Last Totem Novel - Chapter 573
Chapter 573 Barrier
On the fourth day, the surrounding islands gradually grew in number, and the fog became thicker and thicker, gradually enveloping the entire sky.
According to Liang Pingan, the fog was emitted by plants on the island. They absorb the dense water molecules in the air and decompose into ordinary water by photosynthesis. They then spray out through tiny pores all over the plant’s epidermis, forming a large amount of water mist. Therefore, Qiman’s dream was also called the “Endless Sea of Mist”.
Dense water is a high molecular polymer whose molecular formula is H2O multiplied by 10 to the fifth power. In other words, a dense water molecule contains 100,000 water molecules. The so-called Nightmare Qi was essentially air mixed with dense water molecules. This is the source of life for all dream plants. When the water molecules are decrypted, a large amount of psionic-like biological energy is generated, providing them with the energy needed for their life activities.
Although dense water is a high molecular weight polymer, it does not accumulate in the body of humans. Instead, it exits the body with breathing. However, this was only in Qiman’s dream world. If it was the Silver City World or other low-level planes, the excess nightmare energy inhaled would cause pulmonary edema and suffocate to death.
Dreamscape plants are essentially different from plants in other planes. They are between plants and animals, survive and reproduce in the form of plants, pollinate with water mist stained with pollen, and absorb nutrients with roots deep in the soil; They circulate internally in animal fashion, with pulsating hearts, green blood, fibrous veins all over the body, some of which have the ability to move slowly, or vines capable of attacking and defending.
On the morning of the sixth day, the airship flew into a large island. It was impossible to tell exactly how big it was with his eyes. Because the visibility here wasn’t more than a hundred meters, but it took them about fifteen minutes to fly from the bottom to the top. In terms of flying speed, the thickness of the island’s edge was around seven thousand meters.
It wasn’t until he saw it with his own eyes that Tie Zha understood the difficulty of mining a 100,000-ton Star Treasure Diamond. The limit of the detector was three kilometers, which meant that it was impossible to directly detect the treasure diamond at the center of the island.
If mining is to take place, islands must be divided, blown up from one edge, gradually reduced in size and profiled. When they found the location of the precious diamond, it was estimated that one-third of the island had been blown up. The workload and difficulty involved was far greater than building a few Crimson Peak Strongholds.
When they entered the island, they looked down and saw a large number of trees, vines, shrubs, and ferns hiding in the mist. They were mysterious and quiet. Compared to the dark jungles of the central continent, the plants here are more dense. At a glance, he could not see the land at all. It was all turquoise green.
About twenty minutes later, the airship flew to the center of the island and stopped above a mist-shrouded lake.
“Boss, there are usually no dangerous plants near the lake. Do you want to go down and take a look?” Liang Ping’an pointed at an empty space by the lake and asked Tie Zhao.
Tie Zha nodded. After obtaining his consent, the airship slowly descended and stopped at the lake.
The fog on the ground was much thinner, and the visibility was more than 500 meters. As he walked out of the cabin door, he saw a patch of green. The trees were towering. Countless roots fell from the crown of the trees and plunged into the soil. The thick vines wrapped around the trunk of the trees, like several giant green pythons, entrenched themselves on the trees. The vines were decorated with all kinds of flowers, adding a vibrant color to this ancient and dense forest.
Looking down, there were small flowers and grass of various colors growing beneath his feet. The petals were delicate, the leaves were tender, covered with dew, and they emitted a faint fragrance.
“Come, find a place to sit down and take a look at the scenery.” As Liang Ping’an spoke, he waved to the two young men behind him.
They carried a roll of canvas one after another and quickly walked forward. Not long after, they walked to an open space by the lake and spread out the canvas. The canvas is light grey and the outer layer should be waterproof. After paving the way, they ran back to the flying machine more than 300 meters away and brought over a few canvas crosschairs and a movable round table.
After they finished, Tie Zha and Liang Pingan sat down.
“How is it? Is this place okay?” Liang Pingan asked.
“Yes.” Tie Zha nodded, but he was a little disappointed. It was simply difficult to reach the heavens if he wanted to mine the Star Treasure Diamond here. The major powers of the city world occupied the islands on the edge of the main mining area. Ordinary people could only go deeper into this place if they wanted to mine. Not to mention how long the mining process would take, just shipping the equipment and personnel here would cost a large sum of money, and the cost would increase by at least 30%.
Rather than digging it up, it’s better to buy it. However, even if you have money, you can’t buy it …
It had to be said that the Silver City World’s technical barriers, resource barriers, and political barriers were all extremely solid. No wonder the powers of the Far East had been suppressed for 200 years. It may seem like freedom and fairness, but in reality, a complete blockade is carried out through a chain of interests. No matter what the merchants of the Far East did, they were still far behind others, so it was naturally impossible for them to survive.
Could it be that he was going to beg Eva again?
To be honest, there were 10,000 unwilling people in his heart, so he came to take a look with a fluke in his heart.
