Starting from the office buildings we kept passing through

Chapter 71 Opportunities for Each Person

The rain outside has stopped.

The rain, which had lasted for two days, stopped in the evening.

The floodwaters, which had risen to almost the third level, began to recede gradually.

Chen Zhong and his group also began to pack up their spoils, preparing to return.

Next to Chen Zhong was Liu Bai, who was wearing an iron armor that Chen Hao had given him, after he used up his blue card, the [Fine Iron Armor Upper Garment].

Both of them had used two purple [Enhancement Cards] to enhance their physical attributes, making them exceptionally strong.

Therefore, although several more "blue-skinned frogmen" appeared later, they were easily dealt with by the two of them.

Beside the two were Zhao Long and others.

Their team was the strongest of all, and naturally, they also reaped the most rewards.

"Let's go."

Zhao Zhong, dressed in full armor, glanced at the twilight outside the glass window.

"it is good."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

When Chen Hao was not around, Chen Zhong took his place and became the core of the group.

The reason is simple: his strength surpasses that of everyone else.

Afterwards, the group carried several python carcasses down the corridor.

The other teams gave up their small snakes and lizard carcasses to the other teams.

Of course, it's not given away for free; a fee is charged for a few white cards that they don't want.

Water cards are the most common, followed by iron cards, and then lizard cards.

Needless to say, with so much rain, nobody is short of water.

They didn't have a blacksmith shop, so iron was useless to them.

The same principle applies to the lizard Pikachu.

Soon, Chen Zhong and the others carried the python's carcass back to the eighteenth floor.

At this moment, Chen Hao was meditating in his private office.

"Wow, three pythons that big, impressive."

Seeing the large python that Chen Zhong and the others were carrying up, everyone rushed forward to help.

After that, people began to process the three python carcasses, skinning them, removing tendons, and deboning them in an orderly manner.

Finally, these six- or seven-meter-long pythons were transformed into buckets of white snake meat.

Some of the snake meat is chopped into fine pieces with an axe, wrapped in kneaded dough, rolled into a flatbread shape with a wooden stick, and then fried in oil to make fried pancakes.

Some of it is cured with salt and smoked for a period of time to become smoked meat.

Another portion is stir-fried with other meats in a pot, then rice and water are added to cook it into a meat porridge, which becomes everyone's dinner.

Usually, dinner time is quite lively, with everyone eager to chat.

Today, however, it was rather quiet, and the atmosphere was somewhat somber.

The reason is simple: Xue Ming's death marks the first time their team has suffered a loss.

It was also the first time they had felt that death was so close to them.

After Xue Ming died, his body was promptly cremated. Chen Hao personally lit the fire at the very spot where he died.

The ashes had been collected and placed in a ceramic jar, which Chen Hao carried back and placed in his private office.

If they can go back, Chen Hao will personally deliver this jar of ashes to Xue Ming's parents.

Xue Ming's situation was considered quite good. After the others died, their bodies were simply thrown out into the murky floodwaters, where they were devoured by countless aquatic creatures.

In this somewhat somber atmosphere, a few people were quite excited.

Because they all gained unexpected rewards during today's hunt.

First was Zhao Long, who looked at the two blue cards in his body with an unstoppable smile on his face.

Those two blue cards were, one was the [Enhancement Card] he had been longing for, and the other was a skill card.

[One-Star Skill Card - Golden Snake Blade Technique: After use, you can master this blade technique.]

His strength will increase greatly once he uses these two blue cards.

Then came Luo Hai, who also obtained a skill card.

[One-Star Skill Card - Rock Crushing Fist: After use, you can master this fist technique.]

Although it's not a weapon-related skill, it's still pretty good.

However, he was a little troubled about where to find boxing gloves.

It's impossible to let him fight wild beasts with his bare hands.

There are also the brothers Zhou Wen and Zhou Wu.

Zhou Wen obtained a blue equipment card.

[One-Star Equipment Card - Lizardwalking Shoes: Made entirely of the tough skin of the wetland black lizard and refined iron, these shoes can withstand some piercing attacks and provide a lizardwalking effect.]

Lizard Walk: After activation, speed is increased by 50% for 10 seconds, and can be used once a day.

Zhou Wu obtained a blue [Enhancement Card].

He was very excited after receiving the enhancement card.

He once fantasized that he could be like Chen Hao, the center of attention, the man of his word, with beautiful women throwing themselves at him and his followers following him around.

But when he thought about how his brother had almost lost his life to protect him, he hesitated.

He hesitated, wondering if he should give this [Enhancement Card] to his older brother, Zhou Wen.

Then, a blue card was handed to him.

"Xiao Wu, you should use this card. It will provide better protection if you encounter danger in the future."

Zhou Wu took the blue card from Zhou Wen with a puzzled look. After seeing the information on the blue card, his eyes reddened slightly, and he no longer hesitated.

"Okay, bro, I'll take this card."

"But you must accept this card as well."

As he spoke, Zhou Wu handed the [Enhancement Card] to Zhou Wen.

"This is..." Zhou Wen was shocked when he saw the message. "How can this be? This is too precious. You should use it yourself."

He was about to return the [Enhancement Card], but Zhou Wu insisted on not taking it.

"Brother, just take it. The stronger you become, the better you can protect me."

"If you hadn't taken that blow for me today, I might be dead."

"Then you should use it yourself. No matter how good I am, I can't be as good as Brother Chen, and I can't protect you all the time."

"No, brother, you use it."

The two began arguing, which attracted the attention of others.

"What are you two brothers arguing about?"

Zhao Long then came over and advised, "We're all brothers, what's there to argue about? Tell me, what happened?"

"Let me see if I can solve this. If I can't, I'll go ask Brother Chen."

The two brothers then noticed that everyone around them was watching them.

They were clearly just watching the show.

Zhou Wen didn't explain the reason to Zhao Long, saying, "Brother Zhao, it's nothing."

Seeing that Zhou Wen was unwilling to talk, Zhao Long didn't ask any more questions and turned to leave.

Seeing that there was no excitement to be had, the others stopped paying much attention to the Zhou brothers, Wen and Wu.

In the end, Zhou Wen still used that [Enhancement Card].

There was nothing he could do; he couldn't go against Zhou Wu's wishes.

Moreover, he himself longed to gain even greater power.

With some reluctance, Zhou Wen completed the enhancement.

Feeling the powerful energy surging within him, Zhou Wen felt a surge of pride.

He felt that if he encountered the Blue-skinned Frogmen again, he could definitely fight and kill them all by himself.

Afterwards, he approached Li Laoshi, Kong Hao, and the others, and they had a strength contest.

There isn't much difference.

This made Li Laoshi, Kong Hao, and the others realize that Zhou Wen had also improved, and they all congratulated him.

Zhou Wen was very happy.

Zhou Wu was somewhat depressed.

He should have been the one receiving everyone's congratulations, but the [Enhancement Card] was something he had personally given to his brother, so what could he say?

After Zhou Wen, Zhao Long also revealed his enhanced power, which was stronger than the other three.

After all, Zhao Long's basic strength was already stronger than the three of them, and after the enhancement, he would naturally be stronger than the three of them as well.

So, Zhao Long, overestimating his abilities, approached Chen Zhong.

The moment the two made contact, Zhao Long felt the terrifying power within Chen Zhong's body. He was deeply shocked, ashamed of his inferiority, and took the initiative to admit defeat.

At this point, Chen Hao's team now has six enhanced members besides himself.

There are many more members who have mastered a skill and possess strong combat capabilities.