Chapter 123? Lao Zhong ran away with the battleship
A few days later, according to time, each expedition team should be back.
Everyone who has decrypted the area is waiting for them to announce their "record results".
"It's a quiet period now, but we can't keep secrets. What's going on in each family and how many people have died will be revealed soon."
In the deep space signal group, those people became active immediately.
"Sadly, the universe is so colorful. The big local forces have long gone to explore secret places, but ordinary people don't know this at all."
This is indeed a fact. Major organizations have always strictly guarded their secrets and have not announced the truth to the public.
Many new species have appeared in Nova over the years. Although some people have doubts, they are just guessing.
"Why are they covering it up? Of course it's for monopoly. They want to hold on to those interests."
In the deep space signal group, someone is analyzing it.
Wang Xuan still doesn't speak. At this stage, he mainly listens and watches, studies the secret land, and understands the adventure experiences of the chaebol.
"There is also a possibility that they cannot control the secret area, and there is a high risk, and it may even be transmitted to Xinxing, so they are unwilling to make it public for fear of causing public opposition."
At first, Wang Xuan thought that this was a group of scammers who formed a group to deceive him, but now he found that some people did have some information.
At the very least, he can learn a lot about the secret land in this group.
In the afternoon, the Xinyuan expedition team came back and informed the specific situation immediately, triggering heated discussions in the group and some people were very excited.
There are 21 people in Xinyuan’s team this time, and 11 of them came back alive. The survival rate is higher than 50%!
If this spreads to the general population, many people will be shocked. The survival rate is 50%. There is no more dangerous occupation than this today!
But in exotic adventures, this is already considered a highlight moment, and it all relies on the support of peers. More people in other teams die, and they are often completely wiped out.
Wang Xuan watched silently and sighed in his heart. It is not easy for explorers. They are completely risking their lives in exchange for tomorrow. If the survival rate is half, some people are willing to go.
However, most of those who were able to come back alive had collected some rare items, which they could sell for sky-high prices when they returned to their old lands, enough to last a lifetime.
Although it is a high risk, it also has high rewards, so some people are willing to risk their lives.
Someone in the group posted a photo. One of the expedition members who came back alive was covered in blood, but his smile was extremely bright. He was holding a golden mushroom as big as a human head in his hand.
"Such a big one would cost at least 100 million new star coins, which would take several lifetimes to spend!"
The deep space signal group was buzzing with excitement, and many people were extremely excited, jealous and envious.
"You said less, this was considered a miracle medicine in ancient times. If taken by modern people, it can prolong life and resist aging. Every time they pick something like this, the chaebol will pay a sky-high price to buy it, at least 1.5 billion new star coins!
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"Golden Mushroom, it's a good thing. If a person who practices old arts eats such a big one, he will be able to break through the ranks smoothly and take his strength to the next level!"
The Xinyuan expedition team lost a photo, which was more convincing than anything else and sparked heated discussions. Even Wang Xuan was tempted.
In the evening, the record of a large organization was finally leaked. It was not announced by myself, but by someone who knew the inside story.
"The Song family was not completely wiped out this time. Three people came back alive, but two of them were severely injured and need artificial kidneys and lungs."
Last month, all the Song family's explorers died, quite tragically, and more than once. It's pretty good that someone came back alive this time.
"How many people are here from the Song family this time?"
"It seems that more than 160 people have come, all of them are practitioners with strong abilities."
There was a brief silence in the deep space group, and then a group of people lined up to make "gasp" expressions. They were shocked, felt the same, and had chills down their spines.
No matter how many teams the Song family's explorers were divided into, the overall number was generally around a hundred people.
Although not all were wiped out this month, more people actually died!
With such a high mortality rate, who would dare to go there in the future? Unless they are tired of living and die.
Wang Xuan also suffered from scalp numbness. He often died when he went to secret places. Even the chaebol team was reduced to this. This is too terrible.
