20demayo Chapter 1305 The Battle for the World Begins
Chapter 1305 The Battle for the World Begins
The spaceship traveled through the void, and the stars outside the portholes looked like countless scattered diamonds, embedded in the boundless darkness.
Just as Lin Yi's consciousness was about to drift into a light sleep, a familiar voice rang in his ears.
"Attention all contractors, this voyage is expected to take four hours. The spaceship will arrive at the outer orbit of the Beast Continent in four hours. At that time, please follow the instructions to enter the ejection compartment and prepare for landing. To reiterate, this voyage is expected to take four hours."
Lin Yi opened his eyes and sat up from the head of the bed.
He recognized the sound; it was the sound of a toad.
Lin Yi got out of bed, put on his boots, walked to the cabin door, and pressed the door open button.
The airlock door slid open silently, and as soon as he stepped out of the cabin, he saw a familiar figure carrying a fruit platter walking from the other end of the corridor.
Xia was wearing a white chef's coat, an apron tied around her waist, and a tall chef's hat. She was carrying a transparent glass fruit plate filled with cut fruit, including sliced watermelon, peeled grapes, and some tropical fruits that she couldn't name.
"A doctor?" Xia's voice carried a hint of surprise, as if she hadn't expected to run into an acquaintance here.
"What are you doing on the ship?"
Lin Yi glanced at her, then at the fruit plate in her hand.
"Come and participate in the world war."
"That's quite a coincidence. I was drafted to be a cook. They said the ship needed a chef who could cook, so they brought me here."
As she spoke, she handed the fruit plate to Lin Yi and gestured with her chin toward it.
"Try it, it's freshly cut."
Lin Yi picked up a slice of watermelon from the fruit plate and took a bite.
The watermelon was very sweet; the juice burst in my mouth, and a cool sweetness slid down my throat.
"It's delicious," Lin Yi said.
Xia smiled, shoved the fruit plate into Lin Yi's hands, then put her hands on her hips, looked up at the ceiling of the corridor, and said in a proud tone, "Of course, I'm a professional."
Lin Yi, holding a fruit platter, leaned against the cabin door, eating watermelon and chatting with Xia for a few minutes.
From Xia, he learned that the crew of the spaceship was not all combat personnel; there was also a group of conscripted workers responsible for the daily operation and maintenance of the spaceship.
Toad serves as the captain, Luo Luo as the bartender, Xia as the cook, and the taciturn No. 1045 is the vice-captain.
Luo Luo is the owner of the small tavern on Staff Street. She is a woman who looks very young, but there is always a hint of weariness in her eyes.
Her pub is located in the most secluded corner of Workers' Street. It looks inconspicuous from the outside, but those who have been there know that the drinks there are the best in the entire Workers' Street.
Unexpectedly, she was also conscripted.
Lin Yi finished the last piece of watermelon and handed the fruit plate back to Xia.
What will you do after the spaceship arrives?
Xia took the fruit plate, took out a handkerchief from her apron pocket to wipe her fingers, then looked up at Lin Yi with a nonchalant tone that suggested she was used to such things.
"I'll stay on the spaceship until you're done fighting, then I'll go out and take a look."
People came and went in the main cabin; some went into the rest cabin, some came out of the rest cabin, some drank at the bar, and some ate in the cafeteria.
Everything was calm, as calm as a normal voyage rather than an impending war.
Just when Lin Yi thought he would fly directly to the Beast Continent via spaceship, the next second, he felt a familiar tapping sensation on the back of his head.
He was all too familiar with that feeling, like someone had tapped him on the back of the head with an iron rod, and his consciousness was instantly pulled out of his body and stuffed into a narrow space like a crumpled piece of clothing.
When Lin Yi recovered, he had already returned to the Starry Sky Transfer Station with the main force of the Samsara Paradise.
When Lin Yi stood up from the ground, he noticed that all the contractors around him were cursing and swearing, and their expressions were particularly interesting.
Some people were grimacing and clutching the back of their heads, while others were squatting on the ground, closing their eyes and taking deep breaths to try to alleviate the discomfort.
"Couldn't the Reincarnation Paradise use a gentler method for teleportation? It's always like this, like being hit on the back with a stick."
"This isn't your first time here, you should be used to it by now."
