Never quite like those youthful days
"What's that saying from humans again?"
On a huge Deserted Island.
Standing atop a high mountain in the center of the island Weird Emperor Jiu Wu pondered, "What? So-and-so bought osmanthus flowers and wine, and then learned to swim, and so on."
But soon...
He then put those thoughts out of his mind and gazed into the distance with a wistful expression.
He has been living on this Deserted Island for half a year.
It feels pretty good.
Retirement is always a happy time.
Apart from..
Looking out at the distant sea, at the Illusory Black Tortoise rushing towards him again, Jiu Wu sighed softly, stepped into the air, and flew towards the outer Island, preparing to lure the Illusory Black Tortoise back into the depths of the Sea.
Six months ago.
When he saw his old buddy again on the sea, he was somewhat bewildered.
He had forgotten how he felt at the time.
Didn't he all die and come back to life?
Why the Black Tortoise is Xuanwu able to follow us?!
Never mind.
As always, I go for Tianyi without fail.
Consider it exercise.
On the vast ocean.
Standing on the deck of the Flying Boat, King Mazi held Message Talisman and said in a deep voice, "Everyone, remember this: if you encounter any unknown creatures, or even any unknown continent..."
Do not approach to investigate immediately.
"Send the information back."
Please reply upon receipt.
"Receive."
"Receive."
One after another, messages came through the Message Talisman.
After doing all this.
King Mazi looked solemnly into the depths of the Sea. No one knew what lay beneath the Sea, but that was precisely the significance of their "Commerce Pavilion's" existence.
Explore.
Explore this Heaven and Earth, explore this world.
Eternal Night Continent, Jiangbei.
Chen Fan looked at the "Vehicle Workshop" in front of him, which he had upgraded to level 10. The "Heavenly Calamity Wood" he had just obtained had already been used.
The Vehicle Workshop's overall appearance also changes after it reaches level 10.
It looks more magnificent overall.
It also became the 33rd Max-Level Building in the "Mortal Domain".
One more vehicle can be built.
"Vehicle Workshop upgraded to level 10."
"No direction is available for this upgrade."
"New craftable vehicle: Earth-Digging Puppet, which can dig underground and requires 1000 Eerie Stone to craft."
Chen Fan quickly used 1,000 Eerie Stone to create an Earth-Digging Puppet, about a meter tall, made entirely of bronze, and wearing a small bronze hat, like a bronze sculpture.
He was carrying a small copper shovel.
A command was given.
The Earth-Digging Puppet then began its work, grabbing a shovel and digging into the ground, quickly creating a small pit and burying itself inside.
"This is good."
A glint of light flashed in Chen Fan's eyes. The excavation speed was not as fast Weiwei's, but it had the advantage of being able to mass-produce, which meant that Major Infrastructure Development could be carried out.
No need for the Weiwei to personally handle underground Tunnel; just create a batch of "Earth-Digging Puppet."
We encountered some difficult-to-dig areas.
For example, the Soil on the Seabed of the "Thunderstorm Sea," and then Weiwei come out.
"Good."
Chen Fan laughed. Upgrading the Vehicle Workshop to level 11 required 10,000 Eerie Stone and one "Heavenly Calamity Wood," so he couldn't upgrade it for now. He'd have to wait and see when another Heavenly Punishment Wood would be born in the Thunderstorm Sea.
And it achieved the Level-10 Max-Level Effect.
"Vehicle Workshop Level-10 Max-Level Effect": "Endless Traffic": Unlocks the compatible Yellow Grade Building Blueprint "Road". Vehicles traveling on the road receive double the speed and have a certain deterrent effect on Strange Entities.
Secondly, there are no blueprints.
On the Endless Night Lord Panel, a "Road" building option appeared that could be built.
A single Eerie Stone is all it takes to create a meter-long structure.
It costs the same as Copper Pipe.
"Pity..."
Chen Fan felt a little regretful that this effect couldn't be applied to "High-Speed Rail," since High-Speed Rail isn't really a vehicle; it's essentially just a Gondola.
However, this "road" is extremely cheap to build, so it can be laid out across the Eternal Night Continent, which can enhance communication and circulation between different regions.
He then took out a Heavenly Dao Stone from his pocket.
There are currently 16 Heavenly Dao Stone remaining in the Mortal Domain.
The "Vehicle Workshop" absolutely deserves a Heavenly Dao Stone.
