In the world of martial arts, one works tirelessly to attain enlightenment.

Chapter 61, Discussing Countermeasures

Underground caves.

After listening to Lin Ran's words, Zhou Yu fell into deep thought, and after thinking for a long time, she found that they made a lot of sense!

"Come here, this place is about to collapse."

Zhou Yu snapped out of her daze and walked to Lin Ran's side.

Lin Ran controlled the earth's spiritual energy and poured it into the ground, instantly turning the soil and rocks into liquid that engulfed the two figures.

ground,

A golden ball of light emerged from the ground, revealing the figures of Lin Ran and her three companions.

Lin Ran couldn't help but rub her wrists. She hadn't expected that escaping into the ground would consume so much spiritual energy. She had almost exhausted her spiritual energy after leading four people for less than two hundred meters.

Afterwards, they took out the hovercar and returned, distributing the spoils equally inside.

Because of the large amount of spoils, after offsetting Zhou Yu's debts, she was still able to obtain some resources.

After distributing the resources, Lin Ran remembered the secret realm.

"How long until the secret realm opens?"

"A full month."

Lin Ran was deep in thought.

Yunzhu was nestled in Lin Ran's arms, its tail wrapped around his wrist, swaying gently with his movements.

Mengyu sat quietly on the other side, her pure white cat tail wrapped around Lin Ran's other wrist.

Zhou Yu: ...

Why would she want to see these things?

Fortunately, the return trip was short, so she didn't have to eat too much dog food.

The hovercraft was hovering above the base.

After getting out of the car, Lin Ran glanced around and spotted the fourth person who had broken through to the intermediate level of awakening.

Yan Lingfei!

Entering the living room, I saw her making coffee.

"Captain, would you like a cup of coffee?"

"One, please, with extra sugar."

Lin Ran sat down on the sofa and looked at the other information that Lin Sheng had recently collected for him.

A short while later, Yan Lingfei brought over a cup of coffee with latte art, and also prepared one for Zhou Yu, Meng Yu, and Yun Zhu, but without latte art.

Lin Ran tasted it.

"not bad."

"That's right, the coffee beans were sent from the Mother Realm, the finest batch."

Yan Lingfei patted her chest.

Mengyu: Stare~

"Captain, when are we going on the mission?" Yan Lingfei asked.

"I'll take you all with me once Nangong Yu and Ling Qiqi have both broken through to the mid-level Awakener stage."

"Who is the target of the mission? I sent them to gather information," Yan Lingfei asked.

"Trist of the Elf race, she is now also at the second tier. The arrogance of the Elf race is just a facade. It's safer to gather more information."

"it is good."

Yan Lingfei began to arrange manpower.

Zhou Yu was lost in thought for a while when she suddenly heard Lin Ran ask,

"Zhou Yu, are the side effects of the curse still present?"

"Hmm? It's already gone. The Wolf God's Mark was all there was."

Zhou Yu was puzzled, but after carefully sensing it, she said.

Lin Ran stroked his chin and said, "I've received a mission from above. I need to manage a chamber of commerce at the No. 2 base."

Yan Lingfei, Zhou Yu: ? ? ?

Yunzhu, Mengyu: What is a Chamber of Commerce?

Yan Lingfei snapped out of her daze, quite surprised: "Who was so brain-dead as to assign such a task?"

"A man named Sun Shi."

Yan Lingfei: "Let me ask."

A few minutes later,

"We have news. Sun Shi has a good relationship with the cat people. He is an official in Lincheng and has met with Gao Ming a few times."

"I see."

Lin Ran understood, and stopped caring about whether it was accurate or not.

So he replied with a message.

"roll."

Everyone: ...

……

Four days later, in the Enlightenment Chamber.

Lin Ran opened her eyes, her pupils flashing with golden light.

[Diyuan Kung-Second Level LV1 → LV2: 10/1000]

Leave the Enlightenment Room.

A quick scan with his mental energy revealed that everyone else was in the living room.

Nangong Yu, Ling Qiqi, Yun Zhu, Meng Yu, Yan Lingfei, Jian Linglong, Zhou Yu.

Ling Qiqi and Nangong Yu have also broken through.

All members are mid-level awakened beings!

"Captain! Are we going on a mission?"

Yan Lingfei ran over with bright eyes, unable to wait any longer.

Lin Ran was speechless and tapped her forehead.

"Don't rush, rushing will cause problems."

He then sat down between Yunzhu and Mengyu, opened the terminal to establish a local area network, and uploaded and shared the messages collected by Lin Sheng and Yan Lingfei.

"Let's check the mission information first. This time, the target is Trist, an elf."

Everyone opened their terminals to check the information.

Yan Lingfei suddenly said,

"Captain, officials from the human race came twice, demanding that you take responsibility for the merchant guild's losses, but I kicked them out."

"Where does he get his confidence? Ignore him. I'll deal with him next time we meet," Lin Ran said casually.

"it is good."

No one paid any attention.

Letting people from the elite program who don't participate in the political system manage the chamber of commerce is something no manager with a brain would do; there must be something fishy going on.

However, Lin Ran didn't care, and they didn't need to pay much attention either. They were team members, and Lin Ran was the captain.

A dozen minutes later.

Lin Ran rubbed her forehead.

"Tris is acting strangely, let's discuss the plan together."

"Yan Lingfei, let's start with you."

Yan Lingfei nodded and projected the information onto the terminal: "Triss has been very active lately and hasn't been focusing on cultivation. Given the talent of the Elven race, she shouldn't be able to break through to the second tier under normal circumstances."

"But according to intelligence, she was already a second-tier being about a month ago, so the actual situation should be even earlier."

"Based on this, Trist's resonance with the Tree of Life should belong to the upper echelons of the Elven race."

"Therefore, Trist will have unruly protectors around her. This operation will require the application of at least three extraordinary individuals to accompany her."

After Yan Lingfei finished speaking, she looked at Jian Linglong on her left.

Jian Linglong pondered for a moment, her voice cold and clear, sending chills down one's spine.

"I can call my master over. We can discuss plans and such. Call me again if there's a fight."

Everyone: ...

Lin Ran: "Okay, then I'll trouble you."

To Jian Linglong's left was Ling Qiqi, who was looking at Lin Ran with emerald green eyes, her hands crossed and resting on her knees, supporting her chin.

"I can disrupt the connection between the elves and the Tree of Life, but according to intelligence, I can only interfere with Trist at the moment and cannot provide any other support."

"Negative status effects? Reduced combat power and decreased health regeneration, very good." Lin Ran exclaimed, this is another difference of three to five levels of combat power.

After Ling Qiqi came Zhou Yu. Her voice was still hoarse, but it had more strength.

"I have a life curse, which should weaken the three elves, including Trist."

"The primary target is Trist. Other targets are not in the plan for the time being. Do not unleash the full power of the curse before completely killing Trist," Lin Ran said.

Zhou Yu: "Okay."

To Zhou Yu's left is Nangong Yu, a nun whose posture is dignified, with her hands clasped between her legs. Her pure white eyes and silver diamond-shaped pupils exude a reassuring aura.

The older sister's gentle, magnetic voice rang out, like a soft hand brushing against my heart.

"Perhaps my role is limited; the power of light is for healing and purification, and is difficult to use in combat."

"Is the healing purification... a restoration to the original state, or an added enhancement?" Lin Ran asked.

"Restore to the original state."

"Can you accurately restore a specific location?" Lin Ran asked.

Everyone: ...

Captain, there seems to be a hidden meaning in your words.

(End of this chapter)