Chapter 653 - 616: Resources Ready
——System Prompt: Reconnaissance Skill Warning! You have entered the alert range of a powerful creature, about to engage in battle!
——System Prompt: Reconnaissance Skill Warning...
When the mining team entered Mercury Lake for the third time, the screen flashed red, and system alerts flooded the screen. Seeing the slow movements of the tree spirits, Da Fei broke out in a cold sweat!
It’s no good, twice was the limit, staying any longer would be disastrous! But to go back empty-handed, Da Fei was utterly unwilling.
So Da Fei shamelessly messaged Boss Ma: "Boss Ma, it’s no good, can you pump it up a bit? 100 units of Concentrated Mercury! If we miss this chance, there won’t be another!"
Boss Ma gritted his teeth: "Alright, let them join the battle, if they die, so be it!"
At that moment, the warning red light on Da Fei’s screen disappeared, Da Fei instantly rejoiced, surely the battle had started on the other side!
Hurry, every second counts!
Time passed by seconds, and the slow movements of the tree spirits, in the anxious eyes of Da Fei, seemed like slow-motion scenes from a movie! And in such slow motion, the tree spirits once again reached full load. Da Fei was thrilled! But, full load was never Brother Fei’s goal, Brother Fei aimed for overload! Brother Fei must honor the martyrs who sacrificed for Brother’s mining cause!
Hold on, every extra second held is earnings for Brother!
Finally, a message from Boss Ma arrived: "It’s about to be over!"
Damn, you guys are not holding up well, no time to wait, must leave now!
Thus, the mining team immediately started their frantic escape. Soon, the red lights flashed across the screen once again, and system alerts once more flooded the display. Fortunately, this time the alarm was timely, and the retreat timely, the mining team once again retreated safely without danger.
Da Fei finally took a long breath of relief, quickly taking stock of this run’s haul, 289 units! On average, each tree spirit was overloaded by 7 to 8 units, far beyond the expected full load target. These three trips totaled 1069 units, even after deducting the share for Hemorrhoid Ointment, there were still over 800 units! Is that enough?
Da Fei excitedly pulled out the blueprint for the Multi-headed Snake Fortress again:
——Military Building Blueprint, Multi-headed Snake Fortress: Can construct a military building Multi-headed Snake Fortress, with capabilities to recruit Multi-headed Snakes and train regular Multi-headed Snakes into Elites or advanced creatures. Building requirements: 1000 units of wood, 1000 units of stone, 200 units of sulfur, 200 units of crystals, 1 million Gold Coins.
Rare woods Brother already had, stone from the competition and from previous competition stock, plus support from Harem Beauties, he already had nearly 500 units. Refined Crystal and sulfur from last competition he still had a few dozens left, altogether, over 800 units of Mercury traded for 200 units of Refined Crystal and 200 Refined Crystal Sulfur plus 600 units of Ancient Granite absolutely will work! Mercury traded for stone, could still manage a 1:3 ratio, right?
It’s settled, Brother’s deluxe fortress finally going to be done, haha! Of course, I had to—it’d be a crime against heaven to waste God Slayer’s blueprint and not build the deluxe version. After becoming rich, thinking back would probably be forever vexing. Perfection, only by pursuing the ultimate perfection can one achieve peace of heart! As for the Multi-headed Snake military building blueprint dropped by the Six-headed Snake during the competition, that kind of low-end stuff doesn’t matter.
Just then, another message from Boss Ma came: "Brother Fei, did you manage to get it?"
Da Fei laughed heartily: "Boss Ma, thank you! You’ve got an alt character at the World Tree Square, right? After I complete the quest and go back, I’ll pay you back the Gold Coins I owed you the day before yesterday along with your share."
Ma Yinglong laughed heartily: "Brother Fei truly is extraordinary, a cut above the rest! Alright, I won’t stand on ceremony with Brother Fei, call me anytime when you’re free."
"No problem!"
At this moment, Da Fei was overcome with emotions! Da Fei, having played online games for many years, only now genuinely felt the desire to thank someone. It must be said that, talking about the difficulty of these three mining thefts, except for the first one which he might handle alone, the next two would have been impossible without Ma Yinglong’s involvement and even his crucial sacrifices at critical moments.
In a nutshell, brotherhood, as one should, haha!
Now, there’s not much else to say, all the Elite Tree Spirits have retreated back to the entrance island of the Swamp Space. Their next mission is to construct a luxurious version of the Hydra Fortress on this small island. Speaking of which, how long have I employed these Kingdom Tree Elves? How much should I pay them? Damn, to me, money isn’t an issue.
Now, the Habbits workers have loaded the first batch of 500 units of Mercury Sealed Boxes into the cargo hold, and the Flying along with the first few hundred Woodcutters begins returning to the city.
At this time, Da Fei confidently passed by the Vine Demon Space, the Vine Demons still busy stacking wood. Fine, since the materials for the first giant ship are ready, I’m not in a rush to transport timber anymore. Let the wood pile up here. After all, without using Holy Vine Space, relying on transporting 500 units per trip on Flying is annoying.
Then, Flying passed by Blood Sea Gem Lake again, where the Spider Demons were still busying themselves on their respective islands.
Da Fei frowned slightly, it seems that this lingering problem can’t be resolved in just a day or two. What if they grow too powerful? Let’s leave this issue for Makar to worry about. Anyway, by the time they grow powerful, I’ll be even stronger. Who would I fear?
With a flash of light, Flying returned fully loaded to Radiant City.
Those who should cheer cheered, those who should unload cargo unloaded, and as for Da Fei of course, he directly teleported to the World Tree Square Teleportation Array. It’s not to repay debts but to continue teleporting to the legendary Mage Academy City.
With a flash of light, Da Fei appeared in a large square surrounded by palm trees. The square was connected to several floating corridors leading to about a dozen city districts, with the city enveloped in mist. The most striking structures in the city were the Titan Temple wrapped in thunder and the glittering Prayer Altar encased in golden light.
The city below was a sparse desert oasis. This is the floating Mage Academy City, and the one Da Fei was at is the top-ranking among the seven floating cities of the Seven Cities Alliance, Holy Crown City.
Da Fei went straight to the Holy Crown City Alchemy Guild, and the streets were notably sparse with players. But those who could mix around in Mage Academy City were definitely among the more advanced elites of the China Region. By now, these players couldn’t help but give side glances to the arrival of Da Fei, a renown God Slayer.
Now, Da Fei arrived in front of a towering building complex, blocked by two huge Lamp God Gatekeepers at the entrance: "No entry for those with city reputation below 5,000!"
How typical! But the higher the threshold, the more I feel compelled and eager to deal with you!
Da Fei nonchalantly pulled out Mr. Sain’s business card: "I’m a guest of Mr. Sain."
The Lamp God Gatekeepers then stepped aside: "Please enter!"
If it was merely for exchanging resources, Elf Kingdom’s Capital Farolan or Goblin City Las Vistas would suffice. But at Da Fei’s level, of course, he pursued more long-term benefits. The so-called exchange is nothing more than continuing to strengthen business relations, just getting familiar. (To be continued. If you like this story, please visit qidian.com to vote and support us. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)