In the Purple Moon era.
Information was an unparalleled and precious resource.
It was just like how a person who was born as a wanderer and a person who was born in a large safety city would view the world differently.
Just like in Tang Ling's eyes, the world was a primitive place filled with the marks of the old civilization, but he was not sure whether the old civilization existed or not. The faraway lands were filled with mysteries.
The old Tang Long already knew a lot about the rules of the world, the division of factions, and the history of the Purple Moon. Of course, he also remembered the number Latitude 39. (Don't take the number seriously, it's just a random number. You just have to understand what it means.)
Tang Long was not the only one who remembered the number. As a matter of fact, anyone who was born in a safety city or a large safety sector would remember the number after they started their education.
Logically speaking, Tang Ling should have known the number a long time ago if he had continued his education in the Hope Barrier.
Unfortunately, Tang Ling's life was never normal.
Therefore, he still did not know about latitude 39, a number that was as important as the line of life and death for humans.
What is Latitude 39?
To be precise, it represented a line of defense for mankind — the first line of defense.
On this line of defense was the greatest building in human history — Iron-Blooded City.
This was not a city, but a giant wall! Its scale far exceeded that of the Great Wall that had once shocked the world in ancient Huaxia.
Not long after the Purple Moon era, humans started to consciously build Iron-Blooded City.
There were so many tragic stories that it was hard to recount them all. All people knew was that there was a giant monument in the center of Iron-Blooded City, and the names and deeds of every hero were carved on it.
All he knew was that every brick and stone of Iron-Blooded City was stained with the blood of humans.
According to the rules of the Purple Moon era …
As long as one became a Purple Moon Warrior, any registered Purple Moon Warrior would be obligated to serve in Iron-Blooded City for at least three years.
Why?
It was for the sake of humanity's continued survival, to protect this giant wall, and to continue strengthening it before humanity had the ability to walk out of this wall.
Latitude 39 was the line of life and death.
Within Latitude 39 was a relatively peaceful 'pure land.' All of the human's safety cities, safety zones, safety villages, and even wanderer camps were within it.
There weren't even any Vicious Beasts above Level Six on the 39th Continent. High-tier vicious beast materials were usually obtained by experts who ventured out of Iron-Blooded City or by sailing at sea.
On the continents within 39 kilometers, the changes in weather and terrain were not that extreme, and it was still within the range that humans could endure.
Within 39 …
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In short, humans could only live on the continent behind Iron-Blooded City's protection.
Beyond Latitude 39, it was like another world.
Not only were there all sorts of dangerous creatures, but there were also extreme changes in climate and terrain. Moreover, it was as if the planet had been cut into two different worlds.
Outside, even the laws of evolution were different from inside, becoming even more extreme, berserk, and unpredictable.
For example, a low-level Black-toothed Rat might give birth to a Level 3 mutated Black-toothed Rat or a higher level Black-toothed Rat among its offspring, and the direction of the mutation was unpredictable.
When humans walked into it, they would naturally be affected by this law.
It was not a bad thing. According to many powerhouses, it could trigger a human's talent in advance, and if they were lucky, they could even trigger a second or third talent.
However, it was also possible for the human's genes to be affected, resulting in irreversible changes. For example, a human might grow a monkey's tail. Of course, the possibility of that happening was slim, unless one was crazy enough to go out of Latitude 39 to give birth, then all sorts of mutations would happen.
However, that was not the scariest thing about Latitude 39.
The scariest thing about Latitude 39 was the cities left behind by the old civilization, especially the big ones! They were what the modern people referred to as ruins.
The ruins had become a playground for all sorts of dangerous creatures!
There was once a ranking list of the top ten most dangerous ruins in the world. Four of them were famous danger zones, but compared to the ruins beyond Latitude 39, they were nothing.
However, humans had yet to conquer the four danger zones within Latitude 39, so what about beyond that?
Those places were the most dangerous places beyond Latitude 39. Even the strongest human beings who ventured outside dared not simply step into those ruins.
However, the best resources on this planet were all beyond Latitude 39. Many human beings had to venture out because the resources within the wall were not enough to support their growth.
There were many secrets beyond Latitude 39, but the powerhouses who ventured out did not know what kind of world it was.
"There's no need to destroy people's happiness. In this era, it's not easy to have a tiny bit of happiness," said one of the powerhouses. That was the only explanation.
**
Tang Ling and Tang Long were still unconscious.
