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Chapter 357: The 72 Earthly Fiends, Steel City Purchases Armor

Chapter 357: The 72 Earthly Fiends, Steel City Purchases Armor

Gold, silver, copper, iron, aluminum.

Chromium, barium, plutonium, lead, nickel.

They tried hundreds of different materials for the component.

The energy machine just wouldn’t start.

"By the way, have you tried using a crystal core?" Xiao Feng suddenly thought of it. The hardness of the crystal core was incredibly tough. It contained vast amounts of energy. If this were used as a component, it might work.

"That’s right!" Cheng Gong suddenly realized. "Quick, quick, make a component using a crystal core!"

Before long, a component made from a crystal core was brought to the lab.

Xiao Feng carefully installed it.

Then he hopefully pressed the start button.

Buzz~!

At that moment, the energy machine began to tremble.

Seeing this, everyone erupted into cheers.

The machine was running, which meant it could be used.

"Hurry, bring a large number of crystal cores!" Xiao Feng eagerly shouted.

Soon, a mountain of energy crystal cores was transported over.

With a single thought, Xiao Feng sent all the crystal cores flying into the energy machine.

The energy machine absorbed the energy and began transmitting it.

At this moment, the system in Xiao Feng’s mind suddenly issued a notification.

[Notification: Detected extra-dimensional space coordinates, establishing channel...]

[Notification: Channel established successfully, extra-dimensional trading function developed]

After the notification, the following information appeared in Xiao Feng’s mind.

[Extra-dimensional space: Demon Star System, Utola Planet]

[Space coordinates: 388.108]

[Civilization level: Advanced]

"It’s that Demon Star System again!" Xiao Feng remembered that the energy transmission machine from the last time, from the Eagle Empire, was connected to this Demon Star System, Utola Planet.

It seemed that this machine was also connected to that planet.

Bang!

At that moment, the energy transmission machine suddenly emitted a cracking sound.

Then, the machine shut down, and the energy transmission was interrupted.

Xiao Feng hurriedly checked and found that the energy conduit inside had shattered.

"It seems the energy conduit made from crystal cores can only last a short while!" Xiao Feng sighed.

"By the way, what grade was the crystal core used just now?"

"A tenth-grade crystal core!" A staff member stepped forward.

"Tenth-grade? It seems the quality is not enough!" Xiao Feng pondered.

Then, Xiao Feng’s eyes lit up as he took out a crystal core from a Profound Realm Evolver.

This was from the invaders they had just killed.

"Use this to make another one!"

Xiao Feng handed over the Profound Realm crystal core.

Before long, the energy conduit made from the Profound Realm crystal core was brought over.

Xiao Feng installed it and indeed restarted the machine.

Xiao Feng had initially thought that the energy transmitted earlier was wasted.

To his surprise, upon restarting, the transmission resumed.

Looking at the machine’s screen, Xiao Feng saw a value.

10,000,000.

A total of ten million energy units.

It seemed that the conduit made from the tenth-grade crystal core could only transmit ten million energy units.

"I wonder how much this Profound Realm crystal core can transmit?"

After installing it, Xiao Feng continued to feed the machine with crystal cores.

The value began to increase rapidly, and after surpassing one hundred million, the machine was still operating.

As the energy continued to be transmitted, after reaching five billion energy units, a pure and mysterious energy suddenly appeared at the other end of the machine.

"It’s the power of inheritance!"

Seeing this, Xiao Feng became excited.

Because during the last time in the Eagle Empire, it was this energy that turned those people into Profound Realm experts.

"Quick, collect it!"

Without needing Xiao Feng to instruct, the staff immediately brought containers capable of storing energy and began collecting it.

"Something’s not right!"

Suddenly, Xiao Feng remembered something.

"I remember the Eagle Empire used a hundred billion units of energy to exchange for one unit of inheritance power, but this machine only used fifty billion units of energy!"

"Could it be that different machines use different amounts of energy?" Xiao Feng found this highly likely.

It’s like how old storage USB drives were once the size of a car.

And it could only store one terabyte of data.

But later, with improvements, a USB drive the size of a fingernail could store hundreds of terabytes.

Once the power of inheritance was collected, everyone stopped the transmission.

Bang!

At that moment, the sound of shattering was heard again.

