【Ding, a new mission is being issued...】
【Holy Spirit Sword: Travel to an African tribal village to explore and find treasures, and obtain the Holy Spirit Sword within the tribe.】
【Ding, do you accept the mission!?】
Just after Jack left, a cold, mechanical voice echoed in Lu Hao's mind, the system's prompt.
“Accept!"
Lu Hao had no reason to refuse.
This mission was relatively simple, allowing him to obtain the system's rewards with ease.
He was still thinking about getting a few more bottles of body enhancement liquid from the system. This stuff was very useful to him.
【Ding, mission accepted successfully. Congratulations to the host for receiving a mission document - Tribe Information X1!!】
As the system's prompt ended, detailed information about the tribal village flooded Lu Hao's mind. It contained all the information about the tribe, including the tribe's location, customs and traditions, and historical origins.
Lu Hao digested the content, a smile spreading across his face. Having the system was convenient, saving him the time of investigating the tribal village.
“Lu Hao!!"
As he was lost in thought, he suddenly felt a tightening around his waist. Ilsa wrapped her arms around him from behind, her head resting on his strong back, whispering, “So, are you planning another adventure?”
“Probably in a day or two.”
Lu Hao nodded. With the information provided by the system, he and Jack didn't need to spend much time investigating, they just needed to buy equipment and they could set off on their adventure.
“In that case, I should go back to Germany to be with my mother.”
Lu Hao turned and hugged Ilsa, looking at her and whispering, “Ilsa, you know this house needs a hostess.”
Ilsa looked up at him, her voice soft, “Then tell me... how many days a year will the male owner be home?”
“……”
Lu Hao fell silent. He really couldn't guarantee when he would be back.
“Lu Hao, thank you for your offer, but you know I can't leave my mother. I need to go back to Germany to be with her.”
Ilsa held Lu Hao tightly, her eyes blurry, “Sometimes you can come visit me in Germany. And I'll come see you from time to time.”
Her voice was tinged with resentment, “I just don't know if I'll be able to see you when I come back.”
“We'll see each other.”
Lu Hao kissed Ilsa, giving her the best goodbye gift.
The next day, Ilsa boarded her flight back to Germany, escorted by Lu Hao. The two of them embraced and kissed at the airport, promising to meet again.
When Lu Hao returned from the airport, he found Jack parked outside his house in his somewhat dilapidated SUV. Jack had reclined the seat, put his feet up on the steering wheel, and was swaying back and forth.
“Jack, you were waiting for me?”
Lu Hao smiled and greeted him. Jack turned his head, seeing Lu Hao, and immediately complained, “You went out on another date? I've been waiting for you for ages.”
“I took Ilsa to the airport.”
“Huh? Ilsa went back to Germany?”
Jack was a little surprised. Lu Hao looked at him, his voice soft, “She heard I was going on an adventure. She didn't want to stay in Madrid alone, so she went back to Germany to be with her mother.”
“Ahem, so it’s my fault, huh?”
Jack wanted to laugh. Lu Hao sat in the passenger seat, shrugged, and said, “Jack, you owe me for this. I want six tenths of the treasure for this adventure.”
“You wish.”
Jack rolled his eyes, ignoring Lu Hao's request. He started the engine and drove towards Earl's estate.
“You were involved in this desert adventure after accepting the commission, so it's more appropriate to take you to Earl to hand over the mission.”
Jack said as he drove.
Lu Hao looked relaxed, his words irritating, “I don’t mind. I’ve already received my million dollars, but I don’t know when your two tons of gold will be available. I really want that day to come soon.”
He gave Jack a sideways glance.
Jack’s face darkened. This guy just had to bring up the painful subject.
The entire base was buried under the sand. It had to be excavated before they could recover the gold.
And with all the twists and turns, political maneuvering, and organizational preparations, he wouldn’t even think about getting the gold for ten years.
In other words, he had done all this work for nothing on this desert adventure.
A huge loss.
As Lu Hao said, the intangible gold was far less valuable than the real money.
He had to learn from this experience.
The only good news was that on the way back, he learned about the whereabouts of the Holy Spirit Sword, the God's Armed Forces.
This made him feel a little better.
“Jack, welcome back!!"
When they arrived at the estate, Earl greeted Jack and Lu Hao enthusiastically. Ada, Colonel Bird, and Colonel Banner were also present.
Except for Ilsa, everyone from the treasure-hunting team was there.
“Earl, I'm sorry. I didn't bring back the gold.”
Jack briefly explained the situation, offering his apologies. Although they had found the gold, the base had exploded. It would be a long time before they could recover it.
“Jack, you don’t need to blame yourself. I've already heard from Colonel Bird and the others. It’s not your fault. We can only say that plans don’t always go as expected. We didn’t expect that one of the nineteen people who buried the gold all those years ago was still alive and had hired mercenaries to dig up the gold in the desert.”
Earl sighed, feeling a slight sense of relief, “Luckily you’re safe and sound. You brought back the precise coordinates of the base. And the mercenaries, along with the gold, were buried under the base. This way, as long as we invest some time, we can eventually recover this batch of gold.”
With the gold brought back by Ada and others and the photos taken by Lu Hao as evidence, Earl and the others had confirmed that the batch of gold did exist and its location had been identified.
The United Nations had already sent three teams to investigate the ruins of the base. Once the investigation report came out, they could start planning to excavate the gold.
Of course, as the news of the gold treasure spread, countries that had been occupied and looted by Germany at the time would likely jump out and claim sovereignty over this batch of gold.
Even Germany itself would join the battle for gold.
After all, the base contained a staggering two hundred and forty tons of gold, enough to drive countries crazy.
“Lu Hao, your actions have impressed me. Without you, we might never have found the location of the base. We would have watched helplessly as the gold fell into the hands of those mercenaries.”
Earl looked at Lu Hao, praising him, “Asian Flying Dragon, well-deserved.”
Although Lu Hao had extorted a million dollars from him, compared to the precise location of the base and the more than two hundred tons of gold inside, the million dollars was a drop in the bucket, nothing at all.
“Earl, you're flattering me. I'm just paid to do my job, that's all.”
Lu Hao smiled faintly. The money he was talking about wasn't just Earl's million dollars, but the more than two hundred tons of gold in the base.
He was a man who truly delivered when he got paid, but he just loved using other people's money to do his own thing.