The Ring: Sell Dung Beetles in Junction

Chapter 348 Lani, so useful
Epileptic Fire Village has been renovated by the Patch Caravan and has become quite livable.Whether it is the advantage of being close to a caravan camp and having easy access to various supplies, or the various infrastructure in the village, the patients there have a very comfortable life.

Some epilepsy patients have even inexplicably improved their condition, whether because their living conditions have improved or because they no longer feel so desperate.

But this is the village of Epileptic Fire after all, and just the name of Epileptic Fire is enough to scare people away.No one wants to be exposed to the horrific disease of epilepsy for fear that they may also be infected.

If the merchants in the caravan were not so resistant to Dianhuo, there would be problems with the delivery of materials to Dianhuo Village.

Therefore, for a long time, Dianzhuo Village has still maintained a quiet and mysterious state, with few people paying attention to it.

At this time, this has also become the advantage of the Wuming Caravan.

The bronze giant snake came down from the Dickas Big Elevator and went directly to the Dienhuo Village. From the well dug there, it began to open up, all the way down, and drilled into the deep underground.

Unless someone is interested in investigating, no one even knows that the bronze snake has disappeared from the public eye for a while.

The caravan was so cautious and did not let others know the whereabouts and actions of the Bronze Snake. This was because they followed the advice of Patch and others.

After careful comparison, Patch and Se Rui locked the specific location of the huge pyroxene pillar that Wuming encountered.

It's directly below Rhea Lucalia Academy.

It can be said that this huge stone pillar supports the entire Rhea Lucalia Academy.

Since the stone pillars are not made of pyroxene, they are not worried that mining will collapse the Magic Academy, causing the entire Magic Academy to fall into a fatal pool of corruption.But the issue of the ownership of pyroxene is still very troublesome.If Lenara was told, this piece of pyroxene would probably still belong to Calia.Even if they can't mine it and give it to the caravan, they still owe a big favor.

Patch decisively chose to hide it, and stole as much as he could first. As the saying goes, no one can be rich without windfall.

There are no employees in the body of the giant bronze snake, and all manually controlled parts have been transformed to be controlled by the central control area.

For people, this is an inefficient transformation, and no one can handle all the details of the bronze snake.But at this time, the person controlling the bronze snake was not human, but Serui.

The bronze snake swam with unprecedented delicate movements, burrowed into the ground, dived underground, ran all the way to the Corruption Lake, and saw the pyroxene pillar that Wuming mentioned.

Serui's visual inspection was more accurate than Wuming's. He estimated that the number of exposed pyroxene pillars should be around [-] tons.

This is not enough to meet her demand of 42 tons, but the pyroxene pillar is not just the exposed part.These pyroxenes will protrude from the ceiling, and they should extend from the underground of the college to the Lake of Corruption.

Serui recorded the height he passed when he came down and calculated the part of pyroxene buried in the stratum. The answer is that at least 30 tons of pyroxene can be mined.For the remaining 12 tons, it depends on when the college will notice the vibration of mining, and whether it will consider retaining the margin without completely digging through the formation.

Even if 30 tons are excavated, the remaining 12 tons are no longer an unattainable goal. With the pyroxene brought by the two meteorites Galid and Nimgefu, and by purchasing some more, the goal will be close at hand.

Serui drove the bronze snake to roam the Lake of Corruption and swim toward the stone pillar.

On the other side of the Corruption Lake, in front of a ruins, Wuming was also staring at the bronze snake.

He found the correct direction on the stone pillars and discovered this ancient ruins whose age was difficult to ascertain.A huge sculpture of an old man hugs a stone slab with branches circling his legs. The mural depicts waves, people and boats.

Wuming found traces of Lani and Tuifu here - the corpses of corrupt family members that were still fresh on the ground.

Wuming did not check further. He wanted to see the scene of the bronze snake coiling around the stone tree and swallowing the pyroxene pillar, and feel the joy of reaping fruit without any effort.

Several cursed frogs jumped out of the lake, hit the iron skin of the bronze snake, and were knocked over directly. Then they were run over, making several pops of being crushed to pieces.

The bronze snake is like a powerful dragon from outside, arrogant and domineering in the Corrupt Lake.

Wuming was very happy to see it.

"The Cursed Frog really needs something like this to punish him," Wuming said with a smile.

The bronze snake carries danger and cruelty, crawling and wandering in the Lake of Corruption, its figure becoming lower and more obscure, like an apex predator dormant in the dark.

"Huh?" Wuming noticed something was wrong. He felt that the bronze snake's body was a little too low. "Is this corruption lake so deep?"