Liang Ping’an seemed to have seen through Tie Zha’s thoughts. He sighed and slowly said, “Boss, to be honest, without the approval of the World Council for mining, it would be too difficult for him to do so by himself …” As he spoke, he extended his right hand behind his back and looked down.
Just as Tie Zha was about to reply, a sense of danger arose in his heart. He was immediately shocked and suddenly fell backwards.
“Bang!”
The instant he fell, a red armor piercing bullet scraped through the air, evaporated the mist, and flew past his forehead, bringing with it a series of bloodcurdles.
Liang Pingan thought that he had succeeded and hurriedly stood up to take a look. But just as his head reached out, a black shadow rushed up from under the table and pierced through his throat.
“Uh” A large amount of blood sprayed out. Liang Ping’an covered his neck with both hands and widened his eyes. He looked at the pitch-black knuckles in front of him with an expression of disbelief. Immediately after, his eyes darkened and he fell into boundless darkness.
With a successful strike, Tie Zha immediately bounced up and rushed towards the two stunned youths. At the same time, he pulled out his machete and flew past, causing a flash of saber light!
‘”Chi” The two of them slightly shook, and their upper bodies fell to the ground, erupting with a large ball of blood mist. A miserable scream immediately resounded throughout the forest.
“Whoa, whoa, whoa!” “Ahhh!”
With a single slash, Tie Zha didn’t stop for half a second and charged towards the airship 300 meters away.
“Bang!”
A second round of red silk armor piercing bullets shot towards Tie Zha, causing him to tilt his neck and easily dodge.
The sniper lying on the top of the airship was frightened out of his wits when he saw this. Dodging the first shot could be said to be luck. Dodging the second shot could only mean that the opponent’s strength had far exceeded his imagination and was comparable to a Saint realm expert.
“Eggy!” The sniper spat and shouted, “Boss, take off. They’re all dead.”
The co-pilot who hadn’t spoken all this time was actually their boss. Although that guest’s strength was extraordinary, in their eyes, the stronger he was, the richer he would be. This place was far away from the human-controlled area, and the wilderness was a good opportunity to kill more people and steal more goods. After several days of repeated observation, they confirmed that the other party was not a Saint-ranked expert, so they waited for an opportunity to act. However, they did not expect that it would be a tough fight, and they could even dodge a sniper attack …
“Hurry, boss, hurry!” The sniper hurriedly shouted as he looked at Tie Zha, who was as fast as lightning.
The airship soared into the air, causing flowers and plants to dance on the ground.
The scenery below was getting smaller and smaller. The sniper finally heaved a sigh of relief and sat on the ground. But at this moment, a buzzing sound came from behind him. Before he could turn his head, his head flew out.
After killing the man, Tie Zha put away his membrane wings, opened his six knuckles, bent down and stabbed down, firmly nailing to the hull of the airship.
“Dingdangdang … Dingdangdang … Dingdangdang …”
The sharp tips of his feet drew sparks on the metal hull. He quickly climbed to the hatch door behind him, kicked it open, and drilled into it.
“Bang, bang, bang!”
Before he landed, the middle-aged man in the driver’s seat turned around and shot at him with a pistol.
Because the place was too small, he could not dodge. He directly charged forward with the bullet and slashed down the middle-aged man’s hand with a knife.
“Wow!” Blood sprayed out, and the middle-aged man’s expression twisted. He collapsed to the ground, clutching his wrist tightly and letting out a miserable scream.
The airship lost control and circled down, smashing into the ground with a “clang” sound.
Tie Zha recovered from the shock, put away the insect shell and knuckles, grabbed the collar of the middle-aged man, dragged him out of the cabin, and threw him on the ground.
“Do you want to live?” Tie Zha asked.
“Quick, help me stop the bleeding!” The middle-aged man cried out in pain, blood spraying out from his broken wrist. Tie Zha casually tore that cloth off his body, wrap it around his arm, and tied it tightly.
“Ah!” The middle-aged man shivered in pain.
“One hand, is that alright?” Tie Zha asked coldly.
“No … no problem …” The middle-aged man replied painfully. Then, Tie Zha took out a small healing needle from his body and stabbed it into him.
“Rest for half an hour, then set off.” Said Tie Zha.
“Alright” The middle-aged man replied with a dispirited expression. When he encountered this fiend star, he completely admitted defeat.
After the middle-aged man gradually recovered, the two of them returned to the airship and began to sail back. During that time, Tie Zha gave him another needle. Although he knew how to fly airships, his skills were limited. Flying here depended more on experience and the data on the dashboard than on his eyes. Therefore, he had to let the other party survive. Otherwise, if he passed through the dense area of the floating island, it would be very easy to collide with him.
Grounding here was not a simple matter. First, it was oxygen, secondly, direction, and thirdly, distance. Everything was fatal. This time, in order to save time, he really suffered a huge setback. When traveling on a plane, the slightest lack of preparation could lead to life-threatening situations.