Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 1448 - 1448 0821 The First Shift

Chapter 1448: Chapter 0821: The First Shift Chapter 1448: Chapter 0821: The First Shift Chapter 0821: The First Shift

After receiving the Teleportation Talisman, Wu Jiahui summoned Qi Tian and others to enter the secret realm. Different from what Qi Tian had imagined, upon entering the secret realm, Wu Jiahui didn’t command everyone to defend on the spot. Instead, without consulting anyone, he directly led everyone to fly towards a certain location. It seemed that he was very familiar with the secret realm and had prepared in advance.

This caught Qi Tian’s attention, and as he recalled the behavior and words of Xu Xinge, Wu Jiahui, and others, he became increasingly vigilant. Qi Tian had his principles; he was willing to fight for Wanjie City and for the National Master Manor, but there was one condition—he absolutely refused to be cannon fodder. If Wu Jiahui’s actions truly harmed his interests or crossed his boundaries, then he would definitely respond. He would not let Wu Jiahui treat him like an easy target.

The group, led by Qi Tian, flew for a long time. During the flight, they passed several places that clearly had abundant cultivation resources. Seeing this, Xu Jun and the others lit up with excitement, wishing they could immediately set up camp there and designate it as their forward base. However, Wu Jiahui completely ignored their eager looks. He didn’t even pause to take a closer look, but just flew past and continued onward.

Xu Jun and the others were extremely dissatisfied, but with a lot of dissatisfaction, they could only endure it temporarily without debating with Wu Jiahui, unless they could overthrow Wu Jiahui’s position as team leader or were willing to risk offending the Ink Flood Dragon Association.

The group flew for about half a day, and then Wu Jiahui, using his flying sword, landed on the ground. The spot he chose was a mountaintop. The terrain was rugged with bizarre rocks—it was the highest terrain they had encountered along the way. Other than that, there was nothing remarkable about the place. At least around the mountaintop and its vicinity, there seemed to be no visible sources of cultivation, and if there were any, they were probably buried deep underground.

Wu Jiahui seemed very satisfied with the location. He said, “In the next three months, our primary area of operation will be centered here, within a hundred miles around my feet. This will be the forefront of the confrontation between two Sacred Cultivation Places. I hope everyone prioritizes the interests of Wanjie City and stays firmly in position like a nail, absolutely preventing the enemy from passing through our position.”

Xu Jun and the others all looked gloomy and did not speak. They were chosen by their sects to come here, ostensibly to fight for Wanjie City—a correct claim. But from another perspective, by representing their sects, they were also supposed to be compensated. Aside from other considerations, they had to hold this position for three months. They couldn’t possibly spend all three months doing nothing other than guarding against the enemy, right? They should be able to spare some time to explore around and gather some suitable cultivation resources to fill their own pockets. This was also a common practice; in previous battles requiring the presence of Nascent Soul Masters, such activities were tacitly allowed.

But now, Wu Jiahui’s actions were simply unreasonable. He had chosen such a lousy location with no visible cultivation resources; there was nowhere to dig even if they wanted to. It would have been bearable if Wu Jiahui allowed them to move around freely. After all, they could simply travel farther, but from the sound of it, Wu Jiahui didn’t intend to allow them to leave this hundred-mile radius. In other words, for these three months, they were to work for nothing, without even thinking about gaining any benefits.

Wu Jiahui ignored the dissatisfaction of Xu Jun and the others. After briefly explaining their tasks, his gaze fell on Qi Tian. He said, “I heard that Sir Qi, you are very capable. Cheng Daoran, despite his strength, was thrashed by you fiercely on his first day as a Nascent Soul Master. You are truly fierce and formidable. It’s hard not to admit my admiration. This time, our defense here is very important. We must win at all costs; only then can we truly demonstrate our might. Therefore, I hope Sir Qi, you can step forward and take the first shift at our station. Just three days; if you can hold it for just three days, I can give you a few more days off afterwards. What do you think, Sir Qi?”

Qi Tian laughed and said, “I don’t mind taking the first shift, but I would like to ask what the team leader plans to arrange for the other Sirs during my shift. Also, what do you plan to do yourself?”

Wu Jiahui said, “Don’t worry, I won’t make you stand guard alone. I will arrange support for you. Li Zizhuo and Bai Ningshuang will take turns standing guard with you. Li Jun and I will patrol around to see if we can detect any approaching enemies in advance. If we do, we will certainly warn you promptly. How does this arrangement sound to you, Sir Qi?”

Li Jun initially had some grievances, but upon hearing Wu Jiahui’s arrangement, he quickly understood the intention behind it. Without waiting for Qi Tian to respond, he hurriedly said, “This arrangement is most reasonable. I agree. Li Zizhuo, Bai Ningshuang, what do you think?”

Li Zizhuo and Bai Ningshuang looked at each other. Although they were not very satisfied with Wu Jiahui’s arrangements, in Wu Jiahui’s plan, the heaviest responsibility fell on Qi Tian. They could only follow behind. If they expressed dissatisfaction with Wu Jiahui’s arrangements, Wu Jiahui might just put the heaviest burden on them instead, which was something they definitely did not want. Thus, they quickly nodded and said, “We have no objections to the team leader’s arrangements.”

All four then looked towards Qi Tian, waiting to hear if he was satisfied or not. At this point, Qi Tian knew he had no power to change Wu Jiahui’s decision. He alone couldn’t oppose Wu Jiahui and Li Jun among the four of them. So he nodded and said, “We agreed on three days, regardless of what happens within these three days. After three days, you must take shifts with me.”

Wu Jiahui promptly nodded and said, “Don’t worry, my word counts. After three days, I’ll take the second shift. This should assure you, right?”

With Wu Jiahui speaking to this extent, Qi Tian readily agreed. Three days—if nothing extraordinarily urgent happened, he felt he could hold on. Moreover, he wasn’t alone in standing guard; he had Li Zizhuo and Bai Ningshuang with him.