"Thatâs just a captain, according to Hope Mercenary Corps, thereâs someone with a manager level position behind them."
"However, they havenât seen this managerâs specific appearance."
Zhuang Shuyuan quickly said.
"Yu Province, Mengya Company."
Liang Yuanâs thoughts raced, Yu Province is five or six hundred kilometers away from Yangshan, and he personally doesnât have any relatives or friends in Yu Province, why would someone come all the way from Yu Province to find him?
"They came through the Furong Valley route and will definitely pass through the Mirage Snake Space."
"So, have someone keep an eye on that route, and once any enemy situation is detected, come back and notify me immediately."
"Also, try to investigate clearly the purpose of this group of people."
Zhuang Shuyuan nodded immediately: "Understood."
Liang Yuan didnât have the heart to continue cultivation, he left the Spirit Gathering Tower and headed towards the Leaderâs Mansion.
He quickly handled the accumulated matters from these days and then focused on the reports sent back by Zhao Kai and Li Qinghua.
The two have been managing the Miyuan Rainforest and Yellow Earth Divine Origin for two or three months now, everything has stabilized, and they have basically gotten on the right track.
But what made Liang Yuan even happier was that Li Qinghua and Zhao Kai had both broken through to a Main Attribute of 100 points.
"Now that theyâve broken through 100 points and are holding down two Floating Islands, it makes me much more at ease."
"As it stands, a Main Attribute of 100 points can handle most situations."
Liang Yuan felt the burden on him had finally eased a bit.
Their breakthrough brought some good news.
Next, Tu Long, Han Xiangman, and Ding Yan should also be close to breaking through soon.
Liang Yuan now holds three Floating Islands, plus several mountain resources, urgently in need of manpower.
If his old crew can quickly grow up and lighten his load, he will have more time to restructure genes and attempt to advance the restructuring process.
Currently stuck at 10% gene restructuring progress makes Liang Yuan feel not secure enough.
This unexpected Mengya Company puts him on alert.
"Linjiang is low-lying, not much above sea level, being flooded here doesnât mean other places are also submerged."
"Those places not completely flooded naturally have time to build shelters and rapidly develop superpowers."
"The higher the elevation moving northwest, the stronger the superpower users there, and their use and development of superpowers are far better than Linjiang."
"In the end, itâs because my foundation is too thin, Yangshan is just a scenic mountain without any industrial foundation or technological research."
"Similarly a mountain, the military base on Cangqiong Mountain can rapidly develop all sorts of superpower technology weapons."
"Because they have military-industrial and research capabilities, and might even have their own military hospital."
Liang Yuan furrowed his brows: "It seems I still need to find a way to take over the military region."
"I currently have three Floating Islands in hand, counting the Mirage Snake Space, itâs already four, so I donât actually need to worry about the flood threat anymore."
"I can fully develop superpower technology."
Liang Yuan then shook his head: "No, the Heart Core and Brain Core of Miyuan Rainforest and Yellow Earth Divine Origin havenât been refined by me, so although Iâve occupied these places, they donât truly count as mine."
"Only capturing the leaders of Earth Mother Sect and Water God Sect will do."
"The high ranks of Earth Mother Sect have already fled completely, and now I donât know where theyâve escaped to, thereâs nowhere to look."
"But the leader of Water God Sect..."
A fierce look flashed in Liang Yuanâs eyes, Water God Sect leader Pei Yuanhu is currently under the protection of the Dove Faction Military.
This person is currently at the Celestial Abyss passage, highly valued by the military.
"Itâs time to make a trip to the Dove Faction Military Base."
Liang Yuan first went home and spoke a few words to Yang Mei and the others, then left Yangshan quietly.
In the sky, heavy snowflakes fell.
Liang Yuanâs silhouette moved like lightning, rapidly flying through the void.
In less than ten minutes, he had already reached several dozen kilometers away at Cangqiong Mountain.
He didnât immediately go to Cangqiong Mountain, but instead bypassed it and first made a visit to Yellow Earth Divine Origin.
On the vast Yellow Earth Divine Origin, yellow earth covered, sand and stones everywhere.
Heavy snowflakes covered the entire Floating Island.
All buildings here were constructed inside the Yellow Earth Divine Origin.
"These Earth Mother Sect people have some ideas, Yellow Earth Divine Origin and Miyuan Rainforest are different, Miyuan Rainforest comes with a Water Attribute defense shield, able to resist storm and rain."
"But on Yellow Earth Divine Origin, vegetation is sparse, too much sand, no defense shield, canât resist storms and rain, building the base underground is a good plan."
Liang Yuan entered Yellow Earth Divine Origin, he didnât notify anyone, silently using Earth Escape to directly enter underground, checking the current situation of Yellow Earth Divine Origin.
The underground palace of Yellow Earth Divine Origin has once again expanded significantly, practically becoming an underground town.
A massive artificial sun in the sky illuminates the entire city.
The first time Liang Yuan came in, he saw that artificial sun.
It should be made by the Light Attribute Superpower Stone.
