Kailun's Past

In the Third Outer-Region Battlefield, at Barracks Base 001, Qin Cang and his team had been resting for a full ten years.

"Captain, it's about time, isn't it?" Qin Cang asked. Ten years was no short period. Now that everything was prepared and the Fire God Source Crystal was in hand, they could go treasure hunting at any moment. Every day they delayed, the probability of someone else snatching the treasure increased.

"The time is right; I can depart whenever you're ready," Kailun said with a smile. In truth, over these ten years, he had even asked Qin Cang if he needed to find an Immortal-level teammate to join them.

After all, this was the legacy treasure of a Marquis or perhaps even a King, and it belonged to the Machine Race; the combat style of that race meant they were all filthy rich.

He had been worried about the two of them running into trouble, which is why he wanted to find another teammate, but Qin Cang had refused. Kailun didn't press the issue; since the other party had that much confidence, it wasn't his place to say much more.

"It's just... what about Lan Ying and the others? They've followed me for many years and they all know about this. If I don't bring them along, after so many years of camaraderie..." Although Kailun didn't spell it out, his meaning was clear. His only concern was that their strength was truly too weak, and if some accident were to occur...

"Captain, I understand what you mean. When we were saving up for this Fire God Source Crystal, Lan Ying and Lie Feng even gave you the spoils that originally belonged to them."

"If we don't bring them along, it wouldn't be quite right. I actually have an idea, though I'm not sure how it sounds." A thought surfaced in Qin Cang's mind, and he felt it was quite suitable for the current situation.

"Since you have an idea, just say it. I'll tell them later," Kailun said with a smile. As long as there was a way to solve it, things would be easy.

"In that case, I'll be blunt. From what I understand, any treasure left behind by these powerhouses is generally divided into several layers, with each layer having a different level of danger. The deeper you go, the more dangerous it becomes. I imagine that even as this Machine Race member was nearing death, they would have followed such a rule."

"As such, we only need to act together with Lan Ying and the others in the first layer. Whatever they can obtain at that point will depend on their own abilities."

"Once we fight our way out of the first layer, we can tuck them into a spatial ring, and for the rest of the journey, it will be up to the two of us." Qin Cang explained. This was something he had gathered over the years while researching information on Machine Race legacies.

According to the information summarized from the Virtual Universe, as long as this Machine Race member followed the standard patterns, the first layer alone would be enough for Lan Ying, Lie Feng, and the others to earn a massive amount of resources.

"Hahaha, as expected of someone from a major faction; your information is truly comprehensive! This way, the danger to Lan Ying and the others will be minimized, and their harvest shouldn't be small either. Thank you, Cao Benqi. I'll go tell Lie Feng and the others right now; we'll set off in a few days," Kailun laughed, clearly very satisfied with this outcome.

Lan Ying and the others were weak, which meant they were destined to be dead weight later on. But if things were as Qin Cang said, they would at least get a taste of the soup from this Machine Race treasure. Having spent over ten thousand years together, Kailun didn't want to be the type to eat meat while hiding it from his teammates.

Three days later, a spaceship shot out from Barracks Base 001. It was none other than Kailun's Yingyin Ship.

"Hahaha, Cao Benqi, you're a real stand-up guy. I thought you wouldn't take us along! Don't worry, I absolutely won't hold you and the Captain back. The Captain has already told me; when the time comes, I'll do whatever you tell me to do. I will absolutely follow orders!" Kuin said, patting Qin Cang on the shoulder.

However, Qin Cang was nearly ten meters tall, and Kuin's height only reached Qin Cang's knees. He had to fly up just to pat his shoulder, which looked quite comical.

"That's right! Since you're taking us along this time, I, Lie Feng, am not someone who doesn't know how to repay a favor. When the time comes, even if we're facing a legendary King-level powerhouse, as long as you tell me to deal with him, I won't even blink," Lie Feng said, thumping his chest.

"A King-level? Stop bragging! You can't even beat the Captain, and you want to fight a King? I'm afraid that King could fart and blow you to pieces, and you're talking about dealing with a King? Hahaha..."

"Damn you, Gu Shi! What did you say? I've never seen you like this before. I can't beat a King, and I can't beat the Captain, but that doesn't mean I can't beat you! Come here, let me beat you to death..."

Lan Ying didn't say a word, just quietly watching this bunch of guys mess around. Qin Cang and Kailun were also watching with great interest. Having a group of trusted companions on the Outer-Region Battlefield was truly a rare thing.

"Captain, I've only heard that such a place exists, but I've never heard where it is. Can you tell us now?" Lan Ying asked. Although she knew what they were going to do and Kailun had mentioned it before, Kailun had kept an ace up his sleeve and never revealed the location.

Of course, everyone understood why he did this. After all, if someone let it slip one day, what would they do if they were interrogated? Especially Lie Feng, who had no filter and couldn't keep a secret to save his life.

Lie Feng: I'm telling you, that's slander! He's slandering me!

"It's about time. But this is a long story. It was about twenty thousand years ago. When I came to the Outer-Region Battlefield for the third time, I chose to act alone. Relying on my decent survival skills, I headed to the Star Sea Region. There, I encountered a world-shaking battle, but my strength wasn't enough, so I could only watch from afar."

The Star Sea Region!

Just hearing the location, Qin Cang roughly guessed the grade of this treasure. After all, the Star Sea Region was far too special. Not far from it was one of the most famous King-level battlefields in the Third Outer-Region Battlefield—the Ancient Wood Abyss. This resulted in many Marquis-level powerhouses using the Star Sea Region as one of their hunting grounds, serving as a stepping stone to the Ancient Wood Abyss.

In Qin Cang's original plan, he had intended to head to the Star Sea Region for training after leaving the squad, and then proceed step by step toward the Ancient Wood Abyss.

He just never expected that the Machine Race legacy site would be in the Star Sea Region.

Without further thought, Qin Cang listened quietly to Kailun's account.

"I hid far behind during that world-shaking battle. After it ended, I plucked up the courage to head to the center of the conflict. After some effort, I discovered a pyramid there. My initial thought was to bring the pyramid back."

"But I didn't expect that the pyramid used some unknown method; it seemed to have merged with the ocean and was gradually sinking into the depths. Furthermore, my detectors couldn't find the existence of the pyramid at all. But it was right there—I could see it, I could touch it, but the detectors couldn't sense it."

"Later, after verifying information from various sources, I guessed it was a legacy of the Machine Race. After the battle, he must have been severely injured, to the point where he couldn't even return to the barracks base, so he chose to bury everything he had inside that pyramid."

"Of course, this is all my speculation."

"I wasn't willing to let the treasure sit right in front of me without being able to take it, so I left a Divine Power Coordinate there. I visited a few more times in my spare time, hoping to open it and retrieve the Machine Race legacy, but I never succeeded. That was when I finally thought of this method: using a Fire God Source Crystal to blow the door open."

"The last time I went was over nine hundred years ago. The pyramid was still there, and after nine hundred years, it shouldn't have been taken by anyone else. It is highly likely that the treasure is still there."

"If we succeed in getting the treasure, we'll make a fortune this time. From the aftershocks of that battle, I inferred that although the two sides weren't Kings, they were extremely close. They were definitely among the most formidable existences at the Marquis level."

Kailun was extremely excited as he recounted the story, constantly relaying the information he had gathered and his various conjectures. Unfortunately, it was these very conjectures that almost got him killed.