Ma Jingjing said in a low voice, "That's not how it works. Anyone who dares to bring women and children to the wilderness must be extraordinary. I think we should avoid causing trouble. Look at those children and women, they're both thin and weak. The person who brought them out might be very powerful."
Xiaoyu muttered, "I didn't see anything particularly impressive about them..."
After a moment's thought, Yi Wenbo asked, "How many gold coins do we have left?"
Ma Jingjing said, "There are four more, but these were promised to the tour guide."
Forbidden Land No. 10 is a famously resource-rich area. It was originally in the hands of Huotang, and it was like Huotang's production base.
The fire pit uses the dragonfish, immortal flowers, and six-winged flying ants from this forbidden land to make money.
Arowanas are sold to those with extraordinary abilities to strengthen their muscles and bones.
The sempervivum flower is sold to pharmaceutical companies to produce drugs that delay aging.
Six-winged flying ants are used to make medicinal wine, which is believed to have aphrodisiac properties.
Although Huotang lived a secluded life in those years, he was quite wealthy, much like Saudi Arabia in the world.
Later, for some reason, Huotang suddenly sold two rules for the Forbidden Land No. 10, and then never went there again.
At first, the gold prospectors happily bought the rules and went to pan for gold, only to find that there were more than two rules in Forbidden Land No. 10, and many gold prospectors died there.
Some say that the place became the knight's private estate, but the origin of this legend is unknown and no one has ever verified it.
Currently, pharmaceutical companies are running out of Everlasting Flowers, so they are offering high bounties. Many people want to try their luck at Forbidden Land No. 10, which is one of the few places in the Federation that produces Everlasting Flowers.
Just then, the steam train stopped at the station.
"Excuse me, excuse me," Qing Chen said as he passed by Ma Jingjing, preparing to sell tickets.
However, Qingchen was stunned when he was selling tickets this time. He saw more than a dozen people outside the steam train. Although they did not look fierce, all of them had guns on their waists.
And most importantly, Qingchen has met all of these people before; each of them is a member of the parents' association!
These people were sent by Luo Wanya to 13 southern cities to conduct a pilot project of "property renovation" after he had accumulated some experience.
Because the road to City 13 is sandwiched between two forbidden places with only a narrow passage, it is known as the Minnan Corridor.
The area had been fortified by the Chen family's army group, and only steam trains could pass through the forbidden zone undetected and quietly reach City 13.
Among these parents' association members, there are two gold-level family members whose strength has already reached level C!
Qingchen smiled and said to the parents' meeting members, "Everyone, get on the bus. With me here, you don't need to pay for your tickets."
While receiving money can be fun, saving money for your organization can be just as fun!
The leader of the golden family hesitated for a moment: "I heard that you need gold coins to ride the steam train."
Qing Chen said in a low voice, "I'm a member of the Blue Family. I saw your information at Lao Luo's place. I'm here to meet you. Don't worry, come on up. Don't make a sound; there are outsiders in the car."
The family members' eyes lit up immediately—they'd found their people!
The group filed in and found places to sit down.
Ma Jingjing and the others were stunned: "He didn't accept gold coins this time, why?"
Xiaoyu whispered, "Isn't it because they have more people that he doesn't dare to accept their money? Look at his fawning smile, he's just a bully who picks on the weak and fears the strong!"
The four of them huddled together and thought, "Let's show our strength and make this bully return our gold coins!"
"How do we demonstrate our strength?" Ma Jingjing asked疑惑地问道, "We can't exactly fight them, can we? Or just take it back by force?"
"Try to avoid conflict if possible. Otherwise, just be direct and tell them your strength level," Yi Wenbo pondered. "Our money is hard-earned, and it would be best if we could get it back. Your level is among the best in the wilderness."
Ma Jingjing nodded, then got up and walked towards Qing Chen.
After approaching Yingzi, Yangyang, Qingchen, and Zhang Mengqian, he bent down and whispered, "I am a C-level gene warrior."
