No one knew better than him how much Wei Huan's advancement would improve!
He was so excited for this moment!
I thought that after recruiting the Demon Eye Lord last night, it would take another two or three days to advance, but I didn't expect to complete the advancement now.
It seems that the two consecutive battles have really improved Wei Huan.
[Gravekeeper Sequence]
[Tier 3: Gravekeeper]
Not only are the attributes greatly improved, but most importantly, a new unit type has been added.
Meanwhile, the Undead Ranch has received comprehensive enhancements.
Mu Zhong stared at Wei Huan with almost desperate longing, waiting for the moment when his eyelashes trembled and he slowly opened his eyes.
Until I bumped into a pair of pitch-black eyes.
"Uh..." Mu Zhong, coming back to his senses, momentarily forgot what he was supposed to say.
Then, he watched as those eyes gradually curved downwards, softening the coldness in his eyes.
"Congratulations on your advancement." A sincere blessing naturally came out.
"I've advanced," Wei Huan said, his first words being just that.
He was delighted that he was able to share this good news with Mu Zhong immediately.
He took his feet off the steering wheel, turned the seat to face Mu Zhong, and continued, "I thought it would take several days, but I didn't expect to advance to the next level today."
He stood up, pressed down on Mu Zhong's hands which were resting on the armrest, and squeezed them excitedly: "I'm going to the Undead Ranch right now."
"Wait a minute." Mu Zhong grabbed Wei Huan's arm and reminded him, "Let's eat first."
No rush.
"Ten minutes at most," Mu Zhong said. "Your trip will take a long time, and at the third tier, your summoning range will increase. It's a good opportunity to have Gouzi take the facehuggers back."
Wei Huan was persuaded.
nod.
Mu Zhong remained expressionless and touched the back of his hand that had been pinched.
She smiled slightly, pursing her lips.
...
At the last moment before Mu Dehao was about to return, he was stopped by his adjutant Luo Jia.
Luo Jia handed the list to Mu Dehao and said, "Captain Mu wants quite a lot of things. Taking them solely from our warehouse might affect future developments."
Mu Dehao didn't even look at the list, and simply waved his hand: "Give it to him, give him whatever he wants."
"This…" Luo Jia hesitated, unable to finish his sentence.
Mu Dehao looked at him: "Are you thinking that he's my son, so I'm biased towards him?"
Luo Jia remained silent, not daring to nod.
Mu Dehao raised an eyebrow and smiled, "You're right, I do favor him. Let me ask you, a trusted confidant who would never betray you, who also happens to be a genius, would you be willing to give him the best?"
In short, I am willing, I am willing to do everything in my power to nurture them, and I will give them whatever I have.
Not to mention they traded core resources for it.
As he spoke, Mu Dehao patted Luo Jia on the shoulder and laughed: "Is this your resentment of the rich? Or do you think I'd be stingy and calculating, and eventually force my son and his partner to leave me and give up on me before you'd be happy?"
In this era, there's no such thing as gradual preparation. Once you see a target, you just throw resources at it relentlessly.
Only by investing in them and nurturing them can they survive longer.
You need to put aside your old ways and take a good look at this era. Don't let yourself be left behind by it.
Luo Jia didn't know which sentence had moved him, but he suddenly felt enlightened and completely understood.
He stood at attention and nodded: "I understand. I'll go organize the supplies now. They plan to enter the third-level highway the day after tomorrow morning. I will contact them as soon as possible."
Mu Dehao nodded, hoping to stay until two days later so he could actually meet the two children in the Challenge World.
However, Lan Xing still has his wife and youngest daughter, and given the volatile situation, he has already stayed in the Challenge World for ten days and has no choice but to return.
"This is very important, so I'm entrusting it to you. You must do a good job, understand?" Mu Dehao said, giving instructions.
Luo Jia nodded, patting his chest: "I guarantee I'll complete the mission!"
"Okay, okay."
After saying that, Mu Dehao's figure faded out of the Challenge World. When he opened his eyes again, he was back in the Challenge Room of the military base.
The staff and doctors here all rushed over...
...
Before leaving, Wei Huan did three things.
