Chapter 170: Heading to the Golden Eagle Alliance

Because when hunting normally, the number of high-level monsters is limited, this restricts everyone’s advancement. For example, tonight, he only managed to harvest eighteen effective Spiritual Sources, simply because Level 7 monsters were too scarce.

This means that once a person reaches Level 7, advancing further becomes difficult. Proactively hunting Level 7 monsters is too perilous. Although they encountered a large number of Level 7 monsters when they dove into the deep water during the day, that was due to fighting for survival. Under normal circumstances, few people would actively dive into the deep water.

It was likely that the Seven-Star Ghost Shark was disturbed at that time. This means that if they had delayed leaving the deep water by even a moment, they could have been attacked by the Seven-Star Ghost Shark underwater.

The Seven-Star Ghost Shark moves like a ghost in the water. If they had encountered it in the deep water, even with the combined strength of Su Li and Ding Shijie, their lives would have been in danger.

After the hunt, most people were physically exhausted. Su Li was quite relaxed. Since Level 7 monsters were scarce, and killing low-level monsters no longer yielded him effective Spiritual Sources, he let the others hunt them. He was essentially a spectator throughout the hunt, only intervening occasionally when someone was in danger or when a Level 7 monster appeared.

Returning to the Purple Wind Building, Su Li washed up and was about to rest when Jiang Shuijue, who had moved into the room next door, suddenly knocked and came in.

Su Li was slightly surprised. “It’s late. Why aren’t you asleep yet?”

Jiang Shuijue made herself comfortable and sat down in front of him. She blinked her beautiful eyes. “What’s wrong, Brother Su? Don’t you welcome me?”

Su Li thought: This girl is truly bold. She dares to enter a single man’s room in the middle of the night, alone. She’s not afraid I’ll take advantage of her. He smiled and said, “Of course I welcome you. Why wouldn’t I?”

Jiang Shuijue, seeing Su Li staring at her with a strange look, suddenly chuckled. “Don’t get the wrong idea. I came to discuss serious business.”

Su Li acknowledged her and sat down. “What serious business?”

“The Golden Eagle Alliance.”

“Oh?” Su Li raised an eyebrow. He thought: The leader of the Golden Eagle Alliance, Ding Shijie, is dead, and the Gao Shupeng brothers are also dead. The so-called alliance is likely fractured now. He wondered why Jiang Shuijue was bringing up the Golden Eagle Alliance.

Jiang Shuijue cleared her throat. Her voice was soft. “The leader of the Golden Eagle Alliance is dead. They are likely in disarray now. This is the perfect opportunity for us. We can take over their personnel and supplies. If Brother Su has the same thought, we need to act fast before someone else beats us to it.”

“Just as I suspected.” Su Li inwardly agreed. In fact, after killing Ding Shijie and repelling the Golden Eagle Alliance invaders at the Golden Convergence Center, he had already considered this idea.

Through Ding Shijie’s introduction, he knew the Golden Eagle Alliance consisted of survivors from three buildings: Gold Eagle One A-Building and B-Building, and the Shimao Center.

Gao Shupeng and Gao Shuxue’s group came from Gold Eagle One A-Building. Their elite forces were almost entirely wiped out. The remaining people were likely weak and elderly. Now Ding Shijie was also dead. Many more were killed at the Golden Convergence Center. Su Li suspected that Ding Shijie was the leader of one of the other two buildings as well. This meant the elites of at least two buildings were severely depleted.

In this situation, taking over the alliance wasn’t just about the supplies; he desperately needed manpower. Only with enough people could he carry out his plan.

He had decided to absorb and consolidate the Golden Eagle Alliance.

Su Li agreed with Ding Shijie’s original ideal of uniting the survivors to find a way out, but he disagreed with his extreme, aggressive methods.

The Purple Wind Building was only a temporary base. These skyscrapers were soaking in water, and no one knew how long they would last. Staying here was not a long-term plan.

Su Li had long wanted to build a ship that was strong and large enough to leave the city and search for unflooded land.

However, building such a large ship required unimaginable manpower and resources. It was an impossible task with the current few dozen people.

He needed more people. Since the majority of the Golden Eagle Alliance’s elite forces were eliminated, now was the perfect time to take over the remaining personnel.

Seeing Su Li listening intently, a look of contemplation on his face, Jiang Shuijue worried he might be reluctant. She grew anxious. “My Brother Su, is this an opportunity we need to think twice about?”

Su Li smiled faintly. “Of course not. I’m just considering how to proceed in the most peaceful manner possible to take over the Golden Eagle Alliance.”

Jiang Shuijue’s eyes brightened. She pretended to pout and playfully scolded him. “You deliberately made me worry.”

Su Li chuckled. “How could I? We can prepare and leave first thing tomorrow morning. But the Purple Wind Building also needs a defense force. Ling Yi is a Level 7 Wielder. I want to entrust him with defending the Purple Wind Building. But I need you to tell him; it wouldn’t be right for me to give him orders.”