The three shadows exchanged glances. Qing Chen pondered for two seconds and then asked, "Hmm... is there something you need?"
Yangyang and the others felt a bit confused. Why did this person suddenly announce his strength level? Was he trying to show weakness...?
"No...it's nothing," Ma Jingjing turned and went back.
Ma Jingjing returned to her seat, and Yi Wenbo asked, "How did it go? Why didn't you get the gold coins back? Didn't you mention your strength?"
Ma Jingjing said, "I did tell them, but they all seemed to look down on me."
Xiaoyu: "It's definitely a bluff. C-level is already very powerful. If they all look down on you, wouldn't they all be at least B-level? How is that possible?"
Yi Wenbo muttered, "Yeah, how could that be..."
Qing Chen suddenly said, "These people are going to the Forbidden Land No. 10. They said they found a guide in the wilderness for four gold coins. I think this guide might be a swindler. After all, the only ones who know the last rule of the Forbidden Land No. 10 are us knights. The guide is probably trying to scam them."
Most importantly, he still owed Li Ke a dragon fish, something he, as the master, had promised his disciple.
In addition, if everyone can eat nine during the day, everyone's strength will increase rapidly.
On the one hand, eating it makes one less prone to fractures and enhances survival ability; on the other hand, it improves hearing.
Maki Jinguji needs the magical food from the forbidden land to speed up her progress.
Qing Chen then looked at Xiao Mengqian, the child who had lost her eyes. He wondered what changes would occur after her hearing was enhanced.
Shadow curled his lip: "The matter of Forbidden Land No. 10 is one of the most underhanded things your Knights Organization has ever done."
Qing Chen thought for a moment and replied, "As far as I know, this kind of thing is nothing..."
shadow:"……"
Yangyang: "..."
Chapter 600, Rules and Past Events
Rules of Forbidden Land #10:
The first rule is that you can't argue; you must agree with what others say.
The second rule is that on the first night after entering, tell the Forbidden Land a secret that only you know and that is important enough.
The third rule is that an animal must be killed once a day.
This is a secret that Old Master Li once gave to Qingchen.
But these three are not all the rules of Forbidden Land No. 10. There is a fourth rule that is unknown to the public, and this fourth rule is the work of the knight.
Forbidden Land No. 10 was once a pasture by the fire pit, and it contains many useful and rare plants and animals.
Back then, the Forbidden Land No. 10 had only three rules. Those who mastered these three rules could roam freely and live a carefree life within it.
With the pollen of the wind-blown flowers on their skins, they were not even attacked by wild beasts, allowing them to freely harvest the exotic flowers and herbs of the forbidden land.
Later, in order to seize the dragonfish in the Forbidden Land No. 10, the Knights captured a master from the Kashima family, evaded the Forbidden Tribunal's pursuit, and planted it in the Forbidden Land, forcibly creating the fourth rule.
From then on, the fire pit could no longer go to the forbidden area number 10.
Even now, Huotang still hasn't figured out what the fourth rule is. Every time, the Grand Elder has to try it himself, only to get bitten all over by the poisonous insects inside.
If the Grand Elder hadn't already reached Rank A and hadn't ventured too far into the forbidden territory, he would have been poisoned to death long ago.
The rules for planting are very particular. You need to know who the person being planted is, what kind of person they were in life, what they liked and disliked most, in order to grasp the direction of exploring the rules.
The knight did this very discreetly, and no one else knew about it.
What's even more outrageous is that after the fourth rule was established, the knight made a special trip to the Great Snow Mountain in the southwest to advise the fire pit not to go there anymore, emphasizing that safety comes first.
He even had a heart-to-heart talk with the previous generation's elder, advising him not to risk his life for money.
That "I care about your safety" attitude almost made the previous Fire Pit Elder so angry he almost died: If you really cared about the Fire Pit, why the hell didn't you do such a despicable thing?!
