Chapter 459 - 183: Mortal Realm No.1 Missile Reserve Base

Chapter 459: Chapter 183: Mortal Realm No.1 Missile Reserve Base

Then there was Zhou Mo...

Chen Fan’s lip twitched as he watched Zhou Mo shouting orders in the distance. The Battle Pavilion was supposed to be the Mortal Realm’s martial department, but lately, Zhou Mo was looking more and more like a construction foreman.

If you put a hard hat on each of the Martial Kings under his command, they’d all look like master craftsmen.

It was a bit of a deviation from their purpose.

But as long as it worked, it was fine.

It was just like the Commerce Pavilion, which was originally in charge of trade. Since its establishment, it had barely engaged in any commerce. For the first few years, it was responsible for exploration, and now, it had basically become an air force.

It was in charge of all the Mortal Realm’s fully-equipped combat Flying Ships, and even the basic transport Flying Ships were registered under the Commerce Pavilion’s name.

A Commerce Pavilion.

Possessing a hundred fully-equipped Flying Ships... The whole thing sounded bizarre. When they went to reinforce the Yellow Springs Entrance Defense Line, he and Wang Mazi had led the team together.

But... the Commerce Pavilion truly did have the most experience with Flying Ships. While other Mortal Realm Members could only manage a simple takeoff, the members of the Commerce Pavilion could do somersaults in the air with them...

He had no idea how they did it.

He had tried.

He couldn’t do it.

Luckily, he had been flying high enough to stabilize the Flying Ship mid-air. Otherwise...

Chen Fan, Domain Lord of the Jiangbei Mortal Realm.

Died in an accidental crash while joyriding in a Flying Ship.

Having that news spread across West Desolate Island would hardly be a glorious affair. He wouldn’t be able to rest in peace.

...

By the time he finished building the "Mortal Realm No. 2 Missile Reserve Base," it was already mid-afternoon.

"..."

Standing on the Flying Ship Deck, Chen Fan gazed down with satisfaction at the two "Mortal Realm Missile Bases" he had just completed. The feeling of contentment and accomplishment was incredibly gratifying.

To put it this way,

he could stare at the most beautiful woman for the time it takes to drink a cup of tea and still get tired of the sight.

But he could stare at these two bases all day and not get bored.

He was even a little reluctant to go on his long trip now.

He just wanted to stay in the Mortal Realm.

Just then—

The Sound Transmission Talisman in his pocket chimed with Tian Yi’s voice. "Domain Lord, I’m preparing to return to Eternal Night Hall. I’m leaving today."

"Hmm..."

After a moment of thought, Chen Fan replied, "Have Wang Kui bring you to the Mortal Realm Missile Reserve Base. I’m here."

Soon, Tian Yi arrived via the Mortal Realm High-speed Rail. The moment he stepped off the train, he froze, staring at the scene before him.

This was a region he had never seen before.

’So many...’

’...giant pillars.’

They had been blocked from view by Nameless Mountain, so he hadn’t been able to see these pillars from Xiyang City. However, he had seen some giant pillars by the Port outside the city being moved that very morning.

He had even watched them carefully for a long time back then.

After all, he had never seen such a massive construction project before.

It had made him eager to join in and help with the transport. Now it seemed they had all been moved here.

’I wonder what these pillars are for...’

"Tian Yi, come on up."

The Flying Ship Chen Fan was on slowly descended to the ground. He stood on the deck and waved to Tian Yi, who was walking over from the high-speed rail. After Tian Yi boarded, the Flying Ship began to ascend once more.

He put an arm around Tian Yi’s shoulder, pointed at the neatly arranged Celestial Pillars below, and said with a smile, "Since you’ve joined the Mortal Realm, you should know about some of our hidden strengths."

"Every one of these Celestial Pillars is a Mortal Realm Missile, like the ones used to reinforce the Yellow Springs Entrance Defense Line."

"However..."

"They are currently in a charging state and will need a long time to be fully powered."

’I have to reveal something to Tian Yi, or else he’ll feel like he’s still an outsider.’

