CHAPTER 959: CHAPTER 784: SSS-LEVEL QUEST: EXPLORE THE NEW CONTINENT (EXTENDED CHAPTER) (PART 2)

Although He Yuanhang had nothing on him, the ring on his index finger made many people speculate that it was a Space Ring.

The envious eyes of the adventurers around rekindled He Yuanhang’s confidence as a top-tier adventurer.

This medium-sized Floating Airship carried nearly three thousand adventurers. As the first batch to explore the new continent, they were all elite, all Awakening High Tier and above.

Yet among them, the Far Voyage Adventure Group still stood out like a crane among chickens.

Only two other large adventure groups could compare in status with the Far Voyage Adventure Group, but the members they dispatched were merely forty to fifty people—after all, not all members in a large adventure group are experts.

However, He Yuanhang did not become arrogant.

In the eyes of others on the Floating Airship, he was a big shot. But in reality, many of those who registered as adventurers at the same time as him were the true big shots.

Those big shots also participated in exploring the new continent, just not on the same Floating Airship.

The new continent is not just one!

And for the first batch to set off, there were at least dozens of Floating Airships!

He Yuanhang stood on the deck, his gaze penetrating the clouds, overlooking below.

"We are now in the middle of the Pacific Ocean."

"Is the new continent in the Pacific? Why hasn’t such a vast land been heard of before?" someone questioned.

"Maybe it just appeared? Coincidentally, we adventurers were recently bored, so the task was handed over to us?" a commander of a medium-sized adventure group speculated.

"No." He Yuanhang shook his head, "I received information before that the official was resolving our adventurer task issues. Not long after, the new continent exploration appeared. It all seems to be the handiwork of Green Shadow City officials."

"Hiss~ Are you saying the new continent was created by the Green Shadow City officials? A whole continent just manifested like that?"

"It’s not that exaggerated, but before there were no news about the new continent, and its sudden appearance is definitely related to Green Shadow City... Sigh, for us incompetent adventurers, who knows what price Green Shadow City paid."

All the while,

the Floating Airship began to descend in altitude.

Penetrating the clouds, an endless sea horizon appeared in front of the people on the deck.

Many people continuously took photos, planning to share them in the adventure circle when they return—after all, even as elite adventurers, they rarely get the opportunity to overlook the vast sea.

Suddenly,

Woosh—

The sea surface churned, and a massive Sea Beast leaped out from the ocean depths.

It was flat with fins resembling wings, and upon seeing the Floating Airship flying at an altitude of just a few hundred meters, it let out a loud cry and fiercely charged towards the Floating Airship.

It might have considered it an enemy invading its Territory.

"A Transcendent Tier Sea Beast!"

Some Awakening Tier adventurers slightly changed in expression. Despite being on the Floating Airship, surrounded by many big shots, facing a Transcendent Sea Beast still struck fear in their hearts.

Especially since the Sea Beast’s massive size was no less than the Floating Airship they were on!

The Sea Beast quickly approached, whipped up water currents forming whirlpools.

Boom!

The Floating Airship fired its cannons.

A purple beam and a fiery red beam, each over hundreds of meters in reach, shot straight at the Sea Beast.

The Sea Beast let out a pained roar and, with its injured body, made a turn and dove back into the sea, disappearing.

After this little episode, the adventurers were unfazed.

The Floating Airship flew straight ahead, and soon, a misty fog appeared on the sea ahead. After flying for several more minutes through the mist, a coastline appeared in their view, stretching endlessly.

"Land! The new continent!"

Someone excitedly shouted.

As the distance closed in, the visage of the new continent unveiled itself to their eyes.

In the distance were rolling mountains, with giant birds of prey soaring.

Nearby was a winding coastline, with crab-like creatures the size of round tables on the sand, vivid red patterns on their bodies, and flames flickering from their pincers.

These were new species of Mutant Beasts undiscovered in the bestiary!

