Under Ye Chong's command, all the students and shooters returned to the stronghold to await further orders. Even Jin Weidong received orders to return to the stronghold. Before this, he had received orders from Ye Chong to purchase all kinds of resources.
Inside the stronghold, the warehouses were now the largest building in the stronghold. All the warehouses were filled to the brim with resources. They would not be able to return to the stronghold in a short period of time. In order to carry more resources, Ye Chong made food into food pills. They did not taste good, but they were small, so they could carry more. Besides, the food pills could also replenish the body's energy and nutrients.
Just in case, Ye Chong made enough food pills to last the crew on the warship for three years. The packed food pills were arranged neatly in the cabins. Other than the food pills, all the other resources were piled up in the cabins. No one knew what lay ahead. The more prepared they were, the more likely they would be to survive. To Ye Chong, he would never complain about complicated preparations.
To ensure that Darkniss ran out of energy, he also brought along a large number of high-quality energy crystals. Even the Yan Family, the local tyrant, had to expend a lot of manpower and resources to gather these energy crystals. Ye Chong had also paid a price for them. However, Ye Chong did not think that this was enough. He also used a teardrop mineralite as backup energy for Darkniss.
He could not use all of the teardrop mineralite as energy, because if they really found a spatial window to the He Yue Galaxy, they would need the teardrop mineralite to expand the window's radius.
All the students had received their orders. They knew that they were going on a long journey. This made them very excited. Adventuring and going to places they had never been before was the dream of many young people. However, they did not know the destination of the journey. As for the shooters, they were even more used to it. Which Level 6 shooter had not gone on an adventure before?
Jin Weidong and the others tried to get some information out of Ye Chong, but to no avail.
They were only worried about one thing. If Ye Chong wanted to attack a country, no one could stop him, be it the prosperous Eastern Cloud or the prosperous Northern Lands. They knew how powerful Ye Chong was now. Ye Chong had subordinates from all three countries, but Western Frost had the fewest.
No matter which country Ye Chong attacked, they would not want to see that happen. As long as Ye Chong did not attack their homeland, they would gladly go wherever he wanted. That was why Jin Weidong and the rest were afraid that Ye Chong would attack Western Frost. To them, with such great power, how could Ye Chong not have the ambition to rule the world?
When all the preparations were done, Ye Chong finally gave the order to depart.
They abandoned three strongholds. Other than a few high-precision instruments, everything else was left as it was. Ye Chong did not return to the stronghold after he left. The three closed Strongholds had always been regarded as a miracle of God by the later generations. Archers who ventured into Darkniss were in awe of the three magnificent fortresses. Any creature that attempted to approach the stronghold would be killed. That dense net of firepower caused one's heart to palpitate. No one had expected the strongholds to be empty. Ye Chong gave some of the extra supplies to Mei Wu. Ye Chong invited Mei Wu to join the expedition, but Mei Wu politely declined.
It was 400 years later, when Darkniss was no longer a place only accessible to advanced shooters, that the mystery of the three strongholds was slowly revealed. This was a new story, and had nothing to do with Ye Chong.
However, Ye Chong's order surprised the students. They did not understand why their master would abandon the three strongholds. The strongholds were great, and there were so many things to be had. Besides, they had lived there for so long. They were reluctant to leave.
They could not disobey their master's orders. After all, it was not difficult for their master to build another stronghold. They could only comfort themselves this way. It did not take long for everyone to get used to life on Darkniss.
When Jin Weidong and the rest saw that Darkniss was heading towards the Sea of Threads, they heaved a sigh of relief. Darkniss was now under Ye Chong's control. The students went out to hunt every day. As a result, the wild animals in Darkniss dwindled. However, they did not dare to move further into the city. The Sea of Threads was a natural barrier.
Darkniss flew at a low altitude, making the dark skies of Darkniss even more oppressive. The wild animals below could not understand what this huge thing was. They crouched on the ground, trembling, and buried their heads into the strands of grass.
The Sea of Threads was still vast, with no end in sight. The strands of grass swayed slowly, rippling in the air. Their harvesting of colloid fungi did not affect the vast Sea of Threads at all.
"Turn on optical mode." The magnificent Sea of Threads was revealed to them.
Everyone gasped in surprise. They had never ventured deep into the Sea of Threads before. Even when they harvested colloid fungi, it was only at the edge of the Sea of Threads.
The moment they entered the Sea of Threads, they lost contact with the stronghold. The Sea of Threads blocked all signals.
The Sea of Threads was a dead place. Other than the endless blue strands, there was nothing else. As time went by, the scenery before them had lost its novelty. It was now monotonous and boring.
Other than the crew in the main control room, the rest of the crew returned to normal. The ship Darkniss was well-equipped with all the necessary facilities. The crew members could train and learn as usual.
Of course, Ye Chong did not bother with any entertainment facilities.
Darkniss maintained its high speed. The Sea of Threads was flat and open, without any obstacles. There were no wild animals along the way.
The flight was smooth. It took them only three days to pass through the Sea of Threads. The Sea of Threads did not affect the warship's flight, other than cutting off signals. But for beasts, especially those in Darkniss, they were highly sensitive creatures. This zone that blocked all senses would evoke the deepest, most primal fear in them.
