In the depths of the Cracked Scale Forest, the Abandoned Land.
In this cold, rainy night, the ruins of the Smelting Furnace looked even more desolate. In the darkness, many figures flashed, and the thumping sound of footsteps could be heard.
Rain poured down, and in the weak light, a broken tablet at the edge of the ruins could be seen. There were blurry words on it.
The original words on the tablet: The power of machinery lies in the life of the continent — the Hand of the Throne.
In a corner of the Abandoned Land, many jammers were erected, beeping and operating, forming a layer of interference shield that covered an experimental base.
Bang bang bang …
In the pitch-black curtain of rain, flashes of gunfire and blades could be seen from time to time, attracting the silhouettes of many [Undead Warriors].
However, these Undead Warriors did not come close, as if they were afraid of this corner of the ruins. They only wandered around and then slowly left.
About ten kilometers away from the Abandoned Land, Hayashi River moved forward quickly and silently, stopping in front of a large tree.
"Is this the place?"
Hayashi River mumbled to himself. From the information he received, the entrance to the secret room should be here.
Raising his head, he looked into the distance. Under the cold curtain of rain, the outline of the Abandoned Land was faintly discernible.
Hum!
Injecting Materialized Mental Energy, the stone ring lit up and gradually turned into an energy crystal state. Circles of light spread out, and a cracking sound came from the ground.
Whoosh …
A wave surged out from the ground, enveloping Hayashi River. Then, the ground sank, and he fell into a tunnel.
Lights lit up one after another. Looking at the dark tunnel, Hayashi River took a deep breath and walked forward.
Moments later, he reached the end of the tunnel, and in front of him was an alloy door.
Looking at the hole on the alloy door, Hayashi River picked up the ring, and with a snap, the ring was inserted into the door as if it was pulled by something, and the door opened.
Hayashi River walked in, and it was the secret room.
Workbench, office desk, rows of metal cabinets … It was exactly the same as the last scene in the video.
Whoosh …
The secret room had a cleaning device, and even after so many years, it was still spotless.
"Meow …"
In his pocket, Blue Kitty poked her head out and looked around, very curious about this place.
"Don't run around. Let me figure out the situation here first, "Hayashi River ordered.
The little fellow nodded obediently and went back into his pocket.
He came to the desk and checked the drawers. They were not locked. Every drawer was filled with sealed documents and had anti-corrosion measures.
On the table, there was a photo.
It was a group photo. In the middle of the photo was Cromwell, who was in his twenties, looking extremely handsome.
The others were the Mechanics of the Grayish-White Furnace, as well as the subordinates with the symbol of the Black Net as seen in the second scene.
Under the photo, there was an envelope.
The letter was short, and it was meant for the person who obtained the box. The content was actually just a list of things to take note of in the secret room, as well as the location of the big gift bag that Hayashi River was concerned about.
At the end of the letter —
I've already made a series of arrangements for the Dark Net. However, I can also foresee that the Black Net will deviate from the original purpose of my founding.
However, humans were complicated creatures. I was unable to truly kill my friends and subordinates who had fought alongside me.
Perhaps, this was the difference between me and Emperor Xing Ao.
My little friend who has taken over this secret room, if the research base in the abandoned land is still conducting live experiments, please destroy it on my behalf.
Just as the Hand of the Throne had said, the power of machinery should be used to protect the living and expand the territory for the survival of humans.
Please remember — Cromwell.
…
After reading the letter carefully, Hayashi River immediately got up and checked every corner of the secret room to make sure that there was no danger.
Then, he went straight to the metal cabinets.
These metal cabinets were locked, and there was a depression on one side of each cabinet.
Standing in front of one of the metal cabinets, he put the ring in. The cabinet did not respond.
Infusing [Materialized Spiritual Energy], the ring was activated, and the metal cabinet opened.
Inside the cabinet, pieces of [Blazing Alloy] were arranged neatly.
Under the light, the faint black color of the [Blazing Alloy] was so beautiful. It was as dazzling as the light of a golden mountain in one's dream.
"Wow …"
"Meow …"
The man and the cat exclaimed at the same time. From the color of the [Blazing Alloy], it seemed to be of high purity. Its value was immeasurable.
Kacha!
The mechanical arm was activated, and the spherical weapon opened with a "ding". It produced a suction force that sucked the pieces of [Blazing Alloy] up.
Moments later, the spherical weapon became a huge ball. "Gulp gulp …" The sound of the ball was heard, and it was rapidly absorbing and refining the [Blazing Alloy].
