Chapter 220: Chapter 110: The Second Calamity Origin Land
The Calamity Origin Land in the Holy Relic World still had a certain Sequence aura, and the flesh and blood remains of Egunus were still writhing within it.
It wasn’t a completely dead world.
But this second Calamity Origin Land, deep in the Star Realm, was one of utter silence and gloom.
There wasn’t the slightest trace of life,
and even the pervasive Calamity Black Mist was filled with a scent of decay and death.
The Calamity Origin Land.
Its most important resource was the land itself.
Moving a Calamity Origin Land to the correct position and making it resonate with the Holy Relic World could create many powerful Sequences.
The next most important were the core resources nurtured by the Calamity Origin Land.
For example, in the Holy Relic World, there were the powerful Sequences born from the flesh of Egunus.
But the core resource of this particular Calamity Origin Land was the Magic Ring Seed it produced.
The final important resource was the Calamity Black Mist of this Calamity Origin Land.
Zorn had long since established a mobile Divine Kingdom Castle.
Not only did he plan to get his hands on all the core resources of these Calamity Origin Lands,
but he also intended to drain every last wisp of their Calamity Black Mist.
For these Calamity Origin Lands,
the Calamity Black Mist acted as a catalyst, playing an incredibly significant role.
If Zorn absorbed all the Calamity Black Mist and even concealed some of the Calamity Origin Lands,
then, at least concerning the Calamity Origin Lands, he could make it difficult for the major powers to effectively leverage the world’s foundation.
Coveting the many Calamity Origin Lands and creating difficulties for those major powers.
This was undoubtedly going to be a long journey.
After all, the Calamity Origin Lands were scattered across an extremely vast area of the Star Realm.
Deep within the second Calamity Origin Land.
Zorn strolled through this desolate world of death.
The plan in his mind gradually began to take on a clear outline.
’This Calamity Origin Land is in a remote location, but it can still be found with a detailed search. It’s not suitable for a Spirit Realm Nest.’
As he thought, Zorn looked ahead. He could sense the Magic Ring Seed was there.
He slowly opened his palm.
GURGLE... GURGLE... GURGLE...
The easily refined Calamity Black Mist was continuously absorbed by him.
’The Calamity Black Mist here is relatively easy to refine.’
’After I return, I’ll cultivate the seed of the Tree of the Magic Ring in my Divine Kingdom and turn it into the Divine Kingdom Calamity·Magic Ring Tree.’
’Then I can open a Divine Kingdom Passage and continuously absorb and refine the Calamity Black Mist from here.’
’Completely absorbing the Calamity Black Mist here will greatly conceal this Calamity Origin Land. Even if those major powers want to find it, it will take them some effort.’
Before long,
Zorn found his target.
He could vaguely see the outline of a giant treant moving aimlessly deep within the Black Mist.
When Zorn tried to give chase,
the towering, tree-like silhouette would flee.
No matter how Zorn pursued it, the hazy treant outline would escape at an even faster speed.
The uncatchable Calamity: Magic Ring Tree Seed.
This was the peculiar characteristic of this Calamity Origin Land.
One way to capture it was to drain all the Calamity Black Mist, leaving the seed with nowhere to run.
Another was to use the traps and other methods of the Hunter Sequence to catch the fleeing Magic Ring Seed.
And the last was to use resonance.
As he considered this, Zorn slowly unleashed his Spiritual Realm.
He pulsed his Domain at a specific frequency.
Zorn could see the shadowy outline of the Calamity: Magic Ring Tree Seed slowly approaching.
Silently, Zorn began to slowly draw his net closed.
He brought the surrounding area into the range of his Spiritual Realm.
Seemingly sensing something, the Calamity: Magic Ring Tree Seed tried to flee again.
But it no longer had the chance.
The Spiritual Realm, like a cage, locked it firmly in place.
It was a peculiar seed, about the size of a human head, in a state of black mist.
It had no physical form; its appearance in the surrounding Spatial Layer Realm was merely a mimicry of a towering treant.
Slowly, he communicated with the Calamity Divine Kingdom.
When Zorn opened the Divine Kingdom Passage,
the Calamity: Magic Ring Tree Seed immediately grew agitated, desperate to enter.
The moment Zorn released it, it shot through the Divine Kingdom Passage, plummeting toward the distant Calamity Divine Kingdom.
PHEW...
Having done all this, Zorn let out a long sigh of relief.
Utilizing the resources of his Divine Kingdom was a long and drawn-out process, and Zorn likely didn’t have that much time.
However, using them to cultivate the Tree of the Magic Ring would allow it to grow very quickly.
Right now, Zorn was accelerating the deep integration of his Divine Kingdom’s resources with his Steam Magical Castle.
When the time came,
the Divine Kingdom would sink completely into the secret Cosmic Demon Pool deep within the world.
The only entrance would be Zorn’s Steam Magical Castle.
Even if the Holy Relic World was enslaved, Zorn would still be able to act within it,
free from the restrictions and constraints of those major powers.
After recording several coordinates and wandering around this Calamity Origin Land for a while longer,
Zorn reluctantly left.
The Calamity Black Mist in this Calamity Origin Land was exceptionally dense, and the place itself was larger than the one in the Holy Relic World.
As long as he refined the Calamity Black Mist here, Zorn’s Spiritual Realm—which could also be called a Calamity Spirit Realm—would become even more powerful.
Currently, Zorn had already digested about a quarter of the Calamity Black Mist from the Calamity Origin Land in the Holy Relic World.
Moreover, as his Level increased, the speed of digestion was accelerating. In just over a year at most,
Zorn would be able to perfectly digest all the Calamity Black Mist there.
Thus, he would establish a powerful Calamity Spirit Realm.
