"This... this looks like..."
Ye Feng was also surprised.
Because the end of the treasure map led to a mountain, above the mountain was a sky flashing with lightning.
The thunderclouds were split in two by an extremely bright bolt of lightning, and a large number of spherical lightning bolts of purple, blue, red, and various colors kept falling...
This scene was almost identical to what Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao had experienced in the thunderstorm area not long ago...
"This is a bit complicated! Xiao Xiao, draw the map of the destination first~"
Ye Feng observed the treasure map carefully and said to Xiao Xiao.
"Okay~"
...
The next day,
Around ten in the morning,
Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao finally completely left the "Human Forbidden Zone" full of zombies and arrived by a river.
There were already many people by the river, and they were not ordinary people, but fully armed adventurers.
Some were fetching water, some were cooking, some were eating, and some were meditating... They would occasionally look at a distant peak with excited expressions...
"The treasure these people are looking for is indeed the same as my treasure map!"
Ye Feng also glanced at a distant peak, feeling a little depressed.
He had worked hard to piece together the treasure map and come for this treasure, but these people...
...
Half an hour later,
"These people are actually waiting for others, especially those from the Seven Great Powers, to gather so they can travel to the ancient ruins together?"
Ye Feng looked quite confused. When it came to treasure, everyone would want to get in first and run, but now...
"Big brother, should we keep going?"
Xiao Xiao organized her supplies again and whispered to Ye Feng.
"No, let's blend in and see what's happening first!"
"Remember the thunderstorm we saw last night? The ancient ruins are probably not a place you can just walk to!"
"These people aren't rushing to the ancient ruins in a swarm not because they don't want to get the treasure first, but because they must have encountered some obstacle they can't handle!"
Ye Feng shook his head, led Xiao Xiao to a spot of shade, took out a lounge chair, sat down comfortably, and leisurely drank an ice-cold cola.
...
After a while,
There was a commotion to the left of Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao.
"They're here, they're here! People from the Seven Great Powers are here!"
"Don't t
Because the members of the Adventurer's Guild had a distinct badge on their chests, which depicted a sword and a lot of gold coins, with two clasped hands.
Ye Feng had encountered quite a few Adventurer's Guilds along the way. The leaders of the higher-level Adventurer's Guilds all had this badge!
"Huh?"
Suddenly, Ye Feng was a little surprised because he saw a familiar face in the crowd of the Seven Great Powers.
The person was a burly man with a pipe in his mouth, wearing a sailor suit and a chef's hat.
Ye Feng had met this person at an auction in Mech City. His name was Ajin, nicknamed Sailor, and he was from the Sea Restaurant, one of the Seven Great Powers.
Previously, in Mech City, Ye Feng had wondered why the Sea Restaurant was categorized as one of the Seven Great Powers. Shen Yunyao had told Ye Feng that the original names were the Seven Great Powers of the Continent and the Overlords of the Sea. Later, because cultivators did not have fixed strongholds and rarely appeared in the sight of the world,
So everyone also called the Sea Restaurant, as an overlord of the sea, one of the Seven Great Powers, while cultivators were listed separately!
Ajin noticed Ye Feng's gaze. A flicker of surprise flashed in his eyes, and then he got up and walked towards Ye Feng.
"What a coincidence!"
Ajin, in his sailor suit, walked up to Ye Feng and greeted him, holding a pipe.
"Heh~ It really is a coincidence~"
Ye Feng stirred lazily and let out a burp.
"That's people from the City of Arcane Arts!"
Ajin followed Ye Feng's gaze and said slowly, "See their armbands? The pattern on them is an arcane crystal!"
"However, some people say it's not an arcane crystal, but some other stone. The City of Arcane Arts has not publicly admitted it, nor has it denied it!"
Ajin sat down on a rock next to Ye Feng, "To the left of the people from the City of Arcane Arts are those lunatics from the Brad Base. Their symbol is a blood-red crescent moon!"
Ye Feng looked to the left of the City of Arcane Arts and found that the leader of the Brad Base expedition team was a man wearing a mask, revealing only blood-red eyes. He was of medium build, and his age could not be determined.
"Hey, don't stare directly into that guy's eyes. That guy is number 11, one of the Ten Blood Guards of the Brad Base. A mental attack from him could turn you into an idiot!"
"Even if the other party doesn't attack, if you stare for too long, you'll fall into a hallucination!"
While Ye Feng was sizing up the Brad Base team, Ajin spoke again.
"Holy crap..."
Ye Feng immediately averted his gaze, as he felt his vision was slightly blurred.
"Wait a minute, Number 11, the Ten Blood Guards?"
Ye Feng looked at Ajin somewhat puzzled, and while speaking, he handed him the half-finished cola.
Ajin took it and drank it down in a few gulps. "One of the Ten Blood Guards of the Brad Base was killed in a battle not long ago, so Number 11 became the replacement!"
"To the right of the City of Arcane Arts are people from the Desert Storm. See the swirl tattoo on their foreheads?"
"That's the mark of the Desert Storm. Only core members can have that tattoo!"
Ajin added quickly after a pause.
"Adventurer's Guild, City of Arcane Arts, Desert Storm, Brad Base, Sea Restaurant. This ancient ruin is truly unusual. Five of the Seven Great Powers have arrived!"
After hearing Ajin's words, Ye Feng frowned slightly.
"Ugh~"
Ajin burped and continued, "That's right. But I don't know what the Desert Storm is thinking, sending someone of Gold Rank 1..."
"The City of Arcane Arts sent one of the Five Arcane Prodigies, Tu Jue. The Adventurer's Guild sent the boss of the Judgment Group, and the Brad Base sent one of the Ten Blood Guards..."
As he spoke, Ajin suddenly looked at Xiao Xiao, his brows furrowed tightly.
He scrutinized Xiao Xiao for a while and sniffed a few times with his nose. Then, he changed the subject, "Ye Feng, how about we make a deal?"
...