Chapter 15 The Team

"Which one do you think we should choose?" Li Cheng颐 was unsure. Thinking that Rainbow Candy and the others had also experienced several dead ends and had rich experience, he immediately inquired.

No one who could escape a dead end was simple. At the very least, someone with a dull mind or slow reaction would definitely not survive the first time.

Two premonitions, plus the third time being pulled in. Just the first entry into a dead end could filter out 99.9% of mediocre people. There was silence in the small group.

No one answered.

Li Cheng颐 was slightly disappointed, but he could understand.

After all, no one dared to speak first in this kind of matter. Otherwise, if they chose the wrong one, they would be blamed for nothing. People in dead ends were already emotionally unstable, always on the edge of life and death, and their emotions could easily intensify.

If they gave the wrong advice and were dragged down to sacrifice together, that would be truly冤(yuān, unjust). He closed the group chat and repeatedly reviewed the information given by Rainbow Candy.

"The little girl hiding under the bed said she was a Sutanese. Could it be that the prototype of this dead end is Sutan, so it attracts her in?"

"Besides me, other people have entered that dead end. Why didn't they leave any information? Premonition plus dead end, at least there should be… no!"

Suddenly, Li Cheng颐 reacted.

"I have two premonitions, but that doesn't mean others do. According to the company's data, many people were pulled in after only one premonition. Some unlucky ones were even pulled in the first time."

He thought of his boss, Sindera. The reason why she looked at him differently was largely because he was pulled into the dead end for the third time.

Such mental strength and willpower were higher than most people. Thinking of this, Li Cheng颐 became even more uncertain.

The three places were far apart. If he chose the wrong one, the price he would pay would be at least one or two more experiences in dead ends.

The danger was extremely high. Especially this dead end, which was troublesome to even touch. Just contact damaged his scale armor.

*Di Di…*

Suddenly, a text message rang on his phone.

Realizing it was a chat message, Li Cheng颐 switched interfaces and returned to the group chat.

"According to Cucumber's comprehensive analysis, the third one is the most likely. I, Big Black, and Little Brown will go to investigate the first and second ones separately. You should go to Sutan with Xiao Hao. Is that okay, Brother Cheng?" – Rainbow Candy.

Li Cheng颐 was stunned.

But he quickly reacted and typed a reply.

"This is my business. You don't need to risk it!" – Cheng Yi.

"It's just a memory flash, we've experienced it before. Brother Cheng, you've already given us a lot of information. If we still run into trouble, then we're just stupid." – Rainbow Candy.

"Don't say anymore, Brother Cheng. Since we're a team, helping you now is a truly worthwhile investment. After all, we may not be able to flash into the dead end. But when we encounter troublesome dead ends in the future, you can easily flash in." – Big Bear.

"Cheng, what you should do now is tell us more details and what to pay attention to in this dead end." – Big Black.

"I think you should ask for my opinion…" – Gantry Crane.
"Do you have an opinion?" – Rainbow Candy.

"…" – Gantry Crane.

"Anyway, everyone earns if we can live one more day. It's just a gamble on probability. Reason tells me that doing this maximizes our chances of living longer." – Little Brown.

Li Cheng颐 looked at the content in the group chat, not saying a word, not replying, just feeling something inexplicable in his heart. It wasn't感动 (gǎndòng, touched), not to that point yet.

It was just that he suddenly felt like someone could fight alongside him, that hard-to-describe sense of camaraderie. It was weird.

"Seems… not bad."

He inexplicably had a slight smile on his face.

"Thanks. I'll treat everyone to a good meal when I get back." – Cheng Yi.
"Waiting for you, Brother Cheng." – Rainbow Candy.

"Waiting for you, Brother Cheng." – Gantry Crane…

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The other three were all in the same formation.

Closing his phone, Li Cheng颐 knew they were investing in him in advance, but he had to admit that this feeling was really good. "What's wrong?" Song Ran, who was driving, heard a subtle noise and glanced at him from the rearview mirror.

