Chapter 2986 Artifact: Palm of Blessed Land!
Among the six individuals handpicked by Lin Yuan, one served as the leader of the star pirate group, three held the position of vice leader, and two were core members responsible for intelligence.
The sole leader was the green-haired man who had initially surrendered to Lin Yuan.
Despite the willingness of the other five leaders to submit to Lin Yuan, he did not spare them.
These leaders were compelled to make this decision upon observing the willingness of many key members of their group to surrender.
Previously holding prominent positions within the star pirates, these individuals found their interests stripped away upon Lin Yuan's arrival. Even if they were now under his control, their sincere allegiance was doubtful.
While the three vice leaders and two intelligence officers held significant roles, they did not lead the star pirate groups.
Typically, the leaders enjoyed the most benefits within these groups. Joining Lin Yuan would liberate these individuals from suppression, making them more pliable. Moreover, Lin Yuan's status within the star pirate group provided him with enough control over its network.
The Sacred Sword Wielding Queen found nothing of value from the star pirate group led by the green-haired man. However, it took an interest in a fire-type holy spirit present in the group led by the purple-robed man.
This holy spirit possessed a simple yet versatile ability—it could both amplify and suppress flames, as well as evoke and extinguish unique fire elements.
Although this ability might seem mundane to an expert, it perfectly suited the needs of the Sacred Sword Wielding Queen, who intended to refine it into a holy maid.
By transforming it into a holy maid, the Sacred Sword Wielding Queen could utilize its enhancement and suppression abilities to contend with other experts possessing fire-type holy spirits.
Apart from that holy spirit, the Sacred Sword Wielding Queen considered two others as potential alternatives. However, Lin Yuan ultimately decided against allowing her to choose these alternatives.
Transforming the holy spirit into a holy maid and then nurturing the holy maid required numerous resources, making the holy maid not easily replaceable.
Now that he had three holy maids to nurture, there was no need for Lin Yuan to rush things.
Under Autumn's oversight, a team of seven star pirates, including Fu Mi, would have the capability to capture numerous star pirates in the future.
"Alright, the six of you have been chosen to survive. This is your honor and chance to bid farewell to the dirty group of star pirates. You can pledge your allegiance to me first. When you pledge your allegiance to me, you can say your names."
The man with long green hair was also the first to release the holy spirit to pledge loyalty to Lin Yuan.
"Lord, my name is Yun Qingyang. I'm from the Cloud Wave Horned Eagle species. From now on, I'm willing to use the abilities of our species and my abilities to serve you wholeheartedly. If you're interested, I can bring you to the blessed land at any time."
When the other star pirates who had pledged allegiance to Lin Yuan saw that Yun Qingyang had beaten them to it again, they looked down on him for being a lackey.
The star pirate group led by Yun Qingyang had just been destroyed, yet he had already adopted such behavior. On the other hand, they were secretly blaming themselves for not seizing the opportunity and falling behind.
Lin Yuan looked at the loyal Yun Qingyang kneeling on the ground and smiled. "I can see that you're very sensible and know how to seize opportunities. You're a very smart person. In that case, you'll be Fu Mi's deputy in charge of the other five from now on!"
Upon hearing that, Yun Qingyang revealed a pleasantly surprised expression. He had just joined Lin Yuan yet he had already become a manager. This was equivalent to being one step ahead of the others.
Having already stood out twice, if he stood out too aggressively again, Lin Yuan's impression of him might change. There was a limit to everything, and Yun Qingyang was very good at grasping this limit.
Yun Qingyang stood beside Fu Mi and nodded at Fu Mi, who was far weaker than him.
Fu Mi had only been by Lin Yuan's side for a short while, and Yun Qingyang was slightly stronger than her. Thus, Fu Mi did not put on airs and was very polite to Yun Qingyang.
Yun Qingyang didn't relax at all. "Lord, the blessed land is in the mountain ravine between the two peaks of Camelback Mountain, which is about two days away from here. I discovered it when I led the star pirates to follow a group of people.
