Free Web NovelAlthough the four teachers and students from Bei Yi Vocational High School acted arrogantly, they wouldn't actually kill anyone.
At most, they were just spoiled rotten, accustomed to taking advantage, and thus believed that all good things in the world should belong to them.
"Sister Ming, I don't think the four ~Nоvеl𝕚ght~ people from Bei Yi Vocational High School have the same objective as us on this trip; they probably aren't here solely for the Snowmelt Flower."
At this moment, Zhou Ying spoke up.
"And their true objective, I believe, Sister Ming, you'll also find interesting."
Mingxi blinked at him, her small face showing curiosity.
Zhou Ying: "Have you heard of the Time Shipyard?"
"Time Shipyard? What's that?" Mingxi looked puzzled; she had never heard that name before.
Seeing that her confusion didn't seem feigned, Zhou Ying thought for a moment and said, "This is a long story, and this place isn't suitable. How about we find a safe spot first?"
Mingxi looked around; the night was dark, the wind was strong, and the snow was falling heavily.
It was indeed not a good place for a chat.
"Follow me."
She decided to take them to the underground cave where the ice jade bone cluster was discovered. After all, the ice jade bone had already been taken by her, and Lan Yue had also completed her evolution. freewёbnoνel.com
She had no right to monopolize the ice jade bone cluster.
So, taking them there didn't matter. The only somewhat troublesome thing was that it was almost nine o'clock.
She would have to find a way to conceal it then.
However, for the sake of that Time Shipyard, minor inconveniences were small problems.
The four quickly arrived at the cave entrance, which had not yet been sealed by ice.
After Golden Yuanbao carried the four down into the underground cave, Mingxi turned on the light.
The colorful world unfolded before their eyes once again.
"Wow!"
"It's ice jade bone!"
For a moment, Xia Dasheng and the other two exclaimed in admiration.
Fortunately, the three big men were all very straightforward, and after a brief period of appreciation and praise, they settled down.
The four began to set up a small barbecue around the fire.
Zhou Ying even brought out the Snowmelt Flower they had captured.
From its appearance, the Snowmelt Flower looked like an ordinary plant, a one-meter-tall plant body with translucent ice for both its flowers and leaves.
But this time, it was actually its mimetic form. As a General-level ice and grass dual-attribute Transcendent creature, its true form is said to be seven meters tall, with its flower disc covered in sharp, tough ice blades, turning into a true killing machine in its berserk state.
However, this kind of Transcendent creature has a very gentle and laid-back personality; it doesn't like to move much in daily life, and even less does it like to go berserk.
According to incomplete statistics, a wild Snowmelt Flower will only go berserk once at most in its lifetime.
In fact, most of the time they are in their mimetic or snow-melting state, and they rarely revert to their true form.
Just like now, even though it had been captured, this Snowmelt Flower acted as if nothing had happened, quietly staying in a simple clay pot, neither making noise nor trying to escape, as if it truly were just an ordinary plant without a soul.
That's why when the Beastmaster Association released the Snowmelt Flower mission, so many Beast Tamers, whose levels were actually not very high, accepted the mission.
Aside from the dangers of the Icefield Sea environment, the mission itself was not actually very difficult.
As long as it could be lured out of its snow-melting state, the rest would be simple.
The clay pot was not an ordinary pot, but a type of item that had the effect of calming the emotions of grass-type Transcendent creatures.
It was like giving it a tranquilizer.
"Luo Luo?"
Little Silver Flower tugged at Mingxi's hair, indicating that it wanted to go play with the Snowmelt Flower.
Mingxi nodded.
Just by the name Little Silver Flower gave itself, you could tell it liked flowers.
It was perfectly normal for it to be interested in the Snowmelt Flower.
"You can, but don't touch it roughly."
She wasn't afraid that Little Silver Flower would make the Snowmelt Flower go berserk; putting aside the effect of the clay pot, both the Snowmelt Flower and Little Silver Flower were Transcendent creatures with very stable spiritual worlds.
The kind that wouldn't be negatively affected by positive interactions.
But the Snowmelt Flower was the property of Xia Dasheng and the others, and she couldn't take responsibility if something went wrong.
So, she still gave a warning.
Having received her Beast Tamers's approval, Little Silver Flower immediately joyfully lay down by the edge of the clay pot...
"Luo Luo..."
Mingxi observed for a while and, seeing that the Snowmelt Flower was not averse to Little Silver Flower's proximity, turned her attention back to Zhou Ying.
"Brother Zhou, can you tell me about the Time Shipyard now?"
Zhou Ying smiled, no longer playing coy, and slowly explained:
"The Time Shipyard is actually a legend that has circulated for a long time in our Snow Region. This legend is rarely mentioned by anyone now. The reason I know about it is because I heard it from my great-grandfather."
A legendary story?
Like... the legend of the Thunder Pond appearing on Leigong Mountain?
Mingxi pricked up her ears, her eyes sparkling, looking eager to listen.
Xia Dasheng and Liu Yancheng also seemed to have not heard this legend and showed curious expressions.
"Legend has it that a very, very long time ago, before our human civilization appeared, a group of alien beings accidentally landed in the Icefield Sea region. They established a mysterious shipyard here."
How did this get involved with alien beings?
Xia Dasheng asked, "So this mysterious shipyard is the Time Shipyard?"
"Exactly."
Zhou Ying nodded and continued, "Legend says this Time Shipyard is extremely miraculous. Although it is located in the Icefield Sea, it exists within the cracks of time.
My great-grandfather said that every ship in the shipyard possesses very special abilities.
Some are like spatial items.
Some are impervious to fire and water.
It's even said that some can travel through time.
In short, they are all strange and varied.
And the Time Shipyard only appears for those favored by time."
Mingxi: Alright, this story is indeed very legendary.
The more she listened, the more mystical it became.
"Brother Zhou, what does it mean to be 'favored by time'?"
"I'm not quite sure about that, but I heard from my great-grandfather that a young man once entered the Time Shipyard, and that person was the famous Star Spirit First Emperor."
Mingxi and Xia Dasheng both widened their eyes.
"Is that true or false?"
Zhou Ying shrugged, with an expression that said, 'You ask me, but I don't know who to ask either.'
He just said in a hearsay tone, "You've heard of the Wind-Riding Boat, right? It's said that the Star Spirit First Emperor obtained it from the Time Shipyard."
Xia Dasheng: "Didn't they say the Wind-Riding Boat was built by the Star Spirit Empire with all its national power?"
Liu Yancheng immediately retorted, "No! How come I heard that the Wind-Riding Boat was the dowry of the Star Spirit First Emperor's first empress?"
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Mingxi: ...
Understood, it's all rumors.
"Ahem, let's not discuss where the Wind-Riding Boat really came from. What I want to say is that the Time Shipyard might actually exist."
Zhou Ying interrupted their argument and brought the topic back to the Time Shipyard.
"I've looked up a lot of information and found quite a few related rumors; the Star Spirit First Emperor is just one of them.
Some people analyze that the Time Shipyard only favors young and talented Beast Tamers."
Zhou Ying looked at Mingxi, "The reason I brought up this legend is because when I encountered Bei Yi Vocational High School just now, I vaguely heard those three students mention the word 'shipyard'."
