Chapter 51: The Legacy Left by the Senior

Refreshing!

Suppressing the urge to whistle, Ji Ming took off his glove and used the Hidden Dragon Stab to send the unconscious goblin away.

Pretending, he pressed his palms together and recited a prayer to the myriad heavens and Buddhas, then opened his eyes full of anticipation.

【Congratulations, host, for killing 【Frenzied Goblin】 ×1, Experience +3】

Three…

Ji Ming suddenly felt that this little green gadget was rather pitiful.

The actual value of a life is about the same as the scraped skin of the Iron Chain Squad's adventurers.

Shaking his head, he made his way back into the cave, ensured there were no threats or disturbances, and then resumed operating the system.

【The closed beta testing site you discovered is: Dark Flame Empire Lost Fortress】

【The complete map of this location has been revealed, please review】

The phone-sized box suddenly expanded, displaying a 3D projection map that appears in almost every sci‑fi war film.

Ji Ming glanced left, then right, and watched silently for a moment.

Finally he opened the scale, measured with his finger, and then showed a face that said exactly as expected.

According to his notes and later research, the current Yangyue World has no Dark Flame Empire at all.

Considering that the Sacred Tree Kingdom, which split into three houses five hundred years ago, had a reign of several thousand years before its demise.

Clearly it has been unmaintained for tens of thousands of years, yet the artificial underground structure still stands.

It must naturally be a military foundation, a wonder‑level colossal object.

In fact, that is indeed the case; the entire Dark Forest grows atop this massive burial mound, its edge even reaching Sunlight City.

The massive Lost Fortress is roughly circular; from demi‑humans to undead, it teems with all kinds of monsters, appearing as a blood‑red mass on the projection.

However…

Ji Ming furrowed his brows, clicked the center of the Lost Fortress, and zoomed in with two fingers.

"What is this thing?"

At the fortress's center, where the core zone should be, instead there is…

A steel‑forged, sky‑space battleship with obvious magical and holy‑cult elements?

Judging by the massive cracks around it, it must have fallen from the sky!

This colossal magical construct smashed the underground fortress's core, like a sardine gazing at the stars, stuck into the platform.

Moreover, according to its location, the famed sheer‑cliff Long Sword Peak should be the part exposed on the surface, later buried by soil and sand…

No wonder there are so many magically corrupted monsters here; some special zones even have high‑level undead roaming everywhere.

This is clearly an ancient battlefield from ages ago, where a decisive battle of historic magnitude took place.

And precisely because of that.

The territory here is vast, the environment complex, and the monsters vary greatly in type, number, and level.

It's literally a perfect closed‑beta testing site!

My extremely paradoxical bizarre luck, are you calling me?

Ji Ming didn't rush to confirm; he first exited the game.

【Hello, I think this place is decent enough; do you have any additions?】

…

【My suggestion is not to approve this request, but to ask the system whether the 【War Relics of the Dark Flame Empire and the Light Empire】 can be treated as a closed‑beta testing site】

【In that case, whether it's the Eternal Fortress or the Great Holy Seat, they can both be placed under your management, giving you a stable dungeon directly】

"Brilliant!"

Ji Ming knew that asking Yangyue was useful.

If that grandson thief were on the same level as the little boss, not only would daily bonuses be maxed, but he'd also think about providing benefits to employees—how could he still be hunted down, wiping out an entire clan's mother!?

Back in the game, he followed Yangyue's suggestion, and sure enough, the Great Holy Seat that had been in the shadows was illuminated.

【Are you sure you want to list this as a closed‑beta testing site?】

【Confirmed】

【Loading】

Ji Ming only felt a sudden shift; the already sizable mountain space around him suddenly expanded countless times.

Even though he was mentally prepared, his heart still leapt, and he quickly looked around.

Cracked black‑and‑white floor tiles, shattered multicolored glass, rows of chairs scattered haphazardly.

The organ in the corner had rotted and collapsed, and even the holy mural on the dome was long blurred by time.

At this moment, he stood in an abandoned great hall that resembled a cathedral.

Even after many years, the underlying gravity array still faithfully maintains everything here, preventing the sanctuary from being completely ruined by tilt like other chambers.

"Is this the Great Holy Seat?"

Before the words finished, a blue thread appeared in Ji Ming's view, guiding him to the podium before the deepest curtain.

Looking down at the dust‑covered desk and then gazing upward, Ji Ming could even imagine how this place was once filled with weapons and clouds of warriors.

But now, it feels like a bargain for his self after ten thousand years.

Just as he thought that, the blue thread stretched out, reverting to a box.

【New feature unlocked】

What followed was a series of permission unlocks, just as Yangyue promised.

Global monster data acquisition, arbitrary teleportation within the site, building shape and decor modifications…

Fully featured, like having Creative Mode and a console.

Ji Ming lightly coughed twice, rubbed his hands, and opened the building shape modification.

However, in the next moment, like a starship's cockpit, the system conjured up one screen after another before him.

Its width and height were almost like a wall made of light.

It was amazing, sci‑fi, impressive, damn cool.

But……

Mommy, the buttons and settings exceed those of a fifth‑generation fighter jet's cockpit—how the hell can anyone understand this!

Ji Ming pushed his glasses and stared for a while before finally spotting the most obvious red button.

——Warship spirit reboot.

Looking at this description……

Another AI?

Based on his good impression of the little boss, he thought it over and decided to try this first.

But the moment he pressed it, he suddenly felt his eyes light up.

And it kept getting brighter.

Too bright!

Ji Ming hastily covered his eyes, and when he slowly opened them, he realized the entire hall had been lit up.

The windows were clear, the tables tidy, order was perfect; aside from still being empty, it seemed like a reenactment of ten thousand years ago.

And above the blue before him, a patch of gold also appeared.

【Savior, we finally meet on Yangyue Star!】

……

"Ah?"

The box trembled slightly, and Yangyue immediately began to explain.

【This world is my life; to save it, I have tried every effort, naturally including cultivating all kinds of leaders.】

【However, no matter how close I came to success, all that ever greeted me was one failure after another.】

【That is why I chose to make a desperate gamble, ascend to higher dimensions, and seek the savior.】

【And this place is one of my attempts from ten thousand years ago.】

【To assist the Holy Light Pope, I even split off a thread of thought that became the spirit of the warship named Great Holy Seat.】

【But as you can see, even if we chose a death‑defying charge to turn the tide, we still ended in utter defeat.】

Ji Ming pondered for a moment and asked a crucial question.

"You're strong, so who is your enemy?"

【They are beings from beyond Yangyue, who wish to burn and utterly eradicate the potential for civilization to arise on Yangyue Star.】

"Got it."

To put it bluntly, it's just helping Yangyue Star fight a holy war of salvation.

The urgent task is still to let the players descend quickly.

But just as he opened the constantly flashing task icon and flipped to the next step, he realized none of this was that simple.