The eagle slash lion magical beast landed on the bow of the flying boat and hunkered low to give easier access to its departing passengers.

Fifty six men and women jumped unto the ship where a crew from the Dark Dragon Sect welcomed them with further instructions.

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"Go through the gates. Fighting will not be tolerated inside." A serious looking man said to the new batch of sailors. Some nodded and a few gave sweet words in reply.

Alas, our bored gamer merely shrugged and followed the parade of cultivators inside.

Although the size of the flying boat was already huge from the outside but the space within was simply mind boggling!

"Fucking mother of cows!"

"This thing is so huge!"

"I believe that this thing could fit a million people here, easy!"

"Is this some kind of space manipulation technique?" The newly arrived cultivators conversed amongst themselves as they stood in shock at what they witnessed inside the flying boat.

Even the ceiling could easily accommodate a full grown dragon with ease.

"This Dark Dragon Sect is extremely rich to be able to afford one hundred of these things!" An unknown man exclaimed in awe. But Clark has another thought altogether.

'Aurora City may have supplied merely 10 million applicants for the Heavenly Expedition.'

'But seeing that there are 100 boats in the sky, I believe that we shall travel long until we get these 100 transports in full capacity.'

'I can't wait to see who's the genius behind this whole masterpiece.' Our bored gamer smiled and was pretty excited to uncover the mystery behind this journey.

One should know that Clark's knowledge about the Heavenly Expedition was only at the level of the general populace.

Of course he tried asking Nancy about this secret when he failed to void travel unto the Central Continent in the past but the system was also clueless about this veiled puzzle.

'I will unravel everything with the thrust of my spear very very soon!' With this determination, Clark joined the mass of people and stood in patience just like the rest.

* * *

A whole day passed and night has come to grace everyone aboard. On the sides, a person could gaze at the scenery outside through the scattered windows on the hull.

These gates to the outside world were not really opened holes but closer to a sorcerous weave to address the monotony of ambiance inside this boring wooden cage.

It was at this time that the show finally started.

"BANG!" A great vibration caused the rippling whispers to a dead stale.

"We're already moving!" A man stated the obvious.

"Let me see!"

"Get out of the way!" The excited voices of the swarm of people competed to get a better look at the sides.

There, they could find nothing but only the moving backgrounds of mountains and lakes flying far away at rapid rates.

This kind of speed was simply unbelievable to say the least! Especially to the eyes of the people of Aurora who have a top powerhouse of a mere Core Creation Realm only.

"Impossible!" Most murmured in doubt.

"Father, mother! I will come back someday!"

"I will make you all proud of me!" A young mortal man cried in bitter tears while his heart broke in pieces at this time.

He was just a nobody in Aurora and has sacrificed his life to the unknown. This young mortal man did this in order to get 10,000 fucking spirit stones in payments.

This bounty was even appetizing to low level cultivators and one could only imagine how much gold it would convert to mere mortals like this young man.

"I will make it to the top! I promise you all!" This young man's sentiment was echoed by thousands like him inside this lonely flying boat.

'Life is the same no matter where i go.'

'Suffering, struggle and broken dreams is always ever present.'

'Perhaps this is what makes life beautiful in the end.' Our bored gamer mused as he heard the sorrows and longing of these mortal men and women.

They should not be here in the first place. Alas, the lure of instant money was simply too much a temptation for anyone to resist.

* * *

An hour into the trip and the familiar voice greeted the ears of everyone.

"Hear me! Hear me!" The same serious looking man shouted at the only gate of the flying boat.

All eyes turned unto him and a silence beckoned amidst the excited and longing hearts of the many.

"I am Dong Shun! A member of the Dark Dragon Sect and the captain of this ship!"

"Starting from tonight, we shall be flying in the nearby provinces until we can take no more passengers with us. After that we would then go directly to the Eastern Continent of Odin."

"The best estimate i could give you is a minimum of 6 month travel and the longest would be 2 years of air time!"

"So get yourselves comfortable in here. You will have ample time to get to know each other well."

"And to those who would love to create troubles while we fly... let me tell you this."

"I would not mind dropping a couple of bodies in our wake." Dong Shun addressed the more or less 1 million passengers aboard his flying boat.

With a packed density of bodies like this, it was expected for complications to arise. Dong Shun turned around and exited the huge dome.

The captain and his crew was of course privy to more comfortable dwelling than this one.

It was just curious to know where the exact location was since the ship has only one obvious point of entrance for the masses.

Alas, no one was stupid enough to wander outside and face the elements in order to find out. Food and water was distributed for the night.

This was sponsored by the Dark Dragon Sect of course. But since this was the first night of travel, many people had sufficient stock for celebration.

The smell of grilled quality monster meat wafted around and the booming laughter of drinking men was quite usual for this eve.

"PLEASE DON'T!" At midnight, amidst the atmosphere of celebration, a pitiful woman's cry was barely heard in the ruckus.