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Chapter 446: Mission Accomplished
Chapter 446: Mission Accomplished
The teleportation destination chosen by Luke was extremely discreet, and the four of them appeared out of thin air without attracting any attention or encountering any other dangerous situations.
Zhou Ping, Deguen, and the others were not surprised at all, as the Divine Kingdom teleportation could hardly be hidden from the all-knowing Ru Market's Master. If Luke had any inappropriate thoughts, they would immediately be pulled back to the Divine Kingdom Trading Space.
What troubled the four of them was the dense Mana in the surrounding air, including the intense oppression and rejection of the Fundamental Laws enveloping their bodies, which made them feel out of place.
Just as they were frowning, a faint engine roar came from above the sky, and a newly-modelled Gnomish flying airship slowly descended. Luke's familiar voice also echoed from the airship.
"Welcome to the Silver Gnome Empire, esteemed guests!"
The words were very solemn, but coming from Luke, with his short stature and unkempt appearance, it felt a bit odd.
...
Compared to Zhou Ping, Deguen, and the others' discomfort, Song Chi, who was in the Multiverse Ruins Market, felt nothing at all.
His attention was entirely focused on the Silver Gnome Empire's Floating Continent as seen through the four individuals' perspectives.
Based on the all-encompassing knowledge of the entire Divine Kingdom Task Platform, he easily made initial judgments about the Silver Gnome Empire and its Silver Floating Continent through Deguen and the others' senses and perspectives.
"The intensity of the oppression and rejection of the Floating Continent's Fundamental Laws, coupled with the density of Mana, suggests that this Silver Continent is most likely between the peak of the sixth tier and the initial stage of the seventh tier. As for more specific details, it's hard to determine at the moment!"
On the other side, Deguen and his group had already decided on their next move.
The Eagle Falcon Province, an ordinary province under the Silver Gnome Empire, was just a low-level province a few decades ago. However, in recent years, the province's development has been rapid.
On the flying airship, Zhou Ping and the others curiously observed everything below.
When they saw the towering cylindrical structures rising from the ground, each several hundred to thousands of kilometers high, and the dense black smoke continuously emitted from their tips, the Night Elf's eyebrows furrowed, and she covered her mouth and nose, trying to avoid breathing the air filled with a pungent odor.
As a Night Elf, although not as environmentally conscious as Wood Elves, she still strongly disliked this blatant act of destruction.
"What are those pillar-like things?"
Before the Night Elf could speak, the Fourth Rank Treant beside her asked first.
Luke glanced at them and then a proud look appeared in his eyes.
"These are exhaust chimneys, connected to our Silver Gnome Empire's new Mana Steel Furnaces..."
As he spoke, Luke seemed to be getting more excited. These structures used to be rare in the Eagle Falcon Province, but thanks to the increasing wealth of the Tor Lordship Manor over the years, they have now become a common sight.
Because of these, the core Mana factories under their Lordship Manor can now produce War God Mechas on their own, which is a fundamental measure of a noble family's heritage and power in the entire Silver Gnome Empire.
Unfortunately, the construction of War God Mechas is extremely slow, as each one requires a large amount of materials, funds, and time.
Naturally, Deguen and his group, who were new to the Silver Gnome Empire, didn't understand or have any interest in these matters. They only knew that every minute and second they spent on the Silver Continent consumed Divine Kingdom Points, and they wanted to complete their mission as soon as possible.
"Luke, let's not delay. Shall we set off now?"
Luke had no objections.
In fact, he was more anxious than anyone else. After all, it was a Red Artifact, and if they could complete this mission, it would be a great achievement, whether exchanged with the family or kept for personal use. It would be even better if he could directly exchange it for a War God Mecha of his own.
Soon, the improved flying airship abruptly changed its course and headed straight for the depths of the sky.
After an unknown amount of time, the Floating Shield of the Floating Continent finally came into view.
At this moment, Zhou Ping unexpectedly asked, "What's that? A special Gale Wind Layer?"
Hearing this question, those around him were surprised.
