A few hours wasn't a long time in the Present Realm, but it was enough to spread the news of what happened during the day to every corner of the Rusty Pagoda Forest.
Right in the center of the Pagoda Forest, under one of the few complete Pagoda Forest towers.
In the settlement that occupied the most abundant resources and the most crucial strategic location, several strange figures were circling around in a gloomy hall.
The leaders of the five powerful settlements gathered here to discuss the abnormalities that happened during the day.
The giant deformed skeleton shrouded in green flames, the leader of the Death Skull Settlement and the one wearing the crown, pondered for a moment after hearing the report.
"A golden ship that fell from the sky?"
"Yes, that's right."
What answered him was a pool of wriggling mud, in which three giant eyes were bobbing up and down, making a strange sound, "I saw it very clearly at the time, it should be something that fell from a higher depth. It might be a treasure of one of the rulers in the War of Worlds … "
"Other than that, is there any other news?"
"It has already been taken away by the people of Dragon Scale Settlement. Gray Blade's actions were very fast, no one could react in time." The strange giant worm's wings trembled, making a buzzing sound, "The female snake in Evergreen Settlement didn't say anything, I'm afraid she suffered a loss."
"Hmph, they're all a bunch of people with ulterior motives."
After hearing this, Undead said coldly, "Make Dragon Scale Settlement hand it over. Otherwise, we won't protect them for this year's blood tax. "
"Will they comply?"
The Eye of Sludge asked in a muffled voice, "Those Kobolds are all idiots who forget their own worth when they see a little profit. They don't have any brains, maybe they're already arrogant. Things that are swallowed into their stomachs won't be spat out so easily. "
"If they don't hand it over, then die." Undead was unmoved, "A bunch of kobolds, if they can't be used to mine, they would have already been used to offset the blood tax."
"But what happens after they take it?" The Worm King asked the most important question.
"Study it together, share it together."
Undead resolutely said: "You should all understand this, but now is not the time for internal strife. The Withered King's blood tax increases year after year, and if this continues, everyone will be conscripted into the army and serve him for eternity.
As long as there is a ruler among us, we will have the opportunity to negotiate with the fallen nation. We won't be at the mercy of others. "
"Then, I hereby swear."
The giant eye in the mud looked up slightly and said, "The demonic wisdom will bear witness to everything."
"Indeed."
Undead raised his hand expressionlessly.
Immediately after, Insect Lord, Deformed Monster, and Giant Eagle Girl also made the same promise.
Under the witness of Bo Xun, the contract was established.
Under the tremendous pressure of the Bloodsoul Tax, the leaders of the Rusty Pagoda Forest temporarily united, abandoning internal strife as much as possible.
"Then, let's give them a warning first."
After the contract was established, Undead said, "Destroy half of the Dragon Scale Settlement and make those Kobolds listen to us obediently. Also, make sure the other trash don't covet it."
"Indeed."
This suggestion was unanimously approved by the other crown-wearers, and they were not stingy with their contributions.
"I'll do it."
Undead took the lead and took out a bell from the sleeve of his tattered robe. He shook it slightly, but no sound came. However, everyone present felt a bone-chilling coldness.
Under the dim light of the fire, their shadows actually began to shake and spasm, as if they wanted to leave their bodies.
More shadows gathered from the distance.
With the sound of bubbles bursting, the countless shadows that had been raised under the Dead Skull Division burrowed out of the mud and gathered in the hall. After they gathered, they formed a large expanse of wriggling darkness.
With a sticky sound, it gradually rose.
From the strange silhouette formed by the countless shadows, an ear-piercing sound came.
In the end, it turned into a large hand.
Undead indifferently took out a bone coin and threw it out. The large hand grasped it tightly. Then, there was the sound of a torrent rushing.
The countless shadows scattered all over the place gathered into a large group. At this moment, they gathered into one and obeyed Undead's orders, turning into a strange pitch-black bird.
Even if it was just under the cover of its wings, it was enough to steal all souls.
"Go." Undead said, "Take half of their lives first."
