In the afternoon.

A car quickly drove out of a mountainous area and drove straight into the urban area of ​​Jiang'an.

but.

In the end, the car did not drive into the center of the city. Instead, it refueled in the suburbs and parked steadily next to a small restaurant with relatively simple conditions.

After Jiang Chen and his group got off the car, they walked directly into the small restaurant in front of them.

Their top priority now is to seize the time to explore those locations. Naturally, they will not be picky about anything else. They have never eaten any food except for a little breakfast before setting off in the morning. At this time, they can have something to fill their stomachs.

They are already very satisfied.

The environment of the small restaurant was ordinary, but Jiang Chen and others really didn't care. They hurriedly ordered a few home-cooked dishes, and after the food was served, they all started to eat happily.

In just over ten minutes, several people stopped eating and drinking, and then they all looked satisfied and caressed their bellies.

"Thank you for your hard work, let's keep going!"

Jiang Chen knew a little about the people around him, so he didn't say anything to advise them not to follow. After hearing Jiang Chen's words, Li Wen and others stood up and walked outside without hesitation.

go.

However.

At this moment, Li Yue's phone suddenly rang. He took out his phone and took a look, then turned to Jiang Chen and others.

"You guys go ahead and get in the car, I'll be there in a minute."

Jiang Chen and the others nodded, walked out of the restaurant and returned to the car together. Li Wen glanced at Li Yue who was talking on the phone outside the car window and seemed hesitant to speak.

Jiang Chen soon noticed something strange about his third brother, and immediately asked curiously.

"Third brother, what's wrong with you? Why do you have such an expression?"

Li Wen did not immediately answer Jiang Chen's question, but turned to look at Li Yue who was not far away, and then said softly.

"Fourth, there is something I wanted to ask you yesterday, but I never had the chance."

Jiang Chen followed Li Wen's gaze and glanced at Li Yue outside. At this moment, he already had a vague idea of ​​what the other party wanted to ask.

"Third brother, if you want to ask anything, just ask!"

Li Wen hesitated for a moment, then lowered his voice and said.

"Yesterday we said we would split into two teams, but it didn't work out due to the rules of the competition. But I remember that the rules of the competition mentioned that all contestants participating in the competition can work together."

"Fourth, I'm a little curious, why didn't you propose cooperation with Senior Brother Liyang at that time?"

"Based on the information you have, if you cooperate with Senior Brother Liyang, you should get twice the result with half the effort, right?"

"Is it because you didn't think of this, or..."

Li Wen only said this and did not finish the rest. He believed that Jiang Chen would definitely understand what he meant.

Sure enough, after hearing his inquiry, Jiang Chen immediately chuckled and said.

"Third brother, you think too much!"

"Do you think I am a selfish person?"

"The reason why I didn't propose to cooperate with Li Yang is just that I didn't want to make unnecessary efforts."

"With Li Yue's intelligence, would he not have thought of this problem?!"

"If he didn't bring it up, then why?"

"The more outstanding people are, the more proud they are. Senior Brother Liyang thinks he has been helped by me in the first competition, so how can he cooperate with us again?"

"Although it is mutually beneficial, after all, we have more useful information, and he will definitely think that we are helping him!"

"Ah? So that's what happened!"

After listening to Jiang Chen's explanation, Li Wen's eyes widened in a daze. The ideas of these smart people were really hard to understand. It was supposed to be a win-win situation, so what's wrong with that?!

Li Wen was stunned when the car door was suddenly opened. Li Yue got into the car with her cell phone. He didn't notice anything strange about Li Wen at all, so he couldn't wait to say to Jiang Chen.

"Jiang Chen, my brother told me some bad news just now."

Jiang Chen looked up at Li Yue who looked worried, smiled slightly, and continued.

"It should be that everyone else knows about the destruction of the dragon vein, right?"

After hearing this, the worry on Li Yue's face was instantly replaced by surprise, and she exclaimed softly.

"You already knew this?!"

Seeing Jiang Chen nod, he continued to ask.

"Then they are also heading towards the places you pointed out. Do you know this?"

Jiang Chen nodded again and said with emotion.

"I did guess that this would happen, but I didn't expect it to happen so soon!"

"this......"

Several other people in the car looked at each other in confusion, but Jiang Chen didn't explain any more and turned to Chen Jiuxing, who was acting as the driver.

"Let's go, let's go to the next place!"

"If we hurry up, we should be able to explore all four places today."

"good!"

Chen Jiuxing agreed, then started the car and drove out of Jiang'an city.

...

When Jiang Chen and others returned to the hotel, it was almost midnight.

but.

It was also a day of toiling in the mountains and fields, but the mood of their group today was completely different from yesterday - the joy was beyond words.

As Jiang Chen had guessed before, they went to four places in total today, and the dragon veins in these places were indeed destroyed.

Of the six places Jiang Chen found, only the last two are left. It is estimated that they will be able to complete the exploration in the morning tomorrow, so there is no time left.

"Thank you for your hard work, everyone, go back and have a rest early!"

After greeting each other, several people returned to their respective rooms. After Jiang Chen simply washed up, he lay down on the bed in a "big" shape.

"Sure enough, this competition is not that simple!"

“I just don’t know what the [Anti-Evil Alliance] wants to do, so why is it going to such a big trouble?!”

"It would be great if we could contact the master. He must know what's going on!"

Having said this, Jiang Chen took the cell phone next to the pillow again and dialed the number that he was so familiar with. Unfortunately, he was still answered by the familiar cold unanswered tone.

"Huh~ Forget it, let's make peace with it now that it's here, the [Anti-Evil Alliance] won't harm me anyway!"

Jiang Chen threw the phone aside, then turned around and fell asleep. The sound of even breathing soon came from the room.

...

The next morning, Jiang Chen still woke up from the same dream as the previous days. This time, there was no more bizarre encounter from yesterday in the dream.

Jiang Chen touched the cold sweat on his forehead and turned over happily to the ground.

"With just one more day of hard work today, I can complete the second test, but I don't know what the third test will be like."

"Oh~ finish the competition early so that you can have time to go for a walk in the mountains."

"Otherwise, having nightmares like this all the time is not an option!"

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The second chapter is presented.
Chapter completed!