"It really is a diamond treasure chest!"
Hearing the system's prompt, Ye Feng was very happy. As he got closer and closer to the diamond treasure chest, his excitement grew.
"Big brother, that golden treasure chest just now had 10,000 Arcane Yuan Coins, and this diamond treasure chest has 50,000!"
"We're rich!"
Seeing the number of Arcane Yuan Coins on the diamond treasure chest, Xiao Xiao exclaimed.
Xiao Xiao had already deeply realized how precious Arcane Yuan Coins were on their journey, so she was very excited to see so many zeros on the Arcane Yuan Coins!
"Mmm!"
Ye Feng nodded, feeling equally happy.
"So this is a diamond treasure chest... Aside from being made of diamond and emitting strong arcane energy fluctuations... it's not much different from an ordinary treasure chest!"
Ye Feng muttered, taking two steps forward and reaching out to open the diamond treasure chest.
"Ye Feng, wait a moment!"
Ye Feng's hand was already on the survival coin at the lock of the diamond treasure chest when a rather urgent female voice came from afar.
Ye Feng turned his head and saw Lingxi running towards him quickly.
"What's wrong?"
Ye Feng looked at Lingxi, who was running with a slightly flushed face, in confusion.
"Ye Feng, you can't just open that diamond treasure chest in your hand!"
Lingxi took a deep breath, her expression quite serious. "The resources inside a diamond treasure chest are mostly large, rare materials... If you open it just like that, you'll most likely crush or mess up all the resources nearby!"
"I see!"
Ye Feng immediately understood. He quickly ran to an open space, followed by the very curious Xiao Xiao and Bao Yuting.
"Clang, clang, clang, clang~"
After a series of metallic sounds, the 50,000 Arcane Yuan Coins from the lock of the diamond treasure chest fell into Ye Feng's palm.
Ye Feng glanced at the Arcane Yuan Coins in his hand, put them in his pocket, and in the watchful eyes of Xiao Xiao, Lingxi, and Bao Yuting, he opened the diamond treasure chest.
"Whoosh!"
"Buzz!"
Instantly, a dazzling light emanated from within the treasure chest, followed by a surge of immense arcane energy that almost knocked Ye Feng and the others over.
Ye Feng and the others felt the sky suddenly darken, as an unusually large object appeared above them.
"Bang! Crackle~"
The next second, that unusually large object fell straight from the sky with a loud crash, shaking the entire ground.
"What is that?"
Ye Feng waved his hand, dispersing some of the dust around him.
"Big brother, it's a giant wall... and it looks like it's made of steel!"
In the flying dust, Xiao Xiao's slightly confused voice sounded.
"This... is this a house made of steel? There are structures like a command tower, and the barrels of cannons... it looks like a fortress?"
Bao Yuting's surprised voice followed closely.
"Huh?"
Ye Feng frowned slightly. A flash of water-elemental arcane energy on his body turned into a large spray of water, sweeping across and suppressing large swathes of dust.
At this moment, Ye Feng and the others finally saw clearly what had suddenly appeared before them.
"This... is this a battleship?"
Looking at the ship-like object before him, and the command tower and cannon barrels Bao Yuting had mentioned, Ye Feng couldn't help but be taken aback.
"Ding~ Detected an Iowa-class battleship, 10 meters ahead!"
"Iowa-class battleship: Length 270 meters, beam 40 meters, draft 10 meters, displacement approximately 50,000 tons, carrying about 9,000 tons of fuel, range approximately 20,000 nautical miles, equipped with 3 x 400mm main guns, 3 seaplanes..."
At this time, the system's prompt also sounded.
"Holy... it's actually a battleship..."
After listening to the system's prompt, Ye Feng was very surprised.
Because battleships possess heavy armor and extremely powerful artillery, their defense and lethality are top-notch, and they often become decisive factors in determining the outcome of a battle... They were once considered the king of naval warfare, only gradually declining with the rise of modern aircraft carrier combat systems...
"This is land... such a huge thing... is a bit redundant!"
Ye Feng muttered as he looked at the Iowa-class battleship before him.
Although battleships are extraordinarily strong in combat power and defense in this apocalyptic era where civilization has been almost completely destroyed, they are on land, and their role cannot be fully utilized...
"Let's go up and take a look!"
After a moment of thought, Ye Feng was the first to jump onto the Iowa-class battleship along its hull, followed closely by Xiao Xiao, Lingxi, and Bao Yuting.
"Big brother, there's a sign here!"
As Ye Feng was examining the command tower of the battleship, Xiao Xiao's voice suddenly came from the bow.
"A sign?"
Ye Feng walked curiously towards Xiao Xiao's direction.
"Winter Sanctuary Guardian 1... Is this the name of this battleship..."
Ye Feng examined the sign Xiao Xiao mentioned, frowned slightly, and began to explore the battleship.
...
More than an hour later,
"This battleship has been modified, and its core components are actually driven by arcane energy... The fuel tanks and ammunition are full... It seems like it hasn't been used yet..."
"Although it's on land now and this battleship can't sail, these over nine thousand tons of fuel, and that full load of ammunition are all good things!"
Ye Feng returned to the deck, looking at the massive battleship before him, and muttered.
"Bao Yuting, what's wrong?"
Suddenly, Ye Feng spoke to Bao Yuting.
Because he noticed that Bao Yuting had been looking quite sad since just now, and would occasionally space out for a moment.
"Uh... nothing..."
Bao Yuting came back to her senses. "The name of this battleship, Winter Sanctuary Guardian 1... reminds me of the Winter Sanctuary that many people tried desperately to reach at the beginning of the Great Cataclysm... It was a human sanctuary that was mentioned many times on the radio. My family and I also wanted to go there... but then there was no more news..."
"Winter Sanctuary... has already been destroyed..."
At this moment, Lingxi's voice, filled with sadness, rang out.
"Huh?"
Hearing this, Ye Feng, Xiao Xiao, and Bao Yuting all turned their gaze towards Lingxi.
"Mmm!"
Lingxi nodded. "For some special reasons, I went there... Winter Sanctuary is in the middle of the ocean... It has been completely frozen over... There are no living humans left..."
"This..."
Hearing Lingxi's words, Ye Feng, Xiao Xiao, and Bao Yuting all fell silent, and Ye Feng was also quite curious about how Lingxi had gone there...
But Lingxi hadn't said anything, so he couldn't ask, especially with Bao Yuting present...
"Big brother, what should we do with this battleship?"
"It's too big... it can't be put into the spatial bracelet at all... but we can't move it either..."
At this moment, Xiao Xiao asked a crucial question.
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