A day later, Gu Zheng finally arrived with the rest of the army.
After a day of cleaning up, there weren't many large pieces of debris left on the ground. However, it was still possible to see the scene of the battle.
He didn't need to say anything. Xia Qi automatically led the people behind him inside. He didn't need to worry about anything.
"Master, we've only lost a few dozen people in the battle, and we've captured nearly five thousand people. The rest of the people have already escaped. If it wasn't for Uncle He holding us back, we would've captured even more people." Hai Ming walked up with a smug expression and reported to Gu Zheng.
"Alright, I got it. You're amazing. You can leave first. I have some matters to discuss with your Uncle He." Gu Zheng said with praise.
"Hehe, I know." Hai Ming, who had been waiting for the compliment, smiled and left.
The others knew that Gu Zheng and He Sheng had something to talk about, so they all left.
"Young Master Gu, you really came back at the right time this time. If you were a little later, I would really have to withdraw from the battle." He Sheng and Gu Zheng walked inside, chatting as they looked at the various people busying themselves.
"It's been hard on you. Something came up. Otherwise, I would have come back earlier," Gu Zheng said to He Sheng.
"I know. The person you sent told me. I saw this army with my own eyes yesterday. It's incredible." He Sheng sighed. Even in the outside world, it was almost impossible to find such an elite army.
Now, they were no different from an army.
"This is the only place where we can train them. However, with this army, we can rest assured. As long as we can obtain some more people, we can directly apply to move to the central region," Gu Zheng said with a sigh.
Before this, he originally thought that it would be easier than this. However, he didn't expect that he would actually pick up his little lucky star by chance. It was like a rocket reaching this level.
In his mind, going to the tribe was the slowest way. At first, he just wanted to find a temporary place to familiarize himself with the place.
"That's right. The minimum number of people who apply to leave is three hundred thousand, and the maximum is five hundred thousand. Now that we've broken through the three hundred thousand threshold, even without the warriors you've trained, we can do whatever we want here. We can even walk with our eyes closed now," He Sheng said jokingly with a happy face.
"That's true, but this transformation seems to be different from the Primary Transformation. You've been here before, tell me more about it." Gu Zheng looked at the orderly manner of the village and sighed in his heart. He Sheng was indeed a leader. Looking at the clear division of labor and the villagers doing their own things, Gu Zheng couldn't help but be impressed.
If Zhang Xuan were here, he probably wouldn't even be half of the other party's strength.
"That's a big change. If that token was with you, you would know in an instant. Unfortunately, Ren Jie and the others are still there. I'll tell you first, but if it's lost, it's normal. After all, I heard about it from other places." He Sheng thought for a moment before saying.
"Okay!" They happened to come to a temporary resting place, so they sat down.
"The place in the middle is similar to the periphery, but there are also differences. Similarly, there's a southern city in the middle. Everyone's tasks are issued there, and points have to be exchanged there. Basically, most of the ancestor gods will make a trip there …"
He Sheng gave him a simple explanation of what he knew. Gu Zheng finally understood that although it was a small change, it had changed a lot from the inside to the outside.
Even so, Gu Zheng felt that this place was probably just a common stage for this place. The atmosphere of playing house in the periphery had been stripped of its disguise and turned into a battle between adults.
The only thing that didn't change was the existence of the ancestor gods, who were still like nannies. He didn't know what had changed in the core.
However, when he thought about how this wasn't a place for people to kill each other, but a place for people to gain experience. Moreover, it was a place for Quasi-Sages to experiment. Gu Zheng felt relieved and didn't bother about these rules and regulations.
He just needed to follow the arrangements of the other party.
"By the way, when will these people be transmitted here?" Gu Zheng pointed to the villagers in the periphery and asked.
"They've been here for almost a year. It's very likely that the frequency of the transmission formation should be like this. Young Master Gu, you have foresight. If they were all sent here time after time, how long would it take to get the medicine?" He Sheng understood Gu Zheng's meaning and said to him.
"In that case, there's no need for us to make this place into a bucket. We'll try our best to make it as ordinary as possible. As long as we are more vigilant outside, send our warriors out to patrol from time to time and show our strength, I'm afraid no one will be foolish enough to come here." Gu Zheng thought for a while and said to He Sheng.
With such a strong strength, he really didn't have to worry about the other party coming to his door. Because in the middle level, tribal battles could only be one-on-one. Even if hundreds of tribes besieged him, he still had to face them one by one.
Moreover, no matter how many people the other party had, they would have to face 60,000 warriors. They would be in an invincible position. This made Gu Zheng feel a lot more relaxed.
He Sheng looked at Gu Zheng's expression and naturally understood what he was thinking. However, he didn't say anything. He knew that even so, it wasn't safe. After all, there was the existence of items to exchange in the southern city. So, there was nothing absolute.
However, it was better to let him understand the situation. It would be better to let him know more about it.
