Chapter 114 - 111: Monster Horde Will Reach the Battlefield in Two Days

Hang Yu ventured into the Underground Labyrinth again and again.He collected a total of over two to three hundred portions of Energy Mucus.

With these, it was almost enough, enough for the Wild Boarmen to have a good drink.

However, during these adventures, he didn’t find anything valuable; Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures are rare and not discovering any is completely normal.

Even though Er Gou’s treasure radar is useful, it’s not omnipotent; it’s unrealistic to expect all good things to be claimed by one person, or how would others survive?

Hang Yu returned home once again.

The sky was already dark, leaving only four to five hours before the Spirit Realm opened.

Having nothing else to do and not wanting to waste time, he logged onto the forum to check out the latest situation.

A post in the Spirit Relief Association forum immediately caught his attention; news from abroad reported that someone brought back a batch of Spirit Plant Seeds from the Spirit Realm and was attempting to cultivate them in the real world.

People discovered that the growth of seeds was different depending on their locations in the city. In some places, seeds showed no activity for days after planting, while in others, they sprouted by the next day.

People were investigating the reasons behind such differences.

"Is the secret of the Spirit Land finally going to be discovered?"

"It’s happening faster than I expected, but that’s also expected."

"The significance of Spirit Land is crucial for team development, and every city and power might fight madly over it."

Hang Yu also felt relieved. "Hmm, I’ve done what I should. I currently own two large houses, one tenement building, along with some scattered apartments, which are completely sufficient for personal use."

Lack of housing would certainly be insufficient in the future.

Having too much would be troublesome to defend.

Now this number is just right.

A big city with ten million people certainly has more than one Spirit Land.

Before purchasing the old residence, Hang Yu had done a rough survey and found that there were a dozen suspected Spirit Land areas in the city; Cyan Dragon Alley was just one of the places with the most advantageous geographical location.

Hang Yu never thought about buying the entire community.

On one hand, he didn’t have the energy and funds.

On the other hand, he felt that doing so would be too ostentatious and might cause trouble.

Are you kidding? Even if you could buy it, you still have to hold onto it. People will surely be envious of such a large land purchase, and doing so would only harm the local old residents.

Although Hang Yu values benefits, he has his own set of bottom lines and principles.

The old residence, the eleventh courtyard, and a few housing units were all vacant or abandoned, and the old tenement building was intended for low-rent housing. He didn’t use deceitful means to take over properties with significant potential value from the already not wealthy local old residents.

Because Hang Yu feels that instead of occupying the entire community,

it’s better to forge good relationships with neighbors in advance and work together to develop and protect the community.

For this, he had started preparing early on. Bald Qiang, Monkey, and Pang Hu are all locals, and Monkey has already been representing him, delivering gifts door-to-door to create good relationships that will benefit future cooperation in cultivation and breeding.

If the entire community rallied behind Hang Yu,

then his position here would be difficult to shake by external forces.

Even if officials wanted to touch him, it would be very difficult to accomplish.

Hang Yu opened Weibo and found that his followers had increased by hundreds of thousands over a few days, and they were still growing.

It turned out that the "Hunting Manual" he posted a few days ago was reposted by several major influencers and recognized by the big shots of the Spirit Relief Association, causing an unexpected sensation, with comments full of thanks and admiration.

"The Doctor is truly a Great God!"

"This manual is amazing!"

"The methods against monsters here have been tested and proven effective!"

"Monster Doctor, you’re a great person; keep updating and stay safe!"

When Hang Yu posted this information on the Spirit Relief Association forum, public account, and Weibo, his intentions were very pure—simply to provide some help to assist people in maintaining city order.

He never expected that,

he also had the potential to become a major influencer!

He might even create unexpected value and benefits in the future.

Hang Yu opened his private messages intending to take a quick look but found, besides gratitude letters from netizens all over the place, also tentative messages from the Spirit Relief Association and Celestial Net, which he did not respond to. After a quick glance, he cleared all private messages.

Then he posted information about a dozen common city monsters.

He didn’t bother to look at comments and replies,

simply closing the laptop.

Hang Yu was just about to prepare for the upcoming Spirit Realm adventure.

Outside, a long piercing sound broke the city’s silence, spiraling in the sky, giving a very ominous feeling.

"Is this... the sound of air raid siren?"

"Why is the air raid siren sounding suddenly?"

The siren would not be sounded for no reason.

Especially in this period, so something must have happened.

Er Gou came running with a phone in his mouth, "Boss, boss, look quickly, Celestial Net has sent a text message to the phone."

The content read:

Attention all citizens!

Attention all citizens!

This is not a drill, this is not a drill!

Celestial Net is issuing a yellow alert for a monster siege!

Celestial Net’s monitoring stations have observed odd developments in the wilderness outside the city.

And evidence gathered by drone reconnaissance suggests a large monster horde is assembling.

Preliminary estimates predict an assault on our city in two days. Citizens are advised to limit outings to avoid danger!

Jiang City’s Celestial Net combat members are ready.

We will strive to resist this wave of monster attacks with all our might.

If you are confident in your strength, if you wish to protect Jiang City, if you want to establish merits, join Celestial Net, or reap resources and rewards, you are welcome to join the Jiang City defense war and fight alongside Celestial Net members. We will pay the highest respect.

Defending Jiang City is everyone’s responsibility!

......

Seeing the information, Hang Yu was stunned.

He had just heard news of 200,000 monsters not long ago.

He never imagined that a monster siege would really happen.

This happened sooner than expected, possibly related to the anomalies occurring.

Celestial Net didn’t disclose the number of the monster horde attacking the city or the total number of the monsters, but based on the wording of this mass-sent message, the situation seems still under Celestial Net’s control.

However, even so, it’s still worrying!

The hidden dangers of Fishmen in the Yangtze River have not been completely resolved, the environment of the Underground Labyrinth has not been fully explored, and now the gathering monster hordes in the wilderness come rushing to cause trouble.

This is a series of combined blows.

Humanity was caught off guard.

"Boss, what do you think? It sounds dangerous."

"I think this monster siege should not be large in scale. We should go take a look, maybe there will be gains... Anyway, as a member of Jiang City, we should do our part."

Nonsense.

Of course, we have to go!

These are just formalities!

The real reason is Hang Yu obtained the Spirit-Gathering Lotus!

He not only wants to go, but he also wants to head to the places with the most monsters and fiercest battles.

The Spirit-Gathering Lotus can absorb the Spiritual Energy from monster corpses and directly convert it into absorbable Spiritual Qi.

Even if Hang Yu just strolls around the battlefield and does nothing, he could gain a massive improvement, potentially higher gains of Spiritual Qi than a trip to the Spirit Realm.

Where else could you find such a golden opportunity?

Moreover, it’s also a great chance to harvest a large amount of material!

However, given the monster’s Movement Speed, there’s at least a two-day preparation time.

Even if the monster siege does happen, it would be after the current Spirit Realm adventure.