Chapter 282 - 155: "Hey Hey, You’re Up.

Chapter 282: Chapter 155: "Hey Hey, You’re Up.

He knew the Commerce Pavilion had discovered Hope Island, but it wasn’t until he actually set foot on it that he understood just how difficult it must have been to find this small island in the vast, boundless sea.

It required more than just the determination to explore the world.

It also required the fortitude to endure loneliness.

And a good deal of luck.

Just then—

He suddenly felt something soft and squishy underfoot. He instinctively lifted his foot and looked down to see he had stepped on a dark red, fleshy nodule shaped like a conch.

When he picked it up, it was warm to the touch.

He froze on the spot, a look of utter shock in his eyes. "A Sea... Sea Embryo?"

The thing in his hand perfectly matched the description of a Sea Embryo from the Private School. This was actually a Sea Embryo, one of the primary Heavenly and Earthly Treasures the Mortal Realm had been searching for.

The Mortal Realm had been searching for months without finding a single one.

And he had just stepped on one?

He looked up into the distance and saw seven or eight more Sea Embryos scattered across the beach?

"Wang Mazi!"

Zhou Mo turned to the nearest person, Wang Mazi, and screamed at the top of his lungs, "Quick, pick up the Sea Embryos! Those dark red nodules are Sea Embryos, grab them!"

’It’ll be a real damn joke if the tide washes them away.’

But a moment later,

a pang of heartache struck him as he came to his senses.

’How many Sea Embryos must have been washed away by the sea over the years?’

’What a colossal waste!’

...

"..."

The core members of the Mortal Realm had already left to explore the island.

Chen Fan had not.

He was standing at the exit of the High-speed Rail, which was at the top of the island’s small mountain, grinning foolishly at the bamboo shoot in his hand as his thoughts gradually drifted away.

This brown bamboo shoot in his hand.

He had once found one in the cave of Hey Hey’s parents. It was a Mountain Embryo, a better version than the Mountain Remains Embryo. Now, he had found his second one.

The process of obtaining it hadn’t been complicated.

He had picked it up on the side of the path.

It was growing in a crack between some rocks. A single pull was all it took to get it out.

Just then—

Lame Monkey’s excited voice came from the Sound Transmission Talisman.

"Young Master, come quick! Hurry!"

Chen Fan raised an eyebrow, stuffed the Mountain Embryo into his Storage Ring, and strode down the mountain. The Mountain Embryo had no special storage requirements; it was quite resilient and could be tossed directly into a Storage Ring.

...

Inside the jungle.

By a river between mountains.

Chen Fan stood on the bank, gazing at the river flowing down from the mountain. The water was exceptionally clear, and in the middle of the riverbed, among the numerous rocks, grew over a dozen flowers.

They were quite beautiful.

"..."

He remained silent for a long time.

Those were no ordinary flowers. They were a stunningly snowy white and quite beautiful, like a young maiden’s small feet, making one want to press them to their nose and inhale their fragrance deeply.

Its nine unfurled petals were like a blossoming maiden in the prime of her youth.

The pistil was faintly pink.

Very delicate.

They were none other than...

...Snow Lotuses.

And they were fully mature Snow Lotuses.

That person.

The one who lived on Nameless Mountain had spent a hundred years cultivating a single Snow Lotus, and that one flower had attracted the covetous eyes of the Slaughter Immortal Holy Land from the Guanxi Plain.

And now...

There were thirteen of them here.

Thirteen!

It was only because this kind of Heavenly and Earthly Treasure was difficult to circulate on the market; otherwise, these thirteen Snow Lotuses alone would be worth a fortune.

"Don’t touch them yet."

Chen Fan took a deep breath. "After being picked, Snow Lotuses need to be placed in a low-temperature environment within one hour. Our return trip takes more than an hour. We’ll come back for them next time with the proper tools."

The High-speed Rail was extremely fast.

But even its speed had a limit.

This place was extremely far from the Eternal Night Continent.

The distance was greater than the entire length of the Mortal Realm’s Line One, and a one-way trip already took more than an hour. If they picked the Snow Lotuses now, they would have withered by the time they got back.

A one-way trip took about two hours.

Making a round trip was no easy task.

Just then—

Zhou Mo and Wang Mazi came jogging over from the side.

"Domain Lord."

Zhou Mo excitedly opened the jar in his hand, revealing the Sea Embryos soaking inside. "We found a total of 11 Sea Embryos on the beach."

"They’re all here."

"I remember that Sea Embryos need to be preserved by packing them in salt. I didn’t have any salt on me, so I just poured in some seawater."

"Not bad."

Chen Fan grinned.

The discovery of Hope Island was of immense significance to the Mortal Realm.

Currently, two main things were holding back the Mortal Realm’s development.

First, Ghost Stones.

Second, Heavenly and Earthly Treasures.

And now...

...they were about to have an abundance of both.

Without these shackles, to what stage would the Mortal Realm rapidly develop? Perhaps only heaven knew. This was also why the Mortal Realm had no enemies.

Any enemies who revealed their hostility were struck down by the Mortal Realm before they could act.

Enemies who hadn’t revealed their hostility found that by the time they were ready, the Mortal Realm was already beyond their grasp.

As long as he developed fast enough...

...hostility couldn’t catch up to him.

Don’t be fooled by Medicine King Valley’s usual amiability. If he hadn’t displayed sufficient strength while sitting on such a trove of opportunities, the party sent to conquer the Mortal Realm would definitely include a group from Medicine King Valley.

"It seems establishing the Private School was a very necessary move."

Chen Fan nodded in satisfaction, accepted the Sea Embryos and put them in his Storage Ring, then started walking away. "Everyone, look around some more. See if there are any other surprises."

He had established a Private School in the Mortal Realm a few months ago.

Its main purpose was to teach literacy.

Many people were illiterate, which was normal. In an era of war and chaos, few people had the opportunity to attend a private school and learn to read.

A major power definitely had to have its own private school.

Even the Jiangbei Chen Family had one back in the day.

Besides literacy, it also detailed the physical characteristics of various Heavenly and Earthly Treasures, so that people wouldn’t stumble upon a treasure in the wild and fail to recognize it. Of course, some subtle ideological indoctrination was included as well.