1441

**Chapter 1441: The Curse in Area 9-58**

After reading the information, Lin Moyu returned the jade tablet to Yuzhu and paid the points. A mere one million points meant nothing to Lin Moyu's current wealth. If one didn't look closely, they wouldn't even notice the change in points.

Yuzhu's eyes sparkled with admiration, "Captain, you finished reading so quickly. Your soul realm is truly enviable."

"If it were me, it would take at least ten days to finish reading."

"Judging by your expression, you must have found the information you needed."

Lin Moyu read very quickly, finishing in less than half a day. For Yuzhu, it would take at least ten days, highlighting the vast difference in their soul realms.

Lin Moyu took a sip of tea, "Indeed, I found what I was looking for and confirmed one of my suspicions."

"If I take on the task and encounter any issues, I'll let you know."

Yuzhu frowned, "Are you really going to take this task, Captain?"

"Not necessarily. I still need some more information."

With Yuzhu's concern evident, Lin Moyu left the trading center and headed to the military merit office.

A transaction worth 320 million points could be exchanged for 32,000 military merits, directly promoting his rank to Second Lieutenant.

At the military merit office, Lin Moyu met an old acquaintance, Meng Gang.

After several years, Meng Gang was still managing the military merit office, but his rank had risen from Second Sergeant to Third Sergeant.

Even after all these years, Meng Gang still addressed Lin Moyu as Captain.

From Meng Gang, Lin Moyu learned why he didn't need to complete a rank promotion task.

Not everyone needs to complete a rank promotion task to advance from Sergeant to Lieutenant.

The rank promotion task for a Lieutenant mainly assesses combat power. As long as the combat power meets the requirements, the promotion is granted.

Generally, reaching the seventh stage of the God King realm is sufficient for rank promotion.

Even if there is a task assessment, it is conducted within the Human Emperor Network, which provides the evaluation.

This method eliminates the influence of personal factors and prevents the use of artifacts to create false combat power.

However, Lin Moyu didn't need this. The Human Emperor Network's comprehensive evaluation of Lin Moyu's strength had already reached the Minor God Sovereign level, making him more than qualified for the Lieutenant rank.

If Lin Moyu wanted to advance further to the General level, he would need to possess the combat power of a God Sovereign, which would be relatively more challenging.

After exchanging his military merits, Lin Moyu left the military merit office and sent a message to Zhu Qiwu.

Although Fortress No. 10 and the Human Emperor Network were very far apart, he knew Zhu Qiwu would receive the message.

Even though Zhu Qiwu was not at Fortress No. 1, he seemed to maintain a mysterious connection with the Human Emperor Network. Sure enough, just two minutes after sending the message, Lin Moyu received a response from Zhu Qiwu.

The reply contained only five words: "Come to Fortress No. 10."

Lin Moyu stepped into the teleportation array, heading to Fortress No. 10.

Not everyone is qualified to go to Fortress No. 10; authorization is required to enter.

Clearly, Lin Moyu had received authorization from Zhu Qiwu, successfully activating the teleportation array.

Traveling from Fortress No. 1 to Fortress No. 10 required several transfers, passing through Fortresses No. 2, No. 3, and No. 4. Then, from Fortress No. 4 to Fortress No. 6, and finally through Fortress No. 8, he reached Fortress No. 10. The entire teleportation process spanned over 100,000 light-years and was very lengthy.

This teleportation was the longest in Lin Moyu's cultivation career.

When he appeared at Fortress No. 10, he hadn't even left the teleportation array when his body trembled slightly.

An invisible force from all directions of the fortress pressed down on him.

The feeling was somewhat similar to the pressure in the mysterious land.

"This fortress is different!"

Lin Moyu's first reaction told him that Fortress No. 10 was fundamentally different from the other fortresses.

Although it had the same heavy military style, it was essentially different from the other fortresses.

Every building here was inscribed with formations. Lin Moyu felt that once these formations were activated, the entire fortress could transform into a terrifying combat weapon.

A beam of light descended from the sky, forming a guiding marker in front of Lin Moyu.

Zhu Qiwu's voice echoed in Lin Moyu's ears, "Follow the marker and come over."

Following the marker, Lin Moyu flew away from Fortress No. 10.

Halfway through, he felt himself pass through an invisible membrane.

"Formation!"

Looking down, Fortress No. 10 became somewhat blurry in his vision.

He realized that the formations of Fortress No. 10 were always in operation.

However, maintaining the operation of formations required a constant consumption of energy. Where did this energy come from?

Unlike Fortresses No. 1 to No. 9, where the formations were always off when not in battle, Fortress No. 10's formations were always on.

Looking at the increasingly smaller Fortress No. 10 below, Lin Moyu felt a sense of familiarity.

A flash of inspiration struck him, and he realized what Fortress No. 10 was.

It was the War God Fortress, not a replica, but the genuine War God Fortress.

The replica of the War God Fortress had the combat power of a God Sovereign. How powerful would the genuine War God Fortress be?

Placing the War God Fortress here indicated that this place was indeed very dangerous and very important.

Zhu Qiwu sat like a statue, unmoving.

As far as Lin Moyu knew, Zhu Qiwu had been sitting in the same position for thousands of years without changing.

However, it wasn't that he never moved; only his main body remained still, while his avatars occasionally went out.

The Zhu Qiwu Lin Moyu had met before were all avatars, not the main body.

Zhu Qiwu had mentioned that his avatars were unique, different from others. His avatars could be considered as his main body, with little difference.

Seeing the main body for the first time, Lin Moyu felt that it was more solemn and dignified.

A peculiar aura surrounded Zhu Qiwu, the aura of the Other Shore.

Lin Moyu saluted Zhu Qiwu, "Greetings, Senior."

"What is it?" Zhu Qiwu's voice was slightly low, as if suppressing something.

Lin Moyu could feel the difference between the avatar and the main body. The avatar was more approachable, while the main body was more solemn.

Lin Moyu said, "I would like to ask for some information, Senior."

Zhu Qiwu glanced at Lin Moyu, as if saying, "Just for this?"

Lin Moyu continued, "I want information about Area 9-58."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Qiwu's expression changed slightly, "Are you planning to take that task?"

Lin Moyu noticed the unusual change in Zhu Qiwu's expression. His expression was complex, indicating that this task was not simple.

Lin Moyu said, "I haven't decided yet, just considering it."

Zhu Qiwu thought for a moment and then threw a jade tablet to Lin Moyu. It was the same jade tablet containing battlefield information that he had shown Lin Moyu before.

"I'll give you one minute," Zhu Qiwu said unceremoniously.

The information in this jade tablet was invaluable. Allowing Lin Moyu to see it was already a great favor.

The information about Area 9-58 wasn't much, so one minute was enough. Lin Moyu immediately began to read.

The information was indeed limited. In just half a minute, Lin Moyu had finished reading and returned the jade tablet to Zhu Qiwu.

The information Zhu Qiwu had was indeed richer than that of the Yu family. Lin Moyu saw some important details.

"This area contains the power of a curse."

"Most people didn't trigger the curse, so they didn't complete the task."

"Some triggered the curse and died inside."

"Three people returned alive, but they were still cursed and died within six months of leaving."