Stronger with More Jobs-Chapter 504 - 248: Preparations Before Departure! (20,000-Word Update 1/5) (2)

Chapter 504: Chapter 248: Preparations Before Departure! (20,000-Word Update 1/5) (2)

"When are we setting off?"

Wei Banmeng asked.

Fang Qingyu pondered for a moment and gave a definitive deadline:

"In a month!"

...

During the time that followed,

the peaceful Pocket World Blessed Land, a holy place for cultivation, was once again filled with a tense and efficient rhythm.

Fang Qingyu picked up the profession of "Executioner of Fate Ghosts" once more.

After his unwavering daily personal training,

he would take Jiang Wei and plunge into the "Hunting Zone" they had previously visited.

With the activation of Thunder Shock Escape Shadow, his figure moved ghost-like beneath the ground.

Wherever the Dragon Sparrow Calamity-Slaying Blade pointed, the Sword Aura entwined with Dark Gold Tribulation Fire and Bone-Eroding Thunder was precise and deadly.

Or he would punch like a dragon, the ferocious power of Nine Prisons Break Extreme instantly shattering the core of the Life Ghost.

Each kill was accompanied by slight jumps in the skill points numbers on the chart.

After each kill, Fang Qingyu did not leave immediately.

Instead, he skillfully pulled out specialized dissection tools.

He squatted beside the still warm carcass of the Life Ghost, as calm as the most composed surgeon.

The blade sliced precisely through tough membranes, separated twisted bones, searching for valuable materials: core crystals, organs with special energy, hard claws and teeth...

The dissection process was not only a means of acquiring resources,

but also a way to gain experience as an Executioner of Fate Ghosts.

Jiang Wei quietly stood by.

Sitting on a protruding rock or floating in mid-air.

A lollipop forever in her small mouth, her clear red eyes like the most precise radar, vigilantly scanning the surroundings to prevent ambushes from other Life Ghosts. Occasionally, she would offer brief suggestions when Fang Qingyu encountered difficulties during dissection.

This is what they call practice makes perfect.

Watching often, eventually, you’ll learn.

Of course, aside from hunting and dissection,

Fang Qingyu executed his daily training plan to perfection.

On the training field,

the trajectory of Thunder Shock Escape Shadow became increasingly unpredictable, often leaving only a faint afterimage at the target point, while the true body appeared at another unexpected angle.

The Fist Aura of Nine Prisons Break Extreme condensed like a tangible entity, crashing into the custom alloy target, penetrating deeply like a red-hot drill, focusing its power for a concentrated burst, greatly enhancing its destructive power.

The blade light of Abyssal Dragon Decree carried the majestic dragon’s roar of judgment upon the world, as the Dark Gold Thunder Flame Giant Dragon roared past, leaving the target silently severed, its surface smooth as a mirror, with the lingering aura of Thunder Fire persisting for a long time.

With an ever-deepening mastery of his own power, Fang Qingyu began to attempt a deeper integration of Bone-Eroding Thunder, Red Bright Tribulation Fire, the sharpness of Dragon Sparrow Calamity Slash, and the domineering nature of Dragon’s True Intent.

Each strike seemed like carving a supreme weapon of mass destruction.

Under such intense combat and rigorous training,

time slipped quietly like sand through fingers.

Wei Banmeng, Chu Kuanglan, and Lu Jiuyuan were equally engaged.

On one hand, they were digesting the insights from the Ghost Festival battles and overcoming their own bottlenecks.

On the other hand, through various channels—the encrypted archives within the Divine Management Bureau, occasional guidance from Senior Yan Shouzheng, and even some special encrypted forums—they were frantically absorbing all information regarding the Arctic Front, particularly about Glazed Light City.

The more they learned, the heavier their hearts grew.

Just as Fang Qingyu had said, the Arctic Front was anything but a unified block.

The complexity of those twenty-something human settlements exceeded their imaginations.

The entangled forces left over from before the Federation’s unification.

The powerful military groups directly under the Federation, the deep-rooted ancient Divine Race, the mercenary groups supported by financially strong tycoons, and even some civilian armed forces with strong regional or special faith backgrounds...

Each occupied its own position within the Great Wall Defense Line, possessing relatively independent command authority, resource distribution rights, and internal operation rules.

Though their goal was the same,

to resist the Life Ghosts moving southward,

there were constant undercurrents and friction between them over resources, discourse power, defense zone divisions, and even some historical grievances.

"It’s practically a miniature Warring States period..."

Wei Banmeng looked at the records of conflicts within the defense zones over the seizure of hunting zones or resource points, his normally cool face full of seriousness.

"Heh, it’s more than just the Warring States." Chu Kuanglan scoffed, pointing at another piece of information, "See that? ’Snow Wolf Mercenary Corps’ is backed by several armed oligarchs, mostly composed of mercenaries, very aggressive, and they’ve been clashing over the defense zone divisions with the Federation’s direct ’Ice Blade Brigade’ in the ’Black Ice Canyon’ for almost ten years, almost came to live-fire fights!"

Lu Jiuyuan crossed his arms, and said somberly, "And then there’s the ’Deep Diver Camp,’ reportedly mixed with cultists who worship the Ancient Sea God, acting mysteriously and having tense relations with other settlements. When we go, not only will we face the Life Ghosts, but we’ll also have to constantly be wary of these ’insiders.’"

Aside from these apparent forces,

what alarmed them even more was the composition of personnel.

Glazed Light City, or rather, the entire Arctic Front human settlements, had extremely complex population sources.

Besides "reinforcements" sent by the Federation or the Divine Management Bureau like themselves.

There were also many voluntarily signing up Tier Two experts rushing to the front line.

Whether for resources, breakthroughs, or bearing blood vengeance.

There was an even larger number of "locals."

These were the descendants of pioneers over the past hundred years who, after rushing to the front lines, ultimately chose to settle and propagate.

Born and raised there, they crawled through the shadows of Life Ghosts and the smoke of war from a young age.