As the team kept trying things along the way, they finally reached the outskirts of the Qimen City settlement.
During the five days of travel, Lin Chenxing had finally managed to stack the force application technique twice, increasing its effect from 1.2 times to twice the force. He had also shortened the delay considerably, from 0.1 seconds to 0.01. This improvement, especially the increase in speed, could make a huge difference in battle.
At the same time, after trying it out with his bamboo clone using bamboo roots, he found that the force application technique could easily be adapted to a spear.
By this point, the first layer of the technique was basically complete. From here on, he only needed to keep practicing until it became instinctive, and the delay in using it would gradually disappear.
When Lin Chenxing saw the settlement's towering walls, a surge of pride welled up in him. As one of the strongest people alive at this stage, he felt the weight of his responsibility to protect the weak.
After the Sky Blade Squad member who had stayed with them identified the group to the people inside the city, the team entered the settlement without issue.
Just inside the gate, they saw the settlement's administrators waiting to welcome them.
The settlement's highest-ranking official was named Ji Yunxiang. He was currently serving as Qimen City's mayor. He looked a little old, probably around fifty.
Ji Yunxiang shook hands with Lin Chenxing and the others to welcome them to the settlement. Lin Chenxing now had a full view of the place and made a brief assessment of how it was being managed.
From what Lin Chenxing could see, most of Qimen City's Martial Artists were soldiers and police officers. Nearly all of them bore all kinds of scars.