126: Gathering

“Zhang Jie traded with you, obtaining 1 space crystal.”

“This was really too difficult. Only one has been collected so far.”

“And now, there are still nine more to go.”

With the space crystal in hand, Liu Yang sighed with emotion, but also felt a sense of melancholy.

He then looked at the other items, but there was nothing else that caught his eye.

What could be bought had been bought, and what needed to be sold had been put up for sale. Liu Yang had no other business.

Then, he closed his eyes and began to rest.

Early the next morning.

A group of ten people had all tidied themselves up, put on their best quality clothes, held their strongest weapons, and walked out of Home with serious expressions.

Liu Yang looked at the refreshed crowd and nodded in satisfaction.

This team, they had good looks, they had strength, and each of them was loyal and righteous. There was truly nothing to say.

“Are you ready?”

Liu Yang asked loudly at the front of the team.

“Ready!”

Everyone responded in unison.

“Then… mass teleportation, begin!”

On a prairie, there was a stone mountain.

Towering city walls encircled the stone mountain again and again.

And within the walls were wooden houses of varying heights.

At this moment, dawn was just breaking.

The guards on the city walls were in the process of changing shifts.

And the people within the city also began to walk out in groups, preparing to carry out the day's new tasks.

When they met acquaintances, they would even greet each other and chat for a few moments.

“Old Liu, what’s your team’s mission today? If you need help, remember to say so!”

“Ah, today’s mission is a bit tough. We have to go and destroy the forest to the east, to prevent the Forest Sprites from coming over and using the trees there to summon Forest Guardians.”

“That’s not an easy job. The trees regenerate not long after they’re destroyed, it’s troublesome.”

“Don’t talk about me, what about your team?”

“We’re going to guard the swamp to the northwest. Aren’t the Flame Sprites out now too? The Legion Commander is afraid they’ll come from that direction.”

“I wish you good luck.”

“And I wish you good luck too.”

Just as people were walking out of the city gate, a crack suddenly appeared in the sky.

Clang, clang, clang!

A sound of clashing metal rang out, and the surrounding crowd quickly drew their weapons, on guard.

On the city walls, siege crossbows also adjusted their angles, aiming at the crack.

The sharp-eyed duty personnel immediately sounded the alarm.

Ding-dong, ding-dong!

“What’s going on? Don’t tell me something unexpected is happening again?”

“You ask me, how would I know?”

“Please don’t let it be other sprites descending from here, if that happens, we’ll all be finished.”

In the highest building on the mountaintop, Shen Yansheng was discussing something with someone.

The alarm sounded, and everyone jumped up in surprise.

“What’s going on? The alarm bell is ringing so early in the morning. Could it be that the sprites are attacking?”

“Don’t panic, if the sprites were attacking, it wouldn’t be this kind of commotion.”

Unlike the others' suspicions, Shen Yansheng immediately took action.

“No matter what it is, since the alarm bell has rung, why aren’t you hurrying to check it out?”

After speaking, he walked directly out of the house.

Seeing this, the other personnel also quickly followed.

Subsequently, under Shen Yansheng’s lead, the group, some running, some jumping, some flying, or some driving vehicles, rushed towards the direction of the alarm at top speed.

When Liu Yang clicked to confirm the teleportation, a halo of light appeared at their feet.

The halo emitted colorful and dazzling light, vibrant and splendid.

Subsequently, everyone slowly sank downwards.

“This speed is a bit slow. Is it because there are many people, so it’s a bit heavy?”

Compared to the previous teleportation speed, Liu Yang couldn’t help but complain.

“Perhaps that’s actually possible.”

“It’s like downloading something; the larger the file, the longer it takes.”

As the few of them spoke, they were swallowed by the halo.

When they opened their eyes again, they found themselves surrounded.

“This is… are you welcoming us?”

Liu Yang blinked, asking with some uncertainty.

“Oh my, so it’s people, you scared the hell out of me.”

“Look at that person in front, why do they feel strangely familiar?”

“Holy cow, it’s Liu Yang! Liu Yang has allied with us too?”

“Hahaha, this is great! Our human strength has increased even more, and we’ll be more confident in dealing with the sprites.”

“He looked handsome in his profile picture, but he’s even handsomer in person.”

“Look at his team, so many beautiful women!”

“Don’t look at the beautiful women, look at the equipment on them, it’s gleaming, clearly high-quality treasures.”

Unlike the exclamations of others, Shen Yansheng’s face immediately broke into a smile when he saw Liu Yang.

He quickly stepped forward and playfully punched Liu Yang, as if meeting an old friend.

“You’re finally here! I’ve been looking forward to this for ages!”

Liu Yang was still a bit unaccustomed to Shen Yansheng’s familiar manner.

Even so, he didn’t falter, and with a slight smile, he said:

“It was too late last night, and I was afraid of disturbing everyone’s rest. So, as soon as it was light, we came over. I didn’t expect to cause such a big commotion.”

“I also didn’t expect this situation when many people teleport together. Other teams all teleported separately, and they arrived in the blink of an eye.”

There were many allied teams, but there truly weren’t any like Liu Yang’s, who gathered, lived together, and teleported together.

Even if there were some who were together, they all chose individual teleportation, not team teleportation.

At this moment, the leaders of the other teams also walked over.

“Hello, Captain Liu. I am Yui Aragaki, captain of the Sesshomaru Squad. Please guide me.”

“Hello, Captain Liu. I am Kitajo Koji, vice-captain of the Sesshomaru Squad. Please guide me.”

“Hello, Captain Liu. I am Li Guang, captain of the Hou Yi Divine Archer Squad. Please guide me.”

“Hello, Captain Liu. I am Strafer, captain of the Necromancer Squad. Please guide me.”

Facing the greetings of everyone, Liu Yang responded with a smile to each.

Among these people, some he had heard of, and some he hadn't.

Especially Kitajo Koji, he looked at him a few more times.

After all, this person had left a deep impression on him.

Liu Yang did not know the strength of this group of people.

But from their respective equipment, it should not be bad.

Unfortunately, the mid-level detector could only detect monsters, not humans.

“Alright, this is not the place to talk. Let’s go inside and discuss.”

Seeing that the introductions were mostly done, Shen Yansheng spoke, then turned and led Liu Yang and the others up the mountain.

“This is the first wall, equipped with siege crossbows.”

“This is the second wall, the main defensive measure is…”

“This is the third wall, established with…”

Shen Yansheng led the way, while introducing the military strength and general situation of the place to Liu Yang and the others.

Liu Yang listened and nodded repeatedly.

It must be said that people are indeed different.

He thought about improving his own strength as much as possible.

But Shen Yansheng, from the very beginning, had been developing in the direction of a team.

Various craftsmen, various life skill books, various basic materials, he had always been collecting them.

And this place was the result of his efforts since he arrived in the Fairy World until now.

Not only them, but even the others were full of surprise.

Although they had arrived last night, there wasn't much to see at night.