Chapter 637: 637. Catch them all in one fell swoop

Martial Arts Refining Internal Organs, Body Quality comparable to a fierce tiger, also possessing the keen intuition of a wild beast.

From the moment he entered the Huainan Territory, Hu Yong had always felt like someone was secretly watching him, making his skin itch from the sweeping gazes.

He first scanned the sky, ensuring it wasn’t a fellow drone causing mischief.

Then, using his peripheral vision, he checked his surroundings and noticed that Liu Bei and Yuan Tan occasionally glanced his way, but they didn’t keep their eyes on him constantly.

Finding the situation peculiar, Hu Yong promptly warned his team members through the “earphones”,

“Something’s not right, everyone be careful!”

The communication was always open for 24 hours; upon hearing this, everyone immediately placed their hands on their firearms, entering an alert posture.

Ah Hu even embraced a “w95 heavy machine gun”, a heavy weapon for attacking vehicles, which the group had assembled from parts brought separately.

With this lethal weapon at hand, Hu Yong felt slightly reassured, and the feeling of being watched quickly dissipated.

However, Hu Yong dared not let his guard down and maintained his alert stance as he moved slowly, attempting to identify the watcher.

What he didn’t know was that the watcher was far away, 50 kilometers away in Shouchun City!

Shouchun City, where Yuan Shu proclaimed himself Emperor, was also the target of various Dukes’ blades.

At this moment, armored soldiers were capturing people to send up the city walls, their cries of distress reverberating through the sky.

Above the heads of this group of people, several dozen meters in the air, sat three old men with an air of immortals, leisurely enjoying tea in mid-air.

The crowd seemed completely blind to them, absorbed in the worldly spectacle.

The three old men paid no heed to worldly affairs, merely staring at their teacups.

The tea reflected the image of Hu Yong and his group remaining vigilant; Hu Yong’s suspicious expression was especially clear.

“This guy is quite sharp.”

The first to speak, wearing a white rattan crown, a figure quite famous in the Three Kingdoms world—if Hu Yong were called over, maybe he’d recognize him at first glance…

This man was none other than the alchemist who played tricks on Cao Cao—Zuo Ci!

“These outworlders are recklessly plundering like locusts, a great menace that must be eliminated!”

For the transmigrators that came to their world, Zuo Ci deeply despised.

And this was also the instinct of all cultivators, as another old man holding the Li Staff took over the conversation:

“Just use the revelation of the Imperial Jade Seal to capture all these thieves in one net!”

This was Yu Ji, the mysterious figure who killed Sun Ce.

The remaining third elder was naturally no trivial figure.

He exuded an intellectual aura, a kind expression, and was none other than Mr. Shuijing, Sima Wei, who would later recommend Zhuge Liang to Liu Bei.

Sima Wei, a master of exotic tactics and strategies, had more concerns and slowly said:

“The Cross-border method of these outworlders, we still can’t fathom it, and the mastermind behind them is probably not easy to deal with.”

“Hmph, if that person truly had great abilities, why send a bunch of small fries?”

Zuo Ci said confidently:

“Even if he is truly mighty, with the Imperial Jade Seal with us, gathering the power of an entire realm ought to suppress them!”

This statement perfectly illustrated the adage “a frog in a well”, indicative of how low-level worlds have their limitations.

Sima Wei also set aside his concerns and decisively said:

“Let’s take this opportunity to eradicate them once and for all since they’re all here.”

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Speaking of Hu Yong, he followed Liu Bei to a spot twenty li north of “Shouchun City”.

The Huai River flowed here, conveniently providing water for the army; Yuan Shao, Sun Ce, and other Dukes had all pitched camp here.

Tents and camp defenses stretched out for hundreds of li, the noise of men shouting and horses neighing was so overwhelming that even from a great distance, it felt too noisy.

“Such a grand display, they must all be here for the Imperial Jade Seal.”

“The Imperial Jade Seal is mighty powerful, causing dukes to form alliances directly.”

“Ah, why are there so many peers here?”

Hu Yong and his group walked and talked, only to discover clusters of “transmigrators” gathered along the roadside.