He ordered the dog to lead the team to help with infrastructure construction, and they basically completed the cleanup of the ruins in the city. The remaining reconstruction issues would take a long time, and he couldn't wait that long.
Before dark in the afternoon, the military convoy arrived, and four team members got into Fan Tao's car.
Fan Tao didn't want to be the captain, so he gave the position of tank commander to a Tier 3 soldier, officially completing the handover.
However, the team's strength was only average. Apart from the commander and another soldier who were at the third tier, the others were all at the second tier.
This arrangement not only reveals the legion's manpower shortage, but also shows that with such strength, they cannot entrust Xu Qingqiang and his two companions to them. Xu Qingqiang could go crazy and escape from prison in no time.
Therefore, before setting off in the morning, Wei Huan did not hand over Xu Qingqiang, but left Fan Tao and the others with a lot of living supplies.
A large portion of the supplies come from the production of the microscopic world. There are more than thirty black pigs alone, which is enough for the people here to survive, and even newcomers who have completed the challenge can get a good rest here.
After receiving the supplies, Fan Tao had so much to say, but it all boiled down to a simple "thank you."
Under the blazing morning sun, she watched the car slowly drive away, waving and waving again until it was out of sight, reluctant to look away for a long time.
...
"Sister Fan Tao, would you like to get in our car?"
"No, I'm not the kind of person who can rush ahead. If I can't keep up with your pace, there's no need to hold you back. I can still do something here."
"Our vehicles will get bigger and bigger, and more and more people will get on them. There will be no burdens, and everyone can find their own place. So, Sister Fan, you can contact me anytime you want to come."
The young man in the wheelchair waved with a broad smile, seemingly convinced that they would meet again in the future.
The young man standing behind the young woman watched all this quietly, his eyes and face filled with undisguised indulgence. He gently grasped the handle of the wheelchair and nodded to her, as if repeating the young woman's words.
Behind them, a tall, chubby man with a wide grin spread across his face, waving goodbye to her enthusiastically: "Fan..."
Goodbye, Sister Peach!
...This scene, transformed into a warm light, is treasured in a corner deep within my heart.
...She thought that perhaps one day in the future, they would meet again.
...
"Let's stop by the treasure's coordinates while we're passing by," Mu Zhong said, but first confirmed with the smart assistant, "Assistant, how far are we from the coordinates?"
The smart assistant said: "One coordinate is 489 kilometers away from the defense line, which will extend the travel time by one hour. The other coordinate is much farther away, requiring 11 hours to reach, and the accuracy rate of the coordinates is only 82.12%, so we do not recommend going there."
Mu Zhong looked at Wei Huan with great interest.
Wei Huan nodded: "Go to the coordinates at 400 kilometers."
Smart assistant: "Okay, driver."
It is now 6:27 a.m. They have moved far away from supply point number three, and the vehicle is tilted slightly, deviating from the flight path, heading towards the treasure coordinates.
Mu Zhong's gaze fell on the treasure map fragments piled in the corner, and he said with a hint of regret, "What a pity about these treasure maps."
Wei Huan said, "I'll come back with you when I have time."
"It wasn't that I came back with you..." His voice trailed off, and Mu Zhong awkwardly touched his earring. The green jade reflected the rosy hue of his earlobe. He touched his burning ear and muttered, "Well, it's a treasure trove, after all. I even got a pseudo-magical artifact yesterday..."
Wei Huan was unaware of Mu Zhong's unease. He pressed his tired, throbbing forehead, having not closed his eyes for a single moment since yesterday.
Revive, recruit, and upgrade.
He has been busy until now in order to restore combat effectiveness as soon as possible, and it has only been barely possible to form an army.
He was very tired and wanted to sleep, but he was worried that the next treasure would be difficult to open. Before Mu Zhong could finish speaking, he stood up and said, "I'll go to the Undead Ranch again. It will take about an hour. I'll open the treasure after I come out."
"Uh, okay..." Mu Zhong's gaze followed Wei Huan's movements as he reminded him, "Rest when you're tired."
Wei Huan waved his hand, not caring. "It's only one day, it's not that serious."
