“No hurry. Let’s observe first.”
Mei Changge shook his head slightly. The current situation in Xiangyang City didn’t call for their intervention at this time.
Besides, Yue Fei and Guo Jing had guaranteed that they could defend Xiangyang City, so he wouldn’t take action now.
Mei Changge wanted to recruit them, but Yue Fei and Guo Jing had yet to realize what they were facing.
“My lord, do you want the two of them to be in danger before attacking?” Xu Chu asked curiously.
In fact, he also understood Mei Changge’s thoughts. The Great Song only existed in name and there were many people secretly accumulating strength inside, preparing to seize the highest position.
In Xu Chu’s eyes, those people were like frogs in a well, unable to see how big the world outside the well was.
Even though this level-two stargate was evidently of a higher level than the world Xu Chu had once inhabited and had a sizable population, the inhabitants of this world had not yet witnessed the impending rupture in the sky.
Xu Chu understood this.
“If there’s no danger, why would they need us?”
Mei Changge had a smile on his face. He estimated that Yue Fei and Guo Jing would come looking for him in less than a day.
Although the Ghouls outside Xiangyang City had somehow gotten involved with the Jin people, it was no longer something that the Yue army and a group of martial artists could deal with.
The two of them chatted as they walked toward the city wall of Xiangyang City.
When Mei Changge saw a group of soldiers in black armor with solemn expressions, he nodded slightly with a satisfied expression.
These black-armored soldiers were from the Yue army, but Yue Fei was not there.
“Let’s head up the city wall and take a look.”
Mei Changge said to Xu Chu with interest on his face.
The Yue army had assembled, making it evident that they intended to engage the Jin forces and the foreign races besieging the city.
“Yes, my lord.”
Xu Chu nodded. The two of them jumped onto the city wall. As for the Snow Wolf, it followed behind the two of them.
“That’s the mysterious Grandmaster?”
“Two men and a dog?”
In Xiangyang City, some martial artists were excited to see Mei Changge and Xu Chu, who had jumped onto the city wall.
They knew that Guo Jing and Yue Fei were Grandmasters in Xiangyang City, but now there was a new one, Xu Chu.
As for Mei Changge, they ignored him. After all, Mei Changge had already restrained his aura as if he were an ordinary person.
These martial artists even thought that Mei Changge was the young master of some family.
Furthermore, Mei Changge and the Snow Wolf gave the impression that they had soared to the city wall with the assistance of Xu Chu.
“Brothers, aren’t you armed?”
The martial artists on the city wall asked curiously when they saw Mei Changge and Xu Chu coming empty-handed.
“We’re not going to attack. Why do we need weapons?”
Xu Chu remarked. Then, he and Mei Changge directed their attention to a point not far from Xiangyang City.
They all looked grim as if they were ready to attack Xiangyang City at any time.
As for the foreign races among the Jin people, Mei Changge noticed them immediately.
“Are those Jin people among the foreign races?”
There were Jin people who were seized by the Ghouls, their faces filled with strange excitement.
The Ghoul parted its massive jaws and promptly consumed the Jin people. It seemed to take pleasure in a distinct taste.
“My lord?”
Seeing this situation, Xu Chu’s expression was solemn. These foreign races seemed to treat the Jin people as food.
This was akin to the foreign races delivering the Jin people as sustenance, and the quantity was clearly erroneous.
“Those Yue soldiers are quite strong. They’ll be fine for the time being.”
Mei Changge also noticed that many people in the Yue army gathered in Xiangyang City had actually reached Postnatal Level 7 or Level 8. If they could become his soldiers, they could definitely enter the Innate realm directly.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
Dong! Dong! Dong!
The sound of drums sounded again. However, be it the foreign races and the Jin people outside the city or the Yue army in the city, they did not move.
Outside Xiangyang City, some Jin people had set up large tents. If anyone saw the scene inside, it would definitely be unimaginable.
Three Ghouls sat in the tent. Around them, a group of fair-skinned women sat beside them. These women had terrified expressions and tears covered their faces.
On the table in front of the foreign races lay a beautiful Jin woman. However, her eyes were wide open as if she had experienced something terrifying.
She wasn’t breathing at all.
“Boss, it seems the so-called Great Jin in this world isn’t all that great. And as for the Great Song, I’m not convinced they’re any better. Why don’t we just charge our way through?”
There were a total of three people in the tent. The foreign race on the left had a fair complexion and looked very thin. However, their eyes were black with red pupils that carried a demonic glint.
“Old Bai, don’t you know what the Boss wants?”
The fat foreign race on the right looked at it and said in a resentful tone.
“I comprehend. Isn’t this level-two stargate essentially functioning as sustenance and a breeding ground for our Ghoul race?”
“They’re just humans. The entire Great Jin has only three Transcendents, and the most advanced among them is merely at Transcendent Level 2. Moreover, these humans clearly haven’t fully grasped Transcendent divine arts. They’re nothing more than feeble birds.”
Old Bail s tone was indifferent. Then, he looked at the figure in the middle.
“Great Song is different from Great Jin.”
Gui Quan had a serious look on his face. He knew from the Jin people that the Great Song was different. There were more than 10 Transcendents in the Great Song alone.
“What do you mean, Boss?”
A red light flashed in Old Bail s eyes as he asked Gui Quan.
Gui Quan was the leader who led the foreign race into this level-two stargate. Most importantly, Gui Quan came from the royal family of the Ghouls.
“Great Jin still serves a purpose. We’ll launch an assault on the Great Song under the banner of the Great Jin, infiltrating our Ghouls within. Afterward, seizing certain cities won’t pose much of a challenge.”
Gui Quan said with a smile, particularly himself, having attained Transcendent Level 5. Handling Transcendents lacking Transcendent divine arts was a simple matter for him.
“Old Bai, since you’re so interested, will you take down the so-called Xiangyang?”
Gui Quan looked at Old Bai with blood-red eyes.
“Really, Boss?”
Old Bail s eyes flashed with bloodlust.
“Of course. It’s just a city. However, you will have to hand over 40% of the specters in the city.”
Gui Quan stretched out four fingers.
Ghouls could be described as nearly identical to humans. Apart from their eyes and the entities on their backs, they bore a striking resemblance to humans at first glance.
However, the food they ate was very different from humans.
Ghouls were a race that feasted on corpses and spirits. Although it was challenging for specters to assume a physical form, humans were easy prey. The Ghoul came to the realization that consuming humans wasn’t all that dissimilar from devouring specters.
More significantly, the greater the number of locations where humans perished, the more they could harness human deaths to form something known as a specter.
“Boss, I’ll go now!”
Old Bai rose and made his way out, intending to level Xiangyang City with the assistance of the Jin people and a group of regular Ghouls.
“Boss, what do you intend to do?”
The fat creature beside him had a puzzled expression.
“There are numerous human cities. You’ll be responsible for capturing the next city. When that happens, you must also contribute 40% of the specters.”
Gui Quan smiled..