Chapter 121 Finding Hong Fei's Whereabouts
The other Fourth-Order Humanoid Creatures with wings reacted differently to the news of the Third-Order Professional's death.
A Fourth-Order Humanoid Creature with purple wings smiled and said, "They were unstable elements to begin with. It's good that they're dead."
A Humanoid Creature with red wings next to him also nodded in agreement and said,
"Truly excellent warriors would have already joined the legion when the enemy appeared. Those who didn't join the legion, even if forced, would betray us at any time. It's better that they're dead now."
At this moment, a tall Humanoid Creature frowned and said, "Being able to break through to Third-Order means they all participated in Plane invasions and obtained energy from Other Planes.
And the passages for Plane invasions were opened by our powerful tribes. We didn't charge any tolls.
Now that they're dead, our previous efforts have gone to waste. This is too wasteful!"
The red-winged Humanoid Creature shook his head gently and retorted,
"I don't agree with you. Those bastards run away quickly when there's an advantage to be gained, but when responsibility comes, they cower like turtles.
Forcing these bastard turtles to join the legion, they might very well defect to the enemy on the battlefield, and then we'd be in trouble. It's better that they're dead now!"
The tall Humanoid Creature shook his head and said, "What you're saying is too absolute. It's not just bastards who died, but also some warriors who temporarily couldn't join the legion due to other factors.
When we recruited soldiers before, many warriors actively joined. Without them, our current defensive line would have to move further back."
The red-winged Humanoid Creature sneered, "What kind of warrior? They just happened to have their hometown near the battlefield and had no retreat.
If they had a retreat, they wouldn't have joined the legion. If they had joined earlier, our front line wouldn't be so far back."
The tall Humanoid Creature did not agree with these words, but he did not continue to refute them. After taking a deep breath, he said,
"I won't argue about these meaningless things with you anymore. Let's discuss the situation in the key defensive areas. As per usual, the enemy will launch a full-scale attack after half a day of rest.
We need to find some suitable areas to block the enemy's attack..."
"Boom~"
The tall Humanoid Creature's words were cut short by a loud bang.
The Humanoid Creatures quickly flew out of the room's windows and saw the Iron Hand Group's Fourth-Order Professionals attacking a certain area.
The Humanoid Creatures didn't understand why the Iron Hand Group launched their attack so quickly this time, but they didn't think much of it. They quickly approached the Iron Hand Group's Fourth-Order Professionals to prevent the defensive line from being breached.
As the two sides met, a fierce battle immediately broke out.
Subsequently, a large number of Professionals were mobilized to the combat zone, creating gaps in other defensive areas.
At this moment, Fang Che was controlling the Voodoo Doll, passing through the enemy's defensive line, evading their search, and continuing forward.
Not long after, Fang Che returned to the location where he had previously mined resources.
Before, Fang Che had already mined all the resources he needed, so Fang Che did not let the Voodoo Doll stay here long. He controlled the Voodoo Doll to search for new enemies.
At the same time, Fang Che took out the materials the Voodoo Doll had just collected, and also took out the Revenge Evil Mirror, casting the Spiritual Flash skill to enhance the Revenge Evil Mirror!
After some time, all the materials were exhausted, and the information of the Revenge Evil Mirror was greatly improved.
[When the enemy launches a mysterious attack, it can immediately display all useful information about the enemy on the mirror surface;
If the information of the target to be found is pasted on the Revenge Evil Mirror, the target's location can be found. After finding the target's location, the body enters a weakened state and remains so for ten days]
At this moment, the Revenge Evil Mirror could already take effect and help Fang Che find Hong Fei's whereabouts!
As for the cost of being weak for half a month, it was nothing compared to the cost of temporary blindness.
Therefore, Fang Che unhesitatingly took out the Revenge Evil Mirror, took out Hong Fei's portrait, and pasted it on the Revenge Evil Mirror.
An image instantly appeared on the Revenge Evil Mirror, with several lines of information recorded next to it.
Immediately after, Fang Che felt his body rapidly weaken. Even a slight movement of his palm made him feel incredibly tired.
Fang Che painstakingly took out and consumed a pill to alleviate his physical condition, but it had no effect.
Fang Che sighed helplessly, put the Revenge Evil Mirror into his Niwan Palace, lay directly on the ground, closed his eyes, and used his consciousness to view the Revenge Evil Mirror in his Niwan Palace.
