novelUnexpected Explorers
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But the abyss didn't have the races he needed. There were only records of Cave Gnomes and Red-Skinned Spirit Suckers in the underground world.
When Lin Yun saw the information, the very first thing he thought of was the two races. He never considered if the 73rd God was involved.
Come to think of it, it was very possible. So many years had passed. By logic, after the 73rd God was reborn, even if he wasn't very strong, he should definitely be unimaginably talented. Even if he lowered his speed of advancement, he should still be a very famous genius.
If he had transformed into a human being, he would've been in level 8 or 9 of the Heaven Rank. If he had transformed into a beast, he probably should've just been as strong. Even if he had transformed into some sort of foreign species, there should've been news about him.
On second thought, the 73rd God might have been reborn in Noscent's underground world, which was chaotic enough to hide everything. Also, the more chaotic it was, the easier it would be for the growth of the 73rd God. After he grew up, he could march to the surface world from the underground world. That was a perfect plan.
It was possible that the 73rd God had never wanted to be reborn in Noscent's surface world. He had established a channel to the underground world with his power very quickly. Those who detected him all forgot the anomaly. Nobody realized that a god had been reborn in Noscent.
Also, the channel didn't exist very long, and had been destroyed before some of the major forces came. That was probably the 73rd God's doing too.
After sorting out all the leads, Lin Yun put on a smile. That was probably the truth of what had happened.
Also, being reborn in the underground world had a lot of benefits. It was truly a smart decision.
Not only could the 73rd God grow in peace, but he could also pretend to be an underground creature when he marched to the surface. He could compete with the surface creatures, and drag Noscent into the mud of total war.
Noscent would be the battlefield in such a total war. In the fiercest phase of the war, when the conflict between the underground creatures and the surface mages couldn't be reconciled, all of them would fight in Noscent. It would be no different from a nuclear war.
In a few decades, Noscent would be shattered, and nobody would be able to stop the 73rd God from destroying Noscent...
Lin Yun felt cold sweat on his back at the thought of that. Gods were strong, but their wisdom should not be underestimated. There were indeed some gods who had more brawn than brains, but the wisest of them were much more brilliant than current mages.
Take Constance, the Lord of Wisdom, for example. He was still regarded as the origin of wisdom. If the 73rd God succeeded, the destruction of Noscent would surely be greatly accelerated even if it wasn't destroyed immediately.
Lin Yun had planned to explore the underground world on his own. After all, he was only setting out to look for two races that weren't too powerful. It wouldn't be too dangerous whether he was to conquer or kidnap them. However, with the updates on the 73rd God, exploring on his own might be dangerous.
He grabbed Xiuban, who was sound asleep, from his Demiplane, and found Reina, who was dormant in the northern glaciers. He also took the legion mages, Lord Shawn, and Xiusi along with him.
Only Pabiete, who had been upgraded to level 45, was left behind in the Gilded Rose as a helper.
After the Gilded Rose released the Blue Demon Potion and the Luminosity Potion, in the north of the Odin Kingdom, even the forces that least liked the Gilded Rose had to hold back their anger and purchase the potions.
Someone had other plans about the Blue Demon Potion and the Luminosity Potion, but nobody dared to do anything anymore. The Gilded Rose wasn't weak at all. Besides, the Blue Demon Potion and the Luminosity Potion were so effective that all mage forces regarded them as necessities.
Whoever intended to let the Blue Demon Potion and the Luminosity Potion disappear had to ensure the other forces' interests, or they wouldn't dare to do anything.
To let a bunch of guys who were used to wine and meat consume cold water and dry food was like killing them...
Those mage organizations were too powerful for the Gilded Rose. More than 10 of them were more powerful than the Gilded Rose individually. At this moment, the Blue Demon Potion and the Luminosity Potion had become everybody's interests. Whoever attacked the Gilded Rose would affect all of them...
Also, so far, the raw materials had been delivered with magic battleships from the monster plane. They never entered Noscent. Every time, the experts of the Gilded Rose would appear in the boundless void via the space gate to meet the magic battleships that carried raw materials.
