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"I guess the number of teams here was originally a multiple of 3, but something happened that changed it to what it is now."

"We are certainly not the first to enter the Dragon Palace, and there may even be hostile or even war-like relations between safe zones."

"I don't know the specifics of what happened, but it must have been something like a war."

"You can see this from the dilapidated buildings in the Dragon Palace. However, they are so huge that it is easy to overlook the damage, and some may even be mistaken for unique architectural designs."

"Due to these reasons, the number of people in the Dragon Palace team began to decrease."

As Chen Xi spoke, a glint of shrewdness flashed in his eyes as he gazed at the temple hall:

"Assuming that the number of teams must be a multiple of 3, then some teams will definitely need to add or remove members."

"Otherwise, my guess about the rule that only multiples of 3 can be counted as the Ryugu Squad would not hold true."

"But doing so will inevitably lead to the creation of redundant personnel, and these 'people' are the dangerous lone individuals we see wandering or patrolling on the road."

"Those wandering individual operators are obviously not considered part of the team, but teams with dangers in multiples of 3 should be stronger, or stronger in this area."

"this......"

Yang Wei was speechless for a moment, then thought for a moment and asked:

"Boss, what you said does make some sense, but the key point is that it sounds reasonable, but it doesn't have any practical significance!"

"The dangers we've encountered along the way, whether it's one, three, six, nine, or even the only team we've encountered so far with seven."

"They simply exist in a wandering form and haven't done anything strange."

"So what if the number of alligator snapping turtles is 7?"

"As long as they don't attack us, it'll be fine, right?"

Or perhaps...

"Boss, what dangerous ideas are you having now?"

Since Chen Xi said earlier, "I must find hope to fight against the real darkness before I see it," it's normal for Yang Wei to have some random thoughts.

"There is, indeed." Chen Xi did not deny it. "But not now. Let's go check out that temple up ahead. This is the last stop. If we still don't find anything, then let's prepare to leave."

After saying that, with a "whoosh," he flew towards the temple on his Lincoln brand flying sword.

During the flight, Chen Xi carefully observed the condition of the alligator snapping turtles around him and found that it was no different from the other dangers he had encountered.

They simply patrol back and forth within a fixed area.

"Why not?"

Yang Wei stood behind Chen Xi and asked.

Although Chen Xi said it wasn't possible right now, he couldn't resist his curiosity.

"It's nothing, I just want to kill a Deer-like Alligator Turtle so that all the teams here will return to a multiple of 3."

"In my mind, this is called correction, but I don't know what will happen after the correction."

Yang Wei nodded thoughtfully: "No wonder you said it's not possible now. This Deer-Black Crocodile Turtle is a team of seven turtles. If we try to take one down by ourselves, we'll probably die as well."

"That's right." Chen Xi nodded.

Once I take action, the guest's status will be temporarily invalidated.

Even if they manage to kill one with the Eternal Sleep Gun, the other six Deer-Black Crocodile Turtles will be able to tear Chen Xi and his companion to shreds in an instant.

The tactics of the Eternal Sleep Gun can only be used to deal with lone individual threats; it's ineffective against small-scale team threats.

The distance wasn't particularly far, and soon Chen Xi and his companion passed through the Deer-Xuan-Crocodile Turtle Squad and entered the temple.

Actually, there was one more thing Chen Xi didn't mention.

After 11 days of exploration, he discovered that although these dangers were moving, they all moved back and forth within a fixed range.

In other words, they were not just wandering around, but had a purpose.

They work just like security guards.

The area inhabited by the Deer-like Alligator Turtle is the Dragon Palace, the tallest building and temple.

Normally it might not be a big deal, but their numbers are not a multiple of 3, which makes Chen Xi have a glimmer of hope for the Temple, the tallest building in the Dragon Palace.

As for whether there are any important clues, seeing is believing.

If your guesses come true, it will only lower your own mood and that of those around you.

Therefore, Chen Xi did not mention this point in advance.

Before long, the two flew into the temple.

The high walls here seem to pierce the clouds, resembling a temple but without a trace of incense.

The stone walls were riddled with cracks from being torn apart, the stone steps were broken, and only a corner of the vermilion gate remained.

The hall was spacious and empty, with cracks in the dome resembling claw marks, the right wall almost collapsed, and the rest of the walls were covered with impact craters and rusted metal fragments.

The broken beams bore scorch marks, and the stone slabs at the corner of the wall were imprinted with huge dents, left by some unknown large creature. Only the broken skeletons remained, telling tales of past attacks and loneliness.

Chen Xi had only seen it from afar before, and it seemed empty, dilapidated, and old. Now that he went inside, he found that was indeed the case.

The temple was the most severely damaged of all the buildings in the Dragon Palace that Chen Xi had seen. Of course, there might be some that were even more severely damaged, such as those that were completely destroyed, but those are not included in the count.

Chen Xi and his companion jumped off the flying sword and began to observe the intricate details with their naked eyes.

Yang Wei is definitely not as meticulous as Chen Xi, but Yang Wei has eyes that can see the truth, and occasionally brings surprises to Chen Xi.

Because of high expectations, the two stayed in the temple the longest.

I searched here for a whole day.

The level of detail was comparable to licking a temple clean.

Time quickly passed to the 12th day.

"Still haven't found anything special. Could the clues be up there?"

Chen Xi murmured and raised his head, looking upwards. Because the space was so vast, he didn't know where to look for a moment.

Without thinking twice, he threw out another flying sword, stepped on it, and increased his height.

Because of the downward force, Chen Xi could only fly to half the height of the temple, which was the head of the Three Dragons Convergence.

Although it wasn't the top, it was still quite high.

Before they had even flown a hundred meters, Yang Wei's exhausted voice came from below:

"I can't take it anymore, boss~ I've been working non-stop for 12 days, hurry up and give me a shot of [Equality for All] to save me from this emergency! Let me experience what it feels like to have unlimited stamina again."

The "Equal Access for All" skill consumes far less psychic power when used on players who are at a lower stage of progress, and Yang Wei can also recover his stamina during the process while in a state of unlimited stamina.

Without much thought, Chen Xi used the "Equality for All" skill on Yang Wei.

With his current strength, the power of a Tier I extraordinary trait can be severed only after a great distance.

After finishing, Chen Xi quickly ascended, and as the altitude increased, the sinking force of the jelly sea also became stronger.

If they don't discard the dragon-related forbidden item they're holding, they won't be able to go back at all.

"Nothing at all..."

"Am I just overthinking it?"

Because the uppermost part of the temple was too empty, Chen Xi could tell the result with just a quick glance.

"It's been so many days, and apart from that coffin, we haven't seen anything special."

"It seems I was overthinking it. The Dragon Palace has obviously experienced a war of a certain scale. Even if there was anything of value or information there, it probably doesn't exist now."

Just as Chen Xi was about to leave, Yang Wei suddenly cried out in surprise from below:

Holy crap!

Ok?

Is there a surprise?

Did Yang Wei see something that I couldn't?

This was Chen Xi's first reaction.

After all, Yang Wei has eyes that can see the truth, something Chen Xi can't match no matter how carefully she looks.

As for why Yang Wei was treated unfairly, it was because there was no need. One pair of eyes was enough. No matter how careless Yang Wei was, he couldn't possibly miss the extra words.

But the next sentence in the conversation caused Chen Xi's expression to change slightly.

"Boss, help me!"