Douluo: What the hell is the academic master development system?

Chapter 830 Meeting an acquaintance
About ten miles from Dragon City, Chen Ping and Nan Qiuqiu found a small grove of trees where they could hide and landed, revealing themselves before walking towards Dragon City.

Ten miles is a distance that takes quite a while to walk, but Chen Ping wasn't in a hurry and strolled along.

There were no particularly tight guards at the city gate; they just did a simple check and let him into Dragon City.

Walking into Longcheng, the cold air is reduced a lot. With the protection of the city walls, the temperature inside the city is obviously higher than outside the city.

Everything in the city seemed normal, but Nan Qiuqiu said it had become much more desolate and was no longer the glorious city it once was, the largest in the north.

As Chen Ping walked forward, he observed his surroundings and sensed the changes.

On the walls of Dragon City, there were simple soul tool positions, but there were not many soul masters, and they were guarded by some ordinary soldiers.

It's not yet Longcheng's turn to be on the front lines of the war, so only the simplest arrangements have been made on the city walls.

If a few more cities fall on the front lines, Dragon City, as the largest city in the north, will likely become a key node in the power struggle between the Heavenly Soul Empire and the Sun Moon Empire.

Compared to the sparse soldiers on the city wall, what really caught Chen Ping's attention were the patrol teams at the foot of the city wall, who were not wearing armor but had an impressive presence and were patrolling spontaneously.

Chen Ping recognized who was among the patrol team members almost instantly, since nearly half of them were missing an ear and a little finger.

Perhaps Chen Ping's gaze was too undisguised, because soon, the captain of a patrol team raised his head as if sensing something and looked in Chen Ping's direction. Then, his expression was filled with delight.

"My benefactor? Has my benefactor arrived?"

The tall young man strode towards Chen Ping and Nan Qiuqiu. Upon hearing those two words, the others immediately stirred and quickly followed the young man.

"Are you Yu Tianlong, the captain of the Tianlongmen team?"

Chen Ping looked at the tall man in front of him, whose face was weathered and who was missing an ear, and paused for a moment before calling out the man's name.

"That's right, my benefactor."

Yu Tianlong walked up to Chen Ping and was about to kneel down when Chen Ping quickly helped him up: "There's no need for that. We're about the same age and have both participated in the competition. Just call each other classmate."

"How can this be? My benefactor, our Tianlong Sect, including more than a dozen elders, owes our lives from the water dungeon only to your blessing. Please accept our bow."

After Yu Tianlong finished speaking, he and the crowd behind him tried to kneel down. Chen Ping had no choice but to reach out and use his powerful soul force to hold them back, preventing the group of young men from bowing down.

He knew perfectly well that the Soul Masters of the Heavenly Dragon Gate were all genuine tough guys.

In the original story, the entire sect defended Dragon City to the very last moment. The sect leader led the entire Heavenly Dragon Sect in helping the Dragon City garrison hold the city. It is said that they killed many enemies.

After the city fell, the Heavenly Dragon Sect suffered heavy losses. Old Heavenly Dragon died in battle, and Jade Heavenly Dragon disappeared without a trace, likely in grave danger.

Chen Ping deeply admired such a person and naturally would not allow him to bow down.

"Alright, if you insist on doing this, I'll turn around and leave. I don't care if this Dragon City doesn't stop."

Upon hearing Chen Ping's words, the group of Heavenly Dragon Gate Soul Masters who had spontaneously patrolled Dragon City out of national and personal hatred nodded helplessly, and at the same time, their estimation of Chen Ping's abilities rose to a new level.

Without using any soul skills, but only with his own surging soul power, he managed to make this group of people unable to bow down. Just how powerful must his soul power be? "Ah, that's more like it."

Chen Ping smiled when he saw that these future tough guys were all standing still.

"Hey, Qiuqiu, long time no see! I just saw you here. Did you come with our benefactor?"

Yu Tianlong glanced around Chen Ping before finally noticing Nan Qiuqiu. This complete disregard made Nan Qiuqiu roll her eyes in exasperation.

"Yes, I heard from Chen Ping that he would be passing through Longcheng on his trip, so I came along and also to see my mother."

Upon hearing this, Yu Tianlong nodded: "Auntie has been doing well lately. She's even been helping the military make connections, getting a lot of advanced equipment from Shrek Academy to be deployed in Dragon City. You can go back to your sect and see for yourself."

"As for you, my benefactor, when our sect was rescued from our suffering last time, the vice sect leader said he had a gift for you. Now that you're here, why don't you take it with you?"

"By the way, let us also give them a proper welcome and show them the hospitality of the locals."

Yu Tianlong's tone was quite sincere, but Chen Ping's trip to Dragon City this time was not just for the Heavenly Dragon Gate, so he glanced at Nan Qiuqiu.

Nan Qiuqiu's mind was unusually sharp this time, and she quickly said, "The basic layout of our Dragon City is that the Heavenly Dragon Gate and the Earthly Dragon Gate divide the world. The Earthly Dragon Gate occupies the north of the city, and the Heavenly Dragon Gate is in the south of the city."

"Since you're here, Chen Ping, you'll definitely want to visit both sides. Why don't you sit down at our Earth Dragon Gate first, finish your business, and then go to the Heaven Dragon Gate?"

Nan Qiuqiu's words left the Tianlong Sect members slightly disappointed, but seeing Chen Ping nod, they didn't insist. They said, "In that case, let's go back and inform the Sect Master of your arrival. The Tianlong Sect will always welcome you."

After saying that, the group headed into the city.

"I never would have guessed, Chen Ping. You actually managed to make Brother Tianlong bow down in respect. You're just like the domineering protagonists in those storytellers' tales."

As Nan Qiuqiu and Chen Ping walked towards the city gate, they spoke with a hint of teasing.

"A domineering aura? That sounds like the aura of a turtle." Chen Ping rolled his eyes. "If that's the case, shouldn't my brother be surrounded by a harem of beauties by the next step? Why don't you play the role of one of those beauties?"

"Okay!"

Nan Qiuqiu's eyes lit up immediately, and she perked up.

"Forget it, let's stop here. Let's go see Auntie first. After that, we'll go to Tianlong Gate and then head to the far north."

Chen Ping thought to himself how close he had come to succeeding, but then he turned his attention back to Longcheng itself.

If he remembered correctly, although both the Heavenly Dragon Gate and the Earthly Dragon Gate had some hidden treasures, there seemed to be a huge mineral resource not far from Dragon City.

In the original story, before the Sun Moon Empire started its war, the Heavenly Soul Empire and the Fighting Spirit Empire had just discovered the existence of this mineral vein, but before they could start mining it, the war had already begun.

The Sun and Moon Empire is extremely authoritative in rare metal detection. After a thorough investigation by experts in this field, they concluded that the reserves inside this mineral vein are enormous. If all of them could be mined, it would be enough to support another war like the one before.

(End of this chapter)