"The Tree Shade Shelter looks like it's not far away."
A young man with messy hair and obvious dark circles under his eyes put away a roll of map and looked up in a certain direction.
Next to him, a hunter carrying a large backpack walked to an old two-story self-built house. The ivy on the wall was cut off a lot, and the big painted words on it were clearly visible.
He read it word by word:
"1500 meters away from the Tree Shade Shelter." Then he looked at the young man with dark circles under his eyes, "Captain, can we look at the road signs instead of the map … no, can you stop leading the way?"
Your poor sense of direction is well known to the whole team.
The five of us are all top hunters. It's not dangerous to rush from Jingcheng to the Tree Shade. But we're still covered in dust. Our combat suits are stained with broken leaves and blood. Our hair is messy like a bird's nest.
The corner of the captain's mouth twitched slightly. He looked up at the white clouds floating in the sky, a little weak, "… you didn't stop me."
"Now there's only a short distance left. It's impossible to go wrong. Looking at the map or the road signs … it's the same."
… …
Half an hour later.
The five-person hunter squad finally saw the black tower representing the Tree Shade Shelter from afar.
The hunter carrying a large backpack gritted his teeth, "Captain, from now on … forget it, we've arrived at the Tree Shade Shelter. But when we go back, don't blindly command us anymore."
They checked their equipment and didn't immediately walk in.
The captain with dark circles looked very capable when he wasn't looking at the map. His eyes swept over them, "From now on, we're a foreign hunter squad."
Wu Mian said with a dignified expression. She restrained her aura a little bit.
Finally, it stopped at the Fifth Awakening Stage.
The others did the same. They held their breath, controlled their aura fluctuations, and finally stabilized.
"It's not easy to restrain your aura. Fortunately, our Wu family has mastered the cultivation method."
"Hey, we're also the first people in Jingcheng to master the cultivation method. Although some of those mercenaries are strong, they don't know the cultivation method. After all, they're just unorthodox. I can beat two of them alone."
"But the hunters of the Tree Shade Shelter seem to have mastered the explosive method called 'combat skills.'"
As soon as one of the clueless team members spoke, the team instantly quietened down.
Wu Mian, who had dark circles under her eyes, coughed dryly. "Anyway, if we pretend to be foreign Awakened, we might still have a chance to learn combat skills."
"What about the Li family's proposal?"
"Since the higher-ups haven't decided yet, then we'll wait for the opportunity to act. If there's a chance to force them, or if we find the Tree Shade's secret realm, we can either act first or stand on the Li family's side. But if not …"
Although the Li Family was a collaborator, there was no benefit in talking about collaboration.
Normally, large clans wouldn't be as radical as the Li Clan.
Wu Mian wasn't sure if the Li family had some kind of trump card or if they had other motives.
…
The Wu family disguised themselves as a hunter team and wandered around the shelter for most of the day. They didn't feel tired at all, only that time passed too quickly.
They were sitting in a restaurant, wolfing down their food.
"This Mutant Mantis Shrimp is not bad. It's delicious!"
"There seems to be plenty of seasoning here."
"There's a lot of mutant sea beast meat and other exotic beast meat. We can't find so many delicious ingredients on our side."
"It's also a lot cheaper … If I can eat exotic beast meat every day, my cultivation speed will at least double."
Exotic beast meat contains a lot of nutrients and energy. If ordinary people eat it, their physique will improve and gradually become stronger.
They have mastered the cultivation method and can absorb energy to improve their cultivation speed.
On the road to a higher level of life, talent and resources are indispensable.
"Captain, shall we go back to the hotel to cultivate? Don't waste this big table of food. "
Wu Mian shook her head and lowered her voice, "Have you forgotten our original purpose?"
The others' faces stiffened. They looked away and laughed a few times.
Wu Mian continued, "I've thought about it. Since there's no specific mission, it's better to find an adventurer team to join. Those people … are said to be registered adventurers. There seems to be a star rating. The higher the star rating, the more rune equipment you can buy. You can even learn combat skills that explode blood power and even source power."
It's also easier to find out the purpose of contacting the Tree Shade.
Let's do it.
After a full meal, they paid the bill with some heartache and went all the way to the Adventurer's Guild.
The source power crystal lamp's neon light flickered, adding a bit of brightness to the dark night.
