229: Chapter 229 Setting up a large-scale maze array

"The Heavenly Dao is the consciousness of the Eight Major Planets, while the array core is the core key." Origin was still very clear about this.

Because of the existence of the eight planets, the Blue-White Star's position hasn't been exposed to the universe.

However, the Battlefield connects the entire universe, so it's also possible to return to the Blue-White Star from the Battlefield.

Mu Cheng looked completely bewildered. "I still don't understand."

"Master can just understand it as the Battlefield possibly leading to the Blue-White Star." Xiao Yao didn't know how to explain it further.

The Little Demon Fox Emperor understood immediately. "I see, the Eight Major Planets can hide the location of the Blue-White Star."

"So the array core is extremely important. As for the Battlefield leading to the Blue-White Star, that's what's causing the powerhouses of the universe to invade."

"Could it be... the purpose of the invasion is to open the Prison?" Mu Cheng pieced together everything he knew and pondered.

Origin: "It seems you already know about the existence of the Prison. Can't you be a bit more confident? It is indeed to open the Prison."

"Fine, fine, you guys have a good chat! I still have a mountain of things to handle."

A Hong couldn't understand at all, so she simply left...

This instantly made the atmosphere incredibly awkward.

"Forget it, let's just get back to what we should be doing. In two years at most... I reckon the Battlefield is about to change drastically again."

After saying this, Origin returned to Xiao Yao's consciousness space.

"Go back to what you were doing!" The Little Demon Fox Emperor also left.

At this time, Gu Na, Tao Mumu, and Tao Shuishui returned to where they were.

"Brother Cheng, who was that woman just now? Such terrifying strength," Gu Na came over and asked.

Mu Cheng replied, "She's from the Lin Family."

"No wonder. So she's from the Lin Family, possessors of innate divine strength." Tao Mumu finally understood.

Xiao Yao: "Master, Xiao Yao's strength hasn't completely stabilized yet, so... I might not be able to take action again for quite a while."

After saying that, she returned to Mu Cheng's consciousness space.

"Is that Xiao Yao? Why does her strength feel unfathomable?" Tao Shuishui recognized Xiao Yao.

However, she felt something wasn't quite right.

Mu Cheng: "She has already broken through to God of Destruction, which is equivalent to the Five Shackles Realm... It's normal for her strength to be unfathomable."

"Then... Brother Cheng, were there three God of Destruction powerhouses just now? And wouldn't that Man in Black be even more terrifying?" Gu Na was shocked once again.

"No need to make a fuss. I estimate the Lord of the Dark Tower's strength is at least in the Six Paths Shackles Realm!" Mu Cheng was already used to such things.

He began operating his high-tech bracelet. "Let me ask Sister Ninger! See if there's any place suitable for us to gain some experience."

"Sister Ninger, is there any good place suitable for us to train?"

After a short while, Lan Ninger replied. "The edge of the second floor, the City of Death. That place is very suitable for you."

"I have a small question. Once we go there, can we still teleport back to the Blue-White Star?" Mu Cheng sent a message to ask.

Lan Ninger: "Anywhere on the second floor of the Battlefield will do."

"Mumu, you arrange things for the Menglou Pavilion. We're going to the City of Death to gain experience and let your strength improve quickly." Mu Cheng didn't think twice and made the decision immediately.

"The City of Death... I remember energy crystal veins are everywhere there. It's indeed a good place," Tao Mumu said while arranging things on her high-tech bracelet.

Tao Shuishui: "Not just that. It's more than ten times wealthier than the Qingqiu Kingdom. I remember the headquarters of the Five Great Families are located there."

"Oh? That works out. I'll earn a bit more while I'm at it and get some blank Talisman Array scrolls." Mu Cheng became even more interested upon hearing this.

Gu Na used her high-tech bracelet to study the route. "This journey is a bit far... How about we ask Sister Ninger to teleport us?"

"That works, but let's wait until Mumu has finished the arrangements!" Mu Cheng thought about it and finally agreed.

If they didn't use teleportation, it would take at least three months to get there, which would indeed be a bit of a waste.

Tao Mumu finally finished all the arrangements. "Brother Cheng, everything is set. You can ask Sister Ninger to teleport us."

"Sister Ninger, please teleport us over!" Mu Cheng operated his bracelet and sent the message out.

Before long, the four of them were teleported to a very remote place. Before their eyes were nothing but rocky mountains.

Lan Ninger: "This is the Hundred Thousand Mountains. Ahead of you is the three-million-strong army of the Ghost Wolf Clan, the Evil Tiger Clan, and the Burst Bear Clan."

"Mengmeng will be there to pick you up soon."

"Wow! Could this be the Hundred Thousand Mountains? I heard that crystal veins are everywhere here." Tao Shuishui recognized it at a glance.

