Tempest of the Stellar War - Chapter 251

Chapter 251: Fiery Desert

He had gambled on this without thinking it through . There really was no guarantee this time . He simply believed in Skeleton, and in the end he had actually yielded great results . Solon felt a little embarrassed . This had no relationship to his capabilities at all . To use a colloquial phrase, he had won without doing anything .

The Shiny Silver skin of the Wind God also sold more than 5 million units . This skin cost about the same as an entire mech . It was also one of CT's important sources of profits . Players would purchase these decorations only if they really liked a certain mech .

He had earned another round of fortune without having to use his brain . This was awesome .

Additionally, Skeleton disappeared again . This was nothing special . It was likely that he would not appear easily anymore . But Solon was not an idiot . He could sense that there was a good relationship between Skeleton and OMG . As long as he tended to OMG's projects carefully, there would be chances of Skeleton appearing again in the future .

Wang Zheng, Zhang Shan, Meng Tian, and Zhang Runan had already embarked on their journey towards the IG training grounds after receiving the IG notification via Skylink . The first round of the second part of IG would be carried out at Gil Town in the Sahara desert of Earth's Africa region .

After governance and geographical transformation, the original Sahara desert of more than 8 million square kilometers had shrunk to 4 million square kilometers . But it remained the largest desert on Earth, a hostile place for foreigners .

The Asian region did not have a direct flight that reached Gil Town in the Sahara . They could only transfer at the pearl of the Sahara desert – Jessen City .

Before leaving, the principal treated Wang Zheng and his group to a meal at the best hotel in the capital . "Just do your best . Let others remember you . Our Ares College is also a famous school with a few hundred years of history!"

Gu Te was drunk and had said a lot . He patted Wang Zheng and the other three members on the shoulder . He was putting a lot of hope on them . "The burden may be heavy, but I believe in you guys . "

On the second day, Wang Zheng and his group headed to Jessen at Sahara . They were very surprised that they had actually travelled in a first-class cabin .

"This is all I can do . "

Gu Te and Zhuo Mu sent them off at the departure gate . The help that they could provide was limited . Some pressure could only be handled by Wang Zheng and his group themselves .

Jessen, the pearl of the Sahara . Green coconut trees were scattered around the city . Water drawn from deep underground reservoirs nourished all this vegetation, preventing the sands from expanding further . Even though this was the desert, the unique scenery and massive investments made this place one of the most famous and popular tourist spots on Earth . It was also a favourite hangout spot of the rich .

When they were exiting Jessen's airport, holograms appeared one after another . These were the city's image cards . "Welcome to the miracle oasis, Jessen" .

"Here, you can find all you need . Jessen is the address for everything . . . "

In this city, you could not see a single grain of sand . It was unusually clean and tidy, with green trees flourishing . There were bright flowers everywhere and there was a humidity control machine every 500 meters . These controlled the entire city's humidity to keep it at an optimal level for human bodies .

In the fragrant air and moving on the roads were all kinds of luxury cars .

"What! What is that? Did I see wrongly?"

Zhang Shan started shouting . From the back seat of a luxury car, a huge tiger head popped out . It was enjoying the cool wind brought by the speed of the car .

When he turned his head, he saw a majestic lion sitting on the passenger seat of another sports car .

"This is not strange . This is Jessen, the heaven for the rich to show off," Meng Tian said lightly .

Other rich people would have expensive cats and famous dogs as pets . Jessen citizens kept highly endangered and exotic beasts as pets . Those who put in a little effort would get animals that were produced naturally and not by gene reproduction .

As they chatted, more than 10 people walked out from the VIP tunnel at the other side of the airfield . The few people walking in front smiled immediately when they saw Wang Zheng, and his group and strode towards them .

"Sister Runan, haha, what a coincidence! This is a meeting from a thousand miles brought about by fate . "

The people approaching them were Yuan Ye and his group from Europa . They did not expect to bump into the people they wanted to meet the most upon landing .

Yuan Ye's gaze was mostly on Zhang Runan . Obviously, the period of one holiday did not dampen his enthusiasm for wooing Zhang Runan .

To this, Zhang Shan could only say that he admired his enthusiasm . Europa citizens did have a unique taste .

Wang Zheng smiled . "Let's walk together . "

Zhang Runan's eyes showed extreme dissatisfaction . It was obvious that she did not want to .

"Brother Shan, is the Skylink number that you gave me a fake or real one? I called so many times, but none went through . " Yuan Ye pulled Zhang Shan aside . He was asking about Zhang Runan's Skylink .

"Don't you know how to change a Skylink to call? Your number was blocked by Runan long ago . "

Zhang Shan patted Yuan Ye's shoulders . Wooing a girl was easy, but wooing Runan was not . Yuan Ye should cherish this opportunity he had as Zhang Shan was willing to help him out here and there .

Yuan Ye was stunned . His number was blocked? That was so cold-hearted . But . . . he liked her even more . A woman with such personality was rare even in the Mu Wei Federation, and he liked this type of girl .

Zhang Shan very quickly became part of the Europa trio . Zhang Shan was a person who talked fast . Very quickly, he purposely led the topic to Ability X . Yes, he could finally stand tall, and he could not wait to let the whole world know .

