Chapter 935 - 881: Shortcut to the North Pole?
"Cooperation, I like it!" The moment the words fell from the sky, thick black smoke immediately filled the bar, and a tall, burly Black Armored Knight shrouded in a black aura appeared within the smoke.
Clearly, this was Necromancer Dragon Samaster in human form, and his sudden appearance in the cabin was equivalent to piercing through city walls and appearing directly inside someone else’s city; such an "invasion" method was truly shocking!
Before Da Fei could recover, the Black Armored Knight spoke in a muffled voice: "Warrior, I need your help to deal with my neighbor, the Corpse-eating Giant Crab Klapo. However, it’s inconvenient for me to personally make a move; otherwise, he will rally allies to deal with me. Whatever you need, I can help you secretly. How does that sound?"
—System Prompt: Your collaborator, Necromancer Dragon Samaster, has issued you a task "Attack Corpse-eating Giant Crab Klapo". Do you accept?
Damn! I’m too busy, man! Da Fei said with a troubled expression: "This is..."
Samael shook his head and laughed: "Samaster, I’m afraid your matter will have to wait. The warrior has important things to take care of first."
Samaster spread his hands: "Since it’s a collaboration, nothing is impossible to discuss. Please state your terms, Warrior."
Samael laughed: "The first thing is that the warrior needs to build a special barracks. This barracks is very high-end and requires the combined efforts of you, me, and this lady—" he said while pointing to Hilda: "The strength of three people working together to complete it!"
Samaster replied indignantly: "Is a mere barracks necessary? If there’s a lack of troops, I have thousands here. As long as the battle results surpass the losses, you can replenish as much as you want from me. No matter how high-end a barracks is, it’s hard to produce many units in a short period, and it certainly can’t surpass the combat power I provide!"
Samael smiled and said: "Well said! This just about leads into the second matter: the warrior needs to borrow troops from you!"
Samaster laughed: "Of course, I can lend troops, but the warrior must immediately attack the giant crab’s territory after borrowing them."
Da Fei, feeling extremely troubled, said: "Can’t we settle the barracks first and then I’ll come back in half a year to help you deal with whatever giant crab that is?"
Samaster, irritated, said: "Mortal, are you playing me? If it weren’t for Samael’s sake, do you believe my Bone Dragon Army wouldn’t instantly crush your measly fleet?"
Damn, there was laughter just a moment ago, and now he turns hostile immediately? Of course, I don’t believe it!
Da Fei quickly pointed outside: "How about this, my Pirate Deputy City Lord wants to develop here long-term, so how about handing them the task of dealing with the giant crab first? After half a year, when I return from the Eastern World, I can fully support and thoroughly defeat this crab?"
Samael also laughed: "Samaster, after all these years, you’ve come this far, and there’s no rush. The warrior’s suggestion is rather reasonable, isn’t it?"
Samaster angrily said: "Reasonable, my foot! Unlike you, just a single person occupying a Light Barrier without any Undead bothering you, enjoying a carefree life—I am different. I live in chaos and must be ready at all times. Once war breaks out, the situation changes rapidly. How can I wait half a year? I can’t wait at all!"
Samael sighed deeply: "Samaster, have you not figured it out yet?"
Da Fei couldn’t help but be stunned. Samaster was also surprised: "What?"
Samael shook his head with a wry smile: "The warrior city lord’s and the pirate deputy city lord’s base is in my Fatalon. As soon as they start a war, it signifies me launching an attack against the crab. Even if the crab wants to retaliate, it will first rally allies to come after me, no? Where else could you find such a great aggro-drawing team player? I don’t mind, why should you be concerned?"
Da Fei suddenly realized! Samaster also finally came to his senses: "That makes sense; your territory has a Light Barrier, it can last for a long time!"
Samael laughed heartily: "Furthermore, I’m just a loner with no attachments and can seize the opportunity to consume the enemy’s forces, right?"
Samaster burst out laughing: "Absolutely right! Fine, I agree!"
Samael’s face turned stern: "But I don’t agree! I will not engage in such a foolish act of inviting trouble!"
Da Fei and Samaster were both taken aback: "What is this?"
Samael sighed deeply: "Warrior, make your demands to Samaster. If he doesn’t agree, neither do I!"
Samaster laughed heartily: "Isn’t it just a barracks? I agree!"
Da Fei and Hilda were overjoyed: "Great!" Damn! In negotiations like these, you must have a powerhouse like Samael who is on the same level with him; otherwise, there would be no room for negotiation.
Samael laughed: "This barracks is quite high-end, and if you don’t give it your all, I also won’t agree."
Samaster chuckled: "If even Samael considers it high-end, it must be extraordinary. Then, I will give it my all to see for myself."
Samael laughed: "Warrior, continue!"
