Chapter 22 Set a small goal for yourself
In a daze.

"hopeless."

"No matter how hard we struggle, the final outcome is already determined."

Shit! Why is this dream happening again?
Wang Yao looked at the chaotic space in front of him depressedly, but found that his vision was still blurry. Apart from the incomparable giant statue in front of him, there was nothing visible.

"What the hell is this place?!"

Confused, Wang Yao instinctively wanted to walk around, but unexpectedly found that he had no sense of body at all. He was like a soul separated from the body, floating in such a strange space.

And that noble and sad voice still echoes in my ears.

"hopeless."

“From the beginning, we had no hope”

The upset Wang Yao finally couldn't stand it anymore.

"Fuck, are you a parrot? Who the hell are you?"

Raising his head in dissatisfaction, Wang Yao squinted his eyes and tried hard to see the face of the statue clearly, and then his face turned pale.

Because what he saw was Lu Bu's hideous face that was as sharp as a knife, those strange red eyes were looking down at him as if staring at prey, and at the corner of his mouth was a cruel and bloodthirsty sneer.

An inexplicable feeling of fear suddenly rose from the end of Wang Yao's spine.

The next second, Lu Bu stretched out his hand, and his huge palm was like a claw from hell, slowly grabbing towards him, and a suffocating shadow enveloped Wang Yao——

"Wake up--wake up!"

Wang Yao opened his eyes with difficulty at the soft and vague calling. In a daze, he saw a hand reaching out to him. Wang Yao, who was on the verge of fear, subconsciously shook his hand, and with a "click" sound, the hand opened.

"You, what's wrong with you? It's me." The voice was very soft and sounded very familiar. Then, Wang Yao felt a pair of soft hands gently grasping his cold right hand, and then slowly tightened it, which was very warm.

Wang Yao's vision began to recover, and the blurry light and shadows in front of his eyes gathered together to form a delicate and worried fair face. It was Luna.

"Luna? Why are you here?" Surprised, Wang Yao subconsciously wanted to get up, but found that his whole body was sore and weak as if all the bones were falling apart.

"Lie down and don't move. You are still very weak." Su An's voice rang out.

"Captain? Where is this?" Wang Yao looked at Su An behind Luna blankly, and then he noticed that he was lying in a cave. It was dark outside the cave, and it was obviously night time. There was only a bonfire, providing faint light and warmth to this relatively spacious cave.

On the other side, Erda, Maomao, Shiliang and Xiaoye were also there, but what did Shiliang and Xiaoye's stunned expressions mean?
"This is our temporary resting place. You have been unconscious for ten hours." Su An said.

Wang Yao then remembered that he seemed to have been hit by Lu Bu's ultimate move.
The thrilling and desperate battle came to mind, and Wang Yao asked with a pale face: "How is the second defense tower?"

"The second defense tower is safe now. Don't worry, it has not been occupied by Wei." Luna sat down next to Wang Yao with her long legs together. "The military advisor said that the first defense tower on the top lane was destroyed, and the pressure on the troops should be very high. So as soon as we arrived at the canyon battlefield, the military advisor took General Zhang and me to the second defense tower first."

"The enemy heroes and the black-armored army of Wei were all repelled. You are lucky. You just fainted from the aftermath." Su An smiled and patted Wang Yao's shoulder, but then his expression darkened again: "It's a pity that the rest of the soldiers are not as lucky as you. This time, more than 400 of our soldiers were killed, including Shangguan Wei of the first squad."

Is Shangguan Wei dead?
Wang Yao looked at Su An with a complicated expression, not knowing what to say for a moment.

"It's our fault that we came too late, but it's okay, as long as you are okay." Luna smiled sweetly at Wang Yao.

Seeing the sincere concern on Luna's face, Wang Yao couldn't help but feel ashamed. Could you not say such personal words in front of other soldiers? It would really affect morale! Didn't you see that Erda and Maomao's faces changed instantly?
Just when things were awkward, a strange soldier came in from outside the cave: "Lord Luna, the military advisor said there is something important to discuss, please come over."

"Got it. I'll be there right away." After responding, Luna turned to Wang Yao and said, "Then you have a good rest. I'm leaving first." Then she stood up and said to Su An, "Brother Su, I'm leaving. You have to help me take care of him."

Su An glanced at Wang Yao inconspicuously and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Wang Yao is not as fragile as you think."

After Luna left, Wang Yao couldn't help but ask curiously: "Captain, do you know Luna?" "Yeah." Su An just nodded casually, and seemed unwilling to get involved too much in this topic: "Eat something, have a good rest tonight, there are still tasks tomorrow."

