From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

Therefore, I'm afraid I can't help you with capturing Siwon.

However, the Jade Society won't give up so easily. They might try some disguise, or even hire mercenaries to get involved...

# Chapter 696 The Underground Chamber

Having received Isaac Taber's message, Jiang Liu was now 100% certain that Jesse was indeed Siobhan McDougall.

Not only did they steal the Death Bracelet, but they also stole three jade slabs from the Jade Society.

So what was Siwon's purpose in joining the Robin's Atlantis expedition?

Is it also for the treasures of the lost kingdom?

"Hi everyone, my name is Warwick."

Following "Jesse," a man dressed as an explorer spoke up, "I don't know magic, but I've heard that there are indeed people in the world who have mastered alchemy. I never thought I'd actually see one today! This is so interesting. Maybe Atlantis was an ancient alchemical civilization!"

Without a doubt, he was an ordinary person, but quite enthusiastic and not afraid of Jiang Liu's "magic".

"Aren't you afraid of danger?" Lu Jin asked.

"Danger?"

Warwick sneered, "I've explored the Sahara Desert before. In areas lacking water and food, to avoid my teammates attacking me, I ambushed them while they were sleeping. It's best to strike first and use their flesh and blood to get out of the desert."

He was a warm-hearted person, but also a ruthless one, or perhaps he was using this to intimidate the strangers in the carriage and prove that he was not to be trifled with.

Lu Jin: "..."

Then, a girl who was about 1.6 meters tall with red pigtails said, "My name is Ariwan Banner, and as for my abilities—"

With a series of cracking sounds, she grew from 1.6 meters to 2.3 meters tall, her muscles swelling to resemble a mountain of flesh. With her arms raised, her biceps even twitched slightly, emitting a faint white heat and shimmering with a diamond-like luster, causing the ordinary people sitting next to her to back away in fright.

The transformation from a cute little girl with pigtails to a muscular Barbie was so jarring that most of the passengers couldn't accept it. Even Lu Jin was dumbfounded and murmured, "Western alchemy is truly eye-opening!"

There are also schools of body-refining and external-strengthening techniques in China, such as Yanwu Hall, Chai School, and Tongbei Fist School, but almost none of them can bring about such a significant change in the body.

However, the luster of those muscles was somewhat similar to that of the Chai School of Body Strengthening, except that the Chai School of Body Strengthening uses processed Qi to fill the muscles, which is quite different from the strengthening methods of alchemy.

After Ariwan Banner, the others introduced themselves, using their names and code names:

Red-eyed man, short-haired blonde woman: Larina, one-eyed old man, red-nosed man, black girl, hooded man, short-haired blonde woman: Olivia, hook-nosed, hooligan youth.

In addition, they also mentioned their abilities, skills, and expertise, but most of them concealed certain aspects.

Those who manage to get on board, whether extraordinary or ordinary, are no pushovers.

Except for Evelyn.

Four days later.

The car arrived at its destination.

Looking around, all one could see was a dim yellow, with pebbles scattered everywhere. Further away was a dark red desert, barren of vegetation. A gentle breeze could stir up red haze, giving one a sense of desolation.

"Where is this place?"

Warwick wondered, "The test isn't going to require us to do wilderness survival here, is it? If we're going to explore Atlantis, shouldn't we be near the ocean?"

"Who knows?"

Alywan Banner, however, was unfazed and drew a dagger from his waist. "If you're going to try to survive in the wilderness here, you'd better be prepared to eat people."

After saying that, she glanced at everyone present, licked her lips, as if she regarded all the living people as potential future food.

This little girl doesn't seem easy to get along with!

In an instant, most people moved away from Alywan Banner, but Jiang Liu and his group stood still, unmoved, completely ignoring her sinister smile.

"quiet!"

Standing directly in front of Jiang Liu and the others, Cheshire Cat gave a light shout, put one hand on her hip, raised her right buttock, and drew a long sword from behind her with the other hand. She tossed her naturally curly black hair, and the whole movement was smooth and charming, with every move exuding allure.

However, there was a hint of mockery in her eyes as she looked down at the crowd with an open mind and sneered, "Don't worry, we won't let you kill each other. Basic food will still be provided during the test. However, if any of you like to eat human flesh and want to kill each other, we won't care."

after all--

Finally, regarding the treasure of Atlantis, the boss and all of you share it 60/40. The fewer people who join the team at the end, the larger your share of that '40' will be!

Upon hearing this, all 101 people were in an uproar.

Many ordinary people have already begun to be wary of each other.

More than whether they can pass the subsequent tests, they are now wary of sneak attacks from others—the principle that people die for wealth and birds die for food also applies in the West.

