Endless Scars and Shifeng had only chatted privately, so no one else could hear their conversation.
However, when Dark War and the others from the Midnight Tea Party saw Endless Scars' frown, they were surprised.
Endless Scars had never shown such an expression before. She hadn't even shown such an expression when they were nearly annihilated by monsters.
"Change your conditions. Our adventurer team cannot agree to this condition," Endless Scars said after thinking for a moment. "The map itself is the equivalent of a pass to the Fallen Ark. If you obtain it, you'll be able to enter the Ark more than once. This will undoubtedly increase our competition for the treasure. Given how important the Fallen Ark is, I doubt that any ordinary person would do such a thing. Moreover, even if our adventurer team can't enter the Ark right now, we can wait until we are strong enough to do so. In any case, we have the key. As long as we don't activate the Ark, no one else will be able to enter."
"You're right. However, it seems that you don't know the Fallen Ark's true secret," Shifeng said, chuckling. He had long since guessed Endless Scars's words.
The Fallen Ark's map was incomparably valuable. It was the equivalent of a key to a treasure trove. Naturally, he didn't think that the Midnight Tea Party would give him a copy so easily. However, the Midnight Tea Party's understanding of the Fallen Ark was far inferior to his.
"What do you mean?" Endless Scars had already suspected that Shifeng knew something about the Fallen Ark. Now, hearing Shifeng's tone, she was even more certain that he knew a lot about the Fallen Ark.
"There's no harm in telling you. Although you have the key and the map, it's still impossible for you to obtain the items inside the Ark," Shifeng said as he pointed at the five monsters that had disappeared. "You've seen those guards for yourself. However, there are even more frightening monsters inside the Ark. As long as you activate the Ark, those monsters will come out. Moreover, these monsters will gradually grow stronger. If you don't deal with them properly, even if you have a map, it will be useless. I, on the other hand, have a way to deal with them."
"If we work together now, we can quickly enter the Ark's interior. If you don't wish to work together, we can enter after you activate the Ark. In any case, once the Ark is activated, it won't close again. At that time, anyone can enter."
Shifeng's words caused Endless Scars to hesitate.
Although they did not know if what the Shifeng said was true or not, if it was true, then they would not have the means to deal with those monsters. Even if they had the map, it would be meaningless. However, the Shifeng and the others could solve this problem and slowly explore the Ark. They might even find the treasure before them. When that happened, they would be in a passive position.
Most importantly, they didn't have much time left. After all, the quest had a time limit. Even if they pushed themselves to their limits, they could, at most, complete their Tier 2 Promotion Quests. They couldn't exceed Level 55. With such a team's strength, they might be able to deal with the five guards. However, she couldn't guarantee that they could deal with the monsters that the Shifeng had mentioned were even stronger.
Needless to say, the information the Shifeng had on monsters was very important.
"Alright, I agree. However, you need to tell me everything you know about those monsters. At the same time, you need to tell me how to deal with them. As for the map, if what you say is true, I'll make a copy for you once we enter the Ark. If what you say is false, then we'll get nothing." Endless Scars could not help but glare at Shifeng. This was the first time she had lost the initiative in a game. The most infuriating part was that she did not know the identities of the Shifeng and the others.
"That won't be a problem. You'll know whether or not I'm telling the truth when you see it for yourself," Shifeng said, chuckling.
After the various superpowers' armies had been defeated by the abyssal monsters, the Crying Ghost Ridge had become a forbidden land for players. However, many people had still set their sights on the Fallen Ark. To deal with the incomparably powerful abyssal monsters, everyone had thought of many ways to deal with them. Unfortunately, none of them had succeeded. Laughably, after everyone had defeated the abyssal monsters, they had discovered a way to deal with them.
That method was the Mana Stones!
Due to the Fallen Ark's special Mana phenomenon, the sleeping abyssal monsters couldn't absorb Mana to recover their strength. However, once the Fallen Ark was activated, this Mana interference would disappear. To recover their strength, these abyssal monsters urgently needed a large amount of Mana. Ordinary Magic Crystals weren't enough, but to ancient abyssal monsters, Mana of this level was practically useless. Only the Mana Stones could barely meet these ancient abyssal monsters' standards.
When the time came, all they needed to do was construct a basic magic array some distance away from the Fallen Ark and reveal the Mana Stones' Mana. This would naturally attract the abyssal monsters' attention. Once the abyssal monsters gathered around the Mana Stones, they wouldn't return for some time. Naturally, they could enter the Ark without worry.
Following which, Shifeng signed a contract with Endless Scars. After confirming that there were no problems, Shifeng had Violet Cloud battle Breeze Wine. This way, Breeze Wine's death penalty would be halved, and he wouldn't lose a single level.
"You guys wait here for a moment. I still need to make some preparations." After saying so, Shifeng entered the withered forest alone. He then set up a teleportation coordinate for the Abyss Pendant and used a Return Scroll to return to White River City.
After returning to White River City, Shifeng handed the Green Ebony he had obtained to A Melancholy Smile. Although he only had enough Green Ebony to craft one Advanced Transport Carriage at this stage of the game, it would take a considerable amount of time. Even with a Master Engineer and Master Forger, it would still take nearly a day to complete the carriage. Hence, it was best to start the production as soon as possible.
Inside Candlelight's Special Forging Room, Shifeng took out the Philosopher's Stone from the Guild Warehouse and used Magic Crystals to synthesize a Mana Stone.
He had used up all 1,000 Magic Crystals Endless Scars had given him.
Fifty Magic Crystals could be used to synthesize one Mana Stone. Shifeng immediately synthesized 20 Mana Stones, enough to lure the abyssal monsters twice.
Following which, Shifeng crafted nine Nine-star Polar Domain Magic Scrolls and used the Abyss Pendant to teleport back to White River City.
After returning to the Crying Ghost Ridge, Shifeng used ten Mana Stones to set up a basic magic array far from the canyon. With this basic magic array, he could lure out the abyssal monsters hidden in the Ark.
After completing this task, Shifeng returned to the canyon.
"You're done with your business?" Endless Scars was confused as she watched Shifeng walk over.
It had only been a little over an hour since Shifeng had left the canyon. That wasn't even enough time for a round trip.
What could he possibly do in one hour?
Originally, she had thought that Shifeng had left to call for reinforcements. After all, with their current strength, they had no chance of going up against five Guardians. At the very least, they needed a 100-man expert team.
Yet, Shifeng hadn't returned with a single person …
"Endless, is that brat toying with us?!" Dark War said angrily through the team chat.
Before Shifeng had left, Endless Scars had already told her team about the situation.
She had thought that Shifeng was simply asking for an exorbitant price. Then, he had purposely exaggerated the strength of the monsters hidden in the Ark to obtain a map. Now, however, they had proven her wrong.
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