"It's just that this blessed land has already been occupied by the Shadow Teeth Ferocious Tigers in the north of Camelback Mountain. These tigers have nearly wiped out all the species in Camelback Mountain in fear the news would spread.
"At that time, we were also discovered by an expert of the Shadow Teeth Ferocious Tiger. Due to our relatively superior strength, it was not easy for their expert to take us down. Thus, he invited us to enter the blessed land to take a look.
"I figured out that this expert planned to lure us in and kill us, so I pretended to accept and found the opportunity to injure the expert and escape with the star pirates. If you want to explore this blessed land, you have to face the Shadow Teeth Ferocious Tiger head-on.
"The Shadow Teeth Ferocious Tigers in the north of Camelback Mountain are not the main branch in the East Universe, just a side branch. Still, they must have an expert whose strength has surpassed the Holy Spirit level. Otherwise, they wouldn't be so domineering!"
Yun Qingyang nervously explained the situation to Lin Yuan.
Lin Yuan couldn't help but sigh. The appearance of a blessed land should have benefited all lifeforms, but sometimes things didn't go as planned.
The lifeforms of Camelback Mountain hadn't even had the chance to benefit from the blessed land before dying because of it. Ultimately, in this world, resources belonged to the capable, and weakness was the original sin, especially in a place like the Sky Beyond the Clouds!
The cruelty of the Sky Beyond the Clouds far exceeded that of the main world. Even lower faeries like Emerald Lady, who had the protection of a powerful faction like the Faerie Institution, would become the target of others.
"It's fine. Just bring me there. I hope this blessed land hasn't been developed by the Shadow Teeth Ferocious Tigers."
After saying that, Lin Yuan gestured for Yun Qingyang to lead the way.
Yun Qingyang explained the strength of the Shadow Teeth Ferocious Tiger and emphasized that they had experts above the Holy Spirit level.
The three Grade 4 Creators standing behind Lin Yuan should know that the bloodline of the Shadow Teeth Ferocious Tiger was extremely powerful and almost every member could fight beyond their level.
Since Lin Yuan did not take the Shadow Teeth Ferocious Tigers seriously and Autumn's strength was so formidable that even Yun Qingyang couldn't imagine, it seemed like the Shadow Teeth Ferocious Tigers should not be able to threaten Lin Yuan.
Winter did not let Yun Qingyang lead the way at his own speed. Instead, he let Yun Qingyang point out the direction and quickly led Lin Yuan and the others in the designated direction.
Firstly, Winter was afraid that the Shadow Teeth Ferocious Tigers would extract many resources from the blessed land. Secondly, he did not want Lin Yuan to waste too much time on such a trivial matter.
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In less than half a day, Lin Yuan saw the entire Camelback Mountain from afar. It was like the back of two camels and looked exceptionally majestic from afar. The aura of the vegetation near Camelback Mountain became denser, and Lin Yuan could hear faint cries.
In the Sky Beyond the Clouds, there were powerful species stationed in mountain ranges or wide rivers. Under normal circumstances, factions that passed by such places would try their best to stay as far away as possible.
"Lord, the blessed land is between these two mountain peaks. If we go any further, we should be able to see the Shadow Teeth Ferocious Tigers stationed there!"
Yun Qingyang was still afraid of the Shadow Teeth Ferocious Tigers, but when he reminded Lin Yuan, he did not show his fear.
Lin Yuan walked ahead excitedly. It was obvious he did not take the Shadow Teeth Ferocious Tigers seriously.
However, Lin Yuan had never been to a blessed land before and did not understand the situation.
Now, Lin Yuan finally had a chance to see the blessed land. He could also use the Palm of Blessed Land to store and bring it to North of the Lonely River.
As soon as Lin Yuan entered the mountain pass between the two mountain peaks, he saw a tall man with a tiger-shaped mark resembling a king character in Chinese standing on a big tree not far away.
When the tall man saw Lin Yuan, he revealed a playful expression.