430 Half Year

In the blink of an eye, half a year had passed. Nothing major happened during this period, except for the federal competition that was held as usual.

But this federal competition was far from the previous ones. Miracle City had declined the invitation, and many of the cities under its control had followed suit.

Only a few cities that were influenced by the Tang Sect and Shrek Academy had sent their representatives. But most of them were members of the affiliated forces of the Tang Sect and Shrek Academy.

Shrek Academy had resumed its participation in the federal competition and won all the events, but it didn't add any glory to this competition. It was a mockery.

The relationship between Miracle City, the Tang Sect, and Shrek Academy was still tense, but there was no open conflict. In the past six months, Miracle City had developed steadily.

The first aspect was the economy. After half a year of growth, the Holy Spirit Sect had integrated into the commercial space of Douluo planet and taken charge of the foreign trade and economics of Miracle City.

Miracle City itself had changed a lot. Most of the buildings were no longer empty. It was the most populous city on Douluo Planet.

It was also the first and only floating city on Douluo Planet. Anyone with a bit of vision could see that Miracle City had unlimited potential. When Miracle City started to recruit residents, people signed up eagerly.

But there was one thing that the Tang Sect and Shrek Academy couldn't understand: the undercover agents they had sent had either betrayed them and joined Miracle City, or had been expelled from Miracle City for some reason. There were no other incidents, because those people had not taken any action.

With the huge increase in the population of Miracle City, various universities in Miracle City had their first batch of college students. That meant that Miracle City University had officially started operating.

Besides the development of its internal population and education, Miracle City had also made great progress in other areas. In terms of aerospace, it not only had its own satellites, but had also launched probes to the moon.

The spiritual weapon researchers led by Ling Hongchen had not yet developed a spiritual weapon equivalent to the four-word battle armor, but they had made significant advances. It was only a matter of time.

Then there was the security of Miracle City. Thanks to the efforts of Yun Ming, Le Zhengen, and others, Miracle City had the best security on Douluo Star.

It was not an exaggeration to say that. It was nothing like when Anping had a human trafficking organization in Glorybound City.

Yun Ming, Le Zhengen, and others had not only ensured the security of Miracle City, but also of the cities affiliated with Miracle City. They were among the safest in the federation.

Even darl soul masters would not dare to operate in the area belonging to Miracle City. As a result, the population of that area kept growing.

This also led to the fact that even though Miracle City, the Tang Sect, and Shrek Academy had not officially split from the federation, the people of Douluo Continent could see the changes in the federation..

Anping Research had made some progress with the Miracle System. It could now simulate a complete Miracle City, not just a gladiatorial arena.

The Miracle System had also begun a pilot distribution. The feedback was very positive. The next step was to distribute it to all the residents of Miracle City.

But the distribution was selective. They didn't have to worry about the Miracle System leaking out, but they wouldn't give it to the undercover agents of the Tang Sect and Shrek Academy.

After the federal competition ended, the Shrek Seven Monsters came to Miracle City again, led by Vast Sea Douluo Chen Xinjie.

Their purpose was to conduct academic exchanges, as they had agreed before. Miracle City wouldn't break its word.

Xu Xiaoyan was the one who received the Shrek Seven Monsters. She was reluctant to do this task. She didn't like the people from Shrek Academy.

She stood at the portal of Skysea City to greet them because Anping had told her to follow up on this matter since she had signed the agreement.

But she had coaxed Gu Yuena and Lan Fuzi to come with her, with her coquettish and cute ways. Chen Xinjie's expression turned serious when he saw Xu Xiaoyan, Lan Fuzi, and Gu Yuena.

He couldn't sense their true strength, but he could feel that they had improved a lot, much more than the Shrek Seven Monsters had in this period.

But Chen Xinjie only showed a brief change in his expression, which even Tang Wulin, who was closest to him, didn't notice.

Chen Xinjie led the Shrek Seven Monsters to the front. Xu Xiaoyan felt lucky that she had Gu Yuena and Lan Fuzi with her, or else she would have felt too much pressure facing Vast Sea Douluo Chen Xinjie alone.

When Chen Xinjie and the Shrek Seven Monsters stopped, Xu Xiaoyan stepped forward and greeted them with a smile. "Welcome to Miracle City again. Do you want to start the test right away, or take a rest first?"

Chen Xinjie felt a bit slighted that Xu Xiaoyan spoke instead of Gu Yuena, the deputy city lord of Miracle City.

He still respected Xu Xiaoyan, though. There weren't many people who could face him so calmly. Even Tang Wulin, the son of Poseidon, wasn't as calm as Xu Xiaoyan after spending so much time with him.

But Chen Xinjie didn't show it. He was the leader of Shrek Academy and had to maintain its dignity. He said, "There's no need to rest. Let's start the test right away."

Xu Xiaoyan whispered something to the staff guarding the portal after hearing his answer. Chen Xinjie could tell that she said a name, even though her voice was soft.

He didn't know what it meant, but he didn't pay much attention. He followed Xu Xiaoyan, Gu Yuena, and Lan Fuzi into the portal.

After entering the portal, Chen Xinjie realized what the name Xu Xiaoyan had said before meant. He was also surprised that the space technology in Miracle City had advanced again.

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