Chapter 1187 - 1187 1186 Corpse Country

Chapter 1187: Chapter 1186 Corpse Country Chapter 1187: Chapter 1186 Corpse Country [Dragon Boat]

The total length is 630 meters, the width is 280 meters, and the height is 150 meters.

Inside, it features a Martial Arts Stage, a Mechanical Technology building, an Internal Affairs Building, an armory warehouse, and more.

Due to the involvement with the “Corpse Demon” related to the Imperial City, Han Dong and the Swollen Doctor were taken to a room at the top floor of the Internal Affairs Building… This guest room was not one that could be easily accessed.

Even on the Dragon Boat, some crew members with reputations required an approved document to access this place.

Accompanying them was Pei Zheng.

At the same time, this man was also the head instructor and chief of the imperial guard on the Dragon Boat.

Just being next to this person, one would feel immense pressure… Although Han Dong could counter it with his own domain, he chose not to do so.

He maintained a difficult gait, following with his head bowed the entire way.

“Governor, the Zombie Transformer from Ji Yun Island has been brought here.”

“Come in.”

The door slid open,

and a scent of sandalwood immediately spilled out.

Though the Corpse Handler could not breathe, this fragrance could independently infiltrate the nostrils and convey olfactory information… Such a scent could soothe an individual’s impatient psyche.

A wooden table, scrolls, an oil lamp,

And an official hat embroidered with golden dragon patterns also tapped at one corner of the table.

Seated inside the wooden table was an old Corpse Handler with a dragon-like appearance, his body extremely emaciated, as if a piece of ancient dried skin were merely attached to the outer layer of a skeleton.

Even so,

The old man had a pair of sharp eyes that seemed capable of penetrating someone’s heart.

He noticed something “out of control” about the Swollen Doctor immediately.

It was not that he saw through the doctor’s identity but rather that he noticed the “Mechanical Column” in the spine.

“Incredible, what we provided to the village was merely the most basic ‘Mechanical Technology’.

It could only be used for pressing ‘Corpse oil’ at the body level, which then through basic techniques, refined into ‘Corpse Element’… Such practices could not transfer mechanical attributes to the Corpse Demon’s body, how did you do it?”

The response to this was crucial.

Han Dong had already prepared his response internally; the affair with the “Metal Syringe” must be kept secret.

He did not respond to the mechanical transfer issue alone… Instead, he recounted the entire incident of killing the Corpse Demon to divert the attention of the old Corpse Handler.

Of course, the recounts were all done by the Swollen Doctor, while Han Dong was responsible for quietly passing messages.

They spent great effort describing the arduous process of killing the Corpse Demon.

And they implied that the not-yet-transformed Village Chief was on the brink of death in his fight with the Corpse Demon and there was simply no time to bring the Corpse Demon back to the village for the rather complicated process of extracting Corpse Element.

In a life-or-death moment, he directly had the Village Chief perform ‘spinal cord suction’ on the Corpse Demon’s spine.

The Swollen Doctor solemnly replied, “At the time, we didn’t know what the consequences would be, we were going to die anyway, so we decided to try it.

I inherently possessed related traits of the ‘spine,’ and during the suction, I felt a surge of power rushing towards my spine, spreading throughout my body through the spinal column.

While my injuries were slowly healing, it also gave me the opportunity to undergo Zombie Transformation.

During the conversion, I distinctly felt some sort of cold metal growing from within the spinal bone.”

As the Swollen Doctor finished his statement,

the old man in front of him revealed a slight smile, “In a life-or-death situation, you chose to suck the Corpse Demon’s spine? This monkey had undergone spinal modification during his youth… It’s not surprising you could transform by chance.

Not bad, I hope you perform well in the upcoming exams in the Imperial City.

As for the matter of the Corpse Demon, you need not concern yourself, our Corpse Country only cares about strength and weakness, killing the Corpse Demon means you are the more valuable warriors.

Go and rest now, we need to visit the remaining islands before returning to the Imperial City.”

“Thank you, sir.”

Han Dong and the Swollen Doctor immediately retraced their steps back.

