Chapter 2994: Wild Resources

Pale Town was right ahead. The danger level here was quite peculiar: High-Risk/Neutral/Safe. Looking at it, making the right choice in this place was very important.

"Boss, this place suppresses flight. It was the same just now in the Lost Withered Forest."

Baja demonstrated flying as it spoke. Just after flying up more than ten meters, its body began to tilt, as if a force above was affecting it.

"This feeling is so sour and refreshing, my bones are about to fall apart."

Baja landed on Amu's shoulder, moving its sore muscles and bones.

Su Xiao stepped toward Pale Town. Everything here was unknown, and his hand was pressed on the hilt of his blade at all times.

"Woof."

Xiang Bubu Wang barked, its gaze asking: "Master, the miners we encountered in the wild before, aren't we going to find them?"

That's right, on the way here, Xiang Bubu Wang had discovered several contractors from the Apocalypse Paradise side. Those people were digging for minerals underground, not far from the Lost Withered Forest.

Those people had set up anti-detection measures at the entrance of the mine. The reason Xiang Bubu Wang discovered them was because that anti-detection equipment relied on the surrounding environment for camouflage.

For Xiang Bubu Wang, who could merge into the environment, this was like showing off in front of Guan Yu. It just took one look and discovered there was a problem there.

"No need to worry about them for now."

Su Xiao wasn't in a hurry to find those Apocalypse Paradise contractors for now; those were wild resources. Just let them continue digging for minerals.

Xiang Bubu Wang had secretly gone into the mine to scout. There were five people in total: four miners were busy working, and the last one was a "bodyguard" hired, who was also a combat-type contractor from the Apocalypse Paradise side.

While pondering, Su Xiao had already walked onto the main street. In just an instant, a large number of prying gazes came from the surroundings, as if in all the abandoned buildings in the town, there were pairs of eyes watching this side.

Su Xiao looked at the white stone slab under his feet, on which was a string of messages.

"The King is ahead. Stop here; this is the Road of Will."

Ignoring the message, Su Xiao began to move forward alone.

【Hint: You have stepped onto the Road of Will. Willpower judgment in progress...】

A sense of heaviness appeared all over Su Xiao's body. This couldn't affect him, and couldn't even make his footsteps stop for an instant. A Blade Master wouldn't have weak willpower.

【First willpower judgment passed.】

【Willpower second judgment in progress...】

As Su Xiao moved forward, one willpower judgment after another appeared. Wherever he passed, a string of pale blue footprints remained on the white road surface. This represented his energy characteristics.

By the time Su Xiao arrived in front of the steps of the Pale Palace, three consecutive willpower judgments appeared, each requiring higher willpower than the last.

Su Xiao stepped onto the steps. With a thud, all the ashes drifting in mid-air stopped. He didn't care about this change but continued to move forward.

Climbing up more than a hundred steps, Su Xiao stopped in front of two white metal giant doors. He pushed on each giant door with both hands.

Accompanied by a slight booming sound, the palace doors were gradually pushed open. Just at this moment, Su Xiao felt as if a sharp needle had pierced into his brain, and his brain buzzed.

【Hint: You have passed the Road of Will.】

【Your mental strength intensity is permanently increased by 7 points.】

【Your willpower is permanently increased by 5 points.】

【Pale Town has become a safe area (limited to the Hunter or the Hunter's followers, summoned creatures, etc.).】

The ashes drifting in the sky dissipated, the air was no longer cold, and Su Xiao sensed that all the gazes prying on him had disappeared.

Su Xiao stood in front of the opened palace doors and turned to look behind. Dozens of semi-transparent phantoms appeared, their interiors filled with white silk threads. They were men and women, all wearing phantom armor, with various weapons at their waists.

Thousands of phantoms floated more than ten meters in mid-air. They all bowed to Su Xiao and then merged into various broken buildings.

With a whoosh, flames ignited in the blacksmith shop, sparks flew out from the doorway, and the furnace was reignited. Pale Town only welcomed those with strong willpower.

Squeak, squeak, squeak~

The chirping of Void-Sound Bugs came from the Bug Tower, and the spiral lock on the iron door turned, finally disappearing into the door with a click. The Bug Tower was activated.

Su Xiao found this place quite good. It had a Bug Tower and was safe enough, making it an excellent choice for a stronghold.

