Two days later.
Somewhere along the coastline of the Great Xia Kingdom, five ships engraved with countless runes were docked. The hunters were busy moving a lot of supplies from the ships.
A deserted village along the coast had become the temporary stronghold of the "Heavenly Wolf Temple."
With the mermaid ship's head, the sea beasts avoided it, making the sea a natural safety barrier.
The "Limitless Swordsman" Master Nishimura left all the mundane matters to his subordinates. He sat cross-legged in a small courtyard, two slender Tachi with a strange red mist looming on it. In front of him, a transparent crystal ball the size of a ping pong ball was suspended. Countless energy poured into Nishimura's body.
"Soon, in less than a month, I can officially step into Transcendence!"
He couldn't help but look at the transparent crystal ball floating in front of him, "This bead is indeed a treasure. Without its help, I'm afraid it will take at least a year to step into Transcendence."
Thinking of the origin of this bead, a trace of fear flashed in Nishimura's eyes.
He didn't get it from the secret realm. The Sacred Fruit of Life, the rune ship … were his biggest gains from the secret realm, which also gave him the strength to surpass all the hunters on the Nine Skies Island.
But Nishimura knew that the so-called superiority was only for the humans of the Fifth Era. In the Fourth Era … just by the secret realm he accidentally entered, if it wasn't for the few people who woke up accidentally, he was afraid that one of them would be comparable to his current strength. With other adventures, Nishimura's strength not only didn't stagnate, but continued to improve. Facing himself who had just reached Peak a month ago, Nishimura felt that he could fight two of them now.
In the Fourth Era, there were still people stronger than him on the Nine Skies Island.
"Heavenly Wolf Temple" could control more than half of the Nine Skies Island. On one hand, it was his strength. On the other hand …
Nishimura remembered the mysterious man whose face couldn't be seen clearly and was shrouded in shadows!
The Orb that secretly supported "Heavenly Wolf Temple" and helped him cultivate quickly also came from that mysterious man.
Nishimura tried to probe, the mysterious man was unfathomable, at least Transcendence …
He couldn't figure out the mysterious man's purpose. "First step into Transcendence. The Great Xia Kingdom's resources are much richer than the Nine Skies Island. If I can find a high-purity spirit crystal suitable for my cultivation, the time to step into Transcendence can be shortened a lot."
Tock!
"Come in."
The secretary opened the door and bowed, "Lord Nishimura, we've investigated. We're now in the Donghai Province of the Xia Kingdom. More than a hundred kilometers away, there's a large shelter called 'Yong An'. There should be hundreds of thousands of survivors and tens of thousands of hunters, but most of them are low-level hunters."
The five ships of the "Heavenly Wolf Temple" were huge, but they were just ships after all. The "Heavenly Wolf Temple" troops that came to the Da Xia Kingdom numbered no more than twenty thousand. However, they were different from the shelters in the Da Xia Kingdom. These twenty thousand people were all awakened ones. They were the new humans that could adapt to the new era after the doomsday!
There were more than a thousand experts who were at least Tier 6 and above. A shelter in Great Xia could not be compared to this!
With the strength of the Heavenly Wolf Temple, as long as they had the right strategy, it would be very easy for them to capture a large shelter!
"Fool!" Nishimura scolded, "The Da Xia Kingdom is rich in resources and has the largest population in the world. We can't underestimate it. Even if we can capture one of these shelters, there are many of them in the Donghai Province.
We've just arrived here. The most important thing is to find a suitable place to stay, find resources, seek development, and then slowly plan. "
The female secretary thought for a moment, "But … we found that there are several important resource points around Eternal Peace Shelter. One of them is a wood resource point, which produces high-grade wood, which is the main material for us to build the rune ship."
Nishimura: "…"
After pondering for a while, he raised his head, "Let the" Heavenly Wolf Temple Warriors "do it. I want to build five more rune ships."
… …
Donghai Province.
Luoxia Shelter.
As the first shelter to open up its territory, one could see a very obvious green feature in Luoxia.
The hunters who came and went wore standard combat suits. There were Cheetah series, Fire Beacon series, Berserk Ape series … with different styles and unique appearances. Hunters wearing advanced combat suits often received a dozen envious eyes when they walked on the road.
Compared with the inconspicuous appearance and rune weapons that usually didn't have their own special effects, the combat suit had a different design at the beginning of the design. That's the card!
Many people even hung the badge symbolizing the adventurer's star rank on their chest.
Three-star adventurers were elite adventurers. Four-star adventurers were already experts. Five-star adventurers were one in a thousand, enough to lead a large adventurer group.
Six-star … In the entire Luoxia Shelter, there were only a few adventurers. It was said that in the Tree Shade Adventurer Guild headquarters, the number of six-star adventurers could be multiplied dozens of times.
Since a few months ago, the "Adventurer's Guild" was officially established in the Luoxia Shelter. Until now, it had replaced the original Mercenary Association.
Unlike some shelters in Tiannan Province, the Tree Shade and Luoxia officials had always maintained a good cooperative relationship. The "Adventurer's Guild" replaced the "Mercenary Association", which could be regarded as a gradual and peaceful evolution process.
The Tree Shade expanded its influence. The Luoxia officials could also issue a commission in the guild, thereby mobilizing the adventurers from the headquarters. And the commission issued by the Luoxia officials had priority …
Everyone shook hands, it was a win-win situation.
The hunters of Luoxia were no strangers to the Tree Shade at this time.
The teleportation array was currently only open to the territory's direct department. But there was an airship flight between Luoxia and Tree Shade every day. There were also many Tree Shade hunters who were active here.
