72: Requirements for entering the city

Lu Yu was stunned. He had also thought about inscribing array patterns on a large scale before, as it was too tedious and, more importantly, beyond his current power. Could Little White Fox do it?

Thinking of this, Lu Yu immediately stopped inscribing array patterns for the time being and looked at Little White Fox with anticipation.

Being stared at by Lu Yu like that, Little White Fox immediately reacted, raising her head somewhat proudly.

“Brother, our Nine-tailed Fox’s spiritual sense far surpasses that of other ferocious beasts, and we have a natural affinity for arrays. I can help Brother inscribe these array patterns.”

Upon hearing this, Lu Yu immediately became excited. He had been inscribing array patterns for half a day, and while his speed wasn’t slow, he didn’t want to continue doing such a boring task.

“Good, you should first study this array pattern. From now on, the foundation of the array will be entrusted to you.”

Little White Fox was about to nod, but then she quickly thought of something and frowned slightly, saying, “I can inscribe the array patterns, but the array Brother wants to set up is quite extraordinary. Brother will still need to handle the overall control.”

Lu Yu pondered for a moment, then directly transmitted the Nine Heavens Spirit Gathering Array into Little White Fox’s spiritual sense.

Little White Fox had absolute trust in Lu Yu, so she did not resist Lu Yu’s spiritual sense and silently accepted all the information he transmitted.

Although the Nine Heavens Spirit Gathering Array was extremely profound and not something an ordinary Tier C Ferocious Beast could comprehend,

Little White Fox was exceptionally gifted. Her spiritual sense was not much different from Lu Yu, who was Tier B. After Lu Yu transmitted the array to her, she immediately fell into a deep state of comprehension.

It was evident that her comprehension in this area was quite remarkable, even surpassing Lu Yu, who was Tier B, by a few points.

This made Lu Yu feel even more emotional. She was indeed a terrifying existence that would grow into an SS-rank Nine-tailed Fox in the future.

Even at Tier C, she had already displayed her talent in spiritual sense and comprehension. When she breaks through to Tier B, her spiritual sense will likely undergo a qualitative change!

After silently completing her comprehension of the array transmitted by Lu Yu, Little White Fox opened her clear, autumn-water-like eyes and gazed tenderly at Lu Yu.

Although Little White Fox was in the form of a fox, her demeanor was captivating, and even Lu Yu was momentarily entranced.

“Brother, this Nine Heavens Spirit Gathering Array is too profound. Brother truly has heavenly assistance. Once the array is set up, we will have a foundation to stand upon!”

Little White Fox excitedly rubbed her head against Lu Yu’s wing.

She had already sensed the extraordinary nature of the array from the array patterns, and now, with a detailed understanding of the array, its profundity enlightened her even further, making her feel that the array was as if made by heaven and earth, perfect and flawless.

Lu Yu smiled without speaking. This was a product of the system and the core of this mission, so it was naturally quite extraordinary.

He didn’t know much about arrays, but seeing the Nine-tailed Fox’s rare and shocked expression, this array should be much more powerful than he imagined.

“Mhm, it’s good that you understand the importance of the array to us. I will handle all the ferocious beast corpses. You just need to be responsible for the array.”

Little White Fox nodded obediently.

Although they were currently at the pinnacle among ferocious beasts, the spiritual qi in the world was becoming increasingly dense, and more and more ferocious beasts would break through to Tier B. The Nine Heavens Spirit Gathering Array could be used for both offense and defense, so building it now was extremely necessary.

“My Lord!”

Suddenly, as Lu Yu was preparing to deal with the other ferocious beast corpses, Xuan Yu Divine Eagle’s voice suddenly rang out.

“Reporting to My Lord, the ferocious beasts under my command have just reported that many citizens who previously left Jiangzhou City are returning and have been stopped by the ferocious beasts guarding the city gates. Li Chang’an is also asking for your opinion on whether to allow them to enter.”

Xuan Yu Divine Eagle had no good feelings towards humans. If it weren’t for Lu Yu’s command, he would have long since torn those humans to shreds.

Those citizens who left Jiangzhou City now felt that it was too dangerous outside and wanted to return. Xuan Yu Divine Eagle was extremely angry just thinking about such disgusting behavior, so he immediately reported to Lu Yu to ask how to handle it.

Upon hearing this, a hint of ruthlessness appeared on Lu Yu’s face. “Jiangzhou City is not a place they can enter and leave as they please!”

If it weren’t for the fact that humans had a rising momentum in the later stages of the Spiritual Qi Revival, Lu Yu felt that he might need to utilize them later, so he showed them some leniency.

But if they truly thought he was benevolent or easy to bully, then they could only seek their own demise!

“Pass down the order: once they leave Jiangzhou City, they are no longer people of Jiangzhou City. Do not allow them to enter.”

“If they wish to live in Jiangzhou City again, it is not entirely impossible. They will need to pay a certain fee. If they were previously from Jiangzhou City, they only need to pay 500,000 yuan. If not, they need to pay 1,000,000 yuan.”

Jiangzhou City was a special place, and Lu Yu still wanted to maintain a certain population, but he wanted only high-quality humans.

This was so that after the array was set up and Jiangzhou City underwent its transformation, and ancient human ruins appeared, more people in Jiangzhou City could embark on the path of cultivation techniques.

However, both the Nine Heavens Spirit Gathering Array and the transformation of Jiangzhou City would take some time, so he was not in a hurry.

On the contrary, the rampant spread of ferocious beasts was becoming more severe, and those so-called human elites were the ones in a hurry. Even if they had to pay a certain price, with their capital and considerations, they would definitely join without hesitation.

Xuan Yu Divine Eagle did not know Lu Yu’s plans, but he absolutely trusted Lu Yu, so he quickly flapped his wings and left to convey the order… “To live in the city again, you need to pay 500,000 yuan?! Why don’t you just rob us?!”

Many people returning from various places saw the notice posted at the city gate guarded by ferocious beasts, and their faces instantly turned ashen, complaining about their dissatisfaction.

500,000 yuan was not a small sum for any ordinary family in Jiangzhou City, and it was 500,000 yuan per person. If there were several people in the family, it would be an astronomical figure!

Most of them simply couldn’t afford it!

“We know we were wrong. We used to be people of Jiangzhou City. Can you make an exception for us? We promise to work diligently in Jiangzhou City!”

Many people looked at the ferocious beasts stationed there, trying to persuade them to let them in.

However, the ferocious beasts here were not intelligent enough and would only strictly carry out Lu Yu’s commands.

Even if these people spoke eloquently, no ferocious beast paid them any attention. They just looked around at the people gathered there, their expressions vigilant.

The indifference of the ferocious beasts angered many people, but since ferocious beasts were not powerful and brutal, they only dared to discuss in low voices, and no one dared to break in.

“It’s one thing if you were people of Jiangzhou City before. If you weren’t, you’d need a million!”

“Paying so much money to enter, do you really think we have no choice but to enter?!”

Having no other options, they could only say in a huff.