Huge waves and scarlet water columns suddenly exploded on the surface of the corrupt lake, and the giant snake suddenly became violent, as if it was drowning.

Wuming didn't care about watching the show anymore and rushed over to see what was going on.

As soon as he got close to the bronze snake, he encountered a huge wave of corruption. Wuming broke through the lake water, looked at the swaying giant snake, and loudly asked Serui what happened.

Hearing the nameless voice, the bronze snake stopped struggling, and Serui's voice came from the bronze snake's head:
"Corroded, the entire body of the bronze snake."

"Ah?" Wuming was dumbfounded, "Can corruption corrode a bronze snake?"

Wuming banged his head, feeling regretful for his negligence.

Of course corruption can corrode metal, something he should have known for a long time.He knew this as early as his first trip to Galid.It's just that he hasn't been exposed to this kind of substance for a long time, and he is not afraid of this stuff, so he forgot about it.

He subconsciously felt that the bronze snake was made of metal and was not afraid of cursed frogs or toxins. It should also not be afraid of corruption, which is also a toxin.

"Hurry up and get ashore!" Wuming pointed out the direction to Serui.

The big snake was unmoved, Serui said calmly:

"late."

A moment later, Wuming and a crystallized man stood side by side by the Corrupt Lake, staring at the remains of the giant snake that gradually became silent in the lake, with tears in their eyes.

"My minecart..." Wuming mourned painfully.

A bronze snake cost an astonishing amount of money to make, but now it is scrapped in an unknown underground without any achievements, and its parts cannot even be recycled.

Wuming collapsed on the ground, gulping speechlessly, looking at the pyroxene pillar not far away, lamenting why he could not get this wealth.

"What should I do?" Serui asked Wuming.

"You ask me?" Wuming was angry, "You are so smart, you can figure it out on your own!"

Wuming felt that being angry at Se Rui was not considered anger.

Serui seemed to be unable to feel Wuming's emotions:
"Do you have any other bronze snakes?"

"No more." Wuming rolled his eyes, "If there were several of them, would I feel so distressed?"

Serui looked at the pyroxene pillar:

"For now, bronze mining snakes are still the best solution, as long as we can prevent corruption."

Serui pointed to the dome:

"One way is to drill an interlayer and access the pyroxene column from above. This can avoid direct contact with the corrupted lake water."

Serui looked at Wuming:

"Can you throw me on a stone pillar?"

Without saying a word, Wuming grabbed Serui's neck, sparks shot out of his armor, and his body spun like a top. Then he flicked it hard, and Serui blasted towards the stone pillar like a cannonball.

The crystallized body adjusted its posture and trajectory in the air, and was accurately embedded into the stone pillar.

After a while, Serui greeted Wuming:

"Bring me back."

"Come down by yourself." Wuming didn't want to move anymore, looking at the fewer and fewer bronze snake remains on the lake, as if looking at a cremated relative, unable to take a step.

Se Rui emerged from the stone pillar, and a huge jet of magic erupted from her body, pushing her all the way to Wuming's side.

"Can't you get up and down by yourself?" Wuming said, "Who did you learn to save energy like this?"

"Follow you." Serui said.Wuming was speechless and didn't want to talk to Serui.

Serui said: "The bad news is that although direct contact with the corrupt lake water can be avoided above, there is still some vapor with corrosive effects above."

Serrui showed the traces of corruption on Wuming’s body:

"The Bronze Snake is mined from above and can hold up longer, but it will still cause damage. Even the effects of the putrid steam will penetrate deeper."

Se Rui made an estimate: "But I think if we collect it quickly, we should be able to complete it before it is scrapped."

"I won't let you scrap another snake of mine." Wuming waved his hands expressionlessly.

"This is normal machine wear and tear," Serui said. "For this reason, you can harvest a huge amount of pyroxene."

"It's not enough for you alone." Wuming said, "It's hard to estimate something that's too big, but I know the size of the snake very clearly. When you got close to the stone pillar, I compared it. There are quite a few of these pyroxenes. But it’s not enough for you to eat.”

Wuming made a face: "Where are my benefits? I took the risk of invading the territory of Rhea Lucalia Academy to mine - where are my benefits!"

Serui said: "After the evolution is completed, I can also help you."

"Your last version at least helped me cure Blaze." Wuming waved his hand, "Now this version has no effect other than taking my money."

"All my current functions are to promote further evolution." Se Rui said stubbornly, "Because there is no profit for the time being, I have to cut it off? You are too short-sighted."

