Monarch of Evernight - Chapter 1187

Chapter 1187: 1187

Chapter 1187: Unrest in Zheng

A fledgling city had already taken form on the Northern Continent, with several small villages scattered in its vicinity . The workshops here were either in production or being constructed rapidly .

The Martyr’s Palace was parked outside the city, its massive frame resembling a city of its own . Hundreds of technicians were moving in and out of the vessel, clearing out the damage and replacing or repairing the malfunctioning parts .

Qianye’s corvette landed in the outskirts of the city . Immediately after landing, a cemetery at the foot of a small, distant mountain caught his attention . From what he remembered, this cemetery used to be a project on paper, but now, it had become a reality . Most importantly, there were numerous tombstones erected within it .

“Let’s go and take a look,” he said as he off toward the cemetery .

The burial ground was divided into many different areas . Each of them possessed a different style; even the tombstones were fashioned according to their tribal designs . For instance, the tombstones made of mechanical parts and weaponry belonged to the Highbeards . The square-shaped ones made of wood or stone were the humans’ . There was a different area that was much smaller than the Highbeards’, with only three graves inside . Each of them was made of white stone, with ice and lightning carved upon them . This was the crest of the Thunderfrost Temple, and judging from the make of the tombstones, the ones buried here clearly weren’t ordinary people .

“What happened here?”

The attendant in charge of the cemetery replied, “The Martyr’s Palace returned a while ago, and the many corpses it brought back were all buried here . The division of space was decided upon by Lady Bluemoon and Caroline . ”

Qianye nodded . He turned toward the small city and, sensing Caroline’s aura, headed in that direction . The Martyr’s Palace had returned to the Northern Continent after the battle of Whitetown, so Qianye never had much time to talk to Caroline .

In a small, quiet courtyard in the city, Caroline was reading in the yard, wearing a casual dress . She ordered the servants to prepare a new cup of tea when she saw Qianye descending, then gestured for them to withdraw . She sized Qianye up from head to toe, growing more and more surprised as she did so . “I actually can’t see through you anymore?”

Qianye was also a bit surprised . “Really? I don’t think I made much progress . But you…”

Caroline’s aura was evidently weak, not much better than when the war had ended . This meant that her injuries were worse than Qianye had anticipated .

Caroline said with a smile, “That old spider wasn't easy to deal with . If he hadn’t damaged the Martyr’s Palace, causing the Earth Dragon’s remnant will to counterattack, you might not see me today . ”

Qianye replied, “You didn’t tell me your tribesmen were killed . ”

“This is our war, a fight to pioneer new land for my kind . For a territory where we can survive, sacrifices will need to be made and are worth making . That’s why I thought there was no need to mention it specifically, it’s enough to give them a good resting place . This place is really nice, I like it . ”

Qianye could only sigh .

The fight on the Martyr’s Palace was fiercer than those on the ground had guessed . Qianye and Song Zining had been too careless, it seems, thinking the palace was safe with Caroline and her clansmen on board . Now, it seemed that desperate arachne duke might’ve caused fundamental damage to the Martyr’s Palace if the Earth Dragon’s will hadn’t counterattacked .

If the arachne duke had destroyed the control engine on the Earth Dragon’s heart, the Martyr’s Palace would no longer be controllable—and that was no different from being destroyed . Judging from that arachne duke’s combat strength, his desperate final attack might’ve destroyed the heart itself if Caroline hadn’t blocked it . The Martyr’s Palace was different from other warships in that its heart was alive, allowing the airship to utilize a tiny fraction of the void colossus’ intelligence and power .

Qianye’s mood was heavy, but Caroline seemed to be calm already . She tilted her head and asked curiously, “How come you’re here? Have you finished handling things over at Dark Flame?”

“There’s simply no end to them . ” Qianye laughed self-deprecatingly . “I came here to check up on you and cultivate for a period of time . I want to see if I can break through . ”

“Break through? Are you going to assail the divine champion realm?” Caroline looked rather astonished .

Qianye thought about it . “Not necessarily, I’m planning to cultivate here until my injuries are healed . ”

“And then?” Caroline blinked several times .

“Then we’ll head back to Southern Blue to reform and train the new troops . The equipment should be ready soon . Next, it’s time for me to keep my promise to you . ”

Caroline’s eyes lit up . “Then I’d better recover quickly . ”

“That’ll be for the best . ” Qianye smiled .

Half a month went by in a flash as Qianye immersed himself in cultivation and lost track of time . The Northern Continent was covered in winds and clouds every day during this time .

One day, the leaden clouds hung especially low, and one could hardly see the borders of the vortex . The flashes of violet lightning looked so intense that it looked like there was a violet pond about to pour down any moment .

When the violet electricity had accumulated to its limits, a thunderbolt came crashing down upon the little town—much like a waterfall of lightning .

Just as the calamity was about to strike, a green lightning dragon rushed up into the air and broke apart the violent deluge . Thus, the disaster was resolved . Soon, an uplifting aura shot into the sky and began to roam freely inside the lightning pond, spreading a feeling of inexplicable jubilation .

