After repeated measurements by Vallee's pocket watch, it was confirmed that they were in the Eastern World, where Naga was rampant and the criminals were hiding. In other words, it was the other side of the Earth.
Hangewale immediately took out the map that Elena had crumpled into a ball to examine it. Unfortunately, his map of the mysterious Eastern World was also blank.
The party looked at each other. Dafei's expression was a mixture of joy and worry. He was happy because he had planned to open up new lands in the New World, and now he could get to the front of the pack! He was worried because he knew that the Eastern World was a pain in the ass. Could he stand firm with just a thousand men? F * ck! I have to stand firm. If I can't even stand firm with such a strong party, wouldn't I be digging my own grave with a boat or two?
In the Eastern World, the Eastern Swamp Nation was said to be filled with thousands of islands, and there were tens of thousands of unknown islands. If one were to compare it to a map in real life, it would be equivalent to Southeast Asia, and the climate here was also subtropical.
However, the Eastern World in the game did not have large landmasses like the Malay Archipelago. An island the size of a town was already considered a large island. It was also due to the limited size of the land that the local factions were not very large. The true ruler of this place was the Sea Tribe, Naga. Only the Sea Tribe could unite the scattered tribes on the mainland.
All tribes had to submit to Naga, and pay tribute to Naga. Tribes that were appreciated by Naga could even send their people to the Sea God's Temple as priests. Naga did not reject the bandits that escaped from the Western Continent. Of course, they had to submit to Naga and pay tribute. Only in this way could these fugitives find a place to stay on these tens of thousands of small islands. However, it was not that Naga would not protect these people. That was why it was normal for the fugitives to kill each other, and even attack the native forces in order to complete the tribute mission.
The way of life here was like hell, endless chaos within the boundaries of order drawn by absolute powerhouses. The so-called scope of order was that no tribe could have more than two large islands. Otherwise, it would be a challenge to the rule of Naga, and they would be punished by Naga.
There was only so much information about the Eastern World that could be found on the official website. There was even less information available during the open beta. After all, this was a place that only Level 50 and above players could visit. Meanwhile, Level 50 players were more interested in exploring the resource-rich new world. They had no interest in traveling across the ocean. Even if they discovered something, they wouldn't make it public on the forums.
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At this time, Hangevar laughed bitterly. "I heard that this is a place where criminals are kept. It's really fate that we're here."
Vale said in a low voice, "I heard that the rule of Naga is that as long as they pay them tribute, they will not reject them. It won't be a problem for us to survive."
"Tribute? That's worse than going to jail! "Hangewale's face darkened, and he asked Dafei," Friend, what do you think? "
F * ck! What do you think? I've already brought you out of two maps, shouldn't I give you the reward for your treasury mission?
Dafei shook his head and sighed. "Everyone, scout the island first. I'll scout the surroundings!"
Hangevar nodded. "Yes, that's the most important thing." He immediately waved his hand and said, "Barzak, bring people to search the entire island. Steel Hammer, organize the defense immediately …"
"Yes, Big Brother!"
The Dwarves immediately got to work. Dafei commanded the Blood Eagles to scout the surrounding islands. However, the entire sea was shrouded in fog, and the scouting effect was really poor. This time, Dafei was puzzled. It was clearly a sunny day, so why was there so much fog? What would happen if it was cloudy? This was definitely not logical!
The Blood Eagles flew past the fog-covered sea, and discovered countless red dots swimming in the water. They were countless Water Elementals of different sizes! At the same time, the Dwarves' shouts of "Another Naga corpse" and "There's more there!" could be heard.
Now, Dafei began to feel that this place was strange. Generally speaking, high-level Merfolk like the Naga, like humans, would not leave the corpses of their clansmen exposed in the wilderness. Now that there were Naga corpses everywhere, there was only one possibility. This sea where the Water Elementals were rampant was not under the rule of the Naga! If that was the case, then wouldn't my team not be threatened by the Naga? F * ck, where could I find such a good and coincidental thing?
Now, the Blood Eagles had arrived at the vague outline of the island that Dafei had first seen. The landscape of that island was similar to Dafei's island. There were also forests and grasslands, and there were also the corpses of Naga and unknown sea beasts on the beach. At this moment, Dafei saw a building. It was a lighthouse!
— — Lighthouse: Neutral facility in the wild. After the player visits it, it will light up the surrounding vision and increase the speed of the player's fleet in the sea by 5%. (The lighthouse's speed increase effect can be stacked. Visiting more lighthouses is beneficial for the fleet's navigation. Players of the same faction visiting the lighthouse will not affect other players who have already visited it. However, once a player from the opposing faction visits the lighthouse, all players of the allied faction will lose the special effect.)
