Chapter 314: The Road to Redemption
This is a master!
With just two simple sentences, everyone had this impression of Su Xia.
Whether for players or for the natives of this world, those who can wander alone in the wilderness are basically capable people.
Those who dare to be so wasteful without any ability are basically dead.
Many players in the team looked up and tried to read Su Xia's data through the game system.
However, they only got a series of question marks.
【？ ？ ：？ ？ ？ ？】
【？ ？ ？】
【……】
They couldn't even pronounce its name, and everyone was horrified. What kind of monster was this?
The legendary hidden NPC?
Super big boss?
"What's going on? I can't read anything. Is there a bug in my personal system?" someone asked in a low voice.
"Me too, it's not a bug!"
"Fuck, I met a big guy!"
"I don't know if it's an enemy or a friend, so be prepared..."
“…”
Everyone in the player team became nervous, much more nervous than when they faced the mercenaries before. They all gripped their weapons tightly, their bodies tense, and stared at Su Xia.
The NPCs in this game are all very sinister. They may be smiling one second and attack you the next.
Moreover, this kind of high-level NPC must have mastered the method of dealing with the undead.
The person in charge seemed to have found a glimmer of hope and hurriedly asked Su Xia: "Sir, can you lend a hand?"
Su Xia laughed and said, "There are many robbers and I am alone. If I rush forward, won't I be beaten to a pulp?"
"this……"
The person in charge was startled. Seeing Su Xia's relaxed look, it was clear that she was not afraid of the approaching robbers.
At the same time, the mercenaries around also felt something was wrong.
The leading mercenary stretched out his hand and made a stop gesture, signaling everyone to stop. Then he looked at Su Xia on the carriage warily and said, "Be careful, that man gives me a very dangerous feeling."
"Strange, how did that person get up there?" another person asked puzzledly.
"How come we didn't notice?"
Although the mercenaries are brutal, they are not reckless. Through repeated life and death experiences, they have developed very keen perceptions.
They don't have the players' systems, but they can sense the faint sense of danger emanating from Su Xia.
On a tree not far away, several mercenaries in charge of sniping received orders, adjusted their postures, moved the muzzles of their guns, and pointed them at Su Xia's head.
"Pay attention, once you start, get rid of this person first!"
"No... When did that guy show up?"
Even several snipers and their observers raised questions.
They had been observing the surrounding situation, but did not notice Su Xia in advance, as if Su Xia appeared out of thin air.
In front, the mercenary leader shouted, "Friend, this is the cargo we are interested in. Do you want to share some?"
"Oh? I just came over to join in the fun."
"Then can you please move aside?" The mercenary leader asked again, "Bullets don't have eyes. I'm afraid I'll hurt you."
"Why, mercenaries care about these things?" Su Xia said with a smile.
"Friends, we are subordinates of the Mercenary King."
The tone of the mercenary leader changed slightly. He was no longer as polite as before. He used courtesy first and then force, and brought out his backers .
In the southwestern region of this continent, even the mechanical city lords of each city have to give Wang Teng some face.
The people at the Zero Point Tavern would not easily provoke Wang Teng.
Putting aside these two major forces, let alone other small forces, Wang Teng's name is quite useful, and many times just reporting his name can solve the problem.
"King of Mercenaries, Wang Teng?" Su Xia laughed again, "This title is not very good. It sounds short-lived."
"Friend, what do you mean by this?" The mercenary leader's face darkened and he asked.
"That's what you think it means."
“…”
While the two were talking, the mercenaries around them were moving slowly, holding weapons, and cautiously approaching the truck where Su Xia was, about to form a deadly encirclement.
Things are looking increasingly bleak for the truck convoy.
The player team became increasingly nervous. Some wanted to withdraw, others wanted to stay and fight, and more people were struggling.
The leader of the convoy looked at Su Xia with a glimmer of hope, hoping that Su Xia could fight against a hundred people alone and kill all these brutal mercenaries with great power.
Of course, he also knew that this was not practical.
Even high-level psychic creatures may not be able to fight hundreds of mercenaries at the same time, not to mention that there are psychic creatures among the mercenaries.
The person in charge looked at the nervous player team again, and felt that there was really no other way. He gritted his teeth and said, "Sir, if you can help me defeat those robbers, I am willing to give you half of this batch of goods."
"Half? That doesn't sound sincere enough." Su Xia said with a smile, "If I can defeat the mercenaries, I can also defeat your guards. If you really want these goods, can't you just rob them all?"
“Sir, you…”
The person in charge turned pale and his forehead was covered with sweat.
