Northwest Guardian's Office.
Dai Xing City, City Governor's Office.
Qu Hongde came early in the morning to pay a visit to the City Governor, Fu Zhengqing, with a worried look on his face.
Fu Zhengqing personally went out to welcome him and invited the old principal, who was at the level of an advisor, to his private parlor. He specially took out the spirit tea that he had kept for a long time and personally brewed it for Qu Hongde.
"Elder Qu, if you have any instructions, just send someone over to inform me. I should have paid you a visit personally. Why did you have to make a trip here personally?"
Fu Zhengqing placed the brewed spirit tea on Qu Hongde's table with both hands and politely tried to curry favor with Qu Hongde.
After not seeing him for a period of time, Qu Hongde's cultivation had actually improved again. Now, he had broken through to the sixth level of Martial King. He looked like he was about to break free from the cage and soar into the sky.
Fu Zhengqing knew that this might be the true manifestation of Qu Hongde's talent. He had accumulated a lot of knowledge and was able to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat.
Previously, if it wasn't for the poison that entered his body and caused his old master's cultivation to stagnate at the half-step King Realm for nearly a hundred years, Elder Qu would have already taken advantage of the second spirit energy tide to enter the King Realm.
Compared to Elder Qu's rapid improvement after breaking through, Fu Zhengqing was extremely dissatisfied with his own cultivation speed.
He had obtained a lot of cultivation resources from Yang Fan and managed to make it in time for the great change in his spiritual energy after the fifteenth Spiritual Energy Tide. But in the end, after such a long time, he only managed to reach the cultivation of a level nine Martial King.
He wasn't even a Martial Emperor, yet his cultivation was still the lowest among all the Territorial Lords of the thirty-six regions of the Federation. It was so embarrassing.
"You brat, why are you being so polite in front of I?"
Qu Hongde didn't stand on ceremony with Fu Zhengqing and directly said,
"I just received the news that the thirty-six regions of the Federation are all thinking of ways to build a new type of City Defense Formation. As the Northwest Territorial Lord, don't you have any ideas?"
The battle situation in the Federal Center City had already spread to the Northwest Guardian's Office yesterday. The power of the new City Defense Formation had also become famous.
Who wouldn't want a Grand City-Protecting Formation that could even trap and kill Half-Step Emperors and Greater Demons?
In this special period where no Sovereign had come out, having such a great defensive formation that could trap and kill Half-Step Sovereigns was simply the safest guarantee for survival, wasn't it?
Of the thirty-six domains of the Federation, which domain lord didn't want to build such a Great City Defense Array outside their own city?
However, there was no movement from the City Governor's Office in the Northwest Guard's Office. The experts in the city who were well-informed couldn't help but begin to mutter in their hearts.
It wasn't appropriate for them to directly question Fu Zhengqing, the City Lord, so they could only set their sights on Qu Hongde, who was able to speak with the City Lord and had high prestige.
Therefore, countless news began to appear in various ways in front of Qu Hongde, who had been in seclusion for many days.
"I understand what Elder Qu means, but even the cleverest housewife can't cook without rice!"
Fu Zhengqing laughed bitterly. He had long guessed Qu Hongde's intentions. In fact, Qu Hongde wasn't the first person to come over and ask him this question.
As early as the day before yesterday, news of the great victory in the Federal Center City had spread. Fu Zhengqing had received notice from a few other allied domain lords that the various domain lords were rushing to the Federal Center City at the same time to discuss the construction method of the new City Defense Formation with the central government of the Federation.
At that time, Fu Zhengqing had directly rejected them with the reason that he was in seclusion to break through.
It wasn't that he didn't want to join in the fun, nor was it that he didn't fit in. It was just that his strength didn't allow him to do so.
The Federal Center City wasn't like the capital.
When the thirty-six domain lords were gathered in the capital, although the situation was chaotic, it was only limited to disputes between Sovereigns. Fu Zhengqing and Qu Hongde still had the strength to travel thousands of miles to the capital.
