However, Han Technician never made deals that would incur losses. His price was very high, and most players could not afford his equipment. He immediately thought of the weapon rental business. Renting out his weapons would be a long-term business with small profits.
However, Han Xiao quickly dismissed the idea.
If the players damaged their weapons, I would have to pay for it. Some players might even steal my equipment. The rental business is not mature before I can guarantee that the weapons can be retrieved in perfect condition, Han Xiaoxin thought.
Concentrated gunshots rang out in the underground nest in the west side of the city. There were also muffled explosions on the surface, causing the ground to tremble slightly.
While the players were hunting the Shadow Stalker Vipers, the people from the Dark Net were not idle either. Based on the images from the detector, they outlined the map of the underground nest and marked out the nest area on the surface.
"Your Excellency, the Shadow Stalker Vipers' habits are a bit like ants," Huang Yu said. "The nest is complicated and can be roughly divided into two parts, the core area and the active area. The active area takes up ninety-five percent of the area, and we're still searching for the core area. We haven't confirmed its location yet."
Han Xiao nodded. If he was not wrong, the Shadow Stalker Viper Beast King was in the core area.
The Beast King was estimated to be between Level 50 and Level 60, so it should be a boss. This was the difference in levels. The current players could not kill it even with the number of players, so Han Xiao had to deal with it himself. When he found the core area, he would be ready to attack.
The nest was the Shadow Stalker Viper's home ground. On the first day, the players spread out and advanced slowly. Most of the players were beaten to a pulp. It was their first time facing a high-level monster, so the novice players' hearts were destroyed.
Han Xiao did not keep an eye on the west side of the city. This was just a small episode in the shelter's construction. He patrolled the construction of the other areas and fulfilled his responsibilities as the person in charge before returning to the workshop to continue building machines.
The class change requirement was five purple equipment. Now, the composite Compounded Magnetic Chain Split Blades, Iron Fist – Mounted Heavy Mechanical Arm, and Small Maneuvering Devices could all be made into dark blue quality equipment. As long as they performed well, they could be made into purple equipment.
Failed products (that did not reach purple equipment) filled up half of the room.
Only the wealthy Han Xiao dared to burn money like this.
…
In the evening, a player finally came to visit.
Jade Green Sky brought a group of team members with him, expressing his intention to purchase equipment.
At this time, a large number of players were living in the sanctuary, and it almost looked like a main city. Players could be seen everywhere asking to form teams to do missions, and many Mechanic class players had set up stalls to provide repair, manufacturing, and strengthening services. Maple Moon would also set up stalls to kill time.
These Mechanic class players obtained the blueprints of some low-end machines through Knowledge Synthesis. They all had their own characteristics, and most of them were gunpowder weapons.
The prices of the Mechanic class players who set up stalls were very low, so most players who did not have much money were willing to patronize their business. However, Han Xiao did not bother to do such low-level physical labor. To him, it was a waste of time. He was on the high-end route, and the quality of his products was far better than the players'. He also had all kinds of blueprints that the players did not have.
No one could replace him, so there was no need to compete for business.
"You want to buy equipment?" Han Xiao put down the parts in his hands.
Jade Green Sky hurriedly nodded.
Sky Territory had accepted the prize-pool mission and was expected to get a higher ranking. However, other big guilds had come to the sanctuary a few days ago, and they were all strong competitors. Therefore, Jade Green Sky wanted to find another way and buy Black Phantom's equipment.
When the open beta started, Jade Green Sky had already bought a Lightweight Mechanical Arm. Until now, it was still his main battle weapon, so he was very confident in Han Xiao's products.
Han Xiao pondered. In order to match the increasing strength of the players, he put up some new machines. Han Technician now had 230 million EXP on his interface, which was an astronomical number. Therefore, he was very confident and spent some EXP to get a lot of new blueprints. He had a lot of variety in his inventory.
After thinking about it, he also put the Iron Fist – Mounted Heavy Mechanical Arm and the Small Maneuvering Device on the shop interface. These two machines had a backlog of many failed products (blue equipment), and he had no use for them, so he took the opportunity to get rid of them and make good use of them.
However, he did not sell the Compound Compounded Magnetic Chain Split Blades. This thing could be considered as one of the early divine weapons, and Han Xiao did not want to sell it to the players casually.
As soon as the shop interface opened, the people of Sky Territory gasped. The dazzling array of products made their hearts pound, and everyone's eyes lit up.
"God, the lowest grade is green grade, and there are even blue grade ones. I have never seen them before."
"I want all of them!"
Jade Green Sky stared at the Heavy Mechanical Arm, his heart burning with passion. This thing was stronger than the Light Mechanical Arm, and it could greatly increase his strength.
He looked at the price — 120,000!
"So expensive!" Jade Green Sky's face twitched. Although the guild was rich, 120,000 was not a small amount. It was enough to buy dozens of guns and a few boxes of ammo.
After hesitating for a while, Jade Green Sky made up his mind and decided to buy it. He believed that it would be worth the money!
The big guilds were rich. They bought a total of 300,000 worth of equipment and gave it to the first core group to complete the prize-pool mission.
Han Xiao had earned money and gotten rid of some of the useless machinery. This was a very profitable deal for him.
He had set up security measures in these machines. The Mechanic class players were only LV 20, and they could only dream of breaking through his security. It was impossible for them to leak the blueprints, so Han Xiao was not worried about selling them.
Controlling the source of the technology was equivalent to monopolizing the industry and becoming an oligarch. This was the only company that could generate the most profit.
