Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
They all left early the next morning.
They were taking Jing Biao’s maglev airship. In Ai Tianfan’s words, it was safer to take Jing Biao’s maglev airship than taking a jumbo jet. He knew Ling Jiu and others would be in Jing Biao’s good hands.
“Where is the Super Training Camp, sir?”
As the maglev airship flew at high speed, the four of them chatted away while appreciating the scenery outside.
“Australia.”
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Jing Biao explained. “Australia is a big island. Before the Direbeast disaster, there were many ancient species in the Australian continent.
“After the Direbeast disaster broke out, the species in Australia—because of the geographical advantage—evolved much quicker than Direbeasts in other parts of the world.
“Thirty years have passed since, and now countless terrifying Direbeasts are roaming around Australia. Of the one hundred most vicious Direbeasts in the world, thirty are in Australia.
“Because of this, Australia is a no-man’s-land and one of the rare forbidden, dangerous places where no one visits.”
“There is something I don’t understand, sir. Why did you say the creatures in Australia evolved much quicker than the Direbeasts in the rest of the world?” Ling Jiu looked in puzzlement.
“That is because,” Jing Biao paused, “there is a dimensional fissure in Australia. You all should know that the Gene Arcana on Earth come from dimensional fissures.”
The three nodded.
“Let me put it this way. The level of Gene Arcana is higher in a location where a dimensional fissure presents. And hence the evolution speed of the creatures the location is quicker.
“Just like the land where a river flows, the water sources around the river must be more abundant compared to other places, and so the vegetation along the river thrives much better. That’s how things work.”
“There is a dimensional fissure in Australia?” Ling Jiu was wide-eyed.
“Yup.”
Jing Biao nodded, then continued. “During the beginning of the Direbeast disaster, dimensional fissure was a symbol of death, calamity, and hell.
“Because the leaked Gene Arcana from a dimensional fissure could turn a tame animal into a vicious demon, people were afraid of dimensional fissures.
“But as the arcanists rose, people started to find that the level of Gene Arcana’s concentration around dimensional fissures was higher than other places and could boost self-cultivation effectiveness. So people started to use dimensional fissures for self-cultivation purposes.”
Jing Biao let out a smile. “There have been eighty-one dimensional fissures found around the world so far, and they are controlled by different major forces in the world.
“Pangu controls thirteen of these dimensional fissures and has built thirteen training grounds there. The Super Training Camp in Australia is just one of them.”
“I see!”
As Ling Jiu finally started to cotton on, another question popped up on his mind. “Since Gene Arcana could leak through dimensional fissures, that means we could also travel through it, right? What does the world on the other side of a dimensional fissure look like?”
The world on the other side of a dimensional fissure?
Ai Yuhe and Yang Ling-er looked at Jing Biao with one question in mind: what was the most mysterious place on Earth?
The answer was the dimensional fissures, of course.
Because of the dimensional fissures and the appearance of the Gene Arcana, the Direbeasts had risen and human technological development had leapfrogged to the era of arcana.
It was not an exaggeration to say that the dimension fissures had changed the Earth, propelling the planet off into another orbit.
So people were curious about what lay on the other side of the dimensional fissures.
The discussion on this topic had never stopped. There were many answers and speculations, but none of them could give a definite answer.
“I am as clueless as you.”
Jing Biao forced a smile. “The dimension fissures are extremely unstable. Even the toughest material will be crushed into ashes once plunging into a dimensional fissure.”
“That means no one knows what the worlds on the other side of the dimensional fissures look like?” Yang Ling-er frowned.
“You are right. No one knows.”
Jing Biao nodded. “But our exploration of the dimension fissures has never stopped.”
“The government of various countries and major arcana combines have spent a huge number of resources and manpower to study the dimensional fissures. Everyone has an image on their mind: the world on the other side is a land of treasure. At least, the Gene Arcana concentration is the highest.”
“Indeed.”
Ling Jiu and the other two nodded in unison.
When the concentration level of the leaked Gene Arcana was already this high, it made everyone wonder how crazy high it would be on the other side.
Just this point alone had given enough motivation for humans to explore the dimensional fissures.
“Perhaps when our technology is advanced enough, or when we could withstand the crushing force of the dimensional fissures, we will be able to travel to the other side.”
There was a fervent light in Jing Biao’s eyes. “I believe that day would not be far.”
Ling Jiu and others nodded again. Human exploration would never stop.
Because of the courage to explore, humans had found and invented various manuals, weapons, treasures of heaven and earth, and arcana to survive while battling the Direbeasts.
As long as humans continue to improve, they would crack the secret of the dimensional fissures.
They chatted away as the airship traveled at high speed.
Three hours later, a large continent emerged on the horizon.
“That is Australia.” Jing Biao smiled. “We are almost there!”
Ling Jiu and others looked with anticipation at the continent that was slowly filling their field of vision.
Ten minutes later, the airship arrived in the air above the continent. The airship kept flying before coming above an enormous castle.
A castle?
Fortress was the more apt word for it.
A hundred-meter-high wall protected the city all on all sides. Stains of dried blood covered the walls. Soldiers in combat uniforms were patrolling on the city walls.
The wall was heavily guarded by sentry posts.
There were embrasures on the wall, making the entire fortress look like a war machine.
Once there were Direbeasts coming near, those weapons lying in wait would turn into meat grinders and give those invading Direbeasts a lethal blow.
Besides, the area within ten miles from the fortress was scorched earth.
There was not a single tree. Not even grass.
Visibility was good when looking down from the fortress, from where people could see clearly if there were any Direbeasts coming.
The airship landed on a landing pad in the center of the fortress. As the four of them disembarked, a group of people came up from afar to meet them.
“Welcome back, sir!”
The leading guy, tanned skin, sturdy, wearing a green camouflage outfit, stepped up to greet Jing Biao.
“Yup.”
Jing Biao patted the guy’s shoulder with a smile. “Have other mentors come back?”
“They are all almost here!” The sturdy guy replied.
“Good.”
Jing Biao nodded, then looked at Ling Jiu and the rest. “Let’s go. Let me bring you to register first before settling you down.”
“Yes, sir.”
Jing Biao brought the three of them to the camp leader’s office.
In Jing Biao’s words, the camp leader was the head of the Super Training Camp, a high-ranking officer not lower than departmental managers in the company. He had an unfathomable level of strength.
“Glad to see you back, Jing!”