"Habits may be habits, but you still have to scold people when necessary. After I was teleported last time, I had a headache for a whole day, and I even vomited when I drank water."
"Your constitution is really weak. I don't feel anything, just a little dizzy."
"Your brain is too small to perceive it."
"roll."
The shouts of cursing echoed throughout the Starry Sky Station, merging into a buzzing roar.
After hearing that the people of the Paradise of Reincarnation had started to go crazy again, the Paradise factions on both sides of the Paradise of Reincarnation all began to hide far away, fearing that they would be targeted by the Paradise of Reincarnation contractors who were currently in a fit of rage.
No one wants to provoke the Paradise of Reincarnation at this time.
A group of Reincarnation Paradise contractors who had just recovered from the dizziness of teleportation were in an extremely irritable state. Anyone who dared to provoke them at this time would suffer consequences that ordinary people could not bear.
An invisible barrier appeared inside the space station, with pale golden light curtains rising from the ground and dividing the space station into five separate areas.
Numerous contractors stood on an invisible barrier, with the vast starry sky below.
Through that transparent barrier, countless stars could be seen twinkling in the darkness, and occasionally a shooting star would streak across the distance, leaving a thin trail of light in the starry sky.
These contractors were divided into five groups, separated by an invisible barrier.
The largest group and the smallest group differed by at least three times.
Lin Yi's gaze swept across the five areas, silently estimating the number of people on each side.
The Tianqi Paradise area had the largest number of people, a huge, dark mass standing there. From Lin Yi's angle, the area looked like a densely packed crowd, as if people were being compressed into a limited space.
The Samsara Paradise had the fewest, with fewer than three hundred contractors standing around Lin Yi. Compared to the Apocalypse Paradise, they seemed sparse, but no one thought it was few, because everyone present knew that the combat power of the Samsara Paradise's contractors on the battlefield could not be measured by numbers.
The remaining three parties have some differences, some more and some less, but they are all within a relatively reasonable range.
Just as Lin Yi was silently assessing the number of people from all sides, a notification from the Paradise of Reincarnation appeared before his eyes.
The number of people in the Paradise of Reincarnation is 257.
Sanctuary Paradise: 283 people.
Death Paradise side: 325 people.
Holy Light Paradise: 453 people.
Tianqi Paradise: 830 people.
Lin Yi frowned slightly as he looked at the numbers.
The five contractors together number over two thousand. This time, the five parties are in conflict with each other. Unless a large number of spacetime forces coalesce in a certain area, the possibility of a chaotic battle is unlikely.
With over two thousand people on the same battlefield, this number is considered large-scale in a war between sixth-tier contractors.
What reassured him somewhat was the situation of the five parties being in opposition to each other. In this situation, no one dared to easily join forces with others, because the other party might stab you in the back at any time.
If you team up with Apocalypse Paradise to steal the condensed form of Holy Light Paradise, and then Apocalypse Paradise turns around and sells you out, who can you complain to? The Void Tree? The Void Tree only handles arbitration at the rule level; it doesn't deal with such treacherous acts.
In this situation, each party can only rely on itself.
Just as Lin Yi was about to think about how to determine the leaders of these factions, he saw a familiar figure standing in front of Apocalypse Paradise with a mining shovel.
The man was not tall and wore a dark gray robe that was full of wrinkles and stains, as if he had been out in the wild for a long time and hadn't had time to take care of himself.
His hair was messy, with a few strands hanging down his forehead, obscuring half of his eyes. He had fine stubble on his chin, looking like he hadn't shaved for several days.
Good heavens, it's actually the Nameless Saint.
I never expected to run into them again here.
For the contractors of Apocalypse Paradise, there is no need for them to vote. All the contractors of Apocalypse Paradise have assumed that he is the leader, which is the face of Apocalypse Paradise in the sixth tier.
The atmosphere at Death Park was rather oppressive; you could tell at a glance that it was not a place to mess with.
As for the Holy Light Paradise, it's a vibrant place where at least two-thirds of the 453 contractors are women, with the remainder being men.
The female contractors wore all sorts of clothes; some wore light leather armor, some wore loose robes, and some wore silk dresses that looked like high-end items.
They gathered in twos and threes to chat; some were laughing, some were eating, and some were fixing each other's hair. A relaxed and pleasant atmosphere filled the air.
