" Captain Shen!"
" Captain Shen, you're back?!"
" Captain Shen..."
Greetings rang out one after another.
The three warriors—one heavily armored, the other relatively thin, and another—followed behind, somewhat bewildered.
Along the way, whenever we met someone, they would stop and greet us.
The young man leading the way nodded in response.
Watching the young man respond to another soldier's greeting, the relatively thin soldier couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
" Captain Shen is indeed very popular..."
Hmm... things didn't go smoothly. On their way to this newly built city today, they had some bad luck and encountered several Fourth Tier Calamity Beast that happened to move close to each other.
Although they were still some distance apart, after considering safety, they ultimately decided to follow Captain Shen's suggestion and quietly call his name from where they were.
Although it was a bit late, thankfully, we finally met up with Captain Shen.
The three of them were then taken back to the city.
Speaking of this city...
With curiosity, his gaze moved around to the side.
The thick branches support one house after another, then spread outwards in a circular pattern.
All the houses look the same; apart from some that differ in size, the only way to distinguish them is by the nameplate hanging on the door.
Two or three hundred meters behind, there was a wall that was neither high nor smooth.
The relatively thin soldier scanned the area from the side.
Well... considering the current environment, it can already be considered quite exquisite.
that is...
His gaze paused for a moment, fixed on the torches burning under the eaves.
The torches were small, and there was another torch every twenty or thirty meters or so further ahead.
For this reason, the path they are currently on is barely visible.
For the same reason, many of the passing soldiers only greeted him after getting close enough to confirm his identity.
Somewhat puzzled, he asked:
" Captain Shen, why don't you light more torches? Are you trying to save firewood?"
The heavily armored warrior and another warrior looked at the young man leading the way with similar confusion.
Shen Heng turned to look at the three of them and replied:
"That's one reason. Another reason is that this space contains not only us, but also Calamity Beast, so we need to minimize the brightness to avoid being discovered by them!"
"Uh, Captain Shen, weren't you here tonight?" the heavily armored soldier asked instinctively.
Shen Heng looked at him and said, "I will indeed be back tonight, but sometimes I might come back a little later, like today, so we still need to keep things hidden. Also, although this city will definitely be discovered eventually if it exists for a long time, let's delay it as much as possible to reduce the chances of something unexpected happening!"
"Oh, I see!" The heavily armored warrior looked as if he had just realized something.
Beside him, the relatively thin soldier patted him on the shoulder without ceremony.
"Hey, can't you think before you ask a question?!"
"Hehe, you're not much better off!"
"No, I was just..."
Seeing the scene before him, Shen Heng smiled slightly.
He paused slightly in his forward steps, turned around, and walked towards the building next to him.
"Alright, let's go this way!"
The three of them realized what was happening, stopped fooling around, and followed him over.
Before going inside, they glanced at the sign on the building's exterior.
Administrative Affairs Office!
Shen Heng led the three of them inside.
The room wasn't large; several tables were scattered around, and two people were busy at work.
One of them was someone I knew well—the first soldier I rescued, Zhou Dehou.
He was assigned to this department because of his rank and age.
Seemingly hearing a sound, a soldier near the door looked up.
Upon seeing Shen Heng, he paused for a moment, then reacted and called out:
" Captain Shen."
"Mm," Shen Heng responded.
Then they saw Zhou Dehou inside, who, after hearing the sound just now, also looked over.
" Captain Shen," he said, standing up.
"Hmm." Shen Heng nodded slightly and asked, "Is Elder Zhou not here?"
" Elder Zhou just went to the cafeteria. If you had come two minutes earlier, you would have seen him!" Zhou Dehou replied. " Captain Shen, is there something you need from Elder Zhou?"
"No, I was just asking."
Shen Heng stepped aside, making way for the three people behind him.
"These are three soldiers who just returned today. Have someone register their information, arrange accommodation for them, and then give them a briefing on the situation here."
"The others have gone to eat, I'll do it!" Zhou Dehou said, walking over.
Shen Heng nodded, then turned his gaze to the three of them and said,
"I'll put the Calamity Beast you killed today in the supply depot, and I'll make a note that you killed it. If you need any materials, just go and get them yourself."
"Okay, Captain Shen!" the three replied.
Without lingering any longer, Shen Heng turned and left the administrative office.
City planning, division of responsibilities, and personnel arrangements were all handled by Elder Zhou.
Although he rarely gets involved in these kinds of things outside, that doesn't mean he won't.
Fortunately, it was because of him that the city we are in now was able to be built in an orderly manner.
Managing people is also a skill!
Shen Heng first went to the supply depot, stored the corpse of the Calamity Beast, and made a note of its information before heading towards the canteen.
The canteen was the largest building in the entire city.
After all, there are already over a hundred people, and considering that the number may increase later, the place needs to be big enough even if we take turns eating.
Upon arriving at the cafeteria entrance, Shen Heng glanced inside briefly, his gaze lingering on a certain spot before he turned and went to get his food.
Today's meal consists of meat from different kinds of Calamity Beast, as well as several kinds of fruits that were found in this space and confirmed to be edible.
The taste wasn't particularly good, but it was edible.
Shen Heng took the specially supplied Fourth Tier Calamity Beast, then carried the wooden tray and walked in a certain direction.
sit down.
The figure opposite him raised his eyes, glanced at him, picked up a tiny piece of the Calamity Beast, stuffed it into his mouth, and then slowly spoke:
"You're a little late today, kid."
"Hmm." Shen Heng picked up a piece of food with his simple wooden chopsticks and put it in his mouth. "I found an entrance to another dimension, then went in to take a look. It took a while!"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Zhenguo paused in his eating, his gaze fixed on Shen Heng's face.
"Found it?"
"Hmm," Shen Heng replied.
"Where? What kind?" Zhou Zhenguo asked, somewhat excitedly.
"I didn't investigate further," Shen Heng swallowed the meat in his mouth, then picked up another piece.
"The situation is similar to ours; we can see quite a few scattered Calamity Beast, suggesting that there are likely warriors scattered there as well."
"Then, although the circumstances should be the same, the environment is completely different."
"I didn't finish watching it, but what I saw was all about volcanoes."
"All of them are volcanoes?" Zhou Zhenguo frowned.
"Hmm," Shen Heng replied.
"Are there really places like this?" Zhou Zhenguo muttered to himself, his brows furrowed slightly. He knew the extent of Shen Heng's ability to explore.
"After all, this is the space where the Calamity Beast live; we can't judge it by ordinary standards," Shen Heng said.
"Too!"
Zhou Zhenguo nodded.
He thought for a moment, then his expression suddenly turned serious as he asked:
What are your plans after this?
"Let's gather all our people first; there should still be some scattered throughout this area. Also, the Calamity Beast..."
"No."
The conversation was abruptly interrupted.
Shen Heng paused for a moment, then looked at Elder Zhou.
He looked at me with a serious expression.
"Tomorrow, you just leave and don't worry about this place."