Upon hearing that Zhang Shan had awakened his Ability X, the trio, Dayna, Conrad, and Ai Weiman, smiled at the same time . They were not arrogant, and they shared some of their experiences . "Your frame of mind is very important at the initial stage of awakening the ability . You must be cautious against rushing your progress . Everything is just a matter of time . Of course, you cannot slack in your training . Do not think that training is not effective . It is like fishing for gold in a big river, you will gain results eventually . "

Yuan Ye's eyes widened . "Sh*t, even you have awakened an ability?"

"Haha, of course . Look at who I am . Such a good body, such talent, such potential . In the future, I will definitely become a general, no, an admiral . . . "

Here, we willl omit about 500 words of his boasting . Once the topic was opened, Zhang Shan could not wait for the whole world to praise him . No one knew whether to laugh or cry . They had seen arrogant people, but Zhang Shan was on a different level .

"Tch, don't irritate me anymore . How do we get to Gil Town? This is your territory . I will leave the travel arrangements up to you guys . "

Wang Zheng smiled . "This is our first time here as well . I heard that there is only one flight per week . If we are lucky, we can make it . "

Gil was an extremely small desert town . There were only about a few dozen families there . Life there was almost completely isolated from the rest of the world .

Upon checking at the information counter of the long-distance passenger terminal, they found out that the flight to Gil Town for this week would be leaving in three days .

"Three days? Are there any other ways?"

"Of course . You could also rent the small, four seater X64 flying shuttle . Depending on the weather, you could get there in about four hours . " The employee at the terminal smiled and introduced the alternative transportation .

"This sounds good, how do we rent one?" Yuan Ye nodded . It will be two shuttles for eight people . This was common in their hometown .

"The deposit for each X64 shuttle is 1 . 5 million dollars . It will be 1 million milky way dollars for each hour . In the event of sandstorms, we will have to increase the fees by 10% . Passengers will also have to pay for 5% of the maintenance fee if there is any accidental wear and tear . "

Yuan Ye stared blankly at the person who was explaining the rental conditions . "What!? Is this highway robbery?"

"Sorry, Sir, what we have here is already a very fair official price . You can go ask at the black market over there . The lowest price is double the official price . And . . . now we only have one X64 left . May I know if you guys will be renting it?"

The employee maintained his smile, but his eyes showed that he did not care if they rented the shuttle or not . He did not lack customers .

Damn, Earth was so sinister . . .

Wang Zheng smiled . "Are there any other ways to reach Gil Town?"

The employee was still quite professional, so he said smilingly, "If you are not in a hurry, you may choose to rent camels . Their desert genes are strengthened . They are cheap and your safety is guaranteed . At the same time, you can have the full experience of desert life . . . "

"We are running a little tight on time . Do you have any desert jeeps?" Wang Zheng interrupted the employee's sales pitch and requested directly .

"Of course, 3,000 milky way dollars for one day . It is quite worth it . . . "

"You do not need to sell it . We will take the desert jeeps . Two of them . Is there any problem?"

"Yes, I will prepare them for you immediately . "

Soon, two desert jeeps were rolled out . They were a little old, but they came fully equipped with desert travel installations, GPS, and a set of field supplies including water, food, and survival resources like tents packed in every jeep .

You could see from the dark-skinned face of the employee from before that he was a little red with embarrassment . "I'm really sorry . Because of promotional activities recently, the demand for these is extremely high . These are the last two desert jeeps . The model may be a little old, but we have just done maintenance on them last month . There should be no problems in their functions . If you don't mind them, I can give you a 'friends of staff' discount, 2,100 milky way dollars for one day . "

Wang Zheng checked the jeeps . With his experience from repairing mecha at OMG, he grasped the status of the two jeeps very quickly . "No problem, we can leave now . "

"Are we not going to around?" Yuan Ye was stunned . They had just landed and had not had the time to tour around this city that was the pearl of the desert .

"Time is money, my friend . " Zhang Shan patted Yuan Ye and sat in the jeep driven by Dayna's trio .

Yuan Ye quickly responded and immediately sat right beside Zhang Runan .

Zhang Runan glanced at him . "Go in the back . "

No others words were needed to exude pressure on him . Yuan Ye sheepishly changed to a back seat .

The sounds of jeeps rumbled . The two jeeps drove towards the desert . Everyone was excited about the journey . It was not common to have this kind of unique desert experience .  It was difficult to have such an opportunity to enjoy freedom like this, as the group had never experienced life in a desert . And this scenery was even more refreshing for Yuan Ye and his group . Various topics were brought up continuously . Everyone took turns to drive . It was very exciting to drive through the sand dunes too, especially with these jeeps with old-fashioned wheels – the feel of friction was quite enjoyable .

Wang Zheng did not drive for long before Zhang Shan switched with him . At this moment, his Skylink rang . Surprisingly, it was . . . Lin Huiyin .

"Brother Wang Zheng, how are you? I have a new single coming out again . You must remember to listen to it, OK?" Huiyin's sweet voice came out from the Skylink .

Wang Zheng smiled knowingly . "Don't worry, I will definitely support you . Are you doing well?"

Lin Huiyin was in her room . It was current nighttime on Aslan . "With me here, everything is OK . I am standing at your side . She is very busy now . But Cousin is planning a surprise for you . You can look forward to it . "