Lin Qian was oblivious to the intense desire of the young Swift Hidden Clansmen to kill him; seated on his imperial carriage, he only felt it was a pity.
Such a great number of the Swift Hidden Clansmen had yet to bring him any good news, and yet they perished in vain.
"What a waste of my Potion!" Lin Qian complained, not dwelling on it any longer.
Now, Lin Qian's attention was more on other buildings, namely, the direction he had observed and determined to be constructed by the Human Clan.
However, half a teacup's time later, the imperial carriage came to a halt.
"In that direction, we are no longer in the space of the jungle but a body of water instead, and within that deep sea, there are structures. Based on our previous encounters, I fear it might be a retreat for the Sea Clan, worth checking out," Lin Qian said, pointing eastward to Zhang Zide and the others after the carriage stopped.
Upon hearing Lin Qian's words, the eyes of Zhang Zide, Zhang Qi, and Zhang Wenxuan all lit up.
"Brother Lin, is it true or not? Do you think there might be heritage items of our Sea Clan over there?" Zhang Zide asked excitedly, thinking of the heritage item Lin Qian had obtained earlier within the Swift Hidden Clan's fortress structure.
Clearly, his old fixation had resurfaced.
Lin Qian didn't even need to think too hard; he was certain that Zhang Zide's mind was completely fixated on what kind of treasures might be discovered within that building and the scene that would unfold upon obtaining the Sea Clan's heritage items.
Then, Zhang Zide quickly thanked Lin Qian and turned into a surge of raging waves, hastily flying toward the east.
Lin Qian hadn't even reacted when Zhang Zide had already vanished from everyone's sight.
It was only then that Zhang Qi reacted, clasping his hands towards Lin Qian, "Your Majesty, we'll go take a look now."
"Hurry, there's no one else over there right now. Before other Sea Clan members discover this secret, seize all the advantages for ourselves," Lin Qian nodded and told Zhang Qi.
Zhang Qi chuckled trustingly at Lin Qian's suggestion.
Even though he couldn't understand how Lin Qian managed to be here and yet have such a clear grasp of the situation in a distant place.
Afterward, Zhang Qi followed Zhang Wenxuan and chased after the advancing Zhang Zide.
They needed to catch up with Zhang Zide quickly and quiet his noisy flight, lest he alert others.
After Zhang Zide, Zhang Qi, and Zhang Wenxuan had left, only Lin Qian, Ye Xin, Zhao Long, and Li Yunfeng remained on the imperial carriage.
"Now let's head to the ancient Human Clan building to see what we can find," Lin Qian said, his eyes revealing an excited look as he spoke to Ye Xin and the others.
Lin Qian's gains within the fortress structure of the Swift Hidden Clan were far from negligible, particularly the heritage item of the Swift Hidden Clan.
The Swift Hidden Clan had talent close to the Night Shadow, and, in terms of comprehensive physical capabilities, they fell under the category of the Swift Soldier, one of the Six Major Soldier Types designated by the Huaxia Empire.
Therefore, research on their heritage items could significantly aid in enhancing the Swift Soldier category.
Even though the outcomes of the research only affected the lower-level skills on the technological tree of the Six Major Soldier Types' Swift Soldier branch.
However, low-level skills are also fundamental skills.
Even slight progress at the basic level holds tremendous significance, as it can potentially raise the ceiling of higher-level skills on the technological tree.
Especially since obtaining the heritage item, according to Zhuge Ming, the Night Shadow's strength could be significantly improved.
Moreover, the tomes within the rest area possessed great research value.
Since the fortress of the Swift Hidden Clan
Ye Xin nodded, her eyes filled with anticipation as well, "I too am very eager to see what the living quarters of the Ancient Era's Human Clan geniuses look like in this Trial Small World."
Li Yunfeng yawned, indicating he was indifferent.
Having seen the fortress buildings of the Swift Hidden Clan earlier, Li Yunfeng had learned that they were merely residences and posed no danger. Therefore, he couldn't muster any interest.
Searching for treasures was Zhang Zide's hobby.
For Li Yunfeng, however, it was the dangerous secret realms, the continuous emergence of mechanisms and opponents, that truly excited him.
"The Sea Clan's structures really have no one in them, so going there is merely a matter of picking up treasures." Seeing Li Yunfeng's lack of enthusiasm, Lin Qian couldn't help but reveal a sly smile, "It's worth noting, though, that our Human Clan's buildings are not so peaceful."
"Not peaceful?" Once Lin Qian said this, Li Yunfeng, who had appeared listless before, instantly sprang up from his seat.
"Brother Li really does love a good battle. The moment he hears things aren't peaceful, he's all spirited," Ye Xin laughed upon seeing Li Yunfeng's reaction and looked at Lin Qian curiously, "Little Qian, do you also know what the situation is at the Human Clan's ruins right now?"
Lin Qian nodded. He was very clear about the current situation at the Human Clan's ruins. The scenes observed by the Reconnaissance Beasts were vividly displayed before him.
At this moment, the ruins of the Human Clan were gathered with quite a few members of the Human Clan, but each of them was not yielding to the other, blocking the entrance of the building as they faced off against each other.
Among them, Lin Qian even spotted members of the Emperor Qin Dynasty.
"Your Majesty, there's something strange." Zhuge Ming's voice suddenly sounded in Lin Qian's mind, "The other Sea Clans seem to also be aware of the location of the Sea Clan fortress building and are trending towards moving there."
Zhuge Ming's report surprised Lin Qian. He had just mentioned to Zhang Zide and the others that there were no other people around, and now the other Sea Clans were already making their way there.
However, Lin Qian understood that the unoccupied status of the Sea Clan building was an hour ago, so it was not impossible for there to be changes.
"Kid, if I were you, I wouldn't wade into these troubled waters, and I'd call your friends back," suddenly, a figure appeared behind Lin Qian.
The abrupt sound made Lin Qian's hair stand on end, and he swiftly turned around to find an elderly figure with an ethereal body floating not far from the imperial carriage, smiling enigmatically at him.
Seeing the benign-looking ethereal elder, Lin Qian's face underwent a dramatic change.
His soul was very strong, and besides the pride he took in the Huaxia Empire, it was another aspect that gave him pride.
Even the Swift Hidden Clan, with their previously useless Talents in front of his powerful soul, had their concealment turned into a mere joke before him.
Yet Lin Qian had not sensed the appearance of this ethereal elder.
"Who dares to deceive and play tricks in front of His Majesty!" Zhao Long leaped forward to stand before Lin Qian, staring intently at the other party and sternly rebuked.
The ethereal elder smiled and introduced himself, "This old man is Yuan Xiang, commonly known as Lord Xuan."
Once the elder said this, Lin Qian and the others appeared shocked and incredulous.
"You are the Lord Xuan who named the Soul Martial Continent?"
Finally, after resolving the issues, I returned home and can resume normal updates from tomorrow onwards and will make up the missed ones.
Upon checking, I owe six updates, plus the two bonus chapters promised for Smile's sponsored red packet... eight updates in total...
Well, might as well kill me with a single blow!
I will do my best to catch up quickly.