Wu Mian and the others had already investigated the Adventurer's Guild. To register as an adventurer, they only need to pay one spirit stone as a production fee. To establish an adventurer team, it was divided into small, medium, large, and super large. With their financial resources, except for the super large adventurer team that required special conditions, they could even build a large adventurer team.
"We don't have that much time to waste. Find a three-star adventurer team to join, and we can immediately enjoy three-star treatment …"
Wu Mian said. After registering as an adventurer, they went out again and came to the small square outside the Adventurer's Guild.
Looking around, they could see people shouting. There were also a few fixed canopy stalls, which were rented by well-known adventurer teams to recruit new members.
He took a fancy to one of them, the Purple Mountain adventurer team, which was a large three-star adventurer team.
Wu Mian walked in with the others.
The hunter in charge of recruitment sitting on the chair was an old man in his fifties. He raised his head and looked at them, "You want to join our Purple Mountain?"
"That's right."
Wu Mian converged his aura to the Fifth Awakening Stage. "Enough for us to join Purple Mountain, right?"
The old man's expression didn't change, "The strength of the Fifth Awakening Stage naturally meets the requirements. However, the awakening level is only one of the factors for our Purple Mountain adventurer team's recruitment. We still need to go through multiple assessments."
"Go ahead."
The corner of Wu Mian's mouth slightly curled up, his words full of strong confidence.
Their aura was converged. They were Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Awakening hunters. No matter what kind of assessment it was, it was a piece of cake for them.
The old man took out a few forms, "Fill it out. Some basic information will be verified after the assessment. I hope you won't falsify it."
Quite formal.
Wu Mian secretly thought. He took a look at the top. The name, age, and some other basic information were written on the top. He filled in the name he used when registering as an adventurer. He didn't think a fake name would be found out.
He continued reading.
Awakening level, awakening time, trial tower floor …
Wait, what the hell is this trial tower floor?!
Wu Mian wanted to ask, but then she saw the explanation below. She suppressed her curiosity and continued reading.
[About the trial tower floor requirement]:
[You can join the Purple Mountain adventurer team after passing the 30th floor and become an ordinary member.]
[You can join the Purple Mountain adventurer team after passing the 40th floor and be rewarded with 100 internal contribution points and become an elite member.]
[You can join the Purple Mountain adventurer team after passing the 46th floor and be rewarded with 500 internal contribution points. High-level hunters will be given the position of squad leader. Low-level genius hunters will be personally taught by the leader of the Purple Mountain adventurer team.]
There was also a list of things to do, such as the price to pay if you quit the team.
Wu Mian read it word by word. However, there was no key point he wanted to know.
What does the trial tower have to do with joining an adventurer team?
He immediately asked.
To his surprise, the expressionless old man immediately sneered.
"Weaklings who can't even pass the 30th floor of the trial tower, what qualifications do you have to join the Purple Mountain?
You guys look good, but I didn't expect you to be strong on the outside. Did you only pass the 25th floor, or even the 20th floor?
Then don't even think about joining any adventurer team. Just ask around in this square. The lowest requirement is at least the 20th floor of the trial tower. "
Wu Mian and the others were dumbfounded.
They were dumbfounded for the second time.
The black man was dumbfounded.
In the end, he was driven away by the old man with a disgusted face.
…
Twenty minutes later, the few of them found a corner and started to discuss.
"Captain, what should we do? We just asked around. The lowest requirement is the 20th floor of the trial tower, and those are only two-star adventurer teams."
There were adventurer teams with lower requirements, but they were all one-star adventurer teams. Instead of joining them, they might as well …
"How about we set up our own adventurer team? With our strength, it's easy to rise to three-star."
Wu Mian disagreed. "To rise from one star to two stars and from two stars to three stars, we need to complete the promotion task. Even if we are lucky, it will take two days. Normally, it will take three or four days, four or five days, or even more than a week."
"Moreover, a adventurer team needs a lot of points to rise. Although we can use spirit stones instead, do we have so many spirit stones?"
The others were stunned.
They had a lot of property, but most of it was left in Jingcheng or in their families. Naturally, they couldn't take all of it with them.
The number of spirit stones needed to rise to three-star might not be enough.
"Let's go to the training camp. The trial tower is in the training camp. With our strength, it shouldn't take too long to pass the 30th floor."
