In the building, Ye Haoran was sitting at the side, leisurely munching on sunflower seeds. He watched with interest as the feminine-looking young man nibbled on the countertop.
The young man had to admit that the quality of the marble was really good. Even after gnawing at it for a long time, he didn't manage to leave a scratch.
Squeak.
The sound of teeth rubbing against the marble filled the room. The feminine-looking young man was crying and one of his front teeth was broken.
Looking at the strange gazes of the crowd, he really wanted to find a crack in the ground and stick his head in.
"Alright, that's all for today. You can continue eating the rest tomorrow," Ye Haoran said after checking the time. He estimated that He Ning and the others should have gone back to the hotel, so he got up and left.
Upon hearing this, the feminine-looking young man felt very relieved. After watching Ye Haoran leave, he picked up his broken front tooth off the ground and was about to run away.
"Wait!"
Two staff members came over and blocked his way. One of them looked at the area on the countertop that he had gnawed at with a look of disgust, reached out his hand and said, "You have to pay for destroying public property."
"Uh, this countertop is very sturdy. I didn't even leave a mark after gnawing at it for a long time. I didn't damage anything," said the feminine-looking young man honestly as he threw his hands in the air.
"You contaminated it."
The other man looked at the shiny drool hanging off the counter and threw a few tickets to the feminine-looking young man with a disgusted face.
The latter wanted to cry but had no tears. He had really lost both his image and money this time around.
If he had known that the outside world was so dangerous, he would not have left home.
Of course, Ye Haoran had no idea what happened after he left. He had returned to his hotel room.
There was no one in the room. He Ning and the others had yet to return. Even Guan Yueyue was out.
Since he had nothing to do, Ye Haoran flipped open the mission report and started to study it.
The information was provided by either an individual or a country. There was also some detailed information about the target's location, habits and characteristics, which would facilitate the completion of the mission.
Ye Haoran first opened the materials for the unranked mission and took a look.
[Mission title: Hunt and kill the Beast Emperor in the scorching field.]
[Mission difficulty: Cannot be evaluated]
[Mission details: Locate and kill the Beast Emperor of the scorching field. Obtain its inner core and talent materials. The key parts of the Beast Emperor will also suffice.]
[Mission reward: You will receive 1000 points. The amount will be reduced accordingly if the inner core is not obtained.]
[Mission explanation: 1. This mission is extremely difficult. It is recommended that more than ten spirit teams collaborate before accepting this mission. 2. The Beast Emperor's form and species are unknown. According to witnesses two years ago, it is speculated to be of the fire element and can fly.]
[Mission reminder: None]
[Completion time: Unspecified]
The report went on
Ye Haoran flipped through the pages casually. The last few pages were almost blank. They were basically filled with the words "none" and "ominous", without providing any useful information.
Ye Haoran threw the report aside and took out the mission report for the 5-star mission.
[Mission title: Hunt the Lava Wolf Lord.]
[Mission difficulty: Extremely high]
[Mission details: The employer is in urgent need of a skill of the Lava Wolf. You need to kill a Lava Wolf Lord and bring back its inner core and core materials.]
[Mission reward: You will receive 10 million yuan, the inner core and core materials of a vicious beast of the same level.]
[Mission explanation: 1. The Lava Wolves are found in the volcanic area in the eastern part of the scorching field. They usually wander around the volcano crater, and their bodies are dark red. 2. A Lava Wolf's body can turn into lava. It is extremely resistant to physical damage and long-ranged fireball attacks.]
[Mission reminder: To ensure safety, it is recommended that you have a unit in your team that can move quickly, such as a flying contract spirit.]
There was more information listed in the report.
After roughly reading through it, Ye Haoran folded the report in half and threw it into his backpack.
He had no intention of completing these missions. He just wanted to claim the system's rewards.
The mid-rank lord-level vicious beasts were scattered in the depths of the scorching field, so he wouldn't encounter them at all.
Even if he did, with his Level 7 strength, he wouldn't dare approach a group of Level 10 mid-rank vicious beasts?
Vicious beasts led by lord-level individuals would naturally come in groups. Against a group of Lava Wolves, he believed that even 100 of him would not be enough to defeat them.
At this moment, He Ning and the others pushed the door open and entered. Yu Fa placed a bag of provisions on the table and sat on the chair, panting from exhaustion.
"Come over here. Let's decide on tomorrow's route," said He Ning.
He walked to the table and laid out a huge hand-drawn map as he called everyone over to form a circle.
"We will enter the alternate dimension through the spatial rift in the middle and then head east."
He used his hand to draw a line to the east, and stopped at a place that was circled.
"We will need to travel about 20 miles east. Our target will be nearby."
Ye Haoran took a closer look at the map. Although it was hand-drawn and a little crude, it had all the necessary elements for clarity.
The scorching field was square in shape and there was a camp set up by the spiritualists in the middle. Most of the powerful vicious beasts on the scorching field had been eliminated, so it was considered the periphery of the alternate dimension.
The deeper one ventured in the four directions, the more vicious beasts there would be in their original state, and the danger one would face would greatly increase.
