kvmb Chapter 919: The Storm in Philadelphia
Chapter 919: The Storm in Philadelphia
Qin Mo helped Chen Futu introduce the old professor and the middle-aged woman. They belonged to the same research institute in a small city. A few days ago, a mysterious being descended and destroyed the small city, which is why everyone had to escape.
A mysterious existence...
Chen Futu thought of the demons that had destroyed Blackwater City and Wa City before. At that time, the demons descended from the sky and suddenly appeared. It seemed that Qin Mo and his group had encountered something similar. It was especially rare that they were able to escape from under the noses of such beings.
The man who had been healed jumped off the hood of the car and thanked Chen Futu repeatedly, expressing his gratitude beyond words.
"Mr. Chen, what brings you here?"
Qin Mo was puzzled. How could someone who could easily kill a fifth-tier expert go out alone?
"I just happened to run into you guys in Philadelphia."
As he spoke, Chen Futu flicked his fingertip, and a strange beast crystal core flew to the group. "What do you think of this thing?"
The group exchanged glances, and Qin Mo said, "The energy weapon we are researching originates from the power of crystal cores, but it is still in the research stage."
He handed over a cyberpunk-style metal gun.
Chen Futu clicked his tongue in amazement. Although the technology tree of this world had gone astray, the power of this energy gun was quite impressive when it was used to attack. Using crystal cores to drive it was a good idea. If they could complete the research, Chaotic Realm Mountain would become even stronger in the future.
Just as Chen Futu was feeling quite pleased with himself, a dozen strange beasts a hundred meters away went berserk and charged towards the clan leader and his group.
The clan leader was shocked and immediately led his troops to approach.
Having just witnessed Chen Futu's abilities firsthand, they now felt a great deal of awe towards him. Even Chen Huang seemed somewhat uneasy, let alone those who had harbored hostility towards Chen Futu along the way. Now, they dared not look Chen Futu in the eye, fearing that he would settle scores with them.
And someone this strong actually disguised himself as a beggar the whole way—that's shameless.
They only thought these things in their hearts; they dared not say them aloud.
Chen Futu saw their expressions, but considering they were all members of the Chenhuang clan, he didn't bother arguing with them.
Just then, a three-meter-tall red lion lazily walked over from a distance. Its aura was extremely strong, and it was at the sixth level.
Chen Futu's heart stirred slightly. He saw his will coalesce and move, as if an invisible hand had restrained the mad lion, which then hovered in front of everyone.
This move nearly made everyone's hair stand on end, especially with the mad lion hovering in mid-air and roaring at them. The sound waves were deafening, and its fangs were half a foot long. Some of the more timid ones collapsed to the ground, almost losing control of their bladders on the spot.
“Crystal nuclei are good things. We recently plan to use high-grade crystal nuclei for research.”
Qin Mo was the most composed among the researchers, and Chen Futu couldn't help but look at him with new respect. He suddenly pleaded, "Could you please hunt down some high-grade crystal cores for our research?"
"That's a good idea, I agree, but I have a condition: you'll have to follow me from now on."
As he spoke, Chen Futu took out a seventh-order crystal core.
The magnificent crystal cores made Qin Mo and the other researchers' eyes red with excitement. He was the first to nod, "I agree. As long as there are high-level crystal cores for research, I will agree!"
The elderly teacher and the female professor also expressed their opinions one after another.
High-level crystal cores are not so easy to obtain.
The sixth tier was already beyond their reach, and as for the seventh tier crystal core, they could only dream about it. Now that a real seventh tier crystal core had appeared before their eyes, how could they not be excited?
Chen Futu was satisfied with Qin Mo's reply. Then, he scanned the entire wasteland and discovered a giant elephant that was also at the seventh level. Amidst the awe-inspiring gazes of the crowd, Chen Futu stepped forward, directly killed the giant elephant, and obtained the seventh-level crystal core.
At this moment, everyone in the tribe felt nothing but awe towards Chen Futu. Although they suspected that Chen Futu was responsible for the deaths of the previous ruffians, no one would dare to question him under these circumstances, as that would be tantamount to courting death.
As for Qin Mo and the others, they were more excited than anything else when they saw Chen Futu's grand gesture.
For the rest of the journey, Chen Futu made up an excuse, saying that a friend had left a motorhome that he had taken. Then, amidst the envious gazes of the clan, he invited Chen Huang and her siblings, along with Chen Yun and his wife, and the old clan chief, all onto the vehicle and treated them to a lavish feast.
The clan chief was deeply moved by this, while Chen Huang and Chen Yun were more curious about Chen Futu.
Who on earth could possibly bring out so many wonderful things?
To put it bluntly, the feast that Chen Futu served them could be exchanged for a fifth-tier crystal core.
Chen Futu simply smiled and didn't offer any further explanation. He still had a mission to complete, so he didn't drive off immediately. Instead, he slowly led the team ahead, while Qin Mo's two cars followed closely behind, not in a hurry to leave.
They had promised to cooperate with Chen Futu beforehand, and Philadelphia was no ordinary place; without the protection of a powerful figure, it would be very difficult for them to conduct research and collect resources.
Now that Chen Futu is such a powerful figure, everything is different. They don't even need Chen Futu to speak; they all have the idea of attaching themselves to him.
Chen Futu opened the regional channel and added Qin Mo and others, along with Jiang Yi, to a group chat.
The two sides indeed chatted enthusiastically, especially after learning that Chen Futu was the leader of the Chaotic Realm Mountain, their gazes toward Chen Futu were filled with deep awe.
No wonder he's so powerful; he's actually the leader of the Chaotic Realm Mountain in person.
Qin Mo and the others had witnessed the battle of the rat horde attacking Luanjie Mountain a few days ago. They had seen firsthand that domineering figure suppress the rat horde and finally kill the seventh-tier alien rat.
They had long wanted to go to Luanjie Mountain, but unfortunately they had no way to get there and it was too far away, so they had no choice but to give up.
Chen Futu saw through Qin Mo and the others' thoughts but did not point it out directly, thinking he would bring it up after the matter in Philadelphia was resolved.
The journey to Philadelphia became much smoother from then on, and Chen Futu was once again awestruck when a magnificent city-state appeared before him.
The city is covered with chimneys, all sticking out and belching black smoke.
Qin Mo said, "Brother Chen, you may not know this, but Philadelphia used to be an energy city, specializing in mechanical processing. After the apocalypse, many workshops went out of business, but the old workshops were reused to manufacture heavy vehicles or other mechanical structures."
Listening to Qin Mo's explanation, Chen Futu gained a general understanding of Philadelphia, which should be similar to those heavy industrial cities on Earth.
But the system says there is an anomaly here, so the space gate cannot be opened. So what exactly is it that the system calls an anomaly?
While they were thinking it over, the vehicle entered the city, and surprisingly no one collected protection money or entry fees.
Qin Mo explained, "Philadelphia is a lawless zone, with many different factions fighting each other almost every day. No one is willing to submit to anyone else. Moreover, I've heard that the auction industry here is very developed, and rare items often appear."
“Auction…”
Upon hearing these three words, a surge of anger suddenly rose in Chen Futu's heart.
I wonder how Consort Mo is doing, whether she is still alive.