Beginning with the Ubume Bird

Chapter 214: Chapter 51 Mage Tool

“The task was to locate the source of the ‘Heavenly Mother Crossing the Sea’ phenomenon, which had been occurring for nearly a thousand years, and to fulfill the Heavenly Mother’s wish.”

“Before coming here, I was full of confidence. The exploration records indicated that although the fruit was massive in size, its overall standard was mediocre at best. The level of martial arts contained within the fruit was so insubstantial that even Ten Cities would find it lacking. Although the spell lineages were complete, very few people could practice them to a deep level. Those pirates who ruled supreme over their domains and the sea demons lurking in the ocean, if any had the strength of a ‘Nine Luminaries Walker,’ that would be considered quite good.”

“Only after arriving here did I realize that all this mediocrity was based on the premise that it did not involve coastal deities of faith!”@@novelbin@@

“The minions of those legendary gods either raise storms or cause chaos. Sea demons tamed by deities possess strength at least close to that of the Six Ministries! And gods of coastal faith like Dadao Gong, Mazu, Ice-Sealed Ancient Buddha are at least at the level of the Five Directions Elder, or even higher!”

“Considering these elusive deities, the level of this fruit is certainly within the top twenty of all heavenly supports! Zhan Yuejin, he did it on purpose!”

“However, Yan Fu would not issue a Walker a mission that was absolutely impossible to complete. I made thorough preparations, faced the challenge of ‘Heavenly Mother Crossing the Sea,’ narrowly escaped death at the hands of the Sea Dragon King ‘Yan Gong,’ and finally found the source of ‘Heavenly Mother Crossing the Sea.'”

“Macau! The source where the ‘Heavenly Mother Crossing the Sea’ began is Macau, the hidden location of Yan Fu’s treasure, is here as well!”

“…The wish of Heavenly Mother Mazu is to completely drive the Portuguese out of Macau.”

“Damn it, it’s impossible to do it alone.”

“I need to leverage the power of the fruit’s natives, be it official navy, pirates, or the East India Company, but this would definitely require a long-term operation…”

“The higher a fruit ranks, the slower the time flows. Comparing with the time flow rate of Jiayin-9, it’s almost a 2 to 1 ratio here! If I really get tied up here for ten or eight years, by the time I return everything will have changed. I’ve decided to take a gamble.”

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“In my original world, I had no ties, so to die was simply to die. Given the nature of Yan Fu, they would probably leave some remnants of Yan Fu for other Walkers to pick up cheaply.”

“I left this message specifically because I hoped you could do me a favor. Find a Walker named An Jing in Yan Fu and give her the Shuizhamai Map. I would be deeply grateful.”

The message ended abruptly.

Li Yan took a moment to gather his thoughts.

Assuming that ‘Jiayin-9’ refers to his own world—it is also the only world from which Yan Fu Walkers emerge.

The time when he entered this fruit was the end of 2013. (The story takes place at this time, and Li Yan, born in ’87, had just turned twenty-six.)

The last time Germany was in the World Cup finals was in ’02, which Li Yan remembered clearly because that was the only time China’s football team had ever made it into the World Cup!

It can be inferred from Mi Li’s words that he entered this fruit in ’02, eleven years prior.

Li Yan had inquired before, and learned that Master Mi Li from Xiangyan Temple had mysteriously disappeared over twenty years ago, which roughly matched the time flow rate of 1 to 2.

In the last battle at Yan Capital, Hate Parting revealed that Zhan Yuejin had only become one of the ‘Ten Masters’ in the last two years. This meant that eleven years ago, Zhan Yuejin, who had not yet become a ‘Jie Master,’ had planned against Mi Li, resulting in Mi Li’s entrapment within this fruit and ultimately his risky venture and death.

Putting aside all these trivial and rotten matters, what Li Yan was more interested in was that once again, since he had entered Yan Fu, he had learned about Yan Fu’s secret treasure!

