Chapter 1001: Rescue Operation in the Sahara Translator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales Translated by XephiZ Edited by Aelryinth Mo Fan felt like bursting into tears when he heard the price. He subconsciously glanced at Mu Ningxue, who was playing with Little Flame Belle... So it appeared that Mu Ningxue was born with eight hundred million naturally; how unfair was that? Why did it feel like his innate talent was so much worse than hers? Not only did it not save him any money, it actually placed him a worse position, since he had to spend money like water to not fall behind! “If a single Soul-grade Seed with a Domain alone cost eight hundred million, how long do I have to wait until all my Elements have a Domain?” Mo Fan shuddered to himself wryly. He was about to go bankrupt, and he was only trying to improve one Element. What could he possibly do if he tried to get a Soul-grade Seed for all six of his Elements...oh, five Elements, sp the Demon Element was not completely useless. It actually helped him save some money... “Which Element are you planning to buy a Soul-grade Seed for? You should be able to get a decent non-Domain Soul-grade Seed with nice special effects... actually, it doesn’t really need to have a Domain. First, the spells of the same Element as the Soul-grade Seed will multiply the power of your spells by two to three times. Second, their special effects aren’t necessarily that much weaker than Domains,” Zhao Manyan informed him. “Of course it has to have a Domain. There’s a big difference!” Mo Fan blurted out. After the fight against the Executioner Philip, Mo Fan was well aware of how incredible a Domain was. It was not as simple as strengthening his spells. It was actually able to directly suppress one’s enemy; it was absolutely insane! “Then what Element are you looking for? I’ll verify the price range for you.” “Lightning!” Mo Fan answered without hesitation. He had Little Flame Belle for the Fire Element. When he was possessed by Little Flame Belle, the combination of Calamity Fire and Rose Flame was basically the same as having Soul-grade Fire. It just lacked the effects of a Domain. According to Little Flame Belle, once she grew stronger, she should be able to Awaken her Domain. As such, Mo Fan only needed to feed Little Flame Belle her Soul Seeds until she Awakened her Calamity Fire Domain! Considering that he could not rely solely on the Fire Element to conquer the world, especially with how useless the Fire Element when he was fighting underwater, he decided to focus on improving his Lightning Element instead, and try to get a Lightning Domain as soon as possible. Little Flame Belle would eventually Awaken her Domain. As for the Shadow Element, the Nyx Regime was basically a Domain. If he had a Lightning Domain too, it was likely that he could take on a Commander-level creature on his own! “Lightning... I’m pretty sure a Soul-grade Lightning Seed is normally a lot more expensive than other Elements. Mo Fan, prepare to go bankrupt,” Zhao Manyan told him carefully. “...” “How about getting a Galaxy Vein to improve your Summoning Element to the Advanced Level instead?” Zhao Manyan asked softly. “I think you’re right, I should be more flexible about it,” Mo Fan replied. — As the two were talking, Jiang Yu, who was extremely bored, suddenly joined in and said mysteriously, “Do you know? The identity of the enormous skeleton at the beach of Tinuoaya City has been confirmed.” “What is it?” Mo Fan asked immediately. He was actually very curious about the skeleton, since he had witnessed the same thing happening to the Black Sea Drake! “It’s a Coastal Mammoth at its peak. It was only slightly inferior to a Ruler-level creature. I can’t imagine it, thinking that such a huge creature was left with nothing but bones,” Jiang Yu said. Mo Fan’s heart skipped a beat! Slightly inferior to a Ruler-level creature? That was nowhere close to a Commander-level creature! In other words, there was a Coastal Mammoth that a maggot had turned into close to Tinuoaya, and nobody knew where it had swum off to! That was pretty horrifying to think about; a tiny little maggot that was weaker than most demon creatures was able to devour a Coastal Mammoth and evolve into it! Did that simply mean there were other maggots that had turned into creatures that were superior to a Coastal Mammoth? “Speaking of which, there are rumors about a skeleton that died the same, strange death as the Coastal Mammoth on an island not far away from Tinuoaya City...” Jiang Yu said. He had been keeping an eye on reports of similar deaths, but he was still unsure of the exact cause. “What creature was it?” Mo Fan subconsciously asked. “It was nothing, just a human skeleton,” Jiang Yu said. Mo Fan immediately felt goosebumps crawling all over him upon hearing this! —— —— Under the blue sky was a beautiful, golden land of sand. It was perfectly flat, and the sand would only ripple when a breeze swept past, like an artist drawing a stroke across it... A few green tents were set up on the land, and there was even a Water Curtain nearby. The blue Water Curtain was spraying down from the