Linzhou.
In the giant city located on the edge of the landmass, seven Tianzhou Tower ships passed through the light curtain of the city defense array and slowly landed on the Red Black Qinggang Rock Square in the city.
When you look down from the air, you can see that the city is huge. The thick city wall is about a hundred feet high and more than twenty feet thick. It is filled with soldiers wearing heavy armor, and many monks in robes are patrolling the city wall. Outside was a vast expanse of wilderness, the ground showing a strange black color with a dark red sheen, and an evil aura rising to the sky.
In the city, you can clearly see the streets, pedestrians, and numerous buildings, all of which are brightly lit, as bright as day. There is no shortage of facilities such as restaurants and chambers of commerce, casinos and hotels, pharmacies and dealerships, and there are also markets that specifically serve the monks.
In addition to the disciples of Yunmeng Tiangong, there are also many monks from small and medium-sized vassal sects in the city, as well as some chamber of commerce forces in the secular dynasty. They usually rely on the protection of Yunmeng Tiangong, so naturally they have to fulfill relevant obligations and have to send out troops every year. A certain number of disciples come to these dangerous areas to take turns to help defend the city.
"It seems this place is quite popular." Qin Muling couldn't help but mutter.
Qi Yalan smiled and said: "Of course, Linzhou is still very rich in various resources. Although it has been occupied for so many years, there are still many bold chambers of commerce that have set up branches here. As long as they are not attacked by those monsters outside the city, By conquering the city, the annual income can be quite considerable."
Qin Muling nodded. People travel thousands of miles just to seek money. Although this place is full of dangers, as long as there is enough profit to attract them, there are still many people or monks who are not afraid of death.
When Qin Muling followed the senior sisters out of the Tianzhou Tower ship, she saw that many people had gathered below to greet them. Some were dressed in Taoist attire and looked full of fairy spirit, and some were heavily armored and had murderous intentions. Mostly women.
"Sister, you are finally here."
The leader is a graceful female Taoist nun in silver robes. Her eyes and temperament are slightly weak and timid. However, with Qin Muling's keen perception, this core disciple may have a lot of alien blood on his hands. Behind her The red and black sword was filled with evil energy, distorting the light, almost becoming a vicious evil weapon.
Xue Bingxuan looked at her: "Junior sister Yu Rong, are you in charge of the situation in the city now? Where is Wanqing?"
Su Yurong replied: "Fourth Senior Sister took people outside the city to kill foreigners a few days ago, but she has not returned yet."
"Oh, how are things now?"
"It's difficult. Those aliens have been attacking in the past few days and only retreated yesterday. We have suffered considerable losses. The city protection array was damaged in many places. Since the spare materials in the warehouse are not enough, we haven't had time to repair it yet! "
"I know, let's go in and discuss it!"
Xue Bingxuan nodded and said nothing. Under the guidance of Su Yurong, the group boarded a special gorgeous car and drove back to the splendid City Lord's Mansion. Thousands of disciples at all levels went to the military camp first to wait for dispatch. As for the Tianzhou Tower Ship There are dedicated personnel to arrange the handover and handling of the materials and puppet Taoist troops inside.
Along the way, the streets were bustling and noisy. From time to time, strong warriors wearing heavy armor and holding Ligos could be seen passing by in groups riding war beasts on the streets that were more than ten feet wide. The bustling and lively atmosphere was almost It makes people forget that this is the frontier of a dangerous alien battlefield.
The equipment of these city guards is quite sophisticated. There is a faint brilliance on the armor and weapons. They are obviously standard magic weapons made in batches. They are led by monks with cold eyes and long swords on their backs. They are stationed along the city. Patrol the routes in different areas to maintain order, and at critical moments, they will also participate in resisting the attack of the alien army outside the city.
In the meeting hall of the city lord's mansion.
The senior sister sat at the top of the table without hesitation, followed by more than a dozen core disciples and elders with sufficiently high status. In addition, some inner disciples who have made enough achievements and whose cultivation meets the requirements will also have seats. As long as nothing happens, they will soon become one of the core disciples.
Qi Yalan was not interested in this kind of pre-war meeting. After simply mentioning it to Xue Bingxuan, she took Qin Muling to wander around the city.
"If she hadn't been distracted by mundane affairs, Senior Sister's cultivation would have been able to improve. Unfortunately, Master usually doesn't take care of things, so these errands fall to her."
Qi Yalan said: "Junior brother, don't imitate her, just concentrate on your cultivation. Just like me, with enough cultivation, what can't be obtained in the world with just the sword in my hand?"
Qin Muling smiled and said nothing. Everyone has their own ambitions. This kind of thing cannot be forced. The third senior sister's temperament is obviously not suitable for being a head teacher. What she likes and is best at is killing people with a sword. Of course, it seems that I don't need to consider this now. Improving my cultivation is the top priority.
The two wandered around the city for a while. Qi Yalan suggested that they go to the market to have a look and maybe find some useful materials. Qin Muling naturally had no objection.
Fangshi occupies a large area, and monks dressed in various colors come in and out in an endless stream, with high and low cultivation levels, ranging from those who have just entered the Qi Refining Realm to the peak of the Real Realm.
There were shouts and shouts, and hundreds of stalls were set up on both sides of the street. Most of the stalls were monks. The stalls contained various materials from those alien monsters, including some uncommon elixirs, herbs, and rare metals. There are a dazzling array of raw ores, incomplete magical artifact fragments, etc.
Groups of monks stood in front of many stalls, inspecting the goods, bargaining, and arguing. However, since the elders of Yunmeng Tiangong keep a close eye on this place, the market order has always been very good, and almost no monks dare to rely on their strength to bully the market or force buying and selling.
Qin Muling glanced around casually and found that there were quite a few items worth looking at, especially those raw ores and unknown plant roots and seeds. Of course, the price of something that can be noticed by him will never be too close to the people.
Qin Muling couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. He had a lot of elixirs, high-grade ingredients, and spiritual stones in his storage bracelets, but these were cultivation resources distributed by the sect, and he had very little left over to spend as he pleased.
"Junior brother, what do you like? My sister will buy it for you."
Qi Yalan held his hand and said with a smile. That expression and tone were very similar to what the rich woman Sister Fian said to the little puppy she kept in her previous life.
She is a senior core disciple and has strong cultivation. It is naturally much easier to earn wealth and resources. The wealth she has accumulated over the years is quite substantial, and she can raise her junior disciple without any pressure.
Qin Muling shook his head: "Sister, I accept it with kindness, but I'm not used to spending other people's property."
Qi Yalan couldn't help but frown, with a hint of anger in her tone: "Senior sister is not an outsider, right? Why are you so estranged? If you really mind this, just treat it as if I borrowed it from you. That's okay, right?"
Without any explanation, he took out a storage bag and stuffed it into his hand. It actually contained tens of thousands of neatly polished and cut standard spiritual stones, and they were also high-grade spiritual stones. For Qin Muling now, it was really a deal. An extremely astonishing fortune.
"If you borrow it now, you will have to pay it back in the future." Qin Muling sighed.
"You can pay it back whenever you want. It doesn't count your interest. It doesn't matter even if you can't pay it back!"
Qi Yalan said, but quietly added in her heart: But your people belong to me.
Qin Muling still didn't understand what she was thinking, which was to "pay the debt with money and flesh". As a man, his dignity would not allow him to let her get her wish easily.
