Chapter 154: Advent 2

Chapter 154 · Advent · 2

——Men are always bored, and they act childishly for trivial matters.

Zhan Lan's sight shifted slightly, and when Zheng Zha and Lingdian pulled Chu Xuan away. She keenly caught a certain kind of gloating color from Jiang Yu.

It was on her body, not on her face.

It was a color, not an expression.

Since exchanging her mind's eye, Zhan Lan's vision is no longer limited to one side of reality or spirit. Instead, no matter when, the double vision is reflected on her perception.

Illusion and reality overlap, and truth and falsehood are indistinguishable. Many things that were known in the past can be seen more clearly at this moment. And more things that have never been touched in the past are revealed in her eyes at this moment.

She knows a lot of things-Zhang Jie's hidden, powerful power like a mountain hanging in the air, Chu Xuan's hidden, bone-piercing heart like mechanical steel. Jiang Yu's hidden, secret abyss like a starless night sky. Compared to these, the nostalgia and sorrow in Cheng Xiao's mind, the confusion and helplessness floating in Zhao Yingkong's heart, and the regret and self-blame that lingered in the depths of his zero-point consciousness, which tortured him all the time...are all insignificant little things.

In the entire Zhongzhou team, only Zheng Zha, who gave up thinking, and Mu Gang, who had let it go, could live a relatively easy life. Li Shuaxi was an exception. He completely closed himself off and was more like a machine than a human. Zhan Lan was not sure whether he could be regarded as a member of the Zhongzhou team, and he himself had no intention of seeking help from outside.

Everyone was tired - this was a fact. Who was able to come to the reincarnation world without suffering physical and mental torture, thus touching the door called by the Lord God?

But even if everyone was very tired, they still worked hard to be active. Help each other, support each other. Then back to back, fight to the end towards the common crisis.

- In this team, at least now, few people will really open their hearts to others.

——But among our group, more than half of us would die for others if necessary.

That would be great.

After all, there is a difference between a confidant and a life-and-death friend. Even if they are close friends, some secrets cannot be pried into.

In the open and secret struggles between Jiang Yu and Zheng Zha, she actually favors Zheng Zha more.

——Jiang Yu is always calculating something, being cautious, and being wary of something. He is not as smart as he appears. But he can always make the right decision at the right time. He is like thunder in the clouds, unpredictable, but able to bring victory.

——And Zheng Zha is not as stupid as he appears... He just trusts his companions and believes that they will not harm him. He is always a beat or half a beat slower than Jiang Yu. But even if he is a little slower, he can still handle the unexpected variables that Jiang Yu has not been able to calculate. Just like a warm sunshine, even if it cannot be finalized, it will reassure those who follow him.

People who can bring victory, and people who can bring peace of mind.

In history, the former is a general, and the latter is a prime minister. If the two can be combined into one, then he will be the undisputed emperor. Unfortunately, the Zhongzhou team is not satisfied with this situation at present.

——Chu Xuan?

——No, Chu Xuan cannot be the captain. He is indeed very strong, but he... Never mind, he has already made it clear that he is out of the competition between captains. There is no need for me to do unnecessary things and make the situation worse.

——I'd better wait for the result quietly.

Zhan Lan's thoughts flowed. Indeed, she was more optimistic about Zheng Zha. But it did not mean that she would support Zheng Zha clearly. In the absence of the overwhelming '100', the difference between 96 and 97 was not big. She would only wait for the result, and would not take the initiative to adjust the scale that had already tilted towards Jiang Yu. And whether before or after the victory or defeat, she would follow the guidance of these people.

For example, now.

"Zhan Lan." Jiang Yu seemed to be thinking-he was always thinking, thinking about some secrets that others did not know, and he was unwilling to reveal directly or actively. "Try to contact the leader of the gravekeepers. We need to understand the changes in the situation in this world. But be careful not to contact the male and female protagonists directly. Now that it is the Scorpion Year, even scanning them may directly trigger the side story of the second part. By the way, observe Hamunatta and see if there are any unexpected situations there."

"Understood." Zhan Lan nodded and accepted the commission.

--Excuse, you don't care much about the current situation.

--You care more about that "by the way". You care about Hamunatta... Yes, when you took Hamunatta as a tactical target, you paid special attention to the resurrection altar... But the role of that altar is just to allow Imhotep to resurrect Ansuna. At most, it can only be counted as the content of the second part, and it can peek into Ansuna's fate before her death.

--Does it really have a big effect on us... Do you think that we need to cooperate with it with the Sun Golden Sutra, which can only be used for casting spells, to play the role of resurrecting the dead? But in the original novel, when Imhotun resurrected Ansuna, he clearly used the Black Book of the Dead.

My thoughts turned.

