Why is my territory in a 2D anime art style?

Chapter 159 The First Rift of Level Four Opens

In the small courtyard, Sui An's bitter expression outside was completely different. He was not only not annoyed by Captain Zheng's attempt to bring people in, but was actually quite happy.

What does it mean that they sent their younger siblings here?

This means that others are willing to build a deeper relationship with you.

What I lack right now is connections and relationships, isn't it?

Zheng Xifeng, the head of the No. 7 transportation team of Ping An Commercial Bank, is already among the top 7 in the transportation team. If we categorize by ability, he should be considered among the top 2.

In fact, there are other professionals in the transport team who have broken through level 6. After failing to compete for the position of captain, they usually choose to be transferred.

After all, you're only level 6, so your salary won't increase in the transport team.

This is how the transport team is configured.

These people either transferred to their respective lords' city guards or competed in other departments of the Ping An Trading Company.

For some unknown reason, Zheng Xifeng did not choose to leave, but continued to lead his Line 7.

Putting aside this identity, Zheng Xifeng had already answered many of his questions before the Level 4 exam.

Arranging for two younger siblings is no big deal.

He himself is currently lacking trustworthy people, and these two, aside from anything else, at least won't pose any open danger to him.

As for safety, as long as I don't let that kid go to the front line, there shouldn't be any major problems.

As for this older woman who looks a bit naive and innocent, all I need to do is arrange the resources. If she wants to do something, she can; if she doesn't, she can sleep or do whatever she wants—it's all up to her.

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No trace of rrr;

P Gong Zheng Xifeng wouldn't be angry that he didn't force them to work; he would only be angry at the siblings for not being competitive.

So after Sui An and Zheng Qiuyu finished packing their luggage, they took the two siblings to the alchemy workshop.

"This is my alchemy workshop. Each workshop can only be bound to one person at a time. I've already bound the other one to a little girl. If you're bored, you can go chat with her. We're both girls, so we might have something in common."

"An alchemy workshop that needs to be linked, huh? That's quite unusual."

Zheng Qiuyu felt that he had established a special connection with this house, one that he couldn't quite explain.

"The control panel is right there; adjust it yourself to see what functions you need."

Sui An pointed to the panel projection on the wall. She could use most of the functions on it, but he locked three enlightenment effects through the architect's permissions.

[Research: This mode can be activated by binding an Alchemist. Once activated, the blessings will be adjusted as follows: the source energy consumption of alchemy skills will increase by 10%, and the material consumption of alchemy skills will increase by 10%, but the effect of gaining alchemy skill insights will be enhanced.]

The third effect is especially important because it involves the way he arranged work for Fang Si and Zheng Qiuyu.

This enlightenment effect is only suitable for alchemists who simply rent workshops and exchange the materials they purchase for skill enlightenment effects.

Counting by the piece is obviously not suitable; you'll lose money that way.

"Since Captain Zheng has made the arrangements, I can't very well disobey his opinion, so I'd like to discuss with you how your salary will be calculated."

"I will provide you with a large amount of low-level source beast meat. You only need to provide me with basic source materials and energy bars. For every 400 energy bars or 20 basic materials you provide, I will give you 3 source stones."

"This price is the same as the other girl's. I know you're a higher level and consume less in refining, so you probably earn more, but it doesn't matter, because as long as you use this building to refine, I won't lose money."

"As for the materials, they are in this underground cellar. Feel free to take as much as you like. If the rift opens smoothly, we will replenish it with more source beast meat soon."

"Also, I might be able to supply some raw ore soon, and I'll offer a higher price for the refining process. I'll be troubling you then!"

Sui An explained her arrangements in one go, and Zheng Qiuyu frowned and pondered for a while, seemingly comparing them with her past experiences.

She quickly relaxed her brow, smiled, and nodded: "Okay, then we'll do it your way."

She called out to her cousin, who was watching the commotion, "Xiao Xu, if you're free, could you help me carry some source beast meat up here? I want to test its effects!"

"Huh—me?" Zheng Xu pointed to himself with his index finger, his face full of questions.

Zheng Qiuyu nodded as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

"Who else could it be but you? It can't be little brother Sui, can it? Look at that architect, all skinny and thin, how can he compare to you?"

"What you said makes a lot of sense—"

Zheng Xu rolled his eyes at his cousin; after all, she was his only older sister!

Sui An, standing to the side, looked embarrassed: "Please don't call me that. Just call me Boss Sui. This doesn't sound right."

Zheng Qiuyu blinked her big eyes, then suddenly said with a teasing look, "Hey, Boss Sui's way of addressing me is too formal. You're ten years younger than me, isn't it normal to call you 'little brother'?"

Sui An's face darkened; he seemed to have realized that this girl was not someone easy to get along with.

The arrival of the Zheng siblings provided the territory with a day's worth of gossip.

