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

"Whose crack did you rub against last night?"

Erhu looked at the piles of Source Beast corpses on the outside with surprise and shouted at the two people who were still busy in the pile of Source Beasts.

"Oh, Aunt Zhao, Erhu! What brings you here today?"

Sui An stood up from the pile of source beasts and looked at the car behind him in surprise. He didn't see Wang Zhen and his entourage.

Upon hearing the question about Wang Zhen, Erhu quickly explained.

"Hey, something happened in Lao Wang's team, someone went missing! So he asked me to come over today to bring you something. It's not safe for me to come alone, so I brought Aunt Zhao along. She's been missing her son, hasn't she?"

Sui An casually tossed a source stone into his cloth bag and asked softly, "Haven't you decided to join the transport team yet?"

The moment the transport team was mentioned, Erhu waved his hand irritably and grumbled.

"Don't even mention it, I wouldn't dare go in! The transport team has been making quite a stir lately. Zheng Xifeng has been confirmed to have broken through to level 6, and there are now three level 6 captains. But the chief captain has been away for a while now."

"Didn't Captain Zheng say that no one would intervene again?"

"Who knows? But it's true that various car teams have been having accidents lately. The missing people in Lao Wang's team might be involved, so we're doing our best to track them down today!"

"Okay, that's definitely too messy~"

Sui An nodded helplessly. Who could have imagined such a thing? Erhu was also unlucky; the new vehicle had just arrived, and the transport team was thrown into chaos.

"What happened to you guys last night?" Zhao Feng stood next to Wang Hu, her gaze sweeping across the entire southern part of the territory.

Sui An complained helplessly, "It's ridiculous, really. Last time I was chatting with Brother Zhen, I told him I wanted to ask you guys to open another rift to get some resources. I just got roasted by him, and now my neighbor is up to his old tricks again. I guess he's copying He Chong."

"I see~" Zhao Feng understood, then asked another question: "Which family's territory is it?"

They stood up and straightened their backs. The source beast corpses were so well preserved this time, which greatly increased their workload.

He watched as Zhao Feng stretched and explained.

"It should be Zhao Yuan, a level 2 territory. When I was researching before, I heard that his father was a mid-level blacksmith, I think his name was Zhao Heng."

"I've heard of Zhao Heng. He has a blue level 4 longsword blueprint; it's very effective and highly sought after!"

Upon hearing this, Erhu's eyes lit up, and he quickly interjected, but as soon as he finished speaking, he frowned and said in a low voice.

"Hey, someone looks like they're coming!"

Everyone quickly looked up and saw a transport vehicle driving across the wasteland in the distance to the south of the territory. The vehicle stopped not far from the territory and three people got out and walked straight towards the people of the territory.

"What are we here for? An inspection?" Sui An was a little confused.

The three stopped a short distance from the territory, and the leader shouted loudly towards Sui An.

"Are those brothers ahead the owners of this territory, Sui An?"

"Yes, what's up?"

Sui An thought for a moment and then replied that he was inside an energy shield and there were two level-four professionals next to him, so there shouldn't be any major conflict.

Upon hearing Sui An's reply, the three men slowly stepped forward, explaining as they went.

"I am Zhao Hong from the Zhao family territory in the south. Yesterday, my younger brother attempted to open the rift, but unexpectedly, the opening location shifted three kilometers towards your territory, leading to the attack on your land last night. I have come here to apologize and make amends!"

"???"

A bunch of questions suddenly popped into Sui An's mind: Do such polite neighbors really exist?

Erhu and Zhao Feng also looked over meaningfully, clearly not believing this excuse. This was a wasteland in the post-apocalyptic reconstruction, a place where fate was left to chance.

With various thoughts racing through his mind, Sui An didn't know how to respond for a moment, and could only laugh it off in the end.

"The attack is true, and the losses are considerable. I just don't know how the Zhao family plans to apologize?"

Zhao Hong paused slightly as he stepped forward, but quickly broke into a smile.

His gaze swept across the area and he noticed that Sui An's territory seemed to be unharmed.

Judging from the size of the territory, this is a level 1 territory, and a gap was opened near this territory a few days ago, which was also safely overcome.

In other words, this territory, which appears to be level 1, has actually already experienced three rift attacks.

Zhao Hong simply didn't believe this could be a territory for orphans; he would never believe it, not even if you beat him to death.

He waved to the man behind him, who quickly drove the transport vehicle to the vicinity of Sui An's territory.

Then he took a large cloth bag from the car, lifted it down, and placed it aside.

Upon seeing the items, Zhao Hongcai spoke again, saying, "Here are 100 portions of basic source materials. It seems the source beasts that were diverted last night caused considerable damage to your buildings. This is my Zhao family's apology."

Zhao Hong's voice was solemn, without any mockery or ridicule. For a moment, Sui An felt a bit overwhelmed. Even Erhu and Zhao Feng looked over with some confusion, asking Sui An what he meant.

I never imagined there were such good people in this world...

The gift of 100 basic source materials is quite interesting. It's not a lot, but it's not a small amount either, and it will definitely be useful for the territory.

Sui An felt inexplicably uncomfortable, but there was no reason to refuse a gift that had been delivered to his door. He forced a smile and said, "Brother Zhao, you are too kind. However, I do lack some materials, so I will accept them."

Seeing that Sui An did not refuse, Zhao Hong's smile became more natural. He looked slightly older than Erhu, but no more than 30 years old.

"Speaking of which, I have to thank your territory for diverting the flow last night. Otherwise, with so many source beasts surging in at once, the fate of my brother's territory would have been uncertain last night."

Zhao Hong's voice was very magnetic, as if he were genuinely lamenting the danger of the previous night.

"I didn't expect your place to be so extraordinary. Our two territories are not far apart, so today is a chance for us to become friends. It would be great if we could exchange information in the future. What do you think, Brother Sui An?"

"That would be great. I'm not very knowledgeable, so I might need Uncle Zhao's help to make some parts!"

Since things had already been said to this extent, Sui An had to pretend he understood even if he didn't. It was just a matter of carrying a sedan chair; he knew how to do it.

After all, you can't hit someone who's smiling. Don't ask why there was no prior notice before the crack opened, since they didn't know exactly where the crack would open.

But going to their home to apologize and make amends is a perfectly reasonable course of action.

In any world, it's not about what others say, but what they do.

Not to mention the He family as a control group, Sui An's impression of the Zhao family improved dramatically.

"Very well, the Zhao family loves making friends!"

Zhao Hong didn't care at all about Sui An mentioning his father's profession; who wouldn't investigate their neighbor?

He took a metal box out of his pocket, placed it on the bag, and began to explain.

"In that case, here is a specially made communicator that can transmit two-way messages over a distance of 15 kilometers. If the two sides intend to develop a rift in the future, you might as well let us know."

"Okay, thank you very much!" Sui An still had a smile on his face, but no one left the protective barrier to take those things.

Zhao Hong seemed to sense something, and he cupped his hands in a gesture of respect: "In that case, you go ahead with your work, we won't disturb you any longer, farewell!"

"Goodbye!"