Strongest Lord by Opening Blind Boxes

Chapter 94: Mengbai Island

The Floating Mountain drifted along, first reaching Eggshell Pier, then following the Jade River onward. It took less than two hours to reach Kaiyuan County, and after another hour, it was already floating over the sea.

This sea had a simple name: the East Sea. It was vast and endless.

As the Floating Mountain journeyed onward, thirteen giant turtles followed below. The procession naturally attracted countless gazes, and its arrival over the sea startled many fishing boats and passenger ships into a hurried retreat.

On the Floating Mountain, Xiang Tianchen was black and blue, tied up securely. He looked up at the towering Prototype No. 1 and asked in confusion, "So this is the Divine Being Moving Mountains. Hey, you in the Mecha, who the hell are you? How can you command these Soldiers? Isn’t that something only a Lord can do? Didn’t that Lord, Yang Wanli, already die?"

SLAP! SLAP!

Two slaps landed on Xiang Tianchen’s face, making a crisp sound.

The one who hit him was Yang Qingniu. He shouted, "You idiot, my dad is alive and well!"

Xiang Tianchen felt his face swell even more, but he exclaimed in shock, "Huh? Your dad is Yang Wanli? He’s not dead? You hatched from a Chaos Egg!"

"You’re the one who hatched from a damn Chaos Egg!"

Yang Qingniu slapped Xiang Tianchen a few more times.

"Enough nonsense!" Zhang Lengzi placed his gleaming Ming Feng steel blade against Xiang Tianchen’s neck and said coldly, "Just give us the directions. Don’t ask what you’re not supposed to ask. Otherwise, with one flick of my wrist, your head will be rolling on the ground!"

"Don’t do it, don’t do it! I’ll give you directions! Just go forward, straight ahead! We’re almost there!"

Xiang Tianchen answered hastily. He was terrified; he was already halfway to his grave and didn’t dare take any more risks. ’For now, my only option is to submit to these people. Once we get to Mengbai Island and I see Shen Xingnan, maybe I’ll have a chance to live.’

Yang Qingniu looked at the steel blade in Zhang Lengzi’s hand with great envy. "Lengzi, that’s a really nice blade. Can I have a go with it?"

Zhang Lengzi said with a cold expression, "Captain Yang, please call me the Chopping King of Eggshell Village!"

"The Chopping King of Eggshell Village?" Yang Qingniu said. "Isn’t Gegeda the Chopping King of Eggshell Village?"

At this moment, however, Wang Yi’s eyes lit up.

Sitting up high, he could see far into the distance. He had already spotted a black dot amid the hazy waves, which he guessed was Mengbai Island.

Meanwhile, at Qingliang Temple in the northwest of Kaiyuan County, the Red Tiger Camp garrison, Commander Lu Aqi of the Red Tiger Camp held a letter between his fingers, his eyes half-closed as he read. He lifted a cup of tea, took a sip, and said in a low voice, "Are the men who disguised themselves as carriage drivers and guards back?"

"They’re back!"

Vice Commander Yue Gang of the Red Tiger Camp replied with his hands clasped.

"Have you located the stronghold of Yang Wanli and his people?"

"We have!"

"Good. Send some clever and reliable men to disguise themselves as Refugees. Have them find a way to infiltrate the stronghold and operate in secret!"

"Understood!"

Yue Gang bowed and retreated.

After he had left, Lu Aqi put down the letter, took out a fire starter, and burned it to ashes.

The letter was a secret message that had just been delivered from King Dongsheng’s Prince Mansion.

’The Prince is dispatching warships... and it’s actually for an overseas Immortal Mountain? Mengbai Island in the East Sea? The ruins of an Ancient Immortal? Does such a place truly exist?’

Lu Aqi was filled with doubt. The secret message ordered him to coordinate with the warships, set sail to attack Mengbai Island at top speed, and, at any cost, slaughter everyone on the island.

It was as if Mengbai Island would become a great enemy in the future if it wasn’t completely wiped out.

Just then, Yue Gang returned to report, "Sir, a scout has just reported that the Divine Being’s Moving Mountains has entered the East Sea!"

"What? Moving a mountain into the sea? For real?"

"It should be true. It seems quite a few people saw it with their own eyes!"

Lu Aqi fell silent upon hearing this. His brow gradually furrowed as numerous speculations surfaced in his mind.

At this moment, on Mengbai Island, inside the Immortal Cave Mansion ruins on the central mountain peak, Shen Xingnan was recruiting Bronze Warriors.

Bronze Warriors were man-shaped Refined Puppets forged from bronze. They stood two meters tall, weighed over half a ton, were powered by Spirit Stones, and were Invulnerable. Their strength was immense, but they were a bit clumsy and lacked mobility.

