Chapter 360 World Alliance Assembles
The dark night was completely turned blood red by the raging fire.

In this background, a flaming phoenix made of high-purity energy that almost covered half of the sky swooped down with a sharp scream in a terrifying manner that could destroy the world. Before it reached the ground, the world began to burst and burn. This was a doomsday scene.

He couldn't move, let alone speak. At that moment, he could only watch the girl with flying silver hair as she resolutely opened her arms and stood in front of him.

That was a moment that lasted forever.

The tears that slowly rose to her eyes due to sadness, and the happy yet extremely sad smile on the girl's beautiful face, became a bloody mark that could never be erased in his memory for the rest of his life.

As the sky collapsed and the earth split, the raging fire of hell mercilessly engulfed the entire world.

"."

Under the cold mask that no one could see, his tightly closed eyes opened with great difficulty, as if such a small action of waking up would require all his strength and courage.

"Woo!"

Without any warning, the pair of bloodshot eyes on the mask of pain suddenly burst out with a crazy, bloodthirsty red light. In the dim environment, he tightly grasped his chest and began to tremble desperately without control.

The untouchable and uncontrollable knife-like pain made his mind disordered and crazy. He gasped for breath so hard that his heart felt slightly numb, but he still felt that the air in his lungs was so scarce.

finally--

In the unbearable pain, he suddenly grabbed a corner of the desk, grabbed a sharp blade like a drug addict, and then impatiently pierced the palm of his other hand.

puff!
A strong smell of blood immediately filled the air, and dripping blood seeped through his sleeves.

The piercing pain that was enough to make an ordinary person scream was like a sedative, and finally allowed him to slowly calm down.

And just at this time——

Ta, Ta
Suddenly, outside the stone chamber, the sound of light footsteps was faintly heard.

Wang Yao, who had completely sobered up, quickly calmed his breathing, and subconsciously hid his bloody hands and the sharp knife under the table, while looking towards the door.

The candle on the candlestick had burned out, and outside, the sky seemed to be just getting light. With the faint light pouring in, Wang Yao clearly saw the girl with a long ponytail that reached her ankles walking in with her cheeks slightly puffed up as if she was in an empty space.

".?"

Even though she had lost her temper last night, Wang Yao was slightly surprised that Sun Shangxiang came to Wolonggang again just after dawn.

It must still be snowing outside Wolonggang, because Sun Shangxiang's hair was obviously slightly wet by the melted snow. A few strands of her soft hair were still stuck to her cheeks, which were slightly red from the wind and snow, making her look a bit delicate and fragile.

"." That glance made Wang Yao a little distracted.

Of course, compared to last night, the eldest lady didn't say a word this time. She just puffed her cheeks slightly. After coming in, she threw the food wrapped in oil paper onto Wang Yao's table like throwing away garbage, then shook her ponytail, turned around and left.

The whole process was so smooth and free and easy that Wang Yao was stunned for a long time and could not react.

What does she mean?
Days like this, once started, seemed to have no intention of stopping. From then on, Sun Shangxiang would come to Wolonggang by herself whenever she had time.

At first, Wang Yao was still a little uncomfortable with it. Although he already knew that Sun Shangxiang did not have any bad intentions, he repeatedly considered declining because he did not want to owe her a favor. However, every time he was about to say something, he always swallowed it back in the face of the eldest lady's indifferent gaze.

It’s not that Wang Yao was so afraid of Sun Shangxiang, but he was really worried that if he was not careful, the young lady would get angry and take it out on his desk. After all, there was Cao Cao in front of him and Sun Shangxiang behind him, and this was the only desk he had left!
What's more, Sun Shangxiang was a descendant of the royal family of Jiangdong. For the sake of the long-term stability of the federation, Wang Yao did not want to offend such a rich lady. As time went by, he gradually got used to and acquiesced in Sun Shangxiang bringing him three meals a day.

Of course, the daily meals were not prepared by Sun Shangxiang herself. The eldest lady had never cooked before and didn't even know how to hold a shovel. But she was rich, so thanks to her, Wang Yao had eaten almost half of the delicacies in Jingzhou City in just one week, even if he didn't leave the house.

