285: Chapter 285 Next Steps

I was just feeling sleepy, and someone handed me a pillow.

Chen Fan picked up the Town Portal Scroll, constantly rubbing his palm over the patterns on it.

[Ding!]

[Activate Town Portal Scroll and teleport to Huaxia City?]

"No."

Chen Fan happily put the scroll back into his space.

With the Town Portal Scroll, he now had one chance to perform an Exploration of the Night Instance or the Mainline World.

After the excitement faded, Chen Fan suddenly felt that something was wrong.

Every reward from the system in the past had a deeper meaning.

But these last two times, it not only gave him two chances to resurrect but also provided a Town Portal Scroll with a clear hint.

Does the system want him to perform an Exploration of the Night Instance as well?

Or rather, why did the system reward a Town Portal Scroll?

Even if he didn't return to perform an Exploration now, once the Daytime Instance ended and the next Night Instance began, he would be able to explore it freely.

But this reward from the system clearly indicated that it was urging Chen Fan to perform an Exploration quickly.

What exactly was the deeper meaning behind this?

Chen Fan stood on the deck, unable to help but drift into a daze.

After a long while, the aircraft carrier gradually docked in the inner sea.

"Brother, what are you thinking about?"

Jiu Jiu jumped onto the deck and approached with a smile on her face.

Pulling back his thoughts, Chen Fan pinched Jiu Jiu's pretty face and recounted his earlier speculations.

Immediately, Jiu Jiu's brows furrowed as well.

"Based on previous experience, every system reward has significance. But this time, it gave a seemingly meaningless reward."

"Could it be that the system is glitching?"

"Pfft..."

Chen Fan chuckled, "How is that possible?"

Jiu Jiu also smiled, "If that's the case, then there is only one possibility."

Her expression turned serious: "Either the Night Instance can no longer be accessed, or the system cannot wait that long. Which possibility does Brother think is more likely?"

Hearing this, Chen Fan narrowed his eyes.

Subconsciously, he thought of that tentacle in the Mainline World.

And the monster that was preying on the pirate ships in the sky when he last entered the Night Instance.

Chen Fan's expression changed slightly.

"I'm afraid both reasons are present. Or perhaps, the game system is asking us for help?"

Jiu Jiu's eyes widened, and she hesitated: "Then... what about us Players..."

Chen Fan took a deep breath, "Let's not talk about this for now. Once I solve the immediate matters, I will go in. Everything will be clear by then."

"Mhm." Jiu Jiu nodded.

While the two were chatting, the Players had all gathered around.

Looking at Chen Fan with excitement, they chattered on endlessly.

This annoyed Luo Li, who had been waiting for a long time.

"Are you all stuffed and have nothing better to do? Get lost and go transport materials to fill the sea, Arrogant female pronoun!"

With a roar, she dispersed the Players. Only then did she jump onto the aircraft carrier with satisfaction.

"Sister Luo Li is so majestic, hee hee."

Vase came over to wash her face, which caused Luo Li to give her a hard pinch.

"Brother Fan, what is the next step in the plan?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the Seven Women stopped messing around and stared straight at Chen Fan.

Chen Fan waved his hand, signaling to go into the cabin to talk.

They sat down one after another, and Chen Fan poured a glass of wine and drank it in one gulp.

Smacking his lips, he said in a deep voice: "I have a very important plan, and I might be away for a long time. So the priority right now is to eliminate the threat."

Hearing that Chen Fan was going to leave for a long time, the others felt a pang in their hearts.

Vase couldn't help but ask: "Giegie, where are you going?"

"I'm going through the Holy Gate to return to the Night Instance and do some Exploration."

Chen Fan didn't keep it a secret and briefly explained the plan.

But he kept the danger level of this trip a secret.

After all, saying it out loud wouldn't help, and it would only make them worry.

Luo Li bit her lower lip.

Being sensitive, she knew Chen Fan wasn't telling the whole truth, but she also understood that she couldn't ask more at this moment.

"Does the threat refer to the remaining 300,000 people in District 3300? Do you have a way to locate them?"

"Mhm."

Chen Fan nodded slightly and turned to look at Samo.

"How many did you catch?"

Samo glanced at her space and said somewhat dejectedly: "Only a hundred or so."

"A hundred or so? That's a bit low."

Chen Fan shook his head helplessly.

His original plan was to have Samo catch some large fish, and after the Hundredfold Cash Back, send them out to scout the path.

But the efficiency was excessively low.

However, it was understandable; although her fishing Talent had risen to A-rank, one person's ability was ultimately limited.

After thinking for a moment, Chen Fan touched his chest.

The next moment, the humanoid Death God Leviathan appeared beside him. It instantly caused the women to become defensive.

"Don't be afraid, this is the humanoid form of the Death God Leviathan."

Hearing this, they breathed a sigh of relief. Their eyes scanned the Death God Leviathan with curiosity.

With his full head of red hair and height of over 2.2 meters, he was particularly conspicuous among the group of short people.

Chen Fan nodded, signaling the Death God Leviathan to come over and sit.

Once he was seated, he spoke again: "Can you help me get more large, fast-swimming fish?"

The Death God Leviathan nodded, "Of course, how many do you need?"

Chen Fan smiled, "The more the better. After you get them, distribute them to them. Once they trade them to me, I can obtain them with the Hundredfold Cash Back."

The Death God Leviathan nodded, his figure flashing into red and blue energy as he flew outwards.

Chen Fan immediately stood up, "Drive your warships and follow."

"Yes!" The women's army immediately began to act.

And so.

Under the suspicious gazes of the 800,000 Players, the 10,000-meter-long, 900-meter-diameter Death God Leviathan rampaged wildly in the sea.

Every move it made would stir up hundreds or even thousands of huge fish, sending them flying toward the deck of the Seven Women.

The Seven Women, along with the Crew Members, quickly collected the unconscious large fish and then traded them to Chen Fan.

[Obtained: Unknown Giant Fish x1600.]

[Obtained: Unknown Giant Fish x2100.]

[...]

Inside Chen Fan's Crew Member space, the number of fish was increasing.

They sailed forward, sweeping through the schools of fish along the way.

By the time the sun set and the night turned dark, they were all exhausted.

After high-intensity activity all afternoon, the Death God Leviathan also looked slightly tired.

Chen Fan scanned the Crew Member space and nodded with satisfaction.

"One hundred million. That should be enough. You all go back first."

"Brother Fan, aren't you coming back with us?" Luo Li blinked, seemingly wanting to say something to Chen Fan.

Chen Fan shook his head with a smile, "I'm going to release the fish into the Meat Mountain pit and let them scout the path. I'll return once I've finished releasing the fish."

"Alright then, Brother Fan, take care."

"Giegie, take care, we're heading back now."

"..."

"Go on."

Chen Fan waved with a smile, then turned and headed toward the Meat Mountain island.

For this trip, he planned to use the simplest method.

All afternoon, the Seven Women and the Death God Leviathan had been frantically collecting fish, and Chen Fan hadn't been idle either.

The moment he received the fish, he plucked a scale from each one, classifying and numbering the different fish and their scales.

One hundred million numbers almost drained Chen Fan's brain.

Under his command, as long as these fish encountered an island where a warship was docked, they would transmit information back.

Chen Fan just needed to use X-Ray Vision to remotely view the fish that transmitted the information based on the numbers.

The method was simple, but it had the advantage of being reliable.