The giant shadow bird screeched silently. After penetrating the dome, it disappeared into the night.
In the dark night sky, only a few confused Crow cries could be heard.
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"The advancement was very successful. Preliminary inspection, there are no problems."
In the huge temporary workshop, Professor Anton sat on a bipedal machine and walked out of the Sun Ship's warehouse. "The equipment is operating normally.
The part of the precise equipment that your beast soul can't repair is not damaged much. We also have enough parts in the supplies we brought. "
Raymond immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Compared to this, Huai Shi was more concerned about other things.
"How is Professor Anton's physical condition?"
"Me? Everything is normal. But if this goes on, I'm afraid the calcium tablets I brought are not enough. "
The old professor joked.
He was still wearing a thick spacesuit.
For Forster and Gregory, a depth of 39 meters might only be slightly uncomfortable. For Huai Shi, the climate was simply pleasant. But Professor Anton was a scholar after all.
Although there were laws to protect the soul, his essence was still in the category of ordinary people.
People like him should be in the command center or mobile base to provide support to Huai Shi and the other foot men. But now that he was deep in hell, it would be doubly difficult.
Now, the outside domain was completely hopeless for him.
Once he took off his helmet, his internal organs would fail under the suppression of the Abyss Precipitation in a few seconds. Even if he injected the stabilizing agent of the Astronomical Society in time, he wouldn't be able to move for too long.
He was already so old, and the weight of the spacesuit was there. Even with the help of the exoskeleton and the strong physique of the Russian Federation, it was impossible to be completely fine.
Raymond first repaired the depth stabilizer and the enclosed activity cabin inside the Sun Ship so that he could move a little more freely after leaving the spacesuit.
"I know what I'm doing. I'll say it when I can't hold on. Besides, the vital signs monitor can't lie. "
Professor Anton raised his arm. On the small screen on his shoulder, all the vital signs were stable. "The most important thing now is not me, but you."
He said, "Huai Shi, is your plan serious?"
Huai Shi nodded solemnly.
He sighed and nodded slowly. "Indeed, there is no better way now than this. I agree. What about the others? "
Forster nodded calmly. "I have no objections."
Gregory shrugged indifferently.
Then, the matter was settled.
As for the unimportant things that were left out, no one cared too much.
"Then, does anyone want to add anything?" Huai Shi asked. "If we want to integrate the creatures in hell and form enough combat power, I'm afraid there will be a lot of trouble in the middle."
One had to know that for cannon fodder to be useful, it had to be based on the foundation of having a considerable elite strike force.
Otherwise, it would be a waste.
"The key is still to strengthen ourselves." Gregory sighed. "We're going back to where we came from."
The strength of the people here was basically at the peak of their respective strengths. It was very difficult to improve. Raymond, who was the easiest to break through, had already advanced, but the existence of the Sun Ship could only guarantee a retreat.
Gregory had been close to the grandmaster realm forty years ago, but like dozens of other alchemists who were close to the grandmaster realm, he looked very close, and in fact, he was very close, but he just couldn't f * cking cross it …
This kind of thing completely depended on fate.
If it was in fate, it was there. If it wasn't in fate, it might really not be there.
As for whether it was in one's fate? No one could say for sure. In the records of the present realm, there were even people who suddenly broke through when they were on the verge of death.
But who dared to say that they had such good luck?
Then, on paper, the strongest was Forster.
Celestial genealogy was at the peak of the fourth level of the Divine Essence path. He was one of the twelve Titans who inherited Gaia's legacy.
With a gun in hand, he dared to fight the Great Asura of the Eye of Nightmare one-on-one.
But unfortunately, he was all stealthy observation and assassination. Don't talk to me about operations. What he wanted was to lose everything in one go.
Once the number of opponents increased and they didn't want to line up, they would start to go bald.
As for Huai Shi, he had already fallen into a strange cycle.
If he wanted to become stronger, he had to advance. But if he wanted to advance, he had to first deal with those guys who were chasing after him. But if he wanted to deal with those guys, he had to become stronger first …
In the end, everyone turned to look at Redmond.
