The towering stone pillar at the center of the place of extreme metal shone with a faint golden luster. It was also in that area that the energy of metal in the entire place of extreme metal was the densest.
Among the five places of extreme metal, the place of extreme metal was the most difficult to form. This was because no matter where it was, humans were always tireless in their passion for mining ores. Generally, the surrounding mountains and rivers of the place of extreme metal would be rich in ores. As long as one of the ores was discovered, humans would swarm over like flies, digging to the root of the problem and claiming all the ores as their own.
A place of extreme metal could only gradually take shape after hundreds of thousands of years. This process of formation was usually due to the ores being mined and destroyed, making it very difficult for it to form naturally again. The five places of extreme metal were all formed by the power of nature due to the uniqueness of the terrain. Even Chu Canglan, who had cultivated his demonic arts to the Nine Changes realm, was unable to use human power to change or repair the five places of extreme metal that had been destroyed.
The Five Extreme Grounds were all formed by nature over millions of years of sedimentation. It was simply not something that could be changed by human power. From the looks of it, this place of extreme metal should have existed for as long as the place of extreme fire for who knows how many years. That towering, golden stone pillar in the center should be the metal attribute treasure that was born from this place of extreme metal.
In the world that Han Shuo came from, there was a legend of the indestructible Great Sage Equaling Heaven. The Great Sage Equaling Heaven, Sun Wukong, was a stone monkey. He obtained the Golden Cudgel, the Sea Stabilizing Needle from the Dragon Palace. It was said that it was a metal attribute treasure nurtured by a place of extreme metal that had existed for millions of years.
The Great Sage Equaling Heaven, who had cultivated from a stone monkey, was a unique existence of the metal attribute. This was why he was able to skillfully utilize the power of the metal attribute treasure in his hands, becoming a powerful and everlasting existence in the world that Han Shuo came from.
In the center of this place of extreme metal, there was a towering stone pillar sparkling with faint golden light. It should be the other metal attribute treasure that had been nurtured in this place of extreme metal. As for whether or not this metal attribute treasure had the same miraculous power as the Golden Cudgel, Han Shuo wasn't sure.
However, Han Shuo understood that the metal attribute treasure nurtured by the place of extreme metal could only be grasped by the metal elite zombie that was refined from the place of extreme metal after the metal elite zombie was born, just like the fire elite zombie that was able to collect the fire attribute treasure, the Fire Lotus. This Metal-type treasure existed in the very center of the place of extreme metal. Han Shuo did not dare to rashly move this Metal-type treasure, for fear that it would destroy the natural operation of the entire place of extreme metal.
Walking to the side of this towering stone pillar, Han Shuo reached out his hand and touched it. His finger made a metallic 'dang dang' sound as it knocked against the stone pillar. Streams of dense metal elemental energy slowly flowed into Han Shuo's fingertips, causing Han Shuo's body to stiffen.
"It is indeed a metal attribute treasure. It seems that metal elite zombie is very lucky!" Han Shuo exclaimed in admiration. He excitedly circled around the place of extreme metal a few times. Looking at the various rare ores that shone with a faint luster, Han Shuo's heart was filled with joy.
However, Han Shuo did not move any of the ores in this place of extreme metal. Before all the materials for refining metal elite zombie were gathered, Han Shuo did not want to act blindly without thinking, lest he change the natural layout of the place of extreme metal and cause irreparable damage.
"Metal elite zombie, oh metal elite zombie, now you're the only one left. Now even a weapon has been nurtured." Han Shuo muttered to himself. He then spread out his right hand and scattered the eight sparkling souls within the place of extreme metal. He instructed, "Guard this place well. Not only the miners, if anyone tries to come here, kill them for me."
"Got it, we won't let anyone destroy this place." The eight souls replied.
Without continuing to stay in the place of extreme metal, Han Shuo was burning with anxiety. He planned to immediately gather the materials needed for metal elite zombie. After Han Shuo left the place of extreme metal, he used the Demonslayer Edge to cut out a few large rocks to block the three narrow entrances, leaving only a narrow slit the size of an arm for the eight souls to enter.
After walking out from the belly of Mount Silk, Han Shuo discovered that Delia and the miners were all waiting at the entrance. Among them was elder Aardman, who was currently in charge of the five mines.
"Has it been taken care of?" When Delia saw Han Shuo come out, her eyes lit up and she hastily asked Han Shuo.
Grinning brightly, Han Shuo nodded and said, "Not bad. In the future, not only will the stone men not attack the miners again, they will also collect some ore for you every month."