Then nothing happened.

The siblings finally realized that, apart from Sui An himself, there were almost no other people in the territory.

The lower-level workers are mostly on duty in shifts, with two people working three shifts out of ten.

Several ordinary people followed a professional chef to prepare the food and do some basic cleaning.

Even a lame old man guards a small courtyard with three stages that can restore energy and stamina, which are very useful.

As for the few level four professionals, they appeared and disappeared mysteriously in Sui An's courtyard. They guessed that there might be buildings inside that facilitated the cultivation of intermediate professionals, otherwise they wouldn't have stayed there for a whole day.

But Zheng Xu consciously refrained from inquiring, since he wasn't a true member of the territory, and those level-four professionals were clearly completely bound to it.

The members of this territory.

Except for one who is all alone, the other three all have their families with them and stay in the territory. This relationship is obviously the closest level. Even the ten level three professionals who are on guard duty on the perimeter are a level lower.

Given the unique nature of the building, it's not appropriate for an "outsider" like him to force the issue.

Zheng Qiuyu was bored, so at first she chatted with Fang Nian, but she soon realized that the girl was too fussy and she felt embarrassed to be standing next to her.

So she had no choice but to seriously practice alchemy skills, though she wasn't as ruthless as the little girl Fang Nian.

Once the energy source is used up, she'll only go to replenish it once at most, and then she won't want to go again.

As for Zheng Xu, since he wasn't on duty and no blood moon had appeared in the territory these past few days, he could only train out of boredom or chat with the guys on duty.

Zheng Xifeng came to check on the situation every day for the next two days and was very satisfied with the results.

Jiangcheng is relatively too stable. Once it's stable, all sorts of entertainment will emerge. These two have the support of themselves and their uncle. They may not be the top family in Jiangcheng, but they can be considered upper-class figures. They have no worries about food and clothing and no pressure. Staying in Jiangcheng will slowly corrupt their minds.

His younger sister is able to exercise every day, which is already enough to achieve his goal.

After unexpectedly learning about Sui An's role on stage, he felt even more strongly that sending the two of them was the right thing to do.

It wasn't until the third night after their arrival that the blood-red full moon descended.

This time, with the addition of two intermediate-level professionals and the influence of the full moon, the rift finally opened as Sui An had hoped!

A group of people were already standing on the wide northern city wall. Sui An activated the Thousand Wind Barrier to its maximum, covering the area above the city wall.

He even deployed two other barriers, so that if one wasn't enough, there would be two more to protect everyone.

Although the city walls are so high, the source beasts always have some ways to cross hundreds of meters and attack up. Sui An has encountered this kind of attack more than once or twice.

Without the protection of the barrier, even Sui An wouldn't dare stand on the city wall at this moment.

The ten newly arrived Level 3 members gathered together somewhat nervously. Sui An expanded the number of Shattered Gold Cannons to ten, leaving them for everyone present to use, so that the few of them wouldn't have nothing to do while sitting on the city wall.

Zhao Tong glanced at the elemental statues on the city wall and asked Erhu in a low voice, "Brother Hu, I saw the power of these level 3 blue elemental statues when I was on night watch. They are indeed quite powerful, capable of killing ordinary low-level source beasts in one hit. But are they still a bit lacking when it comes to fighting level 4 rifts?"

Erhu is now their captain, so it's not appropriate for him to stay by Sui An's side. He stays with these ten people for two reasons: firstly, to make it easier to reassign them in case of unforeseen circumstances, and secondly, to keep their minds at ease.

He patted Zhao Tong on the shoulder and said with a smile.

"Don't worry, I'm terrified of death when it comes to the erhu. If Xiao Anzi wasn't confident, would I have let him do this?"

"Just you wait and see. If all goes well, none of you will need to lift a finger; you can just watch the show."

As he spoke, Erhu glanced at the people around him: "By the way, I told you all to buy a level 3 crossbow, you all brought it, right?"

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Zhao Tong patted the strap on his shoulder, where a large hand-held crossbow with a forearm-thick arm was hanging. He asked curiously, "You specifically mentioned it, so we definitely brought one. Is it for any special purpose?"

Erhu was stunned. You didn't even need to ask such a simple question.

Do you really think that your cheap, white or green hand crossbow is more powerful than the territory's Gold-Shattering Cannon?

He scratched the back of his head, looking puzzled.

"Didn't I tell you before?"

"What else could it be? Of course, it's to let you collect some soul essence! You can advance to level 4 just by training your bodies!"

"Is it permissible to seize territory?"

The big guy Wang Feng glanced cautiously at the lord who was staring at a detection station not far away, and asked in a low voice.

Erhu sighed. He had found people he thought would be easy to get along with, but they turned out to be too nice. How could they be so timid? Not to mention cheating and hiding spoils.

