206: Michael Base, Angel Gene Serum

"Nie Yu, this Shelter is for you."

"What, an S-rank Talent! Brother Tang, are you really giving it to me?"

"What else? Can I keep it for myself?"

"Hahaha, then I won't be polite! Hehe, now I'm also the leader of a base managing 50,000 people. If you ever run into trouble, just tell me, I'll cover you!"

"..."

"Now that your Talent has been upgraded to S-rank and you have the blessing of this Shelter, as long as you are within or near the base, you will essentially be invincible. But do not expose this Shelter's characteristic; absolutely do not let anyone else know about your Shelter's characteristic."

"Also, the warehouse is now open to you. There should be a lot of resources inside. Go back, sell what you can, trade what you can. Also, the official government in Shangjing, take whatever you can get from them; they are absolutely rolling in money. See if you can hatch that egg of yours first. The power you hold in your hand is truly your own. And while you're back at the base, have this Shelter's characteristic certify this base."

"A base of 50,000 people is enough to elevate your own strength to another level."

"Alright, then Brother Tang, I'll head back now." Nie Yu nodded heavily, not delaying, and immediately returned to the base.

At this time, the Azure Dragon Society, who had been far from the battlefield, also rushed back to continue patrolling.

Tang Ping looked up; five of the thirteen glowing fruits on the tree were already gone. Tang Ping didn't know about one of them, unaware of which lucky person had obtained it.

But just as everyone was eagerly anticipating, they found that the remaining seven fruits did not fall for a long time.

Until dusk, the seven fruits on the illusory great tree suddenly dimmed, but there was no sign of any strange treasure on the nearby lake surface, which stunned everyone.

The crowd on the lake surface erupted.

"What's going on? Why have these seven strange treasures disappeared?"

"Who saw them? Speak up!"

"I think they didn't appear on the lake surface, otherwise, the descent of a strange treasure would create such a big commotion, and its unique fragrance would spread for miles, making it easily noticeable."

"Where did those strange treasures go? There were seven of them!"

"Could they have appeared at the bottom of the lake?"

"You know, that's actually possible!"

"Maybe they even appeared outside the lake."

"That probability shouldn't be high."

"What a pity, we didn't get anything today, even just a few more breaths of the fragrance would have been good."

"Exactly, I came here just to breathe in the fragrance. After all, with our strength, snatching strange treasures is out of the question."

"Two brothers, is there anything special about the fragrance of this strange treasure?"

"Of course it's special! Just a few more breaths, and you can refresh your panel, and that 'life essence' can also increase by 0.12."

"And, hehe, when you breathe in that scent, it's incredibly comfortable; it feels like your whole soul has been sublimated."

"There's even this benefit? Just the scent has this effect. What would happen if you could eat a strange treasure?"

"Don't even think about that."

"What a shame, those seven strange treasures actually disappeared."

As for where the seven strange treasures went, no one knew.

Night.

Numerous small boats, and even crude wooden planks, drifted on the lake surface.

This night was extremely restless.

Occasionally, astonishing auras appeared in the night sky, only to vanish in an instant. In just over half the night, Tang Ping no longer knew how many people had actually arrived near Tang Lake.

Another light gate appeared in the twilight, and from it, more than thirty people with white wings flew out.

Upon seeing those people, Tang Ping's body tensed, and he muttered to himself: "I didn't expect even these guys to come. Well, with their background, collecting light gate stones is easy. I just didn't expect these angel gene-modified humans to appear so early; it's incredible."

The Angel Legion of Michael Safe Zone was a genetic creation of the Holy Light Group, reportedly with genes from a mysterious ancient ruin. As for what ruin, no one knew.

Thinking of the Michael Safe Zone, Tang Ping also recalled the group of people he met in the Plague of Poison dungeon. Those few also came from the Michael Safe Zone; he wondered if they had arrived.

Soon, the light gate in the night sky disappeared. That group of people, having landed somewhere unknown, was also secretly waiting for the appearance of strange treasures tomorrow.

"Brother Tang, are those foreigners? I see they all have golden hair," Zhang Xile asked.

"People from the Eagle Empire."

"Damn it, it really is them! Why aren't they staying in their own country and coming here? They even want to steal our opportunities!" Zhang Xile was unwilling. How many waves of foreigners had he noticed already?

"It's not like before anymore. There are no longer any national borders; the concept of a country has long been a name without substance. In a few more months, Pollution Beasts will completely overrun, and even the wilderness will no longer belong to humans."

"But this is still our Great Xia's territory." Zhang Xile still felt a bit sullen.

"Alright, we'll also go to other regions in the future." Tang Ping turned his head, "Have a group of people at the base specifically monitor the world channel and the internet. Also, the trading zone. If any good items appear, secure them immediately. If there's news, we can also know about it right away."

Zhang Xile said: "Don't worry, Brother Tang, Elder Hai already had me prepare for these things. But with Brother Tang saying this, we can make it more official, establishing a formal department with rules and regulations."

Tang Ping nodded: "Just leave all these arrangements to you. Also, try to collect light gate stones as well."

Hearing about the light gate stone, Zhang Xile's face fell: "This kind of item that can ignore space and teleport long distances is already expensive. Now that the news of strange treasures has spread, this thing has risen to the price of a full set of talent upgrade stones from E-rank to A-rank, and even an additional thousand-plus experience stones! It's outrageous."

"For now, there's no rush to collect them. Let's wait until this craze passes. Anyway, Tang Lake is here with us, and it doesn't take many days to get here." Tang Ping sighed. The light gate stone was indeed too precious. Even their Heavenly Mansion Base couldn't afford to collect them. Of course, if they spared no expense, they could certainly gather a few, but the cost would be too great, and the Heavenly Mansion Base wasn't far from here either.

"Oh, right, didn't White Gate have some before?" Zhang Xile suddenly asked.

"It's very possible. At least they should have prepared light gate stones for their return." Tang Ping's eyes lit up, and he quickly started searching.

Soon, a light gate stone was found in the Hook-nosed old man's Shelter.

There really was one. Tang Ping pondered for a moment and sent the light gate stone to Sister Wang and her group. Currently, Sister Wang and her party are very far away, and their lineup is also strong. Their early arrival would be of great help to their current situation.

The light gate stone in his hand was quickly traded to Sister Wang.

Although the light gate stone can teleport long distances, it doesn't arrive immediately. To be precise, it opens a spatial channel that can drastically shorten the time it takes to cross two locations.

However, Sister Wang is only one province away from here, unlike those people tonight who are across an ocean, so she is expected to arrive tomorrow morning.

"How is it, Brother Tang? Who did you give this light gate stone to?" Zhang Xile asked.

"When they arrive, perhaps our side will be the faction with the most S-Rank Talent Users."

"That exaggerated?"