After He Ning roughly explained the things to pay attention to in the alternate dimension, Ye Haoran and the others went to bed early to rest and prepare for tomorrow.
...
Early the next morning, Ye Haoran and the other three left the hotel with their backpacks. After breakfast, they headed to the mountain top in the restricted area.
Along the way, the number of surveillance cameras kept increasing, and the patrolling army also came in teams one after another, appearing extremely strict.
An alternate dimension that could be controlled was undoubtedly a huge treasure for a country. It was an important treasure house for training spiritualists and producing precious materials.
The group moved forward and arrived at the top of the mountain a few minutes later.
An ancient courtyard appeared before everyone's eyes. The courtyard building was well-preserved. There was spiritual Qi flowing on the surface of the walls, which was extremely strange.
There were many soldiers stationed outside the courtyard. There were sentries posted every few steps. They were all carrying real guns and were constantly monitoring their surroundings.
A series of robotic flying insects circled the sky above the courtyard, capturing everything with the cameras installed in them.
He Ning took out his ID card and went to a device at the entrance of the courtyard. He then inserted it in.
Beep!
"Identity check in progress. Please look at the camera."
A burst of red light swept past, and at the same time, two camera devices approached He Ning's pupils and performed a retina scan.
"Your identity has been successfully verified. He Ning, a Level 13 spiritualist. Welcome," said a mechanical voice.
He Ning picked up his identity card and walked in.
Naturally, Ye Haoran and the others were also inspected. Every inspection was extremely thorough, and even Ye Haoran's big backpack was scanned several times.
Finally, after a series of inspections, the group entered the courtyard without any mishaps.
"This place is so strict. I'm getting a little scared," Ye Haoran mumbled in a low voice.
Yu Fa, who was walking at the back, scratched his head in confusion. Ye Haoran was holding a lollipop in his mouth, and he didn't look nervous at all.
As they walked past the antique courtyard, a huge room came into view. They walked into the room.
"Huh?"
As soon as he entered the room, Ye Haoran instantly felt that the concentration of spiritual Qi in the air had increased several times. It was as if he was in a top-tier cultivation room.
In the center of the room was a large area of distorted silver light. A strong spatial aura came from inside.
This was the spatial node of the alternate dimension.
Through the distorted image, Ye Haoran felt a burning aura and could faintly see the dark red ground behind the silver light.
There was a huge array carved on the ground around the spatial node. An endless stream of spiritual Qi was being transmitted to the edge of the silver light through the array, stabilizing the spatial node at a certain size.
Seeing Ye Haoran's surprised face, Guan Yueyue explained to him, "These spatial nodes were all sealed before the Spirit Martial Era. Our ancestors used spiritual Qi to suppress the appearance of spatial fluctuations. After spiritualist civilization developed, the military opened a part of the seal, which is the silver light we see now."
"Alright, let's get ready to enter," He Ning reminded them. They carried their backpacks and walked into the silver light.
The faint white light instantly enveloped them. They felt very dizzy as they traveled across space.
...
A scorching heat wave swept over Ye Haoran's face. The stuffiness instantly made him regain his senses.
He Ning and the others also appeared with a flash of silver light. Everyone looked around and saw that they were currently on a steep cliff.
A large hole had been dug out from the originally vertical cliff. A few rows of bungalows were built inside, and soldiers with loaded guns were everywhere.
"Is this a bungee jumping area?"
Ye Haoran slowly walked to the edge of the cliff and looked outside.
The cliff was at least a few hundred meters high, and it was dizzying to look down.
The location of this alternate dimension base was very good. It was easy to defend and difficult to attack. Its high vantage point gave people a great sense of security.
There were a few smaller caves around the huge cave. Some spiritualists summoned their contract spirits to patrol the surroundings. They all had a metal badge on their chest.
They were spirit guards!
Ye Haoran's eyes narrowed. There were more than 100 spirit guards here. They were rarely seen in the city.
This showed how much importance the country placed on the alternate dimension!
There were no fortifications built on the cliff, nor were there any firearms.
He Ning walked over and took a look at the sky, then led the group into the depths of the cave.
There was a small path in the innermost part of the cave that ran through the mountain and led directly to the foot of the mountain.
There were naturally many soldiers on the path, and they would occasionally check the identities of those who passed by.
Looking at the armed soldiers, Ye Haoran couldn't help but ask, "Brother He, why are the soldiers with guns inside the base? The spiritualists outside the base don't even have guns."
"This is related to the characteristics of the alternate dimension," He Ning explained after thinking for a moment.
"The spiritual Qi in the alternate dimension is very complicated. It is mixed with other components which will seriously affect the power of modern technology, rendering them useless. The armed soldiers in the base mainly prevent people, such as some terrorist organizations, from causing trouble within the base."
Ye Haoran nodded. Suddenly, a figure riding on a black bird appeared in his mind.
Thinking about the Blackbird and its master, both trapped under the meteorite, Ye Haoran sighed slightly and said internally, "I hope they rest in peace."