Camp Planning X Treasure Diamond

On the ship.

Bellolight and the others have already arrived with supplies.

The supplies that weren't put into the Shalnark- Bulge-Eye Fish were transported to the ship by Bianluoke.

Rukira was standing nearby, noticed the change in Kevin's expression.

"It appeared?"

Kevin nodded.

Apart from those navigating and assisting with navigating, everyone else was on deck.

"It seems like we're really blocking their doorway, but no matter what, it's not a bad thing."

"The fact that there was no direct conflict, but rather a warning, and that they deliberately avoided being discovered, is enough to show that their strength is weaker than ours."

Koto listened from the side and nodded.

"A weaker neighbor gives people more peace of mind."

Especially here.

Kevin extended his index finger, touched his chin, pondered for a moment, and then sighed with some regret.

"They are intelligent, and perhaps we can communicate with them. To be honest, I'd really like to have a conversation with them."

Illumi said from the side, "These things can't be rushed. With such timid neighbors, we have to take it slow and rely on time to give them a sense of security."

From everything that just happened, it's clear that the other party has a certain ability to monitor the outside world, and their perception is definitely not weak.

The main appeal for them is the idea of folding a space into a dwelling.

No one wants their territory to remain within a safe range.

Kevin and his friends naturally wanted that even more.

The boat sailed along the shore.

Fortunately, the coastline of the Dark Continent was still within a certain range of safety. Kevin unleashed his full power, expanding his circle outwards.

It can effectively prevent marine life along the coast from attacking ships.

Of course, if it involves venturing into the ocean, that's beyond their capabilities.

However, the ships did not travel very fast.

They're still slower than when they're running on land, which is understandable since they're all Nen user.

Bellolight complained, "I told you before that I was going to dismantle this ship and replace it with a new one, but you didn't believe me. Now you think it's too slow, don't you?"

Morel stood to the side, arms crossed, and snorted.

When they were able to obtain parts from the Bronze Tower, Bellolight had mentioned this to Morel.

Bellolight's knowledge and Nen ability are sufficient to upgrade and evolve the ship in Morel's hands.

Building a new ship would be somewhat difficult for Bellolight, mainly due to the complete design of the vessel.

However, it is still possible to simply update the original version and optimize some parts.

Unfortunately, Morel refused such a major renovation.

This is their only means of transportation back home, and it would be a real problem if it got damaged.

"Since we're going back anyway, we can have you participate in redesigning one when we get back. Let's not get involved with him now."

To be on the safe side, Morel had no choice but to refuse.

It's okay if it's slower.

Safety is the most important thing right now.

After sailing for more than half a month, they finally arrived at Half-Moon Bay.

The presence of a Lord along the way deterred marine life from venturing into the coastal area to cause trouble.

"A very beautiful place."

From afar, Koto and the others could see Half-Moon Bay.

A curved, inward-facing section, half of which has been converted into a temporary port.

It was built by Biscuit and others who stayed behind after Kevin and the others left.

Now everyone is very capable, and we can build a temporary port using only manpower.

Stone bricks, logs, and some stone pillars around the port have all been cleared away.

The ship came to a stable stop in the harbor and anchored.

Sitting by the harbor at that moment was Gon, who was fishing. He waved to everyone he saw.

Qi jumped first.

Some temporary wooden houses could still be seen scattered around the harbor.

The port is only a few dozen kilometers away from the camp.

Running at full speed for 10 to 20 minutes is considered very close.

Therefore, all that is needed is to send someone to patrol and observe every day.

Everyone disembarked, Bianluoke used bubbles to transport the supplies down the ship.

Morel walked over to Gon and patted him on the shoulder.

"I'm entrusting my ship to you."

"Haha, leave it to me." Gon gave a thumbs up.

Those preparing to head to the campsite watched with curiosity.

Are you going to stay here?

"Okay, I'll stay here with Gon."

"Okay, you two be careful."

As he spoke, he tapped the Chimera Ant off his arm.

With Rukira's return, communication here was restored.

The vast area and complex environment of the Dark Continent make communication truly difficult.

In human society, a communication range of 4,000 kilometers is more than enough for Rukira.

Unexpectedly, after only two years in the Dark Continent, the communication range was already insufficient.

