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"So that's it…"

In Xiang'an City, where the entrance to White Cloud City was located, Su Hao found a shady spot to sit down. After reading the email, he replied to Senior Wu, Mentor Ma, Senior Jiang, and the others one by one.

It wasn't a big deal, but it wasn't a small matter either.

"It can probably be considered a… good thing."

It was a good thing for Dragon Nation and the Union.

Things had to start a few days ago.

A few days ago, in a small nation called Stone Elephant Nation overseas, a new entrance suddenly appeared.

Space oscillations, intersections, and then the appearance and expansion of entrances weren't surprising. Since the first entrance appeared 62 years ago, new entrances have appeared all over the world every year.

The opposite side of some entrances was very desolate.

On the opposite side of some entrances, they were facing the threat of the alien tribe.

On the opposite side of some entrances, there were precious materials all over the ground, a fertile land waiting to be developed.

Dragon Nation and the Union were looking forward to third party entrances… It wasn't unheard of for small countries to fight over a certain entrance.

"But the opposite side of the Stone Elephant Nation's entrance is even more special."

There was a large-scale ruin there!

There were very few traces of civilization in the New World, but the discovery of a ruin often brought great benefits to the Union.

He had heard that many "Sprite Commandeering" techniques came from ruins!

There were several special sects in Dragon Nation now, and it was said that they were also related to the gains from the ruins.

Another example was Whale Island University's "Real Illusion Crystal Tower" and Dragon City University's "Pure Pool". They were all ruins… Whole sites were relocated.

"According to the information in Senior Wu's email, the ruins opposite the Stone Elephant Nation are unprecedentedly big. It's an ancient city… In other words, the Stone Elephant Nation probably leaked the news. Since it's a small nation and couldn't keep such a big piece of meat to itself, it probably decided to make it public and invite Sprite Trainers from all over the world to explore."

"Not only that, it seems that there is a special barrier in that ruin. That's why master-level Sprite Trainers are the main force of the exploration."

Whale Island University could also be considered a force in Dragon Nation, and with the backing of the officials, they easily obtained a slot.

In comparison, many of the Sprite Trainer families didn't know anything about that ruin even now.

He actually didn't really want to go, but the ruins itself, the official rewards, the gain of Intelligence Points, and so on… There were simply too many benefits.

The benefits exceeded the danger.

Besides, he had enjoyed many resources and benefits from Dragon Nation after all. He had to do something in return… Many people wanted to go, but they couldn't!

As a good young man of the Dragon Nation, it was his duty to contribute a little of his strength!

"Even several Heavenly King-level Sprite Trainers from several countries have already gone there a step earlier. Only if the safety evaluation passes, will the second-tier Sprite Trainers be allowed to enter."

The Union had developed a complete exploration process long ago. There had never been large casualties when exploring unfamiliar areas.

Treasures were valuable, but human lives were still more valuable.

The next day, he took a special plane and flew to Stone Elephant Nation with more than ten Dragon Nation Sprite Trainers.

...

The Stone Elephant Nation was located in Asia. On the surface, there was only one Heavenly King-level Sprite Trainer holding down the fort in the whole nation.

But the whole Stone Elephant Nation's territory was even smaller, less than half of the Tiannan Province. However, in terms of territory and Sprite Trainers' standards, it wasn't very weak. Many small countries didn't even have Heavenly King-level Sprite Trainers.

-- These were all information Su Hao learned from Sprite Trainers on the same flight.

The cabin was relatively quiet. Many sprites maintained the safest "motionless.jpg" and "obedient.jpg" sitting positions on the plane. Big Fat Bear, Dazed Crow, and the others weren't very eye-catching in the cabin.

In the spacious cabin, there was no lack of nine-level tower dragons, Red Flame Qiong Qi, Giant Leviathan with bones all over its body, and other sprites with mighty looks, emitting traces of powerful aura.

