tens of thousands of meters up in the sky.

inside a hazy barrier, an old man and a strong man sat opposite each other with a chessboard in the middle.

“grandma xu, you’ve lost again. pay up!”

a muscular man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, who was wearing a shiny silver armor, put down the black piece in his hand and said casually.

“sigh, i’m old, i can’t beat you young people …”

on the other side, the old man in the black top hat sighed and took out a box of gold notes, placing them on the table.

” i can’t, i can’t. i’ve lost four to five million in just a few days. my heart aches! ”

“hehe, i’ll listen to you,”

the robust man was all smiles. he first put away the gold notes and the chessboard, then took out a can of tea leaves and handed it over with both hands, ”

“this is dragon blood lion tiger tea, a good thing for nourishing the skin and blood. you can have a taste.”

“oh?” the old man was a little surprised, but he also looked pleased. ” at least you have a conscience and know how to be filial to an old woman. ”

but the next second, her expression changed slightly.

he bent down to look at his feet and snorted, a little unhappy.

“another reckless fellow has come to our door?”

” yes, a naughty little lizard. i let the great rat king eat it. ”

the old man grabbed his walking stick and stared at the brawny man with a pair of turbid but extremely aged eyes.

“i haven’t asked you yet. i’m creating an opportunity for the younger generation to gain experience, so it’s not convenient for me to show up.”

” as a heavenly dragon guard, why didn’t you show up? why did you have to secretly kill the monsters? ”

the silver-armored man laughed carefreely.

” the league tournament of the four courtyards will be held in a few months. ”

” his majesty has instructed that in this period of time, matters involving the four great academies will be discussed, especially the students that are ranked higher. ”

“if there’s a mission, there’s a duty to assign.”

“try your best not to interfere and interfere with their operations.”

“if there’s danger, you have to take it on yourself if it’s within your ability.”

” if it’s beyond your ability, you can suppress it at your discretion to avoid unnecessary casualties. ”

” i’m thinking the same thing as you. i want to give these juniors more pressure and more training. ”

“so you don’t care about the safety zone?”

the old woman laughed. ” if you had acted earlier, you could have saved a few dozen more lives. ”

“what can we do about that?” the silver-armored man shrugged his shoulders, ” in this world, the law of the jungle is the most basic rule. ”

“it’s impossible to treat everyone and everything equally.”

” isn’t it normal to sacrifice small interests for big returns? ”

” besides, if the red dragon emperor can achieve the result he wants, he might even be willing to trade the entire endless sand region for it, let alone two safety zones. ”

the silver-armored man cupped his chin and added, ”

” of course, your majesty is the lord. in other aspects, you’ve been wise and benevolent enough. ”

“i’m not qualified to talk about it, i’m not qualified to figure out his true thoughts.”

” i’m only teasing you in front of you. you can just treat it as me farting. ”

“you!” the old man in the black hat glared at him. ” when i was in shanhai, i liked to gossip. ”

” when he became one of the top ten, he was nicknamed ‘rotten tongue’. it was the worst and ugliest name i’ve ever heard! ”

“you’re finally a little promising now. at least restrain yourself a little …”

” hehe, let’s not talk about the past. i’m young and frivolous. you have to understand. ” the silver-armored man chuckled.

the old man snorted and asked again,”how long are you going to watch the show?” this beast tide seems to be ending soon.”

“no rush, it’s hard to find anything here that can threaten you and me. just stay here and guard the place.”

“we’ve already survived the most dangerous part, so what’s the harm in staying for a few more days? maybe in the end, we won’t even need to show our faces. that’s great …”

……

which power did the protector come from, what kind of mentality does he have, is it good or bad?

bai wushang, jiang lingyun, and the others could only speculate, but they couldn’t produce any direct evidence.

they could only be cautious and follow the original plan to clear the beast tide.

just like that, the students of shanhai kept on switching between battle and rest.

this was a way to grow up that was even more stressful than the colosseum, training hall, or surviving alone in the wild.

he was slightly slacking and careless.

at the very least, he would be injured, and at the very worst, he would be devoured by the beasts.

three or four students suffered great losses. they were either poisoned or their pets died.

not only did he have to endure both physical and mental pain, but he also had to bear the backlash of breaking the contract.

as for ye buzhan and bai wushang …

the former had been too heavily injured and too weak to participate in the final battle.

after the latter returned to safety sector 0233, he took a short rest and recuperated before he brought his three pets back to the battlefield to fight.

during the break, he even took out the ingredients he had bought before and cooked extraordinary food such as ‘vitality soy egg’,’ desperate sushi’, ‘lobster giant eel’, and so on.

it was not for their own use, but for free, to help their teammates improve their strength and better deal with the beast tide.

of course, even though he said it was free, bai wushang still had some selfish motives.

he wanted to make a name for himself as the ‘gourmet’.

the battle to defend the safety zone this time was undoubtedly the best stage for them to show off their strength since they had the advantage of time and place.

those who had participated in this mission were the best of their year.

having ability often meant that one’s vision, experience, knowledge, and wealth were clear enough.

after experiencing the magic of extraordinary food and spreading the information over time …

bai wushang’s personal value would rise again.

in this way, he could prove his ability with facts and open up more trading channels.

in the future, the remuneration he could get from selling delicious food would not be low, and it would become a really profitable secondary business.

four days later.

ice and frost danced, and lightning interweaved.

there was also a blue-haired girl riding on an illusory flying sword talisman. she was carrying three coffins on her back and leading three zombies as she chased after a group of wild foxes that were trying to escape.

“it’s almost time, come back!”

a golden light burst out. bai wushang, who was riding on the lightning mantis, arrived first and blocked in front of the gale zombie.

“blue and white, i haven’t had enough fun killing yet ~”

lan qian’s mouth twitched, as if he had not had enough.

bai wushang remained unmoved.”we’ve already chased them for more than twenty miles. it’s impossible to kill them all. let’s stop here.”

“phew, that’s right, let’s wrap up!”

the giant heavenly sonic bat was circling in the sky. chen hui took a deep breath and suddenly let out a long hiss. he let out all the suppressed emotions in his heart to his heart’s content. his entire person became cheerful and relaxed.

after many days of continuous battles, even if they had rest, their nerves were firmly tensed, for fear of encountering any accidents.

now that the dust had settled, more than half of the wild beasts that didn’t know what was good for them had been killed.

as for the remaining defeated soldiers, they were finally scared out of their wits and chose to escape in different directions. they were no longer a big threat.

the beast tide had ended.

even though the process of this mission was bumpy …

but the result should be a perfect completion!