The night over Taihu was dim, the starlight weak.
Lu Chenzhou was observing a Suppressing Void Field for the first ti up close, a colossus stretching up to a hundred ters, with a diater of around three hundred ters. On the blue light screen, ripples of water flowed continuously, and indescribable sounds entered his mind, like chanting, like roaring, unsettling to the soul.
Three hundred trialists lined up in a long queue and entered one after another. Under Lu Chenzhou’s lead, the Dragon City team unconsciously hung back, slowly waiting.
Fang Xue looked at Lu Chenzhou and smiled, asking,
"Brother Lu, are you nervous?"
"A little."
The fear of the unknown was deeply ingrained in human blood.
"Brother Lu should have Middle Realm strength by now, right?"
"Almost."
Fang Xue’s beautiful eyes showed a flicker of surprise.
She too was at the level of Middle Realm cultivation, but her Qi-Blood was much higher than Lu Chenzhou’s, already approaching the End Realm. She had been promoted to a Martial Artist for three years now, Lu Chenzhou for only half a year.
Soon, it was Dragon City’s team’s turn. Shentu Youshan was communicating with the military personnel at the front, and before long, he ca over carrying a heap of equipnt.
"Outside the Oasis, at any ti there can be ’Cold Night Rain,’ ’Heavenly Drying Wind,’ ’Ashen Snow,’ ’Blue Demon Thunder,’ and other super-natural disasters beyond our comprehension. Without True Gang protection and these special types of equipnt, if you encounter such natural disasters, there are only two outcos for you... death, or turning into a monster."
Everyone felt heavier at heart, increasingly tense.
Shentu Youshan said,
"There are many kinds of disasters in the Void Realm, but according to the currently researched patterns, the most common are the ’wind, thunder, rain, snow’ that I ntioned above. Humanity has paid a heavy blood price but has finally managed to research initial thods to counter the four major calamities.
"The Catastrophe Bracelet in my hand is made of C9 alloy on the outside, inside which is sealed the essence blood of four powerful Heaven Rank exotic beasts from the Void Realm. These four mighty mutant beasts can move freely within their corresponding disasters, unaffected.
"Da Xia nas them... the Wind, Thunder, Rain, Snow Disaster Beasts. Therefore, after wearing the bracelet, a faint scent of the disaster beast will emanate, making us immune to attacks from natural disasters. But be aware, if you encounter a disaster, you must exit the disaster area within an hour. Once it exceeds 1 hour, the risk of being attacked by the disaster increases, and over 2 hours, it’s certain death...
"The bracelet has four colors: black for the essence blood of the Wind Disaster Beast, red for the Rain Disaster Beast, blue for the Thunder Disaster Beast, and grey for the Snow Disaster Beast, each corresponding to one."
Everyone suddenly understood.
They had wondered how to fight against natural disasters when many high-tech human weapons were useless; it turns out they still needed to use the power of the Void Realm.
Wang Hongdao raised his hand and asked,
"Senior, what if we encounter disasters other than the four calamities ntioned?"
Shentu Youshan smiled slightly and said,
"It’s simple, either run away or die. Humanity has currently only solved these four most common natural disasters; the others are less frequent. If you’re unlucky enough to encounter one, there’s nothing we can do. By the way, did you all make your wills before leaving?"
Everyone was speechlessly sobered.
Shentu Youshan laughed, saying,
"There’s no need to worry too much, your areas of activity will all be within or near the Oasis, and the military has a dedicated natural disaster monitoring institution. As soon as a disaster is detected, it will be forecasted in ti through the communicator, so as long as you follow commands, generally there shouldn’t be any problems."
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Shentu Youshan then picked up a vermillion long-strip cloth bag, about six feet in length, wrinkled, with tiny scales on the surface and a peculiar sll.
"You can’t use networked battle recorders in the Void Realm, so if you kill Void Things, you need to keep their key organs as tokens. After returning to the camp every day, there will be soone specially to tally your Battle rit, helping the Martial Arts Departnt keep track of your combat achievents, and the Battle rit leaderboard will be updated daily. This thing can store the tokens."
Fang Xue’s face lit up with delight, asking,
"Is this the legendary Storage Belt?"
Shentu Youshan burst into laughter.
"This is a tool crafted from a type of mutant snake, the ’Swallowing Elephant Waist Bag,’ covered in super high-strength fibers on the outside, not easily damaged. This type of mutant snake has currently been found in only a few rare Oasis, and within the cities of Galaxy Martial University, mutant snakes have started to be reared on a small scale, but the number is still limited, making mass production impossible in the short term.
"You should have heard the ancient story of the ’Ba Snake swallowing an elephant’; the so-called Ba Snake is this exact kind of mutant snake that accidentally ca to the Human Realm from the Void Realm. Indeed, it can swallow a whole elephant, hence we used it to make storage tools. But after its death, space for containnt is reduced to half the original size, which is still enough."
Everyone’s interest was thoroughly piqued, especially Lu Chenzhou, who asked,
"When can this be purchased?"
The equipnt for the trials was for temporary use; it had to be returned to the military afterward. Whether a bracelet or storage bag, currently they were far from enough to supply the front-line warriors.
Shentu Youshan said,
"Just perform well, and the military will set aside a portion of bracelets and belts as rewards for this trial. As long as your Battle rit is sufficient, they can be exchanged."
Mass production was still a long way off.
Hearing this, Lu Chenzhou was filled with anticipation.
"The bracelet doesn’t matter, but I must get a belt!"
In the future, it would be convenient to carry dicine, food, and weapons when out and about.
Fang Xue asked,
"Teacher, the belt can’t hold living things, right?"
Shentu Youshan nodded,
"To be exact, it cannot contain animals or people. So plants and herbs are fine, but their vitality will gradually be lost until they wither. It’s best to take them out early; so Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures will beco useless once they lose their vitality."
The final item was a piece of silvery-white jade stone the length of a finger.
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