Chapter 82
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Chapter 82: Wonderful Fate
"Chief, we have reached the entrance of the large canyon."
Guli rushed over from the outskirts of the Main Group.
Yi Chen finished his training.
He looked up.
The entrance of the large canyon lay right before him, winding and rugged like an endless dragon.
He raised his head, and on both sides stood towering cliffs that reached into the clouds, several thousand meters high.
The heavy snow that had fallen for several days and nights had finally stopped, revealing a blue sky so clear it had no hint of impurity.
"Gather the troops and move at full speed. Have the scout team keep a close eye."
Yi Chen waved his hand.
As Guli shouted the order, the Main Group began to consolidate as they advanced towards the large canyon.
Yi Chen didn’t continue training; instead, he focused on the rear, searching for the Thunder Bee Queen’s traces.
From the words of the high priest, he understood that while the Thunder Bee Queen could fly, its altitude and endurance were not strong due to its long stay within the Yunxia Tribe.
If the Thunder Bee Queen was indeed following the Main Group, once they entered the canyon, it could only track them through two ways.
One was to enter the canyon with the Main Group, and the other was to stealthily follow from above the canyon.
For the first method, if the Thunder Bee Queen wasn’t foolish, it wouldn’t adopt it.
The widest area of the entire large canyon measured only four to five hundred meters.
In the narrow parts, the width was less than a hundred meters.
It would be easy to detect its movements.
Moreover, once its movements were discovered, whether fleeing from behind or from above, it would be fully visible.
Unless it could surpass Yi Chen’s speed, escaping would be impossible.
As for the second method, it was also challenging.
The canyon was over a thousand meters high, with rugged cliffs.
From the cliffs above the canyon, one could not see the conditions below.
The only way was to take the route above the canyon, hurry ahead to the canyon’s end, and patiently wait for the Main Group to appear.
Yi Chen certainly wouldn’t allow this to happen.
Just as the Main Group entered the large canyon by less than a kilometer, he suddenly accelerated and soared into the sky.
In an instant, he transformed into a fleeting shadow, racing upwards swiftly.
In the blink of an eye, he reached the top of the canyon.
The surrounding environment was laid out before him clearly.
Yi Chen quickly scanned his surroundings and accelerated again, rapidly searching towards the end of the canyon from above.
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"Okay! Yi Chen might have overestimated the intelligence of the Thunder Bee Queen."
The audience in the live room immediately understood Yi Chen was wary of the Thunder Bee Queen arriving early at the canyon’s end to wait for a chance.
"The Thunder Bee Queen never considered this method. Right now, it still stays at the entrance of the canyon, afraid to move in."
"A Level 30 Fierce Beast might not lack intelligence compared to us humans, but it has no knowledge inheritance, and its thinking is clearly limited."
"However, this actually saved its life. If it truly tried to fly to the canyon’s end from above to wait, Yi Chen’s sudden attack could easily reveal its whereabouts."
"Once discovered, it would be trapped. The area above the canyon is empty and fully visible; even if it has a few hundred meters to escape, it wouldn’t find any environment like trees to use as cover from Yi Chen’s pursuit."
"Wait, look at the direction Yi Chen is going! Isn’t he about to run into Bai Ruo Xin?"
Suddenly, a viewer in the live room exclaimed.
"Bai Ruo Xin? The most beautiful girl from the Flame Mountain Tribe?"
"From our aesthetic perspective, and that of the exile planet, she is actually the ugliest girl in the Flame Mountain Tribe."
"Wait, I remember Bai Ruo Xin used to be quite independent and was drawing maps, right? Could she be in the large canyon?"
"She is above the large canyon, right on the essential route for Yi Chen’s flight."
"Indeed! Look about a thousand kilometers ahead of Yi Chen. There’s a huge rock, and Bai Ruo Xin is on top of it!"