Immediately after, Fang Che fell into confusion.
Because on the Revenge Evil Mirror, a woman's figure appeared, and Fang Che remembered that Hong Fei seemed to be a man.
After a brief thought, Fang Che guessed that Hong Fei had deliberately disguised himself as a woman to avoid the Seven Stars Group created by his father.
It's easy for a normal person to show flaws when disguising as the opposite sex, but Hong Fei's disguise was perfect; at least Fang Che couldn't see any difference.
With such a perfect disguise, it was normal for others not to find Hong Fei.
Afterward, Fang Che checked Hong Fei's location and found that Hong Fei was currently hiding in the Emperor Plane, not far from the Seven Stars Group.
Hong Fei had stolen the Seven Stars Group's Plane coordinates and still dared to hide near the Seven Stars Group, which was incredibly audacious.
Although there is a hiding strategy called 'under the lamp is dark', there are definitely not many people who dare to hide like this.
Especially in the Emperor Plane, where there are many Professionals skilled in searching, the 'under the lamp is dark' hiding strategy is not as good as running to the ends of the earth.
After noting down Hong Fei's information, Fang Che silently pondered the strategy for capturing Hong Fei.
Hong Fei possessed Plane coordinates, and Fang Che was unsure whether Hong Fei carried the Plane coordinates with him or hid them elsewhere.
Therefore, he absolutely could not kill Hong Fei directly; he had to capture him and interrogate him.
Fang Che was not good at capturing people and needed to ask Gu Ning for help to see what methods Gu Ning might have.
To find Gu Ning, he would at least need to collect ten thousand souls and use the excuse of submitting a mission to communicate with Gu Ning.
If he didn't collect enough souls and bothered Gu Ning casually, Gu Ning would definitely be annoyed, and the benefits Gu Ning gave would also decrease.
Thinking of this, Fang Che, enduring his fatigued body, managed to turn over, knelt on the ground, then took out the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book and white paper, wrote down the enemy's information, and began to kowtow.
For the following period, Fang Che either engaged in slaughter or lay motionless on the ground, relaxing his weary body.
Time flew by, and ten days passed in a flash. Fang Che's body finally returned to normal.
After his body recovered, Fang Che engaged in slaughter, and in his free time, he cultivated and recorded the map information seen by the Voodoo Doll.
As for the Voodoo Doll's side, it did not encounter any new resources.
Time flew by, and soon it was time to leave.
Three hours before Fang Che's departure, the Third-Order Professional came to Fang Che again and asked,
"Fang Che, can you now understand more regional information? Can you draw a map? We can give you a batch of resources as compensation for not being able to cultivate."
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Chapter 122 Crazy Attack Before Leaving
Upon hearing the Third-Order Professional's request, Fang Che immediately took out the map he had recorded in his spare time these past few days and handed it to him.
The Third-Order Professional took the map, glanced at it, and quickly handed a storage ring to Fang Che, smiling, "Thank you for your hard work, please accept this."
Fang Che took the storage ring and smiled, "Thank you."
The Third-Order Professional replied with a smile, "You're welcome. Since you're here to help, it's only right that we provide some resources. I won't disturb you any further. Farewell."
"Walk slowly." After seeing the Third-Order Professional off, Fang Che no longer had the mind to cultivate and continued to eliminate Third-Order enemies.
Through his efforts during this period, Fang Che had already accumulated over 5,000 souls.
Fang Che wanted to collect 6,000 souls before leaving.
Therefore, Fang Che no longer worried about exposing the Voodoo Doll and eliminated all the Third-Order Professionals he had previously seen through the Voodoo Doll.
At this moment, in a certain area infiltrated by the Voodoo Doll, winged humanoids were searching for items they needed on the streets.
Whenever a life-saving item appeared, a large crowd would immediately rush over, offering bids to purchase the item, with no one being stingy with money.
When someone bought an item and left, someone else would immediately follow them quietly.
There were also those who followed sellers, hoping to snatch some resources from them.
However, everyone maintained basic restraint, not engaging in open slaughter on the street.
"Ah!"
Suddenly, a Third-Order humanoid with black wings collapsed onto the ground, a penetrating wound appearing on his chest.
The surrounding people exclaimed repeatedly and quickly moved away.
