Jiang Lan reached out and tapped the confirmation to accept the escort mission.
[Basic Member: Jiang Lan, confirm acceptance of the mission?]
Confirm.
As he pressed the button, another stream of information flooded his mind.
The mining area was deep in the mountains, about two hundred kilometers west of Jiangnan Base City.
Jiangnan Base City.
Jiang Lan had some impression of the place. He had seen it in geography class at the Academy. It was a medium-sized base city with a population of roughly two to three million, about a thousand kilometers from Central Base City.
At his current speed, he could get there in just a few minutes if he ran flat out.
However, the Wilderness Zone had complex terrain, so he certainly could not run at full speed the entire way.
If he hurried, relying on his own two legs alone, about an hour would be enough.
Not bad. Not too far.
Before he knew it, the next day arrived.
Early that morning, Jiang Lan went downstairs and said to Shen Qingqiu:
"Auntie, I have to go out again in a bit. I might not be back for dinner."
Shen Qingqiu had long since grown used to Jiang Lan doing this.
"Going to the Wilderness Zone again?"
"Yes."
Jiang Lan did not mention that he was going to Jiangnan Base City.
After all, telling Shen Qingqiu about something like this would serve no purpose other than making him worry more.
Shen Qingqiu glanced at Jiang Lan.
"Come back early."
"Okay."
Jiang Lan put on his equipment and left home.
After leaving through the city gates, he briefly checked his direction, then activated Wind-Walking Step at full power.
He became a blur, shooting toward Jiangnan Base City.
Running at full speed, he could now reach roughly