96: The Holy Lance Conceals itself in the mist; the Forbidden City prepares for takeoff.

[After this chapter, we will transition to the next major storyline. The Map of Ten Thousand Nations is about to be activated. Do all the great readers want foreign-style goddesses?]

[mist concealment spear] Saint-tier (Unbound)

1: Basic Attack +150%,

2: Armor Penetration (Reduces opponent's defense by 50%);

3: Dark Abyss Poisonous Miasma Domain (Spreads a domain of poisonous miasma.

Any dead creature within the domain can be resurrected as a puppet.

Puppets last for two minutes and possess 50% of their attributes from when they were alive.

The poisonous miasma area is a circular range with the Host at the center and a radius determined by 1 × Potential Points. When the radius reaches 10 kilometers, every ten additional Potential Points increases the radius by 1 meter.)

Required Level: 0.

The moment Huang Chen grasped the mist concealment spear, a system prompt sounded in his mind:

[Ding! Detected bindable equipment, mist concealment spear. Bind?]

“Yes!”

[mist concealment spear successfully bound. Host can actively unbind it, or it will drop upon death.]

Huang Chen could not hide the excitement in his eyes.

Setting aside the attack power and armor penetration of the mist concealment spear, the Dark Abyss Poisonous Miasma Domain alone is absolutely a divine skill in group battles.

The more people who die, the stronger his power becomes.

These puppets are all beings that fear no death, and since they disappear after two minutes, sending them directly into the fray causes no heartache whatsoever.

“Hubby, is this spear very powerful?”

Bai Zhaoning and All the women gathered around and asked.

Aside from the time Huang Chen obtained the Divine-tier Ring, she had never seen Huang Chen this excited.

“Mhm!”

Huang Chen nodded, not saying much more.

With a thought, the black spear vanished, and the City Lord's Mansion Deed appeared in his hand.

[Detected bindable deed. Bind?]

[Yes, No]

“Yes!”

[Binding deed...]

[Binding successful!]

[Congratulations on becoming the owner of the City Lord's Mansion of Satellite City No. 21...]

[The Affiliation Totem Pole has been generated.]

[If the Affiliation Totem is destroyed, the deed will be regenerated.]

After binding the City Lord's Mansion Deed, Huang Chen immediately handed the deed to Xie Chunyan.

“The matter of repairing the City Lord's Mansion is up to you. Go re-bind the City Lord's Mansion as the guild residence. Tonight, all of Forbidden City will move into the City Lord's Mansion. You handle the specific arrangements.”

“Also, don't renovate the City Lord's Mansion for now. We will soon build our own city. This place will be large enough to serve as an outpost then.”

Huang Chen still preferred this ancient style of architecture. In his previous life, the City Lord's Mansions in various Satellite Cities were almost all renovated into skyscrapers over ten stories high, utilizing almost every available space.

But Forbidden City doesn't need that, because as long as they have enough gold coins, Forbidden City will soon have its own city.

After speaking, Huang Chen directly teleported to the Sports Center. Although his battle with Sa Ning today was short, he had gained many insights that he needed to go back and slowly digest.

The moment he teleported to the Sports Center, he encountered Jin Wanliang's representative, Jin Yang, pacing anxiously outside the entrance.

There had been no news since all the members of Forbidden City entered the City Lord's Mansion yesterday.

He knew exactly what level of dungeon the City Lord's Mansion was. Based on Forbidden City's strength, even ten times their number would just be fodder.

He had tried to advise Xie Chunyan yesterday, but Chun Yan merely smiled faintly and ignored him.

As expected, not a single person from Forbidden City returned until morning.

He figured that even if they weren't wiped out, the remaining ones were likely doomed.

If it weren't for the fact that the Sports Center deed still showed an 'owned' status, giving him a sliver of hope, he would have long since turned around and returned to the main city.

It's just that if he returned, he would be ashamed to face the Young Master who had entrusted him with such an important task.

After all, the Young Master had instructed him that, within principle, he could offer Huang Chen some advice.

