Both of them were clearly shocked. Generally speaking, if someone wants to take on a disciple, it must be someone who has reached a certain age and wants to pass on all their knowledge. But Chen Zhou looks so young, why is he in such a hurry to pass on all his knowledge?

"You're so young, how come you already have an apprentice?" the middle-aged merchant asked curiously. At the same time, the middle-aged merchant also felt very sorry for Chen Zhou, after all, entering Shanghai alone was a completely different experience from entering Shanghai with two other people.

If he had a choice, the middle-aged vendor would absolutely not want his relatives to enter this magical city. Sometimes he was also very glad that his relatives did not enter this magical city and that he could enter alone.

Chen Zhou, however, brought his apprentice into Shanghai as well. It's important to understand that once you enter Shanghai, there's practically a 100% chance you won't get out. Both the middle-aged merchant and the railway worker were prepared to spend their lives in this city.

They simply didn't want to just wait around in these ten levels; they wanted to try their luck and get to the ninth level! And then from the ninth level to the eighth! Ideally, they could climb up one level at a time.

"It's a long story, but don't worry about me. I will definitely take her with me," Chen Zhou said firmly. Once Chen Zhou set his mind on something, he was determined to achieve it. Although Chen Zhou himself was just a nobody, even a nobody has dreams! Chen Zhou would continue to move towards his ideals.

Therefore, the first step is to find Wo Wan and ensure her safety so that Chen Zhou can take Wo Wan away from this magical city step by step!

"Young man, don't speak too confidently. When you fall, you'll find the pain even greater," Tie Dao said slowly. His previous cheerful demeanor was gone; instead, he was very somber, as if burdened by something. Chen Zhou didn't know what had happened to Tie Dao, only what had happened to the middle-aged merchant. This merchant had a happy family on the Tianyun Continent; spending his life here was definitely not his wish.

“Who doesn’t want to get out of here?” Chen Zhou murmured as his gaze drifted over the crowd.

These words struck a chord with the middle-aged vendor. Though he seemed to have become a core member of two powerful forces, he was actually quite vulnerable inside, remembering that before entering this magical city, he was just a small-time vendor.

If it weren't for his meticulous thinking and accidental discovery of the loophole in the magic coin, the middle-aged merchant would hardly be alive today. Sometimes, when he thinks back on it, he feels quite emotional, and sometimes he's very grateful that he found the loophole in the magic coin and that it allowed him to survive until now.

Sometimes he regretted discovering that loophole that allowed his cowardly self to survive until now. The middle-aged merchant actually felt he should have died long ago. He hadn't wanted to live in such a place for a long time, which was why he desperately wanted to enter the ninth level. He had heard that the ninth level was a united place, even though they also needed to kill those who entered from the tenth level. The middle-aged merchant still desperately wanted to enter the ninth level.

Simply put, he just wanted to escape from the tenth floor.

He was tired of this place.

Little did they know, all levels above the tenth were similar to the tenth; no one could escape this fate. This was the rule of the Burning Ground. No one knew why the Burning Ground established this rule, because this place was truly hell.

"Reporting to the leader, the number of people who have entered the Advanced Alliance has now reached nearly three thousand, which has met your expectations." At this moment, someone walked to the side of the railway and said, glancing at the middle-aged merchant as he spoke.

That's exactly the budget of the middle-aged vendor.

To activate the teleportation layer leading to the ninth level, three thousand people must activate it simultaneously, and all three thousand people must be level two magicians in order to activate it directly.

In fact, the Ten-Level Strong Alliance already had three thousand members, but now that the leader has died, many people have left the Ten-Level Strong Alliance, so it is hard to say whether there are still three thousand members now.

"Then let's open the teleportation channel to the ninth floor tomorrow!" Tie Dao said to the middle-aged merchant. They were now fully prepared, and entering the site as soon as possible was their common wish.

It's noon now, and the middle-aged merchant can help Chen Zhou turn the magic coins into a positive number in just one afternoon. Setting off tomorrow is indeed a good choice.

“Okay.” The middle-aged merchant agreed, then took Chen Zhou’s token and turned to walk into the dark cave.

This place can be considered a stronghold of the Advanced Alliance; the caves here all belong to the Railway's Advanced Alliance. At this moment, the middle-aged merchant clearly needed a quiet place so he could demonstrate his skills.

"Spread the word. The passage to the ninth floor will open tomorrow. Make sure they are not absent," Tie Dao said slowly. Everyone was waiting for him to issue the order, so he naturally had to do so as soon as possible.

The man nodded and immediately went into the crowd.

As the news spread, the entire tenth floor was in an uproar. The efficiency of this advancement alliance was too fast! When was it announced? This morning, right? It was said that the advancement alliance had already been established and was going to enter the ninth floor.

The news is spreading immediately that the teleportation channel will be opened tomorrow.

The efficiency of the Ten-Level Strong Alliance has always been slow, while the efficiency of this newly appeared Advanced Alliance is too fast, so fast that everyone is somewhat incredulous. However, everyone has quietly noted down the time and will definitely arrive on time tomorrow.

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