Cultivation: But Not a Game-Chapter 246 - 156: Returning to Ten Thousand Poison Island

Chapter 246: Chapter 156: Returning to Ten Thousand Poison Island

The three of them quickly arrived at the east gate of Jinjiao City, and Su Yu contacted Chu Xinyue. Soon, a Spiritual Wing Flying Ship approached, and Su Yu immediately said:

"My leader is here."

"Stand firm."

The second brother patted Su Yu on the shoulder, smiling, and looked at the approaching Spiritual Wing Flying Ship.

Seconds later, the Flying Ship stopped in front of them, and the second brother was surprised and astonished to see two beautiful women walking down from the ship. The hand he had extended involuntarily retracted.

Maintaining a smile on his face, he inquired with Su Yu through transmitted sound:

"Don’t tell me this is your leader? A woman?"

Su Yu whispered cautiously:

"Yes, the one in front is my leader."

"A female leader..."

The sister-in-law turned to Su Yu with a strange look, exchanged glances with her husband, nodded, and greeted Chu Xinyue and Xiao Qingli with smiles.

"Welcome, both of you. You must be Leader Chu Xinyue? I’m Meng Siyi, vice leader of Canglan Pavilion and also Su Yu’s sister-in-law."

Chu Xinyue shook hands with Meng Siyi and nodded:

"Hello Mr. Meng, I’m Chu Xinyue, and this is my friend Xiao Qingli."

"Welcome Mr. Chu and Xiao, I’m Mr. Su Huan, leader of the Canglan Association, Su Yu’s second brother. Thank you, Mr. Chu, for looking after my younger brother."

"Mr. Su, you flatter me. Su Yu’s current strength is the result of his own efforts. I merely gave a push, and we all complemented each other through mutual effort and achievement."

"Mr. Chu, you’re too kind. No matter what, you are his benefactor and patron."

Meng Siyi positively affirmed, and before Chu Xinyue could say more, changed the subject:

"You see, discussing matters outside isn’t ideal. Shall we go inside first?"

Chu Xinyue smiled and nodded:

"Please!"

The sister-in-law soared into the sky, flying towards the interior of Jinjiao City along with Chu Xinyue and Xiao Qingli.

Following behind the group, Mr. Su transmitted sound to Su Yu, asking:

"Your leader is so young and beautiful? She treats you so well, don’t tell me she’s interested in you?"

Su Yu, following behind, almost lost his breath, and replied through transmitted sound without words:

"Second brother, what are you thinking? No such thing."

"Isn’t it possible that my innate talent is good, and the leader has a discerning eye? Surely, you all don’t groom newcomers?"

"Of course we do, but we wouldn’t let someone who has only been cultivating for under a year become a team leader, much less a vice leader."

Su Huan said with disbelief:

"Normal grooming of newcomers in the first few years involves providing resources for them to grow quickly, not assigning significant responsibilities so soon, which would only scatter their focus."

"Our situation here is different; the leader’s environment wasn’t very good at the time, urgently needing newcomers to stand out..."

Su Yu explained earnestly, detailing the difficulties Chu Xinyue faced back then to second brother.

After listening to his explanation, second brother became enlightened:

"So that’s how it was, now second brother is relieved."

Su Yu pouted:

"What did you think it was?"

"Hehe, I was just afraid it might affect your relationship with Miss Qingchan."

"By the way, you ought to explain this to Qingchan, to prevent any misunderstandings."

"Don’t worry, I’ll tell her after we’re done."

"As long as you keep this in mind."

Five minutes later, the group arrived at the villa area within Jinjiao City, where second brother and sister-in-law owned a villa.

Inside the villa, after a simple conversation, the sister-in-law proactively asked:

"I heard from my younger brother that Mr. Chu has over seventeen hundred people coming here. I really welcome you here; I can promise on behalf of the Canglan Association that your team will receive the best treatment whether you choose to merge with us or operate independently or affiliate as a guild. What kind of cooperation does Mr. Chu prefer?"

Chu Xinyue and Xiao Qingli exchanged a look, and said in a subdued voice:

"We plan to first affiliate under your guild, and after some time, decide whether to merge."

Meng Siyi immediately said:

"No problem."

Then she pointed, opening a map in front of everyone, adjusted the positions on the map by operation, and pointed to several places on the map:

"This is Jinjiao Island, and the entire island, along with surrounding vast sea areas, belong to the Canglan Association."

She pointed to many locations of different colors on the map, introducing them one by one:

"These marks are all resource points occupied by the association; some belong directly to the guild, while others to affiliate teams. These cannot be moved, but the ones with white marks can be allocated as your new base, you can choose one from them."

After pausing, Meng Siyi enlarged the map a bit, pointing outside the circle, she said:

"Of course, if you find these unsuitable, you may select outside; these are areas outside the association, but most good places outside have been occupied by other guilds or teams. If you want better, more promising guild bases, defeating the guilds or teams occupying those territories and taking over is necessary."

Chu Xinyue glanced at the map, called Su Yu seated at the back:

"Su Yu, now you’re a vice leader, you can’t be lazy. Come and consult with us."

Su Yu immediately stood up, walked forward without hesitation.

His gaze fell on the map shared by his sister-in-law, and detailed data popped up wherever his gaze landed on a marked location.

