Hearing the question, Xiong Zhong turned back helplessly.
"Father, I haven't seen the Captain for two days either. Perhaps he’s occupied with important duties. If we keep waiting like this, who knows how long it’ll take before we get a chance to request permission for new recruits."
"Should we ask around again?"
Hearing this and seeing his son’s anxious and impatient expression, clearly unable to hold back his frustration, Xiong Fen’s wrinkled face darkened. He pulled off his gloves and stepped closer.
"Son!"
"That attitude of yours is all wrong!"
"Do you think Dark Shadow Island is just any place where anyone can co and go as they please? Though we’ve perford decently lately, we mustn’t get carried away!"
"Even if we have to wait for days—no, centuries—just for a chance to seek the Captain’s guidance and allow our old friends from the Moon God Pavilion to co here for rigorous cultivation, it would still be an imnse blessing!"
"In the face of such an opportunity, we must never show impatience. Our vision and mindset must keep evolving. We cannot fail to recognize the fortune right before us!"
The words struck like thunder, and Xiong Zhong’s eyes filled with sha.
Indeed.
Being able to enter Dark Shadow Island was an unimaginable stroke of destiny. Though he and his father had undergone a complete transformation, they were still the lowest of the low, surrounded by terrifying experts at every turn.
Yet here he was, growing restless after just a few days of waiting—utterly unacceptable!
"I was rash, and I am deeply ashad! I will take this as a lesson and never repeat such a mistake!"
Seeing his son’s bowed head, Xiong Fen’s expression softened slightly.
"Good."
"That’s the right attitude. We are now part of Dark Shadow Island. We must discipline ourselves and cherish this blessing!"
"Though you were impatient, it’s understandable. You’ve made great progress lately, and your performance has been comndable. Keep this up, and your future achievents will surely surpass mine!"
"Even the rank of Captain may soon be within your grasp!"
The heartfelt encouragent moved Xiong Zhong deeply.
Raising his gaze to his father—especially the safety helt on his head, gleaming gold under the setting sun—he realized just how vast the gap between them still was.
Instantly, the fire in Xiong Zhong’s eyes burned brighter than ever!
"I will discipline myself strictly and never disappoint you, Father!"
The father and son exchanged a faint smile, their fighting spirits blazing.
In the blink of an eye, $2he new construction site was once again filled with flying dust and sparks from wheelbarrows!
The daily grind of the workaholics resud, even more ferocious than before. As another pile of bricks was cleared, in the past, fellow laborers would have rushed in without rest to join the effort.
But this ti, even after the father-son duo had moved most of the load, no one else ca.
The site felt eerily quiet.
In contrast, the main road outside was alive with the sound of countless footsteps, as if sothing major was happening.
Xiong Zhong, being younger, couldn’t help but be distracted by the noise.
Xiong Fen, loading bricks onto a cart, reprimanded without even looking up, "Turn a deaf ear to worldly noise, focus only on the bricks of the Great Path!"
But this ti, the lesson didn’t imdiately pull his son back to work.
Xiong Fen paused and glanced up in confusion.
His son stood frozen, staring wide-eyed at the road ahead, as if witnessing sothing extraordinary.
Following his gaze…
Xiong Fen also froze in place!
The rest area beside the construction site was completely deserted.
The road outside was packed with a dense crowd, their silhouettes stretching long under the sunset. At a glance, there were at least several hundred people, their powerful auras mingling as they all marched toward the city!
Sothing major was definitely happening.
Instantly, Xiong Fen pulled off his safety helt in shock, and the two stood dumbfounded.
"What in the world is going on?"
"No idea…"
"Even during free ti at night, I’ve never seen anything like this."
"Could there be so major event?"
As they stared in bewildernt, $2 familiar figure suddenly dashed back to the site, grabbing a safety helt and work clothes before sprinting off again, clearly in a hurry!
Seeing this, Xiong Fen imdiately stepped forward to inquire.
