Lord: Sequence Overlord

Chapter 147 Thunder Empire and the Hydra

Chapter 146

The Frosty Coast, the eastern coast of the Thunder Empire, is a sparsely populated area where blizzards fall year-round.

Rosen watched the Void Blue Whale depart into the distance, feeling genuinely reluctant to let it go.

The Demon God is dead, and the Blue Whale Kingdom chooses to go home.

Staying in the Blue Whale Kingdom and growing to Sequence 5 with its resources should not be a problem.

However, he still chose to stay because he had usurped the divine power of the demon god's divinity.

If the mastermind behind the demon god's scheme comes looking for him, it will be inconvenient for him to escape if he stays in the Blue Whale Kingdom.

So after considering it, he chose to stay in the Thunder Empire.

Of course, the Blue Whale Kingdom also made some backup plans, leaving a few citizens there to run a few shops.

He also owes Susan a painting of a celestial realm, which he will have to repay sooner or later.

Rosen watched the Void Blue Whale disappear into the ashes that filled the sky and earth, then turned and walked toward the frost-covered coastline shrouded in ashes.

This area is sparsely populated and snowy year-round, but the coastal snow-capped mountains of the Frosty Coast are rich in various mineral resources.

Many lords of the divine realm come here to mine, and while they're at it, they hunt ashe creatures to earn some merit.

Rosen released his Quetzalcoatl mechanical mount, preparing to traverse the continuous snow-capped mountains.

The feathered serpent's metal wings transformed into front wheels, and its abdomen transformed to reveal a hidden riding cockpit.

Rosen climbed into the cockpit, which was not very spacious because it was a combat mount.

Through the light screen surrounding the driver's seat, he can see the real-world scenery in all directions.

With a thought, the spirit activated the autopilot, and the four-wheeled chariot, which was three zhang long and resembled a giant snake lying on the ground, burst out with powerful force and began to disappear into the shadows in the wind and snow, traveling at supersonic speeds.

If you don't drive in the shadows, you'll inevitably cause avalanches wherever you go.

Only after entering this snow-capped mountain did Rosen understand what an empire was.

Also, why is the Crimson Shadow Principality located on an island, while the Thunder Empire is located on land?

Because this snow-capped mountain range alone is dozens of times larger than the Crimson Shadow Principality.

Outside, there was a blizzard and ash, and visibility was less than ten meters.

The mechanical mount's built-in sensory radar could project everything within a radius of dozens of miles onto the light screen in front of him, but apart from a vast expanse of white, he couldn't see anything else, so he fell asleep while looking at it.

After sleeping for an unknown amount of time, Lawson was awakened by his mechanical mount.

He rubbed his eyes and looked around at the light screen, discovering that the mechanical mount was located in a valley surrounded by mountains.

Here, a river flows through the snow-capped mountains, and on both banks, numerous divine territories that have been integrated into reality are gathered together.

These divine territories appear to be engaged in territorial warfare, to the point that the surrounding space has been sealed off.

The mechanical mount suddenly stopped to warn of the danger, mainly because its continuously unfolding Shadow Escape was dispelled by some force.

As Rosen was about to command his mechanical mount to bypass the valley, the mount suddenly began to automatically transform into its most essential form: the feathered serpent god.

Holy Shield activates automatically, and a golden holy barrier completely envelops the mechanical mount.

At that moment, the lightning and storm that suddenly fell from the sky were all blocked by the Divine Shield spell without causing any damage.

Rosen realized he had been attacked and might have been used as reinforcements by some divine lords.

He shook his head and commanded his mechanical mount to transform into a feathered serpent warplane, preparing to avoid this undeserved disaster and continue on his way.

However, the mechanical mount that had transformed into a fighter jet soaring into the sky was suddenly locked by gravity and plummeted vertically.

Rosen immediately became serious; his reluctance to cause trouble did not mean he was afraid of it.

"Just passing by, what do you all mean by this?"

Rosen's spiritual perception spread unchecked into the divine realm of the valley.

However, he received no response, only relentless attacks against him.

Rosen was completely enraged and activated both the Aura of Piety and the Divine Judgment.

The former increases defense by three times, while the latter increases damage by three times.

