Chapter 178 I Crossed Most of the Wild Area to Find You
Late at night, darkness enveloped the entire canyon.

In the dark blue night sky, a few dark clouds were floating irregularly, occasionally covering the brilliance of the bright moon and stars, causing the silent earth to flicker.

On the wall of the Shu Kingdom, a sturdy soldier with a beard was standing alone on the edge of the wall, seemingly bathing in the intermittent moonlight, and seemed to be waiting for something.
He was still very young, probably about 35 years old, but under the bright moonlight, one could see that most of his hair had turned white, and his expression showed obvious weakness and fatigue.

A dark cloud slowly floated over the soldier's head, blocking the bright moon in the sky and shrouding his figure and everything around him in a blurry shadow.

call out--

There was a slight sound of wind, and the air trembled slightly. Along with a faint blue light, in the darkness, a tall figure appeared out of thin air on the high wall, silently came to the side of the soldier, and together with him, they looked down at the hazy canyon in the night.

Both of them were silent, with only the night wind blowing their clothes.

After a while, the latecomer spoke first: "They are here."

This person's voice was very calm, not in a light tone, but in the calmness of someone who has understood everything thoroughly and is not confused and knows his destiny.

"I understand." The bearded soldier nodded, then turned around and looked at the people who were also shrouded in the shadow of the dark cloud. "Before you set off, I still want to advise you once more. You should know very well that you are the only key person who can start a miracle. They will not embarrass you. You just need to stand by and watch, and wait until after the incident, and then help me hand the things to the child. There is no need to follow in my footsteps."

"We have been planning for so long. Why are you still talking about this now?" the man asked, his voice still calm: "You and I both know that this is the only way to break their rules. Otherwise, even if the things are given to him, how can he survive?"

The bearded soldier wanted to say something but stopped. There were too many things and too much helplessness. It seemed that it was destined and could not be stopped.

Yes, now that things have come to this, why are we still talking about this?

After a long while, the bearded soldier said sincerely: "No matter whether the outcome is good or bad, I have nothing to repay you with. I can only thank you here."

As he said this, the soldier was about to kneel down on one knee. A man's knees are as precious as gold, let alone this lonely man who was once glorious but now reduced to a soldier? This kneeling was full of true feelings.

However, an arm grabbed the soldier in time.

"You don't have to thank me." The man took the soldier's hand and said calmly, "Back when we were in the land of Chu and Han, I saved you privately, not because you were doing me a favor, but because I was confused. Even I didn't know whether my teacher's philosophy was right or wrong at the time."

After a pause, the man continued, "The reason why I gave up everything to help you now is because after traveling all over the continent, I found that I was more inclined to your ideas than their extreme practices. That's all. You don't have to feel grateful to me, because all these sacrifices were made voluntarily by me."

That’s all I have to say. No more words are needed.
In the night sky, the dark clouds that covered the bright moon slowly moved away, and the bright light once again fell on the canyon, revealing the true face of the person in the shadow.

That is the current commander-in-chief of the three armies of Shu Kingdom, Zhuge Liang.

The bearded soldier looked deeply at Zhuge Liang's haggard face under the moonlight. After a long while, he suddenly said with a hint of amusement: "The young man who was full of vigor and vitality back then, has become so miserable now? Thinking back to the past, when you were wearing a feather fan and a scarf, how many women were conquered by your temperament and fell in love with you?"

Facing the soldier's half-joking and half-emotional words, Zhuge Liang also rarely showed a faint smile: "Time flies like an arrow, never stopping day or night."

"Yes, time flies, and in the blink of an eye, even you are no longer young." The bearded soldier sighed, and then looked at the boundless canyon in the night. After a moment, he said meaningfully: "I'm sorry to have wronged you."

"There's nothing to feel wronged about." Zhuge Liang said calmly, "My threshold is limited to this. Every generation has its own limits. All you and I can do is to do what we should do. As for what will happen in the future and what consequences it will cause, it depends on the next generation."

