"Yeah, I didn't expect that guy to be so lucky. God's not fair," the long-haired young man said in dissatisfaction.
"Oh, then let's go have a look!" Maltese said with interest. He had heard about bone parts from his teacher a long time ago. It was said that the person who made them was an old man. Could it be that the old man came to Nine Cities too? Due to the scarcity of resources, bone parts were rare in the Sanctuary. Many people had only heard of the name but never seen the real thing. Maltese was one of them.
Looking at the dark green spacer before him, Maltese studied it carefully with great interest. On the side, Meng Shilei was proudly bragging to everyone about how he had acted so quickly that day, buying this bone accessory that was worth a lot of points at the speed of lightning that left no time to cover one's ears.
Interesting! Maltese, who majored in metallurgy, had a good understanding of other materials. The bone mech spacer before him was made of a unique material with excellent workmanship. He secretly tested it with the micro detector on him, and was shocked to find that it was harder than the average super alloy, and three times as tough as titanium alloy!
Was this really made of bone? Since when did these mutated creatures become so strong? Maltese was greatly surprised.
Comparing the pros and cons of metal parts and bone parts, Maltese was getting more and more curious about bone parts, and about the old man who made them.
Ye Chong found that no matter where he was, there were always a few people following him. However, with Mu's help, he could hear every word they said. These people were sent by the Sanctuary to protect him, but at the same time, they were also tasked to watch him.
Ye Chong felt uncomfortable, but he could only hold it in, pretending to be ignorant.
He had nothing to do all day, so he began to wander around Nine Gates, looking for small shops like Blue Sand. There were many people with special abilities here, so there were also many strange things. For example, there were drugs that could quickly turn metal into liquid. Ye Chong was very interested in these things, but they were all expensive items. Even if he had a lot of them, he could not afford to buy them like this.
Left with no choice, he could only increase the production of the bone parts, so that he could maintain his purchase for a while. Mu was also surprised by the number of people with special abilities in Nine Gates.
Ye Chong bought a bunch of strange items that he could not name, and finally stopped. It was interesting to listen to the conversations of the people behind him every day. Not only were there many secrets of the Sanctuary, but there was also a huge grudge against Ye Chong for running around!
Besides, these few days of strolling around Nine Gates City had not only allowed Ye Chong to purchase many unique items, but also allowed him to familiarize himself with the city.
For example, the source of skeletons on the market.
Most of the skeletons in the market were supplied by mech pilots, including those from the Sanctuary and some from the detainees. The mutation cycle of the creatures became shorter and shorter. Their bodies became stronger and stronger, making them harder to kill. The skeletons of these mutated creatures were the main source of skeletons in the market. To the mech pilots, these skeletons were only a by-product. Their main source of points was the commission points they earned from completing the Sanctuary's missions.
Different from mutated creatures, some of the newly discovered planets had all kinds of novel native creatures. The skeletons of these native creatures were the darlings of all pharmacists. After all, it meant the emergence of a new type of medicinal ingredient. This kind of bone was very expensive in the market, and it was a hot commodity. The native planets were full of unpredictable dangers, and the mech pilots who went on missions were all cautious. However, if they could return safely, the high reward of the mission would definitely make people jealous, and the spoils of war were also worth a lot. Hence, despite the high risk, there were still many mech pilots participating in the missions. The Sanctuary was very enthusiastic about such expeditions, since it meant that there might be new minerals, new species, new resources.
Mu suggested a way for Ye Chong to get more high-quality skeletons. According to Mu, the idea was thought of by Shang, but it was only through him. Mu repeated Shang's words, "We need to get the most benefit with the least amount of cost!" Ye Chong then remembered that Shang was a real money grubber.
However, he was curious about Shang's idea.
Just when everyone was getting used to waiting for the skeleton mech parts made by the mysterious man to be produced every day, a request for skeleton mech parts became the center of everyone's discussion once again!
The mysterious man suddenly announced that from today onwards, he would not be selling skeleton mech parts. However, if anyone could provide him with the rare skeletons in the market, then the person would be given a skeleton mech part as a gift.
Once the short request was announced, it immediately became the hottest topic in Nine Gates City.
Those who got skeleton mech parts in the past were secretly glad, while those who did not got them were desperately thinking of ways to get their hands on those rare skeletons.
On the first day of the request, Ye Chong only received 3 skeletons, but one of them was of excellent quality and quality. Ye Chong did not hesitate to use Nine Gates City's trading system to send the person a set of skeleton mech parts.
He did not expect the demonstration to be so effective, as within an hour, the entire Nine Gates City knew that someone had gotten a skeleton mech part!
The next day, Ye Chong arrived at the designated receiving room, and looked at the mountain of metal boxes, his eyes wide open as if he was petrified, and the expression lasted for a whole 10 seconds!
Heavens! Are these people crazy? Aren't they just skeleton mech parts? Do they have to be so extravagant?
It took Ye Chong an entire day to select a few good quality skeletons. Ye Chong groaned when he found more than 30 good quality skeletons. This meant that he would have to give away the same number of skeletons as the rest of the skeletons.
Was this not killing him? Ye Chong felt a headache coming on. He had only made about 60 parts, and now half of them were gone. What would he do in the future? Ye Chong could only work through the night, hoping to make as many as possible.
On the night of the third day, Ye Chong rushed to the room where he received the goods with bloodshot eyes. Since last night, Ye Chong had not slept a wink. He had been working hard on the skeleton parts. However, despite his best efforts, he only managed to produce 30 of the most common skeleton parts, and these 30 parts were only semi-finished. After all, skeleton parts were extremely time-consuming to make.
Before he reached his room, Ye Chong was completely dumbfounded!
The entire walkway outside his room was filled with metal boxes filled with skeletons, and it looked like there was no end to them! There were also automatic delivery machines shuttling through the walkway from time to time, dropping off metal boxes one after another. What was more, Ye Chong doubted that the huge metal boxes could even fit into the narrow walkway.
With so many metal boxes, how many skeletons would there be in them, and how many skeleton parts would be needed! Ye Chong wanted to cry, but no tears came. He had the urge to faint! This d * mned Shang, what a stupid idea!
The first thing Ye Chong did was to immediately stop the request. Thus, the people of Nine Gates found that the mysterious skeleton parts maker actually stopped on the third day of the request. For a moment, all kinds of speculations arose.
However, Ye Chong did not have time to care about these speculations. He still had too many skeleton parts to complete, and it could be said that he would have to devote all his time before the Level 4 Trial!
Things had progressed beyond Ye Chong's expectations. The three sets of skeletons from the First Heaven and Earth were just a test by a few people. It was the first time such an unfair request had appeared in Nine Gates City, and most of the people took a wait-and-see attitude.
However, after one person's success on the first day, many people seemed to be stimulated, and began to purchase rare skeletons in a frenzy. Thus, almost overnight, the price of skeletons in the market skyrocketed!
On the third day, it was the Sanctuary's masterpiece. Without a doubt, the Sanctuary was the party with the most resources in Nine Gates City. The Sanctuary itself had a high demand for skeleton parts, and since there was an opportunity, the Sanctuary would naturally not let it go. Old Ge, who was also Ye Chong's master, had always been indifferent towards the Sanctuary. While most of his products were only circulated within the Sanctuary, there was still a huge shortage.
The Sanctuary spent the first two days collecting rare skeletons, and on the third day, they brought out most of them. To them, these skeletons were useless just sitting there, and they might as well exchange them for some skeleton parts. They had rich experience in using skeleton parts, and knew the advantages of skeleton parts. The Sanctuary even specially cleared the floor where Ye Chong's room was, and forbade anyone other than Ye Chong from entering and exiting. It could be said that they had put in a lot of effort!
However, with this, Ye Chong's task was obvious.
Maltese also sent Ye Chong a set of skeletons, which he had painstakingly obtained from his instructor! While he was a mech pilot, he was more or less a non-combatant, and naturally did not have any skeletons as spoils of war. Coincidentally, he knew that his instructor had a very strange biological skeleton, and so he went to his instructor and pestered him. The instructor was almost driven mad by his pestering, and had no choice but to give the skeleton to him.
In the room, Ye Chong forced his bloodshot eyes to open as he worked hard on the skeleton parts, and at the same time, he viciously reviewed his endless resentment towards Shang!
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