Chu Tian was communicating with the Blood King.
He obtained a lot of useful information.
At the same time, he was surprised to learn that the little guy who triggered the Heavenly Tribulation mentioned by the other party was undoubtedly Old Yang. He said that Old Yang had been captured and was not dead.
Moreover, he had survived the final Heavenly Tribulation.
That Heavenly Tribulation was blocked by a "monster" as described by the Blood King.
This was the best news he had received so far.
Surviving the Heavenly Tribulation meant that Old Yang had advanced to the Saint Body realm.
However, there was also a greater danger!
If Old Yang became corrupted, he would stand on the opposite side of Chu Tian, becoming an enemy.
"Stop the resource collection, we are preparing to depart!"
Chu Tian gave the order without hesitation.
[Collection ships are returning, please wait!]
Suixing replied directly.
"The key to this spaceship should still be within this barrier. If possible, please help me find it!"
At this moment, the Blood King made a request to Chu Tian.
[Ding... System prompt: Do you accept the request from the Blood King Orox? Mission Name: Find the Missing Spaceship Key!]
"Accept!"
Chu Tian answered directly.
He already had many tasks to do, so one more wouldn't hurt. Whether he could find it was another matter.
[Ding... System prompt: Mission accepted, Find the Missing Spaceship Key! Mission Reward: Passive Skill - Immunity to Blood Race Corruption!]
"Holy cow!"
Seeing the mission reward, Chu Tian was a little excited.
This passive skill was awesome!
He almost wanted to complete this mission first before heading to the far north.
With the passive skill of immunity to Blood Race corruption, his chances of winning against the "monster" mentioned by the Blood King would be greater.
However, after thinking it over... Old Yang's danger...
He decided against it.
After all, the key had been lost for a long time with no clues.
Whether it could be found depended on luck.
Despite this, he still opened the mission panel to check.
[Find the Missing Spaceship Key]
Mission Level: Encounter.
Mission Deadline: One year, two months, three days, fifteen hours.
Mission Description: The key to the Blood Race孕育船 (Nurturing Ship) is a Spirit artifact-level magic treasure. It is very likely to have nurtured a spirit, and possess extremely high intelligence, even capable of transforming into human form.
Mission Item Description: Sword-shaped, blade length five feet six inches two fen, width seven inches six fen, blood-red, inscribed with a flying bird pattern (with a miniature style icon following it).
Mission Reward: Passive Skill - Immunity to Blood Race Corruption (from the Blood Race, the blessing of the final King).
After Chu Tian finished reading the mission panel,
He discovered that the mission countdown time was the same as the time he was about to leave this world.
To his surprise, the key mentioned in the mission description was actually a Spirit artifact-level magic treasure, and it could even transform into human form!?
The mission panel also had an additional description of the item's appearance.
It was a blood-red longsword, a giant sword nearly six feet long and eight inches wide.
With such a description, the difficulty of finding it was significantly reduced.
At least he wouldn't have to search blindly.
After everything else was completed, he could post some notices in various main cities, which might provide clues.
Of course, it might also be scattered in some tribes outside the main cities.
It might even be hidden in some uninhabited corner.
It was impossible to say.
So, it still depended on luck.
However, Chu Tian glanced at the icon and felt like he had seen it somewhere before.
Just as he was about to recall it carefully, Suixing's alert system sent a message.
[All resource collection ships have been recovered!]
"Ascend, depart, direction... due north..." Chu Tian collected his thoughts.
*Tch...*
After Chu Tian issued the command, Suixing immediately executed it, emitting a jet of fire from its feet.
It shot up into the sky from the canyon!
Adjusting its direction, it turned into a streak of light.
"Finally departing, I'm so bored!"
Xiao Hei sat inside the mecha, watching the scenery blur past.
Miao Zuo and Wei Jin were in a state of cultivation, meditating.
For the past few days, only Xiao Hei had been bored, staring at the passing collection ships!
In his words: "I'm almost twenty thousand years old, what's the use of meditating for a few minutes."
Not long after Suixing picked up speed, Wei Jin and Miao Zuo also woke up.
"Boss, what are we going to do?"
Miao Zuo's first question upon opening his eyes was an inquiry.
His expression was one of eagerness.
"What are we going to do? Just as you're thinking!" Chu Tian replied.
"Heh heh..." Miao Zuo smiled and took out a pile of things from his spatial bag.
He arranged them, as if organizing a package.
Wei Jin glanced at them and took out the Zhanma sword Chu Tian had given him earlier, intending to polish it.
"Don't bother polishing that broken sword of yours, I'll give you a better one later!" Chu Tian said.
Wei Jin's eyes lit up upon hearing this.
He had never had a suitable weapon!
"Xiao Tian, I want a longsword!" Wei Jin said.
"A longsword?" Chu Tian asked in surprise.
"Yes, I'm a swordsman, but I don't have a good weapon to use!"
It was then that Chu Tian learned that his most proficient weapon was a sword.
But when they first met, Wei Jin had used a saber!
And on his mount, he used a snake-shaped spear.
However, since he said so, Chu Tian decided to go with his preference.
"What kind of sword do you use?" Chu Tian inquired.
"The blade should be about six feet long, seven to eight inches wide, and the hilt should be one foot long.
I commissioned a sword to be made in the Forgotten City before, but their forging craftsmanship was too poor, and the material was also bad!
The greatsword was cut in half after just a few swings, so I had to use a saber instead!"
After speaking, Wei Jin waited expectantly. He had seen Old Yang's dragon-shaped spear.
The forging craftsmanship and quality of that spear were perfect beyond words.
He also knew that the spear was given to Old Yang by Chu Tian.
Now that Chu Tian said he would give him a better weapon, he was naturally extremely expectant.
"Holy cow, you use a sword for chopping? Then I think a saber suits you better!"
Chu Tian said speechlessly.
But as soon as he said this, Wei Jin's expectant gaze dimmed considerably. He thought Chu Tian didn't have the weapon he wanted.
"Wait, I'll forge one for you now!"
Chu Tian, seeing his expression, said slowly.
This immediately rekindled Wei Jin's anticipation.
"Suixing, are the ores collected just now enough to forge the longsword you just mentioned after refining?"
[Completely sufficient. We can forge a longsword weapon for mecha use to the standard of advanced mecha!]
"Alright, forge one now. I'll send the design to the system!"
After speaking, Chu Tian opened the mission panel again.
He opened the recently accepted mission, and the design of the longsword dropped out from the mission description!
He replicated it and sent it to Suixing's system.
As he replicated it, Chu Tian increasingly felt that he had seen this sword somewhere before.
After thinking about it carefully, he still couldn't remember.
So he gave up.
"How long will it take Suixing to forge it?"
[Refining the ore will take 20 minutes, and forging will take 10 minutes. Estimated time: 30 minutes!]