"You used Heavenly Dao Stone on the Vehicle Workshop," gaining three Heavenly Dao Blessing Effect. Please choose one within 100 breaths.
"A building can only have one Heavenly Dao Blessing Effect."
"1: Heavenly Dao Blessing Effect (Constant Flow): All vehicles that have been produced and those that will be produced in the future have their travel Halved Consumption."
"2: Heavenly Dao Blessing Effect (Lightning Speed): All vehicles that have been produced and those that will be produced in the future have double the speed and Doubled Consumption."
"3: Heavenly Dao Blessing Effect (Returning the Jade Intact): If the person controlling the vehicle is naive and inexperienced, the vehicle's speed doubles while the fuel consumption remains unchanged."
Chen Fan looked at the three Heavenly Dao Blessing Effect in front of him and hesitated slightly. All three were pretty good.
For vehicles...
The two core requirements are speed and consumption.
After a moment of contemplation.
He chose the second option. This Heaven and Earth is too vast, and the speed of the vehicle is very important. Even if it Doubled Consumption, it's worth it.
As for the third point...
It's possible, but the conditions are a bit complicated.
With so many people on the Eternal Night Continent, it's certainly not impossible to find someone, but it would be too troublesome. Too much trouble is not a good thing, as it means there's one more thing to deal with, and it also doesn't align with the Eternal Night Continent's current policy of encouraging childbirth.
After doing all this.
Chen Fan then headed towards the Nameless Mountain again; there were many buildings that needed upgrading, and he was very busy.
For example, Signal Tower.
All the Signal Tower in the Mortal Domain are at level one so far, partly because the upgrade conditions are too demanding. Upgrading from level one to Level 2 requires consuming any one of three types: "Sea Embryo," "Mountain Embryo," or "Forest Embryo," as well as 2,000 Eerie Stone.
In the past, the Mortal Domain...
This kind of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures is extremely Rare.
Most importantly, the amplification range of the Message Talisman from the first-level Signal Tower is already 1,000 kilometers, which is sufficient.
However.
Now that Peace has been restored on the "Eternal Night Continent," the seas are no longer haunted by Strange Entities, Submersible Ship have been put into operation, one by one, "Sea Embryo" have been mined.
Currently, Mortal Domain has 781 Sea Embryo in its reserves.
The Submersible Ship is one of the vehicles that can be built by upgrading the "Vehicle Workshop," but it was not officially put into operation in the past.
Soon-
After consuming a total of 45 Sea Embryo and 500,000 Eerie Stone, the Signal Tower standing on the Nameless Mountain was upgraded to level 10.
"That's really expensive..."
Chen Fan looked at the Signal Tower standing on the mountaintop in front of him and muttered to himself, "Each upgrade consumes one more Sea Embryo. In the past, the Mortal Domain simply couldn't afford to upgrade at that price."
"The Signal Tower has been upgraded to level 10."
"No direction is available for this upgrade."
The communication range of the "Message Talisman" has been increased to 100,000 kilometers.
"Level-10 Max-Level Effect (Letter by Messenger Goose): No matter the distance, communication is instantaneous with no delay."
"Hey!
Chen Fan grinned slightly. Although the price was a bit high, the effect was absolutely perfect.
A communication range of 100,000 kilometers.
That's enough.
Not to mention that the current "Eternal Night Continent" is only a Second-Level Continent, he even believes that it would be enough even if it were to be upgraded to the Third-Level Continent in the future.
"Little Qiu."
He took out Message Talisman from his pocket and Logistics Pavilion Master: "Have the people who buried the Signal Tower come back. There's no need to bury it anymore."
Commerce Pavilion trip.
The most important thing is to ensure uninterrupted communication.
Originally, the Signal Tower didn't have a very wide communication range, so they had to use a cumbersome method: transporting the Signal Tower by several Flying Boat and throwing them into the depths of the Seabed to serve as communication infrastructure.
No longer necessary.
Whether in the Eternal Night Continent, the New Continent, or among the "Commerce Pavilion" group exploring elsewhere, they can communicate in real time.
This blessing upon the Mortal Domain is extremely significant.
Certainly.
It is worthy of a Heavenly Dao Stone.
"You used the Heavenly Dao Stone on the Signal Tower," gaining three Heavenly Dao Blessing Effect. Please choose one within 100 breaths.
"A building can only have one Heavenly Dao Blessing Effect."
