Chapter 820: Returning to Chess Mountain
âThereâs something else I want to show you.â After leaving the laboratory, An Sheng took Zhou Wen to the Sunset Armyâs military camp.
An Sheng took Zhou Wen to a hall where there was a large amount of VR equipment.
âTry it,â An Sheng said with a smile as he handed a VR helmet to Zhou Wen.
Puzzled, Zhou Wen put the helmet on before entering a game. Soon, he nearly cried out in surprise.
This game was actually very similar to what Huang Ji was doing. However, Huang Ji was making a mobile game, while this one was much more high-end. The VR game with a full field of vision looked very similar to the real Tiger Cage Pass. Even the Demonized Soldiers and Demonized Generals could almost pass off as real.
However, the settings and modes were very similar to the mobile version.
âThis game looks a little familiar,â Zhou Wen said to An Sheng after taking off his helmet.
âYou have a part in this game as well. Itâs the game that you and Huang Ji worked together to create. Overseer got Huang Ji to work with him. This is the latest result. Itâs used to train new recruits,â An Sheng said.
So the sponsor Senior Huang Ji mentioned is An Tianzuo!
Zhou Wen really never expected An Tianzuo to invest in a game that Huang Ji had made.
Zhou Wen remembered that An Tianzuo disliked him gaming. He never expected An Tianzuo to invest in this game, so it was extremely surprising.
âOverseer isnât actually a bad person. Heâs just a little more stubborn than others,â An Sheng said.
âWhat kind of person he is isnât important. After all, we arenât the same type of people. Itâs impossible for us to have too many interactions in the future,â Zhou Wen said.
An Sheng shook his head and didnât continue the topic. Zhou Wen told An Sheng about the Earth Elemental Beastâs auction.
âThe Zhang family is actually auctioning the Earth Elemental Beast? Is this news accurate?â An Sheng was alarmed.
âZhang Yuzhi told me. It shouldnât be fake, right?â Zhou Wen said.
âWhat Zhang Yuzhi says definitely wonât be fake. I never expected the Zhang family to auction the Earth Elemental Beast. I reckon the other five families and some wealthy families will participate in this auction.â An Shengâs expression changed as though he was thinking about something.
âDo you know the origins of the Earth Elemental Beast?â Zhou Wen could tell from An Shengâs expression that he knew something.
An Sheng said, âA little. In fact, Earth Elemental Beasts are only one of the Five-Elemental Beasts. These Companion Beasts were brought out from the Founding Emperor Tomb by the six heroes. There are a total of fiveâMetal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth. The Zhang family obtained the Earth Elemental Beast, but I donât know where the other four went.â
âWerenât they brought out by the six heroes? Shouldnât the other four be in the hands of the other families?â Zhou Wen asked in puzzlement.
âIn theory, yes. But the other families claim to not have the Five-Elemental Beasts. Only the Zhang family has the Earth Elemental Beast. Itâs said that this matter made the six heroes very unhappy, but outsiders donât know the truth. Now that the Zhang family is suddenly offering the Earth Elemental Beast for sale in an auction, there must be some unknown reason. By the way, did Zhang Yuzhi say why they are auctioning the Earth Elemental Beast?â An Sheng pondered.
âNo.â Zhou Wen shook his head slightly.
âIf you are interested, you can go take a look. However, it will probably be a little difficult to obtain the Earth Elemental Beast. The auction wonât be that simple,â An Sheng said.
Zhou Wen nodded. He was indeed very interested, but he was more interested in a dimensional zone like the Founding Emperor Tomb. If there was a chance, he wanted to see if there was a tiny palm symbol.
âAdjutant An, the six-winged seraphim has appeared again.â As the two of them were speaking, a soldier came over to report.
âWhere is it?â An Sheng asked.
âItâs near Chess Mountain.â The soldier handed the information he had just received to An Sheng.
âNear Chess Mountain? Why did she go there?â An Sheng frowned slightly.
Zhou Wen didnât find it strange. The six-winged seraphim had been released by The Thearch after fooling John. Now, it was very normal for people who had contracted the six-winged seraphim to go to Chess Mountain.
âDo you have a specific location? I want to take a look,â Zhou Wen asked.
âAccording to the intelligence, the few times we discovered her recently were near the Qihe River. If you want to find her, there should be a chance if you head over there.â An Sheng handed the information to Zhou Wen.
âAlright, Iâll go take a look now.â Zhou Wen read the intelligence and realized that it was indeed written in this manner. He decided to head over to take a look.
âI still have some matters to settle, so I wonât take you there. After all, you know the place well. Deputy Governor Qin is still there. Just look for him when you get there,â An Sheng said.
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After leaving the military camp, Zhou Wen went to Chess Mountain.
Most of the Guardians didnât have an owner yet, so he didnât have many choices. He would kill every single one he found, and the six-winged seraphim was a Guardian that Zhou Wen had a higher chance of killing.
The only person he needed to worry about was The Thearch. If it wasnât necessary, Zhou Wen didnât wish to see her.
The Thearch was definitely not as simple as an ordinary Mythical stage. Zhou Wen suspected that she was very likely at the Calamity grade. However, after arriving on Earth, her strength was weakened by the laws of Earth, reducing her to the level of an ordinary Mythical.
Even so, The Thearch was much stronger than ordinary Mythical creatures.
Yaâer was also taken to Chess Mountain by Zhou Wen. There were many strange creatures in Chess Mountain, such as Blood Threadworms. Zhou Wen suspected that they were also considered Gu, so taking Yaâer along might be of some use.
âDoctor Zhou, youâre finally here. We were just talking about you.â Before Zhou Wen arrived at Chess Mountainâs encampment, he encountered the patrolling soldiers who greeted him in surprise.
In the military camp, An Jing was training. She had been stationed inside Chess Mountainâs encampment for quite some time. Every time she fought, she did her best.
However, no matter how well she did or how many contributions she made, others would only take her for granted. This was because she was from the An family; she was An Tianzuoâs sister.
As for Zhou Wen, he had only spent a short period of time in the military camp, but he had already obtained the support of the soldiers and officers.
When others mentioned Zhou Wen, they wouldnât talk about his relationship with the An family. They would only talk about how good Doctor Zhou was and how much they idolized him.
An Jing didnât understand why everyone still treated her as An Tianzuoâs sister despite her having done no less than Zhou Wen at Chess Mountain.
How am I inferior to him?
An Jing trained very hard because she wanted to defeat that fellow. She couldnât lose.
Just as she was practicing, she suddenly heard a commotion coming from the military camp. An Jing thought that something had happened, but when she went out to take a look, she saw many soldiers and officers surrounding a person. It was the Zhou Wen she wanted to defeat even in her dreams.
An Jingâs heart tightened, but she quickly relaxed as she thought to herself,
Perfect timing. Itâs time to settle this.