"How do I get to the Sea of Threads?" Ye Chong asked. He would only understand if he went there himself. However, Ye Chong was sure that Mei Wu was telling the truth. She could not use her parapsychic sense in the Sea of Threads, which fitted the colloid fungus perfectly. The three serpentine lizards must have left because they could no longer sense Mei Wu's presence.
Mei Wu looked at Ye Chong in surprise. "You want to go to the Sea of Threads?" Then she looked confused. "Why are you so interested in the Sea of Threads?" Sha Ya and Xuan Ning looked at Ye Chong in surprise. They were also curious why he was so interested in the Sea of Threads, despite the danger.
Ye Chong did not answer, but looked straight at Mei Wu.
Mei Wu saw the determination in his eyes, but shook her head firmly. "We're too weak now. Do you know how many ferocious wild beasts there are along the way? I was lucky last time, and managed to avoid their range. I knew how strong they were on the way back. Besides, I don't remember the way. "
"The four of us and the Spider should be fine, right?" Xuan Ning did not believe it. Two Level 9 shooters, a Level 8 shooter, and a master weaponsmith were the best of the best.
Mei Wu looked at Xuan Ning mockingly. "Do you think you can go anywhere just because you're a Level 9 shooter? Hmph, if it weren't for the Spider, you wouldn't have made it here. A Level 9 shooter like you, a Level 9 shooter with no time to train your combat skills, is worse than a Level 8 shooter to me. "
Xuan Ning blushed, but he knew that Mei Wu was right. They were both Level 9 shooters, but Mei Wu was much stronger than him.
Mei Wu looked at Ye Chong and said confidently, "Even if we were twice as strong as we are now, it would still be impossible. I know how strong those creatures are. "
It seemed that they would have to put the matter aside for now. It was too dangerous to venture too deep into the Sea of Threads. Ye Chong was patient when it came to things. He thought of the three snowshade leopards. They had left a deep impression on him. He asked, "We encountered three snowshade leopards a few days ago. Are there any snowshade leopards around here?"
"Snowshade leopards?" Mei Wu looked surprised. "You encountered snowshade leopards?"
Xuan Ning told them about their encounter with the snowshade leopard. Mei Wu thought about it and said, "You were able to kill three snowshade leopards because of the Spider's mechanical advantage and Mr. Ye Chong's unpredictable poison. Otherwise … "Mei Wu did not finish her sentence. She glanced at the three of them and said," That's right, we have the Raging Flames River.
Ye Chong's thoughts were different from Mei Wu and the rest. To Mei Wu and the rest, machines like the Spider were just external objects, not part of their combat power. That was why Mei Wu was alone in this dangerous place. She endured the endless loneliness and trained herself. Ye Chong admired Mei Wu's conviction. After all, it took courage to do so. However, to Ye Chong, whatever it was, as long as it could be used, it would be a part of his own combat power. This was the difference in perception.
Xuan Ning and Sha Ya lowered their heads and listened. The strong were respected. They agreed with what Mei Wu said. Ye Chong was unfazed. He asked calmly, "Where do snowshade leopards live?" If there were snowshade leopards nearby, then building a base would be a pipe dream. The creatures were too strong. Any base they built would be destroyed.
"I'm not sure." Mei Wu shook her head. "There were no snowshade leopards nearby. They should live deep within Darkniss. Where did you encounter them? "
"Near the entrance to Darkniss."
"How is that possible?" Mei Wu's expression shifted. "Snowshade leopards only live in the deeper parts of Darkniss. They might be deeper than the Sea of Threads. I've never seen anything as strong as the snowshade leopard. "
Ye Chong asked again, "I heard that the animals in Darkniss have their own territory, and will not wander around. You've lived here for so long. Is that true?"
