Chapter 281

Just as Mu Yi was searching for bovine-shaped ferocious beasts on the forum and in the open campaign world, a special prompt message refreshed on his retina.

'Your sect's Military Strategist has issued you a war conscription.'

Military Strategist War Conscription

Conscription Codename: Siege

War Conscription Content:

After many military gods of the Military Strategist Hall consulted, they decided to launch a war against the Parasitus Plane, the purpose of this war being to occupy the plane and carry out Jiuzhou localization reform.

The nature of this war operation is neutral; specific prohibitions will be detailed in the war manual.

Now, all Military Strategist disciples with a profession level of Level 10 or above may sign up to join this war, and Military Strategist disciples are allowed to invite their fellow Hundred Schools friends to participate in the war.

During the war, sect contributions will double, and the exchange requirement for sect contributions will be reduced by 20%.

After successful registration, the minimum service period is one year.

The commander of this war conscription is the military god Wei Qing.

Plane War?

However, why is it the Parasitus Plane? Mu Yi pondered for a moment, opened Zongwang search, and discovered that the Parasitus Plane is one of the subsidiary planes of Telatera, and is the exclusive plane of the beastman god system within the Telatera great world.

The beastman god system happens to be a minority in Telatera, with few allied forces; although it looks like a tough bone to crack, the Military Strategist will eventually have to face it.

Mu Yi also understood why this war conscription's codename was called Siege; it seems they plan to cut off the enemy's gathered forces from all sides, ultimately surrounding and hunting them.

But the commander is actually the Western Han great general Wei Qing?

I didn't expect the Military Strategist to move this fast; it hasn't been long since the last meeting, yet they've already started launching the war?

A war involving a plane is not a simple matter.

Mu Yi closed the war conscription; he will definitely participate in the war, but not now.

He first needs to finish the unfinished matters at hand.

After signing up, one must serve for a year, by which time there won't be much time left to do one's own things.

After all, the date of this war conscription is still far off; a plane war cannot be easily ended.

After closing the war conscription, Mu Yi continued browsing, but the related information was simply too much, making it impossible to find reliable information.

So he simply posted a bounty on the forum; he might have persisted in searching before, but now he prefers to spend some Zongwang Disaster Coins to save time, after all he still has many things to do.

As the saying goes, under a heavy reward there must be brave men.

Almost just a moment later, someone passed Zongwang's review and contacted Mu Yi.

The other party did not directly claim Mu Yi's reward, but chose to meet and discuss with him.

'What do you want?'

Mu Yi looked strangely at the frail young man before him, finding it hard to believe that the other party possessed the information he wanted.

However, Zongwang's review is fair; if the other party could deceive Zongwang, then I would accept it.

'I can take you to that bovine, but my demand is that I want all of its treasures!' the young man's face was filled with greed.

It seems he happened to know this information by chance, hoping to gain big from small.

'Okay!' Mu Yi glanced at the young man and had no objection.

'Then let's sign the contract!'

A Zongwang-certified contract has no wordplay; perhaps Zongwang has some loopholes, but Mu Yi does not think exploiting Zongwang's game loopholes is a good thing.

'Zongwang Prompt: You can teleport via the plane coordinates shared by player Akexi.'

'Teleporting!'

Kesduo Grand Canyon

This is a primitive grand canyon within the large open plane of Lakemaqianna, and for this plane it counts as a rather special place.

This plane in Zongwang possesses over twenty public exploration zones, which have given rise to over a hundred challenge dungeon zones, with challenge levels ranging from Level 1 to Level 20 all present.

It is a world highly integrated with Zongwang, in which Zongwang Disaster Coins even serve as hard currency.

In the Multiverse Exchange Center forum, this plane is also one of the most friendly growth planes for newcomers, teeming with many natives and Zongwang players.

For some small-to-medium player organizations, this plane is an excellent training base and a place to hone teamwork.

Mu Yi spent 2000 Zongwang Disaster Coins to teleport here, and immediately felt a surge of barbaric wilderness aura.

The area he teleported to is the outskirts of Kesduo Grand Canyon, a human settlement built up because of adventurers.

