In fact, it's not just not very much, it can simply be described as scarce.

A lot of common sense things, this guy doesn't know at all.

Zhang Jie shrugged his shoulders: "The Tristan Kingdom is just a small country with a population of over 16 million. No, now many people have died, maybe less than 16 million."

This fellow retorted confidently: "Using Great Xia's standards on a small country's superpower user, do you think that's appropriate?"

Old Lu pondered for a moment, then didn't refute: "Alright, you make a good point."

He immediately asked curiously: "What does your official agency mainly do usually?"

Zhang Jie replied: "Pay salaries to superpower users, issue bounty missions."

Old Lu pressed on: "Apart from these two things, is there nothing else?"

Zhang Jie nodded: "Of course!"

Old Lu looked incredulous: "What is the purpose of the official agency in Tristan?"

Zhang Jie shrugged again: "I also feel they are dispensable. The superpower users in Tristan rely on themselves to explore superpowers."

Old Lu couldn't quite believe it and was about to speak.

Suddenly, thunder exploded.

"Boom!"

The whole hall shook violently for a moment.

But it was just that moment.

Afterwards, there was only slight undulation.

Zhang Jie was taken aback fiercely, almost jumping up: "What just happened?"

Old Lu didn't answer, but glanced at his phone and clicked his tongue: "Mr. Spirit Crows' prediction was too accurate."

Only then did Zhang Jie realize: "Has a disaster occurred on the Arctic Icefield?"

Old Lu nodded: "That's right!"

Zhang Jie immediately fell silent.

He had guessed it two days ago, Great Xia knew about the disaster information in advance and planned to use this opportunity to exploit all the world's superpower users.

The loud explosion just now completely confirmed his guess.

Great Xia People's methods made him feel genuinely afraid.

Old Lu thought this guy was a bit scared and comforted him: "Don't worry, with Tree Spirit, Linjiang protecting us, we are very safe."

Zhang Jie forced a smile: "I know."

After a moment.

The shaking of the hall subsided.

Zhang Jie looked up at the ceiling with a puzzled expression: "Why do I feel like the disaster wasn't that big?"

Apart from the initial loud explosion, nothing much seemed to have happened after. This made him feel the disaster wasn't much to speak of.

Old Lu chuckled and pointed the phone screen at him: "Xiaozhang, take a look at this."

Zhang Jie glanced at it and was instantly stunned.

The phone showed a video.

One could see the vast ice surface suddenly cracking into long fissures, then the ice surface started to undulate like waves.

Old Lu smiled and asked: "Do you still think the disaster is not big?"

Zhang Jie couldn't utter a single word.

Old Lu pointed his finger downwards and chuckled: "Mr. Linjiang resisted the impact of the earthquake and the infiltration of the extreme cold power, which is why we can sit here and chat. Otherwise, not many could have survived."

Zhang Jie swallowed a mouthful of saliva, suddenly feeling that joining Great Xia was the wisest choice of his life.

*

Edge of the Arctic Circle.

Avila Island.

Ten days ago, this was a deserted isolated island.

Ten days later, it became the logistics base of the Carmenia Federation.

Because the Arctic Icefield underwent permanent changes, it would henceforth continuously breed Cold Abyss Ice Fish.

Thus, the Carmenians invested huge amounts of manpower and resources, shipping in large quantities of supplies from home, and began constructing a permanent base on Avila Island.

The base covers an area of over ten hectares, and more than 5,000 people will be stationed there permanently once it's built.

The Azure Palace named the base Lighthouse Base.

The Carmenia Blue Palace's ambitions were clear for the world to see.

Because with the Carmenians' behavior, once this base is built, the surrounding area will surely be regarded as their sphere of influence.

The Carmenia media even proudly proclaimed that Lighthouse Base is the first permanent base in the Arctic Circle.

Anyone with eyes could understand the origin of the name "Lighthouse."

In the past, the Carmenia Federation was seen as the "lighthouse of human civilization," but unfortunately, the Federation has now declined.

This name revealed the ambition of the Carmenians.

They are not willing to be surpassed by Great Xia. The Federation hopes to surpass Eastern Great Xia and once again become the lighthouse of human civilization.

At this moment.

The Lighthouse encountered its darkest moment.