"Haven't you seen this before? It's the Floating Shield, used to separate the interior and exterior of the Floating Continent. It's a fundamental part of the Floating Continent's self-defense system, and every mid to high-tier Floating Continent should have one, shouldn't it?"
Zhou Ping shook his head.
"It's different in the Primordial Chaos Continent. My master told me that the deepest part of the sky is a special Gale Wind Layer, a place only accessible to Fourth Rank Nascent Soul True Lords!"
This little incident did not hinder their journey, and soon, the improved flying airship burst out of the Silver Floating Continent.
It was called an improved flying airship because it had been modified by the Lordship Manor's core Mana factories, allowing it to freely travel in the outer starry sky.
As for traveling through the starry sky, there was no need to worry.
The Silver Floating Continent itself was measured in light-years, and the distance between provinces was often hundreds to thousands of billions of kilometers. With this in mind, the Gnomes had long researched spatial gateway technology, and with the Lordship Manor's increasing exploration of the outer starry sky in recent decades, a spatial gateway network had already been established for their journey to the Fifth Rank Sea-Hiding Flower.
"So, this is the starry sky you've been talking about..."
As soon as he emerged from the Silver Floating Continent's Floating Shield, Zhou Ping, who usually had a mature and serious demeanor, became curious, gazing at the serene starry universe around him.
The Primordial Chaos Continent had always been enveloped by multiple layers of Gale Wind, completely isolating the interior from the outside. Even the Nascent Soul True Lords above him couldn't penetrate the terrifying Gale Wind Layer to reach the outer realms.
The entire Luofu Sword Sect probably only had the opportunity to see the true Starry Sky when the Dharmic Transformation Sect Leader reached the True Immortal stage.
Zhou Ping had already explained this to the others earlier, so no one spoke up at the moment.
But Luke, who had been deep in thought for a while, suddenly spoke up, "Zhou Ping, if your Luofu Sword Sect has any interest in exploring the outer realms, I might be able to help."
He then introduced a special Windward Ship that the Empire had launched long ago.
According to Luke, this Windward Ship was developed by the Empire in the distant past to conquer the Hurricane Province. It had an extremely strong ability to evade and resist natural phenomena like hurricanes and gale winds. If the Luofu Sword Sect truly wanted to develop and explore the outer realms, this Windward Ship might be worth a try.
"Alright, I'll inform the Sect Leader!" Zhou Ping replied quickly. Over the past hundred years, he had heard countless stories related to the Star Sea. He had always been curious and yearned for the Star Sea, as countless aliens spoke of its abundance of treasures and spiritual materials. If they could use this Windward Ship to reach the Star Sea, he would wholeheartedly support the idea.
As for Luke, his intentions were not purely altruistic.
If the Windward Ship proved useful, the Luofu Sword Sect would undoubtedly need to place a large order. As the number of Windward Ships increased, subsequent projects like warship maintenance, repairs, and mana crystal trading would naturally follow.
During their conversation, the hovercraft had already traveled far from the Silver Gnome Empire through several spatial gateways.
After several hours, they finally arrived at their destination after passing through another spatial gateway.
At the edge of their vision, in the pitch-black Star Sea, a gigantic crimson flower with indescribable beauty took root in the void.
"That's the Sea-Hiding Flower, a Fifth Rank Star Plant, skilled in spreading highly infectious pollen spores. Remember, once the battle begins, don't hold back. If we delay, we have no chance of victory."
A rare look of solemnity appeared on the face of the Gnome, Luke, clearly aware of the terror a Fifth Rank Star Plant could bring.
But as he quickly scanned the Fourth Rank Treant beside him, whose eyes were fixed on the Sea-Hiding Flower, the tension in Luke's eyes eased slightly.
Swish, swish, swish! Accompanied by several energy fluctuations, Deguen, the Night Elf, and the Treant simultaneously rushed out of the hovercraft.
In the upcoming battle, everyone would need to exert their full strength, inevitably unleashing the power of the laws they controlled. It was impossible to remain in the hovercraft any longer.
