Huh? Isn't this an adventure kingdom building game?!-Chapter 755 - 731: It Has to Be the System!

The trivial matters of the collaboration talks were left for Hou Ze to handle. Jiang Yuan was still thinking about "applying" at the Xinhua Trading House on Trapped Snake Island, so he handed over the entire array to City Lord Ming.

"Sir, this..." The other party respectfully received it, looked it over, and somewhat awkwardly sought assistance: "If it were an ordinary City Defense Array, like the one currently in use, although I don’t understand arrays, I could still operate it.

But this set is simply too vast and intricate. I’m not proficient in this field and have no idea where to start. Could you... trouble you to help set up the array?"

Huh? Is the level so high that it actually requires something from the user?

Jiang Yuan was a bit confused. When Qu Luming handed this item over, the intricately data-packaged display simply showed a "click to use" button. He hadn’t thought there would be limitations for Demon Cultivators.

"Of course, let me do it." He did not refuse; the sooner it’s set up, the sooner he’ll have peace of mind.

[Do you want to data-bind this Protective Array for use? Note: Once data-bound, it can be controlled and managed through the interface, and administrators can be added for detailed control of the array.]

As soon as he clicked ’use,’ the system popped up a prompt.

The implication is that once you agree to bind, it will occupy page space and always display on the system interface, allowing you to check it anytime.

Any disturbance in Sand Hill City would trigger a message from the array.

Just thinking about it seems a bit troublesome. But there’s no way around it; the highest realm City Lord Ming can’t use it, and it’s not feasible to let this advanced array just collect dust. Besides, having just agreed, turning back isn’t an option.

[Data binding in progress, please wait]

[Binding successful, please select the desired protection range]

Several options appeared: the courtyard, Netherworld courtyard, Starlight Shell Cave Residence, Carefree City courtyard, Sand Hill City, and even the Hollow House in the void.

Wow! Quite comprehensive!

As he selected Sand Hill City, Jiang Yuan thought he should find a way to continue Qu Luming’s side quest and build a good relationship so he could trade arrays for the courtyard output like Yuan Man did, protecting all his territories!

[Protective Array is now effective for Sand Hill City, please click to go to the detailed settings page]

[Do you want to set an administrator? Please click to add...]

[Do you want to set the maximum daily Spirit Stone consumption?]

[Do you want to regulate all living beings within the array?]

Jiang Yuan looked bewildered, unsure if these were newly added system projects after the data transformation or inherent to the array itself. Regulating the tens of thousands of Angry Fire Bears in the city would consume countless Spirit Stones!

Of course, select no!

[Do you want to intercept unknown signals?]

Huh? This one seems like a good idea!

"City Lord Ming, Communication Stones are a rare commodity in Sand Hill City, right?" He vaguely recalled hearing someone say that Communication Stones are expensive, not affordable for ordinary Demon Cultivators.

"That’s right. If it weren’t for the five major conniving merchants forcing me to buy one at a high price for communication convenience, I, as the City Lord, wouldn’t even know what a Communication Stone is. It’s one of a kind in the entire city."

"In other words, besides you, anyone else with a Communication Stone is likely a spy!"

"Ah... yes, that’s correct!" City Lord Ming had been looking up when she was suddenly asked.

She had no idea how Mr. Jiang did it, as she couldn’t sense any Spiritual Power fluctuations. Yet, the array flew up and spread out. Like a magnificent, semi-transparent giant net, it enveloped the entire city, occasionally flashing with brilliant light and powerful aura, making her inwardly thrilled.

So, when she heard the sudden question, she didn’t react immediately. After a brief pause, City Lord Ming tentatively asked, "Sir, can this array also detect where Communication Stones are?"

No wonder it’s known as the highest level of protective array in the alliance; its power is terrifying!

I’ll have to ask Daoist Hou about the outside world more often, or else I’ll be clueless.

Jiang Yuan followed her amazed gaze upward, wow! Like a special effect from a sci-fi movie, quite interesting.

It makes sense; the array acts like an energy shield over the entire city. When a Communication Stone sends a message, it needs a "signal," and once it passes through the energy shield, it gets locked.

"Exactly." He explained with a smile, "After setting up the Protective Array, fluctuations from Communication Stone transmissions can be accurately captured, making it easy to catch the evidence."

"Chirp chirp chirp!"

The little golden monkey looked up at the "sky screen," excitedly jumping up and down on his shoulder.

Hou Ze gently tapped it, "You fool, what are you thinking? Trapped Snake Island is so vast! With countless Demon Cultivators and transported goods coming and going every day, how could it manage so many?

Though it’s the same kind, Trapped Snake Island’s array only opens basic protection, with a few Watchmen monitoring it at any time, and the grand array opens only when needed.

In contrast, Sand Hill City is much smaller, and with a bit more detail, it doesn’t consume much Spirit Stone."

[Unidentified signal interception initiated, please set whether to track the signal source]

[Enable autopilot mode? Once enabled, the protection level will auto-adjust... ]

Tsk tsk, it has to be the system, look at these little terms, making it simple to understand, completely foolproof operation.

Set each option, added City Lord Ming as an administrator, set the admin permissions, and finally charged it with half a million Spirit Stones, Jiang Yuan clicked save.

