Longjiang Base City.
Whoosh!
A figure in the shape of a cloud of fire flew over and landed in the sky outside the base city.
The guards on the wall recognized the fiery cloud right away. Some battle pet warriors even saluted the dragon respectfully.
Su Ping heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that.
Luckily, no wild beasts were coming.
"Did you detect anything nearby?" Su Ping's voice reached the ears of an old titled battle pet warrior. The old man had been keeping an eye on Su Ping. He wanted to greet Su Ping but was afraid that he would offend Su Ping.
The old man's heart skipped a beat as he heard Su Ping's words. He was flattered. "Mr. Su, we have sent out sentries to scout around the Longjiang Base City. Nothing has happened so far."
"Good."
Su Ping nodded.
He didn't linger. He flew back to the store on the Inferno Dragon.
Everyone watched as Su Ping left. They knew that the young man riding the dragon was the one who could save the Longjiang Base City when the wild beasts arrived.
…
Back at the store.
Su Ping put away the Inferno Dragon. He saw several titled battle pet warriors in the Qin Family's building across the street. "How are the other defense lines doing? Have you received any news?"
The Old member of the Qin family was surprised to see Su Ping. They hurried over to greet him.
"Mr. Su, we just received some good news from the Longjing Base City. The wild beasts have calmed down." One of the Old member of the Qin family looked at Su Ping with awe and admiration. "We have seen the video. Mr. Su, you are a hero. With you here, the Longjiang Base City will be fine. We can stop the wild beasts."
"That's right …"
The other two elders chimed in.
Su Ping rolled his eyes and said unhappily, "I'm not here to listen to your flattery. I'm here to ask about the other defense lines."
The Old member of Qin family felt a little resentful when he realized that he had flattered the wrong person. He hurriedly said, "The other defense lines are a little delayed in transmitting the news. It will take about two hours for them to receive the news. After all, the demon beasts are wreaking havoc everywhere. Many base communication stations built in the barren areas have been destroyed. However, according to the current intelligence, there is no news from the other defense lines for now."
"That's fine."
After listening to a bunch of nonsense, Su Ping finally heard the answer he wanted. He was speechless. This old man was probably from a Qin Family.
After saying that, he turned around and left.
If something were to happen to the other defensive lines, he would consider making another trip.
After all, once the other defense lines were lost, the Xing-Jing Defense Line and the Longjiang Base City would be affected as well.
If he was a bystander, then the trip to Longjing would have been meaningless.
"Take care, Mr. Su."
The titled battle pet warriors from the Qin Family didn't dare to ask Su Ping to stay. They bowed to him with respect.
Su Ping went back to the store. After some consideration, he decided not to go to the cultivation sites.
He could tell from the situation in Longjing that the situation was tense. A disaster could break out at any moment. Once a beast king led an army to attack the city, the advanced beasts would be able to enter the detection range of the base city in less than half a day. While no beast strikes had been detected in the Longjiang Base City, it didn't mean that there were no wild beasts outside the detection range.
If he were to cultivate in the cultivation sites, even if it was only for one day, he would be late.
"Xie."
Su Ping dialed a number.
"Mr. Su!" The call went through. Xie Jinshui sounded excited. "I saw the battle you just went to the Longjing Base City. Mr. Su, you're amazing! I'm relieved that you're in charge of the Longjiang Base City. Mr. Su, if the Longjiang Base City can survive this strike, I will step down and let you be the mayor! "
Su Ping didn't know how to respond to Xie Jinshui's excitement. "I'm so busy with the store; I don't have time to be the mayor. This strike is unusual. The Longjing Base City is just the beginning. There's only one Fate State beast king there. It's not a big deal.
"The real trouble is yet to come."
"Not a big deal?"
Xie Jinshui was dumbfounded by Su Ping's words.
He wasn't a legendary battle pet warrior but he was the mayor. He was aware of the differences between legendary battle pet warriors.
Fate State legendary battle pet warriors were already at the peak of the Blue Star Base City!
The four wild beasts that had wreaked havoc on the Blue Star Base City for thousands of years were all at the Fate State!
