Full health is the kill threshold, no matter if you're a god or a demon!

There is also some miscellaneous information about battlefield phase divisions, contribution calculation methods, and special event triggering conditions.

This intelligence is of immeasurable value for humanity in formulating detailed combat plans.

As for longer-term issues such as "post-war division of interests" and "definition of spheres of influence," both sides wisely set them aside for the time being.

As one hawkish advisor put it, "It is too early to talk about the division of spoils before the smoke of battle has even risen, and it could easily shake the foundation of the current cooperation." Everything will have to wait until the initial outcome of the upgrade war before there is a substantial basis for discussion.

In any case, the strategic alliance between the human player faction and the four duchies of the Eaglekin was officially established at sunset in the Shattered Rock Canyon.

A scroll of agreements, shimmering with magical light, was jointly signed by Wu Zhan and Duke Yang Lawei, symbolizing that two races of different civilizations and forms had taken the first step towards joining hands under the pressure of survival.

Liu Nian wasn't entirely without gains. During a brief break in the negotiations, Duke Yang Lavie, under the guise of a private conversation, deliberately approached Liu Nian, avoiding the attention of others, and whispered several extremely valuable pieces of information to him.

"Lord Liu Nian," Yang Lavi's voice was low, "given that we are now allies, some information may be of personal use to you. We have recently detected some traces of activity by the 'Bloodsworn,' which seem to point to the 'Howling Abyss' region in the northwest. Also, regarding information about the Immortal King's Set..."

Liu Nian's eyes narrowed slightly.

Blood Oath, a piece of the Immortal King set... He nodded slightly without making a sound, firmly imprinting this information in his mind.

"Thank you," he replied.

Duke Yanglawi gave him a knowing smile, patted him on the shoulder, and then turned back to his own camp.

As the sun sets, the afterglow paints the scree valley a dark gold.

The two delegations exchanged greetings again before departing along different routes.

The negotiation team brought back news of the successful alliance with the Eagle Clan. After a brief period of excitement, many guild leaders seized the opportunity and quickly deployed elite players in batches to the leveling areas for levels 70-90 opened by the Eagle Clan, taking advantage of the last window of time before the big battle to frantically level up and acquire equipment.

Meanwhile, Wu Zhan began preparing for the extermination operation against the "Fungi Kingdom." Those synergy badges such as "Spore Symbiosis" and "Fungi Resonance" significantly enhance the team's combat power and must be acquired as much as possible before the great battle.

However, just as the many presidents were busy mobilizing their forces, Mekkatorque brought an unexpected message.

"Chairman Wu Zhan, Your Excellency Liu Nian!" Mekkatorque's voice, less composed than usual, was filled with excitement and urgency. "We received a distress signal from the 'Deep Root Squad'! They're still alive!"

"Deep Root Squad?" Liu Nian was taken aback upon hearing this, then recalled that after he entered this place, Mekkatorque had recounted how he had led the development of a plan called "Operation Deep Root" during the battle with the goblins. They planned to dig tunnels directly to the bottom of the goblin fortress and plant shock bombs.

However, the operation failed, and everyone thought that the squad carrying the bomb had been killed, but unexpectedly, they were still alive.

"The signal is very weak and intermittent, but it's definitely their proprietary encrypted frequency!" Mekkatorque said quickly. "The signal source is deep within the intended target area, but the coordinates are erratic, suggesting it's trapped in an area with chaotic energy or an unusually complex geological structure! They... they seem to have mentioned 'elemental beings' and a 'spatial labyrinth'! The situation is extremely dangerous!"

[Ding! Rescue Mission: Proceed to the signal source provided by the dwarf to rescue the Deep Roots Project Executor Team.]

[Number of participants: No more than 5.]

[Quest Rewards: Gnome Reputation +10000, Engineering Robotics Workshop x1.]

Liu Nian's eyes lit up.

This reward is perfect for him. He needs a large number of engineering robots to repair the floating city, but buying them all the time is very costly. If there were a workshop, he could manufacture engineering robots directly in the floating city, just by providing the necessary materials. It would definitely be much cheaper than buying them.

Furthermore, he wanted to see if the squad still had the shock bombs they used during their mission. If so, he wouldn't mind detonating them!

Liu Nian remembered Mekatok saying that there was a volcano down there, and if it were to erupt, there would be a lot of trouble!

So he mentioned it to Wu Zhan and then took on the mission by himself.

After obtaining the coordinates, Liu Nian set off immediately.

He had been sitting for a whole day, listening to the heated debate between the two sides, and felt his body was about to stiffen. With only a few hours left before the system's notification for rest, Liu Nian decided to stretch his body.

Since I have a goblin coordinate device, even if I can't find it today, I can set it up and teleport there tomorrow to continue exploring.

Based on the coordinates, Liu Nian circled around to the side of the molten ore vein area, where there was a natural rock fissure, which was an exploration tunnel left by a dwarf leading to the depths of the vein.

The tunnel was dark and stuffy, and the temperature rose as you went down. The rock walls began to turn dark red, and in some places, thin streams of lava even seeped out. The environment was very much like the territory of a salamander.

The amount of fire element in the air began to increase, and occasionally, muffled explosions and loud crashes of rocks could be heard in the distance.

However, there were no enemies along the way, but the road was difficult to travel, and some places required climbing and jumping. Liu Nian's Mechagon's precision hydraulic claw's attached skill [Grappling Hook Launcher] provided a lot of help.

Then he suddenly remembered his newly acquired magical pet, Arachne, who was an arcane master and would find it easy to scout ahead and find people.

Sure enough, once Arachne appeared, many things became quite simple: pathfinding, sonic navigation, wish-granting, teleportation, wall-passing, invisibility...

With a few arcane spells, Liu Nian had already descended hundreds of meters underground in the blink of an eye. From here on, the surrounding scenery became bizarre and surreal.

The light emitted by the ore itself is no longer a stable red or orange, but begins to flicker and distort, and sometimes you can even see fluid flowing inside the ore.

The sense of space becomes blurred. Even if you are walking straight along the tunnel, you may suddenly find yourself deviating from the direction, or the road ahead may appear double.

Arachne became cautious upon arriving here: "A spatial labyrinth," she cautioned. "Master, please pause. I need to concentrate on capturing signals and analyzing the spatial structure."

Liu Nian stopped and leaned against a relatively stable rock wall.

Arachne's body emitted a faint ripple, an extremely faint, invisible ripple that seemed to be composed of countless starlight threads, spreading outwards from her center, silently merging into the surrounding violent energy field and distorted spatial structure.

This process lasted about one minute.

"I've detected a signal... The signal source is moving at high speed and irregularly, confirmed to be affected by spatial folds. A relatively stable 'sandwich' structure has been detected, but we cannot pinpoint its possible coordinates..."

After a moment, Arachne said, "Master, this space is very complicated. I can't find the correct coordinates by walking, so I need to use 'Dream Travel'."

"What do you need me to do?" Liu Nian asked.

"You don't need to do anything, but you have to wait until someone in the target group is dreaming."

Liu Nian blinked and understood.

It means that you need to wait until someone in the dwarf team falls asleep and starts dreaming, and then you can use dream travel to teleport directly to their side.

I don't understand it, but it sounds impressive!