sky, protecting the green tents from the intrusion of the wind and sand, allowing the people inside to rest comfortably. Suddenly, a loud rumble came from the edge of the sky. A woman with short camo pants walked out from one of the tents and stared at the sandstorm that was approaching like a tsunami. Her gray pupils filled with fear immediately! “Get up, everyone, get up! It’s a disaster-level sandstorm!” the woman yelled at the tents. A bunch of people quickly ran out of the tents. They also screamed in panic when they saw the sandstorm. “No, we’re only going to be eaten up by that thing. Head south, I remember there’s a fairly sturdy fortress there. Perhaps it can provide us with some cover,” a man who seemed to be the captain said. “South? Are you kidding me? That’s the scariest place in the world!” “Stay here, and we’re going to be buried by the sandstorm. It’s our only choice, even if it’s dangerous!” The captain was already packing his stuff as he spoke. Even though they had heard lots of terrifying rumors about the Sahara Desert, and the fact that many seniors had warned them to strictly stay away, it was obvious that the disaster-level sandstorm was more life-threatening in their current situation... The group had no choice but to follow the captain into the Sahara Desert under the great pressure from the sandstorm. The sandstorm howled as it proceeded to devour even the clouds. Its destructive power was greater than that of a tsunami, as even the mountains, ocean, or the vast land was going to be buried under it. A few days later, when the sandstorm disappeared, the place would turn into a new desert! —— —— The Magic Castle at the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa... The Cape of Good Hope Magic Castle was Africa’s most powerful Magic Association. It was keeping watch like an ancient city standing still on a cliff at the edge of the world. The sky and ocean were blue and ageless, but the magic castle still retained its brilliance despite its age! “How did this happen? Didn’t we warn them to avoid the Sahara Desert at all costs!?” an old man with a black mustache snapped furiously. “They encountered a disaster-level sandstorm, forcing them to take shelter. They had no choice but to enter the Sahara,” a Mage wearing a white uniform replied with his head lowered. “Idiots, those idiots! The Sahara Desert is way scarier than the sandstorm! Now what? We’ve totally lost contact with them! Why would the national team make such a dumb decision? We only sent them out for training, not to get themselves killed!” the old man with the black mustache cursed. “Going on a tantrum isn’t going to help,” the Mage sniffed. “Then what brilliant plan do you have in mind, tell me!” the old man said. “Our rescue team is still going to take some time to reach the Sahara Desert. However, according to the information provided by the International Magic Association, it seems like the Chinese team happens to be passing by the area. Since we are having trouble contacting our national team, the best option we have is to contact China and request that they lend us a hand by searching for the missing team until our rescue team gets there. That way, they can try searching for any traces that the missing team has left in the area before they are erased by the next storm,” the Mage proposed. “Do you seriously think there aren’t enough people going missing in the Sahara Desert?” the old man cursed. “It’s the only choice we have. I have already contacted China, they said they will consider sending their national team to help us if we’re willing to hire them at the standard price of mercenaries...” the Mage said. “Humph, mercenaries? They are utterly clueless about the desert. I just hope we don’t have to send even more people to search for them too!” the old man said. “Shall we ask for their help or not? I’m just worried that our rescue team won’t be able to find any traces when they arrive, greatly reducing the chance of us finding them,” the Mage said. “Yes, go contact China right now!” In the end, the old man did not want anything to happen to the missing team. After all, in a place like the Sahara, without any communication or trail, the team would never be able to find their way out on their own! “Well, the person did ask for quite a shocking amount.” “What choice do we have? Give them whatever they want, it’s more important to make sure those idiots are still alive! I wouldn’t want our national team getting wiped out during training when they haven’t even reached Venice!” the hot-tempered old man snapped. “Affirmative!” —— —— After leaving Portugal, Mo Fan and the team were supposed to depart for Egypt and experience the Arabic culture. To their surprise, when they were setting out for Egypt along the edge of the Sahara Desert by following the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea, they were given an emergency job! “Rescue?” “Did the advisor really ask us to go on a rescue mission in the Sahara Desert?” “F**k me, they are asking us to go to the Sahara Desert? That’s a forbidden place two levels higher than the Amazon Jungle! There’s no f**king way I’m going there!”