Please be my partner.

When the guard heard that the person in front of him seemed to be his young master's trading partner, he did not dare to delay and went to report to Vic.

A moment later, Vic came hurriedly and was a little confused when he saw Mellen.

Mellen said softly: "Long time no see."

Vic smiled widely and beckoned Mellen in.

When Mellen first attended the Blue Crystal Clan's exchange meeting, he was about to leave and was able to buy a Void Behemoth's corpse with the help of Vic. This was also the first friendly cooperation between the two.

After arriving in the living room where no outsiders were present, Mellen took off his disguise. Vic said with concern, "Mellen, I heard about your situation from Yin Re. You were hunted by a saint, and we lost contact since then."

Mellen nodded slightly and said, "Don't worry, I won't get into trouble that easily. Don't get involved in my affairs with the Wiggins family. I came to you this time because I need your help with something else."

Vic said solemnly: "You said, as long as I can do it, I will never refuse."

Melen was speechless, then waved his hand and said, "I have some resources that I'd like to sell through the Blue Crystal Clan's exchange. Also, please help me collect some things I can use."

Vic breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "Isn't this exactly my strong point?"

After the two exchanged pleasantries for a while, Mellen left behind a storage item and a list and left.

These resources all come from the Abyss World, of course, they are only a very small part of it. Even if the Abyss World is swallowed by the Little Red Lotus and is left with only an empty shell, the remaining resources are unimaginable.

Even so, when Vic saw the resources in the storage items, he gasped.

After leaving Vic, Melen went to Evian to meet Yin Re, and contacted several friends including Xinke, Tiana, Rooney, and Collector.

Finally, Mellen sent a contact request using the method Lucas gave, and then took advantage of the time when the other party did not respond to return to the Blue and Green Realm.

After returning to the Blue and Green Realm, Mellen first went home to visit Butler Morgan, stayed there for two days, and then went to look for Sir Light.

What surprised Mellen was that Sir Light had actually left the Blue and Green Realm and gone to other worlds to travel and adventure.

Although the Kingdom of Crow no longer has Sir Light as its leader, the situation there has long since stabilized. The struggle between the new and old factions continues, but a balance has been reached that no one wants to break. The new generation of the new faction has also grown up and is capable of taking on the responsibility.

Afterwards, Mellen went to the Knights of Dusk. Since the entire abyss world had collapsed, there was naturally no world rift. After losing the threat of the abyss demons, other forces also withdrew their personnel.

Even so, after the demon invasion, the size and influence of the Knights of Dusk have been greatly improved. They are no longer the small and unknown force hiding in the mountains as they were at the beginning.

Mellen quietly came to Dahl's grave, stood silently for a moment, presented a bouquet of flowers, and then left quietly.

A few days later, Melen received a message from Lucas. The content was very simple, with only a time and a place.

Seeing that it was still early for Lucas to send the message, Melen did not rush there, but headed for the Shar Realm.

The Shar Realm has an important branch of the Baisha Chamber of Commerce. The Collector once worked as a supervisor here for a period of time. Although the Collector later went to the larger stage of the Ten Thousand Worlds Auction in the Demon Realm, it does not mean that the Collector has lost control of this place.

Mellen came here naturally to dump the resources in his hands.

After meeting the collector, Melen could clearly feel the aura of a superior emanating from the latter, which was naturally cultivated after gaining power.

The collector was also surprised when he saw Mellen. He had seen countless people and had a pair of specially trained spiritual eyes. He noticed something wrong the moment he saw Mellen.

As two people who had cooperated and supported each other since their weakest days, there was naturally no unfamiliarity between them. After a brief greeting, the Collector said with emotion: "Mellen, your strength has become stronger again. You should be not far from becoming a Saint."

The Collector knew that one of Mellen's dogs had already become a saint, so he was not surprised by Mellen's rapid improvement in strength.

Melen waved his hand and said, "It's not that easy to become a saint. I'm still a long way from that."

After skipping this topic, Mellen explained the purpose of his visit.

After seeing the large amount of resources Mellen brought out, the collector was a little surprised, but having seen big scenes before, he quickly came to his senses and used his professional knowledge to help Mellen with the statistics. The more valuable hard currencies were directly purchased in the name of Baisha Chamber of Commerce.

Because it is hard currency, the Baisha Chamber of Commerce has a clear price tag and it will not be reduced much.

The remaining part can be sold on behalf of others. If this part is sold directly to the Baisha Chamber of Commerce, the price will be relatively low. On the contrary, if it is sold through the channels of the Baisha Chamber of Commerce, only some handling fees will be charged. Although it takes longer, the profit will be much higher.

Of course, in order to sell goods normally through the channels of Baisha Chamber of Commerce, a group of people will need to be sent to handle various trivial matters.

However, there is no need for Melen to go through so much trouble, the collector will help arrange it directly.

