An Opportunity from His Past Life's Memories

"Rongcheng?"

Looking at the red circle marked on the map, Jiang He's eyes lit up.

The Thunder Convoy was headed in roughly the same direction as his destination!

Compared with driving out of the mountains to the plains in eastern Dragon Country,

Rongcheng was clearly much closer!

It was also a vast basin with a large expanse of plains.

It was exactly what he needed!

"At this point, that place probably hasn't been discovered yet!"

Recalling what he had heard in his past life, Jiang He was instantly fired up!

Back then, Liu Lu had lost his way, and Jiang He had accidentally ended up in Rongcheng with the Rampage Group.

They had stumbled into an underground base.

There, they had encountered another group of survivors.

Though the people were dressed in rags, their group had two exceptionally powerful Superpower Sequence users.

Judging by Jiang He's current experience, those two had reached at least level two!

Fortunately, they weren't particularly vicious people.

At the start, they had used their strength to rob the Rampage Group of some food, but they hadn't done anything out of line after that.

Liu Lu, a level-one Superpower Sequence user at the time, had naturally been a little frustrated after being defeated by humans for the first time.

But after Wang Qian whispered a few words to him, he instantly perked up.

He had even taken the initiative to bring half the convoy's supplies to those people's gathering place!

Jiang He had been one of the people carrying the supplies...

That had given him a chance to hear the important information Liu Lu had traded the supplies for.

There were... level-one Eldritch Horrors in the underground base!

And more than one!

But that wasn't bad news. On the contrary, it was incredibly good news for any Superpower Sequence user...

The reason was that these Eldritch Horrors dropped a mysterious white liquid when killed.

When Superpower Sequence users absorbed the liquid, it helped them advance quickly!

Those two Superpower Sequence users had discovered this by accident, which was how they had successfully advanced to level two.

"I have to get my hands on that liquid before the heavy fog descends!"

At the thought, Jiang He clenched his fists.

His rebirth seemed to have changed some things, yet left others unchanged...

What had changed was the fate of those around him; what hadn't was the survivors' end.

Although the Sunshine Convoy hadn't all died at the Weird Driver's hands, in the end, they had still been completely wiped out, just as in his past life...

Jiang He wasn't worried about other Superpower Sequence users discovering the liquid.

They would have to open the mechanism and stumble into the base, dare to fight a group of Eldritch Horrors, and then happen to drink that unknown liquid.

The odds were simply too low...

Forcing himself to focus, Jiang He rolled up the map in his hands.

"Have you really told me everything?"

Looking at Wang Qian's still-pouting face, he felt certain that she was hiding something else from him.

Sure enough!

Before Jiang He could make a move this time, Wang Qian slumped onto the bed like a deflated ball.

"Since you want to know, I'll tell you everything. You already know where they went anyway, so it's not much of a secret anymore."

At that moment, Wang Qian felt nothing but anger and dejection.

She was angry at Jiang He for pressuring her again and again.

She was dejected that she couldn't even keep a secret...

"When they fought, strange fluctuations spread out around them, like ripples in water. After the Mutant Beasts nearby sensed those fluctuations, they seemed more excited than usual! They all abandoned us and went after those people instead!"

At this point, Wang Qian glanced at Jiang He.

"It was just like... those supernatural creatures chasing you..."

As she said that, she seemed to suddenly realize something!

That's right!

Could this guy have been chased that day because of the same fluctuations?

She had been too nervous to realize it at the time, but the more she thought about it now, the more certain she became of her guess!

"Are you also from the Thunder Convoy?"

Wang Qian asked tentatively, then immediately shook her head.

"No! They're like angels on earth, but you're a devil through and through. There's no way you could have come from the same convoy! Besides, there aren't any fluctuations like that when you fight."

Hearing this, Jiang He couldn't help twitching the corner of his mouth.

He didn't think he had done anything truly wicked, so how could this woman have such a poor opinion of him...?

"Heh heh heh, thanks for the clue! I'm the one hunting them down!"

Intent on getting back at her, Jiang He looked at Wang Qian with a wicked grin.

Hearing what he said and seeing his expression, she nearly passed out.

Had she put her benefactors in danger?

Suddenly, she seemed to come to a realization.

"Impossible! You're lying to me, aren't you?"

Rather than answer Wang Qian's question directly, Jiang He tossed her two tents.

"If you don't want me to kill the people in the Thunder Convoy, go partition off two empty spaces at the back of the vehicle for me. Remember, they don't need to be big. The space of one seat each is enough!"

At this, Wang Qian immediately curled her lip.

"Kill them? Do you even have the strength?"

After grumbling under her breath, she gathered up the tents in a huff and walked out of the RV.

Jiang He naturally heard her muttering, but he paid it no mind and instead began to think again.

Judging by the woman's expression, the information she had given him was probably true!

And based on that information, the energy fluctuations that excited Mutant Beasts were indeed very similar to those produced when the Energy Core was activated.

But there was one thing Jiang He couldn't understand, no matter how he thought about it!

According to Wang Qian, those energy fluctuations had come from their bodies.

But that contradicted the system's appraisal...

The Energy Core could only accelerate the evolution of supernatural creatures and provide energy to Weird Objects. It shouldn't have any effect on humans!

"Fuse the Energy Core!"

Wanting to test it, Jiang He gave the system the command.

[The Energy Core can only be absorbed by supernatural creatures and supernatural items. The host cannot fuse with it]

Sure enough, he couldn't fuse with it!

Had Wang Qian seen it wrong?

Or was there some secret hidden in all this that he didn't know about?

As Jiang He pondered, the Shy Watch on his wrist suddenly vibrated.

Four in the afternoon!

How could a Weird be revealing its aura in broad daylight?

With no time to think further, Jiang He called out to the convoy members outside:

"The convoy is leaving immediately. Get in the vehicles now!"

After repeating himself several times, Jiang He looked at the watch again.

The watch face now displayed the rough outline of the Weird Object.

Sure enough, it was a Weird Object he had never seen before...

And...

"Damn it! Why is it level three again?"

Looking at the three lines flashing on the black silhouette, Jiang He's pupils shook!