Chapter 1046 - 579: Storm Sea Explorer Roulette, Zong is Shocked!

"Could it be that this compass is guiding not by the magnetic field, but by magic?"

"Or perhaps spatial fluctuations?"

Zong Shen murmured to himself, analyzing.

Suppressing the doubts in his heart, he gazed at the compass, hoping to obtain more clues through the system information.

[Explorer’s Compass of the Storm Sea (Unknown)]

[Quality: Unknown]

[Effect: Unknown]

[Compass once used by the Chief Explorer of the Storm Sea, Storm·Chris]

(The Storm Sea is located in the Southeast Sea Region of the continent, 1729 nautical miles away from the shore. It is a storm zone with storms and thunder frequently falling. The Storm Sea is one of the natural barriers from the Eastern Continent to the Southeast Outer Seas.

The Chief Explorer Storm·Chris had once ventured deep into the Storm Sea and discovered the secret of crossing it. Known as the most renowned explorer of her time, she opened many unknown routes and was a partner with major coastal commerce alliances. As a result, she accumulated vast wealth and nautical charts, knowing many underwater relics.

The treasure she left is hidden on the most mysterious Shadow Island in the Storm Sea, and this compass might be a "signpost" and clue she left behind.)

Looking at the compass, Zong Shen recalled another unknown artifact he acquired long ago, [Mysterious Broken Horn (Unknown)].

The Eastern Continent Sea is part of the Southeast Sea Region of the continent.

The commonality lies in the natural isolated zone spanning from the East Sea to the Southeast Outer Sea, the Sea of Storms.

"It seems that besides the continent, there are also some notable things in the ocean!"

Zong Shen thought to himself, lowering his head.

Lentax Giant City is not far from the coast.

Continuing eastwards and crossing the jurisdiction of two giant cities will lead to the sea.

Due to regional limitations, it seems impossible to open a maritime exploration route in a short time.

After all, the territory hasn’t even reached Bang State Level yet.

Even if Zong Shen intends to venture out actively, he would have to wait until the territory reaches Bang State Level, with internal development and military strength elevated to a stable level, before considering exploration activities in farther regions.

For now, this compass will have to be stored away.

Zong Shen planned to go to the storage box later to place the compass together with the broken horn.

As soon as he put the compass away, the Teleportation Light Gate of the [Otherworld Recruitment Contract] finally finished constructing completely.

The light gate had a diameter of up to ten meters.

However, the large outer ring was in a solid, dense state, seemingly to resist the mending of space.

A position with a diameter of about two meters remained in the inner circle, swaying like a water ripple.

At this moment, the dark red light beam that shot straight to the clouds suddenly disappeared.

A pitch-black cocoon slowly appeared below the Teleportation Light Gate.

This cocoon had an unusual texture, not resembling light, shadow, or magic power compositions.

The surface had things like wave-shaped ventilation ducts.

The overall material looked like matte cast iron.

Zong Shen couldn’t help widening his eyes; the anticipation for the unknown made him feel excited.

After about a minute, the black cocoon finally landed steadily on the ground.

The Teleportation Light Gate above immediately shattered into countless white stardust, until it disappeared.

The black cocoon appeared to be quite heavy, pressing a noticeable dent into the muddy ground.

After confirming that the Other Dimension recruitment ended, Zong Shen boldly stepped forward and walked to the cocoon’s side.

The vortex cloud dissipated, and the bright white moonlight once again showered down.

Upon approaching, Zong Shen discovered more peculiarities about the cocoon.

The cocoon’s shape resembled an oval dart.

Upon closer inspection, the surface was not smooth, having obvious toothed riveted structures.

It looked somewhat like a mechanical product, yet also something like an insect’s shell.

Just as Zong Shen prepared to conduct further investigation, the cocoon had a reaction.

"Psst!"

Six exhaust pipes appeared on both sides, releasing jets of gas.

Zong Shen swiftly stepped back a few steps.

Watching the expelled gas condense instantly in the air, the surrounding temperature quickly dropped by several degrees.

This made him frown.

"This looks like the gasification of liquid nitrogen..."

He gave it some thought, locking onto the [Dragon-Slaying Heavy Sword] in the storage grid, preparing for potential combat at any moment.

Although the lord system’s recruitment had never failed before, caution should always be taken in unforeseen circumstances.

The jetting continued for over ten seconds.

The ambient temperature directly dropped several degrees.

At this time, the cocoon showed a new movement.

"Creak!"

"Psst!"

The front part opened like a lid.

It emitted hydraulic assist sounds.

After the hatch opened, white smoke immediately swirled inside.

Zong Shen waited silently, but no one came out.

Not until half a minute later did the white smoke completely dissipate, allowing Zong Shen to see the interior’s layout clearly.

This cocoon was essentially a special space pod.

A tall warrior stood inside the cabin.

It wore metal armor, with a peculiar full-face battle helmet.

There were unruly dreadlocks hanging behind the head.

At a glance, those dreadlocks seemed like hair; upon closer inspection, they were metal tubes.

"Iron Blood Warrior...?"

When Zong Shen saw this figure, his mind momentarily buzzed.

Once he came back to his senses, he softly uttered the name.

This warrior recruited from the other dimension turned out to be the renowned Iron Blood Warrior on Earth!

"Gulp..."

Zong Shen felt his mouth dry up and couldn’t help but swallow a mouthful of saliva.

This so-called Other Dimension truly exceeded his understanding!

Moreover, the Iron Blood Warrior before him was not in "bare" state but fully armed in a hunter mode. Besides being skilled in combat, if Zong Shen remembered correctly, they also had thermal weapons!

As a combat race that could pin aliens to the ground and crush them.

Every Iron Blood Warrior possessed formidable combat techniques!