Jiang Kai and Luo Shen jointly hired a carriage to return from Huaxia City to the main city of District Eighteen.
Luo Shen looked at the territory flashing quickly past on both sides, as if lost in thought. After a while, he said quietly, "This great land and rivers, they didn't come easily…"
Jiang Kai slightly furrowed his brows, not knowing what Luo Shen truly wanted to say to him. After thinking for a bit, he decided to take the initiative to speak.
"Luo Shen, if you came to persuade reconciliation, then I don't think it's necessary to speak." Jiang Kai directly cut to the chase, "If Xuanwu can learn his lesson this time, I won't drive him to extinction. I know for Huaxia, they're still quite important."
"But if they still refuse to turn over a new leaf, and come to cause me trouble again, even if Old Wei comes personally to find me, I will never give them another chance."
Luo Shen looked at Jiang Kai, smiled slightly, and shook his head, "Your grievances with Xuanwu, whatever they become, I won't pay attention. I only take responsibility for making sure they fulfill their promises."
Jiang Kai furrowed his brows, looking at Luo Shen's calm expression, feeling a bit surprised.
Luo Shen didn't come to persuade reconciliation?
"Uh… then what did you mean when you said you wanted to chat with me?"
"New map development." Luo Shen directly said.
"New map development? Isn't that a matter for your military?"
Luo Shen's smile didn't change, "Systematic new map development is indeed a military responsibility, but no one ever said ordinary people can't enter new maps, right?"
To occupy a region, one must defeat the Guardian Lord. But even without defeating the Guardian Lord, you can enter a new map—just that it's extremely dangerous. On Ghost Star, this is no secret.
The military has specialized personnel responsible for pioneering new maps. Because of this, every major district usually pushes forward three to four maps simultaneously.
District Eighteen is set to push forward four maps at once: Zhulu Ridge, King's Valley, Taiyin Mountain Path, and the Burning Plains.
It's just that Jiang Kai didn't understand why Luo Shen was discussing this new map matter with him.
After all, Luo Shen should likely represent the military.
"Luo Shen, what are you actually trying to say?"
Luo Shen said, "Let me put it this way. The development of Zhulu Ridge in District Eighteen is actually nearing its end. After adding three more seventh-level Martial Disciples, I believe within a few days… or maybe even sooner, we'll be able to occupy Zhulu Ridge."
"Also, the progress of King's Valley and Taiyin Mountain Path has also entered the late-mid stages."
"Normally, Guardian Lord chests will upgrade the top-tier power of Huaxia. After taking Zhulu Ridge, the progress on those two maps may speed up significantly."
"This way, the opening of a new map becomes a bit time-sensitive."
After speaking, Luo Shen looked at Jiang Kai, "Jiang Kai, although we don't oppose civilians entering new zones, we also don't encourage it. Because the number of players in new zones is too few, there's no previous data to reference, no main city, no safety zones—civilians entering would be very dangerous."
"Luo Shen, you're not trying to have me help you open a new map, are you… isn't that a bit too dangerous? You guys have so many extraordinary powerhouses and still haven't developed the new zones, I…"
Luo Shen shook his head, "Jiang Kai, our military is responsible for systematic development of new zones. For example, on a certain map, we must identify the attributes, skills, and talents of the monsters, and what bosses exist on the map."
"But what I hope you do, actually is… looting!"
"Ah?" Jiang Kai became even more confused.
"Simply put, you don't need to gather these statistics. I hope that under the condition you can ensure your own safety, go develop in the new map! If you can fight, then fight. If not, run."
"And if you—just saying if—you manage to find some treasure chests in the new map and get some powerful items, I hope you can give priority to providing them to our military. We'll offer a reasonable price."
Jiang Kai seemed to understand a bit.
So it's just asking him to go casually farm monsters, and if he gets something good, he can sell it to the military.
After all, high-tier job-change materials are rare on earlier maps. But later, the drop rates might drastically increase, or even new items could appear.
Jiang Kai frowned, "Luo Shen, why doesn't the War God Temple do this kind of thing?"
