Chapter 408 - 175: Mind If I Steal Some Electricity?

Chapter 408: Chapter 175: Mind If I Steal Some Electricity?

This was a switch he had made.

When the link between these two sections was severed, the hundreds of Earth Gold Ropes at the far end would stop conducting electricity, making it easier to connect more ropes.

In the end, he didn’t transport the Celestial Pillars to the Thunderstorm Sea Realm.

Instead, he transported the Thunderstorm Sea Realm to the Mortal Realm. ℯℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

He walked over to the cluster of Celestial Pillars and began examining their panels. He kept this up for a full hour, after which he reached a conclusion.

The Thunderbolts from the Thunderstorm Sea Realm were indeed extraordinary.

The charging speed was much faster than before.

A Max Level Celestial Pillar, which previously required three full years under a constant barrage of Thunderbolts to fully charge, now... needed only one year. Moreover, he had a faint suspicion that its power would be even greater.

After all, the Thunderbolts in the Thunderstorm Sea Realm were clearly far more powerful than ordinary lightning.

A Level 6 Celestial Pillar, which previously needed ninety days to charge.

Now, it only needed thirty days...

Thirty days to fully charge one Level 6 Celestial Pillar.

With the energy supplied by this "Life Line," a strategic weapon was quickly becoming a conventional one. And now, he could finally see for himself just how powerful a Level 6 Celestial Pillar was.

"A pity..."

Chen Fan felt a slight sense of regret. The "Sparks Set the World Ablaze" plan on the New Continent had consumed a massive amount of the Mortal Realm’s Ghost Stone reserves, so for the time being, there weren’t enough resources to build more Celestial Pillars for energy storage.

He would have to wait for the Sparks Set the World Ablaze plan to be completed first.

However...

That wouldn’t take long.

The Sparks Set the World Ablaze plan on the New Continent was expected to be fully established before this year’s rainy season. He had already been there to inspect the work, and the progress was excellent.

Especially Lame Monkey.

His progress was so fast it even surprised Chen Fan; he had improved to the point where he could start holding his own.

...

Tonight.

The Mortal Realm held a celebration banquet.

But Chen Fan, the guest of honor, was absent. Exhausted after two consecutive months of hard work, he was spread-eagled on his bed, fast asleep.

The corners of his mouth were turned up in a faint smile.

He was dreaming again tonight.

He dreamed that the Mortal Realm was leading the Eternal Night Continent in a counterattack. Thousands of Celestial Pillars rose from the Mortal Realm, shooting toward the Eternal Night Frontline with a thunderous roar. Each explosion of a Celestial Pillar instantly wiped out a vast swath of the Ghost Tide.

He truly slept well.

After waking up, Chen Fan quickly washed up and rushed to the Port. He gazed at the more than two hundred Celestial Pillars radiating a white glow, his eyes filled with delight.

’I’ve been exhausted for months.’

’I deserve a good tour.’

Perhaps it was a quirk of his, but after completing a major project, he loved to spend the next few days doing nothing but admiring his handiwork.

Just like with the Jiangbei Defense Line.

After its completion, he had strolled along the Jiangbei Defense Line for several days.

The hundreds of Earth Gold Ropes extending to the Celestial Pillars were buried underground—it would be too dangerous otherwise. He went to inspect the first batch of deployed Level 6 Celestial Pillars, one by one.

This batch of Level 6 Celestial Pillars had already been more than halfway charged.

Now, they would be fully charged in about nine more days.

He was already counting down.

In nine days, it would be time for the first test detonation of the Mortal Realm’s Level 6 Celestial Pillars.

...

「Nine days passed in the blink of an eye.」

Eternal Night Calendar, Year 381, March 17th.

On this day,

the No. 7 Defense Line received some guests.

Chen Fan, along with Wang Kui, Zhao Shengping, Lame Monkey, Wang Mazi, and other core members of the Mortal Realm, had temporarily put aside all their work to arrive at the No. 7 Defense Line.

Having received news in advance, Elder Qi was already waiting for them on the platform.

But upon seeing the scene before him,

he was still a bit baffled.

"Domain Lord Chen."

Elder Qi walked up to Chen Fan, looked at the crowd of core Mortal Realm personnel, and asked hesitantly, "This is..."

’They’ve mobilized everyone!’

"It’s nothing."

Chen Fan looked at Elder Qi with a cheerful grin. "We’re here to provide some support for the No. 7 Defense Line."

"Support?"

Elder Qi was momentarily baffled. It wasn’t the rainy season, so how could the No. 7 Defense Line possibly fail to hold against the routine nightly Ghost Tide?

"Well..."

Chen Fan sighed with a hint of resignation. "The Mortal Realm has developed a new toy. I’m calling it the ’Mortal Realm Cruise Missile,’ and I need a place to test its power."

"There are too few Ghost Objects in the Mortal Realm."

"So I came to your No. 7 Defense Line to give it a try."

"Understood!"

This time, Elder Qi understood.

...

On the City Wall of the No. 7 Defense Line.

Eternal Night fell.

An inky darkness instantly enveloped the entire Guandong Plain. Simultaneously, the endless roars of Ghost Objects erupted amidst the cacophony of cannon fire.

The Ghost Tide began its routine assault on the No. 7 Defense Line.

The No. 7 Defense Line was long accustomed to this.

Chen Fan led Wang Kui and the others onto the City Wall of the No. 7 Defense Line. He peered out at the overwhelming Ghost Tide beyond the perimeter. After a moment of thought, he conjured a Level 10 Ghost Fire on the wall, instantly expanding their field of vision.

Their visibility increased significantly in an instant.

The range of a Level 10 Ghost Fire was nothing to scoff at.

"Not bad."

Chen Fan nodded in satisfaction. ’Now I can see much more clearly.’ He then turned his attention to the "Missile Launch" panel before him, which displayed a top-down map.

He spread two fingers apart repeatedly.

As the map quickly zoomed in, he saw the No. 7 Defense Line and the green dot representing himself.

Now,

he could send a strike to any point he touched.

’For some reason, I have the sudden urge to tap my own green dot. I wonder what would happen?’ He quickly cast the absurd thought from his mind.

His finger tapped a point not far in front of the green dot.

Immediately after,

far away, beside the Port in the Mortal Realm, a fully charged Level 6 Celestial Pillar began to lift off. With a tremendous RUMBLE, it pulled itself from the ground and slowly ascended into the sky.