After the woman led Chen Zhou and the others into the residential area, she headed directly towards the palace-like building in the center. This palace-like building was extremely tall, and it could be seen at a glance as soon as one entered the residential area.

“Our leader is inside.” A moment later, the female soldier led them to the palace-like building and spoke directly. She stood by the gate of the palace-like building without going in.

"Okay." Tie Dao replied, and then led everyone into the palace-like building. The building was very large, and the gate was as high as two stories of their residence, so it took Tie Dao and the middle-aged merchant a lot of effort to push the gate open.

"Crunch, crunch..."

The gate slowly opened, making a series of sounds, and then the two stepped inside, followed by the others. But just then, the female soldier who had been standing next to them stepped forward and blocked the others.

"I'm sorry! You can't go in. Only your three leaders are allowed to enter." The female soldier said directly after stopping them.

Tie Dao, who was walking ahead, and Chen Zhou and the middle-aged vendor immediately turned around. They hesitated for a moment when they saw this scene. Tie Dao immediately gave them a few winks. The people behind him were almost all Tie Dao's confidants. They obviously understood what Tie Dao meant. They immediately stood obediently to the side without saying anything.

The female soldier nodded and stood aside as well.

Immediately afterwards, Tie Dao, Chen Zhou, and the middle-aged merchant stepped into the palace.

This palace-like building was extremely magnificent. The palaces Chen Zhou had seen in the Southern Kingdom were the most magnificent he had ever seen. Even the palace-like building that Chen Zhou was seeing now was far inferior to the ones he had seen in the Southern Kingdom before.

However, this does not diminish the palace's status on the ninth floor. It can be said to be the most magnificent building Chen Zhou has seen since entering Shanghai.

The people on the ninth floor are truly wealthy.

With these thoughts in mind, Chen Zhou continued to follow the railway and the middle-aged merchant into the palace.

Back in the Tianyun Continent, the middle-aged merchant was just a small-time businessman. He had probably never entered such a magnificent palace before. Now, as he entered this splendid palace, he felt a sense of longing. He was also captivated by the gorgeous decorations and could no longer look away.

Chen Zhou was not captivated by the lavish decorations, but instead spotted Zhuo Miaoyan sitting in a tall seat not far away.

Zhuo Miaoyan is wearing a golden yellow dress today, which is a perfect match for this magnificent palace, making her look even more elegant and classical.

"Welcome, leader of the advanced alliance."

The three slowly approached Zhuo Miaoyan. Below Zhuo Miaoyan stood two rows of people in battle armor. The two rows of people looked somewhat ruthless and spoke in unison to Chen Zhou and the other two who were approaching.

The railway worker and the middle-aged vendor nodded to them repeatedly. Then the three of them stopped between the two rows of people and looked up at Zhuo Miaoyan in the luxurious seat above, just like the others.

For some reason, Chen Zhou had a strange feeling that he was meeting the emperor. Weren't the Advanced Alliance and this ninth-level army equal? ​​Why did the people of the Advanced Alliance have to sit so high when they met the leader of this ninth-level army, Zhuo Miaoyan, and why did they have to look up at her?

Zhuo Miaoyan looked at them as if they were ants.

Chen Zhou suddenly felt a bit disgusted with this feeling.

But since he was already here, Chen Zhou couldn't very well complain, so he just waited quietly, like the railway tracks and the middle-aged vendors.

Just then, Zhuo Miaoyan slowly stood up from her tall and magnificent seat and walked towards them. Her golden dress trailed on the ground as she slowly descended the steps.

Finally, Zhuo Miaoyan walked up to the three middle-aged merchants, including Tie Daochen and Chen Zhou, and said, "Has someone already informed your alliance leader about the specifics?"

"The notification has already been sent," the railway department replied immediately.

"In that case, did your alliance bring all the people participating in the training?" Zhuo Miaoyan said, then turned her gaze to Chen Zhou behind her.

"Yes. May I ask when it will begin?" the railway worker asked slowly.

"As for the timing, of course it would be best to start immediately. I think there are already some people in your alliance who can't wait, right?" Zhuo Miaoyan said with a hint of amusement as she looked at Chen Zhou behind her.

"That would be perfect," the railway replied.

"The main issue we're discussing with your alliance today is that all your alliance leaders are going to participate in training, which means they'll all have to reach the eighth level? What will happen to the rest of the group without a leader?" Zhuo Miaoyan said slowly, her tone inexplicably filled with a chilling undertone.

Zhuo Miaoyan really knows how to bring up the very thing she shouldn't have said.

"We've already made arrangements for this. Since the Ninth-Level Army is now on equal footing with the Advanced Alliance, it means the Ninth Level is our common home. We should stand together through thick and thin. When we leave, we'll let the Advanced Alliance join the Ninth-Level Army to fight against the people from the outer layers together." Tie Dao had already discussed this matter with the middle-aged merchant. Since the Ninth-Level Army wouldn't let the Advanced Alliance go after they left, they might as well just hand the Advanced Alliance over to them.

In this way, at least it won't cause trouble for myself, but it will cause trouble for the nine-layered army.

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