Compared to the high morale of the Apocalypse Paradise and the oppressive atmosphere of the Death Paradise, the Holy Light Paradise felt more like a vacation.
The contractors on this side have already planned to only seize the condensed form of spacetime power, while leaving the world's core to the other four parties.
Lin Yi's lips twitched slightly when he heard this. This wasn't a bad strategy. Rather than wasting a lot of manpower and resources in a multi-party battle to fight for something that was uncertain to be obtained, it was better to concentrate on a more certain goal. But the question was, would the other four parties think the same way?
Do you think that if you only take the Cohesive Body and not the Core of the World, others won't come after your Cohesive Body?
In this five-way battle, as long as you have resources, you become someone else's target, regardless of whether those resources are the core of the world or a condensation of spacetime power.
At first glance, it's clear that the contractors sent by the final Sanctuary Paradise are not to be trifled with.
Their attire was uniform, all wearing white robes with gold patterns embroidered on the hem, which gleamed dimly under the lamplight.
Each person wore a silver badge around their neck, engraved with an intricate symbol. The lines of the symbol were so finely detailed that it was clearly hand-carved.
The aura of a cultist has completely erupted; this time, a religious order has arrived at the Sacred Paradise.
When Lin Yi thought of the word "cult," some unpleasant memories surfaced in his mind.
A saying circulates among the contractors: if the lone wolves of Sanctuary Paradise participate in the World War, then these guys are like huskies among lone wolves—they look like wolves, but they're actually not very tough.
If the Holy Land sends out a religious order, that's a different story altogether. These charlatans can even fool themselves; they'll temporarily become fanatical believers, fearless in the face of death for God's glory.
In a certain world war, the cult of the Holy Land Paradise clashed head-on with the madmen of the Reincarnation Paradise. The result was that both sides were severely injured. In the end, these charlatans were outmaneuvered and suffered a crushing defeat. Although they lost, they still showed the glory of the Holy Land Paradise.
The fact that the entire Holy Land has sent its order demonstrates just how important this battle for the world is.
Compared to the other four sides, the atmosphere at the Paradise of Reincarnation is completely different.
Some of the contractors were taciturn, leaning against the wall with their eyes closed, as if they were dozing.
Some of them suddenly burst out laughing, probably thinking of something happy.
Lin Yi heard a commotion nearby, turned around and saw four contractors squatting in a corner playing cards.
One of them threw the cards in his hand to the ground with a sharp sound.
"Aren't those sand sculptures getting tired of standing there?" The second person glanced in the direction of the other four factions.
"When have they ever not been pretentious?" he said, arranging the cards in his hand and throwing two on the ground.
"Yeah, that's really stupid, one against two."
The third person looked at the cards in his hand and shook his head. "I can't play."
The fourth person grinned, revealing a smile, and threw the cards in his hand on the ground.
"A royal flush".
The third person's expression changed instantly; his eyes widened and his mouth gaped open, unable to close for a long time.
"That's going too far."
The fourth person tilted his head and said in an irritating tone, "What, you're not convinced?"
The third person's lips twitched, he took a deep breath, and then squeezed out a sentence through gritted teeth.
"I don't mind if you use a royal flush, but don't use two royal flushes on me."
The fourth person chuckled and picked up the cards from the ground.
Looking around, the other four sides each have their own aura, but on the other hand, the Paradise of Reincarnation is just a place where everyone is doing their own thing.
Suddenly, a unified shout came from the other side of the Starry Sky Transfer Station.
"Apocalypse Paradise will win! Apocalypse Paradise will win!"
The sound was loud and orderly, like a well-trained army shouting slogans, echoing in the empty starry sky.
This attracted the attention of everyone in the Paradise of Reincarnation.
The faces that had been displaying various expressions suddenly turned cold, and hundreds of eyes turned to the Tianqi Paradise side.
There was no anger or hostility in those eyes; it was as if hundreds of predators were raising their heads at the same time, looking in the same direction, to confirm the location of their prey.
The shouts from Tianqi Paradise subsided slightly for a moment. Some people shut their mouths, some lowered their heads, and some subconsciously took a half step back.
But the shouting didn't completely stop; those standing in the front row persisted, though their voices were much quieter than before, at least they didn't stop.