Until the 8th day——

Under the influence of the strange emotion of being grateful for what one has received and being grateful for what one has received, when the young lady was about to leave as usual that morning, Wang Yao finally took the initiative to break the tacit silence between them for the first time.

"Hero, how can we communicate over long distances?"

Wang Yao felt somewhat ashamed and grateful for his misunderstanding of her that night, and for Sun Shangxiang's subsequent behavior of bringing him food every day despite braving the heavy snow. He also vaguely felt that the eldest lady had always been very concerned about this matter, so he chose to take the initiative to show her goodwill.

The eldest lady, who had already walked to the door, suddenly heard Wang Yao's question. She paused subconsciously, then turned around and looked at Wang Yao.

"So there are things that our leader doesn't know?" The eldest lady replied indifferently, obviously not appreciating it.

"." Wang Yao, feeling that his efforts were rejected, felt awkward. He suddenly felt a little regretful. In fact, he didn't have to ask Sun Shangxiang. He could ask Sima Yi to teach him before the war.

But once words are spoken, they can be taken away. At this point, Wang Yao, who was already in a difficult situation, could only bite the bullet and say helplessly: "If you don't want to teach me, I won't force you."

Seeing Wang Yao's rather embarrassed look, Sun Shangxiang, who had been keeping a tight face for the past eight days, raised her lips slightly without leaving any trace, and then said calmly, "Come on, come on, I feel sorry for you, so I will teach you reluctantly~."

She said: "Actually, this is not difficult. When each of our heroes was created, they were given a corresponding 5-digit random code. We rely on this code to communicate over long distances."

Sun Shangxiang walked up to Wang Yao again, lifted the strands of hair around her earlobe and pointed at her small, fair left ear. "See? If you want to contact someone, just touch the tragus gently and recite the other person's code in your mind. Then you can communicate over long distances. Of course, the prerequisite is that you must know the other person's code. For example, Da Qiao's code is 04551, your deputy leader is 02746, and mine is 03456. But I don't even know your code."

Sun Shangxiang was naturally cheerful and active. She would not talk when she was angry, but once she got over her stubbornness, it would be almost impossible to stop talking.

In response to her question, Wang Yao shook his head in confusion: "I don't know either."

Although Wang Yao inherited Zhuge Liang's skill modules and level attributes, due to the haste with which he did it, no one could explain many of the details to him.

Sun Shangxiang was stunned for a moment. After all, this was the first time she had seen such a situation. However, she was quite smart and quickly thought of a solution: "That's fine. Since you have inherited Zhuge Liang's skill module, I think the communication code in your body should also be Zhuge Liang's. Let me try. I remember his code seemed to be 13140."

As she spoke, Sun Shangxiang stretched out her index finger and lightly pressed it against her left ear. However, only three seconds had passed: "Shit? No way, this shouldn't be the case."

Seeing Sun Shangxiang's depressed expression, Wang Yao could probably guess the result, and said, "Then I'll do it."

After that, Wang Yao imitated Sun Shangxiang and pressed his index finger on the tragus of his left ear, trying to connect with Sun Shangxiang. "Hello, can you hear me?"

The whisper seemed to be right next to her ear, slightly hoarse but with a hint of magnetism, which caught Sun Shangxiang off guard and made her body tremble slightly unnaturally. At that moment, she was inexplicably at a loss, and her mind was blank.

"Is that all?" On the other side, Wang Yao's voice rang out again.

“Yes, yes!” Sun Shangxiang came to her senses and turned around abruptly. She felt her cheeks suddenly become hot. She could only pretend to be calm and shouted, “How difficult do you think this is?”

Wang Yao, who finally understood the operation process, did not pay attention to Sun Shangxiang's abnormality. After all, they were "reconciled" and he did not want to waste time and energy, so he said, "I understand. Thank you."

In addition to expressing his gratitude, Wang Yao's words also contained an element of seeing the guest off. However, it was obvious that the eldest lady could not have such a high level of comprehension.

"Come to think of it, why don't you take off the mask?" When Sun Shangxiang, who had quietly returned to normal, turned around again, she asked this question inexplicably.

