Monarch of Evernight - Chapter 831

Chapter 831: 831

The young girl’s appearance was exquisite and flawless . Even that faint scar across her porcelain countenance could hardly subtract from her pure beauty . Those beautiful eyes of her looked quite perplexed as she gazed blankly at her surroundings, seemingly oblivious to the greed and evil in the eyes of everyone around her .

She was clad in a pair of flat-soled shoes, and the exposed parts of her legs were as fair as suet jade .

Her white dress was a bit dirty and torn in many places . This was normal for a travel-worn passenger who had just completed a long journey inside a dirty cargo ship . Everyone coming out from the ship looked dirty and ragged .

On her, however, the dress was immediately different . Its hem fluttering in the wind could draw out the beast hidden in the deepest parts of one’s heart .

The young girl was holding a small bag with no weapon or armor whatsoever . At this moment, she was like a small delicate blossom in the wilderness, besieged by raging storms and rumbling thunder .

Everyone in the small town exchanged glances, their eyes full of violent intent and deterrence . Most of them were defeated in this invisible battle of glares—they no longer dared to keep eye contact and merely turned back to drool at the young girl . A number of ruthless characters, however, weren’t willing to yield . In the end, they walked toward the young girl, effectively separating her from the others .

The young girl, with her puzzled large eyes, seemed not to have noticed the danger in her surroundings . She simply walked on and, at one point, turned into a small alleyway to the side .

The burly men following her glanced at one another with meaningful expressions and followed her into the dark alley . The last one among them turned back to glare at the crowd and performed a cut-throat gesture . His meaning was clear—whoever dared to follow them in would be forfeiting their life .

The jobless hoodlums of the town stopped in front of the alley since all of them combined wouldn’t be a match for that group of violent experts . But according to the rules of the town, it would be their turn after the leaders had their fill—assuming the girl wasn’t dead yet .

Dozens of people surrounded the alley, gazing in with hopes of seeing something . But the alleys in this town were dark and convoluted . The entire group, as well as the girl, had completely vanished around the corner . The people weren’t satisfied, but they didn’t dare go in, either . All they could do was try to listen for some suspicious sounds and imagine things on their own .

A miserable cry rang out from the depths of the alley . Even though the people in town were used to this kind of cruelty, the wretched scream still sent a chill down their spines—it was simply too miserable . The victim’s desperation and terror were evident from the cry .

Soon afterward, tragic cries echoed here and there throughout the dark alleyway—it was almost as though a beast of unprecedented brutality was hunting for prey .

People outside the alley couldn’t see a thing . They could only hear the constant hysterical screams, almost as though the people inside were putting all their efforts toward wailing instead of fighting or running away .

The atmosphere in the small town froze up and everyone’s consciousness came to a standstill . No one dared to move, afraid that the slightest motion would draw this terrifying demon upon them .

The cries inside the alley lasted for a good half-hour, and the townspeople stood there for just as long .

Finally, the victims’ lives came to an end and the blood-curdling screams faded away . Nonetheless, the dozens of people at the alleyway remained stationary, not daring to move in the slightest .

The little girl in white exited from the other end of the small town and slowly walked away into the wilderness . Her dress was drenched in blood, decorating it with a dazzling mixture of white and red . Her ten fingers were dripping with blood, but her eyes looked just as bewildered, almost as though she had no idea what she was doing .

At this moment, there was an old woman sitting on the other end of the town, watching the young girl, the town, and everything that had happened just now with a wooden expression .

The old woman rubbed her eyes hard as the girl was walking away because her figure had turned somewhat blurry . The receding figure came into view after a careful second glance, her dress fluttering in the wind as before . Her fair skin was dazzling, and the bloodstains had vanished entirely, almost as though they were never there in the first place .

In the small town, the petrified crowd at the alleyway finally gained the courage to walk into the dark alley after a long while . After turning around a corner, the people walking at the front suddenly fell to their knees and began to vomit .

It was a different world in the depths of this alley, a realm of blood and fragments of flesh and bones . There wasn’t even an intact limb to be found .

Even though most of the people in town were familiar with bloody sights, they had never experienced such an impact . This scene was even crueler than a Blood Feast .

Those who had survived felt fortunate that they weren’t strong enough to get a share of the bounty . Otherwise, they would’ve become a decoration for this sanguineous world .

…

Meanwhile, on the Northern Continent, a small village had arisen in an area between the mountains and coastline . The Martyr’s Palace was parked close to the village, where dozens of Highbeards were unloading boxes toward the village . Some of the Highbeard tribesmen were busy opening up the crates near the village and assembling different types of machines and vehicles .