After the transaction was finalized, the collector asked, "By the way, Melen, didn't you ask me to help you keep an eye out for the Holy Light Dragon bloodline before? Do you still want it?"

Mellen's eyes lit up and he immediately said, "Yes! Of course!"

Seeing Mellen so excited, the collector smiled and said, "I was invited to a private collection exhibition held by a distinguished client before, and I saw the Holy Light Dragon bloodline there."

"Afterwards, I used my connections to meet that distinguished client alone and asked to purchase the Holy Light Dragon bloodline. However, that distinguished client wasn't someone who needed money, and he directly rejected my request."

At this point, the collector shrugged helplessly.

Mellen urged directly: "Don't keep us in suspense, what happened next?"

If the distinguished customer had directly refused, the collector would not have mentioned this matter today. Now that he has mentioned it, there must be another turn of events.

The collector showed a look of admiration and said, "Although that distinguished customer is unwilling to sell the Holy Light Dragon Bloodline, he has recently encountered a troublesome matter. He expressed that if you can help him solve this problem, he is willing to give the Holy Light Dragon Bloodline as a reward."

Mellen asked, "How strong is this distinguished client? What troubles has he encountered?"

The collector simply shook his head and said, "I can't reveal the client's information, nor do I know the specific problem. I just said that it would require the intervention of a Saint-level expert to resolve it."

"How about it? If you're interested, I can help you contact that client, and then you can talk it over."

After thinking for a moment, Mellen decided it would be a good idea to meet the client and hear about his troubles, so he said, "Okay, please help me contact him."

The collector nodded and said, "Okay, I'll give you an answer within a month."

"A month?" Mellen asked doubtfully, "Will it take that long?"

The collector shrugged and said, "This client is notorious for being on the move. I might not be able to contact him within a month."

Mellen nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

After bidding farewell to the collector, Melen slowed down his journey, traveling while rushing. It took him seven days to arrive at a world called Uchanda. About 60% of the world's area is land, and most of it is arid desert areas with extremely scarce water resources.

It is precisely this harsh environment that has created the extremely tough character of life in this world.

Meren came to a place called Hongsha Town, an inconspicuous town in the world of Uchanda.

This time, Mellen didn't have to wait, Lucas arrived before him.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Melen got straight to the point and asked, "The last time we met, you said your Sas Saint Clan was planning to launch an operation against the Divine Machine Temple. If I say I want to join now, it shouldn't be too late, right?"

Lucas nodded and said, "It's not too late. Our operation hasn't started yet. It's just the right time for you to join."

Mellen smiled and said, "Okay, I'll join, but before that I want to confirm the compensation."

Lucas asked doubtfully, "Don't you need high-dimensional knowledge? As long as you join this operation, our Sas Saint Clan will give you a portion of high-dimensional knowledge as a reward."

Mellen shook his finger and said, "That was the price before. Now I am richer."

Lucas' pupils focused, and the intelligent brain immediately scanned countless data and calculated the greatest possibility.

He asked in surprise, "You, have cultivated another saint?"

Melen said: "You can indeed treat me as two saints."

"The mission goal is to reach a stronghold of the Divine Machine Temple and seize, or at least destroy, the core intelligence center of your Sas Saint Clan's captured Mechanical Saint. According to your calculations, at least three foreign saints are needed to have a chance of breaking the Divine Machine Temple's preset 'just right', correct?"

Lucas nodded.

Mellen pointed at himself and said, "Although I am only one person, I possess the fighting power of two saints. Isn't that a more perfect variable?"

"Under such circumstances, it's only natural that my net worth increases a bit."

Mellen is currently surrounded by only two Saint dogs, but how could his strength be so simple?!

Mellen will not reveal all of his cards, but there is no need to hide them all. Revealing some of them appropriately can increase his voice and gain more benefits.

After a moment's thought, Lucas said, "I can promise to increase your mission reward, but I can't decide the specific amount. I'll give you a new time and place in three days, and then I'll have my clan's Mechanical Saint personally discuss this with you. What do you think?"

Melen was speechless, but he also understood that such troublesome steps were necessary to circumvent the Mechanical Prophet of the Temple of Divine Machinery, so he had no choice but to agree.

After getting the answer, Lucas left without any hesitation.

Melen shrugged and chose to leave the Uchanda world directly. Although this place has its own unique flavor, Melen didn't want to eat sand.

Three days later, Melen received Lucas's message, and two days later he arrived in a primitive world called Ethel.

Melen walked slowly to a beautiful valley with mountains and clear water. There was a small lake in the valley and an "exquisite" young man was fishing.

Mellen walked over, took out his fishing rod, put the bait on it and cast the rod, saying with a smile: "I actually like fishing too."

The young man glanced at Mellen and introduced himself: "I am the Mechanical Saint of the Sas Saint Clan. You can call me... Bai Xi."

Mellen nodded slightly and asked, "Saint Bai Xi, what do you, the Sas Saint Clan, think of my previous proposal?"