As the saying goes, it is easier to invite a god than to send him away. Wang Yao, who originally thought that the matter was over, could only reply, "It's good to wear it."

"What about when you eat? Do you wear it too?"

".Won't."

"oh oh."

Under Wang Yao's slightly puzzled gaze, Sun Shangxiang seemed to have gotten the answer she wanted. She nodded thoughtfully, then crossed her legs and sat on a chair next to Wang Yao.

Wang Yao: ".Aren't you going back?"

"I'll be leaving in a while. Just eat your meal and don't worry about me." Sun Shangxiang said as she rested her elbows on her crossed legs, her palms on her chin, and stared at Wang Yao with interest, with no intention of leaving at all.

"." Wang Yao immediately understood what Sun Shangxiang wanted to do, but because he didn't want to provoke this young lady, he didn't dare to force her to leave.

but--

Feeling Sun Shangxiang's gaze as if it were real, Wang Yao began to feel uncomfortable for some reason, but he somehow stopped taking off his mask and asked, "By the way, how far can heroes communicate with each other?"

"Why don't you eat first? Why are you asking this?"

"I want to know the actual distance exactly. After all, small details are often the key to victory or defeat. I don't want to make such a low-level mistake when attacking Weidu."

Sun Shangxiang thought for a moment and said, "About 300 miles. I tested it in the canyon when I had nothing to do."

"300 miles?" As soon as Sun Shangxiang finished speaking, Wang Yao repeatedly confirmed with a very obvious questioning tone: "Is the calculation correct? You are sometimes confused, could there be an error?"

"Me? Confused?" The young lady was stunned for three seconds, and then she became very angry. From childhood to adulthood, she could not stand other people's doubts!

"If you don't believe me, I'll show you right now!" As she spoke, the eldest lady forgot what she was going to do just now. She stood up, slightly puffed up her cheeks, and walked straight out of the stone chamber.

An hour passed like this.
"It's 100 miles now. How is it? Can you hear me?" Sun Shangxiang's serious voice came to my ears.

"Yeah." Wang Yao stretched and said perfunctorily, then put on his mask again and started to clean up the table.

Another hour passed.
"200 miles, now?"

".Um."

"300 miles, how's that? Can you still hear me?"

"Well, it seems that your distance measurement is indeed correct."

"Humph, of course. Don't underestimate me. I am not confused at all!" Sun Shangxiang's very proud voice came from the other end of the voice.

It turned out that she was right. However, Wang Yao was also right. This girl was a little confused.
"By the way, have you walked out of Wolonggang?" Wang Yao asked as he began to sort out the documents.

"Yeah." The latter hasn't reacted yet.

"Well, that's good." Wang Yao nodded with satisfaction and said, "I still have something to do here. Since you are already outside, you can go back first."

After finishing, he quickly hung up the phone.

Outside Wollongong -

"."Sun Shangxiang seemed to have just realized that she was being fooled. Her eyebrows trembled slightly, and she felt both angry and amused.

That bastard, how could he be so serious?
He said he was testing the communication distance, but he was actually trying to drive her away? ? How unkind! Would she die if he let her see his face? It's not like she hadn't seen it before! She had been sending him food for the past 8 days, but she won't come again tomorrow, she deserves to starve to death!
At this moment, the eldest lady was extremely depressed.

But having said that——

After she calmed down, when Sun Shangxiang looked back at the handsome Wolonggang again, she seemed to suddenly think of something worth being happy about. From an angle where no one could see, the corners of her lips couldn't help but slowly rise up into a gorgeous smile.

"Humph, forget it, anyway"

Bathed in the warm sunshine, the little girl hummed a little tune, put her hands behind her back, and hopped away from Wolonggang like a little rabbit.

After 2 days.

Located in the territory of Wei State in the Three-Part Land.

In the semicircular valley, a tyrant wearing scarlet armor stood alone on the top of the mountain, overlooking the dark crowd that almost covered the entire land within his field of vision. He could not calm down for a long time.
"There are so many of them." He murmured unconsciously in shock.

It is no wonder that even Cao Cao was stunned, because with such a terrifying scale, if we make a rough estimate, the number of people in front who are slowly gathering towards this valley is at least - more than 60!
(End of this chapter)