Their expressions were strange.
Raymond felt goosebumps all over his body.
"What, what's wrong?" The tool man shook his head in horror. "I'm working very hard. Look, I've already advanced. I also want to help, but my strength doesn't allow it."
However, when everyone was deep in thought, they unanimously realized that the one who could easily become stronger was Raymond, who had just advanced.
After all, they just needed to spend money …
Raymond shook his head frantically and crossed his arms. "Don't even think about it. There's no supply station!"
"I can solve the secret instrument part."
Gregory sighed regretfully. "But there's no workshop."
Smack.
Huai Shi slapped the saddle bag in front of him.
The alchemist's eyes lit up, but he soon shook his head regretfully. "Without a high-level catalyst and a complete large-scale secret instrument, there's no chance."
Huai Shi didn't say anything and patted his pocket.
Fish Ball poked his head out and whimpered.
As long as it was a garbage workshop, as long as it was paired with its existence, it would be the rebirth of Helios.
"But you don't have the blueprint!"
Raymond was stubborn.
"You've asked the right person, brother," the scarab stuck its head out of Huai Shi's saddle bag and shouted excitedly, "I know this very well!"
As the former core of Osiris's control, Beelzebub's database naturally couldn't be filled with storytelling and crosstalk. It also recorded the blueprints and manufacturing methods of many common equipment used in the Eternal Road.
When necessary, it could also assist from the side for fine processing.
"I can deal with the repair workshop and large-scale equipment."
Anton scratched his head through the helmet. "Actually, if it's a simple version, it's possible to make it with some effort."
After all, he was a mechanical scholar. Twenty percent of mechanical scholars in the present world had to respectfully address him as Sir. It would be effortless for him to follow the blueprint.
He alone was a complete super-large production workshop.
As long as there was a lathe, everything from small radios to large fighter jets was a piece of cake.
"So, now, we can deal with the blueprints, the secret instrument, alchemy, and the production workshop," Huai Shi concluded. "There's only one problem left."
Thus, everyone helplessly fell into silence.
Materials.
No matter how awesome the workshop and the secret instrument were, or how awesome the production workshop was, they still needed materials!
If they made do with ordinary goods, even the most awesome composite steel in the present world, it would probably explode in one overload.
Just look at Osiris's skeleton. Tens of billions of dollars didn't even make a splash. Was it because it was difficult to manufacture? No, as long as there was enough foundation, it wasn't difficult at all.
But the materials were hard to find.
No one could afford a project like Osiris', which was a waste of money and manpower. At the same price, there were more cost-effective ways.
It was hard to recreate a miracle.
"Everyone, there's no need to be discouraged."
On the bed, Raymond scratched his head.
Although he really didn't want to be a tool, everyone was working toward the same goal now. Naturally, he wouldn't embarrass himself by pouring cold water on them.
"Why don't we try to search the other settlements?" he suggested.
"Impossible. If we search from the beginning, how long will it take to find tens of thousands of different materials?" Beelzebub sighed.
"Transit stations." Anton said. "During the Great Retreat, many transit stations weren't emptied in time. We can try our luck."
"What about the deal?"
Gregory said. "I have a few deep traveling merchants in Hell that I'm familiar with. As long as you give them enough money, they can get you anything."
Of course, it was also possible that he would sell them off.
"How about I contact the Iron Crystal Constellation and ask them to send someone over?" Forster asked.
Regardless of whether they could deliver it in time, the construction of the Heavenly Prison Fortress had reached the most critical moment. If they tried to steal the Iron Crystal Constellation's resources now, the master would really beat them up with a wrench.
Just as they were brainstorming, Huai Shi suddenly stood up and walked out.
"What are you doing?" Raymond asked, confused.
"Going out to get some fresh air."
Huai Shi waved his hand and said casually, "I'm also getting some takeout."