"Boom! Boom!"

Accompanied by bursts of roaring.

Huge waves, not less than ten meters high, roared towards Avila Island.

It was the secondary disaster brought by the icefield earthquake—tsunami.

This tsunami was more terrifying than an ordinary tsunami because it was mixed with a massive amount of crushed ice.

Sea ice, propelled by the water currents, could cause even greater destruction if it crashed into objects.

The three icebreakers docked at the pier were easily overturned by the tsunami.

One could clearly see the ship hulls being ferociously struck by large chunks of sea ice, producing constant "thumping" noises and leaving numerous dents on the surface.

Afterwards.

The seawater, carrying countless fragments of ice, surged forward onto the island.

The giant waves easily demolished a large number of temporary warehouses, destroying the supplies the Carmenians had painstakingly transported there.

The large number of personnel deployed by the Federation on Avila Island likewise faced an overwhelming disaster.

"Ah~"

A soldier looked at the gigantic wave crashing down like a mountain and screamed wildly.

The next second.

A massive chunk of sea ice, weighing several tons, smashed straight into him, instantly crushing him into a pile of flesh.

Several hundred meters away.

Under the sea.

A water ability user frantically controlled the water currents, desperately trying to evade the omnipresent sea ice.

If it were just a simple tsunami, he could manipulate the seawater and wouldn't even need to worry.

But his superpower had no effect on sea ice, so he dared not be careless.

A few seconds later.

This superpower user thought that staying underwater was a bad idea because the visibility was too low.

He quickly maneuvered the water currents to rush upwards.

At the moment he surfaced.

"Caw~"

The sudden caw of a crow echoed.

The superpower user froze for a moment.

How could there be a crow here?

He instinctively looked up at the night sky and immediately spotted a small black dot swooping towards him.

At this instant.

The superpower user was overcome with a chilling sensation, his mind suddenly flashing with a series of thoughts.

This was Spirit Crow!

But the problem was, why was Spirit Crow here?

All his thoughts finally condensed into one word—Great Xia!

He was shocked to realize one thing—This terrifying disaster must be connected with Great Xia.

The superpower user hurriedly dived underwater.

He intended to take this crucial information back with him.

"Splash~"

The water splashed up.

His entire body submerged into the water.

Just at that moment.

The superpower user only felt a sharp pain in his forehead, and in an instant, he lost consciousness.

A black claw, harder than steel, had pierced a large hole through his forehead.

He was dead.

Before long.

The Lighthouse Base was obliterated.

The personnel stationed there all perished without exception.

The massive supplies stored there likewise vanished without a trace.

*

Thousands of kilometers away.

Great Xia.

Linjiang City.

"Thud!"

The Shuttle Boat gave a slight tremor.

This Supreme Treasure rapidly expanded, transforming into an illusory wooden boat person-tall, enveloping Yang Fan's form.

"Buzz!"

The Shelter Crystal vibrated.

A force from the world descended.

Yang Fan stepped forward, boarding the Illusory Wooden Boat, and in an instant vanished from sight.

"Woo~"

He heard the mournful sound of the wind, and before him appeared an endless expanse of white snow.

Yang Fan had crossed thousands of kilometers in a single step, arriving at the Arctic Icefield in person.

Over thirty thousand superpower users had fallen into his trap, the vast majority meeting their end in the ice crevasses. Now, it was time to collect the spoils of war.

"Caw!"

A crow caw.

A Spirit Crow previously dispatched had conveyed a message to him, indicating the location of a stash of loot.

This Spirit Crow had personally witnessed two search teams from the Carmenia Federation, totaling two hundred superpower users, meeting their complete demise at two points of a large crevice.

Yang Fan gripped the Shuttle Boat tightly, and with another thought, he vanished once again.

An instant later.

He suddenly appeared deep within an ice crevice, almost five hundred meters below the ice surface.

A white mist engulfed the area.

A hundred large ice chunks, each containing a frozen corpse, eerily suspended in the mist.

They were the Eleventh Exploration Team of Carmenia.

In the recent disaster, these people were wiped out.

At this moment.

The sea of mist seemed to sense someone entering, suddenly began to boil.

Over a thousand thick tentacles instantaneously congealed, encircling Yang Fan layer upon layer.

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