In the blink of an eye, more than half of the [Blazing Alloy] in the entire cabinet was emptied …
Hayashi River: "(̄ ∀ ̄;)"
Blue Kitty: "→ _ →"
"Forget it, this gold-swallowing weapon has to be upgraded eventually …"
"Maybe after the upgrade, the second level of the spherical weapon will be very powerful!"
Hayashi River turned his head and endured the heartache. He did not want to look at the huge metal ball behind his head.
The Blue Kitty lay on its master's shoulder and squinted its eyes. It felt that the upgrade cost was too high. No matter how powerful the second level was, the price-performance ratio seemed a little low.
Of course, it did not dare to say this out loud. After all, it had also swallowed a lot of gold from its master. As for the price-performance ratio …
He opened the metal cabinets one by one. From time to time, a man and a cat exclaimed in surprise. These cabinets contained materials that were worth tens of thousands of gold.
[Twisted Energy Crystal], [Fusion T-Steel], [Polymerized Crystal Gel] …
All of them were rare materials that could be used to create high-star Heart Origin Equipment!
With these materials, it was enough to create a set of Heart Origin Equipment that was at least five-star.
If he sold them, Hayashi River felt that he would not be able to finish spending them even if he squandered for ten lifetimes. Of course, this was referring to squandering like an ordinary person …
"I might as well sell these things and be a salted fish for the rest of my life …"
This thought appeared in Hayashi River's mind. Counting money until his hands cramped and sleeping until he woke up naturally … Wasn't this what he had always dreamed of in his previous life?
After fantasizing for two minutes, Hayashi River closed the metal cabinets. He wiped his saliva and sighed in satisfaction. This world was not Earth after all.
"Meow … Master, do you really want to be a salted fish for the rest of your life?" The Blue Kitty raised the holographic screen and asked.
"Hmph! In this world, do you think it's so easy to be a salted fish? You're not even a real meow. Also, I, your master, have so many secrets and so much wealth. Once it's exposed, I'll really become two dead salted fish … "
Hayashi River muttered. He walked in front of an instrument and inserted the activated ring.
Buzz buzz …
In the secret room, devices were activated one by one. This instrument was the main control device.
On the office table, a holographic screen rose.
"Since you've taken the big gift, let's fulfill the terms of the deal."
Sitting in front of the table, he entered the account password in the information stream. The holographic screen lit up immediately. Data flowed down like a waterfall, indicating that it was reading.
This was set up by Cromwell. It was a secret door to the data in the abandoned land research base. It could monitor the entire experiment there.
It was also this secret door that allowed Cromwell to discover the shady dealings between the Black Net and the research base.
While the data was being read, Hayashi River looked at the documents in the drawer. Among them was the research report on cracking [Undead Warrior].
After flipping through it for a while, Hayashi River frowned. His expression gradually became serious.
With a loud thud, he threw the research report on the table. Hayashi River rubbed his forehead. He felt a headache coming on.
The contents of the research were all failed experiment reports.
Cromwell had used several methods to crack [Undead Warrior], but all of them had failed.
The last method was to follow the old path of the Hand of the Throne. He wanted to research the theory behind [Undead Warrior] and crack it.
This train of thought was not necessarily wrong, but Cromwell could not continue halfway through.
After all, that was the most tragic time of the Hundred Years War. Cromwell could only stop his research.
After that, the Hundred Years War ended. The threat of the Five Seas Sea Beast Army appeared. Another ten years of tragic war …
After that, the Black Net made Cromwell completely give up on continuing his research.
At this moment, Hayashi River also understood that Cromwell's intention of leaving the box behind was to let the mechanical genius of the future continue this research.
"F * ck … I'm not going to take it. Let's see how the research base is doing. If everything is normal, I'll take the big gift bag and leave … "
Hayashi River muttered. He did not want to take over this mess.
Beep beep …
On the light screen, the data was read. Connecting to the abandoned research base's database was successful.
Swoosh … The data kept flashing. Hayashi River looked for a while and reached out to input the information.
On the light screen, pieces of information popped up. This was the information of hundreds of thousands of people. Among them were the Iron Blade Guards and Cynthia's experiment reports.
Hayashi River's expression changed. His eyes suddenly opened, revealing a pair of deep eyes.
On his forehead, an eyeball pattern appeared. It was different from before.
At this time, the eyeball pattern was flowing with fine lines, as if it had a life of its own.
"Meow …"
The Blue Kitty cried out in panic. Her whole body trembled. She quickly buried her head and lay there, not daring to move.
This was the first time since she was born that she felt her master's killing intent.
Bang!
The air seemed to explode. With Hayashi River as the center, invisible waves spread out. The equipment around him kept flashing, beeping, and a series of alarms sounded.
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