Pausing for a moment, Han Shuo said to Delia and Andrew with a solemn expression, "But remember, there are a large number of stone men living in those three areas. None of you are allowed to trespass into those three narrow caves. Otherwise, I won't take responsibility if you die at the hands of the stone men."
After hearing Han Shuo's words, Aardman hastily guaranteed, "Rest assured, my Lord. I will definitely discipline them well and won't let them enter those areas."
"Rest assured, my Lord. I don't think they will dare to go in. After all, only my Lord can deal with those stone men. How can ordinary miners be a match for those stone men? "Delia's bright eyes focused on Han Shuo as she said to Han Shuo with a light smile.
After hearing Delia's words, Han Shuo also thought that it was true. The stone men's bodies were sturdy and didn't fear magic. In those narrow spaces, even a senior swordsman would die if he faced the stone men. Although the mountain people of Mount Silk had strong bodies, their strength was far inferior to the stone men. Naturally, they wouldn't be stupid enough to throw away their lives.
"Alright, you guys go there once a month and collect the ores inside. The stone men have already agreed to my request. They are more proficient in mining ore. As long as you don't disturb their lives, they will continue to help you mine ore. "Han Shuo replied.
"Many thanks, my Lord! Many thanks!" Aardman was extremely grateful to Han Shuo and bowed to Han Shuo.
"Elder, don't be so polite. As the city lord of Brettel City, this is what I should do." Han Shuo went over to help Aardman up and said sincerely.
Since the crisis of the stone men on Mount Silk had been resolved, Han Shuo didn't continue to stay on Mount Silk. The group that had come to Mount Silk this time had originally been Adleman and some of his subordinates. Now that they'd arrived at Mount Silk, they didn't continue back to Brettel City. Only Han Shuo and Delia were left on the road.
The anxious Han Shuo planned to shake Delia off and directly return to Brettel City. However, after thinking for a bit, he felt that it would be impolite to do so. Thus, he slowly walked with her on the rugged mountain road, heading down the mountain.
After being caught peeping in the mine, Han Shuo felt guilty when he was alone with Delia and didn't take the initiative to talk to her. However, Delia's gaze towards Han Shuo had a different meaning after she'd exited the mine. Delia, who'd been dressed in a sexy and wild outfit, not only didn't seem restrained at all, she'd even purposefully puffed out her chest.
Although Han Shuo wasn't a gentleman, he had been caught alive by Delia the last time he'd peeped on her. This time, the two of them were a bit more well-behaved as they descended the mountain together. In addition, because he was concerned about the metal elite zombie, Han Shuo wasn't as lustful as usual. He didn't stare at Delia's chest along the way.
However, the well-behaved Han Shuo was inwardly cursed for being a hypocrite by Delia. As the number one beauty of the mountain people, Delia's strength was superb among the mountain people for so many years. Her eyes were at the top of her head, but she'd never found a young man she liked among the mountain people. She'd only teased the young men who admired her.
Delia, who was 1.7 meters tall, was extremely tall. For ordinary mountain men, height alone was enough for her to be proud of. However, when faced with Han Shuo who was more than 1.9 meters tall, Delia couldn't feel the slightest bit of arrogance. This time, Han Shuo's thunderous method of blasting the stone man's body into stone fragments had awed her heart that admired the strong. No matter how she looked at it, Han Shuo was a target that she was satisfied with.
Suddenly, Delia blocked in front of Han Shuo. Her bright eyes stared fixedly at Han Shuo as she puffed out her soft breasts.
Han Shuo, who was walking, was caught off guard and his chest almost directly bumped into Delia's towering breasts. He abruptly stopped and took a step back. Looking at Delia with a puzzled expression, Han Shuo asked, "What's wrong?"
"Your Lordship, you're a real man. I like you!" Contrary to Han Shuo's expectations, Delia stared at Han Shuo with a burning gaze, boldly confessing her true feelings to Han Shuo.
Mountain women were originally very forthright, and Delia was one of the best among them. Her wild and fiery nature allowed her to dare to love and hate. She possessed a boldness and straightforwardness that most women in the Lancelot Empire didn't have.
Delia's sudden confession surprised Han Shuo. Han Shuo squinted his eyes as he sized up Delia from head to toe, as if he wanted to see her body clearly.
As Han Shuo's gaze roamed over her body, Delia instinctively felt a little shy, especially when Han Shuo's gaze fell on her perky twin peaks, as well as some sensitive parts of her waist and abdomen. Her body felt as though it was being directly caressed by Han Shuo's gaze, causing Delia to feel extremely shy.
