"Are you ready?" Ye Chen asked, looking at Ye Ling and the others.
He did not intend to send the Witch Clan and Phoenixes to explore such a planet, but instead entrusted it to the Silver Moon Elves and the people of New Aini City.
The increasingly powerful Silvermoon Elves and the slowly growing citizens of New Aini City both need such exploration activities to improve their experience and enhance their strength.
"Ready!" Ye Ling replied immediately. As the light from the Baixiantai lit up, everyone was transported to the opposite planet.
"Is this the other world?" Harold, like most people, looked around curiously, the dilapidated environment not diminishing his curiosity at all.
"A fallen planet. Is this how our world ended up?" Betty asked with a hint of sadness, finding it hard to imagine that the blue skies, white clouds, and green grasslands she once lived on had become such a desolate and gray world.
“No! Our world should have already been reduced to dust! This planet can still exist only because the darkness has not been corrupting it for long enough!” The Holy Archmage Lynn, who was standing beside him, answered. He was well-read and had records of the world being swallowed by darkness.
Lynn's words silenced everyone, who grieved for the death of the planet and the demise of their own world.
However, the world wouldn't let them wallow in grief for long. Soon, a loud roar pulled everyone's thoughts back to reality.
"It's a Dark Ghoul! Everyone prepare for battle! Shield Guards, get ready to advance!" Ye Ling shouted. The Silver Moon Elves always reacted quickly. Even though there were many new recruits, their leaders were veterans who had followed Ye Chen for many years and had rich experience in fighting dark creatures.
"Roar~~~" As they moved quickly, the dark ghouls in front of them pounced on them.
"Bang!" A shield guard slammed him to the ground with his giant shield, and at the same time raised his warhammer high, smashing him into bone fragments, leaving him completely lifeless.
"O passionate fire spirit! Lend me your power! Obey my command and burn away all evil in the world!" The raging elemental power surrounded Bella, flames rose into the sky, and a rain of fire poured down, burning everything in front of her.
As a peak fifth-tier archmage, Bella's path in the elements was even further than Lynn's, and the vast rain of fire and earth left him in awe.
However, Lynn did not give up. As a sixth-order Saint Magister, he possessed a vast amount of magic and knowledge. Instead of choosing the same Fire Rain spell, he chose Minor Meteor Spell, which, together with Bella's Fire Rain, created a massive meteor shower.
"There aren't many dark creatures here!" Harold said, looking at the battlefield not far away. The dark creatures they encountered here were far fewer than those they had encountered in the Dark Starfield, where the dark creatures that swarmed from all directions were simply despair-inducing.
"Isn't less a good thing? This is, after all, a reclaimed star field, so there won't be as many dark creatures as in the Dark Star Field!" Catherine said from the side, looking at the two deans casting spells with envy. Such powerful spells are what many mages dream of.
"That's true. It's just a pity that in that case, we probably won't need to lift a finger!" Harold said with a hint of regret. Just two mages and a group of shield guards were enough to deal with the dark creatures, without even the main army in the rear being mobilized.
"Alright, isn't it better not to intervene? It's always better to have fewer deaths!" Catherine said helplessly.
The battle ahead was nearing its end. With the end of the meteor shower, the arena was engulfed in flames. Countless dark ghouls were smashed to pieces, with only a few struggling and roaring, before being shot down by the other Silver Moon Elves.
"Clean up the battlefield, determine the location and direction, and prepare to depart!" Seeing that the battle was over, Ye Ling looked up at the Primordial Star in the sky and gave the order.
For those who venture to explore wasteland planets, their territory is their North Star, forever guiding their direction.
Cecilia's army moved quickly, and the scattered materials were soon collected. The army then set off towards a plain.
Ye Chen saw a ruin in the starry sky. Perhaps there was something inside? It could be a former farm, or it could be a collapsed temple.
Unfortunately, after the army arrived and searched the place thoroughly, they found nothing, and there were even signs that others had already searched it.
“It seems we can’t search from outer space. What we can see here, other lords can definitely see too. It’s been searched countless times already,” the fat man said helplessly, and Ye Chen nodded in agreement.
On such a wasteland planet, there are actually not many resources. They have already been searched through by other lords several times. Their main purpose in coming here is only to purify the darkness and train their troops.
Seeing that the group had gained nothing, Ye Chen stopped giving them specific tasks and instead let them explore and hone their skills on their own. They would stay on the Primordial Star for a month before returning home.
As a result, their independent exploration actually led them to some discoveries. In particular, the mercenary group led by Harold, a group of unruly free mercenaries, stumbled upon an underground palace while exploring at their own pace. Unfortunately, the vast number of dark creatures inside trapped them there forever, with only one person managing to escape and bring the news back.
“An underground palace? Are you sure?” Harold asked, looking at the skinny thief.
In the world of mercenaries, thief is not a derogatory term. In fact, they are often better at scouting than assassins or scouts, since tomb raiding is still the same kind of robbing!
"I'm sure, it's in that direction, about a day's journey!" The thief pointed in a direction and said tremblingly, the horrors of the dark world having left him with considerable psychological trauma.
"Okay, I understand! You rest here for a bit!" Harold nodded, thought for a moment, and walked towards Ye Ling's direction.
As the president of the Mercenary Guild, he was qualified to meet with Ye Ling, and the discovery of such a major event as the underground palace also required Ye Ling's decision.
A mercenary squad was wiped out in a single glance, and not a single one returned alive. He didn't think he could handle such a place on his own, nor could Cecilia's army.
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