Chapter 71

"Then what should we do now? If we don't figure out what this countdown is all about, I can't feel at ease," Tao Shan sighed.

"There's no need to rush," Zhang Taihao said: "Right now, I think it's better to move from this place. Zhou Xian, you almost got exposed here. Although this place is remote, it might not be the best place. If possible, let's change our base."

"Hmm, that sounds good," Zhou Xian nodded after hearing Zhang Taihao's words: "But where can we find a place to operate from?"

"If you think it's okay, I think our school might work," Su Xiaoyue suggested: "There's an air-raid shelter under the Snail Mountain in the middle school section of our school. The shelter has been well-maintained up to now. And very few people know about it. It's quite large, and it could serve as a secret base, not just a base."

The super, super huge secret base of the Dragon Tomb Society. Isn't it awesome!

At this moment, Zhou Xian, Tao Shan, and Xu Tianyun's eyes all lit up.

"This, I think being remote isn't enough. You know, in games, they always say to find a... feng shui treasure land or something," Li Chuyu expressed his opinion.

"This seems to be an issue," Zhou Xian looked at his Iron Sword of Gale. If they moved to a feng shui treasure land, the weapon's forging might be better?

"Hmm... In that case, wouldn't it be better to move to a place like Shennongjia?" Beidou interjected.

"Miss Beidou." Zhou Xian finally couldn't stand Beidou's antics: "I think you should switch from anime to live-action films for your studies."

This girl, who learned human relations from anime, was really unreliable.

"..." Beidou looked at Zhou Xian pitifully. She looked so cute, like a wounded kitten. Zhou Xian couldn't help but look away. Beidou sighed and said, "Alright."

"But where should we go? Is the feng shui of the air-raid shelter not good enough?" Su Xiaoyue wanted to say, "This isn't scientific." But these strange powers did indeed appear in the real world, something modern science couldn't explain.

But Zhou Xian and the others couldn't really answer Li Chuyu's question.

Who knows where the feng shui treasure land is.

"Hmm, in games, it's usually a place with abundant spirit energy, right? Zhou Xian, can you sense spirit energy?" Lai Yiming knew that in the game, there were many so-called ancient powerhouses' caves, and these places were mostly where spirit energy was abundant.

In the game, places with "abundant spirit energy" usually increased the power of all skills and attacks, and also increased the experience gained. There was also a "spirit energy" buff.

But in the real world, it was hard to find such a place.

Could Zhou Xian turn himself into a human radar?

That was clearly impossible.

"Besides, the place should be relatively close. We're still students, right? If it's too far, it won't work." Li Chuyu reminded them again: "And if, as that person said, someone is investigating us, wouldn't we be more likely to be exposed?"

That seemed to be the case.

"..." Zhang Taihao thought for a moment and said: "My family has a summer villa near Zhongzhou City, not far from the school. It's basically unused. If you think it's okay, we can move the base there."

"This... wouldn't be too much trouble?"

Although Zhang Taihao was very rich, Zhou Xian felt a bit guilty about Zhang Taihao helping him to this extent.

"It's not like I'm giving it to you. After confirming the countdown in the game and the game's intrusion into the real world, I'll force you to move there even if you don't want to. If everything is over, I won't keep you."

Zhang Taihao's words made sense.

If the real world was indeed facing a crisis, having a good base was necessary.

"Alright, I'll temporarily agree to it. Thanks, Old Zhang."

"Sure. Although I'm not sure if it qualifies as a 'feng shui treasure land,' the environment there is still good."

"Speaking of which, we're discussing this ourselves... Don't you think it would be better to tell the government or something?" Tao Shan suddenly had a somewhat "wonderful" idea.

"—I think they already know." Zhou Xian thought of the content in his father's notebook.

But to say a countdown could destroy the world?

If he hadn't experienced this absurd situation himself, he wouldn't believe it even if he said it.

