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

November 16st

The day after the three fissures opened simultaneously, Wang Zhen finally reappeared.

And just as Sui An had predicted, Wang Zhen was wrapped in three bandages, his face was pale, he was listless, and even his steps were somewhat unsteady.

Erhu came with Wang Zhen, but of the five subordinates from the transport team who were originally with Wang Zhen, only two came. The other three were newcomers whom he had never met before.

The bald man was kidnapped, most likely to be killed after he extracted information, but unexpectedly, two other people are also missing. Did something happen to them too?

Even the remaining two were not in good condition, both of them had some injuries.

Surprisingly, only Erhu in the entire group appeared to be uninjured.

"Zhen-ge, what's wrong with you all?"

Sui An was somewhat surprised. He quickly threw the source stones he had just dug out into a cloth bag, opened the protective shield, and led the two people to the courtyard. The two subordinates remained in the car and did not come in with him.

Wang Zhen gave a bitter smile and sat down on the stage, seemingly aggravating his injuries, grimacing repeatedly.

"Don't even mention it. It was a fierce battle, but it's finally over. I'll tell you later. First, get me treated again. The bumpy ride here is making my wounds feel like they're going to burst open."

Sui An nodded slightly. He could tell that Wang Zhen's injuries were indeed quite serious. He must have taken medicine to treat his injuries, but the effect was not ideal.

Seeing the mist rising from the stage, Wang Zhen glanced through the courtyard gate at the transport truck outside, his face showing hesitation. After a moment's pause, he finally asked.

"Xiao An, could you treat my two brothers as well? They survived this time, but they were seriously injured. Basic healing potions are too slow, and intermediate healing potions are too expensive for them."

Sui An crossed his arms and looked intently at Wang Zhen, asking softly.

"Brother Zhen, do you trust your subordinates? And can these two keep your secret?"

Upon hearing Sui An's question, Wang Zhen frowned. He felt that Sui An's words seemed to have another meaning, but he still answered quickly.

"I had five subordinates before, and I can't say I could trust them all, but the two who survived this time were recruited by me. I know their backgrounds, family backgrounds, and character. They have been following me for the past few years, so I trust them."

"But Xiao An, why do you ask that?"

Seeing Wang Zhen's puzzled expression, Sui An directly explained what had happened the day before yesterday.

"Because I was also attacked the day before yesterday. The attacker was the deputy leader of the Crimson Flame Hunting Group in Jiangcheng. As for the reason for the attack, it was because he got the truth about how you lent me the money to kill those masked men from Baldy last time."

"What?!"

Wang Zhen was so shocked that he stood up from the stage. He looked at Sui An speechlessly. He quickly looked around and saw that Wang Hu was also fine and there was no major damage to the territory. He breathed a sigh of relief.

He let out a long sigh and explained to Sui An with a wry smile.

"No wonder you asked that. I didn't expect Baldy to bring this up. Although I didn't recruit Baldy myself, he's a pretty loyal guy. Under normal circumstances, he wouldn't betray us. It's probably because the Crimson Flame Hunting Group threatened him with his brother, and his brother has also gone missing this time."

Sui An was taken aback and quickly asked, "His younger brother is also missing? Has he been found?"

Wang Zhen shook his head: "No, their hunting group moved their base after the last attack. I was wondering where the last remaining deputy commander went, but I didn't expect him to come and take revenge on you."

"I never expected that this would still affect you."

Sui An waved his hand and shrugged, looking rather helpless: "Yeah, I'm afraid I've already been noticed by the big boss of your transport team. After all, the people who came to attack me have been taken care of, and the mission wasn't completed. I guess I can't hide from them anymore."

Hearing this complaint, Wang Zhen suddenly laughed: "You don't need to worry about that. The captain who led these attacks is Shi Cong from Line 3. He wanted to ambush Captain Zheng, but we turned the tables on him and contacted another Level 6 captain, Chen Yang, to kill him in the process."

"As for the leader of the Crimson Flame Hunting Group, he was also killed by us in this attack."

"So that's how it is!"

Sui An was momentarily stunned, realizing that this was the reason why Wang Zhen and the others were injured.

"Has the position of your team leader been decided yet?"

"It's settled!" Wang Zhen nodded, his face somewhat gloomy. "Captain Zheng voluntarily withdrew from the competition for the position of Chief Captain, so Chen Yang will take over. As for the original Chief Captain Wang Ping, it has been confirmed that he was attacked by a high-level source beast in the wilderness and is no longer alive."

"So, I guess nobody's keeping an eye on me anymore?"

"It's over. The Crimson Flame Hunting Group has been wiped out. There's no one left who would know they were coming to attack you."

"That's good~" Sui An breathed a sigh of relief. "Should we let those two outside in for treatment as well?"

"Forget it!" Wang Zhen waved his hand, and while retying the gauze that had been removed, he explained to Sui An.

"Before you become a mid-level territory, it's best not to let them know. Buildings with direct healing effects are extremely rare; I haven't seen one yet. This thing is just too tempting."

"I've never seen it before either."

Erhu, who had been quiet for a while, suddenly chimed in. He had been looking at the strange things in front of the door and pointed at them.

"In your territory, besides this elemental statue, which I've seen similar ones elsewhere, what are the other strange things? Can a builder create these kinds of things?"

"Other lower-level territories have crossbows, cannons, and energy cannons, which at least show some function. What are these things you have? Flags, flower beds, and greatswords?"

Erhu kept complaining, and Sui An rolled his eyes. He didn't want to explain too much to him, so he just assumed that Erhu was just envious and jealous.

He pointed to the northwest direction of the wall: "You should go and help me collect the goods first. I don't know if your two trucks will be able to finish hauling them all today."

Erhu looked doubtful: "No, you've cracked it again? That doesn't make sense, no one helped you, who did you ask to crack it?"

Sui An stood up from the small stool, ignoring Wang Zhen who was still recovering from his injuries, and walked out with his erhu, explaining to him as he went.

"Don't even mention it. Several territories around me have already started an arms race. Last night, three rifts were right around my territory, and it was quite a scene. There were twelve level 3 armored rhinoceroses alone, and they all left behind intact corpses. I'm afraid you won't be able to drag any of them away."

The more Erhu listened, the more eerie it seemed. Although he knew that Sui An's Great Fire Sword could really kill so many level-three source beasts, were there really so many armored rhinoceroses coming towards him?

The three of them walked to the western side of the territory, a place where their view had been blocked by the territory.

Erhu's eyes widened in surprise.

"Holy crap! So many!"