Immortality Starts From Making Money.-Chapter 345: Exploring the Never-Ending Forest At A Terrifying Speed.
The news of Mo Jian forming a pact with the Serpent Queen was known to only a select few.
Leaving the Never-Ending Forest, Mo Jian commanded the full force of the exploration into the Never-Ending Forest.
The vassal clans under the Thousand Wealth Chamber moved like well-oiled machines.
The Western Region, which had been quiet for a while, woke from its slumber.
In a week, the Never-Ending City became saturated with adventurers.
Since exploration of the Never-Ending Forest had halted, many adventurers had lost their income sources.
They could only hunt weaker beasts for clans and restaurants.
But now...
Thousands of adventurers rushed into the forest as if it were their second home.
Was the Never-Ending Forest dangerous?
Yes.
But the lure of getting rich quickly was something no ordinary person could ignore.
More importantly, anyone who died during the exploration would have their family receive payment from the Thousand Wealth Chamber.
This alone won the hearts of many people.
For this batch of adventurers, they must explore beyond the already explored 100,000 miles deeper into the forest.
Mo Jian’s goal was to cross one billion miles in three months.
In the Serpent Queen’s territory, the Serpent Queen watched thousands of humans explore the Never-Ending Forest as though the forest were not so terrifying.
With the pact signed with Mo Jian, the snakes did not leave their territory.
Tens of thousands of serpents lived harmoniously in the valley under the queen’s protection.
Even so, the snakes could feel the invasion of the human race.
The humans did not attack the beasts; they merely journeyed through the forest at their fastest speed. At night, they hunted small beasts to feast on.
Each human was equipped with different artifacts.
Their robes were engraved with dust-avoidance runes, camouflage runes, insect-repellent runes, and more.
In their storage pouches, each carried sound-isolation arrays, camouflage arrays, intruder-warning arrays, and protective arrays.
They were fully equipped for anything the forest might throw at them.
In two weeks, the human race had pushed more than fifty thousand miles deeper into the Never-Ending Forest.
The previously terrifying forest was being mapped at breathtaking speed, and all its hidden mysteries lay bare before the humans.
"When does the human race acquire such strength?" the Serpent Queen muttered to herself.
To say she was shocked would be an understatement.
She was dumbfounded.
This had gone beyond anything she knew.
The human race she knew was never this efficient, nor so meticulous in their plans.
More importantly, they were not blinded by greed.
The deeper one went into the Never-Ending Forest, the rarer and older the treasures became, herbs that were impossible to see outside.
Yet the batch of humans were not entirely greedy for them.
Although there were small skirmishes among the humans, they rarely led to life-and-death battles.
It was as if invisible hands were guiding them.
Apart from their dedication, what truly caught the Serpent Queen’s attention was how easily they evaded the perception of many powerful beasts.
Most of the humans were Foundation Realm and Core Refining Warriors.
Against the formidable beasts inhabiting the forest, they were nothing but prey delivered on a platter of gold.
Yet none of the Tier-3 beasts managed to detect them.
It was as if they were invincible.
"When has the human race’s artifact refinement grown this much?" she asked aloud.
She had been playing with Spirit Link to stave off boredom, but now she found herself more interested in the humans venturing deeper into the Never-Ending Forest.
"Is it possible...?" She shook her serpentine head, denying such an absurd notion.
How could the human race fully explore the Never-Ending Forest?
It was called Never-Ending Forest for a reason.
Even if humans could achieve it, the heart of the forest held horrifying enemies.
She believed their journey would stop when they reached that zone.
So she believed.
Perhaps that would have happened if Mo Jian had not been told about the terrifying beast inhabiting the heart of the Never-Ending Forest.
But now...
Two weeks later, the humans’ momentum showed no signs of slowing; it only grew.
They had already pushed three hundred thousand miles deeper into the forest, and the rate of progress increased with each passing day.
Yet Mo Jian was not satisfied.
He arrived at the Serpent Queen’s caravan with the same calm confidence.
"Senior, I’ve come once again to see you," he said casually, eyes resting on the massive serpentine head.
"Kid, you’ve surprised me," the Serpent Queen admitted, unable to hide her shock.
Now the human race had gone beyond her soul sense; she could not tell how far they had progressed.
But her instinct told her they had penetrated farther than she had ever imagined.
"Senior, thank you for your praise," Mo Jian replied with a pale smile.
He was well aware of their rapid progress, but that was not the reason he was here.
"Senior, please accept my gift." He drew out a pill bottle.
Looking at the pill bottle, the Serpent Queen immediately recognized it as the Seven Essence Blood Pill.
She had consumed the previous pill, and her bloodline had improved a bit.
She had hoped for more pills but was too proud to ask for more.
Now, however, things were different.
But instead of receiving the pill, she spoke in a cold voice.
"What do you want?"
"Senior, it is nothing much. I just need your help to test an array." His voice was casual, with a faint smile playing on his lips.
"Test the array?"
She was puzzled.
"Yes, Senior. We are testing an array, and only a powerful senior like you can tell us if the array is working or not."
The Serpent Queen did not respond for a moment.
After thinking it through, she agreed.
"All right. Throw the pill."
When Mo Jian heard this, he could not help but smile brightly.
If they were going to successfully explore and evade all the threats in the forest, their plan depended on this array.
