Tang Xiao’en was an indigenous inhabitant, and due to his special status, he did not attend the welcome banquet.
However, they were not idle; they were actively contacting the Lighthouse, as it was their only refuge.
After several hours of adjustments, they finally established communication with the Lighthouse’s correspondent.
By this time, the Lighthouse had already fallen.
With the assistance of Captain Huang’s AI mechs and mech units, the trajectory of the Lighthouse’s crash was adjusted, and the impact force was also delayed. This prevented the entire space station from shattering into pieces.
Most of the indigenous inhabitants inside survived, but the life-support equipment was completely destroyed. Coupled with the harsh environment of the ultimate apocalypse, the indigenous inhabitants' situation was precarious.
“Let’s set off to find the Lighthouse now and quickly end this damned apocalyptic world!”
Tang Xiao’en said excitedly.
“Wait, don’t rush. Where did the Lighthouse crash?”
Zhang Chen asked.
“I’ll show you!”
As Tang Xiao’en spoke, a small light on his armor’s left shoulder illuminated.
Then, a holographic projection of a three-dimensional, water-blue planet appeared before everyone.
“Our fourth walled city is located here!”
Tang Xiao’en said, tapping the holographic projection. A small red dot immediately appeared on it.
“The Lighthouse crashed at… this location!”
The ellipsis in the middle wasn’t Tang Xiao’en pondering, but him rotating the holographic projection of the water-blue planet.
He then pointed a blue dot on the opposite side of the water-blue planet, directly facing the red dot.
“Excuse me, where is Tianyang City located…”
Zhang Chen asked.
“Tianyang City is at… this location!”
Tang Xiao’en rotated the holographic projection of the water-blue planet another half turn and then lit up a white dot about ten centimeters away from the red dot.
“So far away?!”
Zhang Chen was greatly astonished!
The distance from here to the Lighthouse’s crash site was roughly equivalent to dozens of times the distance from Tianyang City to here.
It had taken considerable effort and several days to travel from Tianyang City to the fourth walled city before.
Multiplying that by dozens of times… by the time Zhang Chen got there, the indigenous inhabitants would likely have long since passed away.
In the early stages of the apocalypse, when the threat level was low, Luoyide was a top-tier existence. Other monsters had to avoid it, making riding it the most convenient way to travel.
But things were different now; this was the ultimate apocalypse.
Above mutated level VII were mutated level VIII, mutated level IX, and even ultimate monsters. These creatures might mistake Luoyide for prey.
In that case, riding Luoyide would only cause delays due to frequent combat.
Furthermore, the spatial rifts that could appear at any moment were also extremely unfavorable to large creatures.
Therefore, for Zhang Chen to reach the indigenous inhabitants this time, he would have to travel light.
The more people there were, the slower they would move and the greater the burden.
After just a glance at the location, Zhang Chen’s mind raced through a series of subsequent considerations.
“Is this still far?”
Tang Xiao’en looked at Zhang Chen with disbelief.
“If the Lighthouse’s teleportation station hadn’t been destroyed, we could have gone directly. But it’s okay, don’t you have Gromos, Mr. Zhang?”
“Have Gromos open a teleportation gate, and we’ll be there in minutes!”
“Goo-chi!” Little Soft, perhaps hearing itself being discussed, extended a tentacle, latched onto the edge of Zhang Chen’s pocket, and slowly floated out.
“It’s alright, you can continue sleeping!”
Zhang Chen reached out and gently pushed Little Soft back, shaking his head as he said,
“Little Soft’s teleportation gates aren’t as you imagine, where it can teleport anywhere it wants. When opening a teleportation gate within the same plane, it can only open to places it has been to before!”
“Little Soft has never been to the Lighthouse, and even if it had, the Lighthouse’s current location is very different from its previous position in orbit around Water Blue Star. So, the plan you mentioned is simply unfeasible!”
Hearing Zhang Chen’s words, Tang Xiao’en’s face instantly turned grim. He stammered for a long time before slowly saying,
“Does that mean… to reach the Lighthouse, we can only travel on foot through the monster-infested land?”
Zhang Chen nodded, his expression serious.
“Or flying over is fine too. In any case, teleportation is impossible!”
“This… this…” Tang Xiao’en swallowed nervously at the thought of the countless dangers outside the city walls. After a long pause, he slowly said,
“I need to study this plan carefully, study it thoroughly!”
As he spoke, he walked to the edge of the city wall and flew directly towards the city.
Zhang Chen had not intended to depart so soon anyway.
Since it would take a long time to reach the Lighthouse, there was no harm in resting for a few more days, subduing the black market elements to eliminate future troubles, and also allowing Xiaobai to properly recover from its injuries.
There were also the fifth, sixth, and seventh walled cities.
Now that the ultimate apocalypse had begun, the inhabitants there should have awakened as well.
Before leaving, he had to figure out these individuals.
Otherwise, if they were to suddenly attack like the Black Ox Legion and the Soul Organization, it would be a major problem.
Especially the seventh walled city.
Although Zhang Chen had been there once before, it was empty then.
Now, it should have become the mysterious death zone with no return, as described by the previous cycle’s reincarnators.
Zhang Chen was also eager to know what exactly was there.
With all these questions in mind, Zhang Chen slowly descended from the high wall to the ground.
This maneuver, like an immortal descending, completely stunned all the previous cycle’s reincarnators once again.
They already felt that Zhang Chen might be a god, and their belief in the True God Cult might be true.
Now, it seemed even more solidified.
Zhang Chen frowned upon landing, then continued the work he had been doing before the major battle: distinguishing enemies from black market merchants.
He busied himself with this for over half an hour.
Except for Qian Xinxin, Wang Zihao, and a few senior merchants, everyone else could basically move normally.
[Ding! Your divine power experience has increased! Current Divine Power Control Level: 1, 25/500!]
Huh? There’s experience?
Could it be that Zhang Chen no longer needed core crystals to upgrade?
Zhang Chen checked the World Power Ranking and indeed, the number one spot had changed to Qing Feng, with his name missing.
Zhang Chen knew this was because his strength had surpassed the power system of this ranking.
Moreover, his body was equivalent to a meteorite energy core, so he didn’t need to absorb core crystals to improve himself at all.
It could be said that Zhang Chen was now max level, only needing a little time to adapt to his new body and gain proficiency in divine power control to unleash more power.
Upgrading by using complex energy constructions more often?
Hiss… Upgrading seems to have become more user-friendly!