Xingyang Battle City, it was said that its predecessor was a royal city within a Fourth-Tier Star Domain that had been breached.
What is meant by "breached" is that the first step is to shatter the barrier of the target Star Domain and then continue the destruction and expansion.
This requires the consumption of massive amounts of manpower and time, especially from experts, and the cost is extremely high.
Once the target Star Domain is breached, the will of Heaven and Earth within it will merge with the will of the present world’s Heaven and Earth, or rather, be devoured by it.
Then, all sorts of restrictions brought about by the target Star Domain’s will of Heaven and Earth will vanish.
For instance, the limitations that only Fourth-Tier cultivators can enter, and the highest Cultivation Level being Fifth Rank Ninth Layer Peak, and so on, will all disappear.
Next is the entry of a large force to sweep up and complete the thorough occupation, eventually linking it up with the continents of the Galaxy Battlefield.
This is all recorded in the Library of the Da Chen National Daoist School.
For this reason, much architectural style in Xingyang Battle City has strong Alien Realm characteristics, and then the new buildings have an intense Da Chen style.
The two completely different styles stand in the same city, exhibiting a kind of eerie beauty.
Xu Jin walked the streets of Xingyang Battle City, but his mood was not very good.
Xingyang Battle City is the station of the Fifth Guard of the Da Chen Mystic Tiger Army.
And the Military Lord of the Da Chen Mystic Tiger Army is none other than one of the Three Kings and Seven Marquis, Marquis Yangdu Chai Ce.
Marquis Yangdu Chai Ce, in charge of the Da Chen Mystic Tiger Army, commands a force of 36,000 tiger riders, all of whom have a minimum Cultivation Level at the Star Refining Realm, stationed in two cities within the Da Chen Battle Zone: Xingyang Battle City and Yangdu Battle City.
Yangdu Battle City is also a vital stronghold of Marquis Yangdu Chai Ce’s and the frontline.
Da Chen Battle Zone’s military law dictates that all Military Lords must personally station themselves on the frontline.
The assignment in the Da Chen Battle Zone to the Mystic Tiger Army for Ning Yuchan, based on what Xu Jin understood, seemed like a normal assignment.
The allocation rule in the Da Chen Battle Zone is based on regional loyalty.
As Marquis Yangdu’s land in the present world was in Yan State, according to the allocation rule, cultivators from Yan State would mostly be assigned under Marquis Yangdu’s command, which is something Xu Jin had learned in the Library as well.
One important reason—dialect.
After all, the Galaxy Battlefield is far removed from the present world, and regional loyalty among the soldiers is a consideration, to alleviate most soldiers’ homesickness.
Xu Jin, however, was concerned about whether Marquis Yangdu would target Ning Yuchan.
After all, during the time he raided the lands of Marquis Yangdu to rescue Jiang’er, Ning Yuchan was the most aggressive.
Though the Mountain Master, Dong Zhao, took the lead, it’s hard to tell.
However, in Ning Yuchan’s recent Starlight Transmission for a safe check-in, everything was normal, and she was directly assigned as Vice Governor of the Second Division for the Fifth Guard of the Mystic Tiger Army.
In Da Chen’s military structure, Guard Generals typically hold the Sixth Tier to serve, while frontline Governors are usually Fifth Tier.
Considering Ning Yuchan’s recent breakthrough to the Fifth Tier, her appointment as Vice Governor was quite normal.
After wandering around for a while, Xu Jin found the military camp of the Fifth Guard of the Mystic Tiger Army, located in the southern part of Xingyang Battle City.
How to see Ning Yuchan and in what capacity to see her, however, posed a troublesome matter.
Xu Jin couldn’t tell Ning Yuchan the truth in a short time.
The State Preceptor, before leaving, had specifically instructed him on this.
Xu Jin’s close relationship with Ning Yuchan was no secret, and some might be watching in secret.
The suggestion was to wait until this matter subsided, and no one paid attention before Xu Jin could decide whether to tell Ning Yuchan or not.
After just one round, Xu Jin passed by the entrance to the military camp of the Fifth Guard, turning onto another main street.
He needed to settle down first.
After all, Ning Yuchan was in Xingyang Battle City, and Xu Jin’s current plan was to cultivate for some time—cultivation could be done anywhere.
There was no need to purchase a property; Xu Jin intended to rent a courtyard for cultivation.
Xingyang Battle City, with its vast land and sparse population, also featured plenty of independent courtyards for cultivators, available for rent or purchase.
By now, Xu Jin had long passed the stage where he’d split a penny into two to spend.
He rented a medium-sized courtyard for the price of one Third-Tier Star Jade per month.
The reason it was so expensive was that the courtyard came with a Second-tier Caution Array Plate, which when activated, could barely function as an early warning system.
That is, if outsiders intruded into the courtyard, it could give an alert, but it had no defensive capabilities.
After taking out brand-new bedding from the Sumeru Space and laying it out, the first thing Xu Jin did was sleep.
Since the Nine-star Tide began, Xu Jin had not had a proper rest.
In the midst of the discovery that Chief Chu was performing a blood sacrifice, the execution of the Golden Cicada Shells plan began, and he dared not close his eyes during the more than two days on the Starship.
The advantage of Warm Dream was evident at this time.
Xu Jin fell asleep at noon, but was awakened in the evening.
Startled by both the Mingji Star Pattern and the small courtyard’s Array Plate.
Both of them, Fourth Rank Ninth Layer!
As Xu Jin frowned, he cautiously stepped out of the house, only to see two middle-aged men chatting at his courtyard gate, "Look, our new neighbor has come out," they said, waving at Xu Jin as they spoke.
Xu Jin was astonished.
Fifteen minutes later, Xu Jin fully understood!
It was somewhat like hometown relations!
Both men, born in Yan State, had settled here.
Upon seeing the alarm light rising from the small courtyard, they called friends over with wine and meat to make a new friend.
Men are a strange species—they might not become friends even after meeting hundreds of times, but after a bout of drinking, they are bound to become friends, the basic kind.
One was called Zhong Wei, and the other He Gongyou.
Zhong Wei was 37 years old, He Gongyou was 44, both having spent several years on the Galaxy Battlefield, mixing in different mercenary squads, and both had just returned from battle not long ago.