Alloy (54)
"I'm willing to bet that once we get close to that stone gate, 10,000 percent will encounter enemies!" The old fox Amadeus had come to Zero at some point, his eyes shining in the direction of the Wall of Beetles without blinking.
Zero didn't answer, just glanced sideways at the group of big men standing behind him, it seems that this old fox has sensed the danger, and knows the truth that there is great power in such a complicated environment!
He was now holding a high-powered telescope and studying the ancient writing on the Wall of Beetles under the protection of thirty veterans, and only nodded absentmindedly when he heard Amadeus's words.
"Boy, are you sure you want to do this? I don't need to ask where you came from, but I need to know what you're doing it for, and what I can get out of it! Amadeus was not angry when he saw Zero so perfunctory.
The reason for this is that he has a very big choice to make. A choice that is related to the ultimate benefit of this ancient ruins expedition!
Hearing this, Zero took the telescope off his hand and looked at Amadeus for a few seconds, then turned his head and nodded his chin to Sergeant Allen, who was deploying the mission.
Amadeus, looking puzzled, looked at the crowd of people who were busy arranging tasks, frowning and thinking about something.
Zero doesn't care if he continues his research, for he's just discovered the fourth text carved in the Contractor's lingua franca: The Dawn of the Dawn is the key to Duot, and the eternal stars will guide you in your path!
Amadeus, who suddenly seemed to understand something, suddenly showed a surprised expression, and whispered almost to Zero's ear, "That guy?" Could it be... Hiss! ”
Zero was annoyed by him, he really didn't want to pay attention to the surprised look that Amadeus deliberately pretended to be at this time, but he estimated that he didn't give him a little indication that the old fox would continue to disturb his research.
"Everyone is a fox in a mountain bag, what are you talking about here to talk to me?" Thinking of this, Zero had no choice but to sigh and turn his head, looking at Amadeus's clumsy performance with a blank expression,
I don't believe that Amadeus hasn't noticed that person's anomaly until now, and anyone who pays a little attention to his own way will find some clues! (Question: What's more important than the legacy of ancient aliens?) )
It seems that he found that his one-man show was smashed, but as a thick-skinned and black-hearted Amadeus, his old face didn't blush, and he coughed lightly and went directly to the topic: "Ahem, you can command my people at will, no matter what is inside, I want seventy percent!" ”
The old fox had actually made a choice in his heart, the fundamental purpose of his coming here at this time was to bargain, as long as the benefits were big enough, he didn't care about the lives of these soldiers, not even his own!
Zero has always felt that bargaining is a very boring thing, obviously both groups of people have a bottom line in their hearts, but they are both like fools with their mouths open, hoping that the other party's bottom line is lower than they expected, so as to make a lot of money from it.
Zero looked at Amadeus in front of him playfully, and only stretched out three fingers without speaking, which obviously means "at most three percent"!
Seeing that the other party was about to say something, Zero pointed to the people gathered, and after a little thought, Amadeus fell silent and began to look down in thought, and after a long time he nodded in agreement.
Zero, who just wants to complete the main quest, doesn't care how many good things there are on the lower floor, as long as he gets the ancient Moro slate, then he will make a sure profit, as for whether there are other gains, it is another matter.
Of course, these must not be told to Amadeus, the two sides cooperated! Some of the procedures that should be taken still have to be followed, otherwise this old fox will have to consider whether to terminate the cooperation with Zero!
To use a simple analogy, you team up with someone else to do a big vote, but the guy you work with says that it only costs a fraction, and then you should consider whether the other party intends to kill you and then take it yourself!
The prestige of your joint organization with Amadeus has increased, current reputation: Honor
At the same time that Zero reached an agreement with Amadeus, the reputation of the faction also increased a lot, and he actually reached the honor level smoothly!
By translating the documents in the ancient ruins, you can increase the prestige of almost all the forces present, even the regular army, which of course can only be seen after opening the faction's prestige.
The reason why Zero was able to connect with the regular army so quickly was because he had been translating literature, and the person who connected him with the regular army was Hyakutaro!
Sergeant Allen let the whole team rest in place for six hours, and then they probably won't have time to rest again, and what awaits everyone will be the toughest test of the journey!
At this time, Zero had already translated the documents on the Wall of Beetles, and several bigwigs gathered together to plan their next actions while they were resting.
Once everyone was back in top condition and the inventory of equipment and supplies was ready, the Combine made a cautious move in the direction of the Wall of Beetles.
The whole team approached the beetle wall and immediately moved in an orderly manner, only to see a group of fierce muscular hunks carrying sandbags prepared in advance and placing them near the stone gate to make a few simple fortifications.
They were followed by soldiers ready to shoot and take action, all knowing that the battle that would decide their life and death would begin at any moment, and that the enemy they would face would be even more terrible than before!
Sergeant Allen roared loudly for the soldiers to move faster, while Marty and Amadeus stood beside Zero to keep him guarded as he opened the last gate, while the thirty veterans watched around wary.
Marc couldn't trust the Modern Legion, so he asked Talma to lead the regular army to defend alone in a fortification, and he came to Zero's side.
He did this to be on the safe side, and to notify his own people in time if something went wrong, at this time, Zero, who became the only lifesaver for the Combine Army, had absolutely nothing to say in terms of safety, and whoever wanted to hurt him would definitely be torn to pieces by a group of crazy soldiers!
It wasn't until I walked in that I realized that the entire wall of beetles was made of the bones of an unknown small creature, and the whole was faintly glowing with a miserable white sheen.
The wall of beetles next to the strange altar was inlaid with a huge stone door made of the same material, and a huge scarab relief was carved into the stone door with countless fist-sized gems of various colors.
The background of this scarab relief is the ancient stars, which are also composed of various gemstones, and all look like stars!