Chapter 523 - 203: The 10 Large Cities in Qing City, Suppressing All

"Tang San!"

"An Intelligent NPC!"

On the walls of Yang City in Qing City, Sun Yu was overjoyed to see his brother, Shen Fei, return. But when he saw the young girl, Zero, and the Intelligent NPC following him, his excitement boiled over.

The girl, Zero, had a unique, doll-like appearance, but she looked somewhat familiar to Sun Yu. He could tell she was a human player, so he wasn’t particularly surprised by her presence. But then he saw who was beside his brother—an Intelligent NPC. Moreover, this person’s appearance was incredibly familiar; the Game World he came from was famous among a certain community.

Sun Yu was startled. While shouting to make sure Shen Fei could hear him, he simultaneously activated his remote Defense Tower, located near the special *Heaven-Reaching Tower* Secret Realm in the center of Qing City, putting it on high alert.

Sun Yu knew that for the past five or six days, his brother had been entering and exiting the special areas. He was also aware that his brother had eliminated the Intelligent NPCs, Super Bosses, and even the Neutral Cities within them. Over the past six days, as Shen Fei swept from south to north, he had uprooted one special area after another, establishing a chain of Neutral Cities across all of Great Xia. Sun Yu had been aware of the entire process. Furthermore, he had been holding down the fort, relaying necessary information for his brother and offering his own suggestions. Therefore, he knew that after destroying all the special areas within Great Xia, his brother hadn’t taken on a single NPC as a subordinate. So now, with a famous Intelligent NPC appearing at his brother’s side, Sun Yu couldn’t help but feel a thrill of excitement.

Part of that excitement was for another reason entirely: Sun Yu had recently started dating a girl who had inherited several Soul Rings from the very same game Tang San came from.

"It’s fine! Calm down!" On the walls of Yang City, seeing Sun Yu’s agitated state, Shen Fei immediately raised a hand to get him to stand down. "She’s one of us. This is Zero. This is Tang San, whom you recognize. Consider him an Intelligent NPC who has defected to our side... and this is my brother, Sun Yu!"

Glancing at Zero, who was looking this way and that, taking in the sights of Yang City, Shen Fei quickly made the introductions.

"Brother...?" Sun Yu asked curiously after hearing Shen Fei’s introduction.

"Never mind that!" Seeing that Sun Yu was about to say more, Shen Fei quickly cut him off with an assignment. "First, go and contact that player for me—the one who inherited a National Treasure Divine Artifact from a game! I’ll head over to investigate in a bit!"

By this point, all special areas across Great Xia had been destroyed. Human players could now freely enter and exit these regions, effectively expanding Great Xia’s territory several times over. Moreover, the Secret Realms originally hidden within the special areas had all been revealed. Most importantly, more than a hundred new Neutral Cities now stretched from north to south. A development like this had sent the Great Xia forums into a frenzy.

Sun Yu had so much he wanted to discuss with Shen Fei. Unfortunately, Shen Fei didn’t give him the chance. After a busy week of clearing out Neutral Cities, Shen Fei knew he had too much to deal with. However, with the fifth game ability inheritance imminent, he could only focus on the most important tasks—and Sun Yu’s awe and excitement were not high on that list.

"Oh! Okay!" Having received his orders, Sun Yu left immediately. His brother’s business was his highest priority.

Watching Sun Yu leave, Shen Fei mused, So the kid’s in love, huh. He’d already heard about Sun Yu’s new relationship from others.

"You!"

Just as Sun Yu left, Zero cried out, her mouth wide with surprise. Previously, while inside the Pacific Ocean special area, her access to the *Forum* had been blocked. Now that she had left, Zero regained her ability to log in and immediately saw the news about Shen Fei destroying all the special areas and establishing a vast number of Neutral Cities.

Shen Fei had mentioned this to her in passing before, but hearing about it and seeing the proof for herself were two completely different things. Seeing everyone on the Great Xia *Forum* discussing Shen Fei, Zero was stunned. She never expected that in the few weeks she was gone, the once low-key Shen Fei had cast aside all subtlety. He had openly displayed his full Combat Power for every player in Great Xia to see. She even found numerous videos on the *Forum* that openly showed Shen Fei in combat.

She had originally thought that by inheriting the memories from the Great Chaos Secret Realm, she was the most enlightened and informed person there was. She never imagined that Shen Fei had not only entered the Pacific Ocean special area to rescue her with ease, but that he also clearly knew far, far more than she did about Intelligent NPCs, Super Bosses, and special areas. The intelligence she had gathered over weeks of focused investigation didn’t even amount to a fraction of what Shen Fei knew.

After Shen Fei had rescued her and she had experienced so much, Zero thought she had come to terms with things. But seeing the kind of influence Shen Fei now commanded on the forums, where his every call was met with a massive response, Zero was once again shocked beyond belief.

"You can take your time and read all about it," Shen Fei said, sensing her astonishment but paying it no mind. He simply asked, "Do you still want a Neutral City? Want me to set one up for you?"

Zero’s Mist City had been annihilated during the previous monster tide.