Although this person does not get along with Wang Teng, he is not necessarily a good person. He might be another mercenary force that has a conflict of interest with Wang Teng.
But Su Xia quickly shook her head: "Forget it, I'm not interested in your frozen meat, but I'm interested in the goods hidden in the frozen meat."
"this……"
The person in charge's face turned even paler and he couldn't help but take two steps back, his eyes constantly looking towards the door of the carriage.
It's normal if you think about it. If it's just a few trucks of frozen meat, there's really no need to hire so many players to guard them.
In the distance, the mercenary leader also guessed that there might be other valuable goods in the car.
All I heard was the mercenary leader yelling, "Friend, are you really unwilling to leave?"
"You're tired from traveling. Can't you take a rest here?" Su Xia asked back.
"OK……"
The mercenary leader's eyes flashed with a cold light, and he stopped talking nonsense. He put one hand behind his back and made a gesture -
Get started!
The next moment, five snipers hiding in the surrounding trees opened fire at the same time.
Five deadly bullets flew out from different angles and approached Su Xia in an instant before the others could react.
“Bang, bang, bang—”
There were three black bullet holes around the carriage where Su Xia was sitting, and the other two were missing.
Five bullets, and all of them missed the target!
The mercenary leader's expression changed and he felt a chill in his heart.
"What's going on?"
The five snipers he arranged were all good. At such a close distance, it would be fine if one missed, but how come all five missed? Did they all drink fake alcohol?
The problem is not with him, but with Su Xia!
It was only then that the players in the team reacted, and the leader immediately shouted, "Get down!"
The players lay down one after another, using the pickup truck's body as cover, and the tense atmosphere reached its climax in an instant.
At this point, they may not be able to leave even if they want to.
The person in charge also squatted down hurriedly, holding his head, his whole body drenched in cold sweat, and could only pray: "Don't hit me, don't hit me..."
Bullets have no eyes. If the two sides really fight and a stalemate is reached, it would be entirely by luck for an ordinary person like him to survive.
At this moment, the mercenary leader not far away shouted again: "Friend, the guns of several of my men accidentally went off just now."
"Five snipers fired at the same time?" Su Xia smiled faintly, "Where did you buy your guns? I'll avoid danger next time."
"My friend, we are wrong in this matter. Take your time to rest. I won't disturb you. I wish you a pleasant journey."
"Now that you're here, don't leave in a hurry."
Su Xia waved casually, and a small dagger appeared in his hand.
The mercenary leader's face changed slightly. He knows how to use psychic shield, so it should be no problem for him to withstand a few attacks, right?
But he really couldn't see through Su Xia's strengths and weaknesses. Su Xia's ability to dodge those bullets just now really surprised him.
A very scary name slowly emerged in his mind.
Could it be that person?
When the mercenary leader thought of that man, his heart began to beat fast. Holding his weapon, he stopped moving forward and began to slowly retreat.
"How about we just say goodbye, my friend?"
"Nothing."
“Why are you so aggressive?” the mercenary leader shouted, “We are all in this together, it’s not easy for anyone, so leave some room for others… I didn’t attack the rest of the team just now, I just wanted to force them to leave.”
"If there weren't these undead guards, the drivers of the convoy would have been beaten to pieces, right?"
“…”
The mercenary leader's face froze, but he didn't deny it. He continued to retreat, stepping on the soft dry grass.
At the same time, the rest of the mercenaries, seeing that the situation was not right, also slowly retreated. Even those hiding in the surrounding jungles began to evacuate, and several snipers had already left their original positions.
In their opinion, although the man sitting in the car had a tough attitude, he had not yet taken the initiative.
This shows that the person also has concerns.
As long as they withdraw slowly, today will be peaceful.
Seeing this, the leader of the convoy became a little anxious, and hurriedly reminded Su Xia in a low voice: "Sir, after they go back, they will probably call more mercenaries to surround us, and they may even call the king of mercenaries. After all, you...you just said that..."
"What's the hurry?"
Su Xia glanced at him calmly and said, "They don't have wings, so how can they fly away?"
"I... I mean..."
"Want to live?"
"ah?"
The person in charge trembled, his face turned pale, and he almost fell to his knees on the spot.
He was afraid that Su Xia was not a good person either. After he had finally gotten rid of a group of wolves, a tiger came.
Su Xia patted the carriage, making it bang loudly, and asked, "What is the real cargo in this car? Medicines? Weapons? Valuable items?"
