Atlas of Heaven and Man.

Chapter 876: The Journey to Find the Trace
The mere presence of the armed convoy parked opposite the hotel set off the hotel's security alert. When Chen Chuan walked towards them, his expression was calm and natural.

On the contrary, when he walked over, the people in the opposite convoy felt uncomfortable. Those who were talking and laughing stopped, their facial expressions became stiff, and their fingers unconsciously clenched the weapons in their hands. Some people even pointed the muzzles of their guns forward.

It’s not that they really noticed anything, but that they have been hovering on the edge of life and death for a long time, which has made them keenly aware of danger.

Chen Chuan's biological field did not spread outside at all, but the pace and rhythm of his walking, the natural and relaxed state he showed when facing everyone, instead brought them a sense of oppression, which made them very uncomfortable.

Baomi noticed this at the first moment, and immediately raised his hand, made a downward gesture to everyone, and said: "Relax, guys, this is our employer, and he is the one we are escorting today." Hearing this, everyone looked at each other and relaxed a little.

Baomi turned around and gestured to Jasmine, who came up, holding a smock. "Sir, this is what we prepared for you. Don't worry, it's been cleaned beforehand, so it's very clean."

Chen Chuan thanked him, took it and put it on, covering his body. This way, he was dressed like most of the people here and did not look so out of place.

But even so, as long as he stood there, he felt different from the people around him.

At this time, Baomi greeted him and asked him to sit in his car. Then he leaned forward and shouted, and the leading car started and drove out, and the cars behind followed one by one.

Baomi shrank back, smiled apologetically and said, "Sir, our team is full of savages. We never think before doing anything. Please don't mind what happened just now."

Chen Chuanshuo said: "Captain Baomi, I understand." For people like these who often fight on the line between life and death, self-protection is their top priority, and it is not something they can control.

Baomi said: "You are the superior officer, you are very generous."

Chen Chuan glanced at the rearview mirror. The team members behind him were all silent at the moment. They didn't seem to be talking to each other. It was obvious that they were of high quality. He asked, "Are these people from your team?"

"There are only about 20 members directly under our team, and there are about 30 people recruited separately, belonging to two teams. Don't worry, sir, they are all people who cooperate with us frequently and are absolutely trustworthy.

There seem to be too many people, but it's not safe outside the city. Those hybrid creatures are fine, but we need to be most wary of those who are traveling with us, especially at this time of year. There might be another group of mercenaries on the road who want to attack us."

Chen Chuanshuo said: "You said before that you received a business order to go there, what is that?"

Baomi looked back at a transport vehicle following behind and said, "People."

After a pause, he explained: "There are large farms and biological breeding farms near that village, which require a lot of labor. We are responsible for delivering a batch to them.

Don't worry, they are not from our Dashun people, they are all captives from the old imperial army. These captives are their favorites, they live long, adapt to the environment, and there is no need to worry about activation."

Chen Chuan didn't say anything about this. Some things that were not allowed outside might be very common here. Moreover, the soldiers of the old imperial family were actually a different species compared to them. As far as he knew, most of them were also placed on the front line of the army to do hard labor.

The convoy drove steadily out of the city. When they arrived outside the city, they could see that the creatures that originally existed in the Blending Land had been almost wiped out. Even the grass and trees could not be seen much. There was only a patch of black and red soil on both sides of the road.

There were some people wandering on the roadside, wearing masked smocks and carrying black baskets on their backs, turning the ground with some kind of hooks and claws. Occasionally, a fat, multi-legged insect would be turned out from under the mud, then picked up with the hooks and stuffed into the baskets behind them.

The vehicles in the convoy would alternate positions every once in a while. Chen Chuan noticed that their actions were very methodical and their equipment was very complete. Most of them had onboard radios, and there were also people specifically responsible for reminding the activity index.

Perhaps because they have lived in this environment for a long time or have some special implants, these people have a strong resistance to activation. Not only is their activity index not high, but the numerical activity range is also not large.

We did encounter other armed groups on the way, but perhaps because the mercenary group was more famous, or perhaps because they were more vigilant, we did not attack them.

As they walked for a distance, the buildings on both sides gradually became fewer, and the plants on both sides gradually became dense from sparse. The number of creatures in the intersection increased accordingly, and some even followed the convoy. At this time, the people in the convoy would occasionally fire a few shots outside, which was obviously to scare these things away.