Even if he could clearly see the doubts, Zhan Lan had no intention of getting to the bottom of it, or making any plans to do so. Jiang Yu's decision made sense, but as for his rubbish words... that was a problem between himself and his Chinese teacher.

Zhan Lan's mental power extends in all directions.

While redeeming her mind's eye, her abundant reward points from team battles also found a suitable destination - most of them were turned into her mental attributes, pushing one of her six dimensions to A full fifteen hundred points.

Not a lot, based on spiritual power conversion. The limit of her mental scanning is about 1,500 kilometers.

But after opening her inner eye, her mental quality was greatly improved. Even if she is still unable to fully utilize it, the breadth of mental power scanning has doubled.

One thousand five hundred kilometers turned into three thousand kilometers. This distance still does not cover Africa, but if only North Africa is included, there is basically no difficulty.

——Let’s go see what Jiang Yu is concerned about first.

The first location that the mental power locked was Hamna Tower - Zhan Lan remembered it, so he also arrived at it. And when her eyes dropped from the height of Hamna Tower. She noticed some subtle changes.

Around Hamna Tower, there are traces of battles - not the city where the reincarnations fought, but the desert outside this city of the dead. There have been powerful forces that have clashed here. They turned several kilometers of desert into Gobi and carved out a not-so-small earth-fissured canyon.

It's a very powerful force, and the reincarnators might not be able to do it without relying on props.

But the final victory should be the Tomb Keeper's side - because the outer shielding barrier of Hamna Tower has been re-deployed. In a hidden mountain not far away, she saw a group of black-clothed tomb guards stationed there.

Similar to the beginning of the second part.

——Sometimes, I really can’t understand... When the second part opened, the tombkeeper clearly discovered the excavation of Hamna Tower by Ansuna and his party. But they still allowed them to dig out Immorton, resurrect the Scorpion Emperor, and then sacrifice countless companions in the confrontation with the Death Army...Are their heads beaten? Or do they have long forgotten that they are the tombkeepers of Hamunata instead of the executioners and jailers of Immorton?

——Or is there some kind of secret external force at play?

Zhan Lan glanced at the traces of war outside the City of the Dead. I think my guess is very reliable. It seems that the three background forces did nothing after the reincarnations left. And if the speculation is true, then the reincarnators may not be alone during this trip to the Scorpion King.

——More information is needed.

She glanced at the interior of Hamna Tower, and as always could not see the place where the Resurrection Altar was placed in the deepest part. But since the shielding zone of mental power still exists here. That means the treasures hidden inside the temple have not been lost.

Just get here first.

Zhan Lan's mental power jumped, and soon she located the tombkeeper's stronghold and fortress. After a short search, Eddie, the leader of the tombkeepers who happened to be out, came into her eyes.

She knocked politely on the door to Eddie's heart.

In the reality of the tombkeeper leader, Zhan Lan's form, which only existed in his cognition, appeared inside the heavily defended fortress. The door to the chief's office.

"Long time no see, Mr. Eddie." Zhan Lan's phantom walked across from him and sat elegantly on the guest chair. "From the look on your face, you don't seem to be surprised by my visit."

"I'm really not surprised." The leader of the tombkeepers nodded and showed a friendly smile. "This is the Year of the Scorpion. And you took away the Spear of Osiris eight years ago and inherited the destiny of the spear bearer - destiny will guide you to face the right test at the right time. And I am very happy, You didn’t choose to escape.”

"We have a lot of things we want to know." Zhan Lan leaned forward slightly. "Besides, we may not really face the Scorpion Emperor."

"But you are already paying attention to it, aren't you." The tombkeeper smiled and poured a cup of tea for Zhan Lan. "I can tell you all the information you want to know."

"After all, you already have the mission of the gods on your shoulders."

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Jiang Yu looked at the roughly formed temporary camp in front of her and felt very satisfied. The project is still in progress, but the use of Thunder God's power has become more proficient. As long as you work hard, it's not impossible to do things like out-of-body body shaping.

——As expected, I am gifted in the field of superpowers.

——Then, next, you just need to practice a little bit in this side mission...

And there was some movement. Jiang Yu turned her head and saw Zhan Lan's face was gloomy and uncertain - it didn't look like something bad had happened. On the contrary, it seemed that he had encountered some kind of major problem and it was difficult to decide for a while.

"Zhan Lan?" he asked subconsciously. "On your side……"

"...Well, I'm here." The gloom on Zhan Lan's face disappeared. "I found the tomb keeper. The communication went very smoothly. It's just... it seems a little unexpected."

She raised her head and looked at Jiang Yu. "We might want to participate in a divine war in this world."

"What!?" Jiang Yu's eyes suddenly widened and she looked at Zhan Lan in shock!