Hearing Meng De's answer, Baleful Shadow pondered for a moment before saying, "I understand. So what do you need us to do next?"
Meng De took out a military tally and said, "What you need to do is simple: break through the enemy's lines and rescue Lu Zijian from the Sword Sect."
"Then proceed to the Green Mountain World of the Bo Ling Cui Family. The third checkpoint of the Virtual World is there."
"The support I can give you for now will only be enough to get you safely to the Sword Sect."
"Beyond that, you'll have to rely on yourselves."
As he spoke, Meng De took out an old communicator and handed it to Baleful Shadow.
"This is my Virtual World qualification. With this, you should be able to trade for Lu Zijian."
Seeing Meng De voluntarily produce his Virtual World qualification, Baleful Shadow immediately frowned. "What are you doing?"
"We'll handle the rescue. Why do you have to take this thing out?"
In response, Meng De shook his head. "It's no use!"
"I've already sent people to negotiate with the Sword Sect. The reason they haven't killed Lu Zijian yet is because they intend to cooperate with us."
"But they have only one condition for that cooperation: a Virtual World qualification."
"The road ahead will only grow harder. You may still have a few chances, but I no longer have even one."
"Rather than keep this useless thing, I might as well use it to trade for a reliable ally."
"But..."
Baleful Shadow wanted to say more, but Meng De raised a hand to stop him.
"Don't try to persuade me anymore. I truly don't have the energy to compete with you for this road of heavenly prodigies."
Meng De pointed at the map before him, then