Immediately after, over a dozen patrol personnel flew over, and the Patrol Captain, who was leading them, shouted, "No one is allowed to move! Otherwise, you will be considered a murderer and killed on sight!"
At these words, those near the corpse who had intended to flee stopped in their tracks, staying put in a state of panic.
Seeing this, the Patrol Captain nodded in satisfaction and was about to descend when he suddenly felt a pain in his chest, then lost consciousness and fell from the sky.
The other patrol personnel, seeing their captain inexplicably injured, all stopped their actions, gathered together, and shouted in a panic, "There's an assassin! Everyone, be careful!"
The Professionals in the distance heard these words and fled in all directions.
Once one person fled, a second person fled, and more and more people fled. Finally, the Professionals next to the corpse also chose to flee.
"Don't go! Stop right there!" The patrol personnel shouted, but no one obeyed.
The patrol personnel, enraged, were about to go and apprehend them when another patrol personnel died!
The patrol personnel had no choice but to stop, staring around in terror, yet unable to find any trace of the enemy.
One patrol personnel looked around, his voice trembling as he suggested, "How about we leave too? We can come back to investigate after the danger passes!"
The rest of the patrol personnel, upon hearing this, quickly left the area.
Somewhere in the city, a group of servants was escorting their master towards a safe area.
Suddenly, the master, who had reached Third-Order strength, developed a wound on his chest and instantly collapsed, dying.
The surrounding servants turned pale with fright. Then, regardless of their strength, they all sadly drew the daggers from their waists and committed suicide.
On the street, people were still dying, and chaos persisted.
Not long after, the Fourth-Order City Lord flew to the chaotic area and roared, "Silence!"
The Professionals who were fleeing saw the City Lord appear, as if they had found their backbone, and all stopped, no longer running.
The City Lord looked around and quickly discovered a dead Third-Order Professional.
The City Lord flapped his wings, and a large area around the deceased condensed illusory feathers out of thin air, avoiding all surrounding Professionals, floating quietly in the air.
A leaf was blown by the wind; as soon as it touched the feathers, it was cut into fragments.
The Fourth-Order City Lord flew into the area covered by feathers, sensed carefully for a moment, and his expression turned grim.
The Fourth-Order City Lord found no hidden people, no extra auras whatsoever.
Just then, a Third-Order Professional in the area covered by feathers suddenly developed a hole in his chest.
Immediately after, the Third-Order Professional fell backward, and upon contact with the feathers, his corpse was instantly cut into fragments.
The City Lord's expression grew even grimmer, and a hint of panic even appeared in his eyes.
Who exactly is doing this killing?
The other people around had thought that the City Lord's arrival would solve the problem, but they never expected the enemy to kill people right under the City Lord's nose.
This made everyone realize that the enemy was extremely powerful, far surpassing the City Lord.
So, everyone instinctively began to act, fleeing quickly.
Only those Professionals covered by the feathers stood obediently in place, their faces filled with despair.
Seeing this, the City Lord became enraged and shouted loudly, "You weakling bullies, if you have the guts, come out and fight me! Get out here!"
No one paid any attention; people continued to die, and the surrounding Professionals fled even faster, making the scene even more chaotic.
And such a scene was not only appearing in one place.
Fang Che continuously recalled the Third-Order Professionals the Voodoo Doll had seen. No matter where a Third-Order Professional was, as long as Fang Che remembered his appearance and profession, he would eliminate him!
In addition to the deaths of Third-Order Professionals in various cities, Professionals who had joined various legions were also dying.
In the legions, the winged Fourth-Order Professionals, upon learning of deaths, assumed it was an attack by the Iron Hand Group and quickly assembled their teams.
Then, they saw Third-Order Professionals dying inexplicably, while no one could find the enemy's location!
The other warriors in the legions, seeing people constantly dying around them while their commanding officers were powerless, instantly fell into deep despair, their morale rapidly weakening.
In the past, everyone had encountered many invisible attacks, such as poisons and mental damage.
However, as soon as a commanding officer appeared, those problems could be quickly resolved.
But now, all the commanding officers had come here, yet they still couldn't prevent the deaths of their own people.
This proved that the enemy possessed strength far beyond everyone's imagination.
How could such an enemy be dealt with? It would be better to surrender early!
"Kill!"
Just then, everyone heard shouts of battle, turned their heads, and discovered that the Iron Hand Group's Professionals were charging over.
