I Pick Up Talents on the Interstellar Battlefield-Chapter 600 - 467: Trouble Redirected Eastward (Part 2)

Dongfang Haoyue was the first to regain composure, and he greeted formally, "Brother Lan, hello."

Zhuge Yu also put away his surprise and nodded in acknowledgment, "Hello, Brother Lan."

Lan nodded slightly in response, his gaze falling on the compass in Zhuge Yu’s hand, a trace of curiosity flashing in his eyes.

"Let’s go." Qin Tian took the lead, boarding the flying device, followed closely by Dongfang Haoyue, Zhuge Yu, Lan, and many guards.

With the roar of the engine, the flying device quickly ascended, breaking through the Cold Tree’s cold shield and flying towards the wilderness outside the Ice Extreme Pass.

Inside the cabin, Qin Tian opened the holographic map, with a light blue projection unfolding in the air—the map, marked with a conspicuous red dot representing the Ice Extreme Pass, clearly labeling the surrounding ice valleys, ice rivers, and storm zones, while the snow beast gathering areas were marked with patches of light yellow light spots, all clear at a glance.

"Zhuge expert, help me see, where is the most suitable location for the second base."

Zhuge Yu did not dismiss the task, taking control of the map, his fingertips sliding on the projection, his expression serious.

He knew well that cooperation with Qin Tian was basically confirmed, and selecting a good base location not only could help Qin Tian develop rapidly but also aligned with their own interests.

After about five minutes, Zhuge Yu’s finger landed on the northwest section of the map, he looked up and said, "How about here?"

Qin Tian followed his finger, raising his eyebrows slightly, "Pala Icefield? Why choose this?"

He had thought Zhuge Yu would choose a location far from the snow beasts and relatively safe, not expecting the other to choose one of the densest snow beast areas.

Zhuge Yu chuckled, countering, "Don’t you think, given your identity as a Royal Major General, that your military strength is a bit sparse?"

Qin Tian’s heart was stirred, immediately understanding his profound intent.

"Even if the Empire determines to develop Mingwang Planet with Ice Extreme Pass as its core later, ordinary people won’t come rashly before the infrastructure is built and publicity is in place. The first wave you can attract will certainly be Spiritualists." Zhuge Yu continued to explain, his fingertips tapping on the light spot of Pala Icefield, "Choosing this location for the second base, the dense snow beasts are actually an advantage. Firstly, you can attract mercenary corps to hunt snow beasts, and secondly, the base needs garrison forces, so you can justifiably apply to the Military Department for reinforcements. Considering your importance in the Seventh Bureau, adding a military force shouldn’t be a big problem, in my opinion."

"Moreover, after cleaning up the surrounding snow beasts, the flat terrain of Pala Icefield is naturally advantageous for city-building, with no obstacles to expansion in all directions."

After listening, Qin Tian couldn’t help but admire—no wonder he’s from the Zhuge Clan; in a short time, he analyzed the pros and cons thoroughly and even prepared the reason for reinforcements in advance. Such foresight is indeed impressive.

"Alright, let’s choose this!" Qin Tian immediately revised the flying device’s destination, with the route on the screen turning and extending towards the Pala Icefield.

Half an hour later, the flying device slowly landed on a vast white wilderness.

The wind and snow on Pala Icefield were fiercer than those at Ice Extreme Pass, with the violent wind blowing snowflakes almost obscuring the view, even scraping the ice on the ground to make a "woo woo" sound.

"You guard here." Zhuge Yu looked at the thirteen guards accompanying him, his tone calm, "Next, I’m going to perform the Zhuge’s Secret Technique for Dragon Seeking, not suitable for too many people watching."

The guards instinctively looked at Dongfang Haoyue, waiting for his instructions—they belonged to Dongfang Haoyue, and naturally followed his orders.

"A Yu is right, that Secret Technique indeed is not suitable for public transmission." Dongfang Haoyue nodded and instructed the guards, "You keep vigilant around the flying device, we will be back soon."

"Yes!" The guards responded in unison, dispersing to form a security circle around the flying device.

Qin Tian glanced at these guards, his perception quietly extended—all thirteen were Tier Six Spiritualists, their aura stable, which was considerable combat strength, but none had reached Tier Seven.

But this was normal

Tier Six is already high-end combat strength, but to progress from Tier Six to Tier Seven requires overcoming the "Celestial Human Three Tribulations," which has a very high failure rate, with minor consequences of damaging the foundation, and severe ones leading to direct death,

Many Tier Six Nine Stars Spiritualists, for the sake of safety, prefer to stay put rather than rush to Tier Seven.

And those who can successfully survive the Tribulations, Tier Seven strong ones, are all proud individuals, who apart from special circumstances, would never serve as attendants.

The four of them braved the wind and snow, walking towards the depths of the icefield. The golden compass in Zhuge Yu’s hand was slightly hot, he muttered continuously, with a faint spiritual energy flowing out of his fingertips, injecting into the compass.

As the spiritual energy poured in, the needle in the center of the compass slowly started to turn, and the originally dim plate began to glow faintly.

"Judging by this movement, this really is a piece of prime Feng Shui land." Zhuge Yu’s lips curled into a smile, his tone more focused, "I’ll add some more strength and help select the best core site for city building."

As soon as he spoke, the spiritual energy within him suddenly burst, a faint golden light emanating from his body, even his eyes seemed to sparkle with starlight.

The light on the compass grew increasingly intense, and a slender golden dragon shadow emerged from the surface, spiraling in mid-air—initially, the dragon shadow was faint, like a thin mist, but as the four walked forward, the shadow became clearer, its scales and claws vaguely visible.

After walking about a hundred meters, the golden dragon shadow became almost solid, circling three times above a piece of land ahead and then stopping steadily.

Zhuge Yu halted, retracted his spiritual energy, and displayed a satisfied smile on his face: "Here it is."

Seeing this, Qin Tian’s face showed a satisfied smile, Dongfang Haoyue also speaking with a smile, "Qin Tian, afterward you should properly thank A Yu..."