In over an hour of tea and conversation, Gu Han and the old Taoist Rumi established a certain level of trust. At the very least, Rumi was convinced that Gu Han was a sword-wielder from Yanjing City, capable of saving the common people of Wudang Mountain from the clutches of the Dark Dragon King Xiuna. Gu Han also took the opportunity to learn in detail about the combat strength of the entire Wudang Mountain from Rumi.
First, there were the sword-wielders. Unfortunately, apart from Gu Han, an outsider, there was not a single sword-wielder left on Wudang Mountain.
In the two hundred years of history, apart from the long-lived Master Zhijing, a celestial sword-wielder, Wudang Mountain had produced many other sword-wielders. For example, the records in Yanjing City mentioned the Second True Man, who was the second most powerful sword-wielder born on Wudang Mountain, reaching the level of a famous sword.
In addition, Wudang Mountain had produced twelve treasure sword-level sword-wielders and forty-one ancient sword-level sword-wielders. At its peak, Wudang Mountain had more than ten sword-wielders at the same time.
However, these were all past glories. After the large-scale dimensional rifts stopped, the difficulty of producing sword-wielders increased sharply. In the last twenty years, not a single sword-wielder had appeared. Wudang Mountain had withered to the point where only Master Zhijing remained. Now that Master Zhijing had died at the hands of the Dark Dragon King, there were no other sword-wielders left on Wudang Mountain.
Second, there were the sword maidens. Although Wudang Mountain had no sword-wielders, it had many sword maidens. According to the forum statistics, the armory of Wudang Mountain contained over a hundred innate sword maidens!
After all, Wudang Sect was the second-largest martial arts sect after Shaolin Temple, and it was a genuine sword sect. Nine out of ten experts in the sect practiced swordsmanship. In the six hundred years of history before the Great Cataclysm, countless martial arts experts were born, and their treasured swords were left in the armory after their deaths.
Furthermore, some Wudang Sect leaders enjoyed collecting famous swords. Before the Great Cataclysm, the armory of Wudang Sect had collected over a thousand historically significant treasured swords. One-tenth of these swords had gradually awakened the potential to become sword maidens. There were celestial sword-level sword maidens like the True Wu Sword, said to be the sword of the True Wu Emperor, passed down by Zhang Sanfeng, and ancient sword-level sword maidens like the Silver Hook Sword used by Zhang Cuishan.
In short, as a martial arts authority, Wudang Sect was not short of sword maidens. The Taoist commando teams organized by Wudang Sect each held unsynchronized innate sword maidens.
This was why these Taoists, despite not being sword-wielders, could still harm the Yuankou. As long as they infused sword essence into the bodies of the innate sword maidens, even if they could not awaken into human form, they could still harm the bodies of the Yuankou hidden in the dimensional rifts.
Do not underestimate these Taoists who are not sword-wielders. They were all proficient in swordsmanship and had strong sword essence in their bodies. Holding the unawakened bodies of sword maidens, they were half sword masters. With the enhancement of the True Wu Seven-Section Array, ordinary rat and tiger-level Yuankou were no match for them.
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"I can only do this much! The most urgent task now is to repair the communication device in my hand and contact Yanjing City!" Gu Han drained the tea in his cup. He had just told the old Taoist Rumi that he could contact Yanjing City and have a celestial sword-wielder dispatched to Wudang Mountain to fight the soon-to-be-healed Dark Dragon King. Therefore, he must find the components to repair his communication device!
Upon hearing that there was still a way out, Rumi immediately started thinking and, after recalling for a long time, said, "It seems that in the Golden Hall on the summit of Tianzhu Peak, there is a set of pre-Cataclysm broadcasting equipment. Perhaps some of the components can still be used!"
Snap, this matched the first task. Gu Han immediately requested, "There is no time to waste. Please, Master Rumi, send someone to guide me to the Golden Hall to see if I can repair my communication device."
Rumi did not dare to delay and immediately called over a short Taoist boy to guide Gu Han. This Taoist boy was none other than Yuan Kong, who had been trembling with fear before the assault.
Faced with the terrifying Yuankou, Yuan Kong trembled severely, but when it came to the Golden Hall where he played every day, he was lively and energetic. On the way, he kept introducing the surrounding scenery to Gu Han and asking all sorts of strange questions.
"Commander! Are there any survivors left in the outside world?"
"Commander! Are there many sword-wielders in the outside world? Are there many sword-wielders as powerful as Ancestor Zhijing? Will they come to save us?"
"Commander! Yuan Kong heard that on the other side of the earth, there is something called the sea, made up of a lot of water. Is the sea as big as Wudang Mountain?"