Mei Wu's expression was grim. She nodded. "That's true. The animals in Darkniss have their own territory. Usually, they will not leave their territory. However, this is not always the case. For example, the three snake lizards that chased me last time chased me all the way to the Sea of Threads. However, this is rare. I've only encountered one case. If you really encountered snowshade leopards, then they must be being chased by other animals, or chasing something. "
Ye Chong and his two companions digested Mei Wu's words.
Mei Wu paused for a moment, then said hesitantly, "There's another possibility …"
The three of them looked at her. Mei Wu hesitated for a moment before saying, "It's also possible that Darkniss has undergone some unknown changes."
Mei Wu saw the confusion on their faces, and explained, "Darkniss has always been stable, but it is constantly changing. I've lived here for many years, and I have a feeling that something has changed, but I can't really explain it. "
Ye Chong and his companions fell into deep thought. Ye Chong was more inclined to believe Mei Wu's last theory. If it was just the snowshade leopards, then the first two possibilities were more likely. On the other hand, Western Frost had found a red-tailed beast in Darkniss. Ye Chong felt that the latter was the most likely explanation.
It seemed that this problem would not be solved anytime soon. Mei Wu brought Ye Chong to the other three dried up lakes. Ye Chong was dazzled by the large amounts of rare minerals. He wanted to take them all away immediately. However, this was not realistic. The Spider could only carry so much weight. Celest's dimension keystone was spacious, but Ye Chong did not plan to use it before the three of them. Moreover, although these metal ores were relatively rare, without ordinary alloys, their value would be very limited.
Ye Chong had decided to build a base in Darkniss no matter what. However, he would need to study how to implement this plan.
Ye Chong made detailed markings on the three important locations.
When the Spider brought the four of them to Mei Wu's place, Xuan Ning felt a lump in his throat. Xuan Ning's nose turned sour, and tears almost fell from his eyes. "You … have been living here all these years?"
It was a cave, with some simple stone facilities. The floor was covered with a layer of soft, light brown grass. It was a very simple place. The only thing that gave off a sense of human society were the lights in the cave and the heater used to heat food. These were the most common facilities in a commoner's home. Both the lights and the heater used energy crystals, but they consumed very little energy. The heater did not produce fire, so it would not attract wild animals. There was a spring not far from the cave.
Even the poor people of Eastern Cloud lived in a more comfortable and warm place. Mei Wu had lived in a cave like this for so many years, isolated from the world. She had to hunt for her own food. She would always be lonely. Xuan Ning felt terrible.
Sun Sieha loved to travel when he was young. Xuan Ning was his guard back then. He was well aware of the relationship between His Majesty and Mei Wu. The three of them traveled together, and Xuan Ning treated her like the mistress of the house. Then, for some reason, Sun Sieha and Mei Wu got into an argument, and Mei Wu left without saying goodbye. Mei Wu was a little stubborn back then, but she was not as eccentric and unpredictable as she was now. Ever since that incident, His Majesty became colder and colder. His Majesty did not have a single woman by his side. Many officials were worried about this.
Back then, Xuan Ning saw Mei Wu as the future Queen of Eastern Cloud. Now, seeing Mei Wu in such a difficult situation, Xuan Ning felt terrible.
Mei Wu seemed to know what Xuan Ning was thinking. She still looked cold, but her expression softened. "I'm doing well. All these years, I've been training hard in this dangerous place. You can't imagine how fast I've improved. " She paused for a moment, then said plainly, "You've just reached Level 9, and don't know what it's like to be at Level 9. You know too little about your parapsychic sense. In a place like Su City, you would never be able to reach the tenth rank. The road I am on now has been trodden before. Don't try to talk me out of it. Before I reach Level 10, I will not leave this place. "
Xuan Ning was silent. He knew that Mei Wu was stubborn and extreme. Nothing he said would change her mind.
