Tragedy at the Telegraph Station

However, Bai Ye knew that messengers were still the mainstream in Terra. After all, sending telegrams required rather stringent conditions and was costly, so it was usually only used to transmit secret or urgent intelligence.

Although he did not know why the Ural Mountains had sunk here and become a rift valley, Bai Ye still followed the valley into it.

During the journey, wandering beasts would always try to approach Bai Ye, only to flee at once after getting close to him.

Aside from the beasts, Originium Slugs also came to attack Bai Ye.

They did not possess the beasts' keen sense of danger, only a few simple instincts, so Bai Ye had no choice but to deal with them thoroughly.

Originium Slugs were among the most common creatures in Terra, and their traces could easily be found in the wilderness.

"Hmm, probably not edible..."

After killing an Originium Slug, Bai Ye deliberately cut open its body and segmented legs—there was no meat inside, only quite a few Originium crystals. It definitely did not look like food.

They were pitiable infected creatures, found everywhere across this land, yet they had almost no use. An excessive number of Originium Slugs could even undermine the stability of the ecosystem.

Enraged giant Originium Slugs could trigger geological disasters such as volcanic eruptions.

Fortunately, these pitiful bugs had extremely short life cycles due to their severe infection, and several of their subspecies would self-destruct at the slightest stimulation.

Nature was fair. Even upon this land, whose environment had become increasingly fragile, the ecosystem still maintained a remarkably delicate balance.

After clearing out the Originium Slugs he encountered along the way, along with several strange creatures Bai Ye could not even identify, he continued onward through the rift.

The rift was long and broad, while