CHAPTER 704: ARRIVAL

The army of Great Chu Immortal Nation achieved great success

The army of Great Chu Immortal Nation achieved great success on the first day of arrival at the front lines, greatly enhancing its reputation within the Human-Demon Alliance and increasing its influence within the alliance.

Otherwise, a troop without even Soul Transformation would lack authority within the alliance, often being assigned dangerous tasks without the right to refuse.

After all, whenever there are many people and factions, complete harmony is impossible.

While sending troops to the frontline battlefield, preparations were also actively underway on Crimson Flame Island.

Crimson Flame Island is relatively close to the frontline and is susceptible to being affected by major battles.

A large batch of giant crossbows was transported from Qizhou Island a few days ago.

Skinny Monkey is currently leading the army to construct more elevated platforms around Crimson Flame Island. These platforms are over twenty zhang high and are equipped with arrays of giant crossbows and spirit cannons.

Giant crossbows are used for long-range attacks, while spirit cannons are used for close-range bombardment.

Now, giant crossbows on Crimson Flame Island are spread out like a chessboard. If any foreign enemies dare to set foot on Crimson Flame Island, they will be met with a rain of arrows followed by various Magical Arts unleashed by spirit cannons.

However, this method, while effective, is extremely costly in terms of Spirit Stones.

The cost of one arrow from a giant crossbow is fifty thousand Spirit Stones, so firing one hundred arrows costs five million Spirit Stones.

The consumption of Spirit Stones for each shot from a spirit cannon ranges from ten thousand to several hundred thousand depending on its power.

Therefore, the amount of Spirit Stones needed after a large-scale battle is a huge figure.

In fact, most factions in the Cultivation World are unwilling to spend such a large amount of Spirit Stones in wars. Great Chu Immortal Nation inherited some of Wang Hong's combat methods, insisting that as long as Spirit Stones can kill the enemy, they will be used without hesitation.

While Skinny Monkey leads people to construct elevated platforms, Gu Wei and Yang Tiezhu, along with a group of people, are mining spirit ore.

With huge daily consumption, they should also mine some ore to make up for the expenses.

Moreover, they need to be prepared for all eventualities. If the savage tribe becomes powerful and the Human Clan Alliance is defeated, Crimson Flame Island alone will not be able to withstand it.

They need to seize the time to collect more ore to prevent Crimson Flame Island from falling into enemy hands in vain.

Meanwhile, after sending off the army, Wang Hong went to Wan Kui secret realm to inspect it. He hadn't visited since he conquered it.

Currently, some spirit ore in Wan Kui secret realm has been mined, but there are hardly any living people in the mines. Those responsible for mining are mostly puppets.

Some puppets tirelessly wield their pickaxes, digging into the walls of the mine, causing countless fragments and spirit ore to fall to the ground.

Then, some other puppets are responsible for selecting spirit ore from the pile of debris and handing it over to puppets responsible for transportation.

These puppets work tirelessly day and night until they exhaust all their Spirit Stones.

In fact, using puppets for mining is more efficient than manpower, but the cost of using manpower is lower.

Therefore, most factions still choose to use manpower for mining, as most factions have an abundance of manpower.

Moreover, many miners in the mines are essentially slaves and do not need to be paid, as long as they are fed, which is already considered benevolent.

In contrast to other factions, Great Chu Immortal Nation is severely lacking in manpower.

These mining puppets were refined by some apprentices from the Ministry of Works and are used as practice.

Their craftsmanship is rough, and their appearance is ugly, so they can't be sold for a good price. They are just used for mining, a form of recycling.

Anyway, the Ministry of Works produces a large number of defective products every year.

Apart from the spirit ore, Wan Kui secret realm is still largely unchanged, and it is currently impossible to allocate more manpower to develop it further.

If Wan Kui secret realm could be fully developed, it would become another Qizhou Island in the future, or even surpass it and become even more prosperous.

Currently, only the high-tier spirit fields within the palace complex have been planted with various Spiritual Herbs.

Zhang Chunfeng and Sloppy Old Daoist, who were stationed in Wan Kui secret realm, have both closed up and are preparing to break through Soul Transformation. Now, Wen Lan is in charge here.

After inspecting Wan Kui secret realm and Crimson Flame Island, Wang Hong made some arrangements for various domestic affairs, including preparations in case the Human Clan Alliance is defeated by the savage tribe, all of which were properly arranged in advance.

After that, he left Great Chu Immortal Nation with Wood Fairy.

He had previously made an appointment with several Soul Transformation Cultivators to explore the fragmented realm together. Although the agreed time was still a few years away, the location was quite far away, separated by several continents from Qizhou Island.

The distance was not the main concern; he knew nothing about the secret realm formed by the fragmented realm, so he needed to gather some information before venturing into it.

Rushing in blindly was not his style.

They directly crossed Fengwu Continent and entered the endless sea to the west. The oceans between all the continents of Little Yuan Realm are collectively referred to as the endless sea.

They flew along the way, with plenty of time, so Wang Hong wasn't in a hurry, advancing steadily.

In fact, Wang Hong had never left Hezhou Continent and Fengwu Continent before. Now that he had, he naturally wanted to travel around.

Along the way, Wang Hong experienced and witnessed many things, deepening his understanding of Little Yuan Realm.

They encountered giant turtles the size of small islands, fish capable of flying in the sky, and even a continent entirely covered in desert, where the strongest species turned out to be a type of demon ant.

Two years later, Wang Hong sat in a Flying Boat, with a desk in front of him, on which several delicious dishes were placed.

As a foodie, while others traveled to gain knowledge, he traveled to seek out a variety of cuisines.

Every time they arrived on a new continent, the first thing he inquired about was the local specialty cuisines.

After tasting the delicious food, he would then proceed to learn more about the continent.

If there were any edible plants, he would try to transplant them into his Space.

Since he had the convenience of Space, he naturally wanted to make full use of it by planting various cuisines he liked.

Wang Hong picked up a wine glass and took a sip of Spirit Wine. At this moment, Wood Fairy delicately picked up a piece of tender tofu and brought it to Wang Hong's mouth.

"Master, try this. It's made by your servant using thirty-six kinds of ingredients, carefully crafted to perfection."

The tofu was indeed well-made, tender and delicious, melting in the mouth.

"Master, is the tofu delicious?"

Wang Hong nodded in approval.

Now, Wood Fairy acted as his maid, gradually fitting into the role more and more, becoming increasingly competent.

"Master, I have even more delicious tofu. Would you like to taste it?"

As Wood Fairy spoke, her loose neckline happened to slip to the side, revealing a snowy white...

After two years, they finally reached their destination.

Before them lay a new continent, where humans and demons coexisted, and its area was much larger than Fengwu Continent.

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