Chapter 308 - Platform
Chapter 308: Platform
There were still many places in this world where Legendary creatures could not go. For example, the endless vacuum in the universe and the scorching core of a planet.
Wei Huo and the others were walking on the path created by humans in the volcano. Lu Qiqi did not follow them in. She turned into a person called Wèi Huo[1] and started a huge revolution with the city as a core.
Wei Huo and the others started exploring the volcano in peace. They had already hidden themselves and were following a group of criminals.
The one leading the group of criminals was a strong police officer. The police officer said, “You guys are really lucky. You should know that you don’t need to spend money to walk, breathe, or speak loudly here. Besides, you will get 1.5 million Magma Coins every day you work here. As long as you pay your debt, you will be free.”
A strong man with a fierce face said, “You only need to work for 100 days for killing a person. It’s really worth it.”
A fat middle-aged man sneered. “Are you a newbie? How can you say such naive words? I’ve seen 30 people die in this place in the past three days.”
The strong man guffawed. “Don’t compare me to you pieces of trash! I have survived no matter what kind of danger I have encountered. Even if I kill 17 people, I’ll survive an attack by hundreds of policemen!”
The leading policeman sneered. “If you kill 17 people, you’ll have to work here for 1,700 days. No prisoners can stay here for so long!”
The strong man said, “Then wait for me to break the record!”
However, just as the man said that, a 70-meter-long worm jumped out of the magma river in the distance. The worm’s first target was the police officer, but the police officer dodged it immediately and hid behind a natural pillar at an extremely fast speed.
As a result, the long worm suddenly changed its target and bit the strong man before dragging him into the magma.
As he was dragged into the magma, everyone heard the man’s terrified cries for help. However, soon, they could only hear the sizzling sound of flesh being roasted.
A rookie, who was suddenly afraid, said, “What is this? Can Magma Worms grow this big?”
The fat middle-aged man sneered and said, “What a laughable newbie. You were probably feeling smug when you were chosen. This is a hell even more terrifying than the outside world!”
The policeman, who had been avoiding them, walked over and said, “Don’t waste your time. Come with me. This damned place… If my salary wasn’t 300 million a day, I wouldn’t be coming here to work.”
The others were stunned. They only earned 1.5 million a day for working there, but this police officer got 300 million.
Wei Huo and the others followed them. When they saw the gigantic worm, they started discussing it with their Divine Sense.
The golden armor said, “Any monster that appears is an Epic-ranked creature. This underwater world is indeed not simple!”
Wei Huo said, “When we were high up in the sky, I performed a rough count. There are about 70 volcanoes at the bottom of the sea. According to the known intelligence, there are five Legendary creatures cultivating in the volcano we’re in. Assuming there are five Legendary creatures per volcano on average, there are over 350 Legendary creatures in the underwater world!”
The others were terrified. 350 Legendary creatures… How powerful was this force? It was enough to sweep away all the forces on Earth!
The Prime Minister Black Dragon wiped his cold sweat. “That’s why the strongest existence on land only dares to claim to be the strongest on the surface. If he comes to the bottom of the sea, I’m afraid he won’t be considered important, right?”
Wei Huo said, “This is a civilization about to head to the starry sky. It’s not surprising that it has such powerful strength. Who knows how many experts are hidden in the endless starry sky? The Atlanteans are cultivating desperately. I’m afraid they’re doing this so their race can migrate in the future.”
The foundation of the Atlanteans was too deep. They had developed for tens of thousands of years and had already increased their strength to a terrifying level.
Wei Huo and the others did not choose to invade the place in a high-profile manner at first. Instead, they chose to observe and infiltrate it slowly. It had to be said that this cautious method saved them a lot of trouble. At the very least, they did not have to fight 350 real Legendary creatures.
The golden armor said, “The Atlanteans have been cultivating for too long. They also have the Soul Refining Water to support them. The only ones among us who can defeat the Atlanteans are Brother Huo and Sister Lu, who have obtained a top-notch heritage. Therefore, my suggestion is to get some benefits and escape as soon as possible.”
Wei Huo said, “Tens of thousands of years ago, the Atlanteans and the land people were the same kind of people. However, I didn’t expect that after tens of thousands of years, the Atlanteans would reach their current scale. Although the land people have a history of 10,000 years, we have expended too much unnecessary strength for the sake of a small territory.”
Xiao Liang said, “This is because the underwater world is so big that they can obtain territory indefinitely. There’s only so much land. If people don’t fight for it, others will snatch it away.”
Wei Huo and the others had already followed the group of prisoners to their workplace. It was a huge steel platform. Countless steel racks supported the huge steel platform, and an even larger drilling rig was set up on the platform.
The platform was just like an oil-mining platform on the surface. A huge pipe kept sinking into the magma, and there were countless prisoners around it. These prisoners were operating the machinery they were in charge of on the huge platform. Some were transporting resources, while others were controlling drills. The police were only in charge of commanding them.
All the factories in the underwater world were man-made, including the huge platform that collected the Soul Refining Water. They did not use robots or fully-automated equipment. Everything had to be done by manpower.
Fortunately, the policemen and prisoners were wearing special black uniforms. Not only could they resist the high temperature, but they could also resist attacks from unknown monsters to a certain extent.
This was only the first platform in the volcano. There were all sorts of departments and countless prisoners in the volcano who were in charge of different jobs.
For example, in a magma cave, the prisoners were only in charge of one thing. They had to throw a large amount of food into the magma and let the gigantic black worms eat it. If the prisoners were careless, they would be eaten by the worms.
These worms were the ones who did all the work by collecting the Soul Refining Water. The higher-ups did not care about losing a few lives.
[1] Different Wei.