We can only wait for Rukira's strength to increase so that he can enhance his Nen ability.

Enhancing communication range is a very basic enhancement. As strength increases, Nen ability also improve, and the range is likely to increase as well.

It's important to know that even though Rukira is now no different from a human except for his wings, he still retains Chimera Ant genes in his body.

Therefore, due to personality and genetic factors, this is a personality that is very beneficial to the team.

Because of the subconscious influence of this personality, his subsequent Nen ability will automatically lean towards this aspect.

The group returned to the camp built along the mountainside.

By this time, the camp had become quite well-organized in the nearly one month since everyone left.

The colorful Wooden Cabin have been completed.

The middle part resembles a village, with a large square in the center and longhouses directly in front of the square.

It's a place used for meetings.

There were also several small huts next to the main house, each with its own purpose.

Then there were Wooden Cabin surrounding the square. These Wooden Cabin were all different in style, and they were obviously each person's own room, built according to their own preferences.

The water flowing down the cliff was channeled into the camp, where a large wooden barrel was erected on a wooden frame.

You can simply take water from below, which is very convenient, although it's not yet possible to pipe water into the house.

But with Bellolight's arrival, things will become much simpler.

"You've finally come, Bellolight. If you hadn't, we would have been living like we did in ancient times again."

Tewashi looked at Bellolight and said with a smile.

This is when Bellolight's importance becomes apparent.

Bellolight simply rolled her eyes.

At this moment, the supplies were put into the warehouse, and Shalnark also took out the marked package box.

Various materials are stored there, along with a large number of mechanical parts.

Bellolight immediately got to work.

He needs to upgrade some reserved areas throughout the village, at least to bring running water and electricity to the village.

All kinds of databases must be properly stored, and the maintenance of the power supply is very important.

Fortunately, they do not lack energy sources.

These were things Bellolight knew very well; many of the parts were simply salvaged from the previous camp.

With increased strength and improved control precision.

He was even able to bring some of his previous ideas to fruition.

In less than half a day, the campsite was completely transformed.

Night.

After a simple banquet.

The group gathered in the longhouse.

Kevin first told everyone about the life form they had encountered earlier, which was very likely from inside the Folded Zone.

"Really? And we just happened to run into one."

Jin immediately became interested.

Kevin, seeing Kim's interest, said, "Then I'll leave the task of communicating with them and building a good relationship to you. You have experience, and you're interested."

Jin nodded immediately.

"I'm not planning to go back anyway. I'll just stay at the camp and take care of maintaining the camp and building relationships."

This didn't surprise anyone.

The focus of this meeting was also on preparations for a return to human society.

"Let's first determine who won't be going back. Let's make it clear beforehand that even if everyone goes back, there won't be any problems."

"Once the territory is determined, I just need to draw up a rule, and this territory will be mine. Even if I leave for a year or two, it won't affect anything."

After speaking, Kevin looked at everyone.

Tewashi and Ximo both raised their hands.

With this addition, there are now three people.

Sure enough, Kim took this into account when choosing his teammates.

After all, the mortality rate during previous explorations of the Dark Continent was almost 100%, so everyone was mentally prepared for this.

The Koala raised its hand without hesitation.

Kevin simply nodded in response.

Bianluoke and Lorraine exchanged a glance, then simultaneously raised their hands.

Kevin hadn't expected these two.

What were you two thinking?

"Going back wouldn't be very interesting, would it? Neither Lorraine nor I want to go back to the Village."

Lorraine nodded and said, "If my illness is cured later, the gap between my strength and everyone else's will be too big. I can take this time to improve."

That's a perfectly valid reason.

Jin, standing beside him, couldn't help but nod in agreement, because he shared the same thought.

His goal from the beginning was to Lord.

He wanted to explore the Dark Continent freely, just like his ancestors, and Lord Level strength was the best guarantee for that.

Why waste time going back at a time like this?

Improving one's strength while remaining in the same position is of paramount importance.

Shalnark and Pairo, sitting to the side, looked at each other for a while, but in the end, neither of them raised their hands.

"What's going on with you two?" Melusina frowned and asked.

"I didn't really want to go back," Pairo said.

Although everyone was on the Exploration Team.

