Olma's defenses in the Purgatory Fortress region were extremely weak. Purgatory Fortress only bordered Lalbagh Stronghold, so once Lalbagh Stronghold became a trade hub, Olma withdrew the players there to support Ruins Stronghold and Black Sand Stronghold.
Only a small number of players remained to defend Purgatory Fortress. Since it had become the first stop after the Lalbagh trade hub, it had also turned into a massive gathering place for merchants.
Many merchants came here to act as middlemen, buying goods delivered from Lalbagh Stronghold at low prices before selling them elsewhere at high prices.
When Lu Yang arrived, the trading scene was roughly half the size of Lalbagh Stronghold's. Large numbers of players moved in and out, and he openly led Kostner and the others toward Rainforest Stronghold.
Twelve hours later.
Lu Yang arrived at Warm Water Village, a level 170 map east of Rainforest Stronghold. He examined the village and found quite a few level 170 players there, mostly independent players. There were several hundred of them, resupplying and resting.
Before long, Changhe Luori brought the first group into the village. Lu Yang called York and said, "Tell your younger brother to open a party. I'll send them in batch by batch. Changhe Luori is in charge, and he's standing beneath the big tree at the village entrance."
"Okay," York said.
Not long after, a young European-looking man ran out of the village inn. After exchanging the code phrase with Changhe Luori, he said, "Follow me. I'll take you to find lizards and enter the instance dungeon."
York still did not know that Lu Yang was personally leading the operation, so his younger brother paid no attention to Lu Yang. Changhe Luori also pretended Lu Yang was not there and had his subordinates follow York's younger brother.
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