But what Zhang Wei never expected was that Qingcheng, unusually, showed a rare serious expression.
And frankly said, "Top of the list, I think this is very inappropriate!"
"As the saying goes, without faith, a person cannot stand; without faith, the army cannot be strict. I have been training troops here for a long time and have never done anything for personal gain. If I break the rules because of your request, my reputation will be ruined!"
"How can I discipline the rest of them then? No one will believe what I say anymore."
"Since the top of the list has given me this task, I must complete it with all my heart. I beg the top of the list not to show favoritism!"
Her words were loud and clear, sonorous and powerful.
Zhang Wei wondered if the person in front of him was not Qingcheng, but a master of military discipline like Lang Tu.
Zhang Wei stammered, "Are... are you not feeling well? Did you really say that?"
"Oh, don't underestimate me! I've been through a lot of ups and downs for many years, what don't I understand a little bit!"
It seemed.
There was some truth to that.
Then it's over, brother, I really can't help you.
However, seeing the pleading look in that guy's eyes, Zhang Wei made a final attempt: "Then... is there really no other way?"
"Yes!"
"What way?"
Qingcheng said seriously, "The mistakes of subordinates can be borne by their superiors! This way, it will also help to foster internal unity."
"Who is this squad leader?"
"He is the squad leader."
So, his superior is the top of the list?
I'll punish myself?
It didn't seem very reliable.
Qingcheng said, "At this point, the only thing to do is to mete out punishment across the ranks. Let the top of the list bear the punishment in my stead! I believe your subordinates will be moved by your spirit of sacrifice and will be loyal to you unto death!"
Qingcheng's eyes sparkled, and she looked very sincere.
But somehow, something felt wrong.
Did Qingcheng drool just now?
Damn it!
Zhang Wei realized instantly that there was no such thing as military discipline or prestige, and that her mind had been on him from the start!
It was too dangerous to deal with subordinates like this!
Zhang Wei immediately stated, "I believe that a person should take responsibility for their own actions. As adults, they must be responsible for their mistakes. All my subordinates are brave warriors, so why would they flee from battle?"
Zhang Wei bent down and said to the emaciated man, "Hold on, I believe in you!"
With that, he took out two pills from his pocket and stuffed them into his mouth.
This is all I can do for you!
Take care!
Then, Zhang Wei turned around and flew away.
Leaving Qingcheng alone, staring blankly at the sky.
After a while, Qingcheng stamped her foot coquettishly and snorted, "What a boring man!"
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After dealing with the instructor's issue, with a few days left, Zhang Wei set off for the Gravity Well. He had been in too much of a hurry last time and was still a little short!
Gravity Well!
Teleportation!
On the seventh level of the Gravity Well, the familiar super-gravity struck again. Every step required tens of times more strength.
The consumption of physical strength was secondary; it severely affected the body's agility and control. The chaotic gravity made the body less obedient. "This is also a good place to train!"
"However, I'll only be qualified to explore here after reaching level 100."
Stepping into the liquid oxygen river, the moisture on his clothes instantly froze, and the cold made his skin a little numb.
Holding his breath, the dense oxygen here could be poisonous. Although Zhang Wei's powerful internal organs were no longer concerned about this damage, it was still somewhat uncomfortable.
The deeper he went, the harder it was for light to penetrate the gaseous barrier, and the entire cave seemed to become narrower.
There were pools within pools, and he could see that animals were terrified of the pools under the liquid oxygen. Many animal carcasses also floated on the surface... Even scavengers dared not approach, indicating its toxicity.
"What a peculiar landscape, liquid within liquid... a bit like a brine pool."
In the deep sea of the Gulf of Mexico on Planet Blue, there were similar landscapes.
The salinity of brine pools was four to five times that of ordinary seawater, and they contained a large amount of methane.
Under immense pressure, the seawater flowed slowly, and the salinity of the brine pools could not mix with ordinary seawater. Ordinary creatures that fell into them would surely die!
This pool might not be methane; the gas distribution here was very strange. Moreover, Zhang Wei estimated that there must be a stable supply of salt beneath the brine pool, which would allow for a continuous supply of brine.
"Perhaps due to earthquakes, seawater continuously gushed out from underground, washing the underground rock strata. Besides salt, there were also a large number of toxic substances. It can be said that the utilization rate is almost zero."
After careful inspection, there was no passage further down. Perhaps...
Brine pool!
Could this pool be the passage down? The continuously surging brine...
Is this really okay...
Although he hadn't encountered a situation that required him to go all out so far, Zhang Wei was indeed a little apprehensive about this brine pool.
As he spoke, Zhang Wei took out some brine and poured it onto the ingredients.