Even now, when Zorn’s Spiritual Realm was unfurled in a Calamity Origin Land, it already possessed some of the effects of a Spirit Realm.
「Returning from the Star Realm.」
Zorn re-entered his Divine Kingdom.
As expected,
the Calamity: Magic Ring Tree Seed had firmly planted itself in the core of his Divine Kingdom.
Some calamity roots were even slowly unfurling.
Zorn reached out his hand.
GURGLE... GURGLE... GURGLE...
Some of his Life Force and Calamity Black Mist were slowly transferred to it.
Nourished, the Magic Ring Seed rapidly sprouted more calamity roots.
When it had been nourished to a certain degree,
Zorn stopped nourishing the Calamity: Magic Ring Tree Seed.
Nourishing it with his own life and Black Mist every few days would effectively help the Calamity: Magic Ring Tree Seed grow and flourish.
Moreover, a Calamity: Magic Ring Tree Seed cultivated with Zorn’s own life
would be able to achieve a perfect resonance with him.
When it came to cultivating the seed of a Tree of the Magic Ring, Zorn was an absolute expert.
After all, Casters were the most skilled at constructing all kinds of Trees of the Magic Ring.
Although Zorn had never constructed a Tree of Calamity Magic Ring,
he had extensive experience in cultivating similar seeds for Trees of the Magic Ring.
「At nightfall.」
A midsummer evening breeze from Sea Ice City swept across the Ancient Porcelain Holy City.
The roar of steam engines from the distant bay did not quiet with the arrival of night.
In times of war, workers toiling overtime were a common sight.
The Silver Conch Tavern had also grown livelier.
In the backyard,
a trade for Dragon Blood resources left both parties very satisfied.
"Your Excellency, Zorn, if you’ll forgive my asking, I’m afraid you won’t be able to consume so much Dragon Blood on your own."
The dark-faced and rugged Captain Jack Jones had become much more polite.
After the battle in the Steam Spirit Realm, Zorn Corick’s fame had grown ever louder.
"I have a potion industry in Ogrande City, with many Pharmacists and Potion Witches working for me."
"While this may seem like a lot of Dragon Blood, in reality... it’s not that much!"
Although Zorn said this,
in reality, he clearly intended to consume all the Dragon Blood himself.
His powerful digestive ability allowed him to better process this potent Dragon Blood.
"Your Excellency, Senator Zorn, the industries you own are truly enviable. Unlike us pirates, we never know where our next meal is coming from."
Captain Jack Jones laughed heartily.
Of course, one couldn’t take the words of such powerful pirates at face value.
Zorn, with his own rich experience as a pirate, knew very well that any pirate with some power would secretly acquire properties and invest in various industries.
If they were successful enough, many would even go legitimate and leave the life of piracy behind.
If they failed, they would simply continue their struggle as pirates on the high seas.
"Your Excellency, Zorn, as we arranged, we have already started spreading rumors and stories about this across the seas."
"Right now, quite a few Pirate Gangs have expressed great interest."
"According to the schedule we agreed upon, we will rest here for a little over half a month."
"In June, we can set out to sea and begin our plan."
After a moment of thought, Zorn nodded slightly.
"No problem. We can set out in early June."
This time, Zorn not only made a deal with the Blood Sail Pirate Gang but also finalized their upcoming plans.
You see, in the eyes of the Players, the Demon Gate was a top-tier leveling ground.
This was especially true for Players who specialized in combat and killing.
Some Players would even deliberately allow large numbers of Demons to enter the Holy Relic World.
Then they would constantly fight these Demons, which not only allowed them to improve their Skills but also to obtain a wealth of Essence.
This was far more efficient than cultivating slowly on their own.
「Ogrande City.」
In a spacious, secret underground chamber,
Vladimir stared at the vast amount of Dragon Blood resources Zorn had sent over through the ritual.
The Alchemist’s heart trembled slightly.
Some time ago, he had heard that a Pirate Gang at sea had completed a Dragon Slaying hunt.
It hadn’t been long since then,
and now Senator Zorn had sent over three large barrels of Level Six Dragon Blood. It was said to be the entire blood supply of a complete dragon.
Just the process of refining this blood into Dragon Blood Potions would be enough for him to reap astonishing rewards.
"Lord Zorn, are you sure you want this entire batch of Dragon Blood refined into the Golden Dragon Blood Potions you require?"
Through the Ritual Curtain before him, the Alchemist Vladimir looked at Senator Zorn, who was on the other side of the ritual, far away in the Ancient Porcelain Holy City.
One must understand, the current Senator Zorn was the pride of Ogrande City.
A while ago, Ogrande City Hall had already approved a statue in honor of the great Senator Zorn Corick.
"Yes, all of it must be refined into Golden Dragon Blood Potions."
"As for the special Golden Crystal Source Stones, I’ve already spoken with Madam Mable. She will send you a sufficient amount."
"After you finish refining this batch, there will be more Dragon Blood to come. Once you’ve refined it all, it should be enough to help you advance to Level Seven, or perhaps even close to Level Eight."
Hearing this, the Alchemist Vladimir was in high spirits.
"Thank you, Your Excellency, Senator Zorn."
"Heh... There’s no need for such formalities between us."
"Advance as quickly as you can. When you reach Level 8 or Level 9, I plan to gather some forces to formally pursue the Forbidden Blood of the taboo Upper Ranker, the Double-Ringeded Snake."
"This is a plan that will be launched using the combined power of our Steam Empire. If your Level is high enough, you can definitely participate."
"This plan alone will be of immense benefit to you."
Hearing this, the Alchemist Vladimir’s spirit trembled slightly.
He recalled the scene from a year ago when he first partnered with the young noble, Zorn Corick. It was, without a doubt, the best decision he had ever made in his life.
