Sanctuary Starfield Journey

The Mo Yun ship drifted through space. Mo Bei, sitting on the bed, asked, "By the way, did Bloor mention where the Blind Kingdom is?" Mu Yun replied, "No, but how come you're even poorer than us?" Mo Bei then remembered that he hadn't granted the permissions, so he granted them with a single click. Mu Yun then saw what the Mo Yun ship looked like inside: "It's so beautiful." Loamaya said, "Autopilot should be feasible for the Blind Kingdom. If not, the Tianyin Empire's 'Great Harmony' ideal lacks the most basic technological support." After Mo Bei translated it into plain language, he searched for "Blind Kingdom" in the control panel, found it, and selected autopilot. The Mo Yun ship then adjusted its course and headed towards the Blind Kingdom.

Soon, a medium-sized planet gradually appeared ahead. The closer they got, the more visible a city became, while the rest of the planet was just ruins. The Mo Yun ship stopped not far from the city, on a small hillside. Mo Bei and the others stepped outside, and a wave of heat hit them. Mu Yun said, "It's so hot! My clouds are going to melt!" Mo Bei looked at her: "Are you a cotton candy?" Mu Yun gave him a playful whack: "Can't you exaggerate? It's so hot, can't I even say anything?" Loamaya said, "This is the planet's temperature fluctuations; we're currently experiencing a hotter period." After thinking for a moment, she nodded in agreement.

The roadside was lined with rather large plants, all of which had evolved to bloom before the sun sets. Mu Yun, sheltered from the sun by a cloud overhead, found this intriguing. She reached out to touch one, only to be burned and pull her hand back, crying as she ran towards Luo Amaya, who was walking ahead: "Luo Luo, my hand is so hot..." Luo Amaya instinctively opened her mouth, and Mu Yun slipped her hand inside to cool it down. Ahead lay the city gates of the Blind Kingdom.

The city gate was shaped like a pair of standing glasses, with the entrance located at the nose rest. Next to it stood a sign that read: "Contribute 10 spirit dust to help the blind; it's everyone's responsibility." On the other side of the sign was a QR code. Mo Bei took out his Heavenly Hand, scanned the QR code, paid 10 spirit dust, and then entered the gate.

Mo Bei was a little confused: "Don't you guys feel like a few people are missing?" Looking back, she saw the other four still standing outside the city. Mo Bei approached and asked, "Why don't you come in?" Mu Yun pointed directly to the sign: "Didn't you say it was 10 spirit dust voluntarily..." Before she could finish, Mo Bei interrupted, "Yes." Mu Yun's words were soft, but like a hammer blow to Mo Bei's head: "We don't have any money." Mo Bei could only go out and scan the QR code four times, only to find: "Didn't you say it was voluntary?! No way, my money!"

Mo Bei stared at his empty 50 spirit dust in his wallet, walking despairingly down the street, feeling like he'd lost his soul. Looking up at the deserted street, he started conjuring up conspiracy theories: "Why is there nobody in this country? Could it be their city lord…? It's terrifying to think about." Mu Yun said, "Couldn't it just be because it's too hot? They've all gone down there." Mo Bei scratched his head: "That makes sense." An elevator appeared ahead; this must be the path down below.

Mo Bei stepped into the elevator first, followed by the others. The elevator doors closed with a loud bang, startling Mo Bei. Waiting inside, Mo Bei finally couldn't help but ask, "Why isn't this elevator moving? Is it broken?" Luo Amaya looked at the buttons on the side: "If the elevator goes down without pressing any buttons, does that imply corruption in the country's internal operating system?" Then she shook her head, denying her earlier statement: "No, we can't generalize." Mu Yun said, "It's hard to imagine what would happen if Chen Jia Hong saw this." Mo Bei was a little embarrassed: "Isn't it just that we're used to automatic elevators?" Mu Yun replied, "We've been eating too much fine food in the Tianyin Empire." Mo Bei was puzzled: "I heard that's what pigs are fed?" Mu Yun replied, "Never mind that."

Mo Bei watched the descending elevator, catching a glimpse of the outside world through the crisscrossing gaps in the iron gates. An iron bridge came into view. Mo Bei was engrossed in watching when suddenly his gaze overlapped with a dark figure on the bridge, startling him. "Wait! Did you see that? There's a dark figure outside, it looks like it's watching me!" He immediately turned his head, pointing at the figure. Luo Amaya looked over but found no one there. Lu Qingyu, who had been hidden to the side, broke free of her invisibility, holding the Wuji Caiyang (her spiritual power, a gun) in her hands. Jiang Nanyue emerged from the shadows.

Mo Bei quickly asked, "Did you see it? Did you see it?" Mu Yun nodded, "Yes, we saw it." Mo Bei said, "That was terrifying." Mu Yun replied, "Was it alright? I didn't feel anything." Mo Bei asked in confusion, "Shouldn't someone like you be scared?" Mu Yun replied, "Hehehe... I almost fell asleep just now." Mo Bei was speechless. Mu Yun looked at the scene outside again.

A dozen minutes later, the elevator finally landed with a "bang," and the doors swung open. Mo Bei couldn't help but complain, "What is this thing? So noisy, and feels so cheap." Below was an underground city made of iron, where countless blind people were walking forward using their canes. Passing through a small alley, water droplets dripped onto the rusty iron sheets, making a sound.

The dark figure flashed back into the palace, watching the group walking forward. A smile crept onto his lips: "Interesting, outsiders. One is alright, and bring along a few other good-for-nothings. Perfect for practicing with you."

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