Back to Barracks Base

"Yar, Human Race Realm Lord, just you wait! I, Moswa, will make you pay for this!" the gray Sky Wolf roared, but could only leave in frustration.

The reward had been snatched from under his nose, and he had also lost an undying member of the Sky Wolf Race.

As for going after that Human Race Realm Lord now, don't make me laugh. Human technology was second only to that of the Machine Race. Since that Realm Lord could afford to cultivate Star-Eating Grass, his spaceship certainly wouldn't be lacking, either. Three minutes was enough time for the ship to accelerate to its maximum speed and enter the Dark Universe.

And in the Dark Universe, they'd be long gone by now. More importantly, he didn't even know which direction they'd fled in. How was he supposed to hunt them down?

For now, all he could do was return and wait patiently for the Human Race Realm Lord to show up again, then seize an opportunity to kill him.

"Don't let me catch you, or I'll tear you limb from limb!" Moswa left unwillingly. There was no point in staying here any longer. Was he supposed to hope that the Realm Lord would come back on his own? That was obviously impossible.

Not long after Moswa left, more powerful Demon Race warriors arrived via Divine Kingdom Teleportation. There were members of the Royal Race, along with all sorts of unknown branch races—it was practically a zoo convention.

Unfortunately, they were all too late. Qin Cang and his group had long since vanished without a trace.

Unlike Moswa's fury, Yar was thrilled after reporting the information and getting a reward for free.

At that moment, everyone aboard the ship—Qin Cang, Kailun, Delis, Lan Ying, and the others—was in high spirits. They were relieved to have survived the ordeal, and overjoyed that after a hundred years of fighting, they could finally return to Barracks Base and unwind.

"Drink up, drink up! Lie Feng, you've made plenty of money over the past hundred years. You can drink your fill, so don't hold back." Qin Cang was clinking bottles with Lie Feng, and neither was willing to concede.

As for Lan Ying and the others, they were cheering from the sidelines. Nobody was worried that danger might suddenly appear.

After all, they'd traveled this route many times before. The ship was flying through the Dark Universe at thirty times the speed of light, and it would take only about two days to reach Barracks Base. Then they'd finally be able to relax for a good while.

Of course, the ship was safe, too. They'd never heard of anyone on the Outer-Region Battlefield lying in wait to ambush ships in the Dark Universe. The cost was too high, and the opportunities too few. It wasn't worth it—a sure way to lose money.

After two days of travel, the ship finally arrived outside a Barracks Base. Shadow Sound then left the Dark Universe and flew toward the base, following the incoming transmission.

This was Qin Cang's second time taking a close look at the Barracks Base. The entire base was at least several million kilometers in diameter!

At the same time, the enormous war base was completely enclosed by a colorful energy shield. The shield covered a war base several million kilometers in diameter—it was truly colossal.

"Colorful energy shield," "mysterious and powerful solidified Law Secret Patterns," "mechanical cannon muzzles hundreds of kilometers in diameter," "countless passageways," "innumerable energy nodes."

This was a perfect creation that had elevated a violent war machine to the level of "art"!

The first time, Qin Cang had been focused on the battlefield and hadn't taken a close look at the base. But after examining it carefully now, even he was awestruck.

With this Barracks Base in place, no one below the Universe Overlord level had any chance of successfully attacking it. Even a Universe Overlord would have to pay a tremendous price to damage the base.

And this was only an AAA-grade war base belonging to the Human Race. It was one of the pinnacles of Human Race technology—perhaps even the pinnacle. Yet Human Race technology wasn't the best in the universe. The Machine Race's technological capabilities were unmatched across the entire universe. Just how awe-inspiring must their Barracks Bases be?

Qin Cang reckoned that destroying a Human Race war base required the strength of a Universe Overlord. If even a Universe Overlord couldn't destroy a Machine Race war base, would it take a Universe Master to do the job?

The Machine Race's technological methods were truly impressive. They could achieve such things through technology alone.

At the same time, he found himself even more intrigued by the treasure Kailun had mentioned.