The next second, many people immediately spread their wings and fled quickly, having completely lost the courage to resist.
The Fourth-Order Professionals, seeing this situation, instantly released large swaths of feathers, turning the fleeing Professionals into a rain of blood that splattered on everyone's heads.
"Those who flee die! All of you, charge!" A Fourth-Order Professional with red wings roared and flew towards the Iron Hand Group.
The remaining Professionals, stimulated by the blood rain, dared not flee and turned to face the battle.
However, their will to fight had already been shattered, and after not long in battle, some people fled again.
This time, no one stopped them from fleeing, and it quickly devolved into a major rout.
The Iron Hand Group easily occupied this area.
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Chapter 123 Return and Emergency
Fang Che kept kowtowing in the cave, his head spinning, completely losing track of time.
"I'm leaving soon, I'm leaving soon!"
The tool's shouts reminded Fang Che, who quickly stopped kowtowing and put away various tools in the cave.
Immediately after, a cloud of mist enveloped Fang Che's body, teleporting him back to the teleportation array in Iron Hand Academy.
As soon as he returned to the teleportation array, a vast and ethereal powerful force enveloped Fang Che's body, and at the same time, an eye of the plane condensed in Fang Che's Niwan Palace.
Just as Fang Che was puzzled, a strong resentment emerged from the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book, transforming into a winged humanoid creature that was absorbed by the eye of the plane.
Immediately after, the eye of the plane dropped a pile of items and disappeared.
Fang Che then realized that he had killed enough Other Planes creatures to receive a reward from the Plane Will.
Previously, Fang Che had also killed many Professionals from Other Planes, but the grievances of those Professionals were used to appease the Plane Will's disgust, and he had not received any rewards; this was the first time he had received a reward for killing.
Fang Che carefully looked at the items left by the Plane Will and found that most of these materials were for helping Fang Che advance to Fourth-Order.
However, Fang Che planned to improve his advancement method in the future, so it was uncertain whether these items could be used.
Therefore, Fang Che was not too excited and walked directly out of the teleportation array.
As soon as he came out, Fang Che saw Li Xing waiting outside the door, and Fang Che immediately bowed and greeted him: "Greetings, Senior."
"No need for formalities." Li Xing sensed the aura on Fang Che's body and found that despite cultivating for so long, Fang Che had not improved much.
A smile involuntarily appeared on Li Xing's face, and he said with a smile: "This time you went to Other Planes and made many contributions;
First, you went to understand the situation of the Iron Hand Group, which is a great achievement, and I have already recorded it for you."
Fang Che nodded lightly, not surprised by this.
Fang Che's mission this time was to investigate the tragic situation of the Iron Hand Group, gain the sympathy of the Plane Will, and avoid punishment for the Iron Hand Group's mission failure.
Now that the Iron Hand Group's situation has improved and they might even complete the mission, Fang Che no longer needs to investigate the Iron Hand Group's tragic situation, and this mission is considered a failure.
However, Fang Che believed that the Iron Hand Group would still need Fang Che in the future, so it was impossible to cancel Fang Che's mission reward because of this.
The Iron Hand Group could not be so short-sighted, and now it was just as Fang Che had predicted.
Li Xing continued: "The second contribution is to eliminate the Historian, preventing the Historian from summoning more dangerous historical figures, which created favorable conditions for the Iron Hand Group to complete its mission;
The third contribution is to draw a map, which can also help the Iron Hand Group complete its mission, and there is a fourth contribution..."
At this point, Li Xing paused, a trace of apprehension flashing in his eyes, and continued:
"The enemy's front-line Third-Order Professionals died inexplicably, lowering the enemy's morale and allowing the Iron Hand Group to repel the enemy more easily;
The people we sent did not have this ability. Although Fang Che did not say anything, we cannot pretend it didn't happen and will record it as a contribution for you."
Upon hearing this, Fang Che smiled and said: "This is all thanks to the Soul Master's help; my contributions are nothing."
Upon hearing this, the apprehension in Li Xing's eyes disappeared, and he said:
"We are very grateful for the Soul Master's help, and we want to prepare more things, but we don't know what the Soul Master likes right now, so we need your help to ask."
Li Xing felt that since the Soul Master helped eliminate the enemy, they needed to show their appreciation; even if they couldn't get closer, they couldn't offend him.
Upon hearing this, Fang Che was also very happy.
