Chapter 951: A Hammer

Black crystal is extremely sturdy; it is a higher-grade immortal body than Mourning Purple Gold, but black crystal is divided into Chaos Black Crystal and ordinary black crystal. If Chaos Black Crystal is alive, then ordinary black crystal is dead, merely a very hard material.

Back then, huge black crystals were excavated from the body of the Void War Tree, but at that time, Seeing Ange had no method to utilize black crystal; it was useless in his hands.

But now it is different. Through the method of splashing and plating crystals, Seeing Ange can plate black crystal onto the surfaces of many items, instantly granting them the ultra-high hardness of ordinary black crystal, greatly enhancing defense. According to the Monarch, plating black crystal might even become the key for the Lord of Mourning to break through Chaos Black Crystal.

However, Seeing Ange's source of black crystal is very scarce; almost all of it is dismantled from planted constructs, and only the planted constructs of the Shenguangtong Alliance possess black crystal. Everyone knows black crystal can attach to soul fire, making constructs more flexible, but that is all.

All planted constructs on the market carrying black crystal have been swept up by Silver Coin; there is no stock left.

Without black crystal, many pieces of equipment cannot be plated. Furthermore, according to Du Luo Ken's intention, he even wants to plate airships, flying cars, and armor, which requires a massive amount of black crystal.

The Shenguangtong Alliance installs black crystal on the lowest-grade planted constructs; they must have a large black crystal mine. Pity Seeing Ange cannot spare the time; otherwise, Lord Nai Ge Li Si would have long since tricked him into going to the Shenguangtong Alliance.

Originally, the plan was to go to the Shenguangtong Alliance after the Little Ghost arrived, but unexpectedly, these pirates claim they know where a black crystal mine is? Or even a vein?

"Is it far? Quickly, let them lead the way." Lord Nai Ge Li Si said excitedly.

Anthony said, "Quite far. It is in the Endless Great Void, an eleven-day journey."

"Ah? That far? Can we only fly there? Cannot teleport?" Lord Nai Ge Li Si asked.

Anthony shook his head: "These pirates' headquarters is also in the Endless Great Void. For safety, they do not set up teleportation arrays; one can only fly there."

"Are they fools? No teleportation array at headquarters? To return, one must fly? Nine days!" Lord Nai Ge Li Si could not understand.

Anthony shrugged, indicating agreement with Lord Nai Ge Li Si's words, though he could guess some reasons; it was likely to prevent internal rebellion.

If there are no teleportation arrays, leaving the headquarters can only be done via airship. Controlling all airships means no one can leave that place; it becomes a cage isolated from the world, and there is no need to worry about anyone rebelling.

The pirate Sand Thieves of the Main Plane, who control personnel scattered across various islands and oases, also use this method. It is essentially treating vassals as slaves, a very shallow means of control.

If the speculation is true, it means this Black Shark Pirate Gang is not an organized force, but can only be counted as a criminal gang.

"Nine days is estimated to be too late. The Shenguangtong Alliance is about to depart soon. What should we do?" Lord Nai Ge Li Si asked.

The Mourning Immortal Soldiers assembled by the Shenguangtong Alliance are estimated to depart within these few days, and Ogar's legion is also about to set off. At such a moment, where is there nine days for them to waste?

Anthony thought for a moment and said, "The pirates' airships need nine days. The White Dragon does not need to fly that long, but Oge Li refuses to let us ride it. It says we are not Dragon Knights."

Lord Nai Ge Li Si turned to Seeing Ange and said, "You go speak; it listens to you." Lord Nai Ge Li Si wanted Seeing Ange to persuade Oge Li to let them ride.

Seeing Ange nodded, had Oge Li land, took out a silk rope, tied it to its foot, then tied it to a carriage body, and sat inside the carriage.

"... Riding is not allowed, but pulling a carriage is acceptable? Makes sense." Lord Nai Ge Li Si vomited blood.

Everyone sat into the carriage. First, let Oge Li go back and pick up everyone, including Silver Coin.

"Are we all going? What if the Shenguangtong Alliance departs immediately? Should we let Silver Coin stay behind to coordinate?" Lord Nai Ge Li Si said.

Anthony shook his head: "No, everyone goes. At worst, we just have the Little Ghost change course or slow down. We go find the black crystal mine first, then let Shahe activate the energy tower of the bridgehead and catch up."

"Oh right, we can make the Little Ghost change course; then there is no problem. Wherever we want to set an ambush is up to us." Lord Nai Ge Li Si realized.

The current situation is like fishing. The Little Ghost is the bait, used to fish for the Shenguang Empire's Mourning Immortal Soldiers, and the Mourning Immortal Soldiers are another bait, used to fish for Ogar's legion.

But if they do not covet the Little Ghost, Anthony does not want to fish for them at all.

But it cannot be helped. The Little Ghost has already been discovered by them. If they do not fight, they will likely join hands to search the entire void for the Little Ghost's whereabouts.

Just like on the Main Plane, if the arrival of Nightmare Shaye is known, the entire plane will unite because the threat is too great.

By then, the Shenguangtong Alliance and the Feilie Empire will surely put aside their grievances, join hands, and fully pursue the Little Ghost's whereabouts. To avoid this trouble, we must first provoke them into a fight.

Since it is provocation, the bait is here with Seeing Ange; we can fish from whichever pit we choose.

Oge Li pulled the carriage with great effort, speeding wildly through the void. Originally just a riding dragon, it has now become a carriage-pulling dragon. Oge Li did not mind; after all, it did not violate the Dragon Blood Contract. Pulling a carriage is fine. Silver Coin's master has too many good things; working hard might bring a reward.

Now its child has fully recovered, and is even more energetic than other young dragons of the same age, full of vitality. There is no sign at all that it once suffered life depletion. As long as it exercises hard and eats more good things, it will surely grow into a strong White Dragon.

Oge Li's flight speed in the void is very fast. Lord Nai Ge Li Si calculated the speed and found it was actually seven or eight times faster than an airship. Observing closely, he saw that every time Oge Li flapped its wings, chaotic power remained in its trajectory.

"It seems the secret of its flight in the void lies in chaotic power. Du Luo Ken, is there any way for me to possess chaotic power too? I cannot even fly in the void." Lord Nai Ge Li Si asked.

"Of course there is, but what do you want to fly for? To fight? Or to be a mount?" Du Luo Ken asked.

"Uh, forget it, pretend I didn't say anything." Lord Nai Ge Li Si's heart skipped a beat. It made sense; the more abilities one has, the more work one gets. Fighting is not a worry; after all, no one can beat him. But what if Seeing Ange rides him again?

Forget it, forget it. Lord Nai Ge Li Si quickly dispelled this thought; it is better to just be its translator properly.

After thirty hours of flight, everyone arrived at the location the pirates mentioned. However, finding a non-luminous plane in the void is not an easy task.

Uh... it is not easy for others, but for Seeing Ange, it is very easy. The Ring of the Scales is the only divine technique that can be activated without projecting power. As long as he sees it, he can weigh it. After looking around, Seeing Ange pointed in a direction.

Even if the void is empty, there are undulations. The direction of these undulating changes must contain something.

Flying over to look, they indeed saw a plane fragment, roughly oval in shape, about sixty kilometers in length and thirty kilometers in width. The captured pirates claimed that on one side of the plane fragment was an open-air black crystal vein.

However, after just one glance, Seeing Ange involuntarily stood up.

"What's wrong?" Lord Nai Ge Li Si and the others had not even seen the plane yet. In the pitch-black void, their vision range was not as far as Seeing Ange's.

Seeing Ange said, "A hammer."