Foreign Land Reclamation By a Vegetable-growing Skeleton
Chapter 1425 - Chapter 1425: 986 Chapter A Hammer

Chapter 1425: 986 Chapter A Hammer

Black Crystal is exceptionally sturdy; it belongs to a higher tier than Mourning Purple Gold among the Undead entities. Yet, Black Crystals divide into Chaos Black Crystals and regular Black Crystals. If Chaos Black Crystals are alive, then regular Black Crystals are dead, merely a very hard material.

Back then, on the body of the Void War Tree, a huge Black Crystal was mined, but at that time, Ange had no way to use the Black Crystal, and it was useless in his hands.

However, now things are different. By using a sputtering coating method, Ange can coat many items with a layer of Black Crystal on the surface, instantly granting them exceptional hardness typical of regular Black Crystals, vastly enhancing their defensive power. According to the Monarch, having Black Crystal coating might even become a key for the Lord of Mourning to break through Chaos Black Crystal.

Nevertheless, Ange’s supply of Black Crystals is very limited; most were dismantled from Mechanical Constructs designed for planting, and only those from the Divine Light Alliance came with Black Crystals. Everyone knows that Black Crystals can latch onto the Soul Fire, making Mechanical Constructs more agile, but that’s about it.

All Mechanical Constructs with Black Crystals on the market have been swept clean by silver coins, and none are left in stock.

Without Black Crystals, many pieces of equipment can’t be coated, and even according to Durken’s wishes, he wanted to coat Airships, Flyers, and Armor, necessitating a large amount of Black Crystals.

The Divine Light Alliance has installed Black Crystals into their lowest-level planting Mechanical Constructs, indicating they must possess a huge Black Crystal Vein. Unfortunately, Ange couldn’t find the time; otherwise, Negris would’ve already coaxed him to venture toward the Divine Light Alliance.

Originally they planned to visit the Divine Light Alliance once Little Ghost had arrived, but unexpectedly these pirates claimed they knew where a Black Crystal Vein was? Even a vein?

“Is it far? Hurry, let them lead the way,” Negris said excitedly.

Anthony said, “It’s quite far, within the Boundless Space Hole, a journey of eleven days.”

“Ah? That far? Can we only get there by flying? Can’t we teleport?” questioned Negris.

Anthony shook his head: “Their headquarters are also in the Boundless Space Hole, and for safety reasons, they haven’t set up a Teleportation Array. We can only get there by flying.”

“Are they fools? No Teleportation Array at the headquarters? Do they have to fly back? Nine days.” Negris couldn’t understand.

Anthony shrugged, agreeing with Negris’ statement, but he could guess at some reasons; it was probably to prevent any internal rebellion.

Without a Teleportation Array, leaving the headquarters could only be done via Airship, and by controlling all Airships, no one could leave the place, turning it into a prison isolated from the world, removing worries of anyone rebelling.

Pirates from the Master Plane who controlled scattered forces across various islands and Oasis also used this method, practically treating their vassals as slaves, a very superficial control tactic.

If this speculation is true, then the Black Shark Pirate Group is not an organized force; they could just be considered a criminal gang.

“Nine days might be too late, the Divine Light Alliance is about to set off soon, what shall we do?” Negris asked.

The Mourning Undead Soldiers formed by the Divine Light Alliance were estimated to depart in a few days, Orgal’s legions too were about to set off, at such a moment, where could they spare nine days to waste?

After some thought, Anthony said: “The pirates’ Airship needs nine days, but the White Dragon doesn’t need to fly that long. However, Ogli refuses to let us ride it, saying we are not Dragon Knights.”

Negris turned to Ange and said, “You talk to it, it listens to you.” Negris wanted Ange to convince Ogli to let them ride.

Ange nodded, coaxed Ogli to land, took out a silk rope and tied it around its foot, then connected it to a carriage and sat in the carriage.

“…Riding isn’t okay, but pulling a carriage works, makes sense,” Negris groaned.

Everyone got into the carriage, letting Ogli go back and fetch everyone, including the silver coin.

“Are we all going? What if the Divine Light Alliance leaves right away? Should we have the silver coin stay and coordinate?” Negris said.

Anthony shook his head: “No, everyone goes. If need be, we can just have the Little Ghost change course or slow down. First, we go find the Black Crystal vein, then let Shah activate the energy tower at the Bridgehead Fort, and they can follow us.”

“That’s right, we can let the Little Ghost change course, so there won’t be a problem. Wherever we decide to set an ambush is up to us.” Negris suddenly realized.

The current situation was like fishing; the Little Ghost was the bait used to lure the Mourning Undead Soldiers of the Divine Light Empire, and the Mourning Undead Soldiers were another bait, used to lure Orgal’s legion.

However, if they didn’t covet the Little Ghost, Anthony really wouldn’t want to bait them.

But it’s inevitable; the Little Ghost had been exposed to them, and if they don’t fight, they are very likely to join forces to chase down the Little Ghost across the Void.

Just like in the Master Plane, if the arrival of Nightmare Saya is known, the entire Plane unites because the threat is too great.

When that happens, the Divine Light Alliance and the Friel Empire will certainly put aside their differences, join hands, and fully search for the whereabouts of the Little Ghost. To avoid this trouble, the only option is to instigate them to fight each other first.

Since it’s about instigation, with the bait here at Ange, fishing at any spot we choose is possible.

Ogli was energetically pulling the carriage through the Void; initially only a riding dragon, it had now become a pulling dragon. Ogli didn’t mind–after all, it did not violate the Dragon Blood Contract. Pulling the carriage was fine, especially since the silver coin’s owner had many good things, and working hard might be rewarded.

Now its offspring had completely recovered and were even more energetic than other Juvenile Dragons of the same age, showing no signs of previous life-threatening issues. With diligent training and a good diet, it was sure to grow into a strong White Dragon.

Ogli’s flying speed in the Void was incredibly fast. Negris calculated the speed–it was seven to eight times faster than the airship. Observing closely, each of Ogli’s wing flaps left traces of the Power of Chaos.

“It seems the secret of its flight in the Void lies in the Power of Chaos. Duroken, is there a way for me to possess the Power of Chaos? I can barely move in the Void.” Negris asked.

“Of course, but what would you need to fly for? To fight? Or to be ridden?” Duroken asked.

“Uh, never mind,” Negris had a sudden realization. Indeed, the more abilities one has, the more tasks one gets. Fighting wasn’t an issue, as nobody could beat it, but what if Ange rode it again?

Forget it, forget it, Negris quickly dismissed the thought and decided to stick to his role as a translator.

After a thirty-hour flight, everyone arrived at the location described by the pirates. However, finding an unlit Plane in the Void is not an easy task.

Uh… not easy for others, but easy for Ange. The Ring of Balance was the only Divine Technique that didn’t require the power to initiate. So long as he could see it, he could measure it. After scanning the area, Ange pointed in a direction.

Even if the Void was empty, there would be fluctuations, and these changes in direction must mean something.

Upon arrival, they indeed saw a fragment of a Plane, approximately oval-shaped, about sixty kilometers long and thirty kilometers wide. According to the captured pirates, one side of the Plane fragment had an open Black Crystal Vein.

But after only one glance, Ange involuntarily stood up.

“What’s wrong?” Negris and the others hadn’t even seen the Plane yet; in the pitch-black Void, their vision wasn’t as far-reaching as Ange’s.

Ange said, “A hammer.”