Let's Squander A Billion First!-Chapter 1640: Visitors from Beyond the Sky (27)
Seeing that the quicksand was about to engulf the car roof, Boss Jia gritted his teeth and finally handed over the map.
Chuzheng raised her hand, a silver gleam flashed on her wrist, and Boss Jia felt a tightness around his waist. Then, his whole body was pulled over and landed on an empty space nearby.
Chuzheng used the same method to pull over Boss Jia’s subordinate as well.
From everyone’s perspective, Chuzheng merely waved her hand without doing anything else, leaving quite a few people in shock.
Is this the power of an Alien?
They rack their brains to save people, facing risks, while the Aliens merely need to gesture.
Being an Alien is truly convenient.
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Boss Jia stood up from the ground and immediately checked on Mrs. Jia.
Mrs. Jia, supported by someone, was unharmed.
"Old Jia..."
"It’s okay." Boss Jia patted Mrs. Jia’s shoulder: "It’s okay."
Boss Jia reassured Mrs. Jia and turned to look at Chuzheng and Lou Xing: "You’ve got the map, can we leave now?"
Earlier, they encountered those strange things and got separated from the main group.
One of the cars was even swallowed by quicksand. Now, Boss Jia was a Bare-Pole Commander, unable to do much.
Lou Xing walked over: "Boss Jia, why did you go to that flying ship?"
With the mist shrouding him and a protective suit on, Boss Jia’s expression was completely obscured.
After a moment of silence, Boss Jia said: "For my wife."
Mrs. Jia, due to an accident, was exposed to toxic gas on the surface. Luckily, the inhalation wasn’t enough to be fatal, but it was far from pleasant.
Moreover, her lifespan had been shortened...
Boss Jia loved her dearly and had been trying every means to treat her.
But Mrs. Jia’s illness continued to worsen.
The earlier generations of Boss Jia’s family had been involved in constructing the Underground City from the start, so they knew more than others.
He inadvertently learned from certain records about an Energy Crystal and that flying ship, thinking perhaps they could use the ship to leave, to find hope elsewhere.
Chuzheng’s words were a harsh reality check for Boss Jia.
Even if they couldn’t reach another place, there might be something on that flying ship. Mrs. Jia was on the verge, and Boss Jia was now taking a desperate gamble to find it.
Their vehicle had been swallowed by quicksand, so Lou Xing ultimately let Boss Jia’s people into the car.
After arranging Boss Jia and his people, Lou Xing got into the car.
Chuzheng was looking at the map, and as Lou Xing approached, she spared him a glance.
Unexpectedly, the uncorrupted Good Person Card turned out to be so kind...
"Did you figure anything out?" Lou Xing asked her.
Chuzheng handed him the map, Lou Xing took a look: "This is the map for the Energy Crystal..."
There’s no map showing the location of the flying ship.
Chuzheng flipped the map in another direction for him: "Look again."
The map for the Energy Crystal was easy to identify due to labeled text; normally, people instinctively view such maps according to the text direction.
The map to the flying ship was hidden within the Energy Crystal map.
Lou Xing saw it, but...
This map is too abstract; how do we proceed?
Lou Xing glanced at Chuzheng, who was resting her chin: "Don’t look at me; I don’t know either, I didn’t draw it."
Lou Xing took the map to Boss Jia.
Since they held the map while traveling, they surely knew the way.
Boss Jia indeed knew.
Maybe due to Lou Xing’s previous actions, Boss Jia was quite straightforward in giving directions.
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The spaceship was parked in a huge valley, the car drove outside, unable to go any further.
Everyone got out of the car, checked their gear, and walked into the valley.
Outside the valley, the forest was dense, making the roads invisible; they stumbled as they headed inward.
The surrounding vegetation had long mutated, barely recognizable.
Dead leaves piled up on the ground, reaching knee-deep with each step.
Leading the way was Lou Xing, suddenly stepping on something, causing his whole body to slide down.
Chuzheng swiftly grabbed him, the withered foliage rustling down, but thanks to Chuzheng’s hold, Lou Xing did not continue to slide.
Chuzheng pulled him up: "Are you okay?"
Where he had slipped was evidently a hole, with a tree growing out of it.
The dead leaves, mysteriously, covered it completely, making it invisible.
Lou Xing was quite composed: "I’m fine, thank you."
If I hadn’t been fast, you would have fallen in! Chuzheng kept her grip on his hand: "I’ll hold onto you."
Lou Xing: "???"
"Your Highness, we’ll scout ahead." Seeing Chuzheng intended to lead, Na Xia and Na Dong volunteered to scout in the front.
Chuzheng: "..."
With Na Xia and Na Dong scouting, nothing like the ’pit’ appeared as they moved forward.
Lou Xing, held by Chuzheng, tried to tug free but failed.
How could a girl’s strength be so remarkable?
Moreover, males and females shouldn’t casually touch!
"Stop moving." Chuzheng was rather impatient.
Lou Xing: "..."
Dim mist enveloped the two, Lou Xing could only see the girl’s blurred profile.
Lou Xing seemed to hear his own heartbeat...
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The valley entrance featured a man-made cement wall, likely left by the original researchers.
The cement wall faded into dense fog, its true height indiscernible.
"It seems sealed."
"I don’t see a door..."
"How do we get in?"
They circled it, finding no entrance, thoroughly inspected the ground, not even spotting a dog hole.
Boss Jia only knew how to get here; he didn’t really... know how to enter.
Everyone’s oxygen levels were running low, and if they waited any longer, they might have to retreat to the vehicle.
"Keep looking carefully." There surely had to be an entrance here.
As Lou Xing instructed everyone to search closely, a heavy thud sounded from the cement wall, like something had dropped.
Lou Xing scanned the surroundings without seeing Chuzheng. He immediately headed for the cement wall.
A door-sized opening appeared in the formerly seamless cement wall, and Chuzheng stood at the gap, gazing inwards.
Lou Xing: "..."
Hearing the noise, the others gathered round.
Upon seeing the sudden opening, their expressions were somewhat complex.
They had been searching for an entrance, while Chuzheng effortlessly made one...
Can’t afford to provoke.
The wall was thicker than imagined; Chuzheng’s opening wasn’t wide, forcing them to enter one at a time.
Na Xia and Na Dong heroically led the way.
Chuzheng and Lou Xing followed behind, with others trailing at the rear.
After walking about ten meters, a thinner mist emerged ahead.
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Reporter: Boss Jia, how did you know how to follow the map?
Boss Jia: I don’t know. I dare not ask, it’s all the author’s arrangement.
Reporter: ...