"Besides, Zhongzhou City is a special existence. We're in Zhongzhou City now, and some things might not be known by people from other places." According to his father, Zhongzhou City should be a special point, and from this perspective, Zhongzhou City should be a very unique existence.

Zhou Xian hadn't told the others about the content in the notebook yet. Before revealing everything to them, Zhou Xian needed to do some preparation and verify it.

"Zhongzhou City has a special status?" Zhou Xian's statement indeed caught their attention.

"Yes, Zhongzhou City is special. Otherwise, why would demons only appear in Zhongzhou City? Why don't other places have the so-called 'mysterious epidemic'?"

From the phenomena, Zhou Xian could still analyze the situation. He didn't need to mention the notebook.

"That's true, the situation is too strange. Logically, if these things existed in other places, there would be some news." Xu Tianyun nodded: "If Zhongzhou City is a special existence, then it makes sense."

Zhongzhou City being a special existence was undeniable. Otherwise, with so many people in the world, it wouldn't be possible for only Zhou Xian to discover the traces of the invasion, and for the countdown in the game to increase when these traces were cleared.

"Zhou Xian, now that you can use skills in the real world, what are your plans? We still have more than a month of summer vacation," Lai Yiming asked.

Zhou Xian picked up his Iron Sword of Gale and looked at his plummeting game level. He said, "I need to level up in the game world and also create more powerful weapons in the real world."

...

"Quick, over here!"

A group of players from Xuanwu Country were gathering in a valley.

"Boss, we're all here!"

Jian Nanxing nodded after hearing the report from his subordinates.

"The fire chickens from Zhuque Country have no reaction to us at all. This is the perfect opportunity for us to seize Baihua City."

Saying this, Jian Nanxing opened the map, and a virtual transparent screen appeared in front of him.

"Baihua City, a neutral city, is located right in the middle of our Xuanwu Country and the enemy Zhuque Country, facing the central Zhongzhou City. If we can take Baihua City this time, Zhongzhou City will be ours, and Zhuque Country will inevitably become our territory!" Jian Nanxing's face was fierce, and the others nodded silently.

Zhuque Country and Xuanwu Country were the two major factions in the game, and they often fought to the death over the central Zhongzhou City.

Although Zhou Xian was the mayor of the neutral city Baihua City, his "nationality" in the game still belonged to Zhuque Country.

Because of this, the element of national warfare in the game was very important.

But with the establishment of Baihua City, some wise people realized that controlling this neutral city could change the current situation and alter the entire strategic landscape.

"Boss, won't there be any problems if we attack the city now?" Just as Jian Nanxing was enthusiastically directing his subordinates to set up, someone immediately tried to dissuade him.

His expression immediately turned sour: "What do you know? This city is newly built and has no walls, making it a soft target. If we launch a strong attack now, it will serve as a stepping stone for Xuanwu Country to attack Zhuque Country. Right now, everyone is watching to see what this new city is all about. We'll take advantage of their lack of reaction and capture Baihua City in one go. They won't have anything to say about it!"

"I see! The boss is truly wise!" After hearing Jian Nanxing's explanation, his subordinates were immediately enlightened.

Jian Nanxing had already planned everything out. In his calculations, Baihua City was already in the pocket of Xuanwu Country.

But Jian Nanxing didn't know that at this moment, two pairs of eyes were watching him.

"Hmph, this guy is really not up to the task. With just a little encouragement, he's already sending people to take Baihua City," Zixue Ji said, looking at the excited Jian Nanxing with a smile.

"Isn't this perfect? We can immediately investigate the weaknesses of Baihua City," Yexue Ji also smiled beside her.

"Let's get ready. According to the intelligence from Qixiu Hai, there might still be remnants of the Liuyun lineage in Baihua City. Dealing with these demons who defy Qixiu Hai is our main task."

"Sister, I understand."

Just as Zhou Xian had just resolved the crisis in the real world, he faced a conspiracy in the game world...