After bidding Qiansui farewell, Zhou Xu took Qin Fen straight toward Black Moon City.
After all, if one were talking about which city had the most complete Equipment Department facilities and the greatest number of technicians, it had to be Black Moon City's Equipment Department.
At the same time, according to the original plan, Zhou Xu had actually intended to return to Black Moon City anyway.
That was because taking a ship from Black Moon City to the factory port in the Southern Territory basically meant going straight through, whereas traveling overland from the grasslands required taking a huge detour.
Besides that, traveling by water was less tiring. He could meditate in peace aboard the ship.
This summoning ritual had consumed far less than he had expected. After spending only half of his True Word power, he had drawn Qin Fen, this Golden Legend, from the deck.
On the way back to Black Moon City, they would inevitably pass through Grassland City, and he had not forgotten to take Qin Fen to meet Ma Guotao.
When it came to dealing with people, he and Ma Guotao possessed similar skills. The moment they came into contact, after exchanging a few words, they quickly realized that they had encountered their own kind.
They seemed very warm and friendly when chatting, almost to the point of feeling they had met too late in life. But in reality, the two of them knew perfectly well that it was all technique—in plain terms, they were simply two people who knew how to talk and understood how to keep a conversation going, cooperating with each other.
They were the kind of people who would chat very well whenever they met, yet would never contact each other under normal circumstances.
Zhou Xu did not stay long. He