Douluo Continent: The Book of Witness and Peerless Tang Sect

Chapter 159 Reclaiming Territory and Expanding Frontiers to Find a Base

Because, in Long You's view, this matter wasn't particularly urgent. So, on the way back to school, Long You unusually didn't use the stored soul power in the baby bottle soul tool, but relied entirely on his own soul power.

However, after Long You leisurely arrived at the academy after two days, he was somewhat surprised to find that most of the students from the Soul Guidance Department of Shrek Academy's outer court had already returned. He, who had taken two days to return, had become a latecomer.

"What's going on? Why is everyone so enthusiastic? There's no shortage of resources in Panlong Realm, is there?"

A bit confused, Long You grabbed He Caitou and asked him questions before entering his cubicle.

Faced with Long You's question, He Caitou, whose face usually wore only a simple, honest smile, rarely showed a look of doubt.

"Of course everyone is enthusiastic! As long as we can drive away the sandworms in North Frost City, then we will have made a contribution to the Northern Alliance of the human race in the Panlong Realm Continent and can directly become the controllers of the new North Frost City."

In other words, if we succeed, our Soul Guidance Department will have its own base on the Panlong Realm continent, and we can build this restored city entirely according to our own ideas.

This is such a meaningful thing, how could everyone not be enthusiastic?

"Uh, that makes sense."

Long You admitted his shallowness. Perhaps it was because deep down, Long You only regarded Panlong Realm as a transitional product. In addition, Long You already had the virtual experimentation ability that most Soul Guidance Department students valued, so he didn't really care about Panlong Realm, this groundbreaking virtual game on Douluo Continent.

Upon hearing this news, Long You instinctively focused his attention on rare metals, completely ignoring the importance of guild headquarters and proprietary buildings in panoramic virtual games, as mentioned in the game novels he read in his previous life.

He chuckled twice, gave a perfunctory answer, and rubbed his forehead as he walked into his cubicle. The matter of the War God Palace was still far from settled. Although he didn't place particular importance on the Panlong Realm, he still had to participate in the necessary group activities.

At most, one can be a competent employee, doing physical labor but not mental labor. During work, one can slack off and carve out some time for oneself.

Upon logging in, Long You found himself in the manor of Ironwood City, the same place where he had last logged off. Looking at the already brightening sky on the Panlong Realm line, Long You resignedly headed towards the city gate.

Because he returned a day late, the main force had already gathered in Beishuang City, so Longyou had to travel to Beishuang City alone.

However, just as he reached the city gate, Long You encountered someone unexpected.

It's unclear whether today holds any special significance for the human race in the Panlong Realm. In any case, when Long You arrived near the city gates just in time for them to open, he saw five or six prisoners in special shackles being escorted out of the city by a group of soldiers.

Among these prisoners, Long You recognized the face of Luo Shixin, the former lord of Beishuang City. Glancing towards the people seeing them off standing on either side of the city gate, Long You indeed saw many residents who had escaped from Beishuang City.

Soldiers were escorting prisoners, so the city gate was now impassable. Long You slowed his pace and, without attracting attention, walked up to a familiar resident of Beishuang City.

Perhaps it was because Long You and his companions' rescue of people from dire straits was so eye-catching. This man looked vaguely familiar to Long You, but as soon as Long You approached, the man immediately recognized him.

"Young man, are you here to see the city lord off?"

"Not really, but since we happened to be there, we figured we'd see him off. Where is Lord Luo being taken? With only a few people, he shouldn't be going too far, right?"

"Young man, you've guessed wrong. The city lord and the others are to be escorted to the Songchuan Mine, two thousand kilometers to the southwest. That mine produces Songchuan Stone, which is the most prized stone among the elves. Songchuan Stone is also an important resource that allows our human race to trade with the elves."

"Songchuan stone? I've heard of it, but I've never seen it. But from what you're saying, this mine is over two thousand kilometers away. With just a few guards, aren't there any dangers?"

"No, those soldiers are only responsible for keeping the keys and rations safe. The main fighting force along the way will still depend on the city lord and the others in prison clothes."

"See those shackles? Those are specially made magic-suppressing shackles. Once locked, martial artists below the seventh rank cannot break free on their own. However, simply placing the key against the shackles will instantly unlock them. This allows them to eliminate danger when needed."

"Huh? Won't these people on the road run away?"

“Run? No way. Those who wear these shackles, including the city lord, are genuinely prepared to atone for their past actions. Even without the shackles, they wouldn't run. The purpose of these shackles is more to make them feel exhausted.”

"I see. Then I can only wish Lord Luo all the best."

Long You believed that the lord of Beishuang City and the others who had been draped in prison garb and shackled were willing to comply, based on a multitude of reasons. These reasons didn't need detailed analysis; Long You only needed to glean from these details that the living environment for humans on the Panlong Realm continent was far harsher than imagined.

(Only when the number of a certain group of people reaches a certain limit will special tools suitable for their use appear in society.)

This means that there are many martial artists on the Panlong Realm continent whose strength has reached the intermediate level or above. They may have been rulers of a region before, but now, after making mistakes, they are willing to wear shackles and do dangerous and arduous work.

If the survival of humanity on the entire continent hadn't been so precariously threatened, these powerful beings would never have stooped to do things that ordinary people could do.

The process of escorting them out of the city was quite quick, and Long You had considered talking to Luo Shixin. After all, to bring Beishuang City back under human control, a more detailed understanding of the geography surrounding Beishuang City was necessary. What better way to do that than by directly consulting the former city lord?

(Based on previous understanding, Lord Luo Shixin is a very responsible city lord, and he is very clear about the situation around Beishuang City.)