Wei Huan left the driver's seat, and found that the living room on the first floor had been cleaned up.
These past few days, Liu Chengzhi has been busy tidying up the house, finally bringing some quality of life back to the home.
Wei Huan glanced at the components piled up in the corner, which weren't completely hidden, and walked over.
Actually, Liu Chengzhi isn't a hard worker; that's how it is for spoiled kids. But he's a master at cooking. He can make amazing dishes just by glancing at a recipe.
It's already quite impressive for someone to have these special skills.
As we went upstairs, all the room doors were tightly closed.
Three rooms belong to the owners, two rooms are used to imprison people.
Lin Xu and Zhou Yong were very well-behaved, eating whatever was given to them without making a fuss. Xu Qingqiang was still fast asleep, his satisfied expression even in his sleep suggesting he had never eaten enough.
Wei Huan returned to his room and left a Demon Eye Lord on the balcony before entering the Undead Ranch, so that he could find him at any time. Only then did he return to the Undead Ranch.
Darkness, desolation, and distortion are the main colors of the Undead Ranch. Now, with the addition of some undead creatures wandering among the branches, the whole scene has become even more absurd and eerie.
Wei Huan stepped on the rotting black mud, exuding a cold aura, stopping the black fleshy buds that seemed to want to climb up.
He arrived at the "pasture".
Overnight, many of the one-star pastures had run out of durability, and the few remaining first-tier undead went to distant pastures to find places they could enter.
After reaching the third tier of the Gravekeeper profession yesterday, his spiritual power was greatly enhanced, so in addition to resurrecting the sacrificed undead, he also recruited some new undead.
Wei Huan has always had a special fondness for cave beasts, and coupled with the flexible deployment of the Wolf Army by the Anal-Catching Brother, he decided to increase these two troop types first, rather than focusing on recruiting high-level undead.
Given the availability of a Necromancer Ranch, lower-tier Necromancers are definitely more cost-effective.
He needs to build up his army as soon as possible, with high-star units that can be added later.
Now, overnight, most of the newly recruited undead have completed their advancement from Tier 1 to Tier 2 and are now wandering in front of Tier 2 pastures, waiting for Wei Huan to return.
Unfortunately, the undead are too low in intelligence to advance on their own, so Wei Huan needs to return and coordinate them in person.
However, every action has its consequences. If it weren't for the low intelligence of the undead, they wouldn't be so fearless, becoming a "natural disaster" that all their opponents dread and fear. [Come see the latest chapter. Full chapter]
Wei Huan watched these undead lives, passing by the second-tier pasture without even entering, just wandering aimlessly, looking dazed and silly, but he didn't find it annoying.
On the contrary, he enjoys the process of improving himself.
Find suitable Tier 2 pasture with appropriate durability, place suitable undead life forms inside, and watch the pasture's durability decrease little by little, hoping for the emergence of stronger undead.
"Crack-Groo," "Little Dot," and "Dog" have been following Mu Zhong. They completed their second-stage advancement last night.
As elite undead, they all exhibited their own unique evolutionary paths.
The bone spurs on the anus-cleaning guy's body have grown even longer, especially those on his neck and elbows, which are thick and long, making him practically a walking weapon.
Xiaodian and Gouzi have both improved in intelligence. Gouzi's size has remained the same, while Xiaodian has grown slightly larger.
Just then, a ghost crow flew over, cawing loudly.
He whispered in Wei Huan's ear: "Master, it's out."
Wei Huan looked up at the ghost crow.
After completing the second-tier advancement, this ghost crow, which was already half-elite, finally stepped into the elite level and gained the ability to truly communicate with Wei Huan.
However, at this stage, it is far from meeting Wei Huan's expectations. It only has the intelligence of a six or seven-year-old child and cannot complete tasks that are too difficult.
Wei Huan turned around and followed the direction the ghost crow flew in, with the other three elites following closely behind.
The anal-cleansing dog still hoped to carry Wei Huan like before, but Wei Huan, looking at the bone spurs on its body, had to refuse.
The dog was unusually lively, following Wei Huan around like it was on a leash, circling him twice before running off to play somewhere else, only to come running back a while later.
