Global Exploration: Starting from Decrypting Chernobyl

”The Lao San felt we shouldn’t act so early because everyone was still watching, and we couldn’t be the first bird to stick its head out. Besides, we have two Sub-maps in our hands, so we hold a huge advantage.”

”Since cooperation is inevitable!”

”Then...”

”The Lao San felt we should make a grand entrance at the end, appearing only when most needed. A person who shows up after much anticipation is more valuable!”

”And we would be able to propose better terms!”

”But...”

At this point, Mo Qiu glanced at Wu Tian.

”Despite all their calculations, the Third and Lao Sis didn’t expect that the seven families would have already gathered at the Qi Family’s suburban manor!”

”Even less did they expect...”

”That you have now basically deciphered the secret of the treasure map using the Sub-maps of the other seven families!”

”So...”

Mo Qiu gave an awkward smile.

”The Third and Lao Sis had me reveal myself to try and keep you here!”

”So that the two Sub-maps in our hands could play their intended role!”

”But...”

”I don’t need to say more about what happened next, right?”

”Hehe...”

Mo Qiu gave an awkward smile.

Then he closed his mouth.

...

”Oh!”

After hearing Mo Qiu’s account, Wu Tian slowly nodded.

He now had a rough understanding of the situation.

”So that is to say...”

”The Xie Family, with their two Sub-maps, originally intended to cooperate but wanted to gain more profit from it?”

”But they didn’t expect that their two maps would actually be of little significance to us now.”

”So you got anxious!”

”Panicked!”

”They told you to keep us here so the two of them could rush over?”

”And then negotiate terms with me?”

...

”Yes!”

Mo Qiu nodded.

”That’s basically it.”

...

”Emmm...”

After listening to Mo Qiu’s narrative, Wu Tian fell into deep thought.

To be honest... based on past experience, Wu Tian didn’t feel he had completely deciphered the secret of the treasure map in his hand, because he always viewed these mysteries and puzzles as being far from simple.

Moreover... Wu Tian was no greenhorn.

He wouldn’t be so naive as to think these two extra Sub-maps were completely useless!

Because in the Bagua, the eight directions are paired opposites, if the extra repeated directions were useless, why would eight Sub-maps be designed to repeat those directions again!

Wouldn’t it have been simpler to just design four Sub-maps?

Wouldn’t that be more convenient?

Wouldn’t that damn well save a lot of trouble?

And... there’s one more crucial problem!

That is... the Bagua only has eight directions, but the Nine Gates... have nine Sub-maps!

Could one of the Sub-maps be a fake?

Is it there to confuse everyone’s vision?

No!

Wu Tian shook his head gently.

He glanced at Mo Qiu in front of him, a faint light flickering in his eyes.

Then, the light faded.

Wu Tian gave a light chuckle toward the latter.

Then he looked toward the various family heads beside him.

”Mo Qiu has finished speaking. What do you think?”

”Do you think it’ll work?”

”Should we bring the Xie Family along?”

”...”

The group looked at each other, and then Wu Xie, who had the closest relationship with him, was the first to speak.

The latter leaned against the wall with his arms crossed.

While tapping his arm gently with two fingers, he lowered his head and analyzed calmly.

”The Xie Family still has two maps in their hands.”

”Adding their two Sub-maps, the number of Sub-maps we have now reaches nine!”

”But the Bagua only has eight positions!”

”Hehe...”

Wu Xie gave everyone a faint smile.

”Everyone should understand what I mean by this!”

”These final two maps...”

”Are indispensable!”

”Only...”

”We cannot give the Xie Family any more benefits!”

”That is my opinion!”

Wu Xie said indifferently.

”You guys speak up!”

”...”

”I think Little Third Master is right!”

”Although the Xie Family might not have bad intentions, everyone is the same; they are just representing the Hong Family!”

”One map per family!”

”No special treatment!”

”Our gang bringing them along is already out of consideration for past ties!”

”Special treatment...”

”Impossible!”

Huo Nanfeng nodded and said with a frown.

”Right!”

”Everyone is the same. At worst, we distribute based on labor!”

”More work, more gain!”

”The more you contribute, the more you get!”

”If they have the ability, then it’s beyond reproach!”

Chen Jie nodded.

”No problem!”

”Let’s do exactly as Little Third Master says!”

”...”

”Do as Little Third Master says!”

”I have no objection.”

”I have no objection either!”

”...”

”Good!”

Seeing that no one had any objections, Wu Tian nodded.