It was impossible to meet the magic battleships unless one knew the rendezvous point and the specific date of delivery. Besides, even if the magic battleships were found, who could possibly catch up with the magic battleships in the boundless void...
The monster plane couldn't be exposed, at least not until the Gilded Rose and Lin Yun grew strong enough to scare off any potential robbers, and the void city outside of the monster plane was built. At that time, Lin Yun would actually expose it voluntarily.
At that time, the monster in the monster plane would surely have been domesticated, and nobody else could take it away. Also, the void city would generate more revenue as a transfer and supply station in the boundless void than all of the Gilded Rose's enterprises in Noscent would. More importantly, it would be the place to collect the most and maximal number of materials which were irreplaceable...
Lin Yun left Neverwinter City for the south with his team. The place where the channel to the underground world appeared was exactly the geographic center of the Odin Kingdom.
Unfortunately, the place was not resourceful or peaceful at all. At the time of the 73rd God's rebirth, it was the center of the havoc in the center of Odin.
Even at this moment, there were no powerful forces in this place. The mage towers built by Archmages were among the most powerful forces here. The other forces were mostly puppets to the major forces of the Odin Kingdom. If Lin Yun didn't keep a low profile, he might be discovered by those major forces.
That Lin Yun could not tolerate. If a major force followed him into the underground world, then the underground world would become even more chaotic. There was also the reborn 73rd God. Those idiots might consider how to take advantage of the incident even if they recognized his identity.
Lin Yun came to the center of the Odin Kingdom, where some members of the Thorny Crown picked him up. They didn't alarm anyone, and soon came near the destroyed underground channel. However, they heard a piece of bad news after they arrived...
"Sir Merlin, we have a bit of a situation here. Three small families nearby are suddenly getting more active. They're investigating something within 100 kilometers. As far as we know, they're looking for the specific location of the destroyed channel.
"The three small families are just puppets to the Holy Light Alliance, the Chester Family, and the Storm Tower. We are unable to find anything from inside the families. Their defenses are quite meticulous. We failed to acquire more information. The only thing we're certain of is that some big shots of those three forces came here."
A member of the Thorny Crown reported a piece of information, which made Lin Yun look awful.
He had expected to see the Holy Light Alliance. He wouldn't feel surprised no matter what those rabid dogs did.
He wouldn't have been worried if the Holy Light Alliance had been alone. However, the Chester Family and the Storm Tower had both appeared, and were looking for the specific location of the channel to the underground world, so the whole thing wouldn't be so simple.
The underground world was technically underneath the surface of Noscent, but it was also a plane in a way. It was impossible to dig down and create a channel.
There was once a channel in this place, which meant that it was the only right way. Near the channel, Noscent's surface world and underground world overlapped. That was the only way of going to the underground world without knowing the specific coordinates.
Those people had to know the basic range, but not the specific location. Only the information that the Thorny Crown found mentioned where and how one could enter the underground world. It was very difficult for others to find the entrance. The fact that those people had come here suggested that they already had important leads, or even ways to enter the underground world.
The Chester Family was the most powerful family of summoners in Noscent. Very few people were aware of the name. However, they ran Home of Beasts, a store that sold beasts. The store was well-known in the Odin Kingdom.
Members of the Chester Family were all the best summoners. They could summon a huge number of beasts, and even contract one or more of them. Those beasts would grow with them, and sometimes could grow even stronger than them.
The Storm Tower was located in a peninsula to the east of the Odin Kingdom. That place was known as the Storm Cape because it was frequented by storms for more than half a year every year. It had the most active wind elements in Noscent. The Storm Tower was the most powerful force there, and was even slightly more powerful than the Holy Light Alliance in the south of the Odin Kingdom.
Those three forces couldn't have gathered here to appreciate the scenery.
After considering for a moment, Lin Yun dropped the idea of setting off immediately. He would surely be spotted if he appeared near the channel. Even if he entered the underground world in a different way, he might still get exposed. After all, he had to dig into the soil first in order to enter the underground world.
"Pay more attention to the small three families. No need to risk being discovered. It will be good enough if you find out whom the three main forces sent and how strong they are. Report to me immediately if they do anything."