Little Dot is always the most reliable, and it truly lives up to Wei Huan's reputation as the last line of defense, always protecting him and never leaving his side. However… if any undead creature blocks its path with its paws, it will poke it directly without hesitation. But it will avoid all the pasture grass, knowing not to do what Wei Huan dislikes—it's quite clever.
And so they walked for more than two hundred meters, the roadside filled with two-star pastures heavy with the souls of the dead.
When they arrived at the pasture, they saw the Demon Eye Lord, who had already reached the third rank.
This is the first Demon Eye Lord summoned by Wei Huan.
Conventionally, the first undead to proactively expose itself and approach its own territory is more likely to become an elite.
Therefore, Wei Huan was also full of expectations for this Demon Eye Lord.
However, it seems that it has not evolved into an elite.
A very ordinary stat sheet: Strength 32, Agility 56, Spirit 150, Stamina 300.
I was indeed somewhat disappointed.
The probability of a species that has already evolved to a stable state rapidly evolving in a positive direction through genetic mutation is extremely low.
But this also illustrates how powerful the controller is, as the world challenges stimulate both humans and dark beasts to evolve rapidly at the same time.
The power to stimulate the hidden secrets within human blood, enabling individuals to become different professionals and ultimately wield extraordinary abilities, remains a mystery to countless scientists throughout history.
Wei Huan was not disappointed that he did not obtain the expected elite Demon Eye Lord.
Behind him, a large number of evolved third-tier undead beings had gathered at some unknown time.
Their strength has been enhanced once again. If they were to encounter that white rhinoceros or its tentacles again, Wei Huan is now confident that he could achieve the same effect as before without exerting half his effort.
If we go all out, we might be able to keep them.
The expansion of his power made Wei Huan feel extremely good; he was no longer sleepy, and his headache had disappeared.
After touring the ranch for about an hour, I felt a little reluctant to leave.
When I got back to the car, it was already parked.
Wei Huan stood on the balcony and looked out, not surprised by the view before him.
Before he came out, he would occasionally see some scenes outside through the Demon Eye Lord.
Originally, a first-tier Demon Eye Lord could only connect with Wei Huan's vision within the same plane. Now, after being upgraded to the third tier, he can see across planes.
However, due to its low level, it currently faces numerous limitations.
The connection time is very short, about one second, for observation, and the number of times this can be done is limited.
They had been there for a while, but no one was in a hurry to call out to him.
Wei Huan also hoped to stuff the new batch of undead soldiers into the pasture so that he could do something else while they evolved.
Now that things have finally sorted out, Wei Huan looks out from the balcony and sees only endless desert.
The coordinates of the treasure's location show no treasure chests or ruins.
Because the treasure is hidden deep underground, special procedures are required to open it.
In short, it's almost impossible to stumble upon the location of a treasure by accident.
The coordinates can only be obtained through treasure maps, and opening the treasure also requires a treasure map.
Wei Huan went downstairs, where Mu Zhong and Liu Chengzhi were waiting for him in the driver's seat.
Liu Chengzhi was lounging on the sofa, studying a recipe in his hand, when he saw Wei Huan come in and quickly sat up straight.
Mu Chong sat in a wheelchair, facing the deputy commander's sofa, on which sat a discarded mecha, consisting only of its legs.
Wei Huan stared at the mecha for a few seconds, then asked, "Can it be repaired?"
language
The air was filled with anticipation.
Mu Zhong shook his head and smiled bitterly, "The level is too low. At least an intermediate technician is needed to understand it. I can't even disassemble it now."
"So now we need to advance to the second-tier pilot level?"
"right."
Wei Huan nodded and looked out the window: "You continue with your work, Liu Chengzhi and I will explore the treasure."
Upon hearing that he had work to do, Liu Chengzhi jumped up with joy: "Coming, coming right away!"
Mu Zhong laughed and said, "I'd like to see it for the first time too."
Next, the intelligent butler used lasers to precisely land on the coordinates of the treasure map and opened the car door.
Liu Chengzhi walked ahead, trying to make a good impression. He carried six stone slab-like treasure map fragments on his back and got off the car.
