The Nine-Layer Army originally planned to launch an attack on the Advanced Alliance immediately after its leader left, aiming to annihilate it in battle. However, the Advanced Alliance's single sentence effectively handed the alliance over to them, making it impossible for them to attack. Since the Advanced Alliance had already agreed to submit, wouldn't launching an attack on it now be like shooting themselves in the foot?
"No, no, no, our Ninth-Level Army only accepts women. That's our principle. So, people from your alliance, you'd better find another way," Zhuo Miaoyan said after thinking for a moment, which was clearly a rejection.
Overall, Zhuo Miaoyan was quite clever. On the surface, she rejected the alliance's offer, but in essence, it would be more beneficial to the ninth-level army.
This one sentence reversed the situation somewhat.
The current situation is that the two forces are actually vying for power on paper but in reality.
Although the railway and the middle-aged merchant had no interest in the remaining members of the advanced alliance, they were unwilling to lose this verbal contest.
“Since your army won’t accept it, what other options are there? Since half of this ninth floor belongs to the Advanced Alliance, the Advanced Alliance will naturally guard that area.” The middle-aged merchant suddenly spoke up at this moment.
Chen Zhou had initially thought the middle-aged merchant was hopelessly engrossed in the world of the Nine Linked Rings. Every time Chen Zhou looked at the merchant, he noticed him deep in thought. Now, hearing him speak, Chen Zhou was relieved to see that the merchant hadn't gone mad.
The middle-aged merchant's unspoken message was that they were determined to hold their ground to the death, given the nine layers of troops pressing them so hard.
“Alright then, since that’s the case, I suddenly remembered that I haven’t congratulated your alliance on gaining a foothold on the ninth floor and having your own large stronghold!” Zhuo Mengyao suddenly said with a smile. After speaking, she immediately turned around and slowly walked up the steps, then said, “Then, you should go and participate in the training. Take them with you.”
Zhuo Miaoyan meant that they should leave to participate in that training.
"May I ask how long this training session will last? And can we enter the teleportation tunnel at any time?" Chen Zhou suddenly asked.
Chen Zhou wanted to enter the teleportation channel immediately, but unfortunately, he had not yet received the so-called training, and he did not know where the teleportation channel was or when it would open.
"This training lasts indefinitely, until the teleportation portal opens. The portal doesn't open at a set time, so whether you can learn everything depends on whether the portal cooperates. If the portal were open now, you would have to go in immediately, which would mean you wouldn't learn anything. Fortunately, the portal isn't open yet," Zhuo Miaoyan replied.
"Where is the teleportation portal? How do we know if it's open or not?" Chen Zhou continued to press.
The only sound in the empty, palace-like house was their voices. Chen Zhou's voice was extremely loud, echoing throughout the palace.
Inside, the soldiers from both factions dared not make a sound; even their breathing was quiet and even.
"Someone will tell you that," Zhuo Miaoyan said coldly. She had already reached the top and went directly behind the curtain, choosing not to sit in that spot anymore.
"Then please follow us, the three of you. We are the trainees in this training camp, and we will take you to the training ground." At this moment, the leader of one of the two rows of soldiers stepped forward and said to Chen Zhou and the others.
Then he simply stepped outside.
"Tap tap tap tap tap..."
The soldiers in these two rows were very well-equipped. Their battle armor was the same as Chen Zhou's, but their shoes were all combat boots with a unique function, which is why they made such a neat and orderly sound when they walked on the palace floor.
After stepping out of the palace, Tie Dao immediately signaled to the people still standing beside him to follow. The female soldiers who had been standing there then slowly closed the doors of the palace-like building behind them.
"Crunch, crunch, crunch..."
As the gate closed, the group slowly left the palace-like residence and headed to another place.
After leaving the palace-like residence, the two rows of soldiers immediately relaxed, their footsteps became less orderly, and they headed deeper into the residence.
It was no longer night, but daytime. Why is it said that the ninth floor has both day and night?
The reason all the lights here follow a common pattern: the lights on the ninth floor will turn on at specific times and then turn off at specific times. When the lights are off, it's nighttime. When they turn on at specific times, it's daytime.
All the lights are on at this time, so it can be considered daytime here.
As Chen Zhou ventured deeper into the settlement, he discovered a significant difference between the two areas. The Nine-Layer Army's quarters were far larger than Chen Zhou's. Along the way, Chen Zhou observed many members of the Nine-Layer Alliance undergoing various training exercises, all focused on physical conditioning, continuing until he reached the very edge of the Nine-Layer.
Chen Zhou then saw the true boundary of the ninth floor. The boundary here, like the boundary of the tenth floor, was a large wall.
However, unlike the tenth floor, the walls of this ninth floor are very smooth, and there are even various paintings and many words engraved on them.
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