Cultivation towards immortality, starting from being a fisherman
Chapter 575 - 318 City of No Sleep, Kangaroo Country_2

Chapter 575: Chapter 318 City of No Sleep, Kangaroo Country_2

Apart from its astonishing population density,

Su Ping was also interested in the rampant materialism and complexity of human hearts in the City of No Sleep...

In Su Ping’s view, such a city was simply the perfect replication sample for the Shadow Gem.

Of course, to be safe, Su Ping still raised the freshly crafted True Martial Demon Suppression Emperor’s Divine Statue in his hand.

He also summoned the Sun, Moon, and Stars Map, enveloping dozens of the most bustling districts of the entire city with the Array Map Formation.

"Activate!"

Su Ping waved his hand, releasing the Shadow Gem.

The gem flashed and cast a huge shadow over the districts below.

And then, in a flash!

The entire city seemed to have hit the pause button, freezing for a mere 0.001 second!

The process was so fast that almost no one in the city noticed anything amiss.

Only a very few spiritually sensitive individuals felt as if something had been drawn out of them, yet at the same time as if nothing had been taken, causing an inexplicable sense of awkwardness in their hearts.

This feeling lasted only a moment before returning to normal, and they didn’t pay any further attention to it.

After all, in the City of No Sleep, aside from work and entertainment, one was too busy with a relentless pursuit of activities to keep one’s feet on the ground.

There were not many who had the effort to delve into the details of subtle changes in their mindset.

Su Ping retracted the Shadow Gem after it had completed its replication, sweeping his Divine Sense over the area again to make sure nothing was left behind.

Still somewhat unconvinced, he decided to waste a bit of Divine Power from the True Martial Demon Suppression Emperor’s Divine Statue.

He let it emit a beam of Demon Suppression Divine Light to scan over the city.

Seeing that the Demon Suppression Divine Light did not reveal any anomalies, Su Ping finally felt completely reassured.

He then took the Shadow Gem with him and crossed the ocean to arrive at a deserted area in the very heart of Kangaroo Country.

This uninhabited area was an endless desert as far as the eye could see.

And it hung lonely in the midst of the sea.

Even if something went wrong, this isolated island would be the first to suffer, buying time for his subsequent rescue efforts.

After arriving at the desert, Su Ping transformed into a white light and plunged directly into the depths underground.

At the same time,

In the Great Commander Mansion of Kangaroo Country,

The Great Commander had just finished a public speech to his citizens, assuring them that in the next month, Kangaroo Country would definitely secure a project with the Transcendents on the home soil.

He returned to the bedroom in his residence, feeling somewhat drained.

The pressure lately seemed a bit much.

If it weren’t for the Transcendent resources he could allocate, which were as valuable as gold, since becoming the Great Commander,

He would have considered stepping down early.

He even thought about following in the footsteps of his predecessors, running off to the Sect Master Country to ask the Queen for an edict to directly dissolve the parliament.

To thoroughly vent his frustration with those who do nothing but point fingers, demand benefits, and hinder progress.

Oh, right, the Queen has long retired, and now it’s the King in power... His edict might not carry any weight anymore.

"Those fools, do they think it’s easy to secure such a project?"

"Kangaroo Country’s advantages have been squandered over the years by them!"

"Moreover, without a Transcendent spokesperson on our side, whom can we approach for favors?"

"Do they really think that by running to those Transcendents, they can secure the project?"

"Hmph, I bet they wouldn’t even get an audience!"

The Great Commander of Kangaroo Country muttered a few complaints under his breath before carefully approaching the bedside safe, cautiously opening it to retrieve the tea leaves and a complete set of tea utensils, and began brewing tea like a traditional tea connoisseur.

This was the Spiritual Tea that he had acquired from an old friend in the Eastern Ancient Country at a great cost and favor,

Supposedly a top-grade Spiritual Tea even enjoyed by Transcendents!

Every Transcendent and important person who had tasted it would say: good tea!

The Great Commander believed this profoundly and treasured it like a gem,

Therefore, he kept it in the safe.

Because he didn’t trust the service staff in the Great Commander Mansion.

Don’t think that just because it’s the Great Commander Mansion, all aspects are glamorous.

One only needs to look past the cover to realize, wherever humans are involved, everything is makeshift.

The ideals imagined by the masses only ever exist during a few specific periods.

