Serious business

Zhang Xuezhou and his group came to the Thousand Islands Alliance with the real purpose of eliminating the alien insects and obtaining the Soul Jade.

The events that unfolded were bumpy, but they undoubtedly moved in a favorable direction.

Whether it was Turcalandor's stable and rising position within the tribe, the Infinite Blade he forged, or the speculation about demon cores brought from visiting Turcalandor's laboratory, these were all things that would benefit their hunting.

Whether they can successfully hunt depends on their abilities.

Zhang Xuezhou had always been prepared to fight if he could win, and run if he couldn't. He then asked Turkalando for a Soul Jade to save Ren Yisheng's life, which would be considered the most basic success of his trip to the Thousand Islands Alliance.

But after discovering the possible inner core theory, Zhang Xuezhou felt that the alien insects had to die.

He felt uncomfortable about killing powerful, talking demons to obtain their cores, but Zhang Xuezhou thought killing insects to obtain their eggs was a perfectly normal thing.

This allowed him to practice his Infinite Blade technique continuously while preparing for his adventure in the Gobara Cave Corridor in Turcalandor.

With Wang Haoran's occasional guidance, in just a few days he had become quite proficient in using the circular blade, and could even make spinning cuts.

The impact and rotation caused by force applied by the hand are no different; whenever he impacts with intermittent magical Law Power, the circular blade will rotate.

As long as his Law Power collisions don't miss, this rotation can even increase in speed in the air until it encounters resistance and slows down the cutting speed.

The sharper and harder the cutting edge of a circular blade, the greater its power.

As his cultivation level increases, the Law Power he gains from the advancement in magic will grow stronger, and the time it takes for him to quickly reach the maximum power of this flying blade will be shorter, which will also be accompanied by attacks from a greater distance.

"The effective lethality of your weapon within a 400-meter range exceeds that of many firearms!"

Watching Zhang Xuezhou wave his hand, and the Infinite Blade slashed wildly more than 400 meters away, Wang Haoran felt that Zhang Xuezhou's control method was more flexible than Wu Ming's.

While genetically engineered weapons like Wu Ming still require collisions to gain leverage, the weapons controlled by Zhang Xuezhou seem to exert force remotely, and are even becoming increasingly powerful.

The properties granted by Law Power allow this ring-shaped blade to unleash extremely efficient power.

Wang Haoran looked on with envy, feeling that this was the goal he was striving for.

Compared to forging another Wuming sword, he felt that Zhang Xuezhou's Infinite Blade was also very good.

"This weapon also has some flaws!"

Zhang Xuezhou shook his head, indicating that the Infinite Blade was not perfect.

The material of the weapon is one problem, the fragility of the Soul Jade is another, but the biggest problem lies in controlling the casting state of the Infinite Blade.

Zhang Xuezhou couldn't run while simultaneously pushing the infinite blade to rotate and cut.

Just as an ordinary person cannot do homework while running, running and casting spells are two completely different states. Once these states conflict, one can only choose one way.

When Wang Haoran controlled Wu Ming, he also jumped around wildly, each with its own advantages and disadvantages.

However, Zhang Xuezhou didn't have any greedy thoughts. As Zhang Xuezhou's first Law Treasure in the real world, he felt that it was better than nothing. Moreover, the power of the Infinite Blade was indeed considerable. Even if the blade broke, it could be quickly replaced, and its endurance was extremely strong.

As long as Zhang Xuezhou hides well enough, this Law Treasure weapon can be used until his Law Power is exhausted.

Of course, Zhang Xuezhou also had a corresponding solution in mind. For example, if Zhang Manqian carried him while he ran, Zhang Xuezhou could concentrate on controlling the Infinite Blade.

"Your method for fixing this defect is... very practical!"

Wang Haoran somewhat out of touch with the pace of modern young people. After all, although they valued cooperation, they had never been carried around in battle.

This has nothing to do with the quality of the teammates' relationship, but rather that no matter how they fight, it will bring about a reverse impact. For example, the attack of gene weapons will inevitably generate a recoil force, which will make people unstable. In addition, there is the recoil of firearms, which can almost knock over a running Sequence Holder.

