"Alright, everyone disperse. Pass down the message to have the rest prepare and to pacify the public's sentiment!"
The old man spoke,
"Xiao Ning, Xiao Chen, you two stay behind."
With that, everyone else left Dragon Abyss City.
Chen Shu rubbed his hands together and said, "Old man, are we getting rewards again? You're being too polite..."
"Rewards? What rewards?"
The old man was taken aback, not understanding what he meant.
"For saving people the other day."
Chen Shu coughed lightly and said, "I know I did great, but you don't need to be too polite. Just casually give me a few dozen golden-grade Monarch True Pearls."
"???"
The old man glanced at him and said, "Your 'casually' is quite casual indeed."
"..."
"There are no rewards. My stock is low, and most of it wouldn't be able to enhance your strength anyway."
The old man shook his head. "I asked you two to stay because there's something I need you to handle."
"What is it?"
"Just these past couple of days, other human factions have been contacting me, wanting China to help protect a group of their people."
"Oh?"
Chen Shu was slightly taken aback. "Are the other factions that pessimistic?"
"The major Beast Emperors have joined forces in their attack. Snow Country and the Immortal Kingdom can't hold on, let alone other factions."
Ning Bufan wasn't surprised, clearly having anticipated this.
No matter how strong the old man's abilities were, he could only protect the mainland of China. He was truly unable to help the other human factions.
"As a matter of humanitarianism, we should help with this matter," the old man said.
"Isn't this a pointless effort..."
Chen Shu muttered, unable to resist voicing his complaint.
The old man glanced at him. "However, they are offering sufficient compensation. We won't be at a loss."
"My Nanjiang Marauders are the most humanitarian! We must help!"
Chen Shu's expression brightened, a hint of excitement appearing.
"..."
The old man shook his head.
"You two possess Contract Spirits with spatial abilities, so your efficiency will be the highest. If there's nothing else, you should depart now."
"Alright!"
The two nodded, simultaneously assigning themselves the human factions they would be responsible for escorting.
The old man cautioned, "Xiao Ning, prioritize your own safety above all else. Don't be too persistent. If you can't save them, then so be it."
He certainly didn't want Ning Bufan to be lost due to this matter; that would be a true, significant loss.
Ning Bufan nodded, then instantly vanished from his spot with a teleportation.
"Old man, aren't you concerned about my safety?"
"Oh, come on! Do I need to teach you something like this?"
The old man's gaze was peculiar. "I suspect that even if something happened to me, you kid wouldn't be in any danger."
"..."
Chen Shu was slightly taken aback, then nodded. The situation did seem to be like that...
"It's truly busy every single day..."
Chen Shu sighed and arrived at the northern sea area, muttering to himself, "With great power comes great responsibility, indeed."
Just as he was about to set off, new options appeared before him.
[Option 1: Successfully escort one human faction. Completion Reward: Random skill for Contract Spirit + 3]
[Option 2: Successfully escort five human factions. Completion Reward: Massive Beast Taming Power + All stats of four Contract Spirits increased by 1%]
[Option 3: Successfully escort eight human factions. Completion Reward: Immense Beast Taming Power + Skills 'Gigantification' and 'Cloning' each increased by one]
"Now I have a reason to be humanitarian!"
Chen Shu licked his lips, looking at the options presented by the system. He hadn't expected the highest reward to be quite so good.
The next second, he summoned Xiao Huang, transforming into a fierce gust of wind and heading directly towards the nearest Snow Country.
Even with Legendary Beast Tamers guarding it, Snow Country had still made the worst-case preparations, indicating the severity of the situation.
"Gu Ji! Gu Ji!"
Xiao Huang's speed was astonishing, and with its massive size, it moved with an imposing, overbearing demeanor.
Even in the open sea, which was teeming with ferocious beasts, it showed no signs of slowing down or restraint. If any beast unfortunately blocked its path, then it could only blame its bad luck...
In just over half a day, Chen Shu had arrived at his destination.
"Hm?"
Chen Shu looked at the Snow Country mainland before him and was stunned.
The once bustling and prosperous continent was completely devoid of any human figures.
Instead, ferocious beasts roamed about, as if patrolling their territory.
"Snow Country... has fallen?"
Disbelief flickered in Chen Shu's eyes. This was too fast.
It was, after all, one of the four major human nations, with a deep foundation and considerable strength. How could it not even last half a day?
In fact, as soon as the Forbidden Mist was transferred, Snow Country had already suffered a beast invasion.
Two Beast Emperors had emerged from an inconspicuous, ordinary spatial rift, wreaking havoc within Snow Country and causing heavy casualties.
Subsequently, endless armies of ferocious beasts surged out from various spatial rifts, instantly shattering Snow Country's defenses.
However, Snow Country had responded swiftly. Knowing they couldn't hold on, they decisively abandoned their defenses, allowing people to scatter and escape into overseas spatial rifts.
Because the spatial rifts in the public sea were not within human factions, the Forbidden Mist there had not been transferred.
Nevertheless, the situation was still extremely critical.
To preserve their lineage, they had specifically sought help from China, as it was currently the safest nation on Planet Blue.
"Where am I supposed to find people? Do I have to dig up graves?"
Chen Shu scratched his head, pulled out a communication device, and sent a message to his contact in Snow Country.
But to his surprise, he actually received a response...
The other party sent him coordinates, indicating that they were waiting within a spatial rift.
"Looks like they're still alive."
Chen Shu murmured to himself, then rode Xiao Huang directly towards the destination without any hesitation.
Roar!
The beasts on the Snow Country mainland sensed the human presence and instinctively let out roars.
But the next moment, they were instantly turned into bloody mist by the high-speed moving Xiao Huang.
This terrifying sight caused the other beasts to fall silent, and they all lowered their heads, pretending not to see...
A thought rose in their minds simultaneously:
Actually, when you think about it, the enmity between humans and beasts isn't that great...
In a short while,
Chen Shu arrived at an ordinary spatial rift in the northern sea area.
"Andrei?"
Chen Shu recognized his old acquaintance at a glance. The latter was also among this group of people, which didn't surprise him, as he was the top genius within Snow Country.
"Chen Shu, thank you for your trouble."
Andrei looked at his old friend before him, a hint of emotion and complexity in his eyes.
"It's nothing."
Chen Shu patted his shoulder and said, "So, have you brought all the resources?"
"???"
Andrei was slightly taken aback. Shouldn't he be asking if everyone was present?