"I agree. The blue-skinned trees in the main disaster area have been found almost completely over the years. The remaining ones are all in dangerous places. Even the Yuan family may not be able to find them."

Yuan Yuxian spoke, and it was obvious that she had the same idea as Gao Han, they were worthy of being aunt and niece.

"But we can't have too many people there. Too many people will stand out and be easily discovered by mutant creatures."

"And the Yuan family will also be aware of it. It's best to have less than ten people. The Peregrine Falcon's territory will definitely be guarded by mutant creatures, so the strength of the soul refiner cannot be too low."

"If I'm not in the city, the Yuan family will definitely not suspect that I'm back in the disaster area. Zhong Lihe can't do that because his presence is too strong. I suggest that I lead the team."

To be precise, every move of the Zhongli family is being watched by others, and there are not many people who can be mobilized.

Gao Han thought so too, but he was also worried about Yuan Yuxian, "How is your injury?"

Yuan Yuxian knew what he was worried about and said with a smile, "I have recovered a long time ago. It was the water spirit refiner from City No. 1 who cured me. I didn't expect that the water spirit refiners here have stronger healing abilities than the wood spirit refiners."

Gao Han was stunned for a moment.

"Aunt, their healing magic was taught by Gao Han." Zhongli Tingzhou cleared the name of her boyfriend at the right time.

Yuan Yuxian was stunned. Seeing how natural he was, she didn't know what to say for a moment. It was not because the healing magic was something Gao Han taught her, but because of the word "Aunt" he opened his mouth.

Gao Han wanted to find a hole in the ground to crawl into. This drama queen had such a thick skin that even an electric drill couldn’t penetrate it.

Sometimes he couldn't understand why Zhongli Tingzhou could so naturally call his relatives by the same titles as him.

Zhong Lihe coughed lightly, "Well, Tingzhou is right, those advanced healing arts were selflessly contributed by Gao Han."

Gao Han, who had already received the benefits: "..."

We are indeed a family.

Yuan Yuxian finally came back to her senses. She had known about Gao Han's previous performance in Penglai for a long time, but she was still surprised by his dedication to advanced healing magic. However, it seemed that she had passed that point of surprise now.

"That's fine, is that the decision?"

"I will pick a few people with good strength to go with you. City No. 1 is so big, a few less people will not attract too much attention." Zhong Lihe had no objection, because Yuan Yuxian was indeed the best candidate.

Gao Han also gave him a lot of self-defense items, such as spiritual weapons and talismans.

"I don't need it."

When Yuan Yuxian saw these things, she didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"I didn't use the spiritual weapon you gave me last time, and I don't need the talisman at all. The siege may come at any time, so you should keep it for self-defense."

She didn't want to, and Gao Han didn't force her.

The next night, Yuan Yuxian left with the people secretly selected by Zhong Lihe.

This needs to be done as soon as possible, otherwise once the mutant creatures start attacking the city, it will be impossible to leave.

After doing all this, Gao Han began to retreat.

When Zhongli Tingzhou broke through before, he was already able to break through.

At that time, he endured it in order to protect Zhongli Tingzhou. Now he planned to break through to the second level before the siege came.

Although City No. 1 is on the edge of the main disaster area, the concentration of spiritual energy here is stronger than that in the imperial capital.

Gao Han set up a formation around the room to condense spiritual energy and began to act.

Zhongli Tingzhou did nothing but sit at the door and guard.

As night fell, everything was quiet except for the occasional footsteps of a patrol team passing by. Everyone else seemed to have fallen asleep.

Zhongli Tingzhou closed his eyes, like a statue. Suddenly, an extremely subtle sound of flapping wings came into his ears, and he opened his eyes instantly.

A pair of deep dark eyes flashed with a hint of cold fire, and he slowly raised his head and stared at the sky above the city.

It was a pitch-black night. The moon had disappeared behind the clouds at some point, and even the stars had disappeared.

