secret dice.

Chapter 435 Information Trading
"Can't get it?" Luo Jun frowned and asked, "What does that mean?"

"It means exactly what it says..." Ling Yi shook his head: "You should still remember the characteristics of the River-Sinking Stone of the River-Snatching Dragon King, right? It is already extremely heavy, and after being forged into a treasure, its weight has increased... So..."

"It shouldn't be so heavy that it can't be carried, right?" Luo Jun asked curiously, "When it was still raw material, it was fine if it was a little heavy, but now that it's forged into a treasure, can't it be put into the treasure box?"

"Well..." Ling Yi sighed. Ling Kai beside him shook his head and said with a smile: "Mr. Ye, just follow us and you will know."

As they spoke, the two men stood up, led Luo Jun out of the office, came to the end of the corridor, and opened a secret door.

Behind the secret door was an elevator with a primitive structure. After the three people stood in place, they manually closed the gate and pulled the lever. The elevator slowly descended with a creaking sound of mechanical operation.

"It's inconvenient to have no electricity in this wilderness." Ling Kai complained: "I think this characteristic of 'primitive' is the most troublesome in the big world. Not only can we not develop technology, even some high-precision technological treasures will be affected..."

"This also saves a lot of trouble." Ling Yi said: "We can't develop technology, and neither can the polluters. There are some monster races in the wilderness, but their intelligence is not inferior to that of humans. If they cooperate with the polluters and develop technology, they will also be a huge threat to us."

As they were talking, the elevator had reached the bottom. Although the structure was primitive, the speed was not slow. Judging from the descent time, it was at least ten meters underground.

After the elevator, there is an empty prototype room, surrounded by concrete walls. Directly in front is a huge iron door. It can be seen that some bone materials were mixed in during the production to increase the strength of the iron door.

To be able to smelt such a huge amount of steel in an industrial desert like the Wilderness must have taken a lot of manpower.

There were two security guards in black uniforms standing next to the iron gate. When they saw Ling Yi bowing, Ling Yi nodded. The two took out the key and opened the iron gate.

The moment the iron door opened, a huge space appeared behind it. In the center, there was a boiling lava pool, providing a constant supply of heat energy. On the ground around it, there were various equipment, including smelting furnaces, forging tables, enchantment test equipment, etc. Dozens of refiners were busy working in them.

"This is the treasure research and development center in the basement of Lingyun City..." Ling Yi introduced: "These weapon refiners are elites raised by the family. In addition to the daily production of various treasures, their more important job is to determine the relationship between the characteristics of treasures and materials and processes through experiments, in preparation for the development of more powerful treasures."

"A magical place." Luo Jun exclaimed: "It's right next to a lava pool, but it doesn't feel stuffy at all."

"These refiners are the treasures of the guild, so of course we have to provide them with the best working environment." Ling Yi smiled and said, "There are constant temperature and ventilation devices here, which provide suitable temperature and humidity at any time. Although it is underground, it is more comfortable than working on the ground."

"My hammer is right here?" Luo Jun asked, "I don't see any treasure that looks like the Shenjilu."

"The Shenji furnace is not here. Mr. Ye, please follow me."

Ling Yi led the two through the R&D center and opened another iron door. Behind it was a long and narrow corridor, at the end of which was a circular Tai Chi patterned door.

Ling Yi opened the treasure box, took out a key, inserted it into the keyhole and turned it. With a click, the Yin-Yang fish separated into two sides, revealing a secret room.

In the middle of the secret room, there is a huge treasure that is more than one person tall and more than two meters in diameter.

This treasure has a simple shape and looks like a huge teapot sitting on the ground with a lid tightly on it and a ladder standing next to it.

Relying on the powerful vision brought by perception, Luo Jun could feel that the big teapot in front of him was of extremely high grade, legendary... no, it was very likely to be of mythical quality!
Needless to say, this is naturally the legendary Shenji Furnace.

"Shenji Lu has seen it, where is my hammer?" Luo Jun asked.

Ling Yi smiled and shook his head, pointing to the ladder beside him: "You will know when you go up and take a look."

Luo Jun walked up the ladder with doubts. At this time, Ling Yi on the side waved his hand and used his control ability to remove the lid of the Shenji Furnace.

Luo Jun lowered his head and looked inside, and immediately saw a hammer lying in the empty furnace.

The hammer looked similar in size to the previous sinker hammer, but the shape had changed slightly.

First of all, the color has changed from the previous snow-white to completely black. The surface seems to be frosted, with a slightly metallic luster.

Then there is the shape. The original shape of the Chenjiang stone hammer was similar to a large claw hammer, with a curved pick tip at one end and the original hammer face at the other. Although this hammer still looks like a claw hammer at first glance, there are subtle differences. The pick tip is thinner than before, and the edge is forged with a sharp edge, which looks a bit like a heavy sword. The hammer face at the other end is no longer smooth, but has ridges like a file, which looks very lethal.

