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Chapter 220 - 193: The World Line Outside the Typhon World
In the Battle Sacred Land, beneath the Starlight River, Wang Yi appeared piloting Prototype No. 1.
He had piloted the mecha over from the Wukong Dojo.
A Universal Battery had already been installed inside Prototype No. 1. The mecha came to a stop and the cockpit opened. Wang Yi stepped out, looked at the astonished Black Beans, and said, "This is the opportunity I promised you! Come on, I’ll register you as a pilot!"
Wang Yi quickly performed a few operations, giving Black Beans piloting rights for Prototype No. 1, though he retained administrative authority.
Looking at the eager Black Beans, Wang Yi added, "Becoming strong doesn’t happen overnight. A master must be able to endure solitude, and strength is built with time and sweat. Black Beans, you lack Talent, so you must rely on even more effort and sweat if you hope to follow in the footsteps of the strong. This mecha is yours now. I hope you don’t disappoint me!"
"I will die before I disappoint you, my lord!"
Black Beans knocked his forehead against the ground and declared resolutely.
"Good. Now take it away. Go to the Capsule Factory and have it processed into capsule form. Remember, I’m giving you this mecha not to show off or bully the weak, but so you’ll have the confidence to fight with all you’ve got when you face a crisis. Remember this: a powerful mecha doesn’t make you truly powerful. The person inside is what makes one truly powerful. No matter the era, the strong will always prevail!"
"Yes, sir!"
Black Beans got to his feet and began to test out the controls of Prototype No. 1. His expression was serious and focused. A moment later, he was piloting it back toward the Water Curtain Cave, on his way to the Capsule Factory.
After he was gone, Yuan Yao asked, "Master, is it really wise to give such a weapon to a child?"
’If he were any older, it would be too late. No matter. We’ll just consider him a test case—to see if an ordinary person can truly defy their fate. I want to see if diligence and effort can make him one of the strong.’
A moment later, after finishing breakfast, Wang Yi brought out the Galaxy Airship.
Liu Qin brought Zhao Mei over, and Wang Yi invited her aboard the Galaxy Airship. "Miss Zhao," he said, "today we will explore the Star Sea together. If your Navigator Talent has any reaction, please inform me."
"Of course!"
Zhao Mei nodded. She was quite curious about the "Star Sea" as well, but she didn’t have much faith in her Navigator Talent.
Wang Yi said nothing more. He piloted the Galaxy Airship straight up into the sky, its speed steadily increasing.
’I’ll soon find out if the Typhon World really has a World Line...’
As Wang Yi mulled this over, he couldn’t help but recall the world’s backstory that Mr. Jin from the World of Suffering had told him.
In the lore of World of Suffering No. 356, the humans of the old world had mastered Eco-Technology, called themselves gods, and believed they were on the verge of controlling everything.
But a high-dimensional existence was watching over everything. As if to prevent them from learning the truth, it suddenly descended and annihilated their world, thus creating World of Suffering No. 356.
Wang Yi had originally dismissed this lore as pure fiction, but Tong Yuanhai’s words had given him second thoughts.
’He began to wonder, could the lore of World of Suffering No. 356 be a record of actual events?’
’Are there high-dimensional beings outside the Typhon World as well?’
’When the Players grow powerful enough to trigger some critical point, will a high-dimensional being descend to ’correct’ things, annihilate the Players, and destroy this world, turning the Typhon World into another World of Suffering?’
’Or maybe that critical point is the end of the newbie protection period?’
Wang Yi felt that if everything Tong Yuanhai had said was true, then his own speculations were most likely correct.
Regardless, he wanted to venture Beyond the Heavens today and see for himself. If he could truly confirm the existence of high-dimensional watchers or enemies in the Starry Sky, he could make preparations in advance and avoid being caught completely off guard when they descended or a world war broke out.
The Galaxy Airship quickly reached its maximum speed of 1,000 meters per second. This was far from escape velocity. On Earth Star, the Galaxy Airship would likely be unable to break free of the planet’s gravity to enter space. But clearly, the scientific principles of the real world couldn’t explain this strange one.
In less than two minutes, the Galaxy Airship broke through the atmosphere and entered outer space.
Wang Yi tensed.
Just as he’d expected, he found a World Line again. It separated the sky from outer space, a shimmering boundary where light and darkness merged.
[Ding! Warning: You have entered a restricted exploration zone. Please return to the Newbie World immediately. Failure to do so will result in the suspension of some system services. Continue at your own risk!]
The familiar system prompt echoed, but Wang Yi paid it no mind. He piloted the Galaxy Airship forward into the Starry Sky, carefully surveying his surroundings.
Just as when he had crossed the World Line from the World of Suffering, Wang Yi could see the Typhon World—or rather, the Tifeng Planet. He also saw countless similar planets, all likely existing in the same way as the Typhon World. They looked like giant eggs, arranged in neat, dense clusters throughout the Starry Sky.
"My heavens!" Zhao Mei exclaimed. "So the Typhon World is just a Newbie World? What does that even mean? Like a Newbie Village? I thought I had been transported to an Otherworld, but it turns out I just ended up in a game’s starting zone..."
Wang Yi asked, "Is your Navigator Talent working?"
"It is!" Zhao Mei nodded. "The system has presented two routes. One leads to the High-Dimensional Divine Hall, and the other to the Chaos Star Sea! It seems there’s another World Line beyond the one for the Newbie World. We have to cross it to enter the Chaos Star Sea. Great Saint, where are we headed? The High-Dimensional Divine Hall or the Chaos Star Sea?"
Wang Yi shook his head. "The ship’s too slow. We’re going back."