But now, even Half Emperors had started to come out and cause trouble. Emperor-level battles could be seen everywhere. In addition, the Federal Center City was more than thirty to fifty thousand kilometers away from their Northwest Guardian Mansion.
With their Northwest Guardian Mansion's current foundation, they didn't even have a proper Sovereign. Going out to cause trouble was tantamount to courting death.
The other domain lords were at least level six or seven Martial Emperors. If they wanted to go to the Federal Center City, it would only take them half an hour or so. As for Fu Zhengqing, he wasn't even a peak King. He couldn't compare at all.
Fu Zhengqing didn't doubt at all that if he dared to go to the Federal Center City to join in the fun, even if he traveled with the other Emperor-level domain lords, the probability of dying halfway would definitely be above eighty percent.
He wasn't stupid. How could he go out and court death at this time?
Even if those Emperor-level allies were willing to protect him and bring him along, if a great Emperor-level battle really happened and they were attacked by Beast Emperors or Half Step Beast Emperors, who would really risk their lives for a mere level nine Martial King like him?
"Right now, I'm only a level nine Martial King. I'm not even a Sovereign. Let's not talk about whether I can make it to the Federal Center City alive. Even if I can make it there smoothly, what can I do?
"Back then, in order to build this B-grade spirit energy barrier outside the city, the entire Guardian Mansion's resources were almost used up. Even then, the Federation Central Government gave us nearly sixty percent of the resources in advance to barely complete it.
"Right now, the situation is chaotic. We don't have enough resources. If we spend more resources to build a new type of Great City Barrier Formation, the entire population of Dai Xing City might have to starve."
In short, they had no money.
Everyone knew that a Great City Barrier Formation that could stop or even kill Half Step Beast Emperors was a good thing. However, the problem was that the Northwest Guardian Mansion didn't have the ability to do it.
Just like back then, they clearly knew that the most awesome and powerful Great City Barrier Formation in the Federation was an A-grade Great City Barrier Formation. When fully activated, it could even block the attack of an Emperor.
However, why did the Northwest Guardian Mansion choose to build a B-grade Great City Barrier Formation?
Was it because they didn't want to raise the level of Dai Xing City's barrier?
NO!
It wasn't that they didn't want to, but with their financial resources at that time, they simply couldn't support the construction of an A-grade Great City Barrier Formation. In the end, they had no choice but to settle for the next best thing, which was a B-grade Great City Barrier Formation.
The current situation was the same. No matter how awesome the new Great City Barrier Formation was, they didn't have the financial resources. What was the point of building it?
Counting on the Federation Central Government to fully fund it? There had never been such a precedent.
The thirty-six regions of the Federation had a certain degree of autonomy. The taxes collected by the Federation Central Government every year were relatively low. Many financial matters actually had to be resolved by the various regions themselves.
Therefore, counting on the Federation Central Government to be merciful and fully fund the construction of the Great City Barrier Formation for the Northwest Guardian Mansion was simply unrealistic.
Qu Hongdeba smacked his lips twice. The Northwest had always been poor. This was a fact.
"Didn't they say that the matter of building the Great City Barrier Formation was completely handled by that little fellow, Yang Fan? Perhaps we can go to the capital and ask him for a solution?"
Qu Hongdeba softly gave his suggestion.
Yang Fan was one of them and he was the creator of the Great City Barrier Formation. Asking him for help was much better than going to the Federal Center City to complain about being poor.
"There naturally isn't any problem with finding junior brother Yang Fan."
Fu Zhengqing said with a bitter smile, "But the problem is that junior brother Yang Fan is only responsible for teaching the various regions' Spirit Spiritualists how to build the barrier. Our Northwest Guardian Mansion can't even find a single Spirit Spiritualist, so what's the point of going there?"
In the end, they still lacked talent and resources. No matter how well that brat Yang Fan did outside, he was still just one person. Could it be that he would give them all of his resources?