"I think Young Master Gu should make a trip to the southern city. You'll know that we aren't absolutely safe. There are all kinds of magical items there. You should know that if that's the case, then the existence of this place won't be very meaningful." He Sheng shook his head and said to Gu Zheng again.
"What do you mean?" Gu Zheng asked. Previously, He Sheng had only briefly mentioned the southern city. He didn't talk about the matters inside. He thought that most of the functions of the southern city were the same as those of Nanshui City. The only difference was that some points could be exchanged and some missions could be issued.
"This place is the real place where the ancestor gods train. Instead, it's the final core. That place is the place that the person above took a fancy to. As for the specifics, I've only heard about it." He Sheng said with some regret. After all, when he went to the southern city, he didn't stay there for long. He just hurriedly inquired about the situation and then came back.
"Oh, then it seems that I must make a trip to the southern city." Gu Zheng said thoughtfully.
"Ancestor God, Ancestor God He." At this moment, an elder hurriedly walked over and bowed to them before continuing to speak.
"All the captives have been collected. I've come to inquire about what to do with them next."
Gu Zheng's eyes lit up when he heard this. The captives here couldn't be killed. However, there was no need to send them back to their original tribes to exchange for supplies. They could be sent to the southern city to exchange for additional points.
Gu Zheng glanced at He Sheng and found that the other party was also looking at him. It seemed that the two of them had the same idea. Moreover, Gu Zheng had thought of an even better idea.
One had to know that He Sheng had told him that the points exchanged for population were not only considerable, but these independent points could be exchanged for additional things.
"I got it. I'll deal with it myself later. You can leave first!" Gu Zheng said lightly.
"Yes!"
When the elder heard this, he quickly turned and left the place.
"He Sheng, cancel the act of flaunting your martial prowess that I told you to do earlier. You even need to maintain a low profile and see if you can catch some big fish. I will take this opportunity to bring these people to Southern City." Gu Zheng laughed mischievously before standing up.
"I understand." He Sheng nodded and began to think that he might be able to do more.
Now they could be said to be strong and powerful. If he just defended himself, it would be a great waste of the warriors that Gu Zheng had trained so hard.
On this side, Gu Zheng walked out of the village where all the captives were kept.
The people guarding the captives turned out to be Ren Ling and her warriors. When she saw Gu Zheng coming over, she hurriedly ran over and said sweetly.
"Master!"
"You've become a lot stronger. Work hard. You have to calm down and experience it well. Otherwise, you won't be able to display your strength." Gu Zheng sensed a little and found that Ren Ling's strength had broken through another layer. The speed was so fast that it was frightening.
"Of course I know. I didn't relax all the way." Ren Ling knew the importance of strength more than anyone else. Usually, besides being busy with her warriors, she spent the rest of her time practicing hard.
Gu Zheng knew that he was satisfied with her overall. She was much more diligent than that brat Hai Ming. He observed her body a little and found that the horn was still emitting Spirit Qi, slowly and constantly strengthening her body and strength. Other than that, there was no problem.
"Where's that brat Hai Ming? Didn't he pester you all the time? "Gu Zheng looked around and saw Hai Ming's subordinates, but he was nowhere to be seen.
"Those demons who joined us halfway wanted to join us and help us fight together, but they were rejected by Elder Xia. Just now, he found Hai Ming. Now he went to see if the other party has the strength. Look, they're back! "Ren Ling was talking when she saw them coming back.
Hai Ming had a happy face and a few demons followed behind him. One of them was the previous commander of the demons. After seeing Gu Zheng, he trotted all the way and said to Gu Zheng.
"Master, those demons are very strong and have some special abilities. I'll add some of them to my own troops to increase my strength."
"Up to you, but they are not our people now. Don't let them fight." Gu Zheng didn't have much of an objection to these demons joining in. He only gave them a warning. After all, they were only his captives.
"I know, just wait for Uncle Ren to come back. I only need a few of them to accompany me. Master, you don't know, their perception is very strong. They can find places that others can't find. Maybe we can find something." Hai Ming said with some excitement.
In this vast world, there were some things. Sometimes, under the ground, in the mountains, and even under the sea, there were some small red particles that were born. Those things were very similar to the things left behind when this world was created. They were useless to the ancestor gods, but the big cities bought them at a high price. The price was even higher than the fragrance beads.
He Sheng said to himself. Those escaped humans were working in an abandoned mine, trying to dig out some of these red particles.
"We don't need to worry about this kind of thing. You each lead a few people, take these captives, and follow me to the South City. Haven't you always wanted to go to the city to see? Last time, you were almost caught. This time, I'll satisfy your wish. Let's go to the South City first. When we reach the core, I'll take you to the real big city. "Gu Zheng said to them.
"Really? That's great! " Hai Ming shouted excitedly. Ever since he sneaked away and encountered such a dangerous situation, he had been very restrained. He basically didn't dare to sneak away.
