Two days passed quickly.
Two days after arranging a time with Fang Canghai, Xu Ran returned to Cloud-Gathering City.
The Five Little Ones who accompanied him were especially excited.
Over the past two days, they had fully absorbed the benefits of the resources distributed two days earlier, and now they could hardly wait to explore the ruins.
The meeting place Fang Canghai had arranged with Xu Ran was a valley about ten kilometers outside Cloud-Gathering City.
There was nothing remarkable about this valley, which made it easy to overlook. Although it was close to bustling Cloud-Gathering City, it was something of a blind spot hiding in plain sight.
Entering the valley, Xu Ran soon spotted Fang Canghai.
Three other people stood behind Fang Canghai. Xu Ran had met one of them before: Vice President You Shengjiang, who had presided over the exchange matches when he first came to Cloud-Gathering City representing Qingzhou City.
Although he had never met the other two, their identities were obvious. They were Cloud-Gathering City's other two Overlord-Rank vice presidents.
"You're here pretty early." Fang Canghai glanced at Xu Ran and chuckled. "You should have met You Shengjiang before. These are Hu Yun and Qi Cheng."
"Xu Ran, right?" You Shengjiang laughed heartily. "The last time I saw you was during the Multi-City Exchange matches. You were only at Commander Rank back then. To think you've become this powerful in just a few months."
"Young friend Xu Ran, it's a pleasure to meet you." The only woman among the three smiled with her lips pressed together. "Although we've never met, I've heard your name many times."
"Qi Cheng is mainly responsible for the Beast Taming Rankings," Fang Canghai briefly explained.
Xu Ran understood.
Since arriving in Cloud-Gathering City, the place he had visited most was the