The Mysterious Dungeon: A Survival Guide to the Twelve Talismans

The general manager's voice came from the other end of the phone: "You have to send it to me no matter what. Although the life mineral is not very valuable, it is still worth a lot of money."

"We've already lost a third of the ore. Are you planning to wait until all the ore is swallowed up by the pollution source before you take action?"

"Yes... it's the General Manager." The team leader's face immediately turned bitter.

But without saying anything more, he ended the call and immediately jumped to the top of the mine.

"Everyone, rush in! Dig until you find the source of the pollution!" the team leader shouted.

Those strange team members, shouting and yelling, rushed in.

A deafening boom!

But then the ore inside suddenly erupted with a powerful aura.

This is the foul breath of life.

The ten strange creatures were sent flying backward by the force of the aura.

A large amount of life minerals were also thrown into the air.

"Ah~~!"

The life minerals slammed directly into these monsters, instantly engulfing them all.

Although it was not dead yet, it was completely unable to move due to the pressure from the life mineral.

In the next instant, all the life minerals were contaminated by this aura.

The once vibrant green ore turned a deathly gray.

When Zhou An saw this scene, he was immediately heartbroken.

These are all valuable items, and now they've all been polluted.

Although Zhou An could use the Horse Talisman to restore it, he could only restore it by touching each one individually, which would take forever.

Zhou An still held onto a sliver of hope as he examined the properties of the deathly gray ore.

【Contaminated Life Ore】: Originally a ore full of life force, but now it has been contaminated and has lost all its life force.

Effect: A special mineral that has been contaminated and cannot be used for other purposes. It will be contaminated if it is exposed to the strange or prolonged human contact.

"Damn it, you've ruined my path to wealth!" Zhou An cursed immediately.

The contaminated ore has been completely turned into waste.

Just as Zhou An was about to finish the task, the source of pollution suddenly began to frantically devour the ores.

Upon seeing this, Zhou An immediately stopped what he was doing.

After all these ores were swallowed up, Zhou An took action to resolve the issue. Would that allow for a complete restoration in one go?

Thinking of this, Zhou An stood aside and waited quietly.

In no time, the mountain of ore had completely disappeared, swallowed up by the source of pollution.

The source of pollution was currently suspended in mid-air, constantly emitting bursts of deathly aura.

It was clear that the source of the pollution was actually a mineral of life.

The only difference is that this life mineral is red.

You can still vaguely see blood vessels on it, as if some terrible change is taking place.

Those ten strange creatures have now recovered.

"Damn it, it's all been swallowed up. Quick, take action immediately and suppress this source of pollution."

The ten strange creatures showed no fear. They dispersed, each wielding special equipment to eliminate the source of pollution.

However, Zhou An was faster than them. He had already leaped high into the air, reached out, and pressed his hand directly onto the blood-red ore.

The moment he touched it, Zhou An felt his arm being sucked onto it.

His life force surged wildly into the blood-red ore like flowing water.

Zhou An took a moment to glance at the attributes.

【Mutated Blood Ore】: Originally an ordinary life ore, it became tainted with a certain kind of blood and, after a long period of mutation, became a source of pollution. Now it is developing its own consciousness.

Effect: It can absorb the life force and energy of the target, and once touched, it cannot be broken free. It carries a strong death aura.

Zhou An dared not hesitate and immediately activated the power of the horse talisman.

Above the mutated blood mine, a flash of white light appeared, instantly dispelling all the deathly aura.

The blood-red veins disappeared, leaving only the purest life force.

The life force that Zhou An had felt being drained from him was instantly replenished by a surge of energy into his body.

【Life Essence】: It is the purest life essence, formed by merging the life essence of 100,000 tons of life minerals.

Effect: A special material with extremely strong healing effects; it can also be used to craft items with special rules.

After Zhou An finished looking at the attributes, his eyes lit up.

Great stuff, really great stuff.

Zhou An immediately put the life essence into his inventory.

After Zhou An landed from mid-air, the ten strange creatures also came to their senses and rubbed their eyes vigorously.

"What about the source of pollution?"

"Where is that blood-red ore?"

They searched frantically, but the instruments showed that the source of the pollution had disappeared, and the blood-red ore was gone too.

Only this empty vault remains.

Zhou An left the Misty Building, and the fourth mission was successfully completed.

[Successfully completed four clearing missions, meeting the level completion requirements. Return to base? Or continue completing the missions?]

The notification sounded in Zhou An's mind.

Chapter 95 Wanbaoge's Grand Procurement (Bonus Chapter)

"I won't return." How could Zhou An possibly return now?

After leaving the Misty Building, Zhou An went directly to the coffee shop across the street.

