Chapter 481

The size of the new city was rather large . The original design had a capacity for 10,000 people . Rather than a city that could fit 10,000 people, it looked like an expansive army camp that could fit 10,000 people .

The Spear of Heavy Cloud, along with its reserves, had a total of 8,000 men . The size of the army camp was more than enough for them .

When everyone walked into this brand-new army camp, they could not help but click their tongues in amazement .

“It’s amazing… I heard that it was built by one person?”

“If I didn’t see it for myself, I wouldn’t have believed it . “

“Yes, this place is so huge…”

. . .

Every now and then, people would let a gasp of surprise . The roads were neat and straight, and the perimeter walls were orderly and upright . There were buildings with various functions, dazzling everyone’s eyes .

Le Buleng’s interest was piqued . He squatted down and touched the solid floor . Whether it was the floor or the perimeter walls, he could not see any bricks being used . Everything was entirely made out of soil and then solidified using elemental energy . Le Buleng felt the floor with his hand and noticed that it was very sturdy and hard . Furthermore, it was unusually smooth and level as well . Clearly, it was built by an earth elementalist all in one go .

Formidable!

He exclaimed in admiration in his heart . Small details like these showed a lot about an elementalist’s strength .

Everything fit seamlessly . No wrinkles could be found on the street roads or the perimeter walls . These unremarkable details displayed the impressive strength of the builder .

Of course, those slightly rich families would not use such a method to build their cities . They felt that this method would result in crude and ugly cities . They would only use this method when they needed to set up outdoor camps in the wild when they were travelling .

An outdoor camp was completely different from an army camp that could fit 10,000 people .

There would be a difference in quality between a city that was built by a group of people and a city that was built single-handedly by one person .

Le Buleng was slightly surprised . Even though he had not spent a long time with the Central Pine Faction, he had a feeling that it was packed with talents . Even before Le Buleng met the earth elementalist who single-handedly built the city, he could not help but give him an extremely high rating .

An earth elementalist who was very likely to become a Master!

Fortification Master?

This profession might not have existed in the past, but Le Buleng wasn’t someone that rigidly adhered to conventions . Instead, he thought highly of this profession . If a fort appeared out of thin air on the battlefield within a night, it would create a huge sensation throughout the world .

Given Shi Xueman’s capabilities, she could definitely take advantage of this new profession .

The Spear of Heavy Cloud had a bright future!

He felt at ease when he thought of this . With Zu Yan following Shi Xueman, he no longer needed to worry about him in the future . He could set his mind at ease and focus on dealing with Dai Gang .

When Le Buleng thought of Dai Gang, a battle fervor gushed through his body in an instant .

Shi Xueman and the rest quickly found Wang Xiaoshan, who was sleeping soundly . The entire body of Wang Xiaoshan was covered in mud, making him looked like a homeless man . A respectful gaze appeared on everyone’s faces as they subconsciously lightened their footsteps .

Wang Xiaoshan deserved to be respected for building a complete city like this single-handedly . Even Le Buleng was speechless .

When Shi Xueman saw Wang Xiaoshan sleeping soundly on the ground, she felt touched . She could tell that Wang Xiaoshan was extremely fatigued .

Actually, Wang Xiaoshan did not have much of a presence in the team . He was mild mannered, gentle, amiable, and easygoing . No matter how much work he was given, he would earnestly complete it .

Wang Xiaoshan woke up feeling groggy and rubbed his eyes . When he saw that he was surrounded by so many people, he was scared out of his skin . He only heaved a sigh of relief when he saw familiar faces like Shi Xueman and Jiang Wei .

Looking as if he blamed himself, he quickly responded, “Ah, Xueman, all of you are here already? I… I haven’t completed the city yet… The defense system isn’t up yet…”

“It is all right . The city is close to being perfect . Thank you, Xiaoshan!” Shi Xueman sincerely thanked him .

“But…” Wang Xiaoshan replied with a worrying tone .

Jiang Wei patted Wang Xiaoshan’s shoulder and smiled, “There are so many of us here . If we still have to worry about our safety, then we aren’t fit to enter the battlefield . “

Wang Xiaoshan finally relaxed himself when he heard Jiang Wei’s words . Immediately, his eyes became drowsy and he yawned . “Then I shall have a good sleep first . Don’t wake me up, I’m going to sleep until the end of time!”

He was very tired . but satisfied at the same time .

… . .

After Shi Xueman and Spear of Heavy Cloud had left, Lemon Camping Ground became cold and cheerless .

When Sword of Lightning announced that it wouldn’t be recruiting new members, everyone left Lemon Camping Ground one by one . Lemon Camping Ground was simply too small to support so many people .

As such, Lemon Camping Ground returned to its previous desolate state . The occasional yells from the inner camp managed to create some liveliness .

Since everyone’s attitude toward training changed, the training efficiency increased sharply .

Even though the training was boring, they weren’t hard to execute . When Ai Hui chose the members for his division, he purposely chose those who could endure long and boring training sessions and could maintain focus for a long period of time .

The considerations that Ai Hui had taken prior to the formation of the Sword of Lightning began to now display their effects .

Gu Xuan, who had the right attitude toward training, quickly entered into a zone . The Merak Sword Pagoda where he was stationed was second only to Ai Hui’s Megrez Sword Pagoda . The Merak Sword Pagoda was the second tallest sword pagoda with eight levels in total .

Every level, there were six men . The entire sword pagoda held up to 48 men .