Under the moonlight, a soldier and a hero stood side by side at the highest point, overlooking the huge canyon, without saying a word.

Dawn. The moment he emerged from the dense jungle, Wang Yao heaved a sigh of relief.

There are no roads in the wild area which has been uninhabited for many years, and poisonous snakes and mosquitoes are rampant, so it is not easy to walk through it. Even Wang Yao had to trek for a day and a night before he could cross the wild area and reach the middle lane from the top lane.

The current location is between the first and second defense towers in the middle lane. When Wang Yaogang stepped into the middle lane, he saw a small army stationed and resting not far away. Leading them was the captain of the third main force in the middle lane; Fu Qian.

When Wang Yao was conveying military orders to the three legions on behalf of Zhuge Liang, he knew almost all the captains in the legions, including Fu Qian.

"Captain Yao Qian? Why are you here?"

It seemed like a chance glance, but the moment he saw Wang Yao, Fu Qian's eyes suddenly widened.

For the well-behaved soldiers, it is a very strange thing for the Centurion in the top lane to suddenly cross the line and run to the middle lane. From the player's perspective, it is as absurd as seeing a soldier running around on the map.

"The military advisor gave me a task, asking me to deliver something to the hero stationed in the middle lane. What's the situation?" Wang Yao didn't care about Fu Qian's surprised look, but just asked perfunctorily.

Perhaps remembering Wang Yao's special status in the army, Fu Qian did not remain stunned for too long and said, "The battle has not started yet. It has been more than ten days, and the enemy and us have been in a stalemate."

As he spoke, he made way for her: "Since this is the task of the military advisor, I will not delay you for now. Lady Luna is just ahead, you can go find her yourself."

"Okay, let's have a drink together some other time when we have time." After saying this politely, Wang Yao rubbed his sore shoulders and walked towards the first defense tower in the middle lane.

Although Wang Yao's physical fitness has far surpassed that of ordinary soldiers, it is still a bit too much for him to carry six pieces of equipment weighing more than 6 kilograms and trek through the wilderness for a day and a night.

Why has Wang Yao never used his spare gold coins to buy basic equipment? This is the reason.

In fact, after destroying two enemy defense towers, defeating Lu Bu, and killing the soldiers, Wang Yao's gold coins had exceeded 3200. Even after purchasing the rune sword, he still had more than 1600 gold coins left. Although it was not enough to buy a piece of magic equipment, it was enough to buy many cheap small items.

However, just like before, Wang Yao did not buy any basic equipment because the weight was too high!

There is an indisputable fact that although there is no limit on the equipment column in this world, as long as there are gold coins, equipment can be purchased almost unlimitedly. However, on the other hand, Wang Yao is restricted because of the weight problem.

For Wang Yao, who still has 1600 gold coins, he also wants to convert all the gold coins he has obtained into equivalent equipment, just like in the game. After all, even one more small item means an extra guarantee of his life.

But it was not until later, when he had more equipment, that he discovered the problem of weight. Not to mention anything else, the newly bought rune sword alone weighed more than 30 kilograms. If he bought a bunch of miscellaneous small pieces of equipment and hung himself all over like a clothes hanger, it would only be unsightly. The biggest problem would be that it would hinder his movement speed during critical combat moments.

Therefore, Wang Yao now basically will not buy any intermediate or primary equipment, but chooses to avoid the heavy and focus on the light. Before he has enough gold coins to buy the ultimate equipment, no matter how good the attributes are, he will not spend a single gold coin.

Of course, that's not the point.
When he arrived at the first defense tower in the middle lane, Wang Yao saw from afar on the front battlefield, a tall white figure with its back to him, seemingly staring at the enemy's defense tower in a trance.

Wang Yao smiled subconsciously. Luna didn't know that he had walked through most of the jungle to find her. He planned to give her a surprise, so he walked over quietly and patted the girl's shoulder from behind.

"Hey, beautiful girl, why are you so lonely and cold here? Do you need me to accompany you for a while?"

(End of this chapter)