Now here has new changes, besides that artificial sun, the entire cityâs surrounding has also been planted with a large number of mutated sunflowers.
The underground palace is illuminated brightly, and the temperature is much warmer than outside.
Besides, Liang Yuan discovered that many drainage ditches are built around the city.
Without a doubt, living underground means focusing on drainage systems.
The architects have cleverly designed it, directly using the original bloodline paths of the Floating Islandâs creatures to create the drainage system.
The melted snow from outside flows along the bloodline paths into the depths of the Floating Island.
These bloodline paths have now turned into streams surrounding the underground city.
Nearby, Liang Yuan saw a group of people carrying baskets, digging out silt in the stream.
Seeing this scene, Liang Yuan walked over and asked an old man nearby, "Elder, what are you doing here?"
The old man looked back at Liang Yuan, slightly surprised, "Are you new to our underground city? You donât know about âcrystal panningâ?"
"Panning for gold?"
Liang Yuan was astonished.
The old man laughed, "Yes, but when we say crystal panning, itâs not gold, itâs blood crystal."
"Young man, your question shows youâre definitely new here."
"This river used to be a bloodline path, and the Earth Mother Sect people have already mined it once, but thereâs always some leftover blood crystals."
"These blood crystals can help superpower users quickly increase their strength and coalesce genetic species. Itâs even more precious than gold."
"We old folks canât cultivate anymore, but if we can find blood crystals, whether to exchange for supplies or sell to the cityâs resource department, theyâre valuable."
"Hey, itâs just a way to remain useful."
Liang Yuan saw the smile on his face, indicating he didnât seem to be exploited or oppressed.
He chuckled, "Elder, I heard this place originally belonged to the Earth Mother Sect, now occupied by Yangshan people. They havenât done anything excessive, have they? Iâve just fled here and plan to settle."
The old man promptly reprimanded, "Young man, what Earth Mother Sect, thatâs a cult, you need to distinguish."
"Let me tell you, living here is absolutely the right choice. The Yangshan people truly treat us as humans."
"I was tricked into joining the cult in the past by Earth Mother Sect, those people never treated us elders as humans, they forced us to work without enough food."
"But you see, after the Yangshan people liberated us, weâre not forced to work anymore, we can be self-sufficient, working for our own food."
"I tell you, we are now Yangshan people. All thanks to Mr. Liang from Yangshan."
"But speaking of which, youâve just arrived, why havenât you attended the street office training?"
"Theyâll introduce you to the rules here and help newcomers quickly assimilate."
Liang Yuan nodded secretly at the old manâs words.
"Li Qinghuaâs governance skills are excellent, heâs managed the Earth Mother Sectâs underground city so well, and hasnât relaxed on peopleâs thoughts."
Liang Yuan asked around at several places about the underground cityâs situation, receiving mostly positive feedback, which settled his mind.
He immediately flew toward the underground palace.
"Whoâs there!"
Feeling someone approaching, the underground cityâs anti-air system immediately issued an alert.
A voice shouted from the watchtower.
Liang Yuan appeared, saying, "Itâs me."
"Mr. Liang!"
The person on the watchtower was surprised upon seeing Liang Yuan and swiftly showed respect, "Mr. Liang, please wait a moment, I need to report to the captain to confirm your identity."
Liang Yuan was surprised, thinking the underground cityâs security system was rather strong.
Soon, Li Qinghua received the news and hurried over.
"Mr. Liang, youâre here!"
Liang Yuan looked at Li Qinghua, noticing his aura was richer, more powerful than when on Yangshan.
Liang Yuan smiled, saying, "Looks like you havenât slacked on your cultivation."
Li Qinghua laughed, "How dare I fall behind, now Yangshan relies on you to hold down the fort, if we donât work hard, itâs unjustified."
Liang Yuan chuckled and asked, "Why is the security so tight now? Must I announce my arrival?"
Li Qinghua quickly explained, "Mr. Liang, you might not know, lately on the surface there are small remnants from the Earth Mother Sect causing trouble, occasionally trying to infiltrate and spread secretly."
"Weâve already dealt with several groups."
"Besides, you know Sister Wanâs superpower can transform into anyoneâs appearance. Iâm worried enemies might have similar superpowers, so Iâve heightened security, even I need to carry an ID badge to enter."
Upon hearing this, Liang Yuan understood.
Lin Wan is the woman by Li Qinghuaâs side, like Zhou Qingming, sheâs his right-hand person.
This womanâs superpower is special, able to change into anyoneâs appearance, quite peculiar, leaving a deep impression on Liang Yuan.
"Youâve done well, precautions are necessary indeed."
"How many remnants from the Earth Mother Sect are still outside? Do you need help?" Liang Yuan asked.
Li Qinghua laughed, "A centipede dies yet doesnât fall, but they canât make any waves, the high-ranking members of the Earth Mother Sect have long fled, leaving only small fry."
"Besides, my people arenât originally from the Earth Mother Sect, so their attempts to incite them are basically impossible."
"Plus, Granny Li and Uncle Ma have personally formed the street office team for us, giving daily ideological lessons, making these people wholly devoted to us Yangshan."