Set Out for Crystal Mist Peak

"The last time our Night Blade team leader, Jasmine, contacted the guild was yesterday morning. She said the team had arrived at Crystal Mist Peak, and then there were no further messages."

I just asked people from other factions, and they're in a similar situation; nobody can contact the group that went to Crystal Mist Peak right now.

Ye Bugu looked anxious.

Most of the gang members were his brothers and sisters who had shared life and death with him. Now so many people have disappeared without a trace.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Fan frowned, pondering to himself, "Could it be that the red light from Crystal Mist Peak isn't caused by something wrong with the treasure, but rather by something terrifying?"

"What do the other forces say?" Xiao Fan asked Ye Bugu.

Ye Bugu lowered his head, his tone somewhat angry. "Most factions are unwilling to go to Crystal Mist Peak to search for the previous players. Only the Military District and a faction called the Justice Alliance are willing to go with Night Blade to search for them."

The profile pictures of the people who went there before weren't blacked out; everyone was still alive.

Perhaps they've just encountered some unexpected situation and are still waiting for rescue.

In this situation, it would be too ruthless for those factions to immediately abandon their players on Crystal Mist Peak.

Anyway, I can't do "Ye Bugu".

Tomorrow he plans to leave only one team to guard the base, while the rest of the gang will go to Crystal Mist Peak to search for people. The Military District region and the Justice Alliance have similar plans.

"Alright, go and prepare. Take plenty of supplies; you can put them in my storage space."

When the two of them went to the Glazed Gathering Place before, Ye Bugu knew that Xiao Fan had a magical Space Ring. A small ring could hold so many things, and Ye Bugu was very envious of it for a long time.

Hearing that Xiao Fan was willing to go with him to find the person and even help bring supplies, he was deeply moved. "Thank you so much, great master!"

"Alright, go and get ready." Xiao Fan waved his hand.

Saving people was one thing, but he also wanted to see what that red light was—what if it was something good?

Crystal Mist Peak is located atop Snow Mountain, and to get there, one must traverse a long mountain range.

After Ye Bugu left, Xiao Fan took out the Space Stone that had just created the Profession reward.

"Upgrade requires 1 million Core Power and 1 Space Stone. Submit now?"

"Yes."

"Space Ring upgraded to level 1."

The upgraded Space Ring is twice as big as before, and can hold more items.

Xiao Fan opened the Trading House again and saw that the prices of building materials had returned to normal, so he bought some materials and put them into his space.

Not long after, Ye Bugu said that everything was ready and led Xiao Fan to the gang's warehouse.

After putting away all the supplies that Ye Bugu had prepared, the two went to the cafeteria.

The space inside the Space Ring is static, so you can bring cooked food directly into it.

After putting everything into his spatial storage, Ye Bugu returned to his room with a heavy heart.

Xiao Fan arrived alone at the Night Blade's training ground, opened the building system, and directly selected a house with a similar size to his Space Ring and complete facilities from the existing models, then began building and exchanging it.

Once the house was built, he stored it directly into his Space Ring.

When you need it, just take the house out of your Space Ring.

Xiao Fan guessed that there might be some special rules at Crystal Mist Peak, preventing players from using the game panel inside, which was why those players couldn't send messages before.

He did this in preparation for any eventuality.

Although Cloud Sea is a game, it feels more like a real world.

Players are simply real humans quantified by data. Without the protection mechanisms of the Novice Zone, players will feel cold, hot, and sick; they need to eat, drink, rest, and they will also die.

It's always good to prepare extra supplies.

After doing all this, Xiao Fan went back to his room to sleep.

Early the next morning, the players who had set off for Crystal Mist Peak with Night Blade had already assembled.

Most of the supplies were in Xiao Fan's ring, but to avoid attracting attention, each player still carried a 20-kilogram backpack.

Xiao Fan was speechless. This stupid game didn't even have a backpack; players had to buy backpacks from the Real World and bring them in. Yet, it was perfectly integrated into the Real World.

Ye Bugu glanced at the game screen. "Let's go. The Military and the Justice Alliance have also set off. We'll meet at the North Gate."

The Justice Alliance players are similar to the Night Blade Sect, carrying backpacks weighing around 20 kilograms each. The Military's backpacks are even larger, probably around 40 kilograms.

However, for players around level 75, this weight is nothing.

"You should have prepared more complete equipment." The Military leader was a player named Luo Yi.

Seeing the backpacks of Night Blade and the Justice Alliance players, he frowned and spoke.

This time, they not only need to prepare their own supplies for Crystal Mist Peak, but also some for the players on Crystal Mist Peak who might run out of supplies.

"If it gets any heavier, it might affect our combat. As for food, we can hunt down any edible Fierce Beast." The speaker was Uncle Justice, the leader of the Justice Alliance.

Ye Bugu interrupted their conversation, "Let's hurry on our way; those people might be waiting for our rescue."

Seeing this Luo Yi and Uncle Justice said no more.

The three groups, totaling nearly five hundred people, set off towards the Snow Mountain.

This time, Xiao Fan wore a normal face and blended into the center of the group.

As the Snow Mountain gets closer, Snow Mountain location can now be seen on the minimap in the game interface.

This place was larger than Xiao Fan had imagined; although it was called Snow Mountain, it was actually more like a mountain range.

They have to climb to the top of the Snow Mountain first, and then walk a long mountain range before they can reach Crystal Mist Peak.

"The weather at the top of the Snow Mountain is unpredictable, and it's even more dangerous if it snows. Many players have died here while climbing, so hardly any players come here anymore," Ye Bugu explained as they Snow Mountain.

If it weren't for the red light appearing on the mountaintop, the previous group of people wouldn't have been able to come here.

"Have any of the players who went up the mountain lost contact?" Xiao Fan asked.

Ye Bugu shook his head and said, "No."

"That must be the reason for the red light. The previous players were probably just trapped in a special space and will be fine."

Xiao Fan said.

Xiao Fan had encountered a similar situation in Zone 18. Blade Shadow was trapped inside a rock while exploring the mountains and was unable to contact anyone outside.

Later, Xiao Fan completed a miraculous encounter and was able to rescue the group.

"I hope so," Ye Bugu said.

By the time the group reached the foot of the mountain, the sun had already set.

Xiao Fan and his group planned to camp at the foot of the mountain and climb up early the next morning.

At the foot of the mountain, they encountered a team of ten players.

Seeing Xiao Fan with so many people, the team became wary.

When the ten men saw the badges on the Military personnel in Luo Yi, they secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Why are you all here so late?" Luo Yi asked.

Normally, no player would spend the night in the wild, especially since there were only ten of them; it would be extremely dangerous.

In the darkness, Xiao Fan saw a female player in the team trying to speak, but was pulled back by the male player next to her.