However, it should be noted that the Exploration Team is divided into three factions.

The Gold Squad, the Twelve Zodiacs, and the members of the Nosra Manor, which forms the main axis.

Among the members of the Manor, the main characters are Kevin and others.

Bellolight and Koala are relatively outsiders.

In essence, they don't really care; it's just that Kevin is the one in charge, so they lean towards Kevin.

At least that's how Pairo sees it.

Therefore, he hopes that one key member will remain.

He originally intended to stay on his own.

But considering that Shalnark's Nen ability couldn't possibly stay behind and would definitely go with the main force, since the amount of supplies she would have to transport when she returned would be enormous.

In this situation, he had no choice but to go back.

Otherwise, this round trip might take another two or three years.

Let's forget about separating from Shalnark for two or three years.

The main thing is that Kevin is the most important person in the camp; the others aren't that important.

And so, the remaining personnel were determined.

"So, now comes the main task. As before, everyone should conduct a thorough exploration of the surrounding area, using the circular territory with a diameter of fifty kilometers as the center."

"We need to explore at least a thousand kilometers outwards to identify most of the environmental and hazard factors within a thousand-kilometer radius of our surroundings."

In human society, such a large area is already quite exaggerated, but in the Dark Continent...

This is the normal perimeter of territory.

After all, their territory is only a few kilometers from the coast.

In fact, it extends outward in a fan-shaped area, and the path it came from doesn't even need to be explored.

Because that's the Folded Zone.

The area they need to explore is actually a roughly 90-degree right-angled sector.

The task of exploration wasn't particularly demanding.

"Only after we've thoroughly explored the surrounding environment can we plan the development of our territory, ensuring we have sufficient resources when we return to human society."

That's why they need to find their territory before returning.

Depending on the territory's environment and surrounding conditions, different planning methods are required.

This way, we can be prepared when storing supplies.

The personnel who will be accompanied will also be prepared accordingly.

"This process will take about three to six months, and finally I will finalize the redefined territory boundaries."

This confirmation is tantamount to telling the surrounding area that this territory belongs to Kevin.

He needs to use the Lord's authority.

"However, in the meantime, I will bring some people with me to accompany Tuck to their homeland to learn about the situation there."

This point has been discussed before.

Then came the addition and discussion of various details.

They chatted until midnight before finally disbanding.

The next morning, everyone got to work.

Kevin then found Tewashi.

"See if we can cut this Rock into pieces?"

Tewashi looked at the huge, transparent gemstone brick placed in front of him.

I touched it with my hand.

"This is the Treasure Diamond?"

They all knew the contents of the three parts of the stone tablet.

Those are all treasures.

However, the effects of Pure Gold and Nen Sand are obvious just by looking at them, but the Treasure Diamond are unclear.

However, for Kevin, this is the highest grade of the three materials.

"Yes, but they're too hard; even I find it difficult to cut them into satisfactory sizes."

If Kevin were to come, he could only keep attacking with all his might, trying his best to knock off a corner.

These Treasure Diamond are too hard.

However, pharmaceutical manufacturing requires precise dosage.

Only with precise dosage and preparation of the potion can the size of the Treasure Diamond be better matched, and other materials be used to refine it in large quantities.

"It's hard. I'll try it."

Even Tewashi couldn't guarantee it.

Even though his Nen ability has a severing effect that can cut through with a single strike, it is purely a mechanical monster.

The problem is that this is the Dark Continent, and sometimes the rules aren't so easy to apply.

Take out the chainsaw.

Begin the fine cutting.

With the explosion of mental energy.

The Treasure Diamond began to show cut marks.

Seeing this, Kevin finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Hmm! If Tewashi couldn't cut it, that would be troublesome. Luckily, he can."

However, it's very slow.

Moreover, the consumption is not low.

And so, Tewashi spent a whole day cutting before he finally managed to cut a thin slice about one centimeter thick.

The thin slice was then divided into squares of varying sizes.

"Hmm! If I had had something like this during training, I believe my skills would have improved even further."

"I'm exhausted after a long day, "Tewashi complained.

Thanks. I'll give you the first potion I make later.

With that, Kevin, carrying the tiny square diamonds, went into the Pharmaceutical Room.