Chapter 3041: Ultimate charisma! This is Zhang Lin!

If he could have explained things very clearly to himself before executing the mission, then Xue Long would not have carried that hesitant mindset, and at the same time, when arranging for those brothers to head into the tomb, Xue Long would not have felt so insecure.

Precisely because Wang Canghai never told the truth, always beating around the bush, his deliberate concealment led to the final losses becoming greater and greater.

If these concealments had gained Wang Canghai some value or harvest, perhaps Xue Long would have endured it, but it just so happened that no such thing occurred; Wang Canghai gained nothing.

It only resulted in the sacrifice of these people, yet Wang Canghai suffered no losses himself; Xue Long felt this was unfair.

A foolish commander leading a team to destruction must inevitably pay the price; having said that, even with such thoughts, he knew he lacked that ability.

Perhaps in the end, when Zhang Lin accepted his surrender and gave him a mission, this phone call Xue Long made to Wang Canghai counted as his final act of defiance.

He wanted to use that method to vent his anger, and his goal was indeed achieved; not only did Xue Long vent his anger, but Wang Canghai on the other end of the line was basically fuming with rage, though Wang Canghai's ability to regulate himself was relatively strong.

If it were Zhang Lin mocking Wang Canghai, then he would need a very, very long time to regulate himself, because during this period he would have to guess if Zhang Lin had some follow-up move.

Or perhaps he would want to use such a method to deceive himself, and then who knows what other goals he might have; this was the "cup-bow-snake-shadow" mindset formed after Wang Canghai was defeated by Zhang Lin time and time again.

Even if he knew this mindset was completely wrong, instinctively he truly could not suppress it and could only let this matter continue to happen.

No matter how much Wang Canghai hated it himself, this had perhaps already become a subconscious instinct and a conditioned reflex, unless one day Zhang Lin truly died and was no longer there.

In that situation, it would not affect the follow-up work that still needed to be done, and whether he wanted to obtain the Dust-Bead or wanted to complete the ascension ritual, in truth, Wang Canghai did not want to use the knowledge Zhang Lin spoke of to complete his own affairs.

He believed that given time, whether it was the instrument itself or the messy secrets or truths of E Luo Hai City, he would be able to investigate them clearly.

Since he had built the Cloud-Top Tiangong which was so complex, and had also formed that kind of deal with the Wan Nu King, then an E Luo Hai City naturally would not stump him.

The current Wang Canghai had not yet realized what connection the Demon Kingdom itself had with the Cloud-Top Tiangong, but in the final analysis, all of this was still within Zhang Lin's trap, only Wang Canghai remained obsessed and unawakened.

Looking back at Xue Long at this moment, upon hearing Zhang Lin say this, he could not help but recall the things that had happened before, and immediately he nodded heavily.

He said: "Mr. Zhang, I am not afraid. Even if I was a little afraid at the beginning, now my mindset has been adjusted. Whatever instructions you have, just say them directly; even if you ask me to give my life, there is no problem at all."

This was the charisma of a person; perhaps Xue Long would not have such thoughts when facing anyone else, but Zhang Lin had moved him with this subtle charisma, making him willing to follow the other party.

If Wang Canghai knew Xue Long said these words at this moment, he would probably be so angry he would vomit blood again, because he had spent so much time and still hadn't made Xue Long follow him so devotedly, and although Xue Long had said things like giving his life before, Wang Canghai never believed it.

And in the end, reality was indeed so; Xue Long betrayed him, and Wang Canghai hadn't even seen a hint of it. Even if he had seen a few signs, he thought the other party wouldn't dare to do so. On this point, perhaps he should even thank Xue Long; at least when going to the Wang family, Wang Canghai had sensed in advance that Mr. Wang would betray him.

But in the end, he was still a step too slow; by the time he arrived at the Wang family, it was already empty, and he could see nothing. In the end, he could only use his own way to mobilize the only two Wang family members he could use.

But now these people no longer existed; Wang Cen and Su Nan had both stood on the side of the archaeological team. Of course, Wang Canghai knew that the essence of this was not the archaeological team, but Zhang Lin.

If Zhang Lin did not exist, everything would be under his control; how could there be so many messy things? Every time he thought of this, Wang Canghai sighed repeatedly, while also feeling uncontrollable anger, and after Zhang Lin heard Xue Long say these words, he smiled indifferently.

"I believe what you say. Since that is the case, then wait for my next order. Actually, calling you this time, I didn't think about making you do anything specific! To put it bluntly, I just wanted to see if you were truly afraid. If, because of the fear Wang Canghai once brought you, you now don't even dare to choose to stand on his opposite side, then I would truly be very disappointed in you."

Hearing Zhang Lin say this, Xue Long took a deep breath, thinking to himself that this time he had bet correctly!

He had indeed answered the other party in the way Zhang Lin was most satisfied with.

At the same time, Xue Long also determined that this test from Zhang Lin absolutely did not come out of thin air; every time one completed a test established by Zhang Lin, the person being tested would absolutely receive a reward.

Sure enough, the next moment Zhang Lin said: "Xue Long, I cannot guarantee anything else, but this time, after the Second Archaeological Team's entire establishment is complete and you can also come out alive, not only will you not need to worry about Wang Canghai or the Corpse-Beetle Pill, but who knows, I might even be able to find you a proper position in the Second Archaeological Team. If you are unwilling..."

Zhang Lin originally wanted to continue, which was to tell Xue Long that no matter what he wanted, Zhang Lin would deliberately satisfy him, as long as the other party didn't ask for the moon, but the premise was to complete this mission well. Who knew that just as he said this, Xue Long nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.

He hurriedly said: "Thank you so much, Mr. Zhang. If I can officially join the Second Archaeological Team or the First Archaeological Team, then for me, it really is a great honor."

Zhang Lin was also stunned upon hearing this; he never expected that this was truly Xue Long's thought. In fact, according to his estimation, Xue Long shouldn't have been that interested in the archaeological team.

Even if he had once executed missions for Wang Canghai, it was similar to how the Wang family members were constantly moving around in various tombs.

But in the final analysis, there were not many people in this world who truly liked the life of tomb exploration, but he didn't expect Xue Long to be an exception.

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