At noon the next day, Yali was invited by Ji Chen again to have lunch together.

On the table are all kinds of special products of the crown of the sea and food with a strong marine style, three or four meters long deep-sea evil fish, strange swordfish with a strange single horn, two or three meters long giant squid, only at the bottom of the sea, basin-sized deep-sea mussels.

The appearance and taste of these foods have given him a lot of insight into Ari, who has always lived in the desert, and he has never stopped with his hands, stuffing all kinds of things into his mouth, and not forgetting to praise them again and again.

"Your Excellency Ji Chen, the taste of this mussel is really amazing, I have never eaten such delicious marine food!"

"The flesh of this fish is also very good, and the taste is very soft and glutinous, a bit like a silver beetle in the desert."

Ji Chen smiled on his face, and waited until he had almost eaten before asking unhurriedly.

"I'm very curious about the Southern Continent, I wonder if you can introduce me later, Lord Ari."

Eating people with a short mouth, Yari looked at the food that he was eating by himself, and it was not easy to refuse.

Anyway, it's just an introduction, so let's take it as the cost of accommodation and food during this time.

After Yali finished eating, he followed Ji Chen to a side hall and sat on the soft sofa, the fireplace by the wall was burning, and the orange flame came with a hint of warmth.

"Most of the Southern Continent is occupied by barren deserts... You should know that."

"Of course I know." Ji Chen smiled, "Although I live in the ocean and have never been to the Southern Continent, I have also learned some basic information through other means."

Yari nodded, he had been told that Ji Chen was a glorious lord, and the Kingdom of Ujisai had also been born quite a lot.

As far as he knew, there seemed to be a strange way for the Glory Lords to pass on news quickly, so there was no surprise at this time.

"The few places in the barren desert where people can live are only a few large oases, scattered on the banks of rivers and a few river estuaries at the sea, and the rest of the place is like the name of the barren desert..."

Ji Chen listened to the introduction of Yali, the head snake, and nodded from time to time, and also had a general impression and outline of the continent that he had never set foot on in his heart.

Everywhere you can see above the ground is a patch of yellow sand, full of dangers unimaginable to outsiders, sandstorms, getting lost, temperature differences between day and night, wild beasts and monsters, and hordes of horse thieves and bandits.

However, in the yellow sand, there are countless civilizations and relics that have disappeared in the long river of history, waiting for people to discover and excavate.

It can be said that the barren desert that stretches across the continent is a replica of the small land in the ocean, full of opportunities and crises.

But in the midst of the boundless desert, there are some pearl-like oases that allow humans to survive.

Listening to Yari's passionate words, Ji Chen became a little curious about that continent.

But it's just curiosity, and he doesn't have the idea of going at all - nonsense, for a profession like him where all his strength is on water, going to a place like the desert where there is no water is simply unpleasant.

And I don't know if it's the professional influence of the Tide Lord or other willingness, he doesn't like too dry environments in his heart.

However, if there is an opportunity, you may be able to send caravans there to start a war and trade activities, although the desert is barren in resources, but because of its unique environment, it sometimes produces some rare things from the outside world, and it can be quite profitable to transport them to other continents.

"So, a naturally occurring oasis feeds the entire kingdom of Ugissai?"

"No, oases don't come naturally." Ally said seriously, "It is the Pure Land given to us by the Spirit of the Sand Heaven, and it is a treasure for every desert citizen."

Ji Chen raised his eyebrows, he seemed to have heard some secret information that only the aborigines knew.

Yari seemed to have completely opened the conversation, revealing a serious expression.

"Your Excellency, for some reason, I have learned some secret information that ordinary people do not know, and this information should be regarded as your reward for helping us."

Ji Chen's interest has increased greatly, hidden information?

It seems that Ya

is not an ordinary businessman, at least an aboriginal nobleman.

In this world, the aristocracy has a firm grasp of knowledge and information.

"Please."

"A long, long time ago, in an era that was not recorded at all, the Southern Continent was not what it is now, and most of the area was covered with endless yellow sand.

Rather, it is a land of abundant water and grass, and from the west coast to the east coast of the continent is a prosperous continent full of endless vitality, and everyone lives happily under the guidance of the spirit of the sand sky."

"One day, however, a black crack suddenly opened in the sky, and endless malice like tentacles marched towards the earth, intending to devour all living beings."

"While all living beings are terrified, the spirits of the sand sky stand up for their people."

Speaking of this, Ari's face was full of pride and pride.

"The spirit of the sand sky has infinite power, and its mind penetrates the heavens and the earth, and with their combined efforts, malice is repulsed and the cracks are blocked."

"However, the power of the battle between them is too strong, and in the process of fighting against malice, it has spread to the entire continent, the life of the land has been destroyed, and the manic yellow sand has spread at a terrifying speed."