"Commander! Why can some people become sword-wielders, but Yuan Kong cannot? Yuan Kong also wants to become a sword-wielder so that he can protect everyone from harm..."
Faced with Yuan Kong's endless questions, Gu Han answered them all patiently. This Yuan Kong was not an ordinary NPC; he would play a significant role in the later battles.
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The Golden Hall of Wudang Mountain is located at the highest point of the summit, also known as the Grand Temple of Taiyue, symbolizing peace in the world. The Grand Temple of Taiyue and the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the Forbidden City have the same architectural specifications, symbolizing the eternal stability of the world. The Ming Chengzu Emperor Zhu Di built this temple to proclaim his divine right to rule and his supreme status.
During the Ming Dynasty and later, the Grand Temple of Taiyue was a very famous and popular tourist attraction. Unfortunately, with the world's destruction and the invasion of the Yuankou, the Golden Hall had been abandoned for a long time. If it were not for the Wudang Sect Taoists preventing it, the Golden Hall might have been dismantled by survivors in need of firewood.
However, Yuan Kong was very familiar with the Golden Hall, as it was where he played from a young age. Under his guidance, Gu Han quickly found the dilapidated broadcasting equipment behind the statue of the True Wu Emperor in the Golden Hall.
The outer shell of the broadcasting equipment was severely damaged and covered in a thick layer of dust. When pressed with a finger, it could leave a few centimeters deep imprint, indicating that the equipment had not been touched for countless years.
What Gu Han needed to do was to dismantle this equipment, find five intact components, and replace them in his communication device. In the early stages of the game, countless players were stuck at this point, not knowing how to repair the communication device, causing the progress of the dungeon to stall, and they had to give up and exit the dungeon...
It was not until some tech-savvy players released detailed repair guides after clearing the dungeon that the majority of players were able to repair their communication devices according to the guide. Of course, there were still some players who, due to their lack of intelligence, could not repair the communication device and had to give up the dungeon.
Replacing five components was a small matter for Gu Han. However, when dismantling the broadcasting equipment, the dust was so thick that it was like a destroyer releasing a smoke screen, making him very uncomfortable.
Next to the broadcasting equipment was a set of electrician's tools. With the help of these tools, Gu Han easily removed the five components he needed and replaced them in the communication device. His actions were so skilled that Yuan Kong, standing beside him, was amazed.
"System message: Task 1 completed: You have repaired the communication device."
"System message: Main quest updated. Task 2: Establish Communication: Find the communication frequency of Yanjing Base City between 57.8 and 120.5 MHz, restore communication with Yanjing Base City, and report the situation on Wudang Mountain to Yanjing Base City."
To prevent the Yuankou from eavesdropping on the communication between the base and the sword-wielders, the communication frequencies of the major base cities changed daily. Even in the dungeon, this frequency was constantly changing. Each time a player entered the dungeon, the system provided a new frequency range for adjustment.
It was said that this was designed to help players quickly familiarize themselves with the use of various real-world devices through the game. According to statistics, thousands of sword-wielders had died in the Yuankou's attacks due to poor communication and the inability to repair communication devices. This was similar to how, before the 1990s, driver's license exams not only included subjects one, two, and three but also a test on car repair skills.
In those days, it was very normal for a car to break down after a few hundred kilometers. As a driver, if you did not know some basic repair skills, you could not drive. If your car broke down on the side of the road, there was no tow truck to rescue you. Lei Feng, for example, died while repairing a car.
Returning to the main point, after continuous adjustments, Gu Han successfully found the communication frequency of Yanjing City at 87.9 MHz and restored communication with Yanjing City.
"Hello, this is the Yanjing City Communication Center. Please state your name and level!" The communication was very poor, with constant static interference.
"I am Commander, a treasure sword-level sword-wielder. I am currently on the summit of Wudang Mountain. There are over seven hundred civilian survivors here, and they are facing the slaughter of the Dark Dragon King, a Yu-level Yuankou. I hope the base city will immediately dispatch forces to save them!"
"What! A Yu-level Yuankou! Comrade Commander, please wait a moment. I will transfer you to the Sword Committee Office!"
After a series of beeps, another mature and steady male voice took over the communication.
"Hello, I am the director of the Sword Committee Office. Please provide detailed information!"
So, Gu Han recounted the situation on Wudang Mountain again. After Gu Han finished, there was a long silence on the other end of the line before the response came, "I'm sorry, Comrade Commander, the celestial sword-level experts are all busy with important matters and cannot reach Wudang Mountain in the short term. Please evacuate Wudang Mountain immediately. We are powerless to help!"