At the same time, due to the riding aspect, Rosen and the mechanical mount share attributes and abilities with each other.

The Godslayer Crossbow is integrated into the head of the mechanical mount. The moment the Feathered Serpent opens its mouth, a five-meter-long cannon barrel extends out. The Mind Canvas projects the Dark Element Quadruple Bullet into the Artist's Magazine. The moment the giant bullet is chambered, the Hunter's Eye locks onto the target.

Rosen activated Death Strike, and the Dark Element Quadruple Bullet instantly accelerated out of the barrel.

A bullet traveling at more than ten times the speed of sound traveled thousands of meters to strike the outer spatial barrier of the nearest divine territory.

The spatial barrier of the divine realm is not very strong; its greatest effect is to hide the divine realm as much as possible.

However, weak defense does not mean no defense at all.

However, the Dark Element Quadruple Bullet did not seem to have any resistance in breaking through the spatial barrier.

The dark elemental four-phase bullet that pierced through the spatial barrier disappeared silently and lost its ability to be perceived.

Rosen was puzzled, even doubting his own judgment, wondering if these divine territories in the valley were Sequence 5 rather than Sequence 6.

In the blink of an eye, at least a dozen divine territories within the valley vanished without a trace.

It was as if everything I had just seen was fake, just a mirage.

However, the mechanical mount just activated Holy Shield, so the damage it took was definitely real.

Moreover, if the valley did not have those divine territories, the ashes covering the valley would not have dispersed.

Rosen was completely baffled. Looking around, he saw that ashes were gradually engulfing the valley.

Over the next few hours, Rosen turned the valley upside down.

In the end, they found nothing and had no choice but to continue their journey in their mechanical mount.

This time, he had no intention of sleeping; the screen of the main computer appeared on his retina.

After opening the God Network and entering the God Temple, Rosen searched for the Thunder Empire and quickly found a large amount of information. These were all information uploaded by members of the God Temple. He could view the opening section, which had the most readers, for free.

Rosen quickly finished reading the free portion of the information and realized that the Thunder Empire was quite unique on a global scale.

First, magnetic fields can record sound and images; second, lightning can generate powerful magnetic fields.

The most common natural phenomenon in the Thunder Empire is thunder, and the people here have a natural awe of thunder.

Human thought can generate faith, and human reverence can also generate faith.

Therefore, before the establishment of the World Government, there was a Thunder God in the Thunder Empire. This was a conceptual god born from a combination of natural phenomena and human beliefs. Although it possessed divine power, it was actually subject to the human church at that time.

After the World Government was established, the Thunder Empire's Thunder Church was determined not to join it.

The result was obvious: the Church of Thunder and the God of Thunder were both wiped out by the World Government.

Even the Thunder God, who reached Sequence 0, was devoured alive by the World Government and eventually made into the Sequence 0 artifact, the Thunder Horn. However, it was still a Sequence 0 and struggled for a while before it died.

Finally, a portion of the Thunder God's power dispersed and merged into the entire Thunder Empire before his death.

This caused changes in the lightning and magnetic fields of the Thunder Empire, not only frequently giving birth to lightning elemental life forms, but also causing the magnetic field containing divinity to produce a recording effect similar to the spirit world, recording the past and then reproducing it when conditions are met.

That valley must have been the site of a territorial war between two groups of divine lords.

Then it was recorded by the spiritual magnetic field and just reappeared in the valley.

Because of its spirituality, everything in the valley is merely a documentary played out by the spiritual magnetic field.

It still had an impact on reality, attacking a mechanical mount that happened to be passing by.

Such things are uncommon in the Thunder Empire, but they are certainly not rare either.

The Thunder Empire is very suitable for photographers to grow up in, so a full 30% of the nobles here take the path of becoming photographers.

This is an extremely alarming ratio, dozens of times higher than the normal ratio.

Realizing it was just an accident, Rosen decided to go back to sleep for a while.

The Gluttonous Stomach is still digesting the extraordinary source material. The Time Eye skill within it was stolen by the Greedy Hand, and the core photography ability was absorbed and fused by the Hunter God's Eye and the Void Realm Pupil Technique. However, there are still some parts left undigested.