However, Zhang Xuezhou's Law Power manipulation does not involve any reverse force, which makes it possible for him to be carried along while fighting.

"Our antidote technique..."

Just as Wang Haoran was about to communicate more with Zhang Xuezhou and try to push the cultivation of Technique Method further down the path of taking medicine, he saw Turkalando excitedly driving back in a small car.

"Saati, I've made all the arrangements over there. Not only have people cleared the area, but I've also had five brick walls built at intervals as cover!"

Turkalando was mocked by Ren Anran for saying that squatting in a bucket was not as good as building a wall, and she eventually realized that Ren Anran was right.

Only three days had passed, but Turkalando's wall-building progress was very fast.

Thanks to the deterrent effect of the Turfiras Lineage being demoted two ranks, Turcalando felt for the first time how smoothly the administrative process could be completed.

In just three days, brick walls were built and iron gates were installed inside the Gobala Cave corridor.

The iron gate is only wide enough for humans to pass through; it serves as their escape route whenever they fail to defeat the Zerg.

Behind the escape door, they also placed spare supplies such as flamethrowers, flares, smoke bombs, plenty of water for rinsing, and anti-infection drugs.

The escape doors were placed every two miles, which shortened their exploration of the Gobala Cave corridor by nearly ten miles.

Building brick walls further in would be difficult for Turkalandor. The cave entrance is narrow, but the air gets worse the further in you go, and there are multiple passages of varying depths, making it unsuitable for normal transportation and construction.

To build these five walls, Turkalando conscripted nearly three thousand people to do this seemingly simple task.

"Excellent job! You deserve a lot of credit if our hunt is successful!"

As usual, Zhang Xuezhou praised her, which made Turkalando feel very pleased.

Despite being considered a divine messenger by Turkalando, he still trusted his intuition.

Ren Yisheng created a god among the Tuer tribe, but Turkalando believed that the god behind Zhang Xuezhou was not Ren Yisheng.

If she were to become closely associated with Zhang Xuezhou, Turkalando felt that she might one day rise to prominence along with him and his cronies.

Of course, even if her wish didn't come true, Turkalando felt she wouldn't lose out. After all, Ren Anran had taken a liking to Zhang Xuezhou, so why wouldn't she?

Not only did she find it appealing, but Tulcarando also erased the priestess's dark circles. As for the alteration of her priestess appearance, let whoever objected, do as they pleased. Whoever objected, she would go to the shrine with them to bleed and debate with the gods, seeing who could bleed the most.

"If only we could all reach the Seventh Sequence!" Tulcarando said smugly. "Then we'd be people of absolute authority, and no one would dare to target us!"

"If you can optimize the genes of birds to the Sixth Sequence level, and given that Western Capital City still has extracts from ferocious beasts, there might be a chance to achieve the Seventh Sequence. This should be the most promising opportunity to achieve the Seventh Sequence right now!"

Zhang Xuezhou shrugged, indicating that the Seventh Sequence was not as difficult as he had imagined.

Of course, achieving the Seventh Sequence is indeed a difficult accomplishment, since there are seven stages preceding it, and most people never surpass the Third Sequence in their entire lives.

"Can it really work?" Turkalando asked in a low voice.

"Then you'll need the Sixth Sequence first," Zhang Xuezhou nodded. "You'll also need the resources to trade with the Scarlet Alliance State, since I've never even seen those beast extracts, nor have I ever owned anything like them!"

The Scarlet Alliance State does indeed have the closest chance to the Seventh Sequence at present.

Even if someone was previously unknown, once they break into the Seventh Sequence, they have the potential to become one of the top eleven masters in the world.

Turkalando was completely bewildered by Zhang Xuezhou's words, while Wang Haoran shrugged, indicating that there weren't that many easy bargains in the world.

Turcolando, who was sitting on a bench in the distance, having come out for some fresh air, was struck by what she heard. She felt it was time to go out and get some serious business done.