The Fourth Calamity: My Sect Has Countless Prodigies

Chapter 43 The Best Upgrade Solution

"Brother Li, are you there?"

Upon hearing this, Li Fan frowned slightly and stepped forward to open the door.

A middle-aged man stood outside the door; he was burly and imposing.

"Inspector Liu, what brings you here today?" Li Fan asked in a deep voice, his tone tinged with wariness.

In Lianyun Market, the three major families each have appointed inspectors to maintain order.

The oily-faced man in front of him was the patrol officer of the area where Li Fan lived.

Liu Changyun smiled, his small, beady eyes narrowed into slits, and his oily face scrunched up.

He stepped forward and lowered his voice: "Brother Li, how have you been these past few days? The streets aren't very safe, and even an inspector has to smooth things over—don't you think that makes sense?"

As he spoke, he rubbed his thumb and forefinger together lightly, staring at Li Fan meaningfully.

Li Fan was all too familiar with that gesture.

"I see. Well then, Li Fan thanks Inspector Liu for the reminder."

Li Fan smiled faintly and took out a spirit stone from his pocket and handed it over.

Liu Changyun's eyes lit up. He took the spirit stone, looked at Li Fan, and patted his chest, saying, "Brother Li, you're so generous! If you ever encounter any trouble in the future, just call me. I, Liu Changyun, will definitely not hesitate to help."

Upon hearing this, Li Fan smiled and echoed Liu Changyun's words.

It's better to rely on yourself than on mountains or rivers, especially since Liu Changyun is obviously unreliable.

However, since the other party is currently an inspector, it would be beneficial to befriend him, so Li Fan naturally wouldn't let this opportunity pass.

After several conversations, Li Fan saw Liu Changyun off and returned to the house alone.

"The sect leader has ordered me to cause trouble against the three major families, but how exactly should I do that?"

Li Fan sat at the table, lost in thought.

Just then...

Suddenly, he recalled what he had seen at Baicaotang when he first came to Lianyunfang.

Frame-up may indeed be one method.

However, if the method is too superficial, not only will it fail to make a ripple, like that woman, but it could also cost you your life.

He feels somewhat restless if he doesn't play this game for a day now. The 24-hour death penalty feels far too long for him.

Li Fan continued to ponder the matter of Baicaotang, and soon his thoughts drifted to a new direction.

"By the way, since it's a frame-up, someone must be behind the Baicaotang incident."

"The person behind this wants to harm Baicaotang, so they must have some grudge against them. Finding them might be of some help to me."

Upon thinking of this, Li Fan's eyes lit up, the corners of his lips unconsciously turned up, and an indescribable joy welled up in his heart.

After three days in the market, he finally found a good direction.

In front of the Spirit Beast Garden.

Qianlong and Qunxing looked at the plaque in front of them but did not rush to enter.

It was clear they were waiting for reinforcements, and judging by the timing, those reinforcements should be arriving soon.

Sure enough, a short while later, in Qianlong's sight, Wohu and Miaokai Xianren arrived in haste with Mengxing's team.

"Stars, I heard you've discovered a leveling paradise." The Immortal with Instant Opening was the first to step forward, his gaze landing on the sign for the Spirit Beast Garden. "Spirit Beast Garden... let me see what's going on?"

On the other side, Qianlong approached Wuhu and whispered a reminder:

"Be careful, I have a bad feeling about this. We encountered a Blue Shadow Wolf when we came here earlier."

This is definitely not because Qianlong is overly sensitive. Azure Shadow Wolves are creatures that usually travel in packs. The fact that the Azure Shadow Wolf ran out alone means that it has at least one companion nearby.

The wolf pack is incredibly powerful.

Back then, even though they and the sect leader had taken the initiative and ambushed the wolf pack, the wolf pack struggled to fight back once they realized what was happening.

Crouching Tiger also thought of this, but he thought much further ahead.

Could the few Azure Shadow Wolves we encountered in the Spirit Field be related to the Azure Shadow Wolves here?

Crouching Tiger thought to himself, his vigilance growing even stronger.

The four looked at the 20 newbies behind them and began to discuss their strategy.

The Immortal of Instant Opening suggested first, "How about we split into two teams and bring them in together?"

"No, no, if we do that, if we encounter any crisis, not only will they not be able to escape, but we might also be dragged down here," Qianlong retorted.

Instantly, he asked, "What do we do then? Are we just going to run away and abandon this prime leveling spot?"

"Of course not. If we leave this place, it will take us at least 5 more days to raise each of them to the Qi Refining stage."

Qunxing shook his head; even he had vaguely discerned some clues.

The discovery of this spirit beast garden, which happened right after the update, is definitely not a coincidence.

The contents recorded on that jade slip are very likely related to the new main quest.

The group is completely clueless about the main questline, as it hasn't been triggered since they recaptured the Alchemy Pavilion.

Perhaps, this very spirit beast garden is the key to breaking the deadlock.

"This won't work, that won't work, so what should we do now?"

The Immortal was getting anxious because he really couldn't think of any good solutions.

Wo Hu did not participate in the discussion, but instead lowered his head and pondered for a while.

If the primary goal is to level up, what methods can be used to maintain efficiency while minimizing risks?

Time passed slowly, and while the group was still engaged in heated discussion, Crouching Tiger suddenly had an idea.

"I've got an idea."

Crouching Tiger spoke softly, and with just a few words, he silenced the crowd's argument.

"What method?"

The four of them asked the same question at the same time.

Crouching Tiger smiled calmly, his tone brimming with confidence, and began to explain:

"Our top priority now is to level up the new players as quickly as possible. If we keep using the old method of 2 players carrying 10 others, it definitely won't be efficient enough."

"Before, the monsters were scattered, and we had to search for them everywhere, so that was the only way we could do it. But now it's different; we can carry four monsters at once."

"One group of people finishes their work quickly and leaves, then the next group immediately comes in. This is much more efficient and reduces the risk considerably."

"After all, eight people can run relatively fast..."

Upon hearing this, everyone made a decision instantly.

As Wohu said, this may be the best solution at present.

"Brother Crouching Tiger is amazing! No wonder he's a top-tier player, he thinks about problems so quickly."

The stars' eyes lit up with admiration. They slapped their thighs excitedly and gave a thumbs-up in heartfelt admiration.

Wo Hu smiled, said nothing more, and immediately began to arrange the next steps.

Eight people have now broken through to the Qi Refining stage, so they can just stay put and wait quietly.

What they need to do next is to lead three groups of newbies in to hunt monsters.