Communicating with each other, the strength of the hunter group improved rapidly.
On this street where hunters came and went, in addition to the "Adventurer's Guild", there were two tall and magnificent buildings.
"Extreme Martial Arts School" and "Trading House".
The "Extreme Martial Arts School" was only the largest martial arts school in the shelter. It seemed no different from other private forces. However, more than 80% of the Ancestral Dragon Special Warfare Regiment hunters in Luoxia had studied in the "Extreme Martial Arts School".
It could be said that students were everywhere!
Compared to the "Extreme Martial Arts School", the rest of the four major martial arts schools seemed to be only a little bit behind. But in fact, it was as big as the universe.
The Trading House was the largest institution with functions such as auctions, commission transactions, and so on. Every day, a large number of transactions were completed here. It had become the most prosperous commercial center in Luoxia.
A new hunter often needed to undergo simple training in the "Extreme Martial Arts School", then go to the Trading House to buy the cheapest novice equipment, and then go to the "Adventurer's Guild" to register their identity and accept commissions …
The same was true for senior hunters.
A complete one-stop service, convenient, and considerate. The three major institutions had become the most familiar and the most frequent places for hunters.
Tang Yu hoped that one day, the three major institutions would be opened in every large shelter on Earth and integrated into the life of every hunter.
Where there were humans, there were traces of the Tree Shade.
However, there was still a long way to go. Aside from the Tiannan Province, the work in other places wasn't going smoothly.
For various reasons, Tang Yu increased his investment in Luoxia and prioritized reclamation as a fertile land suitable for the growth of leeks. Originally, he hoped to use Luoxia as the center and slowly radiate the leek fields to the entire Donghai Province, turning other people's leeks into his own.
But Tang Yu underestimated the other shelters' care for his own vegetable garden. On the one hand, there was a lack of manpower, and the progress of reclamation was limited.
In the entire Donghai Province, apart from the "Extreme Martial Arts School" stationed in several large shelters, the "Adventurer's Guild" and "Trading House" were only set up in Luoxia.
As a result, some hunters from neighboring shelters often quietly ran to Luoxia, and then … didn't go back.
Tang Yu and the Luoxia Shelter's higher-ups were very satisfied with these leeks that ran to their doorstep.
… …
North of Luoxia, Eternal Peace Shelter.
Cui Xinsheng, the Shelter Leader, had been very upset recently. He didn't like the unofficial hunters very much. They were weak, undisciplined, and ran faster than anyone else in the face of danger. But when there were benefits, they were like sharks that smelled blood.
He hadn't been concerned about it. He was more interested in cultivating the direct hunters. These people could fight wherever he wanted, and the mission completion rate was higher.
However, recently, the shelter lost a lot of unofficial hunters. Cui Xinsheng was surprised to find that the top missions hanging in the mercenary mission center had been snatched up in minutes. But now, there was a shortage of manpower. The higher-ups in charge of this matter complained to him.
Cui Xinsheng thought so.
The person in charge of the mission center came with a sad face, "Leader, the number of mercenaries who received the mission for the escort mission of the two mines in the West Wind Plains did not meet the requirements. It's likely to cause the escort team to suffer losses on the road.
Also, the number of people who received the patrol mission in the White Tree Highland has been greatly reduced recently. From the original half-hour patrol shift, it has been extended to more than an hour. Dozens of survivors who cut high-quality wood in the White Tree Highland have recently been attacked by demonic beasts. Fifteen of them lost their lives. More importantly, because of this incident, the efficiency of wood collection has been greatly affected. "
There were three major resource points around the Eternal Peace Shelter.
On the West Wind Plains, there was a blackstone mine that produced rare minerals including blackstone. The other one was a dark spirit stone mine, which was also the main source of spirit stone income for the Eternal Peace Shelter.
These two mines were tens of hundreds of kilometers away from the shelter. It was relatively far, and it was impossible to set up a safe mining area. They often sent mining teams during the day, mainly the direct troops, and hired hunters as escorts (there were also some low-level hunters who became miners). But now, the number of miners and guards was much less than before.
The direct troops couldn't do everything by themselves.
Because the White Tree Highland was closer to the shelter, its geographical location was relatively safe. A sawmill was built there and unofficial hunters were hired to patrol, forming a certain range of safety zone. The harvesting efficiency was much higher than the other two mining areas.
The three major resource points were the lifeblood of the Eternal Peace Shelter.
Cui Xinsheng didn't want to let the Adventurer's Guild settle in, but he couldn't lose his lifeblood. "First, send the Ancestral Dragon warriors to replace them. Also, increase the reward. It's just some spirit stones. I can afford it. But I'd rather jump down from here and die in the mouth of the demonic beast than let their guild settle in!"
One second later.
The news of an accident in the White Tree Highland suddenly came.
Cui Xinsheng sent an elite squadron to investigate, but to no avail. It was unknown whether they were alive or dead.
He sent another Ancestral Dragon team. As a result, they were also defeated. The direct hunters suffered heavy losses.
"It's humans, but they're not from the surrounding shelters. The information doesn't match. Where did they come from?"
Cui Xinsheng had a headache.
He wanted to send the hunters under his command, but he was worried about the loss. It was not appropriate to issue a mission in the mission center. There were not many strong people among the unofficial hunters in the Eternal Peace Shelter. The Ancestral Dragon team had been defeated. Sending two or three of them over would just be sending themselves to death.
After thinking for a long time, Cui Xinsheng took a long breath and looked at his confidant beside him. He seemed to have aged a few years in an instant, "Go to Luoxia and issue a mission to the Adventurer's Guild to investigate the enemy situation in the White Tree Highland."
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