Opening the machine, they found the energy conduit had broken again.

"It seems that even a Profound Realm crystal core can only sustain a transmission of five billion units!" Xiao Feng sighed.

This was equivalent to using the life of one Profound Realm expert to birth another Profound Realm expert!

This was truly an exchange of equal value.

"Profound Realm crystal cores are scarce, so from now on, use tenth-grade crystal cores. When the machine stops, restarting it can continue the transmission!"

"A tenth-grade crystal core can transmit ten million units, so fifty billion would be five hundred cores!" Cheng Gong calculated, and was stunned by the number.

This meant using five hundred tenth-grade crystal cores to produce one Profound Realm expert!

However, for a China that was in dire need of Profound Realm experts, it was worth it.

"My task is done. The rise of China now depends on you!" Xiao Feng looked at all the staff with hope.

"Also, this machine must not be discovered by other countries, especially the Eagle Empire. If they find out, they will stop at nothing to destroy it!"

Cheng Gong would naturally classify this as top secret without Xiao Feng having to say it.

"By the way, who will you choose to become China’s second Profound Realm expert?" Xiao Feng asked curiously.

Everyone looked at Chu Mengling.

Xiao Feng nodded in agreement; Chu Mengling was indeed the best choice.

She was a spatial evolutionist and the daughter of China’s national war general, making her an unquestionable choice.

After leaving the command center, Xiao Feng eagerly returned to the restaurant.

As soon as he got back, he took out all the corpses.

Counting them, there were seventy-two in total.

"Seventy-two? Seventy-two Earthly Fiends?" Xiao Feng smiled with satisfaction.

These Profound Realm experts had been freshly killed and stored in Xiao Feng’s bag, so they were still relatively fresh.

Making these corpses into puppets, Profound Realm puppets, would create Xiao Feng’s true army of the dead.

Xiao Feng possessed the puppet-making technique, but it was still at the previous level.

He could only create puppets below the Profound Realm.

So, Xiao Feng needed to upgrade the technique.

[Notification: Do you want to spend ten billion energy to upgrade the puppet-making technique?]

"Ten billion? Alright!" Xiao Feng sighed and chose to upgrade.

[Notification: Puppet-making technique successfully upgraded to intermediate level]

[Intermediate Puppet-making Technique: Can create puppets of Profound Realm and below. The effects of the puppets vary depending on the materials used.]

...

After three days and nights of effort, Xiao Feng successfully turned the seventy-two Profound Realm experts’ corpses into puppets.

But these were all foreigners in appearance.

So Xiao Feng needed to cover their appearances.

An idea came to him, and he headed to Iron City.

...

This was Xiao Feng’s first visit to Iron City.

Now, all the battle armor in major bases nationwide was supplied from here.

It had been designated a key development base.

It was currently the most powerful military development base in the country.

Seeing the towering city walls made entirely of steel, Xiao Feng was awed by the grandeur.

At the start of the apocalypse, this place was controlled by an evolutionist with steel manipulation abilities, which led to its rapid development.

Amid the apocalypse’s chaos, Iron City showcased its formidable strength.

The streets were lined with shops selling weapons.

Hot weapons, cold weapons, personal armor, and many other types of weaponry were available.

...

Arriving at the largest weapon shop in Iron City, Xiao Feng walked right in.

"Hello, welcome!" The greeters on either side, dressed in red cheongsams, bowed in greeting.

The slits on the sides of their qipao went all the way up to the tops of their thighs, almost revealing everything.

"Hello, how can we assist you today?"

A female attendant who resembled Liu Yan walked over, warmly welcoming Xiao Feng.

"Serve this gentleman some water!"

"Don’t be so enthusiastic, or I might feel like I’m in an illicit massage parlor!" Xiao Feng said awkwardly.

"You’re joking, sir. This is just how we provide service here!"

The attendant led Xiao Feng to the lounge area.

"Please, have a seat!"

As she spoke, the attendant handed him a book.

"You can browse through this to see what you might need. If you find something you like, I’ll show you the actual item!"

Flipping through the book, Xiao Feng was dazzled by the array of weapons and equipment, his mouth agape in amazement.

Luckily, he was wearing a mask, otherwise, he would have been quite embarrassed.