Gu Na: "Mhm, I heard there's an army of three million here. I don't know if it's true or not."

"It's true. Someone named Shangguan Mengmeng, who used to be from the Super Ability Academy, is now in charge of guarding this place," Tao Mumu suddenly interjected.

Mu Cheng: "Sister Ninger said she'll be here to receive us soon. I wonder if it's true."

"Of course it's true. What else would it be?" a figure suddenly spoke.

It was a woman in red with black hair, looking simple and pure like a little fairy from a painting.

But it couldn't hide her coldness...

"Don't just stand there, hurry up and follow me!" Shangguan Mengmeng didn't waste words and immediately soared into the sky.

The four of them followed closely behind and soon arrived at the City of Death.

Shangguan Mengmeng: "You should have met my sister. If you need anything in the City of Death, you can tell her directly."

"Although my Shangguan Family can't compare to the Five Great Families, we still have some strength."

"Sister, you must be joking. The Shangguan Family commands a million-strong army. How can it not compare to the Five Great Families?" Tao Shuishui looked bewildered.

Gu Na: "Most of them were formerly from the Lu Family. Indeed, in terms of sheer strength, the Shangguan Family can't compare to the Five Great Families at all."

"Something like that. Anyway, the waters in the City of Death are very deep. You'd better be careful of the Ling Family and the Bai Family."

After saying that, she left the four of them and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

"We meet again." A familiar voice came. It was none other than Shangguan Waner, whom they had met once before in Ning City.

Gu Na also recognized her at a glance. "So it's you... I assume you've been to the Battlefield many times?"

"Mhm," Shangguan Waner nodded and replied.

Mu Cheng didn't waste any time and got straight to the point. "Um... is there anywhere that sells blank Talisman Array scrolls?"

"My Shangguan Family sells them, but the price here is not cheap," Shangguan Waner replied.

Gu Na: "The common currency here is the yuan star. One yuan star is worth as much as a hundred million star-glow crystals."

Having understood the basic situation, she was instantly taken aback.

Shangguan Waner: "It can't be helped. star-glow crystals are very worthless, so we use yuan star instead. But you get what you pay for."

"If you want to leave, you can also exchange them back for star-glow crystals."

"Um, I have a small question. How much do blank Talisman Array scrolls sell for?" Mu Cheng didn't care about any of that.

Right now, he cared more about the price. After all, if used in the right place, a Talisman Array was a trump card.

So they had to be mass-produced, the more the better.

"The market price for a blank Talisman Array scroll is 0.1 Star Coins. For mass production, it can be as cheap as 0.09," Shangguan Waner replied.

Hearing this, Mu Cheng asked excitedly, "You said these can be mass-produced? I might need a hundred million. Can you really provide that many?"

"A hundred million? Are you sure you're not joking?" Shangguan Waner expressed serious doubt.

Even small gains add up, and a hundred million blank Talisman Array scrolls was already a massive order.

Nine million yuan star was equivalent to nine hundred trillion star-glow crystals...

This was close to half a year's income for one of the Five Great Families.

"Brother Cheng, isn't that a bit much? Nine hundred trillion star-glow crystals... that's not a small sum." Tao Mumu was also a bit stunned.

Although there were veins everywhere here, almost only the Five Great Families had the ability to develop them in the City of Death.

As for other smaller players, they either chose to cooperate with the Five Great Families for a share of the profits or went to mine themselves.

However, the risks were immense.

"Mhm, Talisman Array scrolls will be very important in the future, not at all inferior to mechas. So we should make more preparations," Mu Cheng replied seriously.

Gu Na also agreed. "Let's listen to Brother Cheng. Talisman Array scrolls are indeed quite strong and can provide an extra layer of security."

"I'm afraid... my Shangguan Family can't handle this alone. We'll have to involve the Xiong, Yan, and Liu families together," Shangguan Waner said hesitantly.

Upon hearing these three families, Mu Cheng readily agreed. "Mhm, let them join in!"

"By the way, what is the current price of a Divine Artifact?" he asked another small question.

Shangguan Waner: "Fifty thousand Star Coins. You... surely you aren't going to sell them in bulk, are you?"

"No, I was just asking," Mu Cheng laughed awkwardly.

He couldn't sell what he had already promised... but needing nine million Star Coins right now was simply a nightmare.

"Alright! I'll leave this to talk with the Xiong, Yan, and Liu families." Shangguan Waner left after saying that.

"I assume your goal in coming here is to mine the veins. You can go and take a look first."

"My god, nine million Star Coins. Only now do I realize... I'm actually a pauper." Mu Cheng finally broke down.

Tao Mumu: "Brother Cheng, you can borrow from Sister Ninger first. This amount is nothing to her."

"Mhm, that's the only way," Gu Na also nodded and replied.