Luo Shen chuckled, "First, the War God Temple's main battlefield is the Beast God Battlefield. After all, the Beast God is a threat to our survival. Lately, the Beast God's strength has been constantly rising, and activity is becoming more frequent. The War God Temple is under heavy pressure."
"Second, the War Gods are also the main force in boss fights."
"These two points mean they must be ready to respond at any time! Of course, they also participate in new map development tasks. But as you know, even the War Gods don't have the power to kill king-level bosses, so their main mission is to investigate the data of Elites, Generals, Commanders, and King-level Bosses."
"This way, the War Gods not only lack manpower, but they also can't roam freely. Think about it—what if we have a task for them, but they're stuck in some unknown map and we don't know when they'll be back—how would we fight the battle then? New maps don't have safety zones; whether they can return is another question entirely."
Jiang Kai gasped, "Luo Shen, so what you mean is—whether I live or die out there doesn't matter?"
"Hehehe, I didn't say that. Mainly, I think if we're talking about looting ability, survival skills, and even luck, you really are the most suitable candidate."
"You, for example, found the Murloc Lord's treasure, coincidentally entered a personal secret realm, oh, and I heard someone say you even discovered a hidden map in Taiyin Mountain Path."
Jiang Kai's gaze turned blank, falling into deep thought, "I thought you were picking someone strong… I… why do I give people this impression… don't tell me all this wasn't earned through my hard work…"
Except the hidden map in Taiyin Mountain Path—that was Old Hu sacrificing his charm to get it.
"Actually, you're not the only one doing this kind of activity." Luo Shen continued, "These people include both military and civilians, but without exception, they are all top-level experts and have cooperation with the military."
Jiang Kai widened his eyes, "Isn't the Elite Camp supposed to be made up of the top-level experts?"
"Hahahaha." Luo Shen laughed, "You like to hold back your trump cards when you fight—do you think Huaxia wouldn't do the same? Or that other countries don't have hidden cards?"
"Besides, why do you think some countries overseas have smaller map development areas than us, yet their job levels are even higher? And don't you think it's strange that fourth-level Martial Disciple job materials are so rare, yet the number of fourth-level Martial Disciples is more than you imagined?"
"You could say that the missions of these people are even more important than the Global Tournament. After all, they provide relatively long-term, stable, high-tier item income, while the tournament is just temporary and one-time."
"These people, we call them 'Wanderers.' They drift around the periphery of our main forces, exploring unknown areas, bringing us high-tier job-change materials and advanced resources. Their strength far surpasses that of the average person."
"Usually only after reaching Tier 4 can one qualify to become a Wanderer. To be able to survive in unknown zones with Tier 4 strength already proves their power."
Jiang Kai listened, confused, as if in a fog—he hadn't expected that so many secrets were hidden in Ghost Star.
Someone once told him what he saw was only the tip of the iceberg of Ghost Star. Now, he suddenly seemed to understand the meaning of that sentence.
The wristwatch tracking, the bizarre profession ranked alongside extraordinary jobs, and now the newly introduced Wanderers… just how much more is there that he doesn't know!
"Oh right, maybe you'll also find your own job-change materials in the unknown zones. Since Ghost Star said every class has an ultimate job, there's no way you only go up to Tier 3, right?"
"Although new zones don't have safety zones and our forces can't set up fixed outposts, if you accept a military commission, as long as you meet military teams, you can receive their protection, resource purchases, and all internal military services."
"Also, your brother's and sister's jobs and studies—I can arrange those too. At the same time, I can guarantee, in real life, Xuanwu won't be able to touch them!"
Hearing this, Jiang Kai immediately said, "I'll go! But, I have one condition!"
"Zhuzi and Nuannuan?" Luo Shen smiled slightly, as if he had already seen through Jiang Kai's thoughts. But then he shook his head again, "This time, it's really not possible. They have their own missions."
"What mission?"
"Secret mission…"
═❀═❀═❀═❀═❀═❀═
patreon.com/AmbitiousTranslator
🥳Joining Patreon keeps me motivated and eager to work diligently, so please consider joining.🥰 You can access upto 20 advance chapter through Patreon.
https://discord.gg/bYAfGyp98y