Chapter 683: The Never-Night City in Eternal Night
Here Jiangnan and the other two were packing the emergency kits!
Meanwhile, on a deep-sea island called Buji Island in the Abyss waters, a brown-haired man and a big black man were leisurely fishing at the dock.
Both were Diamond rank, with Black Claw organization tattoos on their chests.
Brown-haired man: "Where's that kid Renault? Haven't seen him today."
Big Black shrugged: "Heard he took some people to intercept the Dandelion ship. Let him mess around."
Brown-haired man grumbled: "Messing around like crazy. What's wrong with cooperating with Dandelion? Our boss wants to fight everyone lately."
"What kind of damn order was that? Dandelion isn't easy to touch. They've latched onto that Jiang Devil's thigh."
Big Black shuddered: "I have a friend who works at the Round Table Alliance. He went to the Metropolis that time, and now his whole body stinks."
"When he came home, his wife and kids threw up. The smell still won't go away. It's terrifying."
Brown-haired man grinned: "But no need to worry. There are plenty who want Jiang Devil dead. Hua Xia treasures him so much, they won't let him out."
"Our boss is probably counting on that, right?"
Big Black nodded in agreement.
"Speaking of which, why isn't Renault back yet?"
"Why do you care about him? He has connections, not our concern."
"Whoa, holy crap? Got a bite!"
At that moment, Renault was tied up and locked in a Spirit-Binding Iron prison cell.
He sneered coldly in his heart.
Hmph, they won't even let me make a phone call?
When the brothers on Buji Island notice I'm missing, they'll definitely be extremely worried and immediately notify my uncle, right?
Jiangnan! Just you wait!
...
At six in the evening, the team members, who had relaxed all afternoon, boarded the hovercraft and headed straight for the Abyss entrance.
Jiangnan gathered everyone and handed out the prepared emergency kits, one per person.
Even Tao Xinyi got one.
He grinned: "I've set up stalls quite a bit at the academy. You all know what's in these, right?"
The team members looked at the contents of the kits, their eyes sparkling.
"These are all life-saving treasures! The ultimate potion pack, right?"
"That broken front tooth of mine clearly remembers the effect of the source of all evil!"
"Thank our God Nan! With Dali 2.0, even in a Spirit-Binding Iron mining area, we'll have a fighting chance!"
Gao Xingyu was ecstatic: "I feel like I can stand up again! God Nan, you're bleeding for this!"
Jiangnan: (ꐦ°᷄口°᷅) Huh?
"What makes you think I'd give them to you for free? These all cost money!"
"Each emergency kit is 1.2 million! Not a cent less!"
Everyone's faces stiffened.
Indeed, squeezing any benefit out of God Nan is harder than reaching the sky.
Jiangnan smiled brightly: "Pay me when we get back to the academy. If anyone dares to renege, I'll dig up your grave!"
The team members were stunned for a moment, then hugged the kits tightly. Their noses tingled, and their hearts felt warm.
Then they grinned: "Deal! We won't short God Nan. It's a promise!"
Tao Xinyi watched this scene with a smile, her eyes sparkling as she looked at Jiangnan.
Jiangnan's charm radiated from deep within, making people instinctively want to identify with him and follow him.
He was a born leader.
...
Two hours passed quickly. In the cabin, everyone could faintly hear the thunderous roar of water.
Gu Xiaowei opened the cabin door and smiled: "The Abyss entrance is here! Come out and take a look."
"This isn't something you get to see every day."
Everyone went up on deck and was utterly stunned by the scene before them.
There, in the Pacific Ocean, was a pitch-black hole nearly a hundred kilometers in diameter.
It stretched beyond the horizon, like a giant maw devouring everything.
Above the hole, wisps of cloud drifted, and billions of cubic meters of seawater poured into the opening with a thunderous roar.
At the edge of the hole, docks had been set up, using elevators to enter and exit the Abyss.
It was also a checkpoint set up by the Never-Night City.
Jiangnan could detect a strong spatial fluctuation at the entrance.
He exclaimed: "A spatial gate a hundred kilometers in diameter? Isn't that too exaggerated?"
The spiritual ruins he'd been to before had spatial gates at most 100 meters in diameter, which was already considered large.
The Abyss entrance spatial gate was 100 kilometers in diameter? The Pacific Ocean's seawater flowed into the Abyss nonstop.
"At this rate, won't the Pacific Ocean dry up? This isn't an Abyss entrance; it's clearly a drain for the Pacific Ocean!"
Xiao Zhen said with emotion: "In the 21 years since the Abyss appeared, the global sea level has dropped by 3.7 meters."
Xia Yao asked curiously: "And the Abyss still hasn't been filled up?"
