I have an Apocalypse City Chapter 1141

Chapter 1141: Chapter 1143 Colleagues_1 Chapter 1141: Chapter 1143 Colleagues_1 Song Jian had flown over the sea for two days and two nights, nearly without rest. Although his physical strength hadn't depleted much, the directionless flight over the vast ocean somewhat exhausted him mentally.

Just as he hesitated, he suddenly heard someone calling him to go to East Sea Mirage City together, and he was overjoyed.

Turning his head, Song Jian's eyes brightened. He found that not far behind him, there were more than a dozen people riding on various flying tools, speeding towards him.

Some rode on flying mounts like white cranes, some on wooden boats, gourds, and other flying tools, while others were even controlling flying machines and fighter jets filled with modern technology.

This group of people traveling together didn't seem out of place at all. Instead, they were chatting and laughing, appearing quite at ease.

With a shake of his Flame Light Wings, Song Jian flew towards them.

The leader, riding on a five- to six-meter long red gourd, watched Song Jian with a smile.

Song Jian cupped his fists and said, “I am Song Jian, also heading to East Sea Mirage City, but it's my first time, and I've lost my way momentarily, leaving me a bit embarrassed.”

“Hahaha, I am Guo Ming, a disciple of the Hanhai Sect. These are my fellow sect brothers. The East Sea Mirage City is open, and we're all going to join the lively scene!” Guo Ming replied with a smile and a salute: “Seeing brother alone with a Heaven's Heart Order and hesitating here, I guessed you might be lost, so I called out an invitation!”

“Brother Song, it's your first time coming to East Sea, how come you don't have an elder accompanying you?” asked a seventeen or eighteen-year-old youth, sitting on a large white crane, curiously looking at Song Jian: “By the way, I am Qi Ge. It's a pleasure to meet you, Brother Song.”

“I have no sect and belong to no school; just learned a few simple farming martial arts, which must seem quite laughable to all of you.” Song Jian replied with a smile: “My mentor gave me this token and advised me to gain some experience of the world. He's occupied with important matters and couldn't accompany me, otherwise, I wouldn't have lost my way here.”

“No sect? No school?” Guo Ming's eyes lit up. Song Jian was already at level sixty-one, higher than most of them, and the aura of a strong person emanating from Song Jian also made Guo Ming's heart flutter. That was also the reason Guo Ming stopped to greet him. If he could form a good relationship with Song Jian, it would also strengthen his own connections.

When Guo Ming heard that Song Jian had no sect, he immediately wanted to befriend him: “Perhaps we could bring him into our sect. With his strength, he would definitely become an elite disciple of the Hanhai Sect. No, if a sect elder takes interest in him, even becoming a direct disciple is not impossible!”

With this thought, Guo Ming's smile grew even wider, and he enthusiastically invited Song Jian to travel with them. They hit it off right away, and Song Jian quickly joined the group of Hanhai Sect disciples.

On the way, Song Jian discovered that among the group of Hanhai Sect disciples, there was actually a player, which greatly surprised him.

This player was called Lin Tianhai, at level fifty-five, which should be considered quite high among players. On the leaderboard of the City of Hope, he would at least be in the top hundred.

“Tianhai, how did you join the Hanhai Sect?” Song Jian couldn't help but ask out of curiosity. It's known that players learning skills usually sought skill mentors, and every city has profession halls. Mentors for common professions were almost always available in these halls, while rare professions relied on luck. Like Song Jian, who hardly ever saw his mentor, learning skills was much more challenging than for common professions.

However, joining a sect was different, it was like gaining another layer of identity, or even a second profession. After joining a sect, by completing sect missions and earning sect contributions, one could gradually raise their rank within the sect and learn the martial arts of the sect.

And the skills learned from the sect do not conflict with one's own professional skills, and may even complement each other, with the effect being absolutely greater than the sum of its parts.

“When I was on a quest, I saved an inner disciple of the Hanhai Sect, who gave me a Hanhai Sect token. After passing an assessment, I became an outer disciple of the Hanhai Sect!” Lin Tianhai said with a laugh while rubbing his nose: “However, I joined the Hanhai Sect quite early, at around level twenty, and now I'm already an inner disciple. With another three thousand sect contributions, I can upgrade to elite disciple, and then I'll be able to learn golden-quality skills…”

For ordinary players, golden-quality skills are an unattainable dream. In the auction house, a book of golden-quality skills can sell for at least a million.

And in the sect, you only need a certain amount of sect contributions to exchange for them, which is definitely a pleasant surprise for ordinary players.

“It seems that in the future, many players will join such sects…” Song Jian thought to himself.

“Brother Song, I see that the senior brother takes good care of you, and it seems he wants to invite you to join the Hanhai Sect!” Lin Tianhai whispered, “With the senior brother's recommendation, maybe you could become an inner disciple of the Hanhai Sect straight away!”

To become an inner sect disciple was, in Lin Tianhai's view, a huge leap. It had taken him over a year to progress from an outer to an inner disciple.

Whenever he thought of the tedious tasks he had to do every day as an outer disciple, Lin Tianhai couldn't help but shudder. It was far more exhausting than leveling up by fighting monsters, but the rewards were substantial, which is why he had managed to level up to fifty-five quite quickly–it was painful yet joyful.

Song Jian gave a faint smile and shook his head. He had no intention of joining the Hanhai Sect. Not to mention completing the quest, the sheer size of the Hanhai Sect couldn't compare to the Imperial Sword Sect. The Hanhai Sect merely occupied a few mountains near the East Sea, while the Imperial Sword Sect occupied an entire semi-dimensional plane–the two were not of the same caliber at all and couldn't be compared.

Moreover, if he joined the Hanhai Sect, he wouldn't be able to carry out subsequent quests to enter the Imperial Sword Sect, as the game wouldn't allow him to join two sects at the same time.

Under the guidance of Hanhai Sect disciples, Song Jian avoided many detours. Two days later, he arrived on a deserted island along with the people of the Hanhai Sect.

This island was not large, only about a dozen square kilometers. There was a small tropical forest in the center of the island, and the surrounding areas were all towering rock walls and reefs, with a strip of beach only on the southeast side.

“This is the place; everyone rest here for a few days. Though the entrance to the Mirage City shifts each time, it won't be too far from this island, so we'll have enough time to get there when it appears!” Guo Ming's face showed obvious signs of fatigue. After giving a few instructions, he sat down behind a rock near the beach to meditate and recover, while the others started setting up tents for temporary shelters.

Song Jian looked around and saw that the beach of this deserted island was already occupied by many people who had arrived earlier. They were also sitting in small groups, talking in hushed voices.

“Those are disciples from other sects!” Lin Tianhai whispered to Song Jian, “See those wearing yellow robes? They are disciples of the Ten Thousand Beast Sect, skilled in beast taming for combat. And those gathered around the bonfire are disciples of the Burning Sky Sect. And over there, with the long swords on their backs, are disciples of the Purifying Sword Sect. It is said that the Purifying Sword Sect is an offshoot of the Ancient Sword Sect, although I'm not sure if that's true or not…”

“The Purifying Sword Sect?” Song Jian's interest was piqued, and he couldn't help but look towards where the Purifying Sword Sect disciples were gathered.

Chapter end

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