"I got bored while I was walking around, so I went back by myself. He came again the next day. This time he not only carried a white box, but also two white wires and a wooden box about a meter square. He said the generator was finished, but the airship had already been turned into a generator, so it couldn't be moved back."

"But what do I care about a little airship? If it's gone, it's gone. I asked him to show me, and he plugged the two wires together, into a hole in the generator, and then plugged the other end into the white box. After opening the white box, he pointed to a small white box in the lower right corner and said, 'Look, this has always been full. Now you can look at it however you want.' I was about to open the little figure when he closed the box again."

"Then he had a long talk with me, asking me a lot of questions about the merging of the two worlds, such as the distribution of power in the Spirit Ruins, the advantages of the five major races, and the future development of the realm. In short, he asked a lot of questions, both useful and useless. When I mentioned the human race's warships, his interest became extremely strong. He asked a lot more questions about that."

"Finally, he asked if I could get him a Realm Cluster Starship. Do you know how I felt? I jumped up immediately. I said, 'Are you crazy? Forget about Realm Cluster Starships, even Realm Cluster Starships are core-level strategic ships of the human race! Apart from being able to dock in Realm 6528, they have to fight the enemy when they go out, and they won't come back until they achieve their goal. Do you think just anyone can get one? If I had a strategic cluster starship, I could upgrade my main city to the Realm Cluster Star level directly. Would I still be a mere level three main city lord here?'"

"Seeing how angry I was, he became even more excited and asked me many more questions about warships. In the end, after much pleading and haggling, he traded me a set of warship-related items in exchange for something that involved 600 little figures moving around."

Jiang Hao asked, "What is it?"

"It's the blueprints for a boundary-level starship, and some materials for building the ship. I have ways to get my hands on these things, but there's one core-level controlled item that I can't get my hands on. So my last hope rests on you."

Jiang Hao finally realized they were getting down to business. So he said, "Tell me what you want, where can I find it, and I'll go get it for you!"

The city lord of Jinling rolled his eyes at Jiang Hao and said, "Rob? Rob your head! There are ready-made ones in the Human King City of Realm 6528, and the Human King's city-building decree must also have them. Do you think you can get past them? Do you think you can rob them?"

"Then just tell me what it is and where you can get it."

The city lord of Jinling said, "To save me from having to explain several times, you should first choose nine strong companions. Once you have a full complement, I will make arrangements. Remember to choose the strongest people you know, since that alien realm is still under development, with a harsh environment and many powerful forces. If we are not careful, we might not be able to return."

Jiang Hao thought to himself, "How can I not go? Now that you mention it, it seems like this is no easier than raiding the royal city, is it?"

Jiang Hao hesitated before saying, "How about... how about we postpone the warship issue a bit longer? Do you think it would be better for me to participate in the expedition?"

The city lord of Jinling City was furious. He jumped up and down, cursing, "You're going to participate in the expedition my ass! In this realm now, which force can rival Dingbei City? Don't you know your own limitations? Who gave you the right to participate in the expedition?"

Sigh, why does this make me sound so weak?

The city lord of Jinling City, spitting as he roared, "You're going to join the expedition while everyone else sits around doing nothing? Ask them if they'll agree!"

Jiang Hao thought to himself, "Isn't it good to just sit around and do nothing? Who would object?"

Finally, left with no other choice, Jiang Hao had to honestly report a few people to the city lord of Jinling City. Actually, he wanted to go alone; after all, Little Skeleton had recovered, and with his own strength, he could practically sweep through any force. Jiang Hao wouldn't mind simply turning the "developing" stage into the "developed" stage.

However, in order to cultivate more talents and develop Jiang Hao's leadership skills, the city lord of Jinling forced him to select nine teammates.

Jiang Hao reported that the group included five members of the "Reign Supreme" team, plus the "Ice Queen" and "Born to Be Useful"—all seven of them, like him, had earned the title of Four-Star King of Warriors. Their main attribute growth at each level had reached 50,000. If they weren't powerful, it was likely impossible to find anyone stronger in the entire realm.

Two more people were needed. Jiang Hao thought for a moment and then signed up for Ling Chen Guild, the former leader of the No. 003 Newbie Village in the former Shanghai District. Ling Chen Guild comes with a 40% team damage reduction aura, which would greatly increase the sense of security.

There was also an assassin, Thief Yi Youdao, whom Jiang Hao encountered on the battlefield. This guy had a very special talent; even if the entire squad was wiped out, he could remain unharmed. So Jiang Hao reported him to the authorities as well.

Finally, remembering the battlefield command capabilities of tens of thousands of sows, I felt I couldn't leave them out, so I also registered them.

As a result, the number of people exceeded the limit, and the city lord of Jinling City didn't care and summoned them all at once.

In no time, a dozen or so people arrived, some riding Crimson Flame Icewing Birds, some riding Wind Tigers, and some running all the way. Also arriving at the central castle platform were Tu Hai, the commander, and a dozen or so accompanying personnel.

"I was born with a talent that must be put to use" was a little nervous. He didn't know why they had been called here in such a hurry. He glanced cautiously at the leader, then at the city lord of Jinling City, and then winked at Jiang Hao.

Most of the others were equally bewildered. Only the tens of thousands of sows who had run there, bent over panting heavily, pointed at the city lord of Jinling City and said, "Holy crap... Holy crap, are you crazy? Five... five minutes and you want me... you want me to run 20 kilometers? And you won't even give me a mount! Where's my mount? Give it to me right now! I ran all the way from 200 miles away! I'm exhausted!"

Then, pointing at Jiang Hao, he said, "Are you out of your mind? Why haven't you replied to any of the many messages I've sent you? If it weren't for your profile picture still being online, I would have thought you were dead!"

Oh, really?

Jiang Hao had turned off message notifications to avoid being disturbed, so he was unaware of the situation.

So he said, "I'm sorry, I have too many private messages, hundreds of thousands, I can't keep up with them all!"

"You...you bastard!"

The tens of thousands of sows were speechless with anger, and after a long pause, they finally said, "Is this your reason? What about my authority?"

Tens of thousands of sows pointed at the city lord of Jinling City and continued, "Why give this old guy such high authority? What use is he! I am the true commander of the fountain! Give it to me!"

Jiang Hao looked bewildered and said, "What?"

Tens of thousands of sows jumped high, roaring, "Authorization! Authorization! The battlefield commander's authority! The Japanese in the east, the Americans and the British in the west are going crazy killing each other, and you're still here eating shit?"