With the sound of solid and powerful steps, the army of more than 4,000 people in total left the Wei Palace and headed straight towards the sun in the sky, which was due east where the core area was located.
"Commander Ye Army, how is the map? Has it been drawn?"
Chen Yi sat on the back of the elephant, and Ye Lichou was also beside him.
"The information has been compiled and the cartographers have started to draw it. It will be done soon."
While he was talking, there was a person behind him, rushing through the army.
"Legion Commander, the map is ready, the map is ready."
"Oh, it's said that Cao Cao Cao Cao has arrived."
Chen Yi smiled, took the map, and laid it flat on the elephant's back armor.
The cartographer who delivered the map stood aside and pointed at the map.
"The time is limited, so I only explored the nearby terrain and conditions, but I haven't found the edge of the world yet."
"Edge of the World?!"
Chen Yi asked in surprise when he heard this.
"Yes, the edge of the world. This world is not a planet, but is similar to a round sky. It is just a piece of land suspended in chaos."
"Tell me more about what the edge of the world looks like. This is the first time I've heard of the edge of the world."
"This commander must be disappointed. The edge of the world is very ordinary. It is just an invisible space wall, an air wall. There is nothing behind the air wall. There is no light, no matter, it is nothingness."
Chen Yi nodded thoughtfully upon hearing this.
"Next time you have a chance to go over and take a look, please explain the map to me now."
"Yes, because the Lord once said that the six nodes are arranged in the shape of a hexagram, so we assume that this world is a regular hexagon.
Based on this, we have calculated that the area of this world is roughly the same size as Henan Province before the end of the world, about 160,000 square kilometers."
"So big?"
Chen Yi was surprised at first when he heard this, but then he realized what he said and denied what he said.
"No, it should be said that this world is so small?
Only one province is big?"
"Indeed, of course, this data is based on the premise that the world is a regular hexagon, but it shouldn't be too different."
The cartographer nodded and confirmed.
"That means we are only one hundred to two hundred kilometers away from the center of the world."
"The core area also occupies a certain size, so the distance should be smaller. According to estimates, it should be between 75 kilometers and 125 kilometers."
The cartographer corrected.
"Then based on our marching speed, if it is very fast, it will take us ten hours, and even if it is slower, it will only take one day at most?
It turns out that this world is only so small?"
Hearing Chen Yi's words, Ye Lichou also nodded.
"It's almost there. It would be faster if we were lightly armed and simple. Our army is weighed down by the heavy baggage.
The marching speed is about ten kilometers per hour. Not counting the rest time, it is one hundred kilometers in ten hours, which is very fast."
"Then why haven't all the maps been drawn yet? It's been a full day now."
Chen Yi suddenly looked at the draftsman in question.
"There are too many mutated beasts, and their strength is generally fifth level. Their combat power may not be a big deal in the eyes of the army, but the weak scouts are still extremely embarrassed when faced with them. The exploration work has been greatly affected."
"I see, then you can continue talking."
Chen Yi said, but his mind was no longer on this.
Because if this is true, then Cao Cao and his party may have reached the core area and the real Mausoleum of the First Emperor on the first day they entered the small world.
In this case, Chen Yi and the others would be too far behind.
"I hope the mutant beasts ahead will be stronger and block Cao Cao's path forward."
Chen Yi murmured, and beside him, the draftsman continued.
“The terrain currently explored is roughly like this.
The outer circle of plains borders the edge of the world, and in the middle is a strip of hills and mountains. Further in, there is another vast plain. As for the situation in the core area, it is still unknown."
"Okay, you go back first and draw other maps as soon as possible."
"yes."
After the cartographer left, Chen Yi immediately expressed his sorrow.
"Commander Ye Army, where do you think Cao Cao and the others are now?"
"Although I hate to accept it, they have definitely reached the core area.
After all, their goals are small, they have no burden, and they move very quickly.
And even if the mutant beasts are densely distributed, they can't stop them, so we must prepare for the worst."
"The worst-case scenario is if Cao Cao doesn't succeed yet.
But if he really has his hand, he can leave at any time, and the initiative is in their hands. No matter how many people we have, it will not help, we can only fight in the air."
Ye Lichou also slowly fell silent and shook his head.
"There is no need to be so pessimistic. The defenses of the Wei Palace are so strong, and there are even Wei generals who are extremely close to their innate combat power.
It is impossible that there will be no Mausoleum of the First Emperor, there will only be more and stronger ones. As the resting place of Qin Shihuang, it must be full of institutions and heavily defended.
So what if Cao Cao arrives, without absolute strength, he won't be able to move even if a golden mountain is placed in front of him."
Hearing this, Chen Yi slowly shook his head and said quietly.
"He has Qin Shihuang's jade seal in his hand, which symbolizes his supreme authority.
What if Yuxi can control those institutions and puppets?"
"Don't worry, no matter how bad the situation is, there is still the master outside, and there are still 10,000 troops outside, so what if we go out."
Chen Yi's expression still didn't improve and he continued.
"What if the Mausoleum of the First Emperor can directly open other void passages? Or does he still have the kind of teleportation method that he used to escape from Chen Liu before?
This method failed to keep him before, so can it be done now?"
Ye Lichou fell silent after hearing the words. After a long time, he turned around and looked around. With a pinch of his fingers, a spiritual light spread out and enveloped the two of them, isolating the inside and outside. After that, he spoke out.
"Commander Chen, there is nothing you can hear or see right now. Let me tell you the truth."
"Of course you can, the legion commander is free to do so."
Ye Lichou nodded and said seriously.
"If that was really Commander Chen's own idea, then you have really gone to an extreme.
An extreme pessimist cannot be a general, and it is impossible for you to stand alone."
Chen Yi nodded when he heard this.
"Thank you very much for your advice, Commander."
"If this is not your own idea, but just to make a point."
Ye Lichou glanced at him inexplicably and said quietly.
