Chapter 600: Heading Towards The Remains

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Lu Shu was deeply traumatized by thunderbolts, as the divine punishment almost got him killed…

His fear of thunder had almost become an instinct. In that case, it would be such a shame that a strong man like him would be scared of normal lightning and thunderbolts as he walked on the streets.

In fact, the worry was unnecessary. His trauma was gone when he learned that the divine punishment had strengthened his aurablade… Lu Shu was amazed at his self-healing abilities.

Setting up the campsite beside Lop Nur was for the convenience of immediate medical care for the injured and orderly evacuation of the entire team after the end of the ruins.

After all, poorly equipped with transportation facilities, the tens of thousands of remains partic.i.p.ants could only be fetched to the nearby train station via military carriers in batches.

Moreover, the presence of ruins translated to exceptionally condensed Spirit Qi in the region, which promised for the construction of a potential transit base in the vicinity. The unpopulated zone might be sprawled with high-speed railways in the future…

This was why humans were powerful. They could go anywhere on the planet with ease so long as there was a demand…

While others were busy with daily training, Lu Shu spent his days gazing into the sky sitting on a foldable chair in front of his tent. No one asked why he was doing it.

Mustering his courage, Chen Zuan came up to him and asked, “Hey, Brother Shu, what are you looking at?”

“Waiting for the wind,” Lu Shu replied lightly.

“Since when were you a poet?” Chen Zuan commented, surprised.

“Yep, I, Lu Shu, am a young poet,” replied Lu Shu, who was in fact waiting for a thunderbolt.

Unfortunately, drought tortured Lop Nur all year round. It was wishful thinking for even rainfall. Lu Shu suspected that the rain on the day of divine punishment was caused entirely by Chaos’ transformation, and not some natural phenomenon at all.

Chen Zuan chose his words carefully and asked, “I see that you have almost recovered. Should we head to the remains?”

Chen Zuan was eager to go. In any case, his could not receive any cultivation support from his family, and his granduncle was unwilling to let him cozy up to himself as well. But if he could enter the remains, he could certainly get some military credits as Lu Shu’s follower.

He did not tell Lu Shu that his family had confiscated his car and personal savings after the Heavenly Network decided to invest in him. They said it was to train him…

That was also why Chen Zuan, though reluctant, could not give Lu Shu anything in return for his help this time.

Lu Shu shot him a brief glimpse. “I have yet to fully recover.”

Lu Shu’s legs were still weak at the moment. He would die if he happened to run into the strongest creature in the remains!

Lu Shu asked curiously, “You can get anything you want from your family, so why are you in such a hurry to go to the remains?”

“No! That’s not true!” Chen Zuan immediately started complaining, “They took away my car, my watch, and froze my bank account! I have nothing left! Brother Shu, do you know why?”

Lu Shu was silent for two seconds. “Because you have a miserable life?”

Chen Zuan was speechless.

“From Chen Zuan’s distress, +666!”

“How’s that got to do with a miserable life? Isn’t it because of you? My granduncle praises you everyday in my family, and he says that you are so powerful because you had to grow up on your own. My family cannot produce anyone like you because we have the family behind us to support whatever we want. He insists we can only be strong without any backup!”

Lu Shu smacked his lips. “I would agree with that…”

“Brother Shu, it’s all because of you! You have to bear the responsibility!” Chen Zuan announced, as if it was a matter of common sense.

“I’m not your scapegoat.” Lu Shu’s face darkened. “It’s not entirely my fault. In any case, you have to wait for my full recovery before I can enter the remains. I’ll be fine by tomorrow latest.”

Chen Zuan’s eyes immediately beamed with joy. “Certainly! Tomorrow it is.”

Honestly speaking, Lu Shu was equally excited about entering the ruins, for the money…

Nonetheless, his battle experience had made him more composed. He had learned to maximize his winning chances despite his heavy emphasis on profits.

Before the next dawn, Lu Shu checked his injuries again and again. His celestial powers rolled through his veins like a torrential river, signifying his complete recovery.

After breakfast, Chen Zuan and Lu Shu set out towards the ruins. Lu Shu had informed Chen Hao that the underground hole was free from man-eating lizards, and the campsite was temporarily safe, but caution must be exercised as there might be other monsters on the land of Lop Nur.

Chen Hao gave a nod of a.s.surance. It was his duty to ensure the safety of the campsite, and they might have had to bear a severe loss if Lu Shu was not there to save them in their plight.

However, if Chen Hao knew that there were a few hundred lizards lurking underground before Lu Shu went down, he might realize that their whole camp would have been wiped out in Lu Shu’s absence.

With hundreds of man-eating lizards and a Cla.s.s B fallen lizard, even Li Yixiao might not be able to keep all members of the camp safe, let alone Chen Hao.

Thinking about it, Lu Shu felt sorry for the loss of his best area of effect weapon. It would be a headache to face down huge numbers of enemies in the future.

On the bright side, he would remain invincible if he could carry on with his chi mountain sc.r.a.ping and harvest more than tens of thousands of sword prototypes like the old man.

Chen Zuan’s backpacks were heavy and clumsy, and contained mostly food. The task a.s.signed to him by Nie Ting caused him great agony, as anything that came into contact with the miasma was all rendered inedible.

To make matters worse, Chen Zuan did not have invisible storage equipment. With all of his supplies contaminated by the toxic gas, Chen Zuan did not slim down anyway… because he had stuffed himself with a 15-day portion of food before he ventured into the miasma.

However, Chen Zuan felt a sense of emptiness if he stopped eating. Therefore, in addition to the necessary supplies. Chen Zuan brought enough food to last him 15 days…

Meanwhile, Lu Shu was empty-handed. Chen Zuan laughed and asked, “Brother Shu, did you gain some superpowers after the lightning strike? Why did you quit eating?”

“I believe that your special power in eating… is particularly suited for tasks in remote places. I will report it to Heavenly King Nie after our a.s.signment this time.”

“From Chen Zuan’s distress, +999!”