Chapter 95

After Cheng Yang armed Liu Xiyue, Yu Kai and the others had also chosen their people and completed the class change.

Actually, to complete this task, they didn't need to worry about it themselves; they could just let the former team leaders pick the people. The only requirement was that those on the blacklist of the territory were not allowed to change classes, such as Hu Jun and others.

These days, Hu Jun had secretly begged Zhao Chuan, hoping he could change his class. After all, when he was still the mayor of Huimin Town, Zhao Chuan was a teacher at the Huimin Town school. Although they didn't have much interaction, he still knew his name.

But how could Zhao Chuan agree to this request? This was a clear requirement from the lord, as Hu Jun was set up as an example of someone who disobeyed the territory's management.

Now, Hu Jun was indeed in a sorry state, not because he was destitute, but because almost everyone treated him like a plague. Of course, his few relatives were also suffering with him. Now, whether they were the original residents of Luofeng Village or the new arrivals, everyone knew that Hu Jun had once opposed the lord and tried to seize power. Who would dare to mix with such a person?

Of course, to Cheng Yang and the others, Hu Jun was just a clown and not worth much attention. They continued to do what they should do.

At this point, each of the five combat teams had expanded to 432 people, and the battalion structure that Cheng Yang and the others had discussed came earlier than expected.

This time, the five combat battalions of Luofeng Village all formed two full battalions, each with 200 people. The remaining 30-odd people formed a company and were attached to one of the battalions.

Thus, the total number of combatants in Luofeng Village exceeded 2,000. Although there was still a gap compared to the main city of Xiangcheng, in terms of combat power, it was absolutely not inferior, and might even be slightly stronger. After all, Cheng Yang's strength couldn't be judged by normal standards.

After the five battalions were formed, the management personnel were also determined. Liu Hao and the others had been well-prepared for this, having already selected backup talents in each team. Now that the teams were expanded, the organizational structure was also established.

With the teams formed, the next issue was the names of the battalions. According to their words, with hundreds of people under their command, it wouldn't do without a resounding name.

Cheng Yang found naming things very troublesome and directly threw the problem to them, letting them think of names themselves.

For a moment, all sorts of names burst out from the crowd, some of which were so bizarre that they were hard to hear.

After more than ten minutes, all the names were finally decided. The bizarre names were naturally not suitable and were directly rejected.

The names of the five teams were: Yu Kai's Fox Hunt Battalion, Liu Hao's Wind Chaser Battalion, Niu Bing's Mad Bull Battalion, Li Wanshan's Tiger Tamer Battalion, and Zhao Chuan's Snow Leopard Battalion.

"Haha... We are now people with names," Liu Hao said smugly.

Yu Kai retorted, "It sounds like you didn't have a name before."

Liu Hao was about to counter, but Cheng Yang stopped him, saying, "Haozi and Zhao Chuan, if you haven't cleared the dungeon yet, go do it. Old Niu and Old Li, you can arrange your own schedules. Old Yu, you don't need to go to the Blood Church dungeon; come with me to push the Dead Valley dungeon."

Liu Hao said, "Lord, why don't we also push the Dead Valley dungeon? I'm already a high-level warrior apprentice. The final boss is just trash to me."

Cheng Yang shook his head and said, "If you only focus on the final boss, your team will suffer major casualties. Let's talk about it when you have three mid-level apprentice combatants in your team."

Liu Hao looked dejected but didn't say anything more. After all, his team would have four to five mid-level apprentice combatants in two to three days, and then they could officially push the Dead Valley dungeon. He didn't mind the time.

The others had no objections either. Then they split up and went their separate ways.

Cheng Yang's team, nearly 600 people, marched toward Xiangcheng City. Apart from over a hundred ordinary civilians, the rest were all combatants.

On the way, all the monster groups were like clouds to them. Without Cheng Yang's intervention, the combatants took care of the small monsters.

Cheng Yang couldn't do anything about it; he couldn't possibly fight for monsters with his subordinates.

After nearly an hour, they finally arrived at the entrance of the Dead Valley.

Yu Kai selected 47 people from the team, including Cheng Yang, Liu Xiyue, and himself, to enter the dungeon.

Cheng Yang entered the normal difficulty dungeon this time. Actually, with his current strength, entering the hard difficulty dungeon was no problem. However, the key was that the Dead Valley was a medium-sized dungeon, and there were 50 combatants inside. When the final boss rushed out, there were also several late-stage first-tier monsters. With the current strength of ordinary combatants, they might be instantly killed by those monsters.