Ye Chong was not interested in the feud between Mei Wu and Sun Sieha. He took out half of the energy crystals from the Spider pilot cabin and gave them to Mei Wu. Darkniss was much better than the trash planet Ye Chong used to live on. It was even better than Archipelago, where the Sang Tribe used to live. Before Ye Chong met the Sang Tribe, they did not even have metal, much less advanced weapons like laser guns.
That night, Ye Chong and the others spent the night in the cave. It was only a night, but they were just used to it. In Darkniss, there was no such thing as day and night. The sky was always dark. The next day, Mei Wu led the four of them on the Spider to inspect the surrounding terrain.
The inspection took about 25 days, a testament to Mei Wu's extensive range of activity. Along the way, they occasionally encountered wild animals. That was when the three of them had a better understanding of Mei Wu's strength.
This kind of strength was not only displayed in shooting. It was hard to imagine that an archer could climb a cliff that was more than 30 meters high with his bare hands, as if it had been carved by a knife. Besides, she was agile and physically fit. In a way, Ye Chong thought that she could learn to fight. Ye Chong could see that she was much better at parapsychic control than Xuan Ning. Ye Chong saw the binding effects of mentalists he had seen before. Her parapsychic control did not seem to be much stronger than Xuan Ning's, but her parapsychic control could cover a much larger area than Xuan Ning. Xuan Ning and Sha Ya had never seen many parapsychic control techniques before. It was an eye-opener for them.
Xuan Ning knew that it was impossible for him to reach Level 10. Unless, one day, he could really be like Mei Wu and give up everything to be a pure archer. Otherwise, Level 10 would always be his unattainable goal.
Ye Chong said to Mei Wu, "The next time I enter Darkniss, I will bring you the Spider."
"Alright." Mei Wu's expression was cold. She believed that Ye Chong would not go back on his word. "You can go now. I'm going hunting too. "Mei Wu nodded to the three of them and left, disappearing into the darkness.
Xuan Ning looked at Mei Wu's departing figure with a complicated expression. He wanted to say something, but swallowed his words. "His Majesty will have to decide." Xuan Ning sighed to himself.
His trip to Darkniss was finally over. He was very satisfied with what he had gained.
The entrance to Darkniss showed him how Celest's dimension keystone could affect spatial windows. He also obtained various tissue samples from the snowshade leopard. The samples were piled up like a small mountain in the storage room. He also obtained a detailed map of an area in Darkniss, as well as the distribution of minerals. There were also clues about the colloid fungus and the Sea of Threads.
For a pathfinding mission, the harvest this time was very rich, even exceeding his imagination.
Ye Chong and his companions left Darkniss as quickly as they could. The way back was much easier. With Mei Wu's help, they could clearly see which animals lived in the area, and where they lived. Ye Chong and the rest did not have to spend much effort to get out of Darkniss.
The path opened by the giant spider in the Mist was still visible, despite the rapid growth of plants. They did not encounter any problems in the Desert. There were no sandstorms, and Ye Chong had eliminated most of the sand scorpions. The journey was easy. However, of the three of them, Xuan Ning, who usually preferred to travel like this, had a frown on his face, looking troubled. Ye Chong and Sha Ya did not like to talk, so they did not speak.
When they arrived at Yedda City, a transport aircraft was already waiting for them. They boarded the aircraft and flew straight to Su City.
The scouting mission, which had lasted almost three months, was finally over. The transport aircraft landed on the manor covered in fallen leaves. After the dangerous experience of the past few days, Sha Ya felt relieved when she saw the familiar manor again. Xuan Ning alighted from the transport aircraft and boarded his own fighter aircraft. He flew towards Su City with a worried look on his face.
Ye Chong began to organize the results of the mission. They had gained a lot this time, but also a lot of things. None of them could be used immediately, and needed to be processed before they could be used.
"Sigh, there's still a lot of work to do." Looking at the mountain of samples, Ye Chong felt both happy and troubled. (To be continued, if you want to know what happens next, please log on to WWW. QIDIAN. com. Support the author! Support the original!)
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