Furthermore, Jin Wanliang viewed this collaboration as extremely important. Was he going to mess up the first task he handled for the Young Master?

“Mr. Jin, why are you so agitated?”

Suddenly, Huang Chen's voice sounded behind Jin Yang, giving Jin Yang a fright.

Jin Yang immediately turned around upon hearing the voice, only to see Huang Chen smiling calmly at him.

“Mr... Mr. Huang!”

Once the City Lord's Mansion truly began raiding the boss, with the protective barrier activated, no one could leave.

Yet Huang Chen was standing right there. There was only one possibility... Jin Yang asked tremblingly, “Could it be... could Forbidden City have already cleared the City Lord's Mansion?”

“Mhm!”

Huang Chen nodded faintly.

“I will have President Xie handle the handover of the Sports Center with Mr. Jin shortly. Let the Sports Center be the first transaction between Forbidden City and Myriad Treasures Tower! I have things to attend to, Mr. Jin, please feel free.”

“Mr. Huang, please attend to your matters first, I will...”

Jin Yang stopped halfway through his sentence, suddenly widening his eyes as he asked incredulously, “What... what did you say?”

“Handover the Sports Center?”

Myriad Treasures Tower wanted to open a branch, and naturally, the larger the territory, the better. However, the larger the area, the higher the difficulty of clearing it.

Considering the current strength of the Huaxia Clan, Jin Wanliang continuously lowered his requirements, finally setting a minimum standard of 20,000 square meters.

As for the large space and high rent?

That amount of money was merely a drop in the ocean compared to the business of Myriad Treasures Tower.

If Jin Yang could secure the 40,000 square meter Sports Center this time, it would definitely be a major achievement for him personally.

When he returned to the main city, Jin Wanliang would at least regard him highly.

Huang Chen smiled and nodded, saying, “Brother Wanliang said the bigger the territory, the better. Does Mr. Jin feel this place doesn't meet expectations?”

“No, no, no!”

Jin Yang quickly shook his head, took a deep breath, suppressed his excitement, clasped his hands, and said to Huang Chen, “Then I thank Mr. Huang for your assistance!”

Huang Chen nodded in response and went straight upstairs.

As soon as he reached the room, Huang Chen couldn't wait to demonstrate the three spear techniques.

The action for [Returning Wind Falling Goose] is a half-loop downward smash. When the Gold Element condensed, Huang Chen felt a sense of heaviness.

The action for [Soul Severing Stab] is a push-off and forward thrust. When the Gold Element condensed, Huang Chen felt a sense of extreme speed.

The action for [Yang Guan Three Stacks] is continuous stabbing. When the Gold Element condensed, Huang Chen felt sharpness.

The function of the Gold Element mobilized by the three skills was completely different.

This must be the core of advancing the Spear Technique Realm.

Unfortunately, in his previous life, those in Huaxia who could break through the realms treated their insights as treasures and were unwilling to share them easily.

Otherwise, Huang Chen wouldn't have to grope his way across the river by feeling stones, researching on his own.

Before breaking through the Minor Completion Realm, when Huang Chen used these three moves, his body would naturally perform the corresponding actions with a single thought, guided by the Gold Element within his body.

Although the movements were standard, they lacked a certain momentum!

After reaching Minor Completion, Huang Chen's body took the lead. As soon as the spear momentum was unleashed, the Gold Element within his body automatically condensed onto the spear.

However, Huang Chen had a feeling that the Gold Element he condensed could be even more, much more... Could the division of realms be determined by the amount of elemental power a move can mobilize?

Carrying this question, Huang Chen continued to practice the three spear techniques. As he practiced, he recorded the insights he gained.

This information would definitely be of great use in improving the strength of Forbidden City's members.

Just like that, Huang Chen seemed to forget the time... It wasn't until evening, when his stomach grumbled, that Huang Chen remembered he hadn't eaten lunch.

He sent a message to Xie Chunyan, and the women immediately came to the room.

