Monarch of Evernight - Chapter 842

Chapter 842: 842

Song Zining became serious . “This place should be kept between you and me, no need to reveal it for the time being . Otherwise, there might be big problems . I don’t think those Highbeards are that reliable, we had better keep them in check and control their passage . ”

Qianye nodded . That was indeed the proper course of action .

Song Zining said after a moment of thought, “I have some savings in the Ningyuan Heavy Industries, enough to buy a batch of resources and ship it over . Let’s go around the continent in the Martyr’s Palace and check out the flight path . After confirming the route, I’ll go back first and ship the equipment over . Additionally, I’ll bring a group of trusted men from Dark Flame and Ningyuan . That should balance out the Highbeards’ power . ”

Qianye knew he was far inferior to Song Zining in this field, so he merely nodded .

“Oh, right . You should also set up a mercenary corps in the outside world . It doesn’t need to be very strong, just set up a shell first . Later on, we’ll inject our own people into the framework and recruit more talents . Once we expand in the future, we’ll need such regular manpower to maintain our territory . ”

Qianye nodded . There were so many things to tackle at the moment that he didn’t know where to start .

Now that Song Zining was standing beside him, Qianye recalled something that had been worrying him for a while . “Zining, this Martyr’s Palace was the Pointer Monarch’s project back in the year, the Northern Continent was also his discovery . There’s even a trap left in place on the Earth Dragon’s heart at the core of the Martyr’s Palace . I’m worried if it’ll alarm the monarch once we expand . And…”

He hesitated for a bit . “Could it be a trap?”

Song Zining was first surprised but then he said after some thought . “According to reasoning and morals, someone of the Pointer Monarch’s mental cultivation should no longer care about business and riches . If he wants to fight for something, there’s only one spot in the entire empire worthy of him . ”

Qianye nodded, understanding that Song Zining was referring to the imperial throne . So many years had passed already, yet the Pointer Monarch seemed to have no interest in the great position .

Song Zining became quite serious at the mention of the monarch . “But you did say this is where he buried his heart . There’s no telling what will happen once he starts recalling old matters . We need to find a way…”

The seventh young master paced around several times before laughing out loud . “I’ve got it! At least it’ll prevent the old man from flying into a rage and killing you on sight . This time, you better thank me!”

“What are you talking about?”

Song Zining said with a laugh, “You’ll know when the time comes! Enough, it’s getting late, let’s go back . ”

Qianye knew he wasn’t going to get anything out of the fellow, so he could only follow him back . There was a deep restlessness in his heart because, usually, nothing good would happen when Song Zining acted like this .

They took a straight line back and arrived at the Highbeard construction site in half a day’s time .

Red Lotus, now in worker’s clothing, was together with a group of strong Highbeard men . They were unloading giant rocks from a truck and filling them into a deep hole to form a foundational structure . Bluemoon was also in rough clothing, working alongside the men .

Red Lotus’ appearance surprised Qianye and Song Zining . The latter called Red Lotus over and asked with a frosty expression, “Where did your energy crystal come from?”

Red Lotus bit her lips in silence .

Whirlwind’s expression shifted drastically and appeared quite restless . How could this change escape the eyes of Qianye and Song Zining? The latter shot him a glance, saying, “Qianye, it seems your subordinate isn’t completely obedient yet . ”

“It’s not his fault, I forced him!” Red Lotus said loudly .

Song Zining said coldly, “It looks like her order is still quite effective . Isn’t that right, Whirlwind?”

Whirlwind stammered, “This… no… actually…”

Red Lotus stepped in front of Whirlwind and said to Song Zining, “This is the last time he’s helping me . He has no choice because I’ve saved his life before . ”

Qianye stepped in at this point . “She’s not doing anything . There are no airships here, so she can’t leave, either . Why not just let her have it?”

Song Zining shrugged . “Whirlwind is yours, Red Lotus is also yours . It’s up to you what you want to do with them . ”

Qianye smiled . Ignoring Song Zining’s minor disapproval, he said to Red Lotus, “Why haven't you tried to escape?”

Red Lotus met Qianye’s gaze . “Why should I? I do have some enmity with you, but I’m a Highbeard first and foremost, I’m duty-bound to construct our ancestral land . Naturally, I still dislike seeing Bluemoon, so don’t make me her assistant . ”

Her voice wasn’t soft, and Bluemoon also heard her from afar . The latter stood tall and said, “I’m willing to be your assistant if that’s what it takes to get a perfect construction plan . ”

Red Lotus was startled and at a momentary loss for words .

