The pressure and opportunities brought by the abyss
After the first team failed their challenge, the US military immediately convened a war council.
They summarized their experiences, understood why they failed, and assessed how far they were from success... Then, they adjusted their team again.
Their thinking was similar to that of the three great families.
Normally, forming fixed teams for regular activities was fine.
But at a time like this, they had to first cultivate a group of capable individuals... With Abyssal Monsters already invading cities, waiting for others to rescue them was not a good situation!
Although Zhou Yue always arrived on the battlefield within twenty minutes, at critical moments, outsiders are never as reliable as one's own people.
The officials felt it wasn't reliable, but the American populace thought Zhou Yue was incredibly reliable... She could arrive in twenty minutes... So, the joys and sorrows of people are not the same!
Yang Jian observed the entire process without speaking.
He was determined to give them only six hours from the moment he connected with the higher-ups.
From his perspective, the strength of these people, let alone compared to him, even compared to Zhou Yue, was like the light of a firefly attempting to contend with the bright moon!
Therefore, they needed to raise a few individuals, at least enough to ensure the West Continent had a group of talents capable of breaking through to level ninety!
Only then could they withstand the first wave, the second wave... At the very least, they shouldn't be defeated at the first touch, right?
Once this mission was accomplished, Yang Jian could wait to accumulate strength and then clean up the broken land from scratch!
In the future, with sufficient strength, Yang Jian would not worry about the people being cultivated now.
If he didn't have enough strength, these people could still offer some resistance against the Abyssal Monsters.
Hesitating was meaningless; charging forward was the only way... The second team, the third team... It must be said that old powerful nations still had some substance.
At least when they were serious and not dragging each other down, they were very efficient!
As for extorting money? What kind of dragging down was that?
The three great families had nothing but money!
Resources could be exchanged.
More money meant more materials in the game... Without a large number of people reaching the Unity Realm, real-world currency wouldn't be eliminated!
Even if a large number of Unity Realm cultivators appeared... As long as Blue Star didn't fall, reality would still be where most ordinary people lived!
So, if they didn't want to end up like the Starry Night World, where they were still resisting while half the planet was swallowed by the Abyss, and then were forced to sacrifice that half to salvation to barely survive, then they had to ensure the other continents had enough power to resist!
Of course, they still had to cultivate their own people!
Yang Jian didn't trust these individuals.
So, he collected their exorbitant ticket fees and used those high-tier materials to cultivate his own subordinates... As for the Abyssal Monsters?
They would soon become rampant!
At that time, they wouldn't be able to avoid fighting... He hoped that most of these people could get some abyssal essence.
After all, having a return on effort provides motivation for further effort!
If one constantly offered concern without end, yet only received single-word replies, and most of the time with delays, how big of a heart would one need to keep giving?
For this Abyssal Challenge, almost all the powerhouses from the entire West Continent came!
Of course, Yang Jian didn't care how much money they paid East King.
He only collected his own share.
The hundred challenge opportunities were ultimately used up within the stipulated time.
They succeeded 37 times.
Thirty-seven Abyssal Monsters were permanently left on this land!
The division ratio for the Time-Space Martial Arts Arena could be adjusted.
Currently, when the Star Palace challenged, it was the lowest five-five split.
For other factions challenging, it was always a three-seven split!
This data was not small, after all, when fighting Abyssal Monsters outside, it was divided this way too!
Yang Jian didn't take any advantage of them.
The strongest team was an elite force assembled by the three great families.
They won a total of six matches!
Each person averaged about fifty to sixty points of abyssal essence!
The quantity wasn't large, but it was a good start.
At least in reality, the physique of ordinary people could evolve into that of special forces soldiers.
As for the other top teams, the best ones won two or three matches.
Some were a bit worse, taking a long time to coordinate, and finally won one.
But they didn't have the chance to fight a second time.
So, when Yang Jian waved his hand and put away the Time-Space Martial Arts Arena, everyone from East King downwards showed reluctance.
