Chapter 1860: Chapter 1887: Gathering Place of the Overseers
The four briefly gathered and set off again.
Jiang Que summoned a character capable of jumping through space; the four sat on the blanket prepared by this person, constantly shuttling through the starry sky.
The reason he hurriedly summoned them back was to timely encounter the sixth-ranked Chaos Squad.
"The [Peach Blossom Spring Record] truly is a broadly applicable Visualized Item; the Power of Laws can do anything."
Li Xiaobai sighed.
He saw an additional line of small text on the task module of the small Token panel.
[Squad Task: Aid the Flying Immortal Hall, suppress the riot, expand organizational territory.]
[Note: Squads completing the task can obtain jurisdiction over the Flying Immortal Realm.]
It appeared more and more like a System panel, even having annotations and notes.
Flying Immortal Hall, it seemed to be the sect of those young people they saved not long ago, how coincidental.
"Obtaining jurisdiction over the Flying Immortal Realm should attract many squads, right?"
Li Xiaobai asked.
"As of now, a total of ten squads have gone, but only we and the Chaos Squad truly possess competitiveness. The other squads merely aim to gain merit points during this task."
Jiang Que replied.
Da Jianbi watched Li Xiaobai’s puzzled appearance and explained: "This counts as an open task. For tasks like suppressing riots, both killing enemies and rescuing our people earn merit points."
Li Xiaobai understood; completing the task wasn’t an overnight affair. Most squads joined the battlefield to kill enemies and rescue cultivators of the Flying Immortal Hall to earn merit, without intending to complete such high-difficulty tasks.
Yu Huan Shui interjected: "But didn’t you say multiple squads accepting the same task is a violation?"
"It is for personal tasks, such as retrieving a treasure at a specific location and delivering it to the organization. If one squad accepts, others won’t intervene."
"Even if occasionally squads maliciously snatch, the organization turns a blind eye. Punishments nowadays are far lesser than before."
"Open tasks are similar; amidst many trash squads sneaks in the sixth-ranked Chaos Squad. Everyone knows the task is completed by them, with no competition—a tacit customary rule."
Da Jianbi explained to the two.
Tasks are public; last time, the Chaos Squad’s four members forcefully snatched the Three Inch Golden Lotus task, leading to their death; this event has spread among other squads.
This time, Jiang Que’s Assassination Squad has accepted the same task as the Chaos Squad, the meaning is self-evident for those who understand.
"We’ve arrived."
Jiang Que’s voice became hoarse; the killing of squad members left his fury unquenchable.
More infuriating than losing half his Divine Soul on Yue Xing.
"So fast..."
Li Xiaobai was surprised but promptly shut his mouth.
At the moment the blanket touched the ground, the character capable of jumping through space rapidly aged to an observable degree, and in a breath turned into a heap of bones scattered on the soil.
This plot character had just overdrawn his life to deliver them to the destination, indicating that Jiang Que was already extremely furious.
But during their time on Yue Xing, half of his Divine Soul was taken by the Law of Order; could he still overpower the Chaos Squad?
Da Jianbi said: "This is the Flying Immortal Star, the location of the Flying Immortal Hall. Earlier, the group of young people we encountered belonged to this Great Sect."
"The other squads should have already arrived; we are relatively slow."
Li Xiaobai surveyed the surroundings; their landing point appeared to be on the periphery of this star, desolate, silent, and empty. The conflict was in more central areas.
Jiang Que, filled with killing intent: "I won’t repeat myself, find the Chaos Squad, kill them all."
The three nodded: "Understood."
"Move out!"
...
The four slowly advanced towards the star’s center.
Gradually, they could see scattered bodies lying on the ground, no living ones.
Li Xiaobai stepped forward, inspecting one by one, cursing in secrecy; these corpses had already been looted, with not a single valuable thing remaining.
"Quite a few places seem to be fighting; who is fighting who?"
Yu Huan Shui asked, recalling that Lao Yang’s star was also dragged into the conflict, as wars seemed to erupt deep in the starry sky.
"This is what many want to know, yet nearly nobody knows; in any case, conflicts have emerged, and the affected range continues to expand, with more stars forcibly drawn into the war. In fact, many forces fight each other without knowing who started it."
"It must be a clash between two rather large forces; otherwise, it wouldn’t have such an impact."
Da Jianbi said, having spent time together, realizing this guy was a chatterbox.
However, Li Xiaobai and Yu Huan Shui highly doubted his words, having formed the bias that his speech contained both truth and lies.
"Fifteen miles ahead, there’s a city."
"The air is thick with the smell of blood—it must be a small battlefield."
Several mice burrowed out from underground, collected by Jiang Que.
These were scouts he had sent out, capable of quickly grasping the surrounding situation.
"Let’s head over."
...
At the same time.
In a city somewhere on the Flying Immortal Star.
A total of nine four-member squads were feasting in the City Lord’s Mansion.
The military generals stood in two rows, straight as arrows, while the City Lord and several civil ministers wore flattering expressions, constantly ordering servants to serve dishes.
"I owe this to you, esteemed experts; were it not for your intervention, I fear this city wouldn’t have survived."
"You’re indeed worthy of your reputation as an organization overseeing the heavens; with your arrival, the Bronze Hall was utterly defeated."
The City Lord’s face was filled with smiles as he fawnishly served wine to everyone.
"It’s all right, you Flying Immortal Star are indeed perceptive, recognizing the organization’s kindness and willing to surrender to it, much better than those stars that are like stinking cesspits."
"We’ve sent experts this time, no matter who the intruder is, they must remain here forever."
A regulator lifted his cup, smiling faintly.
"Indeed, the Chaos Squad has already arrived; at this moment, they should be aiding the Flying Immortal Hall, and once they defeat the main enemy troops, the City Lord can rest easy."
"Hahaha, it’s surprising that a total of eleven squads have accepted this mission, which we didn’t expect."
"Nor did anyone expect that our nine squads had already allied early on to harvest here."
"By the way, shouldn’t there be no more enemy troops around this city, should we head to the next city?"
"No rush, leaving tomorrow wouldn’t be too late."
Thirty-six regulators reveled in the intoxication and dreams, their faces filled with smiles as they profited immensely from this task.
The military generals coldly observed everything, their eyes full of disdain; these individuals indeed had profound cultivation levels but lacked alertness, being too arrogant and conceited. The defeat of enemy troops was solely due to the squads banding together; if taken individually, it’s uncertain who would live or die.
"Report!"
"City Lord, there’s a team of cultivators requesting entry at the city gate."
Outside, a soldier knelt on one knee, reporting.
"Go, go, can’t you see the esteemed gentlemen are resting? Let them get lost!"
The City Lord was displeased and scolded the soldier a few words.
The soldier hesitated for a moment but still said: "That team also consists of four members and seems to be regulators."