…
Ten minutes later.
Wu Mian and the others who had applied for advanced membership cards were stopped at the top of the training camp.
"What? Only two-star adventurers or members of two-star adventurer teams can enter the top area?"
"That's not right! Ordinary adventurers can't enter the trial tower, so they can't meet the recruitment requirements of adventurer teams. But if they can't join two-star adventurer teams, they naturally can't pass the trial tower. Isn't it an endless loop? "
"Could it be that I have no choice but to become a two-star adventurer before attempting the Trial Pagoda?"
The Garrison Regiment hunter in front of the door pointed out a way. "If a two-star adventurer vouches for you, you can also temporarily enter the top area and pass the trial tower."
However.
They were unfamiliar with the place and people. Where could they find a guarantor?
It might be possible to spend some time, but Wu Mian knew that what they lacked the most now was time.
They must find out enough information before the higher-ups make a decision.
"No matter, let's set up an adventurer team first, then plan."
Wu Mian and the others rushed out of the training camp. When they passed by a group of people, their eyes suddenly focused and looked back.
The group of people also happened to turn around, and their eyes collided.
After a while, they walked away as if they didn't know each other.
"Captain, those people just now …"
Wu Mian's expression was solemn, "It's the Ancestral Dragon Legion, the Vanguard Camp. The leader is the Vanguard Camp's commander, Blade. He's also the most powerful person in Jingcheng."
…
"The Wu family is also here."
The resolute and serious Blade said, "The Ye family, Boss Huang, Linlang Chamber of Commerce … several forces. I didn't expect them to also send people to the Tree Shade."
"On the contrary, it's the Li family." He frowned, "The Li family was the first to propose, but I don't see the Li family. Are they hiding?"
Their Shadow Hiding skill was to hide from the Tree Shade, restrain their breath, and disguise themselves as a foreign hunter.
Their appearance didn't change.
The spies sent by many forces were led by well-known experts, such as the Wu family's Nightmare, Wu Mian. Blade could recognize these well-known experts at a glance.
"Captain, what should we do? We can't join a 2-3 star adventurer team. Do we have to create a new adventurer team? The Ye family already created one, and the Wu family … Looking at their direction, they're also heading to the Adventurer's Guild. If we delay any longer, we'll lose the initiative."
Blade pondered for a moment.
"The Li family should have sent someone to the Tree Shade and had a conflict with them. I didn't want to show my identity before because we're also from Jingcheng. The Tree Shade's higher-ups might not have a good impression of us.
But now, there are so many top hunters in Jingcheng. Even if they're all disguised, it's likely that the Tree Shade has already noticed. In that case, instead of aimlessly spying for information, it's better to be honest. Maybe we can win the trust of the Tree Shade's higher-ups. "
Simply put, it's selling their teammates … selling the spies of other forces.
Blade paused, "The Chief said that we don't have to stand on the opposite side of the Tree Shade. Since many large shelters like Lindong can cooperate with the Tree Shade for a win-win situation, then there's no reason why our Jingcheng, as the largest shelter in Tiannan, can't do the same."
"But … we can't just go straight to the door. Tomorrow morning, we'll go through the formal process to visit."
… …
Castle.
Lan Qingya, who was in charge of the Tree Shade Shelter's internal intelligence, was reporting the situation to the Chief.
Tang Yu nodded, "In other words, there are a total of eight forces' spies in the territory."
He opened the territory map and saw some light red dots, but not many.
Some forces were just small yellow dots.
"Keep an eye on them. I'll let the Garrison Regiment hunters cooperate with the intelligence department." After a pause, "Have you found out the identities of the previous messengers?"
"They should be from the Jingcheng Li family."
Tang Yu was still a little puzzled.
He couldn't remember what happened between him and the Li family.
Outside the Alliance of Mages' Secret Territory, he had long forgotten the mercenary regiment slaughtered by the Scarlet Moon. He didn't know the identity of the mercenary regiment.
Suddenly.
A contract message appeared in Zhang Xuan's mind.
Someone was caught at the spirit stone mine.
Tang Yu was slightly startled.
He thought the first target of the spies' invasion was the most conspicuous castle. He didn't expect that someone would go to the spirit stone mine instead.
Their idea was different. Promising.
A good miner's material.
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