Corn said, "Sir, if we don't encounter anything on the way, it will take us half a day to get there. Then we will definitely not be able to come back today and will have to stay there overnight." He whispered, "If you need us to do anything, just let us know."

Chen Chuanshuo said: "Captain Baomi, you are a responsible captain. I will tell you before I do anything."

"Hehe, thank you for your care, sir."

They set out at eight in the morning and saw the town from afar around noon. The town was located on a high ground and had many checkpoints around it.

At this moment, Chen Chuan saw some things lying in the grass. They looked like some kind of long-winged beetles, about the height of a man's waist, with a dark and shiny shell. When the convoy passed in front of it, the long tentacles in front of it swayed for a while.

Baomi said: "These black beetles are raised by the natives of the villages and towns. Their shells are very thick and cannot be penetrated by ordinary firearms. They are also very fast and there are a lot of them. They can survive here because of these things." Chen Chuan nodded. If it weren't for these, the villages and towns would have been breached by the assault team of the old imperial family long ago, and they would not have survived until now. It can be imagined that in addition to these things, there are definitely third-level fighters here.

After a bumpy road, the convoy arrived at the main entrance to the town. There were roadblocks and barbed wire on both sides, and a trench filled with barbs was dug around it.

As the armed men at the checkpoint raised flags to signal, the mercenary group, who had been prepared for this, gradually stopped their cars. Immediately afterwards, fully armed men came out of the checkpoint one by one and asked everyone in the car to get off for inspection.

Baomi was prepared. He just glanced back and Jasmine got out of the car, swayed her waist and walked towards the person in charge of the checkpoint, negotiated with him, and stuffed some things into his hand.

After the checkpoint chief got the things, his expression was obviously much more relaxed. He no longer forced everyone to get off the car. He then ran to the back to check the "cargo" they had transported.

Then he took his men to each car, individually identified each person in the car, and asked them to give their names.

Baomi frowned. This was not so strict before. Although they could continue to give benefits, they could not give too much, otherwise the other party would think that there was something wrong with them. Fortunately, as a mature team, they were prepared for this.

The person in charge of the checkpoint came to their car. He obviously knew Bao Mi. He looked at Chen Chuan, who was wearing a mask, and asked cautiously, "Who is this?"

Baomi grinned and said, "Our team's employer is here to try some new shows." Then he gave the other person a look that said you understand.

The person in charge of the checkpoint was obviously not so easy to fool, and asked cautiously: "What employer? Can you tell me your name and identity?"

Baomi made a phone gesture with his hand, "I'm not in a position to tell you, you can ask 'Seventh Boss', I've already informed him in advance."

The person in charge looked at him, asked someone to keep an eye on him, and ran back to make a phone call. After a while, he put down the phone and waved to the armed personnel below to let the person in.

Baomi breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's settled."

Chen Chuan nodded slightly.

The convoy passed the checkpoint smoothly and drove up to the high ground along the upward slope. When they reached the top, Chen Chuan looked outside. Unexpectedly, the town was not as backward as imagined by outsiders. What appeared before him was a prosperous town.

The first thing that caught my eye was a tall screen erected in the square. At the moment, it was showing a fighting competition. The difference was that the opponents were a fighter and a fused creature. Soon, the fighter was seen stumbling, and then was pressed down by the fused creature, and his head was bitten off in an instant.

As this scene appeared, some of the people surrounding them cheered and shouted, while others uttered ugly curses and smashed the things in their hands.

Baomi said beside him, "These local authorities imitated what Deep Valley City did, but they only take their trusted clients there, so we can only stay in the places they specify. Sir, why don't we find a place to stay first, and then we can contact the informant to confirm the situation?"

Chen Chuan looked towards a certain place and said, "There's no need to look for the informant. Stay away from him first and get ready for the battle."

"Ok?"

Baomi's expression tensed up. He didn't ask Chen Chuan what he wanted to do specifically, but nodded and said decisively: "Understood!"

Chen Chuan pushed the door, got out of the car, and walked in a certain direction.

After arriving here, Hongfu told him a message that the true shape tree was indeed located here, but it was not on the surface, but below this high ground!

Hongfu's judgment should be correct, because the last time Assistant Ling opened the fusion area, Hongfu recorded the field information of the tree, so she found it after getting closer.

In this case, the next action would not violate the agreement, and he would not have to hide it anymore.

Following Hongfu's instructions, he ignored the people on the surrounding watchtowers and found a place to stand, staring at the ground. Then he raised his fist, and a faint light began to flash on it.

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(End of this chapter)