What a pity.
During this time, they had also secretly tried to study this divine artifact.
Unfortunately, they found no clues.
They had tried both Western object-control spells and Eastern magical artifact blood-bonding.
They even guessed if Yang Jian, the owner, died, would this treasure become ownerless?
Alas, Yang Jian couldn't die!
And they didn't have the ability to arrange for Yang Jian to commit suicide by being shot eight times in the back... “Mr. Yang, please stay for dinner before you leave. We’ve arranged a party here and called all the Victoria’s Secret models. Tonight, they will perform exclusively for you!”
Yang Jian’s heart fluttered for a moment!
But it was just for a moment... If he dared to show such a weakness here today, he wouldn’t be able to leave the debauchery tomorrow!
Resolutely rejecting the corruption of capitalism, Yang Jian stepped directly into the teleportation array to return to the city!
When returning to the guild stronghold, Yang Jian had hesitated whether to move the Martial Arts Arena and a few guild dungeons to the Dragon Head Camp.
But after thinking about the Dragon Head Camp, which was only level one and didn't even have a place to stay, and considering there were many teams outside the guild who wanted to pay to challenge the Abyssal Monsters... He decided not to bother!
He continued to place the Time-Space Martial Arts Arena in its original location.
Yang Jian returned directly to the Dragon Head Camp, then passed through the Time-Space Altar and returned to Lingyun City.
Once again, he stood on the land of Lingyun City.
The surrounding cameras and drones immediately focused on him.
After confirming that it was Yang Jian who appeared on the altar, they all turned their cameras back to their respective duties.
Yang Jian switched to his combat stance.
Just as he was about to transform and take off, an unmanned electric car sped in from outside the city gate.
“General Yang, where are you going? Do you need a ride?”
A clear female voice came from the car horn.
It seemed to be the words of the staff in the background!
Lingyun City was almost a sacred city in the hearts of Blue Star people now.
Its safety was beyond doubt.
No one knew what Blue Star would be like in the future, but if there was only one last pure land, it would definitely be Lingyun City.
Of course, it wasn't just Lingyun City being built now.
The officials were also working on renovating several mega-cities.
For example, the capital city, whose walls were torn down over four hundred years ago, had already begun rebuilding three layers of city walls!
The plans had long been made, and even the demolition was complete!
Now, the inner two city walls had already been built... Additionally, there was Mountain City... Chang'an City in the northwest, and Jinling City in Jiangnan.
Besides the renovation of these major cities, Xia Kingdom also built several large defensive cities in the central and western regions.
When the Abyss invaded, if the situation there was not optimistic, the people there would be relocated entirely... Of course, this was just the plan for now.
Whether they could actually be relocated when the situation became truly unoptimistic was another matter.
But the slogans definitely had to be shouted first.
When the situation was controllable, the official forces simply couldn't make the first move!
With a population of over two billion in Xia Kingdom, there was no way to prepare first.
They could only wait and see, and strike later.
Yang Jian had nothing to do for the time being, so he asked the background driver to arrange a sightseeing tour route for him.
He also wanted to take a good look at Lingyun City.
He hadn't driven for long when two cars pulled up alongside him.
Mo Suqing and Long Ling'er came over.
“That place ahead is a branch of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences. They store a large amount of data and talent here...”
“This is the Academy of Sciences...”
“The Aerospace Research Institute...”
“This is the Comprehensive University Town, where educational materials from elementary school to university, and talent reserves, are very complete.”
“These places are considered to preserve the sparks of national education and scientific research!”
“These places are all funded by the national treasury and built by professional construction teams working overtime. They were all completed in two months! Now, even the data and equipment have been stored inside!”
Mo Suqing was indeed dedicated to this city.
He had to admit, she was much more attentive than he was!
Hmm... In the future, he could appoint her as the Executive Vice City Lord of Lingyun City!