Later, Huotang couldn't figure out the fourth rule, and since that fourth rule was extremely effective at ripping people off, they chose two out of the three rules and sold them to the Chen family, hoping to scam them.
The shadow chuckled in the carriage: "The Chen family later sold these two rules on the black market. Once these two forbidden land rules were revealed, they tricked many wilderness people, wilderness hunters, and Federation superhumans into going there to pan for gold, resulting in countless deaths and injuries. In the end, they discovered the third rule. But what the fourth rule is, no one knows to this day. Qingchen, your master must have told you what the fourth rule is."
Qing Chen stared at the ceiling of the steam train: "What? I don't know anything about this."
“It’s alright,” Shadow said with a smile. “Xiao Mengqian is an ordinary person. If he doesn’t know the rules, he will definitely die if he goes in. You will have to tell him sooner or later, so I’m not in a hurry.”
Qing Chen changed the subject and asked, "How exactly was Forbidden Land Number 10 formed?"
The shadow smiled and said, "The Forbidden Land No. 10 is a very legendary place. It was formed when a demigod fell there."
"Which demigod?" Qing Chen asked in confusion.
“Hu Shuo, the founder of the Hu Intelligence Agency,” Shadow said, “died of natural causes, but his burial place was chosen in that location. The number 10 Forbidden Land was numbered quite early; back then, the Federation didn’t know that a Forbidden Land would be formed after the death of a Class B or higher superhuman. So, the first rule should have been formed by Hu Shuo. Some say it’s because he had a bad temper and didn’t like others arguing with him.”
"Who formulated the second rule?" Qing Chen asked.
“It was an Awakened One named Zhang Baogen. It is said that he was an orphan adopted by Hu Shuo and the second chairman of the board of directors of Hu’s intelligence agency after Hu Shuo. After his death, he asked people to bury him next to Hu Shuo, to accompany the old man who had shown him kindness,” Shadow said.
"What about the third rule?" Qing Chen wondered. What kind of person would leave behind a rule that requires killing every day?
Shadow said, "I'm not sure who the third one is. It's said to be an A-level expert who went to pan for gold and was killed by the rules in the heart of the forbidden land... From this, you can see how dangerous the heart of the No. 10 Forbidden Land is."
The top ten forbidden places are the Federation's ten most dangerous places. A quick online search will reveal the legendary stories of these ten forbidden places, much like the Bermuda Triangle, Lop Nur, and Kunlun Mountain, which have been legendary in the surface world for hundreds of years.
Of course, the most dangerous ones are No. 001 and No. 002.
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At this point, the parents who had boarded earlier began sharing their food on the train. Someone came over and gave Yingzi two apples, a handful of melon seeds, a bag of oranges, and a bunch of bananas.
Ma Jingjing and the others watched this scene, whispering among themselves, "What exactly is the relationship between these people?"
Yi Wenbo shook his head: "I don't know..."
A member of the Golden Family, Wang Dingye, came over and sat down next to Qing Chen, asking in a low voice, "Fellow Family member, the Black Family sent you to meet us. Is there anything else you need to tell us?"
Although the hierarchy within the parent-teacher meeting was clear, the organization's guiding principle advocated equality for all, so this gold-clad member didn't put on airs towards Qingchen, the blue-clad member, but instead treated him with exceptional friendliness.
In Luo Wanyi's own words: "Parents' Association is a place of mutual help and equality. You, the Golden Family members, are not bureaucrats, but protectors of the Parents' Association. When danger arises, you should take the lead in protecting the Blue, Green, and White Family members behind you..."
Overall, the parent-teacher association doesn't yet have the bureaucratic problems of large organizations because everyone there is new blood, so the atmosphere is very harmonious.
It might spoil later, but it hasn't yet.
Qing Chen smiled and said, "You're going to develop property management companies in City 13, right?"
Wang Dingye smiled and said, "Yes."
"Do you have a lot of money on you?" Qing Chen asked.