Loud shouts filled every corner of the gathering place; this is an adventurer's paradise. Mu Yi merely glanced and noticed dozens of beings whose style differed from the crowd, obviously they were all Zongwang players.

And Akexi should be a fortunate local native; his style and the masses almost Summer Na communicate, and at this moment his face bears a thick respect.

Akexi, having seen some of Mu Yi's data, already realized he had clung to a mighty thigh.

'Esteemed Lord Mu Yi, it's a pleasure to meet you!'

Mu Yi glanced at Akexi, whose face bore a hint of respect, and said, using him as a guide target for teleportation, which extra cost Mu Yi 1000 Zongwang Disaster Coins.

However, for the bovine totem, such expense is obviously worthwhile.

'Lead the way, let's go claim our spoils!' Mu Yi lifted his head and looked at the sky; the weather was fine, a good day for hunting.

The biological diversity inside Kesduo Grand Canyon is more complex than Mu Yi imagined, with various frenzied beasts filling every corner of the canyon.

'What a miraculous ecological environment!'

Mu Yi narrowed his eyes, looking at the creatures wrapped in killing wind by himself; they didn't look like beings that could naturally hatch in reality, yet they indeed existed between reality.

A chicken's tail actually bore a snake head; this strange twin structure, Mu Yi vaguely recalled only Xuanwu.

'Esteemed sir, this is a chicken-tail snake; its meat is quite delicious!' Akexi, seeing Mu Yi seemed interested in the captured creature, naturally introduced it.

At the same time he felt astonished by Mu Yi's strength; a chicken-tail snake not weaker than him was so easily handled by Mu Yi, this strength is exactly what he pursues!

'Chicken-tail snake?' Mu Yi felt confused by this name.

'You mean the chicken is the tail, and the snake is actually the head?'

"Yes, Your Excellency, this is a special demon beast; after chopping off its chicken head, the chicken-tailed snake does not die, but instead regenerates after a period of time!" Akexi explained to Mu Yi.

Mu Yi snapped his fingers, the killing wind turned into a wind blade that directly severed the chicken-tailed snake's chicken head; he discovered that, as Akexi said, the demon beast had not died, and the snake head remained spirited, staring fixedly at Mu Yi.

"Interesting!"

Mu Yi controlled the killing wind to sever the snake-head portion; the chicken-tailed snake, which had been spirited just moments ago, instantly lost its vitality, but like a natural snake's head, after being severed it does not die immediately—instead it continues to struggle.

Mu Yi stored it in his backpack, planning to have someone prepare a meal later to see just how delicious the taste Akexi described really was.

"You seem to have done quite a bit of research on demon beasts?"

"Yes, I really enjoy researching demon beasts; each kind of demon beast has its own unique traits, and I often find myself thinking……"

Upon hearing this, Akexi launched into an eloquent explanation of his ideal; this seemingly down-and-out youth being selected by the Net seems hardly accidental.

Most players selected by the Net possess some distinctive trait, which is also the hottest topic on the Multiverse Forum.

Most people believe this is the essence of the Net: gathering beings with various possibilities together to explore an unpredictable future.

The Simulated Universe that Mu Yi has participated in is an imitating practitioner of this theory; they advocate that the Net is actually a theory of a larger Simulated Universe, which is also a conjecture they verify through practice.

"If you were to fuse with a demon beast's bloodline template, would you do it?" Mu Yi looked at the enthusiastic youth and posed a relatively radical question.

"If I had the chance, I'd actually like to give it a try!"

Akexi was enthusiastic; from his expression Mu Yi could tell that he had indeed pondered this question.

"A piece of advice: keep your human bloodline."

Mu Yi glanced at Akexi and casually said, in his view a person is a person; mixing in strange bloodlines would ruin the purity of one's bloodline.

Although bloodline is merely a starting point, for Mu Yi he leans more toward the notion of pure humanity.

"Thank you for your advice!" Akexi bowed his head in thanks.

But Mu Yi neither knows nor cares about his inner thoughts.

"My hometown has a classic called the Classic of Mountains and Seas, which records beings similar to demon beasts, detailing their appearance, taste, and effects; since you have become a player selected by the Net, perhaps you could do the same in the future!"