The mountain range that served as a natural barrier was just over ten kilometers away . A small creek ran down from the snowy mountains, converging into a stream that flowed past the village . On the distant hill, some Highbeards could be seen surveying for ores amidst the rocks .

Atop a small hill nearby, Bluemoon was showing Qianye the map she had just drafted, explaining to him her future plans .

“The flow of this stream isn’t very powerful and can only support ten thousand people at most . The water supply will decrease even more after we’ve set up the mines, refinery, and weapons factories . We must, therefore, expand toward the sea . There’s a larger river there, beside which we can build another city . For now, we need the village to be here for easier construction work . ”

She pointed at a distant group of mountains . “There’s definitely black crystal and iron ore there, we don’t need to worry about our supply of steel . It’ll take further surveying to find out whether or not there are rare metals . With such a density of void origin power on the summit, there’s sure to be a lot of ore veins inside, but that’s a discussion for next time .

“The sequence of workshop construction is naturally refinery, mechanical, and then weaponry last . In my opinion, we should import all key components or even entire ballistae . What we plan to produce here are big mechanical and structural components, not technically demanding parts . This will maximize the Martyr’s Palace’s fighting power in the shortest time . ”

Bluemoon was holding a fairly complete plan, something she had spent a great deal of effort on . Those black rings around her eyes stand proof of that .

“Okay, let’s do it like that . ” Qianye nodded .

Bluemoon breathed a sigh of relief and became much more relaxed . What Qianye had agreed to wasn’t just the current plan but the long term plan she had hidden in her message . Expanding this territory toward the sea would provide the Highbeards with a vast, resource-rich land . There were several fertile lands on the Northern Continent, enough to feed hundreds of thousands of people by means of agriculture .

With this land in their hands, the Highbeards would have a thriving ancestral land for many generations to come .

At this point, Qianye was prompted by a sudden impulse and broke into a frown .

“What’s wrong?” Bluemoon asked concernedly .

“Nothing, I have a bad feeling about things . ” Qianye looked up at yonder horizon . Far in the distance, he could feel something bad happening, almost as though there was a danger slowly approaching him .

Bluemoon said, “Do you need more men?”

“No, this is enough for now . Have your men unload the cargo quickly, I need to leave for a while . ”

Bluemoon wanted to follow Qianye, but seeing as the latter had no intention of bringing her along, she made a clever decision to remain silent . She ordered all her tribesmen to pause their current work and start moving things down from the Martyr’s Palace .

It took dozens of Highbeard men roughly an hour to move everything down . The number of purchased goods was rather considerable .

It was evening by the time the Martyr’s Palace was cleared out . Qianye stood on top of the Earth Dragon’s head and drove the massive warship up into the air . Five origin sails unfurled one after the other as the Martyr’s Palace flew toward the vast Eastern Sea .

Qianye wanted to pay a visit to Nighteye first, just to confirm that the feeling of restlessness wasn’t from her . This journey was quite long . Even though the Martyr’s Palace now had kinetic sails installed on it, a mere five of them was simply too insignificant compared to the output of the Earth Dragon’s heart . They only managed to raise the palace’s speed by ten percent .

Despite the sense of urgency, he suppressed his emotions and continued to cultivate in the Martyr’s Palace, collecting whatever Venus Dawn origin power he could .

Recently, he had been cultivating whenever he had the time . It was likely that his daybreak origin power would take a step forward after another half a month of training and finally condense his fourth origin vortex .

Several days passed by in a flash, and Qianye once again arrived at Nighteye’s dwelling . He left the Martyr’s Palace hovering at the border of the void, flying alone through the void tempests to reach the crash site of the duke’s airship .

Jared was already waiting for Qianye outside of the airship . “Master will only give you three minutes . ”

Startled, Qianye could only laugh wryly in response . Three minutes wasn’t so bad, so he simply followed Jared inside .

There was a dark red glow flickering in the main hall of the warship . There were drops of blood floating slowly in the air, each resembling an unblemished ruby infused with specks of starlight .

Nighteye was hovering at the center of the tilted hall . With her eyes closed and her arms crossed in front of her, it looked very much like she was asleep . At this moment, her aura was ancient, weary, and ephemeral, almost as though she had traversed the great vicissitudes of time . It felt like she was there, yet she was not .

Qianye stood at the door, merely gazing at her in silence . Two minutes thus went by .

“You have one more minute . ”

Qianye sighed . “It’s nothing, I only came to see you . ”

“You’ve seen me . ”

Qianye shrugged . “Fine, I’m leaving then . ”

Before departing, Qianye suddenly looked back and asked, “What about next time . ”

Nighteye remained silent for a moment before replying, “Three minutes . ”

A smile appeared on Qianye’s face as he turned and left .