It's a pity these war bases have one major flaw: they're so huge that they're difficult to move. They also have to be set up in advance to become combat-ready, so they can only serve as strongholds. If only you could carry one around and deploy it at a moment's notice, it'd be ready for battle right away. Qin Cang could only think about it, though. If war bases could be carried around, the Machine Race would be invincible. They wouldn't even need Law Comprehension; they could simply keep building war bases.

As the ship entered its designated orbit, everyone's taut nerves finally relaxed completely.

On the Outer-Region Battlefield, a Barracks Base meant absolute safety. No race dared attack a Barracks Base belonging to one of the Four Peak Races. In secret realms or on Primitive Stars, killing a powerful warrior from one of the Four Peak Races was simply a matter of the brave prevailing when two sides met; if you were weaker, there was nothing to complain about.

But attacking one of the Four Peak Races' Barracks Bases on the Outer-Region Battlefield was simply asking for death. In the Primal Universe, no race or powerful warrior would dare challenge the Four Peak Races over something like that.

Even the Prison Race and Crystal Race, both peak races in their own right, and even the Star Beast Alliance, wouldn't dare do such a thing.

Qin Cang and the others had already arrived in a hall inside the Barracks Base. It was a public hall, fully equipped with all kinds of entertainment facilities. It was there for soldiers returning from battle on the Outer-Region Battlefield to relax.

There was more than one hall like this, and each one spanned over a hundred thousand kilometers in diameter.

Although the Barracks Base was only a million kilometers in diameter, its interior was far larger. With the aid of spatial laws, powerful Human Race warriors had personally excavated and expanded the space inside, making it vastly larger than it looked from the outside.

Otherwise, how many soldiers could a war base only a million kilometers in diameter possibly hold? Even King-level Experts could have their own private islands inside the base. There were countless King-level Experts on the Outer-Region Battlefield. Just how much space would it take to give each of them an island?

"Hahaha, we're finally back! I earned quite a lot of Hunyuan Units and Military Merit during my hundred years out there. I'm going to have a proper spending spree this time! Hahaha..." Lie Feng's hearty laughter rang out. Everyone was happy to return to Barracks Base.

"Cao Benqi, you earned so much Military Merit this time. You'd better treat us to drinks. I'm counting on you!" Lan Ying said with a smile. She was clearly in a good mood, and her speaking style was completely different from when they'd been on the Outer-Region Battlefield.

"Hahaha, no problem, no problem. I'm treating today. Everything's on me, so eat and drink your fill!" Qin Cang waved a hand and immediately had Pato look up the best food and entertainment spots in the Barracks Base.

As one of the Human Race's strongholds, Barracks Base was nearly as prosperous as the major planets in the Universe Countries. It offered food, wine, and entertainment from all over the universe. The only difference was that its shops accepted only Hunyuan Units and Military Merit. They wouldn't take the currency used in the Universe Countries, though it could be exchanged on the black market.

As long as you had enough Hunyuan Units and Military Merit, you could live comfortably anywhere on the Outer-Region Battlefield. Even if you were only a Realm Lord, you could hire a King-level Expert as a bodyguard—as long as you could afford the price.

"Everyone, I have some things to take care of back home. But don't worry—I said I'd treat you, and I, Cao Benqi, won't go back on my word. I've already booked a place, and I've sent the details to your inboxes. See you in three universe hours." With that, Qin Cang left on his own.

The others didn't say anything. They all knew what Qin Cang had to do.

"Damn, Cao Benqi's really generous. That place costs an absurd amount. Usually only undying warriors or even Marquis-level Experts go there. I never even dared to dream of it." Kuin couldn't help but click his tongue as he looked at the place Qin Cang had booked.

"He killed a Sky Wolf all by himself. What's a little spending like this to him? Relax, you're not the one paying." Lie Feng patted Kuin on the shoulder, sounding as though he were teasing him.

"Clueless." Gu Shi glanced at him, seemingly disdainful.

"Country bumpkin..."

"I'm telling you..."