After a night's rest, everyone slept soundly.
At dawn, after a simple breakfast, they immediately took a vehicle towards Tokyo.
The long journey made everyone feel tired, slumping listlessly in their seats. No one spoke in the vehicle, only the sound of the wind outside.
The ultimate goal of coming to Japan was to undergo training at Sea Battle City in Tokyo.
Resources would be allocated based on their performance during the training.
Every official member had allocation rights, but substitute members did not. However, for a gold-spending master like Zhao Manyan, it made no difference whether resources were allocated or not.
The vehicle traveled very fast.
After several hours, everyone successfully arrived in Tokyo. Without further delay, they headed straight for Sea Battle City.
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Tokyo Sea Battle City.
Located on the coast of Japan, it was a super-large fortress. Its city walls were a magnificent embankment, stretching endlessly along the coastline, built to an unknown length to resist sea monsters.
From an aerial view, Sea Battle City was shaped like a crescent moon, firmly protecting Tokyo within its embrace.
Every mage who came to Sea Battle City would be amazed by its magnificent scale, and then, during a sea monster siege, seeing the endless horde of sea monsters, their hearts would tremble!
Tokyo Sea Battle City, one of the four great Sea Battle Cities in the world!
"I'm exhausted. This Sea Battle City is truly massive; it took half a day just to get up here," Zhao Manyan said, panting.
Everyone had now arrived on top of Sea Battle City.
"Lao Zhao, it's not that I'm picking on you, but your physique is too weak. You should exercise," Mo Fan complained.
The physique of an average intermediate-level mage was much better than that of the most excellent athletes. Zhao Manyan got tired just climbing stairs, truly having his body hollowed out by wine and women.
Everyone gazed at the deep ocean for a while.
Then, without stopping, they rushed to the reporting office where their instructors told them to go.
The person responsible for receiving them was not an instructor, but Lai Hengbao, the receptionist for China National Team hunters in Sea Battle City.
The information in his hand clearly showed that Jiang Yuan and the others were an ordinary hunter team from China, with mediocre strength.
"Alright, your lodging has been prepared. Remember to pay when you leave. Also, do not keep the monster cores you obtain from hunting sea monsters privately; they must all be handed over to the district leader of your area. Don't break the rules here."
"Oh, right, there's one more thing. Your intermediary told me to inform you that you must quickly advance to a four-star district team during your time in Sea Battle City, or you won't receive your reward." At this point, Lai Hengbao, the receptionist, couldn't help but click his tongue.
A four-star district team was not something an ordinary hunter could achieve; it would require a battle-hardened elite hunter team to possibly obtain it.
How strong could this group of twenty-something hunters in front of him be?
This intermediary back home was even more ruthless than him; it seemed he intended to pocket their reward.
Lai Hengbao's words gave everyone a headache.
"Damn it, isn't the instructor screwing us over?" Mo Fan complained.
"The instructor probably wants to make the training more realistic," Ai Jiangtu finally managed to say after a long silence.
Everyone was speechless.
What was supposed to be good training had turned into hard labor.
Since it had come to this, they could only quickly reach the four-star district team status.
Among them, only Jiang Yuan knew.
Although the instructor said they needed to reach a four-star district team, the actual training content was just the next Great Tide in Sea Battle City.
Passing the Great Tide would mark the end of the training.
Otherwise, relying solely on various contributions to advance to a four-star district team would take at least two or three years.
By then, the National Mansion War would have been over for who knows how long.
According to Sea Battle City's predictions.
The next Great Tide would be the day after tomorrow.
During this time, everyone studied what kind of sea monsters would appear in the Great Tide, to avoid any unexpected situations due to unfamiliarity with the sea monsters.
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Time passed quickly.
The Great Tide arrived, with hundred-meter-high waves crashing against Sea Battle City's embankment, producing explosive roars.
Each exploding wave spilled like a downpour into various districts of Sea Battle City.
Every mage present fought with all their might to hunt the sea monsters hidden within the tide; a moment's carelessness could result in their demise.
The China National Team was located in District Twenty.
Due to the Great Tide, districts beyond District Ten were half submerged, forcing everyone to deal with the sea monsters from the rooftops.
But the people in District Twenty were all stunned at this moment.
Before their eyes, brilliant magical radiance bloomed.
One person unleashed a giant fiery fist, directly taking the lives of several sea monsters.
Another stood there, and the sea monsters couldn't even get close, being killed by an invisible force.
A total of over a dozen people, all displaying incredibly powerful strength, far surpassing those high-star district teams.
What shocked them the most was that one young man among them could directly face a Commander-level sea monster.
If it were them, encountering a Commander-level sea monster would only mean fleeing!
At this moment, four or five Commander-level sea monsters were hidden in the tide before Jiang Yuan, these being the last few Commander-level sea monsters in District Twenty; the others had already been dealt with by him.
"What do you say, Old Jiang, do you need my help?!" Mo Fan shouted from afar.
Jiang Yuan waved his hand and loudly replied, "Kill all the sea monsters in front of you first! These few of mine are hiding in the water; I'll pull them out first!"
With that, Jiang Yuan turned his head, and his pupils radiated the silver glow of Space magic.
The seawater in front of him was directly torn open in several places, revealing the Commander-level sea monsters hidden within.
The moment they sensed their exposure, they roared and charged at Jiang Yuan.
The presence of four or five Commander-level sea monsters made the hunters behind, who couldn't help, break out in a cold sweat, some even daring not to look in that direction.
However, the next moment, their gazes became frozen.
In an instant, more than a dozen ice spears, emitting bone-chilling cold, condensed around Jiang Yuan.
The ice spears streaked across the sky, easily piercing through the sea monsters like tofu, and their powerful force dragged them to the distant water surface.
Upon just touching the water, the cold directly froze the entire area of water!
Those Commander-level sea monsters were naturally breathing more in than out, their lives hanging by a thread.
"Where did these young hunters come from? How can they be so strong? Even a five-star district team wouldn't have such immense power, would they?"
"I heard they are China National Team hunters, who just arrived at Sea Battle City."
"Hiss, I'm afraid they'll be able to advance to a three-star district team with this Great Tide."
"Definitely. Over a dozen Commander-level monsters all died by their hands; their contribution is enough to advance to a three-star district team."
"Too strong!"
With the death of the Commander-level sea monsters, there were no formidable sea monsters left in District Twenty. They only needed to watch out for any new sea monsters entering with the tide and then carry out the final cleanup.
This Great Tide was the easiest one the veteran hunter teams in District Twenty had ever experienced, and there were no casualties.
Jiang Yuan and the others' display of power in District Twenty became known in other districts as well.
When the Great Tide receded, many hunters went to District Twenty to confirm the truth of the rumors.
The result was continuous shock.
I won't write about the Japan storyline anymore; the popularity has been dropping. It seems not many people like reading this part, so I'll resolve it quickly.