After watching for a few seconds, the people at the Paradise of Reincarnation all looked away.
Those playing cards continued playing cards, those eating snacks continued eating snacks, and those doing push-ups continued doing push-ups.
No one spoke; no one responded to the slogans with words.
Their response was simple: they just glanced at Apocalypse Park, and that was it.
In the minds of the contractors of the Reincarnation Paradise, slogans are meaningless. On the battlefield, only swords and blood can determine victory or defeat, not just the loudest voice.
A dozen minutes later, spatial fluctuations occurred within the space transfer station, and the contractors were all teleported away.
The fluctuation came very quickly, like a huge vortex forming in the center of the star station, drawing everyone into it.
When Lin Yi came to his senses again, he was already standing on a barren piece of land.
Due to the fall of a large number of condensed spacetime forces onto the Beast Continent, coupled with the simultaneous spatial invasion of the Five Paradises, the spatial coordinates of this world have become unstable. To reduce the risk, each temporary spatial coordinate can only carry the teleportation of a few dozen contractors.
Without a doubt, Lin Yi was sent down directly.
After all, as a support class, Lin Yi has no problem protecting people.
This time, there was more than one temporary spatial coordinate for teleportation, and each coordinate could only carry dozens of contractors. Therefore, most people should have been dispersed to different areas of the Beast Continent.
Meanwhile, outside the atmosphere.
Inside the spaceship, Su Xiao received a notification from the Paradise of Reincarnation. The message was simple: prepare to enter the ejection bay, which would launch him to a teleportation point. The objective was simple: eliminate all contractors near that teleportation point.
After reading the instructions, Su Xiao stood up from the chair and walked towards the ejection bay.
Lin Yi brought up the world introduction interface and began to read it carefully.
[Enter the World: Beast Continent (World Contested Zone)]
World Difficulty: Lv.53～Lv.61 (World of War)
Origin of the World: This world cannot obtain the Origin of the World.
World Introduction: This was once a paradise for orcs and humans. Although they looked different, they were both human, so they established nations and developed civilizations here. Steam, heavy industry, and electricity were the cornerstones of civilization. This was an invisible war and competition. Just as both sides were preparing to advance towards a more advanced civilization, the alien species hidden in the earth's core awakened.
The cities painstakingly built by orcs and humans were reduced to ashes, and civilization was almost wiped out. The two sides were forced to unite, but unfortunately, the strength of the alien species could not be countered by technology or physical prowess; it was extraordinary power.
When orcs and humans were on the verge of extinction, they began to intermarry and concentrated all their resources on biology. On the day their civilization collapsed, the first sub-orc was born. He was born extraordinary, a leader, and a beacon of hope.
Beast Continent: A large planet with 72.9% land area, 20.7% ocean area, and 6.4% other areas; rich in resources.
Orc: Physical fitness A (this is a sixth-tier rating), creativity C+, extraordinary ability E (lowest), population size A (currently D-).
Humans: Physical fitness C, creativity A, extraordinary abilities C-, population size S+ (currently D).
Sub-orcs: Physical attributes A+, Creativity B, Extraordinary abilities S-, Population size E, Leadership S+.
Alien: Physical fitness S+, creativity E, extraordinary ability S+, population size C.
Note: There are many types of heterosperms, including terrestrial species, fission species, and parasitic species.
Affiliation: None.
War Mission 1: Condensation of the Power of Time and Space.
Hunting mission: None (There are no violators in this world).
Warning: Do not mention anything about the Paradise of Reincarnation to any creature in this world. If this warning is ignored, you will be executed after notarization!
Note: The Merit System is now open. Defeating enemy contractors will earn you 3-5 Merit Points. If you win the war, you will be rewarded based on the amount of Merit Points you have earned.
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[War Mission 1: Condensed Spacetime Force]
Difficulty level: Lv.60
Mission Summary: Obtain Spacetime Condensate (0/5). The number of Spacetime Condensate is the total number required for all your contractors.
Mission Information: Spacetime Force Condensation may appear anywhere within a radius of 100 kilometers.
Task deadline: 10 calendar days
Mission Rewards: Rewards will be distributed upon the conclusion of the World Conquest.
Mission penalty: Forced execution.
...(End of this chapter)