After a short wait, Luke, who had entered the Silver II-Type War God Mecha beside him, also burst out of the hovercraft.
In the starry sky, upon receiving Luke's attack command, those who had been ready to strike unleashed their attacks.
The high-explosive mana ray guns in the mechanical arms of the War God Mecha, the red-glowing trident in Deguen's hand, and the special bow and arrow of the Night Elf...
Swish, swish, swish! Several energy howls sounded, and numerous powerful beams of light surged towards the distant Sea-Hiding Flower.
Their chosen attack position was ingenious. It was far enough from the Sea-Hiding Flower's main body to ensure that even if it released its pollen spores as an attack, the spores would take time to spread over.
At the same time, it was just within the range of all five attackers, ensuring maximum damage.
As a Star Plant, the Sea-Hiding Flower's reaction was naturally slower than that of a flesh-and-blood creature. Even though the energy beams made quite a commotion, the Sea-Hiding Flower didn't react until the attacks landed on its flower petals.
Boom, boom, boom! After several energy bursts, the Sea-Hiding Flower finally responded with a series of pink energy waves radiating outward from the crimson petals.
But during this process, Luke was the first to roar at the Fourth Rank Treant:
"Now's the time!"
The Treant, who hadn't attacked earlier, now unleashed a green energy wave.
This energy wave contained pure wood energy, but it wasn't meant to inflict damage.
Yet, it was precisely this energy wave that, upon entering the Sea-Hiding Flower's petals, caused the spreading pink energy to suddenly halt as if encountering its nemesis.
Seeing this, Luke and the others' faces lit up with joy, and their attacks became more frequent.
After such a long time, not only had the Divine Kingdom Task Platform accumulated 1.5 million players, but there were also no fewer than twenty Fourth Rank aliens with the Ruins Market Token. Why did Luke choose the Treant, who wasn't skilled in long-range attacks? The reason was clear.
As Treants who interacted and cooperated with plants daily, they not only possessed the ability to communicate and collaborate with various plants but could also temporarily influence and control most plants.
This time, they influenced the Sea-Hiding Flower's pollen spore secretion.
"Quickly, I can't maintain this suppression for long!" The Fourth Rank Treant shouted.
Hearing this, Luke and the others exchanged glances, and the next second, they all employed even more powerful attacks.
The Silver II-Type War God Mecha retracted the mana ray gun in its hands, and two armor plates on its shoulders opened, revealing two black cannon mouths beneath them.
These were the new explosive mana missile cannons equipped on the Silver II-Type, possessing Fourth Rank peak power.
As for the Night Elf, its special black bow gathered infinite dark laws, finally condensing into an arrow entirely formed from the power of laws.
Deguen's Naga body was infinitely expanding, already reaching the genetic lineage of Star Sea Advanced Life, making his Naga body far surpass ordinary Nagas.
As the creature continued to expand, the red trident in its hand also grew, and the power it unleashed intensified.
Whoosh!
The enhanced attack precisely struck the Sea-Hiding Flower's flower path, and in the midst of the violent explosion, they saw the Sea-Hiding Flower trembling continuously, a sign of a severe injury triggering an even stronger stress response.
As expected, the Treant's restraining measures failed, and the shocking pink energy spread once more.
"Use whatever means you have as soon as possible, or else once the pollen spores spread, we'll have to return empty-handed!"
Luke shouted, his attack relentless. They were far enough from the Sea-Hiding Flower's main body that the pollen spores couldn't reach them for a while.
But as time passed, the urgency in their eyes grew more intense.
The pink energy was getting closer, yet the Sea-Hiding Flower's vitality was astonishingly resilient, showing no signs of extreme weakness under their continuous barrage.
At that moment, a flash of light appeared in the Night Elf's hand, followed by a sweep of red light, and a circle of black energy gradually spread, eventually forming a dark domain that enveloped them all.
"This is the Dark Domain, which can temporarily protect us from the pollen spores and provide a boost to our combat strength, but it won't last long either, Zhou Ping!"
The Night Elf explained, turning first to Zhou Ping on one side, followed by Luke, Deguen, and the Fourth Rank Treant, who also turned their gazes.