Seeing that Su An was unwilling to talk about the matter, Wang Yao did not ask any more questions. He took the dry food that Su An handed over and began to eat it with water. After fighting with the black soldiers for a day and sleeping for more than ten hours, he was already starving. Even the dry food that tasted like chewing wax tasted much better now.

At this time, Shi Liang and Ono suddenly came over mysteriously.

"Do you know any hero from our Shu Kingdom?" Shi Liang asked with a somewhat exaggerated expression.

Wang Yao looked at Shi Liang Xiaoye, whose eyes were shining, puzzled: "We know each other, what's so strange about that?"

"That's so weird!" Shi Liang exclaimed, "Normally we don't even have a chance to say a word to Lady Luna!"

"That's right. Hey, I think Lady Luna seems to care about you a lot. You don't know how her face turned pale when she first came and saw you lying in the cave like a dead dog. What is your relationship?" Ono also came over with a gossipy look on his face.

Wang Yao couldn't help laughing when he saw the two people calling out "Sir, you are tall" and "Sir, you are short".

Haha, it turns out that these two are loyal fans of Luna? No wonder they were so respectful just now, which is really different from their usual naughty and disrespectful attitude.

"Don't let your imagination run wild. We are innocent."

"Hehehe." Shi Liang and Ono laughed at the same time, and at the same time sent a look full of contempt.

Rolling his eyes, Wang Yao said, "How about I introduce you to Luna next time I have a chance?"

As a result, Shi Liang slapped his thigh and stood up: "Just based on what you said, I recognize you as my brother! From now on, you will be our boss. Just give us orders and we will go through fire and water!"

"Get lost! You two shameless fence-sitters!" Wang Yao raised his middle finger unceremoniously.

After laughing and cursing with Shi Liang and Xiao Ye for a while, Wang Yao's gaze fell on Maomao, who was sitting on the side and eating dry food silently.

Maomao was unusually quiet tonight. Normally, she was the one who cared about herself the most.

"Maomao saved your life today. After the Wei army retreated, she was the one who carried you out from the pile of corpses." Su An suddenly said.

"Really?" Wang Yao looked at Maomao: "Thank you, I always appreciate your care."

"It's nothing. You saved me, so it's normal for me to save you. We are teammates." Maomao smiled, but he didn't look as sunny as usual. Maybe it was because the cave was too dark, so Wang Yao didn't pay much attention to it.

After eating and drinking, everyone relaxed and found a place to rest. Wang Yao had slept for more than ten hours and was not sleepy, so he took the initiative to take the responsibility of keeping watch.

At this time, everything was silent. Outside the cave, unknown insects were chirping softly in the darkness, just like a night in the countryside.

Wang Yao leaned against the wall of the cave entrance alone, looking at the starry night sky, recalling this thrilling day, a trace of sadness quietly crept onto his brow.

Maybe it was just as the captain said, his luck was indeed very good. Even after being hit by Lu Bu's ultimate move, he was lucky enough to survive.

But who can predict luck? Maybe you can escape a disaster today, but what about tomorrow? Or the day after tomorrow?

In front of heroes, luck is like a thin layer of paper and cannot be relied upon at all. If you want to survive, the fundamental solution is to make yourself stronger.

But he was just an ordinary person who had somehow traveled to this world. How could he compare to those heroes who could defeat thousands of enemies? Anyway, Wang Yao didn't expect to be able to shoot people up into the sky like Lu Bu did. Maybe the "equipment purchase interface" on the phone was the only possibility, but he was just a soldier. How could he get tens of thousands of gold coins?

Look for it on the bodies of those black soldiers? Don't be ridiculous, this is not an RPG game, how can you expect to automatically pick up gold coins after killing someone? Just think about it, who would go to war and carry a few gold coins with them?
"Ah, it seems that not everyone who is lucky enough to travel through time can become the protagonist." Wang Yao let out a long breath towards the night sky, smiled bitterly and took out his cell phone from his pocket.

Instead of complaining about the world, why not first see if there are any primary equipment with a relatively low price? An entrepreneur named Wang said it well, first set yourself a small achievable goal, let's not talk about the six god equipment, at least have a few primary equipment on you, even if you are not as good as a hero, you can still be considered a powerful figure among the soldiers, right?
With a slightly self-deprecating thought, Wang Yao opened the equipment purchase interface, but as soon as he entered the interface, he was stunned.

On the screen, in the equipment column that should have been gray, several pieces of equipment were lit up. The light was like bright gold hidden in the sand in the gray, and it instantly illuminated Wang Yao's eyes.

(End of this chapter)