Tao Shuishui: "Mining is indeed troublesome, but it seems we can mine through Talisman Arrays."

"Of course we can, but I need to figure it out," Mu Cheng could be sure of this much.

However, the conversion rate was too low, so it would indeed take some effort to research...

"Then let's go look at the veins! It's said that every one of the Hundred Thousand Mountains has them, and there are also monsters gathered there. If we're unlucky, we might even run into the even more dangerous Three Great Alliances," Tao Shuishui said while researching.

"Sister Ninger, can you lend me some Star Coins?" After pondering for a long time, Mu Cheng finally sent the message out.

"Let's go! Let's take a stroll through the Hundred Thousand Mountains." After saying that, he released his Purple Cloud Wings and soared into the sky, with Gu Na and the other two following closely behind.

Lan Ninger replied quickly. "No problem borrowing any amount, but I'll charge ten percent interest."

"Fine! Lend me twenty million first. But you have to do me a favor and help me find some good veins." Mu Cheng had no choice but to agree.

Lan Ninger quickly got it done. "In about three days, the transaction for twenty million Star Coins will be successful. As for good veins, you can look them up yourself."

This wasn't the Blue-White Star. It was already good enough to have free communication, so it was normal for transactions to take some time.

"I've borrowed twenty million Star Coins. Mumu, check if there are any large veins nearby." Mu Cheng obviously felt a lot of pain in his heart.

Gu Na recognized it at a glance. "Sister Ninger charged interest?"

"Mhm, ten percent interest, though she hasn't said for how long yet," Mu Cheng replied.

Tao Mumu quickly found some information. "There are sixteen large veins in the Hundred Thousand Mountains, but strangely, no one is mining them."

"It's probably because the risk is too high!" Mu Cheng pondered for a while, but finally made a decision.

"Danger and opportunity coexist. We have higher-level Talisman Arrays than others, so mining shouldn't be a problem."

"Alright then! We'll listen to Brother Cheng. Let's go to the nearest one, Vein No. 8, which is about a hundred kilometers away." Tao Mumu also had no objection.

Gu Na: "Mhm, let's go take a look first. If it's really not feasible, it won't be too late to give up."

One hour later.

[Warning! Warning! Warning! Skeleton Island detected thirty kilometers ahead. Danger unknown, level unknown.]

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"Could the vein be Skeleton Island?" Mu Cheng was a bit bewildered.

After reconfirming the distance to Vein No. 8, he operated his bracelet to send a message. "Sister Ninger, does Skeleton Island also exist on the Battlefield?"

"It shouldn't exist!" Lan Ninger quickly replied.

"Am I overthinking it?" Mu Cheng couldn't care about too much now and had to check it out regardless.

Another ten minutes passed.

"Wow! Is that Vein No. 8 ahead? Isn't it a bit too large?" Tao Shuishui was very shocked.

This was no mere vein. Looking at the whole thing, it clearly looked like a small island nearly fifty kilometers across.

Tao Mumu: "I finally know the reason. No one can produce such a large-scale Talisman Array, which is why no one is mining it."

"Brother Cheng... making such a large-scale Talisman Array shouldn't be a problem, right?" Gu Na asked.

"Let's go to the center first, I'll give it a try!" Mu Cheng said.

Setting up such a large Talisman Array consumed a huge number of blank Talisman Array scrolls, and the difficulty was immense.

"Mumu, enter the Chamber of Commerce Network and buy up all the blank Talisman Array scrolls first!" Mu Cheng said after thinking for a while.

"I'll need about a hundred thousand to set up a large-scale Mystic Talisman Array."

"I'll exchange for Star Coins right away." Tao Mumu operated her high-tech bracelet.

Gu Na: "Exchange all of it for Star Coins!"

Tao Mumu: "Mhm."

"I suddenly feel so poor, it's only five hundred thousand Star Coins." After the exchange, she felt a bit dejected.

About a minute later.

"There are about three hundred thousand, so Brother Cheng... you only have three chances." Tao Mumu operated her high-tech bracelet.

She transferred all the blank Talisman Array scrolls to Mu Cheng.

"Watch me!" Mu Cheng didn't hesitate and immediately began setting up a large-scale Talisman Array.

About ten minutes later.

"It succeeded on the first try?" Tao Mumu found it a bit unbelievable.

Gu Na: "It seems it was successful, but this Mystic Talisman Array... why does it feel a bit off?"

"It is indeed a bit different. You need to use the nebula... to be able to teleport inside." Mu Cheng replied.

Then he sent a message. "Sister Ninger, I've set up a large-scale Mystic Talisman Array. It requires the nebula to teleport."

Lan Ninger: "Can't you operate such a small thing yourself?"

"Wait... a large-scale Mystic Talisman Array? Good heavens, are you planning to mine a large-scale vein?"