Light Fortress-Chapter 1533 - 226: Setting Sail!
After the highest council meeting ended, within a few days, news about the [Ice Sea Ruins] shook the entire Five Continents... This discovery could almost be compared to the extent of the [Old World], and every Transcendent was awaiting news from the Ice Sea. For a moment, all major forces mobilized their elites.
Unfortunately, the Ice Sea isolates the Deep Sea linkage.
Once you venture into the Ice Sea territory, no signal will return. Due to the potential adverse effects of the "Authority Power" in this mission, these explorers lost all contact with the Five Continents, equivalent to traveling to another completely isolated new world.
To know what happened deep within the Ice Sea, they could only wait.
At this moment, above the Ice Sea, a large airship hovered high in the sky. This airship was completely different in style from the Source Energy Boat, with its entire body presenting a bronze color and carved with cloud patterns.
The "Source Energy Boat" technology of the North Continent leads the Five Continents, and Central City deliberately retained the original blueprints and absolutely does not sell new boats.
Yet the Upper City still developed a "heavy flying vehicle" that could rival it and named it the "Cloud Ship."
The same Source Energy Core—because the Upper City Research Institute started comprehensive research on source materials earlier than Central City—means that purely in terms of core engine function, the Cloud Ship is actually more powerful than the Source Energy Boat.
A small figure stood by the window, quietly looking at the view of the distant sea.
"Is this... the Ice Sea Ruins?"
The Source Tower’s vanguard team obtained the intelligence before departure, receiving the exact coordinates of the [Ice Sea Ruins] and the Spirit images captured by the Storm God’s Throne.
The current scene was quite shocking.
The nearly hundred-meter-long Cloud Ship hovered in the cloudless sky, like an insignificant flying insect.
Every wave surging from the Ice Sea was enough to knock it down.
And on the sea horizon, a huge "whale’s" back faintly revealed. The Cloud Ship hovered at a safe distance summarized from two explorations, vaguely sensing a huge oppressive force.
"What on earth is that thing?"
Many voices on the Cloud Ship were discussing, everyone saw that "big guy."
"Is this the Ice Sea Ruins? How long could it be... ten thousand meters, twenty thousand meters?"
"This thing can’t be alive, right?"
Everyone was overwhelmed with shock by this huge thing emerging from the sea.
Humans naturally fear giant creatures.
And for a creature of this level, if it were really alive, merely raising its head to roar towards the sky could create sound waves enough to shatter the Cloud Ship!
"Rest assured, this thing is ’dead,’ and it fundamentally lacks life. It’s most likely just a remnant land of the Ice Sea."
At this point, a dignified voice rang out.
All the Source Tower Enforcers on the Cloud Ship immediately fell silent, all looking towards the source of the voice... the speaker was none other than Cloud Tiger.
A figure in a white robe and another in a black robe appeared together.
This mission was led by Cloud Tiger and Xuan Turtle Commander!
They each brought seven candidates and dozens of low-level Law Enforcers.
This maritime mission was to gather information related to the [Ice Sea Ruins]. In the uncertain intelligence stage, it wasn’t convenient to deploy the [Angel Envoy].
The best candidates were the Divine Envoys still in the Fourth-order Realm!
Cloud Tiger and Xuan Turtle naturally took charge.
Of course, an "irrelevant" was involved in this: the lone southward traveler Gu Xiaoman.
As the future "Lord of Wine," Gu Xiaoman had yet to come into contact with the fire source, so she didn’t have to worry about touching the "Time Distortion Barrier."
Only her noble status made participating in this maritime voyage somewhat improper.
Before the list was released, Gu Xiaoman was rather anxious, worried she might be forcibly detained at the Source Tower.
But unexpectedly, the Sky Divine Throne approved the future Lord of Wine’s application to go south to the Ice Sea...
So, she boarded the Cloud Ship.
In these days, the factions on the Cloud Ship had already divided. Due to her extraordinary status, coupled with Mr. Tianshui and Red Dragon’s open protection, even Cloud Tiger and Xuan Turtle had no authority to assign her tasks.
