Armipotent

The first thing that came into Lu An's sight was the massive tower. The tower's exterior design was similar to Pisa Tower, but the size was much bigger, and the tower in front of him was made of black materials. He subconsciously looked up; there was no end as it pierced through the sky. The ninety-nine people who followed him had the same reaction, but Lu An quickly regained his composure and checked his surroundings.

Lu An turned around and found out he was in the middle of the plaza; there was a fountain of water near him with benches surrounding it. Then he realized they were not in the wilderness but in a city. Yeah, this was similar to the city, but an empty one. He could see the district with buildings, streetlights, the main road, the sidewall; everything was well built considering he had not found living beings here, not even with his senses.

Lu An clapped his hand once, producing a loud clap. His subordinates looked at him, and he gave his command, "Listen up! We will split into eleven groups just like what we planned, and I want detailed information about this place. Avoid battle against the hostile beings unless necessary, and we will return to this spot in one hour."

"Yes, Sir!" After replying to their Chief, they split into ten groups and went into ten different directions, leaving Lu An, Viona, and Yeon Hee.

"I can't sense any living beings in the perimeter area, but this plaza most likely is safe," Viona scanned the surroundings and voiced her thoughts. "I will investigate the surroundings, Sir."

"Mnn, you can go," Lu An nodded. After Viona left the plaza, he looked around in confusion. "What are you looking for, Sir?" Even though Lu An was younger than her, Yeon Hee still addressed him formally, albeit a little bit awkward.

"The portal gate," Lu An replied with a frown as he could not find the portal gate around them. Being reminded by Lu An, Yeon Hee realized there was no portal gate around them. The portal gate was the only way for them to return to the main base.

"There it is," Lu An found the portal gate after a while. There was a similar portal gate near the tower's entrance, so he thought it was the portal gate to return. However, he did not get too close to the entrance as he kept checking the entrance over and over again. "Wait here, I will check it."

Lu An told Yeon Hee to wait as he headed toward the tower's entrance. The portal gate was just around seven meters away from the entrance. He was a bit cautious, just in case something came out of the tower. He approached the portal gate cautiously and was relieved when nothing came at him when he arrived in front of the portal gate.

[Do you want to return to your base? (Yes) (No)]

The notification rang in his head when Lu An was just a meter away from the portal gate. He was relieved that this portal gate could send them back home. He was quite panicked deep inside when he noticed there was no portal gate around them just now. Lu An then motioned his hand to Yeon Hee, "It's safe. You can come over."

After ensuring they could return to the base, Lu An changed his focus on the tower itself. There was a pitch-black monolith right next to the entrance of the tower. He approached the entrance of the tower carefully, but there was nothing dangerous around, "Hmm, the area around the dimensional tower is safe, I think." He said that after arriving in front of the black monolith.

The monolith looked like it was made of black stone but similar to glass as he could see his reflection on it. Curious about the monolith's materials, he placed his hand on it.

[Welcome to the Sky Level Dimensional Tower!]

[Warning! Tower Break will happen if the players from Earth fail to conquer the ten floors of the Sky Level Dimensional Tower within a year's time!]

[Tower Break is a phenomenon where the tower's inhabitants get out of the tower and attack the players from Earth!]

[There's no condition or rules to get inside and inside the tower, the players make the rule!]

"Tower Break? The System never mentioned the tower break during the World Congress," Lu An muttered in a low voice. While he appeared to be nonchalant during the World Congress, he remembered all the contents of the World Congress, and The System never mentioned the possible tower break.

Lu An retracted his hand from the monolith, and the transparent screen disappeared. He looked at the closed entrance. The entrance was made of black stone with engraving on it. The engraving was giving off an impression of ancient engraving. It appeared like a random engraving, but with how well made it was, it must be more than a random engraving. He hesitated for a while before approaching the stone door.

Lu An raised his hands and was about to touch the door until he heard his subordinate call him up. He pulled his hand subconsciously and turned around. Two people rushed toward him. He left the entrance and rushed to his two subordinates as he thought something bad had happened to them because only two returned, "What's wrong? Did you encounter monsters? Where's your team?"

"Oh, no. We did not meet anyone, but we have discovered, and we want to inform you of this immediately, Sir," Wu Shuan replied to clear the misunderstandings. The former Major General of the Suzhou Survivor Establishment had become one of Lu An's subordinates. He was satisfied with joining the intelligence division and had been working under Lu An for a while now, "Please follow me, Sir."

Lu An was relieved that nothing had happened. He nodded and followed Wu Shuan to the main road. When they arrived in front of the main road that connected the plaza and the districts, Wu Shuan pointed his finger up. He followed up and saw the floating screen.

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[Southern District]

Description: Southern District comprises 300 districts in total, and each district comprises forty buildings

Southern District Buyout Price: 500 million Game Coins.

Main District Price: 20 million Game Coins.

Secondary District Price: 10 million Game Coins

Outer District Price: 3 million Game Coins

Note: The bought district can't be taken forcefully by the other factions.

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Lu An furrowed his brow at this as he found this was just absurd to him. Why did they need to buy this expensive district if they could travel freely with the portal gate? But he quickly remembered how essential the housing in this city was for the small factions who did not have the portal gate. They could not travel back and forth like the major factions, so having lodging around the Dimensional Tower was essential to them.

At this moment, Viona returned to Lu An said and reported her discovery, "I can't find any living beings around. The city must be empty, and all these buildings and districts are for the players."

"Alright, stay here with the others. I will return to the main base and report our discovery to Supreme General Zhang. Remember to avoid the conflict until the main force arrives," Lu An reminded his subordinates once before he added at the end. "Also, gather everyone and get ready to explore the dimensional tower's first floor. I think we will enter the tower first before the main force, so get them prepared."

"Yes, Sir. I will get everyone ready once you return," Viona responded with a firm tone.

Lu An rushed toward the portal gate and returned to the main base. After Lu An left them, Viona opened the System Communication and opened the Tang Empire Intelligence Division group. She sent everyone in the team a message, telling them to return to the plaza. At this point, there was nothing to investigate as they realized this empty city was prepared for the players.

Not even a minute after Lu An left, and Viona just sent the message to her team members, then the second faction arrived. A group of hundreds or even thousands of people arrived in the plaza. The second faction filled the plaza with their arrival. Viona and the others did not expect their arrival, "Let's hide until the main force—" She did not manage to finish her words as the newcomers noticed them.

The first person to notice them was a man with dark skin. The man whistled and spoke loudly, "Look what we have here, two beauties are waiting for us! The System is really good to prepare us for two women."

Along with the whistle and loud noise, the crowds looked toward their directions, "Get ready for battle any time," Even though her voice sounded calm, Viona was quite nervous inside. She just reached the Epic Rank, finishing the trial a few days ago, so she did not know if she could win against these many people by herself. On top of that, Liliana was not with her for the Spirit Integration. If a battle broke out, she was not as confident as before when she was in a war against the Lionax Kingdom.