“Yes, yes…”
The person in charge gritted his teeth, looking troubled, as if he was struggling with his thoughts. After more than ten seconds, he spoke with difficulty: "It's a drug."
"What medicine? Banned ones?" Su Xia asked.
"It can't be said to be banned, but the officials in various cities have not allowed the production of this drug."
"Isn't that contraband?"
Su Xia subconsciously thought of the sugar water she had touched before, and asked: "Is it addictive?"
"No, no, sir, you misunderstood. I am a good citizen and I will not sell that kind of medicine. My medicine is just the opposite."
"oh?"
Su Xia's heart moved, and she immediately said, "Give me a copy."
The person in charge hurriedly took out a box of medicine from his pocket and handed it to Su Xia respectfully, but Su Xia was sitting in the carriage, which was too high, so he couldn't hand it to him.
Fortunately, there was a slight metal sensor in the medicine box. Su Xia raised his hand and the box flew up into the air and landed steadily in his hand.
He opened the seal and tore open the medicine box, and the medicine in the box appeared before his eyes - six thin tubes of medicine.
The solution inside the medicine is translucent green.
There is no instruction manual on the surface of the medicine. We know nothing about the ingredients, production date, usage, etc. Even the effects are not written.
Su Xia squeezed out a drop of medicine, put it to the tip of her nose and sniffed it gently, and immediately understood what it was.
He smiled, threw the remaining potion back, and asked, "Where did this medicine come from?"
"North, Fish Scale City."
The person in charge took the medicine and answered honestly.
Su Xia continued to ask: "What is the effect?"
"This medicine can treat people who are addicted to other drugs." The person in charge put away the medicine preciously. "Not long ago, the two families in Yuling City suddenly withdrew from the previous drug market. They were very ruthless and burned down their own planting bases without leaving any way out. It is said that it is related to the legendary masked man..."
"Go on."
"After that, the two families remained silent for a while, and launched this medicine not long ago."
"What are the specific effects of the medicine?"
"It's very effective!" the person in charge exclaimed, "Just one course of treatment can free people from their dependence on those damn drugs. It's simply a miracle drug!"
"Um……"
Su Xia nodded slightly, feeling quite satisfied.
This medicine was exactly the purification potion he had obtained when he was doing the sugar water mission.
Later, he gave the formula of the potion to the two families in Yuling City and asked the remaining members of their families to promote the potion.
For many people who have gone astray, this potion is like giving them a chance at new life.
The two families did not disappoint Su Xia, nor did they dare to disappoint Su Xia.
As long as Su Xia was still alive, even if he had been missing, the people from the two families would not dare to disobey him. After all, they were all afraid of being killed that day.
"Does this medicine have a name?" Su Xia asked.
"some."
"What's your name?"
"Redemption potion."
"This name... is okay."
Compared to purification, the word redemption seems to be more appropriate for the effect of this potion.
Su Xia asked again: "How are the sales of this medicine? How are the reactions in various cities?"
"This... My Lord, you have seen it. Now I need to hide these in frozen meat so that I can secretly transport them between cities."
"Why? Is it difficult to promote it?"
"No, no, it's not difficult to promote it. This medicine is very popular among the lower classes everywhere." The person in charge answered truthfully, "The real difficulty comes from the local bosses in each city. Many people don't want to see the emergence of this medicine."
"Yeah, that's true."
In the past, even Xue Lin’s sugar water industry could bring in extremely terrifying profits every year.
Sugar water is just one of countless similar products, and the huge profits in this industry are shocking.
Once the redemption potion is widely promoted, there is no telling how many people’s sources of income will be cut off.
In this world, cutting off someone's financial resources is tantamount to killing their parents.
"Do you make a lot of money selling this redemption potion?" Su Xia looked at the person in charge and asked, "How much money will the two major families take from you?"
"The profit is not small. After all, many people buy it. The two major families will not take money at the moment. As long as we are willing to promote it, it's fine."
“Are there many people like you?”
"A lot..."
The person in charge held the potion tightly, nodded repeatedly, and said, "Many people are even doing unprofitable business. They would rather lose everything than not promote this redemption potion and let the world know about its existence."
These days, Su Xia's actions are not completely useless.
With the two families' vigorous promotion, with Fish Scale City as the center, countless redemption potions were sent to other cities along the surrounding spider-web-like roads.
Many people who were once deeply troubled by addiction problems took the initiative to join in the promotion of this drug after being cured. Even though there were many difficulties, many people persisted.
The roads they travel have connected cities throughout the southwest region and are still extending outward, delivering thousands of medicines to those in need.
One day, this road to salvation will connect the whole world.
