The apocalypse struck, and I became a druid.

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Han Ning's gentle smile vanished instantly, and he immediately reached into his pocket and pulled out the strange walkie-talkie.

The hissing sound lasted for a few seconds, then a hoarse male voice came from the walkie-talkie.

"Are you there? Please reply if you receive this message."

"Excuse me……"

After repeating this three times, the walkie-talkie fell silent, as if waiting for Han Ning's reply.

Han Ning heard it clearly; this time, the man didn't call him "Blackie," but rather "Your Excellency."

It's not "dark-skinned".

Han Ning paused for a moment, picked up the walkie-talkie, pressed the call button, adjusted his tone, and asked:

"who are you?"

The person remained silent for several seconds before slowly replying:

"Your skills are impressive. Even Blackie and Ma San's gang are no match for you. You're in control of the Rock Gathering Area now, aren't you?"

"Oh? You know that? You're not from the Rock Gathering Area, are you? Are you from the military or another gathering area?" Han Ning raised an eyebrow.

Chapter 210 Invitation

The man who can communicate normally with him and speaks a local Chinese dialect is probably not a native of another world or an alien.

Only people from other gathering areas or the military are left.

"...Is Blackie dead, or is he imprisoned by you?" The man didn't answer, but continued to ask.

"Dead." Han Ning said coldly. Since the other party already knew that he had occupied the Rock Gathering Area, there was no need to hide anything.

"He really is dead..." The man wasn't surprised by this answer. He paused, then continued...

"Then congratulations on becoming the new owner of walkie-talkie number 16. I am Flying Dragon, the leader from the Iron Tiger Gathering Area."

Flying dragon?

According to Jiang Lin's description, the leader of the Iron Tigers was supposed to be a fierce, burly man who spoke vulgar language.

I never expected Feilong to speak so politely.

He doesn't fit with powerful words like "Iron Tiger" or "Flying Dragon" at all; his tone of voice is more like that of a scholar.

Feilong paused, and before Han Ning could ask a question, he continued speaking on his own:

"This walkie-talkie is a technological product developed by members of the Atomic Fission team. They have many researchers who specifically developed a walkie-talkie that can communicate, targeting the magnetic field of another world."

"The initial purpose was to facilitate the exchange of resources and mutual assistance among the various settlements in the mountains. According to their rules, the leaders of settlements of medium or larger size could each receive one."

"The intention was good, wasn't it?" Feilong's voice carried a hint of mockery.

"But in a post-apocalyptic environment, the ugliness of human nature will be amplified."

"Although the original intention of atomic fission was good, people's hearts are treacherous. Many leaders of the settlements used these walkie-talkies as tools for forming alliances and started fighting among themselves. It seems that the atomic fission side also knew the nature of these people. After distributing the walkie-talkies, the relevant personnel completely disappeared."

"Get to the point," Han Ning interrupted his preamble.

"Okay." Feilong composed himself and quickened his pace.

"Before the temperature dropped sharply, one of our brothers from Tiehu discovered an underwater fishman ruin in the northwest of the ruins of Bailu City, near the outskirts of the old town of 'Jingpo'. It was quite large, but a powerful fishman tribe lived outside the ruins, so we couldn't go in for the time being."

Han Ning's eyes flickered slightly.

It's the fish-man again.

The fish-men are an intelligent race with a fairly sophisticated social structure.

In a way, he did benefit from the "sweetness" left behind by the mermen.

The feather fruit still plays an important role, serving as a crucial ingredient for obtaining clean water for the people in the settlement.

"Back then, we Iron Tigers didn't have the strength we have now. It was too risky to take it all by ourselves, so we wanted to find a few helpers of similar strength to dive down and explore for treasure together."

Feilong's voice carried a hint of frustration.

"The damn thing is, the news somehow leaked out, and both that scorpion from Wanghu and the people from the high ground outpost know about it. They brought their men directly to our door. They are both stronger than Tiehu and they both want a piece of the pie."

“I only agreed to let the most powerful Highland Outpost join us, and rejected Wanghu’s request. Because of this, Wanghu held a grudge against us, and a conflict broke out between us.”

“Some time ago, the Poison Scorpion of Wanghu broke through to the Black Iron level, becoming second only to the leaders of the five major gathering areas. The gap between us Iron Tiger and Wanghu has widened even further.”

"Iron Tiger's overall strength is much weaker than Wanghu's. In order to fight against them, I have no choice but to recruit Blackie from Panshi."

Feilong's deep, hoarse voice came through.

"So what role do the Highland Outposts play in all of this? Are they just going to watch you fight amongst yourselves without intervening? Aren't they worried that you'll be swallowed up by Wanghu, and then Wanghu will break the agreement?" Han Ning frowned, discovering the blind spot in the matter.

"The high ground outpost promised us that they would not help either side, and if the news reached other settlements, they would be responsible for stopping people from those other settlements."

"Furthermore... as the conflict between the ghouls and the military intensifies during this period, the situation in the surrounding waters is becoming increasingly critical."

