Chapter 293

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Chapter 293: Mutual Benefit
In the wilderness, the night was as dark as ink, thick clouds covered the earth, hiding the stars and moon.
A skinny wolf was chasing a rabbit, but when the rabbit went into a hole, it meant that the wolf would go hungry that night.
The skinny wolf stopped, growled softly, then noticed a few flickers of fire in the distance.
Those flickers of fire seemed lonely, like lost souls, emitting a sense of solitude.
The fire outlined a few figures, making the wolf’s stomach growl, but it decided not to go towards the fire.
The wolf has survived till now because it is very alert.
It could smell that those figures gave off a dangerous scent.
The skinny wolf tucked its tail and ran away.
“What a clever animal.”
The person speaking was around thirty-seven or thirty-eight years old, with thick eyebrows and big eyes. He was chewing on a piece of grass and smiled with his mouth slightly open.
Not far from him, Liu Xiao, who wore gold-rimmed glasses and had a handsome face like a university student, smiled and said, “These days, if you’re not clever enough, you won’t survive.”
Another man with yellow teeth said, “I suspect you’re talking about Xiao Teng, but I have no evidence.”
Liu Xiao glanced at him and said, “Captain He, I wouldn’t mock a dead person. Besides, Captain Xiao’s death wasn’t because he wasn’t clever enough, but rather he was unlucky to run into a tough opponent.”
The other two people were Captain Zheng Huan from the Black Abyss Department 2 team and Captain of Team 5.
Zheng Huan had thick eyebrows and big eyes.
He Dong had yellow teeth.
He Dong opened a pack of cigarettes, took one out, bit it, brought out a lighter and lit it before saying, “This time, things didn’t go as we planned. The situation was great, but unexpectedly, the Yanfu Space suddenly opened, and Captain Liu got entangled by a higher-ranked giant beast.”
“So much so that not only did they fail to retrieve the base, but even the supply convoy was detained by Guangling City.”
“Captain Liu, what are your plans for the next step?”
Liu Xiao glanced lightly at the two captains and said, “Don’t worry, I won’t withhold anything that belongs to you.”
“No need to test me.”
“Today my luck was a bit off, but just a surface base, I can afford to lose.”
“You two should worry about yourselves more.”
Zheng Huan smiled and said, “What do we have to worry about?”
Liu Xiao sighed, “To be precise, we all need to worry about ourselves.”
Zheng Huan and He Dong exchanged a look, both showing puzzled expressions.
Liu Xiao looked at them and said, “This time we didn’t make much profit, and even you guys must have suffered some losses.”
“Xiao Teng is even worse off, risking his life for this, his team is done for.”
“Our situation is slightly better, but we also have suffered losses, our strength is definitely not like before.”
“If you were Yu Qiushui, what would you do?”
Zheng Huan sighed softly, “Yes, that woman Yu Qiushui, she is ruthless and cunning.”
“Now all our teams have injuries, if she doesn’t take advantage of it, the sun tomorrow will definitely rise from the west.”
He Dong snorted, “Our minister Xu Han from the Black Abyss Department has been out of contact since the ‘Beast Calamity’, that woman Yu Qiushui says the minister is in seclusion for cultivation.”
“We don’t know if it’s true or not, but one thing is certain, after the natural disaster, the influence of Team 1 is rapidly expanding.”
“That woman Yu Qiushui seems more likely to replace Minister Xu Han.”
“Now our strength is weakened…”
Liu Xiao smiled and said, “That’s right, both captains.”
“Now we prosper together when united, and suffer together when divided.”
“What do you two think?”
Zheng Huan spat out his grass stem and said, “Captain Liu means we should join forces to fight against Team 1?”
He Dong blew out a puff of smoke and said, “If we join hands, why bother fighting at all? Let’s just take down that Yu Qiushui woman directly.”
Liu Xiao looked at He Dong and said, “I do have that in mind.”
“But this should be discussed thoroughly, and compared to dealing with Team 1, the other team is easier to handle at the moment.”
“It’s a pity I’m tied up with other tasks, or else…”
Zheng Huan added more firewood and said, “Could it be what Captain Liu said about Team 7?”
He Dong nodded, “The new captain of Team 7, Red Ghost, recommended by Yu Qiushui, has already headed to Guangling City for development.”
Liu Xiao nodded, “Exactly, if Team 7 can establish themselves in Guangling, it means Yu Qiushui’s influence will grow.”
Zheng Huan slapped his thigh and said, “I see, we can’t mess with Yu Qiushui directly, but we can deal with Team 7 first.”
“Taking down Team 7 is like cutting off one arm of Yu Qiushui. Dealing with Team 1 afterward will be much easier.”
Liu Xiao chuckled, “That’s the idea.”
Zheng Huan and He Dong exchanged a glance and then stood up.
Zheng Huan said, “Alright, let’s think of a plan together, Captain Liu, you focus on your tasks.”
Liu Xiao also stood up, “If you need my help, feel free to ask.”
The three of them then went their separate ways.
Zheng Huan and He Dong moved away from the bonfire.
He Dong stubbed out his cigarette butt on the ground and grinned, showing yellow teeth, “That sly kid named Liu has played his cards well, wanting us to work for him without paying a dime.”
Zheng Huan chuckled, “It’s a mutual benefit, our two teams are indeed not as strong as his Team 3, let alone Team 1.”
“If we don’t team up with Team 3, there is a real chance that Yu Qiushui, that woman, will get the better of us.”
He Dong shrugged, “Alright, since we’re here.”
“Shall we check out Guangling?”
“If it’s easy to handle Team 7, we might as well take them down while we’re at it.”
“If it’s too difficult, let’s forget it, no need to risk our lives for that guy named Liu.”
Zheng Huan smiled and said, “Of course.”
On the other side.
After Zheng Huan and the other person left, Liu Xiao also departed and arrived at a city not far from Wild Horse Base.
Walking into a quiet clothing store, pushing aside a few blocking models, Liu Xiao whistled.
Suddenly, a figure emerged from the darkness, coldly glanced at Liu Xiao, and then placed a briefcase on the broken counter.
“This is what you asked for.”
Liu Xiao glanced at the briefcase, nodded, took out an envelope, and placed it on the briefcase, saying, “The information you wanted.”
The person swiftly took the envelope and retreated into the darkness.
Liu Xiao picked up the briefcase and quickly left.
When he returned to the wilderness camp, he opened the suitcase and took out things like his phone and keys.
Suddenly, Liu Xiao flipped the whole suitcase over, letting everything inside fall out in front of him.
But he didn’t find what he was looking for.
“It’s not here?”
“Did they find the ‘fragment’ hidden in the flask?”
“That’s impossible, it’s not on the inventory list.”
“Some time ago, someone named Huang got lucky and found that ‘fragment’ from somewhere. He thought it was just a normal crystal. I bought the ‘fragment’ along with other crystals he had dug up from the forbidden area, thinking of it as part of my collection.”
“Huang Yuanhang couldn’t have figured it out.”
“I had someone hide the ‘fragment’ in my personal miscellaneous box, waiting for me to retrieve it.”
“With this “fragment”, my Divine Hidden Art can evolve, giving me more confidence in dealing with Yu Qiushui.”
“But now…”
Liu Xiao’s eyes darkened, “Who touched my ‘fragment’?”