"1: Heavenly Dao Blessing Effect (Fish-Carried Letter): You can randomly intercept one piece of communication from this Heaven and Earth each day."
"2: Heavenly Dao Blessing Effect (Letter by Messenger Goose): Doubles the transmission distance."
"3: Heavenly Dao Blessing Effect): Communication will be absolutely confidential and cannot be intercepted by any means."
This time, Chen Fan didn't hesitate.
They immediately chose the third option: Secure Communications.
The importance of communication confidentiality needs no further explanation.
Immediately afterwards.
He looked at the upgrade requirements for the "Signal Tower".
Reaching level 11 requires 1 Sea Embryo and 10,000 Eerie Stones.
After hesitating for a moment...
Without further hesitation.
He immediately consumed 105 Sea Embryo and 5 million Eerie Stone to upgrade the "Signal Tower" to level 20 in one go.
"The Signal Tower has been upgraded to level 20."
"No direction is available for this upgrade."
The communication range of the "Message Talisman" has been increased to 1 million kilometers.
"Level-20 Max-Level Effect (Unceasing Sound Transmission): Up to 3 keywords can be set. All Message Talisman can be intercepted."
"Graduate!"
"Graduate completely."
Chen Fan breathed a sigh of relief. The "Signal Tower" building could be considered completely finished; he no longer needed to worry about it.
What does 1 million kilometers mean?
The straight-line distance from the Western Wasteland Island to the Eastern Region of the "Eternal Night Continent" is 12,000 kilometers.
1 million kilometers.
If you squeeze it in, it's enough to fit nearly 100 Eternal Night Continent.
This extensive communication range has been more than sufficient for a long time.
However, the newly acquired Level-20 Max-Level Effect is quite interesting.
In this Heaven and Earth, where there is a spear, there is a shield.
That's why he so firmly chose "Secure Communications," the Heavenly Dao Blessing Effect. As for these three keywords, he pondered for a while.
Start typing.
"First-Level Continent", "Second-Level Continent", "Eternal Night Continent"
With a communication range of 1 million kilometers, there are bound to be other continents and races. These three keywords can help him obtain more information from the outside world.
Soon-
On the Endless Night Lord Panel Depths of the Soul, and on a bronze mirror surface of the "Signal Tower," messages began to flash rapidly.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, a new First-Level Continent has been discovered 27,000 kilometers to the West. Please provide instructions."
"... I wonder what the conditions are for advancing to the Second-Level Continent. The Holy Lord has been so worried about this that he's losing clumps of hair..."
"... We're about to advance to the Second-Level Continent! Hahahaha! I am the chosen one, destined to unify the Heaven and Earth Heaven's Mandate. Wherever I go, all will bow down in submission..."
"..."
Messages flashed by quickly, all within the communication range, using Message Talisman to mention keywords.
Chen Fan quickly reviewed the information.
There is no news about the "Eternal Night Continent," so it seems that the outside world is unaware that the Eternal Night Continent has been promoted to the Second-Level Continent, or rather, they don't care about it at all.
After pondering for a while, Chen Fan replaced the keyword "Eternal Night Continent" with "Black Abyss" before taking out Message Talisman to contact Shao Qiu.
Have someone from the Shadow Pavilion come over; their daily task is to review the intelligence on the intercepted goods.
Then report it.
After Shao Qiu compiled the information, he presented it to him.
"Black Abyss"
These mysterious beings only appear in the "Sea Domain," places where dense black energy gathers. The Strange Entity Clan summons numerous Strange Entities at this time, and the Human Race can do the same, quickly obtaining many Eerie Stones.
It is a strategic location that military strategists must contend for.
It's equivalent to a super-premium version of a "Eerie Ore".
An existence that can make an entire continent feel somewhat well-fed.
If you can...
Although he wouldn't clash with other continents in the short term—after all, he felt he might be outmatched, as the Eternal Night Continent was still too weak—he might be able to pick up a lucky break if the opportunity arose.
"Six months have passed since the great battle."
Northbank Defense Line.
Chen Fan stood on the City Wall, gazing at the Seaside. He still hadn't obtained many of the Building Blueprint that could only be unlocked on the Second-Level Continent, such as...
"Mysterious Heaven Propeller".
Only Access Rights were unlocked.
There is a chance that the item will drop from Strange Entities dies in the Eternal Night Continent, or Strange Entities killed by someone from the Eternal Night Continent.
In recent days.