People tend to get sleepy when they're full, and Rosen enjoyed lying in the reclined driver's seat, drifting off into a sweet dream.

When I was awakened by the mechanical mount again, I could already see a city near the snow-capped mountains ahead.

The city is not large, only a few kilometers in circumference, and its population is no more than 100,000.

The entire city was almost entirely built of ice and snow, and masterpieces by architects and sculptors could be seen everywhere. There was even a giant snowman and a giant bear ice sculpture outside the city. Rosen had no doubt that these two behemoths could come to life.

As he passed by, Rosen took a closer look.

The snowman is likely the work of an art designer, while the giant bear ice sculpture is the work of a sculptor.

Both have reached Sequence 6 and have been guarding this small town in the wind and snow all year round.

Even a small city like this has two Sequence 6s, which shows how deep the Thunder Empire's foundation is.

Rosen didn't have a specific destination, so he planned to stay in the small town for a while.

Experience different local customs and traditions, and while you're out exploring, also check if there are any local specialties or resources that he might need.

The small town is surrounded by ice and snow walls, and almost all those who enter and leave the city gates are extraordinary humans.

Rosen revealed his noble crest, registered his identity, and received a temporary identity card.

When the closed cockpit was opened, he instinctively felt a chill.

The ambient temperature is actually only around minus ten degrees Celsius. The key is that this kind of cold is not ordinary cold, but a spiritual cold that can be transmitted to the soul. Living in such a place is not a pleasant experience.

Therefore, Rosen discovered that there were very few ordinary people in the city, and the vast majority of them were human superhumans.

The fact that this area can support so many extraordinary beings suggests that it is rich in resources.

Seeing a coffee shop by the roadside, Lawson left the cockpit, put away his mechanical mount, and prepared to go in and sit down. He wanted to have a warm cup of coffee and catch up on the local situation.

When Rosen entered the coffee shop, he realized that it was not the kind of ordinary coffee shop where people simply drink coffee.

Because when you order coffee here, there are even special services.

These services even distinguish between real people and mannequins. Real people are normal, living people, while mannequins include those painted by artists and those sculpted by sculptors. The sheer variety of mannequins left Lawson a little overwhelmed.

In the end, we ordered three coffees, a private room, and two people to chat with.

"What do you call it?"

Rosen picked up his coffee, took a sip, and casually asked.

“Nata, I know the situation here on the Frosty Coast.”

"Eileen, I know more about the Thunder Empire."

The two shop assistants sat down and began to speak directly.

"Did you know I needed to know these things?"

Rosen asked in surprise.

"I can tell, sir, you're definitely not a local."

Nata smiled and said, "The snow and wind on Frosty Coast contain a subtle chill that reaches the spiritual level. Local customers who come to the café almost never order companions. The fact that the Blue Whale Kingdom has been docked on Frosty Coast for the past few days has already spread online."

“I see. Tell me about the Frosty Coast and the Thunder Empire.”

Rosen took out 200 spiritual crystals and placed them on the coffee table.

Over the next few hours, Rosen gained a basic understanding of the Thunder Kingdom.

His small city, Frostsnow City, is the only city in the Frostsnow Coast region.

Most of the people in the city are extraordinary beings from elsewhere, who come here to explore the resources hidden in the countless snow-capped mountains of the Frost and Snow Coast.

If you're lucky, you can easily find mineral veins buried deep in the ice and snow and make a fortune; if you're unlucky, you won't make a profit for several years.

Moreover, unless one is a lord of a divine realm, even if they discover a mineral vein, they cannot protect it and it is difficult to mine.

Because several extraordinary life forms with astonishing reproductive capabilities lurk deep within the ice and snow, and these creatures will attack any outsiders who venture into the snow-capped mountains.

Every year, the lord of Frost and Snow City hires people to spread bait in the snow-capped mountains.

Ultimately, they deliberately triggered a beast tide that stormed Frostsnow City, killing those extraordinary beings outside the city.

Otherwise, if those extraordinary life forms were allowed to multiply freely in the snow-capped mountains, eventually forming a real beast tide, a small city like Frost Snow City would be unable to withstand the beast tide formed by these extraordinary life forms, which also made the small city very prosperous.