For safety, Cheng Yang dismissed this idea. However, after Yu Kai advanced to a high-level apprentice today, clearing the hard difficulty Dead Valley would not be a problem.

In less than ten minutes, everyone came out of the dungeon. Although the number of monsters in the Dead Valley was several times that of the Blood Church, the monsters were densely packed, making the killing efficiency high, so the speed of clearing was faster.

"Lord, how many teams can enter the Dead Valley dungeon each day?" Yu Kai asked while organizing his equipment.

Cheng Yang said, "All dungeons are the same; initially, they can only be cleared five times a day."

Yu Kai said, "That's too few. There should be other dungeon entrances around Xiangcheng City. Why don't we take some time to find them?"

Cheng Yang thought for a moment and said, "I estimate that there is a dungeon entrance near each settlement, including your Dongshan Village and Liu Hao's Xianghe Village. However, the exact location of the dungeon entrance is unknown."

Yu Kai was delighted, "As long as there is one, I'll look for it carefully when I get to Dongshan Village."

Cheng Yang didn't stop Yu Kai. In his view, these two dungeons were equally important. If they could be found, it would be a good thing.

The reason Cheng Yang knew that Dongshan Village and Xianghe Village had dungeon entrances was not because he had heard of it in his previous life. On the contrary, the combatants of these two villages kept the information about their dungeons secret and didn't reveal any details.

However, someone on the forum had summarized that dungeons were standard configurations for settlements. There was always a small dungeon entrance near a settlement, usually 3 to 5 kilometers from the altar. There was also a medium-sized dungeon entrance near the main city, and the Dead Valley was the dungeon for Xiangcheng City. However, the combatants of Xiangcheng City were too weak, and Cheng Yang had taken the lead.

After that, the group accelerated toward Dongshan Village, still avoiding the area where the main city's combatants were active. Although Cheng Yang was not afraid of the power of Xiangcheng City, he didn't want to provoke a conflict for the time being. If it couldn't be avoided, he would use his strength to speak.

When Cheng Yang and the others arrived at Dongshan Village, it was almost noon. Yu Kai immediately upgraded his level to a high-level apprentice and then began to arrange the affairs of the territory.

At this point, all the profession statues in Dongshan Village had been upgraded, and Yu Kai needed to upgrade the territory.

Dongshan Village was not as conveniently located as Xianghe Village, so some necessary shops still needed to be established, such as a potion room. The wood transported today was prepared for this purpose.

After they used up all the class change slots in Dongshan Village, the upgrade conditions were fully met. Under Yu Kai's operation, Dongshan Village successfully upgraded to a level 2 village.

After that, Cheng Yang didn't stay in the village. Since Yu Kai said he wanted to find the dungeon entrance, he decided to help. Anyway, if he returned to Luofeng Village, he would just find a place to kill monsters and earn spirit energy. It was better to stay near Dongshan Village.

However, Cheng Yang didn't plan to go with Yu Kai. After discussing, he and Liu Xiyue were responsible for searching the eastern side of Dongshan Village, while Yu Kai led the team to search the western side.

Cheng Yang and Liu Xiyue left Dongshan Village from the east gate and moved forward in the jungle. In the area close to Dongshan Village, the combatants had already cleared many paths, making it easy to walk. However, the more they moved forward, the more thorns there were. Cheng Yang had to act as a warrior, taking out an ordinary iron sword from his storage ring and slashing the thorns. His 8 points of physical attack were not just for show; he wielded the sword with some authority.

At this moment, Liu Xiyue's role was no longer negligible. The mid-stage first-tier monsters in front of her were all instantly killed. In the area near the main city, most of the monsters were early or mid-stage first-tier, so she was basically invincible.

Of course, this had a prerequisite: she couldn't be surrounded.

The two searched in a fixed pattern, expanding outward in circles, trying not to miss any suspicious traces.

This search lasted for three to four hours, and they even had lunch in the wild. Although the apocalypse had only started for more than ten days, Liu Xiyue, the pride of heaven, had clearly adapted to this nomadic lifestyle. It was much better than the uncertain days of the past few days.

"Lord, will these thorns always exist? If the world is like this, won't it be impossible for humans to travel far in the future?" Liu Xiyue asked, looking at Cheng Yang who was slashing the thorns in front of her.

Cheng Yang, while swinging the iron sword, said, "These thorns grow very quickly at the beginning of the apocalypse, but their growth rate will slow down later. As long as we cut a path this time, they won't grow back for a while. Moreover, in the future, traveling far will likely rely more on roads established under the rules."

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