Bai Xi did not answer, but asked: "Would you please let me see the two saints you trained?"

Melen did not refuse and stretched out a finger. A ray of blood light and a ray of divine light circled around it. The faint power of the saint was gathered in a very small range and did not even affect the fish in the lake.

A faint halo flashed in Bai Xi's pupils, and he nodded and said, "Excuse me."

Melen gathered the energy in his fingertips.

Bai Xi thought for a moment and said, "The reward my clan offered previously was that as long as you completed the basic goal, which was to destroy the elder's core intelligence center, you would receive a piece of high-dimensional knowledge. If you could rescue him, you would also receive a Saint-level [Mechanical Megastructure] body."

“In fact, this is already a very high reward.”

Bai Xi paused, and seeing that Mellen didn't comment, he continued, "But you're right. Our Sas Saint Clan does need more 'variables' in our confrontation with the Divine Machine Temple."

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"but……"

Bai Xi's expression grew solemn, and the aura of a saint emanated from him. Silvery-white, geometrically patterned strands of light swirled in the air around him. "Can you truly become the 'variable' my clan needs?"

Melen chuckled and said, "After all, you still don't trust my ability? Then what do you think I need to do to prove myself?"

Bai Xi said calmly: "This rescue mission is a great opportunity."

"If you can successfully complete this mission and bring back the Elder's core intelligence center, we will pay you the full reward we promised you, and we will also prepare another great gift for you."

"But if you simply destroy the Elder's core intelligence center, the reward will only be a piece of high-dimensional knowledge."

"Oh! A bet?" Mellen shook his finger and said, "That's not how you calculate it!"

"You can rest assured that I still have the most basic professional ethics. Since I have joined the mission, I will naturally strive for the best. However, you don't really think there is a chance to bring back the core intelligence center of your elders, do you?"

Bai Xi said: "Of course, according to our calculations, as long as..."

Mellen bluntly interrupted the Sas Saint Mechanical Saint and said, "Excuse me, if you Sas Saints could really figure it out, would you have ended up like this?"

"I'm afraid all of your actions have been calculated by the Mechanical Prophet of the Divine Machinery Temple. After all, this is a trap! To be frank, once the mission begins, I might even have to be distracted and wary of the other two saints you recruited."

Mellen's words made Bai Xi fall silent.

Intelligent life forms always seek benefits and avoid harm, let alone those who are strong at the saint level.

In the battle between demigod-level forces, it seems wrong to join the side that is obviously at a disadvantage.

Perhaps there are many reasons for the Sass Saints and the saints they recruit to trust each other, but Mellen will not hand over his own safety to others so easily.

After a moment of silence, Bai Xi sighed and said, "If there's a chance of success, then this operation wouldn't be launched at all if it's completely impossible, or if the cost is greater than the gain."

"However, success requires certain sacrifices."

Mellen sneered, "The 'sacrifice' you're referring to isn't it us recruited saints?"

Bai Xi shook his head and said, "How is that possible? We won't do anything that would destroy the Great Wall. Once we do that, all hope will be completely lost. We can only close our eyes and wait for death."

"We, the Saints of Sas, will naturally pay for this 'sacrifice'."

When Bai Xi said the last sentence, his tone was very calm, as if he was calmly explaining what he was going to eat today.

This is the value of the omnics. Even though they possess wisdom and emotions, they are accustomed to labeling all the chips in their hands with corresponding values. In their eyes, the war between two forces is a process of constant exchanging. Whoever has stronger computing power and can exchange a smaller cost for greater results will have the balance of victory tilted in his direction.

Melen realized that the bargaining had reached the bottom line of the Sas Saint Clan, so he stopped pushing and asked, "Okay! I can agree to this condition, but I want to know what your other 'gift' is, and you must give me the high-dimensional knowledge first."

After a moment of thought, Bai Xi nodded and said, "I can give you the high-dimensional knowledge first. As for the 'big gift'..."

"You crave higher-dimensional knowledge. Are you planning to evolve your [Mechanical Megastructure]? My clan possesses more detailed evolutionary information for [Mechanical Megastructures], allowing them to evolve into more powerful forms than usual."

Mellen's eyes lit up, and he immediately showed interest.

Although his wolf pendant can independently search for the evolved forms of the dogs, if he has relevant information or key items, it will not only save a lot of effort but also break through the original limitations.

For example, if Melen had not exchanged a legacy from Long, the evolved form of Golden Retriever found by the wolf-shaped pendant would definitely not be what it is now.

If we can get more information about the [Mechanical Megastructure], perhaps the mechanical dog will have a brighter future.

This time, Mellen didn't bargain any more and immediately replied, "Okay! It's a deal!"

After setting the tone, Mellen asked, "So, when exactly do we take action?"

Melen was praying in his heart at this moment, not to interfere with the collector's time, which was also related to the evolution of the golden retriever. If there was a collision, he could only... uh, find another way.