Long River Eternity

By this time, everyone had recovered some strength and stood up, surrounding Lin Ding and his group. Several middle-aged monks, members of the city defense team, expressed their deep gratitude to the Tutu team and Lin Ding.

"I am Zhao Mucang, the captain of the city defense team. Thank you very much for your assistance! I didn't expect that our Holy Spear City would be invaded by monsters and beast tides one after another. If you hadn't come to rescue us in time, the city would have been in a catastrophe!" A burly and resolute middle-aged man said excitedly, his voice full of great respect and gratitude.

"This is our responsibility, Captain Zhao, you are too polite!" Yao Tianguang said with a smile, his tone revealing a sense of heroism.

Lin Ding's eyes sparkled with excitement. "So this is the famous Holy Spear City! I heard the spears forged here are far superior to those made elsewhere. I have a special liking for spears, and I really hope to have the chance to experience them myself!"

Although Holy Spear City is only a medium-sized city, it is renowned throughout the Kyushu Continent. It is renowned for its weapon forging, surpassing those found elsewhere in both hardness and sharpness. This is especially true of spears, whose quality is unmatched elsewhere.

The Ministry of Science and Technology once sent someone to investigate the cause. However, apart from discovering that the foundry workers here had outstanding skills, they had no idea of ​​the other reasons.

Even if the blacksmiths from Holy Spear City were brought to Zhongzhou City, the weapons they made would still be slightly better than those made by others, but would still be far from the level of those made in Holy Spear City. This has always been an unsolved mystery in Jiuzhou.

Although the Holy Spear City is famous, it has always been ranked among the medium and large urban areas. The reason is that the transportation in Jiuzhou is extremely inconvenient. Even if the weapons casting skills are excellent, the expansion of the industry is still limited. It can only attract strong people to come and buy, but it is impossible to take weapons out of the Holy Spear City in large quantities.

"The battle just now made me look at Team Leader Lin's marksmanship with new eyes. It's really superb! After returning to the city, I will definitely take you to our armory and let you pick out any weapon you like." Zhao Mucang patted his chest and said proudly.

Yao Tianguang smiled and continued, "I heard that your Holy Spear City has a city-guarding spear. The city got its name from it. I've longed to see it. I wonder if I'll have the honor of seeing it this time?"

"Of course, the holy spear is in the armory. Let's take a look at it together. Hahaha!" Zhao Mucang answered readily.

At this time, Lin Ding said apologetically, "We appreciate Captain Zhao's kindness, but we have something to do in the east, so we won't be returning to the city with you."

"East? I wonder what important matter Team Leader Lin has to go to the east for?" Zhao Mucang asked doubtfully.

"The cause of this beast tide may be related to the recent revival of spiritual energy in the Jiuzhou continent. We have to find out." Lin Ding's voice was low and serious.

"The monsters that invaded our city came from the east. You have just experienced a great battle and traveled a long distance, so you should go back to the city and rest for a day." Zhao Mucang hurriedly persuaded.

"Captain Zhao is right. It is necessary to rest, and you are injured." Yao Tianguang also persuaded.

Lin Ding felt a little helpless. He had originally planned to let Liu Xianxian collect the energy of the dead monsters in the valley after everyone left so that they could quickly recover their consumed strength.

He wasn't being stingy, it was just that Lin Tiansheng and Yang Nian had repeatedly warned him not to spread the news of Liu Xianxian's energy condensation ability. With so many people talking so much, it was really not advisable to take any risks.

Seeing that Yao Tianguang and the others were determined not to leave unless they went back with him, Lin Ding felt helpless.

The dead monsters were already at a low level, and their energy was thin. If they delayed any longer, they would probably all dissipate. Helplessly, he had no choice but to accept Zhao Mucang's invitation and follow everyone back to the city to make plans tomorrow.

Before leaving, Lin Ding condensed a long sword and handed it to Wei Wu. At the same time, he winked at Wei Wu and Liu Xianxian, "You two stay and see if there are any monsters that are still alive. By the way, collect some materials. We are a bit poor lately."

Wei Wu looked confused and didn't understand Lin Ding's intention, but Liu Xianxian quickly understood his idea, took the sword, agreed, and pulled Wei Wu towards the monster's corpse.

She whispered to Wei Wu, "Lin Ding wants me and the others to collect the energy of the monsters in the valley after we leave, and store it in this sword."

Yao Tianguang looked at Wei Wu and Liu Xianxian as they walked away, and asked in confusion, "Team Leader Lin, what are you doing...?"

"Oh, I just joined the military department and haven't received my salary yet. I'm a bit broke recently and want to make some extra money, hahaha!" Lin Ding laughed awkwardly and made up an excuse to get away with it.

"I see. Haha, young people are quick-witted. We didn't expect that." Yao Tianguang chuckled slightly embarrassedly, "Then let's go first, Captain Zhao."

So, the group quickly returned to Holy Lance City. At that moment, the city lord was standing outside the city, leading the remaining city defense team members, who had just dealt with the last few who had escaped the net.

After all, with so many monsters scattered throughout the valley, there will always be a small number of them that bypass the defense line and attack the urban area. The city lord can only stay in the city with his men to solve these problems.

The lord of Holy Spear City is not from the Zhan family, but from the Li family.

The Li family excels in forging weapons, so they often send people to Holy Spear City to search for the secret of forging high-quality weapons.

Zhao Mucang and his men landed before City Lord Li, who warmly greeted Lin Ding, Yao Tianguang, and the others. "Team Leader Lin, Team Leader Yao, thank you for your hard work. I am City Lord Li Bailian, and on behalf of the entire city, I thank you for your assistance."

Li Bailian was a strong man with dark skin, about fifty years old, and dressed in blacksmith's clothes. If he hadn't said he was the city lord, everyone would have thought he was just an ordinary blacksmith.

After a brief exchange of greetings, Li Bailian took them to the City Lord's Mansion, where they had a simple meal, treated everyone's injuries, and then arranged for everyone to rest in their respective rooms.

Not long after Lin Ding returned to the room, Wei Wu and Liu Xianxian returned excitedly. Liu Xianxian excitedly told Lin Ding that they had collected all the energy in the entire valley equivalent to that of two late Tianquan realm masters!

Lin Ding was also very happy after hearing this. His biggest headache now was the energy needed for everyone to practice, but now he doesn't have to worry about it for the time being.

The next day, inside the Holy Spear City armory.

It was already early morning when the few of them returned last night. Fortunately, due to the outburst of spiritual energy in the east of the city a month ago, the spiritual energy in the vicinity was relatively dense. After a night of recovery, Lin Ding's spiritual energy had recovered by 50% to 60%.

When Lin Ding said goodbye to Zhao Mucang, Zhao Mucang insisted on taking Lin Ding to the armory and let him choose a spear he liked as a thank you.

Lin Ding couldn't refuse the invitation, so he had to take Wei Wu and Yao Tianguang with him to follow Zhao Mucang to visit the armory.

It has to be said that the various weapons in the Holy Spear City's armory are completely different from those seen outside. Each weapon is shining with a cold light, has complex patterns, and is of excellent quality.

However, when Lin Ding stared at these weapons, he always felt that they were essentially different from weapons from other places, and he had a sense of déjà vu, which made him extremely confused.

Moreover, as soon as he entered this armory, an indescribable strange feeling surged in his heart, as if something was quietly waiting for him here.