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

Chapter 88 Seeing Zheng Xifeng Again

Sui An looked at the shimmering starlight in the distance, but the rift showed no sign of flickering at this moment.

"The rift is taking a bit too long tonight; it's been almost 20 minutes and it still hasn't closed."

"I've managed to survive two such large-scale rifts, and I've also benefited from two instances of being caught in the flow splitting. I should be leveling up soon, right?"

Unfortunately, the core of the territory does not show the collection status of soul essence, so Sui An can only estimate it based on the approximate amount when upgrading from level 1 to level 2.

The number of Source Beasts he has killed now far exceeds the number he killed at level 1, estimated to be two or three times that, not to mention that the Source Beasts he kills now are of a higher level.

"Including tonight, one or two more Rift runs at most, that should be enough!"

Sui An turned his gaze to the distance, where he saw a blue light shining under the blood moon. Clearly, the two had found the scattered black-armored beasts and were now engaged in battle.

The illusion in front of the territory gradually began to crumble. Once this illusion disappeared, there would be no third illusion available for the territory for a short period of time.

Fortunately, the rift in the distance began to flicker at this time, and there were not many source beasts rushing out anymore.

About three minutes later, the crack in the distance had completely closed.

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Three minutes later, Erhu returned from the darkness with Wang Hu. Erhu was clean, but Wang Hu's broadsword and clothes were stained with blood, looking particularly eerie under the blood moonlight.

Sui An's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly asked loudly, "Is Tiger injured?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Hu shook his head repeatedly and hurriedly explained, "No, it's a source beast. I'm not injured."

Upon hearing that it wasn't Tiger who was injured and bleeding, Sui An breathed a sigh of relief and stopped worrying about it, continuing to remain vigilant.

Tonight, as expected, only I opened the rift near my territory. Whether it's the He family or the Song family, if it's really as Erhu said, they definitely won't take the risk so easily again.

Even further away, Sui An did not feel any slight fluctuations, suggesting that no one would willingly trigger the opening of the rift.

As for the full moon, territories of any size will be forced to open rifts unless you intentionally drive away mid- to high-level professionals in advance.

However, there are only so many people in this area. If you don't take in mid-to-high-level professionals, why would anyone else be willing to risk taking them in?

You can't only think of mid-to-high-level professionals when building your territory and fighting dangers in peacetime, and then discard them like worn-out shoes during a blood moon.

The He family's territory.

"Bang!"

He Chong slammed his fist into the pillar of the watchtower, his face turning red as if he had been roasted by high temperatures.

His gaze was fixed on the twinkling starlight in the due east, and his eyes gradually darkened.

"Brother Fang, I'll tell my father tomorrow and have him send a few men to you to find a way to wipe out this wretched territory!"

Fang Si slowly turned her head to look at He Chong. This time, he did not continue to remain silent with his head bowed, but his tone was slightly puzzled.

"Young Master He, this rift has not branched off to our side. Even if it had, given the situation of his level 1 territory, there wouldn't be any powerful source beasts appearing in the rift. If they did come, they would only be bringing you resources. Why are you so persistent?"

"Do I care about such limited resources!"

He Chong growled darkly, not expecting Fang Si to contradict him again for the sake of this territory, and his tone became increasingly irritable.

"I just don't like him!"

"Why should I?!"

"How did he, an orphan from a level 1 territory, manage to survive so many Rift Impacts?"

"No, there's absolutely no way he can still be a level 1 territory. Nine times out of ten, he just hasn't expanded the walls. With a level 2 territory, one wrong move and a mid-level source beast will appear. If that affects my side, I absolutely don't want to become the second Zhang Rui!"

"Once he reaches level 3 in a short period of time, it will take a much greater price to defeat him."

"Yes, we have to take him down when he's level 2!"

He Chong became more and more excited as he spoke, gesturing wildly on the watchtower, which startled the people in the distance, causing them to instinctively move away.

Fang Si stood to the side, suddenly feeling a little tired. He looked coldly at He Chong. He thought he could endure it for so long, but he realized that he had overestimated his ability to endure.

Before he took up his post in Hechong territory, he confirmed his job duties with Xu Rong, which were limited to security.

He's not He Chong's henchman. Why would he be sent to destroy other people's territories again and again under such strange pretexts? Is Fang Si some kind of devil?

Did I come to the wrong place?

