Upon hearing the news from outside, tens of thousands of sows immediately sent a team-up request to Jiang Hao.
Jiang Hao, puzzled, asked to confirm, "What are you doing? Do you want to come with me?"
"Of course I'll go. The Chairman has already cleared all my work for me, so I can stay with you 24/7. My only task right now is to urge you to work hard!"
"Is it really necessary for me to go?" Jiang Hao felt he was being treated differently. But because he was in the wrong, he couldn't refuse. Helpless, Jiang Hao had no choice but to lead tens of thousands of sows, along with the messenger from Jinling City who had come to deliver the message, to the Jinling City aerial dock.
Jiang Hao sensed something was wrong. Youyue Pass was located in the southernmost part of the Eastern Kingdom, slightly to the west, and was the farthest pass from Jinling City. According to the map, the straight-line distance between the two places was five or six times that from Jinling City to Qiongfeng Pass. If one were to travel by airship, it might take more than 12 hours to reach the pass.
So Jiang Hao voiced his doubts.
"Hey, why aren't we using the teleportation array? Is it because there isn't one?"
The messenger bowed and said, "Commander, since we attacked the Moonlit Pass 20 hours ago, all the teleportation arrays in the Eastern Kingdom have been paralyzed."
Jiang Hao was even more confused. He asked, "That's not right. The teleportation array inside the Black Dragon Hall is still working. I was just using it. And what does it mean that the teleportation array is disabled?"
"Commander, I truly do not know why the teleportation array inside the Black Dragon Palace is still usable. However, the other teleportation arrays in the Eastern Kingdom are indeed unusable. The city lord said that these teleportation arrays must have been left behind by the gnolls with hidden doors for control, which is why they are all now paralyzed."
Seeing that Jiang Hao was still somewhat confused, the tens of thousands of sows said, "All the teleportation arrays in the Spirit Ruins were made by the jackals. When you attacked the Youyue Empire, didn't they cut off your teleportation arrays? What's so strange about that?"
"The teleportation array in the Black Dragon Palace was custom-made by the Black Dragon Empire from the Gnolls. As long as the Black Dragon Empire doesn't interfere, the Gnolls have no reason to restrict their teleportation array."
Jiang Hao couldn't help but ask, "Since you knew the gnolls' teleportation array was faulty, why did you still let them build it?"
Tens of thousands of sows rolled their eyes at Jiang Hao and said, "You know how convenient teleportation arrays are, right? Why don't you build one?"
"What I mean is, why let the gnolls build it? They are, after all, a different race."
"If we don't let them build it, who else can? Besides the Archmage Oron, who else in the entire Spirit Ruins can build a teleportation array? If you know anyone, you can tell me, and I'll immediately have the chairman bring him to the Spirit Ruins Committee and make him the vice chairman. I believe that he alone can change the current situation in the Spirit Ruins."
Although he was only at the pitiful first level, his ability to argue was unparalleled, leaving Jiang Hao speechless.
Jiang Hao couldn't help but think, "Is the Grand Mage Oron really that strong? Not only does he have a God-Slaying Curse that can kill a true god, but he also has some kind of spatial perception ability. Can he influence the entire Lingxu's situation all by himself?"
That's true. Since entering the Spirit Ruins, he has used the teleportation array countless times. He originally thought these were just game settings, so he used them without any thought, as naturally as breathing.
But then one day, suddenly the teleportation array becomes unusable, as if you've been told you can't breathe. While it might not kill you instantly, it could be fatal in the midst of war.
The side without a teleportation array is always at a disadvantage. Unless the difference in strength is too great, they have absolutely no chance of winning!
Jiang Hao couldn't help but sigh. Encountering such a powerful opponent was truly disheartening.
"Don't be discouraged, kid. With that thing I gave you, even if the gnolls want you to use their teleportation arrays in the future, you won't have to use those pieces of junk."
These words made Jiang Hao's heart itch with desire. He really wanted to take out the orange-red skill book in his arms and see what kind of divine skill it was. However, as soon as he had this thought, he was stopped by the eyes of tens of thousands of sows.
The tens of thousands of sows then said to the messenger, "Your city lord should have anticipated this situation, right? Did he offer any suggestions on how to quickly reach Youyue Pass?"
The messenger quickly pulled out a crystal the size of a grain of rice from his pocket and said, "Reporting to the Legion Commander, the City Lord has arranged that as long as we put it into the airship's energy nest, we will arrive in a short while."
Jiang Hao immediately recognized the object in the messenger's hand: an energy crystal! Don't let its tiny size fool you; this energy crystal, smaller than a grain of rice, contains enough energy to instantly kill swarms of Black Iron-level monsters. Perhaps the one the messenger is holding was even forged by Jiang Hao himself.
Tens of thousands of sows looked enlightened, clicked their tongues a few times, and said, "Hey, no wonder your city lord is so tough, attacking the Youyue Empire just like that. It turns out your Eastern Kingdom actually has an energy crystal mine. Don't just stand there, let's go."
The messenger immediately boarded an airship docked at the sky pier, placed the rice grain energy crystal into an energy box, and Jiang Hao and tens of thousands of sows also boarded the airship.
Under the messenger's control, the airship shot out like a cannonball. Even though tens of thousands of sows had already firmly gripped the safety bar, the powerful inertia almost threw him off. Fortunately, Jiang Hao pulled him back in time, and he regained his footing.
If he were even half as good at arguing as Jiang Hao, Jiang Hao wouldn't have to worry so much.
The airship drew a large semicircle in the air and then sped off towards the south-west of Jinling City.
Jiang Hao shouted, "You seem like a scoundrel, but you know quite a lot. How did you know that the Eastern Kingdom has energy crystal mines?"
The fierce wind in the air blew across the faces of tens of thousands of sows, like a dozen massage hammers sweeping across his face again and again. He had just tried to speak when his mouth was filled with the gale, making him cough uncontrollably. He almost got thrown off again because he couldn't hold on to the safety bar. Jiang Hao shook his head and could only put a hand on his back to save him some face.
Although Jiang Hao was very curious about how he deduced that there were energy crystal mines in the Eastern Kingdom, seeing that he could die at any moment, he did not plan to ask him anything for the time being.
The tens of thousands of level-one sows, without any attribute bonuses, unlike Jiang Hao, who could stand steadily on the airship even without holding onto the safety bar. The enormous gale only ruffled Jiang Hao's hair and eyelashes. This made him look quite dashing.
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