The Eternal Saint of Alchemy

He returned to his room, took out the connection plan for the dual-boundary platform and the northern backup node, and completed the first phase of the plan before dawn.

In the early hours of the morning, Master Cheng led his men to implement the plan, and the outer defenses of the northern backup node were completed on the same day.

This time, the Ice Wolf Tribe's negotiations were much more direct.

The one who came this time was a middle-aged general named Chi Zong, who was tall and had a cultivation level at the peak of the ninth rank.

His attitude was polite, but much clearer than the previous envoy's: "The Ice Wolf Tribe wishes to share that underground node with the Twin Realms Platform. The Ice Wolf Tribe is willing to provide exploration data on the far north of Aurora Plains."

Xiao Fan led Chi Zong to the tower lobby.

Upon hearing the purpose of the visit, he did not answer immediately, but instead glanced at the map, which marked the locations of the Ice Wolf Tribe's outpost base and the Twin Realms Platform's backup network.

"That node is located in the underground network of the Twin Realms Platform, and it is connected to the main network of the Twin Realms Platform by spiritual energy. If the Ice Wolf Tribe wants to use that node, it must be under the supervision of the Twin Realms Platform to ensure that it does not affect the surrounding pipeline network."

Red Mane frowned slightly, glanced at the short staff at Xiao Fan's waist, then at the spiritual light emanating from the array room, pondered for a moment, and said, "The Ice Wolf Tribe is willing to accept this condition, to use this node under the supervision of the Dual Realm Platform, and to allow the Ice Wolf Tribe to send a member to be responsible for the daily maintenance of the node."

Xiao Fan thought for a moment and nodded.

The two signed a simple agreement in the lobby on the first floor that day, stipulating the time for using the nodes, the method of supervision, and the frequency of exchanging information.

Before leaving, Chi Zong asked Shuangjietai if they had a map of the north, and Xiao Fan showed him a map that marked the area north of Black Stone Pass.

Red Mane glanced at the map, nodded, and led his men toward the Ice Wolf Tribe's camp.

Five days after the agreement was signed, the people from Shuangjietai and the Ice Wolf Tribe conducted their first joint operation on the northern backup node.

Xiao Fan used his short staff to guide the spiritual power of the main network to connect smoothly to the node, while the observers of the Ice Wolf Tribe recorded the various parameter changes when the node started up to ensure the stability of the node.

The Ice Wolf Tribe gained access to the node, and the Twin Realms Platform also obtained the first batch of data from the far north of Aurora Plains.

Cheng Xiushi noticed that among the exploration materials provided by the Ice Wolf Tribe, there was a record about ancient ruins further north of Black Stone Pass, which corresponded to some unmarked structures on the underground bronze disc map of Shuangjietai.

He copied down this record and compared it with the complete map on the bronze disc, discovering that there were two places in this area that appeared to be building foundations, which were not recorded on any map.

These new markings extend the map of northern Shuangjie from the Ice Wolf outpost northward, even reaching a small area at the northernmost tip of Aurora Plain.

The next day, Bai Ye arrived at the Twin Realms Platform. Looking at the information he had obtained from Ice Wolf, he said, "Among the information obtained from Ice Wolf, there are several coordinates that are exactly the same as the markings on the blank page footer of the Silver Frost Sword."

On the third day, the Ice Wolf Tribe's records also mentioned several high-purity ore veins. These veins were not far from the Ice Wolf Tribe's outpost, but had not yet been mined. The Ice Wolf Tribe's choice to cooperate with the Twin Realms Platform brought them far greater practical benefits than if they had chosen one side alone.

By summer, the Twin Realms Platform had enveloped the entire area extending from the southern edge of Starfall Plains to the tower at the northern end of Aurora Plains.

The North Tower was operating normally, and the Ice Wolf Tribe's sentry towers maintained a certain interval between patrols, occasionally nodding to each other.

The flag of the Ice Wolf outpost flies high every day, and the wheels and footprints form a line that connects the two teams.

The Rust Rift Valley has entered its peak summer mining season, and Ning Yao delivered the second batch of ore to the mine.

The Ironrust Rift is the second largest mineral vein after Twin Realms Platform, a stable source of resources, and the main source of resources for daily training at the stronghold.

The little deer in Qinglu Manor has grown a lot, and the array flags around Shuangjie Platform rotate at a steady frequency under the summer sun.

The Earth Core Golden Mane Beast lay on the city wall, enjoying the longest summer day, its golden mane shimmering in the sunlight.

Bai Ye visited the base more and more frequently, sometimes leaving at noon and staying in the main building until dark.

She usually sits by the gate, with her Silver Frost Sword on the table leg, and rarely speaks, but occasionally when someone stops, she will chime in with a comment.

That evening, Xiao Fan walked out of the array room and found Bai Ye sitting on the stone steps outside the main hall, a silver frost sword lying across his knees, looking at the ice field in the distance, which was dyed orange-red by the setting sun.

Xiao Fan sat down next to her, with a foot between them.

She glanced at him sideways, said nothing, and turned to look at the horizon.

The Earth Core Golden Mane Beast descended from the city wall and lay down at the foot of the stone steps, its scales gleaming in the setting sun.

In late summer, a strange group appeared to the east of the Ice Wolf outpost.

This was a group of about thirty people, dressed in brown leather armor, riding long-haired camels.

They bypassed the Ice Wolf tribe's outposts and established a temporary observation post between the tower and the Ice Wolf tribe's camp, without approaching the Twin Realms Platform patrols or crossing the Ice Wolf tribe's territory.

The guards on the tower described the characteristics of the force in the next day's newspaper: they stayed at the observation post for two days and then left without leaving any trace or making any contact with the people of Twin Realms Platform or the Ice Wolf Tribe.

After receiving the report, Xiao Fan glanced in that direction with his staff and discovered a very faint spiritual energy mark there, unlike any other force he had encountered before.

On the third day, news came from the Red Mane Ice Wolf Tribe. It was a tribe called "White Camel Ridge" in the northernmost part of the Aurora Plains. They mainly operated a camel transport business, often acted as intermediaries between various forces, and occasionally appeared on the edge of newly developed areas to observe the development of the situation.

White Camel Ridge is an unclaimed territory, caught between various powerful forces.

After hearing the details of the situation at White Camel Ridge, Xiao Fan confirmed that these people were not there to cause trouble, but rather it was a normal activity at White Camel Ridge.

He requested that the guards on the tower keep a record of their observations, but not have direct access to them.

Looking at the intelligence about White Camel Ridge provided by the Ice Wolf Tribe, Bai Ye said, "The movements at White Camel Ridge often indicate that more forces have discovered this area. Their appearance means that the Twin Realms Platform in the north and the Ice Wolf Alliance have attracted wider attention."