Xie Chunyan spoke first: “Hubby, Yang Nuo arrived this afternoon. I came up once in between and saw you seemed immersed in some kind of state, so I didn't dare disturb you!”

After Xie Chunyan finished, Bai Zhaoning continued, “Hubby, the spoils from clearing the City Lord's Mansion have been tallied. Would you like to take a look?”

Then... “Hubby...”

“Hubby...”

...Before long, Huang Chen's room resembled a bustling marketplace.

Huang Chen got a headache from the noise and quickly waved his hand.

Seeing the scene quiet down, Huang Chen held up four fingers and said, “I'll briefly mention three points!”

Then he pulled out his notebook of insights.

“First, these are my insights from this morning, which can help you all increase your skill proficiency. Lin Han, draft a Point System for exchanging equipment and resources. Core members like Shu Xi and those who followed us earliest can study this notebook for free first. Others will temporarily rely on contribution and loyalty, and can exchange it for a small amount of points!”

“Second, prioritize arming the core figures with equipment. Chun Yan, make arrangements. Tomorrow, select 500 people to accompany me to the main city. I will level them up to Level 45 first. Level 45 Dark Gold equipment will prioritize arming these 500 people. These individuals will then be assigned to the 99 Satellite Cities to hold their own!”

“Third, I want to establish the Forbidden City Intelligence Division, specializing in underground work, primarily responsible for collecting intelligence and rare resources. I already have a candidate for the leader, Yang Nuo, whom I met in the main city previously.”

After speaking, Huang Chen took a sip of water, turned to Xie Chunyan, and said, “Fourth, implement the list I gave you as quickly as possible; even if you have to tie them up, bring them to Forbidden City. Also, start trading soon. Members should retire obsolete equipment and exchange it for points at the guild. Points can be used to exchange for higher-level equipment at the guild, and if they don't have enough points, lend it to them! Sell the retired equipment to the main city; the market there is huge. You can prioritize Tie Weiguo!”

As soon as Huang Chen finished speaking, Li Ruo asked in confusion, “Didn't you say three points?”

He Qingwan covered her mouth and chuckled, “Didn't you see Hubby hold up four fingers?”

“Don't worry about the details!”

Huang Chen smiled, patted Li Ruo's head, and continued, “The fifth point... is that my system still needs one goddess rated 95 points or higher and 14 ordinary ones to upgrade... this...”

The moment Huang Chen's voice fell, Huang Mengni quickly replied, “Hubby, don't worry about that. While you were at the main city, Han-jie and we have already selected some excellent candidates. They are currently waiting in the reserves, just waiting for Hubby's favor!”

Huang Mengni wasn't trying to steal credit; it was just that with the continuous appearance of high-quality goddesses, the four of them with lower scores were becoming increasingly irrelevant.

Lin Han was fine, remaining active in front of Huang Chen thanks to her intelligence. But her situation and that of Lin Mengting and the other two were a bit awkward, so they had to do things to prove their worth.

Huang Chen nodded. He knew he had been neglecting Huang Mengni and the others recently, but there were too many fields and too few oxen; for efficiency, he naturally had to choose the more fertile fields to plow.

“That's all for now. For the remaining issues, Chun Yan, you can make the decisions!” Huang Chen finished speaking and walked toward the door.

Suddenly, he thought of something else. He turned back and said to Xie Chunyan, “Jin Wanliang promised to pay one year's rent for each location upfront. If we have enough money to upgrade the guild, do it quickly. I want to expand the scale of Forbidden City as much as possible!”

A sharp glint flashed in Xie Chunyan's eyes upon hearing this. Was the direction of Forbidden City about to change?

She then nodded seriously, already having made her plans.

After giving his instructions, Huang Chen went downstairs by himself. There were some matters he needed to personally discuss with Yang Nuo.

Then, tonight, he also needed to check the quality of the reserves selected by Huang Mengni and the others. Hopefully, there was one rated 95+ so he could upgrade his system directly to Level 4 tonight!