Just making up some information could get him a sum of resources; this deal was too cost-effective.
Fang Che replied: "Senior just needs to prepare some things that a Soul Master can use."
At this point, Fang Che suddenly thought that since Li Xing cared so much about the Soul Master, perhaps he could use this opportunity to collect enough souls and also allow Fang Che to receive another reward from the Plane Will.
So, Fang Che continued: "That Soul Master needs Third-Order Professional souls;
In the future, when Junior cultivates, I hope Senior can arrange for me to go to some Planes where there are more Third-Order Professionals."
Upon hearing this, Li Xing remembered that others had reported earlier that Fang Che had a Ten Thousand Soul Banner, and Fang Che was indeed helping the Soul Master collect souls, so he was not lying.
Moreover, since Fang Che had the Ten Thousand Soul Banner, he would certainly have methods to quietly eliminate enemies, and perhaps these methods could be used to help the Iron Hand Group complete complex missions.
So, Li Xing nodded and said: "No problem, I will arrange it. Let's go back now; General Gao Ping has been waiting for you impatiently."
Fang Che nodded lightly and said: "As you command."
Afterward, Li Xing took Fang Che back to the Iron Hand Group's station and met the elated General Gao Ping.
Li Xing handed the previous negotiation list to General Gao Ping, and then gave the one-time signing tool and the round-trip teleportation tool to Fang Che, before turning to leave.
After Li Xing left, General Gao Ping smiled and said: "I'll go find the guards now; we'll meet at Fang Che's residence later."
Fang Che nodded lightly, turned and returned to his room, and lay down on the bed to rest.
However, he hadn't rested long when Fang Che heard a rapid bell ringing, piercing through the soundproofing tools in the room and reaching Fang Che's ears.
Fang Che got up and opened the door, and after listening for a moment, found that the direction of the bell was Iron Hand Academy.
According to the information Fang Che understood, when an emergency occurs in a certain area, a rapid bell will ring in the academy, ignoring all soundproofing tools and reaching every corner of that area.
Fang Che had heard his mentor talk about this when he was at Slaughter Saber Academy, but he had never encountered it before.
He never expected to encounter such a thing today in the Iron Hand Academy area.
At this time, other rooms also opened one after another, and Professionals poked their heads out, looked towards Iron Hand Academy, and with solemn expressions, walked out of their rooms and gathered towards the academy area.
Fang Che also followed the crowd, walking towards the academy.
According to regulations, when an emergency occurs within an area, everyone in that area must go to the academy to jointly resist the unknown event.
As for escaping from this area, it is very difficult.
When an emergency occurs in an area, that area will be immediately sealed off, and surrounding areas will also seal off parts of their areas, prohibiting entry and exit, making the possibility of escape almost zero.
After walking for a while, Fang Che saw General Gao Ping, who had a rather grim expression.
General Gao Ping leaned next to Fang Che and said somewhat worriedly: "Now we have trouble; we can't continue the negotiations."
Fang Che didn't expect that at such a time, General Gao Ping was still thinking about negotiations; General Gao Ping's fondness for negotiations truly exceeded Fang Che's imagination.
Fang Che said helplessly: "Now that there's an emergency, let's think about how to survive."
General Gao Ping said indifferently: "The Iron Hand Group has Six-Order Professionals stationed there year-round, so there won't be any danger; it will be completed very simply."
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Chapter 124 Li Xing and Chen Feng's Thoughts
Upon hearing General Gao Ping's words, Fang Che relaxed slightly.
General Gao Ping was right; the Iron Hand Group was powerful and could resolve many dangers, so there was indeed no need to be overly nervous.
Fang Che's mood gradually calmed down, and he followed the others as they left the Iron Hand Group.
At this moment, on the street, everyone was moving towards the Iron Hand Academy, and as soon as they entered its gate, they disappeared.
The moment Fang Che stepped into the Academy, he was instantly teleported to a vast, open plaza.
Above the plaza hung a scroll depicting a ruined village, corpses strewn everywhere, and fully armed wild dogs eliminating Professionals from the Emperor Plane.
In the dense forest on the far left of the scroll, there was a Plane Passage, from which many fully armed wild dogs emerged.
On the far right of the scroll were fleeing Emperor Plane Professionals.
Fang Che instantly understood that this crisis was due to Other Planes invading the Emperor Plane and opening a Plane Passage in the Iron Hand Academy.