The main thing was that he was afraid of implicating his little junior sister.
"Of course, you all pack up. We'll set off in half a day." Gu Zheng said with a smile.
Half a day later, Gu Zheng patrolled inside and left a lot of things. Then, he went outside the village.
Hai Ming and the humans had already finished their preparations. They each led 5,000 elite soldiers and were ready.
This time, Gu Zheng couldn't help but want to go to the South City to see. More importantly, he wanted to quickly increase his points. He had already planned to not come back for a few years.
"Let's go!"
After Gu Zheng glanced at them, he immediately led the group and hurried on their way.
The central area wasn't as wide as the outer area. It wasn't even as big as the core area. But even so, if they hurried, it would take them at least a year to reach the South City. If they delayed a little, it would probably take them even longer.
There was no other way. Gu Zheng had chosen the border, and the South City was right in the middle. This long journey was unavoidable.
After only three days, Gu Zheng decided to go to the South City first. He didn't want to waste time with them.
The entire team was handed over to Hai Ming and the others. They were to slowly lead the captives forward. If anyone dared to cause trouble, these soldiers would be enough to make them suffer.
After giving the two of them a simple explanation and leaving behind enough resources, Gu Zheng directly flew out of this place.
Two months later, Gu Zheng, who had been hurrying along, finally slowed down. At this moment, not too far away, the appearance of a huge city could be seen from the sky. However, Gu Zheng could already sense an invisible barrier in the sky, seemingly protecting the city.
Not too far away, one shooting star after another shot downwards. Those were the other Elder Gods who had arrived.
Gu Zheng followed them down at high speed. Most likely, flying was forbidden in this city as well. Perhaps that barrier was the city's formation.
As soon as Gu Zheng's figure landed, a similar light flashed not too far away from him. A young man who looked just like Gu Zheng appeared next to him.
The young man glanced at Gu Zheng, but didn't leave. Instead, he walked towards Gu Zheng.
"Fellow Daoist, my name is Mi Fei. I don't look familiar. Is this your first time here?" Mi Fei stopped not too far away from Gu Zheng, then smiled and spoke in a very familiar manner.
"I am Gu Zheng. How do you know this is my first time here?" As the saying goes, one doesn't slap a smiling face. Gu Zheng replied in a similarly polite manner.
Although this young man looked completely harmless, his cultivation base had already reached the late Jin Xian level. Truly, one couldn't judge a book by its cover.
"Hey, you look exactly the same as when I first came here. Didn't you see those people fly straight towards the center of the city as soon as they landed? You were the only one who stood there foolishly, observing your surroundings." As he spoke, another Elder God descended from the sky, then flew towards the center of the city.
"So that's how it is. It really is my first time here." Gu Zheng admitted straightforwardly. He Sheng had only been interested in sharing some general knowledge with him, and hadn't told him much about the southern city. Gu Zheng himself had forgotten to ask.
"If you don't mind, why don't we go in together? The terrain here is extremely complicated, and there are quite a few natives living here. It's bigger than the cities outside. If you were to search around on your own, I'm afraid it'd be difficult to find. "Hearing this, Mi Fei's eyes lit up as he invited Gu Zheng.
"Then I'll have to trouble you, Fellow Daoist!" Gu Zheng didn't refuse and agreed.
The two of them then flew towards the southern city. As they walked, Mi Fei introduced the southern city to Gu Zheng.
Outside the southern city was an empty space that looked like a huge camp. There were quite a few villagers living here, and they were all prisoners of war from various places. If their Elder Gods didn't come up with a huge amount of resources or points in time to redeem them, they'd be scattered and distributed.
As for their family members, they'd left as well.
As the southern city shouldered a heavy responsibility, almost all of the Elder Gods would come here. After all, although they could go to the city of hope in the center, most of them preferred to come here unless it was absolutely necessary.
From time to time, Elder Gods would leave in a hurry, and different Elder Gods would descend from outside.
The entire city was extremely vast. Unlike Southwater City, which only had a single office, this place was practically no different from a city in the outside world. From restaurants to shops along the streets, everything one could think of could be found here.
The neatly arranged buildings on the streets that stretched in all directions appeared to be in a picturesque disorder.
In addition, there were many natives living here. They didn't have to worry about food and drink here, and were equivalent to the southern city's subsidiary residents. However, ordinary people couldn't live here.
Most of these residents had chosen to stay after the Elder Gods left, which was why they were able to enjoy such good treatment. However, they only had three hundred years to live here before they had to be reassigned.
As a result, some of the younger ones would come out when they had nothing better to do, hoping to find a new tribe to join.
Although they didn't have to worry about food and drink, if they needed something extra, they still had to buy it. The currency here was that small colored pellet.
As a result, they would do some small business on the streets. In any case, the southern city provided the initial capital, so there was no way for them to lose money.
This also caused the city to appear prosperous on the surface, rather than looking lifeless.
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