This kind of mortality rate will probably make those who set foot on the secret land regret it at the last moment.
Anyway, he had a drum in his heart. He came here to improve himself and to be extraordinary. The prerequisite was to live well. He didn't want to gamble his life. There was no need to bother like that.
Soon, the situation of the Qin family was also spread. Not many people went there this time. More than fifty people all died in the secret place, and no one came back alive.
This made the relevant parties who got the news feel heavy. The secret land was becoming more and more dangerous. It seemed that something had happened, and the rare objects were becoming more and more difficult to collect.
"The Qin family is one of the super chaebols. Why did only fifty people go this time? Because they often die, and many people don't dare to join their team."
Someone in the deep space signal group lamented that if this continues, no matter how high the Qin family pays them in advance, no one will dare to go.
"Battle reports" are coming in one after another. The expedition team of the Origin of Life Research Institute performed well, with a survival rate of 15%.
The top mercenary organization called "Shenxing" sent a group of elites this time, but only six of nearly two hundred people survived.
Then, details about the Zhao family's team came out, with the mortality rate as high as 93%!
Wang Xuan wanted to light a cigarette for himself and quiet down, but he didn't smoke. Zhao Qinghan had invited him to join her family's expedition team. With this mortality rate... who would dare to go?
Does Goddess Zhao have a problem with him? He talked about Zhao Qinghan twice, but she caught him behind his back both times.
The first time was an accident, and he started to sigh, saying, "Everyone you like and yearn for," ended up being interrupted by Qin Cheng.
When he reminded Qin Cheng for the second time, he said that Goddess Zhao can be aloof and seductive. She can show whatever face she wants to the outside world, all in one thought. Her Taoism is extremely profound and ordinary people cannot control her.
"Xiao Zhao didn't want to kill me on purpose, right?" That kind of mortality rate made Wang Xuan feel cold and a little doubtful about life.
He made up his mind that unless Zhao Qinghan himself went to the secret place, his family's expedition team would not encounter him and would hide as far away as possible.
As expected, all teams from each family suffered heavy losses. Some families were completely wiped out. It would be good if someone from other families came back alive.
In the evening, all kinds of news came out, and it was like a misfortune competition.
"After the Kong family's warship landed, bloody stretchers were carried out one after another. People were stunned at that time, and then burst into laughter."
"Is that true? It's been miserable enough, and you said there was loud laughter at the scene?"
"Why don't you laugh? Only the seriously injured will be carried back. The dead are either lying in the corpse place or entering the mouth of an inexplicable creature. There is no time or ability to retrieve the remains."
"I think this kind of laughter...is somewhat magical!"
As expected, all kinds of news exploded in the deep space signal group. Wang Xuan read them one by one and learned the latest situation.
He tapped the table and thought to himself. He could see something from the increasingly frightening death rate in the secret area. He thought something had happened there.
In the early days, the survival rates of various companies were higher than they are now. What went wrong?
He thought of Wu Yin, Zhong Qing, and Li Qingxuan traveling together in Zhouhe, presumably testing out an alliance between the three families and making preliminary preparations.
It is now obvious that the information registered a few days ago was not to serve practitioners, but was entirely to facilitate the selection of people by the chaebol.
Too many people have died recently, and it is difficult for the major forces to select suitable practitioners. No matter how much money they give, no one dares to go.
Doing this will kill two birds with one stone for the plutocrats, allowing the practitioners to explore. Eventually, many strange objects will fall into their hands, and this group of unstable factors will be consumed.
Some conservative plutocrats, represented by the Qin family, are worried that various problems will arise after the birth of some extraordinary beings.
What's going on with the Zhong family? It seems like there's no news about them yet. Wang Xuan has been paying attention to them.
Because the Zhong family has golden bamboo slips, he has been thinking about it.
Especially now that he has formed a spiritual realm and can peek into the scriptures from a long distance, he wants to find an opportunity to chat with Lao Zhong.