The eyes of the adventurers gleamed brightly.

The Floating Airship’s auxiliary cannons fired, clearing a field around the coastline.

A Ship Captain-like Transcendent expert stepped onto the deck, his voice magnified to spread far, "Now, officially releasing two sub-tasks: one is to explore the new continent and map the area near the coastline. The second is to assist the engineering team in building our first city on the new continent... Your tactical watches have been updated; check them yourselves."

The adventurers all lowered their heads to operate their tactical watches.

The two sub-tasks were of S and SS rank, of course, tasks were subdivided into many parts, and specific rewards were based on contributions.

Like the S-ranked city-building task, an S-rank indicates a high likelihood of encountering Transcendent Tier enemies, but it’s a group task that Awakening Tiers can also participate in.

"Boss, which task do we choose?"

"Fool, of course, we’ll take them all!"

"Fool, there’s only nine of us, how do we split up?!"

He Yuanhang was quite helpless, as the adventure group never seemed to develop, and it must be these fools’ responsibility.

"Do the second task." He could only say.

He Yuanhang took out a ten-seater hover combat vehicle from his Storage Ring, and after everyone was seated, the vehicle swiftly flew far away.

...

Pamu Base City, a power second only to the Holy Land, akin to Flame Valley’s Overlord Level.

Here, many Awakeners recalled the summer a few months ago, when a Floating Airship descended from the sky, closing all Abyssal Rifts around them.

Several months had passed, and there were no longer signs of Demonized Beasts around Pamu Base City. The mercenary association only had a few scattered tasks left, and many mercenaries ventured into dangerous Forbidden Lands seeking Source Crystals, hoping for luck to find some treasures.

Naturally, some succeeded, but more became lost without a trace.

As a veteran mercenary, Yoshimoto had once ventured into a Forbidden Land, but before venturing deep, he encountered a Transcendent Tier Hydrocroc, and fortunately, the Transcendent Mutant Beast was indifferent to them. After a narrowly survived deadly escape, Yoshimoto and a few teammates barely survived.

Yet he dared not enter those lands again.

"If Green Shadow City hadn’t closed the Abyssal Rifts, we wouldn’t be in this situation! Even a Basic Rune Master is making more than us now!"

Yoshimoto complained, now even reluctant to add meat to his noodle soup—well, Mutant Beast meat.

"Boss!" A member of the team hurriedly ran over, "Green Shadow City’s adventurer guild has set up a branch in our Pamu Base City. Is it that the adventurer guild has lots of tasks? We need to register quickly."

"Hmph!" Yoshimoto dismissively waved his hand.

"We’ve ended up like this because of Green Shadow City! If it weren’t for them, casually going out hunting could net at least tens of Source Crystals, I’d rather starve than register as a Green Shadow adventurer!"

He added, "Closing Abyssal Rifts, Green Shadow City did it first. Now the whole world is the same, even if the adventurer guild opens a branch here, can they conjure tasks out of thin air?"

"Uh, but I heard there are indeed tasks."

The team member felt wronged.

Recalling what he heard on the way, he added, "I heard there’s a top-tier main task called exploring the new continent. Apparently, Green Shadow City discovered a continent no smaller than the major continents, and they’re summoning adventurers for exploration. I heard it’s undeveloped, and adventurers are easily finding Energy Fruits, High-level herbs, and precious minerals...

Of course, I think it must be fake. How could there be a land littered with treasures... Hey, Boss, where are you going? To the adventurer guild? The guild’s on Champs Street, hey wait for me—"

By the time Yoshimoto reached the adventurer guild, there were already many mercenaries whose names he could call out.

With his slight fame in the mercenary circle, he squeezed to the front, seeing the dazzling quest on the screen at the hall’s front.

Explore the new continent.

Floating Airship transportation included.

High task reward rates.

"Green Shadow City awesome!"

"No one can stop me from signing up!"