Douluo Continent: The Book of Witness and Peerless Tang Sect

Chapter 132 Targeted Intelligence Gathering Operations Begin

"To be honest, Elder Gong, regarding the environment of the Beast Fighting Area, aside from the not-so-spacious space for movement, is this place really suitable for young soul beasts to grow up and adapt to human society?"

Long You's question seemed to have stung Elder Gong, so much so that the once excited Elder Gong was now speechless for a long time. His large, veiny hand gently rubbed Xiao Muyang's fluffy head.

“You’re right.” Elder Gong spoke again, but this time his voice was noticeably lower. “The Beast Fighting Zone is supposed to be a place for breeding soul beasts, but I know very well that it’s actually a cage for soul beasts.”

The purpose of these spirit beasts is largely to enhance the practical combat experience of the academy's students.

I've tried my best, but the conflict between Soul Masters and Soul Beasts remains unresolved. Soul Beasts grow far too slowly, while Soul Masters' demand for Soul Rings is increasing rapidly and in greater quantities. Without addressing this issue, I can't think of any way to stop the decline in the number of Soul Beasts.

Don't worry, kid, I understand what you mean. I will teach this little guy the survival skills of the White Jade Flame Crystal Tiger as much as possible, and I won't let him live in the animal pen.

Places like beast pens, filled with violence and brutality, are indeed unsuitable for the peaceful growth of young soul beasts.

The handover process was somewhat unexpected, but Long You ultimately left the reluctant Xiao Muyang in the Beast Fighting Area and in Elder Gong's office.

I rushed to the Panlong classroom of the Soul Guidance Department, and it was already very close to the online time.

A moment of dizziness washed over him, and Long You found himself back in the Panlong Realm, inside the blacksmith's shop in Beishuang City. Nothing had changed; it was exactly as it had been when he left.

Although the timeline in Panlong Realm was locked, the passage of time in reality still made Long You feel a sense of unfamiliarity.

Although Beishuang City is now bathed in the soft light of the star-chain floating light source thanks to Longyou's actions, there is still a significant difference between natural light and the light emitted by lighting facilities.

Even disregarding the passage of time in the real world, the mere transition from bright sunshine in broad daylight to the lamplight of night is enough to create an unpleasant sense of temporal and spatial disorientation.

It took a full ten minutes to overcome that sense of disorientation, but now everyone fully understands why it's important to find a safe place when logging off.

When they go offline and then back online, the adaptation time they need is definitely not just a few seconds of sudden change in environment. At least at this stage, they need to adjust their state from scratch.

"Hopefully, those students who were in a state of combat before logging off and didn't find a sturdy enough shelter will have better luck."

Coming to his senses from the disorientation of time and space, and seeing the lingering fear in everyone's eyes, Long You simply offered a prayer for those unlucky souls who might have already lost a game life.

With their expressions slightly relaxed, the members of the Soul Guidance Department's technical team all began working according to the previous plan. Xu Sanshi, on the other hand, walked out of the blacksmith shop alone and headed towards the south city wall.

Now that things are relatively quiet on the city wall, Xu Sanshi needs to seize the time to confirm with the city lord of Beishuang City the matter of requesting external assistance.

First, Xu Sanshi needed to clarify with the city lord of Beishuang City the maximum level of assistance he could provide. He also needed to explain the minimum level of strength required to defeat the sandworm swarm outside Beishuang City and completely resolve the crisis.

Only by clearly explaining all these points can the Lord of Northfrost City understand the urgency of seeking external assistance and decide how many reinforcements to request and from which cities to request them.

Of course, another very important point is that Xu Sanshi needs to secure a deputy for himself (in the eyes of the City Lord of Beishuang City, this deputy may be the true envoy for seeking external aid). Xu Sanshi and his group are unfamiliar with the communication methods, official contact procedures, and even trade methods of the native inhabitants of the Panlong Realm (where to sell soul tools to earn start-up capital), and they need someone to guide them.

When engrossed in work, it's hard to notice the passage of time. By the time Long You noticed the time again, dawn had broken in Beishuang City.

The sandworm swarm that retreated last night (during the Panlong Realm time) did not launch another attack before dawn, and the excited residents of Beishuang City were now noisily coming down from the city walls.

It was this noise that woke Long You, freeing him from his work of creating a sophisticated earth-penetrating soul-guided device.

Looking up, Xu Sanshi was still nowhere to be seen in the blacksmith's shop. Long You asked Huo Yuhao and learned that Xu Sanshi hadn't failed to return; rather, he had returned and then left again.

"Are the composite flight soul tool, the storage soul tool, and all those soul-guided power engines ready?"

"About an hour ago, Senior Brother Lin handed everything over to Senior Brother Sanshi. Before that, I could see Senior Brother Sanshi leading people to practice flying over North Frost City, but about ten minutes ago, after Senior Brother Sanshi came down with the Starlink Light Source that had run out of energy, I haven't seen them practicing flying since."

By now, Senior Brother San Shi has most likely already set off. After all, the sky is completely bright now, and based on experience, there's no need to worry about sandworm attacks.

"Okay, I understand. Have you equipped San Shi's group with a radio soul tool? Or do we need to deliver it again later?"

"It's been paired up directly, but our unit isn't finished yet, so we can't contact each other right now."

"Even if we can get in touch, we can't do it now. Xu Sanshi's skill in controlling the flying soul tool is only so-so. We can't afford to let him get distracted while he's flying."

"Alright, you can continue with your work. I'll go find Beibei."

After gesturing for Huo Yuhao to continue with his work, Long You got up and went to Bei Bei's side. While waiting for Bei Bei to stop forging, Long You stretched his stiff neck, fingers, and wrists.

"Finally up and moving around?"

Before long, after setting aside the forged rare metal, Beibei smiled and turned to look at Longyou.

"This is really too troublesome. This earth-penetrating soul tool is already the pinnacle of my current soul tool level."

In a little while, Senior Brother, take this, put on the flying soul tool, and fly around North Frost City. We need to know more accurate information about the sandworm swarm.

To be honest, I'm starting to suspect that the underground spaces surrounding Northfrost City have all been hollowed out by sandworms.