The Great Commander, all too aware of this, trusted no one with his prized possessions.

Just as the Great Commander carefully sipped his hot tea,

Feeling a warm flow coursing through his body, erasing all fatigue,

Thud, thud, thud!

Suddenly, loud knocks sounded at the bedroom door.

At the same time, an anxious voice called out:

"Great Commander, there’s an urgent situation that requires your decision!"

"Come in."

The Great Commander furrowed his brow slightly, recognizing that it was his confidant.

At the same time, this person had also been a playmate of his youth.

Their abilities were quite poor; they could only stay by his side to listen and be used.

This was also an unavoidable matter, for even though the Great Commander came from a good background, in his life, he could come to know, understand, and then trust only about twenty or thirty people.

Not counting the old, the disobedient, the number of confidants and trusted aides one could use was just that many.

Oftentimes, he just had to make do; he must make do.

Otherwise, he might find himself taking the blame without even knowing what had happened.

"Don’t panic, what’s the matter?"

Upon seeing his aide enter, the Great Commander composedly reassured and asked.

But then, after listening for a bit,

it turned out the matter was related to Transcendents.

Instantly, the Great Commander became excited, and then, with an expression and actions even more agitated than his confidant’s, he rushed out the door, shouting for an emergency meeting to be convened.

It turned out that the Great Commander had just learned,

just five minutes earlier,

that the Transcendent liaison center, directly under the Great Commander Mansion,

which was also managed by that confidant, had suddenly received a message relayed from the Holy Lord Sect of Europa.

It was nothing less than a revelation they had received from an Angel,

announcing that the outer defenses of a Sealed Land in the unpopulated area of Kangaroo Country were about to be breached.

They were requesting Kangaroo Country to prepare safety isolation and protection measures to prevent any unnecessary accidents.

For the Great Commander, this was an opportunity to directly interact with the representatives of the Transcendents, and even with the Transcendents themselves.

He couldn’t afford not to seize the chance to prove himself.

After all, he had hoped to get his descendants jobs on cooperative projects after retiring and wanted to live a few more years with the help of Spiritual Objects from the Transcendents.

During the meeting,

the Great Commander received further updates from the Transcendent liaison center that messages had come from the Eastern Ancient Country, the Huaqi Country, and other powers.

They were all notifying him of unusual occurrences in the unpopulated region.

As a precaution, their navies had begun to move toward that body of water.

They also informed Kangaroo Country that Transcendent forces would be arriving and requested preparations for their reception.

Although slightly irked at the thought of major forces from other countries lending a hand,

the Great Commander knew he had no power to refuse and had to fake a smile and thank them for their help.

The military of Kangaroo Country, notorious for its inefficiency,

once informed of the situation involving Transcendents, did show some initiative.

At the very least, they managed to close roads and establish restricted zones satisfactorily.

Thus, the follow-up troops from countries like Huaqi did not have to fix their shortcomings.

Five hours after Su Ping entered deeper into the desert,

the Great Commander of Kangaroo Country and the local dignitaries all gathered at an airport near the unpopulated area, awaiting the arrival of Transcendent forces.

After waiting for a while,

they were surprised to discover that these people did not arrive by plane,

but aboard spacecraft from the Eastern Ancient Country!

Descending directly from the atmosphere before slowing down, they landed gently at the center of the airport with a stunning posture.

As the hatch opened, groups of figures dressed in Taoist robes and Monk Robes came out in an orderly manner. Then, following their leader’s guidance, they simply nodded slightly to thank the Great Commander and his party before quickly using their Divine Skills to turn into shadows that sped away.

Looking at the spacecraft, which had already begun to be used for transporting personnel, the Great Commander felt somewhat dazed.

He could sense there might still be room for a further downgrade of Kangaroo Country’s status.

Their minerals, whether in quantity or quality, may not compare to those in the asteroid belt among the stars.

Moreover, he had heard recently

that the Eastern Ancient Country, with the help of Transcendent powers,

was not only building an ultra-large space station port in outer space,

but also planning to mine Heavenly God Star!

They had even named this plan: Conquering Heavenly God!

Heavenly God Star was an asteroid that, based on detections, had been confirmed to have abundant resources.

It contained not only a massive amount of gold but also large quantities of rare metals.

And most importantly, this asteroid would come close to Water Blue Star in the coming period,

which made it ideal for powers with space mining capabilities to capture and exploit.