Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
At one point, Shen Qian, who was deep in thought, was suddenly awakened by the frantically vibrating bracelet.
Shen Qian stared in astonishment at the numerous messages popping up on his bracelet, his expression gradually turning to surprise.
"The land in Lizhou has collapsed, causing immense suffering and loss of life!"
"Shenqian, where are you? Have you heard? There was an earthquake in Sucheng, and they say a lot of scavengers have appeared there..."
"Some people online are saying that Xincheng collapsed and many people fled into the restricted area. Others are saying that Shangzhou also collapsed. The school is completely sealed off now, and we can't go out at all. Before you went out, did you have any news?"
The information on the bracelets was varied and varied. Some people were shocked and relayed the information they had received to Shenqian, while others were confirming the authenticity of the information with Shenqian.
Chen Qian glanced at the messages and saw that they spanned from afternoon to evening, and most of them were sent by students from the military-themed group.
Some were relatives and friends from Jingcheng. His second senior sister, third senior brother, and fifth senior brother had also sent him messages, seemingly inquiring about the situation in Jiangzhou.
Shen Qian was puzzled at first, but then he suddenly realized something. He looked up at the city center, where some warriors from the city lord's mansion were setting up a temporary communication tower.
During the sinkhole in Jiangzhou, the signal tower located in the city center also collapsed, which caused Jiangzhou to lose contact with the outside world.
The bracelet disconnected, but Shen Qian, who had been helping to defend the city, didn't notice.
Only after a temporary signal source was set up did the delayed information finally flood into the bracelet.
As if he had just thought of something, Shen Qian flipped his wrist, and the Mountain and Sea Badge issued by the Martial Arts Association appeared in his palm.
This badge serves not only as a pass to the underground city but also as a communicator within the mountain and sea area.
I had turned off the notification function when I was undergoing body tempering before, in order to avoid interference, and I only remembered to turn it on now.
Notifications have been enabled again!
"bite!"
"bite!"
With each reminder, a cool female voice rang in Shen Qian's ears, broadcasting the missed information to him.
"Jiangzhou has collapsed; scavengers have invaded. Martial artists from nearby mountain and sea realms are requested to go to the rescue!"
"Lizhou has collapsed; scavengers have invaded. We request nearby martial artists from the Mountain and Sea Realm to come to the rescue!"
"Shangzhou landslide..."
He listened intently to the announcement inside the badge, and after a moment he couldn't help but exhale a breath of stale air.
The jumbled messages on the bracelet were actually true.
Jiangzhou, Lizhou, Shangzhou, Xincheng, Sucheng, Lincheng... Six cities from the first and second provinces of Jiangzhong and the first province of Jiangdong all experienced ground subsidence at almost the same time, and scavengers appeared in all of them.
No wonder there weren't as many martial artists from the Mountain and Sea Realm as expected when Jiangzhou was in trouble; it turns out Jiangzhou was just one of the cities affected.
The military was a separate communication system. Before sinking, they only received the order from the Lu Shu Battalion through Yu Shouji, but they overlooked the detail that only two battalions came to support them.
Now, everything makes sense.
As Shen Qian continued to confirm with all parties, the whole story became clearer.
All six cities were attacked by scavengers, and the subsequent outcomes were largely the same. Under the suppression of the military, the scavengers in all six cities were wiped out, leaving only large numbers of corpses.
Aside from the initial chaos that caused some casualties in their respective cities, this riot by scavengers felt rather anticlimactic.
Shen Qian didn't understand what these scavengers were trying to do, but he vaguely sensed that things weren't as simple as they seemed.
After thinking for a moment, Chen Qian flashed to an abandoned house, took out the golden ball, and logged into the Hundred Kings Hall, which he hadn't logged into for a long time.
When consciousness reappeared on the throne, Chen Qian didn't wait for Wan Ning to log on and went straight into the community.
The grand hall, where many thrones stood, appeared desolate at this moment, with hardly a soul in sight.
The Star Council above was also shrouded in gloom, and the thirteen floating thrones were all empty.
Shen Qian frowned for a moment, then relaxed.
With such a major change happening in the outside world, most people probably don't have time to go online right now, so this quietness is normal.
Shen Qian shook his head and was about to log off when a soft exclamation suddenly came from beside him.
"Hey, number 98, is that you?"
The crisp, melodious sound came from a throne further forward.
There, a figure from the lake was standing sideways, seemingly observing Shen Qian with great interest.
"Number 9!"
Chen Qian was taken aback for a moment, then greeted him with delight, "I thought no one was online."
He wasn't familiar with most of the people in the Hall of Hundred Kings, but Number 9 was a rather special case among them.
Not only because the other person resembled a lively and warm-hearted older sister, but also because the other person had sent her a message to remind her before she and No. 56 went to the Spirit Witch World last time.
Subsequent events proved that No. 56 did indeed have significant problems. Regardless of No. 9's mindset at the time when she gave herself a warning, in retrospect, No. 9 should at least be considered a relatively trustworthy member.
"Oh, I was just spacing out here and switched to stealth mode, hehe..."
Number 9 stretched and laughed.
Shen Qian suddenly realized why he hadn't noticed the other person earlier.
"It's been a long time since I've seen you. Let me guess, did you suddenly come online because of the upheaval in the six cities?"
Number 9 asked.
“That’s right. I want to find out if there are any inside stories. I can’t find anything in the announcements in the Mountain and Sea Badge.”
Shen Qian didn't shy away from the topic and nodded in acknowledgment.
"Hmm, these scavengers definitely have something on their mind, but I'm afraid no one can say for sure for now. To find out the truth, we'll probably have to wait for the kings and nobles to return..."
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