But the alchemists and magicians among them had already guessed the Cheshire Cat's purpose in saying this.

Simply mocking?

Or is it a reminder?

Or perhaps the robin wanted to see them kill each other in the subsequent tests?

Honestly.

For them, money is not that important, but if they don't have to worry about money, it will be much easier for them to establish their own family or to cultivate in the future.

In this respect, there is not much difference between Western alchemy and Eastern Qi cultivation. Most practitioners cannot adjust the relationship between cultivation and life and work. Only when the most basic needs are met, that is, like Taoism and Buddhism, they do not need to worry too much about food, clothing, shelter and transportation, can they devote most of their energy to cultivation.

On the contrary, the concept of the Confucian Society established by Jiang Liu, and the integrated form of work, life, study and practice in the cultural street, are rather unconventional.

hum-

The ground suddenly shook, and then, fifty meters ahead, an entrance twenty meters long and wide and thirty meters high slowly opened. The dark opening resembled an unknown behemoth, making many ordinary people present feel a chill.

"Follow me, newbies."

The Cheshire Cat wiggled its hips, waved to everyone behind it, and then walked toward the cave entrance on its own.

Upon entering the passage, the forward-facing breathing lights on both sides of the walls illuminate the silver-white alloy steps, giving one the feeling of stepping into an experimental base described in a science fiction novel.

The technology here is far more advanced than outside.

Having reviewed the technological information Jiang Liu brought back from another parallel universe, Lu Jin's eyes narrowed, realizing that Robin's identity was definitely more than just that of a wealthy man.

[Isaac contacted me earlier through the paper monkey I left him... The robin might actually be a member of the G-Society.]

Jiang Liu revealed his guess.

[G-economy?]

After pondering for a moment, Duanmu Ying asked, "Do you have any information about this organization in the other parallel future you've visited?"

Yes, but most of them are related to conspiracy theories. Many people believe that the G-E is committed to establishing a unified global political system and wants to control global finance. Some even suspect that the global war was secretly instigated by the G-E to create an opportunity for their regime to unify.

Jiang Liu's understanding of the G Society was limited to "conspiracy theories."

How exactly—

We'll have to see what happens right now!

As you descend the stairs, about fifty meters below the ground, a flat passage appears ahead. After walking another hundred meters, you arrive at a cylindrical underground space with a diameter of over one hundred meters and a height of twenty meters. However, the air is not stuffy because there are ventilation openings made of wire mesh on one side of the wall near the ceiling.

"Why did you bring me here?"

Some couldn't help but ask the robin's five bodyguards, since this place didn't seem to be related to the exploration team's enlistment test at all.

# Chapter 697 Two Lucky Ones~

"Of course, it's for testing!"

A large screen hung from the ceiling, and amidst the flashing snowflakes, the robin appeared, still sporting a playful smile, explaining the test content to everyone.

The test consists of three parts:

The first thing—

trust.

"To explore Atlantis, mutual trust is essential. If even this most basic thing cannot be done, then one is not a qualified explorer."

"As for the second and third assessments—"

"Let's talk about it after you pass the first test!"

As the robin on the screen uttered the first test question, everyone except Jiang Liu was filled with questions.

If mutual trust is the only requirement, why did the Cheshire Cat say those things in the first place?

Could that be a test as well?

[Brother Jiang?]

Lu Jin inquired.

Perhaps the robin does indeed intend to select a group to join the expedition, but other interests are also involved...

Based on my mental scan and the abstract information gathered from the heavens and earth through the power of the Heavenly Emperor, this place is no longer Libya, but rather a desert in northern Mauritania.

Robin was sitting in a private box in this secret underground base, along with three other wealthy and powerful men.

Perhaps we've become the horse racers, and they've been the bettors who bought lottery tickets for the races.

Under Jiang Liu's mental scanning and the deductive abilities of the Jade Emperor of Haotian Golden Palace, the collected information was integrated, and the whole picture of the matter was deduced to be 99% complete.

Robin does indeed want to explore Atlantis, but as a member of the G-Society, he has conflicts of interest with other members, which he will most likely resolve through horse racing.

Ordinary people bet on horses, but what's the point of watching a real horse race for wealthy members of the G-Ji Society who hold high positions?

Of course, witnessing the "human struggle" in desperate situations is more stimulating to their senses!

On the bottom line—

Once ordinary people fall into depravity, they can be far more despicable than the Quanxing!

Are they treating us like horses?

Duanmu Ying was also in the group chat. Upon hearing that they had been treated like horses, she was stunned and incredulous. [Those wealthy people are too perverted!]