According to the current rules of the Emperor Plane, after a Plane invasion, the Intruders must be eliminated, and the Plane Passage stabilized, transforming the invading Plane into a training ground.
The invaded area could choose a resistance mode within one day.
There were three resistance modes:
First, the Professionals of this area resist alone; choosing this mode incurs greater losses but yields the most rewards if victorious.
Second, unite with other areas to resist together; choosing this mode incurs moderate losses and yields moderate rewards.
Third, abandon resistance, and the Emperor Plane Will issues resistance missions; choosing this mode incurs minimal losses but yields zero rewards.
After selecting a resistance mode, no additional support would be provided; either the Intruders were eliminated, or the Intruders eliminated them.
Many academies, coveting rewards, chose to resist alone, only to be destroyed by the Intruders, with all living beings eliminated.
The decline of Slaughter Saber Academy originated from choosing the solo resistance mode during an invasion, which consumed eighty percent of its strong individuals in one battle.
Fang Che hoped that Iron Hand Academy would be more cautious and contact more areas, not be greedy like Slaughter Saber Academy.
However, Fang Che had no say in such matters and could only passively accept.
While Fang Che was pondering, General Gao Ping pointed to a certain area and shouted, "Someone is setting up a stall selling life-saving resources; let's go take a look."
Fang Che nodded lightly and followed General Gao Ping in that direction.
At this moment, within Iron Hand Academy, Li Xing, as the representative of the Iron Hand Group, was communicating with the principal of Iron Hand Academy.
Mentor Chen Feng, a sixth-tier mentor Professional, spoke with a smile:
"More than seven hundred years have passed since the last Plane invasion. This time, I want Iron Hand Academy to handle the enemies alone. What do you think?"
Li Xing spoke with some concern, "Mentor, when I was a student, you told me to be careful and cautious. Now your decision is too bold!"
Mentor Chen Feng said dangerously, "Your group leader has seventh-tier strength, and the Iron Hand Group has countless strong individuals. As long as a group of strong individuals is recalled, the Intruders can definitely be dealt with. I can make the decision to give you forty percent of the rewards!"
Li Xing gently shook his head and said, "I'm afraid that won't work. Everyone is out on missions; calling everyone back would result in too great a loss."
Mentor Chen Feng smiled and said, "I don't need everyone to come back, just a portion of them will suffice; moreover, the Iron Hand Group has a Temporary Plane Son, who can be sent to the mission area for Observe, ensuring that the Plane Will will not be displeased with you; I can also communicate with the Plane Will on your behalf to plead for you. I have considered all problems; there will absolutely be no issues!"
Upon hearing this, Li Xing was still unwilling.
Because the rewards for performing missions were fixed, and the people who needed rewards were also fixed.
However, the rewards obtained for resisting Intruders were not fixed, and those members who required fixed rewards would certainly be dissatisfied.
Li Xing needed to consider everyone's feelings and could not disregard others' feelings just because the rewards were more abundant.
Most importantly, Li Xing needed to consider the possibility of failure.
If the resistance against the Intruders failed, then the more strong individuals he recalled, the greater the loss for the Iron Hand Group.
It was not easy for the Iron Hand Group to develop to its current state, and it did not need to gamble on luck like those small groups; stable development was enough.
However, Mentor Chen Feng's face could not be disregarded.
If it weren't for Mentor Chen Feng's help back then, Iron Hand Academy would not have granted the naming rights to a newly established group, and without the naming rights, the Iron Hand Group would have found it difficult to develop to this day.
Li Xing found it difficult to directly refuse Mentor Chen Feng, so he reminded him, "If we monopolize the rewards, the surrounding academies will definitely be unhappy and will target us in the future; historically, many academies faced invasions, and most of those that were destroyed were targeted to their demise; therefore, I can at most arrange for a small number of members to return and help Iron Hand Academy contend for benefits!"
Upon hearing this, Mentor Chen Feng was not very pleased.
Mentor Chen Feng had been stuck at the sixth tier for a long time.
This Plane invasion was Mentor Chen Feng's opportunity; as long as he could monopolize thirty percent of the rewards, Mentor Chen Feng would definitely advance to the seventh tier!
However, if they resisted the invasion together with other academies, Mentor Chen Feng would absolutely not be able to monopolize thirty percent of the rewards.
