Master of Science and Technology - Chapter 41

Translator: Darling | Editor: Darling

Jin Dasheng unashamedly bashed Luo Miao but did not argue with him any further on the sequence. He turned to Ye Zan and said: “Uncle, I must implore you to direct us when we enter.”

Ye Zan smiled and said: “Do not worry.”

After this, Jin Dasheng turned to his students and said: “You must remember, once you are in the Closed Realm, you must act solely on the orders of your Great Uncle.”

“Your student will not forget!” The students answered in unison.

After Jin Dasheng had given his instructions, Ye Zan, the students, and the four Secular Warriors began to jump into the lake.

Ye Zan had been placed at the very end and had the honor of witnessing a show of the students disappearing into the water. The Yu Qing students jumped into the lake, and, when touching the ripples on the water, began to look distorted. Soon after, they faded into nothing.

Ye Zan was not worried about their safety. Given the weapons they had on them, even if they ran into some difficulties, they could still stall for a time, at least until more people entered the Closed Realm.

At last, at the very end, Ye Zan jumped into the lake with a splash. There was no weird feeling; it was just like entering through a magical door. Ye Zan felt a nauseous feeling before his eyes and a fall. When he felt the ground beneath his feet, he regained his sight and before him was a completely different scenery.  

In this mysterious realm, there was no sun in the sky. Still, there was a white light glowing. It was as if its entirety were made out of white jade. The world was not so dark. Ye Zan and the Yu Qing students stood on a ceremonial-like circular stage, around one hundred meters wide.

No one knew how long this disk had existed. The markings on the floor were already worn to unrecognizable patterns and were scattered with cracks, with weeds growing from between some of them. Around Ye Zan, the Yu Qing student had all unsheathed their swords, alerted holding them as they observed their surroundings. The outside of the disk was framed with heavy grass. No one knew what lay in them.

Seeing Ye Zan, Kong Qingyun came up to him, and politely asked: “Great Uncle, please tell us what we should do next.”

As Ye Zan was preparing to speak, a Jin Guang Sect student dropped from the sky. Ye Zan took a look at the directions and said to Kong Qingyun: “Let’s leave first and go to the first place marked on this map.”

After all, the Five Sects had explored this Closed Realm for 300 years. With a trip every ten years, they had already racked up almost thirty trips. Naturally, the Sects had made preparations. Of these, was mapping. 

It should be known that the Closed Realm was especially large, with a diameter of over a thousand miles; something not even Ye Zan’s dimension could compare with. It would be impossible for one Sect to complete this mapping task on their own; especially with the restriction of only Refining State students, and a trip every ten years with restricted time in the realm.

As a result, the Five Sects had come to a decision. In every trip to the Closed Realm, the sects had to exchange information on mapping and directions. As of the present, through the partnership of the FIve Sects, the sects had already gathered a complete map of the Closed Realm. Because this task concerned the benefit of all five Sects, Jin Guang Sect did not dare use any tricks to jeopardize Yu Qing Sect. (Because if they did, they would become the public enemy of the other Four Sect.)

However, the maps were public property, but the individual markings were private for each Sect. For example, the type of spirit grass that grew in this area, or if an area had dangerous beasts, these were all valuable assets. No one wanted to freely give this information to others.

The location that Ye Zan had spoken about was not distanced far from where they were. It wasn’t the location of any spirit grass, nor did it home any monsters or beasts. Moreover, it was also a Yu Qing base. Of course, though they called it a base, it was actually just a resting spot. After all, the time they had for exploration was limited, and it was impossible for them to build a strong base.

Ye Zan, the Yu Qing students, as well as the four Secular Warriors, left the disk and entered the forest; their figures quickly disappearing. At this time, the Jin Guang Sect students had already gathered on the disk.

Looking at the leaving Yu Qing students, the leaders of the Jin Guang Sect did not want to go and cause trouble. Thus, when they had finished waiting for their people to gather, they entered the forest from another direction. They were not stupid. They were not as skilled as Yu Qing. If they still went to find trouble, they would not be bothering the Yu Qing Sect. They would be sending their lives to the Yu Qing Sect, fully plated at that.

Away from the other Sects, Ye Zan’s group was truly taking an unbothered path. After walking for an hour, they finally reached their base. There was no intervention from any other Sect. Ye Zan gathered the students, and, from a carrying bag, took out some little objects and gave them to each of the students.

“Great Uncle, what is this?” Li Yun was rather lively. Looking at the weird object in her hands, she asked before Ye Zan had time to explain. She had lost all of the matureness from her earlier competition. Of course, this was the result of her interaction with Ye Zan in this period of time. She had learned that Ye Zan was not as traditional as Jin Dasheng and the other elders.

Ye Zan gave every nine students one, and explained: “This device is called “Thousand Mile Communication”. It was a little device made by Grandmaster Mo in recent days. No matter the distance, you can use this device to communicate. I will teach you how to wear it, and explain how to use it.”

The so-called “Thousand Mile Communication” was actually just a battlefield communication device from the technical world. It was composed of an earpiece and a speaker. The earpiece was placed in the ear and the speaker was placed on the throat.

Originally, the Yu Qing students battling uniforms should include a helmet. This helmet should have communication uses. However, the technical aspects of that helmet were too heavy. Additionally, in the style of the fighting=ng in this world, the helmet did not have any protective purposes. On the contrary, it weighed the wearer down. Thus, Ye Zan did not give them the helmets. Rather, he gave them these simple battlefield communication devices

Ye Zan taught them how to use the object, and the Yu Qing students began trying it. They were quickly overcome by these technical objects. You should know that in this world, only those with a cultivation higher than the Foundation State were able to use jade communication devices. But those objects were still simple compared to this new one. Those jade devices could only end signals. This object could send full messages.

As for the Refining State cultivators, they still relied mainly on fireworks. The saying “A single firework rushes to the clouds like an arrow, calling with it thousands of soldiers”, sounds pretty cool, but it was once you tried it that you realized how unreliable it really was.

After the students had gotten used to using the communication devices, Ye Zan took out another item: a roll of white paper, and gave each student a piece.

“Great Uncle, what is this?” After Li Yun had received her paper, she had run far away. Laughing, she had used her communication device to ask Ye Zan this question.

“That is a map.” Ye Zan helplessly glared at her. He could do nothing about this little girl. After all, though his generational level was high, he was actually just about twenty and some. He really didn’t have the imposing air of a senior.

“A map? But there’s nothing at the top.” The students turned and scanned the paper over and over again, but could not find any connection with it and the map. Did they have to find people to draw it on?

“Don’t worry. We will get the map of that place in no time. Besides, we have a more detailed map now. When it comes to time, take the two maps and compare them. Convert the old marking onto the new map and mark where the landscapes are the same.” Ye Zan patiently explained.