Transmigrators, originally scattered across Shen Zhou, had now converged here because of the matter of the Imperial Jade Seal, the turnout quite significant—probably two to three thousand.

Most of them only possessed the Cultivation of Bone Forging; this gathering was merely to observe the excitement, so there wasn’t much pressure.

They were giggling and joking, some even took out their phones and started snapping pictures everywhere, just like tourists.

When Brother Yong and his group approached, many transmigrators immediately started shouting,

“Brother Yong, Brother Yong, I’m your fan!”

“Wow, it’s Liu Huangshu and Second Lord Guan~”

“Take a picture, take a picture!”

With the “Divine Thought Channel” serving as a means of escape, Liu Bei was famously magnanimous.

Many transmigrators were somewhat reckless and ran directly to take pictures with them.

Although they didn’t dare to get too close, it still drew surprised looks from Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

However, Liu Bei himself looked calm and nodded warmly all around.

But just then, suddenly a horn sounded? And there was a loud “clang clang clang.”

Everyone looked toward the noise and saw a “metal car” emitting white smoke as it approached.

The thing was the size of a small bus, covered in rivets, and crudely made to the extreme.

But it ran solidly, making the ground tremble as it moved.

Many modern people recognized what it was immediately and exclaimed,

“A steam locomotive? Someone actually made a steam engine!”

“Covered in metal and with tracks, it’s a steam tank!”

“This was handmade, awesome!”

Indeed, it was a handmade “steam tank,” now entering a camp.

The camp gate proudly displayed a large “Yuan” character; it was Yuan Shao’s main camp.

Clearly, someone was trading this steam tank for favors; Yuan Shao being the strongest among the dukes, surely wasn’t stingy.

A group of transmigrators felt envious and chatted about it for a long time.

And Hu Yong followed Liu Bei, preparing to visit Yuan Shao’s main camp.

However, looking at the bustling crowd of transmigrators beside the road, who knew if there could be news from Nong Guanghai or the “National Team.”

So Hu Yong signaled to Ah Hu with his eyes, and the latter immediately left the group to chat with the transmigrators.

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At this time, Liu Bei wasn’t prominent enough, to meet Yuan Shao he had to wait quite a while, even after those who presented the “steam tank.”

They were three college students, appearing jubilant as they walked out of the headquarters, probably having gained a lot.

Passing by Hu Yong, they even waved and greeted him.

Suddenly, Hu Yong felt that joining Liu Bei might have been a bit hasty.

After all, the division of the Three Kingdoms was something for many years later; as a transmigrator, he should focus on immediate benefits, securing the points first…

Hu Yong entertained wild thoughts for a while, and finally, Yuan Shao made time to meet them.

They hurriedly entered the headquarters tent and saw a majestic middle-aged man sitting behind a desk—it was Yuan Shao.

However, Yuan Shao’s expression while looking at Liu Bei was somewhat playful,

“I heard from the strange people some time ago that Xuan De is the founding Emperor of Shu Han in the division of the Three Kingdoms, my apologies for any disrespect.”

Hearing this, Hu Yong cursed inwardly: Which idiot revealed the plot to the locals!

Liu Bei quickly bowed and said, “The strange people are shallow and irresponsible, Lord, please do not take their words seriously.”

Yuan Shao’s smile was cryptic, but the glint in his eyes was chilling.

“His gaze is piercing, in the Blood Exchange Realm!”

Hu Yong felt a chill and quickly quivered his ears to hit the earphone, tapping out Morse code to alert his teammates outside.

Just then, Ah Hu had gathered some information and reported:

“Brother Yong, many have seen Nong Guanghai entering Shouchun City, and it seems officials are there too!”

Hu Yong was about to witness a fierce conflict, no longer caring about Shouchun City.

But just then, there was a sudden explosive noise from the direction of Shouchun City, followed by a series of earth-shattering tremors, even the tent collapsed.

Everyone rushed out to see, and from the direction of Shouchun City, a small mushroom cloud was slowly rising…

“A tactical nuclear bomb!?”