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Chapter 135 New Route: Holy Spirit Island

After several days of preparation, a new Blue Whale Express route has been added from Akasha Port to Holy Spirit Island.

The selected players are gathering below.

The task accepted by Zhenyu is a team task that can be shared with other members, and a maximum of four teams can be formed.

In other words, including her, the advance team has 96 people who can go.

Although the final list will be decided by Boss Fang Qi, she already wields considerable power as the recommender.

There was no buying or selling of slots, because Zhenyu is not short of money.

Most importantly, she takes games very seriously.

After talking with the Xuanjia tribe, Zhenyu found the four turtle-people to be very interesting to talk to and had very lively personalities.

Let's just consider it making friends and helping them out.

Having worked as a shop assistant for a long time, Zhenyu has a good grasp of the players' abilities.

After all, the things in her "world" are all very expensive, and the people who frequent her place are definitely wealthy, so they naturally have the means.

So she selected some acquaintances to send invitations, and for the remaining spots, she gave some to the college professors for nomination.

Being able to build a good relationship with NPCs in such a short time at least shows that they have something special about them.

Another group targeted active players on the forum.

Putting everything else aside, those who can chat on forums every day must have plenty of time and energy.

After a series of actions, the team now includes dungeon specialists, crafting and life skill players, and casual gamers.

There are even a few big spenders and independent media personalities involved, making the lineup quite perfect.

At this moment, Zhenyu and the four members of the Xuanjia Clan were sitting in the business class cabin at the bow of the ship, watching the players gradually gathering below, chatting casually.

"I heard the trial will begin in a week?" Zhenyu asked casually.

"Yes, I remember saying that," Leo said, turning his gaze away from the Nut Logic Board and scratching his head. "Our first stop is our family's island, where the elders have prepared a welcoming ceremony for everyone."

"Opening animation, I get it." Zhenyu nodded and looked at the basic logic board in her hand.

She bought this with her own savings, and it feels strange to play a stripped-down version of the phone in a virtual reality game.

In addition to the three apps—Moments, Phone/SMS—there is another app on the phone called "Palu Family," which uses Roche as its icon.

Isn't this blatantly admitting that they are all Palu?

Her lips twitched, sensing the game planner's twisted sense of humor. The NPCs didn't know what Palu meant, but didn't she?

Forget it, being a Palu is nothing new, it's like everyone's been one before!

When you're grinding through games, isn't it all about Palu?

Without thinking too much, I opened the app, and a chat box just like WeChat appeared before my eyes.

There was already a group chat inside, with several professors from the Assassin's Division, White Mage Division, and other departments who seemed to have a lot of free time spamming the chat.

"So, we've infiltrated the NPC ranks too," Zhenyu sighed, clicking the function button in the upper left corner.

"Current mission of Paru: Organize personnel to set sail for Holy Spirit Island to assist the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in completing their trials."

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"Gathering status: 96 adventurers, 4 Xuanjia Clan members, and 1 mystery guest."

"Shall we set sail?"

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and a mystery guest have both appeared, and Zhenyu has a point stuck in his throat, making him feel uncomfortable.

"Set sail!" She clicked to confirm. As long as no one was missing, it didn't matter who the extra person was.

呜—

Om received the command at the same time, let out a cry, and flicked its tail fin.

This time it was a dedicated line, with no tickets or cargo, so he traveled light and sailed at a very fast speed. In less than half a day, following the route instructions, he arrived at the outskirts of Holy Spirit Island.

There were quite a few rays around, and there were even hanging baskets.

Om understood that these fish did the same kind of work as him, so they could be considered colleagues.

Eating your own kind isn't a good habit, and Om couldn't bring himself to do it, so he could only slow down and gently push them aside.

Faint exclamations could be heard from the surrounding area.

"What a huge whale! It must be at least a hundred meters long!"

"When did our Crimson Stripes family become so wealthy that we can afford to raise blue whales?"

"Is one of its meals enough for me to eat for a year?"

"Be bold! Five years? My goodness! Blue Whale Logistics, does someone really have the budget to support it? What's it doing here?"

Om ignored the little ones' comments and, stubborn as ever, continued to squeeze through the school of fish.

The port wasn't far away, but we couldn't get there anytime soon.

Zhenyu couldn't stand it anymore and nudged Maggie, who was frantically scrolling through her WeChat Moments: "There's no signal here, no matter how much you scroll, nothing new will show up."

Maggie put down her corn sword and gave an awkward laugh: "Haha, what's the signal?"

Leo, disgusted by Maggie's embarrassment, grabbed the edge of the turtle shell and pulled his underling over, saying, "You forgot right after I said that, didn't you?"

Our main task upon returning is to set up the base station; otherwise, we can't use the logic board!

"We definitely have to go, otherwise—" Maggie was pulled away by Leo before she could finish her sentence.

"Come on, follow me to clear the way."

Upon seeing two familiar tribesmen with headbands leap off the blue whale, the Xuanjia tribe members who were watching the spectacle couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "Leo, where did you go to make friends? You actually brought a blue whale with you?!"

They are assembling a giant ray transport team to help the tribe's trial participants pick up their "friends".

This was considered fast by past standards, but the trial participant returned ahead of schedule, bringing back a blue whale.

Judging by the size of the blue whale, it must be at least a mid-to-high level of the seventh tier!

It should be noted that in previous trials of sacred beasts, the sacred beasts that ultimately appeared were only at the seventh rank.

Although there are other intelligence and courage tests, what's the point of testing them when everyone has already reached level seven? You can have the championship, right?

A seventh-tier cultivator isn't something you can just pick up anywhere; it takes real skill to recruit even one. Could it be that this trial will finally allow the Crimson Pattern Clan to finally hold their heads high?

"Elder Rongge, Lord Om brought us along the way and won't be participating in the trial," Leo said to the elder who had rushed over after receiving the message.

Leo knew what his people were thinking, but unfortunately, he was destined to disappoint them.

Even if Akasha hadn't sent any seventh-tier support, he wouldn't have accepted it.

He wants to prove through his own efforts that the Red-Veined Family has not declined!

"I see—" Rongge was slightly disappointed, waved his hand, and signaled his tribesmen to control the rays to make way for his friend.

The group followed the blue whale as they approached the port.

"Where did you go this time?" Rongge asked.

"Akasha, Elder, let me tell you, that place is amazing!" Maggie chimed in.

"Akasha?" Disappointment grew even more evident in Rongge's eyes. "Hasn't it sunk and is barely able to save itself?"

Upon further reflection, Rongge realized that Leo's choice also seemed reasonable.

After all, the conditions and resources that the clan can provide are limited, and it is difficult to compete with other rivals in popular areas.

"It sank, but it's really amazing!" Maggie gestured frantically, but Rongge couldn't understand her.

"Great, great, that's impressive!"

Rongge gave a perfunctory reply, then looked at Leo: "Have all the friends arrived? I'll arrange for someone to pick them up."