In the Tower, there were twelve legendary battle pet warriors at the Void State, but the Tower Master was the only one at the Fate State!
A beast tide led by a Fate State beast king in the battle of the Longjing Base City was not a big battle, but Su Ping said that it was not a big battle? Then what would be a real battle?!
Xie Jinshui's excitement died down. He didn't doubt Su Ping's words at all.
Su Ping had been mysterious to him ever since he learned about Su Ping. Xie Jinshui could accept that Su Ping knew something that he didn't.
If the battle at the Longjing Base City was a small deal, then … the strike was horrifying!
Xie Jinshui didn't dare to think any further. "Mr. Su, are those wild beasts from the Deep Caves really that strong?"
"Of course. After all, they were trapped in the Deep Caves for such a long time. The environment there was harsh and the strong preyed on the weak. The number of Fate State wild beasts born there is much more than you can imagine. It's not surprising that eight or ten of them would come out at the same time," Su Ping explained.
He wasn't trying to scare Xie Jinshui; he was telling the truth.
He didn't intend to hide the truth from Xie Jinshui; it wasn't necessary. Xie Jinshui was the mayor and he should have enough mental fortitude to not cause widespread panic.
"Eight or ten of them …"
Xie Jinshui's head was buzzing.
Su Ping had overestimated Xie Jinshui's mental fortitude. Xie Jinshui's heart almost stopped when he heard that!
Isn't that equal to ten Tower Masters?!
Ten times the combat strength of the Tower?!
Xie Jinshui felt a chill creeping up from the bottom of his feet. His hand that was holding the phone was trembling.
Ten times the combat strength. He couldn't even begin to imagine what kind of disaster that would be.
"Xie, don't overthink it. Either way, the Longjiang Base City will survive until the end. Even if the Longjiang Base City is lost, we won't go extinct. Some of us will survive." Xie Ping nodded and said to Su Ping, "Xie, don't think too much. Anyway, the Longjiang Base City will survive until the end.
Xie Jinshui was speechless for a long time.
Su Ping didn't try to persuade Xie Jinshui. Xie Jinshui had to bear the burden himself.
If he couldn't even bear the truth, then he wouldn't be able to face it.
"I'm contacting you because I want you to tell me what's going on in the other defense lines. I'll do my best to help. After all, helping others is helping yourself at a time like this." Su Ping went back to the main topic.
Xie Jinshui finally came back to his senses and said bitterly, "I know, I will."
"Okay."
Su Ping didn't say anything else and hung up.
Su Ping called out Joanna who was cultivating in the nursing pen and told her to teach him the Heaven Lock in the store.
While listening to Joanna's explanation, Su Ping sat down in the nursing pen to absorb the Spirit Essence. He continued to cultivate, compressing and condensing the Astral Vortices in his body.
…
The Tower.
Many floating hills moved away from their original positions, creating a path in the middle. At the end of this path was a giant battleship hovering in mid-air.
In front of the battleship was Gu Siping's floating mountain, but it was simple and crude. There was only a thatched cottage.
Over a dozen people were gathered in front of the cottage. Apart from Gu Siping, his two grandsons, and the students from the Hugh Mia Academy, there were several other legendary battle pet warriors and young men and women.
"Are they the other four candidates?"
The slender middle-aged man scanned the four young men and women with an indifferent gaze.
They were standing next to their seniors. Even though they were all gifted talents from the Blue Star, they were still nervous. They were trying their best to stay calm.
"Bone age: 19. At the peak of the ninth rank. There is lightning energy in her body. She was born with a lightning constitution." The middle-aged man looked at a girl who was holding a sword.
The girl was holding a thin sword. She looked calm, and her oval-shaped face was pretty and adorable.
She was Yuan Linglu.
"Not bad. She's qualified." The middle-aged man nodded.
Hearing this, the young girl and the old man behind her heaved a sigh of relief.
The old man smiled. He was trying to suppress his joy.
The middle-aged man looked to the side.
"Bone age: 18. At the peak of the ninth rank. She has undead energy in her body. Not bad."
"Bone age: 14. At the intermediate stage of the ninth rank. She has insects in her body. She must have some kind of insect constitution. I wonder how effective it is."