Dafei's eyebrows twitched. It was a neutral facility in the wild!
In the game, remote areas such as the new world, there would usually be fixed neutral facilities in fixed locations. For example, the most important ones would be the Zhanzheng College, which would permanently increase the player's attack and defense, and the Mage Tower, which would permanently increase the player's Mana Knowledge. These facilities were the most important way for players to obtain additional attribute points other than leveling up and equipment. They were places that players would definitely visit when they passed by. Of course, these facilities could not be destroyed by players.
There were similar facilities such as the black market in the wild where players could purchase treasures, the Thief's Hut where players could spend money to obtain information or hidden quests, and the Mechanic Workshop where players could purchase war machines and ammunition. During the open beta, each of these facilities was either a prosperous market or a bloody battlefield.
The opposite of fixed facilities were the random facilities, which would disappear after players visited them once. For example, the Mermaid Saint that Dafei met at sea, and the Ancient Sage Bones that Village Chief Harbit brought Dafei to visit. The rewards of the random facilities were much higher than the fixed facilities.
At this moment, seeing a lighthouse in such a strange sea made Dafei, who had been fighting in the wild for a long time, feel a sense of security. The problem was that there were so many water elementals under the sea. How would the ships dare to sail in this area? If the ships could not sail in, wouldn't the Dwarves be no different from being imprisoned? The so-called development ahead of time was just empty talk.
This time, Dafei felt that it was troublesome again. Damn it, am I supposed to go back and defend the city?
At this moment, Dafei saw something new. There was an empty space in the forest on the island, and that empty space was the entrance to an underground staircase!
— Underground Staircase Entrance: Neutral facility in the wild. Players' troops can instantly reach the Underworld through this entrance.
Another Wilderness facility! This entrance to the underground staircase was equivalent to a short-distance teleportation portal. Any large troops that were inconvenient to drill through could easily enter and exit the Underworld. This meant that there was another world under the island!
While Sherlock was still in shock, the Dwarves on the island immediately shouted, "We found an entrance to the Underworld!"
Understood! Although the two islands were not connected by water, they could actually be connected by an underground tunnel! If that was the case, this was definitely not the territory of the Nagas. The Nagas would never allow the small islands to be connected, so that the integration of military forces would pose a threat to them.
Who was the owner of this sea?
Now, Dafei, Elena, Hangevar, and Valleh gathered in front of the entrance to the underground staircase in the forest.
Hangevar said in a deep voice, "I've been to many places in the world and have seen many underground entrances like this. Without exception, the person who built these tunnels is extremely powerful. I also feel a threat from the Underworld. If we dare to enter this entrance, we will definitely be attacked! "
Elena said seriously, "This is the exit to the Divine Realm. To a certain extent, it has also received divine power from the Divine Realm. That's why this area is filled with power. Naturally, it would attract powerful beings to settle down here. The fog, the water elements, and the underground tunnel must be the work of this powerful being."
Hangevar nodded, "That's right. And powerful beings will not submit to Naga."
Valleh sighed, "We can't rule out the possibility that this is the work of the demigod who escaped from the fifth level of the prison. If it's him, he must hate us dwarves to the core!"
Dafei suddenly remembered the origin of the escape tunnel that the shadowy figure mentioned in the tavern. It was a permanent spatial rift left behind by an escaping demigod.
Dafei was stunned, "It can't be that coincidental, right? Don't tell me we're using the same escape route as him? "
Hangevar smiled bitterly. "If it were me, my first reaction would be to run to the island. Otherwise, wouldn't it be very troublesome if we ran to land and ended up in the territory of a kingdom?"
Valleh also laughed. "I knew you would think that. If it were me, my first reaction would probably be to run to the island as well."
Ah, pfft! Dafei almost coughed up blood! I thought it was a unique and unexpected way to go to the island, but it turned out that they were thinking the same thing? No wonder they supported me so readily!
Dafei quickly asked, "Officer, do you know who the demigod is?"
Valleh shook his head. "I don't know. I know too little about the fifth level. Moreover, that was many years ago."
Hangevar shook his head. "No matter who the owner of this place is, our crisis is not over. We need to settle down first, and this island is too small. It's not suitable for so many of us to settle down and develop. We need to find a bigger island."
Dafei nodded. "I'm still scouting the surroundings. Everyone, wait for my results."
Hangevar nodded happily. "As expected of a brother. Without a brother, we really don't know where to go in this fog."
Valleh also sighed. "I admit defeat."
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