Song Zining said to Qianye, “You really know how to pick your men, you've improved . ”

After a bit of chitchat, he said, “Let’s get on with confirming the flight path . ”

Nodding, Qianye activated the Martyr’s Palace and flew it into the void . Even with the palace’s speed, flying around the Northern Continent took two day’s time . Finally, Song Zining managed to find a secret flight path that would circle the Eastern Sea and arrive directly on the Northern Continent .

After confirming the flight path, Song Zining left without further delay . He had Qianye send him to a certain port city on the Eastern Sea Continent and boarded an airship there .

Qianye chose to cross over the Eastern Sea this time . The Martyr’s Palace was flying on the border of the void continent, so the terrifying beasts of the sea couldn’t threaten the airship . Besides, the Martyr’s Palace still retained a bit of the Earth Dragon’s might, and all fierce beasts would run away after sensing its aura .

Song Zining thought of something just as he was about to leave . “Give me that gun barrel . I have some resources in the empire, let’s see if I can’t build a gun for you . ”

Qianye nodded and passed both the barrel and gun to Song Zining .

The latter strapped it to his back, patted Qianye on the shoulder, and said, “Wait till I come back, I’ll introduce you to a beautiful lady!”

Without waiting for Qianye to protest, Song Zining jumped off the airship and sped away .

A frustrated Qianye was left gazing on the Earth Dragon’s head . If Song Zining hadn’t come here, he wouldn’t have thought of so many past matters . But now, memories regarding the empire and the people there came flooding into his heart, and he simply couldn’t get rid of them .

With a long sigh, Qianye turned the airship back toward the Eastern Sea . Little Zhuji suddenly appeared beside him, asking, “Has Mama gone back?”

Qianye rubbed her head . “He’ll be back very soon . ”

“How soon?”

“Just take a nap and you’ll see him when you wake up . ”

The dazed little fellow nodded . “I’m already sleepy, I’m going to sleep now . ”

At this moment, a group of Highbeard engineers was on the newly-constructed deck, working to install a new kinetic sail on one of the dragon’s spines . The group cheered as the gigantic sails unfurled and sped up the giant airship a little bit .

Only a dozen or so engineers were working on the Martyr’s Palace . They had been working day and night to finish the installation of this giant kinetic sail, a project that would normally have taken hundreds of engineers several months to complete . They were absolutely loyal to Bluemoon and also understood that the ancestral land’s future safety depended on the completion of the Martyr’s Palace .

So just like the Highbeards building the ancestral home, those on the ship were also able to bring out an unimaginable amount of energy .

The Martyr’s Palace slowly flew into the void and stopped high above . Meanwhile, Qianye left the vessel and headed toward Southern Blue . It was about time the four ballistae had arrived . Although they were second-hand goods, the Martyr’s Palace would at least have some basic weapons . That should be enough to get the Earth Dragon out of its current awkward state where it could only ram into things .

Naturally, there weren’t a lot of airships that could outram the Martyr’s Palace .

Southern Blue wasn’t Qianye’s lucky place . Something would happen almost every time he came here . He would’ve snuck into the city at night and assassinated the city lord if this were the empire .

But this was the norm in the neutral lands . Every business deal would begin with each side trying to swallow up one another, and perhaps get their hands on the goods . If he had to kill Ji Rui for this, there wouldn’t be anyone left in the neutral lands he didn’t need to kill .

Qianye already understood this logic . So, he once again entered Southern Blue openly .

The guards there made sure to greet him cordially . Qianye was the city lord’s main customer, and the guards would all get better meals if the city was rich . On the other hand, Qianye was notorious for killing the entire Stormwind Fury corps . There was no way a handful of city guards could afford to provoke him .

After boarding the officer’s jeep, Qianye said half-jokingly, “There won’t be an ambush up ahead, will there?”

The officer was almost sweating . “No! Definitely not! If there really is an ambush, this little one will be the first to die, right? Besides, how could I have known when you would arrive? That’s not how you set up an ambush . ”

The officer was quite shrewd with his words . Qianye decided not to mock him anymore and merely smiled in response . Then, he closed his eyes to rest .

The jeep swayed about as it drove toward the city lord’s manor .

Qianye seemed to be resting, but in truth, all of his senses had been deployed and his slightly open eyes were exuding a blue glow . With True Sight activated, he was constantly monitoring the origin power changes in the surroundings .

No fluctuation could escape his eyes in such a state . Even retracted auras would affect the flow of origin power and come into Qianye’s notice unless it was a heaven-defying ability like Bloodline Concealment or an extremely powerful expert .

He had learned to be careful after encountering so many problems in this city .

At this moment, the jeep took a turn around the street block and arrived on the main road toward the city lord’s manor . It was then that he saw, in his True Sight, a tempest brewing atop the manor . There was a hurricane of void origin power slowly revolving around the mansion .

Qianye suddenly opened his eyes!