Chapter 537: Chapter 481: The Idea of Building a City

“Green Shadow is located in the southern part of Daxia Country, within Tiannan Province, and boasts a city wall that stands sixty meters tall. In this apocalypse, it’s a rare safe haven brimming with countless strongmen.”

“Green Shadow is world-renowned for its rune equipment manufacturing technology and is the definer of today’s equipment grading system. Apart from equipment, the potions, items, and spell scrolls produced by Green Shadow are all top-notch, with a wide variety available, not to be missed.”

“At the same time, Green Shadow is also a famous cultivation holy land. The Extreme Martial Arts Hall has spread to dozens of sanctuaries and, along with the adventurer guild and trading house, is called one of Green Shadow’s three major institutions.”

“… ”

The detailed introductions occupied pages the size of a language textbook, complete with illustrations.

Some Awakeners looked at it with a sense of familiarity, and upon further reflection, realized—wasn’t this the content from the “Green Shadow Promotional Handbook”?

No wonder it had the flavor of an advertisement!

While internally criticizing, this did not stop them from continuing to turn the pages.

The ten safest holy lands on Earth came into their view.

Including “Ancient Spirit Imperial Capital,” “Purcell Divine Mountain,” and “Warrendo Mechanical City,” which were built by the three strongest nations of the Fourth Epoch, it was only after reading these introductions that the majority of survivors came to realize that history wasn’t as simple as it seemed on the surface.

They were just the new generation of the Fifth Epoch; there weren’t many Awakeners from the Fourth Epoch, but having cultivated for several centuries, one could guess the strength of these powerful beings from the introduction, with royal family powerhouses at their core. The three great countries have absorbed many Fifth Epoch Awakeners—like the “Ancient Spirit Imperial Capital,” where the capital city is filled with experts.

Next was the “Mage Alliance European Town,” which was much more low-key. It was said that in Europe, unless granted permission by the Mage Alliance, one wouldn’t even be able to pinpoint the town’s location.

The town was also the European Awakeners’ most coveted place for spell cultivation.

In addition, there were other great holy lands such as “Daxia・Beiting Defense Circle,” “White Bear Country・Frost City,” “Miley Empire・Hero Club Headquarters,” “Vatican,” and “Indi・Myriad Buddha Valley.”

Each boasted more than five Transcendents and had their own trump cards, heritage, and depth. They had the power to repel Alien Race attacks and the capability to nurture new Transcendent Strongmen.

These holy lands all originated from either strong countries before the apocalypse or possessed powerful heritage, or had both strength and heritage, offering countless advantages at the outset.

But Green Shadow alone,

stood upon ruins. Starting from the scale of a villa community, it developed to the size of a holiday resort, then grew to the size of a small town…

From an obscure small sanctuary, it became a medium-sized one, and then a large one, growing bigger and bigger, until now it has become a cultivation holy land coveted by Awakeners around the world!

It also faced countless crises, from a Level One Demon Tide to Level Three, Level Five, and even Catastrophe Level Demonized Beasts, to Alien Race Transcendents… But the repeated crises could not shake Green Shadow in the slightest; they only became shining achievements in the history of the sanctuary’s development.

All of these were recorded in the booklet.

While the survivors marveled, they also shared in the glory.

Some who had lived in Green Shadow for several months and had witnessed its rapid development were extremely excited.

This city,

That person,

a living legend!

“What else can I say, Green Shadow is awesome! Director Tang is awesome~!”

…

The news gradually spread to Lindong, Heng City, and further away places like Yang City and Jing City, where the survivors also learned about the acknowledged ten great holy lands.

The surface producer was the “Holy City Covenant,” but in fact, all the major powers were quietly contributing.

The printed booklets mostly portrayed the positive images of various powers, and specific information regarding Transcendents, heritage, and other secrets were not mentioned at all.

Green Shadow contributed the most significant effort in the production of these booklets.

Tang Yu’s desire for more people was even stronger than that of other powers like Beiting or Ancient Spirit.

Even the most ordinary survivors could contribute a share of telekinesis—worth it.

Other powers desired talent just as much.

Keenly aware of the esoteric doctrine that talent is the foundation.

At the castle,

a fresh-off-the-press “Introduction to the Ten Great Holy Lands” booklet lay on the table, still warm. Tang Yu leaned lazily against the back of his chair, stirring material with his spiritual power, briskly flipping through the pages.

He was quite satisfied with the layout and slogans of the introduction booklet.

“We could consider approving the publicity department’s funding request.”

“However…” he propped his chin in his hand, there was one thing he was not satisfied with, “Names like ‘Purcell Divine Mountain’ and ‘Warrendo Mechanical City’ sound so imposing that, by comparison, Green Shadow seems lackluster, and it’s merely a sanctuary.”

Adding the word “sanctuary” seemed to lower its status, so it was removed from the booklet.

Beiting was grand in scale, and from the beginning was referred to as a Base City, which seems classier.

And in some places, tiny sanctuaries, medium-sized ones, claimed to be cities and arrogantly called themselves City Lords.

Near Green Shadow once stood “Lingshan City.”

At the time, he felt that names like “Lingshan City,” “Divine Emperor City,” “Undying City” sounded too juvenile, and those organizations that established their own territories, with only several hundred to a thousand Awakeners under them, were never taken seriously no matter how grand their titles sounded—it came off as comical.

He didn’t change the name then mainly because he was lazy… ahem, mainly because he didn’t want to stand out, after all he was a youth who remembered the virtues of prosperity, democracy, civility, and harmony.

However, now the term sanctuary could no longer match the scale of Green Shadow.

“It’s time to establish a city, after all, I am a Lord.”

