928 Peru Desert Valley (1/2)
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
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The wind blowing at Mo Fan was scorching hot. There was also a little furnace standing on his shoulder. Mo Fan had no clue how he was going to survive.
”Little Flame Belle, can you go back to sleep in your nest?” Mo Fan was dying from the heat. He immediately negotiated with Little Flame Belle.
Little Flame Belle instantly felt unhappy. The wronged look in her eyes was implying that she was annoying him.
”Alright, just lie on my shoulder, but stop drooling please,” Mo Fan caved helplessly.
Hanmi City was not very big. It was basically the size of a second or third-tier city in China. However, the population of the city was a lot lower compared to a city of the same size in China. There were not many cars and pedestrians on the main street, perhaps because it was not the peak hours yet.
”Are you guys in some sort of trouble?” Mo Fan asked Nanyu.
After enjoying the refreshing beers, the team kept mentioning something that happened recently. They were complaining to one another while trying to come up with a plan. Mo Fan had just rejoined the team, so he had no clue what they were talking about.
”Well, there are some ancient ruins around seventy kilometers away from Hanmi City. The locals mentioned wind and lightning, and rare phenomena across the place. There might be something useful there. The resources distributed by the advisors are obviously not enough for us, so apart from challenging the Training Halls, the team has been busy searching for treasure, too,” said Jiang Yu.
Despite the backgrounds that everyone was from, no one would complain about having too many resources. The secondary objective of their world-wide adventure was to search for valuable treasures too!
Considering how big the world was, it was possible to dig out rare and valuable loot. Many famous Magicians had stumbled into incredible finds during their training, allowing them to embark on a path to success. It showed how important searching for treasure was!
”Wind and lightning, ancient ruins in a desert... that sounds quite interesting...” Mo Fan mumbled to himself.
He lowered his head and glanced at the Essence Orb in his hand.
As a matter of fact, the Essence Orb was already showing some reaction after the plane landed in South America. Its light was pointing exactly in the direction of the ancient ruins. It seemed like there was something that could fill up the energy of the Essence Orb at the ancient ruins!
”Interesting my ass, there's a long desert valley right in front of the ruins, stuck in between two fault lines. It's our safest path to the ancient ruins, but we already tried it, and things almost went out of control. There's a pack of Earth Elemental Creatures residing in the valley. Their flesh is sturdy and thick, and they are incredibly strong. There's no chance we can pass their territory,” explained Jiang Yu with a troubled look.
They had already tried to cross the valley, yet they were almost stuck in it forever.
Even though the rare phenomena at the ancient ruins clearly implied there was an incredible treasure there, they had no chance of finding it if they could not find a way to cross the valley.
”Let's just give up, we can't even cross the valley, who knows what other dangerous things there are inside the ruins. We don't have to risk our lives for something we aren't even sure of,” said Zu Jiming.
”You're just a coward!” snapped Jiang Shaoxu mercilessly. She actually held a grudge against Zu Jiming. She would never forget how the man had left her behind at the East Maritime Fortress in order to save his own life.
”I'm a coward? Tell me, what smart idea do you have that can help us cross the valley? If not, we should just move on instead of wasting our time here!” shot back Zu Jiming.
”Don't, I feel like that place must have some incredible loot. What if it's something like a Soul-grade Seed?” said Mo Fan.
Everyone's eyes flickered after Mo Fan mentioned a Soul-grade Seed.
A Soul-grade Seed was something that even those with formidable backgrounds had trouble getting their hands on. A Soul-grade Seed would multiply the strength of any Advanced Magician. Not only was it handy for increasing the power of spells, it might even grant the Magician a stronger Domain.
Everyone knew how strong Domains were. They were able to instantly multiply the Magician's control of their Element, allowing them to use their magic in any form as they wished!
”Yeah, we can still detect how abnormal the Wind Element and Lightning Element are from such a distance away. We're lucky that the city isn't very populated. No other Magicians have noticed the place yet. If we missed out on this opportunity, we might regret it for the rest of our lives!” Jiang Yu tried to convince the team.
”Is a Soul-grade Seed something to be found so easily? How naive!” Guan Yu snorted disdainfully.
Mo Fan could not tell if there was a Soul-grade Seed there or not, but it surely had the thing he needed to fill up the Essence Orb. He was definitely going to pay the place a visit.
However, Jiang Yu had also mentioned that the valley was the territory of some Earth Elemental Creatures. Crossing the valley was definitely going to be troublesome!
If only Lingling was here, the little girl's intelligence was inhuman. She could easily come up with a better plan!
”Actually, crossing the valley isn't as difficult as we thought. They don't have eyes, and their reflexes are incredibly slow too. They basically use the vibrations of the ground and walls to detect the presence of intruders,” Nanyu pointed out.
”Forget about flying, there are a bunch of Sun Bats along the walls. We would be surrounded instantly if we tried to fly over, not to mention flying inside the valley. The demon creatures are very strict with their air space,” explained Zhao Manyan, shaking his head.
A wealthy man like him owned some Magic Wings, yet flying was actually the most dangerous approach. The eyes of the demon creatures within a few dozen li would be locking onto him like the spotlights of a prison...
”I've spent a few days making a kind of device that can alter the vibrations in the ground. With these devices, we can cross the valley without startling the creatures. However, we need someone to place the devices by spreading them out like a tangram. We can only walk between the devices...” said Nanyu.
”Try it then!”