Cooperation I

Human Alliance.

On the edge of Underground City.

First Squad of Adapters had ventured out to explore the surface slowly emerged from the tunnels.

They carried large and small bags of various supplies on their backs.

There were some kind of unidentified metal instruments, large bags of all kinds of new clothes, and people carrying several bags of rice, meat, and seeds.

"We just found an abandoned Interaction Zone and some supplies inside."

A Sa Lu, who was leading the team, spoke gently to the town's logistics officer who had come to greet them.

"Thank you for your hard work. How are the evil spirits around? Has anyone been injured?" The logistics officer was a young woman in her early twenties, but judging from the speed at which she arranged for people to provide support, she was already quite familiar with the process.

"Fortunately, we cleared out three Evil Spirit Car without anyone getting hurt. But Lin Hu's team encountered a very difficult Evil Spirit Horse, and three of them died," A Sa Lu with some regret.

The number of Adapters was already extremely small, and now three of them have died. "It will be alright. The adaptation ceremony will start again soon. This year, we have a new medicinal bath to improve heat resistance, which will definitely increase the number of Adapters," the logistics officer comforted them.

Death and injury are common occurrences on this land.

To be able to live peacefully is a luxury. No one here is useless; everyone has something they can do.

The ritual of adapting to the radiation of the Heavenly Light has undergone many years of testing, and the Human Alliance has already found many ways to increase the chances of success.

However, the success rate of those who are "Sky Light Wielder," or Adapters, is still frighteningly low.

If one out of several hundred people can be found, that would be considered good.

Fortunately, after the radiation Heavenly Light, thanks to numerous pre-prepared measures, those who did not Adapters did not die.

Instead, they will become weak and sickly.

It's better to be sick and weak than to die.

"By the way, the largest Human Alliance Underground City, DreamNet, has sent someone to deliver the latest news," A Sa Lu continued. "Go and inform the other Captain still in the city to hold a temporary meeting. I need to relay the news from over there."

A Sa Lu is both the Captain of the Adapters lead the exploration team and the actual manager of this small town.

Therefore, he has the authority to gather all the Adapters squad Captain.

"Okay, I'll be right there." The logistics officer nodded, quickly arranged for his deputy to handle the supplies, and then jogged briskly toward the city.

Not long after.

All the remaining Adapters squad Captain in the city gathered inside a giant stone pillar in the city center.

Stone pillars support this huge underground space, whose center has been completely hollowed out, turning it into a series of spacious spaces resembling a building.

The stone pillars themselves have been externally reinforced, and this underground space is full of such huge stone pillars and supporting holes, so there is no need to worry about collapse after the excavation is completed.

This is inside the main hall, which is almost at the top of the building.

The Captain the five remaining Adapters squads in the town gathered together.

A Sa Lu stood at one end of a long stone table, wearing a purple longsword, his long golden hair tied into a ponytail hanging down his back.

His well-fitting black uniform accentuated his strong physique.

In this world, very few Adapters grow their hair long; those who do are people with extremely strong abilities.

The other four Captain came to attend the meeting stood on either side of the long table.

On the left are Ba Er Si and Lin Hu.

On the right are Ou Nan and Dongcheng Yun.

Ba Er Si and Lin Hu are extremely strong and muscular men.

He was a man with a thick beard, wearing metal shoulder pads covered with steel studs, and looked extremely fierce.

The other one wore metal Arm Gauntlets, had a serene demeanor, and seemed to dislike talking, like a silent volcano.

Ou Nan and Dongcheng Yun had relatively well-proportioned physiques, and both were considered handsome with striking features. They were a completely different type of person from the two opposite them.

"Captain, can you tell me the news now?" Dongcheng Yun yawned, stretched, and a few red lipstick marks remained on his fair face.

"I just crawled out of my soft, fragrant bed, and I'm still not fully recovered."

"Three brothers in my team died." Lin Hu stared at Dongcheng Yun in a low voice.

"What does that have to do with me?" Dongcheng Yun raised an eyebrow.

"You can be happy, but please don't show it in front of me." Lin Hu placed his muscular arm on the table. "Otherwise, I can't guarantee I won't strangle you!"

"Oh? I risked my life to protect them, so naturally I have the right to enjoy everything they have. What? You have a problem with that?" Dongcheng Yun's tone also revealed a hint of anger.

"Alright! Quiet down, everyone." A Sa Lu interrupted the two. "I didn't bring you all here to argue. Someone from Dream Net City just sent a message."

He glanced at the group, instantly drawing everyone's attention.

"The Perpetual Palace was attacked by an unknown force. Just yesterday, starting at noon, the Spirit Thread that went to the Perpetual Tower suffered heavy casualties, and three brigades were completely wiped out."

They were probably caught in the crossfire.

A Sa Lu paused, then continued.

"Although the DreamNet doesn't have more detailed information, it did mention that the attacking force was extremely powerful and destroyed most of the guarding Stone Statue Troop on the spot."

The fate of Di Mo, who intervened, is unknown. The Perpetual Palace Master, La, fought with the enemy and fled the scene, his whereabouts unknown.