But Shen Xingnan didn’t need to refine Bronze Warriors herself. The cave mansion before her was both her residence and a special barracks. By simply consuming bronze and Chaos Energy, she could directly recruit Bronze Warriors from it.

Shen Xingnan expertly equipped the newly recruited Bronze Warriors with Spirit Stones, then asked, "Governor, when can the new bronze be delivered?"

"Reporting to Master, the mining kangaroo Servant Beast is currently mining Bronze Ore at full capacity in the Bronze Ore Cave. We expect a delivery of 10 units of bronze in 29 minutes, enough to recruit two more Bronze Warriors!"

Answering Shen Xingnan was a chubby, little silver metal figure. It looked like a high-tech product, shaped like a two-year-old toddler with short arms and legs, a round head, and a round belly. Its hands and feet were spheres, with no fingers or toes. It floated in the air, its body covered in metallic lines like a printed circuit board. Its two eyes glowed with a faint blue light, and it even had a small silver Cloak on its back.

This robot actually had a name: [Wadu]. It was an intelligent life form that Shen Xingnan had hatched by resetting a Purple Chaos Egg. It held the profession of [Governor], allowing it to constantly monitor the territory’s status. It could also bind to a functional territory building to gain administrative authority.

Shen Xingnan shook her head upon hearing Wadu’s reply. "The mining speed of one kangaroo is still too slow. The next time I get a Chaos Egg, I’ll definitely reset it to hatch a few more mining Servant Beasts! Wadu, give me a count of all military forces in the territory!"

"Yes. As of this moment, not including Servant Beasts, Master’s territory contains: 322 Wooden Ox Puppets, 256 Bronze Warriors, one Wood Puppet Dragon, two Loyal Wolves, two scouts, and one Qi Refining Stage disciple. Including myself, Wadu, the total number of combat-capable units is 585. If we also count Lord Sea Patrol Envoy Xiang Tianchen, that makes it 586!"

"How many more Gold Coins are needed to repair the Cloud Boat?"

"We still require 2,865 Gold, 72 Silver, and 5 Copper!"

"What’s the status on destroying the Mountain Protection Array at Ruins No. 4?"

"The two Array-Breaking Servant Beasts are at work. The array-breaking progress is at approximately 76%. We estimate that Ruins No. 4 can be opened in three days."

"Slow. Still too slow! You, go to Ruins No. 4 and use your Radium Light Radio to forcibly break the array. You must open Ruins No. 4 today!"

"Master, the Radium Light Radio consumes a massive amount of energy. My current energy reserves are only at 96%, and I also have to maintain the Island Protection Array. Once my energy is depleted, I won’t be able to serve you anymore!"

"You think 96% energy reserves is too little? Just go when I tell you to go! Stop wasting my time with this nonsense!"

"Master, I..."

"I don’t want to hear any excuses. My command is absolute. You must obey!"

"F-fine..."

Wadu flew out of the Immortal Cave Mansion. As the Governor, it could not defy the Lord’s command. So, despite its reluctance, it flew off in the direction of Ruins No. 4.

Ruins No. 4 was a small mountain peak protected by a Mountain Protection Array. It was impossible to enter without first destroying the array.

Below the small mountain peak, two golden-furred rats the size of water buffaloes were digging a hole. These were the Array-Breaking Rats, specializing in destroying arrays and breaking through barriers. Shen Xingnan had specifically hatched them by resetting a Chaos Egg, but clearly, their speed was not to her satisfaction.

Wadu flew above the two Array-Breaking Rats and announced, "You two, fall back. I’ll break the array!"

The two Array-Breaking Rats twitched their ears and scurried far away in a flash.

Wadu let out a human-like sigh and muttered to itself, ’Aiya, I’m already down to only 96% energy...’

After speaking, it touched its two small, spherical hands together. CRACKLE! Blue arcs of electricity immediately began to dance across its body. The next moment, Wadu started punching the air, sending punch after punch toward the small mountain below.

Its movements were slow, but each punch unleashed a blinding bolt of lightning that stabbed toward the mountain peak like a sharp knife, only to be blocked by a translucent barrier of light.

That barrier was the Mountain Protection Array.

And after every punch, Wadu would show a pained expression and constantly mutter, ’Energy reserves at 95.5%. This is bad!’

’Aiya, energy reserves at 95%!’

’I’m gonna die, I’m gonna die! Energy is down to only 94%!’

’Aiya, can’t anyone recharge me? Energy is down to just 93%...’

The little robot grumbled on, its face a picture of unwillingness.

Suddenly, it stopped its attack and turned to look out from the island. ’The Island Protection Array has been disturbed. Who is intruding on Mengbai Island?’

At that very moment, the Floating Mountain was bearing down on Mengbai Island.

Wang Yi sat in the cockpit of Prototype No. 1, gazing at the mist-shrouded island ahead. In a low voice, he said, "We’re finally here."