Tian Yi stared blankly at the thousands of Celestial Pillars below. Over the past few days, he had learned about the battle at the Yellow Springs Entrance Defense Line and knew that if the Mortal Realm hadn’t provided timely support, the defense line would have fallen.

And the power of those Celestial Pillars was, of course, the most crucial part of that victory.

"Doesn’t that mean this place is equivalent to several thousand Level 20 Night Watchers, ready to be activated at any moment?"

"Hmm..."

Chen Fan hesitated slightly.

’The original Max Level Celestial Pillars didn’t have as large a blast radius as a Level 20 Night Watcher. A Level 20 Night Watcher’s blast radius was about double that of a Max Level Celestial Pillar.’

’But a Max Level Celestial Pillar could kill a Great Ghost that a Level 20 Night Watcher couldn’t.’

’In terms of raw power, the Max Level Celestial Pillar was still stronger.’

’When you balanced the pros and cons, they were more or less equal.’

’But now, the Celestial Pillars have the Celestial Dao Blessing Effect: One Qi Transmutes into the Three Pristine Ones. One missile is as good as three.’

’Can they still be considered equal now?’

Chen Fan tilted his head, pondered for a moment, and then said, "More or less. You can think of it that way."

"Several thousand Level 20 Night Watchers, ready to be activated at any moment..."

A complex look flashed in Tian Yi’s eyes.

"Domain Lord, all the Night Watchers in Western Eternal Night, regardless of Level, don’t add up to this number..."

"This many must have consumed a huge amount of Ghost Stones, right?"

"Quite a lot, yes."

Chen Fan sighed emotionally. "The main problem is that charging them takes a long time."

’The two Missile Bases cost 1.8 billion Ghost Stones.’

’That really was a lot.’

’It was almost one-fifth of the Mortal Realm’s total Ghost Stone reserves.’

Tian Yi took a deep breath. By now, even a fool would realize one thing: the Mortal Realm hadn’t just found a single Ghost Ore mine.

He had traveled all over, from Tian Nan to the far north.

What kind of structures hadn’t he seen? But a structure like the Celestial Pillar was something he had truly never seen, or even heard of, before.

This also meant that the Mortal Realm’s potential was far greater than he had imagined.

’As long as...’

’As long as the Mortal Realm is given enough time to develop, perhaps it really could become the miracle of the Eternal Night Continent.’

’And what he had to do was return to Eternal Night Hall, eliminate as many of the internal traitors as possible, and find a way to reduce the Ghost Race’s attention on the Mortal Realm.’

’He was just a member of the Western Eternal Night’s action team and didn’t have that much authority, but... Elder Qiu did.’

...

The Flying Ship slowly rose into the air.

This was Tian Yi’s Flying Ship. The Yellow Springs Entrance Defense Line had returned it to them, and now, it was back in the hands of its original owner.

Tian Yi stood on the deck of the rising Flying Ship and shouted down to Chen Fan, "Domain Lord, I’m off!"

"..."

Watching this scene, Chen Fan suddenly smiled. The memory of his first meeting with Tian Yi faintly echoed in his ears.

"Tian Yi of Eternal Night Hall!"

"I request an audience with the one in charge of this faction!"

The Tian Yi from back then had a voice full of vigor. Now, he seemed much more reserved and calm. But Chen Fan could see in his eyes that this reservation was just him holding back an immense drive.

It was the same as before.

Except...

this time, he wasn’t bare-chested, and the dense web of scars on his body was finally gone. He finally looked like a proper person.

"Go on."

Chen Fan smiled and waved. "When you’re free, come visit the Mortal Realm more often. Qi Chong said you’ve gotten very good at farming these past few days. He’s a little sad to see you go."

Tian Yi laughed and called back loudly, "After we’ve pushed back the Ghost Race, I’ll come back and farm with Qi Chong! Domain Lord, please tell him for me to keep an eye on the Pomegranate Tree I planted. Don’t let it die!"

"No problem."

The Flying Ship ascended slowly, soon disappearing over the horizon.