"Master Liu, what’s happening?"
The bricklaying master turned at the call, giving the two a puzzled look.
"Old Xiong, Young Xiong, why are you two still here?! Haven’t you heard? Sothing huge is happening in the city tonight!"
Indeed!
The father and son had been too absorbed in their brick-carrying to notice anything else. Now, hearing the truth, they were stunned and quickly bowed in respect.
"Master Liu, please wait!"
"Could you tell us what’s going on?"
But the bricklaying master was already rushing to join the crowd, tossing back a hurried reply as he vanished into the sea of people.
"A divine artifact has appeared in the city!"
"I can’t waste ti explaining, or I’ll miss it!"
A divine artifact?!
The two were utterly shocked!
Without hesitation, they sprinted from the site, rging into the surging crowd, their faces filled with awe!
Had they heard of a "divine artifact" anywhere else, they would have scoffed. But on Dark Shadow Island, no matter how unbelievable, they had no choice but to believe.
Following the crowd, they ran wildly through several bustling streets.
After nearly half an hour of sprinting, they finally stopped at a crowded crossroads.
Before them was a sea of people!
Powerful figures were everywhere—bricklaying masters from other sites, formidable security team mbers, even construction captains they usually couldn’t hope to approach. At least three or four were visible at a glance!
And there—standing right before them—was a mber of the legendary Nightsoil Transport Brigade!
Even their own captain revered such elites!
Though they stood at the edge of the crowd, the sheer presence of these towering figures made the father and son tremble, not daring to utter a word, standing stiffly with utmost humility.
All these esteed seniors from various departnts were gazing intently at the crossroads.
At the center of attention, $2everal people were carrying a massive crystal slab, seemingly preparing to mount it onto a wall!
The father and son exchanged a silent glance, unable to discern the mystery behind the pitch-black crystal sheet. It hardly looked like a divine artifact.
But who were they to question? They could only watch in nervous silence.
As the crystal slab was secured in place, the front rows suddenly erupted in cheers, the excitent spreading like a wave toward them!
"It’s working!"
The two were baffled, their faces full of confusion.
Just as they furrowed their brows, $2he enormous crystal wall suddenly blazed with dazzling light, images flickering across its surface—so vivid it was like seeing them in person!
Mountains and rivers!
Divine birds and beasts!
All living things!
Everything displayed was lifelike!
The massive crystal wall seed capable of reflecting all existence, as if peering into every corner of the world. Even more terrifying was the realism—the images and sounds were so imrsive, it felt like stepping into another realm!
The Xiong father and son’s eyes widened in shock, their pupils trembling!
"This—this is—!"
To manifest all things, to observe heaven and earth!
Such divine power completely surpassed their understanding!
It was as though, $2ithin that colossal crystal wall, no secret in the world remained hidden!
Or as if an entire world had been carved into its surface, teeming with life—so real it was like gazing upon creation from the perspective of a god!
Overwheld, the two stood frozen in awe.
anwhile, the powerful figures around them buzzed with excitent.
"It worked!"
"Grandmaster Fang has truly succeeded!"
"This LCD screen is a divine artifact, beyond the comprehension of mortal cultivators!"
As the cheers and discussions echoed around them, the shock in the father and son’s eyes only deepened.
At the sa ti, they were also stunned by the surrounding discussions, their eyes brimming with curiosity. Under the cover of enthusiastic cheers, they mustered the courage to ask a bricklayer for answers.
"Master, may I ask what this... this liquid crystal screen is made of?"
The bricklayer scratched his head and chuckled.
"I’m just a lowly worker, so I don’t know much about such grand matters. But I’ve heard that many experts were sent out to hunt and slay powerful demonic beings—perhaps their corpses are part of the materials..."
The father and son shuddered at these words.
Demonic beings—those were truly fearso existences. Yet, they were being hunted and used to forge divine artifacts? Truly, this is the might of our Dark Shadow Island!
User Comments
0 comments from readers