Among the five, Zhou Ping was one of the only two Third Rank individuals, and without the aid of a mecha, he had been largely on the sidelines until now. Why had Luke invited him, and why hadn't Deguen and the others objected? There was a reason for this.
As all eyes turned to him, Zhou Ping, who had been slacking off for a long time, no longer hesitated. He tapped his waist, and a talisman-like object appeared in his hand, taken from his storage bag.
It was a talisman-like object, but unlike ordinary talismans, the spell sealed within could be used multiple times, and it was created by the Dharmic Transformation Sect Leader himself. In the Primordial Chaos Continent, this object had another name.
Spell Artifact!
A Spell Artifact crafted by a late-stage Dharmic Transformation cultivator, each activation unleashing the full force of a Fifth Rank Late-stage creature.
As spiritual power surged around him, continuously infusing the purple-gold talisman in his hand, a giant sword light illusion appeared above the Dark Domain.
With the appearance of this giant sword light illusion, a terrifyingly sharp Sword Intent ravaged the Star Sea, and even with the Dark Domain's barrier, Deguen and the others felt their skin stinging as if being cut.
As the leader of the Luofu Sword Sect, his mastery of the sword path was unparalleled, and so the Spell Artifact he crafted with great effort naturally had a connection to the sword.
"Luofu Soul Severing Sword, go!"
Zhou Ping shouted, and the hundred-meter giant sword illusion above suddenly shot forward, gathering infinite Sword Intent and slicing through the void, creating a void crack.
Deguen and the others only saw a flash of sword light before they could see clearly again, and the hundred-meter giant sword illusion had already crossed a vast distance, precisely striking the flower path of the distant Sea-Hiding Flower.
In the pitch-black starry sky, a brilliant light shone, and the sharp Sword Intent reverberated.
As the sharp Sword Intent that filled the entire starry sky gradually dissipated, the group didn't need to look at the Sea-Hiding Flower; in the moment the infinite pink energy dissipated, they cheered, for the pollen spores had retreated on their own, signifying the death of their mother plant.
"We did it!!"
Inside the War God Mecha's cockpit, Luke was the first to exclaim in delight, raising his hands involuntarily and cheering, almost dancing with joy.
Deguen and the others weren't far behind in their reactions, all of them smiling.
Although this mission had been risky, the outcome was ultimately favorable.
For the next half hour, they didn't rush to approach, but instead repeatedly confirmed the state of the Sea-Hiding Flower, only daring to move closer once they were certain it was truly dead.
"According to the distribution rules we discussed earlier, Eisen, you take the Fifth Rank Life Crystal from the Sea-Hiding Flower, and I, along with Deguen and the other three, will each receive a Red Artifact!"
"Mhm!"
With the distribution plan already agreed upon, no one objected. They carefully extracted the Sea-Hiding Flower's core, a crucial item for their subsequent reward exchange, and couldn't afford any mistakes.
Finally, the Fourth Rank Treant, Eisen, carefully searched within the Sea-Hiding Flower, hoping to find its seed.
This was a Starseed Plant, and if cultivated, it would become a powerful trump card for him in the future.
As for the long growth cycle of Starseed Plants?
There was no need to worry about that; their Treant Royal Court had special means to accelerate the growth of plants.
Surprisingly, he did find a Sea-Hiding Flower seed, which he carefully collected.
After completing all this, they quickly returned to the Silver Continent via a hovercraft and then teleported back to the Divine Kingdom Player Trading Space.
To be honest, Zhou Ping and Deguen were actually thinking of taking a stroll around the Silver Continent, but it was the Gnome, Luke, who couldn't hold back. He just wanted to complete the task as soon as possible and claim the Star Sea Artifact he had his eye on.
The Divine Kingdom Player Trading Space had become livelier each day since the player count reached one and a half million, and when Deguen and the others appeared from the Divine Kingdom teleportation platform, the entire trading space buzzed with excitement from the numerous Star Sea Aliens.
(End of Chapter)
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