Unlike other countries, the Thunder Empire has a large number of extraordinary beings.

Because the undying thunder will dispel the ashes that shroud the Thunder Empire to some extent. The concentration of ashes here is very low, so extraordinary life forms will not be greatly polluted and turned into ashe life forms. More importantly, the Thunder Empire has a magic circle that covers the entire empire.

This magic circle can continuously gather the spiritual energy of all things in the seas near the Thunder Empire.

This resulted in a high concentration of spiritual energy in the Thunder Empire, making its natural environment ideal for the growth of extraordinary life forms.

Humans who are extraordinary do not need to enter the spirit world; they can live well simply by hunting extraordinary beings in reality.

Or, to put it another way, the spirit realm of the Thunder Empire is not suitable for humans to acquire resources through supernatural means.

Because of the fall of the God of Thunder, his divine kingdom collapsed in the Spirit Realm. Therefore, entering the Spirit Realm from here is far more dangerous than beneficial. Basically, it is too dangerous for anyone without the strength of Sequence 5 to enter the Spirit Realm.

However, while the surface of the Thunder Empire's spirit realm is dangerous, the chances of finding soul gems there are also higher.

At Sequence 7, Rosen already possesses all three Sequences and has no shortage of skills.

However, the divine buildings in the noble sequence are severely lacking in the enhancement of soul gems.

Rosen left the Blue Whale Kingdom for the Thunder Empire mainly because he heard that the probability of finding Soul Gems was higher there. He never expected that it was because the Thunder God's kingdom collapsed in the Spirit Realm that the production of Soul Gems was so high.

After leaving the coffee shop, Rosen checked into a hotel.
He planned to prepare himself properly in Frost City before entering the Spirit Realm to try hunting spirit beings.

Incidentally, he was also very interested in the mineral resources within the Frosty Coast Mountains. Both the gray rats and the cave demons were good at burrowing underground and finding mineral resources buried underground. If he made a discovery, he might be able to make a fortune.

While in the dungeon, Rosen didn't have much time to master trap-making.

After leaving the dungeon, he almost got caught up in the demon god's storm.

Now that he has finally settled down, Rosen spends his days either studying trap-making techniques in the Trap Space or setting up traps in the Void Gallery and the outer perimeter of the Divine Realm. In his spare time, he even painted a picture of the poor man's rose.

Two months passed, and the gray rats and the cave demons brought back no good news.

The mineral veins they've discovered these days aren't very valuable. Those easily discovered veins were already exhausted 20,000 years ago. It's already quite remarkable that the gray rats have managed to find some low-value veins.

Rosen had originally planned to bring Gray Rat back, but Gray Rat suggested searching deeper underground.

Because of the days spent prospecting, the gray rat finally recovered from sequence 8 to sequence 7.

In addition to its core Bloodlust Attack, the Gray Rat also possesses three other skills: Fearful Gaze, Divine Regeneration, and Treasure Hunting.

With his keen eye and treasure-hunting skills, Gray Rat was able to rise to the demigod realm. It was this combination of abilities that allowed him to find treasures that others couldn't. Gray Rat had an instinctive obsession with finding treasures.

After two months of study, Rosen's elemental trap making skills can be upgraded to LV3 at any time.

This is a critical level, and it's necessary to consider in advance what enhancement materials to fuse.

The best materials are those with no attributes, or you could say extraordinary materials with all attributes.

However, finding good material is not an easy task.

Rosen took out the virtual reality glasses he had bought in the past few days, which looked just like ordinary glasses for nearsighted people.

After the virtual reality glasses were placed on his nose, he immediately saw the interface displayed on his retina.

This thing is essentially a portable computer, and also a portable login device for logging into the Thunder Empire virtual world.

The virtual world of Thunder Empire is vast, capable of not only simulating reality but also transcending it.

Therefore, many ordinary people are addicted to the virtual world. Through the virtual world, they can freely travel to tourist attractions in the Thunder Empire or even other countries, enjoy delicious food at will, and even experience the feeling of becoming extraordinary in the game.