Therefore, coming to the Ice Sea, Gu Xiaoman didn’t have to follow anyone’s command.
She only needed to do what she wanted.
"Lord Yun Hu, this [Ice Sea Ruins] is so large... how do we get in?"
On the Cloud Ship, a candidate asked in confusion.
They had executed many missions.
Never had a task been like this... even the Cloud Ship couldn’t land. The thin "back" protruding from the sea didn’t look safe; hastily docking was definitely unwise.
Cloud Tiger squinted his eyes, silently gazing at the giant whale’s back far at sea.
Though he was the mission leader, seeing the [Ice Sea Ruins], he felt somewhat uneasy.
There came successive questions.
"I heard the Storm Church sent out a saint ahead of us. Have they reached the destination? Why haven’t we seen any trace of them?"
"Are the coordinates given by the Storm God’s Throne real? Isn’t this a diversion tactic?"
"..."
Cloud Tiger furrowed his brows, raising his hand to make a downward gesture.
The sound within the Cloud Ship instantly cleared.
After a moment of contemplation, he finally spoke, "Don’t rush. Since it’s a [Ruins], there must be an entrance. The Cloud Ship has prepared ample source energy fuel; we don’t have to hurriedly land. Let’s navigate around the destination first."
He exchanged glances with Xuan Turtle.
Both were perplexed.
Due to the scarcity of information, two explorations, the human world had no experience entering the ruins... to this point, they weren’t sure this place was even enterable!
Is there truly an entrance?
"Indeed, the Storm Church sent people southward; this is indisputable... As for the coordinates, such matters can’t be fabricated. A divine throne wouldn’t stoop to such disgraceful stunts."
Xuan Turtle said in a deep voice, "I believe more that the Storm Church’s Saint has already found the ’entrance.’ The Storm God’s Throne might have concealed some crucial information. After all, he stayed here for seven days and must have discovered something. I suspect he must have told his saint how to enter the ruins... ensuring the Holy City can genuinely take the lead!"
"Yes."
The Cloud Ship slowly circumnavigated a large circle.
Cloud Tiger puzzled, "But how are we supposed to find the entrance to this thing?"
Even just the tip of the iceberg was already incalculable.
"I’m also stumped. If worst comes to worst, we’ll have to wait for other forces to arrive here."
Xuan Turtle rubbed his brow—this wasn’t really a solution. If other forces couldn’t enter either... then everyone would be anxious together! After all, the Source Tower was the first to arrive!
At that moment, a cold girl’s voice sounded.
"The entrance to the [Ruins] should be a kind of ’Disaster Realm,’ most likely not in the air, but at sea."
This statement drew considerable attention. The Enforcers on the Cloud Ship realized that in a desolate, unoccupied corner, stood a slim and small dark figure.
"Don’t forget, the Giant Deer Saint sailed out with a fleet. Although the Southern Continent is technologically lagging, moving a Source Energy Boat is not difficult..."
"Such actions have two reasons: the urgency of the Storm God’s Throne to dispatch people quickly to sea."
"Another reason is that the [Ruins] entrance is set ’at sea,’ making fleet operations more viable to find it."
Gu Xiaoman looked towards Cloud Tiger, calmly saying, "You can choose to wait for the Outer Continent team to arrive or choose to descend and test your luck first... But to be clear, these are merely my speculations. If I’m wrong, I take no responsibility."
"..."
Cloud Tiger furrowed his brow, just about to say something.
On the other side, Xuan Turtle held his shoulder and spoke to the cockpit: "Prepare to land, test our luck."
The Cloud Ship gradually descended from high altitude. The wind and waves of the Ice Sea were fierce. The closer they got to the sea surface, the more suffocating it grew. The Source Energy Core’s combustion turned the abundant water vapor into mist, obscuring their vision. But as they descended, almost every Transcendent on the Cloud Ship felt the change of "scene."
It was as if a huge illusion enveloped the sea surface.
Entering the sea.
Was entering a dream!
