Online Game: Lord Of The Wheel Of Destiny

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As a main city just built four months ago, District 18 still has some wild beasts lingering, though their numbers are small, and most remain hidden.

Jiang Kai didn't want to waste time searching for these scattered beasts, heading straight for the edge of the safe zone.

After leaving the southern gate of the main city and walking for about half an hour, he reached the boundary of the safe zone.

From afar, Jiang Kai could already see a large number of figures moving.

Countless camps, ignoring terrain, were densely scattered.

At the foothills, mid-mountain, mountain peaks, along roads, by lakeshores—rough estimates suggested there might be over ten thousand camps spread out, forming a 50-meter-wide, kilometer-long belt.

Jiang Kai couldn't help but recall Brother Xia's words, 'the true pioneering army isn't in the main city.'

And this was only the pioneering team on the southern side of District 18. The entire District 18 was located southwest of Huaxia City, tasked with expanding territory in the southwest direction. What Jiang Kai saw was merely the tip of the iceberg of District 18's outer defensive line.

"So this is Ghost Star pioneering team." Such a grand scale made Jiang Kai feel a surge of excitement in his heart.

Only at this moment did he truly feel the grand spectacle of developing Ghost Star.

With a mix of excitement and anticipation, Jiang Kai stepped into the final safe zone of the safety area.

At closer range, Jiang Kai observed more details, things that couldn't be found online.

In one camp, a young woman was helping her teammate treat injuries. The injured teammate had three deep wounds, so deep that bones could be seen, slashing across his chest and extending to his right waist.

While the woman treated the wounds, the burly man bit down on a short stick to avoid crying out in pain.

Other teammates in the team were waiting for treatment.

In another camp, a well-equipped team of a dozen people was busy setting up a new camp.

One young man planted a sign in front of the camp. The sign read: "Underworld Guild—Asura Team Camp."

At this moment, Jiang Kai noticed that every camp had similar signs in front of them.

Like house number plates, most of the signs were formatted with the guild name first, followed by the team name.

There were passable areas between camps where members of different camps gathered, seemingly engaged in some kind of transaction.

Apart from members of various teams, there were also some individuals in soldier uniforms patrolling between the camps.

They were likely from the military, responsible for maintaining order here while also monitoring the presence of wild beasts nearby.

After all, this area was not only the last safe zone for humans but also the frontline.

Within the safe zone, evenly scattered were small buildings, many in number, about the size of shacks in slum areas, only a few square meters and around two meters tall.

These buildings were square-shaped, with a door frame on the north side but no door panel. Guards stood beside the door, and on the south side of the building was a square window.

Through the window, one could vaguely see what seemed to be some kind of large crossbow-like device inside.

Besides these small buildings, there were occasionally larger ones with signs hanging on them that read: "Pioneering Trade · Emergency Supply Station."

At the supply station, there were windows on both sides—one for "trade" and the other for "supplies." Guards stood by the windows, with personnel inside managing operations.

Jiang Kai noticed that some team members in the camps were holding maps, gathered around and discussing, seemingly planning their adventure routes.

However, Jiang Kai himself had no such map in hand.

Thinking about this, Jiang Kai approached a trading and supply station.

The sign on this trading and supply station read "Supply Station No. 27."

The trade window mainly handled ordinary items obtained during adventures. Some people sold common items directly here, even though the prices weren't competitive. The convenience made it worthwhile.

The supply station, on the other hand, provided essential combat items.

Maps were likely sold at the supply station. Jiang Kai went to the supply window.

Two burly men stood on either side of the supply window. They merely glanced at Jiang Kai without further action.

Inside the window sat a woman in her twenties, average-looking, sorting numerous cards on the table in front of her.

Noticing someone at the window, she quickly looked up. "Hello, what do you need?"

"Map."

"Okay, 50 star coins."

Jiang Kai extended his left hand, and the woman swiped her wristwatch over Jiang Kai's wristwatch. With a beep, the transaction was complete.

"The map information has been sent to your wristwatch. It currently includes general details of four explored areas: Zhulu Ridge, King's Valley, Taiping Mountain Path, and Ash Plains. Other areas have no map data yet. If your strength isn't sufficient, I recommend not venturing into them."

Jiang Kai nodded. "Thanks, got it. Oh, by the way, do you sell card pouches here?"

"Yes, what size do you need?"

"Could you explain the options?"

The woman seemed slightly impatient but glanced at Jiang Kai, noticing his young age, and softened her tone.

"A small card pouch can compress 500 item cards into the thickness of one card, priced at 200 star coins. A medium pouch can compress 1,000 cards, priced at 2,000 star coins. A large pouch can compress 5,000 cards, priced at 20,000 star coins.

"All pouches have automatic sorting functions. When extracting cards, they can identify your requirements."

"Young man, it's your first time outside the safe zone, right? Actually, unless you're in a particularly strong advanced team, there's little need for card pouches. During a single hunt, killing a dozen beasts is already impressive. Carrying a few item cards won't take up much space." The woman offered a kind reminder.

Jiang Kai thought for a moment. The automatic sorting feature was something he needed. Back then, holding over a hundred cards yet unable to find the Shadow Wolf's corpse card was kind of embarrassing.

Better to have a card pouch prepared.

With 470 star coins remaining, Jiang Kai gritted his teeth and said, "I'll take a small one."

The woman, seeing Jiang Kai persist, said no more. After taking his money, she handed him a small cloth bag.

"Place the card pouch somewhere handy. It can integrate with your clothing and be detached anytime."

Jiang Kai nodded, placing the pouch on the right sleeve.

The pouch emitted a faint glow, sinking visibly and merging with his sleeve.

Soon, a rectangular seam appeared on the right sleeve, displaying a small number: [0]

Aside from the pouch, Jiang Kai also bought some outdoor supplies like flint, a water bottle, and three portions of jerky, spending 50 star coins.

After obtaining the new cards, Jiang Kai pressed them against the sleeve, and they disappeared into the pouch, with the number changing to 5.

Leaving the supply station, Jiang Kai retrieved 10 wristwatch cards from his pocket—all looted from smugglers—and added the "Chasing Nine Tribulations" card, bringing the total to 16.

Fully prepared, Jiang Kai took a deep breath, ready to leave the safe zone.

Suddenly, someone called out behind him.

"HEY, BUDDY! HEY!"

Jiang Kai turned around in surprise, spotting a tall, thin man waving at him.

"Come over here, I've got something important to discuss."

Jiang Kai frowned. The man had a sharp face, most notably his meticulously groomed mustache, resembling two small brush tips.

Looking around, Jiang Kai realized he seemed to be the only one nearby.

"Buddy, come on. It's really important. You'll regret it if you don't." The man raised his eyebrows, looking overly eager.

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