Chapter 433 - 179: "Call for Aid, Call for Aid!

Chapter 433: Chapter 179: "Call for Aid, Call for Aid!

"I haven’t told anyone else. His position in the Eternal Night Hall is very high, so there’s no way he’ll leak the information."

"I have urgent business to attend to at the Yellow Springs Entrance Canyon, so I won’t delay any longer."

"Keep this Mother and Child Stone safe. It’s for long-distance communication, a direct line to me. I’ll let you know immediately if anything happens."

With that,

the two of them said their goodbyes, boarded the Flying Ship, and gradually disappeared from view.

They left without a moment’s hesitation.

"..."

Sitting in his chair, Chen Fan slowly picked up a rib, placed it in his bowl, and leaned back, calm and silent.

After a long while,

he couldn’t help but chuckle.

’He’d already figured out a rough plan for setting up his channels last night.’

...

「Eternal Night Continent, the Western heartland.」

A city on the plains bustled with activity. It was an Eternal Night Hall stronghold, serving as a hub for logistics, information exchange, and coordinating operations in the West.

At that moment,

inside a private room within the city,

a white-haired old man sat alone at a tea table. The Incense Burner before him was piled high with ash, a thin wisp of smoke curling upward.

The old man had a dazed look on his face as he mechanically drank cup after cup of tea.

After what seemed like a long time,

the old man finally stood, closed the doors and windows, activated an Array Plate, and took a Ghost Bone from his Storage Ring. As soon as it appeared, the Ghost Bone burst into flame.

The black smoke from the Ghost Bone congealed in the air, refusing to disperse.

In the blink of an eye,

a dark figure materialized within the smoke. The figure seemed pleased, its voice echoing throughout the room, sounding both near and far at once.

"You’ve finally contacted us. This is the best decision you will ever make."

"As long as the intelligence you provide is important enough,"

"once the Ghost Race conquers the Eternal Night Continent, we can ensure your family’s prosperity and grant you a sliver of the Celestial Dao Blessing, extending your life by a century."

The moment the dark figure appeared,

the dazed look in the old man’s eyes vanished. He knew he had passed the point of no return. Even if he said nothing now, just being discovered meant death.

After a brief pause,

he lowered his gaze to the Incense Burner on the table and spoke in a low voice.

"Jiangbei has held. A faction called the Jiangbei Mortal Realm built the Jiangbei Defense Line without any outside support."

"A Level 6 Defense Line."

"And..."

"The faction’s leader, Chen Fan, is a powerful Architect. He built the Jiangbei Defense Line all by himself."

He relayed every last detail from Tian Yi’s report.

"Noted."

The dark figure chuckled and slowly dissipated.

The black smoke, however, did not disperse. Instead, it rapidly congealed, reforming into a Ghost Bone.

Just then—

a sudden knock came at the door.

The old man hastily stowed the Ghost Bone in his Storage Ring, deactivated the Array Plate, and resumed his seat at the tea table. Clearing his throat, he called out in a deep voice, "Come in."

Soon,

a young man burst in, flustered and breathless, his voice filled with excitement. "Elder Zhang, we have good news from the Eternal Night Western No. 1 Frontline!"

"They’ve captured a Blue Level Building Blueprint!"

"They want us to hurry and send an Architect to the Western No. 1 Frontline to study it."

"Hmph."

The old man snorted, displeased. "Standard procedure is for them to send the Blueprint to the rear, not for us to send an Architect to them."

Still, he understood.

Every defense line hoped that once these Rare Building Blueprints were deciphered, the new structures would be built on their line first. That was the rule initially, but it eventually changed to sending the Architects to the front.

Otherwise, the front lines would rather hoard the blueprints and try to decipher them on their own than send them to the rear.

After all, who knew how long it would be before it was their turn to get the new defenses built if they sent the plans back? It could take forever.

He didn’t say anything more,

just glanced at the excited young man before him and sighed softly. ’The higher your position, the more you see, and the less hope you have for the future of the Eternal Night Continent.’

’The Eternal Night Continent...’

’...has no future.’

’Just holding the line is already a monumental struggle. How could we even dream of a counterattack?’

’I have to leave myself an escape route.’

’I refuse to go down with a sinking ship.’

’I know the Ghost Race’s words can’t be trusted.’

’I also know that to truly conquer the Eternal Night Continent, they have to exterminate every last human.’

’But—’

’since the Ghost Race reveres human culture so much, surely they’ll find a way to keep a few embers of humanity alive, right?’

’They could find a way around it.’

’For instance, when the war is all but decided, they could move us human defectors offshore. Then, once the Ghost Race has completely conquered the Eternal Night Continent, they could bring us back.’

...

"Humans truly are a Race blessed by fortune."

In the darkness,

a Ghost Emperor sat on a grand throne, gazing at the intelligence report a subordinate Ghost had presented. He muttered in a daze.

He hadn’t expected it.

’Even under these circumstances, humans can still produce miracles.’

’For a faction to rise in a place as barren as West Desolate Island, and to single-handedly build the Jiangbei Defense Line... For years, we did everything we could to block the Eternal Night Hall’s supply routes to West Desolate Island, all to ensure Jiangbei would fall.’

’That would have allowed the Ghost Tide to make landfall, coordinate with our forces from within, and invade the heartland.’

’It would have threatened the Eternal Night Western No. 1 Frontline from the flank. And yet... it was held.’

’Except it wasn’t the Eternal Night Hall that held it.’

’It was a faction called the Jiangbei Mortal Realm.’

’He’d never even heard of them before.’