Mo Tian shook her head with a smile: "No one knows where all the water goes. The seawater depth in the Never-Night City has always remained constant."
An Xiaoqi hugged Xiong Er's arm and giggled.
"You'll see when we go down. There are lots of new and fun things in the Never-Night City."
"Even though it's a city of sin, a lawless land, it's also at the forefront of the times."
Everyone's curiosity was piqued.
The hovercraft entered the dock. Special Never-Night City personnel came aboard to verify identities.
Generally, Star Glory and Dao Heaven rank spirit martial artists were not allowed to enter the Abyss.
If they wanted to enter, they needed the Crimson Queen's approval.
Jiangnan truly felt the meaning of "I have a lid, so I'm awesome."
Gu Xiaowei had already handled the paperwork, so there was no worry.
After inspection, the hovercraft was driven directly into the elevator dock.
The ship and water were lowered into the Abyss via the elevator.
Jiangnan curiously lay down to look at the elevator dock and faintly saw inscriptions carved on the bottom.
"It can carry this much weight?"
Tao Xinyi smiled and leaned over: "It's an anti-gravity inscription. The Abyss elevator dock can even lower 10,000-ton oil tankers."
Jiangnan was taken aback. That was the opposite of his Money Expansion Technique?
The application fields of inscriptions were indeed extensive. No wonder countries fought tooth and nail for them.
As the descent deepened, only the dock's searchlights emitted light, and everything around became pitch black.
The roar of water filled their ears.
Xiao Zhen looked into the darkness with a grave expression: "The first layer of the Never-Night City is over 15,000 meters below sea level."
"When you gaze into the Abyss, the Abyss..."
Jiangnan: "The Abyss says, 'What are you staring at, dummy?'"
Xiao Zhen: (|||꒪3꒪) Pfft—cough, cough!
[From Xiao Zhen: Resentment +1000!]
Don't just interject like that!
I finally built up some atmosphere, and you ruined it!
Xia Yao doubled over, unable to hold back her laughter. Just then, her wolf ears popped out!
She sniffed lightly.
"Little Nan, the air here feels off. It's different from outside. I can't quite describe it."
Jiangnan's heart sank: "It must be from the Abyss mutation. It seeps in through the air, right?"
"Everyone, pay attention. If you feel irritable or angry, eat the Detoxifying Soybeans to neutralize the poison. Don't let anger affect your decisions."
Everyone shuddered, their expressions panicked.
We just want to know: Are the toilets in the Explorer camp sufficient?
Meanwhile, at the Abyss entrance dock, the two staff members who had just boarded the hovercraft for inspection whispered to each other.
"Hua Xia has sent people too. This is going to get lively! Hey, is the leader that Jiang Devil?"
"Of course it's him! Jiangnan has come to our Abyss?"
"The Queen specifically instructed us about this. Report it quickly."
The two hurried off with the data report.
Back on Jiangnan's side, after half an hour of descent, they finally reached the bottom and landed on the Starry Sea.
Although the descent was dark, the bottom of the first Abyss layer was not dark.
The seawater contained countless blue-green algae, emitting a faint blue glow.
As the hovercraft passed, it stirred up large patches of blue light, creating a beautiful scene.
The Abyss walls were also embedded with countless luminous crystals, giving off a soft glow that looked like a brilliant galaxy.
And the Never-Night City lay at the end of the Starry Sea, terrifyingly massive.
Buildings of varying heights emitted colorful neon lights, dispelling the darkness.
There was no day in the Abyss—only a city standing in eternal night that never slept.
The hovercraft docked at the pier, and everyone was stunned by the Never-Night City's magnificent chaos.
On the dock, a dozen hydraulic mechanical armors were loading Spirit-Binding Iron ore onto ships.
On the street, a young man with a pink Mohawk hairstyle leaned casually under a streetlamp, smoking an e-cigarette.
His right arm was a mechanical prosthetic, and his left eye was also mechanical, glowing red.
Jiangnan drooled: "The Never-Night City is this cyberpunk?"
I really want a mecha!
That mechanical arm is so cool! I want one!
Jiangnan's group disembarked. Gu Xiaowei went back to handle the Dandelion Island matters.
Although the Black Claw was annoying, Jiangnan wasn't worried since he held Renault.
As soon as he stepped off, Jiangnan teleported in front of the Mohawk guy.
Startled by Jiangnan's sudden appearance, the guy jumped, choking on his smoke.
"Cough, cough... what the hell?"
Jiangnan grinned and slung an arm around the guy: "Hey, buddy! Is that arm for sale?"
Mohawk guy: (ꐦ°᷄д°᷅) Huh?
[From Meile Ge Bo: Resentment +1000!]