Dai Xing City was not West Chu City. West Chu City was Yang Fan's hometown. The rules there were not big, and Zhu Huanan was personally overseeing it. Yang Fan might have the ability to build a new Great City Barrier Formation for West Chu City for free.
However, Dai Xing City was really too big. The resources it would consume would definitely be an astronomical figure. No matter how thick-skinned Fu Zhengqing was, he was too embarrassed to ask Yang Fan for this.
"Even so, we can't just do nothing. The situation is not stable now. Who knows when a Demon Thearch or even a half-step Demon Emperor will come over …"
Qu Hongde couldn't help but frown. No matter how poor the Northwest was, it was still their hometown. They had to protect it even if they had to risk their lives.
Qu Hongde wanted to say something more, but he suddenly sensed that there was something strange in the void. He couldn't help but look up.
Fu Zhengqing did the same. As he looked up, he teleported out of the city.
"Where did so many human Venerable Sovereigns come from? Why did they come to my northwest without any rhyme or reason? "
Fu Zhengqing and Qu Hongde's hearts couldn't help but tighten when they sensed the powerful pressure coming from several Emperor Realm experts.
Since when had so many Venerable Sovereigns come to their Northwest Guard's Mansion? Were they here to cause trouble?
When they got closer, Fu Zhengqing and Qu Hongde's gazes were almost completely focused on Ling Tian, Sang Duoduo, and Ji Danyun, who had the highest cultivation and brought the greatest deterrence to their Souls.
Their intuition told them that the cultivation of these three people might have already exceeded the scope of Venerable Sovereigns. It was very likely that they had already reached the half-step Monarch Realm.
At the same time, they also recognized the identities of Ling Tian and Ji Danyun. Especially when they saw An Sheng and Tian Feiyao standing in the crowd, they couldn't help but feel at ease. They were even more certain that these people were friends and not enemies.
However, what made them somewhat incredulous was that these people's cultivation was too dream-like. It was difficult for them to accept it for a while.
Ling Tian and Ji Danyun were fine. The last time they met, Ling Tian's cultivation was already close to the peak of the Spirit Emperor Realm. Ji Danyun had stayed at the peak of the Spirit Emperor Realm for decades. It was reasonable for her to encounter opportunities and occasionally have a breakthrough.
However, what was going on with An Sheng, the little fatty, and Tian Feiyao, the little girl?
They knew these two juniors very well. Back when the Martial Arts Secret Realm was opened, they had even seen them before.
One was below the Grandmaster Realm, and the other had just advanced to the Grandmaster Realm. Although they were both outstanding talents, their strength was still within the range of understanding.
However, what was going on now? It had only been a few months since they last saw each other, but the cultivation of these two people had already surpassed the two of them?
They were Level Nine Spiritual Spiritualists. Did these two juniors eat rockets? How could their breakthrough speed be so fast?!
"What are you waiting for? The two in front of you, one is Master's Senior Brother, and the other is Master's Advisor. Come and greet them!"
At this time, the little fatty, An Sheng, took two steps forward and bowed politely to Qu Hongde and Fu Zhengqing. Then, he turned around and assumed the posture of a Senior Brother as he reprimanded his Junior Brothers and Sisters behind him.
He was very stylish.
Just when Qu Hongde and Fu Zhengqing were still a little shocked and curious about why An Sheng, the little fatty, dared to be so rude to these half-step Emperors and Emperors, something that made them even more confused and at a loss happened.
These Emperor-level and half-step Emperors in front of them actually obeyed An Sheng's command. They all cupped their hands and bowed to the ground to the two of them, performing the etiquette of a junior.
"Greetings, Grandmaster!"
"Greetings, Grandmaster!"
Everyone greeted in unison, including Ji Danyun, who was the Lord of a Territory.
What the hell is going on? Why do I feel like the whole world is a bit abnormal? What the hell is going on?
Qu Hongde and Fu Zhengqing were dumbfounded. They both wanted to raise their hands and slap themselves to see if they were still in a dream.
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