Finally, a ring was made at the end of the hammer handle, with a thumb-thick chain tied to it, but it looked only about a foot long, so it was unclear what it was used for.

Wait...something's wrong...

Luo Jun looked carefully and found that the hammer was not "lying" at the bottom of the furnace, but "embedded" in it!
That’s right, because of its terrifying weight, the hammer actually pressed the thick furnace bottom into a dent, leaving only half of it outside!

“This is…” Even Luo Jun showed shock in his eyes beneath the mask.

"You can see it now." Ling Yi smiled and said, "The Divine Machine Furnace has refined countless treasures, and this has never happened before. And looking at the current situation, you probably can't guess that there were originally three legs under the Divine Machine Furnace, but after your hammer was refined, the three legs were directly inserted into the ground under the heavy pressure, making the bottom of the furnace sit on the ground..."

"Oh my god..." Luo Jun couldn't help but take a breath of cold air. It felt like his hammer was embedded in the ground and he couldn't get it out...

"Where is the treasure box?" Luo Jun asked curiously.

"You don't know much about the mechanism of the Divine Machine Furnace." Ling Kai added: "The treasure refined by the Divine Machine Furnace needs to leave the furnace mouth to be fully formed. Before that, it cannot be put into the treasure box, and even the specific function cannot be seen. We tried many methods, but we couldn't get the hammer out. It seems that it is just waiting for you to show up."

"But to be honest, based on my experience, it may not be that easy for Mr. Ye to get it out." Ling Yi sighed: "I don't doubt Mr. Ye's strength. This magic furnace is the Ling family's treasure. Not only is it made of hard material, but in order to prevent accidents, this underground secret room is also built with special materials and is extremely strong. This hammer can deform the magic furnace and the floor of the secret room just by gravity. Its weight is incredible!"

“Although I haven’t tried it yet, I guess that even if Ling Yao is invited here, he may not be able to subdue this magical weapon.”

"Heavy? Interesting!" A smile appeared on Luo Jun's face. He originally thought that after the hammer was refined into a treasure, its weight would increase several times. However, he did not expect that the final effect would be so exaggerated?

Luo Jun rubbed his hands excitedly, then jumped into the Shenji Furnace, squatted down, and reached out to the hammer embedded in the bottom of the furnace.

Ling Yi and Ling Kai were waiting anxiously outside. They couldn't see the scene inside from here, and both of them were worried about Luo Jun.

Suddenly, a sound of metal twisting came from the furnace, followed by a snapping sound, as if something was being picked off...

Could this voice be real?

The two looked at each other, and then saw a figure jumping out of the stove, floating down to the ground very lightly, and standing in front of them.

It was Luo Jun! He was smiling and holding the black hammer in his hand.

"Mr. Ye, did you succeed?" The two men looked surprised and happy. They looked at Luo Jun's relaxed expression and asked, "Did you really conquer this hammer?" Luo Jun nodded and smiled, "It was a little easier than I thought."

As he spoke, Luo Jun threw the hammer in his hand upwards.

It didn't matter that it was thrown, but it frightened Ling Yi and Ling Kai so much that they trembled all over, fearing that the thing would fall to the ground and destroy the secret room.

However, the hammer turned a circle in the air and finally returned steadily to Luo Jun's hand. He looked very relaxed and the ground under his feet did not crack or deform.

After seeing this scene, both of them realized that this hammer had similar properties to the Shenjiang Stone, and its mass could also be changed by injecting vital energy. However, because the previous people's vital energy was too low and the gravity that could be offset was limited, they were unable to take it out.

"Congratulations, Brother Ye, for getting a handy weapon!" Ling Kai immediately cupped his hands in congratulations. Ling Yi, who was standing by, also reacted and asked curiously, "I just don't know what functions and special effects this hammer has?"

Hearing his question, Luo Jun flipped his hand and put the hammer back into the treasure box: "This thing is already mine. I am very satisfied. It will be my treasure in the future. As a trump card, the fewer people know about it, the better the effect."

After hearing what he said, both of them felt a little regretful, but after all, Luo Jun's strength was there, so they didn't dare to say anything more.

"But..." Luo Jun changed the subject and said with a smile: "I prefer doing business. If you have any information that I'm interested in in exchange, I don't mind telling you the effect of this hammer."

The two of them brightened up when they heard this. This hammer was probably the most special treasure that had been made since the Divine Machine Furnace came out. The head of the family and the elders must be very interested in this thing. If they asked about its effect, it would be difficult for them to report it if they couldn't answer...

"What does Mr. Ye want to know?"