Sensing the changes during his cultivation, Qianye slowly opened his eyes . As though a bolt of lightning had slashed through the empty room, the walls and roof were suddenly reduced to powder .

Startled, Qianye slowly withdrew his origin power, stood up, and glanced at the direction of the small city . He saw Caroline, with her Thunderous Whip, walking through the air toward him . In the blink of an eye, she was already in front of Qianye .

“Your injuries have healed?” Qianye asked .

“Yes, it healed faster than I expected . I guess it’s because I can’t wait to get started . How about you? How far are you from the divine champion realm?”

“I should be… one step away . ” Qianye released his aura . In Caroline’s perception, she could see nine origin vortices emitting an extremely intense radiance, almost like nine small suns .

Qianye’s daybreak origin power was too fierce . Even someone of Caroline's eye power felt a scorching pain when she looked straight at it, unable to see through what was inside that burning radiance .

Qianye sealed off the condition within his body after a moment of release .

“Why not try breaking through?”

Caroline was curious . Considering Qianye’s high origin power quality, it shouldn’t be too difficult to break through . Qianye’s nine origin vortices were already close to perfection at this point . At the very least, she couldn’t see any obvious deficiency .

As someone who had experienced the process, she knew that this was a sign of having cultivated to the peak . This was also the best time to assail the divine champion threshold .

She felt somewhat envious as she looked at the sun-like vortices . Foundation-wise, Caroline’s was superior to most of those so-called geniuses . She was able to cross the divine champion realm after sparing no effort to jump up . But Qianye’s current starting point was one rank higher than hers . With just a slight jump, he might be able to reach a level most cultivators could only dream of .

Regarding this problem, Qianye replied after some thought, “I’ve been gone for too long . It’s time to head back . As for breaking through, there’s no rush, anyway . ”

“No rush, anyway?” Caroline had a sudden urge to choke Qianye .

The two boarded the Martyr’s Palace moments later . The Earth Dragon slowly took to the skies and flew back to Southern Blue . For the upcoming period, Qianye would have the Martyr’s Palace remain on standby in the void . He would come here to cultivate whenever he needed to .

Dark Flame’s dedicated airship port was full of transport vessels . Led by their respective officers, groups of mercenaries were unloading heavy crates and moving them into the warehouses .

The paint on these boxes was new, clearly a recent paint-job to cover up the insignias . Those familiar with the field could tell that these boxes were the standard type used for Imperial army munitions .

There were over a dozen transports in the port . The warehouses adjacent to the landing pads were full to the brim, so the rest of the crates were being carried to more distant storage sites by truck .

Qianye arrived through the air and landed right inside the port . A mercenary general was issuing some orders to the men on the field, but he ran over immediately after noticing Qianye . “Sire, you’re finally back . ”

“What’s going on here?”

The mercenary general replied, “These are armaments Sire Zining has sent over from the Empire . They have just arrived this morning . Here’s the list, please take a look . ”

Qianye looked through the list of goods and nodded after seeing that the numbers were correct . It went without saying that a dedicated officer would work on the subsequent inspection and inventory . Qianye didn’t need to worry about that .

Another general jogged over at this point and handed Qianye a document . “Sire, this is the intelligence report we have just received . ”

Qianye took the envelope and tore it open . He looked rather surprised as he went through the contents briefly . “Unrest in the nation of Zheng?”

“Zheng?” Caroline seemed to have heard of the name before but couldn’t quite recall .

The mercenary who had come to deliver the report immediately explained to her .

The nation of Zheng was a small country on the Fort Continent, populated mainly by humans but also home to a good number of dark races . The ruler of Zheng chose to call himself king instead of emperor and expressed submission to the Empire . It was one of the Empire’s nominal vassals .

The power structure on Fort Continent was complicated . There were many small countries belonging to humans and dark races . The Empire and Evernight had both raised a good number of representatives there, and Zheng was one of them . Neither faction thought highly of the land, but they weren’t willing to abandon the profits there and allow their opponents to gain power . As such, both sides ended up fostering local puppets to vie for power .

That was why the power balance there was even more confusing than the neutral lands . It was fairly lively as the small countries and cities were always fighting amongst one another . Some of the weaker powers would announce themselves as a country, but in truth, they owned no more than a couple of small cities .

The nation of Zheng was in a state of unrest because the king had suddenly fallen ill, and it was very likely that he would pass away . The princes, in order to secure the throne, began lobbying the army ministers—the entire situation was on the verge of ignition . With the only divine champion in the country dead, the dark race powers nearby were also eyeing the nation of Zheng . It seemed like the country would soon fall into turmoil .

Qianye was familiar with Zheng only because of Nanhua .

Caroline understood the situation after hearing that Zheng was on the Fort Continent . She looked up at Qianye who made an immediate decision: “Zheng must not fall into dark race hands! Issue the order! Gather the army, we shall quell the unrest!”

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