The woman accompanying the City Lord of Phoenix City was so angered by the actions of Long Teng's group that she nearly exploded.
"They're such farmers at heart, we offer them good deals and they don't take them. Truly fools."
"Don't talk nonsense."
"Where am I talking nonsense?"
"Have you forgotten, this is Long City, their territory. I've told you many times, perhaps everything you do is reported to Long Teng's people."
"No way."
The young boy watching the commotion from behind really wanted to tell her: we'll tell Sister Xin Ci.
The person the young boy was thinking of was studying the teleportation devices.
Truthfully, she didn't understand anything. This time, she was just forced into it.
Fu Da Niu, who understood nothing, had her face practically glued to the control panel, scrutinizing every button and memorizing their functions before returning to her space and falling asleep immediately.
In the darkness, Xiao Bai secretly watched the human, musing to itself, "Is she tired to death again?"
The next morning, Fu Xin Ci woke up exceptionally early.
Before breakfast, she reported to her grandfather that she wanted to go for a walk.
"Ci'er, why don't you wait for Xiao He to have his day off and go with you?" The old man didn't mention his sons and grandsons; in front of his granddaughter, those two fathers were a burden.
"Grandfather, I'm just going for a horseback ride. Besides, if I encounter danger I can't handle myself..."
Fu Xin Ci didn't finish her sentence, but Grandpa Meng understood.
Indeed, if his granddaughter couldn't handle a danger, anyone else would have an even harder time.
"Go early and come back early, don't make your grandfather and parents worry."
"Mhm." The girl nodded with a light smile, then withdrew with a thoughtful expression.
The sound of horse hooves echoed in the morning breeze. Xiao Bai sat proudly on the horse's head, as if it were a general charging into battle with a saber.
Fu Xin Ci wanted to say: if it weren't for your chubby waist being so conspicuous, you might actually look a bit majestic.
"Squeak squeak." We're about to reach the foot of the mountain.
"Mhm."
After Fu Xin Ci put the white horse into her space, her small body darted into the forest like a swallow.
Xiao Bai, clinging to the human's shoulder, began to regret it. "Squeak squeak." Those branches are swaying in front of this Bai, and this Bai is afraid they'll scratch its face.
"Your face is covered in fur, what are you afraid of a scratch for?"
"Squeak squeak." There are eyes too, and also, what if I get disfigured? How ugly would that be.
"Disfigured, you're overthinking it. Have you ever seen a sable with a disfigured face? Really."
As Fu Xin Ci spoke, she accelerated her supernatural ability.
Xiao Bai: It should just close its eyes.
Hearing the whistling wind, Xiao Bai felt proud of its own intelligence once again.
With the experience from last time, avoiding some gullies that were difficult to traverse, Fu Xin Ci reached the high ground overlooking the valley in half the previous time.
She looked at the still lush and verdant valley, a clear stream flowing like a jade belt, and orioles soaring with their light wings.
The warmth in Fu Xin Ci's eyes grew even softer, and she felt more satisfied with the place she had chosen for herself.
"Squeak squeak." Stop admiring yourself, let's get to work. Xiao Bai looked around. It didn't say it either, but it liked this place.
It needed to build a good relationship with that captain today so it could visit often in the future.
"Okay, let's get to work."
In Long City, some people arrived at the trading hall at four in the morning, only to discover that someone had moved all their belongings overnight.
"You're too enthusiastic, aren't you?"
"Hehe, I'm a bachelor, so if I'm full, the whole family is fed. Better to be here where my heart is at ease than to be holed up in that tiny shack."
"That's true."
Perhaps everyone thought the same way, and they all arrived at the trading hall early.
The group of friends also arrived quite early. By seven o'clock, when they arrived at the trading hall, it was already packed, and they couldn't get in.
Later, the base leader ordered all mercenary teams and gangs to line up outside the trading hall according to their respective teams.
Personnel from Qilin City and Phoenix City were also required to do the same.
The woman from Phoenix City who always liked to take advantage tried to cut in line, and Xiao Ai blasted her away with a fireball.
Oh my god! She screamed, looking for a water ability user to put out the fire.
Xu Ruyi, with the kindest heart and a love for helping others, sprayed a stream of water, extinguishing the fire on the woman.
Heh, first fire, then water. It couldn't be described by the word "embarrassed."
"..." The woman, holding the hand of the City Lord of Phoenix City, cried and complained, but no one paid her any mind.
Even her companions turned their faces away, pretending not to see. They secretly resented her for being clueless; this was Long City, why was she always trying to stand out.
Fortunately, when the familiar ding-dong sound rang, Fu Xin Ci came online, and everyone's attention shifted away from her.
On the screen, Fu Xin Ci was communicating with her companions, "Within a five-meter diameter around the captain's position is a teleportation point. The center of the main gate of the official headquarters is also a teleportation point."
"Are there any other teleportation points?"
"There are. However, I know where those few teleportation points are, but I can't say their names."
"Xin Ci, you don't need to remember so many, these two are enough," the captain said, then asked, "Xin Ci, are there any precautions?"
"Yes. The weight limit each time cannot exceed two thousand jin, and no flammable or explosive items are allowed, nor any pollutants."
Both the captain and the base leader agreed with this. Their world had already been ruined, and they couldn't afford to ruin the other end of the parallel world as well.
After Fu Xin Ci finished speaking, she looked troubled and said to the captain, "Although I studied it for a long time last night, I can't guarantee that the entire teleportation process is absolutely safe."
"Xin Ci, what are you trying to say?"
"Captain, I don't want any of you to have any accidents, so could you use some items, and we can do an experiment first?"
Before the captain could speak, the base leader said, "I had the same idea."
The captain glanced at the base leader and didn't object, giving him some face.
The base leader quickly went to the outside of the trading hall and asked those carrying large bags and packages, "Who among you wants to teleport your belongings first?"
Everyone: ...?
The base leader: "We want to conduct a teleportation experiment first. This is Xin Ci's idea, and it's mine too."
These people carrying packages were carrying their entire livelihoods.
If something went wrong, they wouldn't be able to bear it.
"Xin Ci, we'll go back to move furniture. You can use the teleportation point at the main gate of the official headquarters," the captain said, then led his companions back.
"Alright. Don't rush, I'll be waiting for you."
The base leader: "Xin Ci, we also have a lot of furniture at home, can we...?"
"Sure, if one trip isn't enough, we'll do two."