Myriad Realms Gatekeeper

There's not much I can say.

"Thank you," Shen Ye said, understandingly.

The journey was silent.

Wherever the team passed, all kinds of fighting undead souls made way.

About an hour or so.

A vast expanse of flat grey wilderness appeared ahead.

The scouts kept coming back to report the situation.

All the way was safe.

Finally.

General Tazweil's carriage stopped beside the grey wilderness.

From the reports of his subordinates, it seemed that just ahead was the edge of Chaotic Bone Land.

As soon as one stepped onto the grey wilderness, they would enter the territory of another powerful undead.

——So what is this for?

Fight?

However, the general did not order everyone to prepare for battle, but to rest on the spot.

Shen Ye commanded his subordinates to disperse in all directions to scout various situations while pondering what would happen next.

After a while.

Shen Ye received a message and immediately reported to General Tazweil:

"General, a carriage has appeared from the direction of the plateau, with twenty-four Professionals riding skeleton horses, approaching our direction."

"Understood," the general's voice was unusually calm.

Shen Ye relaxed as well.

Well.

It seems it's not a fight.

Soon——

A grey carriage guarded by twenty-four Professionals sped along, stopping directly opposite to General Tazweil's carriage, about thirty meters away.

"Tazweil, how's your day?"

A voice came from the opposing carriage.

"Thanks to you, not bad——how about you? Anything on your mind today?" General Tazweil asked.

"Today there's no trouble in my territory, nor nearby," came the reply.

"Today is really good," General Tazweil said.

"Indeed, it's a fine day," agreed the voice from the other side.

Shen Ye listened to their conversation and vaguely felt that at the end of it, they seemed to breathe a sigh of relief simultaneously.

——But why?

Shen Ye wanted to hear more of their talk, but unfortunately, neither side said anything further.

The surroundings fell silent.

Both parties just stood silently on the edge of the wilderness, motionless, not speaking.

——As if waiting for something.

Time slowly passed by.

No matter how curious Shen Ye was, nothing happened after all.

Five o'clock in the afternoon.

"Time's up."

At the same time, this sentence was spoken from the carriages on both sides.

If they had each breathed a sigh of relief at the end of their conversation just before, now there was a sense of relief in their tone.

Shen Ye was incredibly puzzled.

But no one offered any explanation.

General Tazweil's voice rang out again:

"Isaac, that carriage of yours, still the same old thing, can it really get up to speed?"

There was a teasing note in his voice.

The being addressed as Isaac responded in a relaxed tone:

"I've just recently retrofitted the chassis and installed a new demon crystal drive engine, engraved with wind runes——but your carriage is still such an old clunker."

"Hmph, just wait and see, there may come a day when we'll compete and see who is faster," the general said.

"I hope that day never comes," Isaac stated.

The general fell silent for a moment, then also said, "Right, let's hope that day never comes."

The conversation was over.

The troops from both sides turned around and began the return journey.

On the way back.

Shen Ye felt it all very nonsensical.

——To reach the edge of the territory and spend a few hours with another faction's strong figure, exchange a few words, and then everyone goes home?

How absurd.

"Baxter."

A voice suddenly sounded from inside the carriage.

"General," Shen Ye rode up, close to the carriage window.

General Tazweil's voice came from inside the carriage:

"I hear you're looking for Cannon Branding Castle?"

"Yes, General."

"Why?"

"I have friends there."

"That place is not easy to find; even if you have a map, you can't reach it."

"Why, General."

"Because you need a certain status to enter that place."

A map flew out from the carriage.

Shen Ye hurriedly caught it.

"Take a look when you have time; this is the most detailed map. I'll take you with me next time I go," General Tazweil said.

"Thank you, General!" Shen Ye replied loudly.

——The General is really adept at handling things!

The caravan continued on its way and soon returned to the fortress.

The mission ended.

The General ordered everyone to disband on the spot.

Shen Ye took his men along with Green to deal with some daily affairs and stopped a few specters from causing trouble in the square.

By the time he had organized the scout team's evening watch schedule, it was already six in the evening.

It was time to go back!

He went to his own room, dismissed his subordinates, waited a while, then opened the door and went home.

Main World.

Shen Ye opened the door and returned to the rooftop of his apartment building.

It was already dark.

Lights from thousands of homes.

One could faintly hear the music from the TV, the laughter of children playing, and the humming sound of the kitchen's exhaust fan.

——Such peaceful and ordinary days, precious to the point of seeming unreal.

Shen Ye sighed, put away the undead battle armor he was wearing, and stored away his bow and sword before he proceeded to enter the apartment building.

By the time he got home, dinner was ready.

His father, Shen Shi'an, was sitting on the sofa watching TV.

His mother was serving the dishes.

"Back already?"

"Yeah."

"Where did you wander off to?"

"Just around the area, supermarkets and shopping centers, took a walk around."

"Let's eat dinner."

"Okay."

Four dishes and a soup.

Comforting and healthy.

Shen Ye had a peaceful dinner with his parents, enjoying the quiet and warm moments.

"——Really delicious; I'm full."

"Go rest. If you want to go out, just go, but be safe and take your phone with you."

"Got it, I'm heading to the Renjian Wudao Building. I might practice there tonight and won't come back home."

His parents both looked at him.

"Working so hard?" His mother sounded a bit distressed.

"Don't worry. Everyone is working hard; I don't want to fall behind," Shen Ye said.

"Go on, then," his father said with a smile.

"Yeah."

His parents' gaze followed him until he left the dining table, put on his shoes, opened the door, went out, and then closed the door.

Half an hour later.

Renjian Wudao Building.

In a specialized warehouse.

Shen Ye saw his Ghost Fire Motorcycle and his biochemical avatar.

The biochemical avatar was already fixed and could be activated at any time.

As for the Ghost Fire Motorcycle—

"Kill one in ten steps, without a trace for a thousand miles," Shen Ye said.

Light—

The red decals on the black motorcycle glowed with streamlined light, turning into a mist of red fog, looking incredibly cool.

A sweet AI female voice came from the motorcycle:

"Thank you for playing an important role in the Nine Evils God incident!"

"In recognition of your special contribution, Kunlun has upgraded your Ghost Fire Motorcycle, the summary is as follows:"

"1. When the speed reaches two hundred kilometers per hour, the motorcycle will transform into a super small flying shuttle, with AI assistance for flight, up to supersonic speed;"

"2. A new radar fire control and weapons system has been added; to reduce weight, all weapons are 'Turbulence' style lasers;"

"3. The latest power system has been installed, with a revolutionary battery swap, increasing the endurance capacity to 218%."

"All current functions use 1,741 patents provided by Kunlun with tailor-made algorithms and designs, encompassing technological intellectual property and design patents, which no individual or organization may copy or emulate."

"——This is the only motorcycle in the world, Student Shen Ye."