Chapter 77: Gathering Place

Xu Feng’s mood was very complicated at this time. He was afraid that Zheng Yi would refuse him, but he was also afraid that he would disappoint Zheng Yi.

“I believe in you, your future is limitless,” Xu Feng nodded and said.

“Thank you, boss. I will not let your trust down,” Zheng Yi nodded and said with a determined look on his face.

Xu Feng nodded, then continued, “Here are fifty thousand Fate Points. I may not come here often in the future, so when you need something, just buy it yourself. Also, take my contact code. If anything happens, notify me promptly.”

“Okay, boss. Then I will start forging now,” Zheng Yi nodded, took a deep breath, picked out a few materials from a pile, and started forging.

Since Xu Feng invested so much, if Zheng Yi achieved no results at all, even if Xu Feng said nothing, Zheng Yi would feel too ashamed to continue following Xu Feng.

Xu Feng smiled slightly, watched Zheng Yi practice Forging Art for a while, and then left the room.

This was just a move he made without thinking much. He did not know when it would be useful, but no matter how much it cost, getting Zheng Yi to join early was definitely like finding a treasure.

In the future, Xu Feng would slowly gather some talented people to work for him. To survive in the apocalypse, one could not fight alone. Zheng Yi was only the first person he recruited, but not the last.

As a reborn person, Xu Feng was no longer satisfied with just becoming a Six-Star existence. As his strength gradually increased, Xu Feng’s ambition grew wildly like weeds. When he met Wang Ying, he had already started consciously gathering future “important people.” He wanted to form his own team, to have his own alchemist, Blacksmith, tailoring master, jeweler, and so on. Perhaps one day, Xu Feng would also establish his own guild, build his own force, and use his foresight and knowledge to make this force grow and prosper.

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“My strength is still too weak now. I must rely on a large organization to get protection under its wing. Otherwise, I might die before I grow up,” Xu Feng thought to himself as he walked.

“The Page of Protection is only a fragment. When can I get the other fragments and combine them into the Book of the Universe?”

The Page of Protection was the most valuable item Xu Feng had now, and it still had great potential for appreciation. It was something Xu Feng could not give up and was worth investing a lot of effort to improve further.

However, even in his previous life, Xu Feng had never heard any information about the Book of the Universe.

“In my previous life, I was at the bottom of the power pyramid, struggling to survive. Just having a piece of Silver or Gold Equipment could make me overjoyed. Equipment like the Page of Protection, I had never even heard of. Now, wanting to get similar equipment on my own is really difficult.” Xu Feng frowned and thought, “It seems that joining Thunder Martial Hall earlier was a right step. Only by relying on such a large organization can I possibly get information about such equipment.”

Early the next morning, following the map’s guidance, Xu Feng arrived at the gathering place established by Thunder Martial Hall.

The gathering place built by Thunder Martial Hall was only about ten kilometers away from Linhai City, covering an area of more than one hundred acres.

From a distance, this gathering place looked like a city of steel. Steel walls about eight to nine meters high stood around it, with a width of over three meters, allowing four people to walk side by side on the wall.

Every few meters on the wall, a High Tower stood. At the top of each High Tower was a searchlight more than two meters wide. Figures moved on the High Towers, obviously showing tight security.

The walls were all built with special alloy. Around the outermost part of the walls, a circle of iron spears was set up. On each iron spear was a monster’s head with the Insect Crystal removed.

Under the iron spears, layers of monster corpses were piled up thickly. If you got a bit closer, a stinky smell came over, making people cover their noses and leave quickly.

These hundreds or thousands of monster corpses were a form of deterrence, to keep other monsters away from here.

“It seems that the establishment of this gathering place attracted many monster attacks,” Xu Feng thought as he looked at the layers of monster corpses.

The gathering place built by Thunder Martial Hall was not recognized by Earth’s Will, so it could not upgrade like Nüwa Village. To become a place like Nüwa Village, they had to find a similar dungeon, clear it, take it over, and establish a village.

“In my memory, there seem to be several dungeons near Linhai City. These can all be built into camps or shelters,” Xu Feng thought, touching his chin.

“Who is that up ahead?”

Several Thunder Martial Hall members wearing Leather Armor and holding crossbows saw Xu Feng and shouted loudly.

In Xu Feng’s eyes, this gathering place was only a temporary camp. Once Thunder Martial Hall obtained an upgradeable camp, this gathering place would surely be abandoned. But in the eyes of many in Thunder Martial Hall, this was the safest heaven, worth protecting with their lives.

Also, because building such a gathering place cost a lot of resources and the area was not large, this gathering place only allowed people belonging to the Thunder Martial Hall faction to enter and exit.

“I am Xu Feng, here to report to Thunder Martial Hall,” Xu Feng shouted loudly.

Hearing Xu Feng’s words, the few people lowered their guard. Although they did not put away their weapons, the alert look on their faces clearly disappeared, replaced by a teasing expression.

“So you are Xu Feng?” a burly man stepped forward and asked.

Xu Feng looked up. The person opposite was nearly two meters tall, with a square face, thick eyebrows, and big eyes. The muscles on his body bulged, making the Leather Armor look tight and stuffed, as if with a little more force, the Leather Armor would break apart.

“I am Wu Guodong, captain of the fifth patrol team of Thunder Martial Hall. Hello.”

Wu Guodong stretched out a large hand like a banana leaf, a full smile on his face.

“Hello,” Xu Feng nodded to him and reached out his hand. The two hands shook.

As soon as they shook hands, Xu Feng frowned. Wu Guodong on the other side started to exert force the moment their hands met. His hand was like a pair of pliers, almost wishing to crush Xu Feng’s hand into a twist.

Xu Feng looked up. Wu Guodong had a mischievous smile on his face.

Leaning his head slightly toward Xu Feng, Wu Guodong said in a low voice, “I heard you directly became a senior apprentice of the martial hall? And you got the only special training spot for this year’s Linhai Branch?”

The special training of Thunder Martial Hall allowed one to receive direct training from the Hall Master of Thunder Martial Hall. This made many who joined Thunder Martial Hall eager to get the training spot.