However, Delia wasn't as timid as most women. Having set her sights on Han Shuo as her target, although Delia turned her head away shyly, she didn't choose to retreat. Instead, she puffed out her twin peaks. It seemed that she had sufficient confidence in her figure.
"You're not bad." After a while, Han Shuo suddenly smiled and said softly.
Delia's charming face lit up, revealing a fiery smile. She boldly looked straight at Han Shuo and said, "Your Lordship, so you want me?"
Shaking his head, Han Shuo replied, "I'm sorry, I already have a woman, and I like my woman very much."
When these words came out, Delia's expression darkened. She lowered her head in silence for a while, and when she raised her head again, she said stubbornly, "I, Delia, have never liked any man. Only your strength can truly make me unable to extricate myself. Regardless of whether you have a woman or not, I will become your woman."
Han Shuo was speechless. Looking at Delia's stubborn face, as if she didn't know what failure was, he thought to himself that perhaps this woman had been stared at by the mountain men for too long, or perhaps she had set her sights too high. It seemed that she was a little stubborn.
Han Shuo himself wasn't a gentleman who wouldn't be tempted by a beauty. Otherwise, he wouldn't have two women, Emily and Phoebe, and he wouldn't be so obsessed with Fanny. Of course, Han Shuo wasn't the kind of stud horse who would sleep with any woman he saw. As a demonic arts practitioner, Han Shuo wouldn't care about worldly restraints. As long as he was truly interested in a woman, he wouldn't care about those moral rules.
Delia's figure was extremely alluring, and her looks were indeed not bad. Han Shuo didn't deny that he had lust for Delia, but it was only lust. If he could irresponsibly possess Delia, Han Shuo would definitely make her his without the slightest hesitation.
However, there was a limit to everything. If Delia wholeheartedly wanted to be entangled with him, he would probably abandon her after toying with her in Brettel City. Even the thirty thousand mountain people in Brettel City wouldn't be willing to do so. Han Shuo himself also didn't want to provoke this kind of trouble that was hard to abandon.
"Hehe, I do have women, and not just one." Han Shuo first explained, then continued, "To be honest, I do have some interest in you, but that kind of interest is only a man's interest in a beautiful woman's body. It's not what you understand. You should understand what I mean if I say it so directly, right?"
"What, you have more than one woman?" Contrary to Han Shuo's expectations, Delia didn't seem to care too much about the latter part of his words. She only asked about the meaning behind the first part of his sentence in astonishment.
Nodding his head, Han Shuo's heart stirred. He thought to himself that Delia wouldn't be talking nonsense, right? However, thinking about it again, this matter would be exposed sooner or later, so he didn't deny it. He nodded and replied, "Yes, I indeed have more than one. What about it?"
"If you don't mind, I'll be one more. I'd rather be one of the women of someone like you than be the only one in a mediocre man's heart." Delia's eyes actually lit up as she said somewhat excitedly, "I just knew that a man like you would definitely have more than one woman. Then adding me shouldn't be a problem, right?"
Han Shuo was a bit dumbfounded when he heard Delia's words. He thought to himself that mountain women were indeed a bit more forthright and uninhibited than he'd expected. Delia's attitude towards these matters was a bit too much for someone like Han Shuo, who'd always done as he pleased.
Seeing that Delia wanted to discuss this matter in detail with him, Han Shuo, on one hand, was concerned about the metal elite zombie's refining materials, and on the other hand, didn't know how to answer Delia. He directly said, "We'll talk about this matter in the future. I'm not interested in you at the moment. When I'm interested in you, I'll consider your proposal. Alright, I still have some matters to attend to, so I'll be taking my leave first. "
As soon as he finished speaking, Han Shuo soared into the sky in front of Delia. He circulated his demonic yuan and revealed his disdainful aura. He turned into a streak of black light and disappeared into the clouds.
Delia looked at Han Shuo's gradually disappearing figure in the sky with infatuation. Her charming face was resolute as she fiercely nodded, muttering to herself, "I'll definitely make you fall in love with me. City Lord, hehe. Only a man like you can make me wholeheartedly submit to you."
Han Shuo naturally didn't know what Delia said after that. Han Shuo flew all the way back to Brettel City and directly found little fatty Jack. He made a list of materials for refining the metal elite zombie and handed it to Jack, saying, "Buy these materials for me. It doesn't matter if you use the Boozt Merchant Guild or any other merchant guild. In short, get me the materials listed as soon as possible."