"But in the last moments before leaving, the Spirit of the Sand Sky used the last of his strength to open up a few places that were not eroded by the yellow sand, and these places were the great oases of the now barren desert, leaving his people with hope of survival."

Listening to Yari's appearance as if telling the ancient secrets, Ji Chen's heart set off a wave.

The information seemed to correspond to something he knew.

From the perspective of the Blue Star people, some words are easy to understand.

A crack appeared in the sky, maliciously marching towards the earth—does that mean that some kind of being has invaded the world?

He, the Spirit of the Sand Heavens, presumably the gods, drove those malevolent beings out of this world and then ran out of power, using up the last vestiges of power to create several large oases, and then "left".

These gods did not leave voluntarily, but because they were exhausted by resisting the invasion, so they had to leave behind the kingdom of God and their people.

And he remembered what the ghost ship had said to him.

"They" are coming back.

So does this "they" refer to the malicious existence that has been invaded?

And, are those malicious beings intruding again?

The more he thought about it, the more Ji Chen's heart felt a wave of unease.

Needless to say, even the gods, the highest point of power on the bright side of this world, could only repel but could not kill those malicious beings, and even ran out of strength and left.

Nima, do I know something amazing?

According to the meaning of the ghost ship's words, it seems that this is to ask him to develop quickly, and then defend against those malicious beings?

The corners of Ji Chen's mouth twitched.

What's the otherworldly joke?

After several months of hard work, he has risen to more than forty levels, and there are many hero units under his command.

Although he has a good army, it is not much stronger than an ant for the strength of the gods.

This threw out such a big problem at once, which made him feel a lot of pressure.

After finishing the conversation, Yali left the side hall, and Ji Chen leaned on the back of the sofa, his eyebrows already squeezed together.

A sudden sense of urgency suddenly appeared in my heart.

If you really have to face an enemy of that power, then it is not enough at the current rate of development, and the power of the crown of the sea must be increased more quickly.

Judging from the words of the ghost ship, the time left for the malicious invasion and arrival is probably not much.

And they can't just be confined to the southern continent, which is already a yellow sand, and their evil tentacles will inevitably reach any corner of this world.

He must speed up his march to greatness!

Everything has to be accelerated!

Ji Chen immediately checked the number of rare resources in stock now and brought them back from the Star Islands

After the previous recruitment, there are less than 200,000 units left of the four million rare resources, which is not enough to consume the next round of recruitment.

The biggest reliance on his ability to become strong quickly now must be the class technology tree.

Therefore, he needs to obtain more rare resources in various ways to strengthen the strength of his classes and hero units, and recruit more units of his troops.

He began to think about what information and resources he had at his disposal now.

The trade of the crown of the sea can obtain rare resources stably through the export of various goods, but although this method is stable to obtain, it takes a long time to cross the vast sea, and it is difficult to obtain a large number of rare resources in the short term.

The pitch-black water layer of the Great Fluorescent Sea, it is not difficult to see through the treasure house of Dragon King City that there are a lot of resources inside, but now he doesn't know where it is, and he needs to send an exploration team to explore the way before he can carry out large-scale exploration.

He had been given a handbook of adventures, and learned about Argo, an undersea city of a lost civilization, which, according to the adventurer's notes, contained a huge amount of Mithril.

However, Argo's location is in the middle of the East Ocean, and unless there is a quick way to make a round trip such as a space gate, it is too far to explore for the time being.

The key to Megatooth City was snatched from the goblin merchant, and the goblins are very rich, and they may be able to get unexpected gains...

The elven treasury of the ancient elven city of Gloria, but he only has a treasure house key now, and he doesn't even know its location, so it's okay for the time being...

The Slavery Contract Scroll, also obtained from the Goblin Merchant, can forcibly enslave a high-ranking being, but now there seems to be no target worthy of his use...

That Divine Kingdom Key that can lead to a Divine Kingdom, but it is extremely dangerous, and even epic powerhouses dare not enter it rashly...

Thinking about it carefully, Ji Chen has a lot of extremely valuable things in his hands, but without exception, they are all difficult to use at present.

Between thoughts, it seems that only the war between the Duchy of Reinhardt and the Kingdom of Bass is in front of us and can be touched.

War can often obtain unexpected gains, and if you can bite off a piece of meat from the Kingdom of Bath, it will be enough to make the crown of the sea eat a mouthful of fat.

In this case, he couldn't sit still and wait for the Sea Beast Rebellion to end.

Taking advantage of the chaos of the sea beasts, when the Kingdom of Bath was mainly involved in the Duchy of Reinhardt, it was true to give him a hard blow in the back.