Giving an order to the members of the Thorny Crown, Lin Yun recalled the legion mages to the Natural Demiplane, and only kept Xiuban and Reina with him. They waited in a manor while receiving the intelligence.
On the third day, all the three forces took action together. Although they kept a low profile, the people of the Thorny Crown still noticed something. Also, surprisingly, all of them were marching towards the same destination, which was the destroyed channel.
After receiving the message, Lin Yun couldn't help but muse.
How did the three forces decide to cooperate?
Most of the Chester Family's combat ability was based on magic beasts. Their own strength was only mediocre. The Holy Light Alliance shouldn't have worked with them at all.
The Storm Tower was near the Holy Light Alliance, but there had always been tension between them. The rabid dogs of the Holy Light Alliance had a lot of conflicts with the Storm Tower to expand their influence. There seemed to have been a serious war between them.
The Chester Family and the Storm Tower might cooperate with anyone as long as they could earn interests. But how did the Holy Light Alliance agree to cooperate with them?
Lin Yun thought for a long time, but was still puzzled. In his impression, and according to the intelligence of the Gilded Rose and the Thorny Crown, the Holy Light Alliance had always been labeled as rabid dogs.
Baffled, Lin Yun could only follow them after a couple of days of waiting.
Standing in the middle part of a mountain, and looking at the people who were busy working in the distance, Lin Yun immediately realized that they had found the right location. It was very easy to enter one of the caves, and then press down into the underground world from there.
A few Archmages and Heaven Rank experts were searching meter by meter with a special probing magic tool. There were a few others who were waiting in silence.
One of them was a mage who wore a white robe that had bright golden patterns. His hair was white, and he seemed quite solemn. Golden brilliance sprayed from the top of his head now and then. He was an expert from the Holy Light Alliance. He matched one of the profiles that Lin Yun had acquired. Obviously, he was Dalton, one of the 10 cardinals of the Holy Light Alliance and a level-5 Heaven Rank holy light mage.
There was another man who looked as brawny as a Sword Saint. He had a chiseled face, and was standing next to two giant lizards which were more than three meters tall even when crouching on the ground. The two lizards even noticed Lin Yun's gaze, and looked in his direction. They didn't find anything, and continued their nap. He was Danason, known as the Venomous Lizard, from the Chester Family.
The last expert was slim and cold, wearing a bright purple robe. He was plain-looking, but he was actually the most famous one here. He was Levis of the Storm Tower. Whenever a storm appeared near the Storm Tower, he would certainly go there to learn the power of storms.
Lin Yun looked at those people with an awful expression.
Dalton was one of the saner people in the Holy Light Alliance, but he was also the most brutal one to heretics. He wouldn't have come here along with the Chester Family and the Storm Tower unless the returns were too abundant to refuse.
Danason had never been famous in Noscent, because he had been fighting in other planes ever since he became a Great Mage. He grew all the way into a level-5 Heaven Rank expert from cannon fodder. He was one of the most influential men in the Chester Family, and definitely had special abilities.
The two lizards he had contracted looked no different from normal venomous lizards, but whoever considered them normal should be prepared for a miserable death. No normal lizards could grow up to level 40.
Levis was a battle maniac. He spent half of the time every year learning the power of storms on the sea. In the storm season, the creatures in the Boundless Sea would attack the Storm Tower, and Levis was always on the frontlines to resist them. He had abundant battle experience and the best understanding of storms.
Every one of them was as strong as Lin Yun. If they joined their hands, they would definitely be stronger than Lin Yun.
Lin Yun didn't show up. He simply waited patiently. Half a day later, they did something new.
"Sir Dalton, we've found a place that we can enter. The records that we acquired by accident are correct. Let's go. Sir Dalton, you'll have to take it from here."
Dalton put on an ugly smile, and looked at Dalton. Dalton didn't really change his expression, and only said coldly, "Where's the Heart of Luminosity? I cannot do it without the Heart of Luminosity."
Danason smiled, and wasn't ruffled at all. He took out a glistening crystal pendant, and handed it over to Dalton without any reluctance.
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