Today is the Lunar New Year, the most important festival in Chinese tradition." Yuan Qing was walking on the rugged mountain road in the dangerous area, looking at the endless snow scenery, and lightly stamped his left foot, sending the surrounding snow far away. The ground below was exposed; his body was like a cannonball being discharged, and with a whoosh, it soared more than fifty meters high, flipped over a dozen times in a row, and landed steadily on the top of a raised hill.

Just a month ago, the left leg had achieved psychic union, and like the right arm, it was the most powerful part of the body. Now, Yuan Qing has begun to train his trunk. Even in the cold winter weather, his back is usually bare and he is not afraid of the cold at all.

Today, Yuan Qing's chest and back are almost finished with the bursts of flesh and blood, and there are still more than 300 bottles of recovery potion left, part of which is supplemented by collected mutant beast materials. In the past two months, more than thirty beast crystals have been collected, including two fourth-level beast crystals, which are of the same quality as the beast crystals inlaid on the hilt of the Blood Tiger Sword.

"For more than two months, I didn't deliberately accumulate Qi, but I still reached the middle stage of the third level." Regarding this, Yuan Qing was unexpectedly happy.

The first three levels of training are all about the accumulation of "quantity". The third level uses spiritual energy to temper the bones, which is done step by step. After entering the fourth level, that is the beginning of true cultivation, and the beast crystals collected now can also be put to use. The main focus of the past two months has been on the spiritual power to unite with oneself. This is a terrifying ability that far exceeds the same level, and is much more important than psychic bone tempering.

"Lao Hei." At nearly noon, Yuan Qing heated up a pack of combat rations, ate it slowly, raised his smart watch, dialed Lao Hei's phone number, and said with a smile: "I haven't contacted you in more than two months. Today is the Spring Festival. Why don't you call me to say hello?"

In the smart watch, Lao Hei's voice was a little excited: "Yuan Qing, you are still alive, how are you now, are you safe?!"

"Fuck you." Yuan Qing rolled his eyelids and said angrily: "You're celebrating the New Year, can you say something nice, like Happy Chinese New Year or something... How is the Blood Wolf Gang? Do you have any tattoos?"

Lao Hei smiled "hehe" and said: "Don't worry, everyone in the gang is not a fool. Knowing that you are my big backer, no one dares to be petty. The medicine you left when you left has been sold out. It is highly efficient and effective." The energy enhancers are all in my hands and have not been distributed. I am still in the middle of the fourth level and the leader of the Blood Wolf Gang must be the strongest!"

Yuan Qing felt slightly relieved and said with a smile: "Smart."

Lao Hei is quite good as a gang leader. He has a good way of dealing with people. The Blood Wolf Gang will not decline in his hands. Qingyuan Base is considered the base camp for the rear. We might go back some time in the future. With Lao Hei here, we can rest assured.

"Old gang leader, old gang leader..." A burst of noise suddenly came from the smart watch, including Xiao Hei's voice, deputy gang leader Zhou Long, and some unfamiliar laughter, all shouting: "Happy New Year, old gang leader ,we miss you!"

Yuan Qing's heart felt hot and he couldn't help but laugh.

Today is the Chinese New Year, and the Blood Wolf Gang may be holding an annual party. People with family backgrounds and singles gather together to have a good time. The atmosphere there seems to be quite good. There's just something wrong with the title. He's only in his early twenties and has already become the "old gang leader", which sounds as awkward as it sounds.

"Hang up now, I have other things to do." Yuan Qing responded with a smile and said "Happy New Year, everyone", then cut off the communication, looked at a unique communication number in the contact list of the smart watch, and an expression inadvertently appeared on his face. A hint of a smile.

There are a total of eighteen digits, which are the mandatory communication codes for the leader of the Jinsha Gang, "Jinsha".

"Old Hei is at Qingyuan base, and Jin Sha's care is indispensable. It is necessary to thank him." Yuan Qing found a comfortable excuse for himself and dialed Jin Sha's number.

On the rooftop villa of Jinsha Bathing City, red lanterns are hung high. Jinsha is wearing a bright red cheongsam and a snow-white woolen shawl. She is sitting on the sofa in the living room, happily playing a level-breaking game on her smart watch. ; Uncle Liu also wore a very festive Tang suit, with a scarf on his chest, and was cooking steaming dumplings in the kitchen.

The moment the call came in, the game was automatically paused. Jin Sha was slightly startled. When she saw Yuan Qing's phone number, her heart couldn't help but beat faster, and she immediately picked up the call.

A second after the call was connected, the two people spoke almost at the same time: "Happy New Year."

"Yuan Qing." Jinsha smiled, her voice extremely clear and moving: "How vulgar, I thought you would say something else! Where are you now? Are you still in the danger zone? Let me guess, Have you reached the fourth or fifth level of cultivation... call me, you miss me, right, hehe!"

