Chapter 295 - 157: "Landing!

Chapter 295: Chapter 157: "Landing!

Hey Hey trailed behind Chen Fan, a pained look on its face as it did its best to step only on clean patches of ground.

’He had thought that after all this hard work, they would arrive at some immortal paradise filled with braised meat.’

’He never expected that all their toil would lead them to a giant cesspit.’

’Why don’t they dig a pit when they shit?’

’Just relieving themselves wherever they please.’

’So uncivilized.’

’But it’s not so bad. At least it’s all been air-dried, so it’s not *too* disgusting.’

...

"..."

Chen Fan stood atop the ruins of the first defense line, gazing deep into the continent. He wanted to see what its other defense lines looked like.

Not only could he harvest a vast quantity of Ghost Stones and Exotic Treasures, but more importantly, if he could gather some crucial information, he would be better prepared for when the Eternal Night Continent faced its most brutal war.

The landing of the Undersea Ghost Tide in three and a half years wouldn’t be the most brutal battle.

The most brutal war on the Eternal Night Continent would probably be like what happened to this continent: an overwhelming Ghost Tide, shrouded in black mist, surging forward in near-endless waves.

Fearless of death.

Charging endlessly.

Perhaps the moment the Thunderstorm Sea Realm was unsealed would be the moment the Eternal Night Continent faced its most brutal war. He didn’t know when that day would come.

But he would be prepared.

’Life or death.’

’He was all in.’

’If he lost, he would accept it.’

’If he won, the Eternal Night Continent would henceforth be known as the Mortal Realm Continent.’

...

He didn’t linger. Turning, he returned to the makeshift camp, took a Sound Transmission Talisman from his robes, and relayed a few orders.

The message traveled through the Signal Towers set up in the Undersea Tunnel to Hope Island, then relayed along the same network back to the Mortal Realm.

A series of orders were issued.

Everyone in the Mortal Realm who received an order sprang into action.

Meanwhile, Chen Fan stood within the camp and rapidly expanded it. He constructed a new city around the original encampment, a full kilometer in length and width, fortified with Level 3 City Walls.

Buildings like Wooden Houses, a Vehicle Workshop, and Warehouses rose from thin air.

In the next three and a half years, he planned to strip this continent of all its Ghost Stones, Ghost Bones, and Heavenly and Earthly Treasures.

And explore the continent in its entirety.

To do this, he needed to make preparations.

High-speed Rail was out of the question; the construction time was too long. He needed faster, more convenient forms of transport. Skeleton Horses were too slow.

Trying to explore the entire continent on Skeleton Horses would take forever.

He needed some High Grade Vehicles.

Upgrading the Vehicle Workshop to Level 6 required the Heavenly and Earthly Treasure known as Ya Bone. This particular treasure, once considered quite Rare in the Mortal Realm, had now been acquired in some number.

The Heavenly and Earthly Treasure needed to reach Level 7 was—

Sea Embryo.

Before, he hadn’t had any.

Now, he did.

...

"Attention!"

On Hope Island, Lame Monkey stood with a serious expression, looking at the troop of monkeys before him. He roared, "All of you, fall in!"

The next moment—

The monkeys shuffled into position with quick, tiny steps, their bodies held straight, forming a neat formation.

"Not bad."

Lame Monkey nodded in satisfaction. He placed a porcelain crock filled with braised meat in front of the Monkey King. "Take this and share it with your troops."

"Eat your fill. We’re heading out afterward."

"CHITTER CHITTER..."

The Monkey King, who had been excited a moment ago, suddenly froze. It looked up at Lame Monkey, a flicker of fear and panic in its eyes, and began to chitter frantically.

"We’re just going to a new place to work, I’m not sending you to your deaths."

Lame Monkey pursed his lips. "Once you’ve eaten, get on the transport. I’ll be going with you to the New Continent to await the Young Master’s orders."

’Maybe it was because his own name had "monkey" in it.’

’He could vaguely communicate with these Exotic Beasts.’

’He was beginning to understand why the Young Master could communicate with Hey Hey. He hadn’t gotten it before, but he did now. It was an incredibly strange feeling. Just as the Young Master couldn’t talk to these monkeys and needed Hey Hey to translate...’

’...he, on the other hand, could vaguely communicate with them.’

’They could roughly understand one another.’

"CHITTER!"

This time, the Monkey King understood. It began to chitter with excitement.

...

「Mortal Realm.」

Wang Mazi, who had been inactive for some time, was once again mustering the members of the Commerce Pavilion. They were preparing to board the High-speed Rail and travel through the Undersea Tunnel to the New Continent.

Over the past few months, the Commerce Pavilion had recruited many new members from within the Mortal Realm.

After the Commerce Pavilion’s last successful exploration of the New Continent, many who yearned for adventure had applied to join, even knowing the group’s mortality rate was extremely high.

But in a world where transportation was so scarce, just getting a distant glimpse of what the outside world looked like was an immense honor for any explorer.

To learn the truth in the morning and die by evening was a worthy trade.

"Look."

Wang Kui gestured toward the members of the Celestial Granary Pavilion in the distance. They were loading packages of all sizes onto an exceptionally long High-speed Rail. He turned to Wang Mazi, who stood beside him, and remarked,

"Everything the Domain Lord wanted is here."

"Is this mission a high-risk one?"

"Hm?"

Wang Mazi raised an eyebrow and grinned. "The Domain Lord didn’t tell you the specifics of this operation?"

"He didn’t."

Wang Kui shook his head. "He just told me to prepare the necessary supplies for you to take."

"Then it’s all good."

Wang Mazi grinned broadly. "It’s a good thing. There’s danger, sure, but I wouldn’t say it’s particularly high. In our line of work, a little danger is just part of the job."

"If you die, it’s just bad luck."

"And coming back alive is a great achievement."

"Alright."

"Right, I’m off. When I get back..."

"Don’t!"

Wang Kui cut him off. "Don’t! Don’t say that. Every time you say something like that, I feel like you’re jinxing yourself."

"Fine. I’m off."

Wang Mazi didn’t waste any more time. He gave a wave and left.

Soon—

The members of the Commerce Pavilion boarded the High-speed Rail. With several cars packed full of resources, the train departed the Mortal Realm and headed for the Port. After an inspection and clearance,

it descended into the deep well at a near-vertical angle.

Deep beneath the sea, inside the Undersea Tunnel, it raced toward the New Continent at incredible speed.

Above them, hundreds of millions of tons of seawater pressed down.

Beneath them, an engineering project for the ages.

The Mortal Realm Undersea Tunnel.

Its maiden journey began today.

The day these High-speed Rails returned would be the day the Jiangbei Defense Line was completed!

Plundering is the fastest way to acquire resources.

But something even faster than plundering is...

—Inheritance.

Inheriting all the resources of a fallen continent, to be used entirely for the construction of the Mortal Realm’s own defense line.

The 170-kilometer-long Jiangbei Defense Line.

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