259: Current situation of Daxia

Skyscrapers were smashed and destroyed by King Kong.

King Kong danced more and more happily, wishing he could immediately find an opponent to fight three hundred rounds with.

"Stop!" Qin Shilei ran out of the building's hall and shouted loudly.

King Kong stopped awkwardly, then hid the King Kong Rod behind him, afraid his master would take it back.

"This rod seems to be made for King Kong. With the rod, King Kong's combat power at least doubles," An Qian said in surprise.

"His rod techniques just now seemed quite proper," Qin Shilei agreed, "It wasn't a waste of my purple equipment."

After speaking, he turned back to the treasure chest and picked up the last Battle Barrier.

"Do you want to refresh the entries?"

"Refresh."

Weakness (Red): Enemies pulled into the barrier have their strength reduced by ten percent.

Copy (Purple): Copies an identical Battle Barrier.

Seal (Purple): Individually pulls enemies into the barrier, achieving the effect of sealing enemies within the barrier.

The Copy entry was very good; it could give him another Battle Barrier.

But Seal seemed more practical. Qin Shilei thought about it and still chose the Seal entry.

Before leaving Puchang City, Qin Shilei called Xu Jun and instructed, "Puchang City will become a transit station for Hope City to hunt Other World beasts in the mountains. From now on, only powerful Evolutioners will be accepted here. You must not only maintain order in the city but also not neglect your own strength."

"You must guard the Ice Secret Realm for me. No one is allowed to enter the Ice Secret Realm without permission from the city Lord's Mansion."

The Ice Secret Realm was also conveniently enclosed by the wall at the very edge.

To enclose the Ice Secret Realm in Snake Valley within the city walls, Qin Shilei had deliberately given up half of Puchang City's building area when burying the City Guardian Monument.

Qin Shilei planned to arrange Water or Ice-attribute Evolutioners to cultivate in the Ice Secret Realm in batches in the future, hoping they could comprehend the corresponding rules to facilitate their smoother advancement to the Golden Realm later on.

After arranging matters in Puchang City, they returned to Hope City.

city Lord's Mansion conference room.

Zhang Cheng pointed to the map on the projection screen and said, "By organizing information from the chat channel, we can know that there are currently eighteen bases in Great Xia Country with over two hundred thousand survivors, five with over five hundred thousand, and two with over one million. As for those with populations below two hundred thousand but above fifty thousand, there are over two hundred."

"The two with over a million people are Junhai City on the coast and Beian City, the capital of Great Xia Country."

"The capital also raised its city walls half a month ago, while Junhai City does not have city walls."

"Due to transportation and communication issues, Great Xia Country is currently in a state of self-governance. Even within a single city, there may be multiple forces vying for power."

"The information we have indicates that Great Xia Country currently has at least nine Space Rifts. The creatures invading our world are mainly insects, but also include demons and other Other World creatures."

Ever since the World Chat Channel was opened, Qin Shilei had arranged for people to categorize and organize the information on it.

Through the scattered words of survivors from various places, they were no longer completely ignorant of the current situation in Great Xia Country.

Qin Shilei stood up and said, "Although our Hope City does not have the largest population, I believe our strength is the strongest."

"Soldiers value quality over quantity. I hope everyone continues to work hard to improve the strength of individuals and legions."

"To better understand the specific situation in Great Xia Country, I plan to travel around. After I leave, Zhang Xiaoli and Kong Qingshu, as Deputy city Lords, will have the final decision-making power."

The zombies and Other World beasts within a hundred-kilometer radius of Hope City had been largely cleared. Evolutioners in the city had to travel far every day to earn crystals and obtain supplies.

There was no great need for Qin Shilei to continue staying in Hope City, so he decided to travel around.

Kong Qingshu and Zhang Xiaoli were only Silver Five Star and Six Star. Staying in the city would allow them to absorb crystals and advance more peacefully, and they could also rely on pet guardians to protect Hope City.

Qin Shilei then dealt with some existing problems in Hope City, and then he and An Qian embarked on their journey to tour Great Xia Country.

Their first stop was Junhai City.

At this time, Jie Mingchen and his group had already established a branch of the Panshi Battle Group in Junhai City and encountered their first challenge.

In a dilapidated building.

Xiao Mei leaned next to Wu Xia and complained, "Big Sister, that person just now was too hateful. He swallowed our three hundred crystals and only allocated us this one building."

This building had over twenty floors, with four suites on each floor. With nearly eight hundred people, each suite would have to house almost ten people, making it extremely crowded.

Moreover, this area was clearly the slum of Junhai City. These buildings were not only old but also lacked water and electricity, making life extremely inconvenient.

Wu Xia said indifferently, "Don't complain. Once we establish ourselves in Junhai City, we will definitely be able to switch to the best base."

Jie Mingchen frowned and said, "Even if we have crystals, those people probably won't easily let us switch to a good base."

Wu Xia said fiercely, "Those people tried to recruit us and failed, so they're trying to force us to submit with this method. How hateful."

They had arrived in Junhai City two days ago, a mighty group of nearly a thousand people, all Bronze Realm Evolutioners. As soon as they arrived in Junhai City, they were noticed by interested parties.

Jie Mingchen and his group had good average strength, but no top-tier experts.

As a result, several major forces in Junhai City wanted to incorporate this team into their ranks.

Jie Mingchen and his group refused all kinds of invitations, whether strong-armed or sincere.

They encountered considerable difficulties when establishing their Mercenary Group at the Mercenary Guild in Junhai City.

When they applied for a Mercenary Group station, they were met with disdainful mockery, "You, a small E-rank Mercenary Group, actually want a station? That's a pipe dream."

Jie Mingchen had no choice but to bring his subordinates to the government hall to apply for individual housing.

The person in charge, after taking their three hundred crystals as a red packet, actually allocated them the worst possible place.

As a first-tier city, Junhai City had more houses than people after the apocalypse. There were better living places everywhere.

These past two days, when they went on missions, they were specifically assigned the most difficult or least valuable and tedious tasks.

Spies from various forces also roamed around them.

Thump, thump, thump!

Just then, there was a knock on the door outside.

Xiao Mei, at Wu Xia's signal, went to open the door.

A middle-aged man wearing plain glasses walked in.

"Head Jie, is this place comfortable to live in?" the middle-aged man asked with a smile.

"No need for Deputy Head Tang to worry, we are all very comfortable," Jie Mingchen said indifferently.

The person who came was Tang Gaoxuan, the Deputy Head of the Lingfeng Mercenary Group.

"Head Jie, how have you considered our Tang Family's proposal?" Tang Gaoxuan asked with a smile.

"Thank you for the Tang Family's kindness, but our Panshi Battle Group already has a master and truly cannot join the Tang Family," Jie Mingchen refused.

Tang Gaoxuan's expression immediately turned cold. "Don't refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit. Our Tang Family looking highly upon you is giving you face. If you offend our Tang Family, your Panshi Battle Group will likely find it impossible to move an inch in Junhai City."