novelraw Chapter 616 465: The Shadow of the Airship Deep Inland
Chapter 616 465: The Shadow of the Airship Deep Inland
Chun slept until 7 AM, roughly resting for 4 hours.
There was a knock on the door from the brother outside: "Brother Chun, breakfast is here!"
Chun immediately got up and opened the door: "Alright, thank you!"
The brother smiled and said: "Brother Chun, eel noodles! For lunch, do you want something light or heavy?"
Chun laughed: "Then heavy it is!"
"Alright, Brother Chun. The Great God just woke up, feeling great! He's asking if Brother Chun has any instructions?"
What instructions could I give? Might as well fool around with that Ten Lords traitor, Silva. She's trying her best to pose as an NPC to build trust, surely she'll leak some insider info, right?
Chun laughed: "No instructions, he can develop freely."
"Got it, Brother Chun."
After washing up and eating, he went back online.
——System message: Welcome to the Golden Continent, it's now 19:16 Golden Continent Time...
Though it's nighttime, the sky was still bright here, with clouds of evening glow. Just saw Water Element going upstream along a river flanked by towering mountain ranges, moving upstream at a speed far beyond gliding on ground. Then came a series of system messages:
——System message: Your team escaped the Ancient Chimera's attack! You've witnessed the rare leader-level creatures and collected relevant attributes, your Grandmaster-level module combination integrates Great Explorer profession, Expert-level Treasure Identification Technique, Advanced-level Archaeology Technique, and successfully obtained the information for the academic profession "Erudite Scholar".
——System message: You perfectly explored the Blue Crystal River Basin's map, your Outstanding Wisdom earned you an achievement reward: Map Drawing Technique. Successfully obtained the information for the academic profession "Erudite Scholar".
——System message: Your team escaped the Thunderous Giant Rhinoceros attack! You've witnessed the rare leader-level creatures...Successfully obtained the information for the academic profession "Erudite Scholar".
——System message: You perfectly explored the Ice Jade River Basin's map...obtained "Erudite Scholar" information.
——System message: Your team escaped the Burrowing Giant Worm's attack...obtained "Erudite Scholar" information.
——System message: Your team escaped the Ancient Forest Giant Bear's attack...obtained "Erudite Scholar" information.
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Chun was instantly dumbfounded! What the heck happened in the four hours I was offline?
Chun quickly opened the map to check and found the previously pitch-black area surrounding Three-Ring Village had two new river surrounding maps.
This distance into the mainland must be over 600 kilometers! Wait, there's even a snow mountain ahead!! Under the glow it shines like a Gold Mountain!
This speed? Chun only then realized the speed of Water Element going upstream wasn't right, this was clearly the space indentation of Tidal Power, using Divine Power again!
Holy Shit! I thought Mei said she was just taking a stroll and enjoying herself, but didn't expect it to be such a wild adventure! After passing the snow mountains, it's likely the ice plains, and beyond the ice plains is the Arctic!
Also good. Initially fake angel Maria gave me the book of Divine Artifact "Treasure Identification Technique" and immediately got the academic profession information for Erudite Scholar. Then a small account through Hua accompanied Ugly Emperor in the Golden Divine Throne Library reading books, went all the way to Expert Treasure Identification, Advanced Archaeology, and triggered Erudite Scholar information.
Now just exploring maps and getting clobbered has triggered it again! Maybe after playing for a few more days, I might officially comprehend it!
Mina greeted: "Master, you're here!"
Mei laughed heartily: "I'm having so much fun right now!"
Chun quickly asked: "The creatures you encountered along the way just now, were they dangerous?"
Mei smiled and said: "No danger, I deliberately went to see them! Then they chased and tried to attack me, I froze them with an Ice Ring and ran away!"
Chun sweated: "If you really fought, could you win?"
Mei remarked: "Probably not. Plus, Water Element only continuously gains strength in water, on land using a few skills consumes a lot of water, reducing in size. When I return to the water… no creature would want to fight me there, so I just ran off."
Indeed! It's just like when I was jumping sideways in the sewers; even if encountering a strong foe Water Element couldn't beat, it was possible to escape. This means Mei could explore half the Golden Continent's map simply by roaming along river networks—well, not exactly half but the river networks are the veins of the continent, many economic expansion activities depend on them.
So, my Erudite Scholar profession which I'm unclear of its use can just follow this and take a backseat!
Mei added: "Also, when coming here, I saw an airship shadow in the sky. I checked, and in the sky, it's only a shadow but I can't see the airship."
Chun was surprised: "A shadow in the sky? Not on the ground?"
Mei said: "Yes, it's in the sky. It might be an alternate space pathway up there, similar to the Dark Sea in the ocean. Normally you wouldn't see the shadow, but now with my Divine Power, it's different, as long as there's a water vapor fluctuation I can detect it, hehe!"
Chun was indeed astonished!
Even if Bronze City could make airships, they don't have the tech for alternate space pathways! Is it advanced forces of the Empire operating inland? If truly such advanced forces are active in darkness, then the so-called Five City Lords aren't much, huh? Those Five City Beauties might not even be able to cover me, right?
Chun again thought of Dragon Mother trapped in the inland fortress prison; it's a place surrounded by no paths, accessible only by airship. Is it possibly another alternate space?
Chun silently gazed at the sky, a haze of light and clouds. This also gave Chun a feeling of being a fly watching the blue sky, wondering when he could reach that realm?
Perhaps, playing well with the goddess is the closest realm for now!
So Chun proactively sought fun for Mei, pointing to the distant highest Golden Light Snow Mountain: "Mei, can Water Element climb snow mountains?"
Mei laughed: "As long as there's water, ice, or similar places, it's possible."
Chun was enthusiastic: "How about we climb the highest mountain, it could lead to a broader map, maybe even find a beacon guiding airships at the peak?"
Mei puzzled: "What is an airship beacon?"
Chun explained: "It's something like a lighthouse at sea, ships see the lighthouse to confirm their position, avoiding a wrong course. Airships in alternate space likely need this, and if so, probably on the highest mountains."
Mei was excited: "I love lighthouses, let's go see! Come on, Tidal Power!!"
With the Water Element's body glowing, it accelerated again, directly scrunched the map!
Chun truly sweated, this is Divine Power being used casually, just having fun!
Then let's have a blast! After all, the reason for finding a beacon was for Chun to confirm which force the airship belonged to, and Mother Earth is knowledgeable, he can contact her anytime with a small account.
If it's a hostile force, then it's time to stir things up, weakening their control over the Golden Continent, which benefits both the City Beauty and Merfolk!
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