You're just leeching off some soul essence, what can you possibly gain?

"Don't worry, with your meager source energy, how many arrows can you shoot? You can't steal much soul essence; it's just a drop in the ocean for his level four territory!"

"I'm not saying anything more. You'll see when the fight starts. The Source Beasts are coming soon!"

This time, the rift opened a little further away, about three or four kilometers from the territory, so much so that even after the rift had been open for a while, the group was still able to chat.

Zheng Xu, standing nearby, was still trying to persuade her with a pained expression: "My dear sister, why don't you go down from the city wall? It's too dangerous for you here!"

"No, you're here, and there's a barrier here. Let me just stay here and look around. It's so boring being alone in the house."

Zheng Qiuyu lay on Zheng Xu's back, seemingly using Zheng Xu as a shield, standing on the city wall with a mixture of fear and curiosity.

"This is my first time watching from the front lines this close up! Look how well that brother is protecting his sister!"

"You're also at level four, and you're about the same age, how come you have no manly spirit at all!"

Fang Si's cheeks twitched uncontrollably. He was now deeply regretting letting his sister come up with him. It seemed like the two girls thought they were just enjoying the scenery!

If something were to happen to this young lady, Sui An would be furious with himself.

Sui An shook his head helplessly. These two had very big ideas, and he couldn't really turn against them. Fortunately, he had to come up too, so he had to ensure their safety. He had already fully activated the three-in-one barrier.

He shifted his gaze from the temporarily silent detection platform. The starlight in the distance was dazzling, brighter than any of the rifts he had encountered before, even slightly inferior to the one Ning Pan had experienced.

"Uncle Ye, you participated in the rift in the intermediate territory. How long did that last?"

"It takes about half an hour. Most rifts take about that long. Even the high-level rifts in Jiangcheng don't last an hour. At most, they take forty or fifty minutes."

Ye Tengyang subconsciously gripped the long sword in his hand. Even though he had already experienced a massive rift, he was still somewhat nervous.

"That's alright." Sui An glanced at the witch's altar he had prepared. He didn't place it on the city wall, but directly below it.

The illusion of the witch's altar can only be 100 meters away from the real body. At level four territory, it is obvious that it can no longer be used in the center of the territory.

Fortunately, these small buildings are easy to deploy and there is not much to worry about in terms of consumption.

Along with it, the Sword Star Totem was also transferred.

"They're here!" Zhao Feng suddenly exclaimed, having already spotted the source beast at the forefront through her binoculars.

"A half-centipede with a pentagram mark on its chest, that should be the level 4 elite race, the Celestial Centaur!"

Ye Tengyang frowned and quickly revealed the information he knew.

"The Celestial Centaurs are a bit troublesome. These half-humanoid source beasts aren't good at charging into battle, but they can shoot light-attribute energy arrows that are fast, powerful, and have a strong suppressive effect. If their numbers increase, they can give mid-level territories a real headache!"

"How many are there, and what is their range?" Sui An asked quickly, looking at a dark shadow in the distance.

"There are about twenty of them. If they throw arrows upwards, they can easily reach seven or eight hundred meters."

Zhao Feng didn't put down the binoculars, still observing: "They're almost within a kilometer of the territory. This elite source beast is under the influence of the Blood Moon."

They might not necessarily continue charging blindly forward; they could also start volleying arrows at the edge of their firing range.

"Okay, I understand!"

Sui An understood Zhao Feng's meaning; it was far too dangerous for this source beast to wait for them to get close before attacking.

Moreover, there is a glacier in the north, so they may not cross the ice to rush over.

"Perfect timing for me to test the power of this big guy!"

Sui An was about to try firing a golden firework, but then he glanced at the two little girls behind him who insisted on joining in the fun, and shouted helplessly, "Cover your ears!"

The two were only just realizing what was happening when a loud bang rang out in front of them—it was fired from the huge cannon in front of them.

Sui An had already connected his consciousness to the Golden Flower Salute Cannon. As soon as the Tianxing Centaur entered the locking range, he locked onto the one at the very front and fired a shot.

A streak of fire flashed across the night sky, instantly striking the ground nearly a kilometer away.

"boom!"

The once blood-red ground was now erupted by a massive cluster of crimson flames that spread out in all directions.

The cannonball grazed the first centaur and crashed into the ground without hitting its target, but that didn't matter, as fire-attribute rose crystal bullets don't rely on impact damage.

The violent explosion instantly covered an area of ​​six or seven meters in radius, and the rows of strangely shaped centaurs were immediately engulfed in flames.

Five.

A group of centaurs were forced to stop running and slid several meters, but they still could not escape the power of the fire explosion and were almost all affected.

But the violent roar did not completely stop. Sui An continued to fire three more shots, turning that area into a sea of ​​fire.

"Wow, that shell is powerful!"