Early in the morning, Wang Zhen brought Aunt Zhao and the convoy over.

It was clear that Aunt Zhao was still a little worried. She hadn't come to check on the Blood Moon before because she knew that the territory of just two low-level professionals couldn't trigger a rift.

But the erhu is different. Erhu players are intermediate-level professionals. One erhu player can be as good as ten tigers, so the probability of opening a rift is still very high.

Even though Sui An displayed the terrifying architecture of his territory, worries were still inevitable.

"Brother Zhen, can we sell this cooked meat?"

Sui An casually peeled off a piece of thoroughly cooked black-armored beast meat; the hard outer scales were now like crispy rice crust—

It's the same; it breaks easily with a simple snap.

Wang Zhen frowned. This situation was actually quite rare for him, after all, what low-level territory could produce such terrifyingly high-temperature flames?

After thinking for a moment, Wang Zhen glanced at the convoy that had just driven away and took out his communicator.

"Wait a minute, let me ask Captain Zheng. I've always dealt with lower-level territories, so I can't say for sure if we can sell this kind of thing. It would be such a waste if we couldn't sell such a large quantity. Besides, even if we could sell it, my and Erhu's carts wouldn't be able to hold it all, and even if we put the rest in your cellar, we wouldn't be able to store it all."

"Okay, go ahead and ask."

Sui An was also somewhat troubled, but given the circumstances last night, it was unlikely that he would hold back.

Using the Sword Rain mode would reduce losses, but Sword Rain only has 16 Flame Swords at a time, which is too slow to clear the beast tide at its peak.

The Black Armor Beasts' ability to destroy walls is too fast; I can't let them waste time on the walls.

The three of them finished dealing with all the source beasts this morning, and they had a total of 734 level 2 source stones and 327 level 1 source stones.

Multiple pieces, 15 of level 3, and 1 of level 4;

In terms of sheer numbers, it can even rival the number of rifts that were actively opened last time.

A moment later, Wang Zhen put away the communicator and walked over.

"Captain Zheng said he could take it. He turned around to take a look, and I estimated that it weighed about 100,000 jin. My truck and Erhu's truck together couldn't handle it."

"Will Captain Zheng have any problems when he sees this result? —"

Sui An was somewhat worried. No one could remain indifferent to such a result, after all, the territory in front of them was only a low-level territory.

"Don't worry too much~"

Wang Zhen understood Sui An's meaning and began to comfort him.

"Captain Zheng is quite protective of his own. He can see my recent performance. How could he not know that I've handled so many third- and fourth-level goods? Besides, I've been liaising with you recently, so he's just turning a blind eye."

"Moreover, since you've decided to open the rift, you'll have more and more goods to transport to Jiangcheng. Either you set up your own transport team to process them, or you recruit an alchemist to refine these source beast bones and scales into basic source materials and source beast meat into energy bars; otherwise, you won't be able to get rid of Captain Zheng."

At this point, Wang Zhen paused, then moved closer and whispered.

"Now that you've decided to show your face, don't tell me you're not prepared to deal with outsiders spying on you."

"That's true~ I'm just habitually nervous."

Sui An sighed. To be honest, the reason he had such worries was that his natural identity made him somewhat lacking in confidence. Even though he had more confidence, he would still subconsciously worry.

Wang Zhen was naturally an expert in this area, but what he said did remind him of something.

"Brother Zhen, you've reminded me. Firepower alone isn't enough. Supporting forces like transport teams and alchemists should be my immediate targets!"

"Don't rush, take it slow. You can't get fat in one bite."

Wang Zhen turned his head and saw five cars turning around and driving back from the other side of the bridge, quickly arriving at this territory.

The same burly man leaped off the hood of the car and walked over, laughing loudly.

"Sui An, long time no see~"

"Captain Zheng, long time no see! I didn't expect you to still remember my name!"

Sui calmed himself down and tried to appear as natural as possible. When he saw the new caravan arrive, Zhao Feng and Erhu also came over from one side.

Zheng Xifeng glanced at Zhao Feng and Erhu. He had some impression of Erhu, but he had never met Zhao Feng before. However, he didn't care. In his perception, Zhao Feng was just a level 4 professional and posed no threat to him.

