"Even so, there's no need to be so proactive!" Jiang Shaoxu said nonchalantly.
"Many people in our team probably haven't stepped into the Advanced-Tier Mage level yet. Our training trip to Little Japan this time is related to an opportunity for advancement to the Advanced-Tier. If you don't want it, you can go have fun in Tokyo City!" Ai Jiangtu said without mercy.
"Advancing to the Advanced-Tier… that's a huge resource! What exactly is this good stuff?" Zhao Manyan asked with sparkling eyes.
"Young Master Zhao, don't even dream about it. Even if we get this resource, it won't be your turn as a substitute. Of course, that includes Mu Ningxue and Mo Fan!" Mu Tingying scoffed!
Zhao Manyan was indignant and questioned Ai Jiangtu.
Ai Jiangtu nodded and said, "The resources will indeed not be allocated to substitutes!"
"They don't treat us like people!"
"Being able to train with the team is already the greatest gift for someone like you who drags us down. You have no talent, no cultivation, no Advanced-Tier Spirit Seed…" Gong Yu also mocked opportunely.
Before Zhao Manyan could speak, Lin Chen interjected, "Then what about Mu Ningxue?!"
Because of Mu He's matter, Mu Ningxue was still implicated. With her strength, let alone being an official team member, she would be more than enough to be a captain.
Hearing Lin Chen's sudden question, everyone was stunned, then fell into thoughtful silence.
Along the way, Mu Ningxue's contributions were obvious to all, especially in Feiniao City, where she froze the island and instantly killed the commander. It could be said that Mu Ningxue's contributions surpassed anyone else's.
"What else is there to say? A substitute is a substitute!" Mu Tingying said mercilessly.
If one were to say who in this team hated Mu Ningxue the most, it would undoubtedly be Mu Tingying. Women, after all, always love to compare.
Especially someone like Mu Tingying, who had lived in Mu Ningxue's shadow since childhood, her mind had long since become a little twisted.
"None of your business, I didn't ask you!" Lin Chen glared at Mu Tingying, then turned his gaze back to Ai Jiangtu.
"You…" Seeing this, Mu Tingying was furious but dared not speak, and her small face became aggrieved, with sparkling, crystal-clear tears in her eyes.
Mu Ningxue, who had been resting with her eyes closed not far away, suddenly opened them. A hint of emotion flickered in her gaze as she looked at Lin Chen.
Mu Ningxue knew that Lin Chen was fighting for her!
Ai Jiangtu sighed softly and said, "Mu Ningxue's situation is special. Her strength is beyond doubt. Lin Chen, don't worry, even if I pay out of my own pocket, Mu Ningxue's resources will not be diminished!"
Hearing Ai Jiangtu's words, Lin Chen nodded slightly. Lin Chen also understood that rules are rules, and substitutes are not entitled to resources.
If a substitute performed very poorly on this trip to Little Japan, they could be replaced at any time by a member who performed exceptionally well at the China Guardian Residence.
But Lin Chen still wanted to clarify, as this concerned respect. Mu Ningxue had already entered the Advanced-Tier, and her contributions to this training were the greatest.
If she were still treated as a substitute, it would be a disrespect to Mu Ningxue.
Disrespecting Mu Ningxue was disrespecting Lin Chen. Lin Chen did indeed enter this competition with the idea of making a name for himself, but Lin Chen would not wrong his woman for this. Otherwise, Lin Chen would rather withdraw from the National Government Team!
Ai Jiangtu's implied meaning was also very clear: the rules could not be changed, but he gave absolute respect, preferring to give up his own resources to Mu Ningxue.
This was respect!!!
In the National Government Team, most people had backgrounds, especially those like Ai Jiangtu who had military power behind them, and would certainly not lack resources.
Lin Chen and Mu Ningxue were not short on those resources, but that did not mean they could be disrespected.
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Upon arriving in Tokyo, spurred on by the Advanced-Tier resources, everyone made no stops in Tokyo and went directly to the Seawatch City.
Seawatch City is a special war culture. Little Japan's East Coast City in Tokyo has long been famous in the World, and it has used blood and limbs to depict a true giant painting of the war between humans and sea monsters in the Pacific Ocean, lasting for centuries without cease!
In the direction where Little Japan's Tokyo extends towards the ocean, a massive fortress city built by the sea is the East Coast Seawatch City!
Looking down from the sky, this East Coast Fortress City is crescent-shaped. The iron-reinforced city walls can no longer be called walls, but rather magnificent dikes that completely protect the prosperous Tokyo City, not only resisting surging waves but also blocking the endless sea monster army. It is also called the Shield of Tokyo by the people of Little Japan.
The Shield of Tokyo is divided into two layers. The front steel dike is lower in height, and its blocking effect is not obvious.
The rear dike is much higher; even a hundred-meter sea beast might not be able to cross this steel defense line!
Both the front and rear steel dikes form an inward curve, gradually converging at both ends, thus framing a crescent-shaped East Coast Fortress City.
"This East Coast City looks quite new!" Jiang Yu said.
"Hmm, aside from the stone and some other places being a bit different, it doesn't look much different from other cities. The streets are also square! Is this one of the World's four great Seawatch Cities? But it doesn't seem to have anything special, just that it's closer to the ocean!" Jiang Shaoxu said.
"Let's go report first!" Nan Jue walked in front, seeming quite familiar with the place!
The East Coast City was generally off-white, with streets, markets, residential buildings, tall buildings, and shops. There were no monster corpses everywhere or battlefields as everyone imagined. In fact, most of the buildings and roads were new at a glance. It was simply a reclaimed city with a unified architectural style, and the constant flow of people on the roads made them wonder if they had come to the wrong place.
However, one thing was certain: most of the people walking in this East Coast City were Mages. Ordinary people were rarely seen; even a hawker with a stall by the roadside was a Mage, and the goods he sold were all materials refined from sea monster hides, claws, and internal organs, used to forge some defensive gear.
At this moment, Lin Chen's face was filled with excitement. For him, this Seawatch City was a natural monster-hunting ground. Although Lin Chen was not short on resources in the short term, who would complain about having too many resources?
Lin Chen did not intend to travel with everyone; he only wanted to take the three women to hunt monsters. Everyone else, to Lin Chen, was simply a burden.
Just as Lin Chen was about to speak, he suddenly heard a loud bang from ahead…
The sound was so strong that the street beneath his feet vibrated violently, and his head involuntarily reeled.
Everyone instinctively covered their ears. Ai Jiangtu and Nan Jue, who were walking ahead, looked forward and were startled to see a stone pillar, detached from a building, flying horizontally towards them!
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