"Buzzing~"

All the Bear Demons in the city heard an indescribable low hum, and when they looked up, a dome suddenly appeared above the city!

The entire structure was composed of countless honeycomb-like equilateral hexagons, with seams sparkling with brilliance. Accompanied by the low hum, a powerful force spread!

At the same time, as the administrator, Ming Qingyan suddenly sensed the powerful array enveloping the entire city. Although it couldn’t be easily moved or altered, she could freely manipulate aspects like enhancing the protection level.

Of course, she also sensed that there were about five hundred thousand Spirit Stones in the array. Without attacks, it was enough for daily use for a long time.

"Thank you, sir!" Ming Qingyan bowed again, "I will repay the Spirit Stones you advanced for the Protective Array as soon as possible! On behalf of all the citizens, I am deeply grateful for your great kindness!"

Hou Ze beside her listened in a daze; he saw Mr. Jiang casually pat his hand, and the array was set up. Spirit Stones? Can you even sense them?

The little golden-furred monkey also scratched its ear with its paw, puzzled.

Not to mention the onlookers wereconfused, even Ming Qingyan herself hadn’t figured out what happened in that brief moment. Clearly, the one who set up the array was Mr. Jiang, yet the control was returned to her once it succeeded. What a miraculous method!

However, she had no time to ponder over these details now. The vital task was to immediately inform all citizens of the good news and eliminate any informants!

While speaking, within seconds, the progress bar completed, and the entire array settled into an invisible state.

"Whoosh!"

Suddenly, a huge Angry Fire Bear appeared, stepping onto a Flying Sword heading skyward. Moments later, it collided with a transparent "net" that flashed a few times and fell with exclamations and cheers.

[A Bear Demon inside the city attempted to break through the array. The automatic defense mechanism has initiated to obstruct it. The default internal strike is at the lowest Level One, causing no injury.]

The system indeed popped up with a notification, but it only showed on the current interface, not abruptly in the main view, barely affecting Jiang Yuan.

Then he heard a commotion not far away.

"Liu Zi, what was that? Did you touch it?"

"I only saw a flash, seemed soft?"

"Speak up, what exactly was it?"

......

Faced with curious questions from numerous neighbors, the silly Bear Demon named Liu Zi said with a dumbfounded buzz, "It’s all your fault! You encouraged the fool to check, and he got beaten! What it is exactly, I can’t say, if curious, try it yourselves." 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

"Oh dear, seems it’s quite fierce, it even struck him!"

"Hearing this, I want to try too!"

"Let’s do it together, maybe if enough bears hit it, we can break through!"

Ming Qingyan heard the discussions and couldn’t help but sigh with a wry smile: "The Furious Fire Bear Race isn’t known for cunning, making everyone laugh."

While the system gave Jiang Yuan the prompt, she also received the same sense, finding it exasperatingly funny, as she flew into the air and said loudly, "Citizens of the Furious Fire Bear Race, what you’ve just encountered was the highest level City Defense Array painstakingly set up by Mr. Jiang for us!

Recently completed, it’s enough to defend against the threat from Silver Valley!

Please do not find it funny to voluntarily crash into the Protective Array anymore as it runs on a great amount of Spirit Stones. The more you hit it, the quicker our array gets damaged, and soon we’ll be back to being enslaved by the five major merchants..."

Hearing her patiently explain, Jiang Yuan couldn’t help but twitch his mouth corners, never expecting that once the City Defense Array was set up, the first ones it would strike were curious Bear Demons.

City Lord Ming was too modest; this wasn’t a lack of cunning, it was clearly a bunch of simpletons!

[Unknown signal detected, successfully intercepted, click to view details. Tracking analysis in progress...]

[Unknown signal 2 detected, successfully intercepted...]

......

Before City Lord Ming finished explaining to citizens, more than twenty unknown signals popped out one after another. Jiang Yuan clicked to view each, and sure enough, they were all informants quickly reporting city news to their secret leaders.

Damn it, they are quite diligent!

Some even cursed him in the messages, complaining about a foreigner sending Elixirs and City Defense Array, ruining their conspiracies.

Seeing this infuriated him, "How dare they betray their kind with such pride! Capture every single one and throw them into the Sky Pit to mine forever, never allowed to resurface no matter what they find!"

Tracking analysis data quickly emerged, and Ming Qingyan, having received more precise location assistance from Jiang Yuan, promptly dispatched subordinates to act.

In little more than a stick of incense time, all the traitors among the Bear race, including potentially bribed close relations, were captured.

The latest news wasn’t sent out. Narrowing her eyes, Ming Qingyan looked at the Angry Fire Bears bribed by the five major merchants, slowly cleaning her claws and said coldly, "Caught red-handed, I’m not in the mood to interrogate now.

Come, cuff and shackle these twenty-six, muzzle them first, and throw them in the deepest part of Sky Pit to mine ores. When each digs up a hundred pieces, loosen the muzzle for a chance to speak. If they have nothing good to say, let them dig another hundred.

In the meantime, take time to think about what you truly want to say.

Additionally, publicize their crimes. Take them out for public shaming daily, so the public can see who’s been helping the five major merchants in the dark while we were bullied by Silver Valley all these years!"