Heroes' Prison Chapter 119

This incident caused a huge sensation at the time, a tribe leader with a hundred million members – what kind of concept was that? If he could rule these hundred million people, he would instantly jump to become the top power in The Second World and a global power at that, because players who chose the Draenei race were spread across all the continents.

However, afterward, Yang Yuheng once again fell silent. After becoming the tribe leader, he didn’t make any notable moves and rarely appeared in public. Unlike Dao Feng and others, who were always in the spotlight, discussions about him naturally dwindled over time. Yet, he still had a broad base of supporters, for he was a member of a Common Race and a Common Class. In the eyes of the 10 billion regular players worldwide, he was a representative, a role model, a spiritual leader. His success signified that ordinary players could also have their day and be discussed on the same terms as people like Dao Feng. When it came to the award nomination for the best newcomer, he was sure to be shortlisted.

Now, Huang Yi was facing many opponents, and this was just the situation on China’s exclusive continent. In The Second World, there were more than two hundred other continents, each with its experts. This world was not one where anyone could dominate; it was a world where prodigies emerged one after another, where everyone had their own achievements and opportunities, and he was just one of many.

Being shortlisted for Best Newcomer Award should be no issue for Huang Yi, but winning it would be challenging. His journey was still a long one.

Fortunately, there were still three months until the award ceremony, and he planned to use this time to strive for some more achievements to bolster his chances of winning. If he could trigger another announcement, achieve some Unique Achievement, and gain a few more National Honor Points, the Best Newcomer Award would likely be his.

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After logging off to grab something to eat and visiting the bathroom, adjusting his body to the best condition, Huang Yi logged on again and found himself in the Desolate Sands.

He continued heading in the direction pointed out by the Traveling Merchant Kula Mingyue. The desert was now much livelier as the animals that hid in their caves during the day had mostly come out. Huang Yi kept moving and leveling up on the side. A whirlwind of Judgment swept through, afflicting all animals within a two hundred meter radius – be it rattlesnakes, scorpions, gerbils, or Sand Wolves – with the Plague, felling them like harvesting wheat, and all their Experience Points were added to him.

In this manner, Huang Yi was leveling up while on his way, occasionally unleashing a Judgment, leaving a swath of dead akin to the times when the Dark King Uk’ar ravaged the continents. Wherever he went, there were only corpses, no survivors.

Huang Yi took out the Water Seeking Mirror from his storage ring and scanned the area. This mirror could detect water sources within 100 kilometers. He had bought this thing specifically to find the oasis of Slark.

Yet, having walked for an entire day, he still saw no water sources and thus no oases. The extent of the Desolate Sands was unknown; the Traveling Merchant had claimed that two-thirds of the oases in the desert were in this direction, but so far, he hadn’t seen a single one.

Just then, a blue dot suddenly appeared in Huang Yi’s Water Seeking Mirror, 100 kilometers to the left front – a water source!

This was undoubtedly a shot of adrenaline. Huang Yi immediately headed in that direction, his swiftly sprinting figure stirring up clouds of dust in the desert.

Finally, in Huang Yi’s field of vision began to appear some jutting ruins – broken and desolate, set in this uninhabited desert, with cold-resilient Seaberry Grass growing upon them, stretching beyond sight, exuding a desolate and ancient aura of bygone eras.

This site must have been a bustling city long ago, later met with some disaster and eroded by the winds to this state, turning into a paradise for the Seaberry Grass.

Huang Yi entered the ruins, as if traversing through the vast river of history, exploring a civilization from the distant past. He walked over the crumbled buildings, searching everywhere. The water source indicated by the Water Seeking Mirror should be near here.

Suddenly, Huang Yi’s gaze froze slightly; he saw a water well!

This well was straight ahead, encircled firmly by eroded walls retaining only their outline, quietly nestled within the thirsty desert. It must have been the cities’ Mother Spring in bygone days, fostering the civilization in this desert, equivalent to a mother, thus it was surrounded by sturdy walls for protection. Now, although the original city had weathered away and that civilization had vanished into the long river of history, the well still hadn’t dried up, continuing to nourish the relics around it.

Huang Yi walked over to the well and carefully peered into it. The well was deep, its bottom holding a tiny mirror-like surface reflecting the moonlight from the starry sky.

On the walls of the well, Huang Yi noticed some inscriptions – ancient and simple characters with few strokes, very different from contemporary writing, imbued with a profound aura of remote antiquity.

Could this city have existed since the Distant Ancient Era? With this thought, Huang Yi immediately took out the Book of Heroes from his storage ring and then summoned the Dragon Head entrance to the Heroes’ Prison, stepping inside.

If this relic truly dated back to the Remote Antiquity, then maybe Slark would recognize it, as it could be considered a landmark in the desert, resisting the ravages of time with little change.

Huang Yi approached Slark’s cell and spoke through the bars, "Slark, I’ve kept my promise and come to the Desolate Sands to search for your homeland. Now, I’ve found ruins that might date back to the Distant Ancient Era. Take a look and see if you recognize this place."

"Okay!" Slark immediately responded, his voice showing he couldn’t contain his excitement, "Let me out quickly! I’ll know as soon as I see it."

"There’s no way I’m letting you out. Take this mirror; through it, you can see what I’m seeing." As Huang Yi spoke, he took out a Projection Mirror from his storage ring.

The reason he had purchased this mirror from the Traveling Merchant was precisely to solve this current problem – to see the outside world without having to release Slark.

Then, Huang Yi slid the Projection Mirror through the slit of the door into the cell.

"Fine then!" Upon hearing Huang Yi’s refusal to set him free, Slark’s tone carried a touch of disappointment, but he still accepted the reality.

Next, Huang Yi left the Heroes’ Prison and returned to the site of the ruins. He then took out another Projection Mirror and adjusted it to reflect the surrounding scene.