The days spent guarding the source of darkness are monotonous and tedious. No one knows how long they will have to stay here. Yet, they dare not relax for a moment, because you never know what level of dark creature will rush out from within next.
Often, what defeats a lord is not some powerful dark creature, but only some slightly stronger ones. However, due to the lord's and his kin's laxity, a large number of casualties are caused to the territory's kin, and sometimes even the lord's death.
Fortunately, Ye Chen has a large number of high-ranking members and has set up a strict shift system, so the dark creatures that come out of the Dark Origin have no chance of escaping.
"The surrounding area is completely sealed off, no dark creatures will escape, so don't worry too much!" After completing the deployment, Jian Mengyi reassured Ye Chen.
Ten years have passed in the blink of an eye, and Jian Mengyi's strength has improved a lot. Now she is a 3rd-tier peak lord. Angels, light elves, light fairies, holy flame dragons... she seems to be determined to go all the way on the path of light. Moreover, with the support of her family, her clan's nest is also exceptionally powerful.
"Yes, but we still need to be careful. No one knows how many powerful dark creatures will emerge from this dark source." Ye Chen nodded in response.
The events of ten years ago had already taught him that dark creatures also possess considerable intelligence, and any unexpected changes should not be underestimated; they must be treated with caution.
Looking up ahead, the source of darkness resembled a small black hole, pitch black, yet constantly shrouded in black mist.
Ye Chen arranged many four-leaf clovers around him, and the black mist that emanated from it was purified before it could spread far. Even the dark creatures that occasionally emerged from it were easily killed by the angels and Rakshasa around him.
Over the past ten years, Ye Chen has amassed a Rakshasa army of tens of thousands. At the same time, tens of thousands of young Rakshasa are growing in the Netherworld Blood Sea. This is a race that can reproduce. If it weren't for the short time, the Rakshasa army would be even larger.
More importantly, although the Rakshasa belong to the dark races, they are loyal to the Netherworld and will not be devoured by dark energy again. Unless the Netherworld Sea dries up, the Rakshasa will never betray the Primordial Star. They are a race with the same loyalty as the Witch Clan.
After ten years of development, with the growth of the new generation, the Wu Clan has grown rapidly, and its army of over 100,000 is a force that cannot be ignored.
"Unfortunately, compared to the creatures in the Dark Origin, the number of these familiars is still too small. I just hope they can emerge later!" Ye Chen thought to himself.
The black hole in front of them wasn't large, even smaller than Fatty and Jian Mengyi's territory. But that didn't mean the space inside was small. It was as small as Mount Sumeru, and no one knew how big the space inside was. But there were always hundreds of millions of dark creatures. Compared to that, Ye Chen and the others' forces were not even enough to fill a gap in their teeth.
“Generally speaking, the spread of the dark origin takes several years. This is just the beginning, and there won’t be any very powerful dark creatures appearing!” Jian Mengyi said. Given her family background, she naturally knew much more about the dark origin than Ye Chen.
Indeed, just as she said, Ye Chen and she had been stationed here for a month, but in the end they had only managed to kill some dark creatures of level 3 or lower. They hadn't even encountered any of the level 4 or higher creatures, which made him feel an urge to charge in.
Of course, this was just wishful thinking. Not to mention the endless dark creatures inside, the cost of forcibly entering the small world was something he couldn't afford.
The dense, undiluted dark energy inside is enough to instantly corrupt a member of the kin, not to mention the unstable space, which could easily collapse if forcibly entered. At that time, dark creatures will be protected by the dark energy and forcibly cross the space to descend, but the lord and his kin will not be so lucky. The violent void storm can easily tear everything apart.
“Brother Chen, we haven’t found any other sources of darkness in the surrounding space. Either they’re hidden too deep for Mina to find, or they really aren’t there. Mina and I are more inclined to believe the latter!” Fatty came over and said to Ye Chen.
Exploring spatial nodes within a star field is no small undertaking, let alone the fact that Fatty is exploring all the nearby space, which makes the difficulty and workload even greater.
“It’s not expected that there isn’t any. After all, the Dark Source isn’t something that’s common. Let’s expand the search area and do a thorough search first. If we find any suspicious places, we can then search more precisely. We have enough time, no rush!” Ye Chen nodded and said after thinking for a moment.
"No? Still searching? Such a large area, even if Mina has ginseng to keep her alive, she can't handle it. And isn't it unnecessary?" The fat man said with a bitter face, reluctantly trying to persuade her. This project was too huge. Heaven knows how much effort he had put in to complete the rough search of the nearby star field. If they continued to search, it would be too terrifying. He would really be exhausted to death.
"Find other lords with spatial abilities to help us, or try to get Mina to see if she can develop an automated exploration tool. In short, this matter cannot be stopped. I'm afraid the situation from ten years ago will repeat itself. This time it's not a few dark gods, but the source of darkness!" Ye Chen said solemnly, showing no intention of giving up.
"Alas~~~ My poor Mina, I never thought she would die from overwork in the end!" the fat man said with a sorrowful expression. In fact, the fat man also knew the importance of this matter. He was just complaining. If Mina really had to exhaust her life to fight against the darkness, it would be her honor.
"Alright, it's just that Mina is in charge of overall coordination, not that she has full authority. Besides, if we can develop an automated exploration tool, it would be a long-term benefit, and it might even bring huge profits. As for the lifespan issue, I'm already thinking of a solution. I'll do my best to protect those highly skilled clans in your territory!" Ye Chen said helplessly. I know what kind of person you are.
Hearing this, the fat man immediately became normal. "I'm not rushing you, but Mina and some other key researchers really don't have much life left. If this continues, I'm afraid the mecha development will have to be suspended. You know, we're at a critical stage right now!"
"Alright, don't think I don't know. You've exchanged a lot of Water of Life to extend their lives. But I'm really trying to figure out a way, but you know how difficult it is. Give me some time!" Ye Chen waved his hand helplessly. Fatty had mentioned this to him many times over the years, but extending lifespan was only a temporary measure. They still needed to find a cultivation method from the Scripture Pavilion that would allow the goblins to practice.
Only in this way can their strength be improved, thereby fundamentally solving the problem of lifespan.
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