Chapter 1434: Chapter 782: Max-Level Main Character in the Novice Village

Qing Chen asked, "Are there any other vehicles?"

Jiacuo was anxious, "Actually, if you wait here, the next supply truck won’t come for another seven days. So even if we take a detour, you’ll still arrive in Shigatse a day earlier. Coming with us is definitely the fastest way."

Jiacuo couldn’t help but be anxious because once they finished earning this money, the patrol team could take out a loan to buy a new pickup truck.

Their current vehicle was both old and worn out, and sometimes they couldn’t even catch up with poachers.

The poachers, however, were particularly wealthy, and when they went back to the mainland, they usually carried their money in sacks, spending lavishly.

In contrast, the patrol team was simply holding on out of a sense of duty.

Lao Zhou frowned on the side, "Jiacuo, I need to say something. Even though I don’t like him, you guys are going after poachers. If something happens to him, how would you explain it to his family?"

Jiacuo replied, "It’s just early spring now, poachers aren’t rampant yet, we can handle it."

Lao Zhou said, "But it’s still going to be bloody. Last time you mentioned that there were some particularly tough characters among the poachers, who could jump three or four meters high."

Jiacuo said, "What’s there to fear, no matter how high they jump, they can’t avoid a bullet. Last time we were too far away, as long as I can hit him this time, he’ll definitely die."

Actually, when Jiacuo thought about that poacher, he had some misgivings too, but he had to pretend to be tough for the sake of earning money.

Lao Zhou sighed, "The key is that you guys are bringing along a young guy who knows nothing into the wilderness. Won’t he be a drag?"

However, Qing Chen wasn’t worried about these things. He threw a gold bar to Jiacuo, "Don’t worry, I won’t drag you down. I’ll follow your orders. When do we leave?"

"We’re going right now!" Jiacuo exclaimed with a beaming smile, calling his teammates, "Ga Wa, have you unloaded the goods?!"

Ga Wa shouted from the pickup, "Unloaded, when do we leave?!"

Jiacuo shouted, "Let’s go now!"

Qing Chen curiously asked, "Are you short of money? Has someone withheld your patrol team’s wages?"

Jiacuo shook his head, "No one’s withholding wages. It’s just that our work is dangerous, and if a teammate sacrifices himself, the compensation is minimal, so we living teammates have to chip in to support their families. Now, over twenty people rely on us to eat. Come on, sit in the passenger seat, we’re setting off. Ga Wa, you get down, you sit in the truck bed."

Qing Chen chuckled, "I’m fine sitting in the truck bed. It’s more free."

Jiacuo hesitated for a moment, then after a brief thought, told Ga Wa, "You sit in the truck bed too, keep an eye on our guest."

As he spoke, he gave Ga Wa a look. The two patrol team members walked to the side, and Jiacuo quietly told Ga Wa, "Keep an eye on him. This kid is bold yet a bit crazy, probably too much money burned his brain. If we encounter poachers, make sure he doesn’t cause trouble for us."

Ga Wa nodded, "Got it!"

Jiacuo was friendly to Qing Chen because of the gold bar, but the task they were undertaking was indeed dangerous, and Jiacuo couldn’t let Qing Chen do something foolish that might compromise their mission.

The pickup truck roared to life, and Qing Chen glanced at the hunting rifle in Ga Wa’s arms, "Can I have a look?"

Truthfully, it was his first time seeing such a rudimentary firearm. As he looked at the gun’s worn wooden finish from being touched, Qing Chen even wondered if it would fall apart after a shot.

However, Ga Wa held onto the hunting rifle tightly, saying stiffly, "You, city folk, can’t use this thing, it’s dangerous."

Ga Wa eyed Qing Chen warily, as if watching an enemy.

Qing Chen chuckled, "How’s your shooting skills?"

Ga Wa said, "My shooting skills are the best in the team. I can hit a target as small as a coin within 10 meters."

"That’s really good," Qing Chen nodded.

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Countdown 111:00:09.

