Douluo: A Century-old Legend I Am the Second Uncle Chenxin

Chapter 1826 Urgent Summoning for a Meeting
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In the deepest shadow under the eaves, the pretty woman's heart was pounding wildly in her chest.

"What kind of eyes are those?! They are definitely not ordinary insight or penetrating vision... They are the kind of cold scrutiny that reaches the deepest part of the soul and exposes all the sins of this world... Chen Xiaojun, the third-ranked scholar on the list of geniuses, is indeed worthy of his reputation, unpredictable and mysterious!"

"My 'Soul-Suppressing and Spirit-Concealing' disguise technique should... should be able to fool them, right? No, I must prepare for the worst, just in case..."

She subconsciously leaned closer to the stone pillar, hiding in the shadows, her fingers unconsciously twisting the corner of her coarse cloth dress.

Just as she turned her back, thinking she had disappeared into the absolute safety of darkness—

Chen Xiaojun's gaze inadvertently swept over that shadowy area once again.

In the depths of his eyes, the vortex of golden-red runes that had just subsided spun again for an extremely brief moment, as if it were an illusion!
This time it was a more subtle and obscure insight, like the interplay of Yin and Yang energies, instantly dispelling illusions and pointing directly to the source.

Even when she was hiding behind a stone pillar.

His gaze lingered on her for a barely perceptible moment, then returned to a completely calm and profound state, undisturbed.

"Sixth Brother," Chen Mu winked, "We've almost finished up here. Shouldn't Uncle Gu and I go and examine that batch of 'spoils' next?"

Gu Yuanchao chimed in, "Yes, young master, fifth young master, I'll keep an eye on the initial arrangements for the remaining children and girls. The main thing is to ensure they follow the rules, as you said. Later, I'll have Wuneng, Mingyuan, and Anzi take stock of the supplies and see how we can improve the conditions of this dilapidated courtyard. It needs to look like a proper home."

at this time--

"Dengdengdeng!"

A series of hurried but deliberately low footsteps came from the gate of the compound.

Dugu Fu's figure swept in like a wisp of green smoke, slightly out of breath. His increasingly pale face carried his usual sleepy and languid expression as he headed straight for Chen Xiaojun.

"Young Master!" Dugu Fu stopped two steps in front of Chen Xiaojun, clasped his hands and said in a low voice, "Fifth Master urgently summoned you to come over for a meeting immediately."

Chen Xiaojun raised an eyebrow and put down his teacup: "Second Uncle? What's the matter that's so urgent?"

Dugu Fu spoke faster: "Tang Hengyu, the leader of the Brotherhood, and Tan Yashuang of the Sisterhood have arrived. They have already entered the mountain fortress and are almost at the council hall."

Chen Xiaojun was slightly surprised: "Tang Hengyu? Tan Yashuang? After the battlefield was closed the day before yesterday, were the follow-up conditions not agreed upon? I thought my second uncle had handled it most of the time these past few days."

Chen Mu scoffed and chimed in, "Talk? It's not that easy! The day before yesterday was called suppression! The battlefield was in such chaos, and you just lay down and refused to do anything. Fifth Uncle had to stabilize the overall situation and clean up the mess, and he also had to take care of you, his precious darling. How could he have time to argue with them?"

"They also have quite a few wounded on their side, so Fifth Uncle just showed the Chen family's strength and roughly set the tone that 'the four families must have the final say in the Huagai District,' and told them to take their people back first, agreeing to discuss the specific terms in detail today. Judging by the time, it's about time to 'talk' again." Chen Xiaojun's lips curled into a knowing smile as he stood up: "I see. Second Uncle calculated that I should wake up, and timed it perfectly so that I could 'move my muscles and bones'."

Chen Mu rolled his eyes: "Nonsense! Third Aunt's medical skills are superb. Doesn't she know your background? She knows exactly when you'll wake up! She's just too busy treating the wounded to come and pull your ear herself."

Dugu Fu nodded vigorously: "Yes, young master, you made such a commotion in the courtyard just now, how could Fifth Master not know? That's why he sent me to invite you here immediately."

"Hmm." Chen Xiaojun responded softly. "Wuneng, Afu, you stay here and organize the necessary supplies and materials. Xiao San, you go with Lao Wu to the group of prisoners and their spoils."

Then, he took a step and walked out of the courtyard.

The moment he moved, Dugu Fu's loud voice rang out behind him: "Hey! Ma Xiaosan! What are you up to?!"

Dugu Fu pointed to the huge gap on the side, with rubble and lava scattered everywhere, and exclaimed exaggeratedly, "What did this wall do to you? Why did you have to open such a big hole in it! Do you think we brothers haven't been tired enough these past two days, and now we have to be your bricklayers and build walls for fun?"

Zhu Wuneng immediately shouted in a loud voice, "What kind of wall is this! It's just a broken stone wall. Just move these big pieces over to plug the holes, and sweep away the small ones! Later, let Arun use his soul skill to plaster a layer of mud on the wall when he's free! He's the most suitable person for this!"

Ma Liang, who was walking at the back, paused slightly upon hearing Zhu Wuneng's words, and his shoulders seemed to tremble imperceptibly. In the end, he could only shake his head helplessly and quicken his pace to catch up with Chen Xiaojun ahead.

Chen Xiaojun's figure disappeared at the entrance of the warehouse compound.

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Chen Xiaojun stepped into the somewhat empty walkway in the backyard.

The ground beneath our feet was fairly smooth, but the stone walls on either side exuded a rugged and primitive feel.

Because this is an underground fortress, all kinds of lighting facilities are used.

Above the dome, there are several mineral bands that emit a soft white light. These are "star fluorite" veins that naturally contain light elements. When the main body is activated by soul power or only by the weak energy of the earth veins, it can emit light continuously. The brightness is enough to see a face ten steps away. It is the most stable and widest-covering "light source base" in the fortress.

However, this alone is far from sufficient to meet the needs of those requiring fine vision or specific areas.

Thus, various artificial light sources were scattered throughout: at intervals, a fist-sized "blue phosphorus crystal lamp" with a special crystal base was hung on the stone wall. A small amount of soul power could be injected to activate the crystal, which emitted a cool and stable blue light, suitable for lighting without being dazzling, and was quite popular at sentry posts and corners of passages.
At some more spacious or important nodes, you can see "blazing crystal clusters" embedded in the grooves of the stone wall. They are activated by the soul guidance array and emit a warm orange light. They are brighter and have a wider range, illuminating small areas as bright as day. Several clusters are placed in the open space at the intersection of the passages.

In front of some tightly closed, heavy stone doors, one can see "floating neon mother-of-pearls" floating like jellyfish in small soul power arrays. They are translucent and emit dreamlike, ever-changing colored light, serving as both lighting and a form of identification and warning sign.

Several faint smells of burning still lingered in the air:
Some of them came from the "black oil torches" inserted in iron rings in the corners of the passage. They were rugged and durable, with a stable flame and little black smoke. The fuel was made from the oil and minerals of some kind of large underground soul beast.

Another thing is the smell of "glass gas lamps", which are mostly used at the entrance of warehouses or workshops;
The Douluo world's technology tree, which is quite interesting, is built around the spiritual energy (spiritual energy) of heaven and earth and the derived spirit beasts, minerals, and plants.

Its lighting system is a strange combination of primitiveness, pragmatism and soul-guided technology, with medieval craftsmanship and modern elements intertwined and running parallel in the mountain fortress passage at this moment.

(End of this chapter)