Chapter 461 - Divine Realm Modifications

Han Wu took Jing Jing’s word for it.

As a Crystal Skeleton, she was much more sensitive to death and darkness than he was. If she said that the merchant had wares related to those two energies, then it had to be true.

He ordered their units to greet and escort the merchant to them. Smiling, the illegal merchant greeted the pair. Han Wu deliberately let out a cold scoff, while Jing Jing put up a welcoming front.

After some quick introductions, the trio quickly delved straight into business. The merchant showed them a list of items that he had in his inventory, which Han Wu briefly skimmed through.

The length and complexity of the list made his head swim. Worse still, the currency used wasn’t Divine Points but Essence Coins. These were forged from Divine Essence, with a single Divine Essence equating to 1,000 Essence Coins.

After learning about this conversion rate, he checked the list again and was relieved to find it much more comprehensible than before. With that, the illegal merchant started introducing his wares.

He sold a wide variety of goods, from blueprints of ships to fishing rods. Consulting the list once again, Han Wu skipped past most of the articles until he found something related to death and darkness.

It was a bead that emanated dark gas with the character for death carved onto it.

Noticing Han Wu’s interest, the merchant explained that he had found the bead in the ruins of a giant ship. He had initially thought it to be a good treasure and had not expected it to remain unsold for thirty years. Thus, if Han Wu was interested, the merchant was willing to offer him a 20% discount.

Han Wu checked the price.

It cost 300,000 Essence Coins! A 20% discount meant he still had to pay 240,000 Essence Coins, or 240 Divine Essence!

That was a monstrous number of Divine Essence to pay for a God, but it was still within the acceptable range for Han Wu. Still, he was hesitant about purchasing the bead when he didn’t know what it was. He didn’t want to spend 240 Divine Essence on something useless.

Jing Jing approached to check the list with him. When she saw the bead, she instantly knew that it was what she had sensed. Although she didn’t know what it could be used for, she firmly trusted her own instincts.

Noticing her adamance on this front, Han Wu decided to buy it as a gift for her. He then continued to scan the list to see if there was anything else.

At the bottom of the list were two blueprints for modifying one’s divine realm into flying ships.

“Aha! These blueprints contain the two most popular methods of modifying one’s land into flying ships here in the Abyssal Mine,” the merchant explained. “The first is called the Swarm. It involves splitting your divine realm into hundreds of districts, with each district then becoming a small ship. Paired with various systems, you can form a fleet of small ships that resembles a swarm of hornets.

“The second, the Lone Wolf, turns your entire divine realm into one massive ship. Its size means it moves slowly, but it’s also much more powerful compared to the other forms.”

Han Wu was interested, but which one should he choose: the Swarm or the Lone Wolf?

After considering his existing abilities, he ultimately chose the Swarm and left the other blueprint for Jing Jing. Unlike him, she had already planned to turn her entire divine realm into one massive ship to begin with.

The two blueprints were cheaper, with each costing 150,000 Essence Coins. Han Wu paid for them and activated his chosen blueprint. His divine realm underwent a massive change.

The data of a ship showed up in place of his usual divine realm.

[Giant-Class Ship: Swarm Form]

Han Wu had split his divine realm into 182 ships. There were 160 locust ships, with 1 Giant-class, 5 Big-class, 24 Medium-class, and 130 Small-class.

The Earthsunder Dark Locust commanded the 100,000 square kilometer Giant-class ship. The Sage locusts each took control of one of the five 10,000 square kilometer Big-class ships. The Medium-class ships, each 1,000 square kilometer in size, fell under the command of one of the 24 King locusts. Finally, the 100 square kilometer Small-class ships fell under the domain of the 130 High Lord locusts.

Han Wu also had 22 non-locust ships under his command, including another Giant-class, three Big-class, eight Medium-class, and ten Small-class. The other units in his divine realm occupied these ships.

This made for a total of 182 ships in Han Wu’s fleet. He could send a lone ship out to explore or dispatch a force to besiege his enemies.

There were many ways in which he could employ them.

Jing Jing’s modification, on the other hand, was much simpler. The Lone Wolf blueprint compressed her entire divine realm into a massive ship in the form of a skeleton’s skull. Though her divine realm had been reduced to a mere 100,000 square kilometers in size, its might had received a drastic boost.

As ships, their divine realms had gained the space to install various systems just like the other ships. Stronger systems took up more space, but their effects were also amplified as a result.

Unfortunately, the merchant didn’t have any exceedingly powerful systems for sale, and the two had no choice but to stop modifying their ships for the moment.

This, however, didn’t stop their enthusiasm. Instead, they decided to find some “friends” from whom to “borrow” said systems and upgrade their own. Naturally, there was no reason for them to return these systems once they got them.

The two were eagerly looking for their next target when a Medium-class ship came into view. The Medium-class ship also spotted Han Wu’s and Jing Jing’s incredibly conspicuous ships in return. After all, one was a massive fleet, and the other was a Giant-class Lone Wolf form ship.

The Medium-class ship turned to flee, but the two gave chase.

They weren’t about to let it escape!