There was a surge of air under his feet, and in an instant, Zhongli Tingzhou's figure shot into the sky like a rocket.

A powerful aura rose into the air, instantly alarming the strong men in the city.

Figures flew out from all directions.

"What's going on?"

"What happened?"

The Qin army who was in charge of guarding tonight felt the momentum and immediately looked up at the sky.

Those with less strength can't see what's behind the thick clouds at all.

The Qin army was also first-rate. A pair of eagle eyes instantly penetrated the clouds and saw Zhongli Tingzhou and several eagles behind them.

"Major General..." Just as the soldier was about to speak, he was stopped by Qin Jun.

"The whole city is on alert, there is an enemy attack."

As soon as Qin Jun finished speaking, it suddenly started to rain lightly.

The water just dripped onto the soldier's face. The soldier wiped his face and found that it was not rain but blood. He looked up but saw nothing.

"Major General, what is this?"

"It's okay. Pass on my order. Don't be careless recently. Those advanced mutant creatures have begun to send their men to inquire about the human situation." Qin Jun said seriously.

"So are we going to do the same as usual?" asked a lieutenant.

"Same thing, don't let these mutant creatures see any clues." If they find out that humans have been prepared, and these advanced mutant creatures suddenly change their plans, all their preparations will be in vain.

"Yes, Major General." The lieutenant immediately led a team to go on normal patrol.

At this moment, a dark shadow took advantage of everyone's attention being on the enemy attack and sneaked into the place where Gao Han was in seclusion.

Through the gap in the window, I saw Gao Han sitting inside.

He was seen with his eyes closed, spiritual energy surging around him, as if he was reaching a critical moment.

There was a malicious light flashing in the black shadow's eyes.

Several mutant eagles that were spying on the enemy fell to the ground with a thud, splattering blood all over the ground.

The black shadow had to suppress his unwillingness and retreat quickly.

The next second, Zhongli Tingzhou's figure returned to the ground, and before Qin Jun asked him about the situation, he returned to the front of the room.

His sharp eyes scanned the room, the oppressive feeling on his body still not gone away.

"Have you discovered anything new?" Qin Jun walked over.

Zhongli Tingzhou saw that Gao Han in the room was still fine, and then he calmed down a little, "It's okay, there are only a few mutant eagles, no other mutant creatures were found."

"That's good. The advanced mutants have begun to spy on the human enemy. It seems that war is imminent." Qin Jun sighed.

Many people die in every war with mutant creatures. Fortunately, all parties are prepared this time, and the number of casualties should be different from before.

Zhongli Tingzhou hummed.

Qin Jun glanced towards Gao Han's room, "How is his progress?"

Gao Han is their benefactor. General Shen has repeatedly warned them not to let anything happen to him.

"It should be soon." Zhongli Tingzhou looked back at the room.

The spying hawks and dogs did not come back, and the several advanced mutant creatures knew they had failed, but this did not affect their plans.

The next day, at dawn, City No. 1 was bathed in a sunless morning.

Gao Han also opened his eyes, felt the large amount of spiritual energy surging in his body, and exhaled a breath of foul air.

He finally broke through.

From the peak of the third-class upper level, to the second-class lower level.

This is a big step for every soul refiner, because countless soul refiners have been trapped and killed at this step.

At this time, the door opened.

Zhongli Tingzhou walked in.

"How does it feel?"

"Very good. I feel a little energetic now and really want to vent."

Gao Han shook hands. There was indeed a qualitative difference between the second and third class.

The fire spiritual energy flowing in the fire veins, if it was a stream before, is now a rushing river.

He had a feeling that if he were to refine an intermediate spiritual weapon now, there would be no problem at all.

"Should we go find some mutant creatures to vent our anger?" Zhongli Tingzhou suggested.

Gao Han thought about it and shook his head, "No need, was there an enemy attack last night?"

Although he was immersed in the breakthrough, he was not unaware of the outside world.