Mu Yi said this offhandedly, but Akexi's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Your Excellency Mu Yi, thank you for your guidance; I will engrave your guidance in my heart!"

Akexi was very excited; he realized that in their plane, nobody had ever thought of collecting all knowledge of demon beasts.

"Is… is that so? Keep up the good work!"

Mu Yi also didn't expect that his offhand remark would provoke such a big reaction from Akexi.

He forgot that, often, some common knowledge of Jiuzhou is something other planes have never even considered.

"Please be careful; we are about to traverse the Myriad Insect Valley!" Akexi, who had been immersed in his own world, suddenly said.

"It's a small canyon within the great canyon; I don't know why, but countless insects live there!"

"Among them exist many poisonous insects capable of killing a person in an instant; please be extremely careful!"

While speaking, Akexi took out a jar of something similar to mud from his item backpack and smeared it on himself.

"Your Excellency, I don't know if you need this insect-repellent ointment!"

Mu Yi shook his head; he could smell the pungent odor of the so-called insect-repellent ointment, and it also carried a faint pressure that would likely drive away many insects.

"Are we going to pass through this canyon?"

"Yes, this is the interior of the Kasduo Canyon!"

Mu Yi surveyed the distant perilous canyon; the towering ridges looked like blades, and swarms of insects dense enough to cause physical discomfort lived there, along with many large insects mixed in.

"Has nobody thought of completely clearing this place out?"

The insects covering the hills and fields made Mu Yi frown as well.

He does not fear these insects, but their dense numbers and bizarre forms make him involuntarily avert his gaze; whoever sees the sea of insects in this valley would likely feel a creepy sensation.

"Someone once tried, but after a while it returned to its original state; a legendary powerhouse once investigated the cause of the insect swarms' gathering, but afterward there was no follow-up, so it has remained this way; according to everyone's speculation, not only the valley, but even beneath it is probably teeming with insects!"

Akexi's knowledge of demon beasts is clearly extensive; facing Mu Yi's question, he launched into a detailed explanation.

"Today it's getting late; let's wait until sunrise tomorrow, when these insect demon beasts' daytime reactions will be sluggish; we just need to proceed along the bottom, avoid making too much noise, and we should be able to pass through safely before tomorrow night!"

"The adventurers here are probably all waiting for tomorrow's sunrise! We can set out with them tomorrow; even if we encounter insects on the necessary route, we can quickly cut through them!"

Akexi pointed to a group of adventurers in front of the Myriad Insect Valley; they are currently setting up camp, and from the pungent scent carried on the wind, they likely also possess some insect-repellent items.

"Too much trouble, let's go!"

Mu Yi summoned the killing wind; he had no leisure to camp in the wild, Akexi's method is very practiced, just like those experienced adventuring parties—likely these people have all passed through here.

However, Mu Yi has a more convenient method.

In Akexi's bewildered expression, the killing wind engulfed him, and Mu Yi's wings unfurled slightly behind him.

Rolling black smoke surged toward the Myriad Insect Valley at high speed, its undisguised momentum instantly alerting the many adventuring parties camped and resting before the valley.

"What is that?"

"Are you crazy? Actually planning to charge straight through!"

"Prepare to retreat; those two fellows are outright lunatics, they'll cause the insects to riot!"

Voices rose and fell, and many people felt a bit afraid.

However, before they could react, a heaven‑piercing black tornado began to rampage through the Myriad Insect Valley.

After everything subsided, the bolder adventurers cautiously peered into the Myriad Insect Valley.

Yet they discovered that in the Myriad Insect Valley, which they feared like a tiger, the ground was littered with insect corpses.

The killing wind contained not only wind but also a rich killing aura; especially as more and more insects died, the raging killing wind became even more terrifying, sweeping the entire Myriad Insect Valley clean of insects.

The adventurers waiting before the Myriad Insect Valley all seized the opportunity and quickly passed through it.

They had never imagined that one day they could pass through here so easily.

Previously, each time they passed through here it felt like gambling with their lives, but now it feels more like an outing; this stark contrast makes them feel absurd.