Bai Ye said, "Then let's depart."
In truth, the current virtual game forbidden zone wasn't excessively brutal, as only two factions were present: the Hidden Dragon Society and the Evil Spirit Group.
The reason was clear to anyone who had played the game.
In-game resources were finite and often controlled by a limited number of players.
This meant that limited resources necessitated contention, and players would have to kill each other.
However, a game was still a game; death could be reversed through revival. But here, death was permanent.
With only the Hidden Dragon Society and the Evil Spirit Group present, the resources could not be monopolized, and there was more than enough to share. This was also why Gao Ming had originally sought peace.
But the Hidden Dragon Society refused. In their eyes, the members of the Evil Spirit Group were also resources, referred to as: fragments of the God Stone.
Speaking of God Stone fragments, Bai Ye glanced at the holographic screen. After defeating several members of the Hidden Dragon Society, Bai Ye's God Stone fragments had reached one hundred and one. Ninety-nine fragments could be converted into one God Stone.
However, Bai Ye considered and decided against it.
He needed to use God Stone fragments daily for the gacha draws, and the magic incantations also consumed God Stone fragments.
If he converted them all now, what would he do if he ran out later?
On the other hand, while God Stone fragments were important, they were not that crucial for top-tier experts.
Of course, top experts other than Bai Ye were certainly keeping a close eye on God Stone fragments, as, in everyone's eyes, these were the hope of leaving the world battlefield.
Bai Ye had been the same in his previous life, but precisely because of his past life, Bai Ye was now relatively indifferent about hoarding God Stone fragments.
The reason was simple, and that was…
The Central Region War!
In his previous life, Bai Ye had already amassed enough God Stones before the Central Region War broke out. After the war concluded, Bai Ye had three surplus God Stones.
That war had been incredibly fierce, with countless casualties and fallen experts, leaving the ground littered with corpses.
For Bai Ye to have emerged victorious from that war, he had undoubtedly stained his hands with a lot of blood, and the three extra God Stones were the best proof of that.
Even though this time, with the clue of the God's Disciple.
However, the Central Region might still require exploration, and the God's Tower might still need to be visited. The Central Region War would still break out, and at that time, a large number of God Stone fragments could be harvested.
Therefore, Bai Ye felt there was no need to be so fixated on the matter of God Stone fragments.
Of course, he couldn't completely disregard it. Although the Central Region War was an opportunity to harvest God Stones, it wouldn't be enough to gather all the God Stones.
So, after some thought, Bai Ye decided it wasn't urgent to convert God Stone fragments into God Stones. He could wait until he had accumulated a sufficient reserve for daily use before converting them.
At this moment, Liang Jie called out to Gao Ming and Bai Ye, "We've arrived. General Dong is just ahead."
"Let's go, what are you looking at me for?" Bai Ye said, "I dealt with the Hidden Dragon Society, do I have to go up against a Boss now too?"
Gao Ming replied, "What are you waiting for? Form up and attack."
The others weren't too bothered, they just felt that Bai Ye's intervention would resolve things faster. If Bai Ye didn't intend to act, they could handle it themselves.
After all, if they lacked the strength to farm Bosses, they wouldn't have come to the virtual world forbidden zone. They would be wasting their time without the Hidden Dragon Society to fight.
The Evil Spirit Group began to form teams to farm the Boss. Bai Ye watched for a while and then said, "You people, individually, you all have some strength, but your teamwork is truly terrible."
Gao Ming nodded, "We will focus on this aspect later, selecting some people for long-term team training and specializing in coordination."
Bai Ye nodded and then said, "Right, help me investigate something. No, forget it."
"Don't say that!" Gao Ming immediately responded, "Whatever it is, just say it. Given our relationship, whether we can find it or not aside, we will definitely try our best to help you investigate."
Gao Ming appeared exceptionally enthusiastic at that moment.
Gao Ming knew Bai Ye was strong because they had a minor conflict and he had seen Bai Ye in action.
But he didn't know how strong Bai Ye was because Bai Ye had clearly not been serious back then, and all the members of the Evil Spirit Group had been taken down.
Therefore, seeing Bai Ye act again, Gao Ming was still shocked.
This shock brought about the emotion that made Gao Ming once again want to recruit Bai Ye into the Evil Spirit Group.
If his previous attempts to recruit Bai Ye were mainly driven by Bai Ye's potential to bring about the expansion of the Evil Spirit Group, due to Bai Ye possessing intelligence about various forbidden zones,
Then, this time, Gao Ming's desire to recruit Bai Ye into the Evil Spirit Group stemmed purely from Bai Ye's power.
As long as Bai Ye was willing to join the Evil Spirit Group, he would undoubtedly be the top expert.
The leader, Statham, was also currently scouting for experts to form the Twelve Evil Spirits, emulating the Hidden Dragon Society's elite group. Gao Ming believed that if Bai Ye was willing, he could absolutely become the First Evil Spirit.
Furthermore, Bai Ye could remain the First Evil Spirit indefinitely, becoming the strongest fighter within the Evil Spirit Group.
However, Bai Ye had explicitly refused Gao Ming before, so Gao Ming felt that even with an additional reason to recruit Bai Ye, it wouldn't be of much use.
If Bai Ye was unwilling, he couldn't be forced.
But Gao Ming felt that he could maintain a good relationship with Bai Ye and further improve their existing connection. Perhaps one day, Bai Ye would be moved by this enthusiasm and be willing to join the Evil Spirit Group.
Given Bai Ye's strength, no matter how many resources the Evil Spirit Group tilted towards him, it would be a very worthwhile investment.
"No, it's just that I feel this matter might be difficult to investigate specifically," Bai Ye said. "Do you know Penglai, Fanghu, and Yingzhou?"
Gao Ming chuckled, "I do. The three immortal islands. In my world, these three places exist, but they are just ordinary tourist attractions. However, in the world battlefield, these three places are considered sacred sites by those in the immortal cultivation world..."
Bai Ye interrupted, "No, I'm not referring to the three immortal islands of the immortal cultivation world?"
Gao Ming was taken aback, "Huh?"
Bai Ye thought for a moment, "I don't know how to put it. To put it concisely, I'm looking for these three places, but not the three immortal islands in the immortal cultivation regions. Instead, I want to find out if these three places exist in other regions."
The words were a bit convoluted, and Bai Ye was helpless.
Li Jia Yi, that scoundrel, hadn't explained clearly, so Bai Ye could only speak vaguely. As long as Gao Ming could vaguely understand what he meant, it would be fine.
Bai Ye continued, "I think it might be difficult to investigate this matter deliberately. You have more people and are spread across various regions. So, if you find these three places in non-immortal cultivation regions, notify me."
"Alright," Gao Ming nodded. "I know where Fanghu is."