Tang Yu pondered, “Green Shadow City? It rolls off the tongue, but it’s a bit commonplace. However, if we change the name, we cannot be too careless.”

The survivors had become familiar with the words “Green Shadow,” and forcibly changing the name might create a sense of alienation.

“Unless we change it to something similar, Green Oasis City? It also contains the word ‘green,’ and it’s rather meaningful.”

Tang Yu hesitated.

At present, it was only a concept, but building the city would involve more than just changing Green Shadow Sanctuary into Green Shadow City—he planned to make it a grand event.

Decide on a date for the city’s founding and invite guests from all quarters, such as the Transcendents from the major holy lands… With his connections and face, most Transcendents would not refuse.

Thus, it would not only enhance the influence of the territory but also establish the building day as Green Shadow’s official holiday, boosting survivors’ sense of belonging to the territory.

Two birds with one stone.

…

East Sea, an uninhabited island.

Waves churned, and in the sky, there hung a mirage-like phantom of overlapping mountain ranges.

Several alien races with fierce, gaping mouths flew out from the illusory mountains and landed on the island.

Ripples moved through the air as if water were splashing.

Instantaneously, the scenery changed, and on the barren island appeared buildings of unique style, constructed of reddish-brown stones in the shape of pointed high towers. This was a stronghold of the Blood Mouth Clan, located at the entrance of a Star Road.

This Star Road was the same one connected outside Jing City, but the vastness of the road contrasted with the narrowness of the entrance, making it difficult to discover.

As soon as a few Transcendents from the Blood Mouth Clan landed, elite members of the clan hastened to greet them.

“Elder Minkou, Elder Shuikou, Elder Minkou… We’ve already thoroughly investigated those human Transcendents.”

An elite clansman presented detailed information, including the locations of all of Earth’s top forces.

He continued, “The two who ambushed the Envoy are from Green Shadow Sanctuary, which is one of the strongest forces on Origin Star…”

Elder Minkou took the documents and went through them one by one.

Their original plan had been perfect. After the arrival of the Devil Race Envoy, they would cooperate with the Envoy to break down Origin Star’s world boundaries. However, no one expected this generation’s Envoy to be so weak. With the Envoy gone, no clan obeyed the others, making the plan impossible to carry out.

What a trash Envoy!

Dead as he was, but losing a Pseudo Holy war machine on top of that!

The Envoy, the Pseudo Holy war machine, including their alien races… to pass through the world’s barriers required effort from both inside and outside.

From the outside, with countless strong individuals and various rare materials, the conditions could easily be met. However, from the inside, gathering materials set up on Origin Star or transporting them at a cost was not so simple.

In any case, it was difficult.

In order to bring the Envoy, the clans had exhausted many materials, and the Envoy lasted merely a few hours before perishing. As for the next time, who knew how long they would have to wait.

A Transcendent of the Blood Mouth Clan furrowed her brows.

She was a rare female of her race, similar in stature to humans and exceptionally fiery. However, the huge, grimacing mouth made her look all the more terrifying—a sight that could scare someone to death.

She cursed the trashy Envoy internally, but dared not show it openly. “The Green Shadow area seems to be the territory of the Ghost Hand Clan. What about the Ghost Hand Clan? They seemed absent last time?”

The elite clansman nodded hastily, “The Ghost Hand Clan, and the White Bone Clan, based on our intelligence, seem to have been wiped out… their strongholds have been taken over by Green Shadow, and it happened over a month ago.”

“The useless Ghost Hand Clan didn’t even manage to send out a message!” Elder Minkou cursed, “We each have a responsibility for the death of this Envoy, but if we can kill the perpetrators and redeem ourselves, we could actually earn quite a bit of merit.”

“However, Green Shadow is not weak. Their lair must have various safeguards. Although our Blood Mouth Clan is stronger than both the Ghost Hand and White Bone clans, we can’t be careless… Do you have any suggestions?”

The elite clansman clearly had a plan in mind and confidently said, “Humans like to fortify their strongholds. Both the Ghost Hand and White Bone clans acted rashly without understanding Green Shadow and perished inside. We should learn from their lessons.

There’s a human saying that applies well here: know the enemy and know yourself, and you will never be in peril.

We’ve reached the limit with external investigations. We can’t uncover the real secrets of Green Shadow just through ordinary Awakeners, and kidnapping their high-ranking individuals isn’t feasible, but we can infiltrate.”

“Oh?” The Transcendents gleamed with interest.

The elite clansman continued, “We can disguise ourselves. Of course, Green Shadow surely has some defense mechanisms, and entering normally poses a small risk, but I’ve learned that some high-standing Awakeners in Green Shadow possess a treasure known as a ‘Return City Scroll.’ This treasure allows direct return to their domain, essentially bypassing defense mechanisms and gaining access to the interior. That’s a vulnerability.

We could seize a Return City Scroll and disguise ourselves as those high-ranking Awakeners, infiltrate Green Shadow to scout and disrupt their cards, such as the Thunder Punishment Array. Without those pre-arranged measures, Green Shadow has but a few Transcendents. With our elders acting, aren’t they easy to capture?”

The elders from Mute exchanged glances and unanimously thought this plan was excellent!

The Transcendents from Green Shadow had evidently escaped using the Return City Scrolls last time, but once their defenses were sabotaged and they were trapped inside, the Return City Scrolls would become useless.

By inviting a few more alien Transcendents to join,

the plan was foolproof!

Now, the only minor trouble was seizing the Return City Scrolls.

Several elders from the Blood Mouth Clan were ready to take action themselves, for ambushing a few Awakeners with the power of Senior Transcendents was an easy task.

Swiftly,

a number of figures soared out from the deserted island.

At the same time, the planning for Green Shadow City’s construction continued methodically.

(Writing is draining; only half a chapter today…)