Chapter 303

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Chapter 303: Jia Miao
Guangling City.
In the classroom, Luo Yan was lying on the table. He had been at West Wind Pavilion all night yesterday and came back a little late, only sleeping for two to three hours.
He is feeling a bit tired now.
But overall, Black Abyss Team 7 has temporarily settled in Guangling City.
Originally planning to deal with ‘Flower Shirt,’ Luo Yan was given an opportunity by Thunder Seven the night before last.
Taking advantage of ‘Flower Shirt’ personnel being scattered, Luo Yan led the original Team 7 members, along with about twenty people from ‘Iron Horse,’ to aggressively attack Jude Building, killing Thunder Seven and taking over the ‘Flower Shirt’ organization.
Now, ‘Flower Shirt’ is renamed ‘Red Gate’.
The word ‘Red’ echoes ‘Red House’ and ‘Red Ghost’, symbolizing flames and prosperity.
Wen Zou thought of this, Luo Yan took 3 seconds to think, then clapped his hands.
He didn’t care much about what his power was called.
Just like the name of a dish doesn’t matter, what matters is the taste.
One must be tough to forge iron.
The name of a gang’s power may sound earthy, but if you are strong enough, you will be highly regarded.
On the flip side, if you are weak, no matter how cool you act, others won’t buy it!
Luo Yan, also known as ‘Red Ghost’, is now the owner of ‘Red Gate’.
Below divided into three gates: inner, middle, and outer.
The inner gate is the management team, consisting of Luo Yan, Wen Zou, Wei Junyi, Mountain Falcon, and Yang Hao.
The middle gate is responsible for organizing the affairs inside the underground city, jointly managed by Wen Zou and Mountain Falcon.
The outer gate is responsible for external affairs of the city, including managing activities like forbidden trading, handled by Wei Junyi and Yang Hao.
Luo Yan wants to set up a arena like Team 1 to recruit new members.
Wen Zou will figure out a way for this. Once it’s done, they can scout for strong new members like Yu Qiushui did, slowly replacing the ‘Iron Horse’ and building their own main team directly.
At that moment, Luo Yan heard footsteps and then Xiao Shi’s voice.
“Everyone, please calm down.”
Luo Yan looked up and saw Xiao Shi walking to the platform, with a big smile, saying, “Today, we have a special ‘teacher’ here to give a lecture, let’s welcome them.”
Clap clap clap.
Applause filled the classroom.
Xiao Shi shifted to the side and gestured towards the door, saying, “Dr. Jia Miao, please come in.”
Luo Yan was taken aback.
To everyone’s surprise, the person who arrived was Lin Wei’s teacher, Dr. Jia Miao, who was researching the ‘Return Ruins’.
Even Luo Yan, who wasn’t very interested in cultural studies, knew that the name Jia Miao had been significant throughout their student life, thanks to their studies over the past half a year.
In recent years, anything of significant value found in the ‘Return Ruins’ in terms of objects, theories, knowledge, etc., would be associated with Jia Miao.
Over a month ago, Jia Miao arrived in Guangling for research purposes, and has stayed since then.
It was quite unexpected for Jia Miao to come and give a lecture today.
When they heard it was a fairy tale, the applause in the classroom grew louder, and in the thunderous applause, a figure walked in.
She was a young woman in her late twenties, wearing a white cheongsam with a low slit, and a beautiful and dignified droplet-shaped neckline.
The woman was much younger than imagined, with black hair styled in a bun, and her pupils were a rare deep gray, her eyes as cold and indifferent as Lin Wei’s.
It was as if nothing in the world could pique her interest.
Her cold demeanor was not an act, but ingrained in her very being, evident through her eyes.
“Hello everyone, I am Jia Miao.”
The woman in the cheongsam said calmly, her gray eyes sweeping across the entire classroom, not even Luo Yan able to make her pause for a moment.
“What’s going on? It’s as if she’s looking at trash.”
“Although, I really want her to crush me under her feet.”
“Are you crazy?”
In the classroom, whispers could be heard here and there.
Xiao Shi awkwardly cleared his throat and said, “Let’s be quiet.”
Then he forced a smile and looked at the lady in the cheongsam dress, saying, “Dr. Jia Miao, I’ll leave this lesson to you.”
Jia Miao nodded and then coldly replied, “I didn’t prepare for this class, and I’m not sure if you can keep up with my pace in terms of knowledge.”
“To make sure everyone understands what I’m saying, let’s do this: you ask questions, and I’ll answer.”
“I’ll try to explain things in a simple way, considering your level of knowledge.”
This was a blatant form of disrespect, but considering Dr. Jia Miao’s expertise in ‘Return Ruins’, it was not unreasonable for her to say such things.
The classroom quieted down, and for a moment, no one raised any questions.
Luo Yan thought for a moment and raised his hand, saying, “Dr. Jia Miao, is the Forbidden Land created because of the appearance and wandering of Overlord-level giant beasts? Will the Forbidden Land disappear?”
“Or will the Forbidden Land become even more dangerous?”
Jia Miao gestured for Luo Yan to lower his hand and replied in a slightly cold tone.
“Once the Overlord-level giant beasts leave and no new ones settle in, the Forbidden Land will gradually disappear.”
“The ecology of the Forbidden Land will also undergo changes.”
“But if the Overlord-level giant beasts in the Forbidden Land evolve to a higher level, for example, becoming ‘Nightmare level,’ or even higher forms of life.”
“Yes, the Forbidden Land will become more dangerous.”
“It will become a ‘Dead Land,’ or even… become a ‘Forbidden Zone.'”
There was a light gasp in the classroom.
“The forbidden area might turn into a dangerous zone, even the Forbidden Zone…”
Luo Yan suddenly remembered a word mentioned by Di Zheng before, so he raised his hand and asked, “Dr. Jia Miao, what is a ‘battlefield’?”
Jia Miao blinked his gray eyes lightly, then said, “Although it also contains the word ‘dangerous zone,’ ‘battlefield’ and ‘dangerous zone’ are still different.”
“‘Dangerous zone’ usually refers to an area where giant beasts above the ‘Nightmare level’ reside. Therefore, the level of danger in that area far exceeds the ‘forbidden area.’ In order to differentiate it from the ‘forbidden area,’ we gave it a definition.”
“However, unlike the ‘Forbidden Zone,’ in terms of environment, the difference between ‘dangerous zone’ and ‘forbidden area’ is not particularly big, at most there are some changes in the core area.”
“As for ‘battlefield,’ it is also known as the ‘extreme battlefield,’ which is usually formed by adjoining two or more ‘dangerous zones.'”
“However, the changes brought about by the adjoining of two ‘dangerous zones’ are not as simple as 1+1.”
“From the quality of giant beasts, ecological mutations to various other aspects, there will be earth-shaking changes.”
“If not altered, not interfered with, it will continue to expand, engulfing the surrounding areas, bringing catastrophic disaster to humanity.”
“So once a ‘battlefield’ forms, we must intervene right away, putting in a lot of effort. Even then, some ‘battlefields’ cannot be destroyed, only limited.”
“It brings endless despair to humanity. Being in it feels like being in a hopeless situation, that’s why it’s also called the ‘desperate battlefield’.”
“Currently, there are five of these battlefields worldwide. Even after the end of the ‘Beast Calamity’, those five battlefields are still fighting constantly.”
“In our lands, there is a ‘desperate battlefield’ that requires a lot of effort every year to limit its expansion.”
“Some of you may one day enter the ‘desperate battlefield’.”
“It is honor, but also… sorrow.”