Chapter 966: Striving Hard for a Happy Life
Jiangnan heavily closed his notebook and looked up at the night sky.
Six opening days? Had they endured almost three months in the Void Sea?
The exit of the space gate in the Void Sea opened randomly on floating islands!
For Wang Yi and the others who couldn't teleport, just finding the exit was already incredibly difficult!
Let alone having to reach it within twenty-four hours and get out, all while dealing with attacks from spirit beasts!
Jiangnan gently caressed the dozen or so space spirit beads in the iron chest.
He knew all too well how hard it was to kill a space-type spirit beast without having space abilities yourself!
These spirit beads were earned by Wang Yi and Zi Cheng at the cost of their lives!
Jiangnan couldn't help but recall the few space spirit beads the country had rewarded him with before.
Those were probably obtained and brought out by who knows how many soldiers who risked life and death in the Void Sea, weren't they?
He had been able to come this far only by standing on their shoulders!
Although there were only a dozen or so spirit beads, Jiangnan felt their weight immensely.
"Don't worry, I'll take these things out. Your efforts won't be in vain!"
"One day, I'll conquer this Void Sea with my own hands. I swear it!"
Carefully storing everything from the iron chest, Jiangnan walked over to the white bones.
He pulled out a bright red flag, wrapped it up carefully, and placed it into the Alternate Dimension.
Ziyuan was still sobbing. Even though tears streaked her face, she managed a brilliant smile toward Jiangnan.
"Seeing the smiling face on my brother's team emblem, it's like he's telling me not to cry, but to smile!"
Looking at Ziyuan's teary yet smiling face, Jiangnan grinned too.
"Yeah! We have to live and get out of here. We need to finish the road they didn't get to finish, on their behalf too!"
Ziyuan roughly wiped her face and nodded firmly. Her heart knot was untied, and it was time to look forward.
People can't live in the past.
Jiangnan saluted the bluestone again, then took it out and placed it into the Alternate Dimension, planning to bring it back to the forward base.
After erasing all traces, Jiangnan and his team returned to the Sky Island's core camp under cover of night.
There were only a few days left until the half-month deadline. As before, Liu Mang and Jiangnan continued to operate by night and rest by day.
While perfecting the floating island terrain map, they also carefully observed for any signs of an exit opening.
During this process, Jiangnan even broke through to Platinum V, becoming even stronger.
The Yexu Dragon Loach and the others had gone crazy searching, turning the Void Sea upside down, almost digging three feet underground.
But they hadn't found a single person. The only ones still alive in the Void Sea now, besides Jiangnan's group, were Chen Dao'er, Jin Hao—the two punching bags—and Chen Waibo...
The Dragon Loach, which had still failed to find the Silver Ring, could only take out its frustration by beating those two every day. It didn't even bother catching fish anymore.
Seeing the exit about to open, the Yexu Dragon Loach grew even more anxious.
Day 14:
Jiangnan handed out emergency supply kits to everyone, preparing for the breakout from the Void Sea.
They were currently formulating a battle plan.
Zhang San tugged at Jiangnan's sleeve.
(･᷄～･᷅)ﾉ(ૢ⁼̴ꇴ⁼̴)つ(bag)
"Can I have one too? What if something unexpected happens to me?"
Everyone gasped and looked at Zhang San in terror.
Jiangnan's forehead beaded with sweat: "S-sorry, I forgot about you. Here, this one's yours!"
Zhang San took the emergency kit and swallowed: "It's okay. Just remember to take me with you when you go out!"
"Don't leave me behind in here!"
Jiangnan patted his chest: "How could that possibly happen? I—"
Halfway through his sentence, Jiangnan's eyes lit up.
"I think I just figured out a way to take Sky Island out!"
Everyone's eyes widened upon hearing this.
"No way, Nan Shen? You really still want to take it? I thought you were joking!"
"You saw it when we came in—the space gate is only that big. There's no way to get Sky Island through, right?"
"How about we just skip it? A floating island this huge—the Yexu Dragon Loach isn't blind. It'll definitely notice!"
Jiangnan's expression was resolute: "We're taking it! Besides, we're also smuggling out over eight hundred Pocket Rabbits!"
"Taking them along is no different from taking Sky Island!"
Everyone covered their faces. There's a huge difference, okay? Even a god couldn't pull this off, right?
Just how obsessed are you with floating islands?
Jiangnan stared at Zhang San, his smile gradually turning sinister.
(˵ಡ╰╯ಡ˵)"We won't know if it works until we try!"
Zhang San shuddered violently, sensing a bad premonition.
Just then, Ziyuan, who had been sleeping in a chair wearing a white rabbit pajama, suddenly woke with a start, flailing her hands unconsciously.
(۶⁼̴⌂⁼̴)۶ Ahhh—
Her pretty face turned pale as she gasped for air.
Jiangnan's expression stiffened: "Did you have another nightmare? Don't tell me you dreamed we all got wiped out while escaping!"
Ziyuan looked at Jiangnan, opened her mouth as if to say something.
But she turned her head away.
