Chapter 1032

All the loot naturally had to be handed over to the Resistance.

This time the loot was extremely plentiful—various supplies and resources, various items and gold coins, piled up like mountains.

After all, this was a high-level alien lord's territory, and its resources might even surpass those of the nobles.

The various family lords, though they felt it was a pity, had no objections.

After all, it was already very good of these four Resistance families to spare them.

Moreover, after joining the Resistance, they could obtain loot normally next time.

After the battle ended, it was already noon.

The family sent a message at this moment:

Zhao Shizhang 【Everyone put aside the work at hand and come out, General Yan Ling wants to see us】

Zhao Chi immediately teleported out.

He found that the place he had arrived at was no longer the courtyard of Stream Village, but the central square of Horn Cliff Town.

Beside him, many lords appeared one after another.

They were all looking around in surprise.

Zhao Chi was also observing.

Horn Cliff Town was a little over ten kilometers west of River Valley Town, not too far; Zhao Chi had come here many times before.

After all, it was only a town, not large in scale, about the same size as River Valley Town.

An east-west road ran straight through the entire Horn Cliff Town.

Most of the buildings here were stone structures, made from gray stone blocks sourced locally.

They looked drab and gray, not very attractive.

Still, living in such stone houses might feel quite safe.

The Seventh Academy was at the westernmost edge of the cliff, appearing to be the tallest building in the entire town.

During the New Talent Tournament, Jiang Die, who had fought Zhao Chi, and Wei Li were both students of the Seventh Academy.

There were quite a few collapsed buildings around, and many fresh repair marks inside the city walls.

Several buildings that Zhao Chi remembered as relatively tall were already gone.

Presumably they had also been destroyed during the earlier battles.

Apart from the lords appearing one after another, there were very few other people around.

They were probably under alert status, with ordinary people staying home and not going out.

Zhao Chi was looking around when he was suddenly hugged by a soft-bodied woman.

"Zhao Chi, found you."

Su Qin smiled and hugged his arm, leaning over intimately.

Su Qin had not been like this before.

She knew her looks and figure drew a lot of attention, and she was, after all, an orphan living under someone else's roof.

So she rarely even wore skirts, always keeping a very low-key and reserved profile.

Now she had loosened up a great deal.

Presumably she was still immersed in the joy of being "newlywed," so she remained smiling the whole time.

And she no longer cared about other people's gazes.

The more others looked at her, the tighter she hugged Zhao Chi's arm.

Zhao Chi naturally didn't mind, letting her hug him as she pleased.

Soon, several hundred lords appeared around them, and everyone naturally gathered by family.

Their numbers were somewhat fewer than when they had first arrived.

Presumably the lords who had joined the World-Breaking Army had all gathered here, while those who had joined other armies had been teleported elsewhere.

A group of people walked over from the front.

Li Ruanyu and the other instructors were among them.

They all followed behind a man.

Judging by their positioning, he was General Yan Ling.

His hair was graying; he was probably over 50 to 60 years old.

He wore an old set of leather armor, his hair somewhat disheveled, looking very listless, as if he hadn't slept in a long time.

His build was very thin and wiry, but his frame was large, so the leather armor looked somewhat ill-fitting on him.

That leather armor was probably made of special material; otherwise he wouldn't have worn it until it was so worn without replacing it.

Everyone watched them.

They quickly approached.

The man in the middle spoke first: "I am Yan Ling. Welcome to join us."

The lords immediately greeted him one after another.

Yan Ling smiled and said:

"I won't say much. With your 667 lords joining, our overall strength has risen by another large margin.

"But now is not the time for talking. I will arrange for someone to teleport you back, so bring your families and supplies back as quickly as possible.

"You have one hour. Beyond that, I cannot guarantee your safety.

"Yuan Chen, tell them the precautions."

Yan Ling looked toward a young man beside him.

Yuan Chen nodded:

"Alright, General, everyone listen to me:

"We have already borrowed the energy of the southwest formation to protect your village.

"Now a protective shield has formed over your village's formation. As long as you stay within the shield, you are safe — outsiders cannot enter.

"But one hour is our absolute limit. No one should exceed that time.

"Just move your people and supplies into the territory. Once the hour is up, your teleportation point will become this place.

"I will now teleport everyone. Please don't panic…"

Zhao Chi felt a gust of wind sweep past.

When he opened his eyes again, he was already back at Brook Village.

Everyone stood on the road in the center of Brook Village.

Brook Village was now pale blue everywhere.

Looking up, a huge translucent hemispherical protective shield had appeared in the sky.

The entire Brook Village was enclosed within it.

The noon sunlight struck the shield, refracting blue light down onto the ground.

Su Qin was still tightly hugging Zhao Chi; her fair cheeks were also tinted blue.

Although this blue was beautiful, having it everywhere gave off an eerie feeling.

The patriarchs and elders of several families were all giving instructions.

"Everyone hurry back and pack up. Transfer all supplies and personnel into the territory."

"Don't step outside the blue area."

"Those who have finished transferring, report in the group chat."

"Don't waste time — the alien race may come back for revenge at any moment."

"Alright, everyone hurry back and pack up."

At this moment, all the lords sprang into action.

Su Qin released his arm.

"Zhao Chi, I'm going to move supplies first. I hid some money — I need to go back and get it."

"Alright, go quickly. You don't need to come find me later — just teleport straight back to the territory."

"Mm, got it."

Su Qin immediately ran off into the distance.

Zhao Chi, meanwhile, strolled back at a leisurely pace.

Zhao Chi had two buildings — a small wooden cabin he had lived in for over two years, and a warehouse that had only recently been assigned to him.

There was nothing to take from either place; his supplies were all hidden in Penglai Village.