While there was still time, Lin Chuan introduced the other members of the team to Meng Chao.
The first was the specialist group led by Zhang Weiyan, a veteran mine explorer from Sky Pillar Corporation.
Most of them were support-class superhumans. They were skilled in fusing their spirit energy magnetic fields into the magnetic field of the planet to sense the slight changes in the world. From there, they could draw the outline of the underground spirit energy ley lines and identify the differences between thousands of minerals.
The best mine explorers could even send their spirit energy ripples deep into the rock strata to change the molecular structure of the rocks and affect the geological structure within an area of thousands of meters.
It could both play the role of a "human shield tunneling machine" and dig tunnels more than three meters in diameter below the ground. It could also create falling stones or stalagmites to block and support the cracks that were about to collapse. It could even cause a small-scale earthquake.
Hence, even though their fighting strength was weak, no one dared to underestimate them. They were the key to the team and also the people the fighting-class superhumans had to protect.
Then, there was a woman called Professor Ye.
She had left a deep impression on Meng Chao the day before.
This was because she was wearing a red hairpin. At first glance, it looked like a blooming red flower, but upon closer inspection, it looked like a Blood Flower.
Lin Chuan told Meng Chao that Professor Ye was also an alumnus of Agricultural University, but she was from the biochemical course. She was now an expert in researching Blood Flowers and their "secret weapon".
Lu Siya firmly believed that the Blood Flowers had mutated because of the radiation from the Red Radiance Jades.
Then, as long as they searched the traces of the Blood Flowers, they would be able to find the source of the Red Radiance Jades.
Besides, Professor Ye knew how to deal with the Blood Flowers. She had developed a unique suppressant that could largely reduce the activity of the Blood Flowers in carbon-based life forms. It would make them enter a state similar to hibernation.
"The Blood Flowers aren't a fungus that can reproduce endlessly," Professor Ye told everyone.
"In truth, they're smarter than bacteria and viruses. They know that you can't kill the goose that lays the golden eggs. If they divide and reproduce endlessly, all the life forms will be infested by the Blood Flowers. They won't be able to get enough food, and both the host and the Blood Flowers will die.
"Usually, when the host's brain waves are really strong and their life force is really strong, the Blood Flowers won't take over. Instead, they will enter a half-hibernation state and stimulate the host's metabolism so that they can become even stronger.
"Many hosts do not hate the Blood Flowers' parasitism. Instead, they welcome such a win-win situation.
"Only when the host dies will the Blood Flower completely awaken and occupy the host's body. It can be considered a very 'reasonable' fungus.
"My suppressant can interfere with the Blood Flowers and make them think that the host is still alive. That way, they won't have to display an overly intense reaction.
"So, even if we encounter Blood Flower parasites deep underground, we don't have to worry. As long as we inject suppressants in time after killing them, the chances of them turning into undead will be greatly reduced."
The explanation made everyone feel much more at ease.
After the support-type specialist team was the fighting-type Transcendents.
Lin Chuan told Meng Chao that a superhuman squad known as Sharp Blade was in charge of the team's combat output.
Sharp Blade was a veteran fighting squad that had been fighting in the wild for more than five years. They had killed countless monsters, and they had also taken on many missions to protect exploration teams, mining teams, and all sorts of wild labs. They had a lot of experience.
The nicknames of the squad members were very unique. They were all named after all sorts of cold weapons. The captain, Scimitar, was the same as Lin Chuan. He was a four-star superhuman and had mastered the secret of spirit energy resonance. He could use spirit vibration to stimulate the mitochondria in the depths of his cells and release even stronger energy. He could also change the molecular structure of weapons and equipment and turn normal weapons into divine weapons that could cut through anything. He could also release burning and invincible fighting flames. Of course, he could also use the principle of maglev to levitate in the air. He could be considered to have entered the ranks of first-class fighters.
However, Scimitar had a dark face and a dark face. He looked like he would not allow anyone to get close to him.
"Lin Chuan, I heard that this is the first time your brother has entered the wild. Is that true?"
Scimitar stared at Meng Chao and said to Lin Chuan, "I don't understand why Ms. Lu wanted to send a boy in Spirit Tattoo Realm. Just taking care of those mine explorers and Blood Flower experts is enough to give me a headache. That's why you should keep an eye on your brother at all times. Anything can happen in the wild. If he wants to die, I won't risk my life to save him."
"Scimitar, mind your own business," Lin Chuan retorted stiffly.
Lin Chuan retorted stiffly. "He's my man. You don't have the right to try and intimidate him."
Scimitar curled up his black scimitar-like beard and glared at Lin Chuan before he walked away.
"Half a year ago, Sharp Blade received a protection mission to protect a biological research team while they were building a temporary lab in the wild," Lin Chuan explained to Meng Chao.
"It seems like someone in the biological research group acted on his own and refused to listen to Sharp Blade's commands. He provoked an incredibly fierce high-grade superbeast, which caused Sharp Blade to suffer great losses. They were practically crippled." That's right.
"Sharp Blade returned to Dragon City and licked their wounds for a few months. To get the funds to rebuild the team, they accepted Lu Siya's employment. So, it's inevitable that Scimitar is a little neurotic. He's very suspicious of all newbies who don't seem to have any experience in fighting in the wild.
