191: You've fallen into a trap!

Cai Ning stepped forward, picked up the tear of the ocean from Liu Yan's hand, and weighed it.

"When did you get it?" Cai Ning asked.

"Before the Descent, it's been over three years. It was stored in quantum storage the whole time."

"It used to be completely transparent, but if you look closely, it has color now."

After explaining, Liu Yan pointed to the tear of the ocean in Cai Ning's hand.

Cai Ning brought it closer for a look, then shook his head.

"It should have been completely transparent."

"In that previous world, I found a tear of the ocean and later gave it to you; it was transparent then."

"Even more transparent than this one of yours."

Cai Ning carefully examined the tear of the ocean, finding it somewhat different from the tear of the ocean in his memory.

"Impossible," Liu Yan said with firm conviction.

"In my memory, the tear of the ocean always had a laser-like sheen inside."

Hearing Liu Yan's words, Cai Ning shrugged helplessly, then casually tossed the tear of the ocean back into Liu Yan's hand.

"Wasn't that perception altered by the heart of africa, that 'game' you mentioned?"

"This thing was originally just a pure transparent glass ball, and it had no abilities whatsoever."

"You've been researching this thing for a long time, but never figured it out."

"You even wished upon the heart of africa to activate the tear of the ocean, but there was no reaction."

"This thing only has one very special quality."

"quantum storage can only store special items."

"But the tear of the ocean, despite having no abilities, can be stored in it."

Afterward, Liu Yan asked Cai Ning some questions about the scenes he had just seen, but besides the ones Cai Ning was present for, he didn't know anything about the other scenes.

Liu Yan stopped dwelling on it and put away the tear of the ocean.

Since Cai Ning said the tear of the ocean was originally transparent, then the appearance of color now should be a sign of activation.

The appearance of the tear of the ocean in his memory should be what it looks like after it has fully met the conditions and been activated.

Looking at it this way, everything was developing in a good direction.

Liu Yan was in a great mood; the more powerful item mentioned by the seniors was now in his hands.

Although he didn't know the reason for its activation, at least there was progress.

Liu Yan stood up, brushed the dust off himself, and put away the remaining bottles of champagne on the table.

"It's evening already?" Liu Yan walked to the doorway, saw the pitch-black outside, and turned back to the two in surprise.

"What do you think?" Cai Ning retorted impatiently.

"Do you know how long the Brothers have been waiting for you?"

Outside the house, the Soldiers were gathered in groups, chatting and bragging.

Even some members of the Independent Regiment from Xia Nation sat nearby, occasionally adding a comment or two.

Chen Yu leaned against the wall, smoking, with Zhang Ning sitting beside him, her head resting on his shoulder, asleep.

Fuji was gesticulating wildly among a group of Soldiers, telling them about movies, games, and comics from this world.

Shen Cangsheng, meanwhile, was tinkering with his anzio anti-materiel sniper rifle.

"Boss is out!"

Seeing Liu Yan emerge, the Soldiers immediately stood up from the ground.

Liu Yan quickly raised his hand, interrupting the Soldiers who were preparing to form ranks.

"Stop! Keep chatting, you're not regular army, you don't need this routine..."

"It's too late now, and it won't be easy to go back, so rest for a night and we'll leave tomorrow morning."

Seeing this, the Soldiers sat back down on the ground and continued chatting amongst themselves.

Hearing Liu Yan's voice, Chen Yu slightly raised his head and met Liu Yan's gaze.

"Drinking champagne takes this long? Were you installing pipes in there?"

Before Liu Yan could retort, three Soldiers suddenly appeared overhead without warning.

"Ahhhhh!"

"Why is the ten thousand gold tear crown teleportation suspended in mid-air!"

Zhao Chuang was quick-witted, pulling all three into an embrace and setting them on the ground.

This prevented Liu Yan from being crushed again.

"Not bad, Chuangzi, your reactions are getting faster and faster. If it weren't for you, Liu Yan would be crushed to death sooner or later."

Cai Ning teased from the side, seeing this scene unfold.

These more than four thousand Soldiers had almost all appeared so suddenly.

As time went on, Zhao Chuang paid close attention to this, and whenever Soldiers appeared, he would immediately catch them.

The Soldiers sitting in a circle nearby noticed the three Soldiers and all turned to look.

Seeing the three's attire, the Soldiers couldn't help but speak:

"buddy, you're living so well?"

"Did a calf lick your hair?"

"I bet these three buddies went to be male escorts."