However, although it seemed smooth, Han Dong was sweating nervously.

During the conversation with this old man, he could clearly feel the sharp gaze capturing various details… Any lie could potentially be exposed.

“Not at all simple… If this old man were in my world, he should also belong to the type of person like Mr. Black White.

And it went quite smoothly. Giving ‘The Tombs’ a starting score of 90, I hope everything continues to go well.”

He left the Internal Affairs Building.

The two of them headed straight to the edge of the Dragon Boat’s deck… trying to get a glimpse of the current world’s ‘appearance’.

Unfortunately, the Dragon Boat was sailing through a thick fog, the essence of which belonged to some ancient Corpse Energy. Even Han Dong’s Demon Eye found it difficult to see through… naturally, it was also impossible to overlook the vast world’s appearance.

However, he still saw something.

“Chains”

A gigantic chain that seemed to extend infinitely, piercing through the fog.

Currently, one end of this chain was connected to the Floating Island where Han Dong was resurrected… as for the other end, it was unknown.

Perhaps it connected to the Imperial City, or maybe somewhere else.

As the Dragon Boat swiftly sailed, it soon reached the next island.

Han Dong didn’t pay attention to the Dragon Boat festival happening on the island, nor did he care whether any Corpse Handlers came aboard.

His gaze was locked on the edge of the island, spying another chain extending from the bottom of the island.

“As I thought! This Floating Island also has a gigantic chain.

Is this the method the Imperial City uses to control the surrounding Floating Islands?

Or some kind of ‘Seal’?

Or a characteristic of the world itself?

Or perhaps the world-altering impact brought by ‘Out of Control’? Regardless, it must be related to the World Origin… maybe it’s the key to finding the Out of Control and completing the task.”

Han Dong really wanted to jump onto the chain to check the situation, but unfortunately, his current identity didn’t allow him to do so.

As the Dragon Boat meandered between various Floating Islands.

A series of Individuals Transformed into Zombies from different Floating Islands were identified and received boat tickets… effectively giving them the opportunity to leave the small villages and head towards the Imperial City.

When the Dragon Boat passed the last Floating Island.

All the embarked Zombies were gathered in the Martial Arts Arena.

Han Dong posed as a very normal zombie, his arms dangling in the front, moving by hopping.

The doctor, due to limitations of his spine, could only move stooped or by crawling.

The gathered Zombies at the Martial Arts Arena numbered “73 people”, with some large Floating Islands able to transport several at once due to the presence of “Corpse Collection”.

Among the Zombies, it wasn’t only standard ones like Han Dong; there were also special individuals like the doctor.

Some had giant arms dragging on the ground, some were covered entirely with thick fur, each with different forms.

Voice of Pei Zheng, the chief instructor of the Dragon Boat, came from above.

“Do not be too proud for just having a boat ticket, you are just the lowest class of islanders who have completed the basic Transformation into Zombie process.

Next, you will head to ‘Corpse Country – Imperial City’ for a basic performance test.

Those who pass the assessment will earn a chance to live in the national region… those who fail will become ‘Locksmith’, and never step foot in the national region.”

“Locksmith? Does it have something to do with the iron chains I saw earlier?”

While Han Dong was thinking.

The Dragon Boat had left the foggy areas, and the Zombies on the Martial Arts Arena were also looking towards the front of the boat.

Displayed before their eyes was a city-state territory, hundreds of times larger than a large Floating Island, fully suspended.

The City Wall was not made of rock or metal,

but rather constructed of zombie remains tougher than steel, with the shortest sections still being a hundred meters tall.

While inside the city-state, every area consistently had thick Corpse Energy wafting… this Corpse Energy released by the nationals, combined with some sort of large formation within the Imperial City, formed a barrier over the whole national land – “Corpse Miasma”

“Corpse Country!”

Shocking as it was, Han Dong nevertheless noticed that the suspended Corpse Country was not the source of the chains.

Similarly, directly beneath the floating national territory, another chain hung vertically downwards, just like those connecting the other Floating Islands, pointing towards some spot underground.