The Yin Lineage's fleet sailed south, and half a month passed quickly.
While traveling, the fleet deliberately avoided the area where the cities of Central Land were located, so the journey was smooth, and they had now covered about a third of the distance.
"Young Master Chen Mu, the ship's reserves of Grade 2 Spirit Stone are running low, and the clansmen's daily necessities are almost used up as well."
It seems we'll need to find a city to land in and resupply for the next couple of days.
Yin Guang went to the spaceship control room and asked Chen Mu for instructions.
Although Chen Mu still had many high-quality Spirit Stone, using second-grade Spirit Stone as fuel was the most cost-effective for transport ships.
Using higher-quality Spirit Stone as fuel would be a huge waste, and even though Chen Mu now has some assets, he wouldn't use them for burning like that.
"Okay! Let me take a look."
With a wave of his hand, Chen Mu caused the virtual screen in front of him to switch to display a huge map.
Since Ma Hongxian announced the bounty on the Yin Lineage, the news has spread like wildfire throughout the major cities of the Central Land. It is not easy for them to find a city where they can resupply, and they may be ambushed if they are not careful.
"Hmm... how about we resupply in this Falling Rosy Clouds City tomorrow? What do you think?"
Yin Guang had seen Chen Mu operate the compass artifact frequently these past few days, and was no longer surprised that the compass could project maps.
"No problem!"
He had been studying the fleet's route maps and had also learned about Falling Rosy Clouds City.
The Falling Rosy Clouds City is indeed very suitable for fleet resupply. First of all, it is a prefecture city famous for its commerce, with a large enough spaceship docking square to support the landing of its nine spaceships.
Then, Falling Rosy Clouds City is located in the heart of the empire, near Central Province. The city lord of Falling Rosy Clouds City has not shown any ambition to dominate, and the city has always been safe. As long as he is willing to let me into the city, there should not be any major problems with safety.
"But will the Falling Rosy Clouds City agree to let us into the city?"
Yin Guang expressed his concerns.
"Hehe, don't worry, I have a way to get him to agree."
Chen Mu revealed a confident smile.
"That's good. Then I'll take my leave."
Yin Guang was quite self-aware. After deciding to pledge allegiance to Chen Mu, he never acted like an elder to Chen Mu. Of course, the main reason for this was Chen Mu's formidable strength.
In the Pan Emperor Continent, realm and strength are paramount; seniority is secondary. Otherwise, the world would be full of ancestors, making relationships even more chaotic.
After Yin Guang left, Chen Mu formed a hand seal and directly connected to the communication jade tablets of Chen Duo and Zheng Fengdao who were nearby.
"Make preparations. We'll go down to Falling Rosy Clouds City tomorrow to resupply. If the city lord of Falling Rosy Clouds City doesn't know what's good for him, we'll teach him a lesson."
"Good!"
"Receive!"
The next day, Chen Mu's fleet set off for Falling Rosy Clouds City early in the morning.
Nine large transport ships marched in a grand procession, and as soon as they entered within ten kilometers of Falling Rosy Clouds City, they immediately attracted the attention of the Falling Rosy Clouds City Air Defense Force.
Who goes there?
Although cities in the Central Land rarely face the threat of monsters, there are many bandits and outlaws, and even air pirate groups that specialize in plundering in spaceships. Therefore, most cities have a certain degree of air defense capabilities.
Sky pirate gangs are considered relatively high-level bandits. After all, those capable of acquiring spaceships are not low-level cultivators. In fact, larger sky pirate gangs often have Core Formation Realm cultivators as backers. Each of their operations is not a small business, and many cities are wary of them.
Especially in recent years, after the Haotian Empire lost its prestige, more and more cultivators have become air pirates, and major cities have increased their investment in air defense. Therefore, as soon as the Yin Lineage's fleet approached Falling Rosy Clouds City, it received a message from the air defense army.
"We are a caravan heading to the Wilderness, passing through this city, and plan to stop here for supplies. Would that be convenient?"
Chen Mu activated the sound transmission array on the spaceship to respond to the other party.
Do you have caravan credentials?
"Have!"
Chen Mu took out a spirit mark and placed it on the array inside the ship, thus transmitting the mark.
This caravan certificate was submitted by Hou Sailei on Chen Mu's behalf. As one of the largest merchant guilds in the Central Land, the Eight Directions Chamber of Commerce could easily issue a certificate.
Below, inside the City Lord's Mansion of Falling Rosy Clouds City.
A petite old man sat upright at a table, his hands forming a hand seal. On the table sat a magical mirror.
The mirror reflected the nine spaceships belonging to the Yin Lineage. As his incantation changed, he examined each of the nine spaceships from different angles.
"Heh heh, you think you can get away with just changing the ship's emblem? A convoy with nine large transport ships and not a single escort vessel? Anyone with a brain knows something's up with you."
The petite old man was Yan Beihai, the city lord of Falling Rosy Clouds City. He didn't usually care much about spaceships, but recently, space pirates had been appearing near Falling Rosy Clouds City, so when he heard that nine spaceships were about to land, he specially used his magic weapon to observe them.
"Nine spaceships, hmm, this must be the Yin Lineage that escaped from North Wind City."
Ma Hongxian, that brute, thinks he can command the entire world to risk their lives for him from just one county town? He's overestimating himself.
Yan Beihai sneered. Although Falling Rosy Clouds City, which he ruled, was a prefectural city, its prosperity was comparable to some less developed capital cities. Its annual harvest was a hundred times greater than that of an ordinary county town. Why would he care about Ma Hongxian's reward?
"That's enough. These are turbulent times; let's not create any more trouble. Let them leave."
With that thought in mind, he stepped out of the room, took to the air, and flew towards the Yin Lineage's fleet.
After Chen Mu gave the caravan the credentials, the air defense forces of Falling Rosy Clouds City did not respond for a long time.
He was already getting impatient and was about to order the fleet forward when he noticed a person enveloped in immense Spiritual Power rushing towards him.
"Haha, Yin Guang, you don't need to pretend anymore, I know it's you."
"But don't worry, I wouldn't stoop to being Ma Hongxian's pawn. You can leave now! Your Falling Rosy Clouds City doesn't welcome you."
Yan Beihai's voice resounded through the clouds, and everyone on the nine ships could hear it clearly.
"Very strong! Possesses the strength of the Late Core Formation Realm."
Chen Mu immediately discerned the opponent's strength and realm. He told the others not to act rashly and took to the air to meet Yan Beihai.