Based on the calculations of the people around them, it was not long before they woke up.
Indeed, with the accumulation of resources regardless of the cost, not only did their bodies fully recover, but they even became stronger.
It felt like their bodies had reached the limit of what they could achieve before they became a Purple Moon Warrior.
In the past, be it Tang Ling or Tang Long, geniuses, they were still a step away from reaching such a level.
Something that had reached the limit must be nurtured from a young age.
Tang Ling did not qualify for that.
What about Tang Long? Somehow, he too had not reached the peak of his physique.
There was no way to find out the reason.
In short, in order to raise both of them to the peak of their physique, the only way was to break through it! That was the copper-faced man's goal! Even the special massage technique was to help them reach the peak of their physique before they became Purple Moon Warriors.
Once they became Purple Moon Warriors, they would never have the chance again!
Tang Ling and Tang Long had yet to wake up because their bodies were still undergoing the final stage of construction. Once the perfect physique was achieved, they would wake up.
Unfortunately, Tang Long's body did not have the perfect physique. There were still some impurities in his body, unlike Tang Ling who managed to achieve the perfect physique through a freak combination of factors.
It was not something that could be forced. Even the copper-faced man could not do anything about it. After all, how many people in this world had the perfect physique?
In short, achieving the perfect physique before they officially became a Purple Moon Warrior was already a great achievement.
The benefits of the perfect physique varied from person to person. However, the benefits were the same in certain aspects.
For example, the standard Transient Steps of a Purple Moon Warrior represented a breakthrough in the body's shackles against speed. With the perfect physique, one could break through the shackles even more thoroughly.
Tang Ling and Tang Long had been unconscious for seven days.
In the past seven days, all the young geniuses who had been going through the Hell Ledge Challenge had fallen into a bottleneck.
No one could pass the sixth stage.
Based on the fact that there was a difficulty level for every three stages, the second difficulty was enough to stop everyone.
This was something that everyone could understand, but they didn't think of.
Even if the Hell Ledge Challenge was at normal difficulty, a normal reserve Purple Moon Warrior would have a hard time clearing the first stage.
Moreover, the young geniuses had to face the Hell difficulty. Being able to clear six stages was already impressive enough.
Who would have thought that after six stages, the difficulty would rise to such a level? What else could they hope for?
Once, they hoped that some of the young geniuses would rise above the others and clear the 18 stages to challenge the Purple Moon Warriors. Now, it seemed like the chances of them clearing the 18 stages in the Hell difficulty were slim.
People were always the most impatient.
What they did not expect was that they were facing a bunch of young geniuses who were growing every day. The sixth stage should not be able to stop them.
Under such circumstances, they suddenly thought of Tang Ling and Tang Long who were heavily injured. If the two of them were still awake, would they be able to clear the sixth stage?
**
"What a nostalgic memory." With a cigar in his mouth, Van Persie read the newspaper in front of him. The newspaper was reporting the Hell Ledge Challenge, so he could not help but comment.
He remembered that when he was young, he had also gone to the Hell Ledge Challenge in Darkness Port. He remembered that he had gained a lot of benefits in Darkness Port back then.
Van Persie put down the newspaper in his hand and happily tossed a cigar to his adjutant. Then, he turned around and looked out the window.
It was snowing heavily that day. Each snowflake was the size of a palm and everything outside the window was covered in snow.
Taking the cigar out of his mouth, Van Persie walked to the window and muttered to himself, "I guess no one will come and cause trouble in this kind of weather, will they?"
However, out of consideration for safety, the recruits needed to clear the accumulated snow in advance within a 50-meter radius of the city walls.
"I'm really looking forward to Tang Ling and Tang Long waking up. Major, who do you think beat them up so badly? " It was then that Van Persie's aide's voice came from his room. He was also reading the newspaper, so it was only natural that he saw the news about the Hell Ledge Challenge in Darkness Port.
"Who cares who it is? I'm curious as well. But once we're in Iron-Blooded City, what does the beautiful world behind the walls have to do with us? Instead of worrying about that, why don't you worry about what we'll run into today? "Van Persie took a puff from his cigar and blew a big ring of smoke out.
"What could possibly happen? It's snowing so heavily today … "The aide-de-camp looked relaxed. As he spoke, he slowly lit up his cigar. Cigars were good stuff in Iron-Blooded City.
However, before the aide could light his cigar, a loud tremor came from afar.
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