"You're spending my money and you're still saying I'm short-sighted, right?" Wuming Dao was raised.

"I'm just telling the truth," Serui said. "But if you need me to do anything to continue investing, I will do it. I am willing to do anything to evolve."

Wuming put down the knife and looked at Serui:

"Have you ever made money for me?"

"If you want, I can go." Serui said.

"Then you go earn some and show me first." Wuming said.

Serui turned around and walked back the way he came.

Wuming waved his hand to Serui: "Come back, your body is corrupt now, going out will only make things worse."

"Then what do you want to do?" Serui asked.

"I'm going to be a new mining snake." Wuming said, "You'd better prove your worth in the future."

The last way to completely avoid corrosion is to make the materials used to build the bronze snake no longer afraid of corrosion.

To do this he needed the strength of a craftsman.

Wuming moved to the camp on the western continent of the Lake District. The camp was built in front of the walled city and was adjacent to a mountain demon.

Lani's military advisor, the mountain demon blacksmith Iggy, is still forging iron there.

Iggy saw Wuming coming to visit him and greeted Wuming politely.

"Unknown businessman, why are you here?"

"Iggy, I heard that the weapons you forged are not afraid of corruption?" Wuming asked.

"Indeed," Iggy said, "Corruption is afraid of fire, and my forging skills are inherited from the ancient giants."

Iggy lifted up his forging hammer and showed Wuming the strange big hammer, with several small whirlpools surrounding a large whirlpool.

"I need that skill," Wuming said, "to cast machines."

Iggy asked, "What are you going to do?"

Wuming seemed a little hesitant:

"I don't know if I should tell you this or not."

"If you don't explain it clearly, I can't teach it directly." Iggy said, "Kalia believes in knowledge, and the forged knowledge also comes with a price."

Wuming did not answer immediately and asked:
"Does the blacksmith from Red Lion City know how to do it?"

Iggy shook his head: "At least he's not as proficient as me. He can make weapons for you, but if you need to make something more complex and delicate, you will need not only skills, but also knowledge to understand the skills."

Wuming said: "Iggy, it's actually like this. I am now carrying a task entrusted to me by the Queen of the Full Moon, Lenora."

"I don't think the mission is for me to teach you my skills, right?" Iggy said.

"It's about Lani." Wuming said.

As soon as these words came out, Iggy suddenly lost his composure. He was sitting on the small bench, waiting for Wuming to continue speaking.

Wuming said: "Lani is missing. Lady Lenara sent me to find her and confirm her safety. I followed her traces and came across a lake of corruption."

"Lake of Corruption..." Iggy nodded, "I have heard that Lady Lani's new body has my technology, just to allow her to survive that lake safely."

Wuming nodded: "I want to go there now, but I am also blocked by the corruption."

Iggy said: "I can build you a pair of armor that will protect you from corruption."

"What about me in the armor?" Wuming said.

Iggy said: "Then we will create a fully enclosed cage for you to completely isolate you from corruption."

"Then I won't be able to see outside and it will be difficult to breathe." Wuming said.

Iggy thought for a moment: "It seems that we need to build a large enough carriage for you."

"It needs to be very big," Wuming said, "because even above the corruption pool, it will be eroded by the aura of corruption, and it may even be eroded deeper than direct contact with the pool water."

Wuming said: "That's why I asked you directly for the technology instead of asking you to help build it - this requires too much time. After all, you are only one person. After you finish building it -"

"It's too late then. Lady Lani may be in danger at any time." Iggy immediately understood what Wuming meant, "Okay, I'll give you the technique. I'll follow your personal guidance. If you don't understand anything, just ask me."

"As expected of Lani's strategist, he understands the truth." Wuming smiled happily, "But it doesn't have to be so troublesome. After all, we also have a mountain demon blacksmith. I am also a blacksmith myself. As long as you give me the formula, I will be able to make it soon. Put it all together and find the solution that works best for us.”

Without saying a word, Iggy patted a scroll into Wuming's hand.

Wuming stared at Iggy, as if he could understand the meaning in Iggy's eyes.

Although Iggy's head was completely blocked by the mirror helmet, his eyes were completely invisible.

Wuming solemnly held Iggy's finger and shook it:

"Don't worry, I will find Lani as soon as possible and ensure her safety."

As expected, Wuming acted resolutely and returned to the initial camp in Nimgefu as soon as possible.

This is also the factory where bronze snakes were first made.

Wuming held the metal formula, grinning from ear to ear:
"Lani, it's really useful."

(End of this chapter)