797 The Killing Fields! (1/2)
It was a barren space. There seemed to be nothing besides shattered pieces of meteorites. Forget about any signs of planets, there was no wreckage or life.
There was little light around them, and space was pitch-black.
The Divine Eye civilization is like a swarm of locusts. Who knows the number of times they have plundered… the civilizations around them. Wang Baole looked around him. He had expected this, but he still couldn't help but sigh.
I'll have to go somewhere further… Wang Baole fell into a contemplative silence. From the corner of his eye, he could see the donkey eying the interior of the locust with shining eyes. It licked its lips uncontrollably while its drool began to pool on the floor…
Little Wu sat next to the donkey, staring into space. He seemed to be in a fugue state. Wang Baole had no idea what he was thinking.
Wang Baole ignored Little Wu and glared at the donkey. There was no need for him to say anything, the look was warning enough. The donkey got the message and looked down pitifully. It stuck its tongue out and lapped up the pool of drool…
With the knowledge that the donkey knew its place, Wang Baole retracted his threatening look and then formed a hand seal. His fleet clustered around him immediately, the battleships vanishing one after another as they were pulled into his storage bracelet. Only the locust remained, speeding towards the distant cosmos.
The direction he had chosen to be teleported to was different from the one that the Holy Crest Sect had chosen. Wang Baole was familiar with the route the Holy Crest Sect had taken, but the territory had been plundered. That was why Wang Baole had decided to try his luck with another direction.
Wang Baole had the star map to this region, but it wasn't of much use. It only told Wang Baole the extent of the Divine Eye civilization's exploration in this region. With the speed that the locust was going, they reached the edge of that explored territory within two weeks. The star map became completely useless then.
The territory that we're heading into is unrecorded territory. There's still a chance that it might have been plundered by the Divine Eye civilization, but the further we go, the lower those chances are. Wang Baole perked up. He steered the locust and charged ahead.
However… luck didn't seem to be on Wang Baole's side for this particular expedition. Another two weeks went by, and the cosmos around them remained pitch-black, with no planets in sight.
Wang Baole simmered in frustration. Seeming to sense the terrible mood that Wang Baole was in, the donkey didn't lick the insides of the Dharmic Battleship as frequently. Even so, whenever Wang Baole noticed drool dripping uncontrollably from the donkey's lips, he would glare at the creature.
”Little Wu!”
”I'm handing you a mission. Watch the donkey and make sure it keeps its mouth clean. It's not allowed to eat anything!”
Little Wu was instantly torn when he heard that. He had become well aware of the donkey's strange culinary taste and had learned that there was nothing in this world that the donkey wasn't capable of eating. In fact, Little Wu secretly thought that the donkey might even turn its teeth on him if it got too hungry…
He had even reached the conclusion that the donkey, given the right conditions, could gobble up the entire Black Earth Empire…
He looked at the donkey, then looked at Wang Baole. Then, with a pitiful look on his face, he murmured, ”Daddy, I can't stop Second Master. He's my senior…”
”I'll have a bite of you for every bite it takes!” Wang Baole gave Little Wu a fierce glare, causing him to shudder. He was sure that Wang Baole was capable of doing exactly what he had said. The look on his face turned serious immediately, and he replied loudly.
”Don't worry, Daddy. I'll stop Second Master from doing anything wrong!”
Wang Baole snorted and retracted his glare. He ignored Little Wu and his troubled look as the latter negotiated with the donkey and begged the creature to control its urges.