"The Highland Outpost offered us a compromise: their leader suggested that each side send three of their strongest Awakened to meet in a certain place for a duel. If we won, we wouldn't have to share the right to explore the ruins with Wanghu."

“If we lose, the people of Wanghu must join, and they will have a 40% share.”

At this point, Feilong's voice carried a hint of anger.

"Iron Tiger is the weakest. As the discoverer, if we fail, we will only have a 10% share, Highland Outpost 50%, and Lakeview 40%."

"If it succeeds, there will be a 40% chance. The rest will still go to the high ground outpost. That's the price of weakness."

Han Ning remained silent.

To be honest, regardless of winning or losing, everyone in Iron Tiger has a guaranteed 10% share.

"Originally, Blackie and I had agreed that as a master of the Great Black Stone level, who was about to break through to the Black Iron level, he would fight and, regardless of winning or losing, would receive 100 monster crystals. If he won, he would also receive an additional 10% of the relic sharing rights."

"Now that you have killed Blackie, I would like to ask you, sir, are you willing to replace Blackie and fight for Iron Tiger?"

So that's how it was...

No wonder Jiang Lin said that the people at Wanghu have been paying attention to those fishmen lately.

After Feilong explained it this way, the scattered clues were finally pieced together.

Everything, everything, is because of that fishman ruins.

But the words came back again.

What treasures could be found in the Merfolk Ruins that could draw the leaders of these settlements to fight so fiercely?

Han Ning took the opportunity to ask the question that had been on his mind.

"Hehe... Before the discovery of the murloc ruins, someone had captured a portion of the murlocs."

"We have learned some basic information about the merfolk, and we can roughly deduce that the merfolk race possesses the secrets to break through the Black Iron level, or even higher levels. They also have countless monster crystals, all kinds of treasures, alien secret techniques inherited from this world, and languages ​​from another world. It can be said to be a huge treasure trove."

"In addition, the five major clusters, including the atomic fission zone, are searching extensively for the inherited knowledge of the world's intelligent races. If we give them some of the fish-men's inherited knowledge, we can also gain huge benefits in return, and even be able to bind ourselves to one of the forces."

That is definitely worth fighting for.

Hearing this, Han Ning also became interested.

After a long period of observation, Han Ning found that, not to mention all the Awakened Ones, at least the ones he had encountered, none of them had a panel that showed their experience progress.

They were essentially feeling their way across the river, desperately seeking a way to break through to a higher level.

After all, only by constantly improving one's strength can one gain a foothold in this dangerous world.

"It wasn't clear over the walkie-talkie. May I ask your name? How about we meet in person sometime tomorrow?"

Chapter 211 Flying Dragon's Sincerity

Han Ning decided to go and see Fei Long after receiving his invitation.

He has a lineage of origins, but he's not very interested in things like the lineage of fishmen.

What I'm more interested in are the various materials that may be present inside.

If you can get some monster crystals containing a lot of energy, or some plants with unique abilities, you'll make a profit.

"My name is Han Ning, this is the location." Han Ning's voice came through the walkie-talkie, calm and even.

Feilong was clearly prepared and immediately replied:

"About fifteen kilometers east of Panshi, there is a large area of ​​dead forest that has been rotten by the flood. In the middle, there is a raised hillside with a wide view. The time is around noon tomorrow. How about it?"

That place was the vague boundary between the territories of Pan Shi and Tie Hu, a wide-open mudflat with nothing to hide except for dead tree stumps, making it a good place to meet up.

"Okay," Han Ning agreed. "How many people do you want to bring?"

"To prevent any unforeseen circumstances, each side can bring a maximum of two people," Feilong replied.

"Understood." Han Ning ended the call, and the static from the walkie-talkie fell silent.

He looked up, his gaze sweeping across the warm cave.

President Wu was discussing something in hushed tones with Professor Ye, Vice President Zhao was checking the list of newly recruited Pan Shi personnel, and Lin Qianqian was leading Xu Yinyin and several other children around the Green Bud Bees.

He stood up and walked over.

Chairman Wu and Vice Chairman Zhao immediately stopped talking and looked over.

Han Ning said succinctly, "Tomorrow at noon, I'm going to meet with Tie Hu's Flying Dragon. Old Zhao, you're coming with me, and also..."

His gaze swept over several core combatants, finally settling on Yu Na. "And Nana, the three of us will go together."

A glint of light flashed in Vice President Zhao's eyes:

"Iron Tiger's arrival? Boss, what's the matter?"

Just as the matter with Panshi was coming to an end, Tiehu came knocking on his door, leaving him no choice but to think things through.

"Yes, I need to discuss some things with him." Han Ning didn't elaborate on the share and details of the Merfolk Ruins.

"I can't tell how strong Feilong is yet. I'll find out when we meet tomorrow."

……

the next day.

Snowcake's thick limbs crushed the ice, splashing up large shards of ice.