I told you to change your skills, and you changed them into a nuclear explosion immortal?

The faction quest requires you to first find Longa and then help her reclaim her ancestral land.

According to the Haotian Compass, Longya is located in a small border town on the outskirts of a third-tier city in the Southern Region, called Longshan Town.

It's very far from the burial ground, almost spanning half of the Dragon Kingdom.

It's impossible to fly there. Even at the speed of starlight, it would take at least a month to get there.

So he lavishly spent gold coins to build a teleportation array.

As for the task Su Ming gave him, he checked it on the way using the Haotian Compass, but there were no changes or prompts. This was the first time the compass had failed.

Lu Yun even wondered if Su Ming had deliberately set a trap for him, just to trick him.

After using the teleportation array 13 times, Lu Yun finally arrived at Longshan Town in the afternoon.

The city walls of Longshan Town are very high and thick, and the city gates are also very large. If it weren't for the signboard that says Longshan Town, he would have thought he had come to a mountain town.

Aside from its name and level of prosperity, this place is almost indistinguishable from a mountain town. It is surrounded by continuous mountains and forests, making it quite primitive. Of course, the air here is very fresh, and the sky is very blue.

Just as Lu Yun was about to go in, someone at the city gate suddenly waved to him.

"Commander Lu!"

Lu Yun was startled, turned his head and saw that it was Xue Liang.

He was a little confused, but when he saw Xue Liang excitedly running over with two teammates, Lu Yun couldn't help but smile.

"I just wanted to find a local guide, why did you come all the way here?"

He had no idea where Longya was or what the situation was like in this place.

In the past, he would have had to find a way on his own, but now that he is the head of the Dragon Roar Group, he naturally has to make use of these resources.

To his surprise, he had only asked Xue Liang if there were any members of the Dragon Roar Group here, and the kid actually came running over on his own.

Xue Liang smiled憨厚ly.

"Captain, I just finished my work. When I heard you were here on business, I thought I'd take this opportunity to report on the recent situation of the Dragon Roar Group, so I came."

This kid's adoration and loyalty to me have reached an outrageous level ever since I promoted him to deputy commander.

He even suspected that his words carried more weight with Xue Liang than with Qi Huanyu.

"Alright, since you're already here, tell me about the current situation of the Dragon Roar Group."

Xue Liang nodded seriously, and then led Lu Yun towards the city gate as they walked.

"Thanks to your last rectification, the Dragon Roar Group has basically eliminated corruption, bribery, and the presence of traitors."

"The remaining small fry have been dismissed or sent to labor camps according to the rules of the Dragon Roar Group. For now, everything has returned to its original state."

"The Dragon Roar Group is now united against external threats and focused on winning glory for the country."

This was good news, and Lu Yun nodded, feeling that his efforts had not been in vain.

"but……"

Xue Liang hesitated for a moment.

"Recently, many mysterious people have come to our Dragon Kingdom from the border, and then disappeared as soon as they entered."

"Plus the recent public opinion..."

Seeing Xue Liang awkwardly unsure how to start the conversation, Lu Yun smiled nonchalantly.

"I know they're all going to be criticizing me, right?"

"Insults are secondary; the main issue is that many forces have already publicly declared their intention to deal with you."

"Furthermore, according to the Blacknet bounty, your net worth has reached 200 billion gold coins plus a piece of gold equipment."

Lu Yun patted his shoulder, both amused and exasperated.

"No need for such nice words, you just want my head, don't you? No problem, let them come."

Xue Liang chuckled awkwardly twice and scratched the back of his head.

"So we all guess that those who disappeared were probably from organizations similar to mercenaries, or the vanguard of those major powers."

"Regarding this matter, because it happened so suddenly, we don't have much information. However, we did have a meeting and unanimously suggested that you go and hide with the Vermilion Bird Army."

"Need not."

Lu Yun waved his hand and looked around at the underdeveloped environment.

"They're just a bunch of clowns. Even a legendary powerhouse couldn't kill me now, so don't worry."

Seeing Lu Yun's confidence, Xue Liang didn't know what to say.

"Oh right, the Qian family has been behaving themselves lately, with fewer people coming out. But I personally think it's not that simple, so you should be careful."

Lu Yun nodded, then couldn't help but let out a cold laugh.

"They're definitely not giving up. Even though it was just a useless number 3 who died, it still affected their reputation. But that's a small matter. Tell me about Longya's situation."

Seeing his reaction, Xue Liang didn't say anything more and changed the subject.

"Our spies have already gone to investigate. They didn't find Longa, but they did find two places where she had briefly stayed."

Upon hearing this, Lu Yun raised his eyebrows.

"You actually found a clue?"

He just wanted to give it a try; he didn't really have high hopes, since faction quests were only one level lower than world quests.

"Found it, but both places are a bit dangerous."

"One is Silver Bear Valley, and the other is Phoenix Fall."

According to Xue Liang's introduction.

The monsters in Silver Bear Valley are at least level 300, and they are rare monsters.

Phoenix Fall is quite complex, with many types of monsters, but the lowest level is 500. Almost no powerful players below the seventh rank go there to farm monsters.

Firstly, both of these places are in the wild, not in dungeons, so the drop rate and drop rate of the BOSS are very low, and the monsters are clustered together in huge numbers.

Secondly, both places have mythical-level leaders with immense power, so powerful that even Radiant-level experts would avoid them.

This has led to both places becoming almost uninhabited areas.

If Lu Yun hadn't asked about it, the Dragon Roar Group wouldn't have investigated in that direction at all.

"At the time, the team members were just trying their luck, but they didn't expect to actually find a clue."

Lu Yun nodded, indicating that he already understood the situation.

"Okay, you guys stay here and wander around, I'll go by myself."

Knowing that he was not strong enough, Xue Liang figured that going along would be a waste of time, so he did not refuse. Instead, he pointed to the tallest hotel not far ahead.

"Commander, we'll be waiting for you there. If you need anything or want to come back, you can find us there."

"Furthermore, there are members of our Dragon Roar Group outside Silver Bear Valley and Phoenix Fall. You can give them any orders at any time."

"Okay, thanks for your hard work, bro."

Lu Yun smiled and patted his shoulder, then amidst the exclamations of passersby, he summoned Starlight and headed straight for Phoenix Landing.

Phoenix Landing is quite far from Longshan Town; at the speed of starlight, it took more than half an hour to fly there.

It must be said that this place is more mountainous than the mountain city. Not only are there more mountains here, but they are also higher. Even the vegetation is more lush than in the mountain city.

And indeed, as Xue Liang said, there are far more monsters here than in the dungeons; they're practically everywhere.

He looked at the stats of several monsters, and they were all over level 300 with around 20 billion HP. If that was the case, it was normal that no one wanted to come.

However, he's not here to grind monsters today; he's here to find someone.

Of course, if he found it, he wouldn't mind using a skill to gain experience, but for now, he could only switch off Starlight, ride the unicorn, and fly low among these thousand-meter-high mountains.

"Coordinates... have been reached."

Seeing that his location on the map coincided with the lit point, Lu Yun quickly closed the map and stopped the unicorn in mid-air.

This place is in the middle of the mountains, a plain covered with charred rocks and ash, a scene of utter devastation.

But what's amazing is that every now and then, a few carbonized trees appear in this place where there shouldn't be any vegetation, with black leaves burning with black flames.

The monsters here are all kinds of animals engulfed in black flames, and they look somewhat like demons.

But this place is called Phoenix Fall, and there are so many burning dead trees. I wonder... could there really be a phoenix here?

"Hmm? Wait a minute?"

"That is..."