Chapter 220

"This time, thanks to Su Yang for spotting it early, otherwise our two squads would've suffered heavy losses!" Deputy Captain Shi also stepped forward. "During the Mating season, Azure Cloud Eagles are extremely aggressive—if we disrupt their ritual, they'll launch a furious attack on us."

Zhu Xiaoshuang nodded seriously.

"Let me introduce you—Captain Shen Yan of the Emergency Squad's Tenth Team!"

"Captain Shen, it's a pleasure to meet you!"

The Seventh and Tenth Teams set out again; the Storm Eagles continued Traveling in the cloud layer, closely watching for any beasts appearing in their line of sight.

Along the way, they encountered another giant lizard, its body as massive as a mountain—but thanks to the Storm Eagles' warning, both squads detoured again. Ten days later, they finally arrived at Jiacheng.

Within Jiacheng's territory, there was utter silence; vast fields lay untended, with no farmers working.

No smoke rose from the chimneys of villages or small towns.

Clearly, the people here had either been evacuated or were hiding.

Upon arriving at Jiacheng, the two emergency squads were warmly welcomed by Jiacheng's city lord, Mu Yuankai.

Su Yang and the more than a hundred members of the emergency squads were assigned by Jiacheng to a military camp in the central district.

Conditions were certainly not as good as in Changwu City, but they were clean and tidy—clearly thoroughly cleaned.

Zhu Xiaoshuang and Shen Yan left the emergency squad to meet with Jiacheng's city lord, Mu Yuankai, while Su Yang and the others tidied their rooms and prepared to settle in.

After finishing, Su Yang stepped out of his room and saw Xu Jiutian next door.

"Brother Xu, how long will we have to wait here?"

When Su Yang and the others arrived, they hadn't seen any beasts attacking Jiacheng.

"Hard to say!" Xu Jiutian leaned lazily against the wall. "We've had missions like this before. Sometimes, when we just arrived, the beasts had already started attacking. Sometimes we had to wait days, even over ten days—it's unpredictable. But most of the time, when a base city like Changwu calls for help, a beast uprising is definitely coming. After all, those base cities have existed so long, they have enough experience to make accurate judgments."

"What if the beasts don't attack for a long time?"

"Then we wait—until a more urgent mission comes!" Xu Jiutian laughed. "Do you think the Emergency Squad is what? We're firefighters! Wherever there's trouble in the southwest, we go."

"Mm."

"But don't worry—we're treated like royalty wherever we go. Every base city's lord is overly eager to please us!"

Of course they had to treat the Emergency Squad members well—after all, when crisis struck, they were counting on them to step in!

Xu Jiutian suddenly grinned at Su Yang: "Have you ever been with your woman?"

"No."

Su Yang understood exactly what Xu Jiutian meant.

"Want me to get you a caring older sister arranged?"

"Nah, forget it."

"Hahaha… just kidding!" Xu Jiutian laughed. "Right now it's definitely not possible. But if the mission ends and we're on rest, that's fine—I can take you to see for yourself."

"I'm too young—I'm not thinking about that kind of thing."

"Mm, good!" Xu Jiutian patted Su Yang's shoulder. "You're stronger than I was back then… When I joined the army, I was clueless and got dragged in by my senior brothers!"

Not long after, Zhu Xiaoshuang and Shen Yan appeared in the center of the camp, calling both squads to assemble.

Zhu Xiaoshuang announced loudly: "According to Jiacheng's intelligence, roars have been constantly coming from the Golden Tooth Mountains to the south. It's suspected that the sleeping Purple Crystal Rhinoceros there has awakened. Every time the Purple Crystal Rhinoceros awakens, it devours countless beasts in the Golden Tooth Mountains—those beasts may be driven out by it, forming a beast tide!"

"The Jiacheng city lord personally investigated. Within at most two days—or even one—the first wave of beasts fleeing from the Golden Tooth Mountains could reach the safety zone outside Jiacheng's walls. He's already triggered a Level One Alert, ordering all civilians outside the city to evacuate inside."

"Fortunately, nearby cities around the Golden Tooth Mountains are far away. Even if the beasts burst out, their impact on other cities will be minimal—they can handle it themselves. We only need to assist Jiacheng's defense."

"Rest well tonight. Tomorrow, we head to Nancheng."

"Dismissed!"

More than a hundred emergency squad members disbanded immediately.

Not long after, Jiacheng's military arrived with two trucks.

Over a dozen strong soldiers carried down barrels of dishes emitting mouthwatering aromas.

An old soldier shouted loudly: "Emergency Squad friends—mealtime!"

Hearing the meal was ready, Su Yang and the others came out—they hadn't eaten well in over ten days of travel.

The old soldier grinned: "Our city lord knew you were coming—he slaughtered a Platinum-grade beast ahead of time to treat everyone!"

Hearing they'd be eating Platinum-grade beast meat, many emergency squad members smiled.

Even Gold-grade Beast Masters rarely ate Platinum-grade beast meat.

Platinum-grade beast meat barely circulates on the market—it's all hoarded by a group of high-ranking officials.

Emergency squad members lined up orderly; under Jiacheng's military arrangements, Su Yang received a small iron basin as big as his own face.

A burly chef scooped half the basin full of rice for Su Yang, then another chef, standing by the meat barrel, ladled a mountainous heap of Platinum-grade beast meat onto it.

Seeing Su Yang turn to leave, the chef called out: "Wait! Two more ladles!"

Two more heaping ladles of beast meat—so much it made Su Yang flinch.

It was almost entirely beast meat, with only a few insignificant potatoes as side dishes.

Couldn't you just shake the ladle a little and give less?