Although he knew this was unrealistic, what if he had the opportunity to go to Lao Zhong's study someday?
Wang Xuan was thinking about Lao Zhong, and soon, explosive news about him came.
"Old man Zhong Yong is going to defy heaven!"
Some people in the deep space group were amazed, and then sent out an unbelievable news that Old Man Zhong risked his life and ran to the secret place.
Later, the person in charge of Lao Chen's Secret Road Organization in Yuancheng also told Wang Xuan about the incident and confirmed that the news was true.
It was like a nuclear bomb being dropped into the deep sea, leaving everyone on all sides stunned.
In all these years, no important member of the chaebol has ever set foot on the secret land, let alone the person in charge of this family.
After reaching this level, wherever they need to show up in person, even their descendants will not go to secret places or take a step into dangerous places.
Many people don't believe it, how could old man Zhong Yong go there in person? You know, there is no one who cherishes his life more than him, and even his eldest son endured death.
He is now over a hundred years old, and he has survived every critical illness. It is reported that he has spent a lot of money and had his life renewed four times.
Many people believe that his second son Zhong Changming, who is currently the first in line to succeed, will probably precede Old Man Zhong like his elder brother.
Therefore, all parties can't believe that this old guy has been afraid of death his whole life, but he was so bold at the last moment. Is he crazy?
Only the top organizations immediately understood what Zhong Yong wanted to do after receiving the news.
They sighed secretly, Zhong Yong was crazy, but he was also quite courageous, and he dared to take risks even after reaching that height.
Recently, a legendary strange object appeared in the secret land, which is almost exactly the same as the description in the ancient book.
According to records, that kind of rare thing cannot be preserved or brought back. It can only be eaten on the spot. It can last for more than fifty years!
"The Zhong family paid a heavy price, walked the road once, and verified the rare objects. Unexpectedly, old man Zhong Yong would dare to visit in person the second time!"
Everyone has to sigh, Lao Zhong is very decisive at critical moments, quite capable of surviving without going crazy!
"Should we intervene? If something happens to him, the Zhong family..." Someone whispered.
As a result, he was interrupted by the person in charge of the organization as soon as he opened his mouth.
"Any super chaebol has its own system, and it will not change at all just because someone has an accident. Besides, with Old Man Zhong's cautious character, when such news appears, he will either die or come back successfully. , there will be no opportunity for people to take advantage of it!"
In fact, he was right.
Just when people were talking and thinking that Zhong Yong would have an accident, a photo broke the tranquility.
Wang Xuan also saw it. Someone posted a photo of Lao Zhong in the group.
That was in the secret area. Lao Zhong was carrying a rescue capsule, spreading his long legs and running wildly.
This is a picture captured by a certain organization's detector. It is said that the detector was seriously damaged. The photo should have been taken a day or two ago. It was only sent back today due to strong interference.
"Lao Zhong made a real leap, he actually succeeded. According to time calculation, he has returned to Xinxing!"
All parties looked at the photo and were extremely shocked.
A layer of light black appears on Lao Zhong's scalp, which originally didn't have much hair. Is that because black hair is sprouting? And he doesn't look that old anymore.
The most important thing is that he was actually running with a rescue capsule on his shoulders. It weighed hundreds or even thousands of kilograms. How could ordinary people carry it?
"He may not succeed. Judging from the photos, Lao Zhong was in danger and was being chased by something. He didn't have time to activate the rescue capsule, so he had to carry it and run away. He might have died in the secret place by now! "
"Invite the big shots to go to Zhong's house and ask if old Zhong is back?"
In any case, old man Zhong Yong is so popular in certain circles that everyone is paying attention and talking about him.
Some people even mentioned that Zhong Yong may be a top master in the field of old arts, but he just keeps a low profile on weekdays.
Finally, someone posted a picture of the rescue capsule turned into a super battleship, with Lao Zhong carrying it and running away, which caused a sensation and became the most popular picture.