Just outside the open door of the workshop, in the huge square of Dragon Scale Settlement, a steel bird landed from the sky. It landed on Huai Shi's shoulder and squawked into his ear.
Huai Shi nodded when she heard this.
He rubbed its head and pulled out a metal bar.
"Not bad. Thank you for your hard work."
The Crow excitedly flapped its wings, picked up the snack that Huai Shi had given it, and ran off.
Huai Shi, on the other hand, raised his head and looked at the dark clouds in the sky. It was as if he had seen the giant shadow bird quickly approaching.
He was filled with anticipation.
He could sense that the Shadow Origin Substance was concentrated in one place!
It was as if he had smelled the fragrance of the ingredients in the kitchen. As soon as he saw them, his appetite was already greatly aroused.
But behind the thick dark clouds, the wriggling shadow bird that was about to pounce down suddenly stopped in midair.
It could sense a terrifying threat from below.
The moment it was seen by those eyes, the pure shadow beast actually felt an inconceivable sense of fear!
Every inch of its shadow body trembled in fear, spasming, and finding it difficult to maintain its shape. The giant bird's form collapsed into a strange ball of darkness, frantically trying to climb higher.
It turned around and fled without hesitation.
It ran!
It was like a certain delivery app: Delivery is here, delivery is gone.
Now, delivery is three hundred meters away from you. Two minutes later, delivery is three kilometers away from you …
The person waiting was furious.
Why are you running?
"You're already here."
Huai Shi reached out and slowly clenched his fist.
At that moment, the thick dark clouds rippled, and dozens of strange steel ropes appeared. They rubbed against each other, creating sparks as they whizzed toward the shadow beast.
The shadow of nothingness was also bound by the ropes, unable to break free.
It could not resist the pull from below, and the terrifying attraction of the Ultimate!
It was pulled to the ground and fell.
Its solidified body smashed into the ground, creating a loud bang.
That strange shadow began to wriggle. It wanted to move again and escape. However, right after that, a foot stepped on its body.
Trample.
In an instant, Great Si Ming's superior Origin Substance brought about an unparalleled suppression, nailing it to the ground.
It could only see a smiling face right in front of it.
"Isn't this a coincidence? Shadow transformation, I can do it too! "
Huai Shi smiled and raised his hand to greet it. Then, the Afang Long Mace formed in his hand.
It was aimed at its' head '.
Smash!
A loud bang was heard again.
The shadow of nothingness actually stirred up layers of waves under the attack of this substance, trembling endlessly.
Then, another smash!
The ground shook, and the air billowed. A strong wind blew on the shocked faces of his teammates.
Like a fisherman standing by the shore, Huai Shi held the fishing line and the big stick in his hand, and skillfully smashed the prey that had taken the bait. After two hits, the shadow only trembled, and no longer had any strength to struggle.
It wailed.
It wanted to submit.
It wanted to be spared. It wanted to live.
Unfortunately, it was too late.
Huai Shi's right hand, which was covered in pale flames, had already pierced into the shadow of nothingness.
Clench.
The talent from Great Si Ming was activated.
Forcefully suppressed, assimilated, and then transformed.
Casting began!
The huge shadow trembled and spasmed again, letting out a tragic cry that tore apart the silence. The squirming shadow that could not even fit the entire square began to shrink rapidly, and then bulge.
Under the cover of Yang Sheng, it welcomed a brand new transformation …
In the end, the terrifying monster that could wipe out the entire Dragon Scale Settlement had disappeared without a trace.
Instead, it was replaced by a huge iron ingot.
The strange iron ingot was as tall as two people. It stood on the spot like a small mountain. On the grayish-black surface, the distorted patterns were like distorted faces that were screaming silently.
From time to time, a dim light would flow past, as if it contained endless darkness, and the chill was oppressive.
Just like that, in the dead silence, Huai Shi wiped the sweat off his forehead.
A bright smile appeared on his face.
It was filled with the simple joy of welcoming the harvest after the hard work.
"I was thinking …"
He turned around and asked, "Now, the problem of the materials should be solved, right?"
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