Da Fei cleared his throat and then pointed to Ista: "Can you teach my subordinate here some skills related to poison? She was once a hero."
Samaster said irritably: "A living being playing with poison is practically equivalent to playing with fire, tantamount to suicide. Since she’s tired of living, I’ll fulfill her wish."
Samael shook his head with a smile: "I disagree. Precisely because playing with poison is akin to suicide for living beings, their reverence and precise control over poison is unmatched by those Undead who bathe in poisonous pools. So, please, offer something high-quality, no pool bath level!"
Samaster sneered: "Interesting! Fine, I’ll look into it properly when I get back. I hope half a year later, I can still see her in the warrior’s team."
Da Fei was overjoyed and pointed to the other dancers: "Can Lord Samaster teach them knowledge too?"
Samaster said disdainfully: "Although these people are alive, in my eyes, they are no different from walking corpses. Let them do whatever they are capable of."
Damn! Can you not make it sound so hopeless?
Samaster impatiently said again: "Warrior, if your subsequent requests are all these trivial matters, then I won’t waste time receiving you. Let me show you your camp instead!"
Samael laughed: "In the eyes of a warrior, nothing is trivial. That’s the secret of his great achievements as a human. Alright, let’s not test Mr. Samaster’s patience any longer. Warrior, show us the camp."
Da Fei said happily: "Alright, I’ll lead the way —" And then added boastfully: "Let’s take the teleportation array to the Flying!"
In a flash of light, the group reached the Flying. Samaster said gloomily: "Such a strong life force, so disgusting and abominable, what do humans call this?"
Da Fei sighed: "The smell of a toilet?"
Samaster laughed heartily: "That’s right, just like Fatalon, it stinks from miles away!"
Samael sighed: "Let’s go with the smell of a slaughterhouse instead, it sounds more powerful that way."
While speaking, Da Fei led them to the Banshee Camp, and Hilda immediately spread out a blueprint, filled with patterns that presumably no player could understand.
"What is this?!" Samael and Samaster were stunned!
Hilda said gravely: "Lilim Camp, to be precise, it’s a Lilim Summoning Array. The difficulty of laying it isn’t high, but laying it inside a ship is quite challenging. That’s where the power of you two is needed."
Samaster pointed grimly: "What does this Spirit Absorption Array mean? Does the camp draw energy from this ship?"
Hilda dryly coughed: "Yes, otherwise why would we go through the trouble to install it on the ship? The advantage of this ship is that it can tirelessly devour and replenish energy, which is much better than laying the array on the ground and constantly using resources to supply it!"
Samaster laughed: "Indeed, it aligns well with the Undead’s philosophy, I appreciate it!"
Da Fei’s jaw dropped! Damn, another setup that draws energy from the ship! My Flying has to support the cargo space, the Holy Vine Space, and now a dozen tactician Holy Vines, and now there’s another camp. How many bosses do I need to feed this whole family?
At this point, there’s nothing more to say, just keep fighting and feeding along the way.
Samael nodded after a long silence: "The camp requires not just power, but also meticulous arrangement, estimated to take 10 days!"
Da Fei was suddenly taken aback: "10 days! That long?"
Samaster laughed: "Not enough, such a sophisticated structure should take 15 days to fully be effective!"
Da Fei said in shock: "15 days! Won’t that delay my journey to the Eastern World?"
Samaster angrily threw down the blueprint and said angrily: "How disappointing you are! How many trivial matters do you have! Do you want me to point out a shortcut to your world for you?"
Damn! Why fly off the handle again? Da Fei was startled and then asked weakly: "What shortcut?"
Samaster pointed to the ceiling: "Do you know where the pillars of my Ghost Dragon Cliff lead?"
Da Fei shook his head blankly.
Samaster sneered: "The North Pole! The North Pole in the human world, check a globe and see if it’s much closer to start from the North Pole?"
Da Fei’s eyebrows jumped wildly in shock, could it really be the location of the Dragon Tomb? But Da Fei still asked in shock: "But isn’t it the Ice Sealing Period there? How is it possible to sail?"
Samaster sneered: "The dark underground sea beneath the Ice Cover Continent, why can’t you sail? But the only thing that will trouble you is, at the North Pole, wherever you go, all directions on your compass point south, and you can’t observe constellations under the thick ice cap to determine your direction. Would you get lost?"
Is there such a hidden world beneath the North Pole! Da Fei’s jaw dropped: "Does the underground sea have wind?"
Samaster laughed heartily: "Of course, there are winds! Gales blowing through the ice cap crevices, you won’t worry about finding a way out, do you dare to go?"
Da Fei stood there blankly.
Samael sighed: "Let’s do things one at a time. Since Samaster is so enthusiastic, let’s complete the camp first."
Da Fei numbly nodded: "Then I’ll trouble the three of you."
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