"I have no reason not to remember someone who can kill a level 2 elite source beast at level 1 and get a blue loot item, haha~"

Zheng Xifeng smiled broadly, showing no signs of being a level 6 expert. His gaze swept across the western side of the territory, and his pupils narrowed slightly. The information Wang Zhen had given him was not exaggerated; in fact, it was somewhat inaccurate.

"Moreover, it seems you've grown even more impressively now, and I might want to collaborate with you in the future."

Sui An instinctively became polite: "Captain Zheng, you flatter me. I'm far inferior to you."

Zheng Xifeng didn't bother with further formalities. He pointed to the source beast meat and asked, "May I take a look?"

Sui An stepped aside, saying, "Of course it's convenient, Captain Zheng, please!"

Zheng Xifeng nodded slightly and strode forward. Behind him were three distinguished professionals, who were probably squad leaders like Wang Zhen, each in charge of their own vehicle.

Zheng Xifeng casually patted a black-armored beast, and its hard scales shattered into several pieces, making his expression more serious.

The three squad leaders behind him changed their expressions drastically upon seeing this.

"Such powerful flames! They actually burned these scales to ashes!"

One of the somewhat thin professionals sighed softly, "Just in terms of temperature alone, he's probably as hot as Captain Zheng before his breakthrough, right?"

Another burly man nodded secretly: "Probably about right. What kind of fire-attribute attack building is this? How could it have this much power?"

The last young man, carrying a long spear, surveyed the surrounding area of ​​the territory: "I think this territory is only level 1. Don't tell me it's a level 1 territory—"

"It's probably because the territory's walls haven't been expanded. There might be some high-quality attack buildings that don't rely too much on space."

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"I remember the owner of this territory is Wang Zhen's younger brother, and he's only been here for a maximum of two months."

"Wang Zhen's family background is just average, and this guy doesn't look like a second-generation rich kid."

"Maybe it was just good luck?"

"This power, these results look extraordinary—"

"Wang Zhen's performance has been so good lately, it must be because of the support from this territory, right?"

The three whispered to each other, while Zheng Xifeng straightened up and turned to look at Sui An, who was waiting on the other side.

"The scales of this black-armored beast have been completely burned off and are of little use. However, because of the presence of the scales, the meat inside, although mostly cooked, is still usable, though its value is naturally much lower."

"I won't mince words. All the scales will be removed later. The cooked meat will be priced at the normal price for pure meat, but a 30% cut is definitely not enough; it'll have to be 45%. What do you think, Sui?"

As always, Zheng Xifeng was very direct. Sui An was completely unaware of this situation, as he had no experience. So he looked at the people behind him.

Erhu shrugged, Wang Zhen frowned and remained silent, but Zhao Fengchong nodded slightly to him.

Seeing the three people's reactions, Sui An roughly understood what was going on.

"Okay, then we'll do it your way, Captain Zheng!"

"Okay, sure, let's weigh ourselves then!"

Zheng Xifeng's expression didn't change much. He glanced behind him, and the three squad leaders immediately shut up and started calling to their respective team members.

Wang Zhen was calling for Shi Heng and the others to drive over, and was about to bring Erhu's car over as well, when Sui An pulled him back. Although he was a little confused, he didn't go over.

Zheng Xifeng glanced at the two's subtle movements. As the head of the transportation team, he understood these things at a glance. He grinned and said, "Looks like you're hiding something good, afraid your good brother's truck won't be able to fit it, right?"

"Since Captain Zheng said so, I can't hide it from him. There's a big guy inside. Its scales are relatively intact, so it should be more expensive. Naturally, it's to boost my brother Zhen's sales."

Sui An remained calm, even smiling slightly, "Anyway, they're all under Captain Zheng's command, and I didn't sell them to any other caravans. Captain Zheng won't blame me, will he?"

Zheng Xifeng didn't mind at all: "Of course, the item is yours, and it's your decision who you want to sell it to."

Zheng Xifeng looked around, his gaze sweeping over Erhu and Zhao Feng, and suddenly spoke, his tone as if he were chatting casually with Sui An.

"I've heard things have been quite lively around Line 7 lately. Many second-generation territories have become bolder and have been actively opening rifts. As a result, a few of them were stunned and have calmed down a lot now."

Sui An didn't know Zheng Xifeng's intention, but he still replied in accordance with his words.

"Yes, I've been implicated by several surrounding territories several times."

"Is it the same this time?"

"Ha~ I guess so."

"That's really bad luck~"

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