“That’s great. I’ve never been protected by anyone in my life,” Shadow said, even more smugly.
At this moment, both of them saw three tents in the distance, and three people were gathered around a campfire, chatting about something.
This must be the tour guide Ma Jingjing was talking about.
Ma Jingjing and the others were overjoyed and quickly ran over, shouting, "Hey!"
When the three young men saw them coming, they all stood up.
Surprisingly, the three young men brushed past Ma Jingjing and the others, completely ignoring Ma Jingjing's outstretched right hand, and went to greet Qingchen and Yingzi.
One of them enthusiastically said, "Are you here to explore Forbidden Land Number 10? We are all top-notch tour guides, providing first-class service!"
Qing Chen looked at the three of them and immediately felt terrible.
Zard, Qingye, Qingqu.
He stared blankly at the shadow, who chuckled softly, "This is the kind of thing you do to kill your own brother. Don't worry, come with me on this journey. Even if the gods come, I'll kill them all for you. This Zard is also a member of the Qing clan."
As they were talking, Zard walked over enthusiastically, grasped Qingchen's right hand with both of his, and excitedly said after holding it in for a long time, "Pledge of allegiance +1!"
Qing Chen: "..."
Fortunately, he didn't come out disguised as Zard this time, otherwise they would probably be speechless when they look at each other now.
While I was thinking, Ma Jingjing suddenly said, "Hello, we are the ones who hired the tour guide."
"Oh, really?" Qingye turned around with a smile. "I'm so sorry, I mistook you for a customer. Look at the mess you've made... Did you bring the gold coins?"
Yi Wenbo took out three gold coins: "This is the final payment."
“Great! This time, with 11 of us venturing into Forbidden Land Number 10, we’re sure to gain a lot,” Qingye said cheerfully.
Zard: "We explore forbidden lands during the day and have bonfire parties at night. What could be more enjoyable than that?"
Ma Jingjing was dumbfounded. He suddenly wondered if he had wasted some money.
The forbidden land is extremely dangerous. Why are you all so relaxed about holding a bonfire party? You should be lucky to even survive.
Yi Wenbo and the others looked at the three tour guides in front of them and muttered to themselves, "Aren't they a bit unreliable? They don't seem very professional. Maybe they're just trying to scam us."
Ma Jingjing replied softly, "Let's see. They're going to come into the forbidden land anyway. If they're unreliable, we can't go any further into the heartland, even if it's a waste of money."
Yi Wenbo said, "Huh? That's not right. Weren't the four of us supposed to be the tour guides? When did we bring that 'spirit' along?"
Now, they don't even know Qingchen's real name, so they simply call him "Spirit of the Vessel" in private, which is vivid and descriptive.
Ma Jingjing pulled Zard aside and said, "The four of us are your employers. Why did you bring other people? Won't more people just cause trouble?"
Qingye said with a smile, "It's okay, it doesn't matter if we bring one more or one less. We can all have fun together, and having more friends means having more options."
Ma Jingjing was furious: "What do you mean? We agreed to only bring four people. Besides, those four people didn't pay the tour guide fee."
He would actually be willing to explore forbidden places with more people. After all, humans are social animals. When you watch a horror movie with more than ten people, you won't be so scared.
But what he couldn't stand was that they were the employers, so why were these three tour guides always heading towards the spirit?
Wait, why are those two tour guides taking pictures with the spirit?!
Qingchen asked Shadow in a low voice, "If we suddenly join the team, will they agree to it?"
The shadow said with a smile, "Capital can change many decisions."
At this moment, Qingye took out a gold coin and said to Ma Jingjing, "How about this, I'll return one gold coin to you, but the three of us will bring four more people, is that alright?"
Ma Jingjing was stunned for a moment, and Xiaoyu quickly put the gold coins in her pocket: "Okay!"
Qing Chen secretly cut his finger, squeezed out two drops of blood, and smeared them on Ma Jingjing and the others when they weren't looking.
He squeezed out a few more drops of blood and smeared them on Yangyang, Zhang Mengqian, Qingye, Yingzi, and others.
The shadow said with a half-smile, "I finally know the fourth rule of the Forbidden Land No. 10. No wonder only you knights can enter, no wonder everyone else gets beaten up when they go in, and no wonder you're too embarrassed to say it."
Now the shadow understood...
Rules are created based on the likes and dislikes of extraordinary individuals in their lifetime. So, who would be the person that this master of the Kashima Foundation hated the most in his lifetime?
Of course it's the knight who planted him here!
This expert may have liked fried chicken, enjoyed ballroom dancing, disliked cilantro, or hated people with implanted limbs...
But these likes and dislikes are nothing compared to his hatred for the knight!
Therefore, the fourth rule is that everyone must bring the blood of a knight to this place, exchanging the knight's blood for the qualification to enter the forbidden land.
He wanted everyone to hunt down the knight; he wanted the knight to be coveted like the flesh of Tang Sanzang.
But this Kashima master's cleverness backfired.
Even if others guessed this rule, they still couldn't get their hands on the blood of a knight. The easiest way to get this stuff is... actually, it's the knights.
Therefore, this forbidden place number 10 not only failed to become his opportunity to take revenge on the knight, but instead became the knight's vegetable garden.
