novelaction Chapter 1170 The Expedition Begins
Chapter 1170 The Expedition Begins
Originally, Zhou Ning wanted to ask his two allies, the Ascetic Church or the God of War Church, if they were interested in joining this "power" war. After all, the enemy probably already had two or three righteous gods. The God of Death, the God of the Sea, and the God of Knowledge and Wisdom could all become his enemies, so there were both risks and benefits.
All he wanted from the beginning was to defeat the Guarani in the realm of knowledge and seize control of intellectual authority. This was also a crucial step in his ascension to true godhood. There was a basis for cooperation between the two sides.
Furthermore, over the past two days, the phenomenon of knowledge transfer has become increasingly frequent and frequent. From time to time, one can see spiritual animals and dazed humans who have forgotten how to speak. Furthermore, after acquiring knowledge, these animals have begun to migrate en masse southward, towards the ancient city of Waters. Zhou Ning's knowledge authority doesn't cover such a wide area, making it nearly impossible to reverse.
Another point is that the ancient city of Waters is located within a fire elemental tidal wave with extremely harsh meteorological conditions. After Guarani's awakening, it began to exhibit some characteristics of a divine kingdom, specifically its immense secrecy. Zhou Ning could understand this, having previously discovered that the "God of Alchemy and Craftsmanship" was an incarnation of Guarani, whose most widely known powers were flames and creation. Rebuilding a divine kingdom within a fire elemental tidal wave made perfect sense. Ugh, why am I pursuing logic again?
At the same time, after the animal migration, Revendreth officials have repeatedly organized personnel to try to enter the ancient city of Waters, but they have never been able to find the entrance. It seems that only intelligent animals can ignore the secrets and enter the ancient city directly.
In other words, no one knew what was happening inside the ancient city of Waters. Referring to the situation at the Destroying Wolf Kingdom, the entrance should be opened in the same way as before, requiring two different weather tides to collide.
Therefore, a group of powerful meteorologists is needed. Although the Starry Sky Church is now full of talents, it is relatively lacking in foundation. Aside from the "ignorant" Alfred, all the gods are their own sockpuppet. The best option is to obtain the help of the two major orthodox churches.
But Meredith's visit and the Sun Goddess's unusual behavior made Zhou Ning subconsciously give up. He looked up at the sky. The Sun Goddess must have made some breakthroughs recently. The sun was getting stronger and stronger, while cloudy and rainy days were becoming less and less frequent, as if to expose all darkness. This also made Zhou Ning more vigilant.
Anyway, his secret puppet Valentine can also summon weather tides. They now have the support of the Kingdom of Revendreth, and this time they chose to recruit several demigod-level meteorologists from within the kingdom.
Some of the powerful weather conditions in the world of Apocalypse cannot be shaken even by gods, let alone the weather tides in the realm of gods. The next adventure may be more dangerous than I imagined.
"Your Majesty, when are you going to set off?" At this time, Hugo Bulwer came over and asked with a look of admiration:
"The supplies and ships you asked me to prepare are all ready. This time we've mobilized a large number of military and civilian ships. A few round trips will be enough to transport all the Chosen Ones to Hewlett Island, where the ancient city of Waters is located."
"However, you must pay close attention to the situation on the sea. The recent knowledge transfer has spread to the Misty Sea. Some people report seeing large numbers of giant beasts lurking in the deep sea. These beasts have diverse appearances, and many have suffered from severe pollution. They are crawling out from the depths of the Broken Sea. There are even many giant sea dragons migrating towards the ancient city of Waters."
"This is supposed to be a cutscene, right? It sounds so difficult!"
"What are you afraid of? We have Wayne leading the charge, and all we have to do is charge ahead."
The players listened attentively, whispering from time to time.
"We'll set off right away." Zhou Ning looked at Hugo calmly and said with a smile:
"Don't worry. I'll take care of everything."
He took out his pocket watch and looked at it. The time showed exactly four o'clock in the afternoon.
Then, he glanced around, his gaze sweeping from Jasmine, who maintained a blank expression, to the energetic Leonardo, and to the players, before smiling.
"lets go."
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The ancient city of Waters was located on an island between the Kingdom of Revendreth and the South Island. This island was called Hewlett Island. It was an extinct volcano with a long history. Zhou Ning had visited this island in his previous life and had some knowledge of it.
The reason was that in his previous life, his third turn as a Fire Mage required obtaining the energy core of a Fire Giant, and the Fire Giant's habitat was within the island's extinct volcano. As for the ancient city of Waters within the Weather Tide, which hadn't yet been hidden by the Divine Kingdom, players weren't yet qualified to explore it, so everything remained unknown, though it wasn't far away.
At this time, under Hugo Bulwer's arrangement, hundreds of large ships flying the flags of the Church of the Stars and the Maritime Kingdom of Revendreth were anchored at the docks. Some of them were clearly converted pirate ships, filling the players with a sense of pride.
This is the current foundation of the Starry Sky Church!
At the same time, Zhou Ning also brought Valentine, the Six Paths of Penn, and Kelly and Bruce Wayne also arrived at the dock with Jasmine and Leandro. This was the first time the Six Paths of Penn appeared, and their slightly unconventional appearance attracted a lot of attention from the players.
Amidst the envious gazes of all the players, the five heroes who had opened the gate followed Zhou Ning and boarded the ship with him. The second stage of the gate opening mission was to land on Hewlett Island, and then meet Wayne Stewell outside the ancient city of Waters to complete it.
Jinse shrank her head and said softly:
"Do you know which cabin Jasmine is in? I haven't completed my daily mission yet."
"Let's go together. I just built a deck."
"You guys are going too far! This girl has such a good personality, and you're still trying to scam her out of her money?!"
"...Jasmine's weakness is probably that she's terrible at chess and card games, but she just loves playing. It's become a daily gamer's habit. Never mind, she doesn't need this little money anyway..."
Zhou Ning paused briefly, his white windbreaker swaying slightly as he walked onto the deck as if nothing had happened.
Later, on the deck, he casually assigned a task, asking the player to move supplies and Kelly's augmentation machine onto the ship. Kelly would continue to provide mobile augmentation services for the rest of the adventure. There was no other way; he was truly short of money.
It was not until he boarded the ship that Zhou Ning was surprised to find that the ship under his feet was actually converted from the flagship Lina of Habakac, the Cursed King, one of the Five Pirate Kings. Its characteristic was that it had two super-giant alchemy arrays at the tail, which allowed it to sail at full speed throughout the entire journey.
Immediately afterwards, players swarmed towards the other large ships on the dock. They jumped and danced, unable to stop for a moment, as if there was fire on the ground. Some of them fell directly into the water, while others were pushed in by others, making the sound of splashing non-stop... This was the first truly large-scale national event since the launch of the "Apocalypse" game, with hundreds of thousands of participants.
Hugo Bulwer and his father, Bulwer VII, stood side by side on the dock. They were deeply shocked by the scene and remained silent for over ten seconds before sighing.
"Gods who can walk freely in the human world, and hundreds of thousands of immortal, chosen believers—this is the true strength of the Starry Sky Church!"