The patrol team ventured from the north slope camp deep into the wilderness of the mainland, and it wasn’t until the third day that they finally saw an oasis again.

Over the past two days, Ga Wa and Qing Chen got familiar with each other, and except for not allowing Qing Chen to touch the firearms, they talked about almost everything.

For some reason, after months of intense battles, this occasional adventure in the Outer World wilderness was actually relaxing Qing Chen’s mood bit by bit.

The tasks he had in City No. 5 were almost done, and after leaving there, he needed to head north from the southwest to find an opportunity to sneak to the Forbidden Sea Coast.

When that time came, Qing Chen would once again live a life walking a fine line between life and death.

Given that was the case, he decided to take this time with the patrol team to unwind and adjust his body and mind before the next battles.

At this moment, Ga Wa, looking at the familiar environment, said, "We’re almost at Uncle Zasi’s place, there’ll be good food."

"Who’s Uncle Zasi?" Qing Chen asked with curiosity.

Ga Wa said, "He’s a guard who lives in the mountains here year-round. As long as a patrol is around, the poachers don’t dare to be too reckless. Also, Uncle Zasi set up camp here, so after the patrol enters the mountain, we can have a warm meal here."

"What’s good to eat here?" Qing Chen asked with interest.

"Milk skins and his sheep meat are really good," Ga Wa replied with a simple, hearty smile. His face was sunburned red by intense UV rays.

Just then, a shout came from Jiacuo in the convoy, "Zasi’s camp has collapsed, quick, speed up and check it out!"

Qing Chen peered into the distance and saw a tent had fallen to the ground, with pots and pans scattered all over outside.

The sheep they raised were also all slaughtered in the pen.

After getting out of the car, Jiacuo rushed forward. They pulled the tent apart, revealing Uncle Zasi and his wife inside, battered and barely conscious.

Jiacuo urgently asked, "What happened, who did this to you?"

Zasi slowly opened his eyes, "It was De Ji, he got out of prison. This time he brought over twenty people into the mountains and left a message for you: if you chase them this time, you’re doomed."

Jiacuo furrowed his brows, this was a declaration of war from the poachers to the patrol!

"Who’s De Ji?" Qing Chen quietly asked on the side.

Ga Wa replied, "De Ji was captured by Uncle Jiacuo a few years back for poaching and was sentenced. His brother is very formidable, and we’ve been trying to catch him too."

As soon as he finished speaking, someone appeared on the hillside dozens of meters away, and Qing Chen quickly pulled Ga Wa down.

Where Ga Wa originally stood, a puff of dust was kicked up by a bullet.

Jiacuo yelled, "Take cover! Take cover! Those bastards have ambushed us here! Ga Wa, Ga Wa, are you alright?!"

Ga Wa looked startled and frightened, "I’m fine!"

Jiacuo shouted again, "Hey, city boy, don’t move, or you’ll get shot dead in one shot!"

But when he turned around, he found that Qing Chen was already half-kneeling on the ground, taking aim and firing with his overwhelming gun...

The patrol team members, watching the huge barrel of the rifle, internally vowed that it was the most terrifying firearm they’d ever seen in their lives.

Jiacuo suddenly recalled Qing Chen saying earlier, "I came from the South Slope," and began to believe that maybe the young man wasn’t lying!

In just two shots, two poachers were down, and upon hearing the shots, the poachers were stunned, wondering if this was even a gun—this seemed more like a cannon!

Lying behind a mountain cover, Ga Wa stared at Qing Chen dazedly, "You..."

Qing Chen grinned, "Sometimes, taking a break in the Novice Village with a max-level character is quite interesting. Stay here, don’t move. I’ll bring them all back. The sooner we catch them, the sooner we can head to Shigatse. My time is quite precious."

Before he finished speaking, Qing Chen’s figure had already dashed out, and Ga Wa yelled, "Captain, he said we shouldn’t move from here, what do we do?"

Jiacuo thought for a moment, "Then stay here and don’t move..."

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