Chapter 449 - 182: The Mortal Realm Guards Jiangbei, Jade Rain Descends, a Celestial Dao Blessing

Chapter 449: Chapter 182: The Mortal Realm Guards Jiangbei, Jade Rain Descends, a Celestial Dao Blessing

"Even the Domain Lord’s most trusted confidant, Lame Monkey, doesn’t have a status as high as yours."

...

Wang Kui’s brow furrowed slightly. He didn’t answer right away. If you asked him if he wanted to be this Vice Domain Lord, it would be a lie to say he didn’t. What was a Vice Domain Lord? It was a position second to one, but above ten thousand.

In the entire Mortal Realm, he would be second only to the Domain Lord.

But...

This position was very dangerous. A faction often needed an heir so that if the leader died, the heir could immediately take control of all structures, ensuring that defensive buildings and the like wouldn’t be destroyed.

The Mortal Realm currently had no designated heir.

If the Domain Lord were to die unexpectedly...

The Jiangbei Defense Line and all other structures would rapidly crumble, and the countless lives on West Desolate Island would perish along with the Domain Lord.

In private, they had also discussed whether they should advise the Domain Lord to appoint an heir for the Mortal Realm. However, the discussions always ended without a resolution. The best candidate for an heir would be a biological son, but the Domain Lord was unmarried. He couldn’t possibly appoint one of them, could he?

Once an heir was appointed, who could guarantee that this heir wouldn’t get any bad ideas? After all, if they just killed the Domain Lord, they could inherit the entire Mortal Realm.

The temptation was simply too great.

And at this critical juncture, the title of "Vice Domain Lord" became extremely conspicuous.

After a long while, Wang Kui finally spoke, his expression grave and his voice hoarse, "Don’t address me like that in the future. I am merely a Pavilion Master of the Mortal Realm’s Celestial Granary Pavilion. The reason I’m handling so many duties now is only because we haven’t found a suitable candidate yet. I’m just filling in."

Everyone wanted to live.

That was only human.

No one wished for the Domain Lord’s death. But in their idle moments, they couldn’t help but wonder: if the Domain Lord were to die, what would they do, with the Mortal Realm having no heir?

...

"Time to get to work."

On the Jiangbei Defense Line, Chen Fan stretched lazily and gazed out at the distant sea. He suddenly realized something: Wang Mazi’s "miracle" had only been possible due to a series of coincidences.

To this day, he still didn’t know how Wang Mazi had managed to cross the Thunderstorm Sea Realm.

And he did it twice—a round trip.

If doing it once was a fluke, then pulling off a fluke twice in a row was a little too fortunate.

Most importantly—

The Undersea Ghost Tide at Jiangbei happened to be suppressed during those years by the lingering aura of that individual. Normally, there weren’t too many Ghost Objects in the sea after nightfall, which gave Wang Mazi the chance to sail. If it were now, how would Wang Mazi have dared to go to sea?

He wouldn’t have gotten far before night fell, and he’d have sailed straight into the mouth of a Ghost Tide.

All that hard work just to travel a great distance and deliver a snack to the Ghost Tide.

The next moment, Chen Fan turned, beckoned to Hey Hey who was lying on the ground nearby, and walked toward the Flying Ship hovering behind him, level with the City Wall. He began laying down the Copper Pipe. The pipe ascended vertically, climbing all the way to a height of three thousand meters before it started extending horizontally.

Reaching straight for the Yellow Springs Entrance Defense Line.

That’s right. He planned to build an "aerial express railway" straight to the Western Eternal Night Xuanwu No. 1 Frontline. He had considered several proposals, but in the end, he chose a simple, crude, and direct approach: building it openly in the sky.

He had originally considered building it underground by digging a tunnel.

But that would be too time-consuming and wouldn’t stay hidden for long. After all, the supplies he was transporting to the front were too conspicuous; a spy would surely inform the Ghost Race.

Since he couldn’t hide it, he might as well be open about it. Besides, his aerial railway could turn intangible. When it wasn’t in use, even if a Ghost Tide broke through the defense line, it couldn’t do anything to his railway.

And flying Ghost Objects were few and far between.

The safety factor was acceptable.

Constructing the Copper Pipe in the air was slightly slower than laying it on the ground. It was a tedious and boring job, and he had already prepared to spend the next few months on this Flying Ship.

"Domain Lord."

Wang Kui’s voice came from the Sound Transmission Talisman in his pocket: "I couldn’t find you on the Jiangbei Defense Line. I heard you’ve already left the Mortal Realm. Is now a convenient time to report on the realm’s recent status?"

"Go ahead."

"The Mortal Realm’s current reserve of Ghost Stones is exactly 10.7 billion. Of that, the Jiangbei Defense Line contributed 1.2 billion after deducting consumption during the rainy season. The rest are mostly contributions from the New Continent."

"Mm-hmm."

Chen Fan nodded. "Understood. For the time being, ensure all work in the Mortal Realm proceeds as planned. You will supervise it."

"Understood. The Ghost Stones and Exotic Treasures from the Yellow Springs Entrance Defense Line have all been delivered and stored. The Exotic Treasures obtained by the Jiangbei Defense Line during the rainy season have also been stored. None have been opened yet. However, a few of the stones look a bit like the Celestial Dao Stones you specifically mentioned. When you return, Domain Lord..."

"No need. I’m already on my way back."

The moment he heard the words "Celestial Dao Stone," Chen Fan had already ordered the Mortal Realm Members piloting the Flying Ship to turn around and head back to Nameless Mountain.

He hadn’t gotten far, thankfully.

After disembarking from the Flying Ship, Chen Fan strode toward the Warehouse. He originally hadn’t had high hopes for this batch of Exotic Treasures. After all, he had glanced over the Exotic Treasures from the rainy season from time to time and hadn’t seen anything particularly suitable for the Mortal Realm. But hearing about the Celestial Dao Stones changed everything.

...

「Warehouse, Jiezimai Room.」

Chen Fan stood before the Jiezimai Room, his gaze quickly scanning the Exotic Treasures floating in the air. Information about them flashed before his eyes, and a hint of surprise flickered in his expression from time to time. ’There’s quite a bit of good stuff here.’

He pointed at a few of the Exotic Treasures. "Check the storage dates for these."