As soon as the words were spoken, a look of shock appeared on the Upper Capital group.

"The Perpetual Palace is an old and powerful force that has existed for hundreds of years. How could such a powerful force be attacked and severely damaged?" Dongcheng Yun frowned and asked in confusion. "What does this news from Dream Net City mean? A fierce force that dares to attack even the Perpetual Palace, we Adapters wouldn't dare to get involved, would we?"

"The intelligence indicates that the Perpetual Palace has suffered heavy losses. Only one high-ranking member of the Stone Statue Troop survived because he was away on a mission. So, their idea is that while the brigade and the Perpetual Palace have suffered heavy losses and are temporarily unable to control the ground, we can try to go to those large Interaction Zone to search for survivors and supplies."

Having existed for so many years, the Human Alliance has naturally acquired control over many fixed locations in the Interaction Zone.

However, several of these Interaction Zone are too far apart to be easily detected by ground-based troupes, making it impossible to contact them.

But now that Perpetual Palace has suffered a great loss of strength, it is time for an opportunity to strike.

"More than that, I'm concerned about which force came out of nowhere that could so severely damage the Perpetual Palace?" Ou Nan asked after a moment of silence.

"We've never seen Ra's strength, but he must be incredibly powerful. I've witnessed Di Mo's strength before," Ba Er Si said, frowning.

"How is it?" A Sa Lu asked, quickly turning to look at him. The other three were also drawn to his words and looked at Ba Er Si.

"Di Mo is a rare type of Hard Skill furnace. Once his furnace is ignited, his body's hardness and strength will be greatly amplified. Moreover, he is a martial arts master who can use the Final Form to significantly enhance his strength and physique," Ba Er Si analyzed.

"How do you compare to me?" Dongcheng Yun asked curiously.

"He can take half of what you have with one hand," Ba Er Si said, glancing at him.

"Looks like I'm still pretty good after all," Dongcheng Yun laughed.

"But Di Mo has at least thirty arms," Ba Er Si added, ignoring Dongcheng Yun's frozen smile, and continued to look at A Sa Lu.

"The Perpetual Palace has dominated the land for centuries, and now it has suddenly suffered a setback. The force that could severely damage it is no small fry. So, compared to the Perpetual Palace, I think we should be more worried about the attackers," Ou Nan said calmly.

"Don't worry, we're hiding in the shadows. The Perpetual Palace and the Instant Tower occupy the vast land. That mysterious force has no reason to compete with us for the barren underground caverns." A Sa Lu shook his head slightly. "Alright, this time I've decided to go out and explore the large Interaction Zone. Who wants to come along?"

The large Interaction Zone is extremely large, and it is impossible for his small team to explore it quickly.

The key is that if they can find a well-maintained Interaction Zone, they can obtain a great deal of supplies.

"Speaking of which, I just rescued a parasite with Spirit Thread, and he seems to have come from a large Interaction Zone. Perhaps we can ask him to lead the way," Ou Nan suggested.

"Is it the Yue Dewen you rescued?" A Sa Lu also knew about this; everyone entering the city had to register with him.

"Yes." Ou Nan nodded.

A Sa Lu pondered for a moment.

"No rush, we can explore slowly later. Let's go and take a look at the Interaction Zone we've already explored."

*** Perpetual Tower - Fifth floor in the middle.

In the central hall, beneath the enormous hanging heart, heads swayed like grapes, all looking towards La and Zhang Rongfang.

"Haha, you're here again? And you brought a random guy back with you?"

"Doesn't this woman know that she's bald and hairless, and so ugly she's practically unrecognizable?"

"She didn't know that she used to be very pretty when she had long hair, but she cut it all off herself to focus on her research."

"No man will want to sleep with you! Give up, you stinking woman, hahaha!"

A barrage of sarcastic remarks and curses poured into their ears.

Zhang Rongfang glanced at the pulley in front of him.

"This welcoming ceremony is quite special."

"Just the wailing of a bunch of losers." Ra said calmly. "These are villains who tried to harm me and the Perpetual Tower in the past. They were all powerful beings from other portal worlds. I resurrected their heads and left them hanging here forever, suffering the corrosive pain of the venom."

"Interesting." Zhang Rongfang glanced at the heads and saw that they were still cursing endlessly.

A sudden surge of red Blood Flame appeared in his eyes.

An invisible wave spread out.

Soon, everyone's expression froze, and they fell silent.

Their faces all turned blank.

"A mental influence wave?" La was slightly taken aback, not expecting the other party to have such a high level of mastery over consciousness and spirit.

She glanced at the now quiet head-shaped grapes, then quickly walked towards a room in the circular corridor.

Hiss.

The door opened automatically, revealing a spacious small hall inside covered with a large amount of blood film.

Inside the small hall, there were rows of dark red bookshelves, filled with all sorts of large books with leather covers.

"By combining the Spirit Eye Clan's technology with spatial etching technology, we can create a book of flesh and blood that will never decay."

He led me to a bookshelf, pulled out a book, and casually flipped through it.

"This is an inspiration I learned from a certain portal world."

She handed the book to Zhang Rongfang.

"The basic information you requested."