(￢д￢‶)"Hmph, no way. I just needed to use the bathroom and woke up from holding it in."
With that, she got up from the chair and ran into the RV's bathroom.
Jiangnan looked puzzled but didn't bother with it, continuing to study the breakout strategy with the others.
Locked inside the bathroom, Ziyuan peeked at Jiangnan through the window, her big eyes filled with worry.
"I won't tell him for now. Otherwise, Jiangnan will probably worry himself to death..."
Morning of the fifteenth day in the Void Sea.
A space gate suddenly appeared halfway up a floating island's mountainside.
A violent surge of space energy erupted, shearing off the mountain peak!
The commotion was immediately detected by nearby spirit beasts, who relayed it to the Yexu Dragon Loach!
The furious Dragon Loach, still unable to find the Silver Ring, bellowed: "Stop searching, damn it! Follow me to block the gate!"
"Before we find the Silver Ring, not a single wisp of aura is allowed to escape!"
With a flick of its tail, it sent out a space sphere covering all the spirit beasts in the river valley.
Less than ten minutes after the space gate opened, the Yexu Dragon Loach and its gang of beasts arrived before the gate!
"Realm Seal!"
With a swing of its tail, a solid barrier tightly blocked the space gate!
Then the beasts dragged up the battered Jin Hao and Chen Dao'er.
The Dragon Loach raised its head and howled at the sky: "ROOOAR!"
The Soaring Parrot bellowed at the top of its lungs: "Humans! I know you can hear me!"
"I'll give you one day. Hand over the thing, and I'll let you walk out alive!"
"Otherwise, these two are going to be beaten to death!"
The Yexu Dragon Loach gave the beasts a look.
"Come on. Showtime!"
Immediately, over a dozen beasts rushed up to beat Chen Dao'er and Jin Hao...
The two looked completely wrecked. Chen Dao'er was already cursing up a storm.
Jiangnan is the one who took the thing—why are you beating us? We're not with him!
He'd probably be thrilled if you killed us! Threatening him with us won't work at all!
This is the biggest black pot I've ever had to carry in my entire life!
But reasoning with the Dragon Loach was impossible...
Back on Sky Island, Jiangnan naturally sensed the energy fluctuation from the space gate.
"The space gate is on Island 077. Not too far. Little bunny, have all the rabbits been moved over?"
Little Glutinous Rice: (｡՞ŏ◡ŏ՞｡)"Qiu mi~"
Now, over eight hundred fragrant Pocket Rabbits stood on Sky Island, staring at Jiangnan with excitement.
Their big eyes were full of anticipation, their gazes brimming with longing for the life ahead.
Jiangnan waved his hand grandly, and a thousand jin of Detoxifying Soybeans appeared on the grass.
"Rabbits, for the wonderful life that's coming, you'll need to make a sacrifice!"
"Eat these beans. Use them as the power source to push Sky Island over to Island 077!"
"This is your future home, so everyone has to work together!"
The Pocket Rabbits all showed determined expressions.
(｡՞･᷅～･᷄՞)"Qiu mi!"
They charged forward, stuffing handfuls of soybeans into their mouths.
Wu Liang and Xiong Er's mouths twitched.
"I was wondering how we'd move Sky Island. Well, well—using the rabbits' own fur, huh?"
"These are Pocket Rabbits, not Mana Horned Beetles. Will this actually work?"
"What I'm more worried about is whether these bunnies will still be usable after they blow..."
Xia Yao covered her face.
(ﾉ)﹏(ヾ) Compared to the Dragon Loach, Xiao Nan is the real devil, isn't he?
Sure enough, after eating the soybeans, the Pocket Rabbits furrowed their brows. Thunderous rumbling came from their stomachs.
"bU~" With a sound like dragon's breath, one Pocket Rabbit shot straight up into the air!
Like a deflating balloon, it flew wildly all over the place!
Soon, the sky above Sky Island was hazy with gas, Pocket Rabbits flying everywhere, screams filling the air!
Jiangnan pinched his nose: "No flying around, okay? Teleport with me to the back of Sky Island and brace against the rock wall!"
Led by Jiang the Bandit Rabbit, over eight hundred Pocket Rabbits shut their eyes and pressed their heads against the rock wall.
They farted with all their might, somehow pushing Sky Island forward through the air!
The scene was spectacular!
"Xuexue! Light the fire!"
Even though Zhong Yingxue felt a pang of sympathy, for the rabbits' happiness, she still hurled a fireball over.
"Boom!"
Like dominoes falling, eight hundred blue flame jets erupted with maximum power!
They propelled Sky Island, tearing through the clouds and rushing straight toward Island 077!
Some rabbits' fluffy little tails were even scorched black!
Liu Mang: Σ(*口*‖)
"Th-this actually works? What is this? A Dirty Rabbit Engine?"
Jiangnan put his hands on his hips, looking smug.
(｡՞ꇴ՞)"Safe, green, and pollution-free. Only a jin of soybeans per hundred kilometers. Maybe this is the future direction of new energy, huh?"