Chapter 301 - 158: This Is the Meat Found by the Mortal Realm, and Only the Mortal Realm Can Eat It

Chapter 301: Chapter 158: This Is the Meat Found by the Mortal Realm, and Only the Mortal Realm Can Eat It

It was the first time he had seen the world from this perspective.

"Pavilion Master."

Zhang Damao, at his side, shouted at the top of his lungs against the wind, "Why aren’t you spreading your arms?"

"Are you kidding me?!"

Wang Mazi, gripping the deck railing tightly with one hand, snapped irritably, "The wind is this strong! What if I fall? If I go over, I’m dead. You think you’d survive?"

"Wang Tianfang’s in the control room. He found the manual. We can activate the Spirit Shield to ward off the biting wind and cold."

"Does it consume Ghost Stones?"

"It does. One hundred Ghost Stones per day."

"Damn, that’s expensive!"

Wang Mazi couldn’t help but curse, "Then we’re not turning it on! We’ll save the Ghost Stones. It’s not easy for the Mortal Realm to earn them, and we still have the Jiangbei Defense Line to build. If the wind’s a little strong, so be it. Just tell everyone to be careful when they’re on deck enjoying the show. Don’t go fucking falling off."

At this moment, many Commerce Pavilion members were leaning over the deck railings, looking down below.

This was the first time any of them had felt what it was like to fly.

To be honest.

They were a little scared, their legs a bit weak.

But they were also excited.

The feeling was like having an affair with your wife’s sister—a bittersweet mix of emotions, a truly new life experience.

"..."

Wang Mazi glanced back at the crowd of Commerce Pavilion members behind him before turning around again. He continued to look out over the plains below, a grin spreading across his face as he muttered, "A bunch of country bumpkins who’ve never seen anything."

But the next moment—

He suddenly froze, his eyes fixed on an abandoned defense line on the ground in the distance. A surge of excitement hit him, and he said urgently, "Take the Flying Ship down! Let’s go check it out!"

’Having a Flying Ship is great.’

’Such a wide field of view.’

’And I’ve already found a new Ancient Battlefield so quickly.’

Looking back now,

he could still faintly see the seven abandoned battle lines at the entrance to the coastal plain. The two Ancient Battlefields weren’t far apart. On the ground, you couldn’t fully appreciate the grandeur of those seven lines of defense.

Only from the air,

could one see that the seven defensive lines were practically on top of each other, forming a massive bulwark. It firmly shielded the entire plain behind it, an attempt to hold back all the Ghost Objects that landed from the sea.

A pity...

’It failed.’

All seven defense lines had been reduced to ruins.

Soon,

the Flying Ship slowly descended into the center of this Ancient Battlefield. There was only a single line of defense here. A single glance revealed countless ruined buildings and a ground littered with Ghost Stones and Ghost Bones.

"..."

Wang Mazi looked down and kicked at the bleached bones nearest to him. There wasn’t a shred of flesh left. They weren’t mummified by the wind, either; it looked as if they had been gnawed clean by vultures or some other creature. So far, he had seen almost no other living things.

’It feels like it wasn’t just humans who were wiped out.’

’Most other creatures were exterminated, too.’

’Back on the islands off the coast of the New Continent, I’d at least seen a few rats.’

This defense line wasn’t long.

He had estimated its length while looking down from the sky; it was only a few kilometers long. The defensive line stood at the entrance to a canyon, with a continuous mountain range behind it. The terrain was somewhat similar to the canyon at Nameless Mountain.

After marking the location on the Ghost Map in his hand, Wang Mazi didn’t linger.

The Flying Ship ascended straight into the air.

Once again, they set off on their journey of exploration.

’They were responsible for exploring. The mining work would be done by others.’

’I have to admit, having a Flying Ship makes things much more convenient.’

’If we were using Skeleton Horses, the view wouldn’t be this wide, and the exploration speed would be much, much slower.’

...

「New Continent Base One.」

Chen Fan was standing at the entrance of the Vehicle Workshop, creating Giant Turtles and Sea Ships. He wasn’t sleeping anymore. He’d wanted to go back to bed after being woken up, but he couldn’t fall back asleep. After inputting the desired quantity for production,

he walked to the edge of the coast.

Standing by the sea,

he gazed out at the hundreds of densely clustered islands on the water. They were packed together like the shattered remains of a complete continent. Every island held a considerable number of Ghost Stones and ruined fortifications.

The next moment—

After consuming 1,000 Ghost Stones, the spectral outline of a port, formed from white lines, slowly materialized and solidified on the shore.

The Mortal Realm’s second Port was now built on the New Continent.

Next,

’These hundreds of islands were also part of the mining plan.’

After finishing all this, he returned to the base’s city.

Just then,

a humming sound suddenly came from the High-speed Rail exit as a train slowly pulled to a stop. Shao Qiu and Qi Yue stepped off, followed by a large number of Mortal Realm Members wearing "Mortal Realm Auxiliary Member" uniforms.

"Domain Lord."

Shao Qiu glanced left and right. His gaze lingered strangely on a group of busy monkeys for a moment before he spotted Chen Fan standing nearby. He hurried forward, his expression serious.

"After receiving the order, Qi Yue and I brought our people and traveled through the night to get here."

"We’ve brought a total of 1,268 Mortal Realm Auxiliary Members. They were the first batch we recruited and are quite reliable. They’ve all been vetted, so there shouldn’t be any issues."

"Mm."

Leaning on his Jade Staff, Chen Fan watched the stream of people still disembarking from the High-speed Rail. They gathered together, looking fearful and apprehensive.

Many of them had never seen Chen Fan since joining the Mortal Realm.

Now, seeing the big boss, they were naturally a little terrified.

Once everyone had disembarked and quickly formed several neat rows, Chen Fan turned to Shao Qiu and spoke softly.

"In a bit, you, Qi Yue, and Hey Hey will move the Sea Ships from the Vehicle Workshop onto the backs of the Giant Turtles. Then, transport them to the Port."

"After that’s done, Shao Qiu, you’ll return with me."

"Qi Yue, you will be in charge of managing this group."

"Their job for the foreseeable future is to mine all the Ghost Stones, Ghost Bones, and other Heavenly and Earthly Treasures on those hundreds of islands. You need to teach them how to pilot the Sea Ships, and..."

"I’d rather not see any unpleasant scenes."

’Those hundreds of monkeys were the perfect laborers.’

’But...’

’There were too few of them.’

He had to call another thousand people over.

Even these thousand people wouldn’t be enough. This was an entire continent, a continent that had been annihilated. The manpower required to completely strip-mine this land would be immense.

’What was the point of having a faction?’

’It was about how many people he could mobilize.’

’Otherwise, relying on himself alone...’

’...he would never finish mining this New Continent in his lifetime.’

"Understood!"

Qi Yue, as coolly aloof as ever, gave a slight nod.

After settling all this,

Chen Fan glanced at the crowd of terrified and apprehensive Mortal Realm Auxiliary Members, gave them a slight, smiling nod, then turned and strode away, leaning on his Jade Staff.

’Until the New Continent was fully mined...’

’...this group of people would not be returning to the Eternal Night Continent.’

’He trusted this group.’

’But—’

’News of the New Continent could not be allowed to leak.’

’This was a prize the Mortal Realm had found, and only the Mortal Realm would feast on it.’

’Anyone who dared to touch it would die.’