Chapter 754: Crossing the Sea
A long voyage is a risk. The risk not only exists in the experience of the journey, but also in the preparations of one's own side.
In this era, the danger of the ocean is inevitable in a sense... Dimensional earthquake not only exists on land, but also connects countless worlds, which occupy more land.
Since humans are not aquatic creatures, the reality that most of the area of "Mercury" is the ocean, which also means that most of the dimensional space gates have always been open.
"The ocean of this world is in a sense a kind of chaos pot, a hell painted scroll that can only survive by the strong."
Most of the residents of the connected world are voluntarily or involuntarily involved in this world (circle), and they have to fight for survival.
The divine beasts on land will attract hunters of gods, and the divine beasts in the ocean will only regard each other as more valuable prey.
In fact, besides fish that have some carbon-based organisms offshore, there are no normal water products in the depths of Mercury's ocean.
"...From the current records, there are at least twenty-seven intelligent creatures that can communicate in the ocean, but they may be extinct at any time, and at least thirty have not been recorded in sightings within a hundred years."
With professional veterans leading the way, Zheng Li can also add some "common sense" by the way.
"...According to them, the oceans of this world are like black forests with many crises. Once discovered by powerful hunters, they may die suddenly at any time. In the surrounding areas without help, they encountered a group of sea monsters that were comparable to the gods."
The long years have brought countless internal competitions in the Chaos Pot in the Ocean. No one can close the countless plane gates. Countless marine creatures, giant creatures, and strange monsters in countless worlds have accumulated in the ocean, which not only makes the sea a forbidden zone for life, but also makes most of the continent's near-shore areas a disaster area that may be affected at any time.
Crossing the sea requires not only strength, but more of luck. No one can be sure whether he will encounter a group of sea monsters that cannot resist at all. Scorpio encountered danger when crossing the sea and almost buried in the ocean.
The first Black Expedition also lost a lot of troops in the ocean, which is still the trend of most ships operating in clusters... After all, monsters in the ocean may not have brains, but they have the instinct of seeking profit and avoiding harm. Faced with human ships with millions of troops, they will still weigh their strength.
"This time, it will be much safer. After all, no ship can compare to the one in front of you..."
The mountains spread before our eyes, and where the familiar Twin Cities stopped silently, it was like a piece of this scenery.
All openings of the city were opened, a large number of vehicles were coming and going, and a large number of resources were coming in and out, and the peripheral legions entered in an established system, and residents who were eager for a peaceful life chose to move out.
This time, even the Twin Cities, which have experienced countless battlefields, are not sure of returning safely... Considering the risks and consumption during the journey, it is very likely that they will not come back at all.
On the other hand, in the original address of the Twin Cities, among the strategic points, another big city is also under construction. The new Twin Cities are still strong, but they have lost the ability to move freely.
Judging from another battle report, the "mobile city" that was drawn is not just the Twin Cities. There are similar mobile cities in the Western Continent and Northern Continents that have entered the second reinforcements. What the Twin Cities are waiting for now is not only reinforcements and resources, but also another mobile city in the east.
Unlike most people's understanding, the danger of navigation is actually not just a random number.
Medium-sized fleets are the most dangerous. They will attract small fish and giant beasts. Small-sized ships can travel through the ocean with their luck, or they may be turned over and shot into the bottom of the sea by the giant beasts.
Giant ships that are large enough to a certain extent may attract giant beasts that cover the sky, but there are also fewer "little thieves" along the way... After all, small thieves are often used by big thieves, and thieves are indeed rare.
In fact, the real danger is endless predators. They will exhaust the fleet's resources and constantly drag the tired and single ships into the water. For the large fleet, one or two super monsters can try to repel them, and most of the time they will not be really unlucky to encounter them... The giant beasts must also consider whether it is cost-effective to provoke monsters bigger than themselves.
Now, when the super fleet formed by at least two mobile cities is formed, the risk of crossing the sea has been greatly reduced, which has also caused more recruits and quasi-mythical combat power to try to join the expedition.
After all, in a sense, when the Southern Continent became the core focus battlefield, other continents naturally became rear security zones. Warriors who were eager to make achievements were numerous in any era, not to mention that "fame" and "honor" could be turned into real mythical power, and power itself is not only linked to wealth and status, but also to the life and life expectancy that mankind most desires.
"Now all the big cities are promoting heroes on the front line. As long as they can survive, the myth is only one step away, the quasi-myth is only one or two hundred years long, and the peak myth can live happily for three or four hundred years. It is said that there is the top super myth that has lived for nearly a thousand years."
Lifespan, wealth, status, and honor attract young sword masters to become warriors and attract them to enter one dangerous battlefield after another.
At present, the surge in the volunteer army brought about by this unexpected increase in "safety" has brought new troubles to Zheng Li and his party.
"...Land prices, housing prices have risen? What's the matter..."
Just like the war twenty years ago, living in the fortress city and following the Twin Cities into the war zone, was a completely different level of security than participating in continuous wars in the wild.
Zheng Li's Peace Chapter actually has camps and industries in the Twin Cities, as well as a new biomedical sales company and supporting factories.
He originally wanted to take people directly into his private land, but he was safe and at ease... After the calculation, the industrial area that had been purchased in more than ten years was quite large, but it could no longer keep up with the scale of the expansion of the Peace War Chapter. Now, as a large number of people joining the group have increased rapidly, the original barracks are useless at all.
The original expectation was not a big problem. Whether it was buying a house or renting a house, it was actually a trivial matter, but soon Zheng Li knew that he was too naive.
"I thought it would be enough to increase the price by 50% to 80%. He could directly increase it by ten times!"
"You're pretty good, the core area has increased by 120 times in two months."
Zheng Li originally suspected that there was a bastard manipulating housing prices and making a fortune in the country. As a result, after a joint investigation by some departments, he found that this was pure market behavior.
It turns out that although many citizens who yearn for peace have left the city, more "outsiders" have chosen this city.
"The competitors who buy houses are not only from the six cities of the Revival Alliance, but also from most of the big cities in the East Continent. Among these people, there are quite a lot of mythical bosses and peak combat power. Some of them have years of savings and battle groups to settle in. They have money, so they will naturally not betray themselves."
At this moment, Zheng Li suddenly realized.
Mobile Fortresses are not out of print, but there are only two mobile cities of this super-scale in the Eastern continent during this expedition.
Since we have to fight for a long time, safety and comfort of life need to be prepared. If the big guys in the entire Eastern Continent are competitors, the current 120-fold increase in housing prices may not be the ceiling.
"Buy, buy, buy, and if you don't buy, you'll probably be even more helpless."
When Zheng Li discovered this helpless reality, he could only grit his teeth and spent ten times the money and resources to buy some houses and factories in the city center.
But soon, he was not heartbroken at all. In just one week, the house he had just purchased tripled.
Finally, after a series of tosses, the second month after the new camp and factory of the Peace Chapter began to start, the giant mountains slowly drove towards the other side of the sea.
The second expedition, the Battle of Titanfall, officially began.
Chapter completed!