Sat on the sofa for a few minutes, Xu Xin felt a hint of boredom, raised his watch, and started checking the situation on various channels.
The world channel still had no activity.
The regional channel and alliance channel, however, were constantly buzzing with discussions.
After the world tree matured, Ji Chaoyang announced the result on both channels, making the survivors from Area 188 and Area 1 even more restless.
They were all discussing now how to quickly get to the world tree.
"My location is about 300 kilometers west of the Transmission Array northwest of Area 188. Are there any other survivors nearby? If so, letās group up and head to the Transmission Array together!"
Although the entire Area 188 no longer posed the danger of those mutated vines emerging from the ground when stepped on under the world treeās influence, there were still beasts and various dangers on the ground.
If someone were to walk these hundreds of kilometers, it would take at least a few days and they would need to rest. It would be too risky moving alone, so someone had released a team invitation on the channel.
Soon, there were some responses.
"West? Due west! Iām there! Iām just to the west, feels like itās around 300 kilometers too, about the same!"
"Iām slightly northwest of the Transmission Array! But not by much, feels like I can join you guys!"
"Do you have any notable landmarks there? Even if itās close in terms of kilometers, the chance of just randomly meeting is basically zero without a place to gather!"
"Landmarks..."
"Thereās a relatively tall mountain range here, about one or two hundred meters high, does that count?"
"Mountain range? Is it the one that gets taller the more east you go?"
"Yes, thatās right! The east is the highest, the middle is the lowest, and the west is slightly high!"
"Ah damn, Iām about twenty kilometers from that mountain range! If I hurry, I can get there in an hour or two!"
"Ah, I can see that mountain range too! Itās not very visible at night now, but during the day itās clear!"
"Seriously! My treehouse is right by the mountain range! If you get here, youāll definitely see it. The trees around here, my treehouse is the tallest and greenest!"
"Sounds good, mate! You stay put in your treehouse, Iām heading over now!"
"Alright, alright! Come quickly! Oh by the way, Iām a girl, donāt call me mate."
"Cool, girl!"
"Damn, a rare lady!"
"Iām nearby too, feels like Iāll be there in two or three hours!"
"? Whatās rare about a lady? I donāt feel thereās much fewer women than men now."
"Yeah, Iām a girl."
"Then start your journey quickly, weāre waiting for you!"
"Iām also a girl, plenty of women right?"
"Iāll pack up right away... Oh, this regional channel is too chaotic, letās start a new group!"
"Hey, wait, add me too! I can see that mountain, and Iām only a few dozen kilometers away!"
The channel constantly played out this kind of drama.
Using the Transmission Array as a coordinate point, people were dividing into small areas oriented east, west, north, and south, preparing to collectively head in that direction!
Xu Xin did not intervene because he felt this was already the most suitable approach for them at this stage.
The explorers couldnāt provide any more help to these people now, they had to rely on themselves.
By the way, whatās the situation on Shi Wanyunās side?
Xu Xin thought for a moment and made a voice call to Lou FeiāEr.
It only rang twice before the other side picked up.
"Why are you so slow? Arenāt you just getting something?"
Xu Xin instantly spoke with a slightly impatient tone.
Area 1 is not affected by the world tree, itās highly possible theyād be monitoring someone as important as Shi Wanyun.
Hence, he called Lou FeiāEr, as her acting was least likely to be flawed.
"Well... I donāt know either." Lou FeiāEr replied with a hint of grievance in her tone, "Since we arrived, Shi Wanyun locked herself in the room, said she was looking for something, hasnāt come out till now."
"Hasnāt come out till now?" Xu Xin continued to question, "You donāt go in with her?"
Shi Wanyun entering the room alone clearly meant she was creating conditions to talk with the alien invaders.
If Lou FeiāEr was nearby, even if the alien invaders made contact, from whatever angle, Shi couldnāt speak in response, she could only silently listen, naturally impossible to extract information.
"She wouldnāt let us! Who knows what sheās doing inside!" Lou FeiāEr said, walking to the door, forcefully knocking, "Hey, are you done yet?"
"Wait a moment," Shi Wanyunās voice came, "almost done."
"Sheās still not coming out." Lou FeiāEr said helplessly, then gritted her teeth and said, "Were it not for you not letting me hurt her, and Jin Yue also stopping me, I would have burst in long ago."
Then, her voice lowered slightly, as if whispering, "I said long ago, this woman definitely has issues! You shouldnāt have allowed her to leave! She should have been locked up all along!"
This act really has a lot to it, Xu Xin almost couldnāt follow the rhythm.
"...I said I completely trust her now!" Xu Xin said fiercely, "Sheās my woman now, and itās not for you to meddle! Your task is to protect her, not to doubt her. Do your job, otherwise Iāll lock you in the dark room when I get back!"