Mentor Chen Feng wanted to forcefully order Li Xing as he used to, but upon thinking about the current strength of the Iron Hand Group, Mentor Chen Feng hesitated.
The Iron Hand Group was no longer the weak group it once was; if he gave a forceful order, he would only be disliked by the Iron Hand Group.
If the Iron Hand Group abandoned this area and developed elsewhere, he would be a sinner of Iron Hand Academy.
Mentor Chen Feng remained silent for a long time, then spoke, "I insist that Iron Hand Academy resists alone. If you disagree with my opinion, you can contact several Managers of the Iron Hand Group, and let everyone vote to decide."
Mentor Chen Feng felt that he might not be able to persuade the Managers of the Iron Hand Group.
However, when everyone voted together, someone would surely cast a vote for Mentor Chen Feng out of consideration for his reputation.
If everyone voted for him out of consideration for his reputation, then he could achieve his goal.
Upon hearing this, Li Xing nodded and said, "Okay, when I return, I will inform everyone."
Mentor Chen Feng immediately stopped him, "No need, I'll contact them for you."
Then, without waiting for Li Xing to refuse, Mentor Chen Feng directly took out seven communication tokens, activated them simultaneously, and said, "People from Other Planes have invaded the Iron Hand Academy, and I want Iron Hand Academy to resolve the Intruders alone. However, Li Xing disagrees. Now I'd like to ask you to vote; state whose opinion you agree with."
Seeing this situation, Li Xing was very unhappy.
There were many differing opinions within the Iron Hand Group, and without specific reminders, everyone would act according to their own ideas.
Especially those who were at odds with Li Xing, they would almost certainly oppose Li Xing's suggestions.
As Li Xing expected, the next second, two communication tokens lit up, and two voices came through:
"I support the Principal."
"I support Principal Chen."
At this moment, only five people had not responded.
If any two of them agreed with Mentor Chen Feng out of consideration for his reputation, then the situation would become troublesome.
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Chapter 125 Reinforcements and Terrain Changes
Li Xing quickly took out the five communication tokens of the Managers who had not yet made a choice, wanting them to consider more.
But Li Xing found that these tokens could not be activated!
Mentor Chen Feng, who was beside him, spoke apologetically, "Sorry, I set up defensive measures for secrecy before. I'll close them now."
Then, Mentor Chen Feng slowly stood up and walked towards the place where the defensive tools were set up.
Li Xing's expression instantly became very ugly.
However, Li Xing quickly regained his composure, because Li Xing found that the other five tokens had not sent back any messages.
Seeing this situation, Mentor Chen Feng suddenly felt uneasy, and his steps involuntarily stopped.
A moment later, the five communication tokens simultaneously emitted light.
Mentor Chen Feng quickly walked over, activated the tokens, and then, the same reply came from the communication tokens: "I was busy just now. I agree with Li Xing's suggestion now."
Li Xing understood that everyone saying they were busy was just an excuse; they must have communicated privately and made a joint choice.
Li Xing smiled and said, "Six votes to three votes. It seems we should join forces with other Academies to resist the Invaders."
Mentor Chen Feng was silent for a moment, then said, "After completing the task of resisting the invasion, can you lend me some resources? I want to advance to the seventh rank!"
Mentor Chen Feng understood that uniting with others to resist the invasion now would not provide enough resources for him to advance to the seventh rank, so he had to seek help from the Iron Hand Group.
Upon hearing these words, Li Xing instantly understood Mentor Chen Feng's reason for wanting to resist the Invaders alone.
Then, Li Xing asked curiously, "Has the mentor researched a suitable advancement ritual?"
Mentor Chen Feng nodded lightly and replied, "It was researched five years ago."
Li Xing looked at Mentor Chen Feng with a hint of envy, and after a moment of silence, he said,
"We can provide some resources. The exact amount still needs to be discussed and decided, as we also need to develop."
Mentor Chen Feng nodded lightly, took out a list, and handed it to Li Xing, explaining, "These are the resources I am currently lacking."
Li Xing glanced at the materials recorded on the list, then put the list away and said,
"The matter of materials can be discussed in detail after the Invaders are dealt with. Let's talk about which Academies to invite to help resist the Invaders now."