As expected, as Su Hao's status rose, the people he interacted with were also stronger, and the sprites he saw… became much more personalized.

Among the many sprites, Thunder Roaring and Flaming Spiritcrow could only be considered average in strength.

On the other hand, Dumb Unicorn's current form, which no one else had seen before, attracted some attention. But they had come for the ruins and they also weren't very familiar with one another, and no one bothered to ask.

As for Butterfly?

Su Hao glanced at the top of his head. Its illusion and illusion changes were becoming more and more exquisite. It no longer attracted the attention of anyone or any sprite.

What was worth mentioning was that the Bright Night Spirit had also returned to the team.

Originally, Su Hao planned to check its homework after returning to school, but Su Hao thought about how long this exploration would last, so he summoned the Bright Night Spirit to his side.

At this point, the Bright Night Spirit's strength was roughly at the mid-level elite level so it could only sit by and admire the other sprites in the coming exploration. But Su Hao wanted to make it at least feel a little involved.

It would help in the future cultivation.

"I've really thought it through thoroughly!"

"Fufu ~?" The Bright Night Spirit with long silver-white hair fluttering in the wind looked over.

Su Hao waved his hand.

"Fufu…" It quietly curled up in the corner.

The Glowing Night Spirit was always obedient and never made anyone worry.

...

The new entrance didn't appear around the city, but on an uninhabited island.

At this point, many empty spaces had already been cleared out on the island, making a simple and crude airport runway. There were even earth buildings rising from the ground… One look and one could tell that they were buildings built by earth-element sprites.

It was very strong, just lacking some beauty.

When the cabin door opened and a group of people and sprites walked down, they were greeted by waves of noise.

"Brother Su Hao."

He saw Jiang Xiuqi, who came to pick him up, and Wang Qi, Qin Ya, and the other seniors beside him. Half of the school team had come.

He didn't know the rest. There were seniors who had already graduated for a few years, seniors and instructors from other schools.

There were also experts from Dragon Nation's various provincial guilds and departments.

Apart from the logistics staff, there were more than 100 people in the whole Dragon Nation camp. Master-level Sprite Trainers made up more than half of them.

"What's the situation now?"

Su Hao didn't see the entrance. He only saw that the island was rather lively. Those who didn't know would think that some Sprite Trainer gathering was held here.

Jiang Xiuqi said, "Right now, the entrance is temporarily sealed. The Heavenly Kings are undergoing a safety evaluation and exploring the areas near the ruins. The main purpose is to see if there's any alien tribes."

"If there are alien tribes near the entrance area, then the risk assessment would be at least high-risk. The Union usually doesn't explore with the risk… Even if the value is very high, the ones dispatched are probably the elites of the Union's exploration and command departments. We can't even go if we want to."

He paused for a moment and said, "Junior, don't worry. It's basically confirmed now that there are no alien tribes on the opposite side of the entrance. That's why we haven't heard from them yet… The only problem now is that there are many Sprite Trainers on the island. We probably won't be the first batch to go in."

Su Hao was rendered speechless.

Why would you worry about that? Su Hao thought waiting for the second and third batches was pretty good too.

Why fight over it!

There's always more places to explore, so safety must come first!

As Su Hao was thinking, an explosion came from ahead.

On the shore, in mid-air, the two sprites clashed and separated upon contact.

Bang~!

On the shore, two Sprite Trainers stood on both sides. Behind them, each had a group of Sprite Trainers watching the battle.

On the right was a familiar fellow countryman, a Sprite Trainer from Dragon Nation.

The Sprite Trainers on the left were vaguely divided into three to four groups.

Based on their clothes and language, Su Hao determined that they were mainly from three countries.

— Peacock Nation, Japanese Nation, and Korean Nation,

Along with Sprite Trainers from small countries that he couldn't name, as well as Sprite Trainers from the Stone Elephant Nation. But despite being the hosts, they didn't have much of a presence on the island.