Chapter 455 - 183: Mortal Realm No.1 Missile Reserve Base

Chapter 455: Chapter 183: Mortal Realm No.1 Missile Reserve Base

Only now that he had a free moment did he pick them up one by one to check.

"Hmm, one from Lame Monkey, one from Qi Chong, one from Wang Mazi, and... one from Qiu Yisi?"

Chen Fan stared at the Mother and Child Stone in his hand, stunned for a moment. He suddenly remembered—hadn’t he just cursed out Qiu Yisi a minute ago?

The corner of his mouth twitched.

He activated the Mother and Child Stone and contacted Qiu Yisi.

"Elder Qiu..."

"It’s all right."

Before he could say anything, Qiu Yisi’s amused, resigned laugh came from the other side. "I didn’t contact you for anything important. I just wanted to congratulate you on the Mortal Realm’s successful defense of Jiangbei, and to share some good news."

"As the rainy season ends, not a single frontline on the Eternal Night Frontline has fallen."

"The rainy season is over."

"We can build up our strength for another year."

"Congratulations."

"The feeling is mutual." Chen Fan laughed as well, though he felt a bit embarrassed. ’An old man in his seventies or eighties, a high-ranking official in the Eternal Night Hall, and I just screamed at him to get lost. It feels a bit out of line.’

After finishing up, he contacted Wang Mazi and the others.

It was nothing important. They were all just telling him it was raining in Jiangbei.

They must have had too much time on their hands.

Did he not know whether it was raining in Jiangbei? He was right here, he hadn’t gone far.

Wait...

Wang Mazi and the others probably really didn’t know he was in Jiangbei. After all, he’d told them he was leaving for a while to lay some groundwork. They had no idea he had turned around midway and returned to the Mortal Realm.

...

「Mortal Realm, Xiyang City.」

Leaning on his cane, Chen Fan stood his ground and smiled at Tian Yi, whose vitality had been fully restored to its peak. "Looks like you’ve made a full recovery?"

Tian Yi took a deep breath, then dropped to one knee. He lowered his head and said in a heavy voice, "Thank you, Domain Lord, for giving me a new life. From now on, my life belongs to the Mortal Realm. I want... I want to stay in the Mortal Realm and serve you."

Beside them, Qi Chong watched this scene with deep emotion. ’If Tian Yi stays in the Mortal Realm,’ he couldn’t help but wonder, ’what position will he hold?’

’He’ll almost certainly join the Battle Pavilion.’

’In terms of strength, he’d be a Vice Pavilion Master at the very least.’

’But in terms of seniority, it’s hard to say. Still, the position of Vice Pavilion Master of the Battle Pavilion has indeed been vacant ever since Big Fish voluntarily stepped down.’

"Why not go back to the Eternal Night Hall?"

"I’m not going back."

Tian Yi shook his head. "Even my own master betrayed me. I don’t know who else I can trust in the Eternal Night Hall. I don’t want to stay in an environment where I can’t even trust my comrades. The Mortal Realm... has no betrayal."

"I’m not afraid of dying in battle."

"But I don’t want to die from a dagger stabbed in my back by a comrade."

"..."

After a brief pause, Chen Fan looked at Tian Yi and spoke softly.

"The Mortal Realm is not the place for you. You should go back to the Eternal Night Hall."

"First."

"I don’t have anyone in the Eternal Night Hall I can absolutely trust. But I trust you. If you go back, then I will have someone there I can rely on."

"Second."

"In the future, the Mortal Realm will cooperate with the Eternal Night Hall to fight the Ghost Tide. But the Mortal Realm doesn’t want to see its people die in vain because of traitors in the Hall. I need someone on the inside to tell me the real situation and to give me clues about the undercurrents at play."

"Third."

"I can tell that your strength has reached a new level. With this achievement to your name, your position is sure to rise when you go back. When you stand high enough, it will be easier for you to clean out the traitors in the Eternal Night Hall."

"..."

Tian Yi said nothing, simply rising to his feet in a daze. The light in his eyes dimmed slightly. He hadn’t expected Chen Fan to refuse his request to stay in the Mortal Realm. These past few days, he had come to greatly admire the atmosphere there—no betrayal, no traitors.

It was a place where he wanted to give his all.

But...

Then, he suddenly thought of something.

He hesitated.

"Then... can I join the Mortal Realm first, and then go back to the Eternal Night Hall?"

"Of course. The Mortal Realm welcomes you. Later, Qi Chong will take you to get a set of Mortal Realm attire and an Identity Token. You will be temporarily assigned to the Dark Pavilion. Shao Qiu will be your direct superior. You’ll report to him for day-to-day matters, but you can report any important information directly to me."

Chen Fan smiled. ’This guy is brilliant; he gets it instantly.’ That was exactly what he had been implying. Elder Qiu seemed like a good person from their interactions, but Chen Fan couldn’t trust him completely. After all, he wasn’t one of their own.

’Tian Yi is different.’

’He’s straightforward.’

’He is someone who would be very difficult for the Ghost Race to corrupt.’

’Most importantly, Tian Yi has already proven with his life that he is not a petty man. And since the Mortal Realm saved him, placing someone like him in the Eternal Night Hall would give me a direct source of information on its movements.’

"Understood."

Tian Yi grinned, the light returning to his eyes. He dropped to one knee again. "Tian Yi of the Mortal Realm pays his respects to the Domain Lord."

’This seems even better.’

’Not only has he joined the Mortal Realm, but he can also root out the traitors in the Eternal Night Hall.’

...

After taking care of everything, Chen Fan left Xiyang City and took the Mortal Realm High-speed Rail to the Port. Watching the crowds of people rapidly receding outside his window, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly. ’This is nice.’

Upon arriving at the Port, Chen Fan went to an area behind it, near the Jiangbei Wilderness. On his orders, a large section of land had been cleared out, ready to be used to store the Celestial Pillars.

But before deciding on the exact number to store,

he needed to run an experiment.

This experiment would determine how many he needed to store.

The range of a Max Level Celestial Pillar was immense. It could directly strike the Yellow Springs Entrance Defense Line, and it could also hit the Western Eternal Night Xuanwu No. 1 Frontline.

But—

it couldn’t reach any farther.

He had to see if the Celestial Pillars could be moved. Only then could he decide whether to build a large number of them in this area.