Monarch of Evernight - Chapter 868

Chapter 8-868: Volume 8 - Chapter 868: Buried Deep

Qianye didn’t know whether to laugh or to cry . There was no telling which poor bloke would be the next victim of these two fellows . He could only hope they understood that the neutral lands wasn’t a place they could do everything as they wished .

Qianye didn’t want to go out, anyway—the journey to the continent border and the many days of subsequent wandering had left him exhausted in both body and mind . He returned to his room and, after ordering people not to disturb him, fell into a deep sleep .

Qianye rarely slept since his cultivation surpassed the champion realm . The Song Clan Ancient Scroll was as gentle and gradual as the spring rain, easily capable of substituting for sleep .

But now, Qianye felt really tired and sleep was all that he wanted .

The darkness was just that deep, just that lonesome .

An unknown length of time had passed by the time Qianye opened his eyes . The first thing he saw was the blinding rays of the sun slipping through the cracks in the window, a rare sight in the usually gloomy days of the neutral lands .

Qianye lay quietly, gazing at the ceiling with dispirited eyes .

He jumped up all of a sudden and opened up the curtains, allowing the fierce sunbeams to wash over his face . His eyes narrowed from the brightness .

The weather was indeed wonderful . Just outside his window was a lively construction site where hundreds of mercenaries were busy with work . A champion-level expert walked step by step into the yard with a stone weighing several tons in his grasp . Then, with a loud cry, his muscles bulged out as he thrust the stone into the foundation . Thus, a stone pillar was erected .

This stone pillar stood ramrod straight without the slightest deviation . Several mercenaries began reinforcing the base of this pillar while the champion turned away to pick up another one .

Qianye was feeling quite slow at the moment, and it took him a moment to realize that this person was Frost Wolf, the former master of this courtyard . Who would’ve thought he would be working with such passion—was it because of his trip to Tidehark?

Qianye walked out with a smile and saw two soldiers standing guard dutifully .

“How long have I been sleeping?”

“Three days, sire!” One of the guards replied clearly . The man was already starting to show some imperial-level discipline, apparently the evil work of Young Miss Ji .

“Three days!?” Qianye stretched his body . “Who’s managing Dark Flame right now? Take me to see him . ”

Qianye met several people throughout the morning . These smart people were once mercenary corps commanders who had been handpicked for management roles after the upheaval in Southern Blue .

Qianye gained a better understanding of the current situation after listening to their responsibilities .

Lunchtime was fairly short, and everyone was back at work after twenty minutes .

Within the storehouse, Frost Wolf leaned over and threw a newly polished pillar onto his shoulder amidst loud cheers from the nearby mercenaries .

Although he was no longer the leader, his strength would still give him preferential treatment wherever he went . Lowering himself to work alongside the other mercenaries won him a fair bit of love and respect .

It was at this time that he noticed a familiar figure through the corner of his eyes . That person was standing beside a pile of steel beams, questioning a nearby person . “Are all of these being moved to a single construction site?”

“Y-Yes, Sir!” The soldier stammered . Frost Wolf was also astonished as he recognized Qianye .

The latter was wearing a set of poorly-fitted leather armor that looked like it had been rummaged out of an old storehouse . He hauled up one beam after another onto his shoulder, and only stopped after he was carrying eight of them .

Qianye arrived beside Frost Wolf and gave him a pat on the shoulder . “Let’s go . ”

“Sire, y-you…”

“Working . ”

“But…”

“But what? Aren’t you tired just standing with that pillar on your shoulder?”

Frost Wolf swallowed hard and proceeded to lead the way without saying anything else . The beams on Qianye’s shoulder weren’t very thick, but they actually weighed several tons . With so many on his shoulder at the same time, he needed to circulate his origin power so that he wouldn’t sink into the ground while walking .

This period of working lasted from noon to midnight . Qianye and Frost Wolf’s participation sharply accelerated the construction process, and by midnight, a new weapons cache had been erected .

Even Frost Wolf was a bit pale and lightheaded after an entire day of work . Qianye, on the other hand, was as steady as a pillar and showed no changes .

Frost Wolf asked cautiously after the mercenaries had gone back to rest, “Sire, the work’s all done, why don’t we go for a drink?”

To his surprise, Qianye agreed delightfully, “Why not?”

After an entire day of exhausting work, the taverns of Southern Blue were full to the brim with mercenaries . They didn’t even bother washing off the dust and sweat on their bodies before going for a drink .