"Well..." Luo Jun pretended to be in deep thought. To be honest, he didn't think too much about it at first. The function of the treasure can be known by just a glance of the vitality. In many cases, it is not a secret. He didn't intend to hide it at first. But when he heard Ling Yi's question, he suddenly thought that he might be able to get some benefits from this.

"Think about it yourself..." Luo Jun waved his hand: "I have also accepted the recruitment mission. I must return to the main world before closing tomorrow. Before that, if you can't provide me with information that interests me, then I will not accompany you."

After saying that, Luo Jun put his hands behind his back, walked past the two people, and walked out of the secret room.

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After leaving the Savage Hunters Guild, Luo Jun was not in a hurry to go home. He first went to get a lot of Savage Vouchers, and then came to the commercial street. Looking at the Savage Hunters who set up stalls all over the street, he began his long-awaited big purchase.

Disagreeing with Ningdong's black market, transactions here do not require bartering, the Savage Vouchers are hard currency, Luo Jun does not need to sell his own treasures, he just spends money like crazy and exchanges for a large number of treasures.

But just like before, ordinary and excellent items are still the main ones, and the occasional rare one can be considered first-class stuff.

Luo Jun kept shopping until nightfall, when he finally finished his shopping and returned to his residence. After a brief rest and practicing for a while, he went to bed.

The next morning, Luo Jun was awakened by a knock on the door. He went downstairs and opened the door. It was Ling Kai standing outside.

"What? Did you get the information that I'm interested in?" Luo Jun asked with a smile.

"This is all thanks to Brother Ye's reminder." Ling Kai said with a smile: "In order to help you collect intelligence, Ling Yi and I went back to the main world yesterday..."

"My reminder?" Luo Jun was a little curious, thinking to himself, I just came up with this idea on a whim, I don't even know what information I want, how can I remind you?

Ling Kai chuckled and said, "Didn't you say that you also participated in the recruitment mission... Then the information about this recruitment mission must be what you need, right?"

Hearing this, Luo Jun's eyes really lit up.

"Come in and talk in detail!"

Ling Kai entered the room and closed the door. Luo Jun poured him a glass of water and asked, "What information do you know so far?"

Ling Kai took the cup and said with a smile, "The mission hasn't started yet, and the intelligence we can get is very limited... The more reliable ones are the people who have decided to participate in the mission."

"Oh?" Luo Jun asked curiously, "For example?"

"As far as I know, two people from the Ling family have signed up, all of them are members of the royal family. You have also met one of them, Ling Fei, who is currently in charge of the tour."

Ling Fei... I have met this person not only in the wilderness, but also in the academy... The one who can represent the Ling family to ask the academy for someone must be a very respected master.

"What about the other one?"

"The other one is called Ling Yu, a newly promoted member of the royal family. He is of the same generation as Ling Yao and Ling Xin. He is considered a genius among the younger generation, second only to these two."

"So he's a junior..." Luo Jun nodded, not realizing that he might not even be as old as Ling Yu...

"What else?"

"I have confirmed that these two have signed up." Ling Kai continued: "In addition to them, Zhuge Lan from the Zhuge family in the southwest and Shi Yong from the Shi family in Shuncheng have also heard about the registration task, as well as the creative professor from Tianjing University..."

"Okay..." Luo Jun waved his hand to interrupt him: "I am not very interested in who will participate in the mission. In comparison, I want more information about the opponent."

"Opponent information... You are making things difficult for me..." Ling Kai frowned and said, "The opponents in the counter-missions are either polluters or projections of aliens. No one can confirm their identities."

Seeing Luo Jun sighing in disappointment, Ling Kai changed the subject: "However, yesterday we speculated on some possibilities regarding the mission mechanism... Let's make it clear in advance that there is no guarantee, it can only be used as a reference..."

"Task mechanism?" Luo Jun raised his eyebrows: "How did you infer this?"

Seeing that Luo Jun was very interested in this, Ling Kai smiled slightly and whispered, "Although Grade A conscription missions are rare, there have been nearly a hundred of them since the Chaos Missions began to appear. We can always summarize some patterns... For example, the probability of a mission mechanism that has appeared in recent years appearing again will be very low. Last night, Ling Yi and I summarized all the Grade A conscription missions since we started recording, and finally confirmed the three most likely mechanisms."

As he spoke, Ling Kai took out a piece of paper and said, "The details are all written on it. This is finally useful information."

Luo Jun took the paper and seeing Ling Kai's hopeful face, he naturally knew what he meant, so he reached out and took out the hammer, but did not hand it over directly. Instead, he held it in his hand and let Ling Kai scan it.

One of them looked at the note and the other looked at the hammer, and almost at the same time, they gasped.

(End of this chapter)