These three Soldiers were dressed completely differently from the other Soldiers.

The three were in suits and ties, with slicked-back hair, looking every bit like successful individuals.

If not for their faces, it would be hard to imagine these were Soldiers who had come out of Asara.

Even Liu Yan, upon seeing the three, couldn't help but stare for a long moment before speaking:

"Are you preparing for a blind date?"

The three Soldiers chuckled, then began to explain:

"Boss, isn't this easier to hide?"

Liu Yan nodded.

These three Soldiers were quite good at adapting to local customs.

However, their appearance in suits still made Liu Yan feel very out of place.

"What's the progress in the country over there?"

One of the Soldiers replied:

"That place is being invaded by another country."

"From the looks of it, it probably won't last much longer."

"The Brothers who descended there with us should be coming to find the Boss soon."

Liu Yan nodded, not surprised.

Over the past three years, every Soldier who came to his side had indirectly become his informant.

Through them, Liu Yan also learned an important piece of news.

Some very small countries were almost completely cleared out in just half a year.

After that, they entered the stage of rebuilding cities.

Some had even restored a general sense of order; except for technological limitations, everything else was as before.

And the action zones where they descended naturally became their inherent resources.

As for some countries with larger territories, they naturally suffered.

They were still in a chaotic mess internally, while other countries were already fully prepared.

"Are the previous equipment still there?" Liu Yan asked.

The three Soldiers patted the backpacks behind them.

"Don't worry, Boss, all our equipment is in our bags!"

"That's good. Go rest over there first; they should be quite curious about your three's experiences."

Liu Yan pointed to a circle of Soldiers not far away.

They were currently looking on with curiosity, intensely scrutinizing the three Soldiers in suits.

Even their Boss, Liu Yan, had some holes in his clothes and pants now.

Yet these three were directly wearing suits and ties.

The three Soldiers nodded and rejoined the main group.

"Not planning to leave today?" Chen Yu walked up to Liu Yan.

"We'll leave tomorrow. If you're not tired, you can find some nearby action zones and go in to search for things."

Liu Yan said to Chen Yu.

Upon hearing this, Cai Ning's eyes lit up.

Fuji also quickly came closer.

"On our way here, I saw there's a Dam Zero nearby, not far from us. Let's go there directly."

The main reason Liu Yan suggested searching for things was that the Hafke and Asala Soldiers within Xia Nation's borders had all been cleared out.

The current action zones were almost all unattended treasure troves.

As for other items, with Cai Ning's nearly 200,000 deaths' worth of reserves, there was basically no shortage.

But there was only one heart of africa, and the number of resuscitation ventilators was also not many.

"Lead the way," Liu Yan patted Fuji's shoulder.

Fuji made an OK gesture with his hand, then put on the power propulsion device around his waist.

Chen Yu and the other two didn't follow along, choosing instead to stay and listen to the Soldiers chat.

Xia Nation was basically cleared; they could search for things anytime, there was no rush.

They didn't want to waste this rare leisure... Dam Zero — Tourist Center.

"Zhao Chuang, you follow Cai Ning and help him carry his bags. He'll probably find more things than us."

Liu Yan turned to Zhao Chuang and said.

"Okay, Brother Yan."

Liu Yan then looked at Fuji.

"Brother Ji, let's search separately. I'll go to the Administration Building, and you go to the large power station and the Cement Factory."

"Alright."

Whoosh—!

Whoosh—!!

Liu Yan and Fuji each used their power propulsion devices to fly towards their respective destinations.

"Tsk tsk tsk, Chuangzi, when are you going to learn to use that thing too? Then you can carry me and fly."

Watching the two fly away gracefully, Cai Ning felt a little envious.

Zhao Chuang scratched his head awkwardly, then turned to enter the Tourist Center with Cai Ning... After Liu Yan arrived at the East Building parking lot, he landed on the ground.

He wasn't in a hurry to enter the Administration Building; instead, he entered the parking lot itself, where there was an air cargo container.

Liu Yan casually put away the Level 5 heavy helmet from the air cargo container, then walked towards the Administration Building with satisfaction.

Even a small bird is still meat; why not take it if it's free.

Whoosh—!!

Using the power propulsion device, Liu Yan flew directly to the second-floor balcony and entered the Administration Building through the window.

Just as Liu Yan was about to go to the East Building manager's office to search for the safe, a somewhat childish female voice entered Liu Yan's ears.

"You've fallen into a trap!"