Wei Huan followed behind, and for safety's sake, with each step he took, many more undead lives appeared behind him.
A third-tier undead has become one tier stronger in both physique and aura.
He even ordered Xiao Dian to protect the car.
When Liu Chengzhi arrived at the location, he carefully placed the treasure map stone slab on the ground and then pieced the treasure map together according to Wei Huan's instructions.
The coordinates on the treasure map must coincide with the real-world coordinates, because these are the "keys" to unlocking the treasure map.
Liu Chengzhi was very serious about doing this for the first time. His fingers were trembling with excitement. He carefully adjusted the settings again and again, afraid that he would not do it well.
"That's fine."
Wei Huan saw the treasure map begin to glow, and the gaps seemed to merge together, piecing together a complete stone slab.
This means the "key" is correct, and the treasure trove is about to be opened.
"Leave here." With that, Wei Huan strode quickly toward the car.
"Hey, here I come." Liu Chengzhi moved swiftly, using the Deceptionist's agility to double, and flashed to Wei Huan's side in a few moments.
A nimble fat man.
They got into the car, and Mu Zhong looked out curiously through the windshield.
The order and effects of opening treasures can be learned in Challenge University, but no matter how much you learn, nothing beats seeing it for yourself.
The re-merged treasure fragments shone brighter and brighter, eventually transforming into a circular halo.
Something was rising silently from deep underground, invisible, yet there was a strange feeling about it.
Immediately afterwards, the light dissipated, and an ominous red entrance appeared on the ground.
"It looks a lot like the ruins of the Scaled Serpent," Mu Zhong said.
"Yes, it should be the Scaled Serpent Treasure." Wei Huan said, "The treasure level of the six treasure maps is the lowest. I need to send the undead down. This treasure should be explored soon."
"Okay." Mu nodded thoughtfully. "That's why the Demon Palace requires 25 treasure map fragments to open, since there are pseudo-magical artifacts."
After speaking, Mu Zhong looked at the Ring of Morpheus on Wei Huan's back. The intense dark power there always displeased him.
The undead army was already lined up outside the vehicle and setting off. Not all of them were Tier 3 units, but their momentum was already completely different.
Dog and Anal-Cracking Bro each led their own teams, cooperating with each other while having their own ideas, and entered the treasure entrance in order.
Wei Huan summoned two Demon Eye Lords and followed them inside, sharing the vision of one of his eyes with one of the Demon Eye Lords.
Treasure hunting is always different.
The reason why other places are called "ruins" is that this place is called "treasure trove".
It's because there are only chests in the ruins, and if you don't open the chests, you won't wake up the treasure chest monster.
The treasure dungeon contains living monsters and is much larger than similar ruins.
Wei Huan is very experienced in this area.
Not long after they entered the treasure dungeon, they were attacked by a scaled serpent hiding in the shadows, but the undead army remained completely undisturbed.
The dog charged forward first, its eight legs gripping the scaled snake's body tightly and refusing to let go. Its ferocious mandibles on its abdomen tore and bit wildly. Even though the scaled snake had amazing defense, it was still easily broken through by the third-level dog, which tore off its scales and large chunks of flesh.
Other facehuggers followed suit and crawled all over the scaled snake, covering it in dense swarms. Even though they weren't as powerful as the elite dogs, a few bites were still effective.
The scaled snake writhed in agony in the cave, emitting mournful hisses.
"Hiss!! Hiss!!"
The venom sac on its head began to swell and then suddenly burst open.
"Pfft!"
The cave was filled with highly toxic venom from the explosion.
If a human were to come into contact with this, their flesh and blood would surely melt away, causing them to writhe in agony.
Unfortunately, the creatures that are least susceptible to toxins are the undead.
His body was all white bones, with nothing left to melt. Besides, after reaching the third tier, all aspects, including resistance, would improve, so he didn't care about taking a bath in this venom.
The ferocious dog had already gnawed around the scaly snake, almost splitting it in two.
The scaly snake, its venom sac burst, died completely.
The entire battle lasted less than a minute. Before the "Anal-Grabbing Guy's" wolf army even made a move, they had already achieved an absolute victory!