Calmed down.

Ji Chen summoned Willus.

Seeing him look so serious, the loyal chief internal affairs officer also realized something.

"On my orders, I will soon leave with my army to participate in the war between the Kingdom of Bath and the Duchy of Reinhardt."

"In the meantime, you must guard the crown of the sea until I return."

Willus did not hesitate to bend down his tall waist with a solemn expression.

"Follow your supreme will."

A day later.

Less than two days after the shipwreck, Ari and his party once again boarded a battleship of the crown of the sea.

They will separate from Ji Chen halfway and go to the Maple Forest Principality as agreed, while Ji Chen and the others will go to the Star Islands for transit, and then head towards the northwest coast of the Central Ocean, where the two countries are located.

Ari had no objection to this, and it seemed that the sooner he arrived in the Principality of Maplewood, the better.

Two days later.

The two sides arrived at the point of separation.

Ari said to Ji Chen gratefully, "Thank you for your help, if you go to the Kingdom of Ujisai, I will definitely repay your generosity."

Ji Chen smiled and nodded, he also wanted to thank this desert man whose identity was not very clear.

If he hadn't taken the initiative to tell some secrets buried in the layers of dust of history, maybe he didn't realize the importance of the matter at this time, and he was still developing slowly.

After a simple goodbye.

The fleet was separated from the army.

This time, the fleet of the crown of the seas risked a rebellion of sea beasts

, chose a relatively safe voyage and forcibly crossed the ocean to the Duchy of Maple Grove.

Ji Chen also had to risk the siege of sea beasts and go to the northwest coast.

And there is the place where this mighty tide of sea beasts finally arrives.

He believed that there must be something that attracted the sea beasts to that place, and that he might be able to explore it in passing.

Two days later, they arrived at the Starry Islands a day ahead of schedule, as they hurried to their journey.

In the days since he left, under the suppression of Sonia and the forces of the Sango Palace, there has been no chaos here, and the three of Shakas have faithfully fulfilled the policy left by Ji Chen, using the commission to mobilize the enthusiasm of the players and make them devote themselves to the construction of the Star Islands.

In just a few days, the southern side of the archipelago, which had been destroyed by sea beasts, was completely new and rejuvenated.

The slums in Starshine City were all bulldozed and rebuilt, replaced by two-story buildings, and the laughter of the residents was faintly heard.

After listening briefly to the report, and then instructing them to continue with the policy.

Ji Chen hurriedly left the Xingyao Islands with his army again and rushed to his destination.

The three of Xiakas looked at Ji Chen's departing figure, and they couldn't help but have a look of worry in their eyes.

If you don't worry, you can't do it, because of the master-servant contract, once the master's side dies, the servant's side will also be directly erased by the contract rules, which is very domineering.

But at this time, they could only secretly pray in their hearts, hoping that Ji Chen would return safely.

The border between the Kingdom of Bath and the Duchy of Reinhardt.

The night was dark, and the moon was obscured by dark clouds.

On a border watchtower in the principality, soldiers stand guard with crossbows.

Suddenly, he noticed a black shadow flickering in the jungle in the distance, and his eyes widened.

However, it was too dark to see anything.

Just when he thought it was his delusion, a flash of light stood out in the darkness, and the next second, a sharp arrow pierced through the air and shot straight at the soldier.

In the darkness, a Bass Kingdom marksman lowered the strongbow in his hand with a stern expression.

He beckoned to the back.

Soon, a group of soldiers of the Kingdom of Bath in civilian clothes rushed out of the jungle, lowered their steps and walked towards the hole in the border between the two countries, their eyes flashing with cruelty and ruthlessness.

But just as they were about to cross the border.

The soldier who had just been shot down by the marksman suddenly stood up holding on to the railing, and the moment he saw the flash, he subconsciously turned his body sideways, and the arrow did not hit the vital point.

At this time, the soldier stood up in pain, and saw thousands of enemy troops sneaking in, and a look of shock flashed in his eyes.

The Kingdom of Bath wants to attack at night!?

Damn, they must not be allowed to succeed!

The soldier covered his wound and hurriedly pulled the alarm.

Woo –

The mournful sound pierced the silence of the night, and the military camp of the Duchy of Reinhardt exploded at once, and a large number of soldiers hurriedly put on their equipment.

The moment they saw this soldier stand up, the Bath Kingdom soldiers knew that something was wrong, so they simply didn't hide it, ran with all their might, and crossed the border line to kill the enemy soldiers.

The officer raised his sword and shouted loudly.

"All charge!"

"The first person to enter the enemy camp, knighted bounty! You can even get an audience from Your Majesty!"

"Destroy the Duchy of Reinhardt today!"

"Kill!"