Yuan Qing stood in the middle of the vast white snow in the danger zone, listening to Jin Sha's angry and happy voice, thinking about the metal mask that covered her face and her long soft black hair, her heart warmed slightly, and she joked: "Jinsha, are you wearing a mask now... There is no need to answer this. I mainly want to thank you. Thanks to your care, Lao Hei and the brothers of the Blood Wolf Gang are doing well."

"Why are you making excuses? You must be missing me." Jinsha touched the metal mask on her face and said with a smile: "Do you still remember what you said? Lao Hei wants a signed photo of Lin Qiaoyin. In two days, I asked Uncle Liu to send it to him, tell me yourself, how do you want to thank me?"

Yuan Qing was a little surprised.

I have to say that Jin Sha is really powerful and actually got Lin Qiaoyin's signed photo, which is a bit amazing. You know, Lin Qiaoyin is currently the most popular female singer in China. There are many rumors on the Internet. It is said that she is also an evolution. Singing is just a hobby. She only releases one new album every year. She is very famous internationally.

"I really have to thank you for this." Yuan Qing said sincerely: "Lao Hei is my good brother. He has never asked me for help. He just has one wish - to get Lin Qiaoyin's signed photo. I don't know how happy he will be. .”

In the smart watch, Jinsha couldn't help but giggle a dozen times: "You can call Lao Hei again in a few days, and then you will know how happy he is."

"You can have this." Yuan Qing laughed "haha", a little unfinished, but still said: "Jinsha, that's all, I'm going to practice, bye."

When the communication was cut off, Jin Sha curled up on the big sofa and looked at the smart watch on her snow-white wrist quietly, feeling a little lost for a moment. Until a few minutes later, Uncle Liu came over with a plate of round dumplings, his face full of kindness: "Gang leader, it's time to eat."

Jinsha gave a soft "hmm" and was not in a hurry to eat. She walked off the sofa with her bare white feet and walked to the large French window. She looked at the danger zone in the north from a distance and said something silently in her heart.

"Yuan Qing, I really want to see you..."

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AD 2116, the twentieth day of the first lunar month.

Nearly three months have passed since Yuan Qing left Qingyuan Base. The entire dangerous area was covered by thick snow, leaving clear footprints and crisp "crunching" sounds on the road. With this kind of weather now, monsters are rarely seen in the danger zone. Even high-level monsters are too lazy to go out and stay in their respective territories waiting for the spring to bloom.

"The current location is more than 400 miles away from Qingyuan Base." Yuan Qing was walking in the dense forest in the dangerous area, looking down at the geographical coordinates displayed on the smart watch, feeling vaguely emotional.

It was still late autumn when I first set out, but now a year has passed. My strength has reached the middle of the third level, and I am far away from the peak of the third level. The biggest progress is that the front, chest and back have been trained, and the body strength and left leg, The right arm is also fully psionic and is much stronger than it was three months ago.

"Leaving Qingyuan Base this time and heading north, our ultimate goal is to go to the Arctic Ocean and find the body of Wuyuan Star Unit 1." Zhinao's voice sounded full of fighting spirit: "The once extremely brilliant Wuyuan Star civilization will not remain silent. Die in the middle, you are the successor I personally selected, and one day you will carry forward the Wuyuan Star civilization again."

Yuan Qing took a deep breath of the cold fresh air, slowly shook his head, and said seriously: "We can't rush now, we are still far away from the ultimate goal. Since the No. 1 aircraft crashed on the earth, many big forces have successively explored it, and the surrounding area must be heavily guarded. Breaking in rashly is almost the same as risking death... Everything requires strength!"

Zhinao was silent for a moment and said again: "Unit No. 1 has a very high level of technology. The core area is equipped with multiple composite authentications. Apart from you, only higher-level cosmic civilizations can break into it. There is no such technology on the earth now. , the treasure of Wuyuanxing civilization, the greatest wealth, will be inherited by you."

"Then there's no need to worry." Yuan Qing grinned and continued walking north.

Near noon, Yuan Qing stopped on a relatively flat road.

Before the catastrophe, this area used to be a very spacious highway. Nowadays, the topography has changed. Hills have bulged up in many sections, and some areas have sunk, turning into small rivers or lakes full of water. The overall changes are not too big. It was so big that there was almost no movement around, only the cold wind howling, bringing up snowflakes one after another.

Yuan Qing looked at the looming wheel marks on the ground and glanced ahead along the marks. He could vaguely see seven or eight small black spots in the wind and snow. According to the analysis of the wheel marks, it should be It is an off-road armored vehicle or a commercial off-road truck that shuttles between major bases.

"In dangerous areas, mercenaries rarely ride in vehicles. They are mainly business organizations. Taking advantage of the cold weather and the mutated beasts' infrequent activities, they come out to transport goods." Yuan Qing thought for a while and continued walking forward along the highway.

According to convention, every time a trade organization's caravan moves, they will contact each other in advance to conduct transactions in dangerous areas. It is also a type of black market. There are usually some things that are extremely difficult to encounter in the ordinary black market.

In order to make "living hormone capsules", Zhinao has already collected snail mucus and still needs the brains of octopus jellyfish. If you are lucky, you may be able to buy them from those caravans.