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Chapter 1346 - 591: First Entry into Sky High_2

Chapter 1346: Chapter 591: First Entry into Sky High_2

[The seventh star, surrounded by howling winds, stretches of red earth, as though it’s in the midst of a barren desert...]

[The eighth star, surrounded by lush grass, clear mountains, and beautiful waters, as though it’s atop a fertile grassland...]

[As the City Lord, you have the authority to control the direction of Sky City. Now, you can choose to steer towards any of the shining directions you wish, you choose...]

Below are eight options, from the first to the eighth star, corresponding exactly to the eight black holes in the sky.

These black holes are spread out over various regions of the Sky High World, each far apart from one another, with the geographical environment and resource distribution near each black hole also being quite different.

As for which city goes to which area, the City Lords have of course consulted with each other.

Although the environments vary greatly, they each have their own advantages and disadvantages.

For example, the desert, despite being described as "stretches of red earth," seemingly unsuitable for living creatures, actually has abundant mineral resources and many precious species nearby. Furthermore, due to the unique environment, Fire Element and Wind Element Divine Arts are greatly strengthened here, making it highly suitable for players from Sun City and Dusk City to start their game.

Then there’s the grassland, seemingly with clear mountains and beautiful waters, fertile land, and rich survival resources. However, it is exactly these resource-rich areas that are more likely to attract powerful Divine Beasts to reside, and the likelihood of Titan habitats nearby increases significantly, leading to a potentially hellish game start if one’s luck is poor.

After discussing, the City Lords had already predetermined their respective areas to go to, so there was no need for indecision at this moment.

Mu You’s chosen area was the sixth star, a cluster of mountains shrouded in mist, the reason was very simple: for concealment.

After all, Dawn City was the first to ascend, undertaking the task of ’finding pits’ for the other cities; naturally they had to choose a starting area with higher safety. That way, if other cities ascend later and encounter insurmountable difficulties (like crashing right into a pile of Titans), they could abandon their city and collectively Teleport to Dawn City for refuge, avoiding a situation where the game is ’over’ from the start.

[You have chosen the direction towards the sixth star...]

[Dawn City continues to ascend, drifting towards the phantom of the mountains shrouded in mist...]

[...Minutes later, Dawn City closes in on the chosen light source. By now, the light from above had gradually brightened the surrounding darkness, also overshadowing the glow of the other light sources...]

[Finally, Dawn City arrives below the light source. You look up to see that above is like a fissure on a flat plane of space. Dawn City slowly drifts up, its edges inch by inch overlapping with the rift, until completely patching up the gap...]

Seeing this, Mu You once again looked up and immediately noticed that Dawn City had disappeared from the sky, along with the black hole he had chosen, completely dissolving into the high altitudes.

Cheers arose from the streets, and journalists had already been waiting in the sky, broadcasting the high-definition footage of the black hole’s disappearance.

The host then announced that the first Sky City has risen, perfectly merging with the black hole, and one-eighth of the heaven-mending project is complete.

Then, there’s a round of cheers on a smaller scale. This feels just like the long-awaited launch of a manned rocket; although there’s still much hardship to follow, at least the first step of ascension is finished and deserves celebration.

The forums are abuzz with excitement, offering congratulations to the Residents of Dawn City, and in turn, eagerly leaving messages in anticipation of their own cities’ ascensions.

Mu You had no time to join their celebration; with Dawn City just having entered into Sky High, there were many matters requiring his attention.

[With a rumbling sound, Dawn City stopped ascending, connecting seamlessly with the surrounding land.]

[Outside the ecological bubble, a dense white fog has now taken over...]

[You activated the city center’s ’Mist Tower’, a swirling mist released from the tower spreading rapidly around, soon shrouding the whole Dawn City in fog, hiding it within the mist...]

[You activated the city center’s ’Soul-inducing Lamp’, and now all residents can go forth to light the Soul-inducing Lamp...]

The Mist Tower, the latest building unlocked at Sky City LV6, creates an illusory fog around Sky City, concealing its aura and appearance, and also has a certain ’misleading’ effect, similar to the fog surrounding Foggy Mountain in the past. Hostile creatures from outside entering the fog will automatically become disoriented, only recovering after they have traveled far away from Sky City.

The other is the Soul-inducing Lamp; this is an ancillary building that was unlocked together with the ecological bubble when the city reached LV5. Its effects are the same as the Soul-inducing Lamp they had previously encountered; by lighting the Soul-inducing Lamp, one can resurrect at the nearest lamp after dying outside.

Additionally, the Soul-inducing Lamp has another most important function: Teleportation.

Players can teleport at any time between Soul-inducing Lamps they have lit, but the two lamps must be within 1000 kilometers of each other. Beyond this distance, teleportation fails.

Therefore, the ancestors of the Fool, upon arriving in Sky High, would build a Soul-inducing Lamp every few hundred kilometers in concealed places. Then, all they needed was to find and light these lamps left by their ancestors in turn to greatly expand their exploration range.

Of course, players can also build their own Soul-inducing Lamps in important areas, but construction requires city-building materials. Currently, Sky City has not reached its top level, with many buildings yet to emerge, and this kind of expenditure is simply not sustainable; for now, they could only make do with the legacy left by their ancestors.