None of the wild animals attempted to pass through the Sea of Threads. Even the six-fingered red-tailed beast chose to go through the dangerous crack instead of the Sea of Threads.
When the students heard that they had passed through the Sea of Threads, the ship was filled with excitement. They stared at the holographic screens in their rooms, watching the images on them curiously.
Before Mistress Rui Bing and her companions arrived, no human had ever set foot here. Sha Ya had never heard of this place before. Even the greatest archer in history could only reach the deepest part of Darkniss, Lascher. Perhaps he had never been to this place. Sha Ya looked at the endless mountains on the holographic screen, fascinated.
Ye Chong followed Sang Kan's directions and flew along the path that Rui Bing and her companions had taken.
In the sky, a warship over 10 kilometers long was flying less than 3,000 meters above the ground. From the ground, it was an awe-inspiring sight. The shadow of the warship swept across the ground. The wild animals below ran for their lives. Even a powerful beast like the snowshade leopard had to flee in fear. The students were filled with pride.
Darkniss did not move quickly. They were not familiar with the area. For safety's sake, Ye Chong did not choose to advance recklessly.
"Sir, we've found something," the crew member reported excitedly to Ye Chong.
Ye Chong perked up. They had been flying for days without finding anything out of the ordinary. He quickly asked, "What is it?"
"We've scanned the area, and found no metal or energy crystals." They had learned the term "metal" by now, and knew that it was no different from gravstone.
No metal or energy crystals? Ye Chong frowned. The Sea of Threads was a barrier between the two places, but they were not that far apart. Why was there such a huge difference? The difference was not in numbers, but in nature.
Just as Ye Chong was thinking, the crew member added, "We found traces of mining on the ground."
"Traces of mining?" Ye Chong opened his eyes wide. His first thought was, "Are there other people here?"
"Send me the images," Ye Chong ordered calmly.
Ye Chong stared at the holographic screen. On the screen, he could see traces of digging on the ground. There were even pits in the ground. He studied the area for a while and dismissed the possibility of manual mining. He could not think of any mining tool that would leave traces like this. The pits varied in size and depth, and some of them must have been there for a long time.
Soon, a mech flew out from Darkniss and retrieved some soil from the pits. The results were quickly delivered to Ye Chong. The soil was more metallic than other places. There must have been metal ores buried in the pits.
However, the scanning system on the warship Darkniss showed that there was almost no metal left in the area.
Perhaps this problem was only a small one to others, because they no longer needed any metal. However, Ye Chong thought of another problem. He knew that for creatures like the snowshade leopards and red-tailed beasts, metal was a necessity. Now that there was no metal in the area, it meant that they needed to find a new place to live.
Could this be the reason for the invasion of the red-tailed beasts?
Ye Chong could not be sure, but he had a feeling that this might be a very important factor in the matter. There were no metals or energy crystals. To the creatures here, this area had become unsuitable for survival and development.
If he were a red-tailed beast, he would also look for a new place to live.
Ye Chong could not understand how the red-tailed beasts managed to master spatial windows. Their use of spatial windows was far superior to that of humans. However, when he thought about it, it did not seem to be the case. As far as he could remember, the red-tailed beasts only used spatial windows when they first entered He Yue Galaxy. He had never seen them use spatial windows in battle.
Then he thought of the eight-fingered red-tailed beast he encountered in the underground cave, and the spatial window. Ye Chong found many teardrop mineralite there, and encountered the red-tailed beasts for the first time. The Spatial Window at that time was probably a natural Spatial Window.
Could it be as Aried said, that there were many natural spatial windows in this area?
Ye Chong was excited by this speculation. If he could really find a spatial window to He Yue Galaxy, then he would be able to find Mu, Shang and the rest again.
In this world, other than Mu, Shang, Rui Bing and a few others, Ye Chong was the only one who could attract such attention.
Darkniss was still moving forward at a steady pace. They saw snowshade leopards, Gold Crows, and other powerful creatures. But strangely, they did not see any red-tailed beasts. Obviously, the red-tailed beasts lived in a different environment than other creatures.
Sang Kan's sense of direction was surprisingly good, and it was normal. Even in the Red Mist Sea, he would not lose his way, not to mention that he had already been here before.
"It's hard to find water in this area," Sang Kan said, reminiscing. It took him a long time to find a drinkable water source. Many places had water, but it was poisonous and undrinkable.
In the main control room, Ye Chong stood straight in front of the holographic screen. Rui Bing was still in her white training garb, standing quietly beside Ye Chong. Almost all the students knew that the Matriarch was a quiet person who rarely spoke, but they still respected her. For one, she was the master's wife. When they heard Sang Kan address Rui Bing as Mistress, they naturally assumed that Rui Bing was the master's wife. Moreover, Ye Chong did not change the way he addressed them, which solidified Rui Bing's position in their hearts.
The Matriarch's strength was another reason why she was respected by the students. Very few people knew how strong the Matriarch was. However, it was very easy to find out the strength of Sang Kan, who was a warmonger. Even someone as strong as Sang Kan would respect the Matriarch when he talked about her strength.
Besides, the master would always bring the Matriarch alone on an important mission. This made Rui Bing's strength even more mysterious to them.
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