With Jiang Kai's current strength, forming a team in the Unknown Region was no longer a big deal.
However, Zhao Tiequan agreed to go with Jiang Kai without even thinking, showing that this guy was also a very straightforward person.
Jiang Kai also straightforwardly said, "No problem! When are we going back?"
Zhao Tiequan thought for a moment, "Let's go back now. Oh right, where's your girlfriend? I didn't see her earlier."
"My girlfriend?" Jiang Kai thought carefully, then suddenly slapped his forehead, "Crap, I forgot about Siyao! Brother Zhao, back to the secret realm!"
When the two of them rushed back to the front of the cave, they found that the entrance to the secret realm had already disappeared, and the stone wall had become no different from an ordinary rocky cave wall!
After the Great Snow Mountain secret realm was cleared, it would shift location. But didn't the system say it would wait until they left before shifting?
Could it be that Chang Siyao came out earlier, and at that time Jiang Kai happened to rush off to save Zhao Tiequan, and the two got separated.
Jiang Kai hurriedly searched the surroundings and found some trees knocked over, along with some beast footprints.
He had fought the Tyrant and Evil Fire — could that have attracted some beasts and forced Chang Siyao to leave?
"Could it be that I've just missed out on my destined love…" Jiang Kai regretted deeply.
But then again, if he went back to the secret realm to find Chang Siyao now and Zhao Tiequan's condition worsened, he couldn't accept that either.
Comparing the two, saving Zhao Tiequan was more urgent.
"Should we wait here for her?" Zhao Tiequan asked.
Jiang Kai thought about it. If Chang Siyao had woken up, that ungrateful little mouse — who knows if it would tell her everything he did.
Chang Siyao was rather conservative. If she found out he secretly kissed her, wouldn't she kill him?
Thinking of this, Jiang Kai also felt uncertain.
Anyway, for now, they might as well wait here for Chang Siyao.
"Jiang Kai, don't worry. When I was traveling with Siyao, I found her strength was impressive and she was very clever." Zhao Tiequan comforted.
Jiang Kai nodded. Ordinary-level beasts, as long as they weren't too numerous, wouldn't pose much of a threat to Chang Siyao.
She had stayed in the Unknown Region for this long, so she definitely had strength.
At this time, Jiang Kai felt both nervous and uneasy. He was worried about Chang Siyao's safety, and at the same time worried that if she was safe, whether his own safety would be at risk.
"Didn't expect you to have such a beautiful girlfriend. I've seen many beauties, but one prettier than Siyao — really haven't." Zhao Tiequan said, "Anyway, don't overthink it. Let's wait and see."
The two of them had nothing else to do while sitting there, so they chatted about other topics.
Jiang Kai talked about Evil Fire and the Tyrant, and about strange professions. When asking about the details of strange professions, Zhao Tiequan also shook his head.
"I also don't know how to become a strange profession user. They say there are some special requirements, and there's also a theory that most people who switch to strange professions are those with dark personalities."
"Jiang Kai, don't go switching to a strange profession. My uncle told me, anything else is fine, but never switch to a strange profession — or you'll regret it for life!"
Looks like Zhao Tiequan didn't know much detail either.
Later, when talking about the Endless Abyss, Zhao Tiequan furrowed his brows.
"Actually, I have a feeling — it's like the past twenty years of development, we're just beginner level."
Jiang Kai said in surprise, "Twenty years, and still beginner level?"
Zhao Tiequan thought a bit, then continued, "Or maybe it's not about time — but ten thousand square kilometers is the beginner level."
"Why do you say that?" Jiang Kai asked.
Zhao Tiequan looked at Jiang Kai and continued, "Look, the portal for the beginner global war is at the edge of Taiping Mountain. That place is already very close to our territory's border — which is to say, it's near the ten-thousand square kilometers area, right?"
The portal was discovered by Jiang Kai's team, so of course Jiang Kai knew that.
"Yeah."
"And the Hidden Goddess's Ruins you discovered — it's also within the ten-thousand square kilometers."
"Before, when we were on the Ghost Star, we would discover things like BOSS treasure, hidden maps, all sorts of secret realms, but there were never any globally synchronized events."
Jiang Kai recalled some news online — what Zhao Tiequan said was indeed true.
Zhao Tiequan continued, "So, only after reaching ten-thousand square kilometers did these activities appear!"
"Such a big Ghost Star — it can't be that there's only one kind of Hidden Goddess's Ruins, right… After you found the Hidden Goddess's Ruins, the more important thing was the enlightenment effect. Other countries definitely won't be satisfied with the status quo. They might ramp up exploration in special areas."
"Different countries have different territory characteristics. Things we can't discover might be easily found by other countries — they just hadn't thought to actively search before."
"I think in the future, events like the Global War, Endless Abyss — things like that — will become more and more common!"
Jiang Kai said with some disapproval, "Maybe, but don't all countries have Drifters? If something was there, wouldn't it have already been discovered?"
Zhao Tiequan replied, "Drifters are looking for treasure chests, not for ruins. Or perhaps, some new functions only appear when global development reaches a certain level or meets certain conditions. Before, we hadn't met the requirements, so we couldn't discover them — but now that the conditions are met, they're showing up one after another."
Jiang Kai thought about it. He wasn't sure about Zhao Tiequan's theory — after all, it was just speculation.
The two of them waited in place for a whole day, but Chang Siyao never came.
If they kept waiting like this, there probably wouldn't be any result. They figured, if Chang Siyao left this place, she would definitely head back. She used to operate within the thirty-kilometer zone, so it was impossible for her to go deeper.
Thinking of this, the two of them immediately set out in the direction of Taiping Mountain to return.
Seven or eight days later, Jiang Kai and Zhao Tiequan had completely lost track of Chang Siyao. Helpless, they could only return to Huaxia's territory.
Over ten days later, while the two were resting on a tree, preparing to resume their journey the next day, they simultaneously received a system notification.
[Island Nation player Nagayama Jūrō has become the first to discover the War God Ruins on Ghost Star. The Island Nation will receive an additional 10% National Soul bonus.]
[Mortal Nation War has entered countdown. Countdown time is six months.]
[Mortal Nation War — the winner becomes king, the loser becomes prey! The victor controls fate; the defeated are at others' mercy!]
[Details of the Nation War will be announced in five months.]
[As the first player to discover the War God Ruins, Nagayama Jūrō has earned a special privilege. Privilege details undisclosed.]
After hearing this message, Jiang Kai frowned and looked at Zhao Tiequan.
"What did I say!" Zhao Tiequan immediately jumped onto Jiang Kai's tree branch. "Jiang Kai, these kinds of events will only keep increasing!"
"Mortal Nation War… oh my god, this is even scarier than the Global War. It's gone straight to Nation War now!"
Jiang Kai frowned — could it really be as Zhao Tiequan said, that with the release of certain functions, Ghost Star was starting to release more and more features?
For example, Endless Abyss activated National Soul, and now someone has activated Nation War…
Mortal Nation War — the winner becomes king, the loser becomes prey! The victor controls fate; the defeated are at others' mercy!
Although the detailed rules of the Nation War weren't announced, just from this line, it gave an unsettling feeling.
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