Mentor Chen Feng thought for a moment and said, "There are six Academies bordering the Iron Hand Academy. They are too close to us. If we don't invite them, they will definitely cause trouble;
If we invite them, we can further solidify the Iron Hand Academy's core position, attract Professionals from other Academies to develop here, and promote the prosperity of the Iron Hand Academy;
As for the more distant Academies, they are separated from us by a large area, and the two sides cannot influence each other, so we won't invite them. What do you think?"
Li Xing nodded lightly and said, "Okay, I agree. The matter of inviting them is up to you, Principal. I'll go see about gathering those people back to eliminate the Invaders."
Mentor Chen Feng nodded and said, "Go slow."
...
At this moment, in the plaza, more and more people were being teleported over.
To cope with the upcoming invasion, everyone began to sell various resources, and the transaction method was bartering; no one needed money.
Fang Che strolled for a moment and found many materials that could help him advance to the fourth rank.
The things they needed were strange and varied, and Fang Che did not have the resources they needed.
However, there were many people trading resources here, and Fang Che had accumulated all sorts of things from his previous killings.
After exchanging his various resources a few times, Fang Che obtained the resources needed for the transaction and successfully exchanged for the materials.
Next, Fang Che continued to stroll, looking for the resources he needed.
In a blink of an eye, most of the day passed.
At this time, the scroll in mid-air was already filled with Invaders.
At the same time, at the edge of the scroll, a barrier in the shape of a stone wall appeared, and third and fourth-rank Invaders were attacking the barrier, trying to break it.
Although some cracks appeared in the barrier after being attacked, it did not collapse directly and still blocked the Invaders' path.
In fact, no matter how many attacks this barrier endured, it could last for one day.
After one day, even if it had not suffered any attacks, the barrier would shatter.
This one day of the barrier's existence was to allow the Academy to make a choice.
Just then, several spatial rifts appeared in the open space of the plaza, and a group of Professionals walked out of the spatial rifts.
General Gao Ping, seeing these people, excitedly introduced them to Fang Che beside him:
"These people are members of the Flying Dragon Group from the Eastern Cloud Academy area. They usually don't casually enter the Iron Hand Academy area;
It must be that the Iron Hand Academy agreed to jointly resist the Invaders with other Academies, which is why the members of the Flying Dragon Group were teleported over!"
Fang Che smiled upon hearing this.
Although the reward for the Iron Hand Academy joining forces with other areas to resist the Invaders would be less, it was safer.
Fang Che just needed to hide in the crowd, quietly hunt enemies, and collect souls.
At this moment, General Gao Ping said, "They are also setting up stalls. Let's go take a look."
Fang Che nodded and followed General Gao Ping over.
Next, more and more spatial rifts opened, and more and more Professionals appeared here.
At first, whenever a group of people appeared, the Professionals in the Iron Hand Academy area would be excited for a while.
However, as the number of groups arriving here increased, the Professionals here put away their excitement and became less happy.
For everyone, the appearance of two or three support groups could increase their survival probability.
However, if too many support groups appeared, resources would be unevenly distributed.
With more people and fewer resources, they would kill each other to compete for resources.
At that time, the Professionals who came to support would be even more dangerous than the Invaders!
Fang Che, who was exchanging resources, noticed the subtle change in mood on the scene and pulled General Gao Ping away from this area, returning to the place where the Iron Hand Group Professionals gathered.
And other Professionals also kept their distance from unfamiliar people.
Thus, this plaza was quickly divided into seven areas, divided by different Academies.
The Professionals of the Iron Hand Academy were in the central area, surrounded by Professionals from other Academies.
At this moment, near the Plane Passage, a wall-like barrier encircled a large area of land, trapping the Invaders inside.
Outside the wall, a group of Earth Master Professionals were distributed throughout the area, continuously injecting energy into the ground.
After the ground absorbed the energy, the surrounding environment rapidly changed.
Mountains rose from the ground, forming a vast Mountain Maze.
There were also some other Professionals near the mountains, injecting energy.
After some mountains absorbed energy, they directly formed a volcanic eruption landscape, with soaring fire-elemental energy in the surroundings, which was beneficial for fire-elemental Professionals like Fire Manipulators to battle.
Some mountains flowed with clear spring water, quickly accumulating into a lake, with abundant water-elemental energy in the surroundings, making it more suitable for water-elemental Professionals to battle.
There were also mountains with strong winds, the winds like knives, leaving countless scratches on the rocks.
Under the efforts of different Professionals, the Mountain Maze condensed many areas suitable for Professionals to battle.