Thud thud!
As soon as Jade Green Sky left, Mad Blade and the others returned with a new discovery.
"We have detected very high radiation levels, almost reaching the peak of the detector." Maple Moon passed the detector to Han Xiao.
Han Xiao was slightly shocked. The radiation levels in the nest were so high. Living in such a high radiation area for a long time would cause creatures to mutate. It could be malignant or benign, depending on the creature's species and habits. Stronger animals had higher resistance, so it was more likely that the mutation was benign.
In that case, this Shadow Stalker Viper should have mutated creatures similar to Elite monsters. Han Xiaoxin thought.
"We also found the source of the radiation. It's these things."
Unknown Crystal: A crystal formed for unknown reasons. It has high radiation levels.
When the detector was close to the crystal, the radiation level increased significantly. This was indeed the source of the radiation.
Han Xiao put on a pair of gloves, picked up a crystal the size of a finger, and looked at it carefully. "Where did you find this?"
"The wall deep in the nest," Hao Tian answered briefly.
"These crystals are embedded in the wall," Mad Blade added. "If not for a layer of mucus being scraped off during the battle, we wouldn't have found them. Furthermore, the deeper we went, the more concentrated the crystals were. Similarly, there were more monsters. We couldn't go deeper, so we came back early."
The crystal had its own temperature, and his fingers were warm even through the gloves. This finally solved one of his questions. The Shadow Stalker Vipers liked the heat, but they lived here because of this crystal.
Han Xiao waved at Mad Blade.
Mad Blade did not suspect anything and approached. Suddenly, Han Xiao did something shocking. He pinched Mad Blade's cheek, stuffed the crystal into his mouth, and covered his mouth to prevent him from spitting it out.
"Swallow it."
"Hmm …" Frenzied Sword struggled with all his might, but he could not break free from Han Xiao's large hands. His throat moved, and he swallowed the crystal. The three people beside him were stunned.
"Any reaction?" Han Xiao stared at him.
You have swallowed a high radiation crystal (not purified). Race detected as human. END lower than 50. No related skills … You have entered [Radiation Damage] status!
Radiation Damage: Maximum Health and Constitution reduced to 33%. All attributes reduced by 50%. Lasts for two hours. (You can use related drugs to recover earlier.)
Mad Blade told him the truth. Players who could not die were the best test subjects. Han Xiao gave Mad Blade a huge red packet of experience as a reward. He nodded and said, "Thank you for your hard work."
Seeing that he had obtained the EXP, Frenzied Sword felt refreshed and immediately felt comfortable. He looked at the remaining crystals on the table and thought to himself, Will there be more EXP if I eat all of them? The taste is quite similar to jelly beans.
Seeing Mad Blade's expression, Han Xiao knew what he was thinking. He put away the crystal and dispelled Mad Blade's thoughts.
He roughly knew the function of the crystal. Purifying this kind of radiation crystal could condense it into a crystal-like solid energy. It would not pollute or add anything, and it would become a clean energy source.
Han Xiaoxin started thinking. There were many such crystals in the nest. He could use [Elementary Purification] to purify them and turn them into energy reserves. Also, as long as he made an energy converter, this kind of energy crystal could be used in all kinds of machinery. It was very valuable.
Crystal energy was the most used energy source in the magic civilization. It also appeared occasionally in the technological world. In other words, this kind of clean energy crystal could also be called "Attributeless Magic Crystal," "Magic Stone," "Magic Crystal," and so on. Mages used magic to extract the energy from the crystal to replenish their magic power or use it as a casting material. There were many uses for it.
"The density of the crystals should be a clue to the core of the nest." Han Xiaoxin immediately called Huang Yu over.
After he told Huang Yu about this, Huang Yu immediately marked an area on the map of the nest based on the new clue.
"There's a ninety percent chance that this is the core area," Huang Yu said confidently as he pointed at the map.
"Very good."
Han Xiao nodded.
It was time to act!
…
In the middle of the night, the players who did not need to sleep were still fighting in the nest.
The prize-pool mission motivated the players. Even if there was no mission, killing the Shadow Stalker Viper would give them a lot of experience points.
Sky Territory was ranked first in the current ranking!
"Quick, third tank, pull the monster. Main tank, secondary tank, come back!"
"Pugilists, get close and attack!"
"Esper group, give it your best shot! If you don't have energy, go to the side and recover first! "
"Mechanics, don't get close. Stand further away and attack from afar!"
"Those who are transporting the eggs, leave quickly. Don't get hit by the shockwaves."
The people of Sky Territory were surrounding and attacking a Shadow Stalker Viper like it was a boss. Green Jade Sky was commanding and yelling. They were very passionate. The core group cooperated well and was very organized.
The slime in the nest would reduce the speed of the players. Although this was the home ground of the Shadow Stalker Viper, facing the experienced core group of Sky Territory, it was like a fish in a net. No matter how hard it tried, it could not break out of the encirclement. Its health dropped steadily.
"Slaughter line, slaughter line! Everyone, attack! "
All kinds of attacks landed on the Shadow Stalker Viper. Its shell cracked, and slime splashed everywhere.
Green Jade Sky charged forward with large strides. The right half of his upper body was equipped with a heavy mechanical arm that was several times thicker than his arm. He activated the ability of the mechanical arm.
The motor roared, and hot steam spewed out of the ventilation pipes. The heavy iron fist shot out like a bullet and landed heavily on the head of the Shadow Stalker Viper. At the same time, Green Jade Sky let out a hot-blooded roar!
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