Chapter 604, Murder Based on Rules
The No. 10 Forbidden Land stretches for nearly a hundred miles, starting from Yunjin Lake in the west and ending at Pingfengchuan in the east.
Right on the shore of Yunjin Lake, three Class B airships, stripped of their military combat formations, were quietly moored on the bank.
A teardrop-shaped drone flew out of the hive and quickly began to patrol the surrounding area within a one-kilometer radius.
Nearly a hundred well-trained soldiers marched out of the airship in formation.
The first soldier is holding a riot shield.
Each soldier behind him had his left hand on the shoulder of his comrade in front of him, and his right hand holding a gun with the muzzle pointing in all directions.
This is a standard special forces cover assault formation, with each person wearing a semi-enclosed, individual exoskeleton armor.
This is a special forces unit with a very high per capita cost, generally used only for infiltration of the main battlefield, or for elite rescue operations and decapitation strikes.
The cost of the two gene-based drugs is 4 million, the cost of the individual exoskeleton armor is 1.3 million, and the cost of their communication equipment, tactical helmets, tactical vests, weapons, training expenses, etc. is about 700,000.
In other words, for every soldier who dies, the combat squad will lose 6 million federal dollars, not including compensation.
Therefore, this operation, known as "Polar Night," was of a very high standard.
After confirming there were no ambushes nearby, several officers emerged from the airship. One of them held a LCD screen, reviewing data: "According to intelligence, the Lord of Daylight should have already entered Forbidden Zone 10. We will proceed towards the location of the Dragonfish and deploy reconnaissance spiders for a thorough search. Among the targets, there are suspected to be two B-level individuals, and our companion Qing Zhun is suspected to be an A-level bodyguard. Once we make contact, we will immediately activate Tactic A."
Officer: "Remember, the target is very aggressive. Once an encounter occurs, immediately cover the war robots as they advance to within 100 meters of the target. Do not engage in long-range engagements."
“Received,” a lieutenant said.
The officer said, "The family will not acknowledge this operation. If you are arrested, please remember that this is your personal action and has nothing to do with the family."
"Understood!" the soldiers shouted in response.
After saying that, 36 war robots emerged from the airship and, together with the soldiers, fiercely invaded Forbidden Land No. 10.
The panting of soldiers running, the mechanical noise of hydraulic shafts moving, and the metallic clang of cold firearms colliding with exoskeleton armor all mingled together.
Nearly a hundred 'beasts' boldly entered the battlefield, and with the help of individual exoskeleton armor, everyone leaped across as if they were on the moon.
Mechanical spiders surged out of the box like a tide, accompanying them.
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"Have you remembered the rules?" Qingye stood outside Forbidden Zone No. 10, instructing Ma Jingjing: "Make sure you remember these three rules. If you accidentally break them, run to me immediately. But if you do something stupid and court death, no one can help you."
Before entering Forbidden Land No. 10, Ma Jingjing and the other three felt a mixture of fear and excitement.
It should be noted that among all time travelers, perhaps only a handful have ever entered forbidden lands.
Upon their return, their experience at Forbidden Land No. 10 will once again become a rich topic of conversation among their classmates.
Qingye glanced at the four of them and said, "Let's go, be careful."
He stepped into the dense forest first, and the moment he entered, the air temperature plummeted, as if everyone had been swept by a cold, damp wind.
Qingchen hung his hiking backpack on Zhang Mengqian's body: "You don't want the path I'm offering you. If you want to take another path, you'll have to pay a higher price. To be honest, I don't recommend you try this, but it's your life, and you can choose for yourself."
“Yes, I know,” Zhang Mengqian nodded.
As he spoke, the little boy struggled to follow behind Qingchen, and because of the weight of his backpack, he would fall if he lost his balance even slightly.
But after falling, he didn't say a word, and just struggled to get back up.
Seeing this, Xiaoyu and Li Mengyun couldn't help but say to Qingchen, "How old is he? Why are you, an adult, making him carry such a heavy thing? Can't he carry it himself?"
Qing Chen was silent for a moment: "Yes, yes, yes..."
Shadow was amused. He now particularly enjoyed watching others roast Qing Chen, and Qing Chen being unable to retaliate.
Rule one: No arguing, and you must accept any insults or criticisms you receive.
Qing Chen suddenly turned to look at him: "Are you stupid?"
Shadow raised an eyebrow: "Yes, yes, yes..."
Although the shadow is not afraid of forbidden lands, if the rules are triggered, it can simply open the Shadow Gate to leave.
The problem is that once the rules are triggered, it takes 24 hours to get rid of the negative effects and return to this place free from attacks.
This will cause you to miss out on many interesting things.
The shadow looked at Qing Chen: "Do you admire me a lot?"
Qing Chen raised an eyebrow: "Yes, yes, yes..."
Shadow: "Don't you admire me, your older brother?"
Qing Chen: "Yes, yes, yes..."
Shadow beamed, "Am I the best brother in the world?"
Qing Chen: "Yes, yes, yes... Do you have some serious illness?"
Shadow: "Yes, yes, yes..."
Qingye and Qingqu were laughing so hard they were practically in stitches. It was the first time they'd ever seen their boss's shadow being pranked like this.
However, before the two could laugh for long, Zard put his arm around their shoulders from behind and laughed, "Did you two eat farts? Why are you laughing so happily?"