"I built a small team, and I didn't expect everyone to be quite supportive of me," Li Cheng颐 said honestly.

"Then you're lucky." Song Ran also smiled, "I feel like you've been too nervous recently. Maybe after this, you should take a good rest and live a normal life. You're a bit too repressed…"

"A normal life?" Li Cheng颐 asked upon hearing this, "What counts as a normal life?"

"Go on dates, travel, play games—the current AR and VR are very exciting. Also, find some hobbies and delve into them. Don't let yourself be idle and spacing out." Song Ran suggested.

"Is it useful?"

"Of course. When I used to be nervous, I would find my old classmates and friends and rent out a place to play all night. Get drunk for a few days, and then go racing, diving, skydiving, surfing—there are so many things to do." Song Ran replied with a smile.

"If you have money, you can find someone to give you special training. The Yi Country has few opportunities in this area, but there are many outside. There are also self-circulating cities. As a human, if you haven't been to a self-circulating city once in your life, it's a huge regret."

"Is it that exaggerated?" Li Cheng颐 had seen other people sharing photos online, and they were indeed very beautiful, feeling like game screenshots.

"It's that exaggerated. Self-circulating cities are the true paradise of this world. Everyone sharpens their heads trying to get in." Song Ran replied.

The two chatted for a while. *Screech.*

The car began to slow down and then stopped slowly. "Okay, we're here."

At this time, it was still deep in the night.

Li Cheng颐 got out of the car and took out the key to the botanical garden. "Brother Song, go back. I'll take it from here."
"Can you do it alone?" Song Ran asked.

"I have to, even if I can't." Li Cheng颐 didn't turn his head. He stood at the gate and let the newly installed camera identify him, waiting for the iron gate to open slowly.

"Call me if you need anything," Song Ran called out. Li Cheng颐 waved his hand and quickly walked through the gate.

The two security guards on duty in the middle of the night heard the movement and came out, seeing that it was Boss Li Cheng颐.

The two of them shuddered, their faces turning pale with fright.

The last time the group of demons danced at the gathering frightened the employees of the botanical garden, and they were spreading rumors in private.

Everyone guessed that the boss was probably involved in the underworld, a gang member, and definitely came from an extraordinary background with extremely strong strength.

They could tell from the cars that came that time. There were even super flying cars!

From then on, the employees dared not be lazy at all, for fear of problems and being caught by the boss with serious consequences.

Li Cheng颐 didn't have time to greet them. He quickly rushed to the Wisteria Flower Greenhouse, went inside to absorb the flower energy, repaired the Wisteria Flower Scale Armor, and then went to the Gladiolus area to repair the Gladiolus Flower Scale Armor.

He also absorbed some of the newly arrived variant flower energy from the sunflowers, preparing for the second evolution. After doing all this, he walked to the iron gate, where a silver sports car was already waiting outside. The car window rolled down, revealing the face of a silver-haired, masked woman wearing glasses.

"Miss Big Bear sent me to pick you up. The plane ticket has been booked, and it takes off in an hour."
"Thank you!" Li Cheng颐 didn't expect Big Bear's logistics to be so efficient.

It had only been a short time before she sent someone to the airport and even confirmed the ticket. He took out his phone to confirm and immediately got into the car.

"Because Sutan has a visa on arrival, you still need to complete a procedure when you get there. There will be a local tour guide to serve you. Miss Bear arranged the itinerary according to a travel package, please be careful not to be exposed."

The silver-haired woman in the car instructed.

"Understood!" Li Cheng颐 nodded.

"What about the other one? We need that person's identity information to process the boarding." The woman asked suspiciously.
"That one doesn't need it. He has his own channels to get there," Li Cheng颐 replied. He knew she was asking about the alt account.

