Chapter 3606 North or South

Upon hearing that Wu Feiyan had asked the three of them to go out and search for rare and precious materials, the three of them readily agreed without the slightest hesitation.

Prolonged seclusion is a matter of initial effort followed by decline and eventual exhaustion. If one were to remain in seclusion in one go until opening the Niwan Palace, time would pass in the blink of an eye during endless cultivation.

However, if you are suddenly interrupted at the last minute, it is extremely difficult to get back into the zone and find that state of mind again.

The three of them had little success in their seclusion during this period, which gradually made them impatient.

Wu Feiyan knew very well that if it were her, and she was interrupted just as she was about to open the Niwan Palace, she would probably have to kill dozens of people to slightly relieve her anger.

Therefore, she decided to let the three of them enter the world first, partly to alleviate their impatience and boredom, and partly to see if they could encounter any good opportunities.

Wu Feiyan's cultivation had long since reached a bottleneck, and she longed for some changes. However, she still had the Poqing Society to manage and could not spend a long time in the world to seek opportunities. Therefore, sending the three elders became the best solution in her mind.

Wu Bolin had been in a bad mood, but when he heard that Wu Feiyan had allowed him to enter the world and move around freely, his mood improved a little. After being in seclusion for so long, he hadn't had a chance to breathe fresh air for more than a few days before being confined to this place again, which was really unbearable. Being able to go out, no matter where he went, was much better than staying in this depressing place.

So he immediately said respectfully to Wu Feiyan, "Your Majesty, I am willing to travel to the ends of the earth to find the rare treasures needed for your cultivation!"

Wu Feiyan nodded and said, "This is a good opportunity for you to gain a deeper understanding of the world today. The social changes over the past hundred years have been unparalleled. If you want to understand this world, you must immerse yourself in it and experience it for yourself. I will have Tianlin prepare communication equipment for you. You should each plan your routes and travel for a year. If you make any significant discoveries, contact me immediately. If I have any missions that require your help, I will also contact you immediately."

A year is but a blink of an eye if it is used for secluded cultivation, but if it is used for worldly affairs, given the current level of development in the world, it is more than enough to travel around the world.

The three of them had spent most of their lives cultivating, so they had no time to travel the world. Now that the opportunity was rare, they all agreed.

Wu Feiyan gave the three a few days to prepare, and asked Wu Tianlin to prepare Singapore passports for them. Once the passports were ready, Wu Tianlin would send the three away.

The reason for choosing Singaporean citizenship is that the Singaporean passport has one of the most visa-free countries, making it relatively easy for the three of them to travel to most places with their Singaporean passports.

After leaving Wu Feiyan's palace, Wu Bolin asked Wu Bowen and Wu Bozhong, "Bowen, Bozhong, where are you two planning to go?"

Wu Bowen said, "I want to go back to China to take a look, but after thinking about it carefully, China is probably the place where it is hardest to find opportunities, so I plan to do the opposite and go to the United States in the west to take a look."

Wu Bozhong said, "Then I'll go back to China. I'll just treat it as a chance to look around and revisit old places. I don't know what the past has left behind."

Wu Bolin said, "The reason why the wise ruler gave us this year is not so that we can revisit the old places, but to try to help the wise ruler obtain more rare and precious materials. If the wise ruler is happy, he may reward us with a few Qi-nourishing pills, and perhaps the Niwan Palace can be opened smoothly."

Wu Bozhong thought for a moment and then said, "Then I won't go back to China. We'll talk about it later. I want to go to Gurkha. It used to be a great place for alchemy, and many cultivators went there to seek immortality. Maybe I can make some progress there."

Gurkha was the old name for Nepal during the Qing Dynasty.

Because eight of the world's top ten highest mountains are located, in part or even entirely, within Nepal, and are home to some rare and precious treasures, it did attract some cultivators to seek immortality there in the past. In these remote places, many relics of cultivators have been left behind. Wu Bozhong felt that the probability of finding alchemy materials there would be greater.

Wu Bolin nodded and said, "Since you're going east and west, I'll go north or south."

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Just as the three elders were actively preparing to enter the world, the Iliad, which was docked in the port, reached dinner time.

The captain specifically instructed everyone to go to the restaurant, saying that he wanted to introduce the four new boarders to the entire crew.

The crew members also felt that this behavior was quite normal. Under normal circumstances, the experts who boarded the ship would live with everyone for at least ten days to get to know each other, which would make things much easier later on.

So when Ye Chen and Lin Wan'er arrived at the restaurant, all the crew members of the Iliad research vessel had already gathered there.

These Nordic sailors pieced together the ship's dining tables to form an extra-long table nearly ten meters long, which was then filled with all sorts of food, mainly Nordic seafood and meat dishes, including smoked salmon, various sausages, shrimp, and crab.

Because of Ye Chen's psychological influence, Captain John Torresson was naturally very polite and smiled as he said to everyone, "Come on, let's all applaud and welcome Mr. Louis, the meteorologist, and the three beautiful ladies traveling with him are also meteorologists."

After saying that, he asked Ye Chen in a low voice, "By the way, Mr. Louis, we still don't know how to address these three ladies?"

Ye Chen smiled slightly, released a bit of spiritual energy, and said to everyone, "Everyone, we will need your help and care for the next period of time. The four of us have rather special living habits, so please do not disturb us or inquire about our behavior. If we need any help from you, please do your best and do not slack off. Treat us as the most honored guests and treat us with all your heart. Do you understand?"

Upon hearing this, the three women couldn't help but laugh. How could someone ask for help like that? It's not polite at all.

However, they also knew that Ye Chen wasn't asking for help; he had already subtly prepared himself mentally while speaking.

Therefore, they could see that the crew members who were initially somewhat puzzled about the four men's identities instantly lost all their doubts and curiosity after hearing Ye Chen's words. They all spoke in unison, as if they had received an order, and said very seriously, "Understood!"

Ye Chen nodded and said, "None of you are allowed to tell anyone anything about us. When you return, you will completely forget that you ever saw the four of us, and you will also completely forget that we ever boarded this ship. Do you all understand?"

"Understood!"

The group answered in unison once again.

Ye Chen looked satisfied and was completely relieved.

As long as these people, and those currently at the Nordic research station, have given each other the psychological suggestion that they will not reveal the whereabouts of the four to anyone after they leave, then no one will remember that the four of them stayed at the research station to spend the Antarctic winter.

For the next three days, Ye Chen and his group waited on the research vessel for the window of opportunity to cross the Roaring Forties.

In the past few days, several more research vessels have arrived at the port of Ushuaia, resulting in a spectacular scene of more than a dozen research vessels docked at the same time, waiting to enter the Antarctic Circle.

On the fourth night, Captain John Torresson suddenly announced over the intercom: "Attention all personnel, port authorities have informed us that the wind and waves in the Drake Passage have subsided, presenting a good window of opportunity. We are instructed to prepare immediately and be ready to depart within the next hour!"