However, before Zhou An could enter the coffee shop, Song Yu came out carrying a cup of coffee.

"Brother An, the mission is complete," Song Yu said excitedly.

"Here, Brother An, this is coffee I brought for you." Song Yu quickly handed the coffee to Zhou An.

"Thank you." Zhou An accepted the coffee.

【Coconut Latte】: A new recipe obtained from the real world. After consumption, it can refresh the mind. Mental attribute +10, lasting for one minute.

It's still a coffee with attributes.

Zhou An took a sip, and to his surprise, it tasted even better than coffee in the real world.

"You didn't choose to return, did you?" Zhou An asked the excited Song Yu.

"No, no, I'm just waiting for Brother An to carry me." Now that I'm back, I'd guess I'd only get a D-level rating.

She's not stupid; why would she choose to come back?

"Okay, that's good." Zhou An nodded slightly.

"Brother Zhou, it seems we have a three-hour break now. Where should we go?" Counting the time, it's only a little before 2 PM.

"I'll take you to the noodle shop on Tongcheng Street. I'll take you there. I'll also take out the rice balls."

"Huh? Um... can I come along?" Song Yu didn't want to be alone.

"The faceless steed stepped on the ground, and the sound was undeniable!" The author's tone was one of absolute certainty.

"Mmm." Song Yu could only obediently respond.

The desolate city area is a relatively remote area of ​​Yinsha City, and is mostly eroded by wilderness and fog.

Tongcheng Street is also in the abandoned city area, and it only takes about ten minutes to reach Tongcheng Street.

After giving some instructions to Xiao Ku, Zhou An left Song Yu behind and departed Tongcheng Street alone.

“Brother, it takes about forty-five minutes to get to Wanbao Pavilion in Yinsha City. Why don’t you take a break and I’ll open it for you?” Fantuan said.

"How can you rest? You can only sit, you can't even lie down comfortably," Zhou An said, pursing his lips.

The rice ball was immediately choked by Zhou An's words. It quickly whispered, "Cough cough, big brother, there's nothing I can do. I'm just a little electric donkey."

It was already past 3 p.m. when they arrived at the Wanbaoge Building.

"Big brother, is it alright if I wander around outside by myself?" Fantuan asked hurriedly as soon as Zhou An got out of the car.

"Want to take a look around?" Zhou An frowned.

"I just upgraded to a Tier 3 vehicle, and I want to travel more on the road."

"I definitely won't run away. I'll stay with Big Brother and eat ten meals a day," Rice Ball quickly replied.

"Fine, whatever you want." Zhou An waved his hand.

If the rice ball really runs away, it doesn't matter, since I still have a level 4 sedan vehicle.

……

There was a strange and lively scene in front of the Wanbaoge Building.

This proves that Wanbaoge is doing very well.

Zhou An entered and could see many strange things in the hall, as well as a lot of staff.

Of course, most of them were sitting inside the windows, while there were only seven or eight staff members in the lobby.

Many customers don't have any staff members with them, but a strange staff member came up to Zhou An.

"Welcome, sir. Is this your first time visiting Wanbaoge?"

A pale-faced female ghost came forward.

She was wearing a very nice business suit, with a glimpse of snow-white skin showing at the chest.

"Mm." Zhou An nodded slightly.

"Hello, guest. This is your first time here. You can become a user of Wanbaoge by purchasing any item."

“You can select the items you need to purchase in the operation area.”

The female swindler led Zhou An to a self-service vending machine.

"Thank you," Zhou An said, then stood in front of the self-service machine.

It has to be said that this is done in a very modern way.

It's not difficult to operate; the self-service machine has many compartments.

First, there are the level 1-9 dividing slots, and then there is a separate dividing slot for rule items.

Under each level of the dividing slot, there are many more categories.

Such as props, spirit objects, etc.

Furthermore, below the items, there are even smaller subcategories, such as attack type, support type, and so on.

Even spirit creatures were divided into many different kinds, which dazzled Zhou An.

After thinking for a moment, Zhou An directly opened the partitioning slot for rule-based items.

However, to Zhou An's surprise, he did not have permission to enter.

He needs to spend 100,000 at the Treasure Pavilion and reach a certain level before he can enter the slot for rule-based items.

Zhou An shook his head, then clicked on the level nine dividing slot.

To Zhou An's disappointment, he also lacked permission and found that he could only access the level 1 segmentation slots as he clicked through the list.

The female ghost beside him seemed to notice Zhou An's doubts and said, "Sir, you need to purchase a level 1 item to activate the Wanbaoge account."

"Once you download our Wanbaoge app, you can view the item slots up to level one."