Chapter 295: "Glory of the Empire"
[Task completion reward: Open the next link of the route and obtain the key props for perfect clearance. ]
[Perfect clearance progress: 20%]
[*You have obtained a special item (Stone of Art)]
[Stone of Art: An extremely rare product of the Art Empire, it can detect the blood composition in the human body and detect dangerous souls that hunt humans. It is the main trade item for this voyage with the sea city.]
[Number of uses: 1/1]
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[Get a perfect clearance of the Heavenly Kingdom line and the main mission]
[Main Quest: Reach the Other Shore (2/3): Safely reach the city on the sea. (If you gain key control of the Atlantis, the reward for completing the quest will increase.)]
[Task completion reward: Open the next link of the route and obtain the key props for perfect clearance. ]
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A thumb-sized, transparent stone appeared in his hand.
Staring at this familiar stone, Su Mingan was stunned for a moment.
...He originally thought that the key item to pass the level perfectly would be something else, but he didn't expect it to be the Stone of Art - he already had two large pieces of this thing.
Moreover, this Stone of Ater looked much smaller than the two he owned, and could only be used once.
However, his identity must be quite special...to hide such a large Ater Stone in the closet and under the bed. For ordinary players, this Ater Stone as a reward is already very valuable.
He put the Stone of Art into his backpack and walked towards the other door of the power room.
"...Wait, where are you going!" Naraku immediately called him from behind.
"Rin, what should we do now? The crew members are so bold that they actually want to seize the hope of the empire... What exactly do they want to do? Do they want to go to the Sea City to trade on behalf of the nobles..."
"Their purpose, whether it's for treasure or power, is not important." Su Mingan said as he walked.
He pushed the door open.
Outside the door was a pitch-black corridor, like a deep tunnel, with no light at all.
"Hey, where are you going? What are you going to do?" Naraku didn't get an answer and immediately wanted to stop him.
"That's the cockpit." Su Ming'an said, "When sailing at night, the lights in the cockpit won't be on."
"Wait, you're going to..."
Without waiting for Naraku to say anything else, Su Mingan walked out directly and plunged into the darkness.
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In the pitch-black night, the waves rolled arrogantly outside the cab.
The middle-aged man sitting in front of the operating table rubbed his tired eyes.
He is Austin, the current captain of the Arte, driving the hope and glory of this empire.
As the driver of this pearl on the sea, he is naturally not of common origin.
He was originally a member of the Royal Knights of the At Empire. Although it was only in name only, it also meant that he was of a completely different class from the common people.
When he was chosen to pilot the At, he sold all his property and devoted himself to helping the empire build this giant ship towards light, just for this one voyage full of hope.
The ship carries nearly one-third of the Ater Stones of the Ater Empire. It will head to the legendary treasure city in order to exchange for precious jewels that will make the empire look brand new...
As the driver of this giant ship, he is full of confidence in this voyage.
Even if news came at night that the Soul Clan had attacked passengers, it would not affect his trust in the At.
There are three soul hunters on board, they can definitely deal with this chaos...
Looking at the heavy rain outside, he was observing the scene with some worry, but suddenly he heard the sound of the cabin door opening behind him.
Through the blurry mirror, he saw the deputy captain Yawen walk in with an oil lamp in his hand.
"Arwen?"
He called softly, "Why did you bring the light in? Put it out, there will be some reflections."
Although the Arte relied on resource stones to navigate and did not require him to perform overly complicated operations, the lights did affect his vision, so he still needed to observe the situation outside.
He asked Yawen to take the lamp out, but Yawen, who always listened to him, ignored him and walked towards him instead.
Through the reflective mirror, Austin gradually saw that in Yawen's hand, besides a lantern, there seemed to be something reflective...
He looked carefully and finally saw the whole appearance of the thing.
——That's a knife!
As soon as he saw clearly, the knife flashed, and Yawen slashed at him with the knife without hesitation.
"Yawen!"
He yelled and rolled out of his seat. Yawen slashed the cockpit with a knife, causing sparks.
"Yawen, what are you doing!" Austin couldn't believe that the subordinate he had always trusted would suddenly try to kill him.
"Our plan has already begun, old antique." A sneer suddenly appeared on Yawen's usually gentle face:
"...If I continue to keep you here, you will be discovered sooner or later. Since Huo Gu and the others' indirect attacks have no effect on you, you might as well just go and die!"
As he spoke, he chopped at him again.
Austin had no sword and was no match for Alvin. After a few rolls, Alvin slashed him with a knife, splashing a lot of blood.
"Yawen - answer me!" Austin shouted at the top of his lungs: " - Why did you betray Art? Betray the empire that gave birth to you and raised you!"
"Why? Because of profit." Yawen sneered: "I have seen through this rotten empire. Commoners will always be commoners, nobles will always be nobles, and people are branded with different marks from birth to death. Even if they try their best to change themselves and climb up, it is simply impossible... How many years have I prepared for this voyage since I was a child, and how much suffering have I endured? Just because you are a lord of the Royal Knights, you climbed over my head and didn't give me any chance to show myself..." As he said, he shook the blood on the knife to the ground:
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