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Chapter 1264 Metal Spark
Time is accelerating, and the original Tonggu town is rapidly changing.

Various research institutions and military facilities were built around the Tonggu Mine, replacing the original residential area. The town's residents were also forcibly relocated from their original homes to the Tonggu New District, far away from the mine.

Martin noticed all of these changes.

Why does that mineral appear?

"what is that?"

Why didn't it appear before?

Is it only when all twenty people escape that force that that mineral appears? Is it the reward for a perfect completion?
Martin thought his idea was absurd, but the mineral did indeed appear after he successfully saved everyone.

"Some conditions must have been met."

If that force causes anyone to disappear, those minerals will not appear; conversely, if that force does not touch humans, minerals will form...

Things also spiraled out of Martin's control.

He never imagined that achieving the "perfect ending" would lead to such consequences.

This world seems to have gained a transcendent status by having passed the test.

This mineral is more like a gift to humankind, granting those who escaped the dark forest the qualification to advance to the next level.

“Humans cannot resist this temptation,” Martin immediately concluded.

Humans will certainly make the most of everything.

Just as Martin had imagined, the people of this world began to study this new fire, much like the ancient humans who first discovered fire, throwing all sorts of things into the fire.

Minerals were transformed into various shapes, and humans tinkered with the invisible flames in novel ways.

Humans are very intelligent and quickly discovered how to use fire.

There are many things in this world that can be imagined but not created, such as superconductors.

A research institute has created the first room-temperature superconductor using a new mineral. It is more flexible than copper, more chemically stable than gold, and lighter than hydrogen. Human imagination is limitless, and the variations of minerals are endless.

After achieving this amazing result, humanity discovered how to use "fire".

Although these minerals cannot materialize "unimaginable" objects, as long as these things are not materialized, but rather "imaginable" materials are materialized first, and then these imaginable but non-existent materials are used to make complete objects, the limitations of imagination can be bypassed!

When humans first learned to cook food with a "pot", they found that cooking food directly with "fire" was easy to burn and the temperature was uneven. So, they first used "fire" to heat the "pot", and then used the "pot" to heat the food, and the problem was solved.

Materials are the real barrier limiting the development of human technology. Humans know how to heat "fire" to a temperature that can burn everything, but they do not have a "pot" that can limit such high-temperature "fire".

The appearance of this mineral has made this problem no longer a problem.

Humans can now create the "pot" they imagine!

But this requires a lot of new mines. Currently, the only known ore vein is Tonggu. Once the new ore in the mine is mined out, we can only continue digging downwards.

"dig!"

Under the highest command, the mine was filled with state-of-the-art equipment.

Humans began searching for more "sparks".

This is humanity's thirst for light after a long period of darkness. When they passed the test and the fire-stealers left the fire behind, they held onto it tightly and never let go...

Whether these sparks came from a benevolent god or a treacherous demon, humanity did not care. Once they felt the light of the flames, they could never return to the darkness.

Mine Pit 1 quickly turned into a bottomless abyss.

The excavation, which has brought together the entire nation's resources, certainly cannot be slow.

But the new minerals were only distributed in the small No. 1 mine, and humans could only keep digging down and down... Martin looked at the dark hole and felt increasingly uneasy.

He felt the pit looked familiar.

"This is the beginning of the abyss, this world is the beginning of the abyss..."

He seemed to have figured something out, but he wasn't sure.

Time flew by, and he watched as humanity gradually mastered the new fire, and as technology advanced relentlessly, achieving in a few decades what would have taken centuries to accomplish. He watched the divinely bestowed flame burn brightly in human civilization, and only one question remained in his mind:
"What's the price?"

Humanity's use of the gods' fire came at the cost of divine punishment.

Fire was ultimately stolen by Prometheus without Zeus's permission. After learning of humanity's transgression, Zeus punished Prometheus, the violator, and also unleashed his anger on humanity. Humanity in the Bronze Age perished because of its disrespect for the gods.

Humans did not possess the qualities of fire, but instead obtained it through "cheating," which was not theirs. Zeus was furious with the "cheaters" and therefore punished Prometheus severely...

Cheating?

Martin recalled his experience of controlling twenty bodies all by himself.

He "replaced" the twenty people to complete the test, stealing the fire that did not belong to humankind.

Once Martin understood this, a tremendous fear arose within him.

He gazed at the ever-deepening pit that grew larger with the passage of time, and his unease reached its peak.

It was at this moment that his period of dependence ended, and the boundaries returned to normal.

This time, he did not return to the lake, but stood in the darkness.

This is still Mine Pit No. 1, but there's no lake, it's not a tranquil mining park, and Tonggu is no longer a peaceful town...

Everything has changed.

Martin swayed as he used the power of his dream again, rushing upwards and quickly finding Lu Ruqi standing at the edge of the pit.

"You're back? Did you find it?" Lu Youqi asked softly.

"Found what?" Martin countered.

"Ore, isn't that kind of ore used as a carrier for Moring?"

Martin was immediately taken aback.

“Tell me in detail how we got here,” he said to Lu Qi seriously.

"why?"

"Just tell me everything, from the moment we entered this world until now, don't leave anything out."

“Okay.” Although he didn’t know Martin’s purpose, Lu You still began to explain earnestly:
"After we enter this world..."

Martin listened patiently, while the tentacles inside the glass jar danced wildly, as if warning him.

Sure enough, everything changed. According to Lu Qi's description, this world began to show abnormalities from the moment they entered it.

The humans here use a special metal called Heart Metal, which can transform into various shapes according to their thoughts.

Tonggu, where they are located, is the mining site for Heart Gold, which can only be mined here in the whole world.

After gathering enough information, they infiltrated the Copper Mine, intending to steal a piece of Heart Gold ore to try and use as a vessel for Moring...

(End of this chapter)