"No problem." Jack, who had an enormous amount of gold coins in his hands, spoke with great confidence. He had an extraordinary bearing of "leave it to me". After he finished speaking, Jack said, "Oh, right, Dick was looking for you."
When he heard that Dick was looking for him, Han Shuo left Jack's place and headed towards the Dark Mantle stronghold in Brettel City. Under normal circumstances, Dick would be there.
When he arrived at the Dark Mantle's secret stronghold in Brettel City, Han Shuo found Dick as expected. He saw that Dick was currently in the Dark Mantle stronghold, handling some information regarding the seven grand duchies that his subordinates had reported to him.
Seeing Han Shuo suddenly enter, Dick hastily stood up in surprise and saluted to Han Shuo. He then had Han Shuo sit down and asked with a smile, "My Lord, why have you come?"
"I heard from Jack that you were looking for me. Did something happen?" Han Shuo asked Dick after sitting down.
There were only six people in this Dark Mantle stronghold, including Dick. However, Han Shuo knew that there were definitely more than six Dark Mantle members in Brettel City. It was just that these people were usually scattered around Brettel City or the seven grand duchies. They were usually spying on the secrets of various parties or carrying out secret missions.
These people wouldn't come here unless there were special circumstances. They would only report to Dick when they obtained accurate information or completed a mission successfully. Dick originally didn't have enough manpower on his side, but after Han Shuo's arrival, Candide had arranged for some members to enter Brettel City and directly serve under Han Shuo.
All of the secret activities of the Lancelot Empire were under Candide's sole responsibility. Although Brettel City was located in the easternmost region of the Empire, it was still under Candide's control. As the most popular person at Candide's side and the current city lord of Brettel City, Han Shuo had the right to control all of the Dark Mantle's personnel changes in Brettel City. Dick was naturally under Han Shuo's jurisdiction.
"My Lord, I went to the city lord's mansion to report to you because I just received some news. It's just that you weren't at the city lord's mansion at that time. I didn't think that my Lord would take the initiative to come over. This lowly one is truly overwhelmed by the favor." Dick also sat down with a smile before explaining to Han Shuo.
"Alright, alright, cut the crap. What's going on?" In private, Han Shuo and Dick never put on the airs of a city lord and asked.
Dick chuckled softly, then coughed lightly and said sternly, "I reckon we're in big trouble this time. The seven dukedoms have all stopped fighting. According to the information our people have sent over, the dukes of the seven dukedoms have secretly met in a valley. Our people have no way of knowing the contents of the meeting, but thinking about it, it's obvious that they're trying to deal with us."
When the seven dukedoms weren't under the threat of Brettel City, they'd fought tirelessly against each other. However, Brettel City was currently displaying an overbearing ferocious aura. For the seven grand dukedoms, Brettel City had become an important threat.
The seven grand dukedoms were originally split from the Verdun Imperial Dynasty. Due to the riots between the princes a hundred years ago, the Verdun Imperial Dynasty had been split into seven dukedoms, gradually becoming the seven grand dukedoms of today. When there were no foreign enemies, they were happy to invade other dukedoms to obtain more benefits. However, the seven grand dukedoms were still considered one family. Once a common enemy appeared, the seven grand dukedoms would once again tightly band together.
Last time, the Lancelot Empire hadn't understood the situation and rashly invaded the seven grand dukedoms. In the end, the seven grand dukedoms were quickly repelled by the joint army of the seven grand dukedoms. It was also from that time that Brettel City was unable to recover, becoming a useless existence.
"It looks like the seven grand dukedoms now view Brettel City as a new threat. Hehe, we should be proud. Brettel City, which doesn't even have a hundred thousand citizens, is far inferior to any one of the seven grand dukedoms. I didn't expect them to think so highly of us. "Han Shuo said to Dick with a cold smile.
"My Lord, we absolutely cannot lower our guard against the seven grand dukedoms. They are different from ordinary bandit groups, they are a true army. Not only do they have a complete set of siege equipment, but the quality of the soldiers of the seven grand dukedoms is also very high. They might even be a cut above the average army of the Lancelot Empire. " Dick smiled wryly as he explained to Han Shuo, "In addition, each dukedom has at least thirty to forty thousand standing armies, not to mention the private armies of the local nobles. You can calculate how many soldiers there are in total. If the seven grand dukedoms' allied army really arrives at Brettel City, I'm afraid their military strength will be one or two times more than our population. We absolutely cannot lower our guard!"
"Don't worry, I already have a plan for this matter. I will make sure their allied army can't unite." Han Shuo laughed sinisterly as he said to Dick.
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