For an ordinary mercenary, this was a well-paying job and, despite the exhaustion, involved no mortal risk . The experienced soldiers, on the other hand, saw Dark Flame’s future prospects from the scale of ongoing construction work . A mediocre mercenary corps had no use for four different warehouses or airship repair facilities .

Most mercenaries in the neutral lands possessed the basic wisdom required for survival, and everyone knew the importance of clinging to important people . Now Qianye, Ji Tianqing, and Song Zining had shown them different facets of how powerful Dark Flame was . At least it was able to suppress Ji Rui with relative ease . Most of these people couldn’t even join the city guard, to begin with . Who would work as a mercenary if they could have an easy life there? That was, except for a handful of true daredevils .

Hence, those coming from small mercenary corps put in 120% of their power into constructing the new base . They were mostly cannon fodder on the battlefield and would hardly make a name even if they were to risk their lives . No one was going to give up the opportunity to impress the higher-ups just by doing some manual labor .

When Qianye and Frost Wolf walked into the tavern, the clamorous atmosphere within turned silent all of a sudden . Frost Wolf was already an unreachable character in the eyes of ordinary mercenaries, even more so the commander of Dark Flame, Qianye .

Yet, a tavern was the best place to mingle with people . The soldiers let loose after the initial phase of restraint, and one glass after the other caused the atmosphere to warm up . They quickly forgot about Qianye’s identity, and all that remained was the opponent across the wine table .

The night went on gradually, and the clamor inside the tavern once again returned to silence . There were mercenaries strewn across the floor and stacked atop one another, snoring thunderously in deep sleep .

It was at this time that Frost Wolf crawled out from under one of the tables, groaning while holding his head . It felt as though his head had been blasted by an origin gun—even his vision was somewhat shaky .

“Sire… Qianye?” Frost Wolf got up with some difficulty and looked around .

“He’s already left, and he also paid for everyone,” the owner replied .

Frost Wolf poured a glass of cold water onto his head, in hopes of sobering himself up . He glanced at the floor full of mercenaries and asked incredulously, “Wait, do you mean he outdrank all of us?”

The owner rolled his eyes . “What else?”

“ . . . That’s the commander for you . ”

In the days that followed, Qianye immersed himself in the construction site like an ordinary mercenary and only returned late at night .

With the corps commander himself putting in so much effort, none of those former leaders dared to put on airs; everyone obediently went to work at the site . With the addition of so many experts, the construction was propelled forward like a powerful engine .

At this moment, Song Zining and Ji Tianqing were hiding on a mountain peak near the border of the continent, cautiously poking their heads out from behind a rock .

“What are we here for?” Song Zining hadn’t even finished speaking when he was caught by the neck and pushed into the snow .

A mosquito-like sound entered his ears . “Shut up if you don’t want to die!”

Song Zining was surprised because he had never seen Ji Tianqing so nervous . He wanted to camouflage himself with the Three-Thousand Flying Leaves art, but he felt his neck tighten all of a sudden . “Don’t use domains!”

He was left with no other choice but to bury half his body in the snow and move forward inch by inch .

The two of them finally arrived beside the cliff and gazed into the distance .

Before the precipice was a vast plain, and on the far end of which was an airship . It seemed like a vampire warship belonging to a glorious marquis at least .

Song Zining was surprised by the appearance of a vampire warship in the Eastern Sea . As clever as he was, he connected the dots to what Qianye had told him and realized the origins of this warship .

Ji Tianqing stared fixedly at the distant warship, and even Song Zining had no idea what she was studying .

At a glance, they could see a busy figure on the airship performing repairs on the damaged parts . Even at such a distance, Song Zining could sense how strong that vampire was . If such a powerful vampire was following her willingly, the current Nighteye was probably at a level far beyond that which they could handle .

After a long while of silent observation, Ji Tianqing gestured at Song Zining, and the two descended the peak cautiously .

“That airship…” Song Zining inquired .

“She’s in there, I can sense her . ”

“How did you know it’s her?”

“That’s none of your business, I have my ways . ”

Song Zining shook his head helplessly . “So this is what you meant by collecting resources . ”

“The reason isn’t important, is it?”

The current Ji Tianqing was somewhat odd, so Song Zining simply followed her without saying anything . However, they continued along the edge of the continent instead of going back to Southern Blue .

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