Su Xiao walked into the Pale Palace. The light inside was somewhat dim. In the empty palace, candlesticks were scattered on the ground, and many picture frames hung on the walls, most of which had rotted away. One of them was half-rotted, and one could vaguely see three spider legs painted on it.

In the picture frame next to it, one could only see a wooden staff, and the other parts were blurred.

In the last picture frame was a fat and bloated dark purple meat mass. This thing was long and strip-shaped as a whole. According to the comparison of the objects in the painting, this was a large-bodied creature.

Written below this painting was: Mother of All Creation.

Clearly, this was the Mother God, the native deity of this world.

Located at the very back of the palace, a pale white light shone through. This place was covered with semi-transparent chains, at least several hundred of them, all converging on the throne and merging into a figure without arms. It was the King of Light.

Due to the year-round pulling of several hundred soul chains, the King of Light was like broken ceramic, split into several hundred pieces, barely forming a human shape. From every crack, a faint light shone. The pain and torment he endured every second were unimaginable to ordinary people. He had endured this pain for several hundred years, and it had also brought stability to this world for several hundred years.

Wars between humans? Compared to the Ancient God breaking the seal, those wars were nothing.

"Intruder, stop!"

A crisp shout came. A stone statue to the right of the King of Light shattered, and a light red figure wearing exquisite armor leaped out. Under the lining of the tight-fitting armor, her body curves were exquisite, and she held a 1.3-meter-long short spear in her hand, the spear blade looking like it was crafted from crystal.

"Do not disturb the King. Retreat."

The King's Guard's eyes were very lively; one couldn't tell she had been sleeping here for several hundred years. Her name was Moon Spirit. Don't look at her graceful figure and crisp voice; if it weren't for Su Xiao having hard-crashed through the Road of Will without external help, the blade spear in Moon Spirit's hand would have already greeted him.

"Are you the guard of the King of Light?"

Su Xiao didn't prepare to make a move. Just from one glance, he could tell that the guard opposite him didn't have a very smart brain.

"That's right."

Moon Spirit raised her chin somewhat proudly.

"Then move aside, don't delay our important business."

Baja landed on Su Xiao's shoulder, and the bluffing began.

"I absolutely will not."

Moon Spirit was very firm, those clear eyes seeming not to understand the malice of the human heart.

"As the King's guard, you watch the King of Light being torn into several hundred pieces, and you really don't care?"

"I..."

Moon Spirit began to hesitate. She had been a King's Guard since she was sensible, although at that time, she ran slower than the King walked.

"Monster... ah, pfft, King's Guard, why haven't you retreated yet? We are entrusted by humans to come here to meet the King of Light. A bit hard to understand, right? That's right. The simple way to say it is: move aside and stay cool. We are entrusted by the Great Sage and the Wolf Spider Queen to come here."

Baja bluffed, and Moon Spirit hesitated.

"Proof?"

"Catch."

Baja tossed over a mobile phone. Even if Moon Spirit died, she wouldn't be able to study this thing. The reason Baja did this was that Moon Spirit was very strong. Don't look at her bad brain; fighting was absolutely sharp.

Holding the phone, Moon Spirit fell into deep confusion. She hesitated again and again, but still retreated to the side, but was ready to pounce at any time. Xiang Bubu Wang leaned forward and took out a bag of snacks to eat.

Su Xiao stepped forward and stopped in front of the throne. The King of Light on the throne slowly raised his head, opened his eyes, revealing eyes covered in cracks. A few seconds later, the King of Light's eyes closed again, and his head drooped.

【Hint: Because the Hunter arrived at Pale Town too early, the King of Light has not yet entered the awakened state. It is expected that in 6 hours, the King of Light can awaken for 10–15 minutes.】

Seeing this hint, Su Xiao walked toward the outside of the palace. He had arrived early. At the current stage, there were two things he could do: one was to explore Pale Town, go to the blacksmith shop and the bookstore to take a look, or, pass through the Lost Withered Forest again to "pick" wild resources. In this regard, as long as he didn't encounter acquaintances like Morey, fighting wouldn't be any problem.

After weighing it for a moment, Su Xiao decided to deal with those Apocalypse Paradise contractors first. In case those people dug up all the mineral veins and left afterward, then there would be nothing to find. The opportunity was rare and couldn't let the wild resources run away.

ps: (Double monthly tickets, seeking monthly tickets.) ===== CHAPTER 2995 =====