"Luck is truly remarkable! Bai Ruo Xin seems to be the strangest and most independent fake heavy criminal who chose the long route, doesn’t she?"
"But with that luck, she might actually become the first fake heavy criminal Yi Chen notices."
The live room audience all marveled at the wonders of fate.
Bai Ruo Xin attracted quite a bit of attention due to her alignment with the aesthetic values of the human federation.
However, high visibility is one thing, but being favored is another matter.
In the Flame Mountain Tribe, Hai Lan and fifteen fake heavy criminals mixed in with the Green Grass Tribe made a total of sixteen.
Many news websites have conducted surveys and rankings.
Even betting companies launched related odds.
They allowed audiences to choose who might be the first to successfully approach Yi Chen.
Bai Ruo Xin always ranked last.
The odds offered by the betting companies went as high as seven hundred to one.
Even Hai Lan, who was marginalized, had odds of two hundred to one.
Regardless of public opinion or the betting companies, skepticism towards Bai Ruo Xin stemmed from her several fatal flaws.
The most prominent flaw was that she was incredibly ugly—exceedingly so.
Her skin was fair and delicate, her features were beautiful, and her demeanor was elegant and serene, resembling a fairy untouched by the mortal realm.
In the rugged and robust beauty standards of the exile planet, this image seemed exceedingly out of place.
With this one flaw, it became exceedingly difficult for Bai Ruo Xin to successfully approach Yi Chen.
Not to mention, her strategy was extremely peculiar.
All the fake heavy criminals, just after joining the Flame Mountain Tribe, were doing their utmost to showcase their talents and attract Yi Chen’s attention.
Or they gathered information and researched ways to catch Yi Chen’s eye.
Bai Ruo Xin was the only exception.
While still in the Green Grass Tribe, she devoted her time and energy to studying those fake heavy criminals.
After the Green Grass Tribe merged with the Flame Mountain Tribe, all the fake heavy criminals were competing to attract Yi Chen’s attention, while she focused solely on observing the tribe members of the Flame Mountain Tribe.
Researching competitors and observing those around her was understandable.
What was most perplexing was three months ago, when Luo Shi proactively attacked, creating schemes to incite internal conflict between the Green Grass Tribe and the Flame Mountain Tribe members, trying to draw Yi Chen out so he could offer suggestions to make Yi Chen view him differently.
Unfortunately, his plan fell flat; Yi Chen did not intervene personally but had the high priest take the blame, using strict measures to resolve the chaos.
After that incident, Bai Ruo Xin suddenly left the Flame Mountain Tribe.
Carrying a huge animal skin bag, she transformed into a geological explorer, starting to map the terrain of the entire Flame Mountain range centered around the valley where the Flame Mountain Tribe was located, collecting data on various fierce beasts, minerals, and plants.
Logically, fake heavy criminals are supposed to be the elite of humanity.
Before arriving on the exile planet, they must have memorized the Flame Mountain range and even the surrounding geographical environment.
If she aimed to attract Yi Chen’s attention by creating maps and presenting them after leaving the tribe for half a month, she could begin executing her plan to offer the maps.
Yet, Bai Ruo Xin seemed genuinely like a geological explorer.
After more than three months, she immersed herself in mapping, gathering information on various fierce beasts, plants, and minerals.
At this rate, it looked like she intended to spend one or two years traversing the entire Flame Mountain range.
That’s why she became the least favored contender among all the fake heavy criminals.
In fact, the betting companies’ odds for her soared to over seven hundred to one, far exceeding those for Hai Lan, who had been marginalized and sent to Guli.
Yet, no one expected such a wondrous turn of fate.
To shake off the Thunder Bee Queen, Yi Chen would have the Main Group take a detour through the western canyon.
To prevent the Thunder Bee Queen from reaching the canyon’s end to wait, he personally flew above the canyon to scout.
And just so happened, Bai Ruo Xin was on a huge rock above the canyon, looking out and mapping the surrounding terrain.
