Chapter 378 Sharp As Knives (1/2)

GOR Chapter 378 Sharp As Knives

[System prompt: Occupation period has reached 48 hours. Quest target no. 2 is still alive. Occupation quest complete. Ownership of C11 mine confirmed!

[System prompt: Confirmation of C11 mine ownership complete. Ownership period 365 x 24 = 8,760 hours. Ownership countdown begins! The ownership will end after the countdown ends. During the ownership period, no transfer or snatching of ownership is allowed. If the owner dies, the ownership of the mine will become vacant until the countdown ends.

[Countdown: 8,759 hours 59 minutes 59 seconds…

[8,759 hours 59 minutes 58 seconds…]

Looking at the contents of the system prompt and the countdown timer ticking downward, Chen Xiaolian was unable to tell how he was feeling at the moment.

Success?

Maybe…

Chen Xiaolian stood there and watched Una who remained unconscious on the ground.

This woman, this quest target no. 2… just what is she here for?

It was at that moment that his mobile phone suddenly rang!

Chen Xiaolian was shocked.

The ringing sound from his mobile phone broke the silent atmosphere of the mine.

Chen Xiaolian picked up his mobile phone and looked at the incoming caller ID. Then, a shocked expression appeared on his face.

Qiao Yifeng!

Old Father Qiao!

Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath and accepted the call.

He spoke calmly, “Hello?”

“It seems you are still alive. That is a surprise.” Qiao Yifeng’s hoarse voice came from the other end.

Chen Xiaolian harrumphed and said, “This setup of yours is quite elaborate, Old Man Qiao.”

“I know you will surely have many questions for me. Let’s meet up for it.”

Meet up?

Chen Xiaolian thought about it and answered, “Sure thing, let’s set up a time and place for it.”

“Mm, no need to go through all that trouble. It’s easy for us to meet up, that is, if you are still in Kombia.”

Chen Xiaolian frowned.

“In two hours’ time, we’ll meet at the exit.”

After saying that, Qiao Yifeng hung up.

The exit?

Traces of a smile appeared on Chen Xiaolian’s mouth.

Things were getting more interesting!

…

At the pier by the underground river, Chen Xiaolian jumped onto the boat and pressed the button there. Next, the boat slowly and automatically moved along the tracks.

The water of the underground river was very clement and the boat’s movements were very stable. Chen Xiaolian who was seated on the boat looked at Una that he had brought along with him onto the boat.

The boat travelled through the depths of the mountains. The underground river was very wondrous.

The space afforded around him was quite narrow and he could touch the walls on both sides just by extending his hand out. Seeing this, Chen Xiaolian could not help but be reminded of the time when he had travelled on a boat through an underground river with Qiu Yun back in the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang instance dungeon.

No monster would jump out from this river, right?

The boat moved along the tracks. There was no need to control its speed or direction. Chen Xiaolian relaxed himself and closed his eyes to rest up. His mind began examining the situation.

There were many threads that needed to be unravelled.

After around one hour and a half, the amount of light before them gradually increased and the underground river passage gradually opened up.

Before them, the hole of the cave could be seen and light shone in from the outside.

Chen Xiaolian looked at the time. It was around three in the afternoon now and the day was still very bright.

As the boat was moving toward the opening, Chen Xiaolian suddenly noticed a green curtain of light coming down on the opening. Like a scanner, it swept through their boat, him and Una.

Green coloured scanner… this scene was quite familiar for him. This was something that would happen every time there was an instance dungeon.

Chen Xiaolian let out a harrumph.

Outside the underground river was the wilderness. It was the standard jungle and river of the African continent.

The river was neither too wide nor narrow.

When the boat finally reached the riverbank, Chen Xiaolian carried Una with him as he jumped down the boat. Then, he watched as the boat slowly moved back.

Chen Xiaolian knitted his eyebrows as he watched the boat move back.

Now that he had exited the mine, what should he do if he wished to re-enter it?

Could it be that he would have to use some diving apparatus to dive inside every time he wished to enter?

Chen Xiaolian thought of something and he tapped open his personal system. Soon, he was able to verify his speculation.

In his personal system, a new tab to choose from had appeared.

[C11 mine]

Open.

A prompt appeared.

[Open entrance to mining site. Close? Start?]

Chen Xiaolian chose Close.

It did not take long for the boat that was moving back into the cave to disappear with a flash of light. Even the tracks laid into the river had disappeared.

Chen Xiaolian then turned to look at the opening to the cave that he had come out from only to see the walls of a mountain. The opening had disappeared as well.

Chen Xiaolian smiled. This function is pretty good. It could conceal the mine!

He carried Una with him and moved to the riverbank. Looking around, he tried to find his bearings. Then, he suddenly noticed an unmanned aerial vehicle moving toward him.

The technological level of this object was clearly not low. The noise produced was minimal to the point where almost no sounds could be heard from it. The unmanned aerial vehicle flew until it was somewhere not too far above Chen Xiaolian’s head. Then, it circled around for a bit before slowly moving in a certain direction.

Chen Xiaolian understood. It was guiding him.

He sighed to himself and quickened his pace to keep up with it.

Around 20 minutes later, after having made his way through a stretch of grasslands, he reached an open area.

To Chen Xiaolian’s surprise, there on the open space before him was an aircraft!

It was a science fictional looking aircraft. It seemed somewhat similar to a helicopter; however, it had three rotors on it.

The door of the aircraft was open and an old man could be seen seated inside with a thick cigar in his hand. The old man had a pair of sunglasses on his face and the light from the sun flashed off the surface of the sunglasses.

Chen Xiaolian furrowed his brows as he looked at the old man. The old man was clearly sizing him up.

“Old man, you seem to be in high spirits,” said Chen Xiaolian as he walked over.

Without taking off his sunglasses, Qiao Yifeng gestured with his thumb and said, “Come on in.”

Chen Xiaolian lowered his head to look at Una who was still in his hands.

Qiao Yifeng said coldly, “Toss her on the ground. My men will take care of it.”

Chen Xiaolian showed no hesitation as he placed Una down the grassy land.

He then walked into the aircraft. The cabin of the aircraft was very large and the two of them sat down face-to-face. Qiao Yifeng clapped his hands and the cabin door instantly closed up.

Chen Xiaolian was unable to detect the sound of the engine or even the sound of the rotors. But he soon felt the aircraft lifting off smoothly.

Chen Xiaolian looked out the window and saw that a jeep had made its way to the where they were earlier. Two fellows jumped down from the jeep and brought Una into the jeep with them…

“My men have taken the responsibility for the woman.” Qiao Yifeng took a drag from the cigar and slowly said, “The next time you see her, she might already be Kombia’s new female President. Only God knows.”

Chen Xiaolian looked at him.

“What do you wish to say?” Qiao Yifeng grinned. “I know you must surely have a lot of questions. You may ask about them now.”

However, Chen Xiaolian replied with an indifferent looking smile. “Your plane allows smoking?”

“Eh?”

Chen Xiaolian ignored Father Qiao, pulled out a cigarette of his own, and lit it up.

Father Qiao’s eyes that were hidden behind the sunglasses carefully sized up Chen Xiaolian and he said, “I didn’t think you are someone who could handle this much.”