In reality, Gu Xuan had never commanded more than five men before . He aspired to become a swordsman . What was a swordsman? A swordsman was a lone wolf who used his sword to slice through every problem .

Gu Xuan finally found acceptance when he regarded the sword pagoda as a sword formation . Even though he had never seen a sword formation like this, he was absolutely sure it was a sword formation when he saw the sword gleam from the Alkaid Sword Pagoda . It was a very powerful and pure sword formation .

It was definitely not easy for 48 people to unleash the same sword move at the same time, but everyone still managed to do it after putting in effort . When 48 streaks of sword gleam were gathered together, the dense sword aura that shot through the sky excited him .

He was the pagoda master and every sword gleam in the sword pagoda would gather at his position . As such, only a capable swordsman could take up the position of the pagoda master . Only a capable swordsman could make minute adjustments amid so many sword gleams .

In Sword of Lightning, Gu Xuan’s swordsmanship was second only to Ai Hui’s . However, even so, the number of minute adjustments he was able to make was very few . There were a lot of times when he needed to depend on the coordination among his teammates .

However, being a pagoda master had its benefits too .

Since every sword gleam in the sword pagoda would gather at his position, the sword aura that he experienced would be concentrated and powerful . The first time he successfully unleashed an attack from the sword pagoda, his mind went blank .

To outsiders, this might not have any value, but to a swordsman, this was the best form of tempering his swordsmanship .

Gu Xuan was pleasantly surprised . He had never given up on the sword path .

Currently, the biggest problem that swordsmen faced in training was that there weren’t any swordsmen left from the Cultivation Era .

No one had a direct understanding of swordsmanship . Karakorum Sword League’s sword formations were for beginners to gain a first direct impression of swordsmanship . What was a sword? What did a sword gleam look like?

However, when a swordsman progressed to a higher level of swordsmanship, he or she would be at a loss again .

What did a high-level sword gleam look like? No one had seen it before, so there was nothing to reference .

The current sword pagodas were able to directly show Gu Xuan how a sword gleam looked when it became stronger . This chance was extremely hard to come by . A dense and concentrated sword aura was able to help Gu Xuan understand swordsmanship as well .

One could imagine the joy Gu Xuan felt .

Similarly, inside the Alkaid Sword Pagoda, Ai Hui immersed himself in the dense aura of sword gleams .

The words Le Buleng said that day had a huge impact on him .

Before that day, Ai Hui had always been hesitating . Le Buleng was able to carry out those crazy training programs because of his character and personality . Le Buleng could afford to be reckless and place himself in dire situations .

Ai Hui couldn’t do that . He wasn’t a loner and still had a bunch of comrades depending on him .

Ai Hui was different from Le Buleng in the sense that he had more responsibilities .

Everyone was different . Each person had his or her own path to walk .

Subconsciously, Ai Hui would tell himself these words and restrain himself from doing anything reckless .

Today, however, Ai Hui suddenly realized how wrong he was .

Yes, he was the leader of the Central Pine Faction . Was making sure everyone survived his only responsibility? No . If that was his only goal, then all he needed to do was to lead them to the depths of Wilderness and stay in a corner .

What was the point of doing that? Who would agree to that?

Making sure everyone survived was not his only responsibility . He still had to lead them to seek revenge and obtain victory . In an era where Grandmasters reigned supreme, they would eventually fail if they did not have any Grandmasters .

In the face of a Grandmaster, they did not have any chance of winning . Not only must he make sure everyone survived, but he had to aim to become a Grandmaster as well .

If he did not, who else would?

Either he died on the way to becoming a Grandmaster or he died at the hands of a Grandmaster .

One option was to fight for his life, while the other was to wait for his impending doom . It was obvious which option he was going to choose .

After getting rid of his internal conflict, Ai Hui felt an indescribable relief . For a very long period of time, he felt like he was walking on thin ice and trembling with fear . He was afraid that if he made one wrong move, everyone would be consigned to eternal damnation .

Ai Hui was filled with admiration toward Le Buleng .

Le Buleng was widely known to be a stubborn, intolerant, and crazy individual . Most people ignored his wisdom and composure . Whether it was the [Cold Embers], [Earth Elemental Inverse Flame], or [Grandmaster Obliteration Flames] technique, all of them displayed the creativity of a genius .

Le Buleng might appear to be crazy, but in reality, he was actually extremely calm .

This was the scariest part about Le Buleng .

An individual that was stubborn, determined, crazy, and intelligent was a formidable freak . Even so, Le Buleng was still suppressed by Dai Gang throughout his life .

Ai Hui could not imagine how powerful Dai Gang actually was .

Was a Grandmaster really that powerful?

Ai Hui took in a deep breath of air and threw all the distracting thoughts out of his head . He then focused on his restless earth palace .

With Le Buleng’s reminder, Ai Hui paid a lot of attention to any abnormal movements in his earth palace . While training with the sword pagoda, Ai Hui discovered that every time the sword gleams gathered, his earth palace would somewhat react .

It was sensitive the the aura of a sword gleam .

Ai Hui’s mind jolted as he suddenly thought about the sword embryo he used to have .

He quickly discovered that even though the most powerful sword aura currently produced could make his earth palace restless, that was all it could do . It seemed that the sword aura was not powerful enough .

Perhaps, he should consider other methods?

Le Buleng complained that Ai Hui’s sword pagodas were not powerful enough, that they were useless on a battlefield . In reality, Ai Hui had already prepared for this problem . All along, he had not planned to use the seven pagodas on the battlefield . He had a plan: Big Dipper Seven Swords, Combining the Seven Swords Into One!