Volume One, Chapter 52: Military Provisions

Lu Yunduan stood upon the city wall, gazing into the distance. The dawn light was faint and hazy, and a new day was about to begin. He took a deep breath, feeling the chill of the morning, yet his thoughts remained unsettled.

"My lord," Zhao Yuncheng walked up in swift strides, "the prison's defenses have been reinforced, and Li Cheng's cell is guarded by heavily armed troops."

Lu Yunduan nodded. "Very well. How is the inspection at the city gates?"

"It is being strictly enforced; all incoming and outgoing personnel are thoroughly checked," Zhao Yuncheng reported. "However, this has also caused some inconvenience. Some merchants have complained about delays to their business hours."

Lu Yunduan frowned and pondered for a moment. "A balance must be struck between security and efficiency. Arrange for some experienced—

Therefore, regardless of whether Jia Sidao was willing or not, his physique had shown a distinct tendency to develop horizontally over the past few years, gradually beginning to cross the milestone of one hundred and fifty catties. A phrase often on Jia Sidao's lips was: another day has passed, and I've put on more weight.

As soon as Tianjizi left, Mo Jiangnan immediately summoned Xiuling to his presence and forcibly awakened the four Kuafu giants from their seclusion.

Just as Xiao Yu was at his wits' end and prepared to risk everything to endure this punch, a gilded bell-tripod suddenly burst forth from his body, expanding against the wind to shield both Xiao Yu and the Flower Witch.

A golden radiance emanated from Ye Qing's body, and shortly after, Ye Qing opened his eyes. Two rays of golden light shot forth from his gaze, before returning to normal.

Moreover, the flashlight beam could penetrate about two centimeters in without revealing any impurities, which clearly indicated that this piece of rough jadeite had excellent clarity and an ice-type texture, carrying an extremely high degree of gambling risk.

In contrast, Sister Evelyn was much simpler. At this moment, Bishop Landiston in her eyes was already the epitome of a cleric, a saint whose virtue and faith were paramount. This made her heart feel immensely fulfilled, and the steps she took forward were exceptionally resolute.

The monkey could actually speak! This saved a great deal of trouble. Qi Fei directly stated that he was heading to the Ancient Forest, while also pushing the oak fruit toward the monkey.

Xiao Yu had not moved, which did not mean he could not move. After quietly sensing for a moment, Xiao Yu finally grasped the elusive Gate of Life. The cultivator at the Li position was making a grand show of force and slashing a sword toward Xiao Yu. Seizing the opportunity, Xiao Yu feinted a move, and taking advantage of the Li position cultivator's complete lack of precaution as he turned toward the Gate of Death, he thrust out a fierce and lethal spear strike.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Xuantian's Lanlin Sword manifested ten thousand sword lights, which intertwined into a large net that enshrouded the unprotected Tiger King and Bear King. The Tiger King and Bear King only had time to raise their weapons in a block before they were violently repelled by Xuantian's strike, falling completely outside the water wall.

Roland's expression remained calm, and his utterly composed tone caused a jolt in Englong's heart. The latter's gaze flickered as if he were weighing the gains and losses involved.

As it turned out, this [toy chariot] made entirely of mud could actually move, damn it. It was just that the vehicle-mounted weaponry was somewhat pathetic, whose destructive power was completely incomparable to a metal gun, but at least it reached the level of being able to eliminate the lowest-tier Abyss cannon fodder minion monsters. That much was sufficient.

"Alright, I get it. You may leave." The blue-eyed youth, Alec, waved his hand, dismissing the mercenary as if he were casting away a servant.

A familiar scene played out once more, though Nangong Rong indicated that he had already grown accustomed to it.

Beneath the green bricks lay yellow soil. Yet, the moment Meniere saw the earth, she noticed something unusual.

Not only did the wooden planks covering the roof have cracks, but even the door she had just seen, along with another wall, bore apparent traces of damage.

Some trainees, in the midst of combat, still had the spare energy to observe the conditions of others. Noticing that not a single living corpse existed in Meniere and her companions' area, they immediately began shouting aloud.

Nominal believers refer to those who do not genuinely believe in deities; such people frequently have multiple gods on their lips, offending neither side while truly believing in none. Many ordinary people are like this, and these individuals are also the primary targets of competition among churches, with each faction striving to draw more nominal believers into the ranks of shallow believers.

He halted his movements, turned his head to look at Meniere, and saw that by this moment she seemed to have finished reciting her incantation and lightly waved her staff.

No, she was mistaken. Those probation guards who had passed the test had actually been organized by Abel and gathered on one side of the city gates.

Thus, successfully completing the mission made Moliu extremely excited. At the very least, with the assistance of the Dragon Clan, the pressure on the Human Clan would be vastly reduced. Believing that this news, once conveyed to the ears of the Endless Emperor, would alleviate his perpetually furrowed brows and tense state of mind.

There was also another talisman, known as the Spirit-Fixing Talisman, which they had also produced; it was a talisman capable of peeling open a divine body to harvest flesh and blood.

Hearing Chen Ziyi's words, Ling Xiao finally remembered that Chen Yong had previously reached a bottleneck, at which point Ling Xiao had given him a secret technique to suppress it, promising to help him break through after the auction. Following the auction, because of the bloody mark on his body, Ling Xiao had returned to the spirit veins and completely forgotten about the matter.

A dazzling and piercing golden light gradually emerged from Lin Tianxuan's Dantian, growing increasingly brilliant.

Ling Xiao possessed unmatched combat prowess, and the Falling Star Ghost Sword in his hand had already reached the seven-tripod level. Combined with the extreme speed of the Gale Ghost Shadow—and the fact that these three had initially looked down upon him—they were killed on the spot by Ling Xiao, who decapitated one instantly and gave the remaining two no time to react before perishing beneath the blade of the Falling Star Ghost Sword.

Li Yuchen likewise halted his advance. Sensing that this person was bizarre, he decided to use the Divine Demon Eyes to probe the sea of consciousness and see what they were really up to.

Aside from Senji, several people who rarely appeared here had also come this time: Lone Wolf, Chijie, Red Army, and even Zhang He, who had come because of a mission, and Master Roger, who had squeezed time out of his busy schedule, all gathered here.

"Under the organization of the Tianyuan Chamber of Commerce, a winter hunting competition was held. The prizes were all provided by the Tianyuan Chamber of Commerce, but the lion's share was won by the chamber of commerce itself." Speaking up to this point, Chen Yong wore a somewhat indignant expression on his face.