In an instant, the moisture of the ingredients rapidly lost, and the meat turned black. The pungent smell of brine was somewhat overwhelming.
What a ferocious brine!
This was the meat of a creature above level 100...
Gritting his teeth, Zhang Wei tried it with leather and metal again. Fortunately, the legendary pots of the Gourmet World had a certain resistance!
However, if we talk about high-quality metal...
With a wave of his hand, Sacred Bronze!
This was made from apple peel, refined with heart fire over the years. Here, the power of heart fire was indescribable, and the exaggerated oxygen content was the best accelerant!!
With a slight exertion, the violent sparks were as dazzling as the sun rising, and the heat made even Zhang Wei, the operator, feel unbearable!
A large amount of Sacred Bronze turned into armor, leaving almost no gaps!
No!
Without the craftsmanship of Olympus, the forged armor was less than a third as effective, and it was also made in a hurry.
Moreover, this bronze-grade armor might not be as effective as his own skin.
Then let's go for silver!
Speaking of which, Zhang Wei had not yet come into contact with silver-grade armor, so he could only rely on the inherent properties of sacred metal to resist the brine pool.
As Zhang Wei's physical strength increased, the power of his heart fire also increased to an extremely strong level. The originally difficult-to-melt Sacred Silver gradually melted into a liquid state.
Thickened all over!
Taking a deep breath, eating two more high-energy foods, Zhang Wei leaped into the brine pool!
...
Nothing happened.
Zhang Wei only dipped his feet into it and couldn't sink at all.
"Damn, such high density!"
The silver battle boots on his feet instantly condensed into blocky salt plating, the color turbid, and it didn't look like anything good.
But fortunately, the Sacred Silver was still quite sturdy, with no signs of corrosion, and even generated an unknown field to repel the brine.
With a casual flip, he took out the Seven-Colored Yuan Water. The millions of times gravity directly pulled Zhang Wei down!
A dull sensation enveloped him, and even through the battle suit, he felt suffocated!
Dong~
His feet touched the ground!
The visibility here was even lower, and the gravity multiplier was even higher. Under the effect of gravity, the brine was hundreds of times more potent than lead water!
"This is the depths of the brine pool..."
Closing his eyes, the world entered an alternative black-and-white perspective. This was a sensory organ derived from electromagnetic energy, which was far more useful here than vision.
There was also hearing!
Perhaps due to the high density, Zhang Wei felt like a bat, able to perceive the surrounding outlines from the slowly transmitted sounds.
"Even the transmission of sound has slowed down, which is strange. Logically, denser objects should transmit sound more easily: solid > liquid > gas. The density of the liquid here is even less than that of solid, right?"
There must be a more bizarre reason!
Walking like a spacewalk, the bottom of the pool became increasingly open!
After descending several kilometers on a gentle slope...
Plop!
"Finally arrived!"
"Gravity Well, Eighth Level!"
The connection between the seventh and eighth levels was precisely this brine water.
At this time, the brine water was floating in the air like a ceiling!
At this moment, the salt layer on Zhang Wei's body was half a finger thick, as hard as iron. After being struck, even the Sacred Silver appeared to have its brilliance dimmed.
The system's prompt suddenly sounded!
Zhang Wei was stunned. He had just reached the eighth level and received such a big surprise.
Wiping the salt and alkali off his mask, Zhang Wei was immediately stunned by the beautiful scenery before him!
Although the eighth level was not large, it was full of nimble and elegant fungi, emitting a faint fluorescence, with various fantastical colors creating an indescribable visual feast!
"Where is the Eight-Colored Yuan Water...?"
Zhang Wei lowered his head. Beneath his feet were flowers resembling sea anemones, from which dewdrops dripped gently.
Despite the distance of more than ten centimeters, Zhang Wei felt an instinctive sense of danger!
Pat!
The dewdrop fell to the ground and scattered.
But Zhang Wei felt a destructive power comparable to a missile attack from it!
One dewdrop falling had the kinetic energy of a full-power attack from a level 50 beast!
In other words...
That dewdrop was the Eight-Colored Yuan Water!
Could it be...
Looking up, on the eighth level, the Eight-Colored Yuan Water had become widespread, nourishing living things like ordinary water!
Looking up again!
No wonder the heavy brine could not sink to this place; it was the mist of the Eight-Colored Yuan Water!
Taking off his armor, the suffocating feeling was even more terrifying than in the brine pool!
Even a level 100 creature would be instantly crushed here!
Cough, cough, cough...
A腥味 (bloody taste) surged up, it was... his lungs!
Breathing air containing Eight-Colored Yuan Water caused considerable tearing damage!
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