There are no Strange Entities on the Eternal Night Continent, so it is impossible to obtain one.
The Strange Entities no longer gathered in the nearby Sea Domain, and the whole world became much quieter.
"That Mr. Na."
He turned his head to look at the Mr. Na standing to the side, Mr. Na was now holding a bowl of shaved ice and enjoying it immensely under the scorching sun.
How's the fusion of the "Primordial Continent" fragments going?
He hadn't forgotten to merge with the Primordial Continent Fragment, which was originally the Habitat of the Strange Entity Clan. Merging with the Primordial Land was entirely the work of the Heavenly Dao. The Mortal Domain had already filled that fragment of the "Primordial Continent" with Eerie Fire.
Completely occupy.
This means that the Mortal Domain has completely occupied this continent, and only then can the Heavenly Dao begin to merge with it.
When the General Strange fire was planted all over the Primordial Continent Fragment, there was no Golden Rain, no three-year protection, nothing happened, as if nothing had ever occurred.
"It'll be here soon, it'll be here soon."
The Mr. Na clicked his tongue and said, "It should be ready in about six months. After all, fusing fragments of a 'Primordial Continent' takes quite a bit of effort."
What are the specific benefits?
Chen Fan asked again.
"That's hard to say."
The Mr. Na shook his head. "There will definitely be no benefit in the short term. The fragments of the 'Primordial Continent' will be completely shattered and merged into the Eternal Night Continent, and the land area will not increase."
I don't know the specifics.
"I can tell you what I know. The 'Primordial Continent' was a continent in the Heaven and Earth before the Dark Invasion, and it is also the only continent in the Heaven and Earth. In other words, this continent represents the Orthodoxy of this Heaven and Earth."
"Any continent that has merged Primordial Continent Fragment will possess 'Orthodoxy'."
You don't need this for now.
"But when you can use it later, you'll know how valuable those three words are, and you'll also understand why so many continents would fight each other so fiercely, just to seize a fragment of a Primordial Continent."
Chen Fan didn't say anything more, he just shrugged, leaned on his Jadeite Staff, and wandered aimlessly along the City Wall, enjoying the sea breeze.
The Mortal Domain is developing in all aspects.
The most important components, the "Heavenly Dao Cannon" and the "Defense Line," have yet to be upgraded.
The resources required are simply too numerous.
Currently, the Mortal Domain simply lacks the resources to engage in a full-scale war with the mainland.
Chen Fan.
Perhaps sensing Chen Fan's thoughts, the Mr. Na cleaned the shaved ice from his hands before reassuring him, "The layout of this Heaven and Earth isn't as chaotic as you imagine; it's practically impossible for continental battles to occur."
"Just think about it, how many Eerie Stone does it take to fire a single level 10 Heavenly Dao Cannon?"
"It's simply not feasible to bomb it."
"A major battle would result in a pure loss; there's no way to make a profit."
"So, except for some special circumstances, in most cases there won't be a full-blown war; we'll develop slowly and there's no rush."
"How can we not be in a hurry?"
Chen Fan gazed at the Mr. Na with a wistful expression. "Currently, there isn't a single mountain range on the Eternal Night Continent. Once the three-year protection period ends, how large a defensive line would it take to protect the Eternal Night Continent?"
"Need not."
The Mr. Na shook his head. "The protection period is three years because the Heavenly Dao's array setup takes exactly three years. I've been setting up the array from the very beginning. After the three-year protection period, a complete Grand Array will emerge underground. At that time, even 'Jiangbei' will be a perfect node, so there's no need to worry about the Strange Tide."
"Can mountains stop other continents from bombarding them with 'Heavenly Dao Cannon'?"
"Can it stop other continents from bombarding the interior of the mainland with Sky-Piercing Pillar?"
"Cannot."
"But none of the Heavenly Dao Cannon and Sky-Piercing Pillar on that continent have such a long range."
"What if it were brought over to the mainland?"
"You're not going to let the mainland advance too, are you? Besides, even if the mainland has the Mysterious Heaven Propeller, their movement speed is still very slow. Generally speaking, when the mainland pushes forward, it's the ultimate battle in the final showdown, a desperate gamble."
"The Eternal Night Continent is developing so well. Which other Eternal Night Continent has gone mad and is trying to crush it by pressing forward? Even if they wanted to press forward, they definitely couldn't get into the Thunderstorm Sea."
"Never mind."