He knew Gong Xiao’s competitive nature meant she would want to join the trip and wouldn’t want to stay behind. He had to rely on Ling Yi to stay. Only by leaving a Level 7 Wielder in charge of the Purple Wind Building would he feel safe, preventing the building from being raided while they were gone.

Jiang Shuijue nodded. “Alright. I’ll talk to Brother Ling Yi.”

“By the way, I’ve never heard Brother Ling Yi speak. Is he perhaps…” Su Li strongly suspected Ling Yi might be mute.

Jiang Shuijue understood his thought. She smiled. “He’s not mute. He just doesn’t like to talk much. If I hadn’t heard him speak before, I would have thought the same thing.”

Afterward, the two discussed the plan for the next day’s trip to the Golden Eagle Alliance. Jiang Shuijue shared her views, and Su Li accepted them. Finally, Jiang Shuijue bid him farewell.

Watching Jiang Shuijue leave, Su Li looked pensive. “She suggested I abandon the Purple Wind Building and use the Golden Eagle Alliance as the new base. That’s a good idea, but I’m reluctant to leave the floating island.”

Su Li thought of the soccer-field-sized floating island in front of the Purple Wind Building. Every night, a large number of monsters actively climbed onto it, making it ideal for hunting. If they abandoned the Purple Wind Building, they would lose this convenience.

“Unless I can figure out how to move the floating island. The island is essentially a mineral rock floating on the water. Although the surface is hard, the density below must not be too high; otherwise, it wouldn’t float. If we have enough manpower, moving it shouldn’t be too difficult.”

Su Li looked thoughtful.

The next day, after breakfast, Su Li gathered the group, preparing to set off for the Golden Eagle Alliance.

After discussion, Su Li instructed Ling Yi and Xu Haishui to remain in the Purple Wind Building as the main defense force. He only took eight of the eighteen Level 6 Wielders, leaving the other ten behind.

The eight Level 6 Wielders he took were Ding Longyun, Luo Jun, Jin Sixing, Ling Tian, Wang Xiaofei, Xu Xuehui, Jiang Shuijue, and Gu Mingfeng. Su Li and Gong Xiao were the two Level 7 Wielders.

He only took one Level 5 Wielder, Liu Jiande, who was familiar with the roads of Nanjiang City.

He didn’t take anyone else.

The trip to the Golden Eagle Alliance would require a show of force, not numbers. Therefore, with the exception of Xu Xuehui and Liu Jiande, the group he brought was the elite of the Purple Wind Building.

He brought Xu Xuehui because she had continuously enhanced her eyes, giving her far superior vision. She might prove useful at a crucial moment.

He brought Liu Jiande because he needed him as a guide.

A group of eleven people set off on three rafts, leaving the Purple Wind Building and heading northwest.

The three skyscrapers forming the Golden Eagle Alliance were located in the northwest direction from the Purple Wind Building.

“Gold Eagle One A-Building is the closest to us, about six kilometers in a straight line,” Liu Jiande said, pointing into the distance. He navigated the way from the first raft.

Su Li, Jiang Shuijue, Gu Mingfeng, and Ding Longyun were on the second raft.

Xu Xuehui was pulled onto the first raft by Gong Xiao.

Gong Xiao seemed angry. She had a cold look on her face early this morning. Su Li suspected she might be on her period, which might explain her unusual mood.

The weather was good. A gentle breeze blew. The sun shone warmly. Although they knew they were heading to the “Golden Eagle Alliance” to take over their supplies and that a conflict might erupt, most people were not nervous. Instead, they were talking and laughing.

After all, Gao Shupeng’s group of thirteen men had come from the “Golden Eagle Alliance” and were all slain by them. The remaining forces in the “Golden Eagle Alliance” were likely weak. Their group consisted entirely of experts, all Level 6 or 7 Wielders. With Su Li leading them, they had nothing to fear.

The journey was smooth. They encountered no dangers or monster attacks. Soon, Liu Jiande pointed to a tall building in the distance. “That’s Gold Eagle One A-Building. It has 39 floors, one floor higher than our Purple Wind Building.”

The group could clearly see the three tall buildings in the distance. Due to the varying distance, the Gold Eagle One A-Building was clearly visible, while the other two were slightly blurred.

“The tallest one is Gold Eagle One B-Building. It has a full 44 floors. These two buildings are very close. The straight-line distance is less than a kilometer.” Liu Jiande pointed and explained, “That building is the Shimao Center, 42 stories tall. It’s a little farther away. The distance between the Gold Eagle A-Building and B-Building is about one to two kilometers.”

“Xuehui, do you see anything unusual?” Su Li asked Xu Xuehui.

Xu Xuehui, who had been observing the area, shook her head, indicating she saw nothing unusual.

(End of Chapter)

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