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Chapter 171: Guidance from Seniors

"Brother, I haven't been back to school since I graduated. This place is remote, and no fellow students from the High Tower have come here for several years."

Probably because everyone was from the same faction, Zhou Yuzhang’s attitude was very enthusiastic.

Fang Xi was on the other side, chatting with Lu Lingqing.

Zhou Yuzhang was very talkative. He talked about the past to the present, from his past experiences in school to how he fell in love with the Broken Star Realm when he left school to train there and decided to start a business here and establish his own territory.

Zhou Yuzhang was in high spirits and Chu Cheng was happy to listen to his experiences.

Because he may also take this path after graduation.

It is unlikely that he will return to his family after graduation. It is more likely that he will be self-reliant and build his own career outside.

By then, I will probably find a suitable territory like senior Zhou Yuzhang and try to develop my own territory.

In this way, senior Zhou Yuzhang's experience is very helpful for him.

One wanted to find someone to talk to, and the other was very happy to listen, they hit it off and had a great chat.

Lu Lingqing and Fang Xi were chatting on the side mostly about their experiences during training. Unlike the men who basically talked about battles, the women mostly talked about gossip between people, what kind of equipment was beautiful, etc.

Unconsciously, they talked about the purpose of their coming to the Broken Star Realm. Zhou Yuzhang pinched his chin and asked:

"So your purpose this time is just for my sister-in-law's Oracle hero profession?"

"Yes."

He glanced at Fang Xi and did not deny the title of sister-in-law.

Zhou Yuzhang raised his thumb and said:

"You are awesome. You are only level 30 and there are only two of you, yet you dare to enter the Shattered Star Realm. I was level 45 before I dared to come with my teammates."

"You have to give it a try."

"can!"

"I can see that you are very special, junior brother."

Zhou Yuzhang did not ask what his occupation was, but changed the subject and said:
"But you are still careless, junior. It would be better if you wait until you reach level 40. Level 30 is too difficult, and there are only two of you. The road ahead will not be easy."

Chu Cheng immediately heard the hidden meaning in his words and asked:

"Senior, is there any problem with the road behind?"

Zhou Yuzhang nodded:
"There is a problem."

"You should have the map your mentor gave you, right?"

"Yes."

"Your map is probably out of date."

"You don't know that the maps in the instructor's hands are generally updated once a year, but usually the main routes are updated. For example, here, places like the Destiny's Nest are rarely visited by people. Sometimes, only one person comes here every few years. For example, here, the last time someone came was four years ago."

"So the map you have in your hand is from four years ago, and four years is enough time for many places to undergo huge changes."

Zhou Yuzhang said to him in a deep voice:
"We have experienced several huge changes in the past four years. Each of them can change the ecology of the nearby boundary fragments and the distorted ghost domain."

"Many ecological changes have had a ripple effect, causing the surrounding situation to be very different from four years ago."

At this time, Chu Cheng's expression was already solemn, and he asked in a low voice:
"Senior, are you saying that the road to the Nest of Destiny is blocked?"

"That's not the case. The changes are not happening over there, but the surrounding areas are affected by the changes. The danger has indeed increased significantly. At least it will be difficult for the two of you and five soldiers to pass through."

“This” “But you don’t have to worry too much. It will be difficult for you to pass if you just rely on a few of you, but if you are strong enough, you can still pass.”

"Let's go to Yuzhang City first. After a while, I will dispatch an army to follow you and escort you there."

Chu Cheng thought about it for a moment and did not refuse:

"Chu Cheng thanks you, Senior."

Zhou Yuzhang smiled and waved his hand:
"It's no big deal. Besides, I'm on my way there. There are a few human lords in the realms over there. We haven't been in touch for half a year. It's just the right time to open up the road and complete the transaction."

Yuzhang City.

It is more than 70 kilometers away from Cuinan Town, a large city built on the bank of a big river.

There are dense farmlands on both sides of the river, dense water networks, and golden rice fields extending as far as the eye can see.

The group returned to Yuzhang City, and a banquet was held in the city that night.

Here we saw thirty or forty professionals, several of whom were former graduates of the Tower of Stars, a few seniors who had not yet graduated, and most of the rest were ordinary professionals who had changed their professions in the territories.

These elite professionals from the Star Tower have been here for several years, employed by Zhou Yuzhang to work for him.

Just like the aristocratic system in the Middle Ages, they obtained the status of baron or knight, and obtained villages or towns as fiefs under the name of Zhou Yuzhang.

After graduation, the most elite professionals, like Zhou Yuzhang, will build their own business and become lords or world masters.

Those who are less fortunate can join these lords and become nobles, and can obtain a family fortune without having to work hard themselves.

The worst one cannot become a noble, but can still become an officer and the backbone of the territory.

Of course, the above premise is the kind of legendary hopelessness.

If you have the potential to be promoted to Legend, then naturally you don't need to do these things, just be promoted to Legend first.

Zhou Yuzhang is at level 58, a mid-level hero, but because he died too many times in his previous training and his potential was greatly depleted, he has no hope of becoming a legend.

It has been stuck at this level for a long time. According to his own estimation, it will be stuck at around level 60 and will never be able to improve again.

After the cocktail party, the two came to a balcony teahouse behind the auditorium.

Zhou Yuzhang first took out a bag and handed it to him, saying:

"This is a small token of appreciation for the brothers' support for Cuinan Town."

Without waiting for Chu Cheng to speak, he stretched out his hand to stop him:

"You're welcome. This is the rule. If other mercenary teams come to support us, they will have to pay."

"Also, I will organize a caravan in a few days and go to the Fate's Nest Realm Fragment with you. There are several lords there. We used to trade every six months, but the danger outside has been too high recently and I haven't been there for more than half a year. This time is a good opportunity for us to go there."

Chu Cheng immediately asked:

"Brother Zhou, what exactly are the variables in recent years? Can you tell me?"

"Of course it's convenient to say. I was going to tell you."

He took a sip of wine, took out a map and unfolded it in front of him, pointing to a location on the map and said:
"This specially highlighted realm is the fragment of our current realm. The surrounding green-framed realm fragments all have lords. We are all allies of the Human Mutual Aid Alliance, and these red-framed realm fragments represent hostile alien forces within them."

"Especially this realm marked with a skull, it is where a powerful drow family migrated three years ago. It seems to be a branch of the drow empire under the command of an evil god deep in the Broken Star Realm. It is very powerful, and the alien races in the surrounding realm fragments have been conquered by them."

"Even the alien races in our realm's underground world have been conquered, and from time to time they will send alien races out from underground to attack us."

(End of this chapter)