"Just a few mutant creatures spying on the enemy." Zhongli Tingzhou said indifferently.

The blood outside had already dried up, and the soldiers only dealt with the mutant eagle killed by Zhongli Tingzhou.

As soon as Gao Han went out, he saw blood on the ground. This kind of bloodstains was common in the city and could be found almost everywhere.

Just as I was thinking about it, General Shen arrived.

"Gao Han, you finally came out."

Gao Han was slightly stunned, "General Shen is looking for me?"

"Of course I'm looking for you. I wanted to find you before you entered the disaster area for training. I didn't expect you and him to slip away so quickly." General Shen said, which means he had been waiting for a month.

Gao Han touched his nose and probably knew what he wanted to say, "I was in a hurry to gain experience at that time."

"Let's not talk about that. This time I came to you to talk about advanced healing spiritual arts," General Shen got to the point. "I know you have everything you need now. The only thing I can give you is a military rank."

This time Gao Han was really surprised, "Military rank?"

General Shen nodded affirmatively, "Yes, although you may not be interested, but if you have a military rank, it will be much easier to do things in the future. He also has it, you can ask him."

The person he was referring to was Zhongli Tingzhou.

"He's talking about a nominal military rank, with no real power. But if you want it, it's not difficult," Zhongli Tingzhou said with a shrug.

Gao Han had never known this, so he asked curiously, "What is your rank?"

"It seems to be a lieutenant general." Zhongli Tingzhou didn't care.

“Can a lieutenant general be listed in title?” However, how much military merit did this drama queen accumulate to actually get the rank of lieutenant general.

Before Zhongli Tingzhou could speak, General Shen smiled and said, "Originally it was not allowed, but his situation is special. He doesn't want to care, and no one can stop him."

I have never seen a person who holds the rank of lieutenant general but does not want any power. The military will not beg him for it. There are many people who want the rank of lieutenant general but they don't have it. Moreover, he only wants a nominal rank, and those people would love it.

"Then I'll put my name on the list too." Gao Han had no ambition or desire for power. The earth was about to be destroyed, so there was no use having these things.

Although General Shen had a premonition, he still didn't know whether to laugh or cry when he heard him say this.

"Your contribution is sustainable. When I returned this time, I discussed with the military and decided to grant you the rank of major, with monthly salary and benefits. I have already decided to transfer the house your parents live in in the military compound to their name. From now on, that will be your home."

Gao Han had no interest in salary and benefits, but the last house was exactly what he wanted.

He originally planned to find a new place for Gao's father and mother to live when he came back this time.

They couldn't always live under someone else's roof. Unexpectedly, a military rank solved the problem, which was more practical than giving them other things.

Gao Han was quite satisfied with this. "Thank you very much, General Shen."

"No, I should be the one thanking you." General Shen also saw his satisfaction, and finally felt relieved.

In fact, compared with his selfless contribution, this little bit seems insignificant.

After seeing General Shen off, Gao Han couldn't help but sigh, "Military rank is really good. I didn't do anything, but I became a major."

Several officers passing by slipped and almost fell.

Damn, he became a major without doing anything, who the hell is so awesome?

When they saw it was Gao Han with Zhongli Tingzhou standing next to him, everyone immediately fell silent. Only after they left did they speak bitterly.

"I've been here for three years and have killed thousands of mutants, but I only earned the rank of lieutenant."

"You've only been there for three years, but I've been there for five years, and I'm still the same as you."

The third officer was speechless. "How dare you say that? Don't you feel ashamed?"

"It doesn't matter anymore since we've already lost everything." The two of them decided to just go for broke.

"You have some self-awareness."

The two looked at their comrade curiously, "Don't you feel bitter? You have earned more military merits than both of us, and you have only just become a captain."

The officer said indifferently: "What's there to be sad about? If you were in my shoes, would you hand over the advanced healing skills unconditionally? I don't think the rank of major is excessive."

The two were silent for a moment. If it were them, they would definitely not do that.