When Xiao Feng saw the prices, he felt that the previous service was quite justified.

The prices ranged from at least tens of thousands of energy units to several million.

Turning page after page, Xiao Feng admired the items within.

Finally, he found what he was looking for.

He came here mainly to find a set of fully covering armor for his seventy-two Earthly Fiends, to conceal their appearances.

His gaze settled on a set of fully covering light armor, which did not hinder combat at all.

The price was fifty thousand energy units per set.

And Xiao Feng needed seventy-two sets.

That would be 3.6 million units.

This price was acceptable.

"This one, do you have anything better?" Xiao Feng asked, pointing at the armor he had chosen.

"May I ask what type you’re looking for, sir? Offensive or defensive?" The attendant asked warmly, with a professional smile.

"Defensive. What’s the best one?"

The attendant expertly flipped through the catalog, stopping at a set of entirely black armor.

This armor seemed even lighter than the previous one but had several times the defensive capability.

"This is our Shadow Defensive Armor, the strongest light armor in terms of defense in our store. It also comes with two skills!" The attendant explained.

"The first skill is Shadow Defense. See this button on the left side of the chest? Activating it creates an energy shield that can effectively block various attacks. Our tests show that while the shield only lasts for three seconds, it can withstand any attack below the Profound Realm!"

"The second skill is Invisibility. This button on the right side of the chest activates it, making the armor invisible for thirty seconds, allowing you to escape dangerous situations!"

After hearing the attendant’s introduction, Xiao Feng nodded in satisfaction.

"This one it is!"

Hearing this, the attendant smiled genuinely, not just professionally.

The price of this armor was one million energy units.

If she sold one, she would get a one percent commission.

That’s ten thousand energy units.

Equivalent to her monthly performance.

"Sir, are you sure you want to buy it? Each set costs one million energy units!" The attendant asked nervously.

"Give me seventy-two sets!" Xiao Feng ordered without hesitation.

"Alright, I’ll prepare them for you right away..."

The attendant stood up excitedly.

But the next moment, she froze.

Then she turned around, asking incredulously:

"Sir, did you just say seventy-two sets?"

"Yes, seventy-two sets. Is there a problem?" Xiao Feng replied calmly.

"Sev... seventy-two sets?"

The attendant’s voice trembled, her tone rising.

"Are you sure?"

"Absolutely. I can pay right now!" Xiao Feng placed the energy card on the table.

"Alright, sir, I’ll prepare them for you!"

The sudden happiness overwhelmed the attendant.

Such a large order immediately drew the attention of the store manager.

"Alright, there’s nothing more for you to do here. I’ll take care of this customer!" The manager promptly dismissed the attendant.

"But..." the attendant said with a face full of grievance.

"This customer was being served by me!"

She knew that if this order went through, she would receive a commission of 720,000 energy units. That amount was equivalent to over ten years of work for her!

The manager was clearly envious of this sum.

"But what? Such a prestigious customer—what if you ruin the deal? Can you take responsibility for that?" the manager reprimanded sternly.

"Do you still want this job? If not, get out of here!"

The attendant lowered her head in silence, tears of frustration welling up in her eyes.

Seventy-two sets, totaling 72 million energy units.

This kind of purchase was a rare event for their store.

"Hello, sir. I heard you need seventy-two sets of light armor? I’m the store manager. Due to the large volume of your purchase, I will personally handle this transaction with you," the manager said obsequiously, half-squatting in front of Xiao Feng.

While pouring tea for Xiao Feng, she continued, "As the manager here, I have certain privileges. Since this is your first time shopping here, I can offer you a gold card membership, which grants you a ten percent discount. Additionally, with my managerial authority, I can offer you an extra ten percent off, making it a total of twenty percent discount!"

This manager, dressed flamboyantly with heavy makeup, was half-squatting in front of Xiao Feng, exposing a generous amount of cleavage. From Xiao Feng’s angle, he could clearly see the cleavage pressed tightly together by her lingerie.

"Although you’re wearing a mask, I can tell from your voice that you are a strong and youthful gentleman!" she said.

The smell of cheap perfume made Xiao Feng wrinkle his nose in distaste.

"Have her come over and talk to me, or I’ll leave immediately!" Xiao Feng said, pointing to the young attendant who resembled Liu Yan.

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