Chapter 238: Specific Task Initiated

The squad leader, eager to report the situation, hurried away with those women.

Chen Shicheng, however, found a cleaner spot to sit down, spread out the map and began to examine it, but the more he looked, the larger his head grew.

The Japanese pirate force of seven to eight thousand was split into squads of a hundred, requiring at least seventy detachments.

Don't be fooled by the modest number seventy; based on the time Chen Shicheng just took to slaughter a hundred‑man squad, it would take only seven hundred minutes to finish them all.

But the enemy isn't dead; they can move! Seventy squads scattered across a territory of over a thousand square kilometres are like seventy goldfish tossed into a pool—if you spend enough effort you'll eventually encounter them, yet during that time the nearby fishermen have no idea how many casualties they'll suffer.

Even with Chen Shicheng's strength, he can't split into a hundred independent actions; does he really have to rely on luck? "Perhaps I could find some people to help?"

He immediately thought of Shuigu Tang and the others at the Trading gathering, but he quickly dismissed the idea himself.

The news about the number of ascension slots in Ancient Cave Heaven might have been discovered by him and Shuigu Tang together, and a secret ceases to be a secret as soon as a second person knows it.

Now that a friend system allows online contact, those people have probably already learned the news.

Compared with wandering the whole map to slay Japanese pirates, ascending to immortality is clearly the lighter priority.

Moreover, although he has traded with those people a few times, they've only met a handful of times; it's uncertain how close they really are, and whether he can actually call them to action remains unknown.

—I have to rely on myself.

Chen Shicheng sighed, closed the map, and decided to act on his own.

Of course, besides those people at the Trading gathering, he could also inform the Cultural Tourism Bureau Logistics Department; given that they also have black hair and black pupils, the state organization might step in.

After all, the all‑black‑skinned folks are already aided by the state, so these game‑side matters aren't a problem.

But the public test has only just begun; society appears much more stable, yet beneath the surface currents still surge. Apart from consultants like him, the official members are so busy they're literally pounding the back of their heads, with no manpower to spare.

"Fortunately the Blood Killing Pearl is already filled; otherwise, exhausted as I am, I couldn't act myself!"

Chen Shicheng glanced at the Blood Killing Pearl in his dantian, let out a long sigh, mustered all his strength for a single step, and instantly teleported toward the nearest fishing village.

During the next two days, Chen Shicheng truly experienced what it means to be on a never‑ending horse.

With the True Essence supplement from the Blood Killing Pearl, each use of Compress Earth to an Inch was essentially at maximum output; forty‑eight hours of sleepless, relentless effort let him traverse every fishing village within a thousand‑mile radius.

The situation was fairly decent.

These Japanese pirate squads weren't fools; after the general dispersed them, they all sensed something was amiss.

Except for a few Japanese pirates who literally couldn't turn the corner and were easily eliminated by Chen Shicheng, the rest curled up like turtles, hiding deep without any forced orders, never showing themselves.

Nevertheless, Chen Shicheng didn't become complacent; the supply consumption of a hundred‑person force is terrifying. The first two days were barely sustainable, but after crossing a certain limit, the Japanese pirates would inevitably raid for supplies.

So after patrolling a circle of fishing villages, he expanded the search area again, preparing to sweep the surrounding regions as well.

But before he could act, a sudden turn of events threw his plan into chaos.

【Server-wide Announcement!】

【As of now, the number of people who have gathered three Ancient Cave Heaven tokens has reached 99.】 【Since the number exceeds 50% of the world's nations, a Specific Task is triggered.】

【Immortal Fate Task: Find the Lost Cave Heaven.】

【Task Target: All Players.】

【Task Time Limit: Unlimited.】

【Task Description: Immortal gods have fallen, resentment spreads, ascension seems hopeless? How can Returnees lack their own path to ascension? All players are asked to locate the Ancient Immortal God's Dojo, inherit the Dao Fruit, and forge a path of ascension for themselves!】

【Token Acquisition Rules】

【1. Collect three Token Fragments; the specific information of the Cave Heaven indicated by the token will be displayed.】

【2. When all six fragments fall into players' hands, each fragment's back will show an arrow pointing toward the nearest other fragment's location.】

【3. Token Fragments cannot be bound; when a holder dies, the fragment will inevitably drop.】

【Task Reward: The first player to obtain the Dao Fruit may inherit it and gain ownership of the Cave Heaven.】

"Specific Task."

Chen Shicheng's right foot, which had just stepped forward, immediately snapped back.

His prediction proved correct; the Token Fragment issue was bound to cause a massive stir among the player base.

It wasn't even a storm brewed by players; once enough players collected three Token Fragments, the game system broadcasted the information as a task to all players.

Chen Shicheng quickly skimmed the task description and extracted several crucial conclusions.

First, the task reward: ownership of the Cave Heaven is still of unknown utility, but the Dao Fruit is something no Chinese person could refuse.

One who possesses a Dao Fruit must be an immortal, yet an immortal doesn't necessarily have a Dao Fruit! The Dao Fruit is like a proof granted by Heaven and Earth after one comprehends a certain cosmic law, akin to a celestial throne position, but superior to it.

When one cannot enter a sect to cultivate the inheritance of the ancient celestial gods, the Dao Fruit is the sole means for a player to ascend.

Any player with ambition must seize a Dao Fruit to progress; otherwise they'll be stuck in a limbo of ascension, waiting for the game to launch an ascension version.

After those two rewards, the most eye‑catching part is the Token Fragment rules.

Rule One: after gathering three fragments, the specific information of the Cave Heaven is displayed; Chen Shicheng has already learned this through the Eye of Bai Ze.

The second and third clauses below are the most important, seemingly designed to encourage Token Fragment holders to fight each other for possession.

Clause Two states that when all fragments of the same token are obtained by players, each fragment can point to the location of the nearest other fragment's owner, regardless of consent!

Clause Three is even more explosive: Token Fragments cannot be bound; if the holder dies, it will inevitably burst out! Combined, these rules essentially lure fragment holders to actively seek and snatch others' fragments—the system is practically urging "You all start fighting!"

"What the hell, why are all these troubles piling up together?"

Chen Shicheng stared at the blue sky and white clouds, silently inhaled a deep breath. (End of Chapter)