As he was pondering, Meng Siyi continued with a smile:

"Mr. Chu, rest assured, since you’re affiliating with the Canglan Association, we have an obligation to provide some help. Without saying much, shortly, if you want to seize territory from other guilds or monsters to build bases, I can deploy a main force group to support you."

"Thank you, Mr. Meng."

A glint flashed in Chu Xinyue’s eyes. She knew this strong support was due to Su Yu; otherwise, under normal circumstances, such support would only be given for merging.

Normally, when affiliating with other guilds, the support is mostly in terms of intelligence and affiliation fees, like waiving fees for several years. Rarely would a main force be dispatched for assistance.

Here, Su Yu quickly glimpsed the surrounding situation and selected a place.

He pointed to a large island tens of thousands of kilometers away from Jinjiao Island and said:

"I think this place is nice, suitable for our development."

Meng Siyi looked at the pointed location, nodded, and said:

"Ten Thousand Poison Island, Brother, you have a good eye!"

The second brother also nodded and said:

"This place is indeed good."

Su Yu explained to Chu Xinyue and Xiao Qingli, who were not yet familiar with the island:

"This island is called Ten Thousand Poison Island, a famous large island here, larger than Jinjiao Island. Poisonous creatures and gu insects occupy it, and resources in this area are extremely rich."

"The reason for choosing this island is that there are many forces on the island, with the three strongest guilds having similar levels of power, akin to the Thousand Feather Association. There won’t be a dominant player soon. We have a good chance of getting involved and, if we develop well, might become the fourth-largest guild there in the future."

Chu Xinyue pondered for a moment and nodded:

"Let’s go to Ten Thousand Poison Island for an inspection first."

The second sister-in-law nodded and said:

"Okay, but everyone must be tired from the journey, so you can rest first and go tomorrow."

However, Chu Xinyue shook her head and said:

"Let’s set off today. My subordinates have already gone to sea, so I need to make preparations early."

"Alright, I’ll send someone to take you there."

She didn’t refuse this point.

Half an hour later, two Flying Ships soared into the sky heading toward Ten Thousand Poison Island.

Traveling like the wind, they reached Ten Thousand Poison Island in just six hours.

After stopping outside the island for a while, they left a Flying Ship and another sailed into the island heading straight for the northeast.

They paused slightly at the Divine Wind Gang, then flew inward.

The Flying Ship had only five people: Su Yu, Su Huan, Chu Xinyue, Xiao Qingli, who was veiled, and the leader of the Divine Wind Gang, Lin Qingfeng. He was the local overlord of Ten Thousand Poison Island and was more familiar with the island’s situation than they were.

"If you want to take root on the island, it’s actually not difficult,"

Lin Qingfeng introduced with a smile:

"Almost every month, some small and medium teams arrive at Ten Thousand Poison Island, and most can successfully take root. But it’s not so easy to develop and grow."

"The key lies in the three major guilds, which are Ten Thousand Poison Gang in the south of the island, Celestial Gu Association in the center, and Poison Dragon Gang in the southwest."

"These three major guilds have been entrenched on the island for years, always treating Ten Thousand Poison Island as their monopoly, not allowing other forces to grow. They will jointly suppress any force growing to a certain extent. If you only want to occupy a place and use the island’s poisonous and gu resources, there’s no problem, but growing bigger will be difficult."

None of them were scared off by this point; the second brother directly asked:

"No need to worry about this, Qingfeng. Can you introduce us to places on the island suitable for establishing a base?"

Lin Qingfeng nodded:

"There are definitely places available, quite a few actually. Do you have any requirements? Do you want it on the island or offshore, and any preference for directions?"

"Offshore, as close to the north as possible, needing deep-water ports. We have a fleet."

"Hmm, there are two places. I’ll take you to see them."

"Let’s go."

More than an hour later, the Flying Ship appeared at a northwest coastline of the island.

From the air, it looked like the coastline was bitten by something, forming a giant bay with a diameter of over ten kilometers. The bay water seemed deep enough to anchor large ships. The shore was a sheer cliff, with the base needing to be built atop the hundred-meter-high cliff.

Above the cliff was a decent-sized flat area, perfect for establishing a base.

Further away were mountain ranges shrouded in thick poisonous miasma, with plumes of toxic gas occasionally shooting into the sky.

"Let’s check out the other place."

Two hours later, the Flying Ship arrived at the southeastern corner of the island, at a river mouth.

The river wasn’t wide, only about five or six kilometers, considered small.

The river mouth wasn’t a gentle beach but a steep cliff, with the base possible to build on both banks of the river mouth.

In terms of location, this place was better, since it had a river suitable for newcomers to level up, but the water wasn’t deep enough, and the river mouth wasn’t wide enough for a few warships.

Su Yu looked at Chu Xinyue and asked:

"Which do you think is better?"

Chu Xinyue didn’t answer but instead asked in return:

"If you were the leader, which would you choose as the base?"

Su Yu immediately replied:

"The one we saw earlier."

"Why?"

"There are two advantages. The first is its remote location, with only the Poison Dragon Gang nearby, unlike this one, which is wedged between the Ten Thousand Poison Gang and Celestial Gu Association, making outward development challenging."

"The second advantage is the large deep-water port, capable of docking large fleets and giant warships. If the base is built close to it, we can utilize the fleet’s military support."

Chu Xinyue nodded after hearing this:

"Let’s go with your suggestion and build the base there."

"Alright!"