If it weren't for the strict restrictions on daily login time, many ordinary people would rather live their entire lives in the virtual world.

Through the virtual world, the Thunder Empire's official website also continuously absorbs the spirituality of hundreds of billions of people in China.

Rosen instantly logged into the virtual world. An ordinary person would fall asleep in reality at this time, but the extraordinary only needs to put a little spiritual energy into the virtual world to remain awake in reality and let his spiritual consciousness roam freely in the virtual world.

After some research, Rosen quickly found the extraordinary materials with all attributes that he needed.

The official store had the item in stock, but after learning more, he decided to hunt for it himself.

After leaving the hotel, Rosen arrived at a wizard's tower in Frost City.

Using the teleportation array of the Wizard Tower, they were instantly transported to the Natural Sky City of the Thunder Empire.

The entire city floats high in the sky, bathed in lightning, with the Thunder Empire's largest natural rainforest below.

Rosen arrived at the Hunter's Guild in Natural Sky City and hired a five-person extraordinary team of Sequence 7.

After signing the employment contract, Rosen and his group of six left Natural Sky City aboard an alchemical dragon.

The alchemical dragon landed vertically in the natural rainforest, and Rosen stood on the terrace of the crowned miniature castle, looking out at the towering rainforest trees that blocked out the sky.

The natural rainforest is so vast, covering an area of ​​approximately six million square kilometers.

The Thunder Empire is constantly bathed in lightning, largely due to the abundance of water resources and frequent torrential rains in the region.

No one knows why, but the ashes here are thinner than elsewhere.

Therefore, Ash Life is a rare species in natural rainforests. However, the more difficult it is for Ash Life to be born in an environment, the more dangerous it is once it appears. There are even many Demigod-like beings in the core areas of natural rainforests.

Of course, he won't go to the core this time; at most, he'll hunt in the outer perimeter near the center.

Even so, we cannot be careless. Ashes can interfere with perception, torrential rain can interfere with perception, special magnetic fields can interfere with perception, and endless plants can also interfere with perception. Here, we must be careful of being ambushed by any entity outside the team at any time.

Rosen had initially considered whether to simply travel by air to find prey.

However, after learning more about it, I immediately realized that this was a suicidal act.

Because it is easy to be struck by lightning in the sky, and also easy to be attacked by the Storm Thunderbirds, which are unique to the Thunder Empire.

What's more troublesome is that when faced with the Storm Thunderbird's attack, they can only take the hits and cannot fight back.

Because the Storm Thunderbird is a unique and easily tamable extraordinary mount of the Thunder Empire, it cannot be kept in captivity and can only be raised in the wild. Not to mention hunting Storm Thunderbirds, even taming Storm Thunderbirds requires special permission.

"Boss, can you tell me now what we're here to do this time?"

Terry, the jungle hunter, walked over to Rosen and looked out at the torrential rain outside on the terrace.

"I need to hunt the mutated Hydra."

Rosen revealed his purpose.

Terry's pupils contracted slightly; there was only one place in the natural forest where the Hydra would appear.

That place is no safe haven; no wonder they hired their team at a high price.

Although it's a bit dangerous, the price makes the risk worthwhile.

Terry turned back to the living room and told his teammates about the mission. They also discussed which route to take to the Muddy Waters Swamp where the Hydra was said to be. Half an hour had passed by the time they had decided on the hunting route.

Then, after consulting with Lawson for revisions, another half hour passed before we were ready to set off.

After leaving the mini-castle, Terry and the others immediately used their various sensory abilities.

The Shadow Assassin created several shadow clones that roamed around, the Jungle Hunter used his special plant senses to detect nearby dangers, and the Paladin, wielding a tower shield, protected the team's healer, ready to deal with any sneak attacks.

Finally, the elemental wizard cast elemental shields on everyone before proceeding into the murky swamp amidst the torrential rain.

Rosen walked in the middle, in the safest position with the doctor.

Although he didn't need to be on guard, he still released the Hunter's Eye to roam around, and used the Void Realm Eye Technique's scanning ability to explore the surrounding environment and terrain, finally ready to activate the Eye of Time stolen by the Hand of Greed at any time.

(End of this chapter)