In a sense, Yan Fu’s secret treasure is even more precious than heritage.

The ‘Nine Phoenix Divine Talisman’ transformed from the Dragon Tiger Qi not only improved Li Yan’s Awakening Degree but also added the ‘Nine Phoenix Enhancements’ attribute to the Gu Huo Bird, the ‘Corpse Dog Enhancement’ of the Corpse Dog Money, including the Five Elements Strengthening from Wushan—all were the workings of the secret treasure of Yan Fu.

Li Yan vaguely felt that to move up in rank, the Awakening Degree was just the foundation; it was these secret treasures of Yan Fu that truly differentiated the strong from the weak among the walkers.

More importantly, compared to a solitary Eight Extremes Walker from over a decade ago, the current Li Yan, commanding tens of thousands of strong young soldiers, was undoubtedly more likely to accomplish this Yan Fu event and obtain the secret treasures of Yan Fu!

Drive out the Red-Haired Devils from Macau, once and for all.

“What about the two Exotic Beast Maps, have they been found?”

Li Yan was a bit anxious.

“The Painting Tiger Orchid has been located in an ancient Japanese temple by some brothers, but there’s no sign of the Yaoxiong, which is said to have been bought by a British businessman. Our people can’t get in touch with these foreign devil merchants,” Gu replied.

“We can’t wait any longer, let’s head back to Lantau Island.”

…

At the end of May, the “Jealousy,” one of Helun’s seven huge ships, its body painted black, entered the docks of Macau. Its golden blue round shield sail was fully stretched out. Hundreds of black three-masted warships crowded the sea.

The oars boiled, the rigging interwove, and cannons stood in neat rows,

The Portuguese soldiers, in their crisp uniforms with high cheekbones and squinted eyes, stood in orderly ranks, meticulous and unsmiling, dressed in black and red uniforms, their lips pressed tightly together.

The Qingxiangshan County Magistrate Zhao Guangyi, Mr. Zheng of Macau, along with the Governor of Macau, Alikar, Bishop Tang Ruola, and Chief Prosecutor Barros, inspected the troops on the Macau docks.

Seeing the imposing presence of the Portuguese army, Mr. Zheng felt a chill of fear: “Bishop Tang Ruola, I think we can set out now.”

Tang Ruola nodded, his smile contained, his Chinese fairly standard, “Of course. The operation to encircle and suppress Tianbao will surely be a great success.”

Mr. Zheng spoke softly, “The high command has decreed that your troops do not need to land at the port of Guangzhou for a roll call. Please proceed directly to Lantau Island. Captain Bast of the British navy and the Official Navy will follow shortly. We will meet at Lantau Island.”

The smile on Tang Ruola’s aged face gradually faded: “What do you mean by that, Mr. Zheng? Our soldiers are here to help your country suppress bandits, yet they’re not even allowed into your country’s docks?”

Mr. Zheng stumbled over his words and couldn’t speak.

Zhao Guangyi, though of low rank and usually not taken seriously, had a stubbornness that came from being an official in such harsh conditions, and didn’t shy away in front of his superiors: “I do not understand something and would like to ask the Bishop for clarification.”

“Please go ahead.”

“The request for joint operations from the general came fifteen days ago, and in such a short period, your country has been able to assemble such a large fleet. I’m curious, before the official document requesting cooperation was issued, were these ships and sailors already approaching the South Seas?”

“Guangyi! You are out of line,” Mr. Zheng scolded softly.

“No matter, Lord Zhao is straightforward. Upon hearing the general’s request, we certainly did not dare to delay, so we immediately summoned these ships and sailors from the sea, day and night,” Tang Ruola replied.

“Oh?” Zhao Guangyi sneered twice, “If I’m not mistaken, isn’t your country still at war? The situation is dire. With such a powerful navy, why not confront the armies of France, instead of coming here to help us hunt down bandits?”