"Even though his words aren't pleasant to the ears, he's still very good at his job. Sharp Blade's reputation has been very good in the past. So, try to listen to his arrangements and observe his actions in secret. Think about what he does and learn from him. It won't be bad for you."
Aside from the support-class superhumans led by Zhang Weiyan, the fighting-class superhumans led by Scimitar, Lin Chuan, who acted as the guide, and Meng Chao, who acted as the harvester, Lu Siya herself was there.
Based on what Lin Chuan said, Lu Siya was a veteran mine explorer and crystal expert. She walked the support-class path and did not have great fighting strength.
But she had a female bodyguard by her side who never left her side. Her name was Lu Fengying, and she was adopted by her father. He trained her carefully and sent her to all sorts of training camps to learn professional killing techniques. She had also reached Heaven Realm and was a four-star superhuman.
With three fighting-class Heaven Realm superhumans and at least eight people at the peak of Earth Realm in Sharp Blade, they had the right to explore the depths of Graveyard Forest.
As Meng Chuan spoke, the aerial fortress started shaking.
Outside the porthole, Graveyard Forest was below them, and Raging Waves was also close by.
This place was close to the place where the spirit energy ley lines gathered. The extreme weather caused by the resonance of the spirit energy ley lines became even more intense. Dark clouds with lightning flashing and thunder roaring were like a raging tide. They surged to Graveyard Forest in waves from Raging Waves, causing the aerial fortress to sway. It was like a lone boat in a raging wave. Sometimes, it would be tossed to the top of the wave, and sometimes, it would fall dozens of meters straight into the forest.
The fierce battle in Graveyard Forest continued in the howling wind and rain.
The humans used napalm bombs to repeatedly bombard the depths of the forest, causing the carnivorous etherealized plants to squeak. They bared their fangs and claws like demons in hell.
Under the illumination of the flames, black pillars of smoke rose into the air. They squirmed and twisted as if they had a life of their own.
After Lin Chuan's explanation, Meng Chao learned that they were not smoke. Instead, they were mutated flies and other flying insects that had gathered together. They had been choked by the smoke and fled.
If Meng Chao did not use the napalm bombs to smoke the terrifying flying insects out, they would have crawled into the strengthened exoskeletons and sucked the humans dry.
However, even though the flying insects had fled, there were still a large number of Hell Beasts lurking in the depths of Graveyard Forest, turning the place into a true hell.
But even if it was a true hell, it could not lock down the humans' hope.
From the distance, even though they did not hear the whistling of artillery shells, they could see colorful balls of light exploding in the forest. The shockwaves were so destructive that they blew down the towering trees like weeds. There were even black mushroom clouds rising into the air.
The rising and falling sounds of explosions were even louder than the rumbling of thunder and the roars of the storm.
These were the sounds of Heaven Realm superhumans letting out human roars to suppress the Hell Beasts in Graveyard Forest.
As human civilization continued spreading, dozens of large empty spaces appeared in the originally dark Graveyard Forest. All the carnivorous etherealized plants were cut down or burned to the ground, and they were turned into airfields that could accommodate armored airships and aerial fortresses.
A large number of heavy construction machines were transported over by armored airships. There were also modular components for the fortresses that could be installed beforehand. In just a short twenty-four hours, the aerial fortresses were built like nails that pierced deep into the territory that had belonged to the monsters for thousands of years.
The aerial fortresses slowly landed in a battlefield airfield to the southeast of Graveyard Forest.
More than ten fortresses had been built around the airfield. Three trenches had been dug, and two electric nets had been set up. There were also automatic machine gun towers and high-voltage electric arc defense towers. The defense was very tight, and it was one of the forward operating bases for humans to conquer Graveyard Forest.
More than ten armored airships were parked there. There were also two aerial fortresses that used maglev technology.
Meng Chao saw that most of the airships and aerial fortresses had the emblems of the mining companies, including Sky Pillar Corporation, painted on them.
By the looks of it, this was the gathering point and starting point for quite a number of mine exploration teams.
If they ventured deeper into Graveyard Forest and got closer to Raging Waves, the spirit energy magnetic field would become even more chaotic. The extreme weather would also become incredibly violent, and there was a possibility that the aerial fortresses would be torn to shreds in midair.
Hence, the mine exploration teams could only park their armored airships and aerial fortresses here, split up, and move forward on foot.
Their goals were the same, and they were competitors, so it was only natural that the atmosphere was not harmonious.
Meng Chao saw Lu Siya arrogantly walk to another aerial fortress with Sky Pillar Corporation's emblem painted on it. She gestured at the mine explorers who were stationed there.
By the looks of it, Lin Chuan was right. The internal struggle in Sky Pillar Corporation was very intense, and it was not an exaggeration to say that the fight between the second and third generations for the throne was even more complicated than the struggle in the palace in ancient times.
Her expression was a little dark, but her gaze had become even more intense. She said to the group, "Five mine exploration teams have already set off ahead of us, including my two idiot older brothers. But they've gone in the wrong direction. We should hurry up and set off as well. We have to find the Red Radiance Jade mine before everyone else!"
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