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Chapter 135 The Sand Sea is Frozen! The Terrifying Effects of Black Ice!
"Wealth, fame, power..."

"Everything is in the sea of ​​sand!"

Go and search!

"The Great Treasure Hunt Era has begun!"

Under the blazing sun, the sand dunes churned, and countless modified sand boats floated above the sand, ready to set sail!
The annual Sand Boat Gold Panning Race has begun.

Lin Yi and the other four sat on an incredibly simple sandboat, which was also the smallest in the entire area.

After placing the sand sea behind him, Lin Yi picked up the pale yellow Xisha sand.

When you hold these grains of sand in your hand and rub them, they do indeed feel like sand.

However, when mixed with other gravel, it happens to be like seawater, giving the sandboat buoyancy.

The universe is so vast that it's not surprising that any kind of amazing planet could be born.

"You guys... stop shaking."

"This is just a copy..."

Lin Yi looked at Ke Mengyuan and the other three extreme socially awkward individuals trembling incessantly on the sandboat, feeling somewhat helpless.

"There are...too many people here."

Ke Mengyuan stuttered.

Lin Yi glanced around and saw that the entire sand boat racing venue stretched for nearly 500 kilometers from north to south. On the sand sea, there were countless sand boats and a large crowd of people.

Various alien languages ​​could be heard intermittently, and the famous quotes of the Sand Pirate King Roger were constantly being played on a loop over the loudspeakers in the venue.

The atmosphere at the event was lively and bustling.

This is indeed a hell for people with social anxiety.

"Gold prospectors who have come from afar!"

"Hello!"

"No matter which planet or universe you come from—"

"Welcome to the annual Sands Gold Rush in Casanis!"

"The match will officially begin in 5 minutes! All teams, please prepare!"

"Before the competition begins, I will read out several competition rules. Please compete in a civilized manner according to the rules. Delegations that violate the rules will be disqualified and punished according to the severity of the offense!"

"First, the race will begin after the referee's gunshot. Any false start or premature ignition of the sand boats will be considered a violation!"

"Secondly, during the first round of the race, members of each delegation are strictly prohibited from fighting or damaging the sand boats of other delegations."

"Third, just like in previous competitions, our race track has hidden shortcuts. The sandboat teams that find the shortcuts will reach the finish line via a shorter route. Remember, only the first 100 teams to reach the finish line will be able to enter the ruins area!"

Ke Mengyuan looked at Lin Yi and gave him a thumbs up.

This was the code they agreed upon before entering the instance.

It means everything is proceeding according to plan.

Lin Yi was initially worried that Ke Mengyuan's plan would be judged by the organizers as cheating or interfering with the competition.

However, after the three rules were announced over the loudspeaker, Lin Yi discovered that he had frozen the desert.

It's completely changing the venue for the game.

They did not attack other sand boat teams.

They didn't damage anyone else's sandboats.

It can be said that they exploited a loophole in the rules.

"Ahoy! Ahoy!"

"Captain! Look, there seems to be a bunch of brainless idiots next to us!"

"Hey! You guys came here to pan for gold without any sandboats?"

"Haha, Captain, when we set sail later, we need to be careful not to run them over, or we'll be penalized!"

Lin Yi heard several whistles.

Then, to the right of my small boat, I saw several people in sailor uniforms laughing loudly on the side of the giant sand barge that was moored there.

The bearded man at the head of the group laughed and said, "Those of you below, I advise you to withdraw from the competition as soon as possible!"

"My White Whale says it wants to swallow you whole, hahaha!" This bearded man was none other than the captain of the White Whale. In previous years, his ship had almost made it into the top 100. This year, however, he was full of ambition and determined to gain the qualification to enter the ruins!
Lin Yi ignored the mockery from the captain and crew of the White Whale.

Of those who become sand bandits, how many are truly good people?

"Captain...Captain!"

"How about we give...our sandboat a name too?"

"Otherwise, even if we win the championship, we won't even know what our ship's name is..."

At this moment, Ke Mengyuan looked at Lin Yi and suddenly spoke.

Lin Yi pondered for a moment.

I think what Ke Mengyuan said makes a lot of sense.

Although these are free sandboats provided by the event organizers, they still need to have a name.

"Let's call it... Go Forward Merry."

Lin Yi is terrible at naming things.

After thinking for a long time, the only thing that came to mind was the name of the first ship of the main characters in an anime I watched in my previous life.

Lin Yi remembers crying his eyes out when he saw the ship burning at sea.

In that world, the Going Merry couldn't reach the end with the main characters.

So here, I'll carry it to the end myself.

This can be considered as making up for a small regret in my heart.

Ke Mengyuan didn't understand why Lin Yi would choose such a strange name, but what could he do? He was the captain.

That's how the name was decided.

As the group discussed, the five-minute countdown ended.

As soon as the referee's gun fired, countless sandboats that were already in position sounded their horns and their engines roared to life!

Then it started to accelerate and drive forward.

Countless people cheered and screamed, creating a lively and extraordinary scene.

Suddenly, tens of thousands of people in the entire venue shivered.

The atmosphere, which had just reached a fever pitch, seemed to suddenly plummet to freezing point.

"Captain! Why is it suddenly so cold!"

"Isn't the desert planet Casanis supposed to have daytime temperatures of 40 degrees Celsius all year round? The sun hasn't even set yet!"

On board the Moby Whale, countless sailors broke out in goosebumps.

As they spoke, wisps of white vapor even escaped their lips, demonstrating just how low the temperature was in their surroundings.

"Look what that person is holding!"

"The cold air comes from there."

Everyone looked in the direction the man was pointing.

Then they saw the young man sitting at the bow of the boat among the group they had been mocking, holding a dark crystal floating in his hand.

It was a piece of ice crystal so black that not a single ray of light could penetrate it.

The moment the black ice appeared, the temperature in the entire venue began to plummet.

Ke Mengyuan and the other three all felt a chill run down their spines.

so horrible!

Just one glance at the black ice in Lin Yi's palm seemed to freeze their very thoughts!
Lin Yi was shocked to see that the moment the Black Ice was summoned, several sand boats around him were covered with a layer of frost. He was also amazed by the heaven-defying effect of this mutated version of the eighth-tier ice element.

Lin Yi flipped his right hand and buried the tiny piece of black ice into the rolling sea of ​​sand.

Click... click...

This is the sound of countless ice crystals condensing.

In just a moment, Lin Yi noticed that the yellow sand sea below his sand boat had been stained a deep black.

Then, the black color began to expand at an extremely rapid speed!
(End of this chapter)