160: Chapter 160 Solo Adventure on Skull Island

"Alright, I've already instructed the ladies to move into the Ancient City." After Gu Na sent the message to the women, she made her decision without further hesitation.

"Brother Cheng, let's head to the City Lord's Mansion!"

"Everyone, please follow me!" Su Qingyun spoke up again.

Under her lead, they soon arrived at the familiar mansion; its appearance and scale remained almost entirely unchanged.

"Hey! Sister Qingyan really knows us best," Tao Mumu couldn't help but exclaim.

Mu Cheng knew things weren't that simple. He coughed and asked, "Besides this place, there should be others, right?"

"Of course. From the Ancient Tower, one can observe every movement within the entire Ancient City." Su Qingyun was still quite nervous.

Bai Xiaoxiao immediately understood. "Take us to have a look! It wouldn't be bad to place the Sword Tower there."

"Follow me!" Su Qingyun continued to lead the way.

They quickly reached the so-called Ancient Tower. Its height was comparable to the Guangshen Tower.

In terms of scale... it was almost on the same level.

"This place is indeed good, and the scale is the same. The Sword Tower should be able to sit at the very top, right?" Bai Xiaoxiao asked.

Mu Cheng was very certain about this. "Of course, that goes without saying."

"Mhm, the Sword Tower can be placed at the top. As for how to do it, it's all up to you," Su Qingyun said hesitantly.

Mu Cheng: "Xiaoxiao~ I'll leave the Sword Tower matter to you. As for the rest, let's go inside and talk."

"Alright, Young Master, I'll go set it up now." Bai Xiaoxiao naturally had no objections.

Before long, everyone arrived at the top-floor office.

"Sister, tell us, what advantages does the Ancient City have?" Gu Na asked slowly.

Su Qingyun began her explanation: "Currently, the Ancient City is newly built. There are over two hundred Skeleton Islands nearby, along with nine energy veins. There are still quite a few treasure chests and Traders around."

"Treasure chests and Traders still remain... it seems this area hasn't been developed yet," Tao Mumu suddenly remarked.

Su Qingyun: "Mhm, the most precious things in this area are those nine energy veins. However, if we want to mine them now, a major cleanup is required."

"This... mining the energy veins is indeed very important. Let's implement the plan as soon as possible!" Mu Cheng offered his opinion.

Su Qingyun nodded. "Mhm, regarding the energy veins, I will rely on your help to complete the task."

"Mumu, you should start implementing your own plan. As for the energy veins and the defensive fortifications, leave those to me and Sister," Gu Na said, assigning tasks.

Tao Shuishui immediately became indignant. "Wait... what am I supposed to do?"

"You just honestly look after Er Ha and Dun Dun! If there's really nothing to do... then learn well from your sister," Mu Cheng suddenly spoke up.

Of course, he wouldn't stay idle either. After taking Dun Dun out, he said, "I'll be responsible for surveying the specific terrain."

"Mhm, then let's get moving!" Gu Na grabbed Su Qingyun and they quickly left.

Tao Mumu also started getting busy. After Mu Cheng left, Tao Shuishui really was left with nothing to do.

Aside from playing with Er Ha and Dun Dun, there was nothing else for her to do.

Outside the Ancient City.

"I'll go check out the energy veins first! If there's any danger, I'll clear it out while I'm at it." Mu Cheng made his decision directly without hesitation.

The nine energy veins were currently unclaimed. To seize the opportunity, one naturally had to strike first.

After studying the map for a while, Mu Cheng eventually chose energy Vein No. 3, which was about fifty kilometers away.

As Mu Cheng gradually approached, a hidden hint appeared.

[Thirty kilometers ahead: Skeleton Island *1, Ninth Order Trader *1, Super Treasure Chest *10 found.]

"A Ninth Order Trader? This... shouldn't be as simple as I imagine. Also, there are no hints about the situation inside this Skeleton Island," Mu Cheng thought seriously.

At that moment, Xiao Yao suddenly emerged. "Master, Xiao Yao senses a Ninth Order Trader ahead."

"Oh? What exactly is a Ninth Order Trader?" Mu Cheng was worried about not knowing, so he naturally asked to clarify.

Xiao Yao explained: "This... Xiao Yao isn't too clear on the details, but Xiao Yao is certain that Traders from the first to the ninth order have begun to appear in this world."

"It seems... Traders are more complex than I thought." Mu Cheng didn't have time to overthink it.

Although his current strength was only at the Seventh Order Peak, because of his bloodline, even if he encountered a Ninth Order Peak...

As long as it wasn't a human, he could practically walk all over them...

About ten minutes later.

"This Skeleton Island... is also an energy vein." After arriving, Mu Cheng confirmed his previous suspicion.

Xiao Yao suddenly warned: "Master, be careful. This Skeleton Island might house an existence beyond the ninth order."

The descent of the Ancient Battlefield... meant that the cosmic outsiders imprisoned within had all been released.

However, even if their strength exceeded the ninth order, their power here was restricted to the Ninth Order Peak.

"No fear, no fear. It's just the Ninth Order Peak!" Mu Cheng wasn't worried at all.

Xiao Yao: "True, Master possesses the Devouring Bloodline, which provides absolute suppression."

"Oh? You know about the Devouring Bloodline? Tell me, what else do you know?" Mu Cheng asked with interest.

It was actually quite frustrating; although he possessed the Devouring Bloodline, he knew nothing about his own power.

Xiao Yao: "It's just absolute suppression, and the ability to devour everything."

It didn't quite know how to explain... it only knew a little bit itself!

"Alright! Then let's go explore this Skeleton Island." Mu Cheng didn't ask any more questions.

He charged directly into Skeleton Island. Its scale was basically the same as the original, divided into nine floors in total.

The first floor was full of zombies—first, second, third... and even Fourth-order Zombies were present.

"Wow, so this is an energy vein? If this entire Skeleton Island is one, a conservative estimate would be at least several quadrillion, right?" Mu Cheng was dumbfounded by the sight.

Before his eyes were heaps of star-glow crystals, grey crystals, red crystals... and more.

Xiao Yao: "It should be more than that. These things are renewable, but mining them will still require a lot of manpower and resources."

"I know that. We need to set up an Energy Gathering Array." Mu Cheng was well aware of this.

To him, an Energy Gathering Array was a piece of cake, but the most troublesome thing right now was the interior of this Skeleton Island.

Xiao Yao: "Indeed, but this Skeleton Island... shouldn't be that simple. Fourth-order Zombies have already appeared on the first floor."

"That... I overlooked it since you didn't mention it, but regardless, let's just charge through and see!" Mu Cheng only just noticed this.

No sooner said than done. To Mu Cheng, the first floor was as easy as slicing vegetables; he was one-shotting everything along the way.