"Bone age: 22. At the peak of the ninth rank. She has … abundant energy!"
The middle-aged man looked at the last young man with interest. He didn't sense any special constitution from the young man. However, the abundance of astral powers surprised the middle-aged man. That young man had five times more astral powers than the average ones at the peak of the ninth rank!
The young man who could condense astral powers to such an extent was not easy to deal with.
The middle-aged man squinted his eyes and said, "You seem to have a special constitution as well. But I think it's related to energy."
The young man was nervous but he managed to keep a smile on his face. He cupped his fists and said, "Sir, you're right. I did have more astral powers than the other battle pet warriors since I was little. When I first awakened my astral powers, I was already at the second rank."
The middle-aged man nodded. This was within his expectations.
"Good. You're all qualified," the middle-aged man said.
Hearing this, the few of them heaved a sigh of relief. The elders behind them also revealed looks of joy.
Being able to enter the Hugh Mia Academy meant that they would have a meteoric rise!
"I didn't know that there were so many talented people here," a red-haired girl said with a smile.
Another middle-aged man surnamed Zhou said, "Yes, this place is closer to the original stars. But after all, we have the seeds of humanity here. This trip is worth it."
"All six of them are qualified. We didn't waste our money to meet six specially recruited students at the same time," a girl with her arms crossed said.
Hearing their words, Yuan Lao, Gu Siping, and the others all smiled and listened obediently.
"Is there anyone you missed?" asked the middle-aged man surnamed Fang. The people around him all shut their mouths and looked at Gu Siping and the others.
Gu Siping was taken aback. He hurriedly said, "Mr. Fang, every few years, we hold an International League here. Other than the Elite League, there is also the Supremacy League. These are all places to select talents. As long as they are talented, they will stand out, unless they don't participate in these grand competitions."
"But that's rare. After all, the prizes for those two tournaments are quite generous. Even if they are the type that focuses on cultivating and never participates in the tournaments, they will still have to go to some academies. The top academies here are supervised by the Tower.
"All the talents in those academies will come to our attention. As long as they are talented and fit the requirements, I will take them in. We won't miss any talents."
"Is that so?"
The middle-aged man nodded. "Since we're already here, we should try to recruit as many people as possible. We'll take anyone that fits the requirements."
He darted a look at the legendary battle pet warriors standing behind Yuan Linglu and the others. "Some talents may not have powerful backgrounds and some may not be able to control the hidden strength in their bodies. They are easy to overlook. Now, apart from those people, give me the information of all the top talents under the age of 22. I'll pick them myself."
Gu Siping was surprised. He didn't expect that the middle-aged man would want to recruit more people.
"Well … of course. I'll make the arrangements right away." Gu Siping didn't dare to say no.
After he agreed, he immediately summoned one of the Legends who had gathered outside and gave him instructions.
The Tower had records of all the talents from all over the world.
The Tower had special departments and personnel to record and store such information.
The Tower also had records of the top academies, some Mysterious Realms, and some special cultivation places.
Yuan Linglu was surprised by the middle-aged man's words. A person came to her mind. She bit her lips and tightened her grip on the silver scabbard.
Behind her, Yuan Tianchen, who had been smiling modestly a moment ago, had an unnatural look on his face. His smile was a bit stiff. Resentment and mixed feelings flashed in his eyes.
Information of all the talents from all over the world?
Some of the other legendary battle pet warriors didn't seem to be affected by the middle-aged man's words.
Not long afterward, the legendary battle pet warrior returned with a pile of information that was seven or eight centimeters thick.
"Peak Master, Senior, these are the profiles of the geniuses from all over the world in recent years. The ones on top are those whose ages are known. They are all under the age of twenty-two. The ones below are those whose names and ages are unknown." The legendary battle pet warrior said respectfully.
Gu Siping nodded but didn't take the information. He told the middle-aged man to give it to him.
The middle-aged man didn't say anything, nor did he do anything. All the information flew to him and he flipped through them quickly.
At the top was the information about the students from the top academies in all the continents. The information was detailed, including their ages and backgrounds.
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