Zhao Feng exclaimed in surprise. She raised her binoculars and looked at the ground where the flames had dissipated. With the help of the binoculars, she could see it clearly.

With the barrage of four cannonballs, the group of centaurs didn't even have a chance to put up a fight before they were all blown to pieces outside the range of the cannons.

Through the view of the golden firework cannons, Sui An had already seen the results of the battle. At this moment, dozens of mangled bodies lay scattered on the ground. Due to the violent explosion, there were hardly any intact corpses.

This Celestial Centaur is a typical high-attack, low-defense source beast.

Even though its race is level 4 and its physique is naturally strong, its defense is still too ordinary compared to those scaled beasts.

If you get hit by this level 4 purple cannon, there's almost no chance of survival.

It takes 6 seconds for each cannonball to condense into a golden flower cannon, and 10 cannonballs can be stored in advance. This effect is even more useful than Sui An had imagined.

Even when firing continuously, the cannons themselves need a buffer of more than a second. It took about six or seven seconds to fire all four cannonballs, but it can still be considered a continuous firing.

In other words, he can fire 12 shells in about fifteen seconds.

With such powerful attacks, and the ability to unleash its firepower so quickly, it has almost no drawbacks except that its explosion radius is slightly smaller than that of the Sword Star Totem.

"I just don't know if these four mutilated corpses will be enough to cover the cost of my cannons!"

"How many Originium did you get from that shot?" Zhao Feng asked curiously, turning her head to ask.

Before Sui An could speak, Wang Hu, who was standing to the side, began to complain in a low voice.

"That's almost half a month's salary~"

"——" Zhao Feng looked helplessly at her eldest son. What's with that pathetic expression on your face?

"What just exploded?"

Zheng Qiuyu, standing behind him, strained to lift his head, his long neck almost snapping, but he still couldn't see what was happening in the distance. He could only see that there were shells exploding in the distance, but he couldn't really feel any direct atmosphere.

Zheng Xu, being a level four professional with a strong physique, could get a rough idea of ​​what had happened even without binoculars. With Zhao Feng's explanation, he naturally understood what had occurred.

He explained to his cousin in a low voice, "Boss Sui just fired four shells, which, at a distance of nearly a thousand meters, killed about twenty level 4 elite source beasts. For an ordinary level 4 blue quality cannon, it's already quite good if it can kill even one ordinary level 4 source beast with one shot."

"With this power, this effective range, and this rate of fire, this cannon must be a mid-tier purple-level building!"

"And it wasn't even the great fire sword he showed off before!"

Zheng Xifeng had told them about Sui An's confidence. Zheng Qiuyu didn't understand combat, but Zheng Xu did.

"So, is it that amazing?" Zheng Qiuyu didn't understand the details, but he understood his brother's tone.

Zheng Xu nodded: "It's really powerful. With this, level four source beasts are no threat at all, and even ordinary level five source beasts should be no problem!"

As they spoke, the large group of source beasts behind them caught up. Their speed was noticeably slower than that of the centaurs, and most of them were only low-level source beasts.

Even in the case of rifts caused by level four territories, in most cases, they are not dominated by source beasts of the same level as in level three territories. At this moment, the number of level four source beasts is relatively small, and the main source beasts are still level two and three source beasts.

However, compared to the rifts opened in level three territories, there will be more level four source beasts.

Whether it's dozens or hundreds, that depends on luck.

The chaotic low-level source beasts continued to surge in, and all fourteen elemental statues had been mobilized by Sui An, and they all began to roar.

However, the horde of beasts rushing in from afar was now extremely large, and this round of elemental statue bombardment was simply not enough to stop them.

Even if you add ten more Gold-Shattering Cannons, it will only cut off part of the army.

But Sui An didn't rush to use the illusion. He watched as the beast horde, breaching the barrage of fire, crashed into the massive city walls, and even the one below.

On the huge protective door.

He activated the territory projection, magnified the projection of the city wall, and examined the extent of the damage to the wall.

At this moment, many source beasts have accumulated at the foot of the city wall. They are either attacking with source energy or trying to dig open the city wall with their claws.

Indeed, some fragments are unearthed each time, but compared to the ten-meter-long city wall itself, these damages are negligible.

Some source beasts, skilled at climbing walls, took advantage of the blind spots in the elemental statues' attacks and began to slowly climb up the city wall.

Seeing so many source beasts hanging on the steep city walls, Sui An smiled.

Sure enough, even if your city wall is at right angles, it's useless. As long as their claws can break through even a little bit, they can use the leverage to climb up.

Ten meters high, in a sense, is not that tall.

The people on the city wall took out their crossbows and began firing down towards the area below, trying to shoot down some of the climbing source beasts.

However, the suppressive power was still insufficient, and as the number of source beasts below increased, they began to spread upwards.

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