"Back?"
"That’s right. My suspicions have been more or less confirmed. We still don’t know how dangerous the outside world is. As newbies, it’s best to stay in the Newbie Village."
As he spoke, Wang Yi turned the Galaxy Airship around and headed back across the Typhon World’s World Line.
[Ding! Welcome back to the Typhon World. Current world: Newbie World No. 356. Status: Newbie Protection Period active. World quests have not been enabled. Entry is restricted to current-generation Players.]
The system prompt sounded again.
Zhao Mei could evidently hear the prompt as well. She mused, "So it really is a Newbie Village... and number 356, at that. I wonder how many of them there are. How much longer will the protection period last? Will it end for all the Newbie Worlds at the same time? What’s going to happen then?"
Wang Yi replied, "It’s probably a long way off. Little Players like us should just focus on playing the game. There’s no need to worry about what happens after the protection period ends just yet."
"Right."
Zhao Mei nodded. She was now beginning to realize that this game world was far more complex and vast than she had ever imagined.
About half an hour later, the Galaxy Airship landed directly in Jinyuan County. Zhao Mei disembarked and waved goodbye to Wang Yi. "Great Saint, in three to five days, my Zhao Family will head to Black Stone Mountain. I will fulfill my promise then. I’ll be in your care."
"Of course! I’ll look forward to seeing you again..."
Wang Yi acknowledged her and, without wasting any time, piloted the airship back to Huaguo Mountain before entering the Exile Court.
"Liu Qin, go to Eggshell Castle and see if Hu Fenqiu and the other Civilian Militia members are back. If they are, have them assemble here at once! Yuan Yao, take this Storage Bracelet, go to the Fine Weapons Factory, and retrieve all the Nail Rakes made by Fish-Transformed Dragon..."
Wang Yi was now planning to head to Yamero Star. He needed to replenish his Chaos Energy to make his upcoming explorations easier.
Just as Wang Yi had expected, Hu Fenqiu and the other members of the Civilian Militia had already returned.
When Liu Qin arrived at Eggshell Castle, Hu Fenqiu, Zhang Mazha, and Yang Dazhuang were in the middle of giving a report to Jelena.
A short while later, a group of 25 militiamen arrived at the Exile Court. Wang Yi noticed a distinct change in their disposition; they were all much more reserved, almost like elite commandos.
Wang Yi inquired and learned that Hu Fenqiu’s group had spent over a year in the World of Suffering. They had seen combat, and while they hadn’t cleared out any ruins, they had found a good deal of resources in the city wreckage. They even brought back a Grizzly Tank and two armored off-road vehicles.
They were now proficient with various firearms and had also learned how to drive.
Wang Yi was surprised to find they had accumulated a significant amount of military merit. Hu Fenqiu, Zhang Mazha, and Yang Dazhuang had all been promoted to Three-star Soldiers, while the remaining 22 were all Two-star Soldiers.
"Excellent! Fenqiu, Mazha, and Dazhuang, the three of you will stay here to recruit and train more members and expand the Civilian Militia! The other 22 will follow me to Yamero Star shortly to handle security and drive the off-road vehicles. Don’t worry, it’s not a permanent post. You’ll rotate shifts in the future and will still get leave..."
After giving a few simple instructions, Wang Yi found himself wondering how much of a salary these soldiers would receive once the Void Stipend was issued.
A few moments later, Yuan Yao returned to the Exile Court with 342 Nail Rakes of various sizes.
Although these Nail Rakes weren’t as powerful as the Golden Nail-Raking Tool, they were all fine-grade, blue-rarity equipment.
After some brief preparations, Wang Yi used the Exile Court’s teleportation ability, taking the 342 Nail Rakes and 22 militiamen to Shanhai Pass City on Yamero Star.
Over four thousand Beastman Laborers moved in and out of the Shanhai Pass Camp, yet the place seemed deserted, or perhaps just dreary.
The Beastman Laborers did nothing but mine, rest, and sleep. They didn’t even need to eat, and there were no recreational activities to speak of.
’This isn’t the happy community of Beastmen I imagined. Maybe I should bring all the Purple-skinned Orc "aunties" over...’
Wang Yi muttered to himself and took out a set of [Construction Drawings: Super God Football Stadium]. He tried using them on Yamero Star, and it worked!
’Looks like exclusive resource nodes count as my territory...’
’Building a stadium here would be great,’ Wang Yi thought. ’Letting the Beastmen play some soccer would liven things up.’
So, after quickly assigning jobs to the 22 militiamen and sending them to distribute the Nail Rakes, Wang Yi first went outside Shanhai Pass City and built a [Super God Football Stadium].
Once construction was complete, Wang Yi returned to Shanhai Pass City to collect the metal ore and Chaos Crystal Stones that had been stockpiled there.
After a flurry of activity, Wang Yi’s Chaos Energy reached 34.6 million!
"Haha, more than thirty million!"
Wang Yi was overjoyed. His only regret was that there wasn’t a big boss around to fight.
Just then, Wang Yi saw Frank, the All-Purpose Driver, return to Shanhai Pass City in an armored off-road vehicle. Frank was bustling about, directing a few Beastmen to unload it.
’He reasoned that since his militiamen could now drive the armored off-road vehicles, there was no need to keep the All-Purpose Driver here any longer. He decided to have Frank pilot the Star River Airship again and take him to find a Starlight River suitable for Refinement.’
And at that very moment, the three great idlers of Yamero Star—Ye Qitian, Xue Shentian, and Li Mingli, who had all decided to just give up and slack off—discovered the Super God Football Stadium.