"Also, let me remind you that the political situation in Sutan is very chaotic now, and the situation is also very dangerous. The place you are going to was still in the hands of anti-government armed forces last year, so there are dangers in all aspects. Be sure to pay attention to personal safety."

"No problem." Li Cheng颐 nodded confidently.

How could it be more dangerous than the way he fought all the way in the first half of the year?

He hadn't seen the terrorists in Ideals Land? He had been through so many troubles in the dead ends, and he had broken through them all. He didn't believe he would be stopped by a group of armed forces.

"I'm just going to investigate the clues, not cause trouble. I won't be so unlucky." He waved his hand confidently, indicating that there was no problem.

"Okay, then I wish you good luck." The silver-haired woman didn't say much and drove silently.

"By the way, where is the place on the plane ticket?" Li Cheng颐 picked up his phone and looked at the detailed information of the third data. "Southern Sutan, Green Willa."

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Sutan · Green Willa · Moon Airport.

The dim yellow sky, the dim yellow earth, the dim yellow ground runway.

The wind and sand were blowing. A gray-white medium-sized passenger plane slowly decelerated, landed, and taxied quickly on the ground. Inside the cabin, Li Cheng颐 took off the eye mask on his head, opened his eyes, and looked out the window of the plane.

Outside, the ground was full of yellow-gray, and several old fighter jets were parked. Further away, mushroom-like green trees swayed in the wind.

Rows of small earth-yellow buildings, no more than five or six stories high, were scattered around the airport. "So this is Sutan…" Li Cheng颐 sighed, "It's completely different from the Yi Country."

"Yes, Sutan is one of the birthplaces of the world's oldest civilizations." The person leaning on the left side of his seat was an elderly white-haired aunt.

"When I was young, I also came here and stayed for a while. Sutan was better then than it is now. Unfortunately, it's different now…"

"Where is the aunt from?" Li Cheng颐 asked casually.

"Yu Province, here to see my son. He is stationed here, responsible for the company's projects here… alas, he hasn't been back for three years." The old aunt sighed.

"I thought you were with the tour group behind." Li Cheng颐 said.

"Fortunately, I've been here many times. I don't need a tour guide. I can be a tour guide myself." The old aunt smiled. "What are you doing here, young man? This place is sometimes not very safe. It's not easy for you to handle many formalities if you don't join a group." She asked curiously.

"I'm here to do something." Li Cheng颐 smiled, but the smile obviously didn't have any happy meaning. "The official language here is Sutanese. If you know White Star language, that's also fine. Can you do it?"

"Now we have this." Li Cheng颐 waved the phone in his hand.
"You're very brave." The old aunt wanted to say something else.

The plane slowly came to a stop, and both Yi Country language and Sutanese began to remind passengers to prepare to disembark. Li Cheng颐 picked up his phone, picked up his luggage bag, got up to line up, and waited to get off the plane.

He was particularly prominent compared to the tour groups around him. There were very few people on the entire plane traveling alone.

Two hundred people quickly got off the plane one after another down the escalator to the airport ground.

As soon as Li Cheng颐 left the cabin, he felt a wave of hot and stuffy air hit him. Along with the heat, there was also a very strong smell of dust.

Walking down the ladder and getting on the shuttle bus, he quickly arrived at the airport hall.

The entire airport hall was only a hundred meters long and wide. A large group of people crowded at the exit, holding up signs to pick up people.

As soon as people came, shouts in various languages ​​suddenly sounded.

The people here were all dressed in old clothes, but if you looked closely, you could find that it was not really old, but the color gave people a dusty and dirty feeling.

That was because the sand dust was too big.

"Cheng Yi!" Li Cheng颐 had just walked to the exit, carrying his luggage bag, when he heard a voice shouting his name loudly. The other party kept repeating it, and the tone was very strange, obviously not from the Yi Country.

Following the sound, he found a tall, thin black man in the crowd.

The other party was holding a large white sign with black characters, on which was scrawled: 撑意 (Chēng Yì).