Day One: Initial Trial, Powerful Intelligent Assistance!

Outside Bao Yu County's New City District, roughly ninety kilometers to the west, there was a tributary of the Dragon Spine River called Turtle Dragging River.

Legend had it that an aged turtle lived in this river. Whenever someone crossing the river fell into the water, the old turtle would surface and carry them across.

That was how it got its name.

Viewed from above, Turtle Dragging River resembled a sharp longsword, branching straight off from the Dragon Spine River and stretching into the distance.

Because of the terrain, the river ran swiftly here and had never received much attention from fishermen.

Yet with the river as its boundary, it happened to separate the Tian Yuan Territory from the nearby Flourishing Villa.

To the east of the river was Bao Yu County of the Tian Yuan Territory.

To the west was Wealth City of Flourishing Villa.

As one of the few neutral territories, Flourishing Villa was not large and could only be considered a small-to-medium territory.

Because its lord, Ji Chang, had always been hospitable and never investigated the identities of outsiders, it had long been favored by passing merchants and adventurers of all kinds, becoming a natural refuge.

At this moment, on the wilderness road leading from Bao Yu County to Turtle Dragging River, a black Human-Powered Energy Vehicle was speeding straight ahead.

Racing across an untreated road, the vehicle was surprisingly fast, reaching roughly twenty miles per hour.

Despite this, every time it hit a pothole or stone, the frame let out a rumble as though it were about to fall apart.

Yet the thin figure on the seat paid no attention to the noise, continuing to stand on the seat and pedal like a madman.

At the same time, beams from high-powered searchlights kept shooting out from