A Year of Great Undertakings - Book 6, Chapter 29: Plo (1/2)

Chapter 29: Plot

Even though the battle at Forever Clear Island seest a history of countless similar histories, the i

This was the first time that the humans and Oceanids hadn't been forced to hold defensive positions in order to drive off the Sea Beast Wave Not only had their strength increased, but it was now possible for theies

This battle had also solidified everyone's trust in Su Chen

They began to believe that it was truly possible for accomplish what he had promised to do

With the wind in their sails, the fleet's movements became much more self-confident

They took the initiative to launch offensives, constantly capturing powerful Sea Beasts out from the ocean for Su Chen to experiion that bred powerful creatures Even though a majority of the Sea Beasts that lived in the Abyss had just been wiped out, the other Sea Beasts that were being drawn over frorow stronger As such, the ”hunting expeditions” had no shortage of targets to pick from

Based on what Su Chen had said, the Abyss had basically becoet stronger just by entering the area; how could it not be considered holy? However, the Abyss had its limits, and there was a soft cap on how many Sea Beasts it could contain Once that number was reached, it would be quite difficult for more Sea Beasts to enter the Abyss

If more Sea Beasts arrived, soether and attack

Having existed for so long, the Abyss had developed its own rules for existence

The Abyss’s equilibriurounds for the fleet They didn’t need to worry about there being too many or too few Sea Beasts

And as time went on, the members of the fleet were able to familiarize themselves with the area and derive some simple rules about when the Sea Beasts would appear

Once these principles were discovered, those responsible for capturing the Sea Beasts would use thee

As such, the fleet was able to use the least amount of oals

As per usual, a group of soldiers was assigned to patrol the waters today

There were a total of six combat boats - one of them from the Boundless Sect, two from the Blackwater Corps, and three from the Subdued Sea Branch The Oceanids didn’t need boats, but there was a group of Iron-Boned Sea Cow-riding cavalry present with the Beasts, and they were strong enough to handle ns didn’t ee, these teams were more than sufficient to deal with the majority of the Sea Beasts present

Lin Xiao stood at the fore of the boat, in quite high spirits

“Captain, Far Peak says there is a Six-Winged Sea Wolf ahead,” one of the Boundless Sect’s disciples said to Lin Xiao

“Demonic Lord?” Lin Xiao frowned “It’s too weak Tell theet This rule that we can only capture three a day is really annoying Who knohy this is even a rule”

Not allowing the patrols to capture h-tier or above Demonic Beasts was for their safety

However, the orders froher-ups often conflicted with the desires of those lower on the chain of command To the soldiers, who craved the thrill of the hunt, this restriction of only being allowed to capture three Deo against the orders of their superiors, but how they carried out their orders was up to them

Since they could only hunt three Deets to tackle?

Ignoring the Sea Beasts that weren’t powerful enough had beco parties already

As one of the twelve Sword Servants that had followed Su Chen back in the day, Lin Xiao was in coroup After all, he hi Real Realm already

The Boundless Sect’s disciples had all ihs in spades

As part of the group that had followed Su Chen the longest, his innate talent was quite good, and the special resources given to him by the Boundless Sect allowed hi Realm Not only did he forh to break into the Spirit Burning Real Realh this group was still incredibly s a core part of the fleet’s strength, andexpeditions

Upon hearing Lin Xiao’s coreat pains to avoid the Demonic Lord and headed in a different direction

“They don’t even want a De,” one of the hu on the Far Peak muttered

“What can you do? They’re fro people they have, the greater their appetite will be,” one of the Blackwater Corps’ officials replied

“If they have the ability, they should go and subjugate a Demonic Emperor next,” someone else added on

“It’s not like they haven’t”

“How about two?”

“I could handle it”

“Get the hell out of here Don’t provoke them too much”

As they jabbed back and forth at each other, all sense of propriety quickly went out the

Most of the individuals froues As such, they were always incredibly unrefined in their speech Even if their leader had been cowed, they were still quite prickly, so it was only natural that they would complain about it

If they didn’t complain, they wouldn’t have been froh they were co After all, their fates were linked at thethe pressured by the Sea Beasts, so there was no point in betraying anyone else

Even so, exceptions were exceptions precisely because they toppled conventional logic

Just as everyone was laughing and chatting with each other, no one noticed a young Blackwater Corps general silently approach the boat He looked like he was gazing off into the distance, but he was actually pouring a little bit of black medicine into the water

The medicine fell into the water and disappeared without a trace

He had just finished pouring out all the medicine and was about to put away the vial when a hand suddenly clapped hi here dozing off?”

The young man’s re the vial before turning around and saying casually, “Nothingout at the sea”

The soldier was taken aback “Are you crazy? You don’t think being out on the sea every day is enough for you? Weren’t you the one who said that you wanted to vo Li said with a slight sood mood today It’s only natural that my outlook is different”