The Mr. Na suddenly sighed, "Your personality is perfect for being a leader of a power. You always think of the worst-case scenario and make plans accordingly. But for an individual, it's actually very difficult to stay calm and you're prone to anxiety."
"In reality, in many cases, such extreme situations will not occur."
"Take your time. Once you discover a continent and establish contact with it, you'll understand how it develops."
"Pfft."
Chen Fan suddenly couldn't help but laugh, shook his head and said nothing more. He was somewhat anxious, but these anxieties were not suitable to share with others, not suitable to share with the Crippled Monkey, and not suitable to share with Wang Kui. That Mr. Na, however, was a very good confidant.
It's just a bit unfair to Mr. Na.
As a Heavenly Dao, it also has the responsibility of absorbing some negative emotions.
Before we knew it, Thirty Days had passed.
Seven months have passed since the end of the war.
The Mortal Domain continues its steady development.
And on a Deserted Island more than 10,000 kilometers away from the New Continent.
"One, two, three, four, five; five, four, three, two, one."
On the beach.
Standing several tens of meters tall, Jiu Wu was stretching his limbs, preparing for a new day's morning run. As usual, in about half an hour, his old buddy would catch up and devour him.
She was humming a cheerful nursery rhyme.
He made it up himself.
But at that moment—
The Weird Emperor Jiu Wu suddenly froze on the spot. He seemed to vaguely see a Flying Boat appearing at the end of the sky. The Flying Boat was extremely blurry and could not be seen at all, but the flag planted on the Flying Boat... looked so clear.
"Fan".
Black and white flag with the word "Fan".
It was almost a split second.
He felt as if his heart had stopped beating, and intense fear instantly filled his eyes.
No way...
He doesn't even know where he is now, how could the Mortal Domain possibly find him?
Wrong!
This shouldn't be targeting him specifically, otherwise they wouldn't have only sent one Flying Boat. It's probably the Mortal Domain exploring the outside world. He doesn't know how far his Deserted Island is from the "Eternal Night Continent".
But he was certain of one thing.
It must be outside the "Thunderstorm Sea." How did the Flying Boat from the Mortal Domain manage to cross the Thunderstorm Sea and fly out?
"It's over!"
A sudden chill ran through him; he had a feeling that his Retirement Life might be coming to an end.
And just then...
He saw it.
He saw the Flying Boat rapidly approaching, and as if it had already spotted the Strange Entities that filled the Deserted Island, it began to turn around quickly.
There was almost no hesitation.
A trickle of blood spilled from the corner of the Weird Emperor Jiu Wu's mouth. He activated Secret Art, unleashing an extremely terrifying speed in an instant. He quickly caught up with the Flying Boat at a speed that was difficult for the naked eye to perceive. He had to catch up and explain the situation, otherwise, once the Flying Boat returned to the Mortal Domain, the next attack might be from the Sky-Piercing Pillar of the Mortal Domain.
"Level 1 alert! Level 1 alert!"
On the Flying Boat of the Mortal Domain Commerce Pavilion.
A Middle-Aged Man, his face deathly pale, roared into the Message Talisman in his hand, "This is the Commerce Pavilion Flying Boat No. 372, Boat Captain King Ke. A large Island has been discovered 14,000 kilometers Eastern Region the New Continent, Island with Strange Entities."
"At this moment, a Strange Entities resembling the Ghost Emperor is rapidly approaching."
"Extremely fast."
"Pavilion Master King..."
The Middle-Aged Man paused, his face turning deathly pale, his eyes filled with terror. He gritted his teeth and said hoarsely, "We can't return. We can't return. Flying Boat 327 is preparing to detonate its Mustard-Seed Room. Please... take care of my wife and children."
Immediately afterwards.
He looked at the pair of eyes beside him, all of them young men, their eyes filled with fear and despair, bloodshot, but without a trace of retreat.
The Ghost Emperor was rapidly approaching.
It's only a few hundred meters away.
He took a deep breath and roared, "Gentlemen, prepare for the self-destruction!"
However, at that very moment!
The Ghost Emperor is approaching.
With just one hand, he stopped the Flying Boat. His body, tens of meters tall, knelt high in the air, his eyes filled with the same heart-wrenching terror as he roared, "Mortal Domain, spare my life!"
"It's me, Jiu Wu!"
"Six months ago, I helped you guide and kill a group of commanders of the Strange Tide. Do you remember me?"
"Don't rush to attack, let me explain."