Tomb Raider: Evolution of the Red Dragon, Starting from the Ancient City of Jingjue

"Why didn't you do this sooner?"

Chen Le looked at Qin Feng and Lao Wang. After they accepted him, Chen Le couldn't help but roll his eyes at them before continuing to eat.

Everyone enjoyed the meal very much.

Perhaps it's because everyone recognizes Chen Le's abilities, or perhaps it's because Chen Le is easy to get along with.

After the meal, everyone acted as if they had known each other for a long time.

"But here's the problem: our car can only seat four people, and now there's one more. What are we going to do? Besides, the equipment Brother Zhang gave us is only enough for four people."

Back in the car, Qin Feng remembered the most important question and looked at Jiang Hua with some difficulty.

Hearing this question, Jiang Hua couldn't help but frown as well.

"Don't worry, it's just your equipment. I have the equipment my father left me. Although it was equipment that my father disliked, I think it's perfectly fine to take those things to the Stele Valley."

Upon hearing that the equipment belonged to Chen Le's father, they couldn't help but become curious.

He was curious about just how amazing the equipment his father left behind really was.

After all, his son is so capable, so the equipment he makes as a father shouldn't be too bad either.

"However, my father made the first version, and I made some improvements myself later."

As Chen Le spoke, he took out his phone from his pocket and showed the pictures he had taken to Jiang Hua, Qin Feng, and the others.

Qin Feng, Jiang Hua, and the others glanced at the pictures on their phones and couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

Just by looking at the pictures, they could tell that this equipment was definitely not ordinary.

They didn't even doubt that the equipment Chen Le had made was more powerful than the equipment their brother Zhang had given them.

“I suddenly feel that the equipment Brother Zhang gave us isn’t so appealing anymore. Why don’t you consider trading with me? I think my equipment suits you better, so you can give me yours.”

Qin Feng put his arm around Chen Le's shoulder like two good brothers.

"I don't even know who disliked me in the first place, so don't even think about it."

After Chen Le finished speaking, he silently came up behind Jiang Hua.

"If I were to exchange equipment, I would rather exchange with Jiang Hua. It seems like exchanging with Jiang Hua would be better no matter how you look at it."

As Chen Le spoke, he hugged Jiang Hua's arm.

Now Jiang Hua could also feel a hard spot on Chen Le's arm.

This hardness wasn't the hardness of muscles, but the hardness of steel, so Jiang Hua quickly grabbed Chen Le's hand and rolled up his sleeves.

As the sleeve was rolled up, a steel arm appeared before everyone.

Looking at the steel arm, Qin Feng and Lao Wang immediately shut up, and couldn't help but look at Chen Le with heartache.

"That's why I chose to join your team. Actually, I was thinking of going to this Stele Valley on my own to get what my father wanted, but this place is not as simple as I imagined. My arm also fell there."

Chen Le said it with an indifferent expression.

He even pulled up his sleeves, which he had rolled up, and Jiang Hua and Qin Feng looked at Chen Le with a bit of sympathy.

However, Chen Le was somewhat disdainful of the pitying looks they gave him. "So what if I lost an arm? My prosthetic arm is just as good."

Chen Le didn't take it seriously and instead comforted Qin Feng and Lao Wang.

Seeing Qin Feng's optimistic appearance, Jiang Hua nodded in satisfaction.

If Chen Le were the kind of person who was extremely pessimistic, Jiang Hua probably wouldn't have brought Chen Le along.

Although Chen Le is young, he owns his own car, which makes Lao Wang and Qin Feng very envious.

They wished they could snatch it away immediately and keep it as their own property.

So Chen Le quickly grabbed it, afraid that Lao Wang and Qin Feng would come over and take the car from him in the next second.

"I was worried you wouldn't have a seat and would have to sit on the roof. Turns out you have your own car. In that case, I'll ride with you from now on. This car is so cool, it would be a shame not to experience it!"

Qin Feng once again put his arm around Chen Le's shoulder, pretending that the two had a good relationship, but Chen Le was still bothered by how Qin Feng and Lao Wang had looked down on him earlier.

She rolled her eyes and broke free from Qin Feng's embrace, maintaining a safe distance from him.

However, Qin Feng did not give up because of Chen Le's disdain. Instead, he continued to follow behind Qin Feng and asked him to take him along.

The two cars headed to their destination together, and the journey was no longer so lonely; the atmosphere became much more pleasant.

The initial tension and worry seemed to vanish instantly.

Their destination was deep in the mountains and forests, and to get there they had to cross a forest and climb a mountain.

"We can't drive there. We have to park the car nearby and walk there. I estimate it will take us at least a day to walk there."

Yun took out her computer and showed Jiang Hua the map information of the place.

Qin Feng, Chen Le, and the others also peeked over.

"Actually, there is another road that you can turn onto. This road was discovered by my father. If you don't believe me, I can take you to see it."

As Chen Le spoke, he pulled out a small notebook, though it looked rather old.
It looked old and worn out, as if it would break at any moment.

Jiang Hua, Qin Feng, and the others looked at the tattered little notebook and guessed that it must have been left by his father.

"This notebook contains some information left by my father. It contains a lot of information about this Stele Valley, but I can't show you too much of this information because it is my father's legacy."

As the conversation progressed, Chen Le looked at Jiang Hua and Qin Feng with some embarrassment. It was clear that Chen Le was quite embarrassed, while Jiang Hua and Qin Feng seemed a little displeased.

However, considering that these were relics left by Chen Le's father, they thought about it for a while and then showed an understanding expression.

"This road just turns west. There are indeed many tomb raiders coming here, so they try their best to get to their destination. Naturally, my father discovered this progress."

Chen Le became increasingly arrogant as he spoke, as if he had discovered some enormous treasure.

"Then please lead us to the shortcut."

Several people followed behind Qin Feng, moving forward, but the scorching sun overhead made them feel irritable.

Perhaps it was because they had reached the mountaintop that a sense of gloom settled over them. (End of Chapter)