There was a saying on the Mage Network: The more difficult the task, the greater the reward!
This didn't mean that mages couldn't post a task that required one to go through eighty-one difficulties to get a lollipop, but that no one would accept it even if someone posted it. What's more, when others despised your task, they would despise you as well. Barbarian Roar's spell ban task seemed scary, but it wasn't asking for death because all he needed was food.
For mages, the difficulty of a task requiring food was equivalent to level 0.1.
This time.
Nefarious Galaxy only allowed the use of big spells, and there was no guarantee of life, so it must be a 'Nightmare difficulty level 999' task. From this, it could be seen that the reward must be huge. Although there was nothing on the surface, no one thought that the number one refiner of the Holy Realm who posted the task would tease everyone. If you were really an emperor, you would never bury yourself in a grassy grave by the mountain to tease the world.
If there was only a grassy grave, it wasn't that you liked to joke, but that you were too poor to build a pyramid.
Tang Shidao also had his own considerations when he chose this task.
Thinking back.
When he first entered the Mage Network, he only did tasks such as escorting and fighting. At that time, he needed to take the mainstream route and also needed to improve his strength.
Until now.
Escorting and fighting tasks were no longer meaningful, and there was no reward for completing them.
After going through so many tasks.
Tang Shidao was very sure of one thing, mages had similar quirks … They didn't value strength, only talent and comprehension!
Therefore, the Mage Network basically didn't have a task of 'If you destroy a universe, I will give you a divine artifact'. If there was such a divine artifact left behind, the original owner would definitely not ask you to destroy the universe, but to create one. Because creation was much more cumbersome than destruction, and it was also much more challenging.
Two Great Curse Mages had died on the first day of the Nefas Galaxy, which served as a reminder to everyone that something was amiss!
In the information of the losers.
There was one thing that he had repeatedly reminded them of: War was not the most effective method!
This was their hint, and also their task experience!
Now, everyone knew that it was difficult, but they still did it, which meant that the meaning of cultivation was greater than the reward. Therefore, Tang Shidao's purpose this time was very simple: Cultivate the Great Puppet Technique!
"Let's go, let's go." The Otter Head Orc Pirates pushed with all their might, looking as though they were saying, "If you don't leave now, I'll shoot you."
Their language was very strange, but Tang Shidao, as a mage, could understand it.
On the surface, he pretended not to understand.
As they walked, they walked past the quarantine zone of the port, and before them was an even worse world. Countless metal buildings soared into the sky like rows of large copper pipes. The 'city' in front of him had almost no empty space. It was like a dense bamboo forest that was completely occupied by tall buildings made of metal.
The air was filled with the stench of copper and iron, mixed with a rotten smell.
Outside the city.
The garbage was piled up into a mountain, and the river of sewage flowed under the 'mountain'. There were also many young figures crawling around the garbage mountain. Occasionally, they would step on the garbage and fall into the river. Some even rolled into the dirty river. Even in such a harsh environment, there were still some strange insects and small beasts hiding. If a child or a Ratman was careless, they would immediately be dragged into the garbage hole and eaten.
There was only one type of plant on the surface of the earth: vines.
Tang Shidao estimated that other plants could not survive. Only vines could compete with buildings for living space. Even the vines that had holes in them would be eaten by hungry old people or children. Then, the people who ate them would be poisoned to death.
"This slave record is a technician … No, no, no, there's no mistake. Don't look at his young age, don't look at his face … There's an electronic secret file here … See, Tang Feng, a Level Six technician … Okay, I don't know what a Level Six technician means. Give me a discount and be a three-star technician here … No, no, no, I can't sell at this price. Add another 30% … No, that's too low. I'd rather find another buyer … Okay, let's both take a step back. You can add another 20% … No, you have to look at his young face. Think about it, if you inject him with a Genetic Life Extension Agent, how long can this slave work for you … Okay, 15%, no less. "
After a battle of words, Tang Shidao heard that he was sold for 115 arcanite gold coins.
Next to him was a female captive with a fit body. She was worth 50 mithril coins, which was half an arcanite gold coin … He could exchange for 230 of her coins.
A technician was really valuable.
After the female captive was bought, she was immediately put on a collar. Then, she was pressed against the hood of the car by three men who looked like guards, venting their accumulated evil fire.
Tang Shidao was put on a bracelet.
After it was activated, the owner of the toadman signaled for him to speak and recorded the message.
Tang Shidao tried to say a few words.
Soon.
This thing translated the toadman's words: This is a tracking device and also a detonator. Don't even think about running away. I spent 1500 arcanite gold to buy you. You have to earn this money back. I don't care who you were before. Now, you're my worker. I don't need you to be polite to me. I just need you to make money. If you understand, nod your head immediately. Otherwise, I'll let the guards blow your head off.
Seeing this, Tang Shidao nodded lightly.
The toadman was very satisfied and sent another message: You're really calm. As expected of a skilled technician. Don't worry, you're very valuable here. I won't kill you easily unless you have no skills and don't work. Follow me. Remember, don't cause any trouble.
After reading it, Tang Shidao nodded lightly again.
These guards could really blow his head off with a single shot, but if they wanted to kill him, it would take a Silver Shadow Puppet to do so. The mission had just begun, so it wasn't worth risking their lives. Besides, Tang Shidao believed that 'war' wasn't the solution.
Everyone set off.
Not long after, the toadman owner bought some more beastmen and female slaves. On an armored cart, several female slaves who refused to 'serve' the toadmen had their heads blown off and were thrown out of the cart. In the blink of an eye, they were torn apart by wild dogs. Surprisingly, there were also some gnolls and rat-men fighting for these 'meat'.
There were also four other technicians on the cart.
They were all of different races. One was a lizard man, one had green skin, one was a scaly monster, and one had four arms.
The five technicians sat on the cart with wine and food.
Dozens of beastmen were locked in a cage. They were worse than a group of pigs waiting to be slaughtered.
The convoy entered the city.
It felt like a group of ants drilling into a copper mountain.
There were very few gaps in the city, and the low-level areas were still dim with street lights on. Along the way, the convoy rampaged, and some beggars who couldn't avoid it in time were directly crushed into blood dregs. Tang Shidao saw many children, including different races, on the streets filled with the stench of metal.
When they stopped to shop.
The shop displayed some goods, and the guards carefully traded. At this time, a clever leopard child jumped out, snatched a bag of food like lightning, and ran away in two or three seconds. The shop owner roared and raised his gun to shoot at the leopard child. Compared to guns, no matter how agile the leopard man was, he was still dead.
To Tang Shidao's surprise.
The shop owner shot the leopard man child and destroyed the bag of food. In the end, he didn't seem to have finished venting his anger. He raised his gun and shot at the group of children beside him, killing all the unrelated children.
As expected, a group of rat-men and wild dogs immediately rushed out from the surroundings and quickly dragged away the 'meat'.
Gunshots could be heard from time to time in the dim and narrow streets filled with the stench of metal.
No one knew who was unlucky.
After walking for a while, the toadman owner asked the guards to buy some wine.
At this time.
Tang Shidao saw another warm scene. Behind the copper windowsill, an old man with a kind face and purple skin handed out bread to a group of children. He waved his hand gently, but the children didn't dare to approach. Perhaps because he was too hungry, a fox child quickly rushed over and snatched the bread. Before he could stuff it into his mouth, a purple-blue strange snake came out of the window and bit the fox child.
While the strange snake was eating the fox child, he was still stuffing bread into his mouth.
Tang Shidao couldn't imagine how hungry he was.
The strange snake ate the child, and the child only ate half of the bread … The most shocking ending came. The old man took away more than half of the bread and still waved with a kind smile, gesturing for the group of children to come and take it. It was as if he was saying, "Take it and eat it. As long as you don't get caught by the snake, the bread is yours."
Where were the children?
They didn't leave!
After they saw a strange snake eat their little friend with their own eyes, they still didn't leave.
Tang Shidao guessed.
Perhaps the fox child wasn't the first to be eaten. There were others before him. It could be imagined that there would be hungry children snatching food from the snake's mouth in a while. It felt like putting a large piece of gold on top of a landmine. Do you want it or not?
Perhaps the old man saw that Tang Shidao had been watching.
He waved the bread.
He waved and provoked, as if saying, "Come on, I like to trick children. Do you dare to come?"
Tang Shidao suddenly felt a wave of displeasure.
Although he guessed that there were countless such cases in the Nefarious Galaxy, this kind of provocation was still very infuriating. Without needing the Great Puppet Spell, Tang Shidao directly pointed at one of the guards, a strong but brainless orc, and sent a message: "Is your tactical belt broken?"
The orc was very strange: "Yes, you know how to repair it? This is also a weapon. I can't give it to you, technician. "
Tang Shidao sent again: "Give me your repair kit. If you're worried, you can point your gun at me and make me work."
The orc thought about it and seemed to make sense.
So …
It only took Tang Shidao two minutes to repair his tactical belt and sent him a message: "I helped you. Help me teach that old man a lesson."
The orc didn't reply and raised his gun.
The snake raising old man's frightened face only lasted for a second, and then his head was blown up.
Hearing the scream, the snake raising old man's family came out with knives and roared. When they saw that it was a private guard, they immediately turned pale with fright. They didn't dare to make a fuss. They immediately dragged the body back and closed the window, pretending that nothing had happened.
The orc gave a thumbs-up. Tang Shidao only smiled.
Soon.
Tang Shidao couldn't smile again … The group of children were fighting over the fallen bread. Nails, teeth, short horns, and all the weapons that could be used against their friends were used. Looking at the group of children fighting over a piece of bread, Tang Shidao knew that he couldn't help them. He could only deal with the snake raising old man who made him unhappy.
The orc suddenly sent a message: "There are no good people here!"
Tang Shidao smiled and sent a message: "Thank you. Next time if you need to repair something, I'll help you."
The orc was overjoyed and sent another message: "Next time if you want to kill someone, tell me and I'll help you kill them."
After thinking about it, he added: "No one here doesn't deserve to die."
Tang Shidao was satisfied that his little trick had such an effect. He wasn't proficient in machinery and was only a little familiar with the ancient golem. Fortunately, the Nefarious Galaxy used magic crystals as "batteries" and all the technology leaned toward refining. There were no unscientific artifacts here, but there was a very scientific use of magic energy.